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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
THimSDAY. FEBR. 26, 1931.
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Nehawka
Native grown Red Clover seed,
cleaned, $10.00. C. M. Chrisweisser.
Nehawka.
Miss Christina Schwartz was taken
very sick the later part of last week
and has heen quite poorly since, al
tl. ought much better than when iirst
stricken.
Ri hert Black was a visitor in
Plattsmouth on last Tuesday where
he was looking after some matters
iii the county court. M. G. Kime was
accompanying him on the trip.
Mrs. John Opp and daughtei, Miss
Lena, were over to Plattsmouth on
last Saturday where they were at
t nding the Parmele theatre where
Tommy Troop and sister. Lois, were
o.i the program.
Robert Troop was shelling and de
livering corn on Monday afternoon
to the elevator at Mynard and also
was putting a portion in a bin as he
purchased two cars of cattle on last
Suturdal. which he will feed.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. George
McFadden who make their home on i
a farm of Silas Munn, were blessed j
by a visit of the stork who brough;
them a very fine little baby girl.
The mother and the little daughter
are feeling firfe and are getting along
very good.
Little Catherin Rood, the grand
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nels An
derson, who has been so ill in the
hospital at Lincoln for some time
where she has been under treatment
and who during the recent days has
b-. en making some very important
improvements and was able to re
turn to her home at Burr on Thurs
day of this week.
Owen Willis, who with the family
have made their home on the Pollard
farm, northeast of Nehawka and who
held a sale last month, moved last
week to a farm which he purchased
recently near Weeping Water. The
farm will be farmed by George Pol
lard who will make his home in Ne
hawka and will have
Clarke O'Con-
ner and family occupy the place and
work for Mr. Pollard.
Play at Plattsmouth.
The Xehawka and Lewndon bands
consolidated, played last Friday at
the Parmele theatre, and again on
Saturday night. Tommy and Lois
Troop gave some readings and songs
the following evening. Tommy sang
"Moonlight on the Colorado," which
brought down the house and as they
were pleased they did not know
when to stop their applause. The
manager of the play house asked
that they might come again and
bring Tommy, that they might hea--him
sing again.
Home From Oklahoma.
Messrs. and Mesdames Roy Camp
bell and Willis Campbell, who were
called to Maude. Oklahoma, on ac
count of the murder of an uncle. Mr.
Richard B. Moffit. who was killed and
his body placed in- an old buikiing
where it was burned and whom the
folks here went to see. and to at
tend the funeral, arrived home again
on last Friday, bringing with them
the four children of Mr. Momt. the
dead man. whom Mr. and Mrs. Wil
lis Campbell will care for.
Gave Return Reception.
Frank Ingwersen and wife of
Pawnee City accompanied by their
son. Ralph Ingwerson. arrived last
Friday from their home in the south
and visited with their numerous
friends and relatives in Nehawka and
vicinity, later going also to Alvo
where they visited with many friends
there before they returned to their
home at Pawnee City.
Ray Lancaster Very Poorly.
Ray Lancaster, who was taken to
Omaha last week on account of very
poor health, had his tonsiles remov
ed at the University hospital last
Thursday and was visited on Sunday
by the parents, who found him
lat'.cb improved from the operation,
but the more serious operation was
yet unperformed, that of the removal
of an infected kidney which had to
be removed. The doctors at the In
stitution were to take another ex
amination on Monday and expected
to perform the operation some time
this week. The many iriends of this
excellent young man are hoping that
he may soon be able to return home
restored to his former health.
Loses Hundred Dollars.
George Copenhaver purchased last
week an new International truck for
the u:se of delivering oils, gasoline
and other products of the Farmers
Oil Co. of which he is an employe,
lie had some money on deposit at
Nebraska City and had Mrs. Copen
bever o down and draw out a hun
dred dollars, to make payment on
the new truck, and after his work
for the day was done, departed for
l'n ion to make payment on ..he truck,
mid when arriving there found the
money gone. He looked long and well
for the lost wallet and contents, but
was not able to find it. He was ove
the Shenandoah on Sunday to con
sult : fortune teller but also to no
effect. He has not as yet been able
to locate the cash.
Aed Pioneer Passes.
Louis Plybon was born in Vir
ginia, January 2. 1865, where he
tpent his boyhood and came to Xe-
Ci
Porter Funeral Home
1103 First Corso
NEBRASKA CITY
NEBRASKA
Ambulance Service
Anytime - Anywhere
Monr:rce-.ns to You from Factory
For Sale
Possession at
Once
Choice improved 5 acres.
Excellent location. Bear
ing fruit trees, grapes and
berries.
Price Right
SEE
Searl S. Davis
Loans I nvestmects
braska, settling near Wyoming in
1887, where he remained for a short
time and then coming to this por
tion of Cass county, where he made
bis home and was united with Miss
Alice August on the March 22, 189S.
To this union there were born two
children, a daughter and a son. the
daughter. Miss Ruth, dying eleven
years ago, the son. Chester, who is
about twenty-five years of age, mak
ing his home witn me parents, smr.
Plybon early united with the United
Brethern church and has always re
mained a steadfast and constant
member. He also has been a member
of the Nehawka lodge of Odd Fel
lows, and a very interested member
in their work and teachings. He
early was employed with the Stone
company which operated here many
years ago. Later he was employed
with Frank P. Sheldon and later
by Wm. T. Schlictemeier. Then fol
lowing lie purchased the farm which
he has made his home for many
years and at which place he spent bib
last days.
Some two weeks since he went
to the hospital at Omaha, and after
remaining there for a short time re
turned home as they could not oper
ate on him at the time and sought
to build up his health for a future
operation. Mr. Plybon grew worse
and passed away a few minutes af
ter midnight Monday. The funeral
was held at the United Brethern
church north of Nehawka, the fun
eral oration being delivered by the
Rev Otto Engebretson, pastor of
the churches at both Nehawka and
Otterbein.
Undergoes Operation Friday.
Mrs. Mary Kettlehut. who has been
in poor health for some weeks past
went to Omaha last week where she
entered the Immanuel hospital at
that place and where she underwent
an operation last Friday, and is re
ported as having had a good rally
following the ordeal, and is report ,i
as doing very nicely since. Her
many friends are wishing her a
speedy recovery.
Enjoyed An Excellent Time.
The dance given by the Firemen
of Nehawka which are selected from
the American Legion, was held on
last Friday evening and a most pleas
ant time was had. A neat sum was
realized from the entertainment. The
firemen are organized and are ready
to fight tires anywhere and any time.
They are at this time preparing a
chemical engine which is mounted
on a Nash c-hasis and is being put
in excellent shape by Clifford Trotter
who works at the Lundberg garage.
The new fire fighting apparatus will
be completed by the latter portion of
this week.
United Biethern in Christ.
Otto Engebretson, pastor.
OTTERBEIN CHURCH
Bible church school 10 a. m.
Morning worship service 11 a.
(Communion service).
Y. P. S. C. E. meets at the U.
m.
R
parsonage. Nehawka, Friday night
Ladies Aid meets at Guy Murdoch
residence Thursday afternoon.
Prayer meeting at G. A. Murdoch.
The second quarterly conference
will be held Wednesday night March
4th. at the church. All officers are
expected to e present with a report.
NEHAWKA CHURCH
Bible church school 10 a. m.
V. P. S. C. E. at 7 p. m. Bernicc
Snyder, leader.
Evening Evangelist ic service 7:30
p. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday night.
Ladies Aid Wednesday p. m. at
Mrs. Burton.
Jesus says "I am the way, the
truth and the life: no man comet h
unto the Father but by me." John
14:. Are you in the "way?" You
can get into the way only by the
cross of Christ and therefore in
the merits of the shed blood. If you
want to know more about the "way"
come to church. Everyone cordially
invited.
Visited Dr. Hansen.
Dr. D. E. Hansen was pleased writs;
the visit on last Monday afternoon
which wee made by his mother, Mrs.
J. C. Hansen of Omaha and who was
accompanied by his unile and aunt
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Hansen, they,
driving down in their auto for the
occasion.
FOR SALE
Four young mules for sale, on the
C. D. Schupp farm t miles north
east of Xehawka, Xeb. Prices rea
sonable. Bertha Crunk, Owner.
fl9-4tw.
That there must be a law of com
pensation affecting human beings wo
cannot doubt. Where we limited by
experience and observation in reach
ing that conclusion, c might be im
pelled to question it.
Mark Murray,
Pender Publish
er, Passes On
Was Bean of Northeast Nebraska
Editors Active 41 Years ; For
mer Legislator.
Pender. Neb.. Feb. 24. Mark W.
Murray, 64, for 41 years; editor and
publisher of the Pender Times, diect
of heart trouble at his home here to
day. He had been ill since Decem
ber 15.
Mr. Murray was dean of news
paper men in nortneast eDiasKa.
and throughout his long residence!
here was active in civic and politi-
cal circles. He had been in business j
in Pender longer than any other j
man.
He was born in New Berlin, Wis., j
the son of the late Captain James
Murray, a civil war veteran who later j
made his home at Fremont, Neb.
Mark Murray came to Fremont with
his father at the age of 4 after his
mother's death. Later he lived for
several years with his grandparents
in Wisconsin, and in 1890 he came'
to Pender, where he bought the Lo- j
gan Valentine, renamed it the Pen-
der Times and published it for the
rest of his life.
He was a past president of the
Nortneast Nebraska Press associa-r
tion. and in 1898 and 1900 was elect- 1
ed to the state legislature. In 1912
he was a delegate to the national
democratic convention which nom
inated Woodrow Wilson for the pres
idency. He had served also as a mem- ,
bar of the state democratic central
committee, and served as postmaster
at Pender in the administrations of
Cleveland and Wilson, He was a
four degree member of the Knights
of Columbus.
Surviving are his wife and the
J following children: Mrs. L. D. Quig
ley of Green Bay. Wis.; Mrs. W. C.
Kikly of Pender, and Byron Murray
of Ponca City. Okla.
Brief funeral services will be held
at the residence here at 2:30 p. m.
j Wednesday, and the body will be
,' sent to Greenfield, Wi. There re
quiem mass will be conducted by Rev.
G. F. Gormerly. and Mr. Murray will
be buried beside his mother.
TO THE PUBLIC
Your attention is being called to
the fact that the C. B. & Q. shops,
the largest industry in our city, is
compelled to close its doors to prod
uction for a week at a time now and
then. At first, little attention SSSS
given to the idea, but, the fact that
now it is happening more often, your
Chamber of Commerce has investi
gated the reasons for so doing, and
find that is on account of the fact
that tin- trucks a .1 Iris - -s lu.ve take;:
so much of their business.
Therefore be it resolved that the
I'l ! turnout h Chamber of Commerce
do everything within our power, con
sistent with justice and equity, to
i encourage the patronage ot the rail-
roads by our merchants, shippers
and the traveling public.
PLATTSMOUTH CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE.
CEDAR CREST STUDY CLUB
CedaT
Thursday. January 22. the
Crest Study Club met at the homo
of Mrs. Perry Nickels. The meeting
was opened by singing America. Roll
call was answered by telling court -ies
that were stressed in my earlier
childhood.
A short business session was then
held. The memory song "Juanita"
was led by Mrs. Whiteuack.
The meeting was closed by singing
"Blest Be the Tie." after which a d -lb'ious
luncheon was served by the
hostess.
We adjourned to meet again Febr.
26 at the home of Mrs. Chas. Keil.
d&w.
Question: Who is the clown in the
circus Mayor "Big Bill" Thompson,
of Chicago, is putting on?
PUBLIC AUCTION
The undersigned will sell at Pub- i
lie Auction on what is known as the j
Chris Mptzger hog ranch. 2 Vi miles (
. and 2 miles north of Cedar Creek j
and 13 mile3 northwest of Platts- i
mouth, Xebraska
Tuesday, March 3
beginning at 10:30 o'clock a. m.,
with lunch served at noon, the fol
lowing property, to-wit:
Six Head of Horses
One ray gelding, 8 years old, wt.
12l(i; one gray mare, smooth mouth,
wt. 1300; one gray gelding, smooth
month, wt. 1300; one brown gelding,
smooth mouth, wt. 1450; one black
mare, smooth mouth, wt. 1250; one
brown gelding, smooth mouth, wt.
1300.
Cattle and Hogs
Two milk cows; one 2-year-old
heifer; one yearling heifer.
Five head of stock hogs.
Farm Implements, etc.
Three wagons; one wide tread P
ana u lister; one John Deere riding
cultivator; one McCormick-Deering
disc, new last year; one P and O
walking cultivator; one McCormick
Deering mower; one hay rake; one
walking plow ; one hay rack; one P
ana O 2-row machine; three sets of
harnees and various other artic
not listed.
Terms of Sale
On sums of $10 and under, cash
It) hand. On sums over $10 credit of
six months on bankable note bearing
8 per cent interest. Xo property to
be removed until settled for.
Otto Hike,
Owner.
REX YOUNG, Auctioneer.
R. F. PATTERSOX, Clerk.
WEEPING WATER
Andrew W. Olson was looking af
ter some business matters in Elm-
wood on last Monday
in his auto.
where he drove
Troy L. Davis, representative rrom
CSS county in the legislature was a
visitor at home for over the week
end, returning to hie work Monday.
O. Tracy Leyda and wife of Mur
ray were spending the day on Tues
day in Weeping Water as guests at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mark
Wiles.
Otto Nabel the baker for the Wil
liams Bakery was a visitor for the
evening of last Tuesday at Adams
where ho was guest of his friend,
Willie Fischer.
G. R. Binger and E. A. Stock were
looking after some business matters
in Nehawka on Tuesday afternoon
of this week, they driving over in the
car of Mr. Binger.
Reginald Jourgeson who has been
having a tussle with the flu, and a
very bad case, has been staying home
for the greater portion of this week
on account of the illness.
Mark Wiles and wife were over to
Plattsmouth on last Sunday where
they were visiting tor the day with
Mrs. Martha Wetenkamp and where
all enjoyed the visit very much.
Elmer Michelsen and the family
were enjoying a week end visit with
the parents of Mrs, Michelsen. Mr.
and Mrs. George Hinlene at Blair,
they driving over in their car for
the occasion.
Mrs. Victor Wallack was visiting
at the home of her mother in Fre
mont where she was called on ac
count of Illness of the mother. How
ever on her return the mother was
feeling much improved.
Grandpa D. C. Phillips has been
very poorly during the past week
and especially was he in a critical
condition on Tuesday of this week
and was being cared for by the good
wife and with the aid of friends and
the doctor.
Business called Lester Shrader to
Alma in the western portion of the
state, and while, there was visiting
with a sister as well. Mrs. Jourgen
son went over to the Shrader home
where she was staying with her
sister, Mis. Shrader during the ab
sence of the husband in the west.
Visiting in Omaha Tuesday.
Mrs. Isaac Reed,, accompanied by
her son, Lyle, and Ida and Hubert
Cappen, children of Mr. and Mrs.
Anton Cappen. Wfts in Omaha on,
Tuesday of this week where she went
to take Master Lyle Reed to the doc
l tor to ascertain how he was getting
along.
Manifest Their Sincere Thanks.
The people of Crosbyton, Texas,
, where the car which was shipped
from Weeping Water was sent and
i where the provisions were distribut
ed, express their thankfulness in an
! article which appeared in the Cros
'v ion paper written by the editor,
j Mr. W. M. Curry, and in it he ex
pressed himself as the people feeling
veiy kindly ta the people of Nebraska
and Cass county for the provisions
' which were sent by the people of
Weeping Water. Murray. Union, Ne
hawka, Avoca, Elm wood. Alvo. Mur
doch. Manhy. Wabash and Plat! -mouth.
He said that the Red Cross
and the friends in the north has re
lieved 294 destitute and had dis-
' tributed besides the car sent from
Weeping Water SI. 399. 56 all of
which was doing lots of good and
for which all were very tnanktul.
Moves to Union.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Parterege, i
last week moved to Union where they i
have accepted a position in the Clarke
j Cafe. Mr. Parterege was employed1
with the cement plant at Louisville
! and as the work was uncertain he
! concluded he would accept a position
; at Union that was furnishing more i
i .-teady employment.
Attend Meeting at Plattsmouth
A number of the business men and
members of the Chamber of Com
merce of Weeping Water were over
to Plattsmouth this evening, where
they were with the members of the
chambers of commerce from all the
principal towns and cities of south
eastern Nebraska meeting to consult
regarding getting uniform laws and
regulations governing cities of this
class. They had In mind a uniform
occupation tax and also regulations
restricting the peddling of goods
from wagons and otherwise in the
towns to the detriment of the local
merchants. Among those who were
in attendance at the meeting were
J. J. Meyer, C. H. Gibson, Knude Jen
sen. W. L. Hobson. J. S. Williams.
Chris Rasmussen, S. P. Day and a
number of others
Dads Entertain Boy Scouts
At the Congregational church on
last Tuesday evening the Dads of
the Boy Scouts furnished a supper
with that enthusiasm which sur
mounts obstacles and which was for
the purpose of acquiring a fund for
the benefit of the Boy Scouts of
Weeping Water. The Dads demon-
THE FUNERAL
HOME
Modern conditions and stand
ards of living have called into
being an entirely new kind of
Institution for meeting a uni
versal human need The Fun
eral Home.
Planned for the specific pur
pose which it serves, it offers
greater efficiency and greater
convenience than was possible
in the past.
We are proud to be able to
offer the communities which we
serve the use of such an estab
lishment. Hobson Funeral
Home
WEEPING WATER, NEBR.
strated to a certainty that they were
capable of doing the thing in the
proper way. A. J. Patterson had
charge of the kitchen and with an
able corps of very fine cooks prepared
the eats and with another crnwH
tequally efficient, under the direction
of S. Ray Smith looked after the
dining room. There was one Dad
and two Scouts to look after each
table. They served all that anv wall
.regulated supper ws expected
serve, and winch consisted of scal
! loped chicken, sweet potatoes, salads,
! coffee, noodles, pie with whipped
icream, and anything you might want
in the line of cake, jellies, preserves
land fruits, and nuts of all kinds, and
jsure a real treat when it comes to
that. To enliven the evening a num
ber of the Boy Scouts who are excel-
lent hnXPrK. f)l VP PVr;il nvliilitlinn
! bouts,
W01 Makf ciav ir. West.
Walter Cole and wife are depart
ing for the west where they will
! expect to remain for some time at
jOshkosh. where they have a number
of sons and daughters, and departed
early this morning (Thursday' for
Jt.he west In their auto, being driven
by their son John Cole, who will re
main but for a short time but will
drive the car out for them.
More ci the Children Sick.
Harry Doty and wife who
been having a number of the
have
chil
dren sick for some time past with
the scarlet fever, had hoped that their
term of quarantine and sickness as
well would terminate on last Sun
day and had fumigated the place and
taken all steps necessary to be set
at liberty when three of the other
cuuuien wno nan not Deen sick were,
tanen down witn the dread disease,
Now it is all over again with another
tnree weens or. tne sickness. ratification by state legislatures was
' insufficient to make it effective.
G:es to Hospital for Clinic. Case was Expedited.
Soren Skamaris who has been sick The government appealed at once,
for a number of weeks past and who The supreme court expedited the pro
has not been In the best of health ceedings. hearing oral arguments in
for the past four years, departed for about a month, although counsel for
Omaha where he entered the Univer
sity hospital for a clinic and for treat
ment and observation to ascertain If
possible what has been causing his
illness and to effect a cure. His
many iriends are hoping that he
may be able after his treatment to
return home entirely cured of his
malady.
Pool Hall Changed Location.
The pool and billiard hall which
has been conducted by Lee Eastridge
in the Davis building was on laid
Wednesday moved to the east room
of the Marshall building where he is
now nicely situated and as the
building has been entirely repaired
land refinished. will make an excel
lent place for this or any other busi
: ness.
NOTICE TO FEDERAL
INCOME TAXPAYERS
i For the convenience of, those who
are required by law to file Federal
tnonme Tax Returns, a Deputv col
lector of Internal Revenue will be
at Plattsmouth. Nebraska, on Feb.
27 and 2S, 1931. at the Cass County
Court house, to assist taxpayers in
preparing their returns. No charge
will be made for this service. The
! matter of filing your Income Tax Re
turn should be given immediate at
tention, in order to avoid penalty
and interest.
Form to Be Used.
Form 1040A should be used if the
income is derived chiefly from sal
aries and wages and does not exceed
$5,000.
Form 1040 should be used for net
incomes of more than $5,000, or net language of the article was clear arid
incomes regardless of amount if de- 'entirely free from ambiguity, ard
rived from a profession or business, ! that there was no room for the con
including farming, or from rents or struction adopted by Judge Clark,
sale of property. it insisted that no limitation had
When and Where to File Returns, (been placed on the discretion of con
Your return for the calendar year i giess In deciding which mode of
1930 shall be filed not later than
j March 15, 1931. with the Collector
jof Internal Revenue for the district
in which you reside or have your
principal place of business.
Penalty.
A penalty of not more than $10.
000 or imprisonment for not more
than one year, or both, and In addi
tion 25 per cent of the amount of
the tax, is imposed by the statute
for willful failure to make return on
time.
SEEK PARDON FOR KINNEY
Omaha A presidential pardon is
being sought for Joseph Kinney, fifty,
bootlegger, who is serving a thirty
day sentence in county jail here.
Mrs. Kinney, forty-seven is dying
from cancer.
After unraveling red t.ipe, permi -sion
was received from Washington
Saturday night to allow Kinney, un
der strict surveillance, to visit Mrs.
Kinney for a three-hour period. At
the expiration of this time he was
taken back to his cell.
Mrs. Kinney had for four days
called for her husband, according
to relatives. She has been bed-ridden
for two years and Kinney hail
always taken care of her. He was
sentenced almost a year ago but put
off beginning to serve his time be
cause of her condition.
Because Kinney had begun to
serve his time Judge Woodrough and
other Omaha officials were powerless
to intervene. The brief respite was
granted by Sanford Bates, superin
tendent of federal prisons.
Because of the holiday, efforts to
secure executive clemency probably
will be delayed. Mrs. Kinney, who
is in constant pain, thanked Deputy
Marshal Henry Meyers profnsely
when he arrived at the Kinney home
with his prisoner. The visit greatly
cheered her and an improvement in
her condition was noted by her phy
sician. Dr. W. H. Betz.
Kinney had pleaded guilty to sell
ing a small amount of liquor, it wa
his first offense.
A eood man nasses. Billie Wheeler
is dead and hundreds of friends
mourn his departure, peace to a noble
man's ashes. Col. M. A. Bates.
ISlh Amendment
is Held Valid by
Supreme Court
to'Reveises
Ejc-oicn bv Federal Judce
Clark It Was Improperly Rati
fied Bcdy Unanimous.
Washington, Feb. 24. The Eigh
teenth amendment was sust lined as
valid today by the supreir. ourt in
a unanimous decision. Justic. liu'i M
not participating.
Under the decision the governrvnt
will continue its efforts to enforce the
Volstead law.
The ruling was handed down In
the government's anneal from the
decision of Federal Judge William
Clark of New Jersey, who hel l the
amendment invalid because hno-op-erly
ratified. Judge Clark cont ruled
jthat to be valid the auiei. l.nent'
should have been submitted t rate
conventions for ratification . : her
j than to state legislature.
This view the court found u:. en
able. WrVn William H. Sprague ,.ud
j William J. Howey were brought to
trial before Judge Clark on a c'. nrge
of possessing and transporting 50
jhalf barrels of beer, he quashed the
j indictment, holding the prohibition
amendment invalid.
He tool;
j Eighteenth
I transfer to
i jurisdiction
the position that as theicheml8t in tne department of ag
amendment attempted to I ri,.Il1tl.P w.. ..,., s.,triilv
the federal government
over rights reserved to
the people it should have been sub-
mined to them in state conventions
for ratification. He held that its I
the defendants sought approximately
three months more time.
Contending the question raised by
JndgS Clark had already heen before
the supreme court in national prohi
bition cases. Solicitor General Tha h
er in a brief argument declared the
court had disposed of the contro
versy. Julius Henry Cohen and Selden
Bacon, counsel for the defendant,
contended amendment granting new
powers to the federal government
over the people must be submitted
to the people for approval.
As the Eighteenth amendment pro
posed to grant such powers, it was
invalid, they insisted, because it had
been submitted to state legislatures
for ratification instead of conven
tions. Chief Justice Hughes withdrew
from the case, stating he would take
no part in its decision because he had
filed a brief in a previous prohibition
case, which, in his judgment, dts
I qualified him from participating.
Interpretation of Article 5.
The controversy turned on the in
terpretation to be placed by the
1 courts on Article V of the constitu
tion which provides that amendments
shall be valid when ratified by the
legislatures of three-fourths of the
states or by conventions in three
fourths of the states "as the one or
the other mode of ratification may
be proposed by congress."
Judge Clark held the language
should be construed as modified by
"principles of political science" and
that such amendments could be con
stitutionally ratified only by conven
tions in the states.
Th-j government contended the
ratification should be adopted.
Ratification Proper.
The court's decision was delivered
by Justice Roberts before a crowded
courtroom. He stated that congress
was granted complete jurisdiction to
decide the mode of ratification and
that it had the right to refer th-?
amendment to legislatures for rati
fication. Roberts said that the contention
had been made by attorneys uphold
ing the tiark decision mat tne
I Eighteenth, amendment took powei
from the
people which no other
janiendment
opinion of
, number of
i connection
; point could
i he named
teenth and
did. He said that in the
the court there were a
amendments similar in
with which the same
bo raised. Among them
the Thirteenth, Four
the Nineteenth.
In conclusion he said that in the!
national prohibition cases in 1920
the court had proclaimed the valid-
STETSON EIGHT
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Ity of the amendment and that It
now reiterated the position it had
taken then.
There was a brief flurry at the
conclusion of his decision as a few
listeners hurried to the doors, but
this subsided quickly and Justice
Roberts proceeded to the delivery of
another opinion.
Justice Roberts reviewed In detail
the arguments in tavor of ami against
the validity of the amendment.
He said the language of A r t i -1 .
V of the constitution was not am
biguous, as was contended by op
ponents of the amendment, adding
it clearly gave congress the (liberty
to decide whethor constitutional
amendments should be submitted to
lbs legislatures or state conventions.
Justice Roberts said congress was
n t restrained in the exercise of Its
discretion, ad ling that ratification
by state legislatures was valid
Wo rhl-Herald.
State Chemist
Quits to Take a
Federal Job
Leo Cramer of the Department
Agriculture Resigns Bryan
Cut His Salary
of
Resignation of !.n .1 f'rntix-r a
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Cramer will accept a place with ih.
United States food and drug admin
istration and will be assigned to th.
Chicago district as an inspector.
R. R. Willard, who has served as
an assistant in the ttte laborator
ies for tne past two years, will suc
ceed Cramer. Cramer's salary was re
duced by Governor Bryan from $2.
500 to $2,400. However, this was not
ascribed as a reason for the resigna
tion. Tbe salary of O. V. McCrncken,
Cramer's superior and chief of the
state pure food bureau, was also cut
Cramer has been head of the labora
tories for the past four ye:rs and
identified with the department of ag
riculture for eight years. He former
ly liver at Chester.
Willard is a former Belvidere res
ident. He is a graduate of Cotner col
lege and holds a masters degree from
the University of Nebraska.
"LARGEST" CONSPIRACY
CASE GOES TO TRIAL
Springfield, 111.,
federal dry agents i
est conspiracy to
tional prohihiton
Feb. 23. What
illege is the larg-
violate the in
laws in central
Illinois today came before Judge
Fitzhenry in federal cout rhere.
The Hubinger company. Keokuk.
Ia., wholesale grocers, and 39 Spring
field and central Illinois persons are
defendants in a case on which gov
ernment prosecutors have been work
ing for more than a year.
The case involves the question of
how far a person, firm or corpora
tion producing legitimate articles of
commerce can be charged with re
sponsibility for unlawful use of the
products by a consumer.
GIRL BANDIT AND FRIEND
TAKE $7,635 IN JEWELRY
Chicago. Feb. 19. A pretty bruner.
land
male companion robbed Mr. ami
Mrs. John Wesley Cray of jewelry
valued at $7.f35 Wednesday night.
The couple noticed the car follow,
but thought little of it until it swer
ved to avoid a collision. The gfrl
drew a revolver and said, "This
a stickup. I want your jewelry."
Taking the jewelry, the robbers dis
appeared. About $200 in cash was
overlooked.
AL SMITH TAKES PART
IN A FIREMEN'S PARADE
New
on his
grip on
York Alfred E. Smith put
fireman's hat, took a good
the reins of two spanking
bays, ( lucked "sid-dap" and drove s
ifire engine thru the streets of Brook
lyn. The former governor was horn
inot far from a fire station, and al
: ways has been interested in the lad
der laddies. The parade in which ho
took part is an annual affair in the
borough.
FOR SALE
Fresh Guernsey cows. Likewise &.
Polock, Phone 3103, Murray. Nebt .
f26-4tw
Song
of Spring
The lighthearted loveli
ness of Spring . . . au
thentically attuned to
the dictates of the com-
II ing mode ... is charm
I ingly reflected in our
licvv snowing.
Mauuuiusf
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