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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL
MONDAY, AUGUST 17. 19:25.
Alvo Department
C. D. Ganz v.-as looking after some
matters of business in both Lincoln
and Omaha the first of last week.
.Mrs. J. I). Foreman has been visit
ing at the home of her mother, Mrs.
t C. Dye of Lincoln for the past
week.
Simon Rohmeyer and wife were
viiMtipq last Sunday at the home of
rthitivcs and friends at Weeping
"Waier.
S. C Boyles and wife and their
roil. Dale and wife were visiting in
Oiiiaha last Thursday, driving over
to the metropolis in their car.
Janus Pilkington has begun the
foundation for the new house which
is to be. constructed by Arthur Roel
fez. which he is having built this
Mimmor.
Charles Woods of Elmwood where
he is engaged in business and father
John Wood. Sr.. were visiting and
lool'ing after some business in Alvo
kirft Sunday.
C. E. Ilurlbut of Greenwood was
;i visitor in Alvo last Thursday, driv
ing over to visit nt the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Armstrong and also
visit with his many friend3 here.
It. W. Stewart and Chester Ough
were sinking a well at the home of
"Win. Mick'.e last week in order that
that gentleman's stock can have an
abundan. " of good drinking water.
C. II. Roper of Lincoln was a visi
tor in Alvo on last Thursday after
noon called here by some business
i!vit:rrs in line with his business
which is the undertaking business.
John SI; inner who was on the sick
lit for a number of days is again so
l:r- is at work and has forgotten the
illness. John is a rustler a"nd knows
how to work and is not afraid to do
it.
John Banning and wife were visit
ing with friends in Nebraska City
last Sunday, they making the trip
t the river rity in their car and
-topping on the way home for a short
time at Union.
Mrs. C. F. Rccnow who has been
visaing at the home of her sister at
Ch.ippell. Mrs. Mick, for the past
four weeks, called there by the death
f cn of her nephews, returned
ho-.e last week.
Lonnle Maurer of Plattsmouth was
visitor in Alvo last Thursday and
was distributing some advertising for
the big seven days sale which the
merchants of that progressive town
are putting on this week.
On last Friday. Dale Boyles and
wife, who have been visiting with
the parents of the former for some
tii'ie. departed for their home at Mc
cook, driving overland in their auto.
They enjoyed a very fine visit while
here.
Mrs. Pa'il Johnson who was strick
en with paralysis some time since, is
reported to be showing slight im
provement and remained about the
same with th exception of being a
little' ftronger. and able to help her
self a very little.
George Parsell of Peoria, where he
is a machinist, arrived in Alvo last
Thursday and is visiting with friends
rnd relatives in this city. Mr. Par-F-
li was a citizen of this place some
"S yeprs since but has been making
his home in the east since. lie is a
Lrother of Joseph and Arthur Parsell
cf Alvo.
Herman and Ferdinand Rosenow
and families of Clay Center. Kansas,
rrrived in Alvo where they visited
with their brother, C. F. Rosenow
and family for a number of days.
They also visited with their mother
::t Elmwood as well as at Murdock
and Lincoln before returning to their
ho'.r-. They report that crops are
good in their state.
Will E. Ifeier has rustled his fall
plowini through and has the land in
excellent condition and with an
abundance of moisture he will give
the wheat another trial knowing it
will win some time. lie is putting
in ST acres of winter wheat this sea
son and while the crop was not very
gnd this year be is hoping for a
bfttcr one next year.
P.nddies Eat Together
West ley Bass of West Point who
was with Arthur Dinges during the
war, they both being in France to
gether as well as in camp here aitd
Sure le ikre Steady!
Personal care given every piece of work
which comes to our place of business.
Nothing- leaves our shop that has not been
done right. Bring us your work.
The Alvo Parage
Art Dinges, Proprietor
Hot Weather Sure!
Harvest is here. Our service will be just as
efficient as ever. See us for whatever you
need. How about a New Perfection Oil
Stove, Ice Cream Freezer or an Electric Fan
for hot nights. All kinds of Hardware and
Farming Implements. Feed grinding.
TRUCKING!
Coatman Hardware Co.
ALVO -:- -:- -:- NEBRASKA
were discharged at the same time,
but who have not seen each other
for six years, was a visitor in Alvo
and a guest with his old buddie last
Sunday, they eating dinner together
r.nd enjoying the occasion very well.
They are both expecting to see each
other more frequently in the future.
Chautauqua At Elmwood
The chautauqua which the city of
Elmwood holds every year, began
last week and will continue the most
of this week. The opening of the
series of entertainments was a home
talent play which was given by the
literary club of Elmwood.
Have Moved to Kearney
Last week Roy Coatman, the
truckman, and his son. Philip, took
the household goods of H. D. Rich
ardson and family who will make
their home in the west. Mr. Coat
man and son went out on Friday
with the goods and returned home
Saturday. They report good rains
all the way out.
Are Improving Property
The property which was recently
purchased from S. C. Boyles by Mrs.
Coleman, is being put in good condi
tion and will be used for a moving
picture show and for an ice cream
and confectionary shop. The work
on the building has been going for
ward very rapidly and is being done
by Messrs. Dan Menchau, Emmett
Friend and Raymond Bushnell.
URSOH WINS BY. DEFAULT
AT STATE TENNIS TOURNEY
From Thursday's Dally
Lincoln. Neb.. Aug. 13. Tom El
liott, West Point, upset the dope in
the Nebraska state tennis tourney
here Wednesday by eliminating Fred
Archerd. Lincoln city champion, 1-6,
6-2. 8-C, on the Country club courts
in the second round of the meet.
An exhibition match between Paul
Bennett of Des Moines, former Can
adian Davis cup player and Edwin
MeCcrmkk of Sioux City will be
staged on the university courts here
Thursday.
The results:
Senior Singles.
Snyder. Hastings, won over Lang
enburg, Walthill. default.
Larson, Piatt? mouth, won over
Mitten. Bennington, default.
Mathewson. Walthill, defeated
MacAvoy, Lincoln, 10-S, 4-C 6-2.
E. Stanley, Hastings, won over
Thomas, default.
Don Elliott, Lincoln, defeated
Moritz, Seward, 6-3, 2-4 (default). .
Don Patterson, Arapahoe, won over
Stepp, Lincoln, default,
J. C. Calvert, York, defeated Gee
son. Seward, 6-2, 6-4.
Davi3, Holdrege. defeated McDon
ald. West Point. 4-6, 6-4. 6-4.
Mahood, Lincoln, defeated Ilell
wege, Seward. 7-9, 6-4, 6-1.
McProud, Lincoln, defeated Stil-
phen. Omaha, 6-1, 6-2.
Tom Elliott, West Point, defeated
Archerd, University Place, 4-6, 6-2,
8-6.
Ellis, Holdrege, defeated Chris
tian, Beatrice, 8-6, 6-4.
Phelps, Omaha, won over Monke.
Fremont, default.
A. Calvert, Ycrlc, defeated Leasch,
Fairbury, 6-4, 6-4.
Doubles.
Bearg-Russel, Lincoln, defeated
Goeson-Waite, Seward, 6-3, 3-6, 10-S.
Junior Matches.
Blandin, Omaha, defeated Bau
mann. West Point, 6-4, 9-7.
BURLINGTON EMPLOYES AT
M'COOK HOLD PICNIC
McCook, Neb., Aug. 14 Members
of the McCook Mechanical Depart
ment association of the Burlington
held their third annual picnic in
Pastime park Thursday. Association
members and their families to the
number of 600 were present. Added
to the picnic was swimming, danc
ing, games and a program of music.
FAIR CROP EXPECTED
IN NEBRASKA CORN
Kay Yet Exceed Last Year's Crop
Wheat, Oats, Rye and Hay
Yields are Light
Corn is 70 per cent of normal.
This is the estimate made a few
days ago after a careful survey of
crop conditions in Nebraska.
July drouth reduced the crop 23
per cent.
The average yield of winter wheat
is 11.5 bushels. All small grain crops
are light. Hay crops are considerably
below the average. Recent rains
saved much of the corn crop and im
proved pastures and tame hay.
The heavy deterioration of the
corn crop of 23 per. cent during July
was checked by good rains before
the second week in August and the
present condition of 70 per cent in
dicates a crop of 195.6S6.000 bush
els as compared to 203.2SO.000 bush
els last year. Since the par value of
100 per cent condition increases
about three bushels next month, the
crop has a chance to exceed last year
providing the present condition is
maintained.
About half of the corn crop re
ceived local showers during July and
is now very promising. The remain
der varies from a failure to a fair
crop prospects. Most of the damage
occurred in south central, central and
some of the northern counties, al
though it is not confined to this area.
The .average yield of winter wheat
is l.S bushels and the production
30,404,000 bushels as compared to
54,433,000 last year. The quality is
S9 per cent and the average test 5S
pounds. Wheat was threshed under
ideal conditions. Yields were slightly
under expectations.
The condition of spring wheat is
81 per cent, which indicates a crop
of 2.4SS.O0O bushels as compared to
2.632.000 bushels last year. All
wheat totals 32,952,000 bushels
against 57,115,000 last year.
The condition of oats at the time
of harvest was 74 per cent and the
production estimate was 72,612.000
bushels against 76.136.000 bushels
last year. Yields are very light in
most of the counties in the southern
half of the state, and generally very
good in the northern half. Stocks of
oats are 4.5 per cent of last year's
crop, or 3,426,000 bushels.
The average yield of rye is 13.6
bushels and the production 1,972,
00 0 bushels. Last year the crop was
1,914,000 bushels. The condition of
barley at the time of harvest was 72
per cent and the forecast 5,930,000
bushels as compared to 6,275,000 last
year. Part of the crop is very light.
The condition of potatoes is 66
per cent. The forecast is 5,449,000
bushel3 as compared to 7,743,000
last year. Most of the farm crop of
potatoes is extremely poor. The
early commercial crop is fair, and the
late commercial crop in western Ne
braska is promising. Conditions are
somewhat the reverse of what they
were in this state last year.
The condition of all tame hay is
S3 per cent, which indicates a pro
duction of 2,490,000 ton3 against
3,717,000 tons last year. The pres
ent condition of alfalfa is 61 per
cent, and the yield for the season
will be very light. Yields of other
kinds of tame hay have been very
light also.
The condition of wild hay is 63
per cent and the estimate of pro
duction 1,520,000 tons as compared
to 2,173,000 last year. It is likely
that a larger acreage will be cut in
the sand hills this year, due to the
short hay crops here and in some
other states.
RAIL CAR LOADINGS
EXCEED ONE MILLION
Washington. Aug. 13. Revenue
for the loadings by the railroads, for
the third consecutive week, have re
quired more than a million cars, ac
lording to figures announced by the
American Railway association Wed
nesday night, showing that 1,043,
063 cars were loaded during the sev
en days ending August 1. This was
an increase of 13,460 cars over the
preceding week and of 97,450 over
the same period of 1924.
Loading of all commodities except
ore increased during' the week but
the heavy freight movement has not
resulted in a ca-r shortage, the asso
ciation having received reports of a
surplus of about 263,500 cars in good
repair.
Merchandise and less than carload
freight amounted to 255,159 cars, an
increase of 1,633 over the preceding
week, and coal loadings totaled 180,
936, or 2,901 more than the week be
fore. Ore loadings decreased 2,810
cars to 63.6S4 but the latter figure
was 8,64 6, more than were required
for the same week in 1924.
TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION
OFFICERS RENOMINATED
Kalamazoo, Mich., Aug. 12.
James M. Lynch, of Syracuse, N. Y.,
president of the International Typo
graphical union, will be a candidate
for re-election if he will accept the
nomination offered him by the ad
ministration campaign committee,
Fred N. Cornell, of New York said
today, following a meeting of the
committee.
Selection of the international offi
cers will be made by referendum next
May. , A majority of the administra
tion candidates are seeking re-election.
Colorado Springs was unanimously
chosen today as the city to enter
tain tlfle convention in 1926. Because
it has been the custom of the union
to meet there every ten years, no
other bids were made for next year's
meeting. The union printer's home
is in Colorado Springs. Representa
tives from Chattanooga, Tenn. ; In-:
dianapolis, Ind., Cincinnati and Palm'
Beach. Fla.. extended invitations for
the 1927 convention.
j Advertising win pay-yra.
IOWA'S CORN
AVERAGE YIELD
4Q.5 BUSHELS
Small Grains Threshing Out Better
Than at First Expected, Says
Report. :
Des Moines, la., Aug. 12. The
average yield of corn for Iowa will
probably be 40.5 bushels to the acre,
said Leslie M. Carl, federal agricult
ural statician for Iowa, in his month
ly croD bulletin issued here today.
He reports that the corn crop has
deteriorated somewuat since uie uisi
bulletin was issued because of con
tinued' hot weather during July.
Small grains are threshing out
better than was first expected, while
hay prospects improved during the'p
month of July. !R
The complete report follows: pj
"The corn condition on Au-j?t
guest 1 was 90 per cent of normal, or.
10 3.5 per cent of the ten-year aver-'
age. The indicated yield is 40.5 ifi.
bushels, forecasting a total produe- . L:
tion of 449,631.000 bushels. The con-jg;
tiued dry weather during July wa? V?
responsible for the decline in tlieig
condition of the corn crop irom JUiy
1, when the estimate for the produc
tion of the state was 409,337,000
bushels.
The total production in 1924 :
amounted to 304,752.000 bushels,
and the average yield was but twen- j
ty-eight bushels. A year ago the out- 1
look for the corn crop was about j
twenty-two points under the present j
condition. Although the recent rains
were very beneficial, a long dry
spell in August might check further
progress of the crop.
"Small grains are threshing out
heavier than early reports indicated.
The condition of oats on August 1
was reported as SS.6 per cent of nor
mal. This is an improvement of 7.6
points since July 1.
"An average yield of 3S.5 bushels
per acre is indicated, compared with
- . . 1 , , .
an average or iorty-inree uusueis
last year.
"Although some farmers had to
cut their early oats for hay, the' late
oats were helped by the rains and
the cool weather in early July to
nearly double the length of straw.
GRY ADMINISTRATORS
FIGUREHEADS, IS VIEW
Politicians Force Andrews to Modify
Plan to Give Them Power
New Patronage Vistas.
Washington, Aug. 13. The sur
render of General Andrews to repub
lican senators in the selection of dis
trict administrators to- enforce the
prohibition law opens up new vistas
of. patronage to 6tate political ma
chines. Senator Xorris charges it has been
hin experience that senators who in
terfere in the selection of prohibi
tion officials are almost invariably
motivated by state politicians, and it
i3 known that whatever opposition
developed against General Andrews
abandoned program of freeing the
prohibition unit of political meddling
has originated in state machines.
State administrations will be per
mitted to choose their own group
heads, who will be the "men behind
the gun" in enforcement work. One
of these officials will be designated
for each judicial district.
The administrator for the fifteenth
district, composed of Nebraska, Iowa
and South Dakota, with headquarters
at Omaha, will be permitted to name
group heads, each with power and
responsibility approximating that of
state directors who are to be supple
mented when the reorganization
Sav Administrators Figureheads
These group heads, in turn, will
select their subordinates and will be
held responsible for them.
It is this fact that stirred state po
litiral machines into action when
General Andrews started out to place
his enforcement personnel on a non
political and non-partisan basis.
Unless the politicians were able to
dictate the selection of administra
tors, it was recognized, they would
have no way of controlling other ap
Dointments that are considered of
greater importance to state machines
than will be the administrator.
As General 9ndrows' plan becomes
better understand, it is realized that
his administrators will be a very
large extent be figureheads in en
forcement. Originally, it was in
tended that they should possess al
most unlimited power, but the politi
cians have forced General Andrews
to modify his plan until it bears
only slight resemblance to his orig
inal conception of what should be an
effective machine in the fight with
bootleggers.
As the situation exists today, dis
trict administrators will be liaison
officers between group heads, who
will assume the work of stamping
out illegal trafficking in liquor. The
latter will choose the bulk of the ap
pointees, and if tehy are in sympa
thy with state political leaders it is
considered probable that worthy
party men will be taken care of.
The actual work of enforcing the
prohibition law will be entrusted to
the group head who will have hi3
headquarters at Omaha. General An
drews says this centralizing power
will make it easy to place responsi
bility for any lack of zeal on the
part of officials, but the politicians
ree it in the opportunity to maintain
their control of the enforcement unit.
BARBARA LA LIAS SICK
Los Angeles, Cal., Aug. 14. Bar
bara La Marr, motion picture actress,
is seriously ill and has not been al
lowed to see her friends for several
days. A throat infection, complicated
by intestinal disorders, is said to be
the ailment.
Blank books at the Journal office.
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CATHOLIC CHURCH
Former Resident Here Who Murdered
Wife and Then Killed Himsolf
is Refused Church Rites.
From Friday's Daily
Although he was buried beside the
wife whom he killed Monday night
to have company in death, the body
of John Engl, Sr., 1723, South Eigh
teenth street, Omaha. Thursday was
denied funeral services.
While 3 hundred and fifty persons
attended requiem high mass for his
wife at St. Joseph's church, Seven
teenth and Center streets, Mr. Engl's
body remained outside in a separate
hearse. Both Mr. and Mrs. Engl
were of the same religious faith, but
his act of killing himself and wife re
voked bis claim to public rites.
Engl's casket had been privately
blessed by Father Timothy at the
Hoffman-Crosby mortuary prior to
the service for the wife. Following
the services, the hearses containing
the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Engl were
driven abreast to St. Mary Magda
lene's cemetery.
Deep sorrow affected the survivors
of the couple. John Engl, a son, of
Kansas City, had to be restrained at
the mortuary Wednesday night when
he threatened to mutilate his father's
body in revenge for the death of his
mother. His wife collapsed at the
cemetery.
Only the body of Mrs. Engl receiv
ed the priest's final blessing at the
cemetery.
"Mr. Engl was a murderer and a
suicide," said Rev. Father Timothy
in explaining the unusual procedure.
"The church forbids him a church
burial for that reason. Mrs. Engl
was innocent. Mr. Engl was pri
vately blessed at the mortuary be
cause the church prohibits public
services for either a murderer or a
suicide.
Father Timothy explained that
Mr. Engl's body was permitted bur
ial in consecrated ground in defer
ence to tne pica tnat ms act was
provoked by momentary insanity.
RELIVE GOLD RUSH OF HALF A
CENTURY AGO IN DEADW00D
Deadwood, S. D.. Aug. 13. Dead-
wood has turned the calendar back
fifty years to relive the Black Hills
gold rush "days of '76."
Streets of the best known gold
camp m the world are again in led
with be whiskered men. Stores are
slabbed to represent primitive cabins.
Bearder miners pan gold daily in
Whitewood creek, which flows thru
the town, and the oldtimer dance
halls have been reproduced.
A colorful parade yesterday morn
ing and another today included 200
painted Sioux Indians. The old
Spearfish stage coach and an imper
sonation cf Deadwood Dick in his
scout garb of half a century ago were
highlights of the parade.
C00LILGE LEAVES TODAY
ON VISIT TO FATHER
Swampscott, Mass., Aug. 13.
President Coolidge cast an appre
hensive eye today at overseas skies,
wondering whether the weather
would be suitable tomorrow for a
motor trip to Plymouth, Vt., where
he will spend the ween-end with his
father. Colonel John Coolidge. If the
days dawns clear, the president in
tends to travel by automobile. Oth
erwise he .will make th trip by train.
birthplace before dark.
Farmers should steer clear of trav
eling agents they know nothing
about. That is the safest plan.
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BUS, TRUCK COM
PETITION IS FELT
More Than Half of Ticket Sales Lost
in Four Years and Freight Drops
OS Still More Heavily.
The effect of bus and truck com
petition on railroad revenues is
striking shown by figures prepared
by U. G. Powell,' commission rate
expert, from the reports of the Bur
lington railroad. Mr. Powell, for pur
poses of illustration, chose the line
from Emerald to Aurora, which i-j
the northern main line of that road.
His figures show that whereas in
1914 there was shipped out of these
stations S. 672, 000 pounds of freight
in less than carload lots, which rose
to 10,275,000 in 1917, there was
shipped out last year but 2,925.000
pounds. The difference, apparently,
went to the trucks that ply between
Lincoln and Aurora.
The same slump, due to the same
cause, is shown in the figures relating
to the amount of freight received in
less than carload lots at these sta
tions. In 1919 there were received
23.91i,000 pounds, which rose to
27.7Sr,000, and which last year had
fallen to 12,718.000 pounds.
In ticket sales, affected by the
competition of bus lines, the same
slump is noted. In 1914 the ticket
sales were $158,449. The total had
risen to $218,00 in 1919, but last
year dropped to $111,703.
The figures show a steady increase
over 1914- until 191S, in freight
handlings, in which latter year the
trucks began operating. The passen
ger revenues kept climbing for two
more years, and then the intertown
buses began drawing away patrons,
and the decrease has gone steadily
on.
Great Britain's industrial difficul
ties teach the old lesson that no
where is there a practical substitute
for hard work and a good deal of it.
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NIAGARA OIPENL3
Washington, Aug. 14. Beautiful
Niagara falls, the most ;-pcctacular
scenic marvel in the United States,
is in danger of to al destruction thru
diversion of water for electrical de
velopment. Secretary Hoover of the
department of co:nmcree, intimated
Thursday.
As a result of the expansion of
hydro-electric plants along ti e Ni
agara river comparatively little wa
ter is now r'-nning over the wings of
the falls. Unless steps are taken to
conserve it, no water at all will run
over the wing? 30 years hence, Mr.
Hoover said.
The danger can be obviated only,
by engineering work now under con
sideration by experts. '
Mr, Hoover's statement .was tirade
in discussing a survey of the St.
Lawrence river now in progress with
a view of executing a treaty b. tv.een
the United States and Canada for de
velopment of hydro-electrical energy
j along that v.T.terwcy.
The honeymoon is over when h3
forgets how to drive with one hand.
Red Bird Poultry
Yards t
Eggs and Fancy Poul
try Dressed or Live
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!K-I-H-K!-K4-H'K'
Dozens!
There's one thing you can't have too
many of, and that's handkerchiefs. Our
present new line includes a gay variety
ranging in price from 5c to $1.00.
For the younger generation Mother Goose
and Noah's Ark pass in review on the
borders of these squares for small pock
ets. The children themselves select favor
ites from the gay assortment and there
after are unusually careful not to lose
them.
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