| Show LATVIAN DICTATOR AID IN IOWA DAIRY friend recalls when ruler worked in U S nebraska city neb the head toll taker at the bridge here that joins iowa and nebraska is wondering if a certain european dictator the newest of that e expending expanding group would answer his letter it is the opinion of will luebben the toll taker that dictator karlis will it if he too busy dictating to the peoples of the ex republic of latvia for will remembers distinctly when Dic dictator titor was nothing more than his own assistant as a in a council bluffs bluff iowa creamery political refugee will also remembers how the thirty year old agricultural editor from riga and a political refugee to boot set about to acquire further learning and education he lived on only 15 cents a day saving his money tor for books and tul at the university of nebraska he brought a loaf of bread to work with him every morning luebben explained that was an initial investment of a cents he broke it in two drew a quart of sweet milk from a vat in the creamery that was breakfast for lunch he would spend 10 cents cent for a heaping plate of beans usually a piece of bread went along with the beans free in the evening before he left the creamery he would eat the other half of his loaf washed down with another quart of milk his dairy failed after attending the university of nebraska he obtained financial backing and went to texas where he started a dairy of his own but this venture failed about this time he received word that an amnesty had been declared for all political prisoners so back to riga he went up his editorial work it long until imperial rus sla sia was seized by bolsheviks and latvia seemed to favor the communists ts but derbany marched into latvia and the little country was under german rule until the defeat of the latter by the allies latvia was quick to take the opportunity port unity to declare itself an independent nation karl known in lincoln and council bluffs as ulman was named president A few years later his title was advanced to premier recently he grew further in stature he Is now president pre mier or the complete dictator |
