THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1923.
FLATTSMOUTR 8XM3 WEEKLY 70TJEJTA1
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MURRAY -:- NEBRASKA
Patronize the Murray Bathing Beach.
The Murray radio program will be
a good one. Don't miss it.
Mrs. Homer Miller and little son
Dick were guests of Mrs. B. F. Bren
del Saturday.
Remember the good fold summer
time is short. Take a refreshing
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swim at the Murray Bathing Eeach
Miss Etta Nickles was looking af
ter some business matters in Union
last Monday, making the trip in her
auto.
Dr. J. II. Hall was looking ?lter
some business matters in Murray on
last Tuesday and also at the farm as
well, coming down on the bus.
Georg Nickels was looking after
some business matters in Omaha on
last Monday, making the trip with
Mr. O. T. Leyda, who also had some
business 'matters there to look af
ter. E. M. Steinc-r of Oklahoma City,
who has been visiting here for some
day3 past, guests of relatives .here,
departed last Monday for his home in
the south, while the family who ac
companied him north, will remain for
a longer, visit.
Dr. G. L. Taylor was a visitor in
Elmwcod and vicinity last Tuesday, j
where he was called on professional
business and was accompanied by the,
family-who went along tor an outing.!
Dr
Tavlnr an1 family also trisitPtl ..i
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Clapp "while there.
Everyone will want to hear the
Murray radio program on Thursday
evening, August 2nd.
Mrs. Dr. J. F. Brendel entertained
at dinner Thursday. Mrs. Homer Mil
ler of Plainview, Mrs. Wm. Sporer.
Mrs. Doc Lons, Mrs. John Ferris and
Mrs. B. F. Brendel. In the after
noon Mrs. McDonald and daughter,
Mrs. Mellinger and Mrs. Wm. Sey
boldt. Dainty refreshments were
served and a very pleasant time was
had.
Last Sunday Wm. Sporer and fam
ily, A. G. Long and family, Mrs. Ho
mer Miller and little son of Plain
view, J. W. EJmund3 and Mrs. B. F.
Brendel journeyed to Weeping Water
and ate dinner under the shade trees
in the park there. All decided that
Weeping Water park was a fine p'ace
for a picnic.
Bathing Suit Special
A fortunate purchase allows us to offer the high
class sample line of Bradley Knitting Companys bath
ing suits at practically mill cost.
Men's Suits Heavy and .medium weight pure
wool yarns. Correct fitting and up to the minute style.
Regular values to $8. Priced $2.95 to $5.75.
Men's Worsted Two-Piece Suits Made fly front
trunk, supporter shirt, belted. $4.50 to $8 value. Priced
from$2.S5 to $5.75.
Men's Cotton Ribbed Suits Red, white and "gold
chest stripe trimmed. Good fitting cotton suits that hold
their shape. Priced at $1 and $1.50.
ladies Suits Contrasting trim, V and round neck
style, button on shoulder. Conservative models. Pure
worsted yarns. Retail values to $9. Special prices, $4.50,
$5 and $5.75.
"" Misses' and Boys' Suits One-piece, reinforced
pure worsted yarns. Some have belts. ' Combination
stripe trimmings. Sizes to 34. Values to" $5. Priced at
$1.50, $2.25 and $3.50.
Boys', Misses' and Children's Cotton Suits Navy
and black solid color body, white and red trim. Prices,
75c and $1.'
You will be proud to own a Bradley
Suit None better made.
Bathing'Caps Bathing Suit Bags Bathing Slippers
H. Ill Soennichsen&Co.
Telephone No. 12
Department
Don't forget the Murray radio pro
gram Thursday night, Aug. 2.
Jesse -Chambers has been doing
some painting at and hear 31rdock
during the past week.
Tell your friends Murray talent is
j to furnish the radio program from
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6l.OB nuAYAu5uS.. The Murray Bathing Beach tails to
G. W. McCracken was enjoying the'the bathers. Come on in, the water
show at the Ak-Sar-Ben last Monay. ia fine
evening and thinks it was an elcel- w j Philpot and the family wer2
lent show. i visiting in Plattsmouth for the day
Charles Staska of Plattsmouth was last Monday, they also looing after
a visitor in Murray last Tuesday, be- 8ome business matters in Omaha a
ing: a guest at the home of his broth-( portion of tne ay.
er. Joseph Staska while here. , Herman L ,mitn living about
Otto Puis, living west of Murray. mjdv3y between Murray and Nehaw
shipped two cars of cattle to the ka threshed last Tuesday and de
live stock market last Tuesday from nTerefi nS -wheat to the Farmers
his own feeding and all excellent eator company of Murray, the flrst
stock. j new wheat which they have gotten
L. D. Hiatt and wife, with their .
little daughter, Alice Louise, were
visiting and also looking after some
business matters in Plattsmouth, go
ing up in their car. '
C. C. Burbridge, plumber, of Platts
mouth, was Installing a heating plant
in the schoolhouse of district number j
it OT what is known as the Moore
school, during the past week.
T.n.1(, R 0 and son James
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j,.,,aj ThnnHir fnr Tintines. I
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lrnprp inpv u in vi.su milu icidiiica
and will also install a windmill which
they have sold to a party fn Red Wil
low county.
Mrs. J. H. MeCracken'of Kellerton.
Iowa, who has been visiting for a
week or more at the home of her
son. G. W. McCracken and family in
Murray, departed last Tuesday for
Omaha, where she will visit at the
homeof a daughter for a while be
fore returning to her home in Iowa.
Through the courtesy of Maxon
Mellinger, who is spending the sum
mer at the home of his grandmother,
Mrs. Myron McDonald, and under the
auspices of the Bank of Murray, the
talent of Murray, and aided some by
others, will give a program which is
to be broadcast from the Woodmen of
the World station in Omaha on the
PTPnine of Aueust 2nd. See the pro-1
gram and prepare to enjoy the ex
cellent treat that night by tuning in
on the Omaha station's wave.
Murray, Nebraska
Come and spend your evenings and
rest In comfort at the Murray Bath
ing Beach.
John Robbine threshed his wheat
last Wednesday, which was delivered
to the elevators in Murray.
Unele Win. Puis was looking af
ter some business matters in Platts
mouth last Saturday afternoon.
Frank Schlichtemeier threshed and
delirered his wheat to the elevators
In Murray during the first portion of
the week.
J. E. Gruber, the carpenter was as
sisting in some carpenter work at the
home of Edward Gansmer for the
past week or ten days.
Searl Davis of Plattsmouth was
looking after some business matters
in Murray and on the farm west of
town last Wednesday.
Uncle J. "W. Edmunds was looking
after some business matters in the
county seat last Tuesday, making the
trip In his auto truck.
Mrs. Millard Kelsey of Millard has
been visiting for a number of days
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E.
L. Peterson in Murray.
Mesdames B. P. Brendel and W. L.
Seybolt were visiting with friends
and also looked after some trading in
Nebraska City last Wednesday,
Herman Gansmer and A. D. Baake
were loofcf ng after some business mat
ters in Omaha last Monday, remain-
ing for the show at the Ak-Sar-Ben
den jn the eTening.
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this season
Miss Florence Lancaster has been
quite poorly at her home northwest
of Murray with inflamation of her
kidneys and has been kept to her
bed for a number of days. She is
Showing some improvement at this
time, which is pleasing news to her
many friends
I , , couthwest of
',r..'J' k-ow.
uunav auu uul oj i- u
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in Omaha for some time past, has
shown sufficient improvement to per
mit of his returning home,, which he
did a short time since and is getting
along nicely, although not entirely
recovered.
Learn to swim for health and
beauty, at the Murray Bathing
Beach.
The improvements which Dr. J. F. .
Brendel has been having made atj
his home have Jst about been com-j
pleted and he took Mr Alva Hobson,
the plumber who has been doing the
wotk nome iasi luesuay aueruooii
Mr. and Mrs. Brendel are well pleas-. nht Julv 2 1st We exnect th is to t0 move in car Iots' accordinS 4 re
ed with the improvements though ?'n' Iat2 Iro-ram The musical porVS from S0- The condition
they have cost a neat sum. 5 AS?" 111 :of the crop is reported at 76 per cent
It is reported that Uncle Henry
Kehne, who lives a few miles east of
Manley, and wno has neen quite sick ,
ior some weeKs pasi. ana uo it uas Newton Gaines will be the speaker
been thought was'making improve-'Df the evening. Mr. Gaines 13 said
rcent. received a backset and it was ; to be the best speaker that the Com-
found necessary to remove him to a'munjty Extension Bureau sends out.
hospital in Omaha for treatment and -jiurrav naid $50 to hear him lecture
he was taken there during the early jonce before. We now have the priv- last year. The season has not been
( portion of the week. ilege of hearing him free. jvery favorable generally.
Herman L. Smith who threshed: Our first community meeting was. Unless the broom corn corn suffers
and delivered his wheat last Tuesday
i had twelve acres and received some-
thing over one hundred bushels. ,
I which did not make a very high av
erage, but from the way the fly had
worked on it the yield was as good
as was expected. The grade was ex
cellent it grading number two and
i testing 59 pounds to the bushtel.
George I. Lloyd threshed his wheat
!crcp last Tuesday and delivered the
' same to the D. J. Pitman elevator.
, He has some thirty-five acres and re
ceived just 593 bushels, or an aver
'age of fourteen bushels per acre.
This is about as good as we have
heard of yet, but this does not leave
a margin of profit, but rather shows.
a loss on the work and expense put
on the ground.
j Edward Murphy, of near Manley,
! was a visitor for a short time in
Murray last Tuesday, coming to bring,
his aunt. Miss Mary Ann Murphy, itnat it is very nigniy prized Dy tne,
to Murray to catch a train for West scouts and certainly comes as a de-
Point, where she goes to be with hersserved honor to this brought young
brother, J. J. Murphy, who is very, lad. The award of the emblem is
low there at this time. Mr. Edward ' made by the camp supervisors with
Murphy. son of the aged man, just out the knowledge of the boys and is
returned from his father's bedside on based on the conduct of the scout
! Tuesday morning and reported him
as being very, low when he left
Taken suddenly with an attack of,of Edward gives him a high stand-
appendicitis last Thursday little Alva,inS as a real scout.
Flemmmg, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. P.
Flemming, west of Plattsmouth, was
rushed to a hospital in Omaha by
the family physician. Dr. J. F. Bren
del; where he has been receiving
treatment, but as yet has not under
gone an operation. The little
iellowj
t this
ik reeling some .better, but a
writing it is not definitely known
whether an operation will be requir-
ed or not. His many friends are hop-'
Ing that he may get along without
the operation
Binder at a Bargain v
I have one new John Deere binder
which I am offering at a very low
price. Can deliver immediately.
Peterson Hardware Co.. Murray.
Here is Your Chance
I have a 1919 Buick four touring
in excellent condition for sale or
trade. Get action at once. C. A.
Trent, Murray.
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If any of tba readers of the
Journal knor of any social
rent or item of Interest la
this vicinity, snd will mail
tame to this office, it will ap
pear under this headlnir. W's
want all news Items Ewtob
Many Attend Ak-Sar-Ben
Last Monday night being Cass and
Otoe county night at the Ak-Sar-Ben (
den show, some 25 "people from Mur -
ray ana vicinity were present at tne
frolic and all most thoroughly en -
Joyed themselves. All spoke highly
of the entertainment. Among those
in attendance were W. G. Boedeker.
Morton Bartlett, Charles Green, Lud-
wig Hallas, Thomas Wood, A. D.
Baake, Lester Dill, Ed Kriger, Mont
Shrader and a number of others.
Trad an Excellent Time
T" Vi A i -n or -nrtiisiVi Vflo fftvon (hft
Peterson hall last Saturday night
U'g9 TT-cl 1 attfinul flflH u-aa fhnmnc-h-
ly enjoyed by the large crowd of
young people who were in attend
ance. There were many who prais
ed the excellent music which, was
furnished and also the excellent de
corum maintained at the gathering, j
Under the same management there
will be another dance given at the
I same place on Saturday night, July
28th. Keep this date in mind and
arrange now to attend.
T TTny,ny nt TljinAr
On last Tuesday at her home north- Patures and orange leafe rust In
st of Murray, Mrs. Myra McDonald lured the crop in central sections of
east
entertained in honor of her daughter, .e
Mrs. Grace Mellinger. having for the! Oat Crop Good
guests those of her acquaintances "The earliest oats were ready for
who were young reople at the time harvest about the same time as win
when Mrs. Mellinger was Miss Grace ter wheat this year. The previous
McDonald. There was a large crowd high condition was reduced some
of these friends and they all en- what by the sudden change 6 high
joyed the occasion greatly during the temperatures and dry weather, but a
pleasant afternoon. A delightful good crop is expected. as the condi
luncheon was served on the occasion, tlon was uniformly good thruout the
, state.
Passed with High Honors i "The early crP of potatoes will
Messrs. Hugh Murphy and Chas. socn bQ, ready toZ diSSng and is ei
J. Wonder, both dentists, who have pected to range from 60 per cent to
been practicing their profession in ' Pe,r cen oC last. v,ear 3 production.
Omaha, rccentlv went to California The late commercial crop is in fine
where, at Los Angeles, they passed condition. A larger acreage will be
with high honors the examination be- devoted to seed production this year,
fore the state dental board for ad-. Tne farm crop of potatoes was in
mittance to practice' in that Ftate. Jured somewhat by the sudden
They expect to locate in Los Angeles, change to high temperatures and dry
where they will continue their work , weather.
in the dental field. j "The second crop of alfalfa needs
' moisture in most sections that did
TTa(j enio-nJl Time ' not receive local showers recently.
On WeTnesdfy It erncSn Mrs A 'ther tarae fca' yielded Wild
n , f ?Z wm Cr r .haT neeris moisture, but is in good
G. Long and Mrs. m. Sporer enter- ' . Pas:ture, fiave
tained a number of friends at the Sn'J" on. 3 tlil
. . ,f e . deteriorated some from the high con-
home ot Mrs. Sporer In nonor ot , , . t . "v.
their sister. Mrs. Homer Miller. 0f,",wu"l u"""l,u
riaiiiriew. lue autfuuun whs ytivj
piearantiy spent in recalling ginnooa "The labor supply has been quite
days. Dainty refreshments were serv- short dnring the past month, due
ed which added to the pleasures of not ovly to tne delay In farm work
the day. Those present were Mrs. jcaUcei by continuous rainy weather
Will Smith. Mrs. Walker and daugh- previously, but to the usual rush of
ter. Miss Margie,, Mrs. Dr. Gilmore, vcrk at this time of the year
Mrs. O. A. Davis, Mrs. D. J. Pitman. x a A, ,
Mrs. Charles Spangler. Mrs. B. F.' Smaller movement of cattle from
Brendel. Mrs. T. J. Brendel, Mrs. Dr. range and pasture sections is expect
nrn,ii Mr wm svhr.Mf Mr - thi autumn, according to a re-
! McDonald. Mrs. Grade Mellinger'and
jlrs. John Ferris.
,
Community Program
xhesecond community program
f fc smnmer n be heid on the
1 V. 1 A. If. C
part of the programwill be furnish-:
e(j bv the Wescotts of Plattsmouth.
This means that Murray will have a
reai musical treat.
well attended. We hope to see the
attendance and interest continue to
increase.
WELL DESERVED RECOGNITION
From Monday Tally.
The Boy Scouts of this portion of
the state of Nebraska have been en-
joying a very busy season at Camp i
Gauer, near Cedar Creek and during
the last few months there have been J
several of the scouts in camp but it '
remained for a Plattsmouth boy, Ed-
ward Patterson, son of Mr. and Mrs.
R. F. Patterson, to receive the high- .
est award of merit of any of the boys
that have attended the camp. Ed-
ward was given the decoration of the
"Yellow Sun." the emblem of the
mncf d r it t n r oil o mlin I
camper and this honor Is given to j
only one of the boys in the camp so j
and his work-in the camp and add
ied to the many other marks of merit'
DEPART FOR MINNESOTA
From Monday's Dally
Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs. T.
B. RatM AennrteA fnr Mi n tip a noli 8.
where they expect to spend
week visitine at the home
several
of Mr.
'and Mrs. Guy French, the latter a
sister of Mrs.-Bates. They will en-
jov the next two weeks in they lake '
regions of Minnesota and will return The quota- set for Nebraska is
the latter part of August. Mr. and; nearly filled and young men between
Mrs. French are preparing to leave the ages of 17 and 24 are urged to
Minneapolis to locate at Chicago. get In their applications immediate
where Mr. French's business inter- ly and make ture of being selected
ests require a great deal of his time, for the camps.
' ' ' j The object of these camps is to
Miss Dorothy Gray and Miss Clara bring together young men of high
Mae Morgan came down this after- type from all parts of the country
noon from Omaha and spent a few
hours visiting with relatives and
friends. "
See F. G. Egenberger tor real es
tate and insurance. Office 7th and
Vine street. Tel. 372. mtf-ttd
WHEAT HARVEST
HALF COMPLETED
IN THIS STATE
Yield Will Vary From Poor to Good
Keport Says -Other Crop Con
ditions Are Shown.
Lincoln, July 16. Winter wheat
harvesting is well advanced and
i nearly completed in the eastern half
cuio, mt, j
! monthly crop report made public by
A. E. Anderson, agricultural statis-j
tician of the bureau of agricultural
economics of -the United States de-j
panmeni oi asruunure. ia
; generally in good condition, but
needing rain, the report said, and
added that the condition of spring
grains and potatoes is somewhat low
er, due to high temperatures and dry
A eat her.
and early potatoes Nare
about ready for digging. The report i
1UUU n a
The harvest of winter wheat is 1
well advanced in the state and some
threshing has been done. In eastern
and southern sections the harvest Is
nearly completed. Some reports in
dicate that wheat ripened too rapid
ly, but in general the season was fa
vorable for maturing the crop and
also for harvesting. Yields. will vary
irom poor 10 ery goou.
! "The conditions of spring wheat Is
i somewhat lower, but a fairly good
i "op is yet. in prospect. High tem-
Acreage
Reduced
ccnt syrTrT P,? P1, ,crop .i3,.slig.htI,y
larger. The fall feeding of livestock
will depend largely upon the out
come of the present corn crop as
stocks of old corn are low."
The early crop,of potatoes In the
Kearney district soon will be ready
f - . 1
Labor Shortage Felt
TCe irrigated section was reduced
irom t.uuu to 4.5U0 acres and the
dry Is nd acreage from 2.000 to 1.000
acres, according to Mr. Anderson,
The movement is expected to reach
750 cars, as compared to 1.142 cars
a catastrophe between now and har
vest time, it begins to look as tho
the matter of production had been
greatly . overdone, according to esti
mates prepared by Edward O. Pax
ton, statistician for the bureau of ag
ricultural economics of the United
States department of agriculture.
A. total of 50S.000 acres have been !
Planted to this crop in the United
Staes this year, as compared to 257.
000 acres harvested last year, the
statement said. The Julv condition
of 83 P?r cent of normal is'l point
lower than a year ago, and a crop
of 92.500 tons is in prospect, as corn-
pared to 35.300 tons last year.
WILL GIVE SILVER
GUP TO CAMP WINNER
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Walter W. Head of Omana Will Give
Trophy to Most Efficient Man
Attending Army Camp.
flmihs Jul v 1 7 ATi- TX'r, 1 f tr- Tr
Head, president of the Omaha Na-1
tional bank, has offered a handsome
silver cup to the young man from the
state of Nebraska who makes the
best record at the Citizens Military
Training camp to be held at Fort
Des Moirree. Iowa. August 1 to 30, in-;
elusive. Mr. Head ia very much in-,
tercsted in the success of the camps, 1
commending them very highly and
advising all young men to take ad-
vantage of the opportunity to attend
the camps offered free by the govern-:
ment. !
on a common basis; to teach them
patriotism and love of country and
give them physical, mental and mili
tary training. ,
All instructions will be under the
fupervision of expertB, and all men
in camp will be abl 16' attend the .
ehurc hof their choice. The moral
welfare of the young men will be
carefully looked after and healthful
recreation Will be provided to fill in
the spare hours. -
For full Information and applica
tion blanks, apply to the local repre
sentative of the Military Camps as
sociation; the Railroad station, post
oHce or write to Major General
George B. Duncan, Army Bldg., Om
aha, Nebr., who will be glad to an
swer all inquiries.
WANT GOVERNOR TO
REMAIN ON HiS JOB
Bryan's Appointees Not Cheering
Loudly for Their Chief to ,
Enter Senate Bace. i
The waves of ambit'on continue to
break about the feet of Governor
Charles W. Bryan, and he isn't doing
a thing to prevent them. Already he
ha3 been mentioned for the democrat
ic nomination for president, vice
president and senator, and now comes
a protest from democrats who are in
the employ of the state that he must
not think of Iayinq; down the gover
nor's job until he has made gooi on
all that he promised.
.The political bird that carries
around this gossip does not identify
the democrats who insist that the In
terests of the public and of the party
demand that he run again for gover
nor, for the obvious reason that they
have been told frankly that all talk
ing for the administration will be
done by the governor.
The political campaign in Nebras
ka will begin next January. It is
pointed out that that will be only the
halfway mark in the Bryan adminis
tration and that it will not be possi
ble to get things in working order In
all departments by that time. In
fact, unless the governor makes an
other fight on an anti-code platform,
there is no chance that the code sys
tem will ever be uprooted, the demo
crats say. They think that it will
take a democrat who can poll a lot of
republican votes to be elected gover
nor next year, and they do not know
of any democrat who can do that be
sides Bryan.'
Most of the politicians have been
taking it for granted that the gover
nor will file for senator. They point
out that he used the mayorality posi
tion in Lincoln a3 a stepping stone to
governor, and began his stepping up
effort right away after he. had scored
a popular victory as mayor. They
think he is shrewd enough a politic
ian to wish to capitalize his last elec
tion strength as a candidate for sen
ator, and not run the risk of obliv
ion that attaches to most governors
after they have been a target for
criticism for four years as chief ex
ecutive. Meanwhile the governor is saying
nothing and having a good time at
it. . :
ISSUES MARRIAGE LICENSES.
From MondaVe Daily.
The office of County Judge Bee
son has experienced a boost in the
marriage license department and four
young people hare been granted the
necessary permits that will enable
them to join their lives as oae in
the mutue.
William O. Coakley 6f Louisville
and Grace Hulfish of Elmwood were
granted a license Saturday afternoon
and this morning a license was grant
ed to Slarence E. Iloffner and Miss
Margaret Peterson, both of Falls
City.
Mis3 Eerha White of Omaha was
here last evening to attend the mar
riage of Miss Margaret Donelan
which occurred at St. Luke's church.
We have tickets for Cass County Night at
the Ak-Sar-Ben Den for next
Monday flight, July IGth
Tickets are free. ' Come have a good time.
Call for tickets at Murray State Bank.
W. G. BOEDEKER
tfJinter is Coming!
BETTER GET YOUR COAL WHILE YOU CAN
CAR OF ILLINOIS NUT COAL COMING
This will be sold at $8 per ton from the car or $9 after
we have sto'red it in our bins, for it will then require two
handlings. Our phone is'No. 21. Get in your reserva
tion and we will call you when the coal arrives here.
Banning & Nickles,
MURRAY -:- -:- -: NEBRASKA
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Flatal
Chloroform. Xtbar or othar fnmrmi nuttixia
A. wa nmntM4 fa wary cJ aecaptad far treatraaat. and na monT t a
it attt enrad. Wrltt for book Ractal Diaaaaaa. with namea ar.d Mttm Mai
m i than 1 mia BTwrnlnkfit , n n : vh ha.w hw. TMrn&mBtJT cara4.
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BRYAN SAYS TO '
HOLD JOHNSON RE
SPONSIBLE FOR IT
Gcvernor Alleges Former State En
gineer Spent Million too Much
In Road-Bridge Work.
Lincoln. July 17. An attempt
will be made by Governor Bryan to
hold former State Engineer George
Johnson liable on his bond for some
thing approaching $1,000,000 alleg
ed over-expenditure beyond author
ity given by the state legislature in
appropriations for road and bridge
work, the governor announced today
as the next development in the road
and bridge controversy.
Attorney General Spill man, Audi
tor Marsh, State Treasurer Robin
eon and Governor Bryan will meet
within a few days in executive ses
sion to try to ascertain some manner
in which contractors may be paid
for work done and for which there Is
no money to pay them. This devel
oped at an informal conference be
tween Governor Bryan, the state au
ditor and the state treasurer in the
governor's office today.
According to the governor, the
over-expenditures .in the road de
partment will run close to $700,000.
The over-expenditure In the state
aid bridge work as developed by the
World-Herald exclusively this morn
ing will amount to about $200, 00U,
possibly more when the figures are
all compiled. State Engineer Roy
Cochran Is at work today obtaining
definite Information from all the
counties of the state on the amount
of bridge claims they hold against
the state.
State officers grappling with the
problem are faced with heavy diffi
culties under the law.. In ordinary
cases of bills which come In against
the state when there Is no money In
the, treasury to pay them, the prac
tice of registering warrants at 4 per
cent interest is resorted to although
this extreme Is not relished by state,
officials. t
But the nature of the present diffi
culty, it fs believed makes even this
course impossible. Warrants may
be registered, state officials declare,
only when there Is still a good and
unexpended balance of an appropria
tion remaining but when the collec
tions of taxes by the state treasurer
has been slow and there is no Imme
diate cash.
"This Is the case," Governor Bry
an pointed out today, "where there
appears , never to have been given
any authority by the legislature to
spend the money." ,
State officl&Is are ot tne opinion
that in such a case it would not be
legal to register warrants.
FRENCH HERO OF W0R1D
WAR SURPRISES THEM
Chicago, July 16. Gen. Henri Jo
seph Louis Gouraud, one-armed idol
of the French army, took press
photographers as much by surprise
as he did the German armies.
The cameramen heretofore proved
the bane of the lives of visiting for
eigners, but General Gouraud turned
tables on them today when he re
quested them to photograph him.
He had Just awarded the red rib
bon designating Louis E. Holmes, a
wounded private of the Fourteenth
field artillery, a knight of the Legion
of Honor, when he turned to the cam
eramen and said:
"Now,-1 want you to photograph
me with this man and his wife, his
father and mother, and send me the
pictures."
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