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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.
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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 $72
a month under a bill introduced Sat
urday by Representative Aobson,
Kentucky.
Every shade oi creue naner and all
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the new novelties and favors aa well
a a complete stock of picnic needs
can be found in the Dennison line
sold exclusively at the Bate Eock
and Gift Shop.
IFa9$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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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