PAOR TWO
PLATTSZIOUTH SEHL- WEEKLY JOURNAL
MONDAY, JAN. 11, .1932.
Alvo News
On account of the very bad wtath-
r, the meeting which was to have
1 !ad on last Wednesday was
1 jGtpcntd until Tuesday of this week,
ht:i it will be held at the church.
Frank E. Cook, the good wife and
t'le kiddies were ail over, to Lincoln.
a here they were visiting friend3 as
v;ell as looking after sonje business
riatteis on Wednesday of last week.
Mrs. Vera Lancaster, who has been
r : the hospital for some time, where
t lie underwent an operation for re
lief irom poor health, was able to re
fit n home greatly benefited in her
condition.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Christensen and
l ie kiddies were guest3 for the day
Itst Sunday at the home of their
I :end5. Mr. and Mrs. Simon Reh
i icier, where all enjoyed the occasion
ery much.
David Campbell had the misfortune
I I lcfe one of his best horses last
' cik when the animal laid down and
Tied. The los3 is felt very keenly by
the owner, as it is with his horses
t;iat he makes his living farming.
Vcrle Roscnow. who has been visit
f.ig here for some, time during the
T olidays and who was accompanied
by Mrs. Rosenow, returned to their
home at Minatare. where Mrs. Rose
row is a teacher in the schools of
that place.
Iris Miller, who had the misfortune
ti have her hand wounded by a cat
scratiching it. which caused it to be
(umo affected, found it necessary to
ronFiiIt her physician, and after hav
i lg the injury treated, it was report-,
c :1 as being quite a bit better.
Joe Vickers and the family, like all
s-hcuid make it a point to do. visited
vith.the family of. the brother of Mr.
Vickers, John Vickers, of near Pal
i ijra. on New Year's day, thus start
ing the year right by being sociable
with the other members of the fam
ily.. Mrs. Ostertag. of Ehnwood. mother
f Mrs. Herman L. Bornemeier, who
has. been feeling rather poorly for
some time, was taken to Lincoln re
cently., whpre she euteied a. hospital
for treatment and after having been
there fcr a time when visited by her
daughter, reported the. was feeling
much better.
(;hn Armstrong, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Armstrong, who ha3 been
troubled for some time with repeat
ed attacks of appendicitis, went to
the hospital a short time since and
underwent an operation for the mal
ady. Latest reports, are that he is
much improved and will soon be in
his usual good health again.
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Rehmeier and
the kiddles were over to Avora, at
which place they resided for a num
ber of years, ami were callers at the
home of' Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Mar
tiunrdt, who were celebrating their
iiftctlii,wpdding' ' anniversary, Many
friends called to pay their respects td
.this excellent "couple who "have
t!u-iP Httrtfr"hf,LVVW'ariJr so r-timrfjM?. j
years. .
The Alvo Reading club made a red
Utter day "of Their; New 'Years meet
ing,' which they held at trie home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. W.'. Banning and
which had a most worthwhile pro
gram and a most enjoyable time. The
con.mjttee on entertainment was
Mrsdanus J. W. Banning. C. H. Kirk
r;trirk. Frank L. Edwards and Ar
thur Hinges. The genial hostess, Mrs.
Bannii.g. served a very delicious lun
cheon. On- lat Monday a meeting was
ai the Alvo school which was
spr.nred by the Red Cross, and hav-inir-as
its object the matter of pro
viding relitf for the sufferers from
the ilrcuth and the grass-hoppers in
t!- poithern portion of the state. A
;;:!Iy amount was realized in the
way of ff ;d and clothing which was
shipped with the car of corn that
wn rent from Alvo to where the need
was greatest.
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Democratic
Tariff Bill Goes to
r House Floor
Administration Views in Opposition
'Are Expressed by Mills Pres- -idential
Veto Predicted
Washington, D. C, Jan. 7. Flatly
opposed by .. the administration
through its treasury spokesman, the
democratic tariff bill today moved to
the house floor.
It bore approval pf the ways and
means committee by strict party lines
or 15 to 10 and the democratic ma
jority "promised to speed it along to
the senate not later ihan Saturday
night. :
One- provision inserted by the dem
ocratic senate-house policy committee
had fallen by the wayside. On. its
own lUiitiaU-ve the .ways ..and means
committee majority threw out a pro
posal that the president . negotiate
reciprocal ..trstie Jigreernents with
foreign countries. The members ex
plained the action as intended to pre
vent complications over existing
favored1 nation treaties.
To meet' a' contention against the
bill made at hearings today by Un
dersecretary Mills of the treasury,
the committee inserted a provision
authorizing the president to initiate
a tariff commission Investigation of
duties on commodities.
The measure provides for the es
tablishment of a permanent interna
tional economic conference to elimin
ate tariff s wars. It also proposes that
congreE and not the chief executive,
as at present, have power ober the
flexible provisions of the tariff act.
If the measure is sent to the White
house- by congress, a presidential
veto has been freely predicted on
Capitol hill.
After concluding, hearings on the
tariff bill, the ways and means com
mittee announced it would begin con
sideration of a tax increase bill next
Wednesday. World-Herald.
Columbia to
i- - .
!: Serve West thru
Station KFAB
Day Programs' Available in Full, but
; Nights Split with WBBM
' May Increase Power.
..' The question of . what Columbia
Broadcasting company would do to
serve the niiddle west, is answered to
day with announcement that KFAB,
at Lincoln, will start carrying CBS
programs beginning Sunday. Since the
first of December, when the CBS
KOIL tieup was dissolved, fans in this
part of the country have had to de
pend on St. Louis or Chicago stations
t supply them with CBS features.
Under the new arrangement, KFAB
will continue under its present owner
ship and will split time as heretofore
with WBBM. the CBS outlet station
in Chicago. No synchronization of
programs will be attempted at pres
ent, although this may come later.
KFAB was recently granted permis
sion to step up its power to 25,000
watts, which will make it one of the
most powerful in the country.
Dtricii Dirkes, program manager
of -KFAB. says his station will carry
every CBS program that can possibly
be squeezed into Its time limits. The
chain service will be- available from
G n. m. to 5:30 p. m. seven days a
week. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednes
days. Thursdays and Fridays evening
programs can be broadcast between
J:45 p. in. and 8 p. m. and 10 p. m.
and 11:15 p. m. On Saturdays CBS
will be available' to KFAB from 6 p.
in. to 8 p. m. and -on Sundays con
tinuously from 6 a. ni. to 8 p. m.
Radio fans will welcome this new
arrangement that will permit receiv
ing CBS programs without the incon
venience of fading, such as exists
when connections are made with the
St. Louis or Chicago stations.
DAWES VISITS WALL STREET
.New York Ambassador Dawes and
the nnderslung pipe which he made
famous made their joint appearance
in Wall street Thursday. The form
er vice president offered no explan
ation for his visit, but called on sev
eral friends, among them Owen D.
Young, who collaborated with him
in working out the 6rst. Dawes plan
for reparation payments, which later
was succeeded by the present Young
plan. Dawes visited the - National
City bank, where he conferred with
Charles E. Mitchell, chairman of the
board, and also called on friends at
the Chase National bank.
BARBER'S LICENSES
UP TO 1931 MARK
Lincoln, Jan. 7.-;-While Nebraska
barbers may not be earning as much
as they did a year ago,' there must
be as many working. Secretary Henry
J. Walker of the state barber board,
announced Thursday.
In 19S1, 3,528 were licensed, while
up .to date 3,500 have renewed their
licenses and many more are expected
to remit their $3 fee, he said.
Last year there were 3,00 ers
meticianf, but thus far only 2,300
haveHijjjiy. for , licenses. W ',-
WEEPING WATER
. Miss Agnes Rough was a visitor in
Omaha on Tuesday of last week, be
ing called there to look after some
business matters in connection with
her store in Weeping Water.
John Armstrong, of near Union,
was a business visitor in Weeping
WTater for a number of hours on last
Thursday and was meeting with a
number of his friends while here.
Mrs. Wm. Van Every has been
quite poorly during the early portion
of last week and while everything
possible was done for the patient, she
still remains quite poorly and has
been compelled to remain in her home
and bed.
Wm. Patterson of near Murray was
a visitor for a few days in Weeping
Water, the guest of his brother, A. J.
Patterson while here and on Thurs
day, when Henry Crozier and Troy
L. Davis were going to Plattsmouth,
Mr. Patterson went with them as
far as Nehawka.
Emerson Dowler was a visitor in
Manley on Thursday afternoon of
last week, going to take his son,
Oscar Dowler's car over, the car hav
ing been left in Weeping Water early
last week when Oscar and Ralph
Keckler were over to Lincoln looking
after some business matters.
The Cole Motor company complet
ed their inventory during the early
portion of last week, and with them
this is quite a job as every screw and
bolt have to be counted to ascertain
just the amount of the stock, as sin
gle screws, bolts and nuts make up
a large proportion of the repairs and
supplies carried.
Mrs. N. L. Grubbs and daughter,
Maxine, were spending a number of
days in Omaha during the past week,
where they were visiting with friends
and relatives, being house guests at
the home of Mrs. Margaret Thrane
while in the city. As they resided
there for many years, they have many
friends to visit when they go to the
city.
The variety store of Weeping Wat
er are taking their annual inventory
this week, and with the enlargement
of the business and the increase in
the amount of goods carried, this has
added much to the work of taking
stock. During the past year they re
moved to larger rooms and were able
to increase their investment and abil
ity to serve the buying public. In
spite of the depression which has
been with the country, they have en
joyed a good business as they have
been able to make prices that attract
ed a large number of patrons. They
are believers in advertising and their
ads have appeared in the Journal at
frequent intervals throughout the
past year.
Gave Pleasant Party
The Weeping Water schools gave a
very pleasant party at the school
building on Friday night of last
week, at which there wasir very
worth- while program. . as .ejl ;.as
gam.es which delighted .the kiddies
and which was greatly enjoyed' by
the large crowd which gathered to
atsist in raising some funds for the
securing of uniforms for the basket
ball teams, which it is hoped will
win the penant this year.
Aged Citizen Suffers Stroke
Alonzo M. Cole, who has been a
citizen of Cass county for more than
half a century and who resided near
Murray and Rock Bluffs for many
years, but who came to Weeping
Water to reside a number of years
since, suffered a stroke last week. At
this time his condition is reported to
be very critical. Present at his bed
side are a number of sons. Floyd, Roy,
Earl, Charles and Glen Cole, and two
daughters. Mesdames Dan Sudduth
and L. Amsberry. Everything possible
is being done for the recovery of this
aged man.
Thomas Akeson Very Poorly
Clarence Akeson, son of Thomas
Here in Weeping Water, you can
save money on your purchases. Prices
are lower than in the big cities or
effered by the Mail Order houses!
Special Pcnb Scb!
Kahlrf and Part Wool
This lot sold fop $1.50
Nowi 51 - - '
Sizes 24-32; 42-32; 36-33r 33-33;
, 36-34 and 40-30.
Woolens and Worsteds
Special Values, going at
C2X0Pair-
Sizes .'18-33; 36-33J-40-32; 28-28;
29-29; 31-31; 36-34 and 41-33
coys; abd amui'
Leatherette Lined Coats
Cuede Lining Sizes
3 to 0 Years
Part Wool Sweaters
for Coys and Girls
SI v'.
Akeson. who has been very pporjy
and who has been at the -Bryan
Memorial hospital in Lincoln for some
time, is reported as being very poorly
at this time. Mr. Clarence Akeson, in
speaking of his father,, said that he
remains very joorly and that while
everything possible is being done for
him, he was not showing the rally
ing powers that were so greatly de
tiied. Mr. Akeson has many friends
here who would be greatly pleased to
learn of his improvement and trust he
may soon be on the way to complete
recovery. ;
Attend Funeral of Sheriff Reed
A number of the friends of Slferiff
Bert Reed (and everybody who knew
this splendid gentleman was a friend)
were in Plattsmouth on Thursday to
attend the last sad rites in honor of
a roal true American. The roads were
very bad, or many more would have
been at the funeral. There were four
selected as pall bearers from Weeping
Water, being Frank Woods, Troy L.
Davis, W. L. Hobson and Henry Cro
zier. Fred H. Gorder and George I.
Morey were also over to attend th
funeral of their friend.
Attends Nephew's Funeral
Newton L. Giubbs returned home
last wepk from Coon Rapids, Iowa,
where he was called recently to at
tend the funeral of his nephew, W.
L. Grubbs. While the nephew was
fifty-two .years of age, he had spent
the greater portion of his life in
Corroll county, Iowa, and was born
near Coon Rapids, on July 30, 1881,
being united in marriage to Miss
Hattie Owens February 21,. 1911.
Mr. W. L. Grubbs was a favorite of
N. L. Giubbs and they had worked
together in Iowa before Mr. Grubbs
came to Nebraska ' to make his
home.
Congressional
Library Makes
Shelves Expand
Adds Three and One-Half Miles to
Take Care of the Book In
crease, in 1931
Washington At an average of
once every 16S ' seconds throughout
1931 a new book was added to the
collection of the Library of , Congress,
says the anual report of the con
gressional librarian. And further. It
shows that this great increase, sur
passed but once- in the library's his
tory, requires 3 miles of steel
shelving.
Book collections now number 4,
292.288 volumes " exclusive of mil
lions of maps, manuscripts, musical
compositions and engravings. The
totals are probacy surpassed only by
these of one library, the Bibliotheque
Nationale In PtHs. ' -
0 delecting fhtfOmcst interesting; ac
cessions Ihat feave come to the man
uscript division, the report lists 200
letters addressed during the Civil
War' to James Gordon Bennett, then
editor of the New York Herald,
from a number of his newspaper
1 orrespondents and reporters in
Washington and the field. The let
ters abound in confidential commu
nications of "'secret-intelligence, po
litical and: milM&ry. ..
Other notable, accessions reported
were groups of 1733 volumes from
the private library ot Nicholas II,
bAte Tsar of Russia. i1t
The most important single acquisi
tion in the periodical division's large
collection of early American news
papers was, the report says, an orig
inal copy of the Ulster County
Gazette, published at Kingston, N.
Y.. Jan. 4. 1800. Librarians have for
50 years eagerly sought an original,
but not until November, 1930, was
one found among the thousands cf
facsimiles.
LINCOLN CITY COSTS GE0W
Lincoln, Jan. 7. Lincoln's per
capita tax for 1331 was $2.05 more
than it was for 1913. City Clerk Berg
asserted Thursday. However, he said
that if the city government now per
formed only the functions of 1912,
the amount would show a decrease.
Berg said the per, capita tax in
1913 was $9.19 on a population of
44.000. By 1931 it was $11.24. In
the earlier period the assessed valu
ation was $50,505,315 and in 1931,
$125,758,355, and the mill levy was
7.6 as compared to 8 mills in 1913.
Berg found, however, that in 1913
the fire department had but one shift
of 24 hours, wiVh a per capita cost
of -$1.25.' In 1931 there was a dou
ble shift department, new stations,
more men and a . per . capita cost of
$1.9S.
The comparative per capita costs
cf the police department were iZ
cents and 51.34, but In 1913 no one
had heard of a traffic policeman, nor
cf automatic tratSe signals, stop signs
and motorcycle officers.
The increase in the per capita
taxation on parks has been from 41
cents to $.1C. .
Cost of maintaining and cleaning
the streets now is $1.26 per capital
greater, a gain of 26 cents since 1913.
BALLOT THEFT IS CHARGED
Birmingham One specific charge
of ballot' theft, was made by a wit
ness at Wednesday's session of the
Heflln-Bankhead election contest
hearing,' and other witnesses alleged
various irregularities at the polling
places in the 1930 general election.
Mrs. Lillian Downing of Littleton,
a telegraph operator, testified she
voted at Cordova and marked her
ballot "under the liberty bell- which
was Heflin's emblem. When investi
gators for a senate subcommittee
found her ballot in the box, she sata.
It was marked for Banknead. ' For
mer Senator Heflin contested the
election cf John H. Bankhtad as his
successor by a majority of about' B0,.
00 votes. He charged "wneiesaie
ballot thievery.":'.-:. - J ' - ; " j
Dry Lav is
Discussed in Great
Many Quarters
Question Ccmes Up at Capital Partly
as Result of Statement Made
by Baskob
Washington The prohibition
question arose in several quarters oi
the national capital. Two resolutions
embodying the Raskob home ru'e
plan for control of liquor by the
states after statewide referenda were
introduced In the house. Their au
thors were Gavagan of New York and
Lonergan of Connecticut, both demo
crats. The house judiciary committee
pigeonholed prohibition legislation,
awaiting President Hoover's expected
message to congress on law enforce
ment. The Crusaders presented a
petiticn to members of congress ask
ing immediate enactment cf legisla
tion to permit manufacture of beer.
In the senate, Brookhart, who fa
vors prohibition, said the crusader3
"are assuming a Christian title for
an un-Christian purpose." He added:
"The purpose of these beer bills Is
to transfer the income taxes from the
big taxpayers to the laborers and
common people."
He made these remarks after Sen
ator Bingham, had introduced an
amendment to his 4 percent beer bill
under which the use cf the bever
age would be restricted to hotels and
restaurants. He said the Crusaders
favored this provision. In addition,
Brookhart claimed the prohibition
poll taken by Chairman Raskob of
the democratic ' national committee
was a dry victory. He said Raskob
sent questionaires to 77,000 contri
butors to the 1928 campaign chest
and received replies from only 25,
000. State Journal.
Improved Radio
Reception Seen
Observatory Tests Show Four Hun
dred Per Cent Change in
Six Months
Delaware, O. Records made at
Perkins observatory, Ohio Wesleyan
university, indicate radio refeption
has improved 400 per cent in the
last six months.
These records, based on sunspot
cycles, indicate that long distance
reception should remain good for the
next two or three years and that
conditions should be more favorable
for radio transmission than at any
time since 1924 or 1925.
Dr. II. T. Stetson, director of the
observatory, has . been, .making daily
records , of tie, carrier . wayes, from,
WBBM.'' Chicago, and WYZ, New
York, by means of a specially con
structed receiver feeding into a self
recording galvanometer which regis
ters in micro-volts the strength of
the wave in the antenna.
Observe Sunspots.
Daily observations of the sun dur
ing the same period have served to
establish a definite correlation be
tween radio transmission and sun
spots. Dr. Stetson says.
Working from the tenet that eun
spots are electro-magnetic storms in
the solar atmosphere. Dr. Stetson and
G. W. Pickard at Boston began re
cording signal strengths and compar
ing them with sunspot activity in
1926.
Each time a fresh outburst of
spots appeared a notable decrease in
radio intensity was observed.
As available records show sunspot
activity moves in cycles. Dr. Stetson
last winter forecast a period of poor
reception for early part of 1931 fol
lowed by increasing intensities the
remainder of the year.
Gets Electrified.
Dr. Stetscn explains that the
earth's outer atmosphere becomes
more heavily ionized or electrified as
the result of the bombardment of
electrons from sunspots. During an
outburst of sunspots. therefore, this
ionized ceiling, which acts as a re
fleeting surface to radio waves, is
forced nearer the earth.
"Whether or not the electric waves
are reflected like a bis'iard ball from
this ionized layer, or are bent back
more gradually by socalled refrac
tion, as some theorists contend, the
result is essentially the same," says
Dr. Stetson.
A marked change In height of the
ceiling could produce considerable
change in intensity of the radio wave,
he continues. At one level the ceil
ing would, reflect the wave In its
greatest intensity to a given station;
at another level it would reflect it
far away.
NEMAHA CO. SHERIFF
NABS 22 CAR THIEVES
Auburn. Jan. 7. Sheriff Broady ot
Nemaha county arrested during the
past year 22 men for the theft of 21
automobiles in this county. Twelve
of the cars were stolen outside the
county and located here. All stolen
carB were recovered.
Five stills were seized and de
stroyed during the year. There were
three suicides and one body recovered
from the Missouri river. Seven per
sons were taken to the penitentiary
or to reformatories.
aUITS GROUP HOLDING
HEARINGS ON BEER
Washington, D. C, Jan. 6. An
other resignation from the manufac
turers subcommittee to hold bearings
on increasing the alcoholic content
ot beer, today forced a revision in its
personnel. Senator Cutting (rep., N.
M.) withdrew rrom tne committee
because of lack of time. Senator
Sheppard (dew.. Tex.), a prohibition
ist, recently withdrew. also. . - .......
SHOWS GAIN IN EXPENSES
Washington Congressional ex
travagance was advanced by Repre
sentative Frear, Wisconsin republi
can, as an argument against "any
Pecksniff salary shaving policy" to
ward federal employes.
In a letter to Chairman Cochran
cf the expenditures committee which
soon op3ii8 hearings on wage cuts
plans, Frear said, the problem pre
sented was contrary to a prl'"y ef
fairly liberal exemptions to st- i in
comes. He said under the present
system of congressional extravagance
national appropriations had increased
in the past twenty years m abcut
$726,400,000 in 1911 to $4,220,000.
O0C in 1931 in round numbers, or
nearly a 500 percent population in
crease in the same period. Frear pro
posed any salary decrease should ex
tend to every officer of the army and
pavy. - '- - . .
State Gas Tax
Fund is Down
to Bed Rock
Total of 5141,698 in Fund After the
Monthly Bills of $l,188,47i
Were Paid
The state gasoline - fund balance
in the state treasury dropped dur-
ing the month of December to $141,-
698.94, said to be the lowest point
In the history of the fund. This is
not enough to pay counties one-fourth
cf December collections. In spite cf
the heavy expenditures from this
fund State Treasurer Bass's report
shows more current revenue funds on
hand and also more in all funds than
was on hand one year ago.
The total cash on hand Dec. 31
was $4,308,741.30 as compared with
a total balance of $4,181,860.29 one
year ago.
The current revenue funds total
$3,470,356.34 compared with $3,-
382,536.65 one year ago.
Gasoline tax fund balances on hand
No. 30 was $661,575.11. Receipts
during the month totaled $668,597.
95. Warrants cashed on the gasoline
fund totaled $1,188,474.12. Some ex-
penses have been incurred since the
first of the month, but the balance,
$141,698.94. is not sufficient to pay
the counties the one-fourth of the
monthly collections from the gaso-
line tax to which the counties are
entitled. This one-fourth is esti-
mated at around $155,000. The
amount of road contractors claims
that have not been paid has not been
divulged by the highway deparament
or by the state tax commissioner's
office, who conducts the finance de-
partment for Governor Bryan. Treas
urer Bass will wait until gasoline ,
collections come In, if necessary, to
pay counties their share of December
gas-te.
. The balance of the motor vehicle
registration fund is $215.33.45;
The monthly receipts for this fund
were $3,712.28 and the expenditures
$18,593.79.
The balance in the federal aid
road fund is $660,423.54, a little
more than the balance one month
ago. This fund cannot be expended
until federal aid road projects are
completed and approved. The re
ceipts for this fund during the
month totaled $312,797.45.
The general fund balance In the
treasury is $1,291,819 compared $1,
10S.500 one month ago. The re
cinta for this fund were S1.037.-
445 and disbursements $854,126. The
balance of $462,476 in the temporary
school fund will be paid out in Jan
uary. There is $62,347 in the perm
anent school fund.
The treasurer has $3,094,914 in
depository banks, $1,201,412 of gov
ernment bonds as cash and $12,415
in fash items.
JOBLESS REACH CAPITAL
Washington Drenched to the skin
by a cold rain, more than 10,000
Pennsylvania jobless trekked into
Washington to ask congress for work.
Relief agencies of the capital, not
expecting the marchers until Thurs-
day, were taxed to their limit, but
found billets for the throng.
The old department of commerce I
building, national guard armory,
abandoned hotels, churches and
school houses were pressed into ser-
vice to shelter the marchers. Thou
sands who had gone with little or
no food Wednesday went to bed hun
gry. There was aennne prosper,
however, of steaming coffee and soma
sort of emergency rations in the
morning. The District of Columma
unemployment committee, the baiva
tion Army and churches prepared to
provide nreaaiast.
Thursday petitions will be present-
ed to congress asking employment.
Father Cox. leader of the group, will
go to the white house in the hope of erai court, he furnished bond of $3,
giving a similar petition to President 00o, signed by his son, Fran. P. S.
Hoover.
DIES DURING AN INQUIRY
Woc(.invnn TVah marked tne
nn.nin. intarBi commerce
commission's hearings in the eastern
railroad consolidation case, bringing
. 1 .v ii t t(. v. Jeffries,
vice president and general counsel of
the Southern railway.
Annearinar In order to oppose to
the hitter end the efforts to take the
Monon railway from the Southern and
the Louisville & Nashville ana as-
sign it to the Baltimore & Ohio, Jef-
fries had Just concluded cross exam- a
nine Daniel Willard. president of
the Baltimore ft Ohio. He seemed 10
be laboring slightly as he Questioned
Willard but kept his noise and ap
peared steady as Willard objected to
some ot the Questioning.
Closing his. Questioning jennes
returned to his a?at. As he started to
sit down he gasped and collapsed. A
physician w called but after workr
ng over him a half annour pro
nounced' him dead. . .
Nation Spend:
Three Billion on
Public Schools
United States Eepcrts Nearly Thirty
Million Persons Were Enrolled
Over Million Teachers
Washington -Nearly 30.000,000
persons were attending school In the
United States in 1931. the office of
education announced today. The "na
tion's expenditures for education dur
ing the year were estimated at $3.-"
230.000.000. -
There were approximately 21,211.
325 enrolled in public elementary
schools, 4,354,815 in public high
schools and 1.099,468 in institutions
of high learning. Private and pa-,
rochial schools, both elementary and
secondary enrolled about 2,700,000
pupils. There were estimated to be
1,039,000 teachers for the 30.000,000
students.
The 1931 elementary school enroll
ment was about 159,000 less thp.n
that for 1930. High school enroll
ment, however, jumped from 4.0.T0,
000 in 1930 to 4.354.S15 in 1931.
Because of a decrease in the number
of children in the United States un
der five years of age, there will be
appreciable decreases m fijst-gTade
enrollments within the next 10 years.
officials believe, unless the trend
stops. In 1930 there were 12J-.840
fewer children under five than in
1920.
Forward steps in the educational
field enumerated include the com
pletion of the report of the Na
tional Advisory Committee on Ed
ucation, launching of the national
survey of school finance, and prog
ress In the national survey of sec
ondary education, the survey of Ne
gro education and the national sur-
vey of the education of teachers.
Enrollment in vocational schools'
and courses during 1931 totaled ap
proximately 1,125,000 pupils of all
ages in evening, part-time and all
day schools, according to the federal
board for vocational education. Tha
total increase In enrollment for 1931
over 1930 in this type cf school ex-
ceeded 60.000. From 1918 to 1931.
enrollment in all vocational schools
federally aided has shown a rise
from approximately 164,186 to 1,-
1055,370.
There are in the states having
separate school systems. 3,326.482
Negro children of school age. Thirty-
two per cent, or more than l.00. 01")
of these are not in school. Of thosa
enrolled, more than one-third are in
the first grade and 74 per cent be-
low the fifth grade. Only 3.7 per cent
of the total are in high school.
Four Trunk
:;!tjne Kay;;
tem Favored
Wilhrd Lists Views' of Great East-
em Railroads Best Way to
Meet Shippers' Needs
Washington, D. C, Jan.. 6.-The
chiefs of the great eastern trunk
lines today informed the interstate
commerce commission they believed
four well balanced railroad systems
in the east the best to meet the needs
shippers and secure efficiency and
nnanciai sumuy tor me earners
Speaking through Daniel. Willard.
president of the Baltimore & Ohio.
the exectulves outlined their conten
tion that such a setup would be su
perior to the five-system arrangement
proposed by the corainisfiion.
Willard read a general statement
on behalf of all and then one speak
ing fcr his own line. Presidents of
the Pennsylvania, the Chesapeake it
Ohio and Patrick K. Crowlev. until
recently president of the New York
central, will follow with statements
for their individual systems.
Chairman Claude R. Poricr of the
interstate commerce commission nre-
sided. He, with Examiner Koch,
handled consolidation proceedings
when the commission was studying
the problem between 1920 and 1929
on orders of congress. At the outset
the chairman announced this would
be a general Inquiry and that anyone
who desired might give evidences-
Hearings are expected to last sev
eral weeks. World-Herald.
MEIR0SE PLEADS GUILTY
Norfolk. Frank Melrose, 'sixty-
two, village postmaster, . pleaded
Kuiity Monday before United States
Commissioner Koenigstein - to em-
bezzllng $2,176 from the Fotdyce
postoffice.
tn th- spn.pm
hfr (orm nf a1-
Schwaller. Fordyce blacksmith, and
Joseph TIggers, Fordyce hardware
merchant.
wnen. recem oanx railures left
ruruyce wnuuui regular aeDOBl-
torles, Melrose found himself acting
" banker for the c ommunlty. Part
21 am couian i
account fdr them. When ' arrested
tert week hehad in hi. pocket $500
which he seemed to have forgotten.
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DEXI0CKAT5 OUTLINE PLAN
;
wasningion Democratic leaders
in congress announced adherence to
poucy or. -reasonable readjustment
of income taxes" with the least hard
ship consistent with treasury needs
and prompt balancing of the budget.
The Joint house and senate policy
committee. In a statement outlining
general principles but avoiding any
details ot a tax plan, blamed the de
ficit upon "mistakes in policy and
extravagance on the part of the re
publican administration."
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