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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOUBNAI
MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 1926.
Afoo Department
J. C. Creamer of Elmwood was
a visitor in Alvo and was attending
the Alvo-Elmwood baseball game on
last Wednesday.
A crew of workmen for the Rock
Island have been making a new
bridge at the overhead crossing west
of Alvo and getting the road in good
condition for the winter season.
Miss Francis Rehmeyer of Weeping
Water, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Rehmeyer of that place was spending
last week at the home of her uncle,
Simon Rehmeyer and wife of Alvo.
Frank Zoz shopped thirteen hogs
to the market on last Monday, they
leing carried to market and one also
for Ben Swanson by that hustling
young m-u, John 13. Skinner, with
his truck.
Chris Nehen and the family depart
ed early last week for an outing of
ten days which carried them to the
north portion of the state visiting
also in South Dakota and Minnes
ota as well while away.
The chorus of the Methodist church
and Bible school met last Wednesday
night and with the large crowd that
was present had an excellent time
as well as preparing the songs for
the coming Sunday service.
Mrs. Edna Rehmeyer of Omaha ac
companied by her children, Richard
and Dorothy, were spending last week
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Simon
Rehmeyer of Alvo and also attend
ing the chautauqua while here.
Ruby Wood who is an accomplish
ed artist i nthe line of hair dress
ing and marcelling will be at Eagle
on Friday for work in this line while
Fhe will look after this kind of work
at home during the remainder of the
week.
The lads who did the excellent ball
tossing in the three games last week
phut out all the opposing teams, and
they were Lee Coatman, Carl Rose-
now and Sherill Fifter, and sure an
no anu an..... - -
knew just how to toss the ball for
each and every occasion.
Le Pnavelev and the family de-,kt
parted one day last week for Shal-!
here they
low Lakes. isconsin.
w
will spend two weeks visiting with
relatives and having a general out
ing which will be spent in hunting,
fishing and other enjoyable outdoor
tports
John W. Banning and wife were '
enjoying the Old Settler's reunion, ! and Improvements on their farm lines
which is the annual gala time for the j connecting with the Louisville ex
pecple of southeastern cass county, change. Up to the present writing,
and which is held at Union, this be- over 700 poles and 2,000 brackets
ing the fortieth annual meeting. have been placed, the sag adjusted
They enjoyed meeting many of their j jn so miles of wire, over 200 poles
friends there.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Armstrong
hocn ininvincr a visit during
Tt .t from a number of their '
grandchildren, there being . f rom
Ilavelock Miss Thelma and Master.has been excess ot $4,000.. . .,
Iawrence Brabdt. while Keith and
Cleo Armstrong of South Bend visit
ing with the grandparents.
The Farmers Union held a delight
ful gathering at the grove of Sam
Jorden. on last Friday where all en
joyed the occasion and got together
to discuss kindred topics to the bet
tor farming and listened to some ex
cellent numbers on the program
which had been provided as well as
enjoyed the bountiful dinner which
the ladies prepared.
Dr. Taul Smith of Shelby, where
J;e is engaged in the destist profes
sion was a visitor at the home of
James M. Manners and was accom
panied by Mrs. Smith at well as Mrs.
Laura Hothkiss and W. A. Israel of
Omaha all enjoyed dinner at the hos
pitable home of Mr. and Mrs. Man
ners on last Sunday as well as en
joying a most pleasant visit. Mrs.
Y. O. Smith, mother of the Doctor
also being one of the guests, she and
Mrs. Manners being sisters.
See Hope in Conditions.
Many rjf the farmers who were
fearful of the making of a crop of
corn, are now more hopeful, for with
the coming of more rain, the corn
is looking better and many are now
parting with last year's corn crop.
Among those shelling and delivering
to the elevator of Simon Rehmeyer
during the past week were Lantz
elites. Lyle Miller, fJlen Lewis, Au
gust Klemmc, Ed Taylor, Perry G.
Cook and Elmer Klyver.
Chautauqua This Year.
The Chautauqua this year, while
no doubt possessing all the excel
lence which has characterized these
institutions of learning, have failed
. . a- . . . 3 TU'
greatly iu uuiaii me iiuviu. iuc
Camp Fire Girls, who are ever alert
to the interest of the city "have ex
ercised all effort for the promotion
of the sale of tickets, and visited
the rural districts but still the at
tendance has been poor and there
. . , ..
was consmeraDie eiencu aner ine
completion of the series. This may be
the last for some time, let us hope
they will come again.
Give the Wife a Chance!
Say, do you know it is pretty hot over an old cook stove?
We can furnish you an oil stove that will not roast the
cook. See us for garden hose, lawn mowers, 2-row ma
chines and cultivators and all kinds of farm machinery.
Price and Quality are Right
Coatman Hardware Co. .
ALVO -:- -:- -:- NEBRASKA
Wolloping- the Ball.
Now that it just what the Alvo
team has been doing for some time,
they are making an honest efTort for
the capturing of the banner for the
Bible School League and with much
hopes of success. Last week, on Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday they
played almost faultless ball. The
game on Monday was with Palmyra
and resulted in a victory for Alvo,
the score being 4 to 0. On Tuesday
they played with Weeping Water
and the result was the same Alvo
winning, 4 to 0. On they Wednes
day they played Elmwood. They had
every confidence they were to win
over Elmwood and Elmwood also was
rather chesty as well, and offered
the declaration that they would win
over the Alvo team. The Elmwood
team took every precaution that they
could to win the game from the Alvo
lads. The Aivo team also bad a good
organization, and with Lee Coatman
the invincible, in the box, the game
was called, and the tention tighten
ed. With a percision of an Indian
shooting a penny out of a split stick
Lee delivered the globe Just where
he wanted it, and with the cultur
ed batters of the Elmwood team,
fanning the air like a school boy
fighting a bumblebes regiment, the
ball always going safe into the hands
of the catcher. When the game end
ed and an accounting taken, there
was six scalps of the visitors hang
ing on the belts of the Alvo braves,
while, dangling from the belts of the
Elmwood nine were nine eggs laid by
mother goose.
Some Competition.
On last Wednesday the elevator
over which Simon Rehmeyer presides
was paying 73 cents for corn, two
other competing towns were paying
respectively 67 and 68 cents for the
de of corn. Now you can
same gr a
i.?. n at 1hs,t
for corn- at tnat-
LINCOLN COMPANY MAKING
EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS
From Saturday's Dally
The Lincoln Telephone and Tele
graph company have had a gang of
men here making extensive repairs
have been reset and over 100 insu
lators have been replaced, besides
completing many other repairs con-
sisting of placing anchors, guys and
'.crossarms. The cost of this repair job
It is intended to nave tne neavy
construction crew come to Louisville
as soon as possible and repair the
heavier lines in and around the
Louisville exchange. Louisville
Courier.
WILL START SCHOOL YEAR
From Thursday's Dally
F. A. Rothert, manual training
teacher in the high school and also
the director of athletics at the school,
came up last evening from Peru
where he is attending the summer
school and visited for a few hours
hero with friends and was accompan
led to this city by Lester Ivers, a
school associate. Mr. Rothert is ex
pecting to arrive back in the city In
a few days to start in on his work
as he has a class to work with before
the regular opening of the school, in
September. Mr. Rothert has been one
of the most popular members of the
high school faculty and his friends
are legion here in the city and who
arep leased to learn that he will soon
be back on the job.
NEW FICTION AT LIBRARY
The most popular book received at
the public library this month is Bess
Sstreeter Aldrich new novel, "The
Cutters."
Others on the list are:
After Noon ; Ertz
Wild West Sinclair
Deep Seam Bethea
Doctor's Wooing . Phillip?
Miss Blake's Husband Jordon
Hangman's House Byrne
Mr. Bottleby Does Something
' Thurston
Highway . Mason
Red Ledger Packard
DODGE SALES AND
SERVICE STATION
One-half block south of Main on
Fifth street. All makes of cars re-
.paired at reasonable nrir-o Phnno 93
i- - -
Legal blanks of all kinds for sale
at the Journal office.
Yes, Lady
We Appreciate Your
Position
and well do the best we can to fix Estrada and the members of his band
up your engine SO that you can get 1 were arrested near here last Sunday
a quick start, but if it's broken you' night had not yet been made, but
will have to be patient and wait un-1 that information already received
til we can weld the broken carts 1 from the documents shows an ex
m we can weia tne DroKen pans. . tenslve revolutionary plot.
Welding our way will save it if any-; Attempts to incite trouble among
thing can. Ask us for repair prices.
Frady's Garage
Phone 58
ASHLAND VISITORS
- AT LOUISVILLE
From Saturday s Daily- .
, ,V , "
umer uauguiei, -ujiua eau, num.
near Ashland, were in town last
Tuesday, doing a little shopping and
visiting with former friends and !
neighbors. They were met here by
Mrs. Johnson's, brother-in-law and
sister, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Hennings
from east of Louisville, and were
supper guests at the Hennings home.
Mr. Johnson also paid his father..
James Johnson of Cedar Creek a short
visit.
Mrs. Hennings who is recovering
from a serious operation performed a
few weeks ago at the M. E. hospital
in Omaha, went Irom the hospital
to her sister's home in Ashland to
recuperate for a few weeks as her
family was under quarantine at the
time, She is gaining steadily but is
still not able"to look after her house
hold duties and has as her able as
sistant. Miss Elsie Heil, from west
of Louisville. Her many friends will
hope for her complete recovery in the
near future. Louisville Courier.
WILL LOCATE IN CALIFORNIA
From Saturday's Dally
Reports in this city from Omaha
are-to the effect that ; Hon. Francis
E. White, one of the leading Masons
of the state, with Mrs. White are
planning in the near future to re
move to California to locate and
make their home in the future. Mr.
White, who wras for a long period
of years secretary of the various state
Masonic bodies, has laid aside these
tasks and is the honorary secretary
of the state A. F. & A. M. in re
cognition of his long service, which
office is not exacting and allows him
to enjoy a well deserved rest from
the work that has heretofore kept
him closely occupied. Mr. and Mrs.
White have relatives and a very large
circle of old friends on the west coast
and will find their stay there most
pleasurable. Just how soon the White
family are planning to leave for the
west has not been learned.
ENTERTAINS AT LUNCHEON
From Thursday's Daily
A most charming 1 o'clock lunch
eon was given this afternoon by the
Misses Ruth Shannon and Helen
Wescott at "Sunnyside" in honor of
Miss Harriett Reed of Boulder. Colo
rado, a guest at the J. L. Tidball
home and Misses Virginia Anderson
and Erma Mueller of Chicago, guest
of Miss Alice Louise Wescott.
The settings of the luncheon were
carried out in a color scheme of
pink and green, the Ophelia roses
being used in the floral decorations
of the dining room and lending an
enchanting touch to the charming
event.
Those attending the luncheon were
Miss Reed, Misses Mary, Ruth and
Jean Tidball. Alice Louise Wescott.
Virginia Anderson and Erma MeuP
ler of Chicago.
NEW PASTOR ARRIVES HERE
From Friday's Daily
This morning the Rev. George P.
Clark, the new pastor of the First
Christian church of this city arrived
here with his household effects to
become permanently located here and
to start in on the work, of his new
charge, one of the largest and most
active of the Christian churches in
the eastern portion of. Nebraska. The
pastor will spend the next few days
in getting settled in the parsonage
and getting aquainted with the mem
bers of his new charge.
SHOWS SOME IMPRAVEMENT
From Friday's Dally -
Last evening Fred Vincent was at
Omaha Whfre hA-RnAnt a fnw hnnrs
with rr vin..n t v.n-TTni.cWv
hospital where Mrs. Vincent has been i
for. the past -week recovering from ot 113 emoarrassmeni. iae uau wa
the effects of a very serious opera-' operated by W. E. Stewart, cashier,
tion. For several days Mrs. Vincent'.??" oI SerL n henJ?rfS
was in quite serious condition but The capital stock IslO 000 and the
has now taken a change for the bet-, ?p"it8. re placed "
ter.and It -is thought .-that in the Stockholders paid a 100 Tier cent
next tew .days the chanf,-es;wlll put " assessment last year to .keep it go
her permanently ; on the highway to ln-
recovery from the effects of the at-1 . '
taci. j Have you anything to sell? Tell
; ' r "-' vi" the world about it through the Jonr
" Joe Brandt, Real Estate . Union, nal's Want -M department. "
Mexico Is in (he
Midst of a Revo
lutionary Rising
Insurrection Is Only Small Part of
Movement Against the
Government.
San Diego, Cal., Aug. 20. Infor-.
mation showing a widespread revolu
tionary plot against the present gov
ernment of Mexico and indicating
that the insurrecto band led by Gen.
Inrique Estrada, former Mexican
secretary of war, constituted only a
small part of the plan, has been un
covered by United States officials.
Capt. A. A. Hopkins, department of
justice agent, said today.
Hopkins stated that a complete
tne prisoners at the marine uase nere
. . . ... . ,
last night resulted in two alleged
ringleaders being transferred to the
county jail. The prisoners are un
der a small guard of deputy United
States marshals, and efforts were be
ing made by the- two ringleaders,
it is said, to induce the men to over
power the- guards and escape.
Mexcan Troop Movement.
E. Paso, Tex., Aug. 20. Con
flicting announcements by Mexican
nffioiolj tn.lav foil or! tn cliori licht nn
reports last night that Mexican troops
had been ordered to a border point
m .. rv.l.,Tr.K,,a "V
opposite Columbus, N. M, after the
discovery of an alleged plot by a
band of heavily armed men to cross
Unto Mexico in a revolutionary move
ment.
Manuel M. Mascarcnas, collector
of customs at Juarez, said no troops
had been ordered from Chihuahua
City to Palomas, the border point.
Gen. Roman Lopez, commandant at
Juarez, however, insisted that troops
have ben sen and now are on their
way to Palomas.
No word has been received here
of the actual movement of troops
northward from Chihuahua, and it
was stated that no request had been
made of G-en. E. B. Winans, Fort
Bliss commander, for permission from
Washington for Mexican troops to
cro?s United States territory.
May Solve Religious Dispute.
Mexico City, Aug. 20. Consider
able hope has been aroused that the
reigious question may be solved, as
President Calles has suggested in a
communication to the Catholic epis
copate by bringng the matter be
fore congress with a view to secur
ing the constitutional amendement or
before the supreme court for a decis
ion amending or -j modifying the re
ligious clauses of the constitution.
President Calles' letter to Arch
bishop Mora y Del Rio of Mexico is
in reply to the request of the epis
copate that the chief executive bring
about a suspension of the religious
regulations. In it the president rei
terates his intention to stand by the
constitution, but he says that the
Catholic enisconate is left free to
make an attempt to have the funda
mental law pertaining to religion
changed.
MAGAZINE BARRING
HELD UNWARRANTED
New York. Augl 20. Action of
customs authorities in holding up a
shipment of the English magazine,
"Key to London," because of a liguor
advertisement was held unwarranted
Thursday by Assistant United States
Attorney Harlan.
Mr. Harlan, in a letter addressed
to Acting Solicitor Edward Barnes
at the customs house, advised him
that section 17 of the national pro
hibition act, which prohibits the dis
tribution of periodicals or other pub
lication containing advertisements
of ilquors, wines and other bever
ages banned from sale by that act,
refers onlv to advertisements of
liauors either to be manufactured
placed on sale or kept for sale in
this country.
LONDON PEACOCKS WILL BE
MALES, HATTERS SAY
London. Aug. 19. Brighter hats
for men is the order which has been
passed out by Mayfair haberdashers
Madonna blue, plum bloom, lilac,
chamoi3 and sage are among the new
colors which dealers will offer in an
effort to brighten Londan's gloomy
streets, this autumn.
More colorful suits also are to he
offered 'by tailors, who are working
hand in hand with hatters to get men
away from dull gray and dark blue
Two new browns, cedar wood and
huff, will be offered in both suits and
hats and also in overcoats. Suits and
hats which shade to lilac with be
among the novelties of the season.
TRY TO ORGANIZE VALLEY BANK
- Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 20. The Blue
Valley State bank of Spring Ranch,
Clay county, has been taken over by
the state guaranty fund committee,
it was announced Thursday. At
tempts will be made., it was said,
I to reorganize it as it is the only
bank in the town
Inability to real
iz.e, on 1(?an8 is Siven 3 lne ,catlse
FREDERICK W. MUELLER 1
LAND SOLD UNDER HAMMER
Western, Neb., Aug. 20. At a ref
eree's sale held at the door of the
Western posfofflce 240 acres of choice
Saline county land and town prop
erty were sold to highest bidders to
settle an estate. The property was
that known as the P redericK w.
Mueller land, located between West
ern and Swanton. Frank Miller of
Western bid in 160 acres at $11,
800, and 40-acre tracts went to Wil
liam Kohlsmidt and Anton Musil of
the Western vicinity for $3,500 and
$2,500. respectively. A half block
of vacant property in Western was
sold for $500. The land is consider
ed cheap at the price bid.
Mullen Asserts
Bryan Is Avoid
im Real Issue
j
Says State Been Drawing on Special
Funds Ever Since the Law
Was Enacted.
Liberty. Neb., Aug. 20. Again as
serting that he had inherited un
paid claims against the state amount
ing to $1,089,529. Governor McMul
len in an address here today asserted
that his opponent, Charles W. Bryan,
democratic candidate for governor in
the November election, was attempt
ing to detract attention from such
"reprehensible handling of state
finances by making the charge that
gas tax money was being used for"
current expenses through warrants
drawn on the general fund and that
a deficit would be the result."
"The sreneral fund is under the
direct control of the state treasurer,". -
the executive declared, "who is elect- Amounts Intended for Highway
ed by the people and he would not Maintenance Diverted to De
honor any warrant drawn on that uuau """" "
fund unless it were permitted by law. i - pleted General Fund.
In some instances the law permits a!
fund to be drawn on for other pur-' Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 18. The
poses to the amount of 60 per cent of state's general fund, which is the
the total and that practice has been fund set aside to pay salaries and
carried on by the state since the law general state expenses, has used ap
was enacted. : proximately a million and a half dol-
"But my opponent fails to say any- ars of gasoline tax receipts intended
thing about the repeated drafts made solely for highway construction and
by his own administration on the maintenance. No provision to reim
available three million dollar capitol burse the gasoline tax fund was made
building fund in order to bolster up 5y Governor McMullen when the new
other funds bearing on government etate tax levJ. wag flxed two weeks
expenses that had become exhausted ar0
through extravagant expenditures on Tiijg disclosure was made today
his part." jfn an investigation of the state treas-
iurer's report of the current condition
WALL STREET WOLF BACK i of state finances.
New York. Aue. IS. "The Wolf,
of Wall Street" is back in his old
huntingj grounds.
The presence here of David LaMar,
called the wolf because of his spec- said he knew nothing about it.
tacular financial raids, was revealed I Later admitting that the appear
when he was served with a subpoena 'ed to be a discrepancy, he insisted
to appear in court today and tell he had done no more in omlting to
wht he knows of alleged manipula-' provide in his levy for the reimbuse
tiens of the stock of Consolidated Dis-, ment of these funds than had Gov
tributors. Inc., which deals in motor ernor Bryan and his predecessor.
accessories.
The stock has fluctuated during re
cent weeks, so violent that an inves
tigation was begun by the New York
siuck fxniauge.
Largo--fransactions were traced to
his brokers, Ayres & Wright. As the
firm is not a member of the exchange
the investigators could not force it
to tell who was back of the trans
actions. Wen agents of the state at-
torney general went to serve a sub
poena on R. W. Wright, member of
the firm, they found the "wolf" hav
ing lunch with him. They then pro
duced a second subpoena for LaMar
MAKING SOME CHANGES
From-Saturcay's Daily-
The interior of the room in the
Bekin buildinir oecunied hv the Pn -
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ie is oeing remou.ea ana , egislature has authorized us to use
rranged in order to provide for the'all nf thi monev for mad construe -
ew addition that Mr Sam Oiventer if. J money lor Toaa construe -
ew duuuiuu nidi nir. oarn UH enter, Hon nnrl ma htsniinpp and are Khali
the manager is planning, that of in-
stalling a meat market in connection'
with the grocery and fruit and vegc-
table department of the store. The
uisiauaiiuu ui a. large iue vux. lur
the small stuff, and a large regrig
erator for the handling of the fresh
meats has been completed and ino
manager of the Market states that
he expects to have a new department
open by September 1st and ready for
business.
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
From Saturday's Dally-
Last evening Ernest Farker, son of
Joseph Parker, was taken to Omaha
where he was placed in the Methodist
hospital to be cared for as he has
been ill for the past month and his
condition has grown worse and with
but little hope for his recovery it
was thought best to have the young
man removed to the hospital where
he can have the closest attention and
care. The many friends are hopeful
that Ernest may be able to -receive
benefit from the treatment at' the
hospital and be able to rally from
the affliction from which he has been
a sufferer for a great many years.
FARM LOAN A 'HUMOR'
"New York, Aug. 17. No official
confirmation was forthcoming in Wall
street today to reports that hankers
and members of President Coolidge's
official family will soon confer on a
plan that would afford agricultural
relief to the farmer through a one
hundred million dollar credit .fund.
President "Coolidge at his summer
camp in the Adirondacks made it
known today that he has no know
ledge of any stirred np great Inter
est in financial circles.
' STRAYED, GREY GILDING
4 year old grey Gilding. straye4
frerm sy place 2 miles north of E!3i
wettfi. , Notify, int. aya Swarrs.
.
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Elmwood. -
Has load
AT
M3
will be sold at the
Leach Sale Pavilion
Un ion. Nebraska
nna n n
at :30 P. H-
These horses are all brokeexept3 and good
draft horses. AH are real gentle. If you
wish to see these horses you can see them
Austin Farm, one-half mile east of Union.
REX YOUNG, Auctioneer
Charge Gas Tax
Funds Used to
Boost Gen. Fund
tiovernor McMullen, when asked
what provision could be mafle to
save the state treasury from a defi
cit of more than a million dollars,
A Very Bad System.
"They always have left deficiencies
for succeeding administrations," the
g0vernor saj
I had to pay over a
I million dollars
of bills that came
, tn rno nH .hlh.T haH nnhin?
tQ do with creating. I think the
business of borrowing from one fund
to pay the bills of another which
has been the custom of this state for
ft number of years is a very bad sys.
tern, hut what an be done about
it?"
State Engineer Cochran assured
e World-Herald that every cent of
The
f Via o-acrtlirtA ia y mAr air i n1ii1in cr a
: million and a half which has been
(ko. Kmc ,i
UWIlUWdA lu J)aj I'ni'i nuuiu i
I U TOad3 by the end f the,mittee, will return to Washington
j "we don't care about the condition about SePtember 1 to assist in the
1 . lC"f e.C,JP general direction of the campaign.
m me Treasury, ocuran aaiu. iue,
proceed to let the contracts and
vmiwa navmont for tb
in navnint for them.
It is up to somebody else to find the
money to pay our bills. The money
is
due us nd we intend to use
it.
How Governor Figured.
In estimating the total amount of
money that would be required for;
the next year previous to fixing the
state levy, the governor and the state
board of equalizations figured as fol-
lows
The total amount of money ap
propriated by the legislature for the
comfngfiscal yeaT was $7,160,000;
the total amount of money listed
as on hand or available from sources
other than a direct tax levy was as
follows: Miscellaneous receipts and
fees, $96000; In the hands of coun
ty1 treasurers,' $486,000; balance in
general fund, $638,000; total, $2,
084.000. This left by the tax board's fig
uring slightly more than five mil-1
II 1,1 A 1 I .1 1... JI.Aftt 1
lion aoiiars iu ue raiseu uy un
tax levy.
..The .records of. the gasoline tax
bureau show there should be in the
treasury a total of 11,516,000 unex
pended balance of "the gfasoline tax
fund. By the governor and the tax
board computations, the general fund
into which the gasoline tax collec-'
tlons , go showed a balance of only
638 thousand dollars from July 1.
Levy Would Be Higher.
This item was takPn by. the tax
board as a balance on hand when as
a matter of fact it was 900 thousand
dollars short of being enough to re
imburse the gasoline tax fund's ere-
dit of a million and a half. This This morning at an early hour Mr."
situation leaves the general fund ac-'and Mrs. Henry Horn and daughter,
tually 900 thousand dollars in the Miss Helen, Mrs. Mary Becker and
red instead of with a 600 thousand son. Floyd, departed via the auto
dollar balance, and means that , tbV rdate for the west and with the in--state
tax hoard should have fixed a 'tention of spending ome time at Col--levy
high enough to rise approxi-) orado Springs, Colorado, and other
mately $6,500,000 by direct taxation points in the mountain country. En--instead
of five million dollars. j route the party will stop at Creigh-',
Had this hen,fio&e the .tax levyiton, Nebraska, where they will visit'
tuia have "to !uv been attfroxi- j at the hoins of J j Horn and f acr ly
cutely -35 ler tent higher than the: and enjsy visit there with the rela--
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Senate Scramble
Active Campaign Against vare, Re
publican, Seen as Democrats
Push Wilson to Win.
Washington, Aug. 19. Inaugura
tion of an aggressive campaign in
Pennsylvania next Saturday for the
election of William B. Wilson, demo
crat, to the senate over Representa
tive William S. Vare, republican, was
announced here Wednesday by Repre
sentative Oidfield. Arkansas, chairman
of the democratic congressional cam
paign committee.
"We are going to-put on a real
fight against Vare," Mr. Oidfield said.
"We expect the senate campaign
funds committee to watch expend
itures in all states and we do all
that we can to prevent the jporruption
of the electorate in the general elec
tions." Mr. Oidfield personally will open
the campaign with addresses at Allen
town, Bethlehem and Bangor. Other
prominent democratic leaders are to
follow him in the state and there, are .
reports that Senator Norris, republi
can, Nebraska, who indorsed Mr.
Wilson's candidacy after the disclos
ures of large expenditures for Vare
in the republican primary in May,
also would stump the state for the
former labor secretary.
Close co-operation between the con
gressional and senatorial conipaign
committees was forecast. Mr. Old
field said Joint headquarters would
he maintained here and that acive
campaigns would be conducted in
every state where the democrats had a
chance of winning seats in the senate
and house.
Senator Swanson, of Virginia, is
to have charge of the senata speakers'
f uand presentative McClintic
of Oklahoma, will take charge of the
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.of Rhode Island, cha
Senator Gerry
chairman of the
democratic senatorial campaign com-
,.T think hav rhance
' ; "control of the house in the
' regain control or tne nouse in ine
, next congress Mr. oidfield said. "Ex-
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in Pennsylvania we will wait
until the last of the primaries are
over before beginning the -intensive
speaking campaigns. They will come
in October."
A PUZZLE TO BR00KHART
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Cedar Rapids, la., Aug. 18. Col.
Smith W. Brookhart, republican can
didate for the United States senate,
- unable to account for the reasons
which prompted the sending of letters
threatening his life today by an un
knpwn person.
The letters were received shortly
before 'Colonel Brookhart was to
speak at the Marion fair near here
and caused the sheriff of Linn coun
ty to send a detail of deputies to
guard the nominee while he delivered
his address. The letter asserted Colo
nel Brookhart would be killed if he
attempted to speak at the fair.
"If sent by a crank, the writer of
the letters is a person dangerous to
society." Colonel Brookhart said in-
commenting upon the incident. "If
they came from a political enemy'
that's different."
Postal inspectors began Jnvestiga-
tion of the letters, one of which was'
addressed to F. H. Schiminke, Marion
druggist, who introduced the speaker
at the fair, and the other written to "
Postmaster Arhur' Granger of Mar-'
ion. The text of the two was similar,'.
Linnotjnty authorities said, but was
not made public. '
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