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-TWO SUNDAY JOURNAL AND STAR, MAY 22, 1932. Students At Army And Navy Training School Make Fine Records 1 ip I ii i fr ii I i ii i ii 11 If- i 11 1. II It fe ii ll xr ll ll ir- ii "Wflr 7 su. Nebraska BY LULU MAE COE. EIGHT youthful ensigns and four brand new second lieutenants will be Nebraska's quota of the seven hundred to be commissioned at the June commencements of Annapolis and West Foint.

The naval academy sends out 430 graduates June 2. Charles F. Adams, secretary of the navy, makes the address, telling them that they have completed only the first step in their careers, and that real success is marked by work in the fleet. He, too, presents the prized commissions in the navy. Major General James G.

Har- board, retired, Is to talk to the West Point graduates during the exercises at the base of Battle monument on historic Trophy point. Th 262 West Pointers Ret their army commissions and graduate June 10. Lincoln has a member of the June graduates at Annapolis in John G. Sparkler, son of Mr. and Mrs.

C. C. 8panglcr, 1944 Sumner street. Midshipman Spangler- has had a very favorable scholastic record and has achieved distinc-. tion as a master electrician, earning for himself the title of chief electrician of the famous "juice gang." He has also been an active member of the art staff of the Log, the academy weekly magazine, and during his first class year he has held the rank of midshipman first petty officer.

Has Fine Record. Robert O. Beer, son of Robert B. Beer of Genoa, has completed a successful four years, having a splendid academic record and hav i i i I I i tin. iiiiiim iii mracTf viiiihi' 1 I JY Mi, i IOn.

i i. i Hubert Wilkin's polar submarine, Nautilus, and towed it into port. At West Point. One of the four Nebraskans at the West Point commencement is Gerald G. Epley, son of P.

A. Epley of Syracuse and a graduate of the Humboldt high school. A cadet lieutenant this year, he will request Lincoln Hi gh Students Will Sparkling Herbert Opera, till I Ji ll HIL I III ruir 'i 1 It Happened In Nebraska or To Nebraskans 5g rt tested for the limited number of vacancies. When he took the competitive examination, he was a soldier in Company 134th infantry, Nebraska national guard. Braude, son of Morris Braude, Omaha, will apply for a caval-y commission.

Ira Webster Porter, son of Mrs. T. Patterson of Omaha, graduates as a cadet sergeant, having gone directly to West Point from Central high school on appointment of Senator R. B. Howell.

He, too, will probably go into the infantry. Porter is l-ianaging editor of the Howitzer, and was in charge of the costume department of the Hundredth Nite show given annually by the cadets. He also served on the Christmas card committee. During the academic year at West Point, classes start at 8 o'clock and continue until 3, with an hour of military drill or instruction following. Cadets study from 7:15 until tattoo at 9:30 o'clock, on all evenings except Saturday or the night preceding a holiday.

Instruction continues throughout the year, the cadets receiving only one extended furlough of ten weeks during the four years. Practical military subjects, ranging from target practice to the construction of heavy pontoon bridges, are arranged lor the summer course. This Instruction, covering all the combat branches of. the army, ends with a week of maneuvers In the foothills of the Cat-skills south of the reservation. Present "Babette 99 erlands, is played by.

David Blanch-ard. One of the most lnhrienHnr. characters In the play Is that of Vlnrtta, daughter of Baltazar. This role is taken by Miss Eleanor Compton, who has distinguished herself in several other dramatic productions at the high school. Her role Is that of the enchantress, who plays the part of the "other woman" in the storv.

The wife of Van Tympel, who was likewise once the wife of Mondragon. Is played by Ann Campbell. The rolo of Guzman, a Spanish officer, Is assumed by James Harris. Have Large Chorus. The choruses during the first two acts are comprised of the village folk, while In the last art the nobility of the French court are represented by the chorus.

Victor Herbert wrote "Babette" In 1B03, the same year that he composed one other of his greatest "Babes in Toylnnd." He had come to the United States In 1886 as a 'cello soloist, after hav-, lng studied In the Stuttgart conservatory in Germany and having tvired Europe with orchestras and as a soloist. He later entered the field of conducting and for a time was bandmaster of the 22nd regiment band of New York. Among his many distinctions he may be attributed with belnir one of the first theme sonir wHjr. since he composed the musical scori mat was played at, (he shnwlnra nf David Wark Griffiths. "Birth la Natlcpj ft I I JO" i 4 Congressman John Morehead.

Herrol J. Skldmore -was appointed to West Point by Representative Ashton C. Shallenberger when a Junior at the University of Nebraska. For the last two years. Skid-more has worn the gold stars of a distinguished cadet, awarded to students with averages in every subject of 92 per cent or better.

He irf the son of Harry J. Skldmore of McCook. He graduates as, a cadet captain, having been appointed to that grade last June, and placed In command of a cadet company, and has been responsible for the drill, discipline, and organization of his company. As an upper classman, he has been on the army track and cross country teams, winning three major "A's" in track, together with a monogram and two minor "A's" in cross country. He began his athletic career by winning his numerals on the plebe track and cross country teams.

Skldmore is a qualified rifle shot, a first class gunner in field artillery, and will be commissioned in the engineers. He has also been a member of the cadet orchestra, a teacher In the post Sunday school, a member of the Y. M. C. A.

council, and served his class as secretary last year. From National Guard. Meyer A. Braude was one of the fortunate ones to be appointed to West Point, following an examination restricted to national gur.rds-men, of at least one year's service in which hundreds of men con of Mondragon. played by William Miller, and Vlnctta, played by Eleanor Compton.

Deals With Hollanders. Victor Herbert's ability in creating entertaining librettos for his operas may be hereditary, since he Is the grandson of Samuel Lover, an Irish novelist, The story of the opera deals with the attempt of a group of patriotic Hollanders to prevent a document reaching the French king, which would influence him to aid Spain In subduing the Netherlands. Around this theme Is entwined the love story of a young man, who poses as an artist to spy upon thoae conspiring against the Netherlands. This role constitutes the mascultnn lead and is carried by Delbert Jackson. Another important character is Introduced into the opera, when the pirate.

Mondragon, agrees to help the Hollanders In their scheme against the Spanish. This swashbuckling rover of the seas is portrayed by William Miller, whose voice and stature are favorably suited for the part. Change Actrnwr. The charming BabetJ, who is a letter writer and the CtfUKhUT of the clock maker, will be played one evening by Louise Powell and the other by Lois Rathburn. This character Is the subject of the pseudo-artist's amorous Inclinations and provides an Important part in achieving the aim of the patriots.

The role of Baltazar. a profes sional conspirator against the Neth- ing earned the prized for his sweater. Beer goes in for the high Jump on the navy track team and also has his histrionic moments with the annual spring musical club show. During his first class year, he was midshipman second petty officer in the academy's regimental organization. Commencement is but ai step on the upward way for Clarence Emery Kasparek, who plans to go on studying 11 nis nopes are realized and he Is assigned to the navy aviation field at Pensacola, Fla.

He is the son of Mrs. Anna Kasparek of Odell, and has been midshipman second petty officer for the last year. Midshipman Kasparek has passed his course with credit, and has found time to take an active part in class athletics. Another midshipman second petty officer from Nebraska is Thomas Glover Warfleld, son of T. O.

Warfleld of Beatrice. Of excellent standing in his scholastic work, he has also taken part In the academy activities. Midshipman Warfleld has served on the Log and Lucky Bag staffs and was also a member oi the class crest and pep committees. High in Class. Ranking among the first half hundred of his class academically is p.

L. Ruhlman, who In his last year has had a commission as midshipman mustering petty officers. For three years, he acted as one of the football managers: His mother is Mrs. Addle Ruhlman, York. Midshipman William John Wld-helm went to Annapolis from the University of Nebraska, and has proved himself to be sound officer material.

A midshipman second petty officer during the past year, he has also taken part in various class athletics. He Is the son of Frank Widhelm of Humphrey. Omaha has two members of the Annapolis class, Earl Alvln Lapl-dus. son of Mrs. H.

Lapldus. and William Leonard Tagg, son of W. B. Tagg. Midshipman Lapldus has partlc- The Jury was out one minute and returned a verdict in favor of the widow.

Lacky Day. Hastings Tribune: As Pat OUara, transient, was walking the highway into Hastings Monday, a large car whizzed past him and out of it blew a dandy felt hat. It had been some time since Pat had possessed a new hat, so he hurriedly threw away his soiled old cap and adopted the hat as his own. It was some time later that the same car returned on the highway, evidently In search of the hat. Pat had to return it to its owner and there he was, without head gear of any kind.

He was given a quarter, however, and with this he bought a straw hat at the cast of nineteen cents a little later in Hastings. He felt like a king with six cents in his pocket and when he stopped at the Kfed Cross to tell of his experience, he made it clear that he hadn't had that much money in a long time, and that so far as he was concerned It was an entirely satisfactory transaction. Without Leaving Ground. Creston Statesman: Last fall on the day set by Wayne Moran to dig his potatoes, it rained hard. For the next few days the ground was too muddy to die them and then It turned cold.

Wayne decided the crop wouldn't be worth the effort of digging and left them in the ground all winter. When he plowed the piece this spring, the potatos were turned out and were sprouting. He replanted them and they are up. Humane Mousetrap Rushton News: A. E.

Deterding has what might be termed a humane mousetrap. Someone accidentally dropped a harness trace over the edge of a galvanized tank, which had contained sudan seed. The unwary mice, looking for a square A 1 ROBERT G. NAIRN. "Thry," says Mr.

Nairn speaking of minister friends In Lincoln, "think that my practical experience In planning and supervising construction would make me able to preach the building of souls more realistically. Pi I TLA NORFOLK woman and her son experience an other version of water water everywhere but not a drop to drink, only with them it's honey; a Randolph woman wins against a high powered salesman; Scottsbluff county refuses responsibility for eighty unemployed Mexican families; taxes on 160 acres of land in Nance county in 1881 were Atkinson woman breaks both legs in simple fall. Hard Lark Story. Norfolk Press: Susan Oliver and her son John are a part of those "height of hard luck" stories you often hear about, but seldom actually see in real life. They live on a farm near Norfolk and raise large quantities of honey each year.

Last year they raised more than thirty thousand pounds which they sold for 6'i cents per pound. With all this honey, probably as much as is raised anywhere in Madison county, the Olivers can't even taste It. Why? They're both diabetics. Attention High Powered Salesmen. Hartlngton News: Suit was brought by the Capital Hill Monument Co.

of Dcs Moines this week in county court against Mrs. O. O. Reed of Randolph to collect for a monument which it was claimed she had purchased of the firm in memory of her husband about a year ago. The widow alleged that the stone was forced onto her by a high powered salesman.

A jury was Impaneled to hear the case. As there were persons attending th" trial from a distance. Judge Wallace continued court until the case was finished, which was about 10:30 at night. Cj. ipated In various forms of athletics at the academy, and has had a favorable scholastic record.

As a first classman he was midshipman second petty officer. Gets Athletic Awards. Awards In soccer, gymnasium, track, wrestling, and crew have come to Midshipma Tagg, who has also ranked well in scholarship. He has been an active member of the Log staff and of the reception committee, and has been chairman of the Christmas card committee this year. He was commissioned In the school's regimental organization as midshipman first petty officer.

These eight graduates have completed a strenuous course of study since they went to Annapolis In the summer or 1928. During tne first two years, a general engineering course is offered, with mathematics stressed. From there, the meal, followed the trace and Jumped into the tank trannedl This gave A. E. an idea and he replaced tne trace with a wide board.

At present he has captured thirteen mice. He says he is going to start a mouse circus as soon as he gets a half grown cat to train them, That will be some show. County Refuse Responsibility. Gerlng Courier: A request by officials of the Great Western Sugar company that the county assume charge of the expense of keeping eighty unemployed Mexican families, was denied by the board of county commissioners at its regular meeting in Gering. The sugar company representatives stated that the families had been provihed for au winter by their company and that it was likely that a number of the group would secure employment within the next two probably a cohtract for tending beets.

However, they indicated the company did not care to continue as it has during the winter. The commissioners Indicated the county would be unable to bear the additional expense and refused to accept the responsibility of providing for the families. Breaks Both Lfri Atkinson Graphic: Mrs. Sarah Belle Livingston of Clearwater, mother of Ira L. Livingston of Atkinson, Is In the Lutheran hospital in Norfolk, where she was taken last Bunday after she had fallen at her home and fractured both of her legs above the knee.

Mrs. Livingston, who is 64 years of age, was walking across a room In her home late Saturday night when she fell. It Is thought that one of her legs became fractured as she stepped forward on it and the other was broken in the fall. Mr. and Mrs.

Livingston left here late Saturday and drove to Clearwater. From there they accompanied Mr Livingston's mother to Norfolk. She is resting easy at the hospli and unless complications set in, it is the opinion of doctors thtt the broken bones will knit. Airplane A Flrt Alarm. Bushnell Record: Ed Palm had the thrilling experience of being in a hotel fire one night recently at CozaJ.

When he was awakened by an airplane circling over the town his room was full of smoke and the fire that was underneath broke through the floor in one place. A farm home near Cozad was also discovered by the pilot to be ope fire about the same time, and his circling low over the town and the country no doubt saved some lives as well as property. Life Sized Hailstone. Stuart Advocate: Mr. W.

L. Jill-son, local ploneer w-o has a reputation for absolute veracity, informed the Advocate of a giant hall stone which fell at his farm last Thursday evening. While the stones ran generally large, this one was the granddaday of them all. It was found about an hour after the storm had ceased, and upon being measured was found to still be seven and a quarter Inches around and weU over two Inches thick. Nobody has as yet reported a "hall headache." Lost Only His Shirt.

Harvard Courier: Late Sunday night, Marshal Harry Holding observed a car containing two men and a woman drive round and round In the peved section of Harvard. They finally parked Just west of the hotel entrance and the marshal accosted them and asknd what they wanted. Thry clalmnd to want a room for the night. When he went cT. g.

SjoaugL boys go on to professional studies, Including intensive course in navigation, seamanship, ordnance, electricity, and marine and aeronautical engineering. The midshipmen really have but one they may take their choice of Spanish, French, German or The cultural side of their education is developed through the more ordinary collegiate subjects, as English and history. Application of the theories they learn In the winter and a pleasant respite from books come in the two summer cruises of the midshipmen during their four years at the academy. This year's class has had two trips to Europe, including stops in Spain, Italy, Tangiers, Gibraltar, England, Scotland, Germany, Denmark and Sweden. It was on their cruise las summer that the midshipmen's practice squadron went to the aid of Sir to open the door the man rrabbed him.

After a scuffle in which he lost his shirt and the buttons off his coat, he got loose and the man and woman ran to the car In which the other man sat with the motor run nlng, and drove out of town. The marshal followed them after notifying the seriff. The car turned east on no. 6 ana nothing has been heard of them since. Had they succeeded tying up Mr.

aoiding, it possible that some of the local stores would have found things torn up Monday morning. 1881 Taxes Low. St. Edward Advance: In looking through some old files at his home recently, J. S.

Bulla came across his first tax receipts and the receipts ior ine iirst payment on nis larm. They are very interesting and really quite a curiosity compared to a modern day tax receipt. Mr. Bulla came from Indiana and purchased a quarter section of land on the Skeedee, on what was a part of the Pawnee Reservation, givlnr $2.50 per acre ior tno lana. un sept.

17. 1879, Mr. Bulla made the first payment, being $133.33. This was made at the Receiver's office at Grand Island. On Sept.

17, 1880, he made a second payment at Grand Island, this time turning over $149.33 In hard earned pioneer day cash. In 1881, the taxes on Mr. Buna's leo acres were $6.58. This was paid at Fullcrton, on Feb. 24, 1882.

The following year the county was organized and the taxes took a big jump, going up to $20.40, the state levy being 6 mills and a fraction and the county levy being 12 mills. Overlegged Chicken. Holdrege Citizen: A four legged chick hatched out at the Swift creamery station on last Friday appears to be a first cousin to some of the freaks exploited by Ripley. The tiny mite seen only a few hours after hatching was not mak-lngvery good speed in spite of its extra perambulating facilities and It seemed to feel distinctly wobbly. On the left side of its body two jiistinct, (Continued on PageThree.) Costume Players Present Bible Stories (Continued from Page One.) Easter play.

Mrs. John F. Clouse Is the director. The cast of ''Darkness and Dawn" is pictured. The members include, left to right, first row: Salome, Marjory-Zelgefoase: Mary Magdalene, Mildred Tickler; Mary, Lor raine Swanson: back row, Julius, Russell Elchelberger; Brutus, Rob ert Banks; Calus, Ralph Copen- naver; and Mrs.

Clouse. "Simon of Cyrene" had the fol lowing characters In the cast: Simon, Arthur Peterson; Tabltha, Mildred Tickler; Saul, John Lowen-steln; Rebecca, Wllma Andrews; Alexander, Norrls Enders; Rufus. Paul Harvey. The following young peonle had the roles of "In Hu Peter, Rufivll Elchelberger; Adah. Margaret Medlar; Zlllah.

Alice Stur- zenegger; John, Elver Hodges; Andrew, Murray Bratlner; James, Lloyd Antes; Mary, Lavon Clouse; Abdlas, Gall Kllngman; Wife of Ab- dlas, Marjory Filley. Mrs. Giles Henkle has directed the two plays of the Westminster Pres byterian church schedule. The two have been "The Bishop's Can- dle.stirk," given at the Christmas season, and "Dust of the Road." a production of holy week. Those who have had the lending roles In the two dramas are Michael McShanr, Willlnm Steadman.

Rolland Martin, Flora Albln, and Louise McGee. 17" a commission in the Infantry. Epley was on the plebe football squad, played end on the Army team for a year, and was a member of the plebe fencing team. He is a rifle marksman, and company representative on the editorial board of the Howitzer, the cadet year book. Epley received his appointment from was produced and a number of years ago the "Red Mill," which is one of his most popular operas, was presented.

The opera next Friday and Saturday will also mark the first such performance of the Lincoln high school musicians under the direction of William Temple, who became director of vocal music at the high school last fall. Cast of 100 I'sed. The cast of one hundred players will be garbed in the elaborate costumes of the seventeenth century, and will be accompanied by a twenty-five piece orchestra. The setting for the opera for the first two acts is in the Netherlands during the occupation by the Spaniards. The last scene is a display of gaiety in the ostentatious French court at Versailles.

Victor Herbert's ability as a librettist is manifest throughout the opera. His humorous situations and lines have the touch of a finished writer and the feeling of his mastery is easily discernible. Few composers of light opera have been able to obtain the distinctiveness with which Herbert Is able to Imbue his characters. Ih the opera, "Babette." is found a creation of personality In the characters that, considerably enhances the production. One of the outstanding of these is the comic role of Van Tympel, a village clock maker.

It Is ably played bv Charles Relrhrnbarh. This character Is the source of much of the opera's humor. Other strong parts ars those Lincoln high school students in the principal roles of Victor Herbe rt's comic opera, "Babette," are shown as they wul appear In the performance of that production next Friday and Saturday evenings. In a haraceristlc pose in the picture at the left are Eleanore Compton, as the charming Vlnrtta, and David Rlanchard, as the scheming Baltazar. The group at the right includes the masculine lead, which Is playe by Delbert Jackson, and the heroine which will be portrayed one night by Lois Rathburn, left, and the other by Louise Powell.

Architect, Who Considers Going Into Ministry, Will Preach Sunday At Raymond By CLARKE C. BRADLEY. Eieht years and one day after the death of Victor Herbert, the melodies of that master of the comic opera will again thrill listeners as the Lincoln high school a capella choir presents his "Babette" next Friday evening on the stage of the hgh school auditorium As one of the thirty-five light operas that Victor Herbert wrote between 1894 and 1917, "Babette" Includes many sparkling selections that demonstrate his genius as a composer. The opera Is also fraught with the wit and humor which Invariably characterizes his work. His place as the greatest composer in his field that this country has ever seen Is generally considered undisputed.

The operas and operettas of Victor Herbert have been produced repeatedly during the past quarter of a century or more, and few musical programs do not include some of his works. Many Familiar Tunea. Many of the outstanding selec-tlons of these operas are among the most popular in the repertoire of American music. Every Amprlcan audience is familiar with his "Sweet Mystery ff Life'' and the "Italian Street Song" from his light opera, "Naughty Marietta." When the Lincoln high school ensemble presrnts "Babette" it will be the third time that a work of Victor Hrrbert has been selerted as the annual opera at the high school. Last year his opera, "Sweethearts," Robert G.

Nairn, a youthful architect of many important buildings who is thinking of turning to the ministry, Is speaking at various churches In Lincoln and vicinity Sunday he will discuss "Mothers and War" at the Raymond Presbyterian church, and Thursday he will speak over radio station KFOR on the City Mission program. Bofore Nairn began planning construction projects, he was in the A. E. F. flying corps, once being a member of an aerial escort tnat accompanied Oencral hing from Dover to London.

Wide Experience. His engineering ability has gone Into various buildings in a dozen states. He was assistant construction engineer of the River Rouge plant Henry Ford. He supervised the erection of several important buildings in Cleveland. In March, 1923, he was chrxien bv the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers to represent it In the construction of a 21-story skyscraper at Cleveland.

He supervised bank and vault construction and remodeling in New York, Washington, Boston and Tacoma, Wash. But back of his mechanical vision Is the environment of rellirlous in the home of his father, Methodist preacher..