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MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1938. PLATTSUOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOUBNAL PAGE THREE Fear Discard of Fort Crook as Army Post Orr.a'hr, Chamber of Comriercs GrOUD i 9ifc TTnr.rnTTCTicTif CVi-T T? I Carried Out Soon. Unless improvements sought at Fort Crook are made socn, there is danger the post may be abandoned, according to the Omaha Chamber of Commerce military affairs committee. "It is an open secret among army the newspaper said, and wants from men that the high command in Wash- J six to eight months off that he might iegton would like to have fewer and visit his sister, Adele, Lady Caven better army posts, and local observers i dish, in Ireland. iear mat ron vrooii is tia.itu to unless facilities are improved there,' the committee stated. At present Fort Crook is too small to be used as one of the army's key points. Unless it i3 enlarged army activities will probably be consoli dated at some other post in this area where there is sufficient land. Most army men ,it is said, would prefer to use Fort Crook because of its location if more land were available. Spends $1,500,000 Yearly. The military affairs committee pointed out that even now Fort Crook contributes more than $1,500, 000 a year in supply purchases and wages. Federal appropriations asked fcr Fcrt Crook, as part of the commit tee's campaign for five million dollars of military projects in and near Om aha, would convert the post from a "humdrum regimental post to a ma jor center of army operations," the committee asserts. For Fort Crook, the committee 13 seeking more land, new buildings and remodeling of old structures at an estimated cost of 750 thousand dollars is the biggest need, the com mittee said. Land Needs Held Urgent. The committee points out that land needs of the post are equally urgent, that it covers only 645 acres, and i3 one of the smallest in the nation. "Most significant point," the com- j of return of prisoners from other xnittee continued, "is that the army's states when their return was demand plans designate Fort Crook a3 a con-jed by the governor upon requisition, centration point in event of general! The state auditor does not care to mobilization. That means 20 thou-tdraw upon the $50,000 fund appro sand men would be quartered there priated for the use of the state sheriff temporarily, awaiting assignments to cantonments. The committee estimates that five thousand" 'acres should 'be added at Fort Crook. Some of the available ground is good farmland, but mostihis claim to the next legislature as a of it is inexpensive river bottom land, it is stated. The additional acreage available has been roughly appraised by the committee at 250 thousand dollars. "We Tisualize an army post gar risoned by a full regiment, cr per haps even a division," said Forrest N. Croxson, chairman cf the commit tee. STATE D. A. E. MEETS AT GRAND ISLAKTJ; Grand Island, Neb., March 14. Grand Island will be the raecca for nearly 300 outstate women thi3 ! week when the 34th annual state con- j ference of the Daughters of the Am erican Revolution convenes Wednes day for a three-day session. Delegates from the 471 chapters in the state are expected to atiend. The opening scheduled for business meeting is: p. m. Wednesday, and, the formal opening in the evening. J against the state. If this interpre Mrs. Frank Daker, Cmaha. state re-jtation be correct, the county would gent, will preside at all sessions. DIES OF OLD INJURY Fremont, Neb. Alfred White, 27, an invalid, died Friday from spine ,Carrico and Lucile Harter on Jan. 22, Injuries suffered in an automobile j 193G, from Baker. Ore., a distance accident Eve years ago. His parents ;cf 2,750 miles round trip at 5 cents and two brothers survive. Funeral a mile, which with ether expenses to services will be held Monday arter-'taled $171.50. No order of the gov EOOn iernor is shown in the case of Roy p . -i 'J.1.;1 iEaldenama. returned by Sheriff Sear LAND, FARM and RANCH BARGAINS Farmall tractor for sale. Fred C. Beverage, 4b mile3 west of Murray. ltw FOR SALE Korses and mules, E. J. Lutz, Plattsmouth, phone 222-W. ml6-Stw FOR RENT Nine acre tract, six room house, chicken house. On hlghwqay No. 75. Mrs. Maxine Hanslne Hansen, phone 2021, Murray. ltw FOR SALE Bred purebred Poland China gilts. Csr. .... A Chnrtlinm nlt-An four females, three males. J. L. Young, Murray, Nebr. mll-tfw FEED ASTAIRE OBJECTS New York. The World-Telegram said Fred Astaire song and dance star of the movies, is dissatisfied with a new contract said to provide him with 54.000,000. The R-K-0 studio, the story said, offered Astaire and Ginger Rogers S, 000, CC0 fcr eight pictures to gether. First of Astaire'B objections, the story said, is the continued part nership between himself and Miss Rogers. He is quoted as saying thi3 unvaried pairing of their talents will weaken their box office value. He also objects to constant work. Sheriffs Bill for Out-of-State Trips Held Up Buffalo County Sheriff's Journey to Oregon Said Hot Under Au thority of Governor. Recent discovery that the legis lature of 1S35 repealed the old law which requires counties to pay the expense of return of a person from another state charged with a felony .committed in this state and shoulders this expense upon the state, i3 fol lowed by the discovery that while the new law has been in force nearly one year counties up to this time have actually paid such expenses, presum ably because sheriffs and police offi cers did not know of the change in law. For such expenses sherifis who have made trips during the past year may have claims against the state. The first claim filed by a peace of ficer under the new law, a claim of nearly 5300 by Sheriff George W. Sear of Buffalo county, has been re ferred back to him by State Auditor Ayres on the ground that the legis lature which changed the law made no specific appropriation for payment for "law enforcement" or support of his office and the state sheriu says the fund is insufficient. ' Sheriff Sear "of Buffalo was "told by the state auditor he might present deficiency claim. It is now doubted that the majority of the cla ims is one coming under the new law. The new law is interpreted to mean in felony cases the state will pay the return of persons arrested and returned from other states only on demand of ; the governor for such return. The records of the governor's of fice for the past four or five months show that the governor issued a de mand for only one of the three re quisition cases billed to the state by Sheriff Sear. The sheriff's bill does not state that any of the prisoners mentioned by him were returned by order of the governor, nor dees it show the charge against the persons returned. He asked for the maximum charge of 5 cents a mile for three trips. It is alleged a sheriff has no authority to go to another state for a ! prisoner without a requisition from the governor and without this order there would be no claim for expense have to pay if the claim is paid. The governor's books do not show, those in charge of the records say, that Sheriff Sear had a requisition from the executive to return Howard from Eldorado. Kas.. 710 miles, at a total cost of ?36.C0, the bill being 'dated Feb. 3 0. 123 6. His claim for returning George Saba from Tierce, 3. D., 1,210 miles round trip, at a itotal cost of $32.05. dated Dec. 7, 1935, i3 backed by a requisition is sued by the governor Nov. 30, 1235. GRAFT WITNESS CHARGES SLANDER Keokuk. Ia.. March 13. A $2,500 slander suit growing out of the gam bling conspiracy trial of Attorney General Edward L. O'Connor at Sioux City was on file in district court Fri day. Joe M. Wood, state witness In the trial, accused County Attorney Dan J. McNamara, who was a defense wit cess. Acting as his own attorney, Wood said a letter which McNamara 'read In the trial defamed his char- aCteT Phone news Items to No. 6. Peach From Apple Growing Center f J - ' Ik -TiTz-ir'.T V Miss Louise CarroU. attractive co-ed at University of Missouk, m:ht be rated as a "peach from an supls-growing center" since she hails from the fruit-bearins belt rear Louisiana, Mo., and was crowned campus qucea for rating h-r an honored place ia th3 usavar- city yearbook. MANLEY NEWS Fred Lutz. of near Murray, was locking after business matters here last Thursday. August Krecklow was in Gr.iahi. last Friday with a load of stock for the farmers near Manley. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Rau and George drove to Utica. Nebraska, Sunday to visit F. A. Rau and family. R. Bergman was called to Cmaha on business matters Saturday of last week, making the trip in his car and being accompanied by his wife. Fred Fleischman and wife were in Ashland last Sunday, where they vis ited at the homes of Charles Gade and family and Mrs. Howard Cochran. Ladies of St. Patrick's church will have a bridge and pinochle party on Tuesday evening, March 17, at the Manlry hall. Lunch and prizes. Miss Carrie Schafer, who has been staj'ing at the home cf her sister. Mrs. F. Pankonin, was looking after business matters in Manley on last Thursday. Teddy Harms wa3 called to Omaha Wednesday of last week, where he was looking after some business mat ters connected with the store he con ducts here. Grover Rhoden made a trip to the county scat on business Monday. He was accompanied by his friend, R. Chaplin to WedLeading Lady - s - 1"- -x-s - x I Paulette Goddard V ) . X I x t 5T" Besides being leading lady in his will play, that role in the private life of Charlie Chaplin, famous comedian, Jtwas revealed when the two arrived in Shanghai, China. daring aworld cruise. :- . V ' ' ' v : - x4 i'?- s.7-: i. a. .... V- ' . f V . : J S : "I TV - . . r ii It, IS Dergmann, who also had business to Oscar McDonald was called to Mur ray and Tlattsmouth last Thursday,! where he had some business matters to look after and also visited with !::? met her, Mrs. Myra McDonald, '.vhiie there. Hiss Margaret Bergman, a teach er in the Ponca, Nebraska, schools. spent the week end at the home of i '.':"iSvA':'-Jr her parents, beinsr taken back to thelptersoa- Douglas northern Nebraska town early Mon day morning by her father. Roy Steinkamp was at Shenandoah last Saturday, where he was looking ifter business matters connected with the sale of the'lfne" of stock foods which he is handling, this being :he same which his father, the late Adolph Steinkamp, formerly handled. Eirth of Eaby Daughter Happiness came to the home of Mr. and Mr.-,. Albert Ehlers last Sunday morning, when the stor brought ihem a ne baby girl. The little lady and her mother are getting along nicely. Grandmother Mrs. John Opp, of Nehawka, is here staj'ing with the daughter and granddaughter for a short time. Cass county has no fconded in debtedness, as. like the state. It has paid cash fcr its gravel roads and ether Improvements. That's a mighty good policy to pursue. - . . . v-.. -V 'Sit it film productions, Paulette Goddard 4 1 7 3 J r TO APPLY FOE FEDERAL AID Tapillion, Neb. Sarpy county of ficials laid plans Wednesday to make llormal application for federal aid in repairing flood damage in the county. The total damage is estimated at about $100,000. A srvey made Wed nesday will be reported to A. D. Mor-ijy rell, district WPA administrator, who will then give the information to state headquarters. H. D. Patterson, county engineer, and P. H. Hornby, department of;ond in a series of two article? inj, agriculture agent for the county, said there were about a dozen breaks In . the drainage district dike between! ithe Douglas county line and Lnoma 'beach. Between 5,000 and C.000 acres of Sarpy county lana on or -iWigrow artichokes, one must neces- j farms were flooded by the Platte and garily determine the labor costs of Elkhorn rver9, the county engineer j production compared with ciher said. Convention of First District Woman's Clubs Program for Heeting at Humboldt Is Annoiuiced Heating llarch 31st and April 1st. Elaborate preparations are being made for the annual convention of the First District Nebraska Feder ation of Women's clubs at Humboldt March 31 and April 1. Seven coun ties are in the district as follows: Cass, Otoe. Nemaha, Johnson, Rich ardson, Pawnea and Lancaster. The district officers and chairmen are as follows: First District Officers President MrB. John A. Jimerson, Auburn. Vice-President Mrs. John Beetan, Douglas. Secretary Mrs. E. H. Rhlneshart, Auburn. Treasurer Mr3. A. R. Kovanda, Table Rock. District Chairmen American Home, Home Finance and Wise Spending Mrs. G. A. Moon. Raymond. American Citienship and Ameri canism Mrs. Varro Tyler, Nebraska City. Education Mrs. David T. Mc- Conservation Mrs. E A. Carmine, Falls City. Liberty Service Mrs. F. L. Chase, Cook. Art Miss Marie Kaufmann, Plattsmouth. Drama Mrs. J. C. Russell, Lin coln. Literature Mrs. J. A. Petra, Paw nee City. Music Mrs. Chas. J. Jelinek, Lin coln. International Relations and Pan American Scholarship Mra. Ivan Ealfour, Union. Legislation and Civil Service Mra. C'ira C. Clayton, Lincoln. 1-8S and Publicity Miss Euulce Hasklt Stella. Public Welfare Mrs. W. S. Mo- jGrew. Louisve. Indian Welfa.v- Miss Ett. B. Tm pleton, Pawnee Cr. Law Observance antr a-ielinqency Mrs. Ray E. Norris, Weepies Wa ter. Junior, Business and Professional Clubs Mrs. E. J. Johnson, Sterling. Radio Mrs. R. C. Abbott, Lincoln. Motion Pictures Mrs. J. S. Wil son. Johnson. Federation Extension Mrs. Elmer Berlin, Brownville. Rural Clubs and Rural Life Mrs. Ernest Overton, Nebraska City. County and Inter-county Feder ation District President. OPENS INSTJBJxNCE BIDS Three bids were received Thurs day by State Purchasing Agent Far ris on compensation insurance cover ing men to be employed in the state planning program which State Engi neer Tilley of the state highway de partment and an advisory commit tee have ruapepd out. The premium is to be paid from federal funds fur nished by the federal government. The bids were based on specifications calling for compensation insurance on an estimated annual payroll of 158,245. Farris said the bids are to be turn ed over to the highway department for analysis. He said an Insurance man said the bids apepared to "be all about the same and In conformity with "code" prices, altho they are made out differently. The premium per 100 on different classes of em ployes range from 11 cents for office men to $3.48 for employes oper ating equipment. The bids were submitted by E. H. Schroeder of Lincoln, Harry A. Koch cf Omaha and O. W. Palm company of Lincoln. Policies of the bidders must be approved by the attorney general before an award is made by the highway department. The proposed compensation Insur ance Is to cover 102 men, estimated number to be hired In the traffic sur vey of the state, average total pay roll, 128.920; ten men In soil sur vey, payroll, $7,000; rural road In ventory, 105 men, payroll, $22,325. Journal Want-Ads cost and accomplish much. little Variation of Products of the State is Urged j)Tm nr. A Kicsselcach. Univer sity of Nebraska College of Agnculture. (Editor's Note: This is the sec-l wnicn tec possibilities cr growing Jerusalem artichokes in t Nebraska are, dlBcussed. The first article discussed , XDerimental resuns). : in determining whether one Ehouldj .standard crops and how the crop com- pares with others in practitiiity asj standard feed crop. A brief statement regarding pro duction practices should be of inter est. Artichokes are propagated from tubers rather than from seed. Seed jjj eces may vary in size no:a atiouti jaw iu ov pounu uul -u i regarded as a very practical size. The j otrcu yjco uc uiuiJi.ru i iu - Yv ould Urai ii liun. inches apart in lister furrows spaced 42 inches apart the same as for corn. Washington. The house ways and If 21 inches apart in the row. T,-jnieans sub-committee on tales v as 036 seed pieces would be required described authoritatively as 'leaL per acre. From this it may be deter-, ins-' toward a kvy on undivided ntt mined how many bushels of corporate income graduau-d from 13 pounds each would be required to plant an acre with seed pieces of any particular size. For example, wiih 20 per pound 352 pounds or 7 bush els would be needed. The seed pieces should be covered about 2 inches deep. They are preferably planted in ine lauer pari oi iuarcn or eariy April, although planting is occasion ally done in the fall. The crop needs cultivation the same as corn. Harvesting is similar to that of potatoes though more dif ficult because the tubers do not read- ily drop apart from the bottom of the farni co-operatives lrom the undis stalk. One of the essentials of sue-J tributed earnings tas. but no agtt.e cessful artichoke tuber production ls'' V,U3 reached. to delay harvesting for a consider-j Tiie tax cropped up on the able time after the first killing frost no.:se f.oor for the first time in days in the fall in order to permit eom-v.hc.n Representative Treadway r.. plete translocation of substance from j ?Tar3. ) ranking minority member of the stems to the tubers. When it comes to the question of feed, how practical is it to grow artichokes for live stock compared with some of the other best standard crops: When you come down to a j democrats and republicans, cold analysis, do we want to grow ai pear CZL Reserves, crop for feed that has all of the Tj.e ta3 6,.nedule which has met high labor costs of growing potatoes tYe hcst reception so far was said by and no greater feed value; a crop;scrr.e sub-committee-men to be c ap- wnose comDined yieia or teea unns in tubers and tops i3 not likely to te greater than that of a well adapted variety of sorghum? Ia addition, artichoke tubers do not store well over winter as do potatoes. The recommended practice! of storing the tubers undug in the ground over winter does not fit in very well with a winter feeding pro gram. To be sure one may feed or hog down for a short period in the fall and spring. Farmers have had access to this practice for 50 years in this state but its limited use does hot indicate public favor. We hear some talk about the use of artichokes in the human diet. They are used to a very limited extent in this way. There is little evidence that this demand is increasing. It would seem that a very Email acre age would satisfy the demand for human food as vegtables and also for prepared products now on the market. Industrial interest centers just now in the possibilities of power alcohol production. There is no ques tion concerning the suitability of artichokes for this purpose. The maximum possible yield cf alcohol from a ton of tubers of the best yield ing varieties is 27 gallons. Twenty five gallons would be a high average It has been authoritatively estimated that iu competition with molasses at present prices of around 7 to 7 cents a gallon, manufacturers of also hol can afford to pay about $4.00 or $4.50 a ton for tubers. Thus a six ton crop delivered might be expected to return about $25.00 per acre to the grower if an industrial demand should develop but which does not now exist. A committee at the Agricultural Experiment Station staff appointed to consider the present interest ith reBpect to artichokes has concluded that while this crop has potential possibilities for development at some later date under changing conditions, it cannot be especially recommend ed at the present time in the ab sence of an established profitable market. STARS FCE CCC DEIVEES Omaha. CCC motor truck drivers who have had 10,000 miles of camp driving without an accident will De awarded brass stars hereafter as tokens of their safety achievement, army authorities announced. Don't Wait Come in NOW and leave your measure for that new Spring Suit ... and have it ready for you when you need it! Easter is April 12 WESCOTT'S Since 1079 Consider Range from 15 to 55 Percent in Tax iier).biicans in the House say mat ".Cushion' Reserve of Companies to 55 percent. How to prevent foreign owners of stock in American corporations from escaping taxation under the Roose velt pregra mfor corporate tax re- vision was a problem v. ith which t!.e (group wrestled inconclusively Thurs- iav One suggestion, reporters were told by Chairman Samuel II. Hill (d.. Wash.), was to tax dividends at their souree. He added that the group also discusse-d exemption cf banks, life and mutual insurance companies, ar.d the subcommittee and the full cc m mittee. said the cor.gresricnal tax experts were "making progress rap- 1 5iiy backward. " That started off a Splurge of delate be tw een leading El!e of nermittiiitr incorporated in- dustry to amass reserves for 1-an years and at tbe same tine produce C20 millions additional revenue. Eut some republican members re marked, off the record, that the "cushion reserve would be drained thin." They argued that corpora tions normally retain about 20 per cent of their net Income, and that the favored schedule would place an effective rate of 35. S percent on that volume of undistributed earnings. Under present income and ether taxes, corporations pay about 1C.5 percent. The 15 percent rate in the table would apply to undistributed profits below 5 percent. The levies would climb to 20 percent on 5 to 15 per cent retained, 45 percent on 15 to 25 percent and 55 percent on 25 percent or more. Thus, the only apprec lable concession to the plan for building up depression reserves was held to be under the lowest bracket, applying to a maximum of 5 percent of net income. city rrar is short Detroit. Albert E. Cobo, f-Dtroit city treasurer, said a shortage cf $S49.00f) ha3 been disclosed In the city's trust fund, consisting largely of the teachers' retirement and po lirp rer..ion fund3. Cobo said the i shortage w as discovered w hn bank examiners reported $71,000 In tbe fund instead of the $420,000 bilance shown in the treasurer's record. An audit is under way. FOR SALE CASS COUNTY LANDS One 3-s.cre tract, well improved Cne 6-acre tract, unimproved One 5-acrc tract, veil iniprcred One 19-acre tract, irrprcved One lS-acre tract, improved Cne 20- ere tract, improved One 40-arre tract, unimproved, close in One 40-acre tract, desirable, im proved Four 80-acre tracts, improved and desirable. Two 240-acre tracts, improved W. E. Rosencrans Phone 235-J Plattsmouth