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The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-01

Reddy stole over to that henhouse.
Hidden by the pile of brush against
the back of that henhouse was a
hole. 1t led under the henhouse. Red
dy knew all about 1t. The truth is.
he had dug that hole himself. In q.
corner of the henhouse behind some
boxes there was a hole in the floor.
The farmer who owned that hem
house was one of those men who is
does them. For a long time he had
been meaning to put a new board in,
in place of the one that was broken.
But he hadn't done 1t.
Reddy stopped outside the hen.
house and listened. Then temptation
proved too much for him. He slipped
through that hole at the back. and
then through the hole In the floor.
A plump young hen was roosting
within reach. Reddy sprang. Some
how he didn't catch that hen just as
he intended to and she gave a
frightened squawk. This wakened the
others and they all began a great caek-
ling. Reddy seized the young hen by
the neck and darted out. Before he
was out of hearing he heard door
slam. the sound of running feet and
the excited yelp of a dog. Then he
knew that at last he had made
trouble.
Copyright. 1924)
The next story: "How Reddy Saved
His Chicken Dinner"
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-01
Pawnee Corn Husked.

Table Rock. Neb.. Nov. 30.-Most OF
tho corn In Pawnee county has been
husked at tho present time. many
farmers having completed this task
during the last week. Ideal weather
for husking has been prevalent re
Gently and good progress has been
made. The average yield will be be-
tween 25 and 80 bushels per acre. ac'
cording to reports which have come
In. which is much better than was
hoped for during the dry weather of
the summer. and most of II is of good
quality.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-01
By ROBERT j. PREV.
Universal Service Staff Correspondent.


London, Nov. 30.-Two score of in
ternational news reporters watched
d. G.. Ward. American inventor of
the wireless television instrument.
transmit to New York today more
than a dozen photographs for pub
lication in American newspapers.
We were permitted to view the COM
plicated mechanism while it was
working, but it is altogether too COM
plicated either to understand or de-
scribe. The Marconi officials admit
ted that while the idea might be used
by newspapers when the news value
of the picture was so great as to
make the matter of expense unim-
portant, the fact remains that the
cost of transmitting photographs is
too great to give the scheme any
commercial value generally.
The average time for transmitting
an ordinary picture was between 20
and 80 minutes. the period represent
ing more than 500 in tolls at or
dinary message rates.
The senders here are completely in
the dark as to how the experiment
resulted beyond wireless dispatches
from the United States. stating that
the pictures are coming splendidly.
Marconi officials and the London
newspapers are generally aggrieved
that the test should have been made
when only the sending apparatus has
been received from America. An
other test will be made when the re
ceiying paraphernalia arrives.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-01
Sentenced
to 4 Years In Jail
Prison Term Melted Out to
Former Official of De-
funct Packing Firm.

Sioux Falls, S. D, Nov. 29.-Ben l..
Salinger. jr., former vice president of
the defunct Midland Packing Co.. of
Sioux City. Ia, late today was
sentenced by Federal Judge Joseph
Woodrough to a term OF four years
in the federal prison at Leavenworth,
Kan. and to pay fine of 81 900.
Salinger was convicted here No
vember IA on a charge Of using the
mails to defraud in connection with
the promotion of the packing COM
pany.
Salinger was sentenced by Judge
AWoodrough after the judge had de-
MED a motion for new trial. argued
here today. Immediately after pass
ing of the sentence, attorneys for the
defendant argued regarding the fill
ing of a writ OF error. Pending the
decision of a higher court on this
writ, Salinger was released on s25,-
900 bond.
Before passing sentence, Judge
Woodrough heard a plea for leniency
made by Ben I. Salinger. sr., father
of the defendant.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-01
Eppley Sells Table Rock Hotel
for Cash, Building and Farm

reputed TO contain 700 acres of land
bordering on Lake Superior.
The land. according to rumors. Il
near the Ben Gallagher chicken farm
The rumor could not be verified
however. even by Mr.. Eppley. Nor
for that matter. could it be refuted
Mr.. Eppley has never seen 1t.
The Lincoln hotel in Table Rock
was built ON the stock subscription
plan and houses a motion picture
theater, bank and a garage.
Mr.. Eppley acquired it through the
receivership sale of the defunct Ne
braska Hotel company. He decided
however. that it was a little too far
removed from the rest of his chain
He decided it was.
Mr. Goldstein has rented the prop
erty to r. l.. thinner, who will op
crate it. r. f. Handlin, the Eppley
manager at Table Rock. has been
brought to Omaha for time.
Mr.. Eppley is undecided just where
to place Mr.. Handln. 1t has been
suggested that Mr.. Handlin be made
foreman of the 700-acre ranch on
Lake Superior
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-01
Walks Three Miles
With Mangled Hand

opfcCiut Aibpateh W iho Oht"h" Dte-
Bridgeport. Neb., Nov. 30.-D. l..
Wooden of Sedgwick well-known citi-
zen of the valley, displayed wonderful
heroism one day last week when he
walked three miles to the main road.
with his right hand mangled and torn
by saw blade at a saw mill In Estes
Park. Colo, where he was working.
His hand was so badly cut that 1t
was necessary to amputate three fin
gers. and another one may have to be
taken off.
When the accident happened he
was in the timber. and friend
rushed him into an automobile and
started for town, 3S miles away, to
a doctor. In his haste to reach the
doctor, the driver became careless
and his machine was wrecked when
it struck a rock in the road. The two
men were thrown out. and Wooden
was compelled to walk three miles
until he could reach the main road,
where he caught another automobile
and was rushed to town.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-01
SO Communists Get
Lifetime Sentences
One Defendant Removed
From Court and Shot, for
Making Speech.
BY O. ID. TOLIScHUS,
Universal Service staff Correspondent

Berlin, Nov. 29.-Thirty nine COM
munists We're sentenced to life i'm
prisonment and 80 others were sem
fenced to an aggregate of s76 years
Imprisonment by the Esthonian court
at Reval on charges of revolutionary
activity.
One of the defendants, Jan Tomp,
was taken from the court room dur
ing the trial. placed before a military
tribunal and shot because he attempt
ed to make a speech in court. Two
other communists were executed be-
fore the trial because they attempted
to free the prisoners.
Before sentence was passed the de-
PENDANTS declared:
I'VE remain communists and con-
slider it superfluous to defend our
selves before a bourgeois court. To-
day you pass sentence on us. To-
morrow the workers will pass SEN
tence on you"
Another trial against IA other COM
munists accused of espionage in Ru-
mania was started at Bucharest to-
day. Among the accused were five
women, the Russian general, Tschai-
kowsky, and the husband Of the noted
opera singer, Ivonney.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-01
Wanders From Home.

Table Rock, Neb., Nov. 30.-Labor-
ing under the hallucination that he
was being sought by enemies who in
tended to murder him, Carl Wiser. a
well-known resident of Dubois, wan
dered away from his home early In
the evening. and was found about
midnight by citizens of the town.
after a search of several hours. Sher-
if Avery was called to Dubois the
following morning and took Mr.. Wis
ser to Pawnee City. where he was
taken before the insanity board and
found to be insane. and will be taken
to Lincoln TO the asylum by the
sheriff.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-01
Burgers Celebrate
Diamond Wedding

Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.
Grand Island, Neb., Nov. 30.-Six
ty years ago, on Thanksgiving day,
at Glenwood. Ia, William J. Burger
and Martha Creason, pioneer resi-
dents Of Doniphan, this county. were
married. In the presence of a num-
Der Of children, grand children and
great grand children, and with the
enjoyment OF good health for their
years, they celebrated their diamond
wedding this year.
Relatives and close friends present
and assisting in celebrating the event
We're: Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Scudder,
Doniphan; Mrs. NJ. j. Harrell and
daughter, University Place: Mr.. and
Mrs. II. S. Knapp, Lincoln; Mr.. and
Mrs. A. d. Burger. j. l.. Grunz. Mr..
and Mrs. l.. G.. Scudder and Mr.. and
Mrs. w. c. Scudder Of Doniphan; Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Penton, Lincoln,
and Rev. c. f. Luscher and family,
and p. l.. Wolfe, Doniphan.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-01

Z. C. Eppley of Omaha. owner OF
the largest individually controlled
chain of hotels in the world, an
nounced Saturday evening that he
has so hotel rooms less than he had
a few days ago.
Heretofore Mr.. Eppley has done
nothing but buy hotels. He buys
them as most men buy the week S
supply of groceries. But now he has
sold one-the 50.room Hotel Lincoln
at Table Rock. Neb.
To say that Mr.. Enpley sold the
hotel Is not quite correct. He traded
it away after considerable dickering
with Harry Goldstein of Lincoln.
Small boys have been known to
trade jack knives, tops and marbles
for tame rabbits and whatnot. Some
times they make sight unseen
trades.
Mr.. Eppley's trade was almost
"sightunseen. In return for his
hotel at Table Rock, which is named
the Lincoln, he received one cash
payment, one apartment house in
Kansas City, and one tract of land
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-01
Excitement Of
Fire Results In
Death of Man. 65
Blaze in Santa Fe Oil Field
Will Cause Loss of Nearly
Million-Eight Derricks
Destroyed.

Los Angeles, Cal, Nov. 30.-Ons
death and property damage approach
ing 81 900 900. was c. used by a fire
that broke out in the Santa Fe
springs oil field southeast OF here
early today. At dusk tonight the
blaze WAS still out Of control after
having destroyed eight derricks and
several small tanks.
The fire originated In the boiler
house Of a derrick belonging to the
Belleview Oil Syndicate. oil company
officials said. with the breaking Of
fuel oil feeder line. The fuel line
Immediately burst into flames at the
break and within a few minutes the
blaze WAS spreading from the Belle
view property to adjacent derricks,
which in that section of the field
stand almost shoulder to shoulder.
The companies which early tonight
had suffered loss in the fire includ.
ed. aside from the Belieview syndi.
cate. the Mohawk Oil company, the
United states ROYALTIES company and
the Mcintyre and Cox properties.
The one man who lost his life was
not burned to death. according to
physiears but died OF heart disease
aggravated bv The shock and excite.
ment Of the fire He was J. Mills, e5,
watchman stationed close to the
Belleviaw derrick.
As darkness fell the oil field fire
companies, assisted by firenen from
all nearbv communities. abandoned
attempts to save the u derricks i'm
mediateiv surrounding the Belleview
and concentrated efforts on prevent
ing 2 disastrous spread of the flames
to other sections of the field
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-01
OF CITY
FOR 81 YEARS DIES

Fred A. Spethman. so. a resident
of Omaha for the past 81 years. died
Sunday at his home, 442S Harney
street.
He Is survived by his wife. Mary
J., four sons. Oscar E. of Lincoln,
William A OF Chicago. Adolph H.
and George A. of Omaha two daugh-
ters, Marie and Ruth of Omaha. and
two grandchildren, stephen and Ed
ward.
Funeral services will be held Tues
day afternoon at from the resi-
dence. Burial will be in West Lawn
cemetery.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-01

last he was very near the hen house
he had visited two nights before. He
pretended 10 be surprised to find HIM
self there. Yes. sir. Reddy fex pre-
tended that he didn't know that he
had come so far over that way. lie
was trying to fool himself.
Now, how did | ever get way over
here?' said he. Il didn't intend to
come over here. No. sir, didn't in
tend to come over here. But now that
I'm here | believe that III just look
around that chicken house little.
| won't try TO get a chicken tonight.
but I'll just make sure that hole
got into the other night hasn't been
closed up. Just looking around isn't
going to hurt anybody and isn't go.
ing to get me into trouble"
So, keeping in the Black Shadows.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-01

ing. poultry and swine raising. and
VIII cost the community nothing, and
is made possible by the fact that the
Lewiston High school can qualify
under the provisions OF the Smith
Hughes act. Present indications are
that about 40 farmers will be present
when the night school opens and
those in charge hope this number
will be increased after the first week.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-01
Clinic for Children.
Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.

Table Rock. Neb., Nov. 30.-A free
nose and throat clinic, sponsored by
the Red Cross. Will be held at the
hospital in Pawnee City on Friday OF
next week. for the purpose Of assist
Ing in the work of remedying the de-
fects among the school children Of
this county. Drs. Boyer. Fiery and
Anderson Of the Pawnee medical unit
will be assisted in the work by Mrs.
F. c. Thomann, a registered nurse.
There will be no hospital charges for
patients during the clinic. the Red
Cross meeting this expense.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-01
Farmers Work Road.

Hebron, Neb., Nov. 30.-Fifty-
seven days labor was given to gravel
the road north of Hebron past Rose
Hill cemetery to BirkholZ corner, a
distance Of about two miles. The
work was donated by citizens owning
property or living on this road and
another similar project for graveling
the road two miles north toward
Carleton. II. L. Boyes, j. e. Shearer
and c. C. Nacke solicited the labor
from the farmers. the county fur.
nished the sand. the cranes for load.
ing and six dump wagons. Hebron
Commercial club furnished dinner for
the men each day they worked. The
city paid for the work that was done
within the city limits.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-01
Burglar Tools Found.

Nebraska city. Neb.. Nov. 30.-A
hunter west Of the city late yesterday
found an Imitation leather travelling
bag filled with burglar tools of all
descriptions and turned them over to
the sheriff 1t Is belived the bag
and tools were hidden there by the
parties who robbed the local postof-
flee late In September and secured
money and stamps to the value of
$4,000. The bag gave evidence of
having been in the open for some
time. II will be turned over to the
federal inspectors.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-01
Election Costs Reported.

Harrington, Neb.. Nov. 3O.--Accord.
ing to County Clerk Schager most Of
the expense accounts of the candi
dates OF Cedar county in the last
election have been filed. although a
few have failed TO comply with tho
law to file within 10 days after elec-
ton. II. II. Burkett OF Harrington,
candidate for district judge OF four
counties, had the largest expense ac.
count. 1890. while W. II. o'Gara of
Laurel. candidate for representative,
spent the least. which was SO.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-01
Night School Planned
for Lewiston Farmers

Table Rock. Neb.. Nov. 30.-J. NJ.
Frazer. superintendent of the Lewis
ton consolidated school. and James
II. Pearson of Lincoln. inspector Of
federal and state vocational education
under the Smith-Hughes act. have ar
ranged for a night school for farmers
of the Lewiston vicinity. Glasses will
begin about December 1.
The work is under the supervision
Of c. A. Fulmer. director of voca-
tional education for Nebraska. The
course will comprise classes in dairy.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-01
Pawnee County Poultry
Show at Table Rock

Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.
Table Rock. Neb.. Nov. 3O-Plans
are being made by the Pawnee
County Poultry association for their
annual poultry show, which is to be
held the week following Christmas.
One of the special premiums which
will be offered this year is by the
American Poultry school of Kansas
City which is a complete course In
practical poultry farming, which reg
uIarly sells for $50. 1t has not been
decided what this special premium
will be offered on, but arrangements
will be made later for suitable re-
ouirement for those who compete
for II.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-01
Auto Hits Railroad Car.

fatal accident occurred here Friday
when Charles Ross, foreman OF a
Rock Island railway bridge gang.
running a railway motor car. with
four men Of his gang on 1t, struck
an automobile driven by Fred Ess-
man. farmer. at a crossing near the
Zwonechek mill. The men were
thrown from the motor car by the
impact. and Albert Lockenour of DE
Witt was knocked unconscious and
suffered severe cuts on the head and
chest. and a wrenehed back. The
others were not badly hurt. The
motor and the auto were badly dam
aged and tools scattered about.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-01

81 feel just like a chicken dinner"
said Reddy Fox as he prepared to
start out hunting early one evening.
Mrs. Reddy, who also was prepar-
ing to start out hunting. looked up
quickly. Forget it, said she. your
appetite for chickens will get us in
trouble sooner or later. You had
chicken night before last. and two
night before last. Keep away from
those chickens for a while"
But chicken does taste so good. )"
said Reddy with a sigh. "A plump
chicken is worth running a little risk
for once in while. I don't believe
one chicken will be missed from so
many"
Perhaps one wouldn't be. but you
have already taken several. And you
needn't try to tell me that they
haven't been missed" retorted Mrs.
Reddy. IF you've got any sense at
all. you will keep away from those
chickens until that farmer has had
time to forget those he has lost"
II suppose you are right. my
dear. You usually are" replied Reddy
and sighed again. I'm see II 1 can
find some mice tonight"
So Reddy went in one direction and
Mrs. Reddy went in another direc-
tion. But Reddy had no luck at all.
He hunted and hunted without catch.
ing a single mouse. Two or three
times he almost caught one. but
each time he was just too late. Per-
haps 1t was because he wasn't pay
Ing close enough attention 10 what
he was doing. You see he was still
thinking of those chickens.
Now. Reddy really had intended
to keep away from those chickens.
But as he kept going farther and
farther in his hunt for mice he drew
nearer and nearer to that farm. At
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-01
Baxter Sells Farms.
speciaI Dispatch TO The Omaha Bee.

Beatrice. Neb.. Nov. So.--John w.
Baxter, heir to one.third OF the estate
of the late Col John w, Bookwalter,
has disposed Of eight sections of land
in Gage county. according to deeds
filed here. The quarters vary In
price. ranging from $4,000 TO $4,000.
The figures Indicate moderate prices
70 the land. but In some instances
the tracts are not improved.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-01
New Pastor at Tecumseh.
Special Dispatch 10 The Omaha Bee.

Tecumseh. Neb., Nov. 3O.--The con.
gregation of the Tecumseh Presby-
terian church has extended call to
Rev. John w. Turner. D. D.. of Lyn-
don. Kan. The call has been ac.
cepted. The church has been without
a pastor the last few weeks, the for.
mer pastor. Rev. James G.. Clark. re.
signing to take a charge at Love.
land. Colo. DR.. Turner announces
that he will move 10 Tecumseh In
time to assume his work here Janu-
ary l.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-01
Woman Chicken Fancier
Dies of Paralysis
Special Dispatch to The Omaha Rec

Blue Springs, Neb., Nov. 3O.-Miss
Matte Childers, 81. resident OF this
vicinity for the last 80 years. VINO
operated a small chicken farm near
the town, died in a Beatrice hospital
Last Saturday she suffered a paraly-
tic stroke while out in the yard feed
ing her chickens. and lay exposed for
several hours before discovered and
given medical attention. She was
found by neighbors who came over
to investigate when they got no re
sponse to several calls on the rural
phone line
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-01
Fight Looms in
Congress, After
Opening Today
Insurgents Still Hold Key to
Siiualion-Reprisals Ex-
pected for Action of
Regulars.
Continued From Page One,

CONTINUED From Page One.)
President Coolidge, which already has
begun its work.
The general proposal for this sort
of legislation Is one upon which all
the blocs in congress are agreed
though there is a vast difference OF
opinion as to the form the measure
should take.
Such aid constituted a plank In
the platforms of the three major
parties in the last election and only
today Senator Brookhart of Iowa. one
of the La Toilette leaders and one OF
those read out of the party by senate
republicans, promised to give his sup
port to such an administration meas
ure.
Howell to Reopen Rail Bill.
"If the president" he said, PRO
poses a bill as efficient for the farmers
as the railroad bill is for the rail.
roads and the protective tariff bill is
for the industries of the United
States. it will have no more loyal
supporter than myself. In fact.
am sure that l will be much more
loyal to such a policy than many of
the distinguished senator's who have
presumed to read me out of the
party"
Amendments to the transportation
act make up other legislation for
which there will be a demand from
all sides in both houses. Bills af-
fecting freight rates and Pullman
surcharges and providing for the
abolition of the railroad labor board
already are pending in one house or
the other, and there will be deter
mined efforts to bring them to the
front.
In the house, the Howell Barkley
bill to abolish this board has the
right of way, but since there will be
no legislative action there Monday,
the measure will have to go over for
two weeks under the rules.
Under an unanimous consent agree
ment entered into in the senate at
the last session, the Muscle Shoals
question will come up in the senate
Wednesday, but since Henry Ford has
publicly announced the withdrawal of
his offer for this power development
propect, the whole subject probably
will be sent back to committee for
consideration of the several new pro-
posals which will be submitted early
this week in the form OF bills.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-01
Wardrobe Burned.
Special Dispatch to The Omaha II

Columbus. Neb., Nov. 30.-Traffic
Officer Frank Weygint and family
lest nearly all their clothing when
fire broke out in the clothes closet
at their home today. Mr.. Weygint
carried only $500 insurance on his
furniture and personal effects and he
estimated that the loss would reach
$500.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-01
Jones Hotel Leased.

Tecumseh, Neb.. Nov. So.-Mrs. NJ.
NJ. Saunders has leased the Jones
1t in the future. The proprietor of
the place, who established the bust
ness 40 years ago. p. S. Jones. died
recently.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-01
Snow Benefits Farmers.
SpeelaI Dlspateh 10 Tho Omaha Zee.

Auburn, Neb.. Nov. 3o.-Nemaha
county had its first snowfall Thurs
day night. three inches covering the
ground. 1nasmuch as there has been
practically no moisture for some time
past II xlll prove OF vast benefit TO
the farmeN as the recent drouth was
unprecedented In this part OF Ne
biaska.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-01
Mrs. Krissman Dead.

Burchard. Neb.. Nov. 3o.-Mrs. L.
krissn7an. rs. a resident of Dubois,
southeast Of here. died at her home
and was buried at Dubois Friday.
She had lived in the town for the
last 33 years. The husband and sew
eral grown children survive. Frank
krissman Of Liberty is a son.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-01
Aspirin Cargle
in TonsiGtis
Cut This Out and Save if
Subject to Sore Throat

A harmless and effective gargle is
to dissolve two Bayer Tablets OF
Aspirin in four tablespoonfuls OF
water, and gargle throat thoroughly.
Repeat in two hours IL necessary.
BE sure you use only the genuine
Bayer Tablets OF Aspirin. marked
with the Bayor Cross. which can he
had In tin boxes OF twelve tablets Tor
few cents.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-01
ADVERTISEMENT.
Rids You of
Pile Torture

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soreness so completely as to add you to
The thousands who believe IT the best,
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