MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1933.
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PLATTSHOUTH SEMI . WEEKLY JOURUAL
BOCK ITEMS
Bryan McDonald was a business
visitor in Lincoln this morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Orris E. Bradford
visited with Mr. Bradford's parents
at Carleton over the week end.
' Vic Thimgan was a visitor in Lin
coln on Thursday cf last week, where
he was looking after some business.
Emil Kuehn and family were visit
ing with friends in Omaha on last
Sunday, they driving over for the day
in their auto.
Henry Carsten was a visitor last
Sunday at the heme cf his mother In
Havelock and found the mother en
joying very fair health.
Charles Ilelmers and family, of
Omaha were visiting with friends In
Murdook on last Sunday, driving over
in their auto for the occasion.
Jerry Faulk, the genial mechanic
at the Lawrence Race garage has
moved into one cf the residence prop
erties of Mr. and Mrs. John Scheel.
Mrs. J. R. Kelley, of Plattsmouth,
arrived In Murdock on last Thursday
and is visiting at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. O. E. McDonald, for
the week.
Fred W. Backemeier, of Elmwood,
was a visitor in Murdock on last
Thursday and was looking after some
business matters as well as visiting
with his friends.
Mrs. Arthur II. Jones was a visitor
in Murdock "Wednesday and Thurs
day cf last week and was a guest
while here of her sister, Mrs. Roy
Gorthey and husband.
Carl Buck and Miss Emma Eppings
were in York last Sunday, driving
over in their car, where they went to
spend the clay with Otto Buck, who
taiakes his home there.
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Kuehn were in
Lincoln last Thursday, where they
were called to look after some busi
ness matters connected with the busi
ness which they are conducting in
Murdock.
Mrs. L. Neitzel is on a vacation,
visiting with her daughter, Mrs. Mata
MacDiarmid, in Omaha, and her sis
ter, Mrs. J. J. Martin, at Cedar Bluffs.
That leaves L. Neitzel a lonesome
batchelor fcr a while.
Messrs. Henry A. Tool and O. E.
Bradford were at Weeping Water on
last Tuesday evening, where they
were attending the meeting of the
Cass County Bankers association that
was held to discuss the NRA banking
cod e. - ' -i ri-.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Neitzel went to
Omaha last Sunday afternoon to call
on Mrs. Henry Heineman, who is at
the Clarkson hospital. They found her
cheerful and hopeful of a complete
recovery from her recent accident in
an auto crash.
Harold W. Tool and John Gake
meier were over to the Platte river on
last Thursday, going as delegates for
the hunters of Murdock to ascertain
just how the ducks were coming tc
the feeding grounds and were en
couraged when they found plenty of
the feathered tribe.
Emil Miller and family, of Adams,
where Mr. Miller is engaged in farm
ing and dairying, were in Murdock
for the day last Sunday and were vis
iting at the hemes of Otto Miller, El
jner Miller, Mathew Thimgan and
C. I. Long and families and they all
enjoyed the visit together.
Mrs. Henry Heinemann, who was
so severely injured in the wreck they
had when hit by a swiftly flying
auto, and who has been in the hos
pital in Omaha ever since, was brot
home cn last Tuesday and is now
here and feeling better. However,
she will be compelled to remain in
bed and lie flat on her back for sev
eral weeks while the bones which
were fractured menu. Her many
friends are pleased that she is getting
along as well as she is.
Had a Friend Indeed
One day last week when J. A. Bau-
ers arose and went to the door he
found a two bushel sack of very fine
potatces which came in the nick of
time for they were most acceptable
and both Mr. and Mrs. Bauers are
feeling very thankful for the friends
and the sack of potatoes, thourfi they
do not know who it was that left
them.
Decorated the Window
Eddie Craig has many friends In
Murdock and vicinity and some who
cpenly say so, and others who seek
to manifest, their affection in other
way3. The latter decorated his shop
window on last Monday evening In
fantastic Hallowe'en style.
Sure Can Pick Corn.
John W. Kruger, who knows now
to pick corn has been working with
and for Louis Schmidt and was able
to look in on nearly one hundred
bushels per day, but fell five short.
He was, however, able to get both
hands and wrists very sore in about a
week's time and ay you can bet John
sure smiled when it rained on last
Thursday and he did not have to go
to the field.
Two Singular Accidents
In these days of fast driven auto
mobiles one fan expect to hear of al
most any kind cf an accident. Two
cf the same unusual variety have oc
curred in this vicinity during the past
week or so.
Wednesday evening a young man
from Lincoln scarcely out of his teens
was in Murdock and about dark left
for home in his car, stepping on the
gas as he drove south to the intersec
tion with Highway No. 1. As he near
ed the end of the road going south
he had attained a very rapid rate of
ppeed. Carl Meyerjurgen was coming
from the west and Charles Schaeffer
was coming from the east, and both
of them, noticing the speed of the car,
slowed up as they neared the intersec
tion. The young man, however, be
lieving the road continued on south
and wanting to clear the intersection
as quickly as possible kept right on
at his high rate of speed until he dis
covered the road ended and then it
was too late. The car jumped the
ditch cn the south side of the high
way and tore away the fence, landing
cut in the field. The young man was
taken to the office of Dr. Lee for first
aid treatment and there it was found
he had sustained a broken nose and
gome cuts about the face and head.
He was then taken to his home at
Linccln by John Eppings and J. H.
Buck. The damaged auto, with both
front wheels off was brought to the
Jacobson garage. The father of the
young maji came down from Lincoln
to take the car home, but found it so
badly damaged it could not be moved
and so left it here for repair. He re
ported the son getting along nicely.
The second accident of this kind oc
curred south of Manley where the
read ends at its juncture with High
way No. 1, the car in this case also
being badly damaged, but the driver
came through uninjured.
The best rule to follow is always to
travel at a moderate rate of speed,
especially when driving on a strange
road.
Visits Grandparents.
Little Ruby Mae Wild of Ashland
and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Wild were guests at the home of the
ittle lady's grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Emil Lau last Tuesday, the par
ents driving over from their home to
isit the grandparents and enjoying
he day most pleasantly. This is the
anly grandchild which has come to
bless Mr. and Mrs. Lau and sure the
visit was most pleasantly enjoyed.
Rulo Youth is
Cleared of Part
in Robbery
Humboldt Bankers Believe Chester
Ogden; Still Hold Brother
for Investigation.
Falls City, Neb. Three employes
of the Home State bank of Humboldt
viewed Norman Ogden, 23, and his
brother, Chester, 20, here Thursday
light and declared the younger man
was not one of the trio which robbed
the bank of $1,796 Wednesday.
The bankers could not say whether
the elder man was one of the gun
men. The brothers, who live at
Rulo, Neb., were arrested in Topeka,
Kas., Wednesday night and brought
here fcr investigation. The three
bankers were Glenn Jenkins, cashier,
and H. C. Zimbleman, assistant
?ashier, who were taken as hostages
but released unharmed, and William
Hymek, also an assistant cashier.
Jenkins said the elder man close
ly resembled the man who raked
money out of tills.
"If the elder Ogden was not so
rough appearing," Jenkins said,
would feel he was in the gang. I am
positive Chester Ogden wa3 not one
of the robbers."
All were confident neither was the
driver of the car, because the driver
was a smaller man, the bankers said.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Stutheit, who
operate a filling station where the
bandits bought gasoline shortly be
fore the robbery, were expected to
be brought here to view the suspects
before they are released.
The county sheriff's office said
Norman Ogden was out on bond in
connection with a theft charge In
Hiawatha, Kas.
AME3 UNIVERSITY ATTACKED
Waterloo, la. Discontinuance of
Iowa State college at Ames and con
solidation of some of its departments
under the state university was sug
gested by Rep. Arch F. McFarlane for
possible legislative consideration. Mc
Farlane, former lieutenant-governor,
said the proposal was a means of
supporting President Roosevelt's crop
reduction plan.
Legion Urged
to Reorganize
as Vigilantes
Commander Kratz Declares Ex-Service
Men Can Drive Bandits
Out of Nebraska,
Lincoln, Nov. 2. A call lor re
organization of Nebraska Legion
naires into local vigilance committees
to prevent bank robberies was is
sued here Thursday by Golden P.
Kratz of Sidney, department com
mander of the American Legion.
The Nebraska Legion developed a
vigilante organization three years
ago, but the system was allowed to
lapse as holdup3 in the state waned.
The state, however, has experienced
four bank robberies since Sept. 20,
three of them in the past nine days.
Kratz recommended each post take
up the matter with local law enforce
ment officers, arrange for deputizing
members and organize a plan of ac
tion in case of emergencies similar
to the way army problems were work
ed out in the world war.
"To perfect such an organiz
ation," he suggested in a letter
to all post commanders, "it would
seem you should have an alarm
list of all your members who are
willing to serve on such a posse;
making arrangements with your
telephone company to have these
members called.
"If you have Krag rifles in
good condition you should se
cure ball ammunition for same.
You should also make arrange
ments to secure other firearms
that may be of use in such an
emergency. You should make ar
rangements with neighboring
posts for alarm calls and for the
blocking of bridges and high
ways in case a call comes in.
"Have an . arrangement for a
place of rendezvous and see to
it that you have two or three
fast cars which can be used to
follow the bandit car at a safe
distance until the posse catches .,
up.
"Also make arrangements for
marking the route you are tak
ing, especially at turns. Make
arrangements to disseminate in
formation relative to type and
make of car, color and license
plate3 and other identifying
marks. If you get the opportun
ity, notice anything that may
identify the bandits themselves."
Kratz said all it take3 to , "stop
this banditry is to let these gunmen
know they will have to do battle with
a large, well organized posse of men
who have been under fire, instead of
two or three local law enforcement
officers who always find it hard to
get anybody to assist them.
"They will learn to leave Ne
braska automobiles and Nebras
ka banks alone when they real
ize they are up against a thor
oughly organized force not afraid
to face a gun and in sufficient
numbers so they cannot be in
timidated," said Kratz. Omaha
Bee-News.
URGE SAND ALL FOR OFFICE
Omaha. Altho U. S. District At
torney Sandall refused to comment, it
was said by good authorities that re
publican party leaders are urging
him to enter the race for senator.
In urging Sandall to make the race
party ler.ders are going on the theory
that an adherent of Senator Norris
would have the best chance against
the democratic nominee.
Sandall has foiiowed the fortunes
of the senior Nebraska" senator. He
placed Norris in nomination for the
presidency at the 1928 Kansas City
convention.
As a leader in the state senate in
war days and days following the war,
Sandall took the lead in opposing the
Nebraska language law which placed
him ace-high with the foreign ele
ment of the state, particularly the
German voters who predominate the
racial groups. Sandall also was In
strumental in defeating a resolution
which would have condemned Senator
Norris for opposing America's en
trance into the world war, altho he
himself was in favor of the American
entry.
TAX SALE ONLY FORMALITY
Omaha. Otto Bauman, county
treasurer, said Governor Bryan's re
quest that Nebraska residents do not
bid on property offered at delinquent
sales Monday will have little or no
effect on Douglas county tax sales.
"We would not have had any tax
sale anyway," Bauman said. "A year
ago we offered thousands of pieces of
property at our tax sales and realized
hardly any money at all."
He said he had talked with a num
ber of tax title buyers and had been
informed they did not Intend to bid
at Monday's sale, A Minneapolis con
cern, heretofore the principal pur
chaser at Omaha delinquent tax sales
is definitely out of the market, he
said. Bauman said he would go thru
the motions of a sale as required by
law. .
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FACED BY GREATEST PERIL
Cleveland, O. In a speech entitled
'Germany's Widespread Propaganda
Against American Institutions and
World Civilization," Samuel Unter-
myer, prominent New York attorney,
asserted "not only world Jewry but
world civilization are confronting
their greatest peril of modern times
next to the World war."
Mr. Untermyer said the language
was strong, "but it is not as strong
as is warranted by the facts thu3 far
unearthed. It is weak as compared
with what I believe can be established
by a congressional investigation with
the right of search and seizure and
to subpoena and swear witnesses, for
which I shall ask in order to uncover
the hidden evidence."
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
Notice is hereby given that on the
14th day of November, 1933, at the
M. W. A. Hall in the Village of Mur
dock, Nebraska, a special election
shall be held for voting upon and
there shall be submitted to the quali
fied electors of said Village, the fol
lowing proposition:
1. Shall the Village of Mur
dock, Cass county, Nebraska,
issue its bonds in the sum of Ten
Thousand Four Hundred Dol
lars ($10,400.00) in denomina
tions of Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00) each, with, one bond
in the amount of Four Hundred
Dollars ($400.00), said bonds to
be issued at any time during the
years 1933 and 1934. due in
twenty years from their date of
issuance, to draw interest at the
rate of not to exceed six per cent
(6) per annum, payable semi
annually; principal and interest
payable at the office of the Coun
ty Treasurer of Cass county, at
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, said
bonds to be negotiable in form
and to be designated as "Mur
dock Water Bonds," the said
bonds to be redeemable at the
option of said Village at any
time after five years from their
date? Said bonds to be sold for
the purpose of obtaining money
with which to construct a water
works system to be owned and
operated by the Village of Mur
dock, Nebraska.
And shall the proper officers
of said Village be authorized to
levy and collect taxes, in the
same manner as other municipal
taxes may be levied and collect
ed, in an amount sufficient to
create a sinking fund as required
by law, and to pay the interest
on said bonds, and the principal
of said bonds as the same ma
ture, on all taxable property of
said Village? The taxes so lev
ied not to exceed the amount
authorized by law.
The ballots to be used at said elec
tion shall have printed thereon the
said proposition as herein provided
and in addition thereto the follow
ing:
"For Issuing Ten Thousand
Four Hundred Dollars ($10,400.
00) of Water Bonds of the Vil
lage of Murdock, Cass county,
Nebraska, and for said tax."
"Against Issuing Ten Thous-.
and Four Hundred Dollars ($10,
400.00) of Water Bonds of the
Village of Murdock, Cass county,
Nebraska, and against said
tax."
Said election shall be conducted
and the result thereof ascertained in
all respects as the general elections
in said Village are conducted. '
Said election will be opened at 9
o'clock in the morning and will con
tinue onen until 7 o'clock In the
evening of the same day.
Dated this 21st day of October, A
D. 1933.
S. P. LEIS,
Chairman Village Board of
Trustees, Murdock,
Nebraska.'
Attest:
H. J.
AMGWEBT,
Village Clerk.
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Manley Neys Items
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L." F. Newman and J. 'C. Newman,
brothers, are reported among.the first
to finish the picking of this year's
corn crop.
Edward. Kelleyr manager of the ele
vator and lumber yard at Cedar
Creek, was visiting with his many
friends in Manley last Sunday.
Joseph Wolpert and two sisters,
Misses Maggie and Katie, were visit
ing with friends at David City for a
couple of days during the past week.
John A. Stander, naving some stock
to go to market, took them and some
for the neighbors to the South Om
aha stock market, making a load in
all.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Rau and broth
er, George Rau, and Miss Sue Mock
enhaupt were visiting at the refores
tation camp at Louisville one day last
week.
Misses Loretta and Rose Sheehan
visited with their sister, Mrs. Paul
Meyer, over the week end. While
there, they attended the bazaar and
dance at Avoca.
Mrs. Alice Jenkins, who has been
visiting for some two weeks at the
home of her son at Havelock, re
turned home last week after having
enjoyed a very fine visit.
Walter Mockenhaupt and family
were in Plattsmouth last Saturday,
where they were looking after some
business matters and also visiting for
the afternoon with friends.
A. V. Stander and the family were
visiting for the day last Thursday at
Plattsmouth, where they were guests
at the home of the parents of Mrs.
Stander and were also doing some
shopping.
Ralph Coon, who has been working
in one of the banks of Lexington was
a visitor here for a few days during
the past week, being a guest of his
father, George Cook, and sister, Mrs.
Lauritzen.
Mr. and Mrs. Anton Auerswald
were over to South Omaha last Sat
urday night, where they went to take
their daughter, Miss Helen Kurb,
who had been visiting in Manley for
nearly a week.
Aaron F. Rauth was a visitor in
Manley and vicinity, coming to look
after some business matters and also
visited with his brother, Herman
Rauth and wife and father, John C.
Rauth and family.
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Rauth and
daughter. Miss , Anna Rauth,., werej
visiting for the day last Wednesday
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron
F. Rauth and were also looking after
some business matters.
The Rev. Father Patrick Harte and
a friend of his in the army were out
trying their hand at hunting ducks
one day during the past week and
met with good success besides the en
joyment of the sport.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Persinger, of
South Omaha, were visiting here for
a short time last Sunday and were
guests at the home of Mrs. Charles
A. Murphy, the ladies being sisters,
and all enjoyed the occasion.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Murphy and
two daughters, of Lincoln, were here
last Tuesday, coming to attend the
funeral of the late James Terryberry,
which was attended by a very large
number of his host of friends.
Mrs. Lawrence Boardman, who has
been so seriously ill for some time, is
reported as being much better and
still showing improvement. Her
many friends here are greatly pleas
ed at the improvement she is mak
ing at this time.
W. J. Rau was a visitor in Weep
ing Water on last Tuesday, where he
was attending a meeting of the Cass
County Bankers association, at which
they were considering and discuss
ing the NRA code as applied to the
banking business.
Mrs. J. R. Kelly, a cousin of Mr.
and Mrs. C. E. Mockenhaupt, who re
sides in Plattsmouth, was visiting for
a short time at the Mockenhaupt
home and was entertained by Mr.
and Mrs. Mockenhaupt and their
daughter. Miss Sue.
Among those who were here from
other towns to attend the funeral of
the late James Terryberry were Chas.
Gerlach, Henry Petersen and wife
and Frank Stander and wife, the lat
ter also visiting with their friends,
Mike Honor and wife.
- Clarence Earhardt, who has been
making his home in Nebraska City
for some time, was a visitor in this
vicinity and picked corn for some
time, but as he has been ill for a long
time, the hard work was too much
for him, and was taken home by his
brother, Lawrence.
A letter from Glen Fleischman,
who is making his home In Chicago,
tells of bis chum and fellow work
man now touring in Europe and mak
ing the trip on bicycles and reporting
an excellent time, as well a furnish
ing drawings . of rural and rustic
scenes in the old country.
Mr. and Mrs. John C Rauth and
daughter Mte .Anna were over to
Omaha, last Saturday afteraoaa. go
ing to attend the football game that
was played between the Creighton
University and Washington teams.
As both teams have a good reputation,
they staged an excellent game and
one well worth attending.
Undergoes Operation
Mrs. Harrison J. Livingston, who
has been having trouble for some time
with appendicitis, found the pain so
severe recently that it was found
necessary to operate. Since the opera
tion, she has been getting along
along nicely and is now so far re
covered that she will be able to re
turn home in a few days.
Hold Hallowe'en Party
On last Monday evening, being
very near to Hallowe'en, the young
people of the Catholic church held a
very enjoyable party at the town hall.
There were a large number present
and a most enjoyable time was had
by all, with a program and numerous
games to amuse them.
Attended Funeral Wednesday
Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Bergman
and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Group, of
Weeping Water, Harvey Group and
wife and Mrs. John Group were in
attendance at the funeral of Mrs.
Elizabeth Flamme, mother of Mrs.
John Group and grandmother of the
others of the party.
Metcalfe to Run
on State Sales
rn Fa
lax rrogram
Thinks Fees Should Pay for Most
Functions of State Former
Lieutenant Governor
Omaha. Theodore Metcalfe of
Omaha, former lieutenant governor
who will be a candidate for the nom
ination for governor on the republi
can ticket at the next primary elec
tion, Wednesday came out for a state
sales tax to supplant entirely the
state tax on property.
Metcalfe declared that such a tax
should be based only on retail sales
and should not be placed on manu
factured goods sold at wholesale for
reselling or on farm products sold for
resale.
"It should be a single tax and
should not be collected more than
once on any single product," he
stated.
He declared himself of the opinion
that such a tax "would not only raise
enough money painlessly to take care
of our state institutions, but it would,
without harm to our taxpayers, cre
ate a surplus which could be re-distributed
to the local communities on
an equitable basis to either reduce ex
isting indebtedness or to be applied
to each individual tax roll as a re
duction in local property taxes."
He expressed the belief that the
state government should be reorgan
ized so that nearly all state func
tions are paid for in fees, the Eales
tax taking care only of the welfare
institutions.
E. A. DVORAK KILLS SELF
Wilber, Neb. Edward A. Dvorak,
49, prominent farmer near. here, kill
ed himself Wednesday f ight with a
.25 calibre revolver, shooting him
self thru the forehead. He left a note
to his wife, wheih wasn't made pub
lic. He killed himself at his home
about 5 p. m.
Mr. Dvorak was secretary of the
local Farmers Elevator company, for
twenty-five years, became prominent
as a member of the real estate classi
fication board which worked over
county valuations a few years ago,
and was a candidate for a county
commissioner in 1926. He was one
of the best known farmers in this re
gion.
Besides his wife he leaevs three
sons, Victor, Edward, Jr., and Lam
bert, and two stepchildren, Leonard
and Irene Broz. Funeral and burial
will take place here Saturday after
noon. LINDBERGH AND WIFE
ARRIVE IN AMSTERDAM
Amsterdam, Holland, Nov. 2. Col.
and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh ar
rived here Thursday afternoon after
a flight from Les Mureaux, France.
They left France in a rainstorm.
While Colonel Lindbergh made the
plane ready, Mrs. Lindbergh told
Mme. Deutsch Dela Meurthe, sponsor
of the annual air races, that she and
the colonel hoped to return to France
next year.
PLATE SOCIAL AND PROGRAM
To be given at Oxford school, 8
miles west and 1 mile north of Mur
ray on Friday, November 10 th. Every
body come. Louise Foster. Teacher.
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135 Millions is
Given Railways
to Help Jobless
Huge Supply of Rails to Be Pur
chased in Federal Program
Will Aid Industry.
Washington. The public works
administration alloted 135 millions
to railroads for purchase of pteel
rall3 and for extensive railroad con
struction, thus entering a new field
in its effort to provide employment.
The sum of 51 million dollars was
set aside for purchase of 1 million
tons of new rails and 400,000 tons
of fastenings, including spikes and
cleats.
The remainder of the huge loan
84 million dollars wa3 allocated to
the Pennsylvania railroad for com
pletion of the electrification of its
line between New York and Wash
ington, improvement of the roadbed,
and construction cf 132 electric lo
comotives and 7,028 freight and pas
senger cars. The money is to be lent
the carriers with interest at 4 per
cent, but no interest need be paid
during the first year.
Secretary Ickes, public works ad
ministrator, explained the year of
grace was granted so as "not to em
barrass the carriers at this time by
further immediate commitments."
The names of the roads which will
participate in the 51 million dollar
loan were not available. It was ex
plained the carriers would indicate
to Joseph B. Eastman, railroad co
ordinator, that amount of rails they
desired delivered, and then Eastman
would designate the mill nearest the
point of delivery in order to make the
haul as short as possible.
The order for the rails will extend
over the entire year of 1934. and
will complete the initial program of
the Roosevelt administration to as
sist the roads in obtaining new rails
and at the same time aid the steel
industry.
President Roosevelt took a personal
hand in the negotiations in an effort
to Etimulate employment. During the
discussions, steel leaders held out for
a price of $37.75 a ton for the rails
as compared with a "$35 per ton or
under" offered by the government. At
a white house conference Monday a
compromise figure of 136.375 per ton
wa3 agreed to. The purchases will be
made at that figure.
H. M. Waite, deputy administra
tor of public works, said the rail buy
ing would affect almost every 6tate.
"It means coal, coke and materials
being hauled over the roads and blast
furnaces in operation," Waite said.
"There is nothing which spreads
money a3 widely as railroad pur
chases." State Journal.
$65,000,000 DAM ON KAW URGED
Washington, Nov. 2. Senator
Capper (R.), Kansas, and a delega
tion of prominent Kansans Thursday
urged construction of the proposed
$65,000,000 Kiro dam on the Kaw
river near Topeka at a hearing be
fore the Mississippi valley commis
sion. Opponents of the dam at a hear
ing Monday argued the dam would in
undate more land than it protected.
The proponents Thursday admitted
the dam would inundate 118,000
acres, but said less than 1,000 people
live in the reservoir site, while ap
proximately 100,000 lived in the
"danger zone" below.
George Knapp, Kansas board of
agriculture engineer, said that be
tween 1902 and 1932 floods on the
Kaw caused approximately $50,000,
000 damages.
Two dam projfet?, one to cost $45,
000,000 and one to cost $65,000,000
have been investigated.
The Kansas delegation was receiv
ed by President Roosevelt.
OFFICIAL CARS NOT EXEMPT
Washington. Officials using gov
ernment automobile3 for private pur
poses were held by the District of Co
lumbia court of appeals to be liable
for their accidents. The decision was
rendered in a damage suit against
Capt. Joel T. Boone, white house phy
sician during the Hoover administra
tion, whose automobile collided with
another. Dr. Boone contended he was
subject to call whenever needed at
the white house. Hence he was using
the automobile in an official capa
city. The court of appeals did not
agree with this view and sent the
case back for a new trial in munici
pal court which had sided with the
physician.
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Santiago, Cuba. Sixteen persons
were reported dead in the worst floods
of the Cauto, Guaso, and Mayarl
rivers since 1907.
