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MONDAY, APML 25, 193! PAGE FOUB PLATTS1IOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY 70T7SNAL t r.RFFNwnnn 'r-H"M"M-M"M"I-i-l"ri"l'4 Mrs. Katie Woodruff. Mrs. Dora Leesley and Harry Leesley were busi ness visiters in Ashland on last Mon day. Mrs. Ersy McNurlin returned to her home, in Omaha after having visited for a few days with Mr. and Mrs. C, E. Wiedeman. Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Sheffer and fam ily were visiting at the homes of Mrs. Jennie Farmer and Harry Far mer on last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Buckingham and family have moved into the Geo. Swacker plate from Ashland. He is working for Dick Conn. Mrs. P. A. Sanborn, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Conley, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mar loff and Mary Jean Sanborn were Lin coln shoppers last Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Leesley attend ed the golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ramge at Platts mouth on last Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Nannie Kimberly, who has been spending the winter at Long I'.each, Calif., with relatives, return ed to her home the first of this week. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mannbeek and baby of Ashland visited on last Sun day at the home of Mrs. Mannbeck's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Johnson. Mrs. Dora Leeslpy, Mrs. Katie Woodruff, Mrs. Ralph Lapham, Mabel Leesley and Archie Hightshoe, of Ash land, were shoppers in Lincoln on last Saturday. Mr. Herbert Hardin, of Omaha, came down last Friday and is spend ing some time visiting with her fath er. Otto Miller, and brother, E. O. Miller and wife. Rrbert E. Mathews was a visitor in Lincoln on Wednesday of last week, where he was also securing repairs and parts for the work which he and Mr. Lovell are constantly called up on to do. Mrs. Earl Jardine was operated up on at the Bryan Memorial hospital in Lincoln last Friday morning. Late reports from the hospital are that she is getting along as well as could be expected. Vcrn She pier and Ben Howard drove to Omaha Sunday morning to meit Mrs. Shepler and Howard, as they were returning from Rochester, Minn., where Mrs. Shepler has been in the hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Reserve Saul and their kiddbs. of Lincoln, were spend ing last Sunday at the home of their unci and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. McDonald, where all enjoyed the visit very much. John E. Stradley, the patrol man for the state, has been overhauling hi.s tractor and also the grader and will Lave them in excellent condi tion when completed, which will be in a short time. Mrs. Louis Wright and son, Harold, and Mrs. H. G. WrighOwere over to Lincoln on last Monday, where they went to have some dental work done for Harold, they also visiting with friends while there. Frank Lapham left on last Wed nesday evening for a visit with a son at Hyannis and from there went on to Dumont, S. D., to look after some business matters. He returned home on Monday evening. j Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Dimmitt and son of AIvo, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Dimmitt and baby of near Ashland and Mr. and Mrs. Leo Peters were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Dim mitt on last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Peters left Tues day morning for Verdon. where they will visit their daughter, Mrs. Marie Lewis and families. From there Mrs. Peters will go cn to Falls City to at tend the district convention of the Worn n's clubs. Mrs. Henry Wilkins, who return ed from the hospital at Toptka, Kan has, last week, is still showing re markable improvement and the many friends of this excellent woman are greatly pleased at her wonderful re covery following her operation. Mr. and Mrs. Jo Kyles, Mrs. Dora Leesley, Mrs. L. C. Marvin and Mr. and Mrs. James Strahn, of Waverly, attended the district convention of the Rebekah lodge held in Lincoln on last Tuesday afternoon and evening. Mrs. Kyles was elected warden of the district. The number of gardens being planted thU spring will if properly cultivated and sufficient moisture to produce trie vegetables, help out the focd problem next winter. The utiliz ing of small parcels of land In this manner is most commendable and evidences a desire on the part of all to aid in banishing old man depres sion from the community. The O. E. S. kenslngton was pleat ently entertained on last Wednesday afternoon by Mesdames C. D. Fulmer and R. E. Mathews at the borne of the former. There was not so Urge a crowd present, but a most enjoy able afternoon was spent risking and with fancy work. Delicious refresh ments were served at the close of the afternoon. The next meeting will be with Mrs. E. A. Landon and Mrs. W. A. Armstrong. Presented Fine Play' The Dorcas society met at the etiurch Thursday afternoon, April 14. There were fifty present. After the business meeting a program and play were given by members of the society. The title of the play was "How the Story Goes." Other numbers on the program included several readings, a piano solo by Elizabeth Martin, a vocal solo by Mrs. Nannie Coleman and a banjo solo. All who took part in the play sure took their parts well. The play was repeated that evening for the benefit of those who could not come in the afternoon. A free will collection was taken and the sum realized for the afternoon and evening performances amounted to around $10. Kine's Daughters Plant Trees The King's Daughters Sunday school class met at the church last Friday afternoon, April 15, with Mrs Evan Armstrong as hostess. The af ternoon was spent doing fancy work. Just before the business meeting. here were two Austrian pine trees planted as Mr. Wm. Armstrong had presented one to the King's Daugh ters and one to the Dorcas society. The president of the Dorcas society, Mrs. June Kyles, and the president of the King's Daughters, Mrs. Signi Sorman each responded in behalf of their respective organizations. There was tne s a very large crowd present at e meeting anu delicious retresn- ments were served. The next meeting will be held on April 29th. at the church, with Mrs. Wm. Armstrong as hostess. Sure a Busy Place The Fredrichs Seed company are at this time a very busy line of busi ness and both Mr. Fredrichh and Mr. Wilkins as well as their help are kept busy all the time. They have been shipping seed corn to all the states about here and are still receiving many orders for their excellent seed corn. Makiner Gocd Improvement J. V. Stradley, who has been so ill for the past number of weeks, is at this time showing much good im provement and it is hoped that in the course of a short time he will be able to be out and down town again meet ing his many friends who have been greatly concerned during his ill ness. KNIGHTS ABE AT SUPERIOR Superior. More than 350 Nebras ka Knights Templar were here Thursday for the sixtieth annual conclave of the state grand com mandery. The meetings began in the morning and will continue thru Friday. A reception for Charley H. Marley of Omaha, grand commander, open ed the conclave, with Palmyra chap ter of Superior in charge. Doane F. Kiechel welcomed visiting Templars. Drill teams from" Mount Calvary commandery of Omaha, Mount Car mel of Auburn, and Palestine of North Platte gave exhibitions dur ing the arternoon in downtown streets. After the drills the Super ior city band led a uniformed Temp lar parade. Rev. Frank G. Smith of Omaha was principal speaker at the con clave banquet Thursday night. The banquet wa3 folowed by the grand ball. Election of grand officers for the next year will be a part of the Fri day morning session. Superior is in gala attire for the conclave. Special street decorations have been put in place. CONDEMN TWO CABS FLOUR Baltimore. Two of twenty car loads of flour made from federal farm board wheat were condemned when they arrived in Baltimore for distribution to the poor thru the Red Cross. The report on the examin ation of the flour, made by Milton Smeak, flour inspector for the Balti more chamber of commerce, con demned the two carloads as unfit for human consumption. The remainder of the consignment was declared of such low grade that it could not be used for bread, but might be utilized in other forms. Smeak made the inspection for Walter B. Brooks, chairman of the Baltimore chapter of the Red Cross. He was reticent on results of the examination. MYNABD COMMUNITY CLUB The Mynard community club will meet on Ffiday. April 29 th at K o'clock- A good program i planned and all are urged to be present. Mooney is Denied Plea for Pardon; Decision is Blunt Baling Is Handed Down After Five Months of Investigation Serves 16 Years. Sacramento, Cal., April 21. Gov ernor Rolph, jr., today uncondition ally and with blunt finality declined to grant a pardon to Tom Mooney ex-labor leader convicted of bomb ing the San Francaco preparedness! day parade of June 22, 191G. The governor, the fourth flatly to refuse to liberate the man whose sympathizers throughout the world have long regarded as a martyr to the cause of labor, made his find ings public in an atmosphere charged with tension. As he read his brief statement, the silence of the packed room was brok en only by the click of telegraph in struments which were broadcasting his words. The decision came after nearly five months of deliberations during which Governor Rolph had the ad vice and counsel of Matt I. Sullivan, former chief justice of the state su preme court. Sullivan, Louis Byington, a super visor, and Daniel J. O'Brien, head of the state department of penology. sat with the governor at the hear ing last December. Then, after nearly three years of quiet, Mooney's conviction again became a nationa issue through the champion ing of his cause by Mayor Walker of New York. Mother Sits Nearby. In an adjoining room, Mooney's aged mother in the care of her daugh ter. Ana, and a member of the Tom Mooney moulder's defense commit tee, waited the reading of the de cision that once again blasted her son's hopes for exoneration and free dom. The words completely escaped her ear. "What is he saying? she kept repeating, and when told that the decision was unfavorable she appear ed not to understand. With a smile of resignation, Moon ey himself received the verdict in the office of Warden Holohan at San Quentin penitentiary where he has spent nearly 16 years. It was apparent that he had built little hope upon the result of his latest effort to clear his name of the crime for which he was convicted, but persons in his confidence did not exnect that the door would be so completely closed to possible future consideration by the present gover nor. Sullivan Outspoken. Blunt as were the words Gover nor Rolph used in declaring his con victio nthat Mooney was guilty and had been fairly tried, even hiore out spoken was the verbiage of Sullivan's report on which Governor Rolph largely relied. Mooney was convicted with Bil lings, now a prisoner of Folsom peni tentiary, of setting the bomb which killed 10 persons and injured 40 others while the preparedness day parade marched up Market street, headed by the then Mayor James Rolph, jr. The governor's decision reviewed the progress of the case since Mooney first applied for executive clemency to Governor Stephens. The latter commuted his death sentence to life imprisonment upon the in tercession of President Wilson, and since then Mooney has refiled his ap plication from his San Quentin prison cell without gaining clem ency from Governors Richardson and Young. Text of Decision. The governor's dec'sion follows: "On December 1, 1931, an ap plication for a pardon was made on behalf of Thomas J. Mooney by his attorneys. Honorable Frank P. Walsh, Honorable James J. Walker, Mr. Aaron Sapiro, all of New York, and Mr. Cyrus B. King of Califor- ma. "On the date above mention ed in the chambers of supreme court of the state of California, at San Francisco, Cal., the at torneys above mentioned repre senting Thomas J. Mooney presented their arguments in support of said application be fore me sitting with Honorable Matt I. Sullivan, former chief justice of the supreme court of the state of California, honor able Louis F. Byington, former district attorney of San Fran cisco and Honorable Daniel J. O'Brien, director of the depart ment of penology of the state of California, which latter three gentlemen were invited by me to participate in the hearing of said application for advice and counsel. Studied Entire Becord. "During the period of ap proximately five months that has intervene sine the date of said hearing. Justice Matt I. Sul livan and I have not only given A Legion Building PLATTSMOUTH Wednesday April 27th, 1932 HARRY COLLINS and HIS BAND Dancers, 750 Spectators, 35c Ladies Free consideration to the arguments above referred to, but have giv en painstaking attention to and have studied the entire record of the proceedings ami evidence given during the trial of said Thomas J. Mooney, held before the superior court of the state of California in and for the city and county of San Francisco which resulted in his conviction of the charge specified in tho indictment upon which he was tried, as well as of all of the proceedings occurring upon hid appeal to the supreme court of the state of California from said judgment of conviction. "Din ing said period we have also carefully examined, read and studied the records in other criminal cases arising out of the preparedness parade dynamiting outrage in which 10 human be ings were killed and between 40 and 50 injured. "We have also examined and read and given consideration to all of the proceedings occurring before the justices of the su preme court of the state of Cali fornia upon the application of Warren K. Billings for a recom mendation by them of a pardon, which application was referred to said court because or" the cir cumstance that Billings had twice been convicted of the com mission of a felony. Says Minds Open. "In this connection I believe it proper to state that we ap proached the hearing of said ap plication and undertook the la bor necessarily involved in its consideration with open minds, in a spirit of absolute fairness, and without any bias or preju dice of any kind against Thomas J. Mooney. "At my request, and with my co-operation. Justice Matt I. Sul lican has prepared a statement consisting of approximately 125 pages of typewritten matter, which is herewith made a part of this record in which is set forth the principal facts, mate rial to the application, disclosed by our investigations. These facts, taken in conjunction with all of the other matters above mentioned given consideration by us, have convinced us that Thomas J. Mooney was guilty of the offense charged against him; that he was justly con victed by the jury by whom he was tried; and that the appli cation made on his behalf for a pardon should be denied. Reasons for Denial. "For the purposes of the rec ord and for the information of those who are interested in this application, it may be well to state that the case of Thomas J. Mooney has been presented to the supreme court of this state upon four occasions, and upon one occasion to the supreme court of th el'nited States, on petition for writ of certiorari to review the judgment of the su preme court; and that three of my predecessors. Governor Wil liam D. Stephens, Governor Friend W. Richardson, and Gov ernor C. C. Young, to each of whom an application was made by Thomas J. Mooney for a par don, denied such application. "Fdr the reasons indicated, the application of Thomas J. Mooney for a pardon is hereby denied. "In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the great seal of the state of California to be affixed this twenty-first day of April, 19J2. "(Signed) JAMES ROLPH. JR. "Governor of California. "Attest: (Signed) "FRANK C. JORDAN. "Secretary of State." TWO CITIES QUELL RIOTERS Philadelphia. Hundreds of un employed marchers were routed, twenty persons were injured and twenty-four others arrested as po lice broke up parades which the au thorities said were planned "to mass thousands of radicals for r march on city hall." Superintendent of Po lice Mills character!: eu the disturb ance as "a communist plot." New York. Heads were cracked and bodies were bruised at city hall vlicn communists battled with police below the windows of Mayor Walker in an unemployment demonstration. Three persons were injured enough to need hospital treatment and five more were arrested as a crowd var iously estimated at 2,000 to 4,000 attempted to break thru a cordon of mounted and foot police to carry a petition for relief to the mayor. FOR SALE . Holstein . bull. 7 months old. F. W. EngelHemier, Murray phone 2911. a25-2sw Closes the Door on Any Effort at Debt Extension Senator Harrison Supports the Con tention That Foreign Debts Must Be Paid. Washington. Democratic opposi tion to extension of further debt relief for Europe was expressed by Senator Harrison of Mississippi, ranking minority member (if the fi nance committee. His declaration, coupled with republican statements of Tuesday, appeared to close the door to any American move for ex tension of the one year moratorium hinted at by Great Britain in ignor ing the debt payments for next year in her new budget. "This government should do noth ing," said Harrison in a formal state ment, "th,at might give the slight est encouragement to an extension of the debt moratorium. Any plan of this kind would not be passed thru congress, and any representative of this government who initiates such a movement or presumes that such a plan can be concluded in my opin ion would be rebuked by the Amer ican people." Apparently taking cognizance of the threat of Europe not to pay her debts next year, Harrison asserted the American budget would be bal anced by 1934 regardless. "Whether the congress adopts the provision of the house bill or the treasury recommendations," he said, "a balanced budget is provided for the fiscal year of 1933. The esti mated receipts include payments by foreign governments for interest and principal payments in the amount of 270 million dollars. Under all the estimates, assuming that conditions i remain as they are, we will, either under the provisions of the house bill or the treasury recommendations reahztr a surplus in the fiscal year 1934 of between 300 and 400 mil lion dollars. The more economies provided by the present congress in government administration, the greater will be the surplus in 1933 and 1934. "The only reason given by the treasury department for providing such a heavy increase in taxes, and thereby creating a surplus of be tween 300 and 400 million dollars for the fiscal year 1934, was to make proper provision for the sinking fund requirements so that the public debt might be retired. Certainly ihe re "uction of the public debt could be delayed for one year without affeet- ng the government's credit." State Journal. Lowered Taxes . Held Essential to Trade Rise Advertisers Assured at Capital that Worse Slumps Passed See a Bright Future Ahead. Washington, April 10. A pita for reduced governmental expenses and owered taxes was made by Mr. John Stewart Bryan, president and pub lisher of the Richmond News-Leader, efore the American Association of Advertising Agencies in session here or the 150th annual convention. He declared that times of far- reaching depression give every man, who wants a fair deal, a chance to step to consider how much of his aily labor he will permit govern ment to expend for governmental urposcs. American business, he said, has weathered worse storms than the present one. Following the 1S73 crash the national wealth had almost oubled the 1S70 figure by 18S0. Again, in the decade of the panics of 893 and 1S96. exports increased by 500,000.000 and national bank re ceipts increased $40,000,000. Business will improve when busi css men get out and re-establish markets now temporarily closed. Dr. Paul H. Nystrom. of the School of Marketing, Columbia University, New York, told delegates. The time for effort i;i now, he de clared, for advertising and for ener getic selling. This is no time for quit ting, he said. Serious thinking and planning were never more essential. The most hopeful aspect of the pres- r.t "storm" is the small but increas ing number of business concerns as suming responsibilities for carrying on and using intelligence to discover ways for doing so. When other orga nizations join them, business will im prove, in his opinion. Referring to unemployment he said that, "charities, doles, chests and block-aids are hopeless as remedies for economic depression. What is needed Is production, distribution and business. Exchange of products and services must be re-established. In times past men with visions pushed railroads across deserts, built settle ments and opened markets for ser vices where none had previously ex isted." Dr. Nystrom believed that con stant changes going on in consumer's requirements, based on their chang ing needs as well as changes in taste required the manufacturers' as well as the distributors' closest attention. House is to Get Economy Bill by Early Next Week Fiosrrams of the Committee and President Hoover Will Both Be Included. Washington. A general govern ment cost-slashing compromise and controversy probably will be submit ted to the house next week by its special economy committee. After nearly two month.3 work, the com mittee nearcd the end of its gigantic task. An tentatively agreed upon to date, the measure is a composite of President Hoover's expenditure-cut ting piogram and the divergent pro posahs of the committee. It still in cluded the lattcr's proposition of consolidating the war and navy de partments and Chairman McDuffie'. plan for trimming the salaries ot federal employes by 11 percent, at tor exempting $1,000. Both propos als are opposed by the administra ion. The committee plans to take a final vote on the bill Monday and subnit it to the house two days later as a rider to be attached to the an nual appropriation bill for the leg islative branch of the government. Chairman McDuffie still expects th- bill to cut the budget costs for the fiscal year 1933 by about $200,000, 000. The committee became involved in another controversy behind closed doors over whether to give President Hoover broad authority to reorgan ize the federal structure. It struck from the chief executives progiam two important proposals that had been estimated to save about $12,- 000,000. It eliminated the Hoover proposal to suspend operation of gov ernment-owned shipping lines by the shipping board, beginning Jan. 1, and decided to abolish certain inner shipping board bureaus and cut dow n the revolving fund loan to effect sav ings aggregating 2,500,000 next year. Mr. Hoover's suggestion to sus pend for one year payments to the states amounting to about $S, 500, 000 for vocational training was stricken out. McDuffie iid the committee felt the states had not received suf ficient warning of the contemplated move and decided to make it pos sible for the federal government to gradually withdraw contributions beginning in 1934. By a vote of 4 to 3 the committee affirmed its previous decision to in clude the war and navy consolida tion proposal, McDuffie said. Its sponsor. Representative Byrns, ex pects the savings would be from $50,- 000,000 to $100,000,000 a year. McDuffie said he would ask for a special rule to permit the omnibus bill to go on the $20,000,000 legis lative supply bill which provides sal aries for members of congress. In addition, he said, republican mem bers of the committee would sponsor President Hoover's five day woik week and furlough without pay plan for federal employes to save about $G4.500,000 in a substitute amend ment for his 11 percent pay cut plan. State Journal. . JAPANESE ARREST RUSSIAN Tokyo. A dispatch to the Hen go news agency from Harbin. Man churia, said the Japanese army ofT cers had arrested the Russian sta tionniaster of the Chinese Kastern railway at Imienpo on a charge that he obstructed troop movement in co operation with Chinese insurgents. Russian authorities at Harbin de manded the stationmasler's release, the dispatch added. HOLD HEARING ON ESTATE From Friday's Dally This morning in the county court a hearing was had in the probating of the estate cf James M. Teegarden. deceased. Mre. J. M. Teegarden, wi dow. Attorney C. E. Tefft, H. A. Crozier, former business associate (of Mr. Teegarden and W. L. Hobson, all of Weeping Water, were here to attend the hearing. FOR SAXE Roan Shorthorn bull. Ernest Hild. Mynard, Nebr. a25-2sw Griswbld's Campaign Cost Nearly $5,00 Wherry's Statement Shows $1,141 Omaha Club Helped Gov ernor Bryan. Dwight Grlswold, republican nort inee for governor, filed a statemet with the secretary of state showin expenditure of $4,336.79 in the pr mary campaign. His defeated oppor ent, ' Kenneth S. Wherry, certifie that he spent $1,149.25. T. S. Allen' statement of expenditures for Goi ernor Bryan, democratic nomine' filed in Lancaster county, showed a expenditure of $2.G&9. This ha been followed by a filed t-tatemen of Omaha Bryan-for-governor clu showing expenditures in Dough: county by that club of $C2S.75. Griswold's funds, according t his statement were tpent by himself the items showing that he turno nearly all of the money over to hi campaign manager. I. D. Beynon d Lir.cola to spend for salary, incideri tab;, postage and miscellaneous puj til J poses. The statement shows $4 00 was paid to the Omaha pot master for postage, $570.75 to Ut Nebraska Press association for a vertisi rig. $107 to the Clafiin Print ing company for advertising matte) Mr. Wherry's statement shoW thu he spent $1,149.25 for sign! $230.34 for printing, and $239.4 for headquarters and other expense at the Liiidell hotel in Lincoln. Frank Myers cf Omaha, defeate republican candidate for governo certifies that he spent $25. Walter II. Jurgensen of Lincoli democratic nominee for lieutenar governor, certifies spending $111 His defeated rival, Henry F. Sclier man of Falls Cit.y confessing hai ng spent $10, the legal filing fee. Anton J. Tusa of Omaha, pres: dent of a Dryan for governor clut eports the receipt of $660 and th expenditure of $028.75. Of th mount received $335 was given t he club by T. S. Allen, chairma cf the democratic state commitU and chairman of the Bryan commit toe. A. M. Moriissey, attorney fc Mate bank receivership, Lee Here man. state insurance commissione ! j and M. L. Endres, state sheriff, eac contributed $25 to this club. M Tusa himself gave $50. LOCAL NEWS From Thursday's Daily Mrs. Belle Stoner of Glenwooe who was here for the past two day visiting with the relatives in th: city, has returned to the Iowa cit to resume her position at the low state institute. Isaac Dye and son, Loy, of nea Union were in the city today for few hours attending to some mat ters of business. From Saturday's Dally E. I Marshall of Weeping Wate was here today to look after som matters of business at the coui house. Mrs. Roy Bretse, of Red Oak, Iowi is in the city nursing her sister, Mn M. S. Kerr, relieving Mrs. Edn Evans, who has been In attendanc for several weeks. II. Floyd Stone, now superintend cnt cf schools at Stromsburg, N brasha, was in the city for a sho time today to. visit with friends his boyhood days and relatives. APRIL BLIZZARD IN CANADA Calgary.- Winter, shoved alon by fierce winds that drove snow int huge drifts, chased the balmy weatl er out of Alberta. Nearly every sei tion of the province felt its icy grl as Fiiow was piled three feet de on country roads and city street Telephone and telegraph wires wel torn down by the thirty mil a hour wind, motor and railway traff halted by snow and many autom biles marooned in the drifts. Fa mers reported much suffering amor livestock roaming the open range Heavy losses were feared unless tl blizzard abated. FALLS DEAD AT THROTTLE Sarnia, Ontario. Alex Bond, sJ nia engineer on a Chicago to Moj treal Grand Trunk passenger tral died Thursday with his hand on tj throttle as his train speeded six miles an hour. Samuel Falcon also of Sarnia, an engineer, actif as fireman on the run, saw Boi slump In his seat in the cab, tot liiu iuiuiic suu oiuyjiea ine ira without peril to passenger. Journal Want-Ads eon niu few cents and get real results I