PAGE TWO
PLATTSMOTJTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOTTRNAI
MONDAY. JAN. 26. 1931.
Alvo News
Mr. Mid Mr. R. M. Coatman and
daughters were guests Ht the Gordon
lli'iinojcor home at Weeping Water
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Steele or Oma
ha, came down Saturday, to spend
the week end with his parents. Mr.
:. d
rs.
Meriam Woodman of Oma-
ha.
Georgt
the pood
Hraun of
South Bend and
irere
visiting in Aivc
ou last Wednesday Doming over ti
visit wttU her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Win. Yager.
Dinner guests at the George Stc. I
h. tne Saturday evening were Mr. ana
Mrs. Aaron or Chicago. 111., and Mr
and Mrs. Forres. Head rick and son
of Havelock.
Orest Cook and Wm. Kitzel were
oer to IMattsniouth on last Mon
ci. y called there to serve on tne jury,
but as the jury was filled otherwise
they returned home.
Anion Kins, finding some time be
tween the work on 'ho farm north
e of Alvo w-s down and unload
ed :-. c:r of coal tor the hustling luni
I num. John W. Banning.
Miss Marie Mockeuhaupt who has
been quite poorly for the pant fee)
ch.ys rt ported as being much bet
ter at tbla time. M.rie is a daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. !'. A. MnckenhaUPt.
Herman B rg is seriously III with
pneumonia. He haw been working
with Mr. Stewart doing well work
fur some time and lives in rooms
above the Bennett Hardware Store.
The Mothers ltd Daughters Coun
cil met at the home of Mrs. Joe Vick
ers on Prldhy afternoon. A varied
p gram Of music, games and read
ings was given during the social
hour.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Muer.chau were
called t.i Lincoln Thursday morning
by the death of Mrs. Muenehaus niece
Patricia smith. Patty had been ill
at a hospital for several day;s with
complicate 04 folloWiag scarlet fever.
Following the excellent services
ai the Methodist church in Aire,
Mr. and Mrs. Art Hinges went to
Syracuse where they spi nt the after
noon at the home of Mrs. Dinges
parents. George Bray and family, and
Where all enjoyed the occasion very
nicely.
l)n Monday occurred the marriage
of Miss Pauline Wilcox of Cedar
Plufis. to Millard Bobbilt of Lin
coln. The marriage took place at the
CongrOgatiohh Church at Lincoln.
Mr. Bohhiti is the oHy son of Mr.
and. Mrs George Bobbin and is well
known in this community.
Georga Hall -f Elmwrod and
Doaay Stag of west of Urat town
were ;:i Al-o cn last Wednesday
Where they wore in attendance tit
the sale of L. I). Mullen, and which
was n excellent sale as all the goods
which were offered for sale Were in
y a i. Mid' 'ion and presented in an
excellent shape.
White E:ek Cockerels.
Wc have for sale a BWBSber of ex
ceiiei". White Rock coekereis, of the
lowa Master! Dreed n firs: ejsettty,
tor sale, while they last at Sl.f.O
each L. 11. Applcman. Phono 1204.
Ahro, Nehr. J12-4t-a
Moves to Alvo.
Eugene Ilarkherst. formerly of.
University Place, and who last week
exchanged htl property there for the
property of F. E. Dickerson. form
erly o:" AlVO, accepting the home of
Mr. Dickerson here, and also pur
chasing an interest in the store of
Frank L. Edwards, moved to Alvq
last week. The moving saaj done,
hoth the bringing Of Mr. Barkherst
to Alvo und the taking of the Roads
of Mr Dickerson to University Plate,
by tfert IwfflH nrm or truckmen.
Coatman and Skinner.
New Business Form.
With the purchasing of the store
formerly occupied and owned by F.
E. Dickerson. Frank L. Edwards sold
;.. one half interest to Eugene Bark
hi rst. who has bttt recently moved to
Alvo. and these gentlemen, both ex
cellent ones, will conduct the bust
7, n together. Drop In and see them
and if not acquainted, get acquaint
ed, you will find 'hem right.
Moves to Uriversity Race.
With the closing nf nis business
interest in AJvo F. E. Di kevson in
Alvo. and the selling of his store
: m !v . be was last wee moved
University Place wh-'re he will make
his becne for tne present. Mr. Dfck-
. been ingaged in business
In Alvo for a long time and ha.- dat
ing h. Stan here made 8 targe
amount ot friends who were loath to
ace him depart, but who are pleased
that he may have an opportunity to
Cad broader fields in which to strive
tor success.
Hul Good Bale,
L. D. Jlulim. who has Moved to
Alvo and will cease from farming,
hrld Ins sale for the disposal of his
(afm equipment on las? W;inest.ay
and had a large crawd of buyers, the
CA"ds going ct a good price, for they
were good goods. The talc ws con
ducted by R. A. Yeungberg and
""Pink" Venner. aucioners of Lin-
jln.
Gve Fsrswell Recsotion.
On last Sunday evening. Mr. sud
s. Ly!e Miller . .ertninert R large
. v. tf their iriends when they
r rve
tar? well reception to their
L?se friends and also ctese
df -!!. Mr. and Mrs. F. E.
who were moving to Uni-
Place to make their borne.
Aid
I T
,v :.- r 2 ::-: ; :....:.os Ait., tor
they sid tc all gocd causes, the wem
c 1 of the Methodist church of Alvo
;.t the day of the sale of L. D. Mnl
i - served lunch and with Ouk.v -x-1
Ileal Servian, and the goo-2 tiia j.'
which they h-d to et. pleAoei every
cne and saw that one went hungry.
Double Four Club.
On Wednesday afternoon. Jan. 14,
.Mrs. Gertrude Nickle was hostess to
Hi-- Double Four club, with sixteen
members, three visitors. Mrs. Thom
as Stout, Mrs. George Bornemeier,
Kltnwood. and little Hubert George
Cheeyer, Lincoln, present.
The program for the day was De
votionals, followed by Rail Call.
"Some of the Things Taxes Provide
For Me."
Study Hour, questions and answers
about genera property tax with Mrs.
Lizzie Lewis in charge was most in
teresting. A delightful luncheon of sandwich
es, brown cake, peaches and coffee
was served by the hostess.
We wiH meet again on Wednesday
afternoon, Jan. -Sih, with Mrs. Karl
! H earner. Reporter.
Bank Guaranty
Argued Before
Supreme Court
Hen-ing Continues Today on Appeal
in Assessment Case Sovensen
Plep.is Law Is Valid.
Washington, Jan. 22. The appeal
of state banks of Nebraska challeng
ing the validity of the state guaranty
(nhd hank law was reached late to
day tor oral argument in the supreme
. art. The case is considered of great
importance in the state because the
outcome will decide bow much money
hundreds of depositors in failed slate
hanks will receive.
The court granted extension of
time for the argument of the case
and the hearings will continue to
morrow. On the motion of counsel. Gover
nor Bryan and State Treasurer T.
Y". Bass were substituted as defend
ants in place of their predecessors in
Office, who were the defendants while
the case was in the state courts.
The argument was opened for the
State banks by Leonard S. Flansburg.
who declared the 725 state bauks in
Nebraska wrc deeply interested in
the outcome.
Says Conditions Changed.
Fiansburg stated in detail the op
tions of the law. He said since
the law previously had been held con
stitutional by the supreme court, con
ditions had materially changed in
Nebraska and he argued that under
present day conditions it must be
held invalid. The guaranty fund is
hopelessly insolvent now. he asserted,
adding that assessments under the
law were confiscatory and constituted
taking of property without due pro
cess of law.
Members of the court questioned
whether the validity of the statute
i.l been sjphaUenged in yie state
deurta, or only the alleged Invalidity
1 1 the assessments. Much time was
consumed in attempting to straighten
out that point, the court indicating:
it considered it of much importance.
Attorney General Sorensen Of Ne
i :a-ka began the argument for the
state shortly before adjournment. He
found that the court would not press
the technicality raised concerning
the appeal.
Upheld in 1910.
In 1 1 1 0 the supreme court sustain
ed the law as valid, he said, adding
that the banks in the state were at
that time given the choice of going
out of business or of accepting the
guaranty fund law and remaining
state institutions or of becoming na
il banks. Deposits in state banks
a i that time were 75 million dollars.
These increased, be said, in nine
years to 270 million dollars, over
" nation.il banks taking state chart
ers. The Increase in the number of state
':;iks COhtinWed until 1920. he de
Claredj hut had dropped since 192S.
when the piesent suit was begun.
Justice McReynolds asked whether he
ilted. as the bank had claimed,
that the guaranty fnnd was insol
v : He emphatically denied that
insolvency was admitted, stating it
depended on conditions not yet deter
mined, including the value of cer
tain assets of some of the failed
banks, particularly their real estate
holdings.
He will continue bis argument Fri
day when other counel will be
heard. World-Herald.
DEPORT FOUR MEXICANS
ASEESTED AT OMAHA
Omaha -Frank Hayes, jr., district
immigration director Thusrday an
aosmced an order for the deportion
of four itinerant Mexicans recently
arrested here. Santiago Morales.
Pedro M.Ttiuez. Jose Mellge. and
float to Rodriquez were the four,
IWhO will be sent Friday to Texas.
w uero taey wilt ne escorted across
i he herder into Mexico. Morles and
IMarquez were arrested last week for
investigation in connection with a
burgulary charge. Mellge served r.
terra at th s'ate reformatory at Lin
coln for burgulary and Rodriquez
served a rive year term at the Anamo
sa, la., reformatory for manslaugh
ter. Hays saiti.
CHARLES E. MARSHALL
DEFENDANT LN DIVORCE
tun. '- -Mrs Lett:: Marsha!!, v. iu
of Charles E. Marshall, former Pap
illion banker wh served a peniten
tiary term following .losing of the
State Bank of Papillion. Thursday
filed suit for divorce in district court
here. She charged him with cruelty,
non support and inriuelity. Mar
shall's wife stood by him thruout the
trial and other litigation following
the bank crash in lstf. but separat
ed from him six weeks ago. In her
petition she charged him with being
. attentive to other women. Marshall
was paroled by the state board of par
i dons on Feb. 16. 1930. after serving
.-hirty-four months of a 3 to 10 year
.indeterminate sentence, and return
: ed to Omaha, going to work as a
, bookkeeper. 'Both are members of
j Nebraska City, famlies.
Smith Bread
Bill Finds Very
Easy Going
John G. JBoelts Fails to Lift Bill
From Dead and Chairman of
Judiciary Is Given Praise
Before the chalk had time to dry,
H. R. 51. Standard bread loaf bill
by Ed A. Smith of Omaha, was lifted
from the house blackboard In com
mittee of thS Whole and advanced
to third reading by unanimous vote.
It was tmgges'ted thai n. R. I, O'Mai-ley-Reed
butter bill, proposing to
chase all substitutes from state in
stitution tables, be considered in
connection with bread. Bines the
butter bill is still in committee, any
such combined treatment was im
possible. Karl Kehm of Douglas, chairman
of the state institutions, with II. R.
1 In his charge, guve encouragement
I to the introducers of the butter bill
by stating that unless the unforeseen
happens, utiti substitute measure
will be reported out next Tuesday.
No opposition in committee has de
veloped and interests lighting it on
previous occasions have not put in
jan appearance.
Instead Of bread and butter, it was
bread and milk. In explaining his
bill. Representative Bmlth used
loaves of bread ami bottles of milk.
the latter being submitted
that weights and measures
modifies other than bread
to show
of corn
are suc-
leesafuUy controlled.
II. R. 51 is the same as
former
i Smith bread bills to which the court
(took exception. The exception being
!to the matter of tolerance. This Dili,
i instead of fixing w eight tolerance,
'leaves that in the hands or the sec-
retary Of the state department of
I agriculture. lie submitted four
: loaves of bread, two being of proper
weight and the other two being two
jounces under weight each. He quot
!ed Senator Capper as saying that it'
! every loaf of bread sold to the pub
! lie should fall two ounces under, the
consumer would pav $50,000,000 for
something he or she did not get.
Laymen Good Judges.
II. R. 14. fixing qualifications for
i county judges, remains dead eve:;
i tho John G. Boclts of Merrick, au
thor of the measure, tried valiantly
, to life it from the grave where it
was placed by house judiciary.
Testimony presented by numerous
members Indicated that layasen
i judges are plentiful and competent.
I Representative O'Gara referred to an
: example among them when he said
I that Dan Hefferman of Dakota coun
ty (veteran ler'sla'or, eras county
i judge for eisht years and newr once
I faced the 'humiliation or seeing the
! supreme court reverse any one of his
decisions. Other like testimony was
i offered by Representatives Bremer,
i Porter. Morrow. Jones of Colfax.
Reece. Comstock, Cushlng.
and Regan.
Mr. Regan, representing
county, said that laymen
: three all told, have served
Spence
Platte
judges.
Platte
'since 1S9S ahl that In til that
time
but one decision was reversed,
j Spenee of Johnson said his coun
ity bad one layman judge for twen-jty-four
years. Morrow of Seward
! said that his county has had one
nidge, not a lawyer, for twelve years
jand that he is one of the best.
'Reece of Cherry said that a Scotch
j man without legal training serves
his cotinty as judge and that he is
highly competent.
"'Mr. Johnson is a member of his
own county bar association and of
I the state bar association." he said.
j"and the association is strong for
passage of this bill. In spite of this
tact, the chairman has the nerve to
ask that the measure be killed. If
jever the house should stand back of
La committee, it most certainly should
! be on this bill. It is not right for
members to propose to raise bills only
1 to vote later on to kill them. If they
:are to do that, we may as well abol
ish a standing committees.
DEFICIENCY BILL PASSES
Washington- New millions for
immediate employment drouth relief
were voted by the senate Thursday
in passing the deficiency bill, can v-
ing almost $125,000,000 to become i
available immediately. Chairman
Joues of the senate appropriations
eomm-ttee. estimated the funds would ,
provide employment for more than
SO. 000 workers as soon as the legis
lation is enacted. The measure goes!
bach to the house for approval of I
.1 mendmenta
Responding to an urgent plea by
Senators Rarkley and Caraway. Sen
ator Jones accepted an addition of
j $3,000,000 for medical supplies to
: be sent into the drouth areas. The
bill curies $r4:?.;t7o for employment
bt 130 additional prohibition agents.
"Senator iyrimgs lost an attempt
. strike ir.i out.
The senate added to the measure
i more than $20,000,000 for public
; works, principally in the navy and
'army and in Indian reservations. It
also added $1,000,000 on motion of
1 Senatur La Follette to carry out tha
previsions of the maternity aid ej
recently passed by the senate. Ap
proval also was given a motion by
'Senator Wagner to add $40,000 for
Iputtiog into operation the new law
'.e sp.-nsored for collection ot em
ployment, statist ivs.
SIAMESE TWINS TESTIFY
AS TO VIRTUAL BONDAGE
S.;r. Antonio, Tex... Jan. 20. DaStf
Vit let Hilton. 23-year-cld Siamese
twins who have earned thousands of
dollars on the stage, testified in court
today they were held in a slate or vir
tual bondage by their former guard
ian. Mr. and Mrs. Myer Myers.
A burst of applause swept the
courtroom as the twine took the wit
ness stand In their recelvershln suit
j against Myers and his w ife.
IIUC-HES NOW AT BEATRICE
Beatrice Sidney Hughes, thirty
one, arrested at Wymore Wednesday
at the itauest cf authorities who are
investigating the ; laying of Mis K .,.
Marriott, twenty-eight year old Wig
j gins, Colo., school teacher, has been
j brought here and is being held In jail
pending the arrival of Undersheriff
A. A. McMullen of Colorado.
Hughes told authorities that he did
not know the young woman who dis-
! appeared two months ago and whose
body was found In an irrigation ditch
j last Monday. The young man is on
parple fro mthe Colorad.0 penitentiary
where he v:as sent on a conviction
for burglary.
Dr. Gerkins
Fails to Obtain
a License
Eari
Science Board Reports Ad
versely on Two Subjects fo?'
Examinafion.
Dr. Jcsenh J. Gerkins of
ton. 111., head of the state ortho
pedic hospital since Jan. 1, who has
been waiting for a report of the state
basic science examiners to report on
his applicati' n fos a license to prac
tice medicine and surgery in Nebras
ka under reciprocal laws, was in
formed Thursday that the board had
r mid he had failed in the two sub-
Joets in which he was examined. The
tate board of control which appoint
ed him was alo informed.
' ha'rn an Westervelt and Harry S.
. Thorpe, members of the hoard o; con
trol, said Dr. Gerldns would remain
tor th present executive head of
.bo hospital and that surgeons would
; be employed as heretofore for the in
itution. Dr. (jerkins holds a license to prac
tice medicine In Illinois but to obtain
I a license in Nebraska under recip
rocal laws v., is obligated to take an
examination In two subjects. In mi- j
'ois an average of 75 per cent in all j
side science studies is sufficient. In j
N'ebraska 75 per cent in each subject j
- required.
, The Nebraska basic science law j
provides that if the applicant fails j
to receive 75 pe.- cent in -mere than
One subject he shall not be re-ex-lamined
within a period of one year
owing his original examination I
nor unless be. shCl present proof j
itisfactory to the- board of addition
al study in tho basic sciences suffi
cient to justify re-examination, and
: he shall be required to be re-examin-:
in all subject.-.
Dr. Gerkins Ihe first of the year
succeeded Dr. J. H. Matthai. who for j
ght years had . been at the head of
the hospital without holding a a
c to practice in N'ebraska. The
Iflepartrnejit of public welfare held
! that beads rf Btate hospitals cannot
inractice without a license in Nebras
l ka. Mr. Matthai has returned to
Maryland where he holds a license to
CREDIT P.ErOKT IS ISSUED
Washington -ThS daily average
volume of federal reserve bank credit
outstanding during the week ending,
Ian. 21. as reported by the federal j
SO batik-, was SI .074.000.000. j
a decrease of $1J 1,000.000 convpared
with the Drecedinc week and of
s 229,000.000 compared with the cor
esnonding week Iq ior.0. The fed
eral reserve board reported that on
- .
i lan. 21 total reserve hank credits
I amounted to $1.020.000.000. a de
crease of $91,000,000 for the wek.
This decrease corresponds with de
creases of $56.00.000 in money in
drculatioa and $2'. 000.000 in mem
j ber bank reserve balances and in
1 creases of $6,000,000 in treasury cur
rency. r.diMnes of discounted bills de
creased $S. 000.000 at" the Federal
Reserve Hank of New York. $'.000.
000 at Chicago and $13,000,000 at
all federal reserve banks during the
week. The systems holdings of bills
bought in the opon market declined
$44,000,000. of 1'nited States bonds
and treasury notes $S. 000. 000 each
and of treasury certificates and bills
12, 00.000.
CI7KB ON PRACTICE URGED
Washington -Voluntary control of
what was termed a "bootleg banking
system was advocated before tne
senate banking Investigating COSn
niitt.t Thursday by Ceorge L, Har
rison, governor of the federal reserve
bank of New York, as a means of
checking the flow of credit for stock
speculation. Harrison described the
"bootleg" system a. one under which
individuals and corporations, attract
ed by high rates on ready money,
have banks loan money for them to
brokers on stock exchange collateral.
J. Herbert Case, chairman of the
board Of the New York reserve bank,
snid such loans rose from $1,500,
00(. oOO to $r."i0o.(M!O.000 before the
tolcollap.se ot tho market in lzi ami
since they were not bank funds it
was ditbcult to control tne specula
tion movement at that time.
SEEKS TO
FOR
HAVE COUNCIL
LAWS ON PROCEDURE
Lincoln. Xeb . Jan. 22. A bill
providing for creation of a state Judi
cial council to recommend legisla
tion relative to court procedure and
law enforcement, is being drafted
by Clerk C. B. I.etton of the state
supreme court.
H-.s pin u nrortoses thut the coun
cil shall ho composed of
yets and legislators. A
judges. law-
similar bill !
failed of passage (wo years nso
S0USA. BAND LEADER.
RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL
Baltimore. Md.. Jan. 33. John
Philip Sousa. ha ml leader and com
poser, was released from the Johns
Hopkins hospitul Tluusduy and was
guest ot honor at the ceremonies of
.laying Ihe cornerstone of 'be new
1 $3,000,000 Baltimore post office
Germans Leave
Imprint Upon
Life in Brazil
Immigrants Influence Social
Economic Trend of Adopt
ed Land
and
1 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil German
, immigrants, to Brazil, numbering
10,000 and more. h".ve left an Inde
lible
Imprint in the social, political j
and economic life of this nation j
which, 100 years ago, commenced to
attract hardy Germans. They settled j
; principally in the southern section of j
the country where, today, German is
Spoken' almost as much a3 the native i
j Portuguese language.
ivor nas tne uermanic imprint un
ion Brazilian affairs been restricted
wholly to sociology. Brazil's history
is filled with German names and the
present Government boasts several
good north Germany Kondors. Wes-
neslaurs and Schleders. Tin asstmili
!ation has been almost completed
Evans- through the course of a century as
early settlers married Into Braall,
adopted this republic as their own
and reared their offspring as Brazil
ians rather than Ctrmans.
It is a far cry from one century
ago, when the first German immi
grants arrived in the states of Tir
ana and S- nta Catharine and beg.ia
to give their help in the construc
tion of this great nation. In th'.-
days new harriers of isolation had
to be crossed, the waste land con
quered and civilization brought cut
of a chaos of virgin forests and trop
ical undergrowth.
Today the German colonists in Bra
zil continue to forge constant I v into
I . ii v ill ici iwi , ifiiL i licit iniuirr i 11:5 nti
j Iirgely been done by the eariier Ger
I man settlers, who. immediately upon
establishment in Brazil, gave their
laid to forming colonial trocp protec
tion, set up educational systems ana,
in general, contributed largely to the
! ethnic and ec onomic progress of
I southern Brazil.
The Germans have taken firm root
in this nation by linking themselves
with the nationals by blood and by
common aspirations toward develop
ment of Brazil's natural resources
and in the vast labor of progress,
j Through perseverance, discipline and
1 intense labor these Germans colonists
have developed and established large
districts which are considered exam
ples of intensified farming.
! Many other German settlers have
entered into the commercial life of
1 the nation, their names ranking fore-
most in the nation's business. True
'to Germanic traditions, they have
settled in communities together,
i formed their eluhs. organized their
I schools, and maintained closu rela
tionship. The ''lienors' are proven
I "bandeirantes." 'or pioneers, as well
!as being organizers and distiplinar-
! Inns.
DEBATE ON LOAN POLICIES
Washington Opposition of the
federal farm loan board to extensions
and interest on money borrowed by
! farmers was taken under consiuera
'tion Thursday by the house hanking
committee. Paul Bestor. farm loan
! commissioner, testifying on pending
i relief measures, said operators of the
federal land and intermediate credit
i banks are "fully able" now to defer
payments where the conditions.
"The opinion of the board." he
!f;aid. "is that such legislation would
destroy the collection programs or
the banks."
Representative Steagall. democrat.
Alabama, interposed that some land
I banks were sending out "notices that
, the farmers have got to pay." He
contended there should be some li
beralization of policy. To this. Bes
tor replied there might be some iso
lated instances of unwarranted fore
closures, but it was the idea of the
hoard that land should be taken only
I when the horroVers are not making
1 satisfactory efforts, and apparently
'have no chance, to repay the loans,
j Only I per cent of outstanding loans
are 90 days or more delinquent, he
I said, while only 7 per cent of the
total carried in the last fourteen
years have been foreclosed.
LIEERIA DEFIES 'SUPERSTATE'
Geneva. Jan. 22. Liberia's perm
anent delegate to the League of Na
tions, criticising the recent report
of an international commission on
slavery in the black renuMic. Thurs
day told the league council his coun
try repudiated any suggestion that
Liberia could be compelled to accept
:-.i Hi..?ti,tn fiimm-i.'tl or nolitienl
. ,,v V. . 1 .. . . . . . .
of any "superstate."
Liberia" worst trouble. Antoine
Sot tile, delegate, said, is not human
slavery. The African republic, over
Which the United States exercises a
virtual protectorate, appears bef. re
the league not as an accused state,
hut as ,i it-accuser, he declared.
It would welcome financial aid
from the league. he said, which
would enable it to shake off financial
bondage and maintain its sovereignty
and self-respect.
Nevertheless Liberia accepts the
international commission's recom
mendations for reform.
WORK PROVIDED IN
TOBACCO INDUSTRY
Washington-
Leaders in the tobac-
f lUUi ,-opper industries Thursday
reported to the president's emer-
jgency employment committee that
1 reguinr employes are being provid
ed with work, altho some are on a
part time basis. T. M. Carrington.
president of the Tobacco' Association
1 of the United States, said: "There
, is no emergency regarding unemploy
ment in the tobacco trade, and con
ditit ns this year are just about what
tl-ev arc every year witn t tie
out
put of manut.aturea touacco unum
an the samd) level as heretofore."
FIVE DEAD FROM ALCOHOL
Ashland, Ky A fruit jar contain
ing 20 cents worth of filling station
alcohol was a cup of death for five
of seven men who drank from it. The
01 m. Ij. yueen, one or tnt sur
vivors, brought about the arrest
I Thursday of Marion C. Collins, fill-
; ing station proprietor, and William
15. te an employe. County olrtcers
'said they would be charged with
! murder.
j Bates told police he sold ;..nt
j of alcohol to a man who said nis car
was frozen up nearby. His employer
had instructed him. Bates .-aid, not
I to sell unti-freeze solutio: n small
j quantities unless customers said
they desired it for use in automobile
radiators.
U 'Iversal Draft
Law is Opposed
by Mr. Hurley
iretary of War Thus Overturns
Proposal of His Predecessor
Letter cn Subject.
Washington. Jan. 2?,. Secretary
Hurley has reversed th stand of his
i predecessor. James W. Good, and
aligned the war department against
peacetime enactment of a universal
draf' law for war emergencies.
This was made known today by
Chairman James, of the house mili
tary committee, who introduced at
jtl e request of the late Secretary Good
la bill proposing drafting of mar, pow-
jer.
T'ie Michigan representative re
Ivealed the war department's change
in attitude by making public pre
viously seciet letters.
In 1929. Good submitted a bill for
a general draft law to take effect im
mediately following declaration of
war and urged its passage.
Ten months later Hurley wrote
James opposing the bill and recom
mending that "no further consider
lation be given to the request," of
Good.
"After more consideration I believe
that it is not advisable to ask con
gress to enact legislation of this na
ture in tune of peace. Hurley said
"There is great probability that
any legislation enacted now would
prove inadequate for the particular
emergency in which the country
mieht become involved. It would be
harmful and disturbing to
i repeal such legislation and
have to
procure
the enactment of a different la w con
taining the essential provisions.
"It seems to me that the best
Iprojcedure in this important matte'
jis to draft and keep up to date all
bills considered necessary in event
loffcWar, and to discuss them from
'time to time with the appropriate
committees of congress. In this way
the latest thought would be always
j incorporated in the bills and con
! crress would be in a position to act
without hesitation whenever an em
Isrgency became imminent." world
Herald. NEBRASKA CADET OFFICERS
ADVISED OF DRILL BENEFIT
Lincoln. N'eb.. Jan. 21. Follow
ing agitation stirred up againsr com
pulsory military drill by the Daily
Xebraskan. Colonel W. H. Oury. head
1 of the R. O. T. C. unit at the OniVer
jsity of Nebraska, called a meeting of
j ( idet officers late today to expound
the advantages of the training to
j them.
This is not the first faculty no
jtice that has been taken of the dis
turbance. Harry F. Cunningham,
(head of the department or architec
ItUre, who holds the rank of colonel
in the army, has declared his opin
ion of the dangers of abolishing
drill in an editorial that was printed
by the Xebraskan recently. Students
immediatelv jumped upon his con
victior.s as he expressed thtni by
! means of printed "student opit ions."
A large number of antidril! peti
, tions are being circulated among
.students and more than one thou
sand already have signed.
A virtual culmination was rea 11-
ed Tuesday night by student cotin-
: oil action on the matter. In its meet
' ing the student governing body pass
ed a resolution that all under-chtss-men
be given the privilege of choos
ing between military science and
gymnastic work. The council mem
bers will, as a result, go before the
proper authorities and ask th it the
matter be given administrative at
tention. SAY
CAP0NE HAS
"BUSINESS
EEGUN
IN WICHITA
Tcpeka, Kan.. Jan. 22. Represen
tative Donald Muir of Harper coun
ty told the Kansas house of repre
sentatives today that Al Capone has
entered the liquor business in Wich
ita. Kens. Muir said the Chicago
gangsters had notified Wichita boot
leggert they could "buy his liquor or
get out of business."
The assertion was made during de-
ibate on Muir's bill to restore capital
; punishment for first degree murder,
kidnaping and robbei y with firearms,
j The house recommended the meas
ure tor passage, subject to tt final
roll call vote.
WINCHESTER ARMS PUT
INTO RECEIVERSHIP
Xew Haven. Conn. The Winches
ter Repeating Arms company of this
city, finding according to a statement
by the directors that operations have
become embarrassed by heavy Inter
SSl and other charges during the cur
rent depression, w'as Thursday peti
tioned into receivership. Thin com
pany, one of the oldest firearms con
cerns In the country, has taken a
leading part in the manufacture of
weapons and ammunitions since the
rivil war.
rry a Journal Want-Ad.
Senate Au
thorizes Suit
Against State
Farmers
the
cf Fort Crook Allege That
State Flooded Their
Lands in 1929.
A resolution granting permission
to Thomas E. Gedhill and twenty-five
other persons Using in Sarpy COUnSy
to sue the state of Nebraska, for the
alleged damaging of their farm lands,
was passed Wednesday morning by
Mie senate. It was passed unanimous
ly. The resolution was introduced by
Senators Cooper of Omaha and Pitzer
of Nebraska City. It was stated in
the resolution that the state in build
ing a wooden pile bridge over the
Papiliios drainage ditch, dammed up
the creek, causing over 1,000 acres
of land to he flooded with ice and
water. The land was useless during
the season of 1929. it said. The reso
lution further stated, that the state,
to avoid multiplicity of lawsuits,
should make itself defendant (o fine
individual suit and settle with the
others accordingly.
Senator Ander.-en of Britow iH
vc lved himself in a lengthy debate
when he had a petition read from
the Farmers union state convention
in Omaha last week and asked that
the petition be printed 1n its entirety
in the senate daily journal. The
document set forth the legislative
program of the Farmers union of
WSlH Bin Sfiiator Rodman of Om
aha instantly objected on the grounds
that petitions of every nature that
would be read by the senate would
have to be printed, if the above pre
cedent was established.
Senator Welleusiek suggested i
substitute motion to the effect that
separate copies be made of the peti
tion and sent to comniitees when
bills relating to the petition were
brought before the senate.
Words flew from each side of the
! h'.HL'n iitli T-i t-k fnri. ilo i nil tr
afliliation to the rurmers union an I
j asking that the petition be printed
I in the daily journal. Senator Rod
man, as a last resort, read the senate
'rules, which states that petitions are
not to be printed In the journal but
to be sent to the comniitees in type
written copies . Senator Andersen
then moved that the rules be sus
pended for his resolution. Senator
Welch of Milford substituted the An-
I dersen motion to have separate copies
j made and the journal he not clutter
ed up with the thousands of petitions
that are expected to flood the senate.
Senator Andersen finally withdrew
his motion.
FOR SALE
Timothy Seed, $4.75 per bushel.
i Hoita
grown.
H. F. EXGELKtiMElKU.
j2t'-4sw ' Murray, Xebr.
The President should console him
self with the thought that if the Sen
ate doesn't pay much attention to
his words he can get plenty for them
as a wiiter later on.
PUBLIC AUCTION
As I am quitting farming. I will
offer for sale at my home one-half
mile east of Union. Nebr.. on
Saturday, Jan. 3
beginning at 10 o'clock a. m.. wih
loach served on the premises, the fol
lowing described proporty. to-wit:
Horses and Mu!cs
One jack mule. 9 years old. wt.
1200; one jack mule, 8 years old. art.
1200; one jack mule, smooth mouth,
wt. 1250: one mare mule, smooth
mouth, wt. 1150; one bay mare, 10
years old, wt. 1100; one black mare.
S years old. wt. 1200; one sorrel
mare, saddle bred. 4 years old, wt.
1100: one gray horse. 7 years old.
wt. 1400.
Two Jersey Cows
FRESH
Farm Implements, etc.
One wagon with box; one truck
sragoh; one new hay rack;onc truck
body for Ford or Chevy; one hay
rake; one mowing machine ; one Bad
ger cultivator; one John Deere ridr
cultivator: one new Rock Island wide
tread litter; one John Deere 2-row
Hster; one 2-row stalk cutter; on,,
htollne wide tread lister; one g;ii.i:
plow; ne disc, 20 discs; one disc, 1
tiSCS; three sets 1-ln. harness; (
set chain tug mule harness: one Gal
loway manure spreader; one 2-row
ma'hlne: one 0-shovel cultivator.
Household Goods of Ed Miller
Included in This Sale
In addition, there will he sfilfl :it n,.
same time, and place, the following
Property of E. B. Chapman
FOUR HEAD HORSES One b. y
horse, mooth mouth, wt. 1300; one
black horse, smooth mouth, wt. 1400;
one brown horse, 4 years old.
1150; one sorrel mare, 4 vears old
wt. 1000.
IMPLEMENTS One Good Enough
gang plow; one walking plow; one
low down Hoosier press drill, with
grass seeder Attachment; one 11-foot,
seeder: one 2-row stalk cutter; one
2-section harrow; one P & O Hster,
nearly new; one mowing macbln
one riding cultivator; one hav rake
one Newton wagon; one truck wagon
with rack: one carriage; one set 1
inch harness, nearly new: one set
lVa -Inch harness; one saddle.
Terms of Sale
On sums of $10 and under, cash
in hand. On sums over $10 a ereoit
of six months on bankable note bear
ing interest at 8 per cent per annum
frcm date.
Ed Leach,
Owner.
REX YOI XG. Auctioneer
BANK OF UNION, Clerk
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