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PLATTSMOUTH
SEMI
WEEKLY JOURNAL
MONDAY. JULY 15, 1332.
FOR
Farm Loans
AND
Farm
nsurance
SEE
Each County
Must be Consid
ered Separate
Attorney General Sorensen Upsets
Plans of Board by Opin
ion as to Law.
Searl S. Davis
Plattsmouth - Nebraska
AUXILIARY HOLDS MEETING
The American Legion Auxiliary
held a very pleasant meeting at the
Legion building on Friday afternoon
an ! which was quite largely attend
ed by the membership.
The members voted to donate to
the award to be made to the local
student at the C. M. T. C. this year,
who, in the judgment of the camp
officers is the most proficient in his
work.
The state convention at Norfolk
to be held in August was discussed
and the Auxiliary named as the dele
gates Mrs. Don Seiver, unit president
and Mrs. Fay McClintock.
As the afternoon was drawing to
a close the hostesses, Mrs. W. T.
Melbern, Mrs. Don Seiver, Mrs. James
Mauzy, Mrs. C. A. Rosencrans. Mrs.
Carl Kopischka, served very dainty
and delicious refreshments.
ATTEND RED CROSS MEET
This afternoon Judge A. II. Dux
bury, chairman of the home service
section of the Red Cross, Mrs. C. A.
Rosencrans, local secretary. nd W.
M. Barclay, director of the associated
charities, were at Murdock. The
Plattsmouth delegation were in at
tendance at the conference of the
Cass County Chapter of the Amer
ican Red Cross. The conference is to
discuss plans for the relief of the
various communities for the coming
winter. The Red Cross is to request
a second car of flour to be used in
the relief of the needy in the Cass
county communities. Other plans
wiil be discussed and Mr. Barclay,
who so efficiently served in handling
the Plattsmouth situation last win
ter, will give the conference the
benefit of his experiences in hand
ling the work so as to serve the
greatest number of needy.
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Attorney General Sorensen, in an
opinion asked for by the state board
oi equalization, throws a monkey
wrench into that body's plan for a
straight assessment reduction of all
counties. Reports received by the
board show that counties have re
duced assessed valuations all the way
from nothing at all to 33 percent. It
had decided informally to simplify
the situation by striking an average
and letting all of the counties bene
fit thereby. Mr. Sorensen says that
each case must be considered indi
vidually. Reminded that the board
had only until Aug. 2 to fix its levy
and equalize the assessments, Sor
ensen aserted a man could investi
gate each county's situation if put
to work at once. Sorensen declined
to say whether he would file another
suit should the board disregard his
advice on this matter.
Before learning of Sorensen's rul-
ng. State Tax commissioner w. ii.
Smith asserted that counties which
had made no assessment reductions
as well as those which had would
benefit under the general cut to be
ordered by the board. He could make
no estimate cf the average reduc
tion planned.
Smith estimated " that because of
assessment reductions, the general
levy this year probably would bo
about 2 1-2 mills, against 1.93 mills
a year ago, altho the amount of
money to be raised will be about
$400,000 less. Secretary of State
Frank Marsh, another board mem-1
ber, thought the figure might be
even higher.
A tabulation of eighty-eight coun
ties, not including Lancaster and
Douglas, shows a decrease of $392,-
02,000 in assessments. Smith esti
mated the total decrease would be
around half a billion dollars.
Thus the state's total assessed
valuation would be about 2-i billion
dollars. A tabulation of the value
of property owned by the state of
Ifjbraska alone, completed recently
by the state assessor's office, totaled
nearly a billion dollars. This In
cluded the capitol, state institutions
and highways.
The amount of money to be raised
by taxation will be about $5,500,000.
Last year this sum was increased
by $400,000 for emergency appro
priations. In this tabulation for eighty-eight
counties listed: Lands, $1,314,198,-
000 against $1,5S3,000.000 in 1932;
lots, $22,62S,000 against $2C2.439.
000; personal, $230,3G0.000 against
$313,229,000.
Six county reports checked by the
commission's office: Richardson coun
ty, $30,614,000 in 1932, against
$41,136,000 in 1931; Rock, $5,
720.000; Lincoln, $23,604,920,
against $28,084,530; Merrick, $19,-
861,000. against $23.757000; Paw
nee, $19,446,000, against $23,157,
000; Pierce, $26,638,000, against
$30,459,000.
CITY PLACES SIGNS
The city council at one of their
recent sessions ordered the placing
of signs at Seventh and Vine and
Seventh and Pearl streets, directing
truck travel via Sixth street, the
signs now being in place. The re
sult of the placing of the signs has
been that a great deal of the traffic
is now going via Sixth street, altho
an occasional trucker doe3 not see
or heed the signs and goes on over
the Seventh street paving. The
trucking late at night and early in
the morning was very annoying to
the residents along the street, as well
as the trucks causing some disturb-!
ances with the services at the First
Methodist church, located at Seventh
and Main streets.
A
Score Diversion
of County Road
Money in Omaha
Highway Groups Fear That Raid
on the Fund Would Bring
Lower Gas Tax.
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Louisville
Family Holds a
Fine Reunion
Jackman Eelatives Gather From
Many Sections to Visit with
Sev. Everett Jackman.
ELMWC0D MAN INJURED
CONTINUES POORLY
Mrs. George Schantz, Sr., one of
the old time residents of the city
i3 quite poorly at the family home
in the south part of the city. She
has been in poor health for the past
six years and has been confined to
her bed a great deal of the time in
tnat period. Mrs. Schantz will be
eighty-three on July 28th and it i3
hoped will be better by that time and
able to enjoy the occasion. Mr.
Schantz, who is also well advanced
in years is kept busy In looking after
the care of the wife.
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Xebraska good roads advocates
are apprehensive about the attempt
that i3 being made in Dougla3 coun
ty to divert gasoline tax and motor
vehicle license revenue into the gen
eral fund. They predict that if
Douglas county is successful in do
ing this, other counties will follow
and the result will be to paralyze
the farm to market program adopt
ed by the state several years ago
when counties were given portions
of the gas tax and auto license fees.
The rituation in Douglas county
is an outgrowth of the decision of
District Judge Hastings, who upheld
the county board's action in trans
ferring money from the inheritance
tr.x fund to the general fund. Coun
ty officials have seized upon the de
cision in the inheritance tax case as
giving them authority to divert gas
oline tax and motor vehicle license
funds into miscellaneous channels
The purpose of transferring the
gasoline tax and auto license money
to the general fund, according to
rJouglas county commissioners, i3 to
eliminate a direct tax on property.
The officials state that there is a
surplus in the gasoline tax fund that
is not needed at present for road
construction and maintenance, so
the money may as well be used to
pay for other county activities.
Douglas county gets about $250,-
000 a year from the state as it3 share
of the monthly gasoline tax distri
bution and also realizes $270,000 a
year from its 70 percent split with
the state on motor vehicle license
fees.
Good roads advocates-' point out
that if counties begin to divert 'he
road fund money, oil companies who
are attempting to reduce the gas tax
from four cants a gallon back to two
cents will be furnished with an ex
cellent argument for the change. It
has been established in other cases
that the state cannot exact fees for
a specific purpose and then turn
around and use the money for some
thing else. Good roads advocates
fear that oil companies will not wait
for legislative action on the matter,
but may appeal to the courts if
counties begin to divert the ga3 tax
money.
Tuesday afternoon Henry Uorn-
emeier was helping put up hay at
the Otto Stege farm east of Klmwood.
Hay was being put up with a cable
hay stacker, and a fork full of hay
was being unloaded when one of the
pcles broke. Henry was on the rack
which was ladcd with hay. It is
supposed that the pole struck him a
glancing blow on the face and shoul
ders, the team became frightened
and ran away, making a turn in cir
cle and Henry slid off the rack. The
team continued to run for about a
half mile out into the field and Henry
gave chase on foot and had covered
the distance to th eteam and rack
which had upset. He was brought to
his home by Otto Stego and then
to Elmwood by his wife where he re
ceived medical attention. One ride
of his face and one shoulder was
badly bruised and Lis upper lip bad
ly cut. After medical attention
Henry is getting along very nicely.
SECURES DIVORCE
Mrs. Jennie E. Mcffett, 4513 Wal
nut street, Omaha, was granted a
decree of divorce at Omaha Friday,
from Robert B. Moffet, the charge
being the excessive use of liquor by
the husband, which she alleged
caused him to abuse her and to re
fuse to work. The parties were mar
ried in Iowa thirty-four years age.
the plaintiff testified.
The Moffett family were residents
here for a number of years, Mr. Mof
fet being engaged as a clerk in sev
eral of the local grocry stores, later
the family removing to Omaha.
The coming of Rev. Everett Jack
man, of Athol, Massachusetts, to
preach in the M. E. church in his
old home town brought many friends
and relatives together and the
church was filled to capacity last
Su inlay.
Rev. Jackman had a wonderful
message for his friends and everyone
also enjoyed his personal remarks.
Ha has the friendly, pleasing man
ner of the family and his delivery
is splendid and his earnestness un
questioned. He is the eldest son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. C. Jackman, now of Lincoln
but for a good many years of Louis
ville where the elder children were
born. He finishud his education in
p. theological college in Massachu
setts and received a flattering call
to preach there so that his ministry
has been far from here. His wife
is a Nebraska girl. Holdrege being
her home town and they will also
visit there. Mr.-. Jackman and their
four beautiful children, two girls
and two boys, are with him and the
friends here were pleased to meet
them.
The second boy of the Jackman
family, Willard, has been superin
tendent of schools at Wakefield for a
number of years and he is now mov
ing to Rock Rapids, Iowa, to be in
charge of the schools there. They
have two little daughters. Resides
these two sons and their families
and their parents, others present
upon this occasion were a son-in-law
and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Prunkow and daughter who farm
near Lincoln; Mr. and Mrs. A. La
Mott Wood and son and daughter,
c,f Omaha, Mr. and Mrs. Hans
Franke, son, Jimmie and daughter,
Joan, of Cedar Creek, W. A. Wood.
Mrs. H. 13. Koop and daughter, Dor
othea, Rev. and Mrs. Murphree and
two children and Mr. and Mrs. A. A.
Jackman and family of Louisville.
Mrs. A. A. Jackman was in charge
iof the arrangements for serving a
p:c:nc dinner in the basement of the
church which was a pleasant affair
and much enjoyed by the family. A
number of their friends dropped in
to pay their respects to Rev. Jack
man ard to the visting members of
the family. Louisville Courier.
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Relief Measure
Publicity on Loans Is Cause of Im
passe in Congress Cite Loan
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SUFFERING FROM ILLNESS
Ralph It. Larson, cashier of the
Bank of Commerce at Louisville, is
at the U. S. Veterans' hospital at
Lincoln for treatment and observa
tion. Mr. Larson has not been in the
best of health for some -time and
it was thought best to have the
patient taken to the hospital for ob
servation. He suffered a great deal
from ulcers of tBe stomach a num
ber of years ago and which at the
time required a long course of treat
ment. Mr. Larson is a son of Mrs.
L. G. Larson of this city and was
born and reared In this city where
he has a very large circle of friend3,
who join in the wish that he may re
ceive the greatest of benefit from the
treatments and be able to resume his
usual business activities.
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QUEEN ESTHERS MEET
The Queen Esthers of the Meth
odist church were most pleasantly
entertained on Thursday evening at
the home of Mrs. Bernard Meisinger,
west of Mynard. The lesson of the
evening was led by Miss Gladys
Bushneli. while the scripture was
given by Miss Germaine Mason. Fol
lowing the short business session
the social period was enjoyed and
followed by the serving of very much
appreciated refreshments by the hos
tess. The members of the party as
sembled at the home of their teach
er, Mrs. C. C. Wescott anil were
taken in cars to the Meisinger farm
home.
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The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society of the Methodist church held
a very interesting session Wedncs
day afternoon at the church parlors.
The devotions of the afternoon were
ed by Mrs. R. B. Hayes and the les-
on by Mrs. William I. Ilowland.
One of the chief r.iatter3 of the
day was the selection of the officers
for the ensuing year, the following
being named:
President Miss Erma De.Hart.
Vice-President Miss Margaret
Mapes.
Secretary Mrs. Frank Barkus.
Treasurer and (. orrespondmg sec
rotary Mrs. R. R. Hayes.
The ladies also spent some time in
the review of the program for the
coining year which is one that prom
ises a great deal of interest for the
im-mbe rf hip of the organization.
Mrs. Harry White was the hostess
of the atterioon.
ENJOY FINE OUTING
The members of the sodality c:
the Holy Rotary church helH a very
pleasant outing Thursday afternoon
and early evening at the pasture on
the Scott farm, east of the pump
house. This is very attractive, shady
and with a fine greensward that
made an ideal setting. The youn
latTi'S enjoyed a game of baseball as
well as other games for some time
and then the baskets of good things
were produced and from which was
prepared a wonderful picnic supper.
All of the members enjoyed the occa
sion to the utmost and look forward
with pleasure to many more such de
lightful gatherings.
Washington, July 14. A new con
troversy between President Hoover's
republican forces in congress and
democratic house members under
Speaker Garner today brought the
new $2,322,000,000 relief bill to an
other halt.
Conferees seeking to reconcile the
diverg3nt features of the senate and
house bills came to an impasse over
the provision concerning publicity
c? loans made by the Reconstruction
Finance corporation.
Roth houses backed up their rep
i cscntatives, and the inability to
agree means a further conference to
morrow, with final congressional ap-
provel of the relief bill still deferred.
The senate bill provides for pub
licity only for loans made under the
new emergency relief act. House
democrats under the urging o Speak
er Garner, however, and over vigor
ous republican protest, voted into its
bill publicity not only for loans uri"
der the new act, butf or all loans
hereafter made xinder the original
Reconstruction Finance corporation
act.
Cite Loans to Dawes' Bank.
Charges of playing politics have
nrronnmipd flip fitrhf nvor the tmh-
licity provision. The democrats, it
is said, profess fear lest loans be
made to republican campaign con
tributors. The recent loan to Charles
G. Dawes' Central Republic Bank
and Trust company, made only a few
days after General Dawes retire
ment from the presidency of the fi
nance corporation. ha3 figured prom
inently in the democratic arguments
in favor of full publicity for all
loans.
In refusing to accede to the house
democrats demands for publicity.
the senate became the scene of a
brisk debate. Senator Connally
(dem., Tex.), who nominated Spea:-
er Garner for the presidency at the
recent Chicago convention, criticized
what he called President Hoover's
back stairs methods of attempting to
dictate to congress:
Senate conferees had previously
offered to retire from the original
senate position. They agreed to have
publicity for all loans expect loans
to banks. The house conferees re
fused to yield.
On other features of the bill the
conferees were reported to be in
agreement. House conferees vcro
described as ready to accept the sen
ate amendment permitting federai
reserve banks to loan to individual.',
and the senate provision prohibit
ing loans to banks. For their part,
senate conferees had agreed to ac
cept a house provision authorizing
bjt not appropriating for seven mil
I'oi dollar.- worth of construction
work at various miltary air field.-.
P.ut on the publicity clause the
conferees could not get together, liy
a vote of 172 to ISO the house dem
ocrats upheld their conference repre
sent it ives.
Clash on Home Loan Bill.
Late tonight a second important
bill went the way of the relief bill
to a disagreement in conference com
mittee that will require action by the
two houses tomorrow.
This was the home loan bank bill
with its rider, the Glass bill provid
ing lor a billion dollar inflation of
the currency. The senate conferees
recelcd on the senate amendment
limiting the projected home loan sys
tem to four banks, and the system
of eight to 12 banks was thereby re
stored. Rut on the inflation amend
ment difficulty arose.
Senate conferees insisted on the
Glass amendment giving the circu
lation privilege to government bonds
bearing 5 per cent or less. The
house members held out for the
Goldsborough bill, for which tfco
Glass bill was originally designed
as a senate substitute. Already pass
ed by the house, the Golduorough
bill would commit the federr.1 re-
rervc system to use its re-discount and
open market purchasing powers to
restore the dollar to its 1D2G level.
World-Herald.
raSUEES DOCTOR HIS PLACE
New York. Mayor Walker has
appointed his friend and personal
physician. Dr. William Schroedor,
jr., to a long term ts a commission
er of sanitation which will keep 1-im
on the city payroll until July 1,
1S3S. The term which Dr. Fchroeder.
chairman cf the commission origin
ally held expires July y, 193.1.
t the same time the mayor ap
pointed Leonard C. Smith, engineer
ing member of the commission to
ho term Dr. Schroedcr vacated.
Thcra was no forma! announcement
at the city hall nor would anybody
n the mayor's office discuss political
speculation that the shifting might
have been done to insure Dr. Schroe
der's retention in the city's servlro
in the event the mayor should be re
moved on the charges pending
against him.
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IOWA PEOPLE WEDDED
From Saturday's Dally
This morning Rev. O. G. Wich-
mann was called upon to join in wed
lock Miss Lenora C. Fenimore of
Des Moines and John II. Schoenen-
berger, of Winterset, Iowa, and also
Miss Lillian M. weyrancn or Iowa
Falls, Iowa, and Curtis M. Hartsook,
of Winterset. The young people mo
tored to this city from Winterset and
after the wedding the party returned
to their homes. Mr. Schoenenbergcr
is engaged in the barber business at
Winterset.
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