MOUDAY, 7A2T&ARY S. 1925.
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MURDOCK DEPMRTMEW
Emery Earl -will farm the A. A:
Lindell place the coming: year, hav-
ing moved there some weeks ago. j
Miss Lillian Amgwert, who ta9
been visiting here for several days,
returned to her home in Council
Bluffs, Irwa, Sunday. i
The young people of Murdock are
expecting to have a dance at the
Modern Woodmen hall on Thursday
of next week, January 16th
Herbert Vance of Ashland was a
visitor in Murdock last Friday after
noon, coming over to look after some
business matters for the day.
Al Theile, Kenneth and Dick
Tool were enjoying a dance at Louis
ville on the evening of New Year's
day. driving over in their auto.
"W. O. Gillespie departed last Sun
day for the west, going first to Den
ver and other portions, taken there
by business and to visit with friends
as well.
The Murdock Mercantile company
will close at six o'clock in th ;ven
Ing on Tuesday and Thursday of each
week until March 1st, beginning on
January 6th.
O. J. Pothast was looking after
some business matters in Omaha last '
Friday, making the trip vie the Rock
Burlington to Ashland and driving
over from there. !
A. D. Bourks, of Ashland, was a
visitor with his brother and child-
ren. Frank Bourks and son Chester
and daughter Florence. All enjoyed
the visit very much.
J. Johanas and wife, who were vis-
iting at Manning, Iowa, for a week
with relatives and friends, returned
home last Sunday after
having en-
joyed a very good time.
. Uncle A. A. Rikli has been very
sick at his home with an attack of
heart trouble and while showing very
slight improvement he still remains
quite poorly at thiB time.
J. C. Weddell and wife, of Ash
land, were visiting in Murdock last
Thursday, coming over to spend the
New YNear with Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
Weddell and the children.
James Buskirk had the misfortune
to have one of his horses break a leg
wnne naming ice irom ine ponu o ,
v. j. ticnevke ana ieit mc ituiuiui ,
there while it is being treated
Chester Morgan and wife of Oxford
were visiting at the home of Mrs.
Morgan's mother, Mrs. B. Amgwert,
and with other friends in Murdock
for a number of days last week.
John Gakemeier, who is visiting
here for a while was a visitor at
lattsrnouth Saturday of last week,
where he was looking after some
business matters for a short time.
A. A. Lindell, who Is located at
Hlnton, Oklahoma, writes that he is
liking the country there very much,!
and is well pleased with what he
finds in climate and business condi
tions there at thj present.
Mrs. H. K. Hanson, who has been
visiting at the home of her daugh
ter for the past two weeks, departed
last Friday Tor her home in Sioux
City, making the trip via the Rock
Island. While there they enjoyed the
visit very much.
A number ot people in Murdock
have been putting up their store of
ice for the coming summer, among
them being Frank Rosenow, Henry
Guthmann and W. T. Weddell. the
same being cut at the ponds of Con-
radt Baumgartner.
Messrs. Albert Reichman and Fred
Bornemeier departed last Monday
for Naperville. 111., where they have
been attending school and were home
for the holidays to enjoy a visit with
their folks. The boys are liking the
school well and are getting along
nicely there.
J. C. Smith, who farmed the John
Scheel place last year, will hold a
sale on January 9th, after which he
will expect to move to Minnesota,
where he will farm the coming sum
mer. Mr. Henry Kunpre. wno nas
been farming on the C. M. Andrus;
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Murdock -:- -:- -:- Nebraska
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No matter what kind of a rod or a car you
need we can supply you. Take the knock
out of that motor the motor will last long
er and give you better service. Do not put
off getting it in the best condition for spring.
Jess landholm
Murdock,
PREPARED EXCLUSIVELY FOa THE JOURNAL.
place at Manley will farm the Scheel
place the coming summer,
Last Friday evening the teams of
the Union schools came to Murdock
and with the two teams of this school
engaged in a pair of lively basketball
contests which were witnessed by a
goodly gathering of local people and
fans who had come from Union to
boost for their teams. The playing
was very spirited ana some nne
offensive and defensive floor work!
was displayed. The result was fav-l
orable to the home town teams in
both instances, which was very grat-
ifying to local followers of the cage
sport.
The score of the girls' game was
58 to 19 In favor of Murdock and of
t hnvs' eame 21 to 5 in favor of
Murdock.
Enjoy Excellent Evening
Last Tuesday afternoon there was
a contest worthy of more than mere
mention, when some nineteen of the
citizens of Murdock and a like num-
ber of the inhabitants of the vicinity
of the town, comine from the town
with black powder and other things
too iiumerous to, mention,- engaged in
a most notable shooting match with j
the ever-popular blue rock aB targets. J
'The Are was rapid and rather warm, I
as each individual was to shoot at
25 separate pieces of pottery. After:
laboring enough to bring lortn a
mountain, and with a possible score'
of 475. the results 6howed that the
farmers had won, although their
team had ammassed a total of only
156 successful less. Tne Murdoch
boys had three less, a total of lo 3.
As a result of the contest it de
volved upon the town boys to put up
the oyster supper and they did it in
. . . . i
rood shane. as tne writer can wen
testify, having been one of the guests
present at the celebration. LAcey,
Art, and Dick know just how to
prepare the bivalve mollusk of the ,
oyster family for the table
It is claimed that the Murdock
boys practiced for three days before
the shoot in order to beat the coun-
,adg &nd tQat the farmers fasted
I for three days, one of them the New
, . . ., .
i Year itself, in order that they might ;
boys from town whom they had out- j
shot in the contest. However, tney
had an excellent time and are now
planning on another go In the near
future.
Murdock School Notes
The High school has had an aver
age of three visitors a day this week.
We wish to thank you for your in-
terest and on behalf of the High j can be stopped by legislative enact
school. extend a cordial welcome to j ment the coming session the law
visit the Murdock schools at any j makers may attempt to amend the
time. J law under which the state insurance
The students are preparing for the! department supervises the enforce-
semester examinations which will be!
given in two weeks.
The Seniors of 1923-24 all visit
ed school this week: Their only re
gret seemed to be the fact that they
could not be the first class to gradu
ate from the new building.
The Spanish class, under the super
vision of Miss Pardee are looking for
ward to beginning to read from their
new Spanish books. They intend to
finish their Spanish grammar with
in a few weeks. The class are be
ginning on their new books, "Prim
era Lectura" Friday of this week.
The eleventh and twelfth English
students having completed their
study of English literature, are be
ginning the study or American au
thors and narrative writing. When
they have mastered the art of de
veloping a plot according to standard
methods, our readers may look for
ward to reading some of the stories
in print.
The students who are not in the
Botany class watch the Botany stu
dents enviously as they pass to class.
Service Garage
Nebraska
I mock!
and not infrequently you may hear
some one say. "I wish I were in the
Botany class.' Miss Tool seems to
be importing eome very interesting
information judging from the reports
of the class. The ones who are so un
fortunate as not to be in the class,
must be contented with the informa
tion they manage to absorb other-
wise.
Church and Bible School
The Murdock church and Bible
school held their annual election on
the New Years and plans were laid
for the persecution of the church
work, with a definite end in view of
doing more and better work than at
any time in the past. The officers
elected for the Bible school were
Otto Miller, superintendent; o.
Bauer, assistant superintendent; El
sie Miller, secretary, and Leo Rikli,
treasurer. The cburcn officers are
Board of directors or trustees, Henry
Relckman, Henry Schlaphof and E.
H. Miller, with Mr. Henry Reickman
as president. Class leader, Henry
Schlaphoff ; exhorter, G. Bauer; stew-
ards, Henry Reickman and wm
Rikli; librarians. Florence Thimgan
and Ruth Bauer.
J Lutheran Church Service
Qpnrirat at Louisville church at
g-20 a m
Bible school at both Louisville and
Murdock churches at 10 a. m,
Services in English, 11 to 11:30.
hT.a aervicpR in German. 11:30 to 12
t Murdock church. Young Peoples'
meetine at 7 p. m. and evening
nreachinc services at 7:
30.
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Excellent Base Burner,
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fiir Murdock. nw
jjas Special Machine
j h special machine now for
tne workin? on auto curtains and
am prepared for your work in this
line either in repairing or new work.
A. J. TOOL.
Murdock.
HOW THE STATE HAIL
INSURANT LAW WUKKS
State Supervision and lo Bates
More Than Offset the Past
Season by Heavy Hail
If the decrease in the amount of
state hail insurance can be lessened
'or the amount of damage from hail
ment of the law. Fifty per cent of
the adjusted losses was all the prem
iums collected during the past season
were able to pay. In years past losses
were paid in full. Miss Margaret
McCalpin. chief of the state hail di
vision, bureau of insurance, depart
ment of trade and commerce, has
prepared a summary of changes made
in the law by former sessions of the
legislature.
History of the Law
The law of 1917 provided that
hail insurance 6hould be written by
assessors. Premiums were on a cash
basis. The county clerk filed the
application, wrote the policy and
turned the money over to the county
treasurer the first of each succeeding
month. The county treasurer remit
ted ten per cent monthly and made
final settlement with the state treas
urer not later than September 1. In
each county the commissioners ap
pointed an adjuster. The department
had one clerk whose duty it was to
mail out supplies, notify adjusters
of losses reported, file the loss proofs
and reports from the county clerks
and submit vouchers to the state
auditor. This left the business en
tirely in the hands of the various
county officials.
Premiums were: Zone 1, 25 cents
per acre; zone 2, 35 cents per acre
zone 3, 45 cents per acre. The fig
ures showing the premiums and
losses are not available in this de
partment, but the losses were paid
in full.
In 1918 under tne same law pre
miums amounted to $154,260 with
loss of $127.00 which was paid in
full, leaving a balance on hand after
paying all expenses of J19.S16.47.
In 1919 the law was amended hv
changing the rates and making the
premiums payable as personal taxes.
All other activities the same as be -
fore. Thfe 1919 premium rates: Zone
1. 25 cents for $10 per acre; 40
cents for $15 per acre.
?oi,p 2. 4ft rr.ts for sift r
60 cents for $15 per acre.
Zone 3, 60 cents for $10 per acre;
90 cents for $15 per acre. ' t
Premiums amounted to $782,714.47 .
with a loss of $686,164.80. After
paying the losses and expense there
was a balance on hand of $104,949.
12. In 1920 under the same law as
rS19 premiums amounted to $615,-
937.5
51 and the losses aggregated
.295.98. Many taxes were not
$762
collected and 75 per cent was all the
department could pay.
In 1921 the law was again amend
ed making the following changes:
Premium rate in the third zone was
raised to 8 per cent. Premiums were
put back on a cash basis. Time to
June 1 could be had by giving a
bank order payable June 1.
Applications were filed in the hail
department after the county clerk
had written" a policy.
Adjusters were appointee! and dl-
rected from this department. Coun-
ty clerk immediately remitted to
county treasurer. The county treas-
urer remitted 10 per cent monthly
and made final settlement with the
state treasurer on November 1.
T
A chief was appointed to look af
ter the hail business. Premiums
amounted to $138,091.82 and the
losses amounted. to $38,532.45. At
the end of the season there was a
balance on hand of $99,559.37.
The amendment of 1921 gave the
secretary of the department of trade
and commerce power to regulate
rates, and in accordance therewith
the three tones were divided in 1922
into six districts and the rates fixed
as follows: Two per cent in the first
district; 3 per cent in the second dis
trict; 4 per cent in the third dis
trict; 5 per cent in the fourth dis
trict; 6 per cent in the nrth district;
per cent in the sixtn district. An
additional 2 per cent was charged
for rye and barley.
Premiums for 1922 amounted to
I146.881.S6 and the losses totaled
J243.S02.57. The surplus on hand
from 1921 enabled the department to
pay 94 per cent.
In 1923 the premiums collected
amounted to $S2, 761.8 and the
losses aggregated $94,557.48. The
claimants were paid 8S per cent.
In 1924 premiums totaled $73,-
5S6.23 and the losses amounted to
$137,114.16. After paying the ex
pense of operating the department
there remained only CO per cent for
the payment of losses.
KBSTER HAS HARD
FIGHT TO HOLD JOB
Governor-elect Said to I-Iave Decided
Against All City Applicants
Tor Game Warden.
The "Didits" nt the hotel lobbies
received fresh information Iscw
Year's day direct from Beatrice.
thru an underground. Krape vine
source. ine mans are me mem
bers of a clos organization formed
right after the general election in
November. The membership is con
fined to those who elected the re
publican ticket. They are the faith
ful workers, who when candidates
and leaders were all at sea and
knew not which way t turn, took
matters into their hands and went
out single handed and alone and
pulled the state and national ticket
through to a triumphant victory.
One look at the election returns
show3 this, they say. Now the mem
bers of the organization are waiting
for "recognition." .
The fresh information just at hand
is to the effect that Governor-elect
McMullen intends to aipoiut't repub
licans only. This being a settled
fact, so far as the information is con
cerned, off goes the official head of
everv code secretary of deputy secre
tary, including Secretary Frye of the
labor department and George Koster
chief same warden.
The fight over chic came warden
ic said to be one of the fiercest of the
lot. Mr. Koster has held his ofSce
under both democrritic and republi
can governors. He was appointed by
a democratic governor. Although lie
is said to have more endorsements
than anv other candidate the "Did-
its" have a hint that even the en
dorsement of all the leadins: whole
sale and retail merchants of Omaha,
including the owner cf the leadin
republican newspaper may not cut
the necessary ice. Kickers have been
busv and the indications are that the
crovernor-elect will not give the chief
game wardenship to Mr. Koster, nor
to anv candidate from Lincoln or
Omaha, an, he will not take part in
the Antelope eour.tv fiirht for cr
acainst W. W. Cole of Nelisrh or his
competitor, Mr. Jenkins, also of Ne
lifrh.
This information settles the hc;h
of Fred Mockett, democrat, of Lin
coin, who is conceded to be one of
the best qualified men on the list of
candidates. The news in the posses
sion of the "Didits" does not dis
close the name of the one favored by
the governor-elect. State Journal.
TWO NATIONS INCEEASE
THEIR EZP0ETS TO U.
Washington. D. C. Jan.!. Only
two out of ten nations leading in the
supdIv of imports to this country
showed an increase in that trade in
the first nine months of 1S24. a? com
pared with the same period in 1923
according to an analysis of the cone
j try's decreased import made by the
'chamber of commerce of the United
State. -
For the first three-quarters of 1924
the analysis showed only Mexico and
Brazil of the ten leading suppliers
increased their import sales to the
I nJV, staes- . . 4
) Jile the decline in imports out-
numbered the gams, the report said.
many, commodities shewed sharp in
creases in value. Coffee, furs, tabac
co. and crude petroleum were in
cluded in these.
IS0N MOUNTAIN
One of the most interesting points
in southeastern Missouri is Iron
Mountain, responsible in great part
for Missouri's reputation as an iron
Producing state. Lifting its knotty
head on the eastern fringe of the
Ozarks, eighty-four miles south of
St. Loui3 on the main line of the
Missouri Pacific railroad between St.
Louis and Little Rock, the mountain,
which sold not so many years ago for
$100,000 when its Iron deposits ap
peared exhausted, is now held worth
more than $10,000,000 because of
fresh discoveries of the ore.
The mountain's history has been
an interesting one. Included in a
tnrp. isnn tn tnenh Prattn nn in-
fiuential figure among the Indians,
this mountain of rich ore remained
virtually xinworked until 184 5. In
that year it was purchased by the
American Iron Mountain Company.
So plentiful was the surface ore
fhM th day ot osn&any'
operations a laborer could pick six
to eigm ions a aay uu u tu 'i
the ground. There were no railroads
in that section, however, the only
transportation outlet being by wagon
to the Mississippi river, forty miles
away. Seeing the possibilities,
Thomas Allen built the Iron Moun
tain railroad, now a part of the Mis
souri Pacific, from St. Louis to Iron
HTnnntaln Tt u-kb rnmnleteri in the
fifties, and a few years later thej
iron company was shipping more
than 100 cars of ore a day, with an
nual proms arouiiu ii,uuu,uuu. 4
When, in time, the surface ore was 1
exhausted. Indian Creek was dammed
a gigantic reservior was maae on
the top of a neighboring mountain, ouuuing at siacomn, wcuonouKu
and water pressure used to wash county capital, last night, two un
dnwn thP ore from Iron Mountain's known men, who ts?aped in an au-
sides. Underground workings were ;
also opened up.
After years of prosperous opera-'
tions, activities eeaseo in losa uf-i mis sin'iuwu.
cause the deposits were believed The explosion wrecked the stairs,
worked out. Later L. A. Busby of';j)roe siass and caus"d plaster to
Chicago came into ownership of a'fan over the building. The chief of
15,000-acre stock farm, which in-'p0ijce a police offi'- r, two prisoners
eluded the mountain. Then a mining . jn the (ity jail anf three families of
engineer discovered fresh iron de- ; fourten persons living on the sec
posits in paying quantities. More ' ond fioorf who were in the building
man ?i,uuu, was expenut-a iur .
modern equipment, ana in tne nrsit
eight months of this year. 5 J.voo ! orrurrerj at S o'rlock. At 11:40 an
ions of ore were shipped from the . othfr w;.s xpi0(ipd at the resi- j
mines of the famous old mountain, j f rv.nntv .in dire Miller, who
Keen Wheels of Industry
ft ni 11 it
footing in riattsmouth
.
The outlook for a prosperous year
that is being heralded the country
over just now, seems to be as bright
locally as could be hoped for. 'le
.orin (V,o llVlpriT! fT Jn Of t tie
new year nnds tne uurnntrion buups
operating on full time and with suf-
fk-ient work ahead to practically m-
sure continuous iuii-iime iur
ment al! winter, a condition that
has not existed for a number of years
and those who can hark back to the
five day weeks, etc., of the railroad
company in furtherance or its policy
of conservatism will rejoice in the
present employment situation.
The year also gives promise 01
bcir.; unusually active in Dunging
lines! With the Masonic home in-
firmary still under construction, the
new auditorium project of the Amen-
can Legion looking bright and other
smaller projects already assured, it
seems fairly reasonable to expect that
Flattsmouth will come into her own
.in tv.ia venr after a nuinDer 01
proverbial "lean" years.
RUMOR PICKS MANY
MnrO m!l nnifCn'Jnn
AIDES FOR GOVEKftU h
Jess Craig Said to Be Listed as fi
nance Head While Frank Ken
nedy to Be Head of Labor.
While Gvoernor Adam McMullen
has announced no appointments,
rumor has been busy and many un
official slaets have been posted as
more or less authentic
Here is the latest:
Jess Craig. Lincoln,
if unoScial.
secretary of
finance.
II. J. McLaughlin. Grand
Island.
secretary of agriculture. Others
talked of for this place are Jo Mayer
of Beatrice and Harry Ayers of
Scottsbluff.
For state sheriff. Condit of Fre
mont, despite assertions that Mr.
Condit weruld not take the ofBce at
the present salary. John C. Mc
Clung, deputy United States marshal,
has been regarded as one of the lead
ing candidates for this office.
Frank A. Kennedy, labor rommis-
sioner
Ile comes from Omaha and
held office undw-r McKelvie.
John Trouton of Omaha is men
tioned for fire commissioner, altho
the present incumbent. C. E. Hart
ford, is said to have strong endorse
ment. C. G. Stoll. now with the guaranty
fund commission, A. F. Ackerman of
University Place and B. Hilsabcck cf
Kenesaw, are said to have been rec
ommended for the commission job
by a committee from the state bank
ers. Harry Scott, tax commissioner.
Guy Patton, insurance commis
sioner. ,
State Engineer Cochran to be re
tained. H. H. Antics for the department
of public welfare.
HAY IS LOWER DUE TO SLOW
DEMAUD, DICE-EASED SUPPLY
Reports from a large cumber of
hay shippers and dealers throughout
the United States indicate that only
about one-third of the 112 4 crop of
timothy had been marketed to D-
cember 15. states the United States'
department of agriculture in its re-j
view of the hay Mtuafion for the'
week endirg December 27. Slightly,
more than one-half vf the market
able surplus of alfalfa had -been sold j
to the middle of December, while j
about 40 per cer.t of the prairie hayi
had gone to market.
"Slow demand and the increase!
supply have been reflected in the .
lower price level. Timothy prices at j
this time are on an average about;
$3 below last year's prices. Thej
trend since the movement of the new
crop has betfn generally downward." j
the report continues. j
"Prairie prices have ranged about
$2 below last year's level and at j
about the same prices as prevailed j
in 1922. The lower prices have re-:
Stricted the movement only about 40 .
per cent of the surplus having been
marketed to December 15, compared
to 50 per cent last year.
"The hay market for all kints dur
ing the current week remained prac
tically unchanged from that of the
previous week. Receipts were lig'nt
and the usual holiday dullness was
-efleeted in the slow demand. Coldei I
weather caused a slightly more active ,
demand in the central western mar- ,
' kets but all hay except the best
grades was generally slow sale."
'iDflSJD
: Xiiil 0 IfflLUAv
BUILDING WHERE
KLAN IS MEETING
Secreted Beneath' Stairway Where!
Klansmen Claim to Have Been, j
Holding a Meeting.
i
Galesburg. 111., Jan. 2. While a '
Ku Klux Kian meeting attended by ',
" " " "-
tomobile, placed a bomb under the,
jrear stairs on the hrst floor 01 tne
building, Klan officials here stated
bf.si(leB the Klaiismen, were unhurt.
Thp explosion in the city buildinp
iwith his wife and two children was
.! asleep in rooms on the second floor. !
Tne porcn was wrei-Kcu aiu
torn in the loumIati0n of th-
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a hole
r. mil 1,1.
unhurt
in? lnt the occupants were
although covered with broken glass
and plaster.
Judge Miller has been active'
against bootleggers tins tan. iu-
rontlv he sentence,'! a maP. IO oU'J
days in jan ana a nne ui
After the two bombintrs Klanmen
an(j other citirens patrolod tne t;wn
guarding homes of county and city,
officials and city buildings, Klar.s-
raeu here declared today. Reports (
from Macomb did not mention a
Klan meeting, but the Galesburg;
members of the order insisted a
gathering was held to plan ways to
combat lawlessness in the county. ,
They said some ot tne memoirs irom
Galesburg remained ana as:siea in
the patroling.
,
Macomb. III.. Jan. 2. nemr.! was
made tonierht by city officials that a;
Ku Klux Klan meeting was in pro-,
press in the city hall last night,
when a bomb exploded under the
ren r Ptairwav. neports 100a? irum
(Calesburg. 111., thirtv-five miles from 11 1 were to cnapiain in me rp
here. quoted Galesburg klansmen as serve corps, do you suppose I would
I saving members of the order were dare say these things?
j meeting in the hall at the time of, "I would be court-martialed tomor-
v, immkinr and Hint the Klansmen i row ! "
and other citizens patroled the town.
; -izti
ctniT-c rf Hie ritv nuiiainer. oroitei
glass and otherwise damaged tne
structure, was the first of two bomb
ings last nigt, the second occurring
several hours later when the home
of Judee A. II. Miller was attacked.
Judge Miller, his wife and their two
children, who were in the house
when the bomb was exploded, were
uninjured.
According to officials, only the
chief of police, policemen and one
civilian were in the city hall at the
time of the explosion. No clue to
i the outrages had been found to-
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CALLS IT A SI-ICKE SCEEEN
Washington. Jan. 2. The post
office department's suspension of six
postal supervisors for use of money
in connection with the postal pay
i increase bill was described as a
"smoke screen" in the senate today
by Senator Ashurst, democrat, Ari
zona. After reading a statement
from officials of four big organiza-
tions of postal employes saying the
men mentioned had no connection
with those organizations. Senator
emmgtoH Portable
Tolie any osr' 8 cdvico
hem axEspestssU
m tt a.
v Jat8cc?jfyiwirjtiiehjgh. Easy ta
padt cpaadcauj mnwrw turf r wwxj ta u.nrzkiiissfcz.
betaed
"12 XECaCteSTUT tt!MHTC!t1t fit'T, 1.
- Bates Book sn;!
Ash erst declared that if tribes
have been taken the evidence ie rath
er tht they have been taken by
members of organizations opposed to
the postal pay increase."
Chairman Eierling of the post
ofLC? committee, said he "had not
heard of any postal supervisory of
ficial being charged with having
taken a bribe."
"Tben the senator lias been read
ing kin bill and not the daily news-
j payers," r. rlied Senator Ashur't.
: Henry Heil, Jr., and daughter,
i.Mit-s Edna, came in this afternoon
from their home near Louisville to
1(.,ok lfrpr Q0n:e matters of husines.s
and visit with their friends in the
county seat.
"NO GOD !N ARMY,"
EX-CHAPLAIN SAYS
He'd Go as Siretcherbearer in An
other War. He Delcares
in Debate.
Hoston. Jan 2. "There is no God
ir. i he army," asserts the Rev. YH-li-im
H. Avers. Wollaston. Mass., who
served as a chaplain during the war.
This statement was made in a de
h'ite between Ayres and Chaplain
Harry C. Fraser. Fort Warren. Bos
ion. on "Resolved: That Ministers
Should Accept Commissions in the
Officers Reserve Corps."
Lnapiain i raser aeienaea tne amr-
,mui',r' i- i"it.
meie can i ne any una in m-
uui, fev.n "u.iv i icfou.u-
lions and the necessities of war.
I "If there were another war tomor
row, I'd go as a stretcher bearer.
Warrior Not Christain, He Says.
"Under stress of battle I might
kill. But I wouldn't want to go to
kill.
"I'm not a pacifist, and therefore,
not a Christian. A fighting man isn't
a Christian. If we are honest we
wjn admit it."
. 1 ne new Mr. Avers aeeiarea tne
, nne naa come lor ministers 10
choose whether they were to be
i preachers of the word of God, or
someinmg eise.
"We're dissipating our efforts. I
am giving up all lodges and societies
and concentrating my ercorts on ne-
ing a preacuer 01 me gospei. ie
nnu.
Ayers insisted that the Christian
,Birh?t
uul ui m m..,
wrong.
"But in the army, your whole task
is to get a man to conform. You put
yourself under the dominance of a
book of rules," he said.
"What place have ministers of the
gospel in such a system as that?
We're here in this world practically
in rebellion against It.
Chaplain "Colonel's Jlessboy."
"The army doesn't want a typical
minister. I know one Episcopalian
clergyman who became known as
'the colonel's messboy,' because he
scoured the countryside for delicaciet
for the officer's table.
"I know another who was bo busy
In his capacity of athletic officer get
ting up Sunday 'stunts that he had
no time for the gospel."
Chaplain Fraser, defending the af
firmative, took as his theme "Go
into all the world and preach the
gospel."
"That means the army, and the
training camps, and the battleships
at Eea," he said.
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