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MONDAY, JANUARY 16, PAGE F0T7B PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL H-M I I I I I i'M-M-l-fr GREENWOOD John J. Mefford was in Louisville last Thursday, where he attended the funeral of the late Mrs. G. W. May field. Mrs. P. L. Hall has been quite ill for a number of days, but was feeling somewhat improved the latter part of the week. D. S. Rogers and family moved last week to the John Ballenger place and are now located for the remainder of the winter. Mrs. Wallace Borden and the fam ily moved last week to Waverly, at which phue they will make their home in the future. Mrs. Blanche Bright moved last week to the Mrs. Jane Coleman place, where she is now nicely located for the remainder of the winter. Ray Fredrichs was a visitor in Omaha on last Thursday and on his return home drive via Murray, where he had some business matters to look after. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Etheredge went to Lincoln one day last week to attend the installation ceremonies of the three Rebekah assemblies of Lincoln. Havelock and Bethany, and where they enjoyed all sessions. Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Etheredge were enjoying a visit on last Sunday from Mr. and Mrs. George Bobbitt, of Lincoln. The occasion was a very pleasant one as the ladies are cousins and enjoyed getting together to talk over old times. Two children of Ross Casey and wife have been very sick, one a boy of 3 or 4, while the other is a baby, some S months of age. The lad had pneumonia, and while he is reported as scmie better, is still very sick, and the baby is also in a critical condi tion. Charles Helmers, of Lincoln, was a visitor for a few days last week at the homes of his sisters, Mrs. Arthur An derson and Mrs. Rudolph Stein, as well as renewing acquaintance with many of his former friends here. Mr. Helmers has been residing in Lincoln for the past thirteen years, but prev ious to that time spent his entire life here. While Jacob Witt has a home of his own in the corporate limits of the town of Greenwood, he recently rent ed a place outside of town and has moved there, not that it was less ex pensive to live in a rented place than in his own, but because some have ob jected to him living in town and at the same time having a position in the country. Mr. Witt is road overseer for a certain district and he is requir ed to reside within the district where he works. the first of the week, when it was taken on to the home of the dealer. Town Team Wins Game he Greenwood town team of bas ketball players went over to Ashland last Tuesday evening, where they en- srasred in a game with the Ashland town team, winning by a score of 28 to 20. Lee Knolle. the Greenwood coach, was the outstanding player on his team, being responsible for 12 of their points. Ilerold and Barger, of Ashland, made 6 points each. The Greenwood team is open for engagements with town teams in this part of the state and a date may be arranged by addressing Ramon New- kirk, at Greenwood. I. 0. 0. F, Installs Officers On last Monday evening, at their hall in Greenwood, the local I. O. O. F. lodge held installation of the new officers recently elected. Deputy Grand Master Charles Palmer, of Plattsmouth, accompanied by the de gree team of that place, composed of George Hall, Harry Kruger, T. E. Olson and son Harold and F. H. Mumm, had charge of the installation ceremonies. Following the ceremony, some fine eats were provided and a general good time had by all. The officers to be inducted into their respective offices were: Glenn Peters, X. G.; Earl Hart sock. V. G.; George Bucknell, secre tary; Harry Hughes, treasurer; Phil Buskirk, warden; Leo Peters, con ductor; Fred Etherege, chaplain; Ben Howard, R. S. to N. G.; Joe Kyles, L. S. to N. G. Clyde Newkirk, R. S. to V. G.: James Strahan, L. S. to V. G.; Ed Brunkow, R. S. S.; John Arm strong. L. S. S.; Lee Walradt. inner guard; Sophus Petersen, outer guard. Requisition for Red Cross Sup plies Approved Additional Shipments to Arrive Dar ing February and March 500 Members Now Enrolled NEW YORK BALLOT FRAUDS Greenwood and Murray Schools are Active The Journal is in receipt of infor mation from the office of C. Augusta Rohb, chairman of the Cass County Chapter, American Red Cross, at Union, to the effect that applications of the Cass County Chapter for an other carload of flour, 2,400 yards of cotton material, outing, prints and shirting, 3G dozen women's and child ren's sweaters and 153 dozen ready made garments have been approved. The materials requisitioned will be received the latter part of this month and during February and March. The distribution of flour will be taken care of as in the past, through A. H. Duxbury, chairman, and ship ment made to Plattsmouth. This will make the third car of flour to be re ceived for distribution in Cass coun ty, made from wheat in possession of the Federal Farm Board. The garments and cloth will also be handled as have been previous shipments, through Mrs. Lottie Rosen crans. chairman of the Garment com mittee for Cass county, delivered at Plattsmouth. Branches will be notified by these chairmen of the arrival of flour and garments. Membership Reaches 500 Miss Robb also advises that the roll call to date has reached the 500 murk. Anyone wishing to enroll can still do so, as more members are needed in every branch of the Cass County Chapter. New York. Seven Manhattan election officials were indicted by federal errand juries investigating charges of election frauds. At the same time federal investigators re ported an examination of voting ma- cnines in seven election districts in the fourth assembly district showed the reported vote for democratic can didates was boosted as much as 100 apiece by adding to their actual to tals votes cast for minor party candi dates. The January grand jury in dicted Nathan Silver, democratic chairman of the board of elections in the Fifth district of the Fourth as sembly district. A bench warrant for his arrest was issued. Of the other six men indicted, three were republican election officers and three democrats. All are charged with conspiracy to falsity election returns, a charge carrying a penalty of not more than ten years' imprisonment. Vote Contest is Dismissed by . the House State Senate Concurs in Rimetalism ; Legislators Hurry Work, Ad journ for Week-end. Trophy for Champion Trojans Set Minimum Prices for Wheat, Hogs, Butterfat Allotment Bill Is Approved by the House by 203-150 Vote; Rice and Peanuts Included. SKETCH OF MRS. SARAH E. YOUNG Sarah Eliza Law was born in Ham den, Delaware county. New York. February 10, 1S48, and grew to womanhood and received her educa- m . . ition there. In 1S67 she united with Despite Buildings Suffering from the Methodist church and had since xiic, un vvuik ui j.ccti.g Ilived a Christian and unriirlit Iff- Is Carried On. Attended Funerals at Louisville Fred W. Etheredge and wife and Rev. W. E. Goings were in Louisville last Wednesday, where they attended the funeral of their friend, Miles X. Drake. The following day they went back to attend the funeral of the late Mrs. George W. Mayfield, a Cass coun ty pioneer resident, who dierl Tuesday at the age of 97 at the Masonic Home in Plattsmouth, where she had resid ed for five or six years. Rev. Goings had charge of the funeral of Mrs. Mayfield, who had been a member of the Christian church at Louisville for many years, and whose husband, the late G. W. Mayfield was a minister of that denomination as well as a pioneer newspaper publisher. Many Busy at School Many of the people of Greenwood are finding employment at the school building as the work of placing it in condition for the holding of school again is being pushed along at a rapid rate. The carpenter work is about all done and part of the paint ing. A force of men were giving at tention to the walls which had been blackened by smoke and in some places damage by water made re plastering necessary. One room was very little damaged, but as the heat ing plant was out of commission this room could not be used. The Chris tian church building and the old school house are being used to carry on school activities while repairs are being made to the school house. Goes to Sleep Driving A Chevrolet dealer from out in the western part of the state, while driv ing a new car of that make from Omaha en route to his home town, fell asleep at the wheel while near the home of John Lambert and the car went into the ditch, turning over. The car was badly damaged and the driver seriously injured, sustaining a The communities of Murray and Greenwood which suffered from fire in their school buildings, are oper ating the schools as usual. The work of taking up emergency quarters was carried on in fine shape by the school boards and teachers, Miss Alpna Peterson, county superintendent, re ports. Murray was the greatest sufferer as the school building there was com pletely destroyed by the fire that broke out a few days before Christ mas. The destruction of the build ing has made necessary the placing of a part of the school pupils in the Presbpterian church building and others cared for in the library build ing. This has proven very satisfac tory and the schools have operated on the regular schedule. So far there has been no plans for the immediate rebuilding of the school building. The Greenwood schools are being taught in one of the church build ings that formerly was used for school purposes. The necessity of using these temporary school rooms will not be for long as the school building which was badly smoked up is being renovated and redecor ated and it is expected that the next week will see the school back in the old home. BANNING CHARGES TAX BILL 'STOLEN She came west in 1SG9 and located at Plattsmouth where she reviewed her studies as a teacher in the schools and was one of the first teachers in the locality where Murray now stands and where she had since made her home. On February 14, 1870. I she was united in marriage to Fran cis M. Young, who preceded his wife in death at Omaha on July 1st, 1912. Mr. and Mrs. Young in later life had united with the Presbyterian church at Murray and were workers in the church until their deaths. Mrs. Young had for the past eight years resided at the Soldiers' and Sailors Home at Milford, Nebraska, visiting the old home at Murray in the summer season for several months. Mrs. Young passed away Saturday evening. January 7th, at the Home at Milford. She is survived by one daughter. Mrs. Mable L. Cook of Omaha, one granddaughter, Mrs. Nita Kroll of Omaha, one grandson, Francis Cook, of Ashland, and one great-granddaughter. Betty Kroll of Omaha. Servicer, were held at 10 a. m. on Tuesday at the Home at Milford. conducted by Rev. Fowler and at 2 o'clock at the Young cemetery south of this city where interment was made. Washington, Jan. 12. Embarking on the greatest experiment in farm relief since the ill-fated equalization fee and export debenture plan, the house Thursday passed the $1,000, 000,000 domestic allotment bill. which is backed in principle by Pres ident-elect Roosevelt. The vote was 203 to 150. Voting for the bill were 139 dem ocrats, 63 republicans and 1 farmer laborite. Opposing it were 51 demo crats and 99 republicans. The Jones bill now goes to the senate where it faces a rocky road. President Hoover is expected to veto the bill if it reaches him. Expectation was general that if the measure does not become law at this session. President Roosevelt will recommend it to the incoming demo cratic congress. Fix Minimum Prices. Under the MIL minimum fair Lincoln Nebraska legislators hur ried through their work Friday and went home for the week-end. While the senate approved bimet alism, balked at a six-day legislative week, and concurred in house amend ments to a bill approving the "lame duck" amendment, the house dismiss ed an election contest and called it a day. Both branches will convene again at 2 p. m. Monday. The contest was for the seat of Representative William H. Meier (D. ) of Lincoln. Charges of secrecy and "railroading" were turned down by the house as it overrode the claims of John S. Bishop, a Lincoln repub lican, to the place. The official count gave Meier 12 more vote;; than Bishop. Only two "noes" mere heard when the senate voted to memorialize Con gress for a bimetalism program of ex pansion and silver coinage. Another resolution by Senator Crist Anderson (D. ) of Bristow to institute a six day working week for the senate was -quelched by members who called for less "talk" and more action. Discuss Machine. But the proposed use of the legis lature's $3S,000 electric voting ma chine, which never has been tried in actual session, started a discussion which lasted most of the time in the senate. Attorney General Paul Good reiter ated his opinion that use of the ma chine would be perfectly legal but the senators were timid. Senator Fred G. Hawxby (D. ) of Pawnee City voiced the popular apprehension: "We arc going to pass some important legislation in the next few weeks that probably will involve a change in our revenue system. We'd feel pretty cheap if the supreme court declared it illegal. Let's be on the safe side." So the whole question was refer red to a committee. bill to make the traveler pay the The "Jack Rissman Trophy," emblematic of the national football cham-' pionship, is here shown as it was presented to the University of Southern! California s undefeated Troians by the donor, Jack Rissman (right) at a farewell party to the 1932 grid squad at Los Angeles. At left is Uoward Jonea, Trojan coach, and accepting the trophy is Tay Brown. v captain of the triumphant team. Fraud Order Issued on the 'Drake Estate' fraud order barring from the mails any missives from those alleged to. for the state department has rece have been soliciting funds in this - thousands of requests for invest! I prices are nxea ior wneat, cotion, ,tates gasonne tRX was among tlioe ! country from victims who thought tion, action, verification, etc., Six Midwesterners, Including Three Iowans Are Named No Crim inal Prosecution. Washington, Jan. 11. After years of delay, the postoffice department today pricked the enormous shim mering bubble of the "Drake estate," when Solicitor Horace J. Donnelly of the postoffice department issued a Six midwestern, Including sock and Berry, were named in fraud order, together with La Ohmart, San Benito, Tex. Comm cations of these men were bal from the mails. In addition, 01 M. Hartzell, London, England, revealed as promoter of the fraud scheme, although the order not apply to him, Byword in Capital. The scheme is said to have nef its chief promoters more than 300,000, according to the depl ment. The postoffice department viouly had be (ti livable to take tion because of unwillingness those affected to testify. For many years the "Drake tate" has been a Washington byw hogs, tobacco peanuts. butterfat, rice and introduced in the senate. It would .they were entitled to share in the the department has issued a nuni raise the tax from 4 to six cents but The difference between the current exempt persons buying in their own ELMW00D HAS STIR excitement Lincoln, Jan. 11. Senator W. B. Banning of Union, veteran demo cratic legislator, Wednesday night .alert on the job. At that time he dis covered a light in the Green drug There was some real in town around two or three o'clock on Tuesday morning. Don Parish, night watchman is very vigilent and price at the farm and the "sale price would be obtained by taxes upon pro cessors of the commodities for dis tribution among the farmers who re duced production by 20 per cent. The secretary cf agriculture would determine the proportion of domestic consumption and distribute to the participating farmers cashable "ad justment certificates." Taxes on pro cessors would be collected by the treasury department. Opponents contended the plan would require an army of employes to administer, especially to police the farmers participating, would upset county from paying any tax. Would Fire Architects. Another new measure would put a stop work order on Nebraska's $10, 000,000 capitol by accepting it as it stands and discharging architects jder who are getting about $30,000 a year for putting finishing touches on the building. It became apparent, meantime, that a proposal to repeal the intang ible tax law probably would be the first matter before the house com jinittee on revenue and taxation. Nominations for members of the state game and normal boards were estate. j of statements describing the es rue action taken siiortly alter las a fake. Amos Hartsock, Laurens, la., and Oss Berry, Mitchell, S. D., testified at a hearing here before Donnelly. It is assumed their testimony had close relation with the issuance of the or- Ult ta"umu; pwMuuu submitted today by Governor C. W. modities involved, and would cost charged that Representative Frank J. Kiopping of Wayne, another dem ocrat, had "stolen" his tax bill and introduced it in the house. "I worked for two months on that bill and was getting final approval on its form trom the attorney general," said Ban ning, "and then Klopping gets a copy of it from the legislative' reference bureau and introduces it in the other house just to get publicity." Banning declared lie would intro duce his own measure in the senate in a few days after last-minute changes. The bill would levy a tax on the privilege of doing business and on sales. Representative Klopping said he had worked on a tax bill for months. DEMAND FOR RANSOM store. The light seemed to go on and off occasionally. This led him to be lieve that there were burglars in the store. He immediately notified cen tral who called Harry Green, Guy Miller, Chas. West and others and they hastened to the store to assist in capturing the burglars in case they should bo there. Harry Green drove up in the car and let the lights shine into the building. He un locked the door and all went in while Don watched on the outside. No traces were discovered. They looked all around and while they were still looking around the light went off. This created some excite ment and after investigation it was revealed that a light in the prescrip tion section of the store was turning on and off, presumably caused by the hard wind that was blowing. While there were no burglars all had a little excitement and while ready consumers over $1,000,000,000. Proponents countered the plan was workable and in effect would bring the farmers up to parity with others and most of the cost would be absorb ed by middlemen. Marketing Period. Going into effect 30 days after passage, the bill provides for an "initial marketing period." After this temporary period the machinery oi the bill would op3rate on the 1933 34 crop year. During the initial marketing per iod the "fair exchange" value-, would be 75 cents a bushel for wheat, 9 cents a pound for cotton, 75 cents a bushel for rice, 5 cents a pound for hogs, 3 cents a pound for peanuts and 26 cents a pound for butterfat. In Bryan to the senate and referred by it to committees. The nominees are Frank J. Mun day of Red Cloud, John F. Rohn of Fremont and Fred W. Anderson of Cozad fcr the normal board, and Dr. M. M. Sullivan of Spalding and J. B. Douglas of Tecumseh for the game commission. No Criminal Prosecution. The order does not entail criminal ecution. In addition, the postoffice and ; tlce departments have perenni: been sought to take action aga the promoters. These promoters h been particularly active in Nebraj South Dakota and Iowa. Journal Want-flCs cost on few cents and get real results Tells of Early Indians EARTH SHAKEN CONSTANTLY Mina, Nev. Reports that earth quakes are being felt almost con tinuously in the Camp Brucite area, east of here, were brouhgt to Mina by Eugene Callaghan of the United States geological survey. Cracks cov ering an area forty miles in length by ten miles in v, idth east of the the 1933-34 marketing year the fair Gabbs valley range have been studied nrice for hogs would be 6 cents a; and considerable plotting of the San Francisco. Mrs. B. F. Schle singer, mother of Lee Schlesinger and wife of a department store magnate, i ,0 fac3 tne culprits should there have broken leg and severe cuts about the j confirmed seports she had received a!facen any are glad that they did not threat and chin. The man was brot letter saying her son. believed drown- ;nave to face any dangerous weapons. to town and given emergency treat- ed in the Columbia river, was being ment by Dr. Talcott, after which he 1 held by kidnapers. Mr3. Schlesinger was sent to a Lincoln hospital. The would not disclose the amount of ran car was. Iwter brought to the Math-jsorn asked but said it waB a "pre ews garage, where it remained till iposterous figure." Elmwood Leader-Echo. Don't give your printing to out-of-town salesmen. Journal pay rolls are spent almost 100 per cent right here in Plattsmouth. pound with a sliding scale depending upon the rise or fall in the number of factory employes. The tax on processors in fixed at 3 cents a pound from the time the bill passes through April; 4 cents from May to July and 4 cents un til the 1933-34 marketing season. Under the bill the processors tax would bo reduced as the price of the commodities rises at the farm. A3 a safeguard against driving consumers to substitutes for the com modities directly affected, the bill provided for compensatory taxes on processors of silk and rayon and an import tax of 5 cents a pound on short-staple cotton. Omaha Bee-News. quake area done by Callaghan. Earth shocks of more or less severity con tinue to shake Mina altho they are growing fainter and less frequent. Local residents who have attempted to count the shocks claim 158 quakes have been felt since the sharp tremor of Dec. 20. CATTLE IN THE CORN BELT PLATTSMOUTH PRE CINCT TAXPAYERS The taxpayers of Plattsmouth pre cinct will hold a meeting on Friday eveninp, January 20th, at the Taylor school house. All interested are in vited to be preaent. d&w Washington. The bureau of agri cultural economics reported an in crease of about 5 percent in the num ber of cattle on feed for market in the eleven corn belt states on Jan. 1, compared with the same date in 1932. Ohio showed an increase of 5 per cent, Illinois 15, Michigan 10, Min nesota 16, Missouri and Nebraska 5, South Dakota 40, Wisconsin a de crease of 6 percent and Kansas a de crease of 5 percent, with the number, of cattle on feed in Indiana and Iowa unchanged. Come to Plattsmouth Wednes day night and mingle with the big and congenial crowd. Watch the Journal ads for real bargains. .' jj y -Tl Dr. Fay-Cooper Cole, head of the department of anthropoloj at the University of Chicago, points out differences in the head the modern Indian (plaster cast) and the skull of the long-heade wide-ncsed Indian of the tribes which were Illinois' first resides since the last glacial period, which was 10,000 to 12,000 years afl The most fertile field for anthropologists in Illinois has been tl "Lewiston region" in the vicinity of that city, about 200 miles sout east of Chicago.