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PAGE SIX PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL THURSDAY, DEC. 2C. 19.29. C 1879 Out of respect to our beloved mother the store will be closed all day Friday Western States Move to Honor Two Explorers Memorial Highway Is Proposed to Cover Route Taken by lewis and Clark Moscow, Ida. The people of the land brought under the Stars and Stripes by the Lewis and Clark ex pedition, one of the epic exploration achievements of United States his tory, have organized to commemorate permanently the great undertaking and the men who led it. At a meet ing in Lewiston, Ida., named after Capt. Meriwether Lewis more than 100 representatives of Idaho. Oregon, Washington and Montana formed the Lewis and Clark Memorial Associa tion. They plan an active year in 1930, the 125th anniversary of the expedition. The principal aim of the associa tion is to promote a memorial high way along the route followed by the expedition from St. Louis to the Pa cific. Incidental aims will be to pre serve the various historical points along the route and to carry on a general campaign of education to ac quaint this and succeeding genera tions with the great significance of the journey taken by the explorers. Although the nucleus of the memo rial group is the states created from the Oregon country of nearly 192, 000,000 acres, which the United Statse acquired because Lewis fend Clark explored It first, the associa tion believes that all states along the pathway of the expedition will parti cipate in this first effort toward na tional recognition. The expedition has received many local and regional tributes, the greatest of which was the Lewis and Clark Centennial Ex position at Portland. Ore., in 1905, but national recognition never has been accorded. Forest Service Helping Two distinct undertakings are rep resented In this campaign to honor the first explorers to make an over land journey to the Pacific by a route north of Mexico. The most urgent need is 53 miles of construc tion on the Lochsa fork of the Clear water River in Idaho. Over this part in the heart of the Selway Forest, in cluding the spot where Lewis and Clark put their canoes for the first time in water going to the Pacific the trail is not greatly improved over the thoroughfare the Nez Perce Indians were using to go to and from their buffalo hunting grounds In Montana when the first while men came to their country. Regular state and federal road building activities have provided modern highways over most of the Lewis and Clark trail. Since 1922 efforts have been concentrated on the Lewiston-Missoula Bection. The distance from Lewiston to Missoula over the Lolo pass is 235 miles. On this distance $3,500,000 already has been spent on road construction, about $1,000,000 representing the share of the United States Forest Service on the mileage within the . Felway Forest. Construction cost of the 53-mile sector is estimated at $1,500,000, if built to forest highway specifications or $3,000,000 if built ?o standard highway width. When the congressional subcom mittee on agricultural appropriations f Thomas Walling Company v fr Abstracts of Title Phone 324 Plattamoutn H2 Sasnttai If the old boy failed to bring you just what you wanted in our line to wear, don't fail to come in and buy it for yourself . ... That's one way of getting what you want and we have it. E. 1929 visited Idaho this summer its mem bers inspected the Lewis and Clark highway project and urged that the backers of the road ask Congress for a direct appropriation of the money needed for its construction. Maj. R Y. Stuart, chief forester of the United States Forest Service, explained that as forest service road money for the State is limited and must be dis tributed over the several national forests, it would be many years be fore the equivalent of $1,500,000 In new construction could be cared for cn the piecemeal plan. Memorial Coin Authorized Burton L. French. Representative from Idaho, who is expected to take the lead in efforts to procure fed eral air for the memorial highway, has obtained passage of a bill au thorizing coinage of a 50-cent me morial piece during the 125th anni versary year to commemorate the ex pedition. This coin probably will carry the same design of the medal of the Portland Centennial of the expedition, held in 1905. This medal bears the profiles of the party lead ers. Beneath the heads are a com pas, a rifle and a canoe paddle. R. S. Erb. who since 1921 has been active in having a highway built through central Idaho, along the Lewis and Clark trail, was elected president of the memorial associa tion. Vice-presidents will represent each of the stateB through which Lewis and Clark's trail passed. Dr. H. L. Tall ington, Lewiston, has been named vice-president for Idaho; David HUger, Helena, for Montana; L. A. McArthur, Portland, for Ore gon; V. D. Vincent. Spokane, for Washington Others will be named for North Dakota. South Dakota, Ne braska. Iowa and Missouri. Directors chosen for the memorial body are John T. Little. Spokane. Wash., Judge K. V. Kykendall. Pomeroy, Wash.; II. B. Mitchell, Great Falls. Mont.; Kooskia, Ida.; B. M. Bren ton. Walla Walla. Wash.; A. J. Bren stein. Helena, Seaaide, Ore.; George Baer, Pendleton, Ore.; and Byron De fenbnch, Boise, Ida. When President Thomas Jefferson authorized the expedition Into the Oregon country, Russia. England and France also were interested In the region. Until the Lewis and Clark expedition the sole claim of the United States to the laud which now has a wealth of about $15,000, 000,000, and is the home of 3,000, 000 people, was the brief visit to the mouth of the Columbia River by Capt. Robert Gray, whose interest was more In fur trading than In ex ploring, in 1792. FARMS FOB SALE Cass County 371 acres, known as the Falter farm, about 6 miles northwest of Plattsmouth. This Is a good stock and dairy farm. Improve ments are good and priced at $67.40 per acre. Terms. 40 acres SW' NEVi 5-11-11. 5 miles southwest of Louisville. All good farm land. Price $110 per acre. Terms. JOHN L. BARBER. 2567 Evans St., Omaha. d5-12-19-26 PROPOSE PENSION FOE WORLD WAR VETERANS Washington World war veterans suffering from permanent disability which prevents their earning a living would be given pensions up to $72 a month under a bill introduced Sat urday by Representative Aobson, Kentucky. Every shade oi creue naner and all m 4 the new novelties and favors aa well a a complete stock of picnic needs can be found in the Dennison line sold exclusively at the Bate Eock and Gift Shop. IFa9$t$ City Council Enjoys a Short. Snappy Session Lighting Company Holds Promise of More Light for the Same Amount Now Paid From Tuesday's rall y The city council last evening had the real Christmas spirit and made short work of the matters that were to come before them and were able to adjourn in a little over a half hour to allow the members to continue their Christinas shopping. Chairman Puis of the finance com mittee reported that he was prepar ing a list of the property that would come up for tax sale and in which the city was interested in recovering as much as possible of their taxes. Chairman Hayes of the fire and water committee reported that he was preparing to nave samples or water taken from the cellars on Oak street sent In to be analyzed by the state chemist as well as specimens of the city water as well to try and determine whether or not they were the same. Mayor Sattler stated that Manager Rea of the Iowa-Nebraska Light &. Power company was talking over the matter of the desire of the company to give the city more light for the present revenue and which would enable the city to have additional lights placed and Including the plac ing of the electrolier districts on a flat rate instead of the present meter basis, also providing several new 200 watt lamps instead of the present ones. This would allow some lights on the new road to the bridge. The mayor stated that he had talked of the reduction of the light cost hut the company was not desiriou8 of cutting their volume of revenue but were willing to give the city an ad ditional increase in services at the same cost as at present. Councilman Ilighfield of the light- ng committee and Councilman Smith hal also been talked with and gave the same statements as the mayor. It was decided to leave the light- r.g matter with the committee to look after and prepare a report on what they might learn of any steps thzt would give the city better light ing for no additional expense. Councilman Smith, who is also secretary of the fire department, re ported that three new firemen had been elected and under the liability nsurance policy of the city these should be submitted to the council for record and according the names of James Doyle, Fred II. Vincent and Arthur Kief were approved as members of the department. Councilman Smith also reported that . parties were engaged iu doing auto repair work In the streets and keeping the streets blocked a great eal of the time and accordingly the chief of police was instructed to notify the parties who are found do- ng this to cease this form of block- ng the tramc on the street. bill of J. II. McMaken for re moving a tree and crossing In the treet Improvement district of North Sixth and Elm streets waa reported and ordered paid, it amounting to 28.40. The council also had some discus- ion of an agreement that had been made with John Enberger for the purchase of some gravel from J. II. McMaken, he to pay Mr. McMaken and which lie had not done and as the city had ordered the gravel haul ed under the agreement it was a par ty to the matter. It was decided to pay Mr. McMaken the sum of $18.40 and have the city attorney take step3 to recover the same from Mr. Enber ger or his property in this city. The following claims were ordered paid by the council: B. Allen, street work $ 26.00 5.60 18.90 12.80 8.10 6.75 2R.50 31.25 William Hiner, same Walt Byers, same John Kubicka, same D. McKinney, same John Rice, same Carl Egeberger, same Sandin, supplies fire dept. McMaken Transfer Co.. gra vel 4.10 AIR MAIL PLANES BUSY Chicago Extra planes have been required to handle the last minute Christmas air mail rush, which has been aggravated by the delay result- ng from the week's general snow storm, it was revealed Monday by lines operating out of Chicago. Boeing air transport, which hand les the Chicago-San Francisco mail. has been sending seven and eight sec- ions to and from the Pacific coast each twenty-four hours since the storm abated, officials of the com pany stated, and National Air Trans port, operating the eastern half of the Transcontinental route, announc- d it had been using as many as five ships each way. The lines reported that the planes regularly used for air mall were Inadequate and that additional shipments had to be sent on regular passenger craft. Northwest Airways, operating from here to Minneapolis and Green Bay, sending three ships each way daily, it was announced. ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of the Farm ers Mutual Tornado, Fire and Live Stock Insurance Co. Annual meeting on Saturday, January 4th at the Tay lor school house, DIst. No. 37, at 30 p. m., for the purpose of elect ing officers and transact such other business as may come before the meeting. , A. A. WETENKAMP, President. J. P. FALTER, . 424-tfw Secretary. Have yon anything to aell? Tell the world about it through the Jour nal's Want Ad department. t Dr. Joe J. Stibal Chiropractic Physican SCHMIDTMANN BUILDING Specialty Nervous Liver Kidney Sun-Ray assistance for Ton silitis, Sinusitis, Piles. I- V X-RAY and LABORATORY Mastery Over Material Wins Praise by Ford In It, He Writes, Lies the 'Gen- ius' of the American People Princeton, N. J. The of the American people is in the mastery of the material, says Henry Ford, in the Daily Prinoetonian, undergraduate publication of Prince ton University. Mr. Ford discuses materialism and happiness. Materialism, he de clares, is not fostered by wealth but by poverty. Happiness that in sought for or protected by "good times" is unreal, he holds. "I have no desire," he continues, to put old heads on young shoul ders, hut I see no reason for young heads net knowing, if only as a per tinent piece of information, that hap pines in life is usually found by the man who is looking for something else." Scouting the idea that the abun dance of neces.sary things in this age makes it materialistic, Mr. Ford de clared that it ii "the unfortu'iu'.e man whose mind is continually bent to the problem of his next meal or his next night's shelter" who is a "ma terialist perforce." "He can't get his mind off the grandstone of material needs," he says. "Now, emancipate thij man by economic security and the :i;pui- tenance3 ar social decency and com fort and, instead of makin him more of a materialist, you liberate him from the menace of materialism. "I am not at all impressed by the Intelligence of the opinion that this is a materialistic age simply because we have an abundance of necessary things. It is true, of course, that hav ing plenty for tha first time is lik ly to turn some people's head. with rapture for the things themselves. But the genius of our people is in the mastery of the material." They must be cleared to getting a livelihood, Mr. Ford said, so that man may give himself over to "the discovery of what it is all about," and this increasing tendency, not de generation or surpassing improve ments, is the development to be looked for, he htld. "Humanity born into the world is and always has been pretty nmc'i alike." Mr. Ford concluded. "The most that we can do now is remove those hindrances to getting a liveli hood which men find obstructive to the greater purpese of life, namely, the discovery of what It i all about." FARM LOANS I have $5,000.00 to loan at 5', on good security. No commission. Term3 to suit borrower. Also have a good SO acre tract of land for sale, 2 miles west of Mur ray. Bonded Abstracts of Title to Real Estate also at reasonable rates. Fire Insurance written. JOHN M. LBYDA, Bates BIdg., South P. O. d21-8sw, 4S INDIANAPOLIS PLANE CRASH KILLS ONE Indianapolis, Dec. 22. One man was4 killed and several others in jured when a passenger ship of the Transcontinental Air Transport lines field. The dead man is D. C. Law, Philadelphia. Eleven passengers were in the ship. Read the Journal "Wnt Ada More than a prom ise to pay We offer you insurance in the Hartford Fire Insurance Company, and this means more than merely reliable indemnity in case of loss. It means Hart ford experts will see that every chance of loss on your prop erty is eliminated, and such advice assures you that you are as safe from fire as you can possibly be. Such service, plus carefully written policies, means depend able protection fori you. learl Liavis Farm Loans and Lands Pacific Roads Protest Order to Build Lines Supreme Court May Decide If I. C. C. Can Force Spending Mil lions on Extensions Washington A railroad isnue, believed to equal in many respects the importance and far-reaching character of the recently decided O'Fallon valuation basis case, is on its way to the United States Supreme Court for decision. The Interstate Commerce Cornmi.-?-sion itself raises the problem which resolves about the question of whether it has the power to comp 1 a railroad to expend millions of dol lars extending its lines to m-t pub lic convenience. A majority of the commission holds that Co!gi-ss gave it such authority, along with thut of fixing rates, regulating service in general, passing upon the issue of railroad securities :ind approving consolidation. But a minority asserts that. Con gress gave no such mandate to the commission as to enable it to di rect a n 11 road to extend its lines at considerable loss, :io part of which the Ooveminent provides. The rail roads are backing the minority view. The decision in question was ren dered by a vote of 7 to 4, in the case of the Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company, controlled by the Oregon Short Line, which in turn is controlled l.y the I'nion Pacific, on the construction of 1ST miles of new line so as to open up a rich but as yet inaccesible region in Oregon. The proposed extension would cost ot less than $10,000,000 according to the testimony before the commis sion and it might cost as much as $15,000,000. The raiiroads protest on the ground that it nrrbably would be an unprofitable investment. Interests along the lines which would !; benefited, made a strong case, however, t. iking the position that a railroad with ample resources should he required if ikciI be. to ex tend lis facilities so as to meet d .- iaaims 110.1:1 it. 1 egardb-r.4 of wh -tlur the investment involve! is immedi ately profitable. Jh-ne.st !. Lewis, chairman, and Commissioners 15. II. Meyer, Clyde B. Aitchison. Joseph B. Ea.it man. Johnson B Campbell., Frank Mc Manamy and Richard V. Taylor com prise the majority upholding this contention. Commissioners Thomas F. Wood Jock. Ezra Brairerd Jr., Claude R. Port r and Patrick J. Far rell. dissent. "The necessity for the construc tion," says the commission's major ity report, "must he viewed ia the light of conditions as they are re flected by the present record. Two principal questions are presented: First, as to our authority to require such construction, and second, whether the facts of record are suf ficient to justify the exercise of that authority if such has been vested in the commission. "Section 1, Paragraph 21 of the Transportation Act, on which the commission replies, provides that it can require by order any common carrier by railroad subnet to the ::ct to provide itself with safe and adequate facilities for performing as a common carrier its car service as that term is commonly used and to extend its line or lines. "This paragraph empowers us to authorize or require a carrier sub ject to the act to extend its line or lines. The Transportation Act. which added this paragraph to section 1, seeks affirmatively to build up a sys tem of railways prepared to han dle promptly all interstate traffic and earnings enough to maintain their properties and equipment in a state of efficiency to carry this burden." Railroads immediately concerned in the regn case take the position that there is no public necessity, in terest of convenience to be served a::d finally that there is no authority in law for compelling the carriers to build this extension. The minority view is summed up in the dissenting opinion of Commis sioner Brainerd, which questions the authority of the commission to force railroads to "make large expendi tures for extensions, no matter what interests are to be served. The com missioner quotes Chief Justice Taft in the Los Angeles passenger ter minal case, where the jurist said: "If Congress had intended to give an executive tribunal unfettered capacity for requisitioning invest ment of capital of the carriers and the purchase of large quantities of land and material in an adverse pro ceeding, we may well be confident thru Congress would have made its meaning clearer and mere direct than in the present meager pro visions of the Transportation Act." Mr. Brainerd added that "a like observation is appropriate here." It is understood in both official and railroad circles that the Union Pa flilic and its subsidiaries will appeal to the courts to restrain the commis tion from carrying its order into effect, thereby starting the case on its way to the Supreme Court for a final decision. CARRIED OVER THE FALLS Niagara Falls Two men who came here recently from Detroit to engage in liquor running from the Canadian province of Ontario were reported to have been swept to their deaths over Niagara Falls. The men pujt out Sat urday from the Canadian shore above Chippewa, embarking in a thirty-six foot cabin cruiser loaded with whiskies and wines. Two men sta tioned on the American shore to meet them heard cries for help and it is believed the craft was swamped on an island and the craft and crew car ried over the cataract. No trace of the boat or the bodies has been found. 15-PJate Battery . . 13-P!ate Battery . . 11 -Plate Battery . . 2 Hvy Duty B Batteries All Kinds of Generator and Starter Work ATTENTION RADIO OWNERS: The Willard Service Station is pleased to arnounce that Expe:t Radio Service can be had on all makes or Radios. Results guaranteed or no chaigc. All minor re pairs are made in your own home. Let us overhaul your set now. Phone 303 6th and Pearl Welcome Hand Given Germany by Lotos C!ub Reunion 'Forever and a Day' Ac claimed at Dinner at Ger man Ambassador Now York The good relations that have come about between the United States and Germany, suc ceeding those of a decade ago. were emphasized at a dinner given by the Ixitos Club to Dr. Friedrich Wil helm von Prittwitz und Gaffron, Germ -in Ambassador in Washington. Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, presi dent of the Lotos Club, character ized the occasion as symbolizing "the reunion forever and a day of the great states and their peoples who are tlie Iiearers of a peaceful, fortu nate and a happy civilization." Other speakers wen Alanson B. Houghton, former United States Ambassador to Germany, and later to Great Britain, and Prof. John Erskine, of Colum bia Universal y. The last time a German diploma tist was entertained by the Lotos Club was in 1914, when a dinner wos given to Count von Bernstorff, at that time German Ambassador to the United States. Dr. Butler, introducing Dr. von Prittwitz, declared that the thought which inspired the dinner to the Ger man Ambassador was that which was at Appomattox and Locarno. The address of Dr. von Prittwitz was largely an appraisal of Germany. "As a man's character is judged by his actions," he said," a nation can be judged by its attitude toward international affairs. World opinion may judge Germany's record. Our attitude at Locarno, at the confer ence at Geneva and The Hague, cur co-cperation in bringing about the pact for abolishing war. and in fur- ther'rg the peaceful settlement of in ternational disputes show that Ger many is always willing to co-operate in developing international peace and justice." He paid a tribute to the Amer ican press ior Keeping ine punuc well informed on German affairs and referred to "the spirit of fairness and friendliness" demonstrated in publicity given the flight of the Graf Zeppelin and the maiden voyage of the steamship Bremen as recognition of Germany's progress after the war. "Republican Germany. he con tinued, "has certainly strengthened state unity and lias established a better balance between federal and state rights. It cannot, however, be denied that a remainuer 01 mat state mciiviuuai- ism still evists and causes many dif Easy to identify new 1930 Delco-Light All finished in Romany RED for your protection For years the Delco-Light Company has been build ing a wonderful line of individual electric plants. And of course there have been a lot of imitations. But the new 1930 line is easy to identify. Each of the new models is finished in a rich, Romany red. A plant painted any other color is not a new Delco Light. That's the first thing to look for. Second, insist on seeing the name plate, "Dependable Delco Light." And finally, don't buy a plant from anyone but an authorized Delco-Light Dealer. Then you can't go wrong. We are the authorized Delco-Light Dealers in this locality. Come in and get tlie facts about the new 1930 "Red Line" Delco-Lights. O. C. STOUT Weeping Water, Nebraska Telephone 31 Just pliona or drop u a card and w'U bring tVIro-L-ht ta your bom for a night demonstration DELCO-LIGHT ELECTRIC POWER AND LIGHT PLANTS Also Manufacturers of Jj Electric Water Systems PRODUCTS OF GENERAL MOTORS M.ii ami Quarantecd ty Drlco-LigSt Company, Dayton, Ohio. Batterv Stat $10.50 . 8.00 . 7.00 5.00 ficulties, especially in the field of financial administration. "But those who study German a flairs more closely visualize how Government, industry and private organizations are constantly at work to eliminate existing friction and to simplify our state organization. We trust that the time is not far off when a definite synthesis between the in terests of local felf-government and the necessary efficiency of the central government will be secured. "The Constitution of the German Republic is elastic and leaves the field wide open for improvements and adjustments of our political life. But its guiding spirit is unalterable; it could not be described better than by Daniel Webster's words: 'Liberty and Union now and forever, one and inseparable.' " PONTIFICAL RITES PROCLAIM SCOTCH MARTYR BLESSED Vatican City, Dec. 21. Hanged as a traitor in Glasgow three centuries Ogilvie, Scotch Jesuit, will h sol emnly proclaimed the blessed in the course of ceremonies in St. Peter Sunday. Tlie ceremonies will he attended by a large band of Scottish pilgrims, including many killed Boy Scouts. After solemn pontifical mass Sun day morning, the decree of beatifica tion will be read by the secretary of the congregation of rites. Sunday afternoon. Pope Pius, him self, will venerate the relics and to pray for the repose of the martyr's soul in St: Peter. Father Ogilvie. born in lr.SO at Druin, was brought up a Calvinist, but became a Catholic after pur suing his studies at Louvian uni versity. He entered the Jesuit order at the age of 17 and became a priest in 1G13, l-.ing sent shortly alter into Scotland as a missionary, at his own request, although he knew a price was on his head. He preached for nine months in Edinburgh and Glasgow until he was given away by informers and ar rested. COSTLY FIRE IN OHIO TOWN Oak Harbor, O. The entire town of Oak Harbor, with 2,000 popula tion, was threatened with destruc tion here Saturday night when fire destroyed the Thierwachter Milling company plant here with an esti mated loss of nearly $200,000. Fire departments from Fremont, Wood ville. Port Clinton and Oak Harbor confined the flames to the plant and two houses. The elevator was filled with wheat. Thirty thousand bush els of corn also were consumed. The blaze started in the corn drying room. 9-45 a 1 i