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PiATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
THURSDAY, MAY 26. 1927.
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FACTS ABOUT NEBRASKA
Lincoln. May 24. The growth of
western Nebraska and the resultant
increase in freight business done by
raillroads was cited by U. G. Powell,
rate expert for the Nebraska railway
commission, to support his contention
that the change in class rate struc
tures proposed by the railroads should
not be granted, when he appeared be
fore the interstate commerce com
mission examiners at a hearing here
Monday.
The hearing which may continue
the rest of the week, is one of a series
being held in connection with the in
vestigation being conducted in re
gard to the western trunk line class
rates. Figures presented by Powell
showed that between 1911 and 1925
the total pounds of carload and less
than carload freight received and
forwarded from points in western Ne
braska on the Burlington and Union
Pacific lines increased from 655.
619,727 to 2.217,039.170 and for the
Burlington from 237,270.855 to 881,
648,900 for the Union Pacific.
Nebraska comes into May with the
best prospects for a good wheat Crop
for many years. The average for the
state is 94 per cent as against a ten
year average of 82 per cent. Four
teen counties of the 93 are estimated
at 100 per cent tfs to both wheat and
rye. The production forecast for
wheat is 58 million bushels and of
rye something over four million
bushels. Hay prospects are 90 per
cent and pasturage 91 per cent.
Nebraska is the 19th state in
the number of automobiles and
trucks; it ranks as number 28 in total
amount of registration revenue; al
though 36 states have higher average
registration fees. Twouty-three states
enjoy larger revenue from gasoline
tax, 35 states collect higher average
gasoline tax per vehicle and 41 states
get a higher combined gasoline and
registration income per motor ve
hicle, s
Nebraska first came to political
attention in 1844 when a bill was
presented in congress to establish the
then unorganized territory." Stephen
A. Douglas made three attempts to
have the law passed but the slavery
question was an issue and it was de-
laved until the "Nebraska-Kansas
bill" was enacted in 1854. Douglass
county was named, in honor of the
Illinois senator who first befriended
the state.
Coronado raised the Spanish flag
on Nebraska soil in 1541. It was
later claimed by France and England
but was sold to the United States
along with the Louisiana purchase
by Napoleon in 1S03.
In point of population Omaha
ranks as the 34th city and Lincoln
the 135th according to a report re
cently issued by the U. S. department
of commerce as of 1925.
York, Nebraska City and Platts
mouth are the only Nebraska cities
wherein the water works systems
are privately owned and operated as
public utilities.
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INDUSTRIAL NHTF.S
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shipped from Wisner during past four
days.
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Madison Several streets of city to
be paved.
Lyons Fur farm established
The finest endowment DolicV ever . this town
bestowed . upon a man is ability to
near
l work, desire to work, and enjoyment
of work.
Arapahoe Nebraska Electric Pow
er company purchases municipal
power plant.
Bunswick Work under wav erad
ing highway through Brunswick and
Royal to Orchard.
Oakdale Work progressing on
construction of new bridge between
Neligh and Oakdale.
Lincoln Contract to be awarded
for construction of new building at
Grand Island Soldiers Home.
Hanover Several streets of city to
bo graveled.
FLOOD CONTROL CONGRESS
Chicago, May 22. Statesmen, gov
ernors, mayors, bankers and busi
ness men will come together here
next week in one of the. greatest
peacetime movements in the nation's
history when the Mississippi valley
flood control congress convenes June
2, 3 and 4. Mayor William Hale
Thompson of Chicago, one of the
sponsors of the conference, has an
nounced that he and his committee
aids will spend the coming week ar
ranging for the congress program,
with 10,000 delegates from twenty
seven middle western states expected
to attend.
Ideas and proposals of all the
delegates are to be sifted and dis
cussed, the congress to use the most
feasible of these as a basis in pre
senting to the federal government
plans for conquering the Mississippi
floods.
HANDSOME LACE OR BEADED GOWN
CHOICE FOR THE BRIDE'S MOTHER
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Geneva Work started graveling
Meridian highway between here and
Fairmont.
Hebron 13 miles highway be
tween Chester and Hebron to be
graveled.
Alma New road being construct
ed from Alma to Republican City.
Falls City Work started paving
West 14th street.
Crawford Standard Oil company
building filling station here.
Platte Center Northwestern Pub
lie Service company extending power
lien from Duncan to Platte Center.
Clarks Farmers tu this section
will plant approximately 250 acres
sugar beets this year under contract
to American Sugar Beet company of
Grand Island.
Norfolk Meridian highway from
Wausa to Norfolk will be graveled
this year. '
Wolbach New road grader pur
chased for use on roads in this sec
tion.
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Spalding Northwestern Bell Tele
phone company to rebuild farm line:
out of Cedar Rapids, Primrose and
Spalding.
Plattsmouth 20 blocks city streetr
to be paved.
Glenville Several streets of town
to be graveled.
Blair New highway to be con
structed from Kennard to Blair.
Tecumsch 30 blocks of streets tc
be graveled this year in residential
district of town. '
DeSota Corn being planted In this
section.
Naponee Bids requested for con
strupction of addition to schoolhouse
in district No. 4.
Brady Union Pacific railroad tc
lay new rails through this town.
Ogallala $175,000 new Kimball
county courthouse to be erected here
Fremont $150,000 new Lutheran
hospital to be erected at Fremont.
Madison 2S blocks of city streets
to be paved this year.
O'Neill Contract let for graveling
state highway from O'Neill to Ante
lope county line.
Western Work to start soon
graveling highway from Fairbury to
Western.
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Auburn Lincoln Telephone &
Telegraph company to improve local
telephone system.
WHAT shall the mother of the
bride wear to her daughter's
wedding? Likewise, who shall say
what best becomes the mother of the
groom?
As to matrons' modes for the fash
ionable wedding, what with a revival
of the lace vogue as Is for this sea
son, the question Is easily solved. The
lace theme covers a vast range of
Ideas. At present leading couturiers
are artfully combining laces, that 13
they use black chantllly with white
lace or with silver or even tinted
laces. How successful the outcome
one can easily judge from the comeli
ness of the exquisite model to the
left In this picture. For this costume
black lace is posed over a flesh-colored
georgette foundation which Itself
has been handsomely enriched with
Insertions of creamy lace, the same
showing a light embroidery of rhine
stones and tiny colorful glass beads.
If the mother of the bride or the
groom Is Interested In the popular
black-urid-white ensembles, 'saying It'
with Uu-e is an highly endorsed-by-the
mode way of solving the problem of
"what to wear" to the wedding of the
daughter or 'son of the house.
A lace costume In brown. In ecru oi
some modest tone is also recommended
With the beige or ecru lace dress, a
brown matines hat with matched satin
slippers would be In excellent har
mony and style.
Beaded frocks, because of the slen
derizing silhouettes they achieve, are
ever a favorite with the matron. The
one In the picture Is In delicate pink
worked with crystal beads and silver.
The patterning purposefully shows
vertical line effects. ,
Very smart. In fact, a latest style
note, is the frock of colorful georgette
print with long close-fitting transpar
ent sleeves, and this may be charming
ly adopted by the matron for wear at
the smart midsummer wedding.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
(. 192T. Western Newspaper Union.)
Homer Plans under way for im
proving streets of Homer.
Crelghton New sewers to be in
stalled in several streets of town.
Niabrara Contract let for gravel
ing portion of state highway betweei
Center and Niobrara.
Stratton Contract awarded for
grading road between Trenton and
Stratton.
Lyons Improvements to be made
to ball park in this town.
Blair Nebraska Gas & Electric
company to extend power lines to this
town.
Lindsay Plans under way for pav
ing streets in this town.
Tekemah -12-foot extension being
built to end of Main street bridge.
Lincoln .New schoolhouse contem
plated for construction in this town.
Red Cloud 4 carloads of hogs and
three of cattle shipped from here recently.
- Uehling Highway between Ueh
ling and Scribner to be improved.
Franklin Contract let at $17,310
for graveling Franklin-Mindon road.
Hastings $75,000 women's hotel
to be erected here.
Beaver City Several streets of
city to be paved.
Scribner Sanitary swimming pool
being constructed In this town.
Ashton Western Public Service
company constructing power line
from Ashton tcTNorth Loup.
Wisner 28 carloads - of livestock
Belmont New schoolhouse to be
erected in Belmont.
Blue Springs Plant of Farmers
Co-operatice Elevator company re
cently destroyed by lightning, to be
rebuilt.
Wollfloot New Baptist church un
der construction in this community.
Neligh Elkhorn Valley Creamery
erecting cheese factory in this town.
Wymore $25,000 new flouring
mill to be erected here by Black Brothers.
Chadron Chadron college to erect
new girl's domitory, library, athletic
field and stadium.
Alliance Stockman's convention
to be held here June 2-4.
Berea Potash highway will be
graveled between Berea and Heming-
ford.
Hay Springs $20,000 new hospit
al contemplated for construction in
this place.
Arnold Bids requested for con
struction of curbs and gutters on
several streets.
Brideport Lyric Theater to erect
new building.
Nebraska leads the world in pro
duction of alfalfa.
Creighton 4 blocks of streets to
te paved.
HAVE RIGHT TO BE PROUD
London, May 23. (Monday. The
London morning papers today lauded
Lindbergh's achievement. The West
minister Gazette says the astonishing
flight is a new stirring chapter in the
progress of aviation. The Daily Mail
says "The marvelous feat is the ad
miration of the whole world."
The Morning Post comments:
"True Lindbergh had luck, but it
was the good fortune wbich reck
less daring ever deserves."
"The careless ease of his methods,"
remarks the Daily Telegraph, "will
not conceal the brilliance of hi?
achievement. The American people
may well be proud."
The Weekly Dispatch, recalling
the generous ovation the American
people accorded the late Sir John Al
cock, says: "Every British heart
will swell with the impulse of sin
cere joy over Lindbergh's exploit,
which well nigh eliminates the word
'impossible' from the dictionary of
aerial adventure."
The Sunday Express, wondering
how the ceaseless nerve strain cou!d
be borne, thinks- that "Lindbergh
probably lived thru the whole ad
venture in a state of exaltation and
ecstacy governed by iron self control
and steely courage. His daring daz
zles the world."
DE PINED0 SET TO RETURN
Trespassr, N. F., May 20. The
Italian aviator, Commander Frances
co De Pinedo, completing the itiner
ary of his four continent flight which
has carried him thru Europe, Africa.
and the Americas, landed here at
6:30 p. m., Atlantic daylight time,
after a flight from Shippegan Island,
N. B.
While traversing the south coast
of Newfoundland he kept a close
lookout for traces of the plane
"White Bird." in which Captain
Charles Nungesser and Francois
Coli, French aces, attempted to make
a non-stop flight from Paris to New
York. He saw no sign of the miss
ing plane, however.
The Italian flier passed over the
waters between Nova Scotia and
Newfoundland not far ahead of Capt.
Charles Lindbergh on his New York
to Paris flight. Commander De Pine-
do announced tonight that he planned
to take off at 8 o'clock tomorrow
night for his trans-Atlantic flight.
He estimated he would reach the Az
ores -about 8 o'clock Sunday morn
ing.
0RTEIG PRIZE TO VICTOR
St. Louis, May 22. "To the victor
belongs the spoils," is the decision
of Harry H. Knight and other spon
sors of the New. York-Paris flight of
the "Spirit of St. Louis." They an
nounced tonight that Captain Lind
hergh will have for his own the $25,-
000 check handed him by Raymond
Orteig, donor of the prize, and all
other money which may accure to the
venture. Lindbergh's timidity leads
the St. Louisans to believe he will
waive theatrical contracts. His own
$2,000 was the largest individual
contribution to the flight collection,
Knight said.
Lindbergh's return to St. Louis
will be a gala civic event. Mayor
Victor Miller is preparing to call a
conference to a means of honoring the
St. Louis flier.
NOTICE
All members of the Eight Mile
Grove Cemetery association, you are
hereby notified that there will be a
meeting of the association at the
cemetery on May 30th at 2:30 In the
afternoon, Decoration Day.
GUY KISER,
m26-ltsw-'2td. Chairman.
Bess Streeter Aldrieh's newest
story, "The Cutters" is now on sale
early and secure your copy of this
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Kilocycle Rating .
to Rule in Radio
Complete Reallocation of Wave and
Power Assignments for Stations
Made by Commission. :
PennsyEuana, Ounlcp and bo
Washington, May 22. A complete
reallocation of wave and power as
signments for broadcasting stations
in and around New York and Chi
cago was announced today by the
federal radio commission, which to
morrow will make a similar an
nouncement for the entire country.
The stations must begin operating
under the new plan June 1, and the
commission will consider complaints
Only affer a trial of its plan for re
casting the radio machinery has ac
tually been tried out.
In listing the radio stations affect
ed the commission made another de
parture, using the kilocycle rating
instead of the wav length in meters
to indicate the position given. Sta
tions have been grouped over the
United States under the new phin in
accordance with their geographical
location, as being within a 100-mile
radius of a principal city.
Where two or more stations have
been placed on a single kilocycle rat
ing, they will be expected to divide
the time with each other, and the
commission has specifically left the
time division to be worked out by
the station operators, promising only
to interfere if they produce interfer
ence objectionable to listeners.
The new assignments, with kilo
cycle frequency, call letter, and the
power rating, in watts, follow:
560 WNYC. New York. 500.
590 WOO. Philadelphia, 500.
590 WIP, Philadelphia, 500.
610 WEAF, New York, 5,000.
C60 WJZ, New York, 30.000.
710 WOR.' Newark. N. J. 500.
740 WILT, Philadelphia, 500.
740 WFI. Philadelphia, 500.
760 WHN, New York. 500.
760 WQAO,
S10 WM.CA,
S10 WEBJ.
SCO WGBS.
SCO WAAM,
New York, 500.
Hoboken. 500.
New York, 500.
New York. 500.
Newark, N. J.,
;oo.
920 WABC, Richmond Hill. 2,500
920 WBOQ, New York, 500.
970 WPCH. New York, 500.
9 70 WRNY. New York 500.
1020 WLWL. New York. 1,000.
1020 WODA, Paterson, N. J. 1,
000. 1070 WNJ, Newark, N. J., 500.
1100 WPG, Atlantic City, 2.500.
lir.O WCAU, Philadelphia. 500.
1170 WBBR, Rossville, N. Y.,
1,000.
1170 WGL. New York. 500.
1220 WSOM. New York, 500.
Trenton, 500.
New York, 1.000
New York, 500.
Brooklyn, 500.
Brooklyn. 500.
New Yoik. 500.
1370 WFRL. Brooklyn 500.
1370 WKBO. Jersey City, 500.
1250 WOAX.
1270 WHAP,
1270 WMSG,
1320 WARS.
1320 WBBC.
1370 WBNY.
New York, 500.
Parksburg, Pa.
Y.,
1370 WKBQ,
1390 WQAA,
500.
1410 WABQ, Philadelphia, 500
1420 WCBA, New YorTr, 500.
1420 WCGU, Coney Island, N
500.
570 ICYW, Chicago, 2,500.
G20 WCFL, Chk-ago, 1.500.
C70 WMAG, Chicago, 1,000.
G70 WQJ, Chicago, 500.
720 WHT, Chicago, 5,000.
720 WIBO. Chicago. 500.
770 WBI3M, Chicago, 1,000.
Chicago, 500.
Mooseheart, 111.,
Chicago, :
Chicago, 5
770 WAAF,
S20 WJJD,
000.
S20 WEBH,
S70 WCBD.
S70 WLS. Crete, III..
9S0 WON, Elgin, 111
9S0 WLIB. Chicago,
1020 WHAD,
1020 WTMJ.
1040 WENR,
109 0 WORD,
10 90 WTAS.
1.
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000.
5.000.
15,000.
500.
Milwaukee, 500.
Milwaukee, 500.
Chicago, 500.
Batavia, 111., 5,000
Batavia, 111., 3,500.
1110 WSOE, Milwaukee, 500.
114 0 WJAZ, Mount Prospect, 111.
5,000.
1160 WEBW, Beloit, IWs.. 500.
1190 WMBB, Chicago, 500.
5.-
11-90 WOK, Homewood, 111
000.
1240 WEDC, Chicago, 500.
1240 WGES. Chicago, 500.
12 CO WEMC, Berrian, Springs
Mich.. 1,000.
1290 WSBC, Chicago, 500.
PLANS ON ARCTIC FLIGHT
New York, May 22. The New
York World says Commander Rich
ard E. Byrd is considering a flight
over the Arctic or the Pacific as al
ternatives to the trans-Atlantic
flights for which he is preparing his
giant Fokker monoplane, the Amer
ica. Commander Byrd has explained
that his projected flight would be a
scientific experiment to determine the
feasibility of trans-Atlantic main and
passenger service.
If Byrd finds that Lindbergh has
accomplished the object of the Amer
ica's flight, to collect data on trans
Atlantic flying, he is said to be con
sidering a flight from Etah, on the
northern-most tip of Greenland to
.point narrow, AiasKa. mi uigm
would be across 2,000 miles of un
explored territory, and comprise an
extension of the work of the McMil
lan expedition two years ago, ol
which Byrd was a member.
GIGANTIC EARTH SHOCKS
Washington, May 22. A gigantic
earthquake estimated to have occur
red between 7,500 and 7,800 miles
from Washington, was recorded to
night on the seismograpn of George
town university.
New Orleans, May 22. An earth
quake of severe intensity, estimated
to have been S.000 miles east or
west of New Orleans was recorded
today on the seismograph of Loyola
university here. The shocks began
at 4: 42' p. m., and the instrument
was yet recording at 7 p. m.
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Calves for Boys
and Girls Arrive
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Eighty head of dairy calves ar
rived in Lincoln this morning on
their way to Nebraska boys and girls
who are joining calf clubs. Twenty
one more came in this afternoon by
truck from southeastern Nebraska.
The shipments are being handled by
O. II. Liebers, manager of the Ne
braska Dairy Development society.
He purchased the eighty head in the
diary section of Wisconsin and the
twenty-one head in Nebraska on or
ders given him by the boys and girls.
All the calves are from high pro
ducing ancestry, about half of them
"being purebreds. Twenty are Jer
seys, twenty are Ilolsteins, and the
other sixty are Guernseys.
They are to be shipped on to their
owners immediately, one bunch go
ing to Nebraska' City, Auburn, Falls
City and Lewiston, another to Shel
ton. Gibbon, Kearney, Elmcreek and
Lexington, another to Harvard and
Clay Center, and another to Wilber
and Firth, another to Osceola and
Poole, and some to boys and girls
here in Lancaster county.
The dairy clubs in which the boys
will work with their calves are or
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agricultural extension service of Ne
braska and are three year propositions-
The boys and girls take the
calves when they are from three to
six months old and raise them the
first year, handle them as growing
heifers the second year, and then
milk them during the third year,
keeping records on their production.
It is likely that many of these
calves will become the foundation
cows for future herds of milch cows
which the boys and girls will own.
This is the reason that the produc
tion of the ancestry is always watch
ed in buying the calves.
Cow testing associations in Ne
braska are making it possible to
find more calves each year right in
the state with good records of pro
duction behind them, Mr. Liebers
says, but there is still a big shortage
cf Guernsey calves, arid these -must
be purchased in the big dairy regions.
Parties having Designers and De
lineators at the Bates Book and Gift
Shop are requested to call for them
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