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FLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1925. PAGE SIX STATE OFFICIAL OF NEW MEXICO SHOT ' IN LONELY CANYON Chief Tax Commissioner is Found Wounded by Bullet, Makes Vague Statement. Santa Fe, N. M.. April 7. Byron O. Bcall. recently appointed chief tax commissioner by Governor llan nett, was found in a canyon five miles from Santa Fe today. Buffering from a bullet wound. Beall told physicians the wound was inflicted by accident. Beall was brought to a hospital here. The wound was described by phvsicians as serious, but Beall is expected to recover unless complica tions develop. The bullet penetrated his It ft sid. Beall left here this afternoon, he said, for a drive up the Sana Fe canyon. When Ranker Pinson found the woundod man, he was sitting; by the roadside near his r.utomobile. P:non notified forestry officials by telephone and a physician responded r.nd remove! Beall to a Santa Fe hrfpital. A pla.s window of Beall's car had been shattered by the bullet. Beall. a prominent democrat, for meriv served as secretary to the state' tax commission, as speaker of the lee-i.lative house, and as secre tarv of the state democratic central committee. He had not yet taken the office as chief tax commissioner, pending dismissal of a suit for an in junction brought by J. K. Saint, pre vious incumbent, who challenged the appointment. Saint contended Beall could not qualify under a recess appointment, lacking senate confirmation, but yes terday an agreement was made whereby Saint relinquished his claim and Governor Hannett would withdraw charges of incompetency. BIBLE SCHOOL LESSON Sunday, April 12, 1925. By M. S. Brisss The Cripple Hesrored "I am Jehovah that healeth thee." Exodus 15:26. There were m.nv cripples in the east in the days in which this les son Is laid. With no other way of making: a living except begging, they . sought the more advantageous points for their craft. The one in our les- son today was caried daily to the eastern gate of the temple of Jerusa- j lem where many people passed in and out and while the donations ' were probably small the number ! made up for their size. This temple ' was the third Solomon had built, the i first one from material which David, ! his father, had collected, but which ; David himself was not permitted to : build on account of his having shed so much blood in the wars which ravaged Israel for many yeirs. Thi temple had stood until Nebuchad-. nezzer had carried the nation of Ju- j dah away into captivity, when it; was destroyed. This was restored by 1 Jezzubahel some seventy years later and stood until Herod had it remov ed to make place for the temple in which the scene of our lesson is laid and which was the most magnificent of all the temple buildings. It was at the Branhful gate of thi3 temple that the cripple was placed at pente- cost. As in our last lesson all the j aposrtlos were given power to per-' form miracles. But a short time be-; fore Peter and John had been at the meeting of Pentecost. They were endowed with this miraculous pow-i er. Their habit was to go to the temple every day as many people . came at the hours of prayer and ! thus they had congregations to. whom to speak. They, Peter and ! John', were entering the temple the j following dsy at 3 o'clock in the' afternoon. The cripple asked for something when the two disciples! were about to enter the temple, the 1 cripple for all his life asked of them. Peter and John stopped. And ad-! dressing him said. "Look on U3." j Then Peter when he had the crip ple's attention, said, "Silver and gold ! have I none, but what I have I give i unto you. In the name of Jesus' Christ of Xazarc-th, walk." Then! Peter stepped forward and extending' nis rignt nana grasped the right hand of the cripple lifted him and as lie arose the bones and muscles re ceived strength. And the cripple. perceiving he was cured, leaped and ran shouting and praising God and the Ixrd Jesus Christ which attract- ! ed the attention of the people and In a very short time all that portion ! of the temple was filled with eager) people wanting to know by what' means this cripple was walking, run- ning ana leaping about praising God. All knew him for they saw him every nay at tne gate begging. lie held on to his deliverers, Peter and John, j while the people were amazed. Peter and John said. Do not be so greatly puzzled for we by our power have not done this but it is a manifesta tion of the wonderful power of Jesus, the Christ, the Son of the living God. whom you have cruci fied; he Is now both Lord and Christ and eitteth at the right hand side of the Father in heaven. From this incident the two preachers of the new church began and preached a very able discourse which was effec tive in carrying the message to many people. Peter said unto the cripple. Look on us, to give money is one thing; one might give money and think nothing about it. To toss a coin to one and go on is a light thing. Prob ably a way of getting rid of an un desirable person or situation. , Not so in this case for Peter 6aid to the cripple, "Look on us, we have no money to give you, but such as we have we will give." Then he said, "In the name of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, walk." Never in his life had this man walked; he was a cripple from birth, ; when Peter commanded him to walk. He also extended him a strong right hand with a warm, cordial, friendly, encouraging clasp, assisting him to arise and as he did so the man's faith grew with leaps and bounds, for he immediately leaped and bounded running and praising God. How different from tossing a coin or a piece of money was this per sonal touch, this inspiration, this faith building act of this disciple of the Inrd. Thi was service, the kind that the Master taught for he touched the bier on which the son of the widow of Nain was being car ried and he arose. He took hold of the hand of the mother. Peter's wife and she arose from the dead and ministered unto them. He stooped down at the mouth of the cave in which Lazarus slept and called Laz arus, Come forth, and while he had been dead for four days he obeyed and was alive again. This is the service that , awaits and fortunate is he who can thus serve. We re number when a number were visit ing a sick friend, one of the party bv reason of his trade was able to render service while the other, while he longed to do something for the Pick man. but as his profession was that of an attorney, there was noth ing he could Co. This huriness of service is retro active as is illustrated by this story: George Dean, who was unused to hard rowing of a boat and was out in n lake nenr six miles from shore when John Fowler, a hardy fisher man like this rugged Peter, came along and seeing Dean, though a stranger, was about given out. offer ed to tow Dean's boat behind his own the six miles to shore and then refused to take any pay for the ser vice. Dean when he reached shore took his car and started for town, his habit, like many was not to pick any one he did not know, but be cause John Fowler had been kind to him, he stopped and asked John Graves, who was walking to town after his team, which he had left that morning to have shod. Because of this lift which Dean gave John Graves, he was able to get started home early and on the way came on Joe Hardy with his car in the ditch. John helped Joe out. pulling the car out with his team. Hardy was able then to speed along the lakeside road. Someone stopped Hardy to tell him of a very serious accident which had just happened to Jean Fowler's three year old daughter, Lottie, who wa3 seriously injured. Joe Hardy rushed to the Fowler home and taking Lottie and her father rushed them to town and the doctor, thus probably saving the child's life. Little did Jean Fowler think that he was contributing to the saving of hi own child's life when he offered to tow George Dean's and his boat ashore. When one dees a good deed to anyone he is contributing to the some human happiness. Every person should recognize God as the Giver of all temporal and spiritual blessings. God has entered into partnership with man. God furnishes the sunshine, the rain, the wind3, the fertile soil, gives man life, strength and the use of all na ture and shares with man the bless ings. Man sometimes is thankful, sometimes not. The very least any of us can do is to express our thank fulness. Christianity means a new aspect of life. The facts in life are differ ent to us, the people are different, the change make3 all men our broth ers and we see in everything some thing to be thankful for. HOLY WEEK SERVICES Holy week services are being held at the First Methodist church. Last night a splendid audience came out to hear th? discussion on the Ideals of Jesus. "'Tonight will be the Sacra mental service, tomorrow evening the Sins that Crucified Jesus, and Friday evening the choir will render their Easter cantatta, "Eastertide," by Protherie. Considerable time has been given to this production and the large choir under the direction of Mrs. E. H. Wescott with Mr. Wes cott at the organ, will uphold the reputation which it has held in this community. No services Saturday evening. Easter Sunday Sunday morning the Knight3 Templar will be the gucst3 of the church at the Easter service. The church extends a cordial invitation to all these ser vices. During this week the hour is 7:45 to 8:30. CALIFORNIA TO TEACH THEORY OF EVOLUTION Sacramento. Cal., April 3. The state board of education today went on record formally in favor of teach ing evolution in the public schools v-auiornia. out only as a theory, thus upholding the findings of a committee of educators which some time ago submitted a report in which tion was upheld. The board stated that it would be its policy in the future not to adopt or list as text book3 any but those books which teach evolution as a theory. FOR SALE Milk cow for sale, phone 169-W. John Zatopek, a9-2tw FOR SALE . Plum Farm and Cumberland rasp berry plants, 50c per doz. Tel G67-J. OF BIBLE EVERY YEAR SINGE 1800 Awakened Interest of People in the Testaments has Sponsored New Translations. EUROC BOARS FOR SALE A few Duroc fall boars. Big, rug ged fellows, for sale. OTTO SCHAEFER. a9-5tw Nehawka, Neb. "Scatter Sunshine With Greeting Cards." You will find the big every day, birthday and Easter line at the Bates Book and Gift Shop. EtajLk ksaiw al the Soual t&BaA There have been over twenty-five new translations and revisions of the Bible since 1900. according to the Rev. Dr. John Fort Newton in the April Internationa! Book Review. The awakening interest in the Testa ments is fostered by the desire of people for a guide in this age of con fusion, Dr. Newton states. Several of the new editions of the Bible are in commonplace phraseology so that the plain man can fully understand the context. "A new translation of the Bible has more than once meant a renewal, if not a revolution, in the life of the people," Dr. Newton says. "And an extraordinary fact of our time is the new interest in the Bible, a desire to hear and understand its truth, if so it may once more heal the hurt and heartache of humanity, and give guidance to a bewildered age. groping its way with no common faith and no spiritual program. "It bespeaks an effort to unite the e-ntemal values of faith with the vision of the world and its laws, thereby healing the schism between science and mysticism. "Since 1900, not less than twenty five new translations or revisions of the New Testament have appeared three-fifths of them in America. Tak en together, they make a rich gift to our generation, as much to the plain man who wants to know what the Master did and said in words he can understand, as to the scholar who will revel in new felicities of phrase and niceties of thought. In four, there is an effort to escape from the unnatural form in which the gos pel has hitherto been printed. "Each of these translators is keen ly aware of the sacred revalry of the King James version, whose stately antique diction is entwined with the holiest memories of our heart. Yet they freely depart from it, sacrificing association in behalf of clarity and intelligibility; and therein they are right, tho it does jar a bit at times. We can hardly turn a page of any of these new translations without finding an old passage retouched until it glows like a star." TREASURER BALKS PAYING INCREASES IN STATE SALARIES Holds Money Not Appropriated, Tax Levy Insufficient to Meet Grants. Lincoln, Neb., April 6. Governor McMullen's administration received another solar plexus jolt this morn ing when State Treasurer Charles A. Robinson walked into the state fi nance department and said he would refuse to honor warrants drawn on the state treasury for the increased salaries of code secretaries as author ized by the governor. Robinson informed the finance department which is one of the code departments, that the vouchers for the six code secretaries salaries would have to be drawn in two parts one representing the amount allowed these officials during the Bryan ad ministration and the other represent ing the increase allowed by Governor McMullen to make up the complete 5 thousand dollars a year which was allowed by the McKelvie administra tion. The treasurer's theory is that no money has been appropriated to meet thi3 increase. He holds that the tax levy made a year ago was calculated only to. raise the money called for by the appropriations made at that time by the legislature of two years ago. It is impossible to pay these higher drafts now without mortgaging the state treasury, he contends. Warrants will also be registered to cover the more than 7 hundred thou sand dollars worth of claims con tained in the general deficiency bill passed at this session, Robinson said. "The session of the legislature two years ago became so involved in par tisan jockeying that they refused to recognize that these debts existed," he told the World-Herald today. "There i3 no money appropriated to meet them, and they must bo car ried as interest bearing registered warrants until Governor McMullen's tax board makes a higher tax levy to bring in the money for them." Robinson said that these warrants would probably have to be carried as registered until next September. The total amount of warrants to be regitred will total nearly a mil lion dollars, it was believed here to day. These will bear interest at the current rate until they are taken up by the state. Besides a tax levy high enough to pay these increased claims, there will have to be additional money to pay the interest on the registered warrants. Robinson said that his decision also affected all other increased sal aries and new salaries authorized by McMullen. Robinson ordered a rubber stamp to be used in registering the war mants, the first to be held up for payment in Nebraska since 1915. Deficit Over Million. "They cannot continue to pass the buck to me and create a million dol lar debt and let me take the credit for it," said Robinson. "I will not carry the state a million to two mil lion dollars in the red." The treasury deficit Is 1 million 2 hundred thousand dollars. It the cur rent bills were paid it would in crease the deficit to over 2 million dollars. The warrants today lay on I the desk of Secretary of State Pool. A Pre-Easter Coal Sensation! THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 100 Ladies New Spring Coats right fresh from New York- $ 75 $1 775 Q75 sensationally priced ! r c 3 1 a N j0 Wj Here's the Story in a Nutshell! our New York resident buyer advised us early in the season to hold off a little on Ladies' Coats, because he would be able to send us some sensational values about Easter time. He has made good his word and we have just received by express 100 of the choicest styled Coats the New York market affords and they are just in time & A HTL f17 7C !Q7C for Easter at these phenomenal prices 2 1 4. D, 4 1 O, Jp 1 V . ( O Reception Dresses We have also just received another shipment of Formal Party Dresses, latest mode, sleeveless style, high shades of pastel. Dresses that ordinarily sell for S29.75. Our purchasing advantage allows us to sell these at $JQ 75 COME EARLY Is It Hard for You to Find a Large . Size Coat? We have a special de partment featuring over sizes. They are designed to give style as well as comfort. To the lady who wears a size 39 to 5 2 J2, we in vite you to see these. Moderate Prices Ladies! Your Hosiery Troubles are at an end, if you buy our Wonder Silk Hose at 75c A new pair if they don't Wear All Colors All Sizes Ladies9 Semi-formal Dresses It would not be fair to you if we did not call your attention to the wonderful Pre-Easter Showing we are making of Printed Silk Crepes, also plain Georgettes, Chiffons and Flat Crepes. There are 150 of these dresses all new and very latest designing. The sizes run from 16 to 45, cover ing every range of sizes from the Misses' to the Fashion able stout. The prices are $6.95, $10.75, $11.95 TGne Lado Phoenix Hosiery FRED P. BUSCH, Manager Ei ociie iry Munsing Wear i for his signature, but he had not signed them at noon and said he did not know when he would sign them. Robinson estimated the extra ex pense and appropriations incurred by the McMullen regime would require an additional levy of two-fifths of a mill when the state board of equali zation meets this year. If he stands by his order, the war rants now registered will not be paid until September or October, and will draw interest at the rate of 4 per cent a year. ROUNDUP MAY 28. Paris announcing that the combine had fixed prices on potash for Ameri can export as substantially the same figures that have prevailed since May 1, 1K23. A ton of inuriuto of potash which cost tho American man ufacturers of fcrtllliecr 132.35 In 1913 will cost him $31,10 next year, IIowo said. M'CAItL HAS LAST WORD ON AIRPLANE ROYALTIES The fourth annual Cornhusker roundup at the University of Nebras ka is being planned for May 28 to 31, inclusive. The reunion will be feat ured by eveny sort of entertainment for student and alumni. The. class of 1905 has been chosen the honor class for the festivities and from its members has been, chosen the general chairman of roundup Mrs. Ray DePutron. William Nor ton of Polk, Neb., will give the Ivy day oration, and the Rev. Edwin II. Jenks, pastor of the First Presby terian church, Omaha, will deliver the baccalaureate sermon. POTASH IMPORT COST FOR AMERICAN FARMEK LOWER New York, April 7. E. K. Howe, nresirient of the Pntash Importing corporation of America, today assert ed that Import cost oi poiasn ior American farmers has been lowered rather than increnserl as a result Of the combine of German and French potash interests, reported recently in Washington and Berlin dispatches. Howe baced his statement upon cabled dispatches from Berlin and WawhlMKton. April 1. IWu-Uion as to what liHi(mJliuii will be madtt of claliiirt Involving government pay iiicntH of airplaua royalties prior to tho format ending of the war in July. 1021, wilt lent with Comptroller (Sen .rut M.Carl, under au opinion by At torney General .Sargent. ATTENTION FOULTRY RAISERS I UPIMQ THAT I A V HK-: f 1-I"I-I"I"M-M"M I H-h-k 4- i 4- are Hens that Pajr I have taken a baby ohick aticy for the Mlkhorn Valiey Hatchery, on of the largaat and moat up to data hatrh-riaa In the atate. Guar antee 100 MAfe arrival of llv turdf chtcka. Order for any quan tities of any breed promptly filled. Tor prlo, etc., phone 130-J. IXmOTHY URINK. mJI-tfd piatUmouth, Neb. HiVam. as vou like them, moistened fn int th ritrht decree bv our elec tric humidor. All popular brands, at Bates Boole and stationery ocore. Smokers will be delighted with the way in which we keep our cigars. No dried out broken ones when you buy at Bates Book and stationery Store. Single Comb Rhode Island Red Hatching Kgg $6 per 100 MRS. SHERMAN W. COLE Platts-nonth Phone 2221 MYNARD, NEBR. X M-M-M-M-M 19 tli Century Egg Machines THE S. C. ANCONAS the kind that LAY eggs! tr SI a setting $ $5 per 100 ' Carl Ohlschlager Phone 582 One mile south of Plattsmouth on east side old Fair ground. 4. JOE J. STIBAL D. C, B. C. Chiropraetor. Modern Methods Bsst Equipment ; Telephone No. 3 fin n i n n i g i hh- T Rerl Rr1 P..1i mm m M. WaT Yard t Single Comb Rhode Island Reds EGGS - CHICKS Custom Hatching Atkievaneat Jtecavif 14T.2 Egga far Ren E. F. GRYB9ICY ? Wwth lHh St. Pheae S99-J Motteaeutk X