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PUBLIC LIBRARY NOTES t
BuBinese at the library 1b picking
p. During the past month the cir
culation of books has increased over
the preceding month by 268. There
were also 62 more borrowers last
month than tne month before. For
the month the circulation of books
reached the high mark of 2.099.
A substantial collection was taken
at school and contributed to the li
brary. This is an annual affair and
one which is greatly appreciated by
the library and also shows a fine
spirit on the part of the students for
their consideration of the value of
the library in their work.
Another poster depicting the spirit
f the day is displayed in the library
which with itr- huge turkey and the
original William Penn bring to mind
that we are in the midst of the
Thanksgiving season. It is the work
of Paul Vandervoort and shows his
artistic ability.
The libra . is very prettily deco
rated with black and white stream
ers and turkeys which adds greatly
to its charm as a rendezvous for
those who are in search of good read
ing. The library wishes to express an
appreciation to the Woman's club
for the drive which they conducted
for books to be donated to the li
brary. Many good books were ob
tained In this manner.
Also the library is Indebted to
Father Leete for the splendid num
ber of books he contributed from his
library to the public library. There
were some 150 books in the collec
tion. If anyone is uninformed as to a
good book to read, he wil find a dis
play of such books at the library,
anyone one of which is well worth
the time to read. Trey ar the re
commendation of the iibrarian.
JURY IS EXCUSED
fr-V Dtfdly
Judge James T. Begley has ex-
cumu inc iiieuiutTs ui nit? peui jury j
in tne district court until December
15th when there will be two cases
called that may require the service?
of the jurymen. The last case heard
by the Jury was that of W. S. Smith
the Equitable Assurance society.
Paul Lutz of Chicago who has
been here visiting with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed P. Lutz, departed
this morning for Omaha and from
there will go onto the Windy City.
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1:30 to 5:30. Sundays and
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"RELIGIOUS" SCHOOL
NOTHING BUT HAREM
MINISTERS REPORT
Declare Second "House of David"
Has Been Established in
Iowa.
Bloomington. 111. Nov. 28. A new
"House of David" scandal with H.
It Ferguson, self-styled evangelist
Of Chicago as its central figure, was
in the making here today as a result
of a report of three Mennonite min
isters, constituting a committee ap
ppointed to investigate Ferguson's
activities.
Their report charges Ferguson's
"religious college" at Cedar Rapids,
la., to have been little short of a
harem. His followers, the report
says, were mulcted of all their world
ly possessions and independence to
the benefit of Ferguson who. the
ministers say. ha accumulated some
150,000 worth of property and has
Sir,. 000 cash on deposit in Cedar
Rapids banks.
The ministers say Ferguson is
leading a cult of his own creation
patterned after the "House of Da
vid" -in which he is "the 6elf
appointed Moses."
"Ferguson." says the report, "in
duced a little flock of some 200 simple-minded
persons to accept his
stern discipline and religious super
stiTions and stripped them of their
possessions and independence.
"He brought his victims from
Ohio. Indiana. Ntbraska. Missouri
and Iowa. He insisted that they sell
;iieir property and give the proceeds
to the Lord.
"Ferguson, as the Lord s agent, in
sisted that the title to such property
be assigned to him."
Charges of gross immorality are
also charged in the report.
"He posed before his flock as a
simon-pure variety of biblical knowl
edge. He induced whole families to
move to Cedar Rapids, where the
children could take advantage of the
superior Bible training which he
taught in his school there. When
they came they found no school, but
a harem.
'T!ie girls were domiciled in
charge of iratron?. with whom Fer
guson has confessed improper rela
tions. These also extended to some
of the girl 'pupils'."
Robert Palmer, vice president of
the Cedar Rapids Savings bank, has
been appointed by court to look af
ter the settlement of the affairs of
some of Ferguson's alleged victim"
The committee making the report
included Rev. William Weaver, Rev.
W. S. Shelley and Rev J. H. King.
PASSION PLAY
VILLAGE ANGER
ED AT AMERICA
Declares Christus Lang and Other
Actors Not Treated Bight on
Trip to United States.
New York. Nov. 27. Seeds of dis
sension and suspicions have been
sown in the soil of ancient Oberam
mergau, Bavaria, because of dissat
isfaction with the financial results
of the visit made to the United
States last winter by twelve of the
principal actors in the Passion Play,
it became known today.
Benedikt Btttckl, as chairman of
the Heimatkunst. the association into
which the 17 hundred inhabitants of
the village have been organized, has
visited Frank D. Waterman, manu
facturer, to complain against the
treatment accorded the Passion Play
ers by their American sponsors. He
told Waterman, who was one of the
first to underwrite the proposal to
bring the players here and who went
to the village to invite the actors to
America, that although 275 thousand
dollars had been collected by the
American committee, only 10 thou
sand dollars had been turned over to
the villagers.
The citizens of Oberammergau.
Stuckl said, were dissatisfied with
this amount, and demanded a de
tailed financial statement from the
players. This the actors were unable
to furnish, as none had been giv n
them, he related. As a result. Wil
liam Lechner was deposed as chair
man of the Heimatkunst and ev n
the venerable Anton Lang, for th. -ty
years the village s leading citiz a,
the portrayer of the role of Jesus
Christ in the play, found hims .!
under suspicion.
Sent Here for Pacts
Herr Stuckl was finally sent to
America to obtain a detailed fina -cial
statement, as he said the sta: -ment
sent to the players by Mich;: 1
F. Doyle, a Philadelphia lawyer, was
not explicit enough.
Waterman said he intends to find
out '"if there is any justice to the
complaints" and that he will call
a meeting of the underwriters so
that Herr Stuckl may tell them his
story- He added that if "I am in any
way responsible, I am willing to bear
my part."
Waterman explained that the play
ers were brought here by a commit
tee of about thirty men, each of
whom put up 1 thousand dollars or
more as a guarantee, and that
George G. Battle, lawyer, was chair
man. Mr. Battle, he said, had ap
pointed an executive committee of
three eminent men headed by Lud-
wig Nissen. who died recently. Some
of these on the American committee
were John D. Rockefeller, Jr., W. A.
Harriman, Arthur C. James and
Harley Fiske, president of the Met
ropolitan Life Insurance company.
Denies the Assertions
Mr. Battle denied Herr Stuckl's
assertions and pointed out thst. al
though a 10 thousand dollar check
was all the cash the Passion Play
actors took back with them, they
in reality had derived 100 thousand
dollars out of their American trip.
At the request of Mr. Battle. El
more Leffingwell. who acted as sec
retary of the committee, made pub
lic the financial report of the ven
ture. This indicated that the play
ers received 26 thousand dollars be
fore coming to America: 21 thousand
dollars while in America: 16 thou
sand dollars in deposits for future
orders for the carvings they were
displaying; V, thousand dollars for
outstanding indebtedness: lo thou
sand dollars just before they sailed
for home, and that in addition they
will receive 14 thousand dollars on
delivery of uncomplete orders anil
about 10 thousand dollars from goods
to be placed on sale here December
12th.
TROTSKY FACING
ATTACKS OF TWO
SOVIET LEADERS
Career of War Minister Is Surveyed
In Voluminous Beports; He
Keeps Discreet Silence.
Moscow Nov. 27. The full text of
the reports of Leo Kann neff and M.
Stalin, attacking War Minister Trot
sky, have just been published. These
reports, heretofore, have been con
fined to the inner circle of the com
ui units party.
Trotsky's career, prior to the 1917
revolution and during and after the
bolshevik coup detat. is carefully
surveyed In 40 columns of printed
matter.
Tritsky Is Silent
Both Kameoefl and Stalin, the so
viet leaders, strive to show that
Trotsky always has acted as a "men
shevik" and now has departed from
pure bolshevism and party idealism.
Kanieneff explains that the cen
tra! committee of the party was com
pelled to inagurate a campaign
airainst Trotsky because his recent
book. "Lessons of the 1917 Revolu
tion." was being published, under
the ostensible protection of the com
munist party, and coming from a
member of the party's pontic-;! bu
reau, which directs the work of the
communist international, the book
creates a danger for the party.
It cannot. therefore, Kamenefi
says, be allowed to pass unchalleng
ed. If no exception is taken to the
bo-jk. he added, it might be accepted
as a manual for youne communist
and members of the communist in
ternational. The whole campaign has been in
troduced, it is said, to avoid renewed
dissension within the communist
ranks. Unlike last year's contro
versy, however, when Trotsky f"itnd
support in many quarters, especially
among the young communist? ;,ni'
military cadets, the war minister this
time is almost deserted. There arc
few even of his avowedly outspoken
'"I'pporters who dare take up his de
fense, in view of the all-powerful
elements in the communis:?' party
which are arrayed against him.
Numerous resolutions are co.r.inT
in daily from the- provincial branch) B
of the communist party, pledging the
fullest support to the central com
mittee's attitude toward Trotsky.
Following his tactics of last year, the
war minister maintains a discreet si
lence. Few Friends Left
He has nor yet utterec a sine!e
word, neither in speeches or in the
press, and there are indicatiens that
he does not even attend to the or
dinary routine of business in his of
fiice. The executive work of the war
council is now directed by M. Frunze.
Trotsky's assistant.
Political observers seem to think
that Trotsky's adversaries have
scored a complete victory over the
war chief, but they believe that the
party leaders will not attempt to de
throne him altogether, for such a
measure undoubtedly would produce
a profound reaction among the rank
and file of the army, who regard
their leader very highly. Also deep
resentment could be looked for
among certain sections of the popu
lation, which consider the war min
ister the most able member of the
present government.
DESIRES VETERANS
TO APPLY FOB THEIR
COMPENSATION
War Department Urges Veterans to
Apply or to Notify Department
They Do Not Intend To.
Omaha. Neb.. Nov. 2S. The War
Department urges all veterans who
intend to apply for Adjusted Com
pesation to do so now. or if they
do not intend to apply, to notify the
department to that effect at oner.
Delay increases the cost to the tax
payer of handling the Adjusted Com
pensation and delay in applying may
place the veteran in another insur
ance year and thus decrease the bene
fit that he should receive. Should he
die without applying, his benefici
aries receive at the time of his death
but one third of the total amount
due that they would have received
had he filed his application.
A large number of applications
have been returned for correction
and but a few of these have been
received back at the Department.
All Army Posts and Army and
Navy Recruiting Stations are ready
to serve the veterans by assisting
them in making out their applica
tions; making corrections; taking
finger prints, and helping them in
every possible way.
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REPUBLICAN PARTY
?M Ik FOLLETTE
AND BROOKHART
Frazier and Ladd Also Forbidden
Attendance at G. 0. P. Con
ferences in Future.
Washington. Nov. 28. Senator
Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin,
i who bolted his party to become the
I independent candidate for president,
and who long has been a thorn in the
'side of the republican senate organi
zation, virtually was read out of the
party today at a conference of senate
republicans.
Named with him in a formal resol
ution, barring him from further con
ferences of republicans of the senate
and from appointment to committee
vacancies that may arise in the fu
ture, were Senators Ladd and Frazier
of North Dakota and Brookhart of
Iowa. These three men have been
j the principal supporters of the Wis-
Iconsin senator in fighting adminis
tration plans.
Action by the conference came un-
! expectedly. It was forced by a group
of the younger senators, who did not
atrree with the older leaders that the
question of reading out of the party
j those senators who failed to support
President Coolidge and his running
mate. Charles G. Dawes, in the last
election, should be deferred at least
until after the convening of the new
congress elected oi Noveember 4.
The resolution offered by Senator
Reed of Pennsylvania, was vigorous
ly opposed in the conference by Sen
ators Cummins of Iowa, Howell of
j Nebraska and HarreU of Oklahoma.
Its adoption also broueht strong
statements of disat'proval from Sen
ators Borah of Ida no. who is slated
; to suceed the late Henry Cabot Lodge
' as chairman of th foreign relations
; committee, and Norris of Nebraska.
; who is one of the insurgent leaders.
Neither of these senators attended
' the conference.
Senator Borah expressed his views
to President Coolidge during a con
ference arranged for the discussion
of other matters. Afterwards it war
stated at the White House that the
president had form d no opinion rela
tive to the action (if the republicans.
It was added that he likewise had
reached no conclusion as to whether
the action would be likely to have the
effect of placing additional difficul
ties in the way of the administrat
ion's legislative program.
House Will Not Follow.
Representative L ngworth of Ohio,
the republican leader in the house,
said that as far as he was concerned.
the action of the senate republicans
would have no bearing on the pre- j
viously voiced decision against such
action by the house republicans atj
this session in the ases of Represen
tative John If. Nelson of Wisconsin,
v. ho was La Follette's campaign man
ager, and other house insurgents
identified with the La Follette con
gressional bloc.
' Immediately upon the announce
ment of the action of the senate re
publicans against Senator La Foll
ette, there was general speculation as
to whether the democratic senate or
ganization would follow a similar
course with respect to Senator
Wheeler of Montana, who was the
i running mate of the Wisconsin sena
j tor in the presidential campaign.
Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the
democratic leader, is absent from
Washington, but some of his chief
lieutenants indicates that they ex
pected no such action by the demo
crats. Yi Hit Ci Ai
FEREHGE AT C0
LUBUS BEGINS
Four Hundred High School Boys
From Sixty Towns Attending
Sessions.
Columbus. Neb.. Nov. 2S. More
than 400 Nebraska high school boys
gathered in Columbus today for the
opening session of the three-day
state-wide older boys Y. M. C. A.
conference. More than sixty cities
and towns are represented. Omaha's
delegation is the largest, with forty
boys in attendance. The afternoon
sesions. with Eldred Larson, presi
dent. Oakland. Neb., presiding, were
followed this evening by the annual
banquet.
Saturday and Sunday will see the
session in full swing, led by the boys
of the state and Y. M. C. A. workers.
Among the speakers are: the Rev.
W. P. McCormick, pastor of the
Storm Lake. Ia.. Presbyterian church
! Saturday's program includes a
; leaders' meeting, with C. C. Sheldon
of Columbus and EL P. Demand, dis-
cussion leaders; and addresses by
the Rev. W. P. McCormick of Omaha
and Lincoln section conferoriCe. E.
E. Mickelwright, H. P. Demand. J.
Moore. Noah Burkhard. the Rev. E.
L. Gessinger. the Rev. J. M. Hinds.
Professor I. F. Wiltse. the Rev. W.
H. Jackson. E. J. Hested. and Charles
A. Street.
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folks. Reduced rates for Christmas
holidays on Cunard line or the Unit
ed States lines.
L. Gj LARSON, Agent.
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AT NEBRASKA CITY
LOST BY PLATTERS
Nebraska City Wins Contest by Score
of 7 to 6 in Hard Fought
Battle.
Yesterday afternoon the PlatMs
mouth high school football team
closed the season at Nebraska City
; when they dropped the final contest
to Nebraska City high by the score
of 7 to 6 and in addition to the
loss of the game suffered the severe
injury of their football and basket
ball star, Joe Krejci. who had his left
knee cap discolcated and which per
manently removed from the game in
i the second quarter of the game.
The battle opened with Platts
mouth making a great shewing
i against their opponents and with all
of the line and backfield working to
ward victoryand this was continued
, until the loss of Krejci at quarter
j was keenly felt by his teammates,
but despite this handicap the team
! made a great fight and the contest
covered Gorder. Buttery and HarS
( ford with real elcry in the nunnr
m whicn tney drove ana iougnt ine
purple and gold in their own tnj-ri-tory.
The first half of the game ended
with no score and both teams going
good.
In third quarter both Nebraska
City and Plat'smouth registered and
the Ntbraska City team making their
extra point were able to annex the
victory.
When the Plattsmouth team se
cured their score. Buttery, Gorder
and Hartfcrd were used in lilM
smashes and in which they proved
consistent ground gainers and were
able to forcp the ball gradually to
the goal of their opponents and Gor
der, intercepting a pas-s from Ne
braska C ity carried the ball to with
in a few inches of fh troal line :.nd
from there a line plunge carried the
ball ever. Gorder scoring.
. . ,
Nebraska City was able ;o inter -
cept a pass from Plattsmouth wlien
the locals were within a short dis-
tance of the purple and gold goal.
and before the Otoean was downed
he had covered sixty-five yards and
was near the Plattsmouth goal line.
Nebraska City scored on two well
placed passes that gave them the
sroal and also the additional point
that
was the winning point of the
game.
Just before the touchdown was
made Plattsmouth held the Nebraska
City team on the one-foot line for
four downs, but Gorder's punt went
out of bounds on the 20-yard line,
Uaving the purpU and gold within
Wiring!
Tin Work!
easy striking distance of the Platts
niouth goal line.
The game was witnessed by quite
a number from this city who drove
down and returned somewhat disap
pointed in the loss of a struggle that
should have been credited to the
! locals.
Henry Herold. Jr., of Oklahoma
City, who is here for a few days visit
with his parents, was a passenger
on the early Burlington train today
for Omaha to enjoy the sights of the
Nebraska metropolis.
4lverrv.ine vc:t us
Poultry Wanted!
Wednesday, Dec. 3rd
Piattsmouth, Nebraska
A car load of live poultry wanted
to be delivered at poultry car near
I the Burlincrton freight house, Platts-
mouth WEDNESDAY, Dec. 3rd. one
Jay only, for which we will pay the
following
Cash Prices
Ens. per lb 18c
Springs, per lb 18c
Old Boosters, per lb 7c
Ducks, per lb 12c
'Gecse, per lb.
12c
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Guineas, per dozen $3.00
! r
Turkeys, per lb. 20c
Beef Hides, per lb 10c
T. . , - -n
Horse Hides, each $4.50
Leghorn Poultry, lb. less
Farmers, Notice
Thn fnft ffifit tve shin n prrnA
: ,ots dirert to the New York markst
enables us to pay the very top price
tor your poultry.
We will positively be In Platts
mouth on above date, and will pay
the prices quoted.
W. E. KEENEY.
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