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PAGE THRX VTEDyrESnXY. DEC. 1331 THE COLUMBUS DAILT TELEGRAM. COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA.

NEBRASKA 4-H CROP on Dec. 8. will be that of WiUiam E. Burton, of Omaha, sentenced to life Imprisonment on charge cf slaying his wife. He was convicted of shooting the woman in the course of an argument over division of "Northernmost Woman in World' Tells of Year Spent Near Nor ft Pole, Its Beauties and Hazards PARDON BOARD ACTS ON CLEMENCY PLEAS SOCIETY JUDGE TUM SECOND profits of an illegal traffic and after she bad threatened to turn him.

over to police to escape from we got away with only the loss of a motor. so Describe Icebergs and Snow Formations Brilliantly Colored When Arctic Sun Shines DIAL 5232 hurt. For a "tenderfoot" work in the Waverly, Lad High Scoring Individual at Chi Change of heart cn the part of a former Dode county attorney Announce Decisions in 20 of 26 Applications Heard at November Hearing north is difficult. You can lose your life with any step you make. But with experience the dangers P.

T. A. Meeting Postponed The (were symbolic of the holiday time. cago International BAKING ifsPOWDEn regular monthly meeting- of the disappear. In the spring I used to go on ex- ciirinn in a.

1 3I00O. Chicago. Dec. 2 (LP) Three Iowa LIFE TERMS ARE CUT and I succeeded in finding my way i 2 among the icebergs which pressed. boys won the junior crop judging EDITOR'S NOTE: For a year a young Russian woman.

Nina Riadtozova-Demme. held the distinction of being the -northernmost woman in the world." She lived and worked in the Russian colony on Franz Joseph land, the only woman in a colony of 19 men. One of the men, the head of the expedition, was her husband. Ivan Ivanov. Recently this woman returned to the mainland on the Ice-breaker "Malygin." In Crimea, where she now is vacationing amidot semi-tropical sur You In ttiiaf KCULESStKsnol kijH priced tttdu 25 254 Highland Park Parent Teachers association which was to have been held tomorrow, will not be held this 1 month.

Instead, ail the parents are invited to visit the "school tomorrow between and 3:30 p. m.r while the regular school work is being carried on. Refreshments will be served at the conclusion of the meeting hour. h- Lincoln, ufc a Action a gooa tox-trot cancer picas contest at the 4-H cluD congress. Their score of 3.530 points was only one point higher than the second place Nebraska team.

way among tablets on a restaurant of the 26 applications for clem- ency. beard by tne state paraon floor. shown la records of the case of i Bernard Ott. of Hooper, sentenced to 13 years for criminal assault on a farm woman. John Gumb.

jr, of 1 Fremont, county attorney when Ott was sentenced In 19C4. wrote at the time that he felt Ott should erve the full tune. This year be wrote to the pardon board stating he feels 13 years excessive and asking favorable action on Ott's petition. Among other cases listed for hearing are those of Thomas Crouch and John Chandler, both an- der sentence for ear theft. Crouch' was seat to prison from Buffalo county for a term of from 1 to 2 years.

Chandler was aentenced to serve from 1 to 34 years. Members of the winning leaxn board at its November meeting, was announced today. were John Williams. Emmetsburg: Snencer Torkelson. Osgood, and Other gues's were Mr.

and Mrs. Thomas Dickey, of Lincoln. Misses Davida and Virginia Dickey, of Omaha, an 1 Mr. and Mrs. L.

Dickey, sr. Dinner-Bridge Party-Mr. and Mrs. Otto F. Walter and Mr.

and A. Curry entertained 28 guests at a very lovely 7 o'clock dinner at the Walter home Monday evening. The covers were arranged at small tables, and each table was centered with a tan red taper in a green crystal holder. Beautiful bouquets of red roses and stevia added a delightful floral note throughout the rooms. In the subsequent bridge series.

Dr. and Mrs. T. McMihon received the prize for the higi couple score, and Mr. and Mrs.

Ai C. Smith, the prize for Busfneaa which prevented of the board meeting in execu Merritt Giffin. Ringsted. NAMES RECEIVERS Donald Sutherland, Waverly. tive session delayed action in the roundings after her Arctic ex m0r Aife Neb, was high scoring individual ni won a eold watch.

Ted Brown. remaining cases. Of the 3 decisions reached. Id favored clemency perience, she has written the following exclusively for the United Press. while four applications were de FOR WABASH ROAD lui also of Waverly.

was second and Merritt Giffin. Ringsted. Ia-. third. nied.

society Tete-a-Tete Members of the newly organized Tete-a-Tete club were entertained at their second social meeting at the home of Mrs. C. J. Devlin last week Tuesday afternoon. The hours were spent at bridge and Mrs.

Everett Weaver merited the prize for high score. At 5 o'clock dainty Charles Foreman of the Nebras Among the cases on which no By NINA RIADTZOVA-DEMME ka poultry judging team, won high in OOUiLE acti a Gaspra, Crimea, U. S. S. Dee.

2 (LP) Resting here under the hot action was taken was that of Bert Davis, of Beaver City, who was sentenced to life imprisonment five individual honors in tnis event. Walter Jaeger. Sherwood, Ore. St. Lcuia, Dec.

2 (LP) The railway company with 2JZS7 Read The Telegram Want-Ads years ago on conviction of having won a $200 college scholarship, taking second place in the meat ani refreshments were served at thei sun, to the roar of the kind sea, I want to tell about months spent near the north pole. -Deep Polar night holds sway poisoned his wife. Action was de mal livestock project. ferred also in the case of Fred Wil second high. Honors Guests-Mr.

and Mrs. O. V. White entertained at a prettily appointed 7 In the meat judging and identifi liams, of Omaha. small tables.

Mrs. Fred Lnchsing-er played with the members. Senior Walther League there at this moment. Aureolas are flashing through the skies; storms Released in connection with the rage, thick fogs' creep from the report on the November meeting! was a list of 22 applications for "windows of free water in the clemency which win be heard at the miles of track in six mid-western states, with headquarters here, was in the hands of receivers today. Federal Judge Charles B.

Davis appointed Frank Nicodemus. New York, assistant general counsel and Walter S. Franklin, president, as receivers late yesterday on a petition of the Slots Tie company and with consent ef the railroad. The complaint of the Tie company, which claimed indebtedness of S49.KL alleged the Wabash earnings were insufficient during the year to meet interest -charges of ja.306.3S9 on $105. 947.31 X) bonded indebtedness.

December meeting of the board. Two life term prwoners. beard in o'clock dinrer at their home Saturday evening in honor of Mr. and Mrs. J.

J. Locher. of Monticeflo. Ta and Mrs. Harry Bannister, of Detroit, who were house guests cf State Representative and Mr.

C. P.egan. The dinner table waa centered w.th a lovely bouquet of Super Curline November; received clemency In the ice. or they reflect the outlines of icebergs; a fairy world bewitched by moonlight Ia the Polar night the hour is not like an hoar, the day not like a day. On such moonlight nights it was nice to go out alone on skiis to the cupola of icebergs.

Once, while studying snow formations, I fell into a crevice and from there cation contest, Edgar Reif. Olym-pia. was second: Leo Wol-vin, Seward. Neb, fourth: Mervin Aegerter. Seward.

Neb, fifth, and Arnold Roen. Luverne, Minn, seventh. Three Minnesotans won first places in the Irish potato exhibit They were Norman Halbacka, Em-barass, showing Green Mountains; Clarence Amundson, East Grand Forks. Irish Cobblers, and Edward Andersen, Meadowlands, Irish Cob-biers. Mississippi cotton and Louisiana peanuts won high honors at the congress.

W. H. Bayse, Jackson. Miss, orchid chrysanthemums. An infor Steam Wave mal evening" followed the dinner.

The Senior Walther League of the Immanuel Lutheran church held their regular monthly meeting in the basement of the church, last evening. In the absence of Erwin Dietz, the president, E. T. Miessler, the vice president, presided at the business meeting. An educational meeting was also held in connection with the business session, and plans were discussed and completed for the program which will be presented by the league this month.

Refreshments were served by Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Miessler. Mr. and Mrs.

1 T. Miessler and Misses Adele and OUie Miessler. For Sister-Honoring their sister. Mrs. M.

J. Morris, of New Tork City. Miss I could see the stars through a network of ice-crystals formed on the flanks of the icebergs. And in February, when the Polar WasMngto'rt day started burning, the sun gen-' showing long staple cotton, was individual sweepstages winner over club members from three other erously scattered colors everywhere. Masses of snow crashed down from the ranges, revealing the icebergs.

Then I watched the icepacks, which told me the story of their form of commutation cf sentences. Earl Sutton, sent to prison from Sheridan county in 1913 on conviction of slaying a ranch woman, secured a reduction of his sentence to 30 years. Edward Anderson, col- ored. sent up for life tn 1919 for slaying his common-law wife who tried to leave him. received a reduction of his sentence to 23 years.

Henry B. Johnson, who has serr-ed more than a year in the Hamil-1 ton county jail for manufacture of liquor, will be given his release two days before Christmas. He was sentenced to one year in jail and fined 15,000. liable to pay. he was ordered to serve the fine out at the rate of $3 per day.

Walter Kinser, sentenced from Richardson county for a term of four years on charges of statutory aasault. was granted commutation of sentence. Theodore Collins. Richardson county, was given a parole cf sentence on charges of auto theft Among the cases to be heard at the December meeting of the board Liabilities of the Vrnsn exceeded bock values of its assets by J6.00O.00O and gross earnings for the 10 months ending Oct. 31 were 111.200.000 under a similar period last year, the complaint said.

The complaint says $4,730,476 of the railroad's liabilities were for materials and supplies. One of the principal factors in the reduced earnings of the Wabash, it was said. waa the effect which the business depression has had on the automobile industry. The Wabash, running into Detroit, depended a great deal on auto shipments for revenue. Since the 1929 stock market crash, reduced states.

Mississippi club members responsible for the winning display were Bob Riser. Raymond; Alfred Margaret Lynch and Mrs. Clarence many-centuries' accumulation. The iWiTin.f- Oholson: Chandler Mos- Positively the only lOOfc Steam Wave given in Columbus. No electricity used.

Phone 7203 Powers Beauty Shop 1265 1 26th Ave. Colmbua Gerrard entertained 12 guests at annual layers are uneven. A pow delightful 5 o'clock tea at their ley, De Kalb, and Verne Geiselman, Port Gobson. Otto Skipper, Ghol-aon. headed the class for medium erful and clean layer speaks of that year's low temperatures: dirty home Friday.

The one long table at which the guests were seated staple and mabory brewer. Menden- was centered with a large yellow thin ones speak of yean of intensive thaw. The alternation of layers is regular, as- if planned. The taper, and at each place wa. hall, won the short staple ciaas.

-niaiann neanuts won the state By RODNEY DUTCHER NEA Service Writer Wasington "Waiting for the periods range from to 12 years. small lighted yellow taper. In the ensuine bridge series. Mrs. J.

M. competition with Tennessee, second It is interesting that in central shipments of cars has cut into the Wabash revenue. and Mississippi third. Reds" i3 a new game they play over at the White House. It requires Curry was awarded the prize fori In the individual sweet potato Truck competition and the policy competition John B.

Holly. Stigler. Okla won first with Nancy Hails of transporting cars to markets under their own power resulted in re ni Hebert Peden. Gholson, La, Asia, where I used to work, the water arteries fed by icebergs differ in their yearly yield of water in the limits of the same 7 to 12 years' period. Snow reacts to the wind almost in the same way as sand, forming the same sort of landscape.

So, when duced income for the Waoaah. first with Porto Ricans. high score, and ilias Teas Regan received the traveling prize. A pretty grift was presented to the honor guest. Seven o'clock Dinner At one of the larger social events of the week.

Mr. and Mrs. George Reeder, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kram scores of layers and a good time invariably is had by all.

The game begins when 40 or 50 communisU meet every month or so in their little hall on Seventh street and vote 'to march on the White House next morning to protest about something. Word of this promptly gets to the police and the secret service. Everybody 3tarts scurrying. Policemen are To Probe Stories Red Cross TELLS OF CHICAGO Relief Work Unsatisfactory er and Mrs. El H.

Chambers entertained 52 guests at a prettily ap i went siloing over tne snow on skiis, in a thirty degree froet. the yellow burning velvet chains ef the southern deserts seemed to stand before me deserts of white sand. I met a female Polar bear with EXPOSITIOH plans Omaha, Dec. 2 (LP) Delegations from Omaha and Lincoln Chambers of Commerce and Omaha Post. pointed 7 o'clock dinner at Hotel Thurston last evening.

Places were laid in foursomes at small tables, and alternating as center pieces on the tables were red tapers in green ordered to ail entrances and then there's a sjuad of motorcycle cops with sidecars ready to dash to whatever entrance may be threatened. The secret service men turn out full force and place themselves on the alert. The correspondents and photographers come a-running. American Legion, were to leave at noon today for the drought sections of northern Nebraska to investigate reports that relief work by the Red Cross is unsatisfactory. Glen Ft.

Eastburn the Chamber of holders and small baskets of red two cubs. We looked one another in the eyes and went on in different directions. Another time during the two hour3 of my absence from camp the bears destroyed the tent and Lincoln. Dec 2 (LP) H. F.

Miller. of Chicago, member of the staff of Chicago's "Century of Prcgrresa Expedition." eonf erred here with Governor Charles W. Bryan and local civic leaders concerning plans for the world's fair exposition. Miller told the governor that 73 Commerce will head the Omaha del f-The president and his secretaries flowers, introducing a Christmas note. In the after-dinner bridge series.

Mrs. C-. P. Evans, and K. A.

Clarke were accorded the prizes for high, scores, and Mrs. Lester J. Carrig and F. Cham broke the food boxes. I found wyl egation.

per cent cf all states have appro-; bers were awarded the prizes for torn clothes on the icebergs and the guns about a kilometer from the camp. Making observations of the life of birds. I fell through the ice. The temperature of the air was 23 and the secretaries to the secretaries keep looking out the windows "or sending inquiries. Crowds congregate on nearby sidewalks.

Up until several day3 ago the demonstrators had been fooling everybody by failing to show up. second high scores. Nebraska Girl 4-H Club Health Champ priated money or appointed commissions to take part in the exposition. He said all state exhibits are to be shown under one roof this year, so that states will be able to spend Evening Club- Mr. and Mrs.

Walter Boettcher below zero. While I walked the two kilometers to the station the But several days ago they sud denly appeared. Police took the Is Perfect their entire appropriations on matter in hand at once and arrested clothes on me become entirely frozen. But after this ice-bath, I was lucky enough to escape without so 13 of the ringleaders. Dick Jervis, head of the White House secret ser much as a sneeze.

entertained the other members of their evening club at a bridge party at their home last evening. At the -conclusion of the game. Mrs. F. H.

Morrow and Dr. C. H. Campbell were accorded the honors for high scores. A lovely lunch was served at the end of the series of card games.

Gertrude Heikea, Winner of Title in International Contest at Chicago, Reveals "Secret" But our station knew bad things vice, had been annoyed by the nonappearance of the communists, but often enough. There was the oc ultimately he had his day. casion when both the doctor and the radio operator (essential per PLAN NON-STOP HOP AROUND THE WORLD sons in a Polar colony) were sick simultaneously, with a violent form By GERTRUDE HTTKES (Dakota County. Nebr, National Girl Health Champion. 1931) Chicago.

Dec 2 (LP) Of course I am happy to have won the nation One understands that Vice President Charlie Curtis, in deciding to make an early decision as to whether he would be a candidate to succeed himself or run for his eld of cold. Then there were the times when in the middle of the night, without any apparent reason, the dogs would suddenly fall ill and die Polly Parrots A delightful evening party was given by Mrs. Frank J. Tooley at her home last evening for the members of the Polly Parrots club. The evening wa3 devoted to playing bridge, with Miss Agnes Shea scor al health championship.

Anyone would be- This is an honor for which I have been trying four years, and I am glad that I have won with a score of 99 9 per cent For 3 Bays with signs of hydrophobia. The puppies would die in the same way. Los Angeles. Dec 2 (LP) Don Moyle and Cecil A. Allen, who crossed the Pacific ocean by air In a series of short heps last summer, revealed today tentative plans for a non-stop, and air-refueling flight around the world.

The world of bacteria in these lati tudes is mysterious and not well enough studied. The doctors tell me that is the highest ever made in a contest, but I believe that someone will come along one of these days and beat ing for the prize. Delicious refreshments were served at the small tables. Beautiful bouquets of yellow and white chrysanthemums and snapdragons were used around the senate seat, was actuated by no particular desire to get the administration and the republican party off the anxious bench. High republicans had whispered so many mean things about Charlie that he didn't mind how long he kept them wondering whether he was going to consider tse administration a sinking ship and infer as much to the world by refusing to go on the ticket again.

What did bother The floating ice brings great dis Thursday, Friday and S-yy Saturday SSST it by making 100 per cent- This is a new experience for me rooms. Miss Louise Byrnes, Miss Kathryu Byrnes. Miss Lauretta Shea and Mrs. Lawrence Parrett, all the picture men and movie A plane carrying: 1.400 gallons of gasoline would be used. Moyle said.

Their plans include a flight from Nev Tork to Moscow, where they would refuel without landing, and proceed to a rendezvous with a refueling plane along the Siberian coast or Alaska, and hence back to comforts into Polar work. i Ice is a treacherous element. It suddenly surrounds your sloop with the intention of grinding you to powder. It is particularly bad when this happens in a fog. The floating ice almost buried five of us in the British Channel during cameramen wanting to make a pic the latter cf Creston.

Ia, were spe ture, just because I happened to Curtis was the pleas of his politi win the championship at the 4-H cal brethren in Kansas, who want club congress. One question that all reporters our last trip to Kitlita Islands. Butj New York. to get that senate seat now held by George McGill back from the democrats next year and must lay their plan3. The vice president has asked me was how I became so healthy.

Of course. I have my Darents to thank first of all. cial guests. Monday Club-Mrs. T.

W. Adams delightfully entertained the members of the Monday club at a one o'clock luncheon at her home Monday. Three small tables were arranged and each was centered with small bouquet of chrysanthemums. An enjoyable bridge series followed with Mrs. H.

F. J. Hockenberger receiving the high score. Mrs. Harry Bannister, of Detroit, Mich, was an out-of-town guest.

have never been sick in my life, except a couple of time when I had the measles. My mother and father entered me in a baby show when held political offices for about 50 years and he feels he owes a lot to the party in his home state. Here ccmes another son into national politics, perhaps destined to go as far as Senator La Follette and Governor Roosevelt of Porto Rico. His name is Thomas T. Tag-eart.

He is the son of the famous I was a year and a half old. but the doctors thought I cried too much, so they gave me second. Well, I1 was in another contest when I wasj 10 and won it. That waa in the. county.

I placed second another; time. I was third once in the state! and this year was first, which en-abled me to come to Chicago. I never miss breakfast and near-j Tom who was democratic boss of "33" Dancing Club- A Sensational Sale of 300 Eagle Shirts New fall shirts in neat hich-grale patterns and soVul colors; stripes, self patterns, small fiznrts; broadcloth, prints and woven malra; collar-attar hed. neckband and cellars to match. All are Kazle shirts and are resmlar S'UZO qualities All guaranteed color-fast.

Sizes to IS. Xow with Christmas jnst a few we-k away you can fill many a Christmas list with Kasle shirts at just about the regular prices. Special for these 3 days only, during our Complete Close-out Removal Sale at dance for the! Indiana fir so many years and has The fortnigntly been elected to his father's old place on the national committee following a factional row which found members of the "329" Dancing club was held Saturday evening at Wayside Country club, when 20 couples were in attendance. The music him pitted against L. G.

EHingham. Fort Wayne publisher and one of ly always eat cooked cereal, some, fresh fruit, bread and butter. We have meat generally twice a day. I and I usually drink about four was furnished by Faprockis orchestra. During intermission, re the elder Taggarfs old lieutenants.

Karl Petsrs has come nearer to taking old Tom's mantle of power in Indian than anyone else and he supported young Taggart for the job. glasses of milk a day. In fact, I eat anything that mother puts on the table, but she knows how to balance our food so that we get the proper nourishment. We never miss a day without a vegetable besides potatoes. freshments were served by Mr.

and Mrs. Roy Famsworth, Mr. and Mrs. C- C. Moore.

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bray and Mr. and Mrs. Otto Hasselbalch.

Mr. and Mrs. George Nielsen, of Council Biuff3, who were visitors in the city last week-end, were guests at the dance. Birthday Party Mrs. Cornelius Schmit and daugh Hundreds of men who came to the capital in the mistaken belief With twfmphoncs throughout th fcowsav cWx cm mmd BnJ rmcmnad cotnmnmnllf at tfi9 tomgfit th mm4 erases.

I like to go to parties and 4-H: club meetings. Girl Reserves and other affairs just tike any girl, and enjoy them. I have an occasional date. I havent much time for ath-l Ietics because I live 11 miles f'om town and I have to get home after! that it was easier to find work here than elsewhere are now finding it. A.

new municipal wood yard has been established and you can make a dollar working four hours there. It probably is the most representative of all community wood-yards this year. The first few ter. Miss Anna Schmit. went to Rising City.

Sunday, to attend a party riven bv the former's son and A school and do my share of the work daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schmit. in honor of their daughter, Genevieve, on her ninth birthday anniversary. The center piece on of the first day's batch of! about the house.

It is my job to Absence need no longer keep the crowd "apcxt" not several hundred workers included wash the dishes every evening and I really enjoy it, strange as it may the dinner table was a large white cooks, tailors, carpenters, painters, birthday cake. lighted with minia- laborers, waiters, plasterers, multure pink candles. ers. machinists and a gun polisher from California. Ohio, Pennsylvan- sound.

Our bedtime is from 9 to 9:30 and I usually get up about 6 of 6:30 so that I get from to 9 hours sleep, which I believe that anyone, especially anyone who Is growing, ought to have. We be ia. New York, Indiana. New Jersey, Family Dinner- North Carolina and other states. with a telephone at hand to have a hippy char it zzj r'ne with the one who has moved away.

The cost ts rnixU. only 30 cents for three minutes (between 8:30 p.m. and 4:30 a.m. over 160 airline miles whea you will talk with anyone available at the telephone called. The charges are less for shorter distances and less per mile as me distance increases.

And tie few cents a day paid for 2 telephone enable you to quickly reach your neighbors, or friends ia town. Nebraska Continental Telephone Co. lieve that Benjamin Franklin's pro- New Highway Planned Mr. and Mrs. uicKey, jr entertained the members of the family at their home Sunday noon in honor of Mr.

and Mrs. Paul Dickey, of Omaha, on their wedding an London. (LP) Thirty miles of new roal running from Tyndrum. a village in Perthshire, to Glencoe niversary, xne taDie appointments verc, -Jtny to ben, early to rise, is a good one. "I can't say that I care a lot about the city, too much smoke and dust, and I miss the fresh air and sunlight, take the country as a place to live.

and Thanksgiving in Argyllshire will cost about half featured a fall motif. A large bowl of seasonal! a million sterling, an average oi fruit adorned the center of the' SSO.000 pir mile approximately five table, and the ether suggestions shilling an inch..

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