THUBSDAY, JAJHTABY 10, 1934.
PLATTSJUOUTH SE2H - WEEKLY JOURNAL
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CORRUPTION IN THE I
VETERANS' BUREAU:
Wsar.ington. Jan. 7. Fraud and
corruption existed in the veterans'
bureau under the directorship of
Charles U. Fortes. John F. ORyan
cf New York, general counsel for the
senate veterans committee, asserts
in a report liled with the commit
tee. Moreover, O'Ryan charges that
Forbes himself "was a leading actor
in established conspiracy to de
fraud the government" on hospital
contracts and he names as other
parties to the aliened conspiracy. C.
H. Hurley, president o'f the Hurley
Mason company of Taconia, Wash.;
J. X. Thompson, a St. Louis contrac
tor; the late James V. Black of Chi
cago, and Elias H. Mortimer of Phila
delphia, the chief witness in the
committee's public hearings.
Ewing Laporte of Pittsburgh, an
assistant secretary of the treasury
in the Wilson administration and E.
L. Morse, prominent in Missouri re
publican politics, are assailed in con
nection with the purchase of Morse's
homestead at Excelsior Springs. Mo.,
for a hospitnt at $90,000. O'Ryan
charges that "this project was forced
upon the public health service by the
joint action of Laporte and Morse."
Characterizing as "criminal" the
ilr of bureau simrlies from the Per-
ryville, Md.. supply depot to the Kelly-Thompson
company, of Boston,
O'llvan attacks Forbes and. Lieut..
Com. Charles R. OLeary, U. S. N.,
i:i connection with the sale. Com
mander O'Leary at the time was in
charge of the supply of the veterans'
bureau.
O'Ryan charges that "fraud was
committed" in connection with the
sale of the Livermore, Cal., hospital
site to the government by Lucien B.
Johnson and asserts that Johnson's
"sworn testimony as to the disposal
of the profits was brazen in its obvi
ous insincerity."
Under a sub-heading in his report,
'Dishonesty and neglect in manage
ment," O'Ryan declares this opens
up a very disagreeable chapter in
the history of the veterans' bureau."
"Xo American can read it," he
said, "without a feeling of disgust
for the manner in which the great
work of aiding the disabled was
prostituted for self-aggrandizement
and greed. The testimony of wit
nesses, the exhibits, the records of
the bureau, tell a story of almost un
paralleled waste, recknessness and
misconduct."
FORMER SEN
ATOR SPEAKS
ON EUROPE
GILBERT M. HITCHCOCK SPEAK
ER AT SUPPER OF THE
"HAPPY HUNDRED."
GIVES PERSONAL OBSERVATION
21st Annual Mask Ball
Saturday Plight, Jan. 12th, 1024
F. O. E.
ais Hals
Four Cash Prizes
Good Music!
-ADMISSION
Gentlemen 68c, tax 7c - total 75c
Ladies 31c, tax 4c total 35c
Ladies in Costume Free
Everybody Welcome!
General Spirit of Distrust Largely a
Matter of Government Has
Praise For the League.
The monthly supper of the "Hap
py Hundred" last evening at the par
lors of the Methodist church brot
as the guest of the organization and
speaker of the evening one of the
big men of the United States, former
Senator Gilbert M. Hitchcock of Om
aha who gave the members of the
supper party a few of his observa
tions of his trip abroad.
The supper was Up to the usual
high standard and the diners were
entertained by the soothing melodies
of the Holly orchestra, composed of
W. R. Holly. W. O. Kettleson. C. E.
Ledgeway. Jack Ledgeway and Miss
Minnie Klinger. During the course
of the evening a number of songs
were attempted but failed to hit the
usual spirit of enthusiasm but were
much enjoyed.
As the special guests from out in
the county for the evening Louisville
was the city selected and William F.
Diers and Lee J. Mayfleld were the
two smiling representatives of the
prosperous little Platte river city on
hand to enjoy the occasion. .
Special toasts were also offered
and salutation given to Joseph Fct
zer, for fifty years a resident of this
city, and James M. Robertson, the
clerk of the district court and one of
the most popular men in public life
in the county.
While Searl S. Davis, the real and
original booster, presided over the
forepart of the evening's entertain
ment the task of introduc'ng the
speaker of the evening was delegat
ed to Dr. J. S. Livingston, who in a
few words of deserved praise pre
sented Senator Hitchcock to the
members of the party and was greet
ed by the audience standing.
Senator Hitchcock stated that the
average traveler and particular the
American, returned from Europe
with" a spirit of pessimism as to the
conditions thepe but from his obser
vation - the unfortunate condition
seemed largely the matter of govern
ments rather than the peoples as the
hatreds- of the past had been brsd by
the governments and that the pre-
t tnt n)ll Ana trAva I nnPooc ino In
-Ul .uuu l liisuj ntio u1. "
view of the splendid results of the
war that had swept from power the
three great empires that had caused
much of the warfare of the past
Russia, Germany and Austria.
The operation of the League of
Nations, crippled though it was by
the absence of the United States, was
the one bright spot in the whole Eu-
I ropean situation, the former senator
stated. The absence of the United
States from membership in the
league had permitted France to un
dertake the great folly and crime of
the Ruhr invasion that was driving
France to bankruptcy and the Ger
man people to destruction and suf
fering. In France the conditions to the
outer eye was that of prosperity, con
trasted with that of Belgium where
the cheap money values had not re
sulted in the raise of the wages of
the workmen. In France many of the
cities and vilages destroyed in the
war had been rebuilt and industry
was busy, the nation was raising
great crops but Inquiry showed the
government of the nation was drift
ing to wreck and bankruptcy thru
the enormous expenditure that their
policies made necessary and half of
the revenues of the nation were used
to pay the interest of the debts of
the nation. The debt of France at
this time was greater than that of
all the nations before the world war.
The participation of the United
States in the League of Nations at
the time that it was started would
have made a clear and satisfactory
settlement of the reparations prob
lem between Germany and the Allies
and with which the French govern
ment would have been unable to
seize the Ruhr section of Germany
and cripple the industrial life of the
Germans so that today the 70 million
people were uncertain of what their
fate would be and the'.r government
shaky and unstable. The vote of this
country could have prevented the
French invasion.
The speaker also pointed out a
number of the achievements of the
league in the short time that it had
been in existence, the settlement of
the Finland-Swedish dispute over is
lands in the North Sea, the prevent
ing of war between Poland and Ger
many over the boundary disputes
and last that of the Greece-Italy
trouble, the outgrowth of the kill
ing of members of the international
commission to fix boundaries. Sena
tor Hitchcock told of his personal
visit to Geneva when the council of
the league was trying the Italian
Greece trouble and how through the
work of Sir Robert Cecil, the Eng
lish representative the agreement
was reached that finally resulted in
the withdrawal of the Italian forces
and the payment of the claims by
Greece into the league of nations. I
Another of the instances of the sue-j
cessful work of the league was in the
upbuilding of Austria. In that coun
try at the close of the war the gov
ernment was unable to function and
the league appealed to, and Dr. Zim-
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T9 RAILROAD
HIGH COURT SAYS MUST YIELD
EXCESS EARNINGS TO AID
THE WEAKER LINES.
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OPINION BY CHIEF JUSTICE
Former President Taft Outlines the
Points of Law Involved in the
Transportation Statute.
merman of Holland sent to Vienna J
to handle the finances of the country
who succeeded in stabilizing the cur
rency there and by means of the
loans made by other nations and
guaranteed by the league members
had made Austria the one really ef
fective country as far as soundness
of finance was concerned. !
Another phase of the participation '
in the league was the fact that thru
this means lay the only settlement
of the European problems and which
would allow the needy countries to
purchase our crop surplus and make
this nation more prosperous. j
The address of Senator Hitchcock
was one of the ablest that has been
heard in this city and he made clear
a great deal that has obscured the
League of Nations question and to
show the present trend the speaker
pointed out that two presidents had
recommended participation in the j
world court which had been erected
by the League of Nations at the
Hague for the adjustment of the
problems of the world powers. I
NEW MAPS OF COUNTY
The newest maps of Cass county,
compiled from the list of land own
ers of the county in April of this
year, are now on sale at the Journal
office and the Bates: Book and Sta
tionery store and at the very low
figure of 50 cents each. These maps
are of large size and bear in them the
location of each of the farms in Cass
county with the' name of the owner,
the highways, schools and the dif
ferent towns of the county. They
are valuable to the traveler over the
county and as wall as a matter of ref
erence, to any person and should be
In every home so that a clear knowl
edg of the geography of the county
can be secured. .,
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PUBLIG AOGtlMl
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I will sell at Public Auction at my
place two miles east and one-half
mile north of Cedar Creek; nine miles
west and one-half mile north of j
Plattsraouth, on . i
Wednesday, January 16 th
commencing at 11 o'clock a. m., with
lunch at noon, the following describ
ed property: j
Live Stock j
One roan mare, 10 year3 old, wt.
1,250; one black mare, 9 years old.
wt. 1,250; one black mare, smooth
mouth, wt. 1,250.
One milk cow, fresh soon; one
good milk cow, fresh about May; one
Holstein cow, dry now; one heifer,
fresh in May or June; one milk cow,
fresh in March.
Farm Machinery, Etc.
One King & Hamilton corn ele
vator, 34 feet long; one P and O 2
row machine, new; one 2-section
harrow; one Tiger press drill; one
P and O wide tread lister, new; one
Moline farm wagon; one large wat
ering tank; one 1-h. p. gas engine;
one Stanley & Sons piano, a dandy;
five or six tons prairie hay; one
horse power rig for elevator; one
Deering McCormick disc, 16x16; one
14-inch walking plow, new; one
Avery cultivator; one broadcast
Champion seeder; one check row corn
planter; one hay rack; one buzz saw;
one power washing machine; one
McCormick mower; one butchering
table; one hay sweep; one McCormick
binder, almost new; one 16-inch Mo
line sulky plow; one 3-section har
row; one P and O cultivator; one
2-row stalk cutter; one St. Joe com
bined walking lister; one air motor
wind mill, 40-ft.; two gas barrels;
one cream separator. Empire No. 42;
three sets of work harness and other
articles not mentioned.
Terms of Sale
All sums of $10 and under, cash.
On sums over $10 a credit of six
months will be given, purchaser giv
ing bankable note bearing eight per
cent interest from date. No property
to be removed from the premises un
til settled for.
Henry Sanders, Jr.,
Owner.
Col. W. R. Young, Auctioneer
Bank of Commeree, Clerk
"Washington, Jan. 7. Provisions of
the transportation act requiring rail
roads to divide with the government
their excess earnings, were sustained
today by the supremo court.
The attack upon the constitution
ality of the recapture classes was
brought by the Dny ton-(loot:e Crook
Railway Co. of Texi i. '!. v : "n thr
case reached the supreme court nine
teen of the most important railway
systems of the country jornod in it.
Describing the transportation act
as legislation intended to build up
a system of railways prepared to
handle promptly the interstate
tralTic of the country, and as aimed
to give the owners of the railways
an opportunity to earn enough to
maintain their properties and equip
ment in a state of efficiency. Chief
Justice Taft declared, in delivering
the opinion of the court, that the
railroads of the country had been
placed more completely than ever
under the fostering guardianship and
control of the interstate commerce
commission.
Reviewing the increased jurisdic
tion conferred by congress upon the
commission, the court pointed out
that the commission's functions were
no longer limited to the fixing of
reasonable rates and the prevention
of those which are discriminatory.
"The Key Provision"
The clauses ot the transportation
act which provide for the recapture
of excess earnings were declared by
the court, "the key provision of the
whole plan." The uniformity of rates
decided upon as the most helpful to
the weaker railroads would enable
those of average efficiency, the court
said, to earn the prescribed maxi
mum return. By the recapture clauses
the chief justice stated, nmcress i
"enabled to maintain uniform rates
for all shippers and yet kfep th net
returns of railways, whether strong
or weak, to the varying percentages
which are fair respectively for them."
The law operated, the court point
ed out. to require the railroads which
earn more than the prescribed maxi
mum to hold the excess "primarily
to preserve their sound economic con
dition and avoid wasteful expendi
tures and uuwise dividends." Those
which earn less will be given help,
the court explained, to obtain credit
through a fund made up of the part
of the excess earnings held by the
government.
Not Unconstitutional
Referring to tha contention of the
railroeds that the recapture of ex
cess earnings is an appropriation of
their property in violation of their
constitutional right?, Chief Justice
Taft stated that under the transpor
tation act the crrirr is only a trustee
for the excess over a fair return.
"Though in its possession," he
said, "the excess never becomes its
property, and it R"cepts cus.ody of
the product of all the rates with this
understanding. It is clear, therefore,
that the carrier never has such a
title to the excess as to render the
recapture of it by the government
a taking without due process."
The railroads are in no position
to assert, the court added, that any
excess earnings belong to the ship
pers and not to the government.
Such a claim, it explained, can only
be considered by the court, when
marie by the shippers.
Rates as now made were declared
by the court reasonable from the
standpoint of the shipper. The excess
in earnings caused by the discrep
ancy between the standard of reas
onableness for the shipper and that
for the carrier, due, the court stated,
to the necessity of maintaining uni
form rates, may properly be appro
priated by the government for pub
lic use.
An extra pair of trousers is
right in line this time of year.
And our Dutchess Trousers
are such big values that they
stand at the head of the line.
They help you to extend the
usefulness of a faithful coat
and vest. Many choice pat
terns in mixtures, stripes and
plain shades to select from.
Prices tempered to the times,
'315 to
C.
E. W
escoit's Sons
fense it was postponed until after
arguments for a new trial have been
heard by the trial court.
Souder, according to evidence pre
sented by the state, set fire to the
eourthou.se in order to hide alleged
discrepancies in hi3 accounts. More
than $70,000 in bonds, cash and oth
er negotiable certificates were re
ported to have been missing from the
treasurer's office after the tire was
put out.
Allen pleaded guilty before the
others were placed on trial and it
was largely through his testimony
that the state convicted Goucher. The
tate contended that Goucher had
cashed a number of the checks which
were made to the Omaha Printing
concern in payment for articles pur
chased from it by Lincoln county.
In order to hide his defalcations
to the company, Goucher is said to
have persuaded Allen to make out
other checks which were sent to the
Omaha company. When examiners
representing the Taxpayers' League
of Lincoln county examined the
books it was found that Allen was
thort approximately S47 in his ac
counts. He and Goucher then were
barged with embezzlement and forgery.
'ON THE CORNER"
roads have taken it to the supreme
'court, and claim the injunction order
'lis held in abeyance thereby. The
I superintendent of the M. & O. tele
' phoned Monday that an important
engagement wil keep him away, but
that he i.s willing to obey any orders
ithe commission makes.
A SLY COYOTE THAT
BAFFLES ALL HUNTERS
DISCUSS PASSES
ALREADY ISSUED
Eailroad Representatives and the
Commissioners to Confer on
Possible Abuses.
So far as the state railway com
mission is informed, all of the rail
roads except the M. & O. will be rep
resented at the conference Tuesday
morning over the pass question. The
law permits railroads to issue trans-1
pcrtation without charge to employes
and dependent members of their fam
ilies, but the commission is of the
opinion that a possible abuse of this
privilege has been perpetrated.
The railways are required to sup
ply each month a list of all passes
issued, and in these the commission
has found what, on the face, seems
to be stretching the privilege a bit.
It wants to know just how far this
depndence matter can go, whether
there is any real justification for
issuing, for instance, a son-in-law a
pass on the ground that he is de
pendent for his continuing to exist
on his wife's father.
It is expected that incidentally a
discussion of the status of the
preacher pass law will be had. The
district court of Lancaster held it
up on an injunction, but the rail-
Louisville nimrods as well as every
kid in town old enough to "pack" a
gun, have trailed on numerous occa
sions a big, bushy tailed coyote that
makes his home in the vicinity of the
Murphy stone quarries. He is as sly
as a fox and thus far has baffled ev
ery effort of the hunters to get close
enough to him for a shot.
He is frequently seen at close range
by people who do not happen to have
a gun and seems to lead a charmed
life. He is said to be extra large and
has taken an Airedale dog belonging
to Andrew Liden as a companion
and they are frequently seen togeth
er. A short time ago the pair werd
seen one bright moonlight night at
the home of AVendel Heil. It was
about 2 o'clock in the morning when
Mr. Heil chanced to look out of' his
bedroom window and they were en
deavoring to reach a bacon rind that
had been thrown out and chanced to
cling to a tall rose bush In the back
yard. Mr. Heil watched them for
some time, but did not know what
they were in quest of until he went
out the next morning and found the
bacon rind still clinging to the rose
bush.
Paul Phelps and Fat Wilcox were
out after him Monday, but failed to
get in range of Mr. Coyote, although
j they saw him sneak out of a brush
patch -and disappear over a hill.
Louisville Courier.
j TE0TZKY IS REPORTED
TO BE ACUTELY ILL
TWO GET PRISON
TERMS FOR FRAUD i
AT NORTH PLATTE
Moscow, Jan. 7. An offlcial bul
letin says the acuteness of the mal
ady of Leon Trotzky, the Russian so
viet war minister, which resulted
from an attack of influenza and from
which he had suffered since Novem
ber 5, makes it desirable that he im
mediately cease work and take abso
lute rest in a milder climate. The
bulletin says that altho the catarrhal
influenza from which the patient has
been suffering since November 5 and
which affected the upper breathing
channels, has somewhat ameliorated,
a feverish condition still continues
and his temperature today was 100.4.
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X OR. H. G. LEOPOLD
4- Oiteopathio Physician
Eye Tested and Ol&we
Fitted
Ualon Block Phone 208
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Clerk and Omahan Sentenced While
Souder's Term Not Fixed
May Get Another Trial.
North Platte, Neb. Jan. 7. A. S.
Allen, former clerk of Lincoln coun
ty, was sentenced to serve from 1 to
5 years in the state prison today,
by Judge J. L. Tewell on a charge
of forgery and embezzlement in con
nection with the alleged shortages in
the funds of Lincoln county. Allen
was also fined $1,237.92 on a charge
of embezzlement and $1 on a charge
of forgery.
Carl R. Goucher, salesman for the
Omaha Printing company, who was
charged with aiding and abetting for
gery, in that he persuaded Allen to
make out checks for fictitious
amounts, which he (Goucher) is said
to have cashed, was sentenced to
from 1 tc 10 years in the state prison
at hard labor and pay a fine of $100
and the costs for prosecuting his case.
His attorneys are now preparing an
appeal to the supreme court.
Samuel M. Souder, former county
treasurer, who recently was tried on
a charge of arson in connection with
the burning of the old Lincoln coun
ty courthouse, and who was found
guilty just before Christmas, was
scheduled to be sentenced today, but
on the motion of counsel for the de-
You
Should Have a New Overcoat!
ALL COATS IN THIS STORE HAVE BEEN
REDUCED 25 PER CENT
These garments were marked right at the start of
the season way below city store prices. And they
have not been marked up to take care of the reduction.
Pick your coat deduct one-fourth and the coat
is yours. A small payment down will hold your coat
until Pay Day.
$16 to $30
FOR COLD WEATHER
Sheep lined coats .,, .....
Extra heavy wool sox .VSSJ q?, JJ S
scotch caps 50 ani,5?s
Heavy underwear t"iVr j m
Funnel shirts r