riONDAT, HE CUMBER 29 1934. FLATE5S0T7TH SEE - WEEKLY J0BR3AI PAGE THREE CHANCELLOR AVERY TO TALK AT TEACHER MEET DECEMBER 29 Will Speak on "The State Univer sity" Before the School masters' Club. prima donna declared, but not the occasion. Since her estrangement from the': fold of the Chicago Civic opera fol lowing her differences with the man agement last year. Galli Curci has made her first European appearances. Today the singer and her husband. Homer Samuels, left for Minneapolis to spend the remainder of the holi days with Mr. Samuel's family. OBSERVE JUBILEE Chancellor Samuel Avery of the University of Nebraska will talk on The State University" before the schoolmasters club at its meeting in maha Monday evening during the i.nnual convention of the Nebraska State Teachers association. President J. L. MK'ory has re ceived nearly seventy-five reserva tions for the dinner which will be at the Brandeis restaurant. The chancellor will be one of four speakers in a symposium. President Martin of Kearney Teachers college will speak on "State Normal Schools." President True, super intendent of schools at McCook. has been assigned "State Teachers' asso ciation" of which he is president. Superintendent Beveridge of Omaha will talk on "Superintendents of the State." Attendance at the state meeting of the association in Omaha Decem ber 29 to 31 will probably decide whether the state meetings will have a general program. The Nebraska Woman's Educa tional club will hold its annual ban quet here December 29. with Miss Sarah Muir. member-elect of the state legislature and teacher of English in the Lincoln High school, principal speaker. The program here next week will bring many leading educators. Among those taking part as speakers or entertainers will be: W. E. McAndrews. superintendent of schools. Chicago. Dr. John E. Stout. Northwestern University. Rolla G. Reynolds. Teachers' Col lege Columbia university. W. S. Heusner. superintendent of schools, Salina. Kansas. Jacob Kwalwasser. University of Iowa. Iowa City, Iowa. L. G .Oberlies. Nebraska state board of control. Lincoln. L'el W. Lambkin, president. North west Missouri Teachers' college: di rector. Federal Board for Vocational Education. John M. Matzen. state superintend ent of public instruction. Lincoln. C. Ray Gates, superintendent of schools. Grand Island. W. E. Reed, president board of education. Omaha. Henry Cox. violinist. Omaha. Judge Harry M. Landis. Seward. John H. Beveridge. superintendent of schools. Omaha. Gus Swanson. director of commun ity singing. Omaha. Sarah O. Sperle. Council Bluffs public schools. Council Bluffs. Harry L. Keefe. president. Nebras ka Federated Farm bureau. Walthill. W. H. Morton, superintendent of schools. Beatrice. F. E. Henzlik. Ph. D.. Teachers college, Lincoln. Estalin Wilson, assistant superin tendent of schools. Toledo. Ohio. Olivia Pound, assistant high school principal. Lincoln. Colonel Theodore Leisen. manager. Metropolitan Water district. Madaline Juneau Farley, colora tura soprano. Kansas City. Concord club saxphone orchestra. Omaha. Mary Cooper. Omaha. Meisner school players. Omaha. OF CATHOLICISM FRED T. DAWSON HANDS IN RESIG NATION TO BOARD Cornhusker Mentor Gives Up Active Charge of Team but Stays as Director of Athletics. Pope Celebrates Occasion in a Most Solemn Ceremony at Vatican. Rome. Dec. 25. The twenty third jubilee year in the history of Catholicism was solemly proclaimed from the Vatican by Pope Pius XI Wednesday. The pontiff also, with a jewel studded gold hammer, knocked down the holy door in the basilica of St. Peters during a ceremony, the brilliance and mystic picturesqm -ness of which was brought into bold relief because of the fact that it is one of the few examples of stately antiquity that has survived the rush toward modernity. Notwithstanding the fact that the form of opening the holy door is performed only once in every twenty-live years, it was carried out yes terday without a hitch. No single untoward incident marred the sol emnity and impressiveness of the occasion. Although comparatively few per sons were able to witness the cere mony, due to the size of St. Peter's portico there were many thousands of persons in the basilica itself to witness the procession when it wend ed its way afterward through the main nave to the high altar under the Michael Angelo dome where the pontiff imparted the apostolitic bene diction to the kneeling multitudes. Other thousands assembled in the square in front of the great mother edifice but all they saw were foun tains throwing their sprays of water into the bay. They had to wait for the pealing of the bells to know that the door actually had fallen and that holy year had begun. Today was the second time that holy year was thus ushered in since the fall of the temporal power. METHODIST CHOIR SINGS AT THE MASONIC HOME M'KENNA WILL SOON QUIT SUPREME BENCH Veteran Associate Justice. Now 82. Has Served for 27 Years on the Supreme Bench. From Saturday s Daily Last evening the choir of the First Methodist church gave a very enter taining musical evening at the Ne braska Masonic Home that was very much enjoyed by all of the members of the Home and the staff of em ployes thre. The choir gave thir recital in the dining room of the institution where the piauo had been placed and here the Christmas carols were sung as well as several of the old songs and the popular lighter se lections that made a very pleasing impression with the aged residents of the Home and was very much en joyed. After the concert at the Home the members of the choir stopped at the residence of Mrs. Martha Wetenkamp where they gave several numbers for h r benefit and that of Grant Weten kamp. both of whom are unable to be out and enjoy the church services and the visit of the choir there was very much enjoyed by the family and completed an evening of the rarest pleasure to the choir who had served to entertain their friends. States of Mexico banks, about which an article appeared in the New York Times Sunday. December 21. I repeac what I have said heretofore, that only the president of Mexico can cancel the contract. Upon receipt of a cable gram from the president of Mexico, stating that the contract is con ceiled. I shall feel that proper no tice has been served upon me. The contract was authoritatire, over the signatures of President Obregon under the act of 1917. and the presi dent alone can cancel." NEIGHBORS HAVE TROUBEE Washington. Dec. 24. The new year is expected to bring a vacancy in the supreme court. Associate Jus tice McKenna, the senior member of the bench, having decided to resign in the near future. While this statement is authori tatively made. Justice McKenna. in view of the etiquette which prevails In such matters, will not publicly dis . ess his plans until his resignation is tendered to the president. Justice McKenna has been eligible for retirement for more than eleven vears, since he had already served more than the ten years' service on the federal bench necessary to qualify him to retire when he reached the ;,ge of 70 on August 10. 1913. On January 26. he will have rounded out twenty-seven years as a member of the supreme court, and prior to his appointment as an associate jus tice, he had served five years as a federal circuit judge. Notwithstanding his advanced age of nearlv 82 and the long service on the bench. Justice McKenna s health has caused him to miss hut few ses sions of the court in recent years. For a time he was much troubled ith his eves and was compelled to wear a shade while sitting on the lench. but he has fully recovered from that affliction. Should Justice McKenna adhere to his present decision and resign, the i suiting vacancy will be claimed by the ninth or Pacific coast circuit. He was appointed from California and that circuit now has no other repre sentative in the court. The president, of course, will be free to select Jus tice McKenna's successor without reference to geographical location, but it has often been contended that it was desirable, as far as possible, to have each of the nine circuits rep- rented by a justice. GALLI CURCI IN CHICAGO AGAIN rifajfxgo. Dec. 26.JUi Curci . ame back to Chicago, scene of her earliest triumphs but not to sing. The wish was there, the famous Frum Saturday's Daily Last evening Judge William Web er was called from the enjoyment of his relaxation from the duties of bis office to hasten to the city hall and start an evening session of the po lice court, owing to a disturbance that had arisen between two neigh bors on East Pearl street and which had culminated in tiie appeal to man's first wet.pon. the fist. The parties who wore brought before the court were Bert McLean and Ben Brown, and the stories of the trouble were slightly conflicting but the evi dence of the struggle was so pro nounced that the court decided to dispense justice with an even hand and accordingly handed each of the parties $f and costs, amounting to $8 which was paid and the case closed. The trouble, it was disclos ed, originated over the children of the family, and. like the world war. spread until the families were into the affray. The University of Nebraska today declared itself in the open market as a bidder for a new head coach of Cornhusker football. Resignation of Fred T. Dawson, gridiron mentor at Nebraska for the past four years, was tendered the university board of athletics at a special meeting and formally ac cepted under an arrangement where by Dawson is to continue at the Corn husker institution as director of ath letics and physical education. The next step by the board was the appointment of a special com mittee of three which will imme diately grapple with the problem of procuring a successor to Dawson as head tutor of Cornhusker gridiron teams. Session of the board was held late Friday morning. Alter the ad journment at the noon hour, the board issued the following state ment : Statement by the Board "At a meeting of the athletic board held today. Coach Dawson requested that he he allowed to devote his en tire time to his present duties of di rector of athletics and to be relieved from the work and responsibility as: football coach. This would allow the director of athletics to build up intra-mural sports and physical edu cation for the mass of students, which in a large measure has been neglected in the past. "The board acted favorably on his request and appointed a committee to take up the matter of procuring a football coach." The committee named by Chair man R. D. Scott to seek a new coach is composed of Fred T. Dawson. Oeorge Holmes and L. E. Gunderson. Speaking on behalf of this commit tee. Mr. Holmes said: Coach Wanted at Once "We wish to have it heralded all over the country that Nebraska is seeking a capable coach. The more publicity we can get for our wish in this matter, the easier it may be to get the sort of coach Nebraska needs. We have no special candidate or candidates in sight. The resigna tion of Coach Dawson came suddenly and the board has had no time in which to conduct a canvass for his successor. The committer will meet soon to consider the salary question and such candidates as may have given intimation that they wish to be considered. We prefer to get a man who can come to Nebraska as early as February, thus to be on the ground and in charge of spring prac tice." Director Dawson and Henry F. Schulte. head track coach at the university departed yesterday after noon for the national collegiate as sociation convention in New York. Presumably. Mr. Dawson will devote a portion of his time while in the east to a hunt for coaching mater ial, then reporting hack to his as sociates on the special committee. Bachman Once Mentioned Nebraska authorities today declin ed to discuss possible candidates for the coaching vacancy. The name of Charles Bachman. head coach of the Kansas Aggies, was mentioned in connection with the Cornhusker coachship last winter. At that time, Dawson's health was failing and ii was not sure that he would be abl" to return last fall to again take the ! reins. Coach Bachman informed the Nebraska authorities that he would I be glad to consider an offer, provided I the Kansas Aggie board would re I lease him from a contract covering ithe present school year. The Man thattan authorities, however, declined ito release Bachman and no offer was made. Dawson later recovered his 'health and came on from western Colorado to take charge of the Corn busker squad last September. LOSE SHARE IN SCHOOL FUNDS Several Hundred Districts Forfeit Rights to State Apportionment Due to Own Laxity. Several hundred school districts of Nebraska will not share in the semi annual apportionment for December, amounting to 1490.000, because they failed to comply last year with the state law requiring nine months of school to be maintained where an 8 -mil I levy would raise sufficient revenue, eked out by the state's con tribution, for a term of that length, says the Lincoln Star. The total amount of money thus forfeited will be in the neighborhood of $10,000 under this allotment of school funds by the state. The same districts will lose an aggregate of 115.000 more or less when the next apportionment is made in June. Both distributions are based upon the school year ended in June. 1924. There are a few districts scattered over the state which will forfeit their quotas of the state apportionments now and next June because of their employing teachers last year who did not hold proper certificates. For the being made on this matter and at larger number of districts will be penalized in the fiscal annum of 1925-6. Counties Which Will Lose Phelps county will probably be deprived of more state apportionment money at this time man any otner. by reason of its having a greater number of districts which maintain ed less than nine months of school last year. Jefferson is another county where the loss of revenue will be consider able. It has 33 districts which did not keep school going long enough to entitle them to state apportion ment funds. Pawnee, a somewhat smaller county, has 15 such districts. Nemaha and Johnson are both represented in the list with a num ber of districts where the minimum school term requirement was not met. But Otoe county adjoining them on the north, has 100 per cent rec ord, not a single one of its districts falling short. In consequence of which they will all get their allot ments from the state. Nearly Half a MlIEon The December apportionment as certified to the state superintendent by State Treasurer Robinson is ?4fl0, 951. About $6,000 of this will be distributed to districts containing state school lands in lieu of taxes which would be collected on such acreage if it were privately owned. One fourth of the remainder will be divided equally among all districts in the state entitled to share, and the other three-fourths in the ratio of their school enumeration. Principal sources from which the 'apportionment fund was derived are j as follows: Interest on bond invest j ments of permanent school funds. ,$241,606: rentals on leased school hands. $189,381; interest on uncom ipleted school land sales. $44,988; in surance licenses. $13,646. Ghrist & Ghrist Furniture Clearance Sale! Nothing Reserved! Every article in the New Stock, also in Used Furniture Depart ment will be sold at big reduction to make room for new Spring goods. Read carefully the articles listed below: One $175.00 velour davenport suite. $125.00: one $75.00 genuine mohair overstuffed chair. $39.50: one 4-piece oak davenport suite, leather upholstered. $89.50: one davenport bed. leather upholstei ed. $49.50: one slightly used avenport bed. $29.50; one mahogany davenport. $29.50; one $55.00 mahogany davenport table. $22.50: four oak library tables. $14.50 to $19.50: one bridge lamp com plete. $12.00: one large floor lamp, $10.00: thirty mahogany, walnut and oak rockers. $2 50 to $15.00: one $35.00 mahogany spinnet desk. $27.50: oak desks from $10.00 to $20.00. DINING ROOM SUITES One $325 00 8-piece walnut dining room suite. $225.00: one 8-piece American walnut dining room suite. $129.50; one $225.00 8-piece Jacobean oak dining room suite. $149.50: one $200 00 golden cak dining room suite. $129.50. BED ROOM FURNITURE One 4-piece $250.00 French walnut bed room suite. $179.50: one 3-piece French walnut bed room suite. $97.50; one 3-piece American walnut bed room suite. $89.50: twenty odd beds and dressers. $17.50 to $77.50. BEDS, MATTRESSES, ETC. Simmons steel beds in 3-3. 3-6 and 4-6 sizes. $8.95 to $22.50; full size all cotton mattress, $8.95; $25.00 full size, guaranteed cotton felt, fancy tick, $17.50: $7.50 cotton sanitary cot pad. $5.95: army cot pad. $3.95; army cots. $3.95; sanitary cots. $2.50 to $6.50: odd dining tables in oak, $7.50 to $19.50: five oak buffets, $12.50 to $75.00: china cabinets. $12.00 to $40.00: fibre rockers, $9.50 to $14.50: child's rockers. 50c to $5.00: coaster wagons, tricycles, doll cabs at a sacrifice; dining rocm chairs: kitchen chairs. $1.50 to $4.50; 20 smokers. $1.50 to $15.00: one $65.00 kitchen cabinet, slightly used. $25.00: 15 baby cabs: park vagons and sulkies. $5 00 to $22.50: high chairs at $2.50 to $7.75: nursery chairs. $2.50; medicine cabinets. $2.75 to $5.50: mirrors. 50c to $6.00: two buffet mirrors in policrome, $8.50 and $10.00. PHONOGRAPHS AND PIANOS $125.00 phonograph. $75.00. easy terms: two pianos. $55.00 and $125.00; one slightly used phono graph and 25 records, $35.00: one organ. $10.00. STOVES AND RANGES One $125.00 malleable range, slightly used. $45.00; two slightly used ranges. $22.50 and $27.50; five oil heaters. $2.50 to $4.50: one round oak heater. $12.50: one large heater. $12.50: one base burner. $10.00: three oil stoves. $5.00 to $12.00. RUGS AND CONGOLEUMS One $75.00 Axminster rug. 11-3x12. $35.00: ten other rugs, sizes 6x9 to 9x12, $5.00 to $25.00. CONGOLEUMS Don't overlook the big Congoleum rug sale. Every style, size and pattern both in rugs and yard goods. Ten slightly dagamed rugs in this los will be sold at $5.00 to $11.00 each. MISCELLANEOUS 50 suit cases and traveling bags to be sold from $1.75 to $14.50; one used hand power washing ma chine. $7.50; three new $18.50 washers. $15.95: window shades, curtain rods, floor mops, furniture polish, etc. all go in this sale at money-saving Clearance Sale prices. Remember we have our own truck and goods purchased in quantities too large to take with you will be delivered to your door any place within 35 miles. Come in and see us! Get acquainted! Cur aim is to give you the best value for the lead money. Quality considered. We have an Upholsterer and Repair Man. Bringin your broken and damaged pieces tor repair. We Give S. and H. Green Trading Stamps! Phone 645 Ghrist & Ghrist 118-122 So. 6th Street Plattsmouth PLEASANT CHRISTMAS SURPRISE MEXICAN BOND ISSUE OFF AGED MAN CARED FOR From Saturday's Daily John Urwin, one of the aped r! dents of near Louisville, will be carf i for here in the future as he has an -fered a great deal in the past fr v weeks with the cold at his home on the farm and had suffered the free ing of his hands a few days ago di; -ing the intense cold snap, the freez ing occurring while the aped BU n was out tryinp to feed some stock that he has on the place. Mr. Urwin has been suffering from an inf. rmity for years whic h has made it difficult for him to pet around ex cept with the aid of two canes and in his advanced years and peneral phy sical condition has become unable to look after the care of his farm. He will be cared for at the county farm here and will have treatment and care that will make it much easier for him than in his condition on the farm where he was alone and experi enced the protest of difficulty in setting alonp. Austin. Tex.. Dec. 26. J. L. Ar-i litt. Austin banker, who recentH j offered a $50,000,000 Mexican pold bond issue, has been notified by AT-J j turo M. Elias. Mexican financial apent at New York city, that the "deal is off." At Arlitt's office it ; 1 was learned today that the Austin 1 bond dealer has received three cable gram from Elias. but still main tained that final cancellation depends upon official word from the presi dent of Mexico. Arlitt issued the following statement: "Respecting the $50.00.000 United One family in Louisville received a pleasant Christmas surprise last Monday evening that will make their family circle complete at the hip dinner. This was the arrival of Claud Brekenfeldt from Silver Plume. Colorado, where he went last fall to take a position with a niininp com pany. Mrs. Brekenfeldt and the children will join him in Colorado in the spring, but in the meantime they have been keeping the home fires burning here with a great deal of courage and patience. Mrs. Breken feldt had invited her husband's sis ter. Mrs. W. J. Rau and Mr. Rau. of Manley. and her parents. Mr. and Mrs. John Group, to eat Christina dinner here and the cominp of Mr. Brekenfeldt has broupht much joy to his family and olso his host of friends in this vicinity. He will remain for a holidav visit. Louisville Courier. CARD OF THANKS FOR OVER 40 YEARS HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE has been used successfully in the treatment of Catarrh. HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE con sists of an Oin truer' which Quickly Relieves by local aiviication, and the Internal Medicine, a Tonic, which a.ts through the Blood on the Mucous Sur faces, thus reducing the- inflammation. Sold by all drugfrists. F J Cheney & Co., Toledo. Ohio. We are deeply prateful for the many kind rememberances on the ' occasion of the birthday anniversary I of Mrs. Born and also for the many acts of kindness of the friends and ', neighbors in the lonp days of sickness 1 and will always hold in grateful re membrance these many acts of kind- CARD OF THANKS of its own in the community build inp. On next Monday nipht the last meeting of the post in these rooms will be held and by way of winding up the old year in appropriate style, the losing 1924 membership team will do the serving and K. P. detail at a big oyster stew. The officials of the post are looking for a large attendance that night and invite ev ery ex service man, regardless of whether he belongs to the Legion or not, to come up and mingle with them at this final gathering in the present club rooms. A hall will be rented for meetings of the post from time to time thru the winter, but the expensive main tenance of club rooms will be dis continued udHI the post is able to realize its long sought ambition of acquiring a home of its own. ENJOYING BIRTHDAY TODAY From Saturday' Daily This is the birthday of "Grandma" Peoples, as she is affectionately known to a large circle of friends in this city where she has been making her home for the past few years with her son. N. K. Peoples and family. Mrs. Peoples is very active for her age and enjoying excellent health and her host of friends are hopeful that may enjoy many years more of this good health. DAMAGE IN CITRUS BELT NOT SERIOUS ANNUAL MEETING JL. ..........,.TTTVrT.,T......',...T. 2- FARM HAND WANTED Albert Funke. Murray. Phone 3103. dSt-tfw MJwn JUeanor Burnie was among the visitors in Omafca today, ettnd ing to some matters of frusTness arf6 visiting with frijus Blank boo at journal office. v 4- t. Pearson's BARBER SHOP The Home of Good Work Manley - - Nebraska Elmer Pearson, Prop. We desire to return our most i heartfelt appreciation of the assist-; ance ami kindness of the neighbors; and friends to us at the time of the fire at our home and to the fire de partment for their work in extin guishing the fire that threatened the destruction of our home. Their acts of kindness will always be remem bered most pleasantly. Homer Shra der and Family. The annual meeting of the Farm ers' Mutual Tornado. Fire and Live Stock Insurance Company of Cass county Nebraska, will be held at the Taylor school houe in District No. 37 on Saturday. January 3rd. at 1:30 p. m.. for the purpose of elect ing officers for the ensuing year and transacting such other business as mav come before the meeting. J. P. FALTER. d23-dw Secretary. LAST MEETING IN CLUB ROOMS. ! From Saturday's Daily The lease on the American Leennn club rooms in the Leonard building.' which have been occupied by this i organization for more than four years, will expire on January J.st. j ' at which time th rooms will be ya , ca ted and club room privileges given up pending completion of a new home Wayne Allen of Omaha, who was here over Christmas visiting with relatives and friends, returned this morning to the metropolis and was accompanied by his brother, Ralph If. Allen William J. Smith and family of Lincoln were among the Chrietmai visitors in the city and Mrs. Smith and the cJiydran wijj ae-main hem over Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Smith. Columbia River in Washington is Frozen Over for the First Time in Many Years. San Francisco, Dec. 26. The Pa cific northwest today continued to experience near and sub-zero tem peratures and in California the weather bureau reported the ther mometers ranged from 18 to 4 5 de grees above zero. Santa Rosa, Cal., reported 18 deprees above and Los Anpeles. 45. In San Francisco the temperature was 36. In Washinpton the minimum was 4.5 degrees below zero at Yakima, and in the western part of the state. Olympia. the temperature was 2 de grees above. Residents along the Columbia river are experiencing the novelty of crossing the river on the ice, that for the first time in many years has covered the water. The low est temperature reported in Oregon was 10 below at Baker, and Portland residents went to work in a tempera ture of 13 above. Smudge pots were worked over time in the citrus groves of southern California to ward off the frost. Dam age in the citrus belt so far has "not been serious." according to the Cali fornia Fruit Growers exchange an nouncement. The exchange explained there had been some loss owing to the frost, the exact extent of which has not been determined, but it was added, the total damage is not heavy. The high winds have caused gome damage which has not been esti mated. La Habra recorded what is believ ed to be the lowest temperature in the citrus section, 24 deprees above zero. In the proves northeast of Santa Ana the thermometer went down to 26 above zero. The weather bureau late today is sued a special bulletin that indica tions pointed to hipher temperature and storms alonp the Pacific coast within the next 36 hours. Joe Weber of Omaha was here ov r night, coming down to attend the meeting of the class of 1923 of the Plattsmouth high school. Mrs. J. L. TidbaP and daughter. Miss Mary, were among the paiwn gers this morning for Omaha, whre they will spend the day visiting. READ the want aae in tnl column from day to day. You'll find many things listed here you're looking for. AS THE NEW YEAR IS USHERED IN We bid 1925 welcome because we believe it brings new opportunities. Profiting by the experience of the past we know we can do better in the future. May it be a good year for you good for money-making, happiness and service. John Bauer & Co.