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The Pleasantville press., 1924-03-29

Sealed bids or proposals for the fur
sary maintenance of the same for the
illumination Of the public highways ana
other public places in City of Port Re
public for period Of five years upon the
specifications adopted Feb. 9th. 1924 will
be received by the City Council at said
City Of Port Republic. when called for by
the Chairman during a meeting of the
city Council, on April 18th, 1924, at the
hour Of 7.30 O'Clock Z. NJ.
Specifications and proposals therefor
may be procured upon application at the
No 1roposal or bid viii be received or
considered unless accompanied by a Ger
tilted check for the sum of Five Hundred
(S5h0.gu) Dollars, drawn to the order of
Eunice Bartlett, Treasurer
The right is reserved by the City Coun-
Gil TO reject er accept any or all bids.
G. a. JOHNSON,
city Clerk
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-15
Suitor Throws
Acid on Woman
Face Probably Disfigured for
Life by Man She
Spurns.

When Mrs. Ida Patterson. IS. s27
South Twentieth street. repulsed the
advances OF Benjamin Every. 3s. a
former suitor. at her home Thursday,
ne threw the contents Of bottle of
acid over her face and neck
She Is now confined TO her bed.
Physicians say she will be disfigured
for life. Police are seeking Every.
who IL an electrician.
According to the woman's daugh-
ter. Dora. 16. Every cam to the
house last night about in an effort
to effect a reconciliation, which was
Later, she said, when she and her
mother returned from a motion pic
ure theater. they found him on the
front porch. He followed them IN.
and Mrs. Patterson ordered him from
the house. She followed him to the
front door to Jock II.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-15
Graft Declares for
Rum Law Enforcement

issued today. Charles Graft. demo-
cratic candidate for governor OF Ne.
braska. declared himself in favor of
observance Of the 18th amendment.
Il always have had the idea that
laws are put on the statute books to
be enforced" the candidate said. I'm.
less those who are charged with the
responsibility of enforcement of our
laws and our people continue to be
law-abiding and observing. good gov
ernment win fail"
The statement also appealed to the
women of the state to feel the i'm
portance Of the power Of the vote"
and to use this power.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-15
Governor Makes Plea for
Starving German Children

Lincoln. March 14.-Governor Bryan
today issued proclamation asking
help In the campaign for funds to
feed and clothe starving German chill
dren.
Appealing TO the people Of the state
to help the children who ARE asking
for bread" the governor requested
that every minister In the state and
every club having meetings in the
near future bring before their organ.
izations this plea for "the millions OF
innocent children"
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-15
The Day in
Washington

The house decided 10 vote Tues
day on the soldiers bonus bin.
Secretary Work proposed 10 en-.
courage new reclamation projects.
Inquiry into operations OF the bu.
reau Of internal revenue was begun
before = senate committee.
Western livestock producers ask.
ed the interstate commerce commits
sion for lower freight rates.
The senate adopted = resolution
broadening the power Of the Daugh-
erty investigating committee.
The senate oil committee post
poned its hearings until next Tues
day on account Of the illness OF Sen.
ator Walsh. Curtis T. Wilbur Of
California was nominated to be sec.
retary Of the navy and Hugh Glib
son to be minister 10 Switzerland.
Senator Shlpstead. farmer-labor.
Minnesota. introduced . resolution
asking what the State department
knows cf the new French loan.
CASTOR Il. Means told the Daugh-
erty investigating committee .
startling tale Of corruption which
he said existed In the Department
Of Justice.
An agreement was announced be-
tween the Washington and Ottawa
governments for appointment OF
national commissions to assist the
joint engineering board In planning
for the st. LAwrence-breat Lakes
deeper waterways project.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-15
Bryan Is Target
Of Progressives
Injunction Sought 10 Keep
His Name From Third
Party Ballot.

Lincoln. March 14.--An attempt To
prevent the name OF Governor Bryan
from appearing on the progressive
today. when Attorney Dale =. Slough.
acting for w. J. Taylor OF Merha.
presented a petition before the SUI
preme court asking that an injunc-
tion be issued against Secretary Of
State Pool and the county clerks of
Lancaster and Custer counties. II Is
contended that Bryan sffiliates with
the democratic party, and that the
two organizations stand for directly
political ideas and principles.
Slough IL also a member OF the
committee managing the campaign of
Charles Graft. candidate against
Bryan for the democratic nomination.
Tayior's protest was overruled by
Secretary Pool and the action fol-
lowed.
In the petition. II Is alleged that
the governors sworn statement OF
February saying he affiliates with
the progressive party Is contrary TO
fact. the two parties being separate
and distinct from each other and es-
pousing different political doctrines.
80 incompatible as to render it inn
possible with any consistency and
sincerity for any person to affiliate
with both"
Copies of the petition we're deliv-
cred Chief Justice Morrisey, but no
action was taken Friday.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-15
Auto Declared
Financial and
Moral Menace
Persons Who Buy Machines
on Installment Not Worthy
of Credit, Says Bluffs
Merchant.

Columbus, Neb., March 14.-Men
and women who buy automobiles on
the installment plan were pronounced
unworthy Of obtaining credit with the
retail merchants by Charles Beno.
pioneer Council Bluffs merchant and
head of the John Beno Dry Goods
company, In an address delivered to
Columbus merchants and business
men, members of the Chamber of
Commerce.
Mr.. Beno said there is moral and
a financial menace l nthe automobile.
1T Is an instrument of evil and ruin
for either the town man or the farmer
of small means or moderate earning
capacity.
THE moment a man buys car on
credit, watch him. The automobile
is sending more men to hell and moro
merchants to the wall every year than
all other agencies combined.
THE other woman is another
factor that is entering into the auto
mobile game. Many and many a time
the fellow with the creditbought car
- toRiiiS Odtf ii't iiio WiAVt put tife
other GIRL declared Mr.. Beno.
"All of those performances cost
money. The farmer is no longer con-
tent to haul his corn and stock to
market with a team. He must have
a truck, whether he can afford it or
not. Then, the family must have a
pleasure car. The son grows up.
There is girl living eight miles
away. The son-nu ust have a car of
his own, so that he can go and see
the girl. Then the family finds out
that the cheaper makes of car are no
longer big enough. They purchase
more expensive makes.
Mr.. Beno declared that every retail
credit association, such as the one
whose organization among Columbus
merchants began last night, should
obtain not only mans record for
paying his debts. the exact amount
of salary he receives, what he pays
for house rentpall of which are usual
ly listed on the card index system OF
a retail credit association-but that
they should list mans habits.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-15
Scare
Causes Quarantine

pawnee City. Neb.. March H.
Quarantine has been placed over
seven sections OF land in the territory
west of Seneca. Kan. Just across the
line south Of here. after the discovery
of several cases OF hydrophobia.
Mayor shaul OF seneco has ordered
that all dogs within the city be
muzzled or confined for a period or
not less than 30 nor moro than 80
days. according TO the existing needs
Of the occasion. One dog Is known TO
have had rabies, three brood sows
have died from the disease and a COW
IL probably affected from the same
disease. Heads OF the animals have
been sent to Kansas City experts.
where It was established beyond doubt
that rabies was the malady from
which the animals were suffering.
No persons have been bitten, ac-
cording TO reports.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-15
Former Wymore Man Falls
Into Gears of Steam Hoist

Wymore. Neb., March 14.-Word
was received here of serious acci.
dent to Frank M. Smith, former Wy.
more resident for many years, at Al
buquerque. ". NJ. Smith was EN-.
ployed at the Santa Fe railway shops
there and fell from a steam hoist into
the cog gears Of the machine. He was
terribly mutilated. practically all the
flesh being torn from one leg below the
knee. and suffered other injuries.
Smith was a former postoffice EN-.
ploye, rural route mail carrier. and
a railway clerk I'm the mechanical de-
partment at Wymore, leaving here
five years ago for New Mexico.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-15
County Seeks Federal Aid in
Lincoln Highway Change

Columbus. Neb., March 14.-Effort
to secure federal and state aid, or at
least federal aid. in the proposed re-
routing OF the Lincoln highway along
the south side Of the Union Pacific
from Duncan west to the county line
will be made by the county board OF
supervisors.
This was determined at a confer
ence with Chief Division Engineer
Schermerhorn of the Union Pacific
yesterday afternoon. Supervisors
Matzen. Blaser. Bender and Anderson
will 10 to Lincoln tomorrow morning
to consult State Engineer Cochran
about the matter.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-15
$20O,0 900 Hotel Contract.

Falls City. Neb.. March 14.--Bohrer
Bros. local contractors, were lowest.
when bids for the proposed Falls City
hotel were opened. Their bid. $780,
2c9. was nearly $4,000 lower than
Wind & Hyde. Omaha. w. II. Crook
v Co., Of Falls City had tho lowest
heating and plumbing bid with $780,
7i5. The Universal Electrical COM
pany OF Lincoln had the lowest bid
for electrical wiring with $3.50.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-15
We Have
With Us
Today
Emil r. johnson
or Fremont, Neb., i.
Dealer In Seeds and Flowers,
Stopping at Hotel Hill.

or Fremont, Neb.,
Dealer In Seeds and Flowers,
Stopping at Hotel Hill.
Mr.. Johnson was born in Hooper,
Dodge county. Nebraska, AZ years
ago. He Is one of the sons Of a
pioneer Nebraska family, and his
father. the late Nils Johnson, was
one Of the large land holders in
Dodge county.
Educated in the Fremont public
schools. Mr.. Johnson also attended
the University of Nebraska for
time. A little later he built the EN-
press theater In Fremont, an amuse-
ment house which Is still considered
one of the finest in the state. In
June, 1917, he went to New York and
enlisted going to France with the
First division as an engineer and re-
manning until after the signing Of
the armistice, when he returned to
Fremont. Since then he has twice
visited Paris.
1t was on the west coast he found
business that interested him great
ly--the growing of what he calls the
everlasting" flower. He has invested
some money in the enterprise. which
is being conducted near La Jolla.
Cal. and declares that the ranch in
which he Is interested Is now success
fully growing II varieties of the
flower, which, without chemical treat
ment, retains its form for long
period Of time after Y is cut. He
believes the flower may be grown In
almost any climate, and has returned
TO Nebraska with seeds, a quantity
of which he plans to present TO the
. University of Nebraska college Of
agriculture at Lincoln. lie believes
he college may with experiments
make the flowers thrive I'm this state.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-15
Powerful Hoofch Eats
Through O~k Barrel

Pawnee city. Neb.. March l4.-ln a
booze raid Sheriff Guy Avery confis-
Gated a barrel fhocch which he
stored I'm n closet. Recently he heard
strange sounds from the room where
II was stored and upon investigation
discovered that the powerful contents
had made n successful attack at the
bung hole and that II was working
through. He drove I'm the stop. so
that no more made its escape. but n
few days later again was warned by
strange noises that something was
wrong. Investigation proved that the
hooch had eaten through the stout
oak barrel. the hoops had been cor.
rod~d and the barrel was about at the
end OF it's usefulness.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-15
Collected Money for
Smith, Says Means;
DaughertyDen
Attorney General Makes For
NAL Denial = Declares
Miss Stinson Seeks
Revenge.

| Washington, March 14.-Attorney
General Daugherty tonight made a
general public denial of the insinua-
tions against his made in testimony
before the senate investigating COM
mittee
| ANY inference. direct or indirect, .
he said. that l ever participate in
any way with the late Jesse Smith
or anyone else, for a consideration,
either moneary, political. or social,
in any dishonorable way, in connec-
ton with the administration of the
liquor laws or any other laws, is
false and untrue.
The attorney general then proceed
ed to deny in detail. In formal
statement, the inferences as to
wrongdoing on his part contained in
| the testimony OF Roxie Stinson,
Smiths divorced wife, whom Daugh-
erty described as "a disappointed
woman who blames me because her
divorced husband did not make her
sole legatee under his WILL
He declared he had no interest
whatever with Col. James G. Oar
den IN his Western OIL company; that
he had not been a party to any spec
ulation to make money out of viola
tions OF the law or out OF the show
ing of prize fight films and that Jesse
Smith never approached him at any
time on the subject Of clemency for
federal prisoners
20 several occasions" he said. at
has been intImated by persons os-
tensibly acting for Miss Roxie Stin-
son that for a consideration her si-
| lence could be purchased and any
documents in her possession could be
delivered. all of which deliberate and
serious attempts at blackmail-have
been absolutely and Internationally
rejected"
| This statement was one of four is
sued from the Department Of Justice
tonight. mostly directed against Miss
| Stinson's testimony. One contained a
copy of q letter to Senator Wheeler
giving q list of prosecutions brought
and sentences imposed in the fight
film cases. another related more in
detail to the story about an alleged
attempt to secure clemency for a rcla.
tive of Joe Weber.
The statement making general denial
Of the inferences against him was is
sued over the signature of tho attor.
ney general and was as follows:
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-15
Former State Legislator
Dies at Home in Plainview

Plainview. Neb.. March 1f.--Gilbert
Preston Watson. II, former member
OF the state legislature. died at his
home here. Mr.. Watson Is survived
by his wife and three sons. Charles
T.. and Ansel e. OF Plainview. and
DR.. T.. A. Watson OF Grand Island,
Neb.: six grandchildren: one brother,
Edwin T.. Watson of Rabey, Mimi,
and two sisters. Mrs. J. $. Cameron OF
Omaha and Mrs. NJ. Hamilton OF
\ orfolk. Neb.
Funeral services viii be held at
Plainview saturday.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-15
MONEY CA.nlfR' TELLS OF GRAFT
Builder Of Motor Trucks
Killed in Crossing Crash

Allentown, Pa, March 14.-John
NJ. Mack, inventor of the Mack
truck and founder of the Mack Mo
tor Car company, now the Interna
tional Motor company, was instant
ly killed late today near Neffs when
his automobile was in collision
with a work car of the Lehigh Val
ley Transit company.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-15
Y. NJ. C.. A. Gets Judgment
for Donation Five Years Old

against Ira +. Taylor. railroad engi-
neer. for slea was obtained today hy
the y. NJ. G. A. ON a subscription said
to have been made by Taylor flve
years ago.
In a campaign at that time, 500. 7o0
was raised. according 10 testimony,
and Tayior's was the only suhscrip.
tion unpaid.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-15
Dr..EdWards'
Case Given.
to Jury at S
Judge Instructs That Dying
Statement of Lillian Holman
Shall Be Given Con.
sideratiOn.
Day Spent in Arguments

case of DIR. Frederick A. Edwards,
charged with murder by illegal op.
sration on Lillian Holman, Is, Janu-
sry IA, went to the jury at 4:50 yes
erday afternoon.
, WEAKNESS was written plainly on
he faces Of the jurymen, as they
tiled from the jury box to the room
FOR deliberation after Judge c. o.
stauffer had given his instructions.
Must Consider Statement.
The Judge, In instructing the jury,
cautioned 1t to accept the dying state
ment Of the Holman girl the same as
other testimony and evidence de-
veloped at the trial.
II convicted, DIR. Edawrds Is liable
to a penitentiary term Of from one to
% years.
In the event a verdict is not
reached by midnight a hung jury Is
forecast.
Debate for the defense was opened
by Eugene OSullivan at $50 yester-
day morning and closed at in the
afternoon, intercepted only by morn
ing and noon recesses.
Rules With State.
Deputy County Attorney John
Yeager spoke only 20 minutes, clos
ing with an APOLOGY to the jury for
OBTAINING 1t so long. eYager was IN
terrupted several times by objections
from the defense, but each time the
objections were overruld by the judge.
In his instructions to the jury,
.bldee Stauffer stressed the point
that should the jury find the defend
ant guilty, without intention of hav-
ing done wrong, it must return a
verdict of not guilty.
"Or, il the doctor merely made a
mistake in professional judgment. he
mist not be found guilty of the two
counts in the complaint" the judge
stated
Two Charges Filed
The complaint charges murder or
an unborn child and murder OF the
mother, both brought about by IL
legal operation.
But, tno Juu5o Sofi'ANeS~'
"every sane person is held respon-
sible for the acts committed by him.
During the argument of the de-
fense' attorneys. Daisy Beems, state
witness, sister of the dead girl, re-
mained outside the court room and
came in only when the judge gave
his final instructions to the jury.
Crowds Are Larger.
The large crowds which have been
present during the trial increased in
size as the case neared the end. Aisles
and the space back of the seats was
crowded with curious spectators. The
huge double doorway was filled with
persons straining to catch every word.
The apparent nervousness Of the
accused doctor throughout the trial
increased as/ilis attorney finished his
plea. The doctor moved uneasily in
his chair during the pause before the
Judge gave his instructions to the
jury, and he peered anxiously into
each face as the jury filed from the
room.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-15
Farmer, Father of Eight.
Disappears From Home

Special Dispatch 10 The Omaha Bee.
bonneville. Neb.. March 14.--El-
mer Wrightsman. farmer living south
east Of here. left home week ago.
and has not been seen since.
He has a wife and eight children.
II Il alleged he was financially in.
volved. His father. Noah Wrights
man. II is said. has settled all claims
and Is anxious for the return OF his
enn
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-15
J. Cass Cornell Member Of
II. S. G.. of C.. From Lincoln

Lincoln, March 1i.--J. Cass Cornell
of this city was named new national
councilman to represent the Lincoln
Chamber OF Commerce In the Cham.
Der of Commerce of the United States.
He ls one OF the more than ] 400 indl.
viduals representing commercial and
Industrial bodies on tho United states
chamber.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-15
GOSSIP TAKEN FOR
FACTS BY PUBLIC.

at appears that Senator Wheeler.
n member OF the committee Of inves.
tigation Of the Department OF Jus.
tice. who is in addition to his duties
as Judge. also designated as the pro
secutor. left the city. proceeded 20
Columbus. Ohio. and personally Wis
ited and suhpoensed this former wife
of the late Jesse w. Smith. and for
two days and half the publicity
emanating from the investigating com
mittee has consisted OF alleged con.
versations as related by the said
Roxie Stinson to have taken place he.
tween herself and her divorced hus.
hand. the late Jess w Smith.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-15
Hog Sale Averages $3.50.

Humbolt. Neb., March 14.-Frank
~. Rist. proprietor Of Plainvlew stock
farm OF this city. sold at public auc.
ton a. head OF pure bred Poland.
China bred sows and gifts. The sale
averaged s37.50.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-15
SAYS MISS STINSON
is DISAPPOINTED WOMAN.

ut has been my purpose to make
no public statement in connection
with the hearings before the senate
committee until the completion Of the
committees work. In view of the
fact. however. that Roxie Stinson was
reported i'll and unable to appear be-
fore the committee to conclude her
statement this morning. my counsel
have been deprived OF the right OF
cross-examination on her statements
of the two preceding days. I feel.
therefore. that ought to make gen
eral reply while her statements are
fresh in the public mind.
"She is a disappointed woman. who
blames me because her divorced hus.
band did not make her sole legatee
under his will: an angry woman be.
cause the courts have decided against
her in litigation over the estate OF her
divorced husband; malicious woman
because the friends of the attorney
general have been brushed aside and
disregarded all her tentative efforts 10
capitalize her silence.
Every lawyer who reads the state.
ments made before the senate com
mittee by Miss Roxie Stinson will
know at a glance that they were
wholly incompetent. and no court OF
record in the United States would
have admitted any portion OF them
for any purpose In any judicial pro-
ceeding. The public. however. un.
skilled in matters OF this kind. may
not distinguish between competent
evidence and the gossipy converse.
tions between Miss Stinson and her
husband now decaaSed
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-15
The Weather

For 81 hourr ending y. m, March II.
Temperature.
Highest, a6i lowest, as. mean. so, nor
NAL 20. Total deficiency since January
!. 90.
Precipitation. inches anil hundrsdth !;
Total ]. Total since January 1. i.ss. de-
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-15
Former Justice Department
Agent Reveals Collections,
but Fails to Identify
Bribers.

Washington. March 14-Mors sen
sations-the most larid OF the lot yet
developed-tumbled today into the
record Of the senate committee inves.
tigating Attorney General Daush.
erty.
CASTOR B. Means, former investi-
gator for the Department Of Justice.
and man OF many adventures. who
described his present business as ans
wering indictments" testified that he
was the money carrier" for Jesse ".
Smith In various deals implying cor
ruption.
He told . startling tale Of eollec-
tions Of money for Smith in sums
ranging from $1,000 to 800. 900, and
before he finished had brought See
retary Melons name into the story
about permits for whisky Withdrawals
and said he had even once investi-
gated Attorney General Daugherty
himself for the late President Har.
ding.
Means was careful TO say that the
charges against the attorney general
which he investigated then. he found
TO be without any foundation in fact.
He also disclaimed that in his testi-
mony today about Smiths alleged
money collections. he had any know
ledge Of the attorney general being In
volved or receiving any Of the money
collected for Smith or one w. T. In
derwood, whom he named in that con-
nection.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-15
Married in Council Bluffs.

Tho following persons obtal mar
-iase licenses In Council Bluffs yester-
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-15

Let pass through thy mind. nv son.
only the image fhou wouldst desire
10 see = truth.-Buddha.