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PREPARED EXCLUSIVELY fCO, THE JOURNAL.
FRENCH CRIMINAL
GIRLSNLOT HARI
Confined in Castle Prison, Work
ing Long Hours.
Auto. EnQGiiiQl!
The (Best
Our idea is service first, and the best service at that Our
garage was established in 1916, and since then we have main
tained service the best during the years, day in and day out,
whether a week day, holiday or Sunday. But one half day
did we close our place of business and have ever been ready
for extending service to the public We are continuing our
service. There are instances where it may not bring in the
dollar, but the customer must be satisfied, with work, material
and courteous treatment.
We will always have the very best workmen and most
courteous attendants at your service.
W. TIKI
Murdock,
Mrs. W. H. Warrell was visiting
with friends and also looking after,
some business matters in Lincoln.
Otto Miller and family were visit
ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Backemeyer at Elmwood last Mon
day. Miss Elsie Deickman has been as
sisting in the work at the Murdock
Mercantile company, during the past
week.
Misses Minnie Deickman and sis
ter, Elsie, and Miss Edna Miller were
visiting with friends in Ashland on
last Friday.
Max Dusterhoff has been suffering
from an attack of tonsolitis which
has been interfering with his work
during the past week.
E. H. Schulhof was a visitor in
Murdock last week, doing some piano
work at the home of H. F. Schweppe,
and also at the church.
E. F. Campbell and wife and M. R.
Teis and family of Lincoln were
spending last Sunday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Warrell.
Mrs. O. J. Pothast was a visitor in
Lincoln during the first days of this
week, where she was a guest at the
home of relatives and friends.
The Rev. Strauss and wife were
euests at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Otto Miller last Monday, where all!
enjoyed the occasion very much.
Fred Oehme and wife, Joseph Wut
chinek and family and Max Duster
hbfT' were' spending last Sunday at
Krug park in Omaha, making the trip
in the new truck.
Henry J. Miller of Alvo was a vis
itor in Murdock for a short time last
Thursday while on his way home
from Plattsmouth, where he had been
taking Mrs. Miller to visit with her
sister, Mrs. F. S. Brinkman.
Messrs. E. J. McIIugh. dispatcher
for the Missouri Pacific at Falls City,
and Thomas Walling, of Plattsmouth
were visiting last Wednesdayat the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. McIIugh
for the evening, returning to Platts
mouth later.
The Missionary society of the
Evangelical church held their month
ly meeting at the church last Thurs
day at which there were a large num
ber of the members present, and did
a good amount of work as well as
having a pleasant afternoon.
While driving to Greenwood last
Wednesday, our townsman J. H.
Buck had the misfortune to get a bug
In his eye which has caused him a
Kreatdeal of trouble and pain. He
had the offending insect removed and
the eye treated by the doctor, and is
hoping that the member will soon be
well again.
H. D. Robinson, better known as
Happy Robinson, who with, the fam
ily have been making their home in
Lincoln, departed last week for Kan
sas City, where they will make their
home in the future. They visited for
a short time at the home of Mrs.
Robinson's parents, A. J. Bauer In
Murdock, before going to Kansas
City.
Farm Loans made at the rate
5 Sc. Option to pay at any time.
of
If
vou desire a farm loan see 0. J.
Pothast at Farmers & Merchants
Bank, Murdock, Nebraska. j
Make the Farming Pay!
Keen" competition in farming, as well as in business,
requires the best machinery, best 1 thought and best
practice.
The Advance Rumley machinery embodies all this.
I am handling a full line of this. "The Last Word" in
power farming machinery.
The Oil Pull tractor in four sizes. The two ton
Rumley truck. The Advance Rumley Steamer in three
sizes. Come in and see them. -
ALL KINDS OF BELTING MATERIALS
The Grand Detour tractor plow in. five sizes, from
two-bottom to six-bottom plows..
In the thresher line, we also have separators -of
five different sizes.
ED. GUILSTORFF,
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Our Aim!
Oft A ft,
Nebraska
Emil Kuehn and family were visit-
ing with friends In Lincoln on last
Sunday and Monday.
A. J. Tool has been putting in bis
time when not at work at something
else in taking his annual inventory
itor in Murdock last Thursday, look-
ing after some business matters for
tut? Kxaj .
Wm. Gehrts is departing today
(Monday) for Los Angeles, where he
will stay until the coming spring
and probably return to Murdockat
mat lime
H. W. Tool and family were enjoy-
Ing the pleasant weather and the
beautiful surroundings at Meadow
and bad almost pleasant time, male -
insr the triD in their auto and
turning home in the evening.
Bryan McDonald and Richard Tool
took Mesdames H. V. McDonald, H.
A. Tool and C. A. Besack, the latter
of near Eagle, to Stratton for a visit
to their old home. They remained
from Wednesday of one week to tne -
same time the week following.
Last week Wm. Meyers who is one
of the faculty of the Murdock schools
for the coming year, was called to
Lincoln to take charge of the radio
station at the state university for a
few days during the absence of 'the
one in charge of the same.
Mrs. George Vanderberg purchased
one of the late models of the excel
lent line of Buick cars through the
E. W. Thimgan agency.. This car is
the last word in modern car build
ing, and will make one of the best
cars possible for the good lady.
George Woods of Louisville was a
visitor in Murdock last Saturday
evening and gave a most able and
Instructive lecture on a system of
rapid calculation which he has work
ed out in his banking and other
business. He addressed the crowd
at the movies and his address was an
added feature to the entertainment.
A. J. Tool and family with the
exception of Miss Margaret were vis
iting at the home of Rev. and Mrs.
J. V. Bradley at Humboldt, where
they were guests from Sunday until
Tuesday. Mesdames Tool and Bandey
being" sisters. All had a most excel-J
lent time. Miss Margaret remainea
at home to look after the business.
in the absence of her father.
Messrs. August Panska and Simon
Schleuter will depart in a short time
for Texas, where they wm iook overer, Mr. John J. Gustm, they can
the land there, -and while they think, vassed the situation and while they
they will not make purchases, we;
will have to await their return to (
know what they do. It is said that
that country is so appealing in Its ,
beauty and productiveness that it is.
hard to resist purchasing land when
one sees it.
J. Johanson has developed into a
cattle dealer of considerable magni
tude and last week shipped two car
loads of hogs and one of cattle, be- new electric motor at the Trunken
sides taking a number of truck loads bo,z ou station which wiH D9 used
OI StOCK ai me same lime. iwn.
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a car load of excellent Duroc Jerseys
which he purchased from Conrad
Baumgartner, which topped the mar
ket on the day when they were sold.
There were a full car load of them
and a truck load besides. Mr. Baum
gartner is a feeder who knows well
the art and always produces an ex
cellent quality of hogs.
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NEBRASKA
Herman Luetchins was a visitor at
his farm near. Elmwood last week
and was well pleased with the rent
as the wheat yielded very well. This
goes to show that women can farm.
Henry Schleuter has had the high
wheelsplaced in front and the low
ones in the rear on his high grade
j"RoJls Ruff" speed buggy and Henry
says that It Is the most comfortable
buggy he ever rode in.
Hans Righart in the employ of
: Henry Schleuter came very near hav-
ing a serious runaway when his team
started to run, but owing to his great
lability to run he was able to run
them down.
Fritz Neben thinking he could
make better time by standing while
raking was unfortunate enough to
get his heel caught in the rake.
- There was no damage except to skid
the wheels and ruin a new 6hoe for
Fritz.
j Carl Schlaphoff last Wednesday
'completed his threshing run of 500
acres in 10 days and owing to his
ability to handle an oil can the out
fit, crew, engineer and any visitors
who happened to come along were
: well soaked with oil.
1 J. W. Kruger celebrated his thirty-second
birthday anniversary at
j Omaha last Monday and was assisted
in the delightful task by the good
wife and Mr. and Mrs. Jess Land-
holm, who are wishing John many
more happy birthdays.
Simon Schleuter has purchased the
home of W. H. Rush, and will occupy
the home after it has been vacated
by the former owner who will in a
short le ,dep,an ? T"aS l Am7
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Card of Thanks
We as children desire to express
in rmr Vtnrt Tinie-hVinrH anrl frlpnds
lour deepest appreciation of their
tender sympathy to us in the hour of
sorrow and grief of taking away our
j father. Also to those who .assisted
! go kindly at the funeral service and
re-'for the beautiful flowers. Mr. and
Mrs.
Mrs.
Otto Miller and family; Mr. and
Fred "Backemeyer and family.
Trucking Wanted
I will give your hauling of live
stock to the South Omaha market the
best of care and service. Call me
when you want any business in my
nine.
J. JOHANSEN.
Spending Week at Meadow
Harry Gillespie and wife are spend
ing a week aC Meadow, where they
are joined by Messrs. Adams and Hoy
of Omaha and their wives. They will
camp there during the week and fish
and swim as well. as. get next to
nature and the great outdoors. Jerry
E. McHugh took Mr. and Mrs. Gil
lespie down to Meadow last Thurs
day afternoon.
Location in the Air Now
Since the bonds have been voted
and disposed of for the erection of a
new consolidated school building and
the plans shaping themselves, the
matter of where the new building is
to be located is a question which is
occupying the minds of the people.
At the meeting which was held
last week, no one location could mus
ter the necessary sixty per cent of
the votes cast for a location. After
all was done which could be, the
matter was by agreement turned
,over to the redisricting board for
settlement.
j The county superintendent, Miss
'Alpha Peterson and J. M. Teegarden
were here and with the other mem
thought favorably of one location,
the owner being under a guardian,
it Vas decided best to get legal ad-
yjCe on the matter before asking that
the land be condemned for the pur-
(use. ou aiL ijiio 111111; mt; waiter ui
r. - . t r ax - v. . . m
the location is all in the air, as yet.
Plant Doing a Good Business
VlTill Xf flvora loci nroolr incrotla..
. ihlo D-r.aHont manager XTr r-lias
Schafert In pumping the oil and gas
from the tanks on the cars to' the
tanks at the station. Under the
ablo management of Mr. Schafer this
business has grown to large propor
tions and makes about all the work
one truck an man can well attend
to. There has been some talk of the
owner of the plant furnishing some
assistance to the present manager,
Mr. Schafer.
Crosses Country in Auto
Mrs. Judge Cornish, who has for
some time been making her home in
Boston, where the children are now
in school, with the children drove
jfrom their home in the east to Lin
Icoln, arriving about a week ago.
They spent some two weeks on the
road and had a most pleasant trip.
, Mrs. Cornish was a visitor in Mur
dock last Thursday for a short time.
being en route to Lincoln from Om
aha, and haying stopped at Meadow,
where she took a swim in the lakes.
While in Omaha she listed her Sarpy
county farms for sale and also leased
her residence in Lincoln, as she with
the children will make their home in
Boston for some six years, while the
children are attending school.
Farm for Sale
My 160 acre farm located 1
miles southwest of Murdock and
known at the old John Connelly farm.
Price ?3QP per acre. Mrs. W. Borne
meier, 12Q1 A street, Lincoln, Ne
braska. "' J16-4M
Learn to make the dainty and at
tractive novelties in Dennison art
paper by calling at the Bates sta
tionery store, corner 5th and Main
streets- Special accommodations for
the ladies learning.
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BUREAU NOTES. J
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Rosebud Clothing Clubmeets. The
Rosebud Clothing club east of Weep
ing Water held a meeting Wednesday
August 1, at the home of Dorothy
West. Ten members were present
This club is doing some very fine
work under the efficient leadership
of Mrs. Lee Brown. The girls took
up the judging of the clothespin bag
The following received honorable
mention: 1st place, Nora Rhodes;
2nd place, Clara Rhodes; 3rd place,
Freda Brown; 4 th place, Ethel
Rhodes. This club has just finished
the princess slip and will take up
the kitchen apron at the next meet
Ing. At the close of the meeting
Mrs. West and porothy served dainty
refreshments.
Young Ladies Sewing club. The
girls of East Rock Bluffs precinct
held a very interesting meeting
Tuesday July 31 at the Lewiston
church, fourteen girls answering to
roll call. After a brief business
meeting the judging of the sewing
bags and clothespin bags was taken
up. A score card for judging was
worked out and then the girls (who
are not experienced in judging) with
the assistance of the county home
agent placed the bags. The follow
ing placings were made: Sewing bag
1st, Violet Carrol; 2nd, Freda Hill.
3rd, Ruthie Beil; 4th, Emma Mc-
Natt. Clothespin bag: 1st -Freda
Hill 2nd, Violet Carroll; 3rd, Ruth
ie Beil; 4th, Emma McNatt.
Weeping Water Clubs meet. The
Jolly Farm Girls and the Priscilla
clubs of Weeping Water held a very
interesting meeting at the home of
Doretta Koester Thursday August 2
Doretta Koester gave a very interest
ing demonstration on wool, telling
how it was produced and discussing
the manufacture tf same. She also
showed some very attractive samples
of wool material. Creda Baker gave
a splendid demonstration of the man
ufacture of silk. Both of the girls
handled their subjects very well.
Samples of patches which the Jolly
Farm Girls made were on exhibit and
were judged with the following re
suits: 1st, Doretta Koester; 2nd,
Ruth Ranney; 3rd, Waunetta Flem
ing; 4th, Irene Mohr. All the Jolly
Farm Girls wore their middy suits
A style show was held at which time
each girl displayed her middy and
told the history and cost of same
The middies were certainly a credit
to the girls and to their leader, Mrs
J. M. .Ranney. Each girl brought
her "dress dress .'with " the set- in
sleeves. They were also very inter-
sting and showed muc horiginality
The Priscilla club of which Miss
Myrtle Olson is leader was also pres
ent at the meeting. These girls ex
hibited some beautiful Nellmara Em
broidery towels alos interesting un
der garments and clothespin bags
This club is doing some very -fine
work in course II. The bound pock
ct was demonstrated. At the close
of the meeting Mrs. Koester and Miss
Sophia served delicious refreshments
K. K. A. club hold meeting. At
the home of Charlotte and Marjory
Joice. Weeping Water. Who? K. K.
A. club. This is another club that
is doing things,, Thursday evening
seven of the members and their lead
er. Miss Stella Spangler, met at the
Joyce home and judged the dress pro
tector. These girls are becoming
very efficient judges. The following
won honorable mention on their
dress protector: 1st, Charlotte Joyce:
2nd, Marjory Joyce; 3rd, Margaret
Aleier; 4th. Margaret Lane. At the
close of the meeting the hostess serv
ed dainty refreshments. Mrs. J. M.
Ranney, Ruth Ranney and Doretta
Koester were visitors.
WHEAT YIELD OVER .
THE STATE VERY
DISAPPOINTING
Poorer Quality and Lighter Return
Than Anticipated Corn Not
Injured Any as .Yet.
The Nebraska wheat crop yield is
disappointing. "The crop report for
the Nebraska district of the Burling
ton railroad issued from the office of
General Superintendent Lyman Wed
nesday places the average fof this dis
trict at 13.7 bushels per acre. This
same report indicates that in spite of
a lack of rain over a large part of
the eastern half of the state the corn
crop is holding its own. This is the
fertilization period for corn and is re
garded" as a critical time in the de
velopment of the crop. The report
says that rain is needed on the Om
aha, Lincoln and Wynaore divisions,
but that so far no damage has been
done.
The estimate of the winter wheat
yield on the Omaha division is eigh
teen bushels per acre; Lincoln, thir
teen bushels; Wymore, thirteen bush
el?; McCook, eleven bushels.
Spring wheat was also injured by
dry weather at a critical time and by
black rust. Black rust is charged
With causing disappointment as to
quality and yield of the winter wheat
crop in most instances, although in
this immediate locality the Hessian
fly is blamed for the failure.
The oats crop over the state gen
erally is excellent and barley is also
ooa.
During the last half of July there
was considerably more rain on the
McCook division than on the lines
east of there. The scil on the Mc
Cook division is aid to be in good
condition, the rainfall here ranging
from half an inch to four inches.
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UNDER STRICTEST DISCIPLINE
Although child crimes in France are
tot so numerous as might be expected
f after four years of war when fathers
Bad Germans to meet and keep In
check while mothers often sought
work ta ammunition factories to help
their men folk, thereby leaving chil
dren carefree and often in danger of
making ill-famed connections, it has,
nevertheless, been necessary in many
cases to pot youths ajid girls away in
homes.
While the boys find shelter In re
formatory schools, where they are
usually maintained until they reach
the age of twenty-one or until such
time as their conduct might induce
their guardians to let them out as
"cured," girls are put away In a huge
castle, formerly the property of roy
alty, at Clermont, 80 miles from Paris.
Here some 250 girls, most of them vic
tims of childish temptation, are se
cluded from the rest of the world by
an Immense wall 90 feet high through
Which there Is but one small aperture
In which la placed a solid iron gate.
The only sign of exterior life which
(ells these hapless girls of the joys
beyond the walls is the rippling laugh
ter of smaller children, boys and girls,
playing along the country road on the
way to or returning from school.
Girls Work Long.
Inside the walls and surrounded by
9 large pork, across which the girlish
prisoners" rarely romp, Is the im
mense castle, today a prison in charge
of a score of French nuns. There girls
who could not withstand the tempta
tion of a glittering coin or Jewel work
long and late for many weary months
in an attempt to regain their freedom
by vgood conduct and hard work.
Groups sit at a long table busily sew
ing dainty lae on fine underwear
made for their older and more fortu
nate sisters outside Others bend over
a keg of potatoes or other vegetables,
busily getting ready for meals. Others
embroider fine garments. Others wash
Clothes or dishes. For every ten sew
ing girts there Is one pair of scissors
careruuy put away out or tneir reacn
when work Is finished, usually when
daylight begins to fade outside.
Every day apart from other work
they have to attend classes, where the
etiquette of ' honorable living Is
crammed Into their nervous and. fear
ful systems. After school and other
work the better-behaved girls are al
lowed a few minutes' recreation fol
lowed soon after by a hurried "dinner"
consisting of soup and a fig.
Speech between any of the "In
mates' of the "prison is forbidden.
There are scores of young and would
be happy girls in the home who have
not uttered a word for nearly twenty
months. They are resigned to their
unhappy lot and move around the es
tablishment merely counting the days
wheja they shall have reached the ago
when freedom" of speech and action
stall have been given back to them.
I'hree days a week they are given
meat That is their only luxury. They
sleep In huge dormitories capable of
containing twenty prisoners each with
in a cagelike apparatus wherein is ft
bed, a Jug of water, a comb md brush.
All through the long night the girls
are watched over by a nnn, while any
attempt to mutiny is quickly re
pressed by the muscular arms of male
Attendants hurriedly summoned by the
nuns. Twice a month they are given a
douche of cold water. If well behaved
thej receive a certain number of good
points at the end of the month, and a
Certain number of good marks often
reduces their sentence by eighteen
months or two years.
Hard Lot of Bad Girls.
Girls so treated are considered "cur
able. The "bad characters," usual!
made up of girls who have already
passed through the home, been set at
liberty and have returned there for
some new charge, are kept away in
small cells, heavily barred and locked.
Rarely do these unfortunate young
sters, some of thm not twenty years
old, leave those cells for months at a
time.
Although the ages of these Inmates
vary from sixteen to twenty-five, it is
estimated that only about 65 per cent,
when set free, become honest and lead
a straight life. Some have been known
to get married In the neighborhood
and at times visit the establishment
which harbored them during the best
years of their yonth because one day
they had stolen a few francs.
"When their prison term is iver many ;
of the girls place themselves at the
disposal of the nuns who seek to find
work for them. Others go drifting'
along thrpugh life and . perhaps with '
the sad recollection of lost joys only
fall deeper and deeper into crime.
WOLF SHOT IN TOWN
California Marshal Slays Ar.Jamal,
Thinking It a Mad Dog.
City Marshal Plnkhani of Hunting
ton Park, Calif., shot a wolf inside the
city limits recently. He was called
to a" residence on South AHany street
by a woman who said there was a mad
dog under the grape arbor. Jle went
to the spot ands,on approach!ng the
animal it snapped several times. He
shot it wth a revolver and discovered
after killing" it that it was"j l&rge-
sizea wolf.
We carry all the principal colors and
white. It will surprise you hoyv this
will brighten up your car. It is easily
applied and hardens with an excellent
gloss. Top and seat dressing tjie
best that money can, buy. Also
brushes to apply them.
The OQsterhoff Shop
Distinctive Decorators and Paper Hangers
Murdock, Nebraska
HARDING FIGURE
TO ATTRACT NOTICE
AMONG THOUSANDS
President Striking Personage in Any
Crowd Loved to Have His
Friends at White House.
lance with an opinion from the at-
Washington, Aug. 2. Massive In 1 torney general, says the State Jour
frame and feature, a figure to attract nal, but he has been informed that
a second look in any crowd that fire insurance companies propose to
was Warren G. Harding, the man. file an injunction suit to prevent the
Although slightly less than six ' Pa;mf P,Th2 JlTr
feet in height, he carried his 210 Secretary I. B Frye of the depart-
pounds without any hint of obesity
and his unusually broad and high
forehead and heavy, square Jaw
rounded out an impression of force
and distinction.
Contrasting sharply with his al
most silver-gray hair were markedly
thick, black eyebrows which almost ;has made
masked a pair of calm, gray eyes. In.,abor fire mar6haL "c,'a
repose ins luce iuuti uu me aaptui
of severity so often seen in his pho
tographs, but when he talked or lis
tened the lines were broken by a
smile that radiated cordiality.
White House Thrown Open
Mr. Harding was both a good con-
vcrcotinnnlkt anil n rnrr1 llstpner and
he Joved to rub elbows with his felriIor ne secretary oi me oepariment
low men. His first official order was of labor, the legislature having made
that the gates to the White House be:no appropriation for the salaries of
thrown open and at'the start he Te-any ot the secretaries of the six code
ceived visitors at almost any hour of J departments.
the day. This took up so much of
his time, however, that the establish
ment of a fixed hour for this purpose
was decided upon.
Each day after he had cleared his
desk and was ready for lunch he re
ceived groups of visitors in the ex
ecutive offices, shaking hands and ex
changing a smile and a word with
each individual. White House offi
cers estimated that an average of
1,000 persons called upon him daily.
He revived also the more formal
functions, such as the New Year re
ceptions and the state and diplomatic
dinners.
Very Fond of Children
Mr. Harding was very fond of
children although he had none of his
own and Easter egg rolling on the
White House lawns was made an an
nual event. He and Mrs. Harding
mingled freely with the little tots
and appeared to find much enjoyment
in watching them play.
In his rest hours Mr. Harding liked
to have around him his personal
friends and intimates, in whose com
pany he could put aside the dignity
and cares of state and with whom
he could swap stories and reminisc
ences. It was not surprising then
that, like Cleveland before him, he
frequently slipped away from the
White House in the evening to pay
informal calls upon former associates
in the senate and other close friends.
Golf was Mr. Harding's favorite
recreation and whenever public af
fairs permitted .he sought the links'
of a Washington country club. His
friends of the senate frequently were
his opponents and in such matches
there always developed a keen though
friendly rivalry.
Call at the Bates Book and Sta
tionery store and inspect the unus
ually large line of fancy crepe paper
for all occasions. It makes the deco
ration for an entertainment or so
cial gathering a matter of ease and
solyes the hostess' problem.
CHARLEY IS EJUSY
He is going a fast pace taking care pf his many sat
isfied customers. Business is growing. Quality goods
always win out.
We do not give away $300.00 pumps in order t
get business, but we do sell you a better product for t
same money.
You can not judge an oil by looking at it.
The man who runs a car or a tractor is thf
judge. Ask the boys who
Oils
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MAY TIE UP FIRE
MARSHAL'S FUNDS
Use of Them to Help Pay Salary of
Code Employes Doesn't Appeal
to Insurance Companies
State Auditor Marsh ha3 decided
to pay split salary claimB of Gover
nor Bryan's code employes in accord-
from taxation for the support of the
state fire marshal's office.
The fire marshal's office, under the
code law, is under the department of
trade and commerce, a department
that also has insurance and banking
business to look after. The covernor
secretary of
Claims are on file
with the auditor to pay the deputy
secretary of labor ?250 a month. Of
this sum, $80 is a claim against the
fire marshal's salary and wage fund
and $170 is to come from the wage
fund of the department of labor.
This plan was evolved for the pur
pose of providing sufficient salary
i iie attorney general nas ueciaen
that split salaries can be thus paid if
the pay is in fair proportion to Xhe
work performed by the claimants for
the two or more departments or
bureaus. The code law provides that
funds of one department shall not be
used for another department. If the
I labor is really performed in propor
tion to the pay the attorney general
says this plan is legal.
The attorney general did not pass
upon the right of the governor to use
funds of the fire marshal for any
other department, the marshal's fund
being a special one created by law
and derived from a tax upon insur
ance companies and under the origi
nal law cannot be used for any other
purpose except for support of the fire
marshal's office.
C. E. Hartford, recently displaced
as state fire marshal by the governor
has conferred with Auditor Marsh
and i3 said to he representing the
fire insurance companies who pro
pose to file suit to prevent fire mar
shal's funds from being paid in the
form of salary to the head of the la
bor department. The auditor has
been informed that Secretary Frye of
the labor department who is now
chief of the fire marshal's office, has
not devoted three hours in all to the
fire marshal's work since he was ap
pointed and that his whole time is
occupied in hearing and deciding
cases under the workmen's compen
sation law.
NEW LINE OF SPONGE BALLS
Just received at the Bates Corner
Book and Stationery Store, the most
popular line pf base balls, tennis
balls, golf balls and balls for the use
of the children in their playing. This
is a real line; dp not fail to see them.
Sponge balls are the latest of their
kind on the market.
Lost anything I Advertise it.
are using Penn r;
Murdoch