MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 192S. EIIWEEKJ !Y lOTTEITAL PAGE FITS MURDOCK Mrs. William Rikli is wrestling: a had cold. Wr.i. Rikli's family are enjoying a now radio. Many are doing their summer butchering now. Waiter Tbi:ngan's children have rho whooping cough. Many have filled their ice houses to keep cold next summer. January sure was a nice month. We wonder what February will be. Ferdinand Keikeman and wife done their butchering the first of last week. Dresser squabs ready to fry at Hoc each are too high for some people in Murdock. Alvin Bornemeier visited with his fiitnd. Miss Eleanor Story last Tues day evening. Emil Lau and family raised end ate lots of squabs last year. They took out about 235 last year. I. G. Hornbeck has been quite ill with an attack of la grippe, but is feeling some better at this time. Ed Rau's children are back at school after their seige of scarlet fever. Charles Stroy cut down the trees on his property west of the railroad track. Helen and Mary Bornemeier were Sunday dinner guests at the Fred Tonack home. Alvin Bornemeier and Eleanor Stroy were visiting at Fred Tonack's home Sundav. Anna Bornemeier and her friend, Gust Gakemeier were visiting with i Fred Klemme's Sunday afternoon. j Mrs. Emil Rikli and children left j for ihtir home in Kansas Monday, after an extended visit with friends ! in Murdock. Mrs. Harry Gillespie was a visitor for a number of days last week at the home of Dr. and Mrs. C. A. Blasst leiler. of Tobias. Victor Thimgan and Henry Heine man were visiting in Omaha on last Thursday, where they were looking after some business matters. Wade Winkleplex. the barber, was spending lost Sunday in Lincoln, where he was called on business and also was visiting with friends. Otto Eichoff. who has been living on the Miller place north of Murdock, has moved into town and will reside j for the present at the residence of Mrs. W. Stachastkie. William Gommer is visiting with friends in the western portion of the state. Wonderful if he'll come back and see us before he returns to his home in South Dakota. Mrs William Winkler, of Elmwood. was a visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herman R. Schmidt, their daughter, and was accompanied by little Betty June, Mrs. Winkler's daughter., Mrs. Charles Shaefer was a visitor in Lincoln last Thursday and Friday, accompanying Mrs. E. A. Kroh, they beine called there by the serious con dition of the latter's son, Averill, who died later. Herman R. Schmidt and the family were visiting in Lincoln last Satur day, driving over in their auto to visit with trier.tis as well as to look after some business matters for a short time. O. E. McDonald and the family were at Murray Sunday, where they were visiting with Mr. McDonald's mother. Mrs. Myra McDonald, who has just returned from an extended trip t" California. Louis S. Bornemeier was a visitor jit Alvo with his brother, Herman L. Born mc if r, and was also looking af ter some business as well, going from there to Ashland to look after some matters of business. Mrs. Keith Hogland, a teacher in the Murdock public schools, was a visitor at her home in Lincoln from hist Friday evening until Monday morning, when she returned to take charge of her department of the local schools. Emil and Fred Lau filled their ice house last Friday, getting the ice from the pond of Charles Kupke. Haulinc was done by Louis Lau. Ferd Lau. Louis Schmidt and John S.-lieel. vhile Emil Lau. Albert Thiel and Janus Mills done the packing. All was first class work. Last Friday evening the members ' !" the Modern Woodmen of America v f re tripping the light fantastic toe with their wives and sweethearts and were 'r.joyir. the evening to the fullest extent. They had also pro vidd a bite to e.tt which helped mat ters considerably. Anyway they had a very fine time. Jess Landholni has been selling a eat Curing Time? We are prepared to supply you with the proper meat curing preparations. Old Hickory Smoked Salt, $1.25 Figaro Liquid Smoke, $1.50 Genuine Michigan Salt B'bls., 25-Ib., 50-Ib., 100-lb. Bags For Cold Pack New Jar Lids and Robbers Bulk Spkes for Seasoning 20-lb. and 20-Ib. Stone Jars, specially priced at 25c and 50c Just the thing for one who wishes to fry down their meat. One bottle of Figaro will treat 500, pounds of meat. It is easily applied with a brush. Murdock Mercantile Company The Home Town Store MURDOCK -:- -:- -:. NEBRASKA PREPARED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE JOURNAL. number of cars during the last few days, some new and some used ones. Among them, a used Ford roadster went to Henry Brand, a new Oak land coupe (3 passenger) to Clar ence Ohmes, an Olds to Vernon Wells of Ashland, and a Ford roadster and a Maxwell coupe to Diller L'tt. Harry Gillespie and wife were looking after the place of Mr. E. A. Kroh. during the serious illness of of the latter's son. Averill Kroh, and when Mrs. Gillespie went to Tobias, Mrs. W. O. Gillespie and son Harry were assisting in looking after the store. The loyal spirit manifest by the people of Murdock in helping in this time of trouble is most highly commendable. Out of deference to the death of a member of the student body of the Murdock high school, Averill Kroh, the basketball game which was to have been played at Murdock Friday evening between the teams of Union and the local school quintettes were postponed. The High school team as well as the grades .of the Murdock schoolH each sent a handsome bouquet of beautiful flowers in token of their honor and respect of Mr. Kroh. Averill Kroh Dies. Averill Kroh, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kroh, of Murdock. and a member of the student body of the Murdock high school, who has been at a hospital in Lincoln, where he underwent an operation some months since following a very severe attack of appendicitis, died at the hospital on last Thursrray evening after every thing possible had been done for him. He had been given the best of medi cal attention and the best of nursing, for a mother's love was ingrafted in the care which was given the young man. Averill was a splendid young man and was well loved for his many sterling qualities. He was a great favorite with the fellows at the High school, and will be missed not alone by the family, but the entire com munity. He had passed his seven teenth birthday last fall and was in the full bloom of young manhood. The family have- the sympathy of the entire community, who were ever soliritous to do all for his recovery possible. This is a feature of Mur dock all trying to do all they pos sibly can for the one who is in need, either of physical aid or any other kind. The remains of Averill were taken to Stella last Saturday, where the funeral was held, with interment be ing made at Howe, as the family had lived at both places in the past. Be sides his parents. Averill leaves one sister to mourn his departure, and a large number of friends. Bryan Mc Donald. Carl Baumgartner and Misses Florence Thimean and Mary Isabel Tool were present at the funeral, the young men acting as pall bearers. Win Prize on Picture Last week the sports of Murdock ' were awarded a prize for a picture j whic h J. E. Mcllugh took of Lacey . McDonald, who was displaying a fish which the bunch had caught in Cher ry county when they were up on : their annual fishing trip last fall. 1 he picture was sent to South Bend, Indiana, where a competition was on with the South Bend Bait company,! and only last week the returns came showing that the boys had won a1 very substantial cash prize. j Murdock Wins Over Alvo The town basketball teams of Mur dock and Alvo played a spirited game here last week, the result of which was a victory for the Murdock cage sters. by a score of 42 to Alvo's 4. Suddenly Taken with Appendicitis I Last Thursday little Evelyn Kuehn was taken ill, but not seriously, but by Friday the case was much more aggravated and it was considered the better plan to take the little girl to Lincoln, where expert counsel could be had in the matter. Henry A. Guth- mann with his car, and Paul Schewe driving the car of Mr. Kuehn. with Mr. and Mrs. Kuehn along with the patient tr care for her every want, started for the hospital as soon as possible after the indications were for a worse condition. Here's a Girl Worth Having Rebekka Lau will go into the poul try business this year on an exten sive scale. She has gotten a new kind of ducks which she will add to her flock. They are buff ducks and are rainer large, xu uu'iiimi! n luu DEFER TMEMT. buff ducks she hes Rowens and Mus covy ducks. She will raise lots of ducks, geese and chickens. She is a busy worker. Besides taking care of poultry she also does lots of fancy work and other work about the house. She is none of those kind of girls who loaf on the streets, use powder and puff and run after the boys. She stays at home and works all day, even milks the cows- and helps feed the calves. She doesn't leave her father and mother do all the work and ffien brag about her self lfke many girls do let the par ents do all the work and they run around just to have a "good" time with the boys. Such a girl like Rebekka makes a good housewife. Card of Thanks During the trouble and sickness which has come to our home, we have found that friendship counts for a great deal in this world. The people of Murdock have been very kind to us. have come and conducted our business and in every way extended kindness and" sympathy and have helped in lightening our sorrow and the labor incident to the great grief that has come during the illness and at the time of the death of our be- lovpd son Wp wifah to e-rrvrpsa nnr thanks to a-Tl who by their kindness - have contributed in any way to the softening of the sorrow and the help ing with the work and cares of the time. E. A. Kroh and Family. TVPATTT rrS' CfTsTTTKmrn . . XUUHtx UW Ub JO.UJiiU - , The community of Murdock has been shocked and grief stricken in the taking away of one of the bright young men of that locality, Abral Kroh. aged 17, a student of the high school at Murdock and a young man that was highly esteemed and loved by his associates in the school. The body was taken to Stella, Ne braska, yesterday and the funeral services were held there this after noon and the interment made at the cemetery at Howe, near where the family had been former residents. Bryan McDonald and Carl Baumgart ner of Murdock, being two of the pallbearers while Misses Florence Thimgan and Mary Isabel Tool, schoolmates of the departed youth were also in attendance at the funer al. Large floral rememberaiices were llr V5.1,100,1 and the basketball team at Murdock1 to the funeral services. The deceased young man was a sou of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Kroh and has made his home at Murdock for the past year and a half and during tliis time the young man has endeared himself to his associates and in his death they feel a deep personal loss. Law Enforce ment in County Ranks High Cass Conntv Amnnc the Ton "Notch n ?.. ...f.-i. ,ui ...,.. yjL wic Q.cv.uiuj.iii, to State Sheriff Report. The report made by the office of. the state sheriff for the year 1925; London. Jan. 29. "Just an ordin which covers the operations of the 1 ary tumble, and not mv neck this law enforcing activities in all of the time." said the prince of Wales lausrh counties of the state gives Cass coun- ingly to a friend who met him last ty a very fine record and one that night on his arrival in London from points to not only the efficient work of Sheriff E. P. Stewart but to the general spirit of law enforcement a cropper while riding to the hounds, over the county. j It was the fifteenth hunting aeci- The citizens of Cans county are dent that the prince had met with pleased to note that there are only since 1920. In 1924 Wales suffered fifteen other counties of the state, a broken colarbone by tumbling off including Douglas and Lancaster a hunter he was training over the county which have a large number jumps. of arrests and imprisonments and All reports aree that the hurt fines than our own county of Cass, jthe prince received yesterday was in The administration of law is made no way serious. In fo hunting such here strictly in regard to the rights falls are of common occurrence and of the citizens and without any are regarded as part of the day. It strong methods or espionage and is only when the rider who comes a leaves the result of having one of the cropper happens to be the heir to best counties of the state in law en- tne throne of Great Britain or some forcement of all kinds: other prominent personage that the There are seventy-seven counties- public takes notice of the accident, of the state that trail Cass county 1 Lack of skill in saddle is not alleged in rank of law enforcing activities against the prince by the sporting and which certainly speaks well for writers, altho sometimes he has been the work of Sheriff Stewart and accused of over daring. It is con other of the law enforcing officers' sirred likely that yesterday's tumble of the county iwas due to over eagerness or lack of There were fhrrty-four arrests ''judgment. made for different crimes made in !' Cass county and with 600 jail days DOLLY MADISON FLAPPER served and fines amounting fo $1,690 collecter and turned over by the! Washington. Jan. 27. Dolly courts to the county funds. Madison, wife of the fourth presi- There is always more or less dent, has been thrust into the spot criticism made of the law enforcing . light which lately has been playing officers but in this case the high on the life and habits of George Wash standing of Cass county is veryjington. Mrs. Madison were she alive pleasing and in the enforcement of, today would be called a flapper, the the law there has been no arbitrary Susan B. Anthony foundation was told invasion of the rights of the parties ( last night by Mrs. Harry Atwell Col suspected of crimes. (man. The showing is pleasing to the f "She was f rivilous, used rouge, dip citizens and particularly to She'riff.ped snuff and played cards for high Stewart and the other officers of the 'stakes." Mrs. Colman's description of law in the county. - I'her. She also credited the president's J wife with having greatly influenced CHINESE ABUSE BEDS, IS BEP0BT Peking, Jan. 29. The soviet con sul general at Harbin, Manchuria, telegraphed Thursday to L. M. Kara khan, the soviet ambassador to China, complaining that Gen. Chang Huart Hsing. Marshal Chang TsoLia's sub ordinate to that distrit, has institut ed a refgiv of terror among' th soviet citizens In Harbia. The consul reports that 70 Rus sian youths have been arrested by the Chinese military in connection with the murder of a "white" Bus taan two weeks ago and are beinj detained under terrible conditions and are even undergoing torture. PLAYEE PRICES ARE NOT REVEALED NOW Chicago, Jan. 29. Announcements of large sums changing hands for baseball players, which used to pro vide fuel for the base burner league, are- beard no more. AH the fans have received this winter to mull over. have been expressions referring to big but indefinite amounts of cash Since the days of the "$20,000 lemon" yearn ago, the cost, of minor league talent has mounted until $100,000 for one player was reach ed, and one brilliant pitcher this win ter was tagged at $125,000. The list of players who have cost the major league more than $50, 000 would fill several ball clubs, but open talk of big money no longer is heard. Each major league magnate has a different way of expressing the size of the sum paid. When Ernie Nevers. the Pacific coast football sensation was- signed by the St. Louis Browns, Owner Phill Ball said the contract was "up in four figures." The Chicago Cubs bought Infield er Ernest Holman at "the highest prices everp aid for a player from . a eaue-" Earl McBee. an Indian pitcher from the Southern association, cost the Chicago White Sox "a fancy price," according to Owner Comiskey Tony Lazerre and Mark Koenig tne most expensive purcnases oi me n f iuih l -iij.-ic.t-d ima tiit- ium - .j..plf.nty of money and players" said Manager Huggins. For Walter Christensen. the St. Paul outfielder, the Cincinnati Reds "paid enough for him to make good," Manager Jack Hendricks re vealed. The Coast league outfield star. Paul Wagner, and Infielder Hal Rhyne, cost Owner Barney Dreyfus of the Pittsburgh Pirates "plenty." SUNDAY BRIDGE GAMES ABE SUBJECT TO RAIDS Emporia. Kans., Jan. 27. Sunday bridge games in private homes here will be subject to raid. Chief of Police LeRoy Hurt said today, fol lowing the closing of Emporia's pool halls at the insistence of club t m d 'i n d v- in i-t nic ?-. Till ft 'declared he would enforce the blue laws and that no card playing, rac ing or other sports would be toler- ated on the Sabbath. All lodges and clubs having private pool tables must cease their operation if a charge is made for their use, the chief de clared "Representatives of the Minister ial association and,,, the various women's clubs have insisted that all laws be strictly enforced, including the anti-pool hall law," Chief Hurt declared. "They have declared that since we officers have taken oaths to see that the laws are obeyed it is up to us to enforce the anti-pool hall law. "Well, we are going to go them one better. We are going to enforce a" Sunday laws, and that include. all playing of cards on the Sab- hth -v(n if , is one's own home JUST ORDINARY TUMBLE Leicestershire, where he broke his collarbone yesterday when he came her husband in political matters. Constrasting Martha Washington and Dolly Madison, Mrs. Colman said the former was extremely quiet and demure, probably, she added, be cause It was not proper for women to talk much in those days. HOUND DOGS LOST Lost Two' trpotteff hound dogs, male and female. Please notify Will fKing, Bartlett, la., and r will pay for your troubles' in so doing. Scfiool supplies at tfie Bates Book Store. Eleven States Join in Farm Re lief Conference Corn Area- Mobilizes Its Strengrth at Des Moines Today Preparatory to Marching' on Capital. Des Moines, Jan. 2 8. Here the em battled farmers stand. They do not care greatly whether the shot they fire Thursday is heard 'round the world. They do intend that it shall be heard at Washington, where 22 senators and 126 congressmen repre sent the eleven farm states officially present in Des Moines today to rati fy the Iowa agricultural program. Governor John Hammill's all-Iowa agricultural market conference, when it assembled this morning had present delegates appointed by the governors of Iowa, Ohio, Michigan. Minnesota, Wisconsin, South Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska. Illinois, Indiana and Mis souri. Besides Governor Hammill, o Iowa, the delegates will include Gov-, ernor Ben S. Paulen, of Kansas, and j Governor Carl Gunderson, of South . Dakota. j Yesterday afternoon at the Raveryi hotel a pre-conference meeting of i ronrftcon tn-f fvp rf fit! tfif leaHinErl farmer organizations in the eleven' states was held. Their approval of , By Vote of 74 to 1. Swanson Pteso Thursday's program, added to the ap- lution Is Passed Must be Itati- proval of the political delegates to1 the interstate conference will send! the program to Washington backed) Washington. Jsn. 27. American by an authority which, it is asserted , a(lierenrf. to the world court was ap has never been behind any legisla- j proVf.( Wednesday by the senate by tion in the hosfory of the country. a vote ()f -6 to j- Tne wording or tne proposed legis lation will not be available until Thursday. Its general outlines, how- ever, can be indicated. Congress will be asked to authorize a federal agri cultural board. This, board, when ever an "emergency" in a farm crop exists, due to a large crop surplus, is authorized to buy the surplus, take it off the market and export it or hold it for later domestic use. Finances for the board will be sup plied by a revolving fund provided by the federal government, to be re paid by an excise tax levied upon all corn (for example) that goes into trade. Not only corn, but cotton, wheat, livestock, dairy products, may he declared subject to an "emer gency" and thus taken .in hand by the board. The proposed bill in the main fol lows the Dickinson bill, but it is de clared will contain provisions de signed to meet the economic objec tions raised to the Dickinson meas ure. Collections by Insurance Bureau Total for Year 1925 Is $467,899, Not Iirchtding Taxes Paid to State, Counties and Cities. State Insurance Commissioner Du mont finds that his state bureau col lected $467,599. SI in fees in the year 1925. To carry on this work and run the bureau the legislature appropriated for his department $lf, 000. All of these fees, except 159.050 for the state school fund, go into the state general fund. All insurance companies except fire companies paid to the bureau 5396,657.30 taxes on gross premiums. From the fees collected by the bureau S13.192.51 wer examination fees which are paid into the state treasury and then drawn to pay ex penses and salaries for examinations of companies. In addition to these fees collected by the state insurance bureau fire companies paid direct to county and city treasurers $170,000. estimated. Fire insurance companies also paid in addition about $30,000 into the state treasury for support of the state fire marshal's office. They pay a tax of three-eights of one per cent of irross premiums for this purpose. With the growth of business insurance com panies pay an increased amount of fees and taxes each year. ATLANTIC GALE WRECKS STEAMER; 25 PERISH Hallifax, N. S., Jan. 27. Wire less messages from a German steamer Bremen this afternoon indicated that a l.ritisn freighter Laristan had gone to pieces with the loss of twen- ty-fi ve members of her crew in lati-' Wo 4;-1 nnrth Ion fit n rto 43-17 ... foitowinrr f.v ttie "-T j with wind and snow in the north! Atlantic Twelve Are Rescued. New York. Jan. 27. Twelve men in very weakened condition were rescued tonight from the helpless British freighter Antinoe in mid Alianuc uuruig a uriti iuii in iu.; . -. .. t-..j . i T-. s iii j i r & 1..H v 1 storm. Comander Fried of the Presi-I dent Roosevelt sent a radio message to the United States lines that he would make further attempts to save the rest of the Antinoe's crew as soon as the weather prcmitted. EAGLES MASK BALL those attending and the fine array of prizes that has made this mask ball an event of the greatest interest to the members of the dancing public as well as the spectators who may be present to participate in the occasion Plattsmouth needs the, tkir r' 4-w y lwlJl Community - . rnicw uiiiuiu-Luior FVi T7 . 1-kHcrA nt thic r'1 1 V art planning to hold their twenty-second f?naay teM 3"6 wnat ne doe? De- honor guest. Other out of town guett annual mask nail at the Eagles hall 1-eve with regard to God. religion and be Mrs. A. . Waterhousc. of on Saturday evening, February 13th., a f"lu i' - , ... ttnn . 'Fremont, with a party of 20 women; tv,. inL,i1Limn,uimofnrl Acceptance of an invitation for vrg. r E. Van Druff. founril ninff. -LUETIC n HI JZ I II U-UU1 f,Ul'U biuiv v-fj- mgr. JBoost for it. Dance Wednesday There will be a public dance given by the Knights of Columbus at their hall on Wednesday evening, Febru ary 3rd. This will be one of the dancing treats of the season and the admission will be 75 cents for danc- ers; ladies free. The best of music will be provided. FAINTS AWAY IN S22JATE Washington. Jan. 27. Senator Prank L. Greene of Vermont, had a fainting Ppell late today in the senate chamber. He suffered a stroke of paralysis two years ago after being shot by a prohibition agent. The senator was taken from the chamber to the lobby after the attack today and was attended by Senator Copeland of New York, who is a physician. Later Mr. Greene was mov ed to his home. Senator Copeland said that Senator Greene's condition was not serious. f! United States Enters the World Court Says Senate fie(j w 4g Nations Ratification was supported bv 40 republicans end 30 democrats, while 14 republicans, two democrats and on" farmer-labor senator voted .against it. j The ratification resolution as ndopt ; ed contained the resolutions drafted I by the court's supporters, reasserting the nation's sovereign riedits and de claring it accepted by legal connec tion with the league of nations. These somebody else at his expense." reservations apparently are accept- W. Harkley. president of the Liu able to President Coolidge. but they coin Joint Stock Land bank, laughed must be accepted also by the 48 na- when asked if the farmern of N'e- ! tions alreadv members of the court beford American membership becomes dition. effective. "Only 2 per cent of them are hard A score of other qualifications, of-, up." he said. "Half of them. ."0 pe fered by the court's opponents, were rf-nt. have not even a nortcare on voted down by overwhelming majori- their farms. Of the other half having ties. The roll call follows: For adherence: Republicans: Bingham. Butler, record? Cameron. Capper. Couzens. Cummins, j "Do you think that, with all the Curtis, Dale, Deneen, Edge, Ernst, mortgages, the farmer, use a much Fess. Gillett, Goff. Gooding, Hale credit in their business operations Howell, Jones. Washington; Keyes, as other lines of business do?" Mr. Lenroot. McKinley, McLean. McMas- Barkley was asked, ter. McNary. Means. Metcalf. Nor-1 "Really. I hadn't thought of it beck. Norrif Oddie, Pepper. Phipps. 'that way. but I should say that they Reed, Pennsylvania; Sackett. Short- apk a little more." he said. He char.c ridge. Smoot. Standfield. Wadsworth, ed this statement, however, when it Warren. Weller, and Willis total 40. wa3 suggested that a great deal of Democrats: Ashurst, Bayard. Brat- credit 1s extended to all kinds of mf ton. Broussard, Bruce. Caraway, chants constantly by the whole Copeland. Edwards. Ferris. Fletcher, salers. George. Gerry, Glass. Harris, Harri- "Taking that into consideration, son. Heflin. Jones. New, Mexico; Ken- i should sav that the farmer use drick. King McKellar. Mayfield, esB credit than do business nun." Neely, Overman. Pi.tman, Ransdell. ie paid. Robinson. Arkansas; Sheppard, Sim- mons. Smith. Stephens. Swanson, Trammel. Tyson. Underwood. Walsh arm neeier loiai oo. j Against adhesion: i Republicans: Borah. Erookhart.i Fernald. Frazier, Harreld. Johnson,! La Follette. Moses. Nye. Pine, Robin- j i t t -1 . ., n eon, Indiana; Schall, atson and Wil liams total 14. Democrats: Blease and Reed. Mis souri total two. Farmer-labor: Shipstead. The three absentees were senators Dupont. Deleware. and Greene, Ver mont, republicans, and Dill, demo crat. Washington. It was announced that senator Dill was paired against e. O. society at Omaha have res. rv the court, with the other two absent ed tables for the "Founders' D-'y" senators for it. luncheon today at Hotel Fonteneil" While many of the reservations ball room, to greet the nat ic :i:l f;n-if-werc considered of minor importance. , dent. Mrs. Alice II. Scoit. of Wich at least three of those rejected were , ita, Kans. Last evening Mrs. M. D. given outstanding recognition. One proposed by Senator Moses, re publican. New Hampshire, which wa rejected. 69 to 22, with several court supporters voting for it, would have provided that the judgment of the court could not be enforced by war "under any name or in any form whatever." I CALIFORNIA WANTS 35,000 LABORERS, Washington. Jan. 29. The San Joaquin vallev of California needs 135.000 laborers from Mexico to har-' 192(L ops, s. D. Frisselle of rs.eariify i ur. imu int. uuust- imiui- t - ti i- . i j i i i : I gration committee Thursday The Box bill, hearing on rii r.1 I ' liiittfrlnir ll'Ml t -l i 11 n 11 l 5tnn tho ,nfl.,v f Mptichi I laborers, he said, urging the removal of the head tax and the visa fees. Man power, not cheap labor, is the primary need of the present em ergency, he said, in response to ques , . " T. . .. ' f T . author nf the hill find crai, lexap, auinor oi tne oiii, anu other committee members. BURBANK TO EE IN PULPIT San Francisco, Jan 27. Luther Burbank, plant wizard, who recent-, ly declared himself to be an "infidel" will occupy the pulpit at the First, Congregational church here next, him to take the pulpit was received yes.eruay oy tne courcn irom nrs. Burbank who acts a the horticultur- rst's secretary. ; , ; : . I Here b Robinson Crusoe s original gun offered for sale at $2,500. And aside from the fact that Kobinaou Crusoe was purely no dot fictitious; .character, we have no doubt that the! twuvenir is perfectly ermine. , Optimism at Low Ebb on the Farm Meeting Prominent Farmers at Lincoln Say There Is No Corn Surplus. Lincoln. Neb. Optimism over the outcome of the "corn area" farm re lief conference which is to he held ot De Moines Thursday va at low ebb around the capitol thii week, judzintr from conversation with both politician? and farmer:; who drife in from lifre and there about the Ktatv Todiiy came George Junkir. iurv.r T",n!)f-r of the state lecisdature. former S"f-retary of state, a U legate to the re publican national conven tion in 1924. and ultrapromimnt re publican fnrimr of SmithfWId. "If all borh," Junkin told the World Herald correspondent, while Dwight Dalbey. large land owner and fecre lary of finance in Governor .Mc.Mul len' code organization, iififned in. "There i no snrpius of corn in this country to be thinking about slling sibor. rd at a lona or any other way. only grow rnoutrh to ufply our needs at home. Uesides. years of xp'-nenee (ought to prove to tup farmer that no good to him rvr cots from proposed legislative schemes to help him." Sccrt.?rv Dr.lbry admitted th part about there binr no n:rplu. of corn, and produced government re port5? to prove tt. "We rai?fd 2.900. 000. orn bushols nf cT-n thi year." Dalbey quoted from tlx-- report, "and it will tak every grain of it to fM-fl the catt! and hogs on hand row. rrd for other purposes. If the supply f cattle and hogs were normal, it would tnko more." Junkins Pugc-ted that the better wpy would be to let thn farm"r alone, but to let everybody else alon. too. "The farmer doesn't want h!p. he said, "if the tariff doesn't pan.pT braFka were in a bad financial con- mortgages, only 2 p r cent are In poor i financial condition. What other bui- ness in the state can show a similar Founders Day r1 ? I fir i lair of P. E. 0. Soci ety Celebrated Jleetir.g at Omaha to Greet National President Plattsmontk Ladies Are Guests at the Event. ; FjVn hundred members ef the P. Cameron, second vice- pre.dd-nt of the Nebra.-ka Krand chapter P. K. O.. gave a dinner at home, honoring Mrs. Scott, and visiting oITic-rs. The P. L O. sochtv w:.- fouii'id January 29. in the old Wesley- an colleKe at Mt. Pleasant, la. Kvery year the members celebrate with re unions, and promote the princiwl work of the orc.-inization. the educa tional fund, which more than ex ceed.. 312 thousand dollars. Guer-ts at t? speakers' table to. lay. ! 7.V; . ." ftro,T. 'rs 'sar' a.!ra' I'siaent or t u- iimaim f0" 1 t ,fVf,n ,oc;'1 f'ap""': iiwrs. i.iiian i. Anan-ws, oi umana, I national executive secret i. rv; Mr. Bertha Clark Hughes, a former na- tional or supreme president; Mm. :riiiei cj. irase, oi iieaxrice, ..i . also a former national president ; Mr. 1 "P H' G"1,113- ',f earner Is.,a'! V for Nfaska: Aura G. Toby, of Chicago, chair- man of the educational fund board; jMrs. Mary Randall Smith, of Madison. (Wis., chairman of trustees; Mrs. L. .......... .., ... . r.. ...cm. . xrons-v -v-t iio. n- k . m -.. l - 1 Mrnaiv .rinnidi To n.T r-o Al tii. ,M. Hendy, North Platte, Neb.; Mrs. M. E. Axtell. Fay, Kan.; Mrs. Ella Nash Loy, Casper, Wyo. ; and Ne braska Ftate officers. Mr. II. G. Salter. Pierce: Mrs. Mae HonH. Ktr- hnrv Mrs F.mma f P.ilhort fn versitv Place, and Mrs. Hester Bi lHon copper, publicity advisor. ron- Mrs. Adam McMullen. of Lincoln. wife of the governor, will be an ia.; with 15 guests; a party from Lin- coin comprising Mrs. Clarence E. Hrman. Mrs. Walter Hayden. Mr w. L, Hall, aiw! Miss Grace Clark. 'Mrs. E. E. Jenkins, of Villisca. Ia.. Miss Mary A. Ducan. Manitou. Colo.. Miss Frances Sanford, Knoxville. III.. Mrs- Lillian Griffith, from Harlan, la., and Mrs. Wiliam Baird and Mrs. J. E. Wilet. of Plutt&iuouth. Advertising- pays! Try it!