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VISITING NAPOLEONS
SAVINGS BILL
PASSED HOUSE
Framed by Republican
Caucus and Received
Party Votes
DEMOCRATIC SUBSTITUTE
WAS TURNED DOWN HARD
Depositors May Take Money to New
Savings Banks and Later Take
Out U.S. Bonds
WASHINGTON, June 9.-By the
overwhelming majority of 105 to 101
the house tonight passed the postal
savings bank bill as recently agreed
upon by the republican caucus of the
house. Not a tingle republican voted
agaiusc the measure on the final roll
call. Pri r to this action, by a vote of
111 to !G, the house rejected the demo
cratic substitute for the bill proposed
by the majority.
The voting upon the several motions
involved in the disposition of the
measure followed six hours of debate
in which many republicans and demo
crats recorded their views upon the
bill of the majority and the subsutue
supported by, a large portion of the
minority. ,
The large defection among the demo
crats was shown when the democratic
substiture was voted upon, twenty
one of them joining the republicans,
most of whom were opposed to a postal
savings bank system of any kind.
These democrats were: Brantley
of Georgia, Broussard of Louisiana
Uurgcss of Texas, Carlih of Virginia
Floor of Virginia, l oss of Massachu
setts, Garrett of Tennessee, Gill of
Maryland, Gillespie of Texas, Ham
mond of Minnesota, Harrison of New
York, Hay of Virginia, Jamieson of
Iowa, Kirby of Indiana, Lamb of Vir
ginia, Latta of Nebraska, McIIenry
of Pennsylvania, Moon of Tennessee,
Slayden of Texas, Talbott of Maryland
and Tuxnbull of Virginia.
On the republican side Norris of
'Nebraska "insurgent" was the only
member who voted with the demo
crats for their substitute.
Under the items of the postal
savings bill passed by the house to
night a board of trustees is created
consisting of the post master general
tke secretary of the treasury and the
attorney general, who shall declare
what post offices shall become postal
savings banks. Deposits in these banks
made by any one person shall not be
more than J 100 a month or exceed in
total, 500. An account may be
opened with $1 but stamps of 10
cents each will be issued for those de
siring to accumulate money to be de
posited. On deposits 2 per cent in
terest per annum is to bo paid. '
Any depositor so desiring can exchange
his deposits for government bonds to
be issued in denominations of $20, $10
$00, $80, $100 or $500. to bear in
terest at 2 1-2 per cent perannum.
The money accumulated in the po-
stfd savings bank is to be deposited
in both national and state banks in
the vicinity of the postoffices in which
money is deposited by the people,
such banks to pay 2 1-4 per cent in
terest. Five per cent of the total deposits
is to lie retained by the secretary of
the treasury as a cash reserve. Not
more than 10 per cent of these deposits
may be withdrawn by the government
at any one time for investment of
bonds of he United States, the re
maining 05 per cent to remain on de
posit in the banks.
The banks are required to give as
security for the deposits receiving
"public bonds or other securities sup
ported by the taxing power," which
restricts such securities to some form
of national, state, municipal or other
sueli bonds approved by the board of
trustees in charge of the postal sav
ings banks.
The bill passed by the house as a
substitute for the senate bill deifftrs
from the senate meeasure in many
particulars, chiefly in respectto the na
ture of securities that may be given
by banks for the deposits of postal
savings funds received by them. In
addition to government, state and
municipal bonds, various other classes
of securities, such as mortgages,
etc., may be received.
Y. M. C. A. REPRESENTATIVE
PAYS PLATTSMOUTII A VISIT
Fred Metts ol State Committee Se
cures Many State Members
While In Town.
Fred Mitts of Omaha, field repre
sentative of the Young Mens Chris
tian Association of the state li ft this
morning for Murray to continue his
ampaigii of members at that place
He was in the city two days, lining
up the young men for state member
ship tickets which are issued to anyone
not resideing in a town where there is
an organized association. The state
ticket entitles the holder to visiting
privileges in the associations of Nebras
ka and also serves as an introductory
card to ev.ry association in the world
The tickets are not recognized at any
building for longer than visiting
privileges, which means one or two
weeks as the load association de
cides. Over thirty of the Plattsmouth
men took out membership tickets and
Mr. Metts went away well pleased
with the results, although he would
have been glad to have seen a move
ment started for a local organization
and a building. An association home
would be a strong thing for the city
and would do more in helping Platts
mouth succeed than any other enter
prise that could be undertaken. Many
towns of this size in the country have
buildings and local organizations of
their own, and it is not uncommon for
railroads to contribute towards their
support or even maintain one of their
own. At Grand Island there is one
kept up largely by the Union Pacific
Co.lumbus erected a new building
with a plunge, gymnasium, bowling
alleys and billiard tables, which was
opened to the public a little over a
year ago. Nearly every town in the
state of this size has at least a 6uite
of rooms for a general meeting place
the young men of Plattsmouth ought
to get in line.
CROP REPORTS OF THE
STATE OF NEBRASKA
Winter Wheat Yield Estimated at
Sixty-Nine Per cent ol Nor
mal Crop.
Authentic reports from all over the
state received at Fremont grain of
fices indicate that the winter wheat
crop in Nebraska will not yidd more
than (i!) per cent per cent of normal
The reports are undoubtedly very
close to correct, as the wheat is far
enough advanced so that a close esti
mate is possible.
.Some of the wheat was winter
killed, but much of it has been hurt
by the freak weather that has pre
vailed sjinee the snows left the ground.
No figuns are compiled on the spring
wheat as the acreage in this grain
lias been falling off in Nebraska of
late years to such a point that it has
ceased to get much consideration from
grain men. This spring, however,
there will be a larger crop of it than a
yiar ago, owing to the fact that many
farmers put in spring wheat when they
plowed up their defunct winter wheat
fields. The acreage eif the winter
wheat remaining in the ground at
present is about 73.2 per cent of last
year's.
As to corn the reports must necessar
ily be somewhat off, as the farmers in
some sections of the state are still
replanting. However, the acreage
this ye'ar is estimated at 107-7 per cent,
as compared with that last year, a
substantial increase. The reports
on the condition of the infant corn are
generally pessimistic, tho from the
looks of the fields there does not seem
to be great cause for worrry. It is
estimated that in the state the condi
tion of corn is about 80.6 per cent of
normal.
The oats crop at present shows up
far better than any of the other grains
The acreage in Nebraska is 105.4
per cent of that of last year, while
the condition of the crop is said to
be 93 per cent of normal.
State Plants Black Bass.
Superintendent W. J. O'Brien of
the state fisheries at South Bend
has returned from a fish planting trip
While eome belated farmers are still
planting corn, the state plants
fish. Mr. O'Brien placed 100,000
two-weeks-old bass in lakes near
Columbus, Fullerton, Loup City, Da
vid City, Ulyssess and Big Springs
He knows there were 100,000 for he
counted them. He knows also because
he hatched the bass himself in the
state hatchery with the fish, spring
water and tanks furnished by the state
for that purpose. The fish were planted
ed in public waters and in a eompari
tively short time will make fine game
for the table.
Bridge Superintendent Here
A. F. Heele'iigren, superintendent of
the Burlington bridge department
who's headquarters are in Omaha,
was in the city this morning looking
afteT his cre'ws of men that are working
in and near town. While at the depot
he inspected the baggage room which
is to have a brick floor in place of the
old weoden one in a few days. The
large quantity of stone dust is being
unloaded from the car this morning
and actual work will start in a day or
two. c
FALL WILL SEE BIG
ADDITION AT HOME
Appropriation ol $5,000 Made,
Which May Be Increased
From the Fund.
The Masonic Home in this city is
to have a large addition to its eoinme)
dious quarters which will be devoted
to the use 6f helpless inmates of the
institute. An appropriation of $5,000
was made for the purpose by the grand
lodge session, just drawn to a close at
Omaha. In speaking of the new ad
dition today, Mr. Askwith stated
"It is impossible to say just when the
new structure will be commenced,
although I hardly think it w ill be before
fall as both the president and, vice
president of the committee in charge
ef that work, le-ave in a short time for
L'urope w here they will spend the sum
mer months and I do not think the
work will be started before their re
turn. Yes, t he-re is a possibility of
the appreciation ef $5,000 be-ing in
e'reased by the addition of several
thousand dollars now in the fund for
that purpose1, but I have he'arel noth
ing to confirm this. The addition of
the building to the home will be a very
welcome one ineleed."
The home has enjeyeil fine suce'ess
ever since it was organized some years
ago and there is hardly a season that
goes by without some convenience or
improvement being added to it. It
is a most ideal place for the home of the
aged Masons, with its plcasnat sur
roundings of fruit trees and pretty
lawns and its convenient facilities
An increase of fifty per cent in the
home tax has recently been ordered
which will greatly swell the funds for
the up-keep of the local home and mean
the institution may be run on a little
more elaborate basis.
county option in the last legislature,
but voted for the daylight saloon law
Mr. Diers is a brother of Wm
Diers, one ef Louisville's enterprising
merchants, and of the chain of storeys
belonging to the De'irs Bros. firm.
Short on Tiling.
The completion ef the tile work on
Chicago avenue was decayed today
by the lack of tiling and the operations
which have been in progress during the
week were suspended until the neces
sary material arrives. There arc
still three carloads, some 200 feet,
of the cement pipe to be laid, but the
work cannot continue until the factory
at Nebraska City gets busy in its
shipping department. There zre a
number of small jobs ofvtiling to be
done on the avenue, but the material
for that is also lacking at present and
t lie street force was compelled to lay
off this morning for a few days.
New Ways ol Doing the Same
Old Work.
Are" you using up your strength
needlessly and taking meirc time than
necessary for the ele-aning, scrubbing
scouring and polishing about the house
There is a new and better way of
doing it. Save your time, your strength
and do your w'ork in almost half the
time. How? Simply use old Dutch
Cleanser, the mexlern ele-anser that
makes your work easy instead of a
burden. 1 1 may be used for some clean
cleanly purpose in every room in the
house from kitchen to bathroom;
on the flejetrs, wooelwork and painted
walls; on eutle-ry, pots, pans and kettle-s
glassware, enameled wore, 'metal sur
faces, winelows, etc., and new uses
will suggest themselves ev.ry elay
Stop the old way auel try the new. It's
by far the best.
BUSY DAY IN COURT
FOR JUDGE ARCHER
Oklahoma Vandervert Pleads Guil
ty Belore Him to Charge
ol Desertion.
Diers Thinking It Over.
Senator Herman Diers of Gresham,
representing Yeirk and Fillmore coun
ties, is one of the elcmocrats who
has given some thought to becoming
a running mate for the head of the
ticket. Senator Diers would not ob
ject to serving a term as lieutenant
governor. If he is electe'd he will
have an opportunity to rule the body
wherein he served as a private in the
front ranks. It is likely that Repre
sentative Ralph Clarkson eif Richard
county may take to the notion of try
ing to beat Senator Diers for the
nomination for lietetiant governed.
In the event that these me'ii run for
lieuteiie'ant governor it will probably
be with the understanding that Gov
ernor Shallenberger heads the eleme
cratic ticket. Mr. Diers opposed
Oklahoma Vanderve-it, the South
Bend man accuse'd of eleseiting his
wife and family and leaving them in
a destitute condition, was given a
hearing before Judge Archer this
morning and pleaeleel guilty to his char
charge, w hich is on,e punishable by a
heavy penitentiary term. He was
bound over to district court his bemd
fixed at $700, anel this afternoem the
judge is busy making out the trans
cript for the transfer of the case. The
man was caught a few days ago at
Pender and brought to this city by
Sheriff Quinton. The only reason he
gives for the elesertion is that he was
unable to obtain wetrk at South Bend
and was forced to go to Pender for
a job.
The forcible detention case over a
house and lots in Gre'enwood was
continued till Friday morning, on affi
davit eif the elefendant, claiming he had
not been given sufficient time for the
securing of the material testimony
which he desired. The parties in the
case were Edwin DeVoe and John
Haugh.
A eommiuncation was received by
Judge Archer today from the pension
agent at Topeka, Kansas, notifying
him that whatever pension had ac
crued on the account of the late Sanv
uel H. Huffman would be paid to his
widow Mrs. Addie Huffman. His
pension was paid up to Fe b 4 and his
death eieeunrd March 4, making two
months back pay due, er ?2S. On ac
count of his w idow not being a wife eif
the deceaseel's for twenty ye-ars,
it is impeissihle for her to secure a
monthly pension from the' government
and the 82$ will be all the pensiem
money she will obtain.
Mrs. A. G. Meyer, Mrs. C. 1L Bal
lard and Mrs. A. J. Jackson of Omaha
returne'd to their home this morning
after being entertained yesterday at
the home of Mrs. H. J. Streight.
HAVE BOUT
LAST NIGHT
Business Picking up for
The Plattsmouth Police
Force
AGAIN TWO MEN MIX
OVER A FAIR WOMAN
Harklns Pleads Not Guilty
Charge of Fighting and
Trial Set For Tomorrow
to
(From Friday's Dally)
Yc woman would drive a man to
drink. Last night the police were
again busy in establishing the peace
anel harmony that was badly disturb
ed by a couple of Plattsmouth men all
over the love of a feminine. This
morning their stories of the affair didr
n't seem to correspond in any of the
details anel it would be worse than a
Chinese puzzle to fit them together.
"If you know the other fellow's
girl don't love him, keep it to yourself,"
that was the conclusion reached last
night by "GUI" Archer after John
Harkins had proceeded to put a cheek
bone on him that looked like a hive of
bees had roejsteel there for the night.
Archer who rings in his time at the
Burlington shops, ambled home at
grub time last evening with Harkins,
a heaver of the shovel on the streets
and as their mindfl were running in
the same channel, their conversation
drifted toward their fair friends
when Archer informed his pal that
he was certain his affections on his
Gate City beauty were wasted and to
make matters worse he explained
that he had seen her last Sunday
and she had put him next that Harkins
case was hopeless. A man might be
able to swallow the fore part of this
elucidation, but to think that some-
body'd been around at his place
since he'd been gone, was more than
Harkins could easily digest. After
both had filled their bread boxes at
the evening repast, they me't again at
the corner near Turne Halle and Johny
dipped his friend "Gid" one on his
map that put him on his prayer bones.
A pedestrian stopped the hostilities
before either was laid out for the un
eli'rtakcr. This is Archer's version
of the bout, but Harkins has one
that would hardly be recognized as
the same scrap.
He was arrested last night and
brought before hizzoner this morning
on the charge of fighting, pleaeling
not guilty and putting up a story
that he poked a friend iu self defense
as he had attacked him with a knife.
He had the slashes on his right hand
and arm to back up his statements,
but "Gid states that he was taking
his evening manicure with a knife
about as big as a minute when the
blow came his way and he elid not
draw the weapon with maliciou
intentions. Harkins trial was ar
ranged for tomorrow morning ats
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