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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
THURSDAY. MARCH 5, 1931.
Nehawka
C. R. Troop of Platt6mouth was
looking after some business matters
in the vicinity north of Nehawka.
Robert Troop was looking after
some business matters in Nebraska
City on last Saturday where he was
attending a stock sale.
V. A. Lewis and the family de
parted late last week for Coleridge
where they will farm and make their
home the coming year.
Clyde Fleischman moved last week
to the farm where Mr. Henry Kir
si her and wife have resided so Ions;,
where they will farm for the coming
season. .
Dan Sudduth who has been farm
ing south of Weeping Water, moved
last week to the farm which R. W.
Knorr recently purchased from W.
O. Troop.
Dick Ingwersen who has been in
the Clarkson hospital for the past
week where he went for his health
is still there having undergone a mi
nor operation.
Aunt Mary McConneha who has
been staying at Murray for some
time past, departed last week for
Blair where she will make her home
for the present.
Mr. O. Philpot who has been at
the Methodist hospital in Omaha
Since last week is still at the iustitu
tion but has been showing much im
provement of late.
Albert Alford who conducts the
restaurant and confectionary in the
Norris building, had the misfortune
to have the glass broken in the door
by some of the boys scuffling.
Floyd Porter of near Mynard was
a visitor in Nehawka for the day on
Monday of this week and while here
was guest at the home of his uncle
and aunt. J. E. Woods and wife.
The Nehawka Teachers were at
tending the basketball tournament
which was held at Eagle last week,
they being greatly interested in the
teams from their own town and whv
not they should be.
Miss Gladys Wolfe was looking af
ter some business matters in Omaha
for the afternoon on last Monday
and was accompanied by the mother,
while her father, Albert Wolfe was
looking after the telephone exchange.
Henry Kirscher. who has made hi:
home northeast of Nehawka for the
past quarter of a century, recently
held a sale and later departed for
Nebraska City, where he with the
good wife will make their home in
the future.
Roy Lancaster who has been in
the hopsital at Omaha for the pas:
two weeks where he is being treated
and observed as to hi3 condition, re
mains about the same. As yet it is
not known whether an operation will
be had or not.
Mrs. Martin Ross was over to Om
aha last week where she underwent
an operation for the removal of her
tonsils, and was accompanied by Dr.
D. F Hanson,, their family physician
and following' the operation was abl"
to return home and is getting along
very nicely.
Hold Interesting Meet.
The get-together club held a very
interesting and worthwhile meeting
last Friday at which they held a very
fine program and also enjoyed a so
cial afternoon.
Hold Shower Friday Night.
The neighbors in the section north
of Nehawka who are trying to do
the right thing and they generally
do it at that, held a very fine gather
ing in the shape of a shower for Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Campbell, who lost all
their household effects when the
house burned which they were living
while they were away, called to at
tend the funeral of a friend.
Many Attend Meeting At Brock.
On last Friday evening there was
held at Brock a contest which was
composed of singing and readings as
well as instrumental numbers and
wl i'h was largely attended. Many
from about Nehawka nd vicinity were
there to enjoy the occasion. Tommy
Troop was able to secure the third
prize when he sang "Sylvia." Tommy
is sure a very fine singer and attracts
special attention wherever he is on
the program.
Given Surprise On Birthday.
Jacob Wessell was bon in Ger
many, seventy years ago on last Fri
day, and after the birthday anniver
sary had passed and Sunday had come
when all could find an opportunity
to cet away and attend a surprise on
this excellent gentleman, a number
of relatives and friends went to the
home with well filled baskets, and
well filled hearts with good wishes,
they sure made the day one of much
pleasure to all who attended. Mr.
Wessell was born on February 27.
1861 and came to American when a
youn:? man, having resided south of
Nehawka for many years. Those who
were there to enliven the occasion
were Peter Johnson and wife, Albert
Johnson. Conrad Johnson and fam
ily, Elmer Wessell and familv of Ne
braska City, George Wessell and
family. Henry Wessell and wife and
their son. Carl., of Nehawka. Mr.
Frank Freeze and children, Mr.
being sick so he could not attend.
Getting House Ir Shape.
Since the fire which destroyed the
home of Albert Prince and which wag
on the term of Mrs. Nicholas Opp,
the family of Mr Prince have been
residing in an old house which be
longs to Peter Opp. and which has
been put in condition by Wm. Ober
naulte, the carpenter and mason.
When completed this will make a
good place for the family to reside.
Home From Missouri.
Albert Shoemaker and nephew,
Lester Shoemaker, who were spend
ing sme weeks in southern Missouri,
returned heme about ten days since
and report Hie slate of the wealhe
us being rather rainy during their
stay there and the wheat looking
very nice and green. They tell of en
joying the trip to the south very
much. They drove 380 miles and
made the distance in eight hours,
making an average of nearly fifty
miles per hour.
Randall Hoback Better.
Master Randall Hoback, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Qrover C. Hoback, who has
been so sick for the past weeks is
reported as being much better and
the gathering in his ear which has
been giving so much trouble having
broken and thus relieved the intense
suffering which he has been compell
ed to undergo.
United Brethern In Christ.
Otto Engebretson, Pastor.
OTTERBEIN CHURCH
Bible church school 10 a. m.
Morning worship service 11 a. m
Young peoples C. E. meets at E
Murray's ' Friday night.
Ladies Aid meets with Mrs.
PhilDOt Thursday p. m.
E
Prayer meeting at the church.
Everyone come to all services.
NEHAWKA CHURCH
Bible church school 10 a. m.
Y. P. S. C. E. at 7 p. m.
Evenine Evangelistic service 7
30
p. ni.
Prayer meeting Wednesday night.
Our Evangelistic meetings will be
gin at the Nehawka church March
17 and continue until Easter. Rev.
S. E. Taylor from Colorado is the
Evangelist. Service every night. Let
us pray nightly for these meetings.
Come yourself and bring your neigh
bors and friends. Remember the date
March 17. Pray. Prayer moves the
hand that rules the world.
Exporters Hear
Warning to Use
I OIp fkft I fPflllQ
Stop, Look. Listen. Underwriter's
Head Tells American Man
ufacturers Chicago, Feb. 27 Warning to
American manufacturers to "stop,
look and listen" before extending
credit too liberally to foreign buyers,
until present business conditions
have righted themselves, was given
by George R. Meyercord, president
of the American Manufacturers' For
eign Credit Underwriters and of the
Meyercord Company of Chicago to
day. Mr. Meyercord was among the
speakers at the opening session of a
foreign and domestic trade conven
tion sponsored by the Illinois Manu
facturers' Association in cooperation
with the United States Department
of Commerce.
"Hardly one of our American ex
port markets throughout the world
today." Mr. Meyercord said, "is in a
repliy satisfactory condition of af
fairs. Many, even among the larger
importing merchants and manufac
turing concerns abroad, who waxed
prosperous and established good cred
it ratings in the post-war decade, are
now up against a rdically changed set
of business conditions tnat they are
struggling hard to survive."
Mr. Meyercord added, however,
that a long range view gave the hope
that conditions will begin to improve
soon and that there is no need for
"pessimism or panic on our part."
"Even in 1930. the depression
year." he said, "we sold almost $4,
000.000.000 worth of American mer
chandise to enr export customers. I
believe we shall substantially exceed
this figure in 1931. Our foreign
sales are sure to increase steadily
and we will find it good business in
the future, just as we have in the
past, to extend reasonable credit
facilities to our foreign customers.
It i6 up to us to apply all our re
sourcefulness and American ingenu
ity on the job."
In view of encouraging trends in
Latin-American business conditions,
George J. Eder. chief of the Latin
American section of the bureau of
foreign and domestic commerce, said
it would be decidedly worth while for
i r-visioned American business men
to investigate conditions, laying basis
for future business by establishing
agencies or strengthening existing
channels of distribution.
Now is the opportunity, he said, to
win the confidence of Latin-American
:uMomers by showing confidence
in them at this time of general doubt
and uncertainty. "When conditions
revive," he said, "business will go to
those who have the courage and fore
sight to seek it."
Other speakers at the session were
E. M. Fisher, export manager of
Fairbanks, Morse & Co., and George
W. Doonan, manager of the foreign
department of the Central Trust
Company of Illinois.
Mr. Fisher said that conditions
were much more favorable for devel
oping export business at the present
time than they were fa 1921 when
there were many failures and large
losses on inventories. Furthermore,
he said, exporters in the Chicago dis
trict have the advantage of develop
ing their foreign trade with the back
ing of some of the largest and sound
est banks in the country.
The conference was planned by the
association with a view to spreading
confidence throughout the middle
West in the possibilities of increas
ing the foreign trade of this section.
According to Theodore R. Gerlach,
president of the association, Illinois
should be able to double its export
trade, which now averages about
1250,000,000 a year.
FOR SALE
Four young mules for sale, on the
C. D. Scbupp farm 2 miles north
east of Nehawka, Neb. Prices rea
sonable. Bertha Crunk, Owner.
fl9-4tw.
Large map of Cass county on sale
at Jcamal office. 50c each.
Ritz Theatre
Plattsmouth, Nebr.
FRIDAY - SATURDAY
Back Jones, Greatest Western Star, in
Desert Vengeance
Comedy, Novelty, News
3 Shows Sat. Night lO and 25c
SUNDAY - MONDAY - TUESDAY
Wm. Haines at His Best See him in
Remote Control
Laurel & Hardy Comedy
Fables and News
Evening Shews, 7-9 10-35c
Sunday Matinee, 2:30 10-25
WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY
Bert Lvtell and Dorothv Sebastian in
' WRrtT'WFR
M n&0
ar.d Free Cannon Linen to every lady.
nctrnn Adults. 35: Children. lOi.lplaininR ot feeling 111
Elm wood Store
Has Visit from
Safe Crackers
Secure Some Seventy Dollars From
Safe in the I. J. Fuller Store
Friday Night
The safe in the store of I. J. Fuller
,t Pin,.nn,i o rf ), i,iin
ness houscs'of thnt citv. was forced
open late Friday night or early Sat-
urday morning r.nd the cash in the j1
safe amounting to JiO was taken ny
the robbers and who were able to
1 nnilii' a getawav as the robbery was!
not discovered until many hours af-
terwards. graduated troin Mortnwestern uni-
The robbers gained entrance to the versity and attended Union College
Store through a rear window of theif Law at Chicago: He begun the
buildirg and made their way into tho practice of law in Racine, where he
main portion of the store where the made his home, ip 1873. He served
safe and office of Mr. Fuller was lo- in the Wisconsin senate and was a
cated. The safe was jimmied and ( delegate to the republican national
pried open and the job from all in- . convention in 18S4. For a time he
dications was the work of an area- served as district attorney for Ra-
teur it is thought by the officers who
were on the scene as soon as the
robbery was reported.
HAS FINE MEETING
The February meeting of the My
nard Community Club was called to
order by its president C. C. Spangler,
the business sessing being soon over
the meeting was turned over to the
program committee.
February being a month of pa
triotic birthdays the first thing in
order being a flag salute in this the
school children seemed to outdo the
Older folks, this being followed by
. p ii -T
tne singing or America.
Milford Smith and Keithal Nor
ton, two 4-H boys of Weeping Wa
ter, gave a rope demonstration, show
ing great skill and was very care
I fully watched by the audience. These
boys recently won first prize at the
State contest at Lincoln. ,
ti,0 Hictnri,ni Cood n0n,.n
ed great tun. each lady being dressed
to represent some prominent woman
of past history, the audience to do
the uessing "who."
Misses Martha Gorder. Madge Gar-
net and Margaret Shellenbarger of
Plattsmouth sang several popular
song hits which was very much en
joyed. The young ladies being ac
companied by Mr. Woodbury, who
also rendered a very pleasing piano
solo.
The comedy skit which was clever-
ly rendered by Miss Madge Garnet 1
brought forth tremendous applause.
LABOR BELL IS WITHDRAWN
London The British labor gov
ernment withdrew from parliament
the hotly-contested trades disputes
bills, refusing longer to snonsor the
measure, the wholo nnrnnrt of which
had been altered by a liberal amend- hand man" in the building of the
ment in committee. The laborites : ew political party which Sir Os
may, however, "get even" Wednes- j wald nas launched. This grand
day during considmtion of the elec- daughter of Levi Leiter of Chicago,
tor reform bill, which is backet! by I nas- in tne P1 few years made a
the liberals. I mark in British politics comparable
As originally framed, the trades
disputes bill would have removed the
drastic legal restrictions on strikes
imposed in 1927 after the disastrous
general strike in 1926. In announc
ing withdrawal of the measure. Sir
William Jowitt, characterized the lib
eral amendment carried in committee
as "entirely unacceptable."
The conservatives have violently
opposed the bill but the liberals vot
ed with the government thru the sec
ond reading. There were rumors of
an agreement whereby the laborites
would back the electoral reform bill
if the liberals supported the strike
measure. All went well until the
liberals offered th amendment dur
ing the committee stage, greatly
broadening the definition of illegal
strikes. The goernment was defeated
on a vote and Tuesday's withdrawal
followed.
BAKE SALE SATURDAY
The Eight Mile Grove Lutheran
Ladies Aid is giving a bake sale
where Philip Hirz's meat market used
to be on Saturday, March 7th, be
ginning at 1 p. m. Chickens, butter,
eggs, cottage cheese, baked goods.
m5-ltw-3td.
EIGHT MILE GRO VE
LUTHERAN CHURCH
10:30 German services.
7:30 Luther League. Vcrna Engel
kemeier and Forest Engelkemeier
will lead.
FOR SALE
Red Clover seed for sale at $10.00
per bushel. Tel. 2213. Myron Wiles.
k m5-6tsw
Oldest Con
gressman Dies;
Seated in 1893
Henry Allen Cooper of Wisconsin
Had Been 111 Since August;
Was Elected Again.
Washington, March 1. Represen
tative Henry Allen Cooper, 80, of
Wisconsin is dead.
Oldest house member in point of
service, the republican progressive
died at his hotel here early today as
he rounded out 36 years of service
and planned to take his seat in the
coming session.
The tall, upright, white haired and
bearded "dean of the house," as he
was tei-med Dy colleagues, attend-
ed a prolonged and heated house ses-
sinn last night and retired late, com
Death came a
few hours later with his wife at his
bedside.
Representative Cooper had suffer
ed injuries from a fall at his home
in Racine last summer and his health
had been none too good since then.
Entered House in 1893.
The Wisconsin member represent
ed the First district. He entered the
house with the Fifty-third congress
in 1893. For one term his service
was broken. He was defeated for re
election to the SKty-sixth congress
because he voted against entering the
world war.
Throughout his career he was an
ardent supporter of the late Senator
j Robert M. La Folate of Wisconsin.
' Cooper was with Theodore Roose-
,velt in Milwaukee in 1912 when an
:un tuaue j a l' -
former president, then running for
another term.
Body Starts Home Wednesday.
Cooper was born at Walworth.
Wis.. September 8. 1850. He waSjfj0jone Woods. These contracts in
cine county. World-Herald.
LEWIST0N SOCIAL CIECLE
The Lewiston ocial Circle clun
held their regular meeting on Tues
day at the home' of Mrs. Charles
Wolfe and with a very pleasing num
ber of the members being in attend
ance. Mrs. Ben Albin was the asso
ciate hostess of the afternoon.
The leaders of the meeting were
Mrs. A. L. Vernon' and Miss Margaret
Moore and who gave in a most inter
esting way the lessons that formed
" 1 1,1 l"- i"'aJ Tfi""; h
i The meotinir w; n resided over b
a part or tne regular session
V
,,, --.o -vj, ,
l i IK pi rpiTirift-.' -hi p,'ui uc m w v uuug,
her usual very able manner. The club
voted to aid the unfortunate in Ar
kansas. The meeting was in the nature of
ian all day gathering and the mem-
1 l r s i i - s a 1. -
uers lo.u,,u uMcf
Port u n it y of vi&iti n g wi th each other
and were most thoroughly pleased to
have with them Mr. and Mrs. Earl
: Wolfe, the first time that Mr. Wolfe
! was able to be wrtb the club since
! . i aJ.. -v. : ,i ...
aus TVTJ 5CV-r t4 ;
tr"V UB ' u KBW
it hat Mrs. Wolfe can now resume he1
'active part in the club work and
Karl to regain his strength.
Mrs. Ezra Albin former president
Of the club, was also celebrating her
birthday at this timt- and which was
made a feature of the meeting.
The next meeting will be at the
nome of Mrs- Martin Sporer on April
7th and as there will be a special I
treat, ail members are urged to be
in attendance. Mrs. John Hobscheidt
will be associate hostess.
WOMAN IS PARTY LEADER
London Lady Cynthia Mosley is
going to be her husbands right
.. It 1. 1, .1, sx t . .1 . . 1... . ,!....,,,,.
IT llll llldl KJ I IM-L III II.MI'I. UUOIIlllf
figure who has sat in the house of
commons s conservative, independ
ent, laborite. and now has broken
away from the labor party.
When she deprecated her title,
joined the labor ranks and describ
ed herself as a "pink" but not a
"red" she faced and endured the
snubs of British society with rare
good humor. Now both she and her
husband face even more severe os
tracism, for the combined forces of
British politics, with the embittered
laborites in the lead, are aligned
against her.
As a political force, the Mosley
party is still a babe in arms with
only a half dozen members and the
lobby jokers are saying it will need
all the mothering Lady Cynthia can
give it.
CAP0NE SENTENCED:
FILES APPEAL BOND
Chicago, March 2. Scarface Al
Capone Monday heard Federal Judge
James H. Wilkerson pronounce the
formal order of sentence that will
send the gang czar to the Cook coun
ty Jail for six months unless his ap
peal to a higher court is successful.
Ho also posted a new bond of $0,
000 to secure his liberty pending ap
peal to the United States circuit court
of appeals.
EVANGELINE BOOTH SEES
DECREASE IN UNEMPLOYED
Chicago, March 2. Evangeline C
Booth, commander-in-chief of the
Salvation Army in the United States,
told Chicago Monday that the unem
ployment situation In New York he-
gins to show gradual improvement,
BANK DEBITS REVEAL
BUSINESS INCREASE
Washington, March 1. An in
crease of nearly 10 per cent in the
volume of business during the week
ended Peb. 21, as measured by bank
debits, was reported by the Commerce
department.
Wholesale prices, as measured by
the composite index, showed a fur -
ther fractional recession, reaching
the lowest point in the present de-
cune at y&.s per cent in me iv-.i-sa
average.
119J70 Get Jobs
in 36 States on
Highway Work
$1,065,000,000 Expenditure Plan
ned; Women's Clubs Aid
Unemployed
Washington, Feb. 27. State road
work in 36 states gave employment
to 119.770 persons during January,
a report from the American Associa
tion of Highway Officials, to Col. Ar
thur Woods, chairman of the Presi
dent's Emergency Committee for Em
ploy men t, shows.
Other data collected for Colonel
Woods througn the United States
Daily revealed prospective expendi
ture of $1,065,000,000 this ye::r by
construction divisions Pf 4- states,
for state buildings and state hlgh
ways. This figure includes $21 J. -400,000
for highways, for Which con
struction is either already authorized
or Is contemplated in state programs.
Last month a total of $50.42..29r;
in road contracts were entered into
by .16 states, W. C. Markham, execu
tive secretary of the American AM :-
Nation of State Highway Offlriair; told
eluded 1305 miles of high-type sur
facing, 1399 miles of low-type sur
facing and 1212 miles of road
brought to proper grade for surfac
ing. "While tne month of January in
most of the states does not permit
much road construction," Mr. Mark
nam said, "nevertheless during this
time these states report 398 miles of
hierh-tvne surfacing: completed. 346
miles of low-type surfacing complet-
ed, and 335 miles of road brought to
proper grade.
"No figures are available to com
pare with the month of January
19 30. for the country at large, ye'
reports from a few states which kep:
such records show that the uumber
of people employed this year was a
substantial increase over January of
last year.
"Despite the fact that 4 1 . state
Legislatures are now in session and
complete plans fen- the years wor';
therefore are held up in many cases
awaiting legislative action, ..ui.racts
iet in January, 1931. give every indi
cation that state highway depart
ments have pushed forward th; lr
i work nuitp nercentihlv. It is believed
tfaat rt)portB for February will show
an even larger amount of Increase
in employment."
Leading all States in the total con
struction planned for the current
year 's New York, according to the
figures collected by the United States
Daily. New York's legislative budget
1 -
(calls for expenditures of 1103. 000. 000
j for highways and public buildings.
California, with a building and road
program calling for S79.854.000,
Louisiana with $54,000,000 and Illi
nois with $52,000,000, will likewise
contribute an important measure of
unemployment relief.
Many unusual methods of aiding
the unemployed have been inaugu-
I rated by women's clubs in all parts
of the nation. according to a report
of activities of 3,000.000 club wom
en sent to the President's committee
by Mrs. John F. Sippel, president of
the General Federation of Women's
Clubs.
In Boston the Federation of
Women's Clubs has a store for the
sale of partly worn garments. It not
only affords clothing at reduced
prices but takes clerks from the ranks
of the unemployed. Under the lead
ership of Mrs. Carl L. Schrader of
Belmont, Mass., the women's clubs of
Massachusetts are cooperating in the
activities of the Community Chest,
particularly in collecting clothing.
In Birmingham. Ala., the Federa
tion of Women's Clubs has establish
ed a free employment bureau in co
operation with the Leagde of Wom
en Voters and is providing milk and
other foods to school children in need
because of unemployment in their
homes.
In Minnesota, under the leadership
of Mrs. Sam Rask, of Blooming
Prairie. 45,000 club women have
taken the responsibility of keeping
1500 jobless people employed every
day by finding odd jobs about their
property.
Women from Baltimore and other
eastern cities are sending food Into
the southwestern states. With farm
ers unable to raise livestock because
of lack of fodder.' families are grate-
ful for canned milk that is being sent
by clpb women as well as canned
vegetables, tomato and orange juice.
YOUNG ARTIST CONTEST
FOR MUSIC FEDERATION
New York. March 2. The Na
tional Federation of Music Clubs to
day announced purses totalling five
thousand dollars for Its twentieth
annual young artists' contest. Ap
plications for entrance may be made
to Mrs. Arthur Holmes Morse, chair
man, Cincinnati, O.
PROHIBITION REPEAL
ASKED IN PORTO RICO
San Juan, Porto Rico, March 2.
An ecort to do away with prohibition
in Porto Rico was started Sunday by!
the Agriculture
association which
said its enforcement
here was a
("joke
Norris Ready to
Resign His Seat
on a Condition
'
Proposes Bargain
With President
j Hoove1; t? Save Lame Duck
. an; dcjCe Shcals
Wash in Eton Sc nator
Vnn is who
believes hi:; presence in the senate is an impending business trip the sec
objcctimiable to President Hoover. ret?ry was to take meant permanent
ha i ff'crcil to resign from 'he sen
at tn condition tho administration
enact the lame duck and Muscle
Shcals legislation. Norris said the
offer was made several weeks ago to
a mutual friend of his and the presi
dent. He received no reply, and cold
he did not know if the president n i
received the offer.
Norris, who starts a new six year
term Wednesday, indicated that he
also suggested he be named "e of
the ?7,ti00 a year directors i the
proposed Muscle Shoals corporation.
The salary of a senator is $10,000.
Expec Shcals Veto Today.
Washington President Hoov is
expected to send a veto messa" j on
the Norris Muscle Shoals bill t the
senate soon after it convenes Tues
day. The war department, to which
tho bill was referred when it came
to Mr. Hoover's desk, has made its
report. The president is understood rt was sponsored by five senators
to be contemplating a message of j Norris of Nebraska, La Follette ot
considerable length which will not .Wisconsin, and Cutting of New Mex
ouly deal with Muscle Shoals proper, UCOi republicans, and Wheeler Mon
but which probably will outline his;tanai and Costlgan of Colorado dem
view on the power question. Senate ocrats. Costigan becomes a senator
leaders, anticipating the veto, werefaroh 4
carefully checking to determine I The call sneeifies that thP nrn.
whether they had enough votes to
bu -tin it
The conference report on the hill
proposing government manufacture
and distribution of hydro-electric
power from the Muscle Shoals plant.
was adopted in the senate by a vote
of 55 to 28, one short of the two-
thirds which would be required to ! "JZ , l"c
override it. but opponents of the j cure for depression
measure were preparing to meet such I governors have been invited
t and have signified their intention of
an attempt. (attending. They are Roosevelt of Mew
Commer't of C. A. Sorensen. jYork. a democrat; Pinchot of Penn
Attorney Gen. C. A. Sorensen. a 'sylvania, a republican ; Meier of Ore
supporter of Senator Norris, when g0rii independent republican ; La I I -asked
what he thought of the offer iette of Wisconsin and Olsen cf Min
of Norris, sadi: nesota.
"I assume one of his reasons is to i jn addition to the nnwer unMect
call the attention of the country in
that manner to the importance of hi:
lame duck bill and the Muscle Shoals
measure. It may be recalled that
President Hoover recently used the
name of Norris, referring to the Mus-
, . , . , -vt f t:ll
cle Shoals measure as the Norris bill
and stating that anyone opposing it
j was subject to the accusation of be
ing in league with the power trust.
I assume that Senator Norris made
the offer to the president on the
rrvnc n1 V n if i ...ill. . r f I I H'fi
measures mentioned he would be do-;
ing as much good for the country as
he coul;! bp remaining another term
in the office of senator." State Jour
nal. DEFER CUT IN GRAIN RATES
Washington, Ma'-ch 2. The inter
state commerce commission Monday
postponed from April 1 to June 1 the
date when revised freight rates on
grain and grain products are to be
come effective.
The western roads protested vig
orously against the rates being put
into effect by April 1.
me rauioaos. since me c -uniinis-
sion decision last fall ordering the
rate revision, have protested that 1
they would be unable to prepare the10 thousand dollars for Mrs. Cooper.
vast mass or local scnenuies Dy April It now goes to the senate. World
1. and that their reduced volume of Herald.
traffic in recent months has decreas- "
ed their earnings to the point where
the grain rate production might be
unbearable.
The commission estimated the car
riers might sustain an annual rev
enue loss of about $15,000,000. Some
railroad estimates have increased this
figure. The new rates were original
ly s heduled to go into effect last
July.
It has been intimated by commis
sion members that the grain rate de
cision might be appealed to tho
courts.
COURT TO REVIEW F0LICY
Washington President Hoover Scba of Miniiesota was filed in the
oil conservation policy closing pub-; senate The communication was
lie oM and gas lands to prospecting. ; sipne(, , Einar Hoid:llp. democrat
Will be reviewed by the supremo senatorial nominee in the November
court. Four esses assailing the pol- election. It said a petition would fol
uy. supported by the states of New low which would charge illegal OSe
Mexico, Montana Wyoming. Utah jof the mail,. violation of the BfiniM
and Colorado, will be considered on jgota cori.upt practice.s act. and Ulegal
their merits by the highest court.
The oil policy was made effective
under an order by Secretary Wilbur
in March. 19 29.
Ethel M. McLennan, had a per
mit to prospect near Sacramento.
Calif., and H. H. Simpson and W. P
Pyron, also desired to prospect for
oil In that state. Roy CI. Barton
wanted to search for oil in New Mex
ico. All contended that the presi
dent had set aside an act or con
gress, and Secretary Wilbur's order
was attacked on the ground that he
President had issued no formal pro
clamation.
The five states complained that
the effect on the closing of public
lands to oil prospecting wouid ma
iterially lower their revenues, by de
priving them ot a fruitful source of
taxation.
E. L. WEAVER NAMED
YORK SCHOOLS HEAD
York. March 2. E. L. Weaver,
superintendent of schools at Scotts
bluff for three years, Monday was
appointed to succeed Conrad Jacob
son, resigned, as superintendent of
York schools.
President E. H. Smith of the
school board said Jacobson would re
tire from the educational field, after
being here six years.
Weaver received his bachelor's de
gree from Nebraska Weeleyan uni-
versity and a master's degree from
ithe University of Nebraska. He has
served as principal and superintend
ent 26 years.
ADMIRER KILLS SECRETARY
New York The thirty-two year
old private secretary of a Wall street
financier waa shot to death in her
upper west side apartment and her
admirer, a bookkeeper ten years her
Benior was believed to be dying of
self-Inflicted wounds. He confessed,
police said, that he had slain her.
The girl, Mae Birminghom, died in
stantly, Howard Quade, shot thru
i. - i. j . . . .
i::: luicarau, was nuie to muKe a
i formal statement, detectives said, of
! nit Part n tne tregedy. Fear that
r
eparation caused Quade to plan the
shaoting.
Conference of
Progressive Sen
ators is Called
Call Specifies It Is Not to Organize
a Third Party Explan
ation by Norris.
Washington, March 2. A call for
a conference of progressives of both
m.'- in meet nere BUTCH 11 for a
round-table discussion was sent forth
today
ization of a third party is not eontem-
plated.
Among the subjects t( be consid
ered will be the power issue.
Nortis' Explanation.
Norris described the meeting as an
"economic conference" with a pui-
other topics due for consideration in
clude unemployment insurance and
anti-injunction legislation.
The call was sent also to the house.
where Representative La Guardia
, (rep., N. Y. ) acted as spokesman for
I
the senate sponsors.
A Rec-ass Out of Respect.
Both houses of congress recesred
for an hour today out of respect for
Representative Cooper of Wisconsin,
dean of the house, who died yester-
To his widow. President Hoover
wrote: "I send you my deepest sym
pathy in your bereavement, and I
do pray that you may find consola
tion in the memory of his long and
useful career."
Speaker Longworth is expected to
appoint tomorrow a committee of
about 20 members of the house to at
tend the funeral at Racine. The sen
ate adopted a resolution to send a
committee of 15 senators to the fun
eral. Before recessing, the house adopt
ed a resolution mourning the passing
of a member of 3 6 years service.
Tributes were paid by several repre-
sentati ves.
Thf house
later unanimously
adopted a resolution to appropriate
Election of
Schall is Basis
of Contest
Notice of Action Filed in Senate
Minnesotan Infers Iditchei!
May Have Part.
Washington Notice of a cr ntc-d
lIralT thn olivl inn Sannlnr
and fraudulent voting in some of the
polling places. Senator Walsh, Mon
tana, presented the contest without
com ment.
The action came a short while af
ter a statement by Schall inferring
that Attorney General Mitclfell miithl
have a part in an election contest
against him had been read in the
senate.
"It seems to me." Schall said in
a statement read to the senate, "that
the president and the senate and es
pecially the judiciary committee
should know how close our attorney
general, Mitchell, is connected with
the men who are starting this con
test upon the ground that I have mis
used any franking privilege and that
I have broken some Minnesota law in
securing my election."
"The sOcalled contest is a spite
ful one," he added, "and grows out
of my fight for the appointment of
a federal judge who was the choice
of the people of my state." State
Journal.
N. Y. WORLD EMPLOYES
PLANNING NEW PAPFR
New York, Feb. 28. Employes of
the New York World newsnanr
which were bought Friday by Scripp3
Howaid and consolidated with the
New York Telegram, announced Sat
urday night they had opened negotia
tions looking toward the establish
ment of a new newspaper.
Read the Journal Want-Ads.
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