MONDAY. MARCH 23. 1931.
PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY J OUBNAt
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MURDOCK DEPARTMENT.
PREPARED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE JOURNAL.
TRUCKING
Live Stock and Grain
WALTER STROY
Phone 1403, Mnrdock, Nebr.
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Kupke were
Lincoln visitors Monday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bornemeier
were Lincoln visitors Tuesday after
noon. Mr. R. B. Riley of Omaha was a
visitor at the A. H. JN'ard home Wed
nesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Tool spent
the week end here with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Tool.
Mrs. A. H. Jones of Weeping Wa
ter, sister of Mrs. L. B. Gorthey. was
a visitor at the Gorthey home on
Saturday of last week.
Miss Helen Bornemeier was a visi
tor in Ashland on last Wednesday
afternoon where she was guest of
friends as well as looking after some
chopping.
Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Wendt of
Crawford. Nebraska, are visiting: rel
atives here for a few days. He is a
brother of Gus Wendt and Mrs. John
Scheel. Sr.
Mrs. J. H. Buck and sons. Carl
and Otto, were over to Lincoln on
last Wednesday, driving over to look
after some business as well as to visit
with friends
Mr. and Mrs. L. Neitzel went to
Omah:! last Saturday, in their auto,
to see Dr. S. B. MacDiarmid. who is
on the sick list, they found the pat
ient improving;.
Roy Clifton, forman for the Rock
Island track crew at Alvo. was a
visitor at Murdock and was assisting:
in some work on the tracks here on
Wednesday of last week.
The young folks belonging: to the
E. L. C. E. of the church held thei
monthly party at the home of Meta
Rickmann. Friday evenine. A fine
time was had by all present.
Miss Hilda Schmidt, who is an em
ploye of the Butler department store
of Ashland, was a visitor at the hoim
of her parents. H. R. Schmidt and
wife for over the week last Sunday.
The high school pave a very pleas
ing operata on Thursday night at
the high school auditorium which
was well attended and was very
pleasing to the big crowd present.
The title of the play was "Purple
Thomas."
Frank A. Melvin and John W. Kru
ger, who were retarded in the work
on the new home of Mr. and Mrs. A.
W. Ward by the snow and bad wea
ther, were able to get hack to the
work again last week and will now
soon be on the real superstructure.
Dorothy and Russell Gorthey werr
guests for the day on Saturday March
14th at the home of their little
friends. Janet and Willard Davis,
whr make their home on the farm
of G. V. Pickwell, and where they
all enjoyed the day most pleasantly
Mr. Otto Eiohoff and daughter.
Blanch Marie, drove to Lincoln Wed
nesday evening to call on Dave at a
hospital, where he recently under
went an operation for anpeniciti .
He is getting along as well as could
be expected. Mrs. Eichoff came home
with them.
John Eppir.gs gave a very piens
ant dance on last Tuesday right in
honov " . Patrick s day. and which
was attended by more than a hun
dred merry makers. A most pleasant
time was had and it was some argu
ment that there is a necessity of hav
ing: a larger building for the enter
tainment purposes of the city. Now
is th- time to get busy.
The Ladies Aid met
Louis Neitzel Thursday
About 30 ladies were pres
quilts were finished and
with Mrs.
afternoon.
nt and two
quite a lot
of fancy work accomplished too.
Frank Melvin served a lunch
Mr.
con
sisting of date cake covered with
pineapple trifle and toppd with
whipped cream and a marchino cher
ry and coffee. The next meeting will
be an all day meeting at the coun
irv heme of Mrs. R. A. Kuehn. March
21.
Mimii fiiii i i i
I Trucking!
We do trucking cf ail kinds. W
Bpeciali on Stock: Fi:k-up loads B
to Omaha. 25c per 100 lbs.: jg
Pull loads. 20c per 100. Dav g
or night service. Call No. 2020. 8
RAY G AMI, IN ,
Murdock. Nebr. t
The Murdock H. S. Alumni Association
PRESENTS
A Three Act Comedy
"The Beacon's Honeymoon"
AT THE
Murdock H. S. Auditorium
Murdock, Nebraska
Saturday, March 28 8:00 O'Clock
Admission, 35c and 20c
Married Last Wednesday.
Without consulting his manv
friends in regard to the propriety
of the act, Carl Bornemeier depart
ed on last Wednesday for Alvo where
: he secured the winsome lassie, Miss
lea Bird, and they going to Martel!,
were united in marriage by the Rev.
! R. H. Chenoweth. former pastor of
the Alvo church and present pastor
!of the Martell Methodist church. On
last Saturday night there was a ga
thering of the friends of the newly
i wedded pair gathered at the home
j of Alvo Bornemeier where they stag
led a most pleasant shower in honor
I of the pair. The newly married con
I pie will make their home near Mur
dock and will farm. The Journal and
; their host of friends here are extend
ing congratulations and well wishes
for their future happiness and pros
perity.
Please Come Settle.
All knownig themselves to be in
debted to the late George Utt, will
please call and settle the account as
I am in need of the money at this
time and will truly appreciate an
early settlement. Mrs. Mary I'tt.
Murdec k.
Celebrated The Pleasant Event.
Li tie Irene Gorthey was ten years
of age on March lMh, but it being
a. school day. the matter was post
poned until last Saturday. Manh
I' 1st. when the event was very prop
erly celebrated at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Gorthey.
' when some twenty of her little
friends came to help make merry the
passing of the fortutious event.
Games were p ayed and a happy time
enjoyed by the little folks. Mrs. Gor-
:they with the assistance of her sis
ter. Mrs. Arthur H. Jones of Weep
ing Water, entertained the little ones
and provided them a very delightful
luncheon.
Celebrate Passing of Eirthday.
Jean Bornemeier. aged ten, and
Doris, aged eight, but whose birth
days come two weeks apart, being the
daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Martin
Bornemeier. on March 15th celebrat
ed the passing of the event, by cele
brating the date between their birth
days. There were some fifteen of
their little friends present to provide
a happy afternoon. The occasion was
made the more agreeable by the very
fine luncheon which was served by
Mrs. Bornemeier.
Lacey at Work Again.
Lacey McDonald, who was very
poorly for some time and who was
laying off his work for a time, was
able to be ba-k at the job again on
last Wednesday. Lacey was not as
stout as he might wish to be but he
mnde the trip and was ready for the
next day. It will take more than a
; trifling illness to keep Lacey from
his work, for he is hardy and does
not fear either work
we are sure he will
and strong again.
or sickness, and
soon be rugg d
Remembers Many Birthdays.
The Royal Neighbors of America,
who have made a practice every three
'months of holding a meeting which is
dedicated to the birthday of its mem
bers and on last Tuesday at their
hall in Murdock they held n gatho'--
; ing at which time they celebrated the
birthdays of all the members which
fell in the month of January. Febru-
, ary and March. They also enjoyed
meeting very pleasant and had some
good eats as well.
Making Improvement Row.
Andrew Zoz. whose injury when
he had his leg fractured, was so ser
ious that it was thought best to take
the case to the hospital, is getting
along nicely now and was able to
return home last week and is show
ing good improvement. The manv
friends of this excellent gentleman
are hoping for a speedy and perm
anent recovery.
Will Celebrate Soon.
Uncle George Skiles and the good
wife who celebrated the passing of
their sixtieth wedding anniversary,
will in a short time also celebrate
ibis birthday anniversary and her
birthday a little later. Mr. Skiles
was born April 15. 1S40. and the
good wife was born June 21, 1S4R.
and their birthdays will make them
respectively: Uncle George 91;
Grandmother, 83.. Here is greeting-;
to both in advance.
Mrs. E. H. Hess at Hospital.
Mrs. EL H. Hess who has been in
poor health on account of a goiter
which has been giving her more or
less concern for some time, has been
not so well of late and it was thought
advisable that she go to the hospital
and have it removed. On last Wed-
I nesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Ches
!ter Moomey, her parents, departed
for Seibert, Colorado, her home where
ithty will remain and care for the
kiddies and look after the household
while Mrs. Hess is away. Mrs. Hess
will then enter a hospital and under
go the operation for the removal of
the goiter. Her many friends are
hoping for a safe and speedy recov
ery. Using Same Figures.
G. Bauer was born in Germany.
March 14th, 1SC4. and came to Amer
ica when he was eighteen years of
age, and for some four years made
his home in Pennsylvania and later
came to the west for some fifteen
years mude his home in Omaha, where
he was married. Later he was en-
i gaged in farming near Ithica on the
Platte river and later entered the
mercantile business at Ithica and
later came to Murdock where he has
been engaged in business for the
past eighteen years. On last Satur
day he was 67 years of age and on
Sunday the good wife and daughters
made a very fine dinner for him with
the family all present and a mosl
delightful time was had. We
congratulations and best
While Mr. Bauer is 67. his
extend
wishes,
friend.
L. Neitzel is 76, just change
ures.
the fig-
Visited Weeping Water and Nehawka
Goblich Bauer and L Neitzel wer
visiting at the Menoninte church
during the morning on Sunday where
they enjoyed the Bible school and
also addressed the school following
the lesson study. After the close of
the services they hastened to Mur
dock and getting their dinner went
to Nehawka when they attended the
Cass County Ministers' and Laymen's
meeting which was held there at
2:30.
Happy Homemakers.
The Happy Homemakt rs met at
the school house Fridav afternoon
The lesson "Planning the Buiit-in
Cabinet." was presented by the lead
ers. Mrs. Mills and Mrs. Kupke. ft
was decided to have our local achi
evement program Tuesday evening.
March 17 and invite the families.
The next meeting will be on March
25 at the home of Mrs. Dan Scniop
taof. Reporter.
On Tuesday evening the Happy
Homemakers with their families
gathered at the school house. Mr
Mills and Mr. Bornemeier gave "Sug
gestions for Added Comfort and Con
venience in Farm Homes." Mr. R.
Kuehn. a guest, gave some helpful
suggestions. Alter the tesson and
singing our songs we enjoyed a de
licious lunch which was la keeping
with St. Patrick's day. Reporter.
KEROSENE FOR YOUR
BROODER AND INCUBATOR
A successful hatch with your in
cubator and the raising of your
chicks with a brooder depends en
tirely cm the even heat you can main
tain with your lp.mps.
Our high gravity, sweet odor, pre
muim kerosene will do the job for
you.
If your merchant dees not have it
phone our truck drivers. They will
be glad to serve you with only the
best In kerosene, gasoline, oil and
greases.
TRTJNKENBOLZ OIL CO.
PARABLES CF JESUS V
Matthew 13:31.-2
Grain of Mustard Seed.
This parable describes the small
begin big of the Kingdom of God, and
its spread or development. The mus
tard seed is not the smallest seed, bttt
it was the smallest that the farmers
in that day knew. But even in that
country it would grow to a height
of from six to 10 feet. Rabbi Sim
eon said. "A stalk of mustard was
in my field, into which I was wont
to climb as men are wont to climb
into a lig tree."
The seed was town with the first
promise given to Adam. den. 3:15
It laid in the ground 4909 years.
The prophet, isa. 11:1, saw the seed
sprout and grow. It took a long
time, but when the time was fulfilled
Gal. 4:4 "God sen for His son."
But look at the small beginning
horn in a stable, unkonwn to
tii
world, growing up in obscurity, for
gotten for 30 years, although there
were great demonstrations a' His
birth. He finally steps out. and be
gins to proclaim the fundamentals
of the Kingdom. "Repent, for the
Kingdom of heaven is at hand,"
Math 4:17. He gathers a few dis
conlea around Him, twelve in num
ber: but look at the kind of men they
are; poor, from the lower ranks, un
learned; the quality is seen of one
betrays him tor thirty pieces of sil
ver, another denies Him. when He
needed friends, at the cross' they all
forsook Him. The seventy were no
where to be seen; murdered as a
supposed criminal, it seemed that
the seed was death. But, "except the
corn of wheat fall
and die. it abideth
into the ground
alone; but if it
die. It bringeth forth much
John 12:24. BOt directed bl
fruit,"
twelve
Galileans of little wealth and educa
tion, the christian movement rapid
ly expanded into a world wide
I Church, so powerful as a band of
union that the Roman empire itself
sought to strengthen itBelf by its al
liance. So strong to sucrour the op
pressed, that the poor and lowly
took refuge under its protection, bo
majestic in its ordered stbility that
the rude barbarian who conquered
Rome submitted to its sway. Its
growth in modern times has been
I still more striking. From the year
1700-1SOO it iB estimated that the
christian population of the globe ad
vanced from 155 million to 200 mil
ilion. From 1800-11(00 the progress
has been from 200 million to more
than 50u million, so that the dis
ciples of Christ now equal, if they
do not exceed, a third of the human
race. All the world it :U.ing homage
I to the Christ; no one occupies the
thought of men like Christ; we refer
i to the Christmas carols over the air.
even the Christmas tree has found
its way to the northpole and the
jsouthpole: no name is more revered
; and adored than the name of Jesus:
i never has a man lived, about whom
i so mnny volumes are written: He is
on the hands of men, ever since Pl-
i late has put the question to th'?
Jews: "What Fhall I then do with
Jesus." Math 27:22, men have tried
I to put Him out of their thought, but
He is here. t.nd He must be either
accepted or rejected. A6 time goe:j
on and the church is growing, and
her bleeced influence is realized from
far and near, the cry is heard "Sir,
w. would see Jesus." John 12:21.
, Multitudes are already finding shel
ter end rest in branches, and they
draw others. But there is still room
j for more. Yes the Kingdom is grow-
! ir.g. Praise the Lord !
L. NEITZEL.
TRINITY LUTHERANS
TO BROADCAST MAR. 29
On next Sunday afternoon, March
29, the choir and pastor of Trinity
Lutheran church, two miles north of
Murdock. will broadcast "The Passion
Story of Christ In Scripture and Song"'
over the Henry Field radio
station,
KF'NF. in Shenandoah. Iowa, begin
nlng at 4 o'clock and continuing un
til 5. Everyone is urged to tune in
on this Passion program, it being the
first day of the holy week.
We would here also again like
call your attention to the weekly half
hour Lutheran programs broadcast on
every Thursday night at 9 o'clock
over the Columbia brr-adcasting sys-.
tern. Yen may get this program over
station KOIL. Council Bluffs. Iowa,
or any other station of the Columbia
network.
G. A. ZOCH. Pastor.
Bilboa's Demands
Arouse Protest
of Legislators
Mississippi Governor's Refusal to
Call Special Session Call
ed Coersive
f'hicago. March 16. protest
agf-inst the "unprecedented demand
of Gov. Theodore Bilbo or Mississippi
that legislators of that State sign
away their legislative rights before
he will call a much needed special
session" was voiced by the American
Legislators Association today in an
nouncing p'.iblicat ion of Governor
Bilbo's demand in the March issn
of State Government, the associa
tion's organ.
The association publishes the de
mand, the announcement said. wit!',
the hope that it will arouse legisla
tors throughout the country to "a
critical bombardment of Governor
Bilbo's action." and lead to consid
eration of the ma'ter by the Gov
ernor's conference at Albany this
summer.
In the letter which la published,
the announcement said: "Governor
Bilbc.'s action." and lead to consid
eration of the matter by the Gov
ernor's conference at Albany this
summer.
In the letter which is published,
the announcement said: "Governor
Bilbo has informed each of the Mis
sissippi state legislators that unles
a majority of them sign 'on the dotted
line.' he will not summon the special
session, although emergency legisla
tion is deemed imperative because of
the State's economic crisis.
"Ac companying the epistle are
pledges on which Governor Bilbo is
virtually demanding signatures whic h
would commit the legislators to sup
port the Governor's own legislative
program, and then to adjourn imme
diately and during the life of the ses
sion to oppose any attempt to investi
gate or impeach 'any public official.' "
Considerable reaction toward Gov-
ernor Bilbo's procedure, it is said, has
been noted in the Mississippi legisla
ture, one member having branded the
policy "Bilboism. or the doctrine of
legislative sel f-f rust rat ion."
EABY RULES WHITE HOUSE
Washington A six months old
baby now "rules" the white house.
Joan Hoover, grand daughter of
President Hoover, is the only mem
ber of the family left in the big man
sion. Her grandfather has gone to
Porto Rico on a twelve day cruise.
Her grandmother is in Rapidan, her
father and mother and her brother
and sister are in Asheville, N. C her
uncle Allan is in Cambridge attend
ing Harvard school of business ad
ministration. The most exciting cul
inary event of the day Is the heat
ing of Baby Joan - milk.
Mrs. Herbert Hoover has again
demonstrated her independence of
spirit and ability to cut red tape
In selecting the president's Rapidan
camp in the Blue Kiilge mountains or
the sunny decks of the Arizona sh?
showed the originality of action
which hae characterized her first two
years aB first lady of the land.
INTERIOR DECORATING
Interior decorating and sales. Sam
ple books and free estimates. J. H.
Graves. 909 Pearl St.. Phone 605.
Jfhone your Want-Ad to the Jour
nal office. Call No. 6.
Reach Dying
Crew of Viking
with Provisions
Vessels With Food and Medical
plies Crash Through Ice
Barrier
Sup-
Horse Island
19. Smashing
supposed to be
ble ice jam. the
Newfoundland, Mar
through what was
an almost irapenetra-
sealing ship Imogene
bearing food and supplies, reached
here just in lime to save from star
I ration and disease the 128 survivors
of the ill-fated sealing ship iking,
which blew up Saturday night.
The survivors were down to their
last load of bread. Virulent diseases,
the result of long exposure, were on
the verge of assuming alarming pro-
i portions.
But most cf the immediate dan
jger is now over.
I The worst cases have beer, trans
ferred to the government ship Sag-
ona. J n urscay mgnt the ship was
plowing through gigantic ice cubes
to St. Johns, where the best medical
care can be given.
The less urgent cases will be taken
a hoard the Imogene. which is not ex
pected to trv to pierce the ice flow
T
until Friday.
The most complete checkup shows
'that 1"5 persons were aboard the
'Viking when it blew up from an un
I determined cause. This leaves 22 not
accounted for, including Yarick Fris
isell, young New York explorer, who
i beaded the expedition, and Arthur O.
Penrod. photographer, whose job it
was to have been to make S'und mo
tion pictures of life in the frozen
Labrador wastes.
Little hrpe is held here that any
of those missing would be found
to j alive.
Reports received here that Bernt
Balchen, famous arctic explorer,
would hop off from Boston for an
aerial survey cf the explosion rea
were received with deep apprecia
tion. It was pointed out. however,
that a landing on the jagged ice
would be next to impossible.
Yet the "impossible" has been
done in rescuing the survivors.
The plight of the survivors was
not unlike that of Commander Bjrrd's
party in the antarctic. Byrd's partv
w:;s almost marooned for another
year. At the hurt moment
the ship
City of New York was able to
through the ice and take the
break
party
back to civilization.
The Imogene and the Sagona per
formed the duplicate feat today.
Before reaching Horse island, the
Sagona picked up six men who had
been exposed for many hours on ice
and wreckage. Considerable concert!
was held for Clayton King, wireless
'operator of the Viking, both of whose
feet were badly frozen.
The arrival of the Imogene gave
the Viking survivors their first real
meal since their ship was blown to
bits Sunday night.
The Imogene was run as near to
shore as possible and the survivors
trekked over the ice to meet it.
Bee-News.
FAIL TO BEACr BEET FACT
Scottsbluff. March 19. Sugar beet
growers in this section Thursday ex
pressed dissatisfaction with prices of
fered for the 1931 crop by the Great
Western Sugar Co.
The company ottered (5.56 a ton
for sugar beets aB a guaranteed min
imum, and a "bonus for volume" pro
vision stipulating the grower would
collect 50 cents a ton extra if produc
tion exceeds normal output.
The offer was made at Denver Wed
nesday and reports received here were
that Colorado and Nebraska beet
growers would refuse.
The growers feel that that $5.50
basic price will force acreage reduc
tion and that production in excess of
normal output will be impossible.
The western Nebraska district
which sells to the Great Western
company consists of approximately
72,000 acres of the present normal
production is more than 14 tons per
acre. Growers had expected a price
reduction of not more than 50 cents
a ton from last year's price of $6.50.
Hope was expressed here that the
Great Western will accept one of
two compromise proposals of the
growers. One is for a 56 minimum
price under the same terms as the
1930 contract and the other is for
n $6 minimum with a 60-40 per cent
division vof the net
returns
from
the
manufactured sugar between
grower and manufacturer.
Both proposals were turned down
by the company.
ARKANSAS IS RECOVERING
Lit ile Rock Early spring gar
dens sprouting from seed distribut
ed by the Red Cross, and improved
agricultural credit facilities have
put Arkansas well on the road to re
covery from the worst drouth in his
tory. On April 1 the American Red
Cross will withdraw its relief work
ers who at one time during the win-
jter were feeding more than a half
million persons. State officials and
; business leaders joined in expre
;sions of satisfaction over the state's
; rapids economic recuperation.
William M. Bavter, Jr.. of St.
Louis, midwestern disaster relief di
I rector of the Red Cross, in an
nouncing withdrawal of relief forces,
isaid tho Arkansas was the greatest
sufferer among the twenty drought
stricken states, it has shown most
progress in rehabilitation. Governo
Parnell said the people hud entered
industriously into the task of recov
ery and now face a brighter future.
HAMPSHIRE BRED GILTS
I have somo fifteen extra fine bred
'gilts, to farrow in May, offered at
$2.00 over Omaha top prices.
ml2-tfw-2td. HARRY M. KNABE.
Read the Journal Want-Ads.
MERGER PLAN REJECTED
Indianapolis The public service
commission rejected a proposed $5,
500,000 telephone utility transaction
by which the Indiana Commercial
; Telephone corporation, a holding
company, sought to purchase three
other telephone holdings companies
which control twenty-seven ex
' hanges. most of which are located
i in northern Indiana.
The Indiana Commercial Telephone
corporation, which in turn s owned
j by the Association Telephone Utili
ties company with headquarters in
La Crosse, Wis., sought to merge the
I Indiana Central Telephone company.
I the Indiana Telephone Service cor
poration and the Indiana Telephone
Utilities company.
Suspected Plot
for Sabotage of
Bi Aerial Craft
Under Inquiry for Some Time
fore Confession to Wreck
"Akron." Is Made
Be
Cleveland. O . March t. Discov
ery of tbe alleged plot to wreck the
Stent dirigible. Akron, at Akron was
.'the outgrowth o fan investigation 01
ian alleged widespread sabotage pla;.
i against aircraft in this country, it
! was revealed here today.
Paul F. Kassay. who confessed at
Akron, was arraigned there today or
ia charge of criminal syndicat Ism. He
will have a preliminary hearing to
morrow. C. F. Brandt, ger.r.I manager of
ithe Great Lakes Aircraft corporation,
said the crash of a navy bombing
ip!:me at San Diego. September 28,
1 193, started the investigai ion. One
'of the pilots of the bombing plane
was killecl when the ship fell. I
was one of IS planes built and. de
tlivered last spring by the Great Lakes
! company in Cleveland.
Subsequent investigation. Brandt
said, showed that someone had weak
ened the wings so that eventually
!they would collapse. Two planes
'which already had passed rigid f!C
1 lory inspection were found to he
defective.
Trail Leads to Cleveland.
Investigators of the San Diego
tragedy followed the trail back to
the factory where Kassay had been,
'employed as a mechanic. He later
whent to work on the Akron dirig
ible. Kassay denied to reporters that
he ever was in the Austro-Hungarian
navy.
Arrest of the suspec followed long
investigation at Akron b- Herman
Hollis and R. L. Nails, department
of justice ag' rata. They placed other
! men at work alongside Kassay to
learn his plans of the alleged sabo-
tage.
"We don't know exactly how ex
' tensive the plot Vas." McDermott
said, "nor just how far back of Kas
isay it goes. We are continuing the
investigation."
Federal agents and Goodyear
Zeppelin officials said they believed
Kassay was a fanatic and that he
was the only one involved. Count v
officials expressed the belief that Kas
say was the agent of a plot with
widespread ramificat ions.
Hiverts Omitted fat Stabilizer.
Washington. March 20. Lieuten
! ant T. G. W. Settle, naval inspector
'at the Goodyear-Zeppelin plant, re
ported to the navy deparment today
that Paul F. Kassay had omitted two
rivets frcm one fin of the r.avy's ne w
Akron, on which he was working BM
a mechanic. The fin is one of th"
: ship's four stabilizers used in steer
ing and elevating the craft throngb
the air. This fin had not yet under
i gone inspection by the navy, but th.-1
: Goodyear-Zeppelin company', inspec
tors already had detected and rem
edied the defect.
Settle said all parts of the ship
i on which Kassr.y worked were being
carefully gone over to make sure no
weaknesses remained.
Indication was given by officials
of the justice department that fed
eral agents were making a thorough
search to determine whether there
were accomplices in the alleged plo
to damage the Akron. World-Herald.
EIGHT JURORS SELECTED
Chicago Light jurors to try Leo
V. Brothers had been selected when
his trial adjourned late Friday. The
other four will be chosen frcm a
special panel of 100. to be called
Monday. Then defense and prose
cution hope to complete selection of
the dozen men who will decide whe
ther Brothers was the hireling slay
er of Alfred Lingie. Trltui.e crime
reporter.
In a burst of speed early in the
afternoon, attorneys relaxed their
objections and the painful time spent
on the first panel of four men was
brushed aside as both sides put their
"o k." on the second four. Plans for
a night session had fostered the hope
that the additional four could be
chosen quickly and the de.-ks cleared
for testimony. But as tae defense
tendered its third panel, the prosecu
tion interposed a series of peremp
tory challenges: Judge Joseph Sa
hath abandoned the night nession and
ordered the almost exhaunted initial
panel of 100 replaced by a new ven
ture. NAME CANDIDATE FOR
BROKEN BOW BOARD
Broken Bow. March 20. The fol
lowing have been nominaved for the
board of education: Mrs. Pearl Sch
neringer, Mrs. Fred A. Raiisch, W. A.
Baldwin and J. C. Kiker for three
year terms, and Dr. G. E. Penning
ton and P. G. Ricbardscn tec one
year.
Three Killed as
Oklahoma Town
Hit by Tornado
Mai-h Twister Tears into Four
Blocks of Business Section;
Sc.ie of Injuries.
Clinton. Okl. Three persons were
killed and nearly a sc ore injuied. mx
(severely, by a tornado here late in
jthe day. Striking the west edge of
Clinton, the twister carved out a
path three blocks wid eaud ten blodu
: long, demolishing a grocery a::;!
school annex and unroofing at leasi
a dozen homes.
The dead: Mrs louise Anderson.
jCharles Collins, electrician, electro
Icuted while repairing power line;
,A. W. Anderson, son of Mrs. Ander
son. The mcst severely injured: Miss
Lillie Anderson, daughter, and A. L.
Anderson, son of Mrs. Louise Ander
son, Mrs. A. F. Sans. Mrs. .1. G. Mer
cer. L. E. Jenkins. Mrs. J. T. Davis.
The Andersons operated ihe groc
ery. Mrs. Anderson and her sons
were in the store at the time of the
tornado and i!iiie Anderson was m
a nearby house.
Hi.? Ensiness District.
A heavy deluge of rain preceded
the tornado, which swirled into town
from the southwest. The twister
struck four blocka from the btteJ ieei
district. School children had vacat
ed a frame annex and moved into a
brick ward school building, an hour
before the annex was demolished.
j Mrs. Anderson died from injuries
and shock. A. W. Anderson had a
crushed chest and the other brother
was suffering from bruises and shock.
Mrs. Sans received two broken arms.
Mrs. Mercer cuts and bruises and
Miss Anderson bruises and shock. At
least a dozen other persons were re-
i ported slightly hurt.
i Heavy rains were general over
western and central portions of the
Estate at the time. However, an early
check failed to disclose serious dani-
iage elsewhere.
Collins, employe of the Southwest
ern Light and Power company, a
killed when he came in contact with
a broken high voltage line. The Mer-
,cer home was directly in the path of
jthe twister.
Witnesses said the wind seemed to
j sweep along from ten to twenty feet
i off the ground. Scores of small build-
'ings were tossed about and destroyed.
Estimates of the damage ranged from
; $50,000 to $75,000. Local relief
i agencies offered aid to persons whose
I homes were damaged.
Damage in Texas Town.
DesDemona. Tex. About twenty
oil derricks were blown down, a num
ber of business houses damaged and
more than th'rty residences either
unroofed or damaged by a tornado
that truck here. The wind, coming
from the northwest, was followed by
a heavy rain. Probably the heavie-t
damage was done to a Standolind
company gasoline plant and a new
$75,000 school building. Pall extent
of the damage has not been thoroly
checked and no estimate of the loss
can be made. No one was injured.
State Journal.
TESTING LAW PROTESTED
Des Moines More than 1,500 Iowa
farmers took possession nt the sta'c
capitol to register a mas i ,-"-s;
against continuance of the law re
quiring tuberculin testing of all eat
tie. Arriving by special train, in
autc mobiles and buses, they fillc!
every available incn in tne large nai.
I of the house of representatives, over
I flowed into the corridors, ai d sw arm
ed thru the lower iialN.
The crowd was here to attend
public hearing on the Davis Mil
which would make the tuber'ulin
testing optional. The- meeting w;.s
! advanced from evening to i.fterndon
i because of the number of etefton
'whose presence resulted in abrup'
! adjournment of the house shortly be-
fore noon. The public bearing wa i
(granted at the request cf Govern".
Turner who was given a heart y ov.
tion. He pleaded for law obedienc
and enforcement, pointing out ther.
can be no selection of the laws to b
enforced. The basis of the protests
were that tuberculin testing was not
reliable, that it created confisc aticm
of property and that there w.ts no
case of record of the transmission of
bovine tuberculosis to human beings.
LEGION SENDS DROUTH AID
Hyannis Western Nebr
ionnaires joined forces to
carloads, one of forty-one
cattle, the other of seventy-
ik:: leg
ship two
head of
five hog: .
to drouth stricken Eldorado,
home town of former National
mander O. L. Bodenhamer. The
ment. valued at $2,500 on the
was sent Thursday night by th
Ark .
Com
Bur-
lington free of charge to Omaha
where Cudahy Packing company wil'
dress it without cost and send It
south.
Preparations for shipment we'
made by Williard Lynch, adjutant at
Thedford; Otis Kind, adjustant at
lyannis; Clarence Pecht, Mulle i
commander; Elmer Demaray. Brew
ster commander, and L. D. Beans,
county commander. Towns (Tom
which contributions came include
Whitman. Mullen, Seneca, Brown
lee, Elsmere. Thedford, Purdum.
Brewster, Halsey and Dunning. Let,
lonnairea will bgye charge of distri
bution at Eldorado.
POPE BLESSES AMERICAN
STUDENTS, THANKS U. S.
Vatican City, March 19. Por
Pius received and addressed 200 stu
dents of the American college in
Rome Thursday. His holiness bless
ed the students and extended bis
blessing to the United States, thank
ing the Americans in this way. he
said, tor their many congratulations
on his radio message.
