THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1023.
PLATTSMOUTH SEMI"-WEEKLY" JOUENAL
PAGE SEVEH
Murray Department
Prepared in the Interest of the People of Murray and urroundlnsr Vicinity Especially for the Journal Readers
At Your ServicelA'0 G,
A complement of good mechan
ics are waiting to look after
ycur needed repairs.
We do repairs on all makes of
cars, repair batteries and charge
same for Autos, Radios and ev
erything for which you have
need.
Telephone 47
The Murray Garage
A. D. BAAKE
Murray Garage
Soren Scandalous of Weeping Wa
ter was a visitor with friends in
Murray on last Sunday driving over
in his auto for a visit of a few hours.
Herman Reicke and son, George
were over to Weeping Water on last
Tuesday taking a load of lumber for
making some repairs on their farm
there.
C. M. Crisweisser of Nehawka was
a visitor in Murray on Tuesday and
was looking after some business mat
ters as well as visiting with his
friends.
Harry Nelson and the family were
visiting in Nehawka on last Sunday
and were guests at the home or Mrs.
Gertrude Carper and Feter Johnson
and families.
A. J. Hallas and the family of
Omaha were guests on last Sunday
at the home of Louis J. Hallas and
family of Murray, where all enjoyed
a very pleasant visit.
Ralph Amick was working in Om
aha for a number of days last week
and was with the Chevrolet company
but on account of lack of work re
turned home late in the week.
Wm. Obernaulte. the hustler has
completed the first coat of the plast
ering on the new home of Wm. Ree
ves, and the remaining coats which
will finish the work in this line in a
few davs.
On last Tuesday Fred L. Hild and
Thomas Nelson were constructing a
new hay rack, for G. H. Meisinger.
and which will be used by this gen
telman for his harvesting and thrsh
ing this summer.
John J. Toman and 13. H. Nelson
were over to Omaha on last Monday
afternoon where they were looking
after some business matters and se
curing some lepairs for some farm
machinery of Mr. Toman.
Henry Heebner is installing a new
pressure tank for the water supply
at the Berger hotel, to replace the
one which has been in service and
has rusted out, and this new instal
lation will again give water pres
sure to the hotel.
The new house cf G. H. Tarns east
of Murray which is being constructed
by J. A. Scot ten and his crew of ef
ficient workers is now ready for the
laying cf the shingles which it if
expected will be completed by the
end of the week.
Clyde Gilmore who is working
near Louisville was visitor in Mur
ray on last Tuesday and was visiting
with I;.'.; friends. He also had the
Journal sent to his address that he
might keep in touch with the hap
penings of the county.
We dropped into the Murray
Blacksmith shop, on cur rounds in
Murray this week and round the
blacksmith very busy with his work
and hammaring away getting the
work on schedule time, notwith
standing the large amount of it.
Thomas Nelson, the capable and
accomodating hustler at the Niekle?
lumber yard, has during his snare
time before and after his work at
the lumber yard has completed the
Binder Twine!
Genuine McCcrmick-Deericg
Twine
ALWAYS RELIABLE
Everything in
Hachir.ery Repairs
Oniric Service. We have on hand an
n- f Ti--,r,-ir fn-r Tnl-c
Fourth, or other Celebrations. See
us for all of your reeds in our line!
S. H. NELSON
Murray, Nebr.
Kansas City
SURELY HAS A BIG CROWD
THIS WEEK
Many people who were not able would
have liked to have gone. ... Be thrifty,
save your money, and you can always af
ford a vacation. We are here to help you.
PJiS y pray State Ba si k
There is No Substitute for Safety
Plattsmoulh, Neb.-Saturday Night
Bam Yard Twins Orchestra
FREE LUNCH 50 CENTS
building of a concrete walk in front
of his residence on Main street.
Green Piggot the genial and ef
ficent road man was making some
repairs on the intersection of the
Red Ball highway and the west
street of Murray one day this week,
and will endeavor to have it so that
there will b no mud hole in the fu
ture. T. J. Brendel better known as
"Jeff," and Dr. O. E. Brendel of Los
Angeles who is visiting here and bet
ter known as "Pete" were down near
Kamn Kill Kare on last Tuesday af-i
ternoon practicing on fishing. We
do not know the score but apprehend
it was a pretty fair one.
C. H. Boedeker jr. who returned
home last week from his studies at
Faribault Minn, following the close
of his school year, visited for a few
days and then returned to continue
his studies, for the summer term
which continues for some six weeks
and will keep those attending work
ing until near the end of July.
Elmer Yardley living with the
mother east of Murray was in town
getting a portion of a pump repaired
which has become so it would not
work. Harry Nelson soon had the
part made good as new. ana timer
went home and soon had the pump
working and then hopped into the
corn field and got after the weds.
While Fred Hild the carpenter and
builder was working with J. A. Scot
ten on the new house of G. H. Tarns
east of Murray and was nailing over
head, the hammer which he was us
ing struck a glancing lick and also
struck Fred on the face near one of
his eyes blacking the optic, so that
it looked like he might have been
splitting kindling.
With the departure of Charles Bar
rows for the north and his intention
of entering the aviation service, the
Murray garage was left without any
help for Mr. Bakke, and after work
ing alone a week, he was able to
secure a new man. in Frank Ozbun
who comes from Des Moines. Iowa,
and thus make another citizen for
the hustling village of Murray.
Burial Vaults
care well for your
You
loved ones
while alive. One of our concrete . UlK iir..v,-,,(.n the robbery and its dls
vaults protects their remains when . ccverv gave ample time for the
buried. An ansomie guarantee.
MILLER & G RUBER.
tf-N
Nehawka. Nebr.
Greet Their Cousins.
Dr. and Mrs O. E. Brendel of Los
Angeles, California, on their way
from their home town to their former
home at Zionsville. Indiana, stopped
in Murray on last Friday and remain
ed for nearly a week visiting with
cousins here. On Sunday at the home
of Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Brendel their
was a gathering of all the relatives,
where they enjoyed a most pleasnt
gathering. There being ther for the
occasion. Dr. and Mrs. O. E. Brendel
guests of honor of Los Angeles. Dr.
and Mrs. J. W. Brendel of Avoca. T.
J. Brendel and wife and Mr. and
Mrs. W. L Seybolt of Murray, a?
well as Dr and Mrs. J. F. Brendel
and son Richard, of the home.
Return From the North
On Thursday of last week. Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Mutz departed for
Wayne, and while there visited with
Edward Mutz and family, the gentle
men being brothers and remaining
until over Sunday, and on their re
turn canvassed for the plow which
is sold by M. G. Churchill, selling
four on their way home. Mr. Church,
ill has disposed of about twelve hun
dred and fifty to date of his garden
plows.
Murray Presbyterian Church.
Sabbath school at 10 a. m.
Morning worship at 11 a. m.
Evening service at 7:30 p.
in.
(Young people's meeting).
Wednesday evening - prayer meet-
'ing at 7:30.
You ire cordially invited to wor
ship with us.
J. C.
STEWART.
Pastor.
Have you anytnlng to sell T Tell
the world about it through the Jour-
!nal Want Ad department.
Again Visited
by Burglars
Earl Lancaster Store Suffers Heavily
From Invaders Goods Hauled
Off by Trucks.
From Monday's Dally
This morning the office of Sheriff
Beit Reed was notified of the fact
that the little city of Murray had
again been the victim of a gang of
robbers and the store of Earl Lan
caster was again one of the sufferers
of the night invaders as was also the
Harry Nelson hardware store that
occupies a part of the double store
building.
The robbery occurred sometime
Sunday night but was not discovered
until this morning when the hour
for opening the stores for business
arrived and as the result the parties
that pulled off the robbery had a
good lead in making their getaway
from the scene of the robbery.
! The loss will amount to several
! hundred dollars worth of merchan
dise, the Lancaster store being the
largest sufferer in this respect as the
greater part of the merchandise tak
en was in the form of overalls, cloth
ing, shoes, shirts as well as cigars
and cigarettes. In addition to the
merchandise taken the robbers made
way with the new Atwater-Kent ra
dio, loud speakers and battery that
Mr. Lancaster had just recently in
i stalled in his store,
i The Nelson hardware store suffer
ed the loss of a great many tools ot
various kinds but an estimate of their
value had not been made while in
the Lancaster store the loss will be
from $200 to $300 in merchandise.
The robbers made their entrance to
the double store building by getting
through a rear window in the Nelson
hardware store and then took the
hinges off the door connecting with
the Lancaster store and made their
way into that place' to loot the stock.
Indications point to the fact that
the loLbvis made a thorough job ert
it and had a large truck backed up
to the rear of the stole and loaded
in the merchandise and then made
their escape.
Sheriff Rt ed ws a Murray today
in an endeavor to get some trace ejf
i the robbers but ti e long time cIlP.1-:-
parties committing!
under cover.
he crime to get
RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL
Herman Ganscnif r of near Mur
ray, who was at the Immanuel hos
pital iu Omaha for several days tak-
I iug treatment and recovering from
' the effects of a s:nall operation, has
so far recovered thtt he has been
able to return home and and will
; have to spend som time in lecuper-
ating from the effects of his illness,
! but is feeling fine and hopes to de
j rive seme permanent improvement
I from the effects r f the operation,
j During the absence cf Mr. Gansemer
J at the hospital, the fine farm of the
Gansemer family has been looked af
ter by the sons, Leslie and Ralph
Gansemer. The many friends of Her
man arp well pleased to see him
back home and trust that he may
enjoy his old time health in a short
time.
CROP REPORT
By
H. Nav Reporter for the De
partment of Agriculture, Wash
ington. D. C, and member of
the Biological Game Survey
The outastanding features of the
report are unusually heavy abandon
ment, of winter wheat and the low
condition about 25.1 the avera;e
remaining for harvest. Condition is
74.9 of normal compared with
85. 6 a year ago. Last year the
average on wheat was 13.6 bushels
compared a yield of 14.6 bu. Ne
braska wheat is in fair condition
considering the dry condition that
has prevailed and rains since May 1
have been beneficial. Due to defic
iency of subsoil moisture the crop
need3 move rain, most of the aband
onment took place in the western and
especially the southwestern counties.
Oats are 78.3, is the lowest ever
report d. The growth was retarded by
drought. Good many fields thinned
by April freezes. Tame hay and pas
tures showed improvements, but wild
hay slumped from last year.
Fruits of all kiiid showed improve
ment as compared with last year.
DEMOCRATIC
SOLON
VISITS
OPPOSITION
Kansas City, June 11. A demo
cratic presidential candidate, Sen
ator James A. Reed of Missouri, in
vaded the quarters of the republican
delegates Sunday and got a hearty
reception.
Arch foe of the republicans, Sen
ator tteea louiul Himself a host to
that party upon his arrival home Sat
! urday. He was at one time mayor of
taiisas uiy ana spends all his spare
time at home here.
Senator Reed paid his respects to
the republicans Sunday.
Asked what he meant by coming
into the republican lair. Reed, Reed
smiled and jeshingly replied: "Just
trying to raise the average."
Journal Warn Ads bring result.
If cy of the retdera of the
Journal Ickoy of ny social
event or item of Interest 1b
this vicinity, and will mail
lime to this office. It will ap
pear under tbla beadles. We
want all newsltemr Editob
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BIBLE SCHOOL LESSON
Sunday, June 17th
By M. S. Briggs
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Golden Text: (Used) "For God so
loved the world, that He gave His
only begotten Son that whosoever be
lieveth on him might not perish, but
have everlasting life." John 3; 16.
The Redemption of Mankind
When Christ went to 'John the Bap
tist to be baptised, and John said, "I
have need to e baptised of Thee,"
the Master replic!: "Suffer it so now
for thus it behooveth us to fulfill all
righteousness." The Father, when
He made the world and everything
therein, as well as the universe, could
have made it impossible for man to
sin. and in living free: from sin not
to have lost his home in the Gar
den of Eden or forfeited his right
to eternal life. But God's plan was
to give man an opportunity to have
a part in the redemption as well as
the saving of mankind in the first
place. Man wanted to be as wise as
the Father and therefore was easily
tempted to disobey the commands of
the Father and the mandates which
would bring eternal life, joy, peace
and happiness during all the aeons
of eternity.
So when the devil cunningly plac
ed the proposition before man, he
fell and since then the human rare
has been enthralled in sin. and until
such time as he shall fully put his
trust in the Father and accept the
sacrifice of the Son and be guided by
.the Holy Spirit, mankind will never
get away from tne eneits oi sin.
The Father sent his son. Jesus, the
Christ, from heaven to earth on a mis
sion cf salvation, and in order to
fulfill all righteousness, the Son of
God was to die an agonizing death on
the cross atop Calvary hill that he
might purchase the sinfu! world and
be able to give them salvation. For
there was no credit that could apply
for the salvation of mankind, cher
than that possessed by tb Master, in
asmuch as all had sinned ;md gone far
frt.m following Jehovah. Withal, sin
ful nen thought they were playing an
important part in doing away with
wluM they claimed as a disorganiz
ing element, the Mast r and Savior
of the world. But in reality Chris?
of himself gave His life, after He had
uttered those immortal words, "Fath
er, into Thy hand I commend My
spirit." And with a 2ou1 cry as the
very heavens were rent. He gave up
the ghost, thus veluntarly sacrinc
irg Hislife for ti.e redemption of
mankind.
The Savior Crucified .
To heap all indignity upon ihe
Savior of the world, those in what
they thought was authority, placed
the cross upon the back of the Mas
ter, compelling Him to tarry it to
Lhe place where he was to be cruci
fied, and when thru physical weak
ness He was not aM ? to bear it fur
ther, they c;u;jht S; neon, of Cyrene,
whom they pressed into service. They
thefnght they were heaping an in
dignity on this mar.. Lut as the ages
have told, they weie conferring on
him a privilege whi -h none through
the ages have ever possessed, for he
v.as serving the Master and taking
some heavy work off His shoulders,
and a privilege which all the world
would like to have. While they can
not be granted this boon, they can
in a way serve the Master, by con
tributing to the well being of His fol
lowers, when they are suffering with
out friends and needing any aid that
can be given, whether it lie actual
physical labor, sympathy or moral
aid. as standing for the principles
which the Son of God came to teach.
The Master's Last Words
Crueifietion was about as hard a
death as could be well devised by a
cruel age,for after the nailing of the
one to be crucified to the cross with
large spikes, which tore the fle:di, the
l a t r- 1.
cross was raised ami me iolu oi um:
cross placed in the top of the hole,
and dropped in, going ciown witn a
thud, which would almost tear the
nails through the flesh and in some
instances did so. Then the one war;
allowed to remain there in whatever
weather, cold or hot, sunshine or
stormy, and as the wounds grew sore
and festered and one by reason of the
loss, of blood became feverish and
thirsty and in many instances deler
ious, the suffering ended only when
the physical forces waned and death
came in merciful completion of the
terrible ordeal. Frequently a drink
which was drugged to produce a
stupor was given the victim, that his
suffering might be eased, but the
Master refused it. for He wanted His
full faculties to the last.
Thus was Christ railed at and
mocked, and every indignity possible
was heaped upon Him.
While suffering on the cross, the
Master of Ocean and Earth and Skies
made a number of utterances that
showed his wonderful fortitude and
kindly disposition. As He was being
raised upon the cross and the cross
was allowed to drop into the hole. He
said, "Father, forgive them, for they
know not what they do." Then again
when the thief asked forgiveness,
Christ said, "Today thou shalt be
with me in paradise." Again, in ad
dressing His mother, who stood by
the cross, indicating that John tihould
be a son to the mother of the Lord.
He said, "Woman, behold thy son,"
and "Behold thy mother."
When darkness caine over the land
'and His sufferings were great, the'
human part of His nature cried out.
"My God, my God! Why hast thou
forsaken me?" And again when He
was feeling the loss of the blood and
lever was tearing at his body, he ex
claimed, "I thirst." Nearing the end
as the day was waning and life was
about to take leave of his bruised
and mutilated body, in a strong voice
He proclaimed the victory when He
said, "It is finished," signifying that
He was giving his life freely for the
salvation of the world.
The last utterance was, "Father,
into Thy hands I commend my spirit."
And thus was fulfilled the sacrifice of
the Son of God for the wiping away
of the sins of the world.
It is now up to us to accept the
. sacrifice and obey the commands that
he has left. "Follow me.
McKelvie is
Being Pushed as
Logical Man
Former Nebraska Governor Mention
ed for Vice Presidential Nomin
ation; Represents West.
Kansas City, Mo., June 13. Who
is with Hoover? That is the ques
tion in which the Nebraska dele
gation was deeply interested Tuesday
night in view of a statement given
out by Robert W. Devoe, Lincoln at
torney, president of the State Bar
association and formerly chairman
of the state central committee.
Former Governor Sam R. McKel
vie, heading the victorious Hoover
faction of the delegation at the cau
cus Monday, was put forward as
"logical man" for the vice presidency
by Devoe. He is down here in Mr.
McKelvie's interest. The former gov
ernor would not comment on the
possibility of him as the Hoover run
ning mate. He imained in seclu
sion in his rooni3 at the Baltimore
hotel.
Mr. McKelvie is regarded as "the
spokesman of real spirit of the agri
cultural west" by Mr. Devoe. "Hoov
er." said Devoe. "will be the repub
lican nominee on the first or second
ballot. His genius and experience in
industrial and commercial activities
and his capacity to find and apply
sound policies for economic and so
cial problems makes his candidacy
a real promise for relief of agri
culture.
Leading Advocate
"Methods involved in bringing, ag
riculture to a position of equality
with industry and labor is the out
rt a n d i n tr nrobh m. The basis for the
solution is orderly commodity mar
ketiiiir bv co-o:ei ative agencies Mc-
kelvie is and has consistently been
a leading advocate of this policy.
This no doubt will be the program
of the national convention in the
agricultural plank of its platform.
"McKelvie is prominently identi
fied with the councils of the party.
He has a nation-wide acquaintance.
He is a foreeful speaker. His nomin
ation will meet with approval 'of all
reetions of the country."
Though McKelvie would get a ma
jority of the votes from the Nebraska
delegation and probably more than
the number now lining up for Hoov
er, it was indicated at the farm re
lief headquarters that Governor Mc-
Mullen and other leaders would
vote for him. The governor
not
was
silent on the question, however.
No Steam Roller.
Earlier in the day. McKelvie took
occasion to deny that he would at
tempt to apply the "steam roller" on
the delegaticn by pressing the unit
rule. His faction comprises 10 votes
for Hoover while McMullen has nine
for Lowden. "He won't slip any unit
rule over on me," said the gover
nor. I have no intention of asking
for the unit rule, said McKelvie, "nor
have I entertained the idea at all.
We play square and will continue to
do that.
The Nebraska delegation joined
in the applause for President Cool
idge Tuesday when his name was re
ferred to by Senator Fess
keynoter.
The Nebraskans had an ideal chair
man's location (in the convention j
nan. l ney are ciirectiy opposite me
chairman's platform, several rows
hack and a row ahead of the Iowa
delegation. One row is allotted but
Gould Dietz, chairman of the dele
gation sat a row ahead of his col
leagues. 1
Mrs. Margaretta Dietrich, express
ed keen interest in the opening of
the convention. Pressed for a state-!
merit as to whether she would vote
for McKelvie as vice president, Mrs.
Dietrich indicated she preferred to(
wait until "we come to that." For
mer Governor McKelvie is publisher
cf the Nebraska Farmer, a middle
west farm paper. i
Ihe general boom in vice presi
dential nomination speculation
brought back into the picture the
name of Hanford Macnider of Iowa,
former assistant secretary of war and
former national commander of the,
American Legion. It was put forward '
Tuesday night by Representatives
Royal G. Johnson of South Dakota
and A. Piatt Andrews of Massa
chusetts. Omaha Bee-News.
DAWES ARRIVES MARIETTA
Marietta. O., June 8. Vice Presi
dent Charles G. Dawes arrived here
from Chicago today to take part in
the commencement exercises of his
alma mater. Marietta college, which
will be held next Tuesday. He was
accompanied here by F. C. Bacheld
er, vice president of the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad, in the latter's pri
vate car. Mr. Dawes said he would
remain here ouly until tho com
mencement exercises are over.
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New Record Set
for Promptitude
by Supreme Court
Adjourns for Summer With Calendar
Nearer Caught Up Than
Eved Before
Washington The Supreme Court
adjourned for the summer having
come nearer than ever before to catch
up with its calendarshrdletaordlut
up with its calendar and thereby set
an example to the American judi
ciary to speed up justice. Cases of a
criminal character had been dealt
with when the court adjourned. As
against 295 unfinished cases left last
year at this time, the court adjourned
with only 190 cases still on its doc
ket. Of these 175 were appellate
cases and la or orginai jurisdiction.
Mr. Taft forecast before the Ameri
can Law institute in April tnat an
criminal cases before the court would
be disposed of by the time it ad
journed.
May Arouse Rar's Query
At that time he said, "We are hear
ing today cases tnat were niea in
October and November last, in the
regular calendar. And we are likely
to arouse in some members of the
bar the query, 'Whether the Consti
tution does not forbid such prompti
tude." He expressed the hope for
an even better record next year.
In the fall term the full effect of
th change in the law relating to the
right of appeal will be felt. This
limits the number of appeal cases
brought to the Supreme Court. It
is hoped this will further speed up
justice before the highest tribunal.
For the first time in history cases
in the term just encieci nave oeen
argued in the same year in which
thev were brought, contrasted to past
experience of delay sometimer
amounting to years, due to congested
calendars. At the back of the new
record is a story of greater efficiency
and hard work on the part of the
justices.
Revision of Procedure
Before adjournment the court an
nounced a revision of the rater of
procedure to take effect July 1 in
accordance with the congressional
action abolishing the procedure of
writs of error, and substituting
therefore, appeals for obtaining re
view of lower court decisions by the
Supreme Court. Mr. Taft announced
that the court was chiefly indebted
to Justice Van Devanter for the re
vision work.
On adjournment the court con
tinued eight cases under advisement,
three of these dealing with the lake
diversion cas involving the right of
the sanitary district of Chicago tc:
take water from the Great Lakes.
The court disposed of 859 case p
this term as against SSS last year.
IMPROVED HIGHWAYS
PAY BIG DIVIDENDS
It is expected that 1928 road build
ing activities will exceed all records.
Twenty thousand miles of surfac
ed roads are to be built, and about
8.000 miles graded and drained.
Throughout the country a multitude
of plans have been laid for improv
ing the existing highway systems as
well as extending them. .
A high degree of road service is
assured, by the fact that about 240.
000 miles of the total of 2SS.000 in
state highway systems are this j-ear
to be maintained under state high
way departments' supervision.
Early estimates give amount avail
able for road expenditures as being
much greater than last year. From
the various sources, it is expected
that highway funds will be upwards
of $1,300,000,000.
These highway facts should please
everyone. There is no such thing us
road building expense, unless it be
shortsightedness that constructs poor
i or inadequate roads. Every dollar
i rnt into a modern hiehwav for
,,, sifting- nv widening is an economy
and a dividend-paying investment.
The United States highway system
is the best in the world.
N0RRIS KEEPS UP ATTACK
Washington, June 12. President
Coolidge was charged today by Sen
ator Norris, Nebraska, with "almost
forcing a third party" into the com
ing presidential ejection thru his
veto of the McNary-Haugen farm re
lief bill and the refusal to sign the
Muscle Shoals measure.
Senator Norri3 said he is opposed
to a third party but the "question is
squarely up to the convention."
"Ae republican president has stood
in the way of relief for agricul
ture," he declared in a statement.
"and the preservation of our natural'
resources, and in submitting to dora-!
ination by the power trust. A repub-j
ncan congress takes tne opposite siac.
xl nils iUJivciiLiun iriuuidlt:d x ic-
publican congress in favor of a re
! publican president, it will second the
move of President Coolidge for a
third party."
FIND BANKER'S BODY
Liberal, Kansas, June 12. The
body of a man identified as E. A.
Kessinger, who was kidnaped in the
holdup of the First National bank of I
Lamar, Colo., May 23. was found
in an abandoned shack near here
late today. He had been shot to,sPee(h-
death. j "II would be a great honor, of
Kessinger, assistant cashier of the course," said Mr. McKelvie. "A
bank, was abducted by the four ban- Place in the cabinet has no allure
"dits who robbed the institution and ments for me, but naturally the vice
killed A. N. rarrish, president, and presidency U: something one could
his son, John. Escaping into west- hardly decline."
em Kansas, the men later kidnaped) Mr. McKelvie said the thought had
Dr. W. W. Wineinger of Dighton, come from some of the leaders close;
I Kans., and shot him to death. Pre -
sumably the physician was lured
away from home to attend one of
the' bandits wounded iu au exchange
of shots in the bank.
CONTINUES
TO KEEP
SILENCE
j Washington, June 12. Secretary
i Hoover was precipitated today unex
pectedly into the turmoil of an actual
political campaign with the sudden
emergence of his probable nomina-
. tion for the presidency by the re
publican convention at Kansas City.
Nevertheless, the news from Kan
sas City failed to break the self-imposed
silence as to politics wjiicii
I has been followed by Mr. Hoover for
weeks.
It was made clear Mr. Hoover ac
cepted the fact of his nomination as
sured and that he and his intimates
today threw themselves into the map
ping out of further plans and cam
paign arrangements. Notwithstand
ing, Mr. Hoover would give no word
as to his view3 on the platform, up
on the selection of a vice-presidential
candidate or any other political
topics.
Whittier Home
Setting Restored
Scenes of -Poet's "Snowbound" Brot
Back Through Efforts of
Admirers
Haverhill, Mass. More than $3000
has been expended in repairs on
Whittier's birthday, and in arranging
the interior of the house so that it
will have the exact appearance that
it had when Whittier wrote "Snow
bound," says Charles D. Potter, chair
man of the board of trustees.
Mr. Porter said that the trustee:.:
have spent a great deal of time in
research work. The dishes, "boot?
and kettles cn the hearth," the open
door leading to the bedroom and ev
erything else mentioned by the poet
in the poem are In as near the exact
spots where they were when Whittier
gazed out the window on that win
try day as it is possible to have
them.
The bee-hives "on the side of tb
stream" have been put in place. tb
interior and exterior of the hous"
painted and many other repairs hav;
been made.
At the annual summer meeting of
the Whittier Club the Rev John
More of Amesbury. who was tho
principal sneaker, spoke upon "Wii
someness of Whittier." He discussed
some of the qualities of the poet a
exemplified in his poems. He said in
part :
"It is Whittier's cenius that makes
the noblest thoughts of duty and love
into simple songs, direct, straight to
the heart, touching the emotions
making an appeal to the deepett
feeling.-; of human nature, singinr
striking the chords of the primordial
elements. touching the tops of praise."
EEATRICE
VICINITY
IS HIT BY
TORNADO
Beatrice, tteb., June 12. A tor
nado passed from the south between
this city and the state institution
for feebleminded, one mile east of
here, during the night, razed and
unroofed three buildings and com
pletely demolished another, killing
over two hundred chickens, the
property of F. X. Willems.
A steel windmill and tower was
twisted from its foundation and frag
ments hurled for half a mile. Cross
ing the road north the storm levelled
an old hay barn, after which the
storm split and dispersed. An eight
inch board was driven completely
thru an 18-inch telephone pole, both
ends of the board protruding on
either side in the form of a cross. The
pole was twisted off twelve feet above
the ground and its top, together
with cross arms and insulators, hurl
ed several hundred yards north into
a corn field. Not a wire was broken.
No one was injured. '
ELECTRICITY ON THE FARM
To be permanently successful,
rural electric service must be able to
provide the farmer with electrlcy at
a reasonable rate, and must equally
produce a fair return upon its in
vestment to the electric utility com
pany. While rates must necessarily be
high when only a small amount of
current is used, due to high cost per
consumer cf constructing rural trans
mission lines in warsely settled terri
tory, they tan be reduced as con
sumption of electrlcy increases.
Therefore, the solution of the pro
blem of supplying tne rarmer witli
electric power is to increase the num
ber of tasks which it will perform
for him. New types of farm machin
ery adopted to electric drive will
have to be perfected, and a mthod
of financing the purchase of equip-
ment
by the farmer must be deve
loped.
. M'KELVTE
HOOVER
TEAM
PREDICTED
Kansas City. June 12. If Herbert
Hoover, with his superior organiza
tion, i.s able to whip off the attack
of the "allies" and to come out of the
halloaing here the republican can
didate for president, Samuel R. Mc
Kelvie, former governor of Nebraska,
may be selected as his running mat'-.
If things get to that point it i
understood that Petrus Peterson of
Lincoln will deliver the nominating
, to Mr. Hoover, that he had given it
I no encouragement and that if he Has
to be nominated the initiative would
have to come from his friends on the
'Nebraska delegation.
HOOVER