KOIJDAY, APRIL 23. 1&28.
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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
Governor Mc
Mullen Replies
to Bankers
Says "New Policy of Cutting Number
of Banks in Force Two Years"
Didn't Hedp in Crisis
Lincoln. Neb., April 19. Governor
McMullen today soundly rapped the
t-xecutive committee of the Xebras
a Rankers' association in a state
m-nt in which lie charged the bank
-rs of th state with holding a meet
ing in Omaha to "pass resolutions
recoDiranidinc the adoption of state
banking policies which have been in
force ince this administration has
b-n in office."
"I would have appreciated help
and encouragement from the bank
er's association all these years," the
governor said. but I don't appreciate
its revolution now." The resolu
tions which the governor referred to
re parsed at a meeting in Omaha
the otlir day and referred chiefly
to th. policy of lefusing to issue new
banking charters.
"Better Late Than Never."
"It is giatifying," the governor
said, "to note the action of the ex
ecutive committee of the Nebraska
Hankers' association urging that the
number of banks be reduced by con
validation or by voluntary liquidation
and also that no charters for new
hanks be isrued where present bank
ing tacilitifs are sufficient to care
tor the needs of a community. The
gratification rests in the fact that the
verv things concerning which the ex
ecutive committee of the bankers as
sociation parsed resolutions have been
part and parcel of the policies of the
present administrations during the
r.at three years. Such an indorse
ment of oiirse is better late than
never, but our administration could
have felt much more satisfaction in
the policies outlined if such indorse
ment had been given years ago.
No Need for Resolutions.
"No new anks that added to the
number o existing banks have ever
b-en chartered by the present admin
istration. Therefore, there was no
need of a resolution on that point.
Consolidating banks and making few
er of them instead of mor has been
strictly adhered to by this adminis
tration and again there was no need
of resolutions in that connection.
"In my budget message to the leg
islature of 1927, I made the follow
ing statement:
"Prior to the passage of our pres
ent law placing in the hands of the
department of trade and commerce,
discretionary control over the issuing
of charters, great numbers of banks
came into existence through the in
fluence of wartime prosperity. Al
most every village and town had at
least one brink mul sometimes two
r three. Even the larger towns and
cities were overbanked. a.? develop
ments have disclosed. In the com
munities where even one bank could
tut be supported to its profit or
.where several were chartered when .
only a fewer number could be oper-j
axea proinaniy. an alternative was
tion overlooked that statement in my
message, or at that time perhaps was
not interested in it.
"This statement Is not made for
the purpose of criticizing any mem
ber of the executive committee of the
Nebraska Bankers' association, or any
member of the association itself, but
simply for the purpose of keeping his
tory straight." World-Herald.
Coolidge Ponders
Compromise Plan
on Flood Control
Ashland Wins
Track Meet by a
Narrow Margin
Deciding Factor in Scoring Points Is
Relay That Platters Lose by
an Accident.
with Details of New Proposal
May Decide Today.
Washington. April 19. The fate
of compromise flood control legisla
tive proposals rested tonight in the
hands of President Coolidge,
After obtaining a tentative agree
ment with spokesmen for lower Mis
sissippi valley states, three republi
can house leaders visited the "White
house late this afternoon and placed
the proposition before the president.
Representative Tilson (rep.. Con
neticut). majority leader of the house.
announced after the conference that
the nresident had given no definite
answer, but would do so probably to
morrow. If the president gives his
atDi-oval." it is regarded likely the
bill will pass.
Others who accompanied Mr. Til
son to the White house were Repre
sentative Madden (rep.. 111.), chair
man of the house appropriations com
mittee, and Representative Snell (re
publican, New York), chairman of
the house rules committee.
Representative Tilson, Madden and
Snell all seemed hopeful the president
would approve the compromise and
that the bill would be passed by the
house by Saturday night.
Substantial Concession
The compromise represents a sub
stantial concession by the administra
tion on the local contribution issue.
Under the only provision for local
contribution remaining in the bill.
local agencies would be required to
provide any additional rights of way
needed for levees on the main
channel of the lower Mississippi.
This would be comparatively insig
nificant, but would make it possible
to keep the principle of local con
tribution in the bill.
The original proposals of the ad
ministration by which local interests
would be required to pay 20 per cent
of the cost of construction of flood
control works and to provide rights
of way for proposed floodways and
spillways as well as for levees would
be waived out of consideration for
the payment of approximately 292
million dollars by states and levee
listricts along the lower Mississippi
in past years toward flood protection.
The bill will be so phrased as to
make it certain that the action in
the case of the lower Mississippi will
not be considered as a precedent for
other sections of the country.
Guard Against Raid
In return for the waiving of local
faced bv either affecting consolida-! contributions the senators and rep-
tions or having failures. This was . resentatives of lower Mississippi)
r.ot a pleasing outlook when con-istaUs agreed to various changes in
sideied with the fact that manyjtrie bill with a view to guarding
bankers alreadv had losses greatly in against a raid on the treasury and
excess of their capital and that bank- the boosting of the actual cost far in
ers. operating at a loss, had abandon- excess of the 325 million dollars to
)'! hope and were disinterestedly I be authorized.
making loans of an unsubstantial na- The so-called "just compensation"
ure. Bankers were loathe to admit clause which would require the gov
their condition and for the depart- ernnient to "relocate properties con-
ment to determine if anything could demned for spillways and floodways,
From Saturday's Dally
The track meet between the Platts-
mouth and Ashland high schools held
yesterday afternoon at the local base
ball park was one that was hotly
nntnctcii hv the teams of botn
House Leaders Visit the White House SChools and the final points that gave
the general result to the Asnianu
team was not decided until the last
event, the relay race in wnicn tne
dropping of the baton by the Plat
ter racers lost them the event and
gave Ashland the needed points to
score a majority of the points.
The local men in the races show
ed a fleetfooted race to the Ashland
team, Pittman, Galloway, Wurl and
Wiles featuring in the races that
gave their school a great many of
their points, while Hatt and Perry
in the pole vault added to the Platts
mouth totals. Hatt also took the
high jump and Perry the shot put.
The work of the Hoffman brothers
for Ashland was the large factor of
their winning as they scored forty
points for their team, II. Hoffman
adding 22 while C. Hoffman scored
18 points. Hatt was the high in
dividual scorer of the Plattsmouth
team with 18 points.
The various events and the results
were as follows:
100 yd. dash Won by C. Hoffman,
(A); Fletcher, (A) second; Wurl
(P) third. Time 11.6. i
Mile run Won by Galloway (P);
Pittman (P) second; McDowell (A)
third. Hime. 5 min. 3 sec.
60 yard high hurdles Won by IT.
Hoffman (A); Hatt (P) second; Rei
ser (A) third. Time 10.8.
440 yard dash Won by Wurl (P).
Wiles (P) second; McReynolds (A)
third. Time, 5 min. 3 sec. '
220 yard dash Won by C. Hoff
man (A); url (P) and H. Hoffman
(A) tied for second and third. Time
24.6.
110 yard high hurdles Won by H.
Hoffman (A); Hatt (P) second;
Fletcher (A) third. Time 13.6.
Pole Vault Won by Hatt (P);;
Perry (P) second; Hadraba (P)
third. Height 8 ft. 6 in. J
Broad Jump Won by C. Hoffman
(A); Hatt (P) second; Dew (P)
third. Distance 17 ft. 2 in.
Discus Won by Quincy (A): H.
Hoffman (A) second; Teepell (P)
third. Distance SS ft. 3 in.
Javelin Won by H. Hoffman (A),
Perry (P) second; C. Hoffman (A)
third. Distance 124 ft. 3 in.
Shot Put Won by Perry (P); 11.
Hoffman (A) second; Reiser (A)
third. Distance 36 ft. 5 in.
High Jump Won by Hatt (P);
Fletcher (A) second; Blair (A)
third. Height 5 ft. 4 in.
880-yard dash Won by Pittman
(P); Galloway (P) second; McDow
ell (A) third. Time 2:19.
Half mile relay won by Ashland.
Total Points Ashland 62; Platts
mouth 60. Plattsmouth won six
firsts; Ashland seven.
J. W. MAGNEY CRITICALLY ILL
be done to place them on a profitable
basis, or whether they were hopeless
ly insolvent, took unusual time, care
and attention. Such as could not be
and pay substantial damages to rail
roads, public service corporations and
others," would be eliminated.
Payment of damages would be left
revived, necessarily had to be closed j to the courts. The reservoir section
in order to safeguard the surviving
banks.
"During the present biennium 84
banks have been recapitalized or con
soli Jated. There are now 76 fewer
banks operated by Nebraska state
bankers than two years ago. The state
could be as well served, we believe,
and banking placed on a more sub
stantial basis, were one hundred or
more additional consolidations and
liquidations consummated.
Not Interested Then.
"Evidently the bankers' associa-
unuer wnicn construction or reser
voirs might be undertaken, merely on
the approval of the president, also
would be cut out, but a provision for
submission of flood control projects
on tributaries to congress would be
retained. World-Herald.
The Dennison line offers you year
round entertainment goods. Picnics,
lawn parties and outdoor events cu
be supplied as well as interior deco
rations. Bates Book and Gift Shop
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J. W. Magney, one of Nehawka's
oldest and most highly respected
citizens is in a critical condition at
his home and has been dangerously
111 since Tuesday morning. Mr. Mag
ney suffered a stroke of paralysis
early Monday evening and his con
dition continued to grow worse un
til Tuesday morning when he be
came unconscious about ten o'clock.
He has remained unconscious since
that time, and while he shows a
change from time to time. It is so
slight that it Is unableto distinguish
whether It Is for the better or worse.
Dr. Weeks of Nebraska City was
called to his bedside Tuesday morn
ing for a conference with Dr. Bar
ritt and a nerve specialist was later
called from Omaha. He reported that
everything that was possible was be
ing done for the patient. A trained
nurse from Nebraska City arrived
Tuesday morning and Is assisting
Dr. Barrltt in caring for the Datlent.
Miss Doris Magney. his daughter.
who Is teaching school at Nebraska
City came to her father's bedside
Monday evening and has remained
here since that time.
Mr. Magney's host of friends will
regret to learn of his condition and
we trust we may be permitted next
week to state he is well on the road
to a rapid Improvement Nehawka
Enterprise.
Wednesday is Chicken Day in Platts
mouth. Sell your Poultry at a top-notch
price and buy provisions here at a bed
rock price. Here are just a few of our
Chicken Day Specials
SUGAR Best granulated, 10 lbs. for. . . . .$ .65
FROST KING FLOUR Per 48-lb. sack. . . 1.89
RAISINS Thompson Seedless, 4-lb. pkg... .41
BROOMS Good 4-tie parlor quality 39
BLOCK SALT 50-lb. block for .45
P & G SOAP 10 bars for .37
CORN FLAKES Kellogg's, large, pkg.. . . . .11
CARNATION MILK 3 tall cuns .29
CORN MEAL 10-lb. sack for. .33
ELACK AND WHITE COFFEE Per lb. . . . .49
PEABERRY COFFEE Good Santos, lb.. . .3D
S3 A PIONEER DRESSMAKER
The death of Mrs. Martha Tutt.
J Yakima, Washington, has brought a
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number of the local people and among
Just take a tip from us!
Wednesday, April 25th is Produce
Day in Plattsmouth!
Sellfl Sor Moire?
ISuny ffoir ILesc!
they'll put money in
Give heed to theme price
your pocket:
In the first plate Boy' Long f'anf.
Suits! Good all-wool floods; goo'?
patterns. Sizes 12
to 16. Chicken Day price.
-' f. '
$5.95
Eoy's Nobby Dress Shirt in 'rfl
patterns with neat collar Hf
attached.
Sizes 12
to 14J
Boys' Fancy Sox Just like Dad's, in
bright, attractive designs. OC-
Sizes 8 to 9J CiDC
rrk. Frt colon.
A1 to ft
and Cotton S?r5.
Am 2, 4 artA 6
Boy' Fan?y Swtr
dcoraf jorn. Siz" 30
lots. prk-M at $2.95
and
.$1.19
in Fltni
$1.19
Silk mvvi
to 34. 7r
$1.95
Boys' Caps New, up-to-date styles. An
8-piece top or one-piece top. 7Q
Chicken Day special I C
Boys' Work Shirts Blue or gray, with
collars. Well made, roomy cut. till
Sizes 12 to 14 ODC
Boys' Work Sox, pair 18c
Eoys' Erovn Dress Sox, pair 23c
Boys' Underwear Union suits. Either
knit or woven. On sale JQ
Chicken day. per suit t:C
Boys' Heavy Rib Stockings Brown or
black. Sizes 10 and 11 ?Orf
cnly. Per pair &dC
Boys' Flannel Overblouse Knit
bottom, fancy patterns
Boys' Fancy Bow Tie, with
rubber. . Extra special C
Boys' Kaynee Blouses Fast 70
colors. Each I C
Boys' Longie Pants, with cuffs and belt
loops. Good wool pat- OA
terns. Per pair
Children's Spring- Top Coats Homespuns.
Very stylish double breast
ed styles"
Boy Scout
or button.
Breeches Lace
Special
$1.95
Boys' Odd Knickers Good wool patterns.
Ages 10 to 16. Chicken K(n
Day special JUL
Boys' Sweater Coats Good, wool knit.
Plain colors, sizes to 34. QC
Chicken day price )
Ecys' Bib Overalls Fast color blue. All
sizes. Seven pockets. Well QQ
made and big value at, pair OC
Boys' Cloth Suits Two pieces. Belted
coat, straight pants. QC
Ages 3, 4 and 5. at $ifD
Boys' Rompers In blues, grays and tans.
Sturdy, make. Hold-fast but- fiQ
tons. Chicken day price 0i
Boys' Rodeo Overalls 8-oz. blue denim,
belt loops and rivets. Hip OQ
cut. Sizes 6 to 16 )l0f
Men's All Leather Work Gloves Gauntlets
or wrist style. Horsehide. d1
Buy them Wednesday at, pair vl
Men's Dress Shirts Mostly collar attach
ed. New spring patterns. (? "I 1 Q
Also white Broadcloth, at tj 1 1 V
Jfan's Pant Cut Bla1 Dm' Overall" All
sizs. Good, heavy weight (11 ("lC
denim for long wear, pair Plty
$20 Bill the highest grade low prioe ri-t
in America. Come in and meet him.
Men's Work Suits Coat, pants and
Plain bines and Mae stripes.
Regular sizes, at
Men's Odd Vests to go with
Dress Suit, each
vest.
$15
$1.95
Men's Leather Jackets First quality leath
er, fancy lined, trimmed in cor- jJC
duroy. Fine for golf or outing V3
Men's Dress Hats in latest style Fed.-.ra.
Light, tans and browns. A 0 QC
splendid value at $CJ3
Men's Blue Bib Overalls Double seured.
Fast color. Sizes 32 to 42.
One day only at, per pair
Jackets to match. $1 each
Men's Kiki Pants Cuffs, belt loops, good
pockets. Cheaper than you Q OA
can buy Overalls. Pair pLLtJ
Men's Dress Pants in fancy stripe cassa-
nieres. Nothing cheap about
them but the price tpiijD
$i
EZS3
Missouri River
Fishermen Can
Use Seines
Judge Wheeler Holds May Use Nets,
Seines and Traps in It But Not
in Other Streams.
Judge Wheeler of the district court
at Lincoln issued an opinion Friday
morning giving fishermen in Nebras
ka the right to seine, trap, and use
their nets in the Missouri river. A
permanent injunction was issued
against H. J. McLaughlin, secretary
of the agriculture and Frank O'Con
nell, game warden and his deputies,
to prevent them from confiscating
any nets, seines or traps used in the
Missouri river and from arresting
fishmermen who may use such para
phernalia. The injunction does not apply to
any other streams and the court held
that the nets, traps and seines can
not legally be used in any other wa
ters than the Missouri river within
the state. Nor can they be used at
the mouths of streams flowing into
the Missouri.
The court held that the states of
Nebraska and Iowa have concurrent
jurisdiction over the stream. Iowa
permits seining, trapping and the use
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY
C0NVENVENTI0N APR. 26
In compliance with the state law
the county convention of the demo
cratic party is called to meet at the
equity court room at the Cass county
court house in Plattsmouth on Thurs
day. April 26th at 2 o'clock p. in.
This convention will select six
teen delegates to the state conven
tion which will be held at Omaha,
Thursday, May 3rd, name the mem
bers of the county central commit
tee, select the county chairman and
also such other business as may
properly come before the convention.
It is urged that all those who have
been elected as delegates to the coun
ty convention be in attendance at
Better Homes
Week Observed
in Plattsmouth
One Day Institute Will Be Held at
Legion Building on Thurs
day, April 26th.
The national wide observance of
Better Homes Week will be featured
in this citv bv an institute at the
American Legion community build
ine on Thursday. April 26th, start
this meeting as it is important to the ling at 1 p m. promptly at which
party that a good representation be
secured from all parts of the county.
J. P. FALTER,
Chairman.
MAKES LONG TRUCK TRIP
Joe Mrasek of this city a few days
ago had a real auto trip that covered
some 600 miles round trip and was
made in the International truck of
Mrasek & Son, the mission of the .
trip being to secure for John Stander '
a new thoroughbred herd bull for his ,
farm near this city. Mr. Mrasek in
company with Mr. Stander, departed
early one morning and drove to a
farm near Cedar Falsi, la., where the
(-animal was secured and the trip back j
nome lanen up. ana iney anuru
ii n.
of nets and Nebraska cannot prohibit . here on the eveningr of the following i
Ha imn it,... TirHflA Tnwn 1 . - ... . . , . t
.uc jo vi mem. nnt. '"iriav nnn ultn n rppnrn oreaKPr 01 a.
supreme court had held that
practically continuous trip and the
sss these Mrs. Michael Whelan. who as'had a right to punish fishermen for ; thorou ghbred animal delivered in the
n
a very young eirl learned the dress.
making profession from Mrs. Tutt,
wno at that time conducted a dress
making establishment in the Union
block, a few doors south of the F. G.
Fricke store. Mrs. Whelan states that
the Tutt family moved from here In
1883 instead of the seventies as was
given In the paper, and that a num
ber of the then young girls of the
city had learned the art of the seam
stress from Mrs. Tutt and the news
of her death comes a real sorrow
to those who were acquainted with
her.
Need help! Ton can get It quickly
by placin? yonr ad va tlu Journal.
imizimiEziiziiiiziinsisii!Hiniisiin:ii!x:iiisiu!Hn::::r
riittmoutn
fishinj? in the Mississippi without a
license even If they were on the Illi
nois side, the federal courts ruled
that one state cannot enforce a law
in conflict with the other state hav
ing concurrent Jurisdiction over an
interstate stream.
The nnlt In tViia rasp was hroueht
by William Miller against McLaugh-l
lin and O'Connell. Judge Wheeler
pointed out that under present con-
' ditions Iowa fishermen could use nets
in the stream but Nebraska fisher
men could not. Up to 1927 the Ne
braska law provided that traps, seines
and nets could be used under a license
but the Nebraska legislature in 1927
amended the law prohibiting their
use. The court Btated that the state
could not confiscate the nets and
seines of the fishermen who were
using them In the Missouri river on
the ground that they might be used
illegally. They must be in the actual
illegal use . of them. . To confiscate
best of shape at the Stander farm.
BUFF LEGHORN EGGS
for hatching. $3.00 per hundred.
Mrs. F. C. Riester. Manley, Neb. Call
.Louisville phone 1922. a9-6sw
m -m V m
Next Friday Night
, AT THE
Mount Hope School
there will be a Parent-Teacher Asso
ciation meeting. L. R. Snipes and a
man from the State University will
them on the theory that they might there with a nicture machine, il-
be used Illegally would he to deprive I t g n Erosion. Everybody
the owners of property without due 1 1""11 &
profess of law. come, see and hear.
Legal blanks of all Mnds for sale
at the Journal office
time a very fine program will be pre
sented under the auspices of the local
Women's club. The program will be
as follows:
Opening Exercises, president of
hostess club, Mrs. L. L. Turpin.
Community singing, club . collect,
leader, Mrs. E. H. Wescott.
In charge chairman, Mrs. E. R.
Teepell. ,
Paper, "The Redeeming of Old
Homes," Mrs. F. G. Coryell.
Talk, "Better Homes in the Com
munity." C. C. Wescott
"Retter Music in the Home," Mrs.
E. H. Wescott.
Piano solo, Mrs. Robert Reed.
"Better Reading in the Home,'
iauss .Florence layior.
Reading, "Heap O Livin " Mrs
Robert Troop.
"Pre-School Child in the Bettei
Home," Mrs. Ruth Staples.
"Why We Need the American De
partment," Mrs. J. E. Wiles.
"What We Should Know About In
surance," Judge A. H. Duxbury
"Spiritual Significance of the
Home," Rev. II. E. Sortor.
Community singing.
The public is Invited to attend.
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Farm for Rent
80 acre farm adjoining Platts
mouth on southeast, rather rough
land about 50 acres under plow, bal
ance good grass pasture with line
running water.
A good Dairy or Stock proposition.
See T. II. Pollock, Plattsmouth.
al8-3d, 2sw
HINDENBURG AT WEDDING
Berlin, April IS. President von
Hindenburg and Prince Eitel Fried
rich, son of the former kaiser were
among the many prominent guests
who today attended the wedding of
Prince Otto von Bismarck, grandson
of the "Iron Chancellor" to Miss Ann
Marie Tengbom, Swedish arachitoct.
The ceremony was performed in the
Berlin cathedral, a civil ceremony
was held yesterday at the Berlin reg
istrar's office.
ATTEND SCOUT MEETING
From Friday's Dally
Last evening E. H. Wescott and
Floyd Flack were at Nebraska City
where they attended the meeting of
the Nemaha area of the Boy Scouts
of America, and at which timo the
area officers elected Carlton Hydo,
the present area scout executive
the head of the organization and
also named Allen Wilson of Nohrnakn
City as the area executive officer
and who will be the ranking ecout
official of the district.
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