MOlfDAY, FEBLUART 2, 1025. PAGE nvs. MURDO Business matters called W. O. Gil lespie to Plattsmouth, where he went on' last uesday. Gus Wendt shipped two cars of cattle from Murdock to the South Omaha stock yards on last Wednes day. Wm. Bourke shipped hogs from the Murdock yards to South Omaha on last hursday and again on Fri day. Martin Strick was quite ill during the early portion of last week, but is cow reported as being greatly im proved. Miss Anna Bornemeier was a visi tor with friends in Omaha for a few clays last week, making the trip via the Rock Island. Fred Backemeyer was a visitor In Murdock last Thursday, looking after some matters for the afternoon, driv ing over in his car. W. T. Weddell was appointed ad ministrator for the estate of his sis ter recently deceased, and who form erly lived in Ashland. Fred Zink, who has not been feel ing the best for some time, was able to be out again last week and was feeling pretty well again. One of the children of Ray Boldin has been quite ill for a number of days and which is reported as being much better at this time. Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Pothast and their little daughter were spending last Sunday and Monday at the home of friends in Lincoln. Matt and Victor Thimgan are busy when the weather permits with the getting of the new barn of Henry Barishman ready for occupancy. Emil Kuehn and Abdulla Hamblin made a trip to Burchard last week, where they were looking after some business matters for a short time. Harry Gillespie and Albert John sen Bauer were hauling hay on last Thursday and found the roads rough enough for even riding on a load of hay. Mrs. W. O. Gillespie and Miss Vi ola Everett were visiting with old friends and incidently doing some shopping in Omaha a couple of days last week. Col. Rex Young, deputy sheriff and also one of the best of auctioneers, was looking after some business mat ters in Murdock one day during the past week. Henry Oehlerking was a visitor for some two days at Alvo, where he was a guest at the home of his daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Marshall of that place. E. W. Thimgan was looking after seme business matters In Omaha on last Friday and also was in attend ance at the wrestling match which was held there on that date. Margaret Pool haj been spend ing a few days at home, it being an intercession between the two semes ters of the school year at the state university, which she is attending. Walter Baumgartner has been spending a few days at home during the past week on account of an in termission in the school year at the state university, which he is at tending. A. G. Ward has added to his list of property which he uses for the benefit of the family and incidently for himself, a new Universal sedan which he considers the last word in the auto line. Money to Loan on Farms Farm loan applications for March 1st closing. Lowest rates of inter est. See 0. J. Pothast at the Farm ers & Merchants Bank, Murdock, Neb. jl9-tfd We Have To fit any car you may own. Prices are right as well as best quality. Come and see. BATTERIES Storage and best dry cells. We charge and repair batteries of all kinds. Expert auto repairing. "Service" is our watchword! Radio Batteries Charged landholm Service Oarage MURDOCK Yes, it is a fact, that is just what we will do all day long on Saturday of this week, January 31st. It's this way: We are giving a grinding demonstration then, using the famous International giinder, and we will grind FREE for all who come on that day, your grain of any kind for feed whether you have a bushel or a wagonload. Bring it in and get it ground. We want you to see how the machine works. All Work Done at the Garage E. W. Thimgan Garage Murdock -:- GJK DEPART, PREPARED EXCLUSIVELY FOR Til IE JOURNAL. Mrs. Raymond Faller, of Red Oak, Iowa, and Miss Eva Sorick, of Lin coln, were spending a portion of last week and Sunday at the home of their Bister, Mrs. Homer H. Lawton, of Murdock, where they enjoyed the visit very much. Albert Schrader is enjoying the new Reo touring car which he pur chased a short time since. Still it seems a shame for him to have to ride in a fine car alone. But then no one can tell, he may have a com panion some of these times. Herman R. Schmidt, the contrac tor, who has in hand the rebuilding of the Callihan church southwest of Murdock, is doing some of the shop work and has been having John Amgwert do some of the painting o' the door and window frames. A. H. Ward and the family in their new car were visiting with friends in Elmwood last Sunday, being guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Keedy of that place. Mr. Keedy and Mr. Ward formerly worked with each other in the telegraph business. In his getting ready for the re turning to the farm life, Mr. Fred Deickman purchased five cows wnich he is having to milk now and he is thus getting used to the work on the farm again. Uncle Fred says four of the cows are fine and gentle, but one has been named "Gitney," be cause it kicks so extremely well. Since the death of his father, which occurred a short time since at Lashara, Herbert Firestine has been looking after some business matters there. He was in Murdock for a short time, looking after some busi ness here and returned to Leshara. leavine Henry Heineman to look af ter business matters here at the ele vator. As was mentioned in last week's paper. Max Dusterhoff had expected to have departed for Springfield, 111., but on account of the board of edu cation having prevailed upon him to smooth up the walls of the gymna sium at the Murdock schools, he staved over for the week and depart ed today (Monday) for the east. where he goes to resume his work again. Entertained Her Class Miss Hulda Schmidt entertained her class In the Bible school at the beautiful home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Schmidt one evening last wppk and at the Catherine mere were many of her young friends pres ent. A most pleasant evening was spent in which a program was given and music both instrumental and vo cal enlivened the fleeting hours. The Lion Seen in Murdock A Very prominent gentleman, who is engaged in the freight traffic busi ness in Murdock, it Is creditame re ported hearing a terrific noise out side of his house in the early even ing, and was surprised on looking out to find a large animal bearing a resemblance to a- large maltese cat and about the size of a yearling calf. The animal when the door was open ed made off to the south, and our friend followed, but as it had began to grow dark the animal disappear ed along the highway, although it was tracked as far as the fading light would allow and then our traf fic manager returned. At first he thought it was a lion, the one which has been seen repeatedly in the east portion of the county. The same ani mal had been seen by two other peo ple however, one a merchant and the other a salesman in one of the larg er establishments of Murdock, and the Tires! -:- NEBRASKA Nebraska they both pronounced the animal a "coon," or more properly speaking a Raccoon. Getting Their Property Collected A gang of the workmen who . were in Murdock for some time last fall doing work for the power line, were here again last Thursday, getting the remaining property of the company collected together and piled on the vacant lot between the Merc, and the fire house, that it may be all togeth er when the time .comes to move it to some other place where ft would be needed. Corning in Fine In the language of Henry Field of the Henry Field Seed company, of Shenandoah, Albert Schrader says be has a new radio and that "It is com ing in fine." Albert is now working nights and sleeping during the day; time. He says that he had no idea there was so much In the air. Sure, he has another guess coming. A Most Pleasant Evening Last Fridav at the nleasant home of Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Pothast, the j Young Married People's class were entertained by Mrs. Pothast and a most pleasant evening was had toy the thirty young people who were present for the occasion. A fine pro gram was, given while music and song was a very pleasant feature of the evening's entertainment and the delightful luncheon which was served added much to the pleasure of the occasion. Much Interest in Study The interest in the Bible Study as conducted by L.. Neitzel, at the Evan gelical church every Sunday evening from 7 to 8 o'clock is growing won derfully fast. The young people gain valuable information by the exposi tion, the analetical and topic method of Bibles-reading and it cannot help but make intelligent, well grounded, practical Christians, which is a very vital thing ia these materialistic times. Celebrate Seventy-Seven Years Seventy-seven years of good, hon est living and always striving to do some good lor everyone whom he has met in these nearly four score of years has brought Mr. Chris Miller many friends and many happy re membrances. On last Tuesday even ing the children of this very excel lent man gathered at the home of Mrs. Emil If. Miller, where they very appropriately celebrated the passing or his 77th birthday anniversary. Mr. Miller is enjoying very good health and life At the home of his son, E. G. Miller, where be is now living. There were present for the occasion and to assist in making the event one perfect in its appointments. Messrs. and Mesdames H. C. Backe meyer, Nat Thimgan, Otto Miller and their families, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Reickman and E. II. Miller and fam ily. All extended to Grandpa Miller the wish for many more happy years and a most delightful luncheon was served before the time came for ,their departure. Will Entertain Kensington On February 12th, Thursday, Lin coln's birthday, Mrs. O. J. Pothast will entertain the members of the Murdock Royal Neighbors Kensing ton club, at which time they will have a business and social meeting combined. All members of the club and their friends are urged to be in attendance and assist in the work which the club has in hand. Will Attend Tractor School Edward Guehlstorff will attend the Rumley tractor school which will be held in Omaha from February 10th to" 12th, inclusive and which is free to all farmers. All who care to at tend the school can find out any in formation which they may desire, either by addressing the company's office at Omaha, or by calling Mr. Guehlstorff. Entertain in Honor of Daughter Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Gustin at their beautiful home west of Murdock on last Tuesday evening entertained in honor of their daughter, Mrs. Ken neth Sedman. who is making her home at Cheyenne and is here visit ing with her parents for a short time. The evening wa3 most pleasantly spent with music, song and social conversation and the guests were served with a most delightful lunch eon. The occasion was made the more enjoyable by the guests' pres ence, they being Messrs and Mes dames A. J. Tool, W. O. Gillespie, G. A. Tool, J. E. McHugh, John Amg wert, A. H. Ward and A, D. Zaar and Miss Viola Everett. Evangelical Church Services Services at Louisville 'church at 9:20 a. m. Bible school at both Louisville and Murdock churches at 10 a. m. Services in English, 11 to 11:30, nd services in German, 11:30 to 12, at Murdock, church. Young Peoples' meeting at 7 p. m. and evening preaching services at 7:30. tt Has Special Machine. I have a special machine now for the working oa auto curtains and am prepared for your work in this line either in repairing or new work. A, J. TOOL, Murdock. The stickup guy and the automo bile are. to our busy thoroughfares, what Dick Turpiu and Brown Bess used to be to Hound&low Heath. But we never heard of Dick shooting a woman in the back. MEMT. Mrs. Hill Doing Nicely Word from the bedside of Mrs. J. J. Hill, of Denver, where she under went an operation but a few days since for relief from appendicitis, and where she is now convalescing and getting along nicely, is pleasing to the friends here. Fred Towle, of' Wabash and Henry Towle of Douglas, departed for the west last Tuesday to visit their sister during her Ill ness. They and the sister both have written Mrs. J. E. McHugh, their eister here, telling her that the pa tient is doing nicely now. CHAMBER SUPPORTS HERRIGTS POLICIES Premier Successfully Heals Gulf Widened by His Security Speech, Paris, Jan. 29. Premier Herriot, has bridged the gulf separating the right and left groups in the chamber, which he had. widened by his secur ity speech yesterday. Solidly behind him, except for the communists. parliament today placed the seal of Its approval on his foreign policy by the largest vote of confidence he has ever received 541 to 32. Although his elimination of party lines was a big success for the pre mier, ministerial circles are under no illusions as to the duration of the re union thus achieved, they know that it applies only to questions relating to France's security, and will be broken as soon as matters of internal politics are again broached. The premier, while making some concessions to the left, did not alter his- original declaration concerning Germany's non-fulfillment of the dis armament clauses of the Versailles treaty. The premier opened this after noon's public session by explaining that his speech of yesterday meant that it was the Cologne evacuation question that offered perhaps the last opportunity of settling the prob lem of French security. He made it clear that his attitude was in no wise dictated by a secret or unavowed de sire to remain on the Rhine indefin itely. "What I am defending is the treaty," the premier went on. "My aim is the establishment of a regime which, through guarantee of the league of nations will give us a def inite security. Arbitration, disarma ment and security are three indissol uble links of the chain." His speech, regarded by the socialists ' as reactionary'' in its treatment of the security problems, caused them to manifest today their first symptoms of breaking away from the Herriot government. At a caucus, they decided to abstain from voting for a proposition to post the premier's speech in all public places in France. SUBMARINE CREW IS FACING DEATH Naval Vessel Crashes Upon Rocks Off Atlantic Coast, Pounded by Terrific Surf. Portsmouth, N. H., Jan. 29. The United States navy submarine S-48 crashed upon the rocks of the Jaf fries point, off Whaleback Light, to night. Grave fears were felt for the safety of the craft's crew of 36 officers and men, for the stricken vessel was be ing pounded by a terrific surf, piled up by the worst northeast blizzard of the season. An S. O. S., received by the Ports mouth and Boston navy yards at 8:30 tonight, gave the first word of the plight of the .submarine. It stated the vessej had run aground and asked for immediate aid. Two tug from the Portsmouth navy yard were sent out into the storm. For a half hour they searched the outer harbor and the coast, north and south, but without getting trace of the distressed craft. At 9 the S-48 was located. It was being flayed by the full fury of the storm on Jaffries point and appeared to be firmly lodged on the rocks. The two naval tugs stood by, but because of the storm and yow visi bility, were unable to attempt to take off members of the crew. Radio flashes said the submarine was in such position that until the storm abated no craft could reach it. The fear for its crew. Imprisoned un der its battered hatches, was that the pounding of the seas would open the submarine's plates and break it to pieces. The S-48 is a sister ship of the S-19, the ill-fated craft which went aground on Cape Cod, near Nauset, recently, and which is now a batter ed hulk, firmly fastened in the sands. It was a boat of practically new construction, built at Portsmouth and recently overhauled at the navy yard here. MARY MILES MINTER FILES SUIT AGAINST HER MOTHER Los Angeles, Jan. 29. Mary Miles M inter's quarrel with ber mother over jnoney, which has excited film tlom's gossips off and on or the past several years, finally got into court here today, wlien the motion picture actress sued - for an accounting of funds which she estimates at mil lions and which phe aUegef her mother received as her guardian .dur ing her screen career. "We make our history, no matter who writes. ELf.iV00D WOOD MEN LEND HELPING HAND TO NEIGHBOR Seventeen Teams and Twenty Men Assist in Cleaning Up Seven teen Acres of Corn. On Monday afternoon, Wm. Skeen got busy and notified the M. W. A. hoys and neighbors of Vernon Hill that they would shuck about 17 acres of corn for him on Tuesday. The boys had intended shucking this corn some time ago but the bad weather came on and they could not get at it. Some 17 teams and 25 or 30 men were there and jcommenced the work about ten o'clock and half past one the entire field of corn was shucked and the last loads were being put In to the crib with the elevator. The corn shucked good and was of a very good quality, a lot of which would make good seed corn. Jim Taylor did not furnish "opossum" and the fellow who said he would furnish the chicken did not do so but there was plenty of "grub" there and Harry Tolhurst end Ralph Green saw to it that there was plenty of hot coffee and hot weinies. The boys did justice to the feed and the writer was there to testify that the good ex ercise of shucking corn gave a fel low a real appetite. Of course, while the editor is not an expert ahucker as it has been sev eral years since we tried our hand at this, we were compelled, with Jim Taylor, who was helping us, to be pushed pretty lively by John Box and Fred Prentice, whom we conceded to be experts, although we believed at times we kept them hustling. How ever, we are glad to let them express their opinion as to our ability to shuck corn. For the benefit of Henry MoUen who was set on going with the boys in anticipation that he was to have a real dinner on chicken, we will say that this was postponed until the next time when it will be decided to finish the eighteen acres left yet tn shuck. And this time Henry will be expected to do his part, especially at the dinner table. There was a mighty good feeling among all the feliows present, as is the case with occasions of this kind The shucking of this corn will be a great help now as it will give an op portunity to turn the cattle in and they were greatly in need of feed for them. We would like to print the names of all the boys present but as we were "not sure of the names and did not care to slight any, we let it go at this. Mr. Hill and Harry Mar shall, who is looking after things at present, greatly appreciate this time ly work for it was a help that was needed end makes things better for them to handle especially should it stay cold for any length of time. Elmwood Leader-Echo. DSINESS GROWS A LITTLE BETTER REPORTS SHOW Over 9 Per Cent More Buying Last Month Than During Corres ponding Period a Year Ago. Outstanding features of current reports summarizing conditions in the tenth federal reserve district are an exceptionally large volume of business in the last month of 19 24 and the start of the new year under more favorable condition than a year ago. Debits by banks of checks against accounts of customers in twenty nine cities, regarded as a fair Index to general business activity, totaled $1,156,818,000 for the four weeks ending December 31. Due to the slowing down of many activities for the winter this total fell $37,421, 000, or 3.1 per cent, below that for the previous four weeks. December debits, however, exceeded those lor December, 1923, by $95,615,000, or 9.2 per cent. Clearing thru the federal reserve bank of Kansas City and branches at Omaha, Denver and Oklahoma City reflected the trend thruout the entire district. The December total of $964,012,48,5 was $42,410,972. or 4.6 per cent, greater than the clear ings for Nevember and $217,807,50S, or 29.2 per cent, greater than the clearings for December, 1923. The number of cash items handled during December was 6,011,473, an in crease of 674,852 over November, 911,657 over December a year ago, and the largest number on record for a single month. Wholesale trade was In much larger volume in the closing weeks of the year than it was during a similar period in 1293. Retail trade thru the greater part of the month was affected by cold weather, the department store sales averaging 2.09 per cent above sales during the corresponding month" in 1923. Trade conditions in general were on a more satisfactory basis than a year ago. Wheat moved to primary markets j ii in smaiier volume man in me previous month and also in Decem ber. 1923. Altho prices rose at the close of the month to the highest levels since 1920, reports indicated ttuU. less than 15 per cent of the big J924 wheat crop remained on farms. On the other hand, there were heavy flour milling operations, with the 'output t reporting southwestern mills for the month 24.5 per cent larger than a year ago. Cora re ceipts were more than double thoge for November ana were larger man ;ia December. 1923. i December marketing of livestock, except hogs, declined slightly from j November, hut the month's receipts of all classes were larger than those for the Jafit mouth in 1923. Meat packing operations during the month wer ajrrspondlngiy heavy, the fig- ure showing Increased slaughter meat animals. WANTS HER CITIZENSHIP Miami, Fla., Jan. 23. Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owen, 40, of Miami, daughter j of William Jennings Bryan, filed ap plication today In the office of Chas. , L. Knowles, United States commis-j sioner, for American citizenship. In ; her application, Mrs. Owen said she j was married to Major Reginald Owen an officer iv. the British army, in; 1912. and left the United States' with him, going to England. Mrs. Owen's application shows she returned to the United States by way, of Vancouver, in 1919, entering at Portal, N. D., en route to Ashville, ; N. C, to visit her father. Affidavits , of her arrival in the United States were made at Seattle. Washington, j and forwarded to Miami, recently. The application for renewed citi-: zenship was sent to Washington, D. C, October 1, 1924, and was return- ed approved, after which it was filed ; today In United States court here. Major Owen is also at the Oweu,J1- "'""'K ,Jl , , t home on disabled pension from the' me uan ci lyorasKa as u army. He was with the troops'10 ,,e called, would carry a 6 per which accompanied General Allenby : to Jerusalem. EXPORT MOVEMENT OF GOLD FROM U. S, RISES IT lLU0flS;E Unusually Heavy Shipments to India and Australia Form Heaviest Daily Outflow Since War. New York. Jan. 29. The export movement of gold from the United States was swelled more than $17, - 000,000 today bv unusualy heavy consignments to India and Australia. Today's engagements, constituting the heaviest Iailv movement since the outflow began eariv in December, brought the month's total exports to annroximatelv S83.0OO.000. a figure ii n paralleled since the outbid!, of the world war. Since December 1, last, the United States' enormous stores of gold have been reduced by about $12S,000,000. India took the bulk of today's scheduled gold shipments $9,223, 000 and now leads all countries, with a total exceeding $35,000,000 so far this month. Heavy exports to this country have followed the rise in India's merchandise export bal ance to the heaviest since 1920. Exchange operations also have fig ured in the movement of gold to In dia and Australia ulii a 11 u us nana. vuiigHiutuia iu the latter country, which began only rKrentlv PvrPPdpd $fi. 000.(100 todav. Some of the shipments will be routed via San Francisco. The smallest por tion of today's export movements was destined for unnamed points in Europe. With gold flowing out from the United States in steady volume, the federal reserve bank reported at the same time a continued return of American currency from abroad. Net receipts in December amounted to $9,150,000, the largest for any month since progress in the stabilization of European currencies resulted in the beginning of this movement last April. More than $7,000,000 of this currency came from Germany. 4 Gloria Swanson's new husband is said to be "one of the best swords men in France." So, maybe, he can go into the movies himself. -0:0- BK CONVINCED for yourself Tournal want ads pay. that IRemimtoji Portable Take any user's adviea Anyone who qq a Hassagpam PortsUe wi3 tcS yoa haw tndlapcimhkr it h. It makes wrksa trvZtsr Ooewne easier. And m Ceszku4&ktttsa2f Cka&&th LruMtwr ,3. - Bates 800k 2nd kQlf MM MOM ftft EsllLLl UfM TO ESTABLISH STATE BANK 'Bank of Nebraska" Provided by Bill Introduced in House by Progressives. An appropriation of one million dollars to establish and operate a state-owned bank, in which the state and its governmental subdivisions would be required to deposit their funds, is proposed in a bill intro- ducert rmursday ny Kepresentative Axteii and waite, tne two tnira party progressive members. The idea is one formerly spou- sored by tne nonpartisan league. orth Dakota has a siate-owneu loan esuionsnea auric me i own ey regime mere live or six years iaKO - ims wa8 preparea vy nuy ,TOr, , lu,luo ' cviil hi muiviuuuiB, i-urjium- nous, counties, iowiinips aau muni cipalities. The limit of any one lo;in is fixed at $50,000, unless by unanimous action of the directors, whtn $100,0 00 could be loaned. Kix directors, annotated one froin each congressional district two re publicans, two democrats and two are to be named by of state, auditor and land commissioner, each to serve four years. They will have full r:n- i trol of the bank's affairs. Each is to give oouu lor $iv.vvv, uuu win it cicve a salary of $5,000 a year. Checks and other paper nent by the state banks to other banks in the state, for collection, must be i remitted tor at par, on penalty or i forfeiture of charter. 1 Receivers, trustees, administrat- ors, executors, and others holding ' money in trust must deposit it in ; the state owned bank. State banks : are required to make their redeposits in the Bank of Nebraska. I In order to get the new institu- tion in operation 33 soon as po- i siMe, an emergency clause is at tached to the bill. OPPONENTS OF STONE ABE LOSING GROUND Washington, Jan. 29. Senate leaders predicted tonight that Attor ney General Stone's nomination to the supreme court would be confirm ed next week, and some of those who have opposed confirmation appeared to agree that their fight was a losing one. Members of the judiciary com mittee, to which the nomination was n I rernmmittrd. indicated a vote micht ' , i be taken at Monday s committle ! meeting ana mat me Bt-naie would be asked to act soon after wards. The senate leaders expect the op- Position to continue until the final roll call, but they do not look for a long debate. They believe Stone's statement before the committee yes terday materially cleared the air, both with regard to the Justice de partment proceedings against Sena tor Wheeler of Montana and the Ownbey case, which led to the ! original hitch in administration plans. Those who have opposed the nomi nation would make no statement b yound indicating they had not changed their position. An accurate weather map of the United States probably would show the spot having the highest mean temperature or the highest and meanest temperature if you prefer to be Ilerrin, 111. focrmcfaes high. Easy ta your lxp H LrvbucnL Qse the bin Eeajfapmtwt in mu if Jaamj Stslionsry Store - 1