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FLATTSIIOUTII SEX2
:y JOUBHAL
THURSDAY, DEC. 31. fr
Czzh Tells Tbc Story
With the beginning: of November, the
merchants have adopted the Cash
system, and as a result we are to sell
goods at a greater saving of money.
Some Sample Prices
T-Bone Steak, per lb 18c
Sirloin Steak, per lb 18c
Round Steak, per lb. 19c
Pork Roast, per lb 15c
R. D. SOTHE
UIHOU ITEMS.
There will be a program at Union
at the hall. Jan 6, for the benefit of
Lewiston band.
John W. Banning and wife of AIvo
were over for the day on last Christ
mas and enjoyed a visit with the
family of Joe Banning.
I. W. Baker cf Nebraska City was
a visitor in Union on last Saturday
called here to look after some busi
ness in the insurance line.
There will be a program given at
Union hall by the Lewiston band and
Union orchestra for the benefit of the
Lewiston band, Jan 6th at 8 p. m.
John Armstrong jr., son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Armstrong, is to celebrate
his birthday on Friday of this week,
January 1st, 1932, when he will be
five years of age.
Robert James of southeast of Xe-
hawka was a visitor in Union on
Monday of this week where he was
securing some coal and building ma
terial for use on the farm.
Jay Austin and Ray Bramblett
were over to Nebraska City on last
Sunday night where they were at
tending a show at the Overland the
atre and where they enjoyed the oc
casion very much.
V. E. Oliver was called to Platts
mouth on last Saturday to look after
some business matters at the court
house as well as looking after some
matters in town and meeting with
a number of friends.
Mr. Moodie. father of Mrs. David
Kendall, of Wayland, Iowa, was a
visitor for a number of days in Un
ion at the home of his daughter,
spending Christmas with them and
enjoying his stay here very much.
Joseph. Anna and Frank Bauer
were over to South Omaha on last
Thursday where they spent the
Christmas day and enjoyed a ver;
fine visit as well as a splendid din
ner at the home of John Case and
family.
Ed S. Tutt and wife of Murray
where they arc engaged in business,
were visiting in Union on last Sun
day, being guests at the home of
their friends. Mr. and Mrs. E. E.
""Leach, where all enjoyed the occasion
very much.
Messrs. D. R. Frans and his man
ager of the lumber yard, were called
to Plattsmouth on last Saturday
where they were looking after some
business at the court house, they
driving over to the county seat in the
car of the former.
Mr. and Mrs. Olive Schriber. Mrs.
Schriber formerly being Miss Minnie
Reicke, who were recently united in
marriage, departed early this week
for their future home at Saint Ja
cobs, Illinois, where they have a
home prepared for their use.
Miss Gwendolyn Stites was able
to celebrate two holidays last week
when she had a birthday on Decem
ber 22nd and again when Christmar,
came the same week. She enjoyed
both and is rer.dy for another pair
of the same the coming year.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Withrow of
Nebraska City, Mr. Withrow 'con
ducting a newspaper at Schubert,
were visitors in. Union on Christmas,
coming for a visit with his. son. El
mer Withrow and family, and to
share the holiday with the folks.
Henry A. Chilcott and family and
Elmer Withrow and family were over
to Lincoln on last Sunday afternoon
where they went for a visit at the
home of a sister, Mrs. W. F. Beenian
and family of that place, Mesdames
Withrow and Beeman being sisters
On last Sunday Mrs. C. E. With
row, mother of Elmer Withrow, our
townsman, and Dr. and Mrs. A. L,
Navaux of Grand Island, who are
respectively brother-in-law and sis
ter of Elmer Withrow, were spending
the day at the Withrow home In Un
ion.
C. E. Willis, Jr., age four, son of
Clarence E. Willis, and grandson of
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Chapman, cele
brated his birthday with a party of
his young friends at his home south
west of Union on last Saturday, De
cember 26th. The little folks enjoyed
the occasion very much.
Jack Lane, nine, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Claude Lane, has been quite
ill for a number of days with a se
vere attack of tonsillitis and has been
given the best of care and medical
attention, and is getting along fairly
and is hoping that the rigours of the
malady will soon be over.
Enjoyed Family Bennion.
At the home of Mrs. Vesta Clark
was assembled on last Thursday,
Christmas, to spend the day and the
very fine dinner which was served.
her children, they being the family
of O. W. Kinney of Auburn, Fred
Born and family of Nebraska City.
and Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Newton f
Plattsmouth. all enjoyed the occas
ion very much.
Returns from Hospital Monday.
Henry O'Brien, a brother-in-law
of Charles L. Greene, making his
home at a farm near Cedar Creek,
has been at a hospital at Nebraska
City, where he underwent an oper
ation late last week and was able to
return to his home on Monday of
this week, and was taken home by
Mr. Greene.
To I UpiztzSs
Friends tried and proven true ;
Friends of my boyhood days;
To my old schoolmates and
To those unknown to me, who
have patronized
, 'Sho OcUablo
6o to $1.00 Store
since its opening September 19, 1931
to YOU one and all, 1 am truly
thankful and it is my hope that not
only Tor 1932, but for years to come
the RELIABLE 5c to $1.00 Store will
merit your continued patronage.
Wishing you and yours a very Happy
New Year a New Year free from
sorrow and filled with an abundance
of Health and Wealth, I am
Sincerely Yours
Byron Golding
Believe Slaying
of Reduce Work
of Hoboes
FAV0B3 CHURCH GOOD WILL
Government
Makes Refunds
in Income Tax
Number of Nebraskans Are Included was murdered is a part of the Upjohn
Chicago Dr. Preston Bradley,
pastor of the People's Unitarian
church here, said in his sermon Sun
day night he doubted that proteatant
denominations would ever unite with
the Roman Catholic church, as sug
gested by Pope Plus XI In a papal
hull 3t.---l v "The nnno'u mocuaco
remains a mystery as jar as unicers ns a gesture showing evidence of in
Are Concerned Clothing Al- I creasing goodwill between various
mnitTnmnffinStmmrlo cnurcnes ana denominations, ur.
Bradley said. "I am perfectly will-
ThA ci,vinr nr ir t TTninhn ing to work with the Catholic church
"J"0 fct- I m -. tJ
68. Sarpy county recluse, remains al?r aI,y omer to mane mis worm u
.nvdprv aa far o a ho nfriara better place to live in. uui ai me
concernpri with Sheriff Mnnriell of same lime e an cau itiain our uwu
Sarpy county of the opinion that the beliefs about the next world. It is
crime was the work of some hobo somewnai noiieiess auer ic i-eu-who
sought to rob the aged man. The turies to expect the protestant
hilt vhoro Mr ITnlnhn roairiorl is In- ChUrcneS tO EO DaCK lO ItOme. 1 CIO
cated a short way from the railroad not think that will ever come."
tracks and many hoboes have been
seen in the neighborhood as well as
hitch hikers seeking rides in autos
or trucks.
The two r oms of the hut had been
thoroughly searched as if the in
truder was seeking money or valu
ables. The body of the murdered man
was beaten badly and his clothing
was almost torn off, either in a death
struggle with the murderer or in
the search of the person of the aged
man for money or valuables.
The farm on which Mr. Upjohn
A-
QGS
Pa
The truckers of Cass county are invited to meet on SATURDAY
afternoon, January 2nd, 1932, at 2:30 p. m., at the auditorium of
the Plattsmouth Public Library. Business of importance will be
taken up and everyone in Cass county engaged in the trucking
business is urged to attend.
in the Bentfits of Reductions
Hade by Treasury.
Washington, Dec. 28. The treas
ury Monday told congress it had
granted 28 tax refunds of more than
SI. 000 each to Nebraska citizens and
companies in the past fiscal year.
land holdings which the family se
cured In the fifties and early sixties.
The murdered man was born on the
farm where he was killed.
The body was found about 10
Virgin Islands
Homesteads to
Support Many
Governor of Islands Reports on Plan
to President Hoover Bank
ing Found Unstable,-
Borah Demands
Federal Salary
Slash of 10
Senator Robert M. La Follette Backs
Bill to Raise $5,500,000,000
to Provide Jobs
tion fund. They would be issued
in denominations of $50 and up
ward.
SCHOOL BUSSES MADE
READY FOR BLIZZARDS
Washington Balancing the bud
get by means of strcngent economy
was recommended today by Senator
William E. Borah (It.), of Idaho, who
said he would begin with a 10 per
cent reduction in the salaries of all
government employees who could be
reached under the Constition.
Members of the Senate and House
St. Thomas, V. I. More than 300
families will be able to found self- as well as all federal officials reeeiv-
supporting homesteads in the Virgin ing more than either $2000 or $2500
Tolirwla utiat o 1 1 n r 1 1 1 II r Lri t n flrw f o vnn nrtn 1 rl a tnltilAl 1 r oii1
ociock Monday morning by . paui m. Pearson's current report to with the exception of the President
T ha vr ori 1 1 ri r i rrwl liar W art n oa I I '
f1.i ! V 1 Art -. ! r.V.nrlr I 1' WVV JICV 1 V 11V Ul C J 1 Wll I V 1 1 11 Jt 1 4J U VU I I3LI I U HUM
Th rennrt showed S2fi.7..r, re- " .rY" T" tr farming and grazing purposes. from such reductions.
urn to the estate of Herman Rein- ' u l" Concerning the homesteading plan, Simultaneously Senator Robert M
Spent Christmas Here.
Jlrs. E. XI. Griffin, mother of II.
W. Griffin and Miss Frances Griffin
sister of Mr. Griffin of Plattsmouth.
were enjoying the Christmas day at
the home of Ir. Griffin and on last
Sunday returi ed to their home in the
county seat fnd were accompanied
by Mr. and Mrs. Griffin.
Herd of Cattle Escape
On last Saturday or rather Friday
night the herd of cattle of Mr. Frank
Schistemeier,; which he had on feed
in some manner broke out and got
away, they scattered and it was some
time before he was able to get them
all back. He was in Union on Mon
day looking after them.
Rebuilding Tractor.
John Gruber of Manley came to
Union on last Monday, brought his
tractor down to Union, where he
with the co-operation of Charles At
tcberry. will overhaul the machine.
At the patrol house at Manley there
is hardly the facilities for the work
ing on tins style or machine and as
the house at Manley is difficult to
warm and the shop here .is well
equipped it was thought best to
bring the work here to do. as both
men cculd work on it a portion cf
he time.
Coolness Saves Lives.
On Sunday while County Commis
sioner E. B. Chapman and wife were
oming into Union from the west and
l freight train was approaching at
l rapid rate, their car, from some
light defect .stopped on account of
he killing of the motor. The train
was fast approaching and the car
j was in the direct path of the huge
train. Mrs. Chapman, with the agil
ity of a mountain sheep, opened the
door and lightly stepped from the
car and out of danger. Mr. Chapman
exercising the greatest coolness in
the face of what would have been
sudden death, had he not have
thrown the car into reverse .md start
ing it, backed from the tricks, the
front of the car clearing the train
as it swept by, by only p. foot. This
was a very trying moment for both
and they both did their part in the
face of the grave danger in an ex
cellent manner.
bold, of which Henry Haubens of
The old man's bodv lav on the floor
Washington, l). c. Is executor, was behind the stove The bloody spade .THnKr ikTwi
the bieeest for the state. -., .,.-.. i. tary of the Interior and by the civil
Governor Pearson said in part the La Follette (R. ) of Wisconsin intro-
plan was approved by the Secre- dured a bill asking for a 15,500,000,-
000 "prosperity bond" issue to fl-
i
The estate of William II. Osten- h)y four piece of lumber alro slightly A3n,s "scai eai nance a puhlfc works program to re-
berger was close behind with a re- bloody was found nearbv neSUliiiuiiSiwB uui , u.. neve unemployment,
fund of 126.500. The room was nUed "high with concluil for th Purchase of those Senator Uorah's stand for econ
Others of more than $1,000 were: raC8 trinir emntv tin cans and oth- !ands 1,1 the plan ?f the buJeau of "'"J' followed introduction of a res
Estate of W. W. Alt.' James C. f'ujjohn had accumlllated f CJ. LiTrHnn r t.he be Se"at0r
Quigley, administrator, Valentine, iu manv Ye.L iie threw nothin- 8rest,onal appropriation. pat Harrison (D.) of Mississippi ask
$1,864. "I apparently even Tmpty t"n . The Sverno.r indicated that the ine a reduction of $300,000,000 in
Baker Ice Machine Co., Inc.. Om- cans.' The murderers, apparently. -hLJ"'! vhTiL" t,he Government appropriations for
aha, $1,734 and $3,103 and $1.S91. had tried to examine every emoty ?5ab e because the National Bank of the year.
Bankers Life Insurance Co., of Ne
braska. Lincoln. $1,954
H. M. Bushnell. United States Na
tional bank, Omaha. $1,232.
rery empty
can to see if there was any money
hidden. Sacks were slashed and an
old purse, open, found on the floor.
The dead man's brother, Ed Up-
me uanisn west mciies operates un- Eoth proposals are in line with ef
uer a nancnise oi . years, wnicn fortg Gf president Hoover to cut the
expires in 1934. Consequently, the rosts of oneratinir the Government
UOVernor reports. long-term notes to n minimum hut nra mrr Armatt..
I - '
Levi L. Davis. P. W. Reynolds, at- john. who lives nearby said that are bei!?s fleeted upon and no oth- than any that have emanated as yet
torney, Washington, l. c, $lo,50b. Marcus inherited the one hundred
Mrs. Gertrude M. Duff, 1104 Third acre farm when he was 19. He dis
avenue. senrasKa city. i,id7. appeared then, and 11 years later
: Estate of Swan Farris, F. E. Hoi- was heard of in Denver, where he
nngswortn,- administrator, Kearney, made a living playing the violin and
piano for dances. He returned to
$3.2S7.
Estate cf Albert O. Faulkner, Mrs
Jennie Faulkner, sole legatee, 4000
South street. Lincoln, $1,798.
Firt National bank, Omaha, $1,
A. A
Burt Fiirman, Alliance. $1,902.
Orant Uo-operatlve Oil Co., Orant, to own a lot in Denver
. . -
and the revenue from
ers maae. uovernor rearson nas ap- fpnm iho wh.t iimi
poiniea a commuiee 10 investigate .-Thl most im-nrtant thins- nnw
what should be done to take the situ- Rpritnr nnrah KnM. ..i, tn hi.m
auon in nana, i ne secretary is sena- the budget and that cannot be dene
tu iiies,iieaior w ashisi. unlesa and until federal evnemlitiira
More than two-thirds of the land
are cut drastically.
41
It is all nonsense
T i m i n
persons. The Governor reported f uir.n with .r.rr f.irr,i
rri, n " r " - J . . . .
A Fine Fruit, Truck
and Chicken
Farm
Stocked and Equipped for
Profitable Operation
Good improvements. Vineyard har
vested 250 bushels of grapes this sea
son. Fruit trees in full bearing
Peach. Cherry, Plum, a few Gooseber
ries and Currents.
Xo better land for truck gardening
and good market. Good pasture and
some timber.
uagon. good set harness, some
household goods. Also a complete set
of farming implements.
Three good milk cows, one Jersey,
one Guernsey and one Holstein.
Two pure br.d registered Chester
White brood sows, one bred to farrow
in March. These are real sows, one
year old and there are no better in
the state. A fine start for anyone In
the real breeding business.
I will also sell my life membership
In the Chester White Swine Record
association with all necessary pedi
gree books.
I About 200 English Wrhite Leghorn
laying 'hens, 20 Chinchilla rabbits,
pure bred. - 40 bushels potatoes.
We will sell altogether and give
immediate possession, if necessary, as
we ar leaving for California In the
early spring. Apply
JC2 H. LIBGETT
Union, Nebraska
Bus Breaks Motor.
The Missouri Pacific bus which
was on its southbound trip when
some two miles south of the Murray
corner, broke the motor which com
pelled a stoppage, and the bus was
then towed down to Union where at
the garage and repair shop of W. O.
Uurbee the old motor was removed
and a new one installed in its stead
before it could be operated again.
Entertained for Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Griffin and
wile entertained at their home for
the day and dinner on last Sunday
and had as their guests for the oc
casion Mrs. E. M. Griffin, mother of
Mr. Griffin and Miss Frances Griffin,
sister, of Plattsmouth. J. S. Osborne
and family of Nebraska City, Mr. Os
borne a brother of Mrs. Griffin.
MAN IDENTIFIED BY GIRLS
TO REFUND BOND ISSUES
Omaha The bond issues of the
Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Car
company will be refunded because of
the company's inability to meet in
terest payments. Pres. John N. Shan
nahan announces.
At the same time it was announc
ed wages and salaries of all employes
will be reduced. Trainmen and oth
ers receiving less than $135 per
month will receive a 4 percent re
duction, those receiving up to $5,000
will be cut 10 percent, those between
$5,000 and $15,000 will suffer to the
extent of 12 percent while Shan
nahan himself said he had agreed to
a reduction of 15 percent in his own
salary.
The present bond issue draws 6
percent. A 5 percent issue will be
attempted. The present issue is due
Jan. 1.
MILLERS HAVE SON
Lincoln, Dec. 28. A son named
James jr.. was born to Secretary
James F." Miller of tbe state railway
commission, and Mrs. Miller, here
Monday.
Mrs. Louise Hoffman. Io03 Fark which he rented, he eot alone. He
Wilde avenues. Omaha. $1,510. rarely saw his neighbors, but when
Insterstate Hotel Co., Omaha, $2,- he did meet them talked to them
09. Inleasantlv
A. M. Leonard. Lincoln. $3,940. The shack, located on the present
Estate of Morris Levy, Mrs. Bertha detour for Highway Xo. 75. is only
L.evy, wiuiam L,. iioiznian and Dan- about 10 yards from the road. The
lei L. Korn, trustees, Blackstone hotel unused room was piled high with bee
Omaha. $i,4iu. hives, which Upjohn bought a num
Lincoln fraction Co., lio west ber of years ago but never used
Adams street, Chicago. $1,837. Upjohn was a small man. weigh-
Louis Martin. Ogallala. 1.028. ing hardly more than a hundred
Charles A. McCloud. 809 Beaver pounds. He wore a long beard and
avenue, ork, ?.'.5.u. his hair was long.
Nebraska Buick Auto Co., Lincoln, Neighbors said they had heard no
?i,U4i. talk of any money being buried
Platte Valley Telephone Co.. Platte around the place. The murderers
alley Telephone Corp., successor, however, went so far as to crawl
Los Angeles, $2,408. through a tunnel, into a dugout un
V. H. Pollard, 5619 Jones street, derneath the shack, apparently to
umana, $!.:". search for money, footprints Indi
prairie Lite insurance Co., Omaha, I cated. a
$4 426. Last October. Ed UDiohn said
Rees Printing Co., Omaha, $637 Marcus came to his house and said
anu f 4,iuo. that "some rascals had fired a couple
E. B. Stephenson, 1965 B street, of shots through a window." He
Lincoln. $4,094. looked out, he said, and saw two men
.secretary aienon reported a total disappearing over a hill.
of $69.4.6,930 illegally collected Upjohn's skull was fractured and
was returned, but he did not list his arms and shoulders severely bruis
credits and abtements which are de- ed. as if he had been struck a num-
ducted from taxes assessed but not ber of times
yet paid.
The year before, refunds totaled
$126,836,333, abatements $176,398,
377 and credits, $36,535,245.
Only two refunds were for more
than $1,000,000 against 12 a year
earlier. The Illinois Central railroad
got $1,158,675 and the Prairie Pipe
Line Co. of Independence, Kan., $1,
784.494. To the Prairie Oil and Gas Co.,
Parco, Wyo.. went $31,924; Prairie
Oil and Gas Co., Independence, $531,-740.
The United Verde Copper Co. got
$1,047,398.
John I). Rockefeller received a
$31,32 4 refund; his son, John I), jr..
$1,804; Secretary Mellon himself
$85,022; his brother, R. B. Mellon.
$14,728; Mrs. Jennie K. Mellon, $2,-
594.
Movie stars who received refunds
were Douglas Fairbanks. $12,391:
Helen Costello Sherman and Dolores
Costello Barrymore. $1,345 each.
Senator Kcan, New Jersey, drew
back $806; Senator Robinson, Arkan
sas, $671; Secretary of Commerce La
mont, $10,964.
Thomas Hitchcock, poloist, got
$4,780; Paulino Uzcudun, boxer,
$645; Texas Guinan, $2,469; Tullio
Serafin, conductor of the Metropoli
tan Opera Co., $1,708; Bernard Bar-
uch, $4,535; Corneilus Vanderbilt,
$3,719; John Jacob Aator, $10,365;
Alfred P. Sloan of General Motors,
$15,112.
Among the larger refunds were:
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.,
$867,926; New York Life Insurance
Co., $843,926; American Hawaiian
Steamship Co., $824,093; Danish
Steamship Co., $756,722; estate of
Charles Deering, $751,192; estate.of
Payne Whitney, $678,449; P. W.
Woolworth Co., $637,961; Honolulu
Consolidated Oil Co.,. $500,576; es
tate of William K. Vanderbilt, $368.
998. t .- -
Only $554 was returned to the
United States Steel Corp- "which top
ped the 1930 list with $15,205,343.
Secretary Mellon was not permit
ted by law to make public additional
assessments; which treasury officials
said would more than balance refunds.
the farm at times, but would take l" S?u 7." ""u V that we cannot cut them
up roving. He marched with Coxey s
army to Washington. Then, 18 years
ago. he decided to "settle down." He
was supposed to have a little money
saved from his fiddling earnings and
With this
the farm.
that "on St. Thomas 60 per cent is sal aboye $2000 or $2500 and
held by b owners; on St. John 80 cuttinff them 10 per cent
ler cent is neiu uy
owners; on;
Cincinnati Three little girls stood
before a police lineup and unhesitat
ingly pointed to one of two suspects
held in connection with the brutal
kidnaping and slaying of six year old
Marian McLean r.s the man who mo
lested one of them last June. The
girls, sisters, were brought from St.
Joseph orphanage upon word to po
lice by their mother of the incident
last summer.
Hcpeful that this latest develop
ment may lead to the identification
of the fiiend who attacked and killed
the McLean child, police plan to take
the suspect before a man who report
ed seeing a nervous stranger appear
before his home with a clothes basket
covered witn oil cloth. The man,
Russel C. Chump, will be asked to
try and identify the suspect as the
stranger. It was only a few hours
later that Marian's body was found
in a tenement house cellar in the
neighborhood.
M'COOK TAILOR SHOP
DESTROYED BY FIRE
McCook, Neb.. Dec. 27. The
tailoring and dry goods establish
ment of Joe Horacek in the Keystone
hotel here was destroyed by fire to
day. Although the loss was not def
initely known, it was believed to be
approximately two thousand dollars.
ENJOYING VACATION
L. B. Rakow, third trick operator
at the local Burlington station, is
enjoying a vacation in the north part
of the state over the holiday season.
In the absence of. Mr. Rakow, L. C.
Dickson of Brusal, Nebraska, is look
ing after the work at the station.
BOXERS FLY TO E0UT8 -
Mexico City. Fidel Labarba. for
mer flyweight - champion. Tommy
Hermann and Bobby Pacbo arrived
by eirpleae from Los Apgele for
bouts with Alfred Oaon. Baby Arui-
mendi and Manuel Villa on Jan. -1.
Qanotni Ilnrricnn nrtntal rn V o
St. Croix 70 per cent is held by 14 other g0vernment9 ' nave rcU-. -persons.
salaries throughout their establish
rrrxnirc-o ttttt.tt-it . r,nn I ments and that the United Staff
HUUVJJl CHILD JfcEN AT ZOO should follow suit. Senator Bor
pointed out tnat tne reduction in
Washington With President Hoo- prices has so Increased the buying
ver as a guiue tne two mtie Hoovers power of money that a 10 per cent
Sunday went on a bear hunt that cut would still leave them better off
carried them into the crowded Wash- than they were before.
ington zoo, a hunt that began with The La Follette proposal calls for
a year old fictitious bruin. In the an addition to the surtax of 2 per
capitals Dig animal park, the chief cent on all incomes above $5000.
executive with his grandchildren, These proceeds would be used ex-
Peggy Ann and Peter, wandered clusively for redeeming the "pros
from cage to cage, into the monkey perity bonds." Provision is made for
house, up to look at the elephants loans to corporations organized for
and down to the sea lion pool for a the sole purpose cf sponsoring hous-
glimpse at its frolicking occupants. ing projects for families of low in
But it was the bears they enjoyed comes,
most, and the president seemed to The greatest part of the emer
have as much fun as the children, gency fund up to $3,750,000,000
Behind their interests lies a year old would be made available, according
story. When Peggy Ann and Peter, to Senator La Follette, for loans to
then aged four and three, respective- state and local authorities to enable
ly. came to the white house last them to continue and expand their
Christmas some one told them of a existing public works programs,
bear that lived in the cellar of the The balance would be taken up
executive offices and that would get by a $1,000,000,000 additional grant
them if they didn't watch out. The to aid state public works and $650,-
motive behind the fiction, which grew 000,000 to expand construction by
and grew, was to keep Peggy Ann federal agencies, including rivers
and Peter out of mischief in the ex- and harbors, flood control works,
ecutive offices. Many a time, how- federal public buildings, forest roads
ever, they could be seen peering down and trails, irrigation and reclama-
the cellar steps. Not even a remind- tion work, and lesser things,
cr of the "big bear" was needed when The money is to be raised by issue
they returned this year. But so of- of "prosperity bonds" to the full
ten was he spoken of that their amount of the emergency construc-
grandfather took them to see a real ,
one. -
Peublo, Colo., Dec. 27. The tragic
Towner school bus disaster of last
winter, in which five children and
the driver were frozen to death dur
ing a blizzard on the plains of south
eastern Colorado, will not b repeat
ed if precautions being taken. In
Pueblo county are followed in other
Colorado counties.
Nettie S. Freed, county superin
tendent of schools revealed recent
ly that all school busses In Pueblo
county were being provided with
emergency supplies of food and blan
kets. If a bus becomes stalled in a
winter snow-storm and forced to re
main in the open all night the chil
dren would have food and warmth.
Fix Date to
Discuss Wages
on Railroads
Jcint Meeting cf Men and Carriers
at Chicago January 14 Wil
lard Is Notified.
Cleveland The railway labor
executives association, comprising
twenty-one brotherhoods and unions.
set Jan. 14 as the date for meeting
in Chicago with a committee of nine
railroad presidents to discuss the
unions' proposals for unemployment
relief and the railroads' proposed 15
percent wage cut. In addition, the
railway labor heads decided to call
the brotherhoods' 1500 general chair
men on the various railroads to meet
in Chicago Jan. 12 in advance of the
presidents' conference to determine'
upon a policy for tbe Jan. 14 meet-
ng.
Labor heads expect to have a rep
resentative committee from each in
volved labor organization partici
pate in the conference with tbe rail
road presidents. This will include
the twenty-one executives of the
brotherhoods and sub committees
from each organization, bringing the
total labor representation at the con
ference to approximately 200.
Daniel Willard, chairman of the
railroad presidents' association and
president of the Baltimore & Ohio,
was notified of the date selected. The
meeting of labor executives began at
10 a. m. and extended thruout the
day. The sessions were closed to
outsiders.
D. B. Robertson, chairman of the
association and president of the Bro
therhood of Locomotive Firemen and
Enginemen, said the conference did
not discuss the proposed wage de
crease asked by the railroads at the
New York meeting, Dec. 18. State
Journal.
CULBERTS0NS WIN
2 OUT OF 3 RUBBERS
New York, Dec. 2S. Mr. and Mrs.
Ely Culbertson won two of the first
three rubbers played Monday night
with Sidney S. Lenz and Oswald Ja-
coby, and the plus of the Culbertsons
in the big contract bridge match in
creased to 17.335. The rubbers stand
56 and 42, Points of rubber 98; Cul
bertsons, 1,320; Lenz and Jacoby.
310.
PRISONER OF BANDIT CHIEF
Foochow. China Prospects for the
early release of Miss Harriet Holver-
stadt, American missionary, who was
kidnaped last week, were dissipated
Sunday ngiht by discovery of the
identity of her captors. Authorita
tive foreign reports said she had
been held for ransom by a notorious
bandit chieftain named Chen Wei,
who has been operating in this area
for many years. This conflicted with
a previous statement by the Chinese
military to the effect that she had
been captured by disgruntled peas
ants who were seekiny to obtain a
reduction in taxation. Miss Halver-
stadt's associates were attemptiny to
negotiate her release.
KEITH NEVILLE HEADS
NORTH PLATTE BANK
North Platte, Dec. 28. Keith Ne
ville, former Nebraska governor,
Monday was named acting president
of the First National bank of North
Platte, succeeding Frank L. Mooney
who died here last Saturday.
Neville is a director of the bank,
was vice president, and has been
connected with the institution, for
several years. His selection by the
directors as president will be in ef
fect until Jan. 12 when the stock
holders hold their annual meeting to
elect officers and directors.
WOMAN ASKS $40,000 '
. ' FOR DEATH OF HUSBAND
Wavne Mrs. Alice Elcert, widow
of Erich Elgert, has filed suit in dis
trict court here asking damages oi
S40.000 aaainst the Blakeman Trans- j
fer company of Norfolk, for fatal in- j
Juries euffered by her husband" when
his cr and a Ulakemtv truck coN
ided hear Waterbury last August. I
ITacEic AEqgjgO.
Goodbye Nineteen Thirty-One! You have
been a good old year to us and as well
have made us a home, given us good health
and many friends and made us happy. We
thank you and surely appreciate your kind
ness. The discipline has been excellent and
we are hoping will keep us better in the
future.
To you, our friends, who have assisted us
so nicely during the past, we wish to extend
our hearty thanks for all your kindness, for
it has assisted us much in our work. We are
wishing you much Happiness, Health and
Friends in the days to come, with an abund
ant and abiding prosperity.
We shall endeavor to merit all your confi
dence and friendship. We shall keep our
face towards the future with an earnest pur
pose to serve you better whenever we can.
Thanking you again, personally, and for the
Journal, which we represent, we are
Most Appreciatively Your
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