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Maniac Sniper To
Be Sent To Chair
Says Prosecutor
O M A H A ,. Neb. Feb. 28
— ( U .P .) — O m aha’e "m a­
niac sniper,'* who te rro r­
ised th e c ity w ith n ig h t
attacks in which tw o w ere
killed, and several others
wounded, isn’t a m aniac,
but shows a ra tio n a l ten ­
dency in try in g to escape
th e death penalty, County
A tto rn e y H e n ry B eal an­
nounced today.
A charge of firs t de­
gree m u rd e r w ill be file d
against th e sniper, whoa«
name is F ra n k C a rte r.
“ I In ten d to send bias
to th e electric c h s lr,"
declared -the prosecuting
attorney.
(Colnttaned from page 1.)
idea,
I t is thought these w ere
inspired by a m isunderstanding
o f the situation.
The plan is not fo r th e adoption
o f the tru e c ity m anager fo rm of
governm ent which
w o u ld ,' bo
d ou b t; re q u ire amendments to th e
city charter, as, under th e city
m an ag er fo rm of governm ent, th g
city
m anager la given
much
broader power ahd control th an
u nder .the plan contem plated here.
Better Coordination
The local plan does not In any
m a n n e r' abridge Jhe c h a rte r o r
basically change th e present fo rm
o f city governm ent — It m erely
calls fo r, the continuing o f th e
w o rk being done now by th e fo u r
departm ents In a m ore unified,
economical and systematic m eth­
od, w ith one official supervising
and coordinating th e w o rk and
activities o f the fo u r. Instead of
the fo u r present departm ent heads
being d ire c tly responsible to the
c ity c o u n c il,, they w ill be . direct­
ly answerable io the City m an­
&s- &
■ Alice
Rooeevelt
Longworth
as she looks today. In the c e n ­
ter is baby Paulina Longworth,
who la credited by one clique
e f the Washington elite with
causing her to abandon her so­
ciety policy of 20 years. . . . ,
Alice
Roosevelt
Longworth
and her fattoer, the late Prési­
ager, who in tu rn w ill be answer­ dent Roosevelt, on her wedding
day— the tlme sbe began her
able to th e council.
For
Instance, a t present, - i f ban on "frumpish'’ society af­
the-if? is some project codtem -
pated in one o f the departm ents,
th e question must be taken ,np
w ith th e c ity council by th e head
o f the departm ent, and th e coun-
cllm en m ast m ake an > investiga­
tion.
U nder the proposed plan,
the In d iv id u a l departm en t head
would discuss the question of the
project w ith the city m anager,
who would have a concise, accur­
ate report ready for. the conncll
so th a t they could set w ith o u t 'de­
fa ira .
By A L L E N E S U M N E R
*
N B A Service W rite r
W A S H IN G T O N . Feb. 1#— Mrs.
O 'L eary's • cow kicked over a
la n te rn
and started Chicago’s
g reat fire .
A ce rta in ¿up of orange pekoe
tea w ith lem on and a certain
Chocolate wafer, consumed
by
Alice Roosevelt Longw orth ju s t
recently have given rise in the
capital to thia conclusion*—
la y and w ith o u t undue and un­
Husband Nicholas Longw orth
necessary bother to the council-
w ill >riin fo r * certain o ffice
men, who are business men and
know n aa the presidency of
should not be asked to > d ivert
these U nited States of A m erica.
themselves from th e ir business
T h e ru m o r which shakes the
duties.
best H avilan d china in our na­
No Radical Change '
tio n ’s capital began a ll because
Those supporting th e plan do
••Princess A lice’’ d ra n k h e r tea
not view it Ms such a radical
and a te her w a fe r a t a- Con­
change as it would a t first appear,
gressional tea.
n e r aa a question which should
No “Frwnplsh" Teas
m ake necessary an election to r
Behind thia is a story which
its adoption by th e pepple, thus begins souse 20 years ago, when
cregtihg a . la rg e expanse.
“ Princess A^ce** took “ fo r better
M r. Briggs stated th e plan was o r worse,“ Congressman Nicholas
patterned a fte r th e counclim anlc L ongw orth from Ohio.
fo rm o f governm ent, such as some
A nd th e bride b arely shed
P acific coast cities have, instead
o f a fte r th e t r u e . c ity m anager
o th er police
officers,
fo rm o f governm ent.
In other appoint
words th e council is m erely em ­ which in his discretion, he deems
ploying a man to supervise the necessary. Also, th e m ayor may
details o f city m anagem ent in the appoint one o r m ore street com­
fo u r departm ents, o r m erely as­ missioners, one o r m ore w a te r
signing this Work to an official. snperlntendtents, th re e o r m ore
*• Has th e c ity council th e rig h t health officers, and S U C H O T H E R
to do this w ith o u t bolding an O F F IC E R S , AS T H E C O U N C IL
election?
M r. Briggs, when he B Y O R D IN A N C E R E Q U
» IR E --------”
Section T w o o f th is same a r­
first thought o f this plain, studied
th e c ity c h a rte r and found th a t ticle gives the council and mayor
provision had been m ade fo r the th e rig h t to fix the powers and
»
appointm ent o f p ra c tic a lly any duties o f elective officers.
officer which the council deemed
The city a tto rn e y held th a t the
necessary.
;
c h a rte r in th is a rtic le made it
A u th o rity Cited
possible and e n tire ly legal fo r the
The clause in th e city c h arter m ayor ahd council by ordinance
covering this phase of th e situa- to create th e new office o f city
.tio n is in p a rt as follows:
m anager, name a new o fficial, ex­
A rtic le Six. A ppointive Officers: tend a present o ffic ia l’s duties or
**8ection 1: The m ayor shall ap­ do w hatever you m ig h t w an t to
point a c ity attorney and a chief term th é change, so th a t th ia one
o f police fo r th e city, and may official w ould have general m an­
agem ent o f th e fo n r departments.
T h e change is therefore patently
w ith in the province and a u th o rity
o f the m ayor and council.
Advantages of. Plan
Some o f th e most Im po rtant
advantages o f the new plan, ac­
cording to th e ordinance, which
it is understood w ill be introduc­
ed a t th e council m eeting tonight,
are:
Eat Food diat Supplies
“Balanced” Ration After
The responsibility o f fo u r de­
p a rtm e n t heads to one cen tral­
ised office and m anager a t a ll
tim e.
<
The interchange o f lab o r and
her brocaded satin and donned
her going-away suit before ehe
said, very decisively: -
“ Just because I'm m a rry in g
a congressman th ey ndedn’t ex­
pect me to attend a ll those
frum pish
a ffa irs
of congress­
m en’s wives.’’
A nd the new Mrs. Longw orth
ke p t h e r vow fo r over 20 years!
» T h e d a rlin g o f the W h ite
House, .who had been the belle
o f every C apitol ball, the* toast,
o f embassy soirees, th e guest of
honor
w herever
W ashington's
big names gathered, continued to
liv e th e game life as Congress­
man N ic k ’s w ife . '
“ T he frum ps,’* as she called
the meek little wives of all
congressmen but Nicholas Long-
w o rth , had th e ir teas and re ­
ceptions sans A lice, th e scorner
T w e n ty long g ray years w e n t
ij£ 2 k 2 T i.W W t t f c r t 'h
In fo rm a l “ frum pish" tea given
by
60
congressmens
b etter
halves fit a local hotel.
. A lice had n o t even been in ­
vite d . She Just breezed in w hen
most of the pimento cheese
sandwiches were gone, and pro­
ceeded to charm everyone.
“ She’s lovely,** said one of
the “ wives fro m the sticks,**
whom
Mrs.
L ongw orth
once
scorned, a fte r the reincarnated
A lice had shown her snapshots
of th e In fa n t P aulin a.
“ H ow gracious!** said another.
“Y ou m ust com« often!** said
the reception com m ittee aa M rs.
Longw orth
wfived
her breesy
adieus.
And she promised th a t
she w ould!
T h e congressmen’s wives are
now divided in to two factions.
H a lf m a in ta in th a t “ she has an
ax to grind. She needs ue now.
N ic k has decided to ru n for,
'p resid en t and she’s dru m m ing up
A few dayfi ago Mrs. Long- tra d e .’’
w o rth , w ife o f th e speaker of
T h e ir husbands th in k th e same
th e house, dropped in a t a very thing— although th ey a d m it per-
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P O R T L A N D , Ore., Feb. 2 0 —
( U .P .) — F arm ers,
in
M alheu r
county bavp had
enough
of
Chinese pheasants.
around the Valves is re­
sponsible for ever greater
NotieetoGas
Consumers
Using Quarter Meters
Handbag
After March 1 st, no gas is to
stored in quarter meters.
haps A lice is only drum m ing
up tra d e because N ick Is now
speaker of the house.
Did The Baby Do It?
If any gas is stored at present time,
it should be used before that date
as meters will be turned back at
that time. ► <
\ c :
Others, m ind fu l of Mrs. Long­
w o rth ’s interested queries about
th e ir lit t le Johns and Marya and
her b rig h t eyes as she boastod
of little P aulin a, say th a t the
baby •• is
responsible
fo r
the
change.
A ll W ashington knows and
Is ta lk in g about this “ ta m in g ."
Some laugh a t the plain garden
variety
m aterialism
of
A lice
Roosevelt Longw orth, who brings
snapshots of P aulina to the Sen­
ate g allery.
Question: Is A lice ^g rinding
an ax’’ fo r her N ick o f the spate
and red nightcap who would fo r
the presidency ru n , o r has the
lau g h in g Alice w h o once rode-
a sacred elephant, been tam ed,
by a baby daughter's touch th a t
makes th e w hole w o rld k in — even
“ frum pish congressmen’s wives?”
SOUTHER OREGON
Here is a quaint "petticoat hand­
bag." I t la made of quilted, old-
(ashloned calico print, the sort our
grandmothers used for their petti­
coats, whence the name- The darker
materials used are accompanied)»
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a.
hLet the Women
Do the Work”
!3,000,000 American wo­
men wrestle 275,000
tons of soiled clothing
every week ih the wash­
day suds.
But you don’t
have to hLet the
women do the
w o rk ”
Not when a phone call
lo 165 will have your
Share of this tonnage
laundried c a r e f u l l y
hway from your home
and returned at small
cost.
motor efficiency.
B À L -S A -■ hf t - A
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for
Coughs
Chronic
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The
Automotive Shop
ASHLAND
LAUNDRY CO
81 Water Btroft
Phone 165
Brake Relining Done by
Machinery
the conclusion of poor
WE WANT TO BUY
because they start days w ith break­
fasts lacking in certain food elements.
■fo feel right, you must have a well-
balanced, complete breakfast ratiofi.
A t most other meals— lunch and din­
ner—you get i t Rut breakfast is a
hurried mejd, qften badly chosen.
„
Thus Quaker Oats, containing 16%
protein, food’s great tissue builder,
58% catfcohydrate, its great energy ele­
ment, plus all-importafit vitamines and
the “bulk” that makes laxatives seldom
needed, is tly dietetic urge of the
world today.
I t Is food that “stands by” you
through the morning.
,
Quick Quaker, cooks in J to i
minutes
That’s faster than plain
toast Don’t deny yourself the natural
stimulation this rich food offer* you.
Quick Quaker
have been received by th e "game
commission from th a t area.
The commission ordered traps
to be set to catch th e surplus
birds in M a lh e u r county.
The
captives then w ill be freed in
the W illa m e tte v a lle y and else­
where, a t points w h ere banters
report a, scarcity o f birds.
IB
equipm ent between th e various
T he birds, protected most of
departm ents.
the year by law , a re a source of
T he city m anager w ill m ake a g reat damage to crops, and the
concise and expert rep o rt each state gam e commission has re­
m onth to the c ity council covet­ ceived m any complaints.
ing the w o rk o f th e fo u r d epart­
One fa rm e r, T re n t Johnson,
ments and projects w hich a re pro­ even w ent ao fa r as to b ill the
posed.
state fo r >800 damage done by
T he city manage? sh all have the birds. H e said they ate up'
charge of the equipm ent of the his corn crop, b u t th a t he stood
fo u r departm ents, th e purchasing, helplessly by and watched them
checking and - storing, whlph the do it because the game laws for­
council expects
w ill
resu lt In bade k illin g them.
O th er le t te r s . o f complaint
economics.
T he city m anager w ill assume
the d uty o f investigation on pro­
jects, thus re lie v in g th e council-
men o f this duty to a g reat extfiht.
X K HOLT ANO FLORENCE
BY PETER 8-KYNLAM IHYW
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