MONDAY, JULY 6, 1924 PAGE FOTJE PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL Greenwood Prepared in the Interest Phillip Hall was a business visitor in Omaha last Thursday, where he was looking after some business for the day. Mrs. Ella Coleman of Ashland was a visitor last week at the ::ome of her sister, Mrs. Catherine Coleman of Greenwood. John CustavBon is omouns the first to complete' his harvesting- an 1 is now ready fur other farm -work which he is hopping- onto. James Greer, who is only farming a small portion cf ground to corn i,;mt..-.lf li-u licon lnvinvr foino of it 1 y and it looked pretty pood. Charles Nile's has been rustling, and while he has not pot his corn laved hv as yet he is petting alone: iiic-elv and the corn is toe-King nn iini- r:r..tr i:is most of the corn r.n Lived hv. and is getting after i ii irv.t nf )u's smell grain, which is 'ripening rapidly daring the pat few days. Mrs. Harold Nickels ant family have heen enjoying a visit rrom her .ih.r mtiM I'mle Frank Bau.r of Union last Sunday, they drUing up for the day. Albert Hudson, who is the ni all ure r of the lumber yard, and wife h parted last Friday for Narka. Kan Fas, in their car where they went to visit for over the Fourth or July. W. A. Acmstring has been building a new front at his store which is adding much to the appearance and will give more service in the making of a display of goods in tV-ir season. Clvde James and wife of Pima. Okla have bon visiting in Green wood at the home of relatives and friends and are spending the Fourth here, and are enjoying fhe time spent Ik re. Mrs. II. G. "Wright was a Omaha last Tuesday and over t') Wednesday, ie"ig visitor in remained w i i h he her i grandson. Wayne while was the under going an operation for removal of his tonsils. W. A. Armstrong has the contract for the construction of the founda tion for the water tank, which is to i.e plac d just east of the lumber yard, and it looks like it was a very good location and would provide for the service to all portions. P. A. White was a visitor in riatts mouth last Friday, accompanied by his attorney. Judge James P. Cos grave of Lincoln, they were looking after the settlement of the estate of the ft; t her of Mr. While, which is in the probate court at this time. Vera She pier, the main carrier, who is more commonly known as '"Cotton." has purchased himself a new Ford touring car for the pur pose of tarrying the mail, and is liking it very well. Cotton says that an old Ford is a line car when it is new. Watson Howard was a passengei for Omaha last Thursday, whore lie went to return with Mrs. Howard, who has t.'ea at the hospital at Omaha receiving treatment for her health, and who is so far improved that she is al'e to return to her home. Phillip Reece. the manager and owner of the filling station near the Burlingtrn tracks in Greenwood was looking after some business matters in Ashland last Thursday afternoon and whilevhe was away the station was being looked after by Mr. El wood. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Wright were in Omaha durinsr the first part of last week with their son, Wayne, a lad of six year, when he underwent an operation for the removal of his tonsils and adnoides. and which proved to he very successful he being able to return with them. Libert Kuntz and family, who make their home several miles south of Greenwood, accompanied by John Piper, father of Mrs. Kuarz. were visiting with relatives in Fremont last Sunday, driving over In their car. Mr. Kuntz says he notices the corn is somewhat smaller that way than about Greenwood arid Alvo. Mrs. C. O. P-nnett, who has been visiting with her mother. Mrs. Or chard, at her home in Fremont, and accompanied by the mother has be n vii;i::;r ; t th homo ..f Mrs. Vein Si.e; l r for a few days during the latl. n oi l;;st v eok. eo.uin way to Kan.-as City, at Mrs. Orchard will visit ic v. iih lo r daughter. lied (!) e'T which ike." lor some ti: Klairr Calf-c. townsman, v ho a brother of our makes his Iiome ;.t S. ittle, Wash., and v.-ho with C. .1. I'.ro'wne. whose home is in British Columbia, are both, with their wives, visiting at Lincoln, where th'-y are gu-stH at the heme of J. F. CaH'ec and wife. They slopped here for a day en their trip to Lincoln and will again vi-it t li i place be fore returning to the .North we. - t. A. II. Birdsall arl wife last Friday for Ic-nver and Springs. Colo., where they spend the Fourth of July kp::i te d Colorado y v.'-'iit to y and also Mrs. John met their two daughters. Weatherhogg i.rel " sail, who are vi.-U time. B--rt, who i; scenery, will view Ii-s ThcUoa Hirel ing there at this a greu t fi-n. ier of the con try from Greenwood to the mountains and back, and v. ill have a very dic-ided opinion regarding what it is beat f ait eel for. Tiicma-. Welt on. who farmer ju-t across tii'' county line in lanc.isi cr county, was in town with two she jy ol wneai. one oi writer. na: air.;osi io wheat in it ana t.ie cu.-rr was cer tainly a fine one. and according f Mr. Welt on's estimate would have made at high as fifty bushels. The two sheaves came from ground within twenty-five feet of each oilier a;:d represents just about how spotted Cue wheat is this year. Tue soil is ap parantly about the same. Dorc3s Society Meets. The Dorcas Society of the Chris tian church of Greenwood met lait of the People of Greenwood Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. W. A. Armstrong, where they jlirst looked after their business that I had called them together, and. fol ! lowing that, had a delightful social hour, which was followed 7y a very delightful luncheon served by Mrs. Armstrong. I. 0. 0. F. Install Officers e Green wooil lodge of Odd Th Fel- lows meet this Monday evening at their hall, where the officers for the coming term will be installed by the district deputy Grand Master Mr. Sanford Short, of riattsmouth and will be accompanied by a large de legation of members of tbe order from that place as well as from Louisville, where there is a:so a very strong working lodge of the order. The officers to be installed at this time are: Charles Dyer. nolIe grand, and Goodhart Vant. vice grand. The nutcroinsr noble grand, who now be comes past grand is Walter maim. Weide- Enjoyed the Trip to the North Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Lie, who have been spending some time at the noithern portion of the state or Iowa, where they were stopping at the lakes, and especially Spirit Lake, re turned to Greenwood last Wednes day making the trip via their auto, and report a most pleasant time at this famous watering place. Greenwood Has an Auto Wreck. A large car from Omaha, the name of which we did not get. on last Wednesday, when driving into town, was making at a very rapid rate and struck the car of Mis. W. C. Wtn rantz. Jr., as she! was in the avt of backing out cf the middle of the street, throv.inc her car around, and breaking it somewhat, crumpling up tbe fenders and at the same time struck the c:r of Mrs. Thomas D. Mahar, also crumpling the fenders or. this car. The man who was a travel ing Falesman carried a policy on his car and had the other cars as well as his taken to the garage where the damage was repaired. There was no injury to the persons wltn the ex ceptie'n of a shaking up when the crntact came. Ditching Machine at Wark. The ditching machine which is straightening out Salt Creek between Greenwood and Waverly, is getting along line and has water running in some of the new ditches at this time. They have gone about a mile with their work and are getting along nicely. In cutting through the neck of one loop with a ditch about 200 feet in length they were able to shorten the, course of the stream a half mile or more. Contracts Let for Water System The contract for the construction of the new waterworks system for Greenwood was let last Tuesday by the town council to the firm of Shir ley and Hastie. of Omaha. They are to put in the system with the excep tion of the foundation and tank to hold th water, the contract for this going to the Omaha Iron and Pridge comunny. The cost of the entire job will be S22.SP9.64. The work tif installing the system will begin Its soon as the material ca be ship ped in. This stop in advauc by our progressive little city marks the be ginning of its forward march to a larger end hotter city. Witch the town of Greenwood grow. Y. W. C. A. GIRLS ON FRIENDSHIP TOUR New York. Student organizations in six countries abroad will be visited on a friendship tour upon which 20 American girls from t:ie same num ber of colleges and universities em barkefl today, leaving on the "And ania." under the auspices of the Y. W. C. A. Miss Anne Wiggin, one of the "Y" campus workers and Miss Maude Gwinn, member of the Stu dent Council of the National Board, will be in charge of the party. Six teen states are represented in this fellowship pilgrimage. They will be met in England by leaders of the Nation Stu'lent Fnion ind of the Confere-dation Interna tionale. From England they will go to Perlin and Dresden to meet with le chairman of the Student Chris tian movement. Another group which left teday on the steamship "Carmania" is com- po.sed of 14 business and professional women. While in London tliey will be entertained bv members of the World Committee of their organiza tion and in Geneva they will be met by lna.o Nitobe, the Japanese repre sentative to the League of Nations. $2 WHEAT SEEN Chicago. July 1. Wheat will sell at 2 a bushel before the 1925 crop is marketed, P. V. Kwing, director of the reaseareh division of the Sears lloebuek agricultural foundation, predicted today. Ilhis forecast was based on a study of statistics. "There will be a shortage of nearls 200.000.000 bushels in the present winter wheat crop, as compared with last years." Kwing declared. "The world carry ever shows a decrease of nearly 15o.000.000 bushels. Spring wheat prospects are favorable, but the crop probably will decrease in condition as harvest approaches." Ewir.g said the total wheat crop in the "United States probably would not exceed 6 65.000.000 bushels, which is about equal to the average domestic consumption, and does not allow for the inevitable export business. "We would not be surprised to see $2 wheat before the 1925 crop is all sold, , Lwing said. artmentS and Surrounding Vicinity FARMERS REBEL Waterloo and Elkliorn Men Launch Fight Against Live Stock Law Inaugural steps of a campaign aim ed at wiping from Nebraska statute books compulsory inspection of live stock for tuberculosis were taken by Watcrloon and Elkhorn farmers Thursday night et an indignation meeting at Elkhorn. Farmers of Douglas, Sarpy, Wash ington and Saunders counties attend ed and pointedly expresseel them selves in favor of curbing "onDres- sive tactics" of state livestock in spectors. Four hundred farmers attended the meeting, which was sai.l to he one of the largest of its kind ever held in Douglas county. The meeting was tlie outcome of the arrest and fining of Jonn Burke, farmer rear Klkhcrn. for striking Dr. C. G. Hays, chief of the state bureau of animal industry. Purke, roiled at methods of state inspectors, struck and forcibly ejected Dr. Haj's from his farm when he sought to Inspect his cattie. Dr. Hays today informed Chief Deputy County Attorney John Yea ger that he wouhl file complaint Monday, against John Burke for in terference with enforcement cf the testing law. He intimated that he would not take this step if tbe farm ers would consent to the tests. Fanners Open Fund. Elkhorn and Waterloo farmers pledged SC20 to a fund to te.st the constitutionality of th state law be fore the state supremo court. A com mittee of five farmers was appointed with full authority to determine the legality of the law. Farmers from other counties pledged to hold similar meetings in their communities. ! "We are here to seel: relief from Words to New "Star Spangled Banner" by II. W. Ellis, Washington, D. C. II. W. Ellis, e,f Washington, is the latest to ndvocate changing the words oi the '"Star Spangled Banner." He likes the music but thinks Key's words no longer appropriate. He explains: "They seem to have been written in the midst of or prompted by the circumstances of a particular battle, with the author's heart stirred by the ccr.fu.-.ion , terror and hatred of such an awful ex perience. Some of the verses are difficult to follow and to memorize under any ircumstances, i nd they do not couvey a sentiment which is appropriate for a national song of this kind. Possibly it is the words which have prevented its official recognition as the national anthem." These are the word s he pre poses: Oh, say, do you see gently waving in flight What so proudly we hail with a joyful devotion? Just the stars anel stripes iu the blue anel the white, But the emblem that stirs every loval emotion! Let our cheers fill the air, let our hearts breathe a prayer For the country we love so exemplified there. Oh, long may that Star Spangled Banner still wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave! Oh, say, do you know of the le ng, bitter fight. Of the struggle, the hardship, the cruel privation That our fathers went through but who stood for the right. And who finally gave us this wonderful nation? Oh. the praise that is due to the good men and true Who have leit us this emblem of lied. White and Blue. Ah, yes, may that beautiful banner now wave As the token of freedom, a gift from the brave! Oh. say, shall we stand as eur fathers have stood? Shall wo carry our share of the great obligation To continue their work and preserving the good. Pass along still more good to the next generation? Yes, we stand for what's just, and we'll fight if we must, With this our assurance "In God is our trust." Yes. ever, with honor that banner must wave This a prayer to our Godthis 'our plea to the brave! AMERGAN OiG GAME ANIMALS SHOW GAIN California Leads States in Number of Animals in National Forest Re serves Says Eeport. Washington, June 10. A census of big game snitnals in the 159 na tional forests which has just been taken by the Forest Service shows CS7.000 head, ail increase of about 44,000 head more than last year. after allowance has been made for the 44,300 heael of bears not included in the estimates of former years. This may be elue in part to the fact that 1024, being a very elry year, the animals were concentrated around watering places to an un usual elegree and were therefore easier to count. Deer represent the bulk of the big game animals with a total of 550, 000 for 1921, compared with 511,124 for the previous year. The five states crcaited with the largest number of deer are, in the order of their rank, California, Ore gon, Montana, Idaho, and Arizona. Alaska, also is- credited with about the same number 50,000 head as the two last named states. More than half the deer listed on the national forests in Arizona inhabit the Kai bah forest. Efforts are now being made to reduce this Kaibab herd since tha amount of forage available is insufficient to support it. In the 19 24 estimates bears were included as game rather than as predatory animals, the figures shew ing 44,300. head on the 159 national forests. Of this total 3S.700 were of being inspected to death," said J. E. Quinn, chairman of the meeting. "We are pestered to death, by in spectors from Lincoln, prying into our affairs." H. B. Grobeck, who said he repre sented Omaha Milk Producers asso ciation, said, "we want to co-operate with you." Mullen Hits Facts. Arthur Mullen, Omaha attorney, engaged by the farmers to press their action, said the agents do tnelr work in an offensive, unreasonable and im proper way. He warned farmers not to use vio lence in resisting inspection of their cattle. "Inspection laws are good if properly administrated,' he said'. "Alleged incidents of where cattle condemned to death as tubercular sufferers were found to be healthful animals and where cattle which were pronounced to be "O. K." were found to be in the last stages of the plague, were given. Other reported Incidents of where whole herds of cattle were tested without sterilization of instruments, thus exposing them to Infecion, also were cited. URGES PLAIT TO STOP RAVAGES OF PLATTE Lincoln, Neb., July 3. An effort is being made by George K. Leonard of the Woods Brothers' Construction company, Lincoln, to interest State Agriculture Secretary McLaughlin, Chief Game Warden Jenkins, and Superintendent W. J. O'Brien of the Gretna fish hatchery in a project for protecting the north bank of the Platte river from further washing away by the current, where it ad joins the hatchery grounds and threatens to cut into some of the fish ponds. Protective work of steel and trees, placed along this bank at the point mentioned, will step tbe gradual en croachment of the river which has betn going on for several years, Mr. Leonard s:;id today. The estimated cost would be a little over 5 thou sand dollars. CULL0P MAINTAINS HOME RUN LEAD IN SOUTHERN Nick Cullop. former Buffalo first baseman and pitcher. but now a member of the Atlanta Southern league term, adeied two home runs to his' total during the last week and is still showing the way to Southern league circuit drive hitters with a total ef IS. Cullop was farmed to Atlanta by the New York Yankees. the black and brown varieties, the balance of 5,600 being grizzlies. Nearly all grizzlies listed were found on the two national forests in Alaska. Montana is the only stale in which the forest rangers were able to find more than a scattering few of thi,3 bear. Elk have increased in all western forests, more than 52, COO head be ing listed for 1924 compared with 4!,.:00 in 1923. On the Teton Na tional Forest bordering the Yellow stone National Park the elk herd has shown a notable increase. For ost service officials are again facing the question of keeping this heril down to a number than can be sup ported by available forage. Antelope, or pronghorns, are still in a very unsatisfactory conelition. The 1924 count., shows only a few more than 5,000 of these animals, most of which arexto be found iii the national forests of Arizona and Idaho. In northwestern Nevada and southeastern Oregon there is a large antelope herd grazing on public lands outside the national forest areas. An effort is being made to obtain the establishment of a game refuge which will cover the habitat of this herd so that it may be saved from extermination. The number of moose found in 192 4 shows a loss compared with 1923. only 5,100 head of these ani mals being shown last year compared with S, 000. in 1923. However, it is explained that this difference in fig ures may be attributed in large part to more accurate estimates. The num ber of mountain seep and mountain goats in the national forests is given as 12,400 and 17,200, respectively, a slight increase over 1923. Buffaloes were dropped out of the 13 24 esti mates a? these animals are now to be found only in protected hards. DOHENY'S WAR SCARE STORY !S A TRUE ONE Conflict With Oriental Power In 1921 Only Averted By An Act Of Providence. Washington, July 1. "Every word of Doheny's statement regarding Ad miral Robinson's description of the imminent danger of war between the United States and an Asiatic power in the Pacific in 1921 is true in fact, it is a conservative statement of the facts." That assertion was made today b$ a high naval officer after reading Ed ward L. Doheny's own story of the Elk Hill oil leases, which the federal court in Los Angeles recently de clared invalid because of alleged cor ruption in the transaction. While details as to the processes and personalities concerned in the actual leases are inaccurate and, in parts, untrue, according to Edward C. Finney, acting secretary of the in terior, and an evident attempt to in fluence public opinion and prospec tive jurors, that portion of Doheny's story relating to conditions in the Pacific in 1921 were amply confirmed by naval officials. Quake Averts War "Only an act of providence an earthquake averted war in the Pa cific," said one high naval official. "Had that earthquake not destroyed vast stores of oil and war supplies and interrupted a tremendous naval and aerial program, the United States might have been invaded by an oriental army." Anti-American feeling in Japan growing out of the California alien land laws, combined with desire of Japan to extend its territorial do minion, were given by naval author ities a3 the motives behind the war preparations of Japan. A crisis was precipitated by the attack of a Japanese mob on a shore party of bluejackets from the gun boat Albany. Two of the crew were killed and several injured. It was a report on this incident by Rear Admiral Cleaves, then in com mand of the Pacific fleet, which prompted Rear Admiral John K. Rob-i-on. chief of the naval bureau of engineering, to lay before Doheny his plan for establishing a fuel oil storage base at Tearl Harbor, Ha waii. Deposition Clipped The war crisis in the Pacific at the time the Washington arms con ference was called, and the necessity for establishing an oil supply base at Pearl Harbor, were described in a deposition made by Admiral Rbbi on for use at Cheyenne. By agreement of counsel for the government and for Harry F. Sin clair, lessee of Teapot Dome, that portion of the deposition was clipped hut with a pair of shears. While attorneys for Sinclair ad mitted today that they had seen the deleted portion of the Robison depo sition, they refused to discuss it for ethical reasons. Wilbur Covers Facts Full details were set forth in the o dispatches, 51 letters, 50 reports and five memorandums made to the navy department by Admiral Cleaves, Commander L. C. Richardson of the Albany and other naval observers in the orient. Counsel for Sinclair called for these documents in the Cheyenne trial. They were forwarded by Sec retary Wilbur with the statement that they were of "a confidential nature, the disclosure of which would be injurious to the public in terests." Friends of Admiral Robinson said today that he had sealed orders from Secretary Wilbur to "go to jail" rather than reveal the details of the Pacific crisis in 1920 and 1921. HALF BILLION TAX CUT ADVOCATED BY JONES Washington, July 1. Tax reduc tion of ?500. 000.000 at the next session of congress was advocateel to day by Senator Jones, democrat. New Alexico, a member of the senate fi nance committee. Such a reduction would be possible, he held, if the British debt payments. approximating 2 hundred million dollars a year, were applied to the sinking fund to take the place of a like amount annually appropriated out of tax revenues for reduction of the bonded indebtedness. Favoring retention of a federal in heritance tax, he believes it should be made to apply only to the actual inheritance by each individual after reduction of all taxes. HEARING FOB GARRY HERRMANN PUT OFF St. Louis, Mo., July 1. The hear ing for Garry Herrmann, president! of the Cincinnati Baseball club, anel rooters" on a liquor law violation charge, was continued until July 31, when called in federal court here. Hermann and the rooters were ar rested here early in the baseball season when federal agents raided their suite of rooms in a prominent hotel and found several cases of al leged real beer. SINGAPORE NAVAL BASE A MINOR ESTABLISHMENT London, July 1. The Singapore naval base as contemplated .qby the British government .will be "com paratively a very tainor establish ment" and there is no uestion of its being a great base for concentra tions, said Earl Stanhope, civil lord of the admiralty in the house of lords today. If you want a farm loan, it will pay you to see John M. Leyda. Gund building. Plattsmouth. Neb., phones 42 or 91. lmw-lewd Come Up To COLORADO You CAN Go THIS SUMMER Excursion rates on The Burlington reduce the round trip to a very low cost. A few hours' ride on The Burling ton takes you there. Board and lodging in Colorado may be had for as little as $20.00 a week and up. So why be content with an ordinary stay-at-home vacation. Information Reservation Tickets RAZING DANGEROUS WALLS IN QUAKE AREA Santa Barbara Firemen Cleaning Up Ruins in District Along State Street. Santa Barbara, Cal., July 1. As Los Angeles and Santa Barbara fire men today pulled elown the more dangerous of the cracked and twisted walls along State street ruined in Monday's earthquake, meetings were in progress in various parts of the city planning for the future. In the city hall the board of pub lic safety was making plans for re construction as its engineers re ported on the work of destruction of wreckage. In Lobero theater, Santa Barbara bankers were conferring on a building loan. In the temporary home ef the chamber of commerce, erected ef rough lumber in the center of De la Guerra Plaza, the yacht club was making plans for the annual south ern California regatta, to be held in August, as originally planned. In Fiesta heaelquarters on the same plaza, another committee decided that the annual Old Spanish Days Fiesta would be held in August also as planned. Early in the day Samuel E. Kra mer announced that work will go forward on the new horse show arena as designeel prior to the earthquake and that it will be held also in Aug ust, on the dates originally set. Business men, as they crowded about the food stands in the plaza, talked only of rebuilding the city. Mary had their families by their side drinking milk from bottles. Foi Sale at the Bates Book and Stationery Store R. W. GLEMEHT, Ticket Agent i coffee from tin cups, and munchini sandwiches sent in by Los Angele and neighboring cities and distrib uteel by the Had Cross, for tbere i ! no gas as yet and outdoor cookin j is possible emly under especially fa orable conditions, because of fears c a conflagration. I There is no lack eif food for a purposes, however, and committed in all parts of the downtown sectiiJ are serving food. i It may be several days, it was a nounced tonight, before gas servi is restored, as thoro tests must made of all mains before the systt is put in use. Candles afford t only light in homes and hotels offices, except in the two newspapj offices, which have received specij service from the gas and electric con panies. ITALIAN LIIiE AT NEW LOW LEVEL YESTEBD. New York, July 1. Heavy sellil of Italian lire, coincident with ports that dissatisfaction with policies of Italy' finance miniqt might cause his removal today ill pressed the rite to 3 1-13 cents, jtl lowest price ever recorded in tfl market. j The previous low record was estn" lished in December, 1920, when jt lira was quoted around 3.3 1 centfj Although the lira's weakness y, the feature of foreign exchange tim ing, a drop in French francs to a ivt low for the year around 4.45 cej also attracted attention. 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