THURSDAY, OCT. 20, 1927. PIATTSKQSTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE nVE State Interest Charges Heavy r Registered Warrants to Date Cost Public $100,000 First Were Registered 11 Konths Ago treasurer's office began registering , J19 activities against game warrants against the general fundKatorf- He was appointed g of Nebraska, a total of $6,868,245 has been entered upon the record books, representing 47,000 claims on which payment was deferred. By No vember 15, the end of the first year of warrant registration the claims will have increased in number to more than $50,000 and the grand total to 7 Vz million dollars or more. On that amount the state has paid or will pay interest at 4 per cent for an average period of 4 months that the warrants run between time of is suance and dates on which they are called for redemption. This means that $100,000 has been added to the original indebtedness as interest charges. The first claim recorded on the overdue warrants register was dated November 15, a year ago, being for $4,000 and drawn to the state board of agriculture. It was paid with the accrued interest on March 15, fol lowing. Beginning with the latter date. State Treasurer Stebbins has called in 6 different batches of registered warrants for the gross sum of $3,- S17.000. or a little mor than half the entire issue to date. On these me mierest accruals were $oz,uuu. "i w umuiuiiiwus r mrj misui c. The last bunch embracing all gen- Whether Major General Charles P. eral fund due bills issued last April. Summerall, chief of staff of the army, was for $548,000. As these had run is to be reprimanded or otherwise about 6 months a longer time than disciplined by his commander-in-those previously retired the inter- chief, Mr. Coolidge, for reported ut cst was greater in proportion, being terances on the inadequate housing more than $10,000. i of American troops, depends upon Except for a period of nearly $3,- the outcome of a meeting of the two months last winter, during which men, which is expected to take place the Woodmen of the World was ac- tomorrow. cepting state warrants at par, the' The president summarily recalled holders have been obliged to discount them at banks in order to obtain cash. For the last 6 months the cur- tion tour, presumably to explain ment before the court itself on De rent rate of discount has been 1 per quoted utterances critical of the ad- cember 5. This involves the ques cent. Before the W. O. W. began tak- ministration in regard to the respon- tion of whether a county under town ing them, it was 1 per cent; and in sibility for housing troops in leaky ship organization is responsible for some cases the banks "shaved" them barakrs and tumbledown shacks. i damages to persons injured by de as much as 2 per cent. General Summerall reached Wash- fective conditions of or accidents up State Treasurer Stebbins antici- ington today, but was unable to see on the roads in the various town pates that the general fund will be the president. It is stated at the ships. The counties maintain that uac-K on a casn oasis ana warrants again worm tace value Dy My l, next, had reported, but that as the presi or shortly thereafter. He will call in dent was out yachting, he would not another lot during December and receive the general before tomorrow, hopes to include therein all warrants I Wonl statement. 4 n ITotf Turns n n In Iir T'ViiCt I will be possible on account of the re ceipt of new personal taxes based on this year's higher tax levy. Subse- quent calls will take care of later warrants more rapidly than they have been redeemed heretofore Lincoln Star. Four Stations in State are Hit by Radio Shakeups WAAW in Omaha Given Better Fre quency ; Eight in Iowa Affected by Newest Order. Washington, Oct. 16. The federal radio commission Saturday announc ed another shakeup in its list of sta tions, most of those involved in this last jolt being obliged to take less favorable frequencies, lower power or to divide time with nearby broad casters. WAAW in Omaha is one of the few that drew a better frequency. It is changed from 86 to 600 kilo cycles, operates on 500 watts and is on the air from 6 a. m. to 6 p. m. only. Three other Nebraska stations and eight in Iowa are affected by the changes. KMMJ, Clay Center, is changed from 1050 to 790 kilocycles and divides time with WJAG, Nor folk, both using 500 watts by day and 250 at night. KG FW, Ravenna, op erating on only 10 watts was the other Nebraska station shifted. I' goes from 100 to 1010 kilocycles. WIAS, Burlington, is changed from 630 to 930 kilocycles and divider time with KICK, Atlantic, which un dergoes the same change. WSUI Iowa City, gets an advantage by changing from 710 to 630 kilocycles and divides time with no one. FKJY, Fort Dodge, and KFMR, Sioux City, are shifted from 680 to 1290 and divide with each other. WJAM and KWCR. both of Cedar Rapids, are sent from 850 to 1250 and divide with each other. As additional evidence of inter ference is received, the radio com mission plans to make further chang es on the basis that the frequencies and power allocations made last June were merely experimental and that chaos of the air can be ended only by a slow weeding out process based on actual testing over a period of time. Stations unable to continuous ly prove that they are serving the public interest, convenience or nec- essity will be regulated from time to time to the less desirable bands. RAILROADS DESERVE CREDIT Recently the New England Coun cil conferred with the heads of New England railways in finding out what they were doing to aid industrial ex 'pansion. The result was a remark able panorama of progress. The Ban gor and Aroostock, the Main Central The Boston and Main and others showed they were helping in way ranging from developing the use of Main hardwoods to cooperating with agricultural colleges to assist the farmer. America is a land of great indus tries. And among them all there i none that deserves morec redit for the current prosperity and world- leadership than the railroads, which pavd he -87 tor progress. , NO TRACE OF GAME WARDEN Iron Mountain, Mich., Oct. 18. Altbo a posse of one hundred men have scoured the woods for miles in the vicinity of Champion no trace of Lawrence Blaney. fifty-eight. game warden, missing a week, haa been found. Blaney, when last seen was on the trail of two hunters. Officials say Blaney received two threatening letters lately because of law vio- fra trip war- den Sept. 1. Summerall Case May Start Army Shakeup Shortly Coolidge Said Dissatisfied With Con duct of War Department Davis May Resign. Washington. Oct. 16. Official Washington is wondering whether ths , tn ho a Cr,t i n th .or and the war department as the re- . . contesting teams were select suit of presidential dissatisfaction ?d froQm ,a J,tal Yf "p f with the conduct of affairs in that - f n J?8 nthtr ini tt . . . . . . . . . .. United States. Other leading states branch of his administration. v,n .Tit,. The resignation of Secretary of TSr DaiS Assis,tant Sefretartyi of War MacNider -wouM occasion Jit- tie surprise in official circles, where it has been understood for some time1 tat hrelations between the White house and the war department are General Summerall from the Pacific coast, where he was on an inspec- white house that General Summerall ceive reporters, sending out word that he could say nothing regarding his return to Washington. The feeling in army circles is that the president will find upon inves tigation not only on reason to rebuke General Summerall for his public ut terances, but every reason to com mend him. It is now asserted the general was flagrantly misquoted in his San Diego speech, which is supposed to have vexed the president. At the San Diego luncheon given by busi ness men for General Summerall, the local celebrities in a series of post prandial speeches urged the general to support a drive for government appropriations for the rehabilitation of the old fort in that neighborhood and for strengthening other defenses. In relying General Summerall ex plained that retrenchment in govern ment expenses must be rigidly ob served if the nation is to discharge it3 war debt without undully burden- ing the taxpayers, and that this re- trenchment makes it necessary for the war department, like all other de partments, to postpone expenditurer on many extensions and improve ments. Only the most pressing needs can be satisfied. General Was Misquoted. The general frankly told his hosts that in his opinion rehabilitation of the San Diego fortitlcations would have to yield precedence to more pressing needs, notabty better hous ing of troops, which he compared un favorably with the housing of prison ers in the German prison camps dur ing the war. The general did not criticize the administration, but de fended it from criticisms made by others. There has been virtually no im provement in the housing of the army. A total of 110 million dollars is needed for the purpose, and at the rate appropriations are being made it would require 16 years to replace the troops under proper shelter. There has been other criticism of the Davis regime, some of it to the effect that the war department is dis loyal to the White house and en courages slaps at the president for his alleged want of consideration for army needs such as housing. Meets Callers Standing. Another bti of criticism of the sec retary of war involves his attitude toward callers. It is said that he in variably receives callers, including those who call by appointment, with out rising from his swivel chair. This is contrast with the behavior of President Coolidge, who never fail? to rise to greet a caller, no matter how humble hia station. . Assistant Secretary MacNider ha? threatened to resign on several occa sions. The understanding in official circles i3 that he has been involved in a long standing row with the budget bureau, which he feels Is be ing supported by the White house. World-Herald. INTERESTING BOOKS Maspero's history of Egypt, in thir teen volumes, have been received at the public library. This set of books is a valuable ad dition to the ancient history depart ment, and with its colored plates illustrations and excellent print wil' be of much value in the library. Thr English edition has made the price suci-ap to bring it withla reach of the smaller libraries wfth Hmjtwj ttea&s. Nebraska Boys in I the First Rank Champion Cattle Judges and Win Right to Represent United , gtet . England. & 1 Mempnis, lenn., uct. is. inree i i i ; i. tui ctbKit uuys, uuamyiuu wiuc judges, today won the right to rep ! resent the United States in an inter- national cattle judging contest to be held at Wimbledon, England, next June at the royal livestock show. The boys captured the sixth annual na tional dairy cattle judging contest of the 4-H clubs at the national dairy exposition here today, R. A. Turner, of the United States deprtment of agriculture, announced tonight. Twenty-six teams, champions of re spective states, were entered in the competition. Individual honors for high score went to Jesse Billyen of Albion, Boone county, Nebraska. His team- ates T Russe11 Hughes and Joe King, of the same community Eight classes of dairy cattle were judged. t . .,, nesota. I(wa, Virginia, Oklahoma, Michigan, Indiana. Illinois, Ohio Georgia. State Journal. and Court Will Hear More Arguments Inclined to Retrace Position on Lia bility of Counties for Roads in the Townships. The supreme court entered ai or der Monday that the case of Bo- mark against the county of Harlan once decided by the commission against the county, be set for reargu- . the statute specifically hands over the townships the operation of roads under such conditions, and that they are thus relieved of responsibility. The court adopted the commissior finding that the counties are liable. County Attorney Moodie of Cuming county intervened as a friend of the court to ask a rehearing, a similar ac tion being pending against his client. The court refused a rehearing In the First National bank of Friend against Alice A. Ewbank and other involving liability on a bank guar antee. The court heard argument Mon day in a case in which it had once denied a rehearing and issued a man date. It recalled the latter. The suit is one by the Blue Valley State bank in which William Praul was held tc be liable for notes signed by A. W Milburn, with whom he was In part nership, altho he had never signer1 them. Praul denies any liability and insisted the district court was wrong in his instructions to the jury which barred any statement as to tht law where a partnership exists, hold ing that the issue was simply one of whether the bank loaned the money on the representation that it was in effect. The court also heard arguments on the appeal of George Johnson from denial of a claim against the guaranty fund of $5,000 on a deposit in the failed Security State bank of Eddyville. His attorneys claimed that while the deposit had drawn as high as 7 per cent, where the law fixed the limit at 5 per cent, the excess was to be paid, by agreement, by one of the bank officers. They said the court had ruled that this did not remove the-deposit from under the protection of the guaranty fund, and that as the certificate sued on hac1 had this taint removed, the fund i: liable. CUSTOMERS OWNERSHIP IS ON THE INCREASE There has'been no recent innova tion that has so taken the fancy of a discerning public as customer-ownership of utilities. Since the doubtful days of its inauguration in 1914 in California, it has steadily grown tc a salient position in the regard of the people, as well as being a de cisive factor in the modern utility. As an illustration, one large gas and electric company reports that cus tomer ownership sales of preferred shares for the first six months of 1927 showed an Increase of 54 pei cent over the same period last year. The reason is not far to seek. The word "customer" canbe replaced with the adjective "public" and the phrase still holds true. It is the only real public ownership possible. The con trol lies, not in the hand? of politi cians and bosses, but in the hands o' the people who can feel they are patronizing their own product. If should blast once and for all the be lief that public ownership, in a real Iy true sense of the word, means man agement by the state or city. NORTHWEST NEBRASKA POTATOES MOVING TO MARKET Alliance, Oct. 16. Spud movement is under way in northwest Nebraska, but has not become very brisk yet . At Hemingford, one of the chief loading points in this county for potatoes, 10 carB were shipped out early this week. High grade seed potatoes will not "begin to move very briskly until about December 1, and then continue until well into March. It is believed that 1,200 cars of potatoes will go out jf this country alone .during the shinping season Just ttartln. Another Big Orchestra to Play for Saturday Night Dance in Legion BIdg. ll-piece "Goldenrods" of Omaha Broadcasting and Dance Artists ill 1 1 " - ' ' 11 " i .. . ... .... ' .- . -- - - -" - ' . - -- A ,mlmlmimltmlmi u INDUSTRIAL NOTES t Business progress during the past few months, as reflected in wage and employment statistics, inspires con fidence rather than apprehension National Industrial Conference Board Omaha "Omaha Bee-News" moves to new building at 17th avenue and Jackson street. Fremont Security Savings bank consolidates with Fremont National Bridgeport Contract let for con bank of Fremont; combined assets struction of business building south total $2,100,000. Filley S-mile strip of dirt road on Goldenrod highway between Filley and Crab Orchard being graveled. Falls City 85 carloads of liva poultry shipped out of Falls City on 2 railways passing through here be tween January 1st and Septembei 15th. Falls City $75,000 new Rivoli theater under construction in this place. Eustis 6 cars cattle and 1 car hogs shipped from Eustic recently. Arnold Conrad pany moves into building. Mercantils com their new store Lincoln State lets large contracts for construction of snow fence. Schuyler Excavation begun for new building to house Colfax Imple ment company. Lyman Hotel Lyman being exten sively repaired. Creighton Half block of paving between Security bank and Fair store completed. Wolbach New cement sidewalk being laid in front of Bart Ander son place. - i Ericson 2 Ord men starting musk rat farm on Cedar river above Eric- son. Ogallala $18,000 new Americar Legion building under construction here. Gibbon Butler Methodist church being rebuilt. Ogallala Beet crop in Keith coun ty will be profitable on for farmers. Gibbon Paved street in this place thoroughly cleaned recently. Gibbon New addition being built to cheese factory to house steam boiler of plant. Nehawka Drilling for oil in E. M. Pollard apple orchard mile south of ehre under way. Hartington Peach crops in Ne brask aso good that growing on larg er scale is being considered. Tekamah Farmers living in ter ritory southeast of Tekamah will have improved telephone service shortly. Crawford "Tribune" received electricaster and mat mafclng equip ment. . Stop signs to be. placed at all dang erous railroad crossings in state. Paxton Louis and Frank Wood- row to erect new .garage building- near Paxton hotel. ' Pmrton Sujtr beet harvest under Kearney Xew city hall under consideration here. ! Madrid Xew Perkins county courthouse completed and dedicated recently. Wausa Broadway concrete paved and white way system installing. Republican City Highway being graded and graveled at east end of corporate limits. Beverly Foot bridge north of Beverly recently washed out replaced. Edi3on H. Stout shipped car of cattle to Kansas City market from ' here on recent day. of new Western Public Service com- I pany office. Bridgeport Cornerstone laid for new school building. , Bridgeport Morrill county's 1927 fair held recently was big success educationally and financially. Briderenort More stock fed in North Platte Valley this year than ever before. Pilger Wm. Tapken opens new creamery plant in this place. Long Pine Sidewalks being paired. re- Kenesaw Draining of "Lagoon" farm mile southeast of Kenesaw near ing completion. Jnniata 3 carloads wheatfi car- tmrt mttiP nrimd Kheen nnd car- in.n,i nntnt, shinny fmm thta niArP recent,y r.an I Elgin Grading of State Highway norantly and thoughtlessly in carry Co. 14 being rushed to completion. P1" in, the,r automobiles and that if they knew they were violat- ' J T 1 . . . . 1, champion butterfat ro tAoA inrtfi nminrla hnttorfnt . 1 Sterling- Koehler Lumber & Coal1 company purchases Community Lum- ber company yard at this place and will consolidate the 2 yards. Nebraska National banks increased from 125 in 1902 to 165 in 1927. Wayne Bids received for new dormitory at Wayne State Teachers .day afternoon. college. "The letter is a warning from headquarters, and as a request from Norfolk Contract let for paving the government we are glad to com-51-2 blocks of federal highway from ply." he said. "I don't feel that we Norfolk to Sioux City. , Homer Grading new road on Bly burg road under way here. Hastings Cornhuskincr ODerations will soon start in this section of tate, and there will be good demand , for buskers. Falls City New sidewalk being constructed on west side of Barada Etieet between 14th and 15th Bridgeport Likely that Burling ton railroad will erect new modern station here. Bridgeport Efforts making for es tablishment of sugar factory. Omaha $2,000,000 Orpheum thea tre opened. Tekamah Northwestern Bell Tele phone Co. will rebuild 25 miles farm lines. Tekamah New Pearl Hatchery will incubate 25,000 eggs at a time. A large assortment of the Hal lowe'en crepe paper in all designs, the best of the Dennison line can te found, at the Rates Book & Gift shop. Call and look over this lina of wen? denftg doojatttxoiu. Dry Warns Schools of Penal ties for Liquor Thomas Says to No Longer Offer Lieniency to Students Hav ing Liquor. Elmer Thomas, acting deputy pro hibition administrator for this state has sent a letter to Omaha school heads and the state university at Lin coln, asking that students be warn ed of the penalties of carrying liquor in autos. The school heads have re torted, first, that they know of nc such trouble in their young people; and second, that the co-operation he seeks should come from the home rather than the school. But all will comply with the request to help edu cate the students as to the liquor laws. Mr. Thomas wrote: "I call for your co-operation in advising students at A ... your institution-as to wnat tne pen- altv is for having liquor in an auto- .moDiie. Uompaint comes to me from time to time that students sometimer i transport liquor in their cars, and we ! have had a number of cases in which I this was done." I Mr. Thomas then points out a fine of five hundred dollars and confisca- tion of the car may be the penalty for such offense, and that if two or more persons are involved, they are aie to a sentence oi two years in prison for conspiracy to violate the . A. . . . prohibition law. "I have thoi thought," Mr. Thomas- adds, "that many students act ig- luo iar ?L lup ""UV fense would be much less in com mon. TTT'll 1 nll Tl ll." w in ask xuij renames And then Mr. Thomas threatens: "In the past I have recommended lieniency in such cases, but I now deem it necessary to ask that ful' penalties be imposed." President Grace of Creighton uni versity said that he would have the letter read at the usual president's convocation of all the students Tues- have had any trouble in this way; but the letter is intended more for the guidance of students than for anything else, and we will read it." Acting cnanceiior mirneit 01 tne University of NebrasKa. at Lincoln told The World-Herald that "the uni-1 versny, 01 iuuibo, is kmu u enforced. 1 am giving pumicny to this letter through the university newspaper. I do not think there is any violation of the law by our stu dents, but if so, they should be treat ed as other violators. "No cases have been called to my attention and I was not aware taht any reports of drinking by univer sity students were sent out." World Herald. INJURED JAPANESE HELD ON CHARGE OP INSANITY Cedar Rapids la:, Oct. 18. R. Tamanaha, 29, wealthy Boston Jap anese, who attempted to commit sui cide twice Saturday by burling him self from and under a train, was ad judged insane by a commission here Monday afternoon, but he cannot be sent to a state Institution until hit care is guaranteed. He is in a hos pital recovering from injuries suffer ed when he jumped under a train No response has Tieen received from friends in Boston. The Japanese whe was on his way to California, had several hundred dollar? fa hi pqck ts. . '. ' .. BIRTHDAY PARTY On Saturday, October 15th the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hannl was the fccene of a very pleasant birth day party given in honor of their little daughter, Maxine, who was ob serving her ninth anniversary. The afternoon was spent in games of all kinds and in honor of the occasion the little guest of honor received many handsome gifts. There were thirty-one of the little schoolmates present to enjoy the occasion. At the close of the afternoon dainty refresh ments were served which were fea- ,uled by the large birthday cake Declares Liquor Control Failure W. C. T. IT. Head Scores Government System of Combating "Alco hol Curse." Omaha, Oct. 18. Scoring the gov ernment control system of dealing with the national liquor question, the plan to make the bartenders the so cial and political equal of the post master or the army officer, Mrs. Clara C. Clayton, president of the Nebraska Women's Christian Temperance union in her annual address to the conven- tion tonight said that every m?thod of dealing with the "alcohol curse" except prohibition, had failed. I After reviewing the history of the organization and Its fight for a"hon- 11..... -C 1 A i.quor naiioii. JirS. uayion wurne.i that attempts are being made U-. .tear down the walls of prohibition." and warned "each and every mem- ber to hold high the light of temper ance so that the modification camou flag may not have the effect in Ne braska that the wets desire." Prof. Charles W. Taylor, state sup erintendent of public instruction: Dr. Earl F. Wettstone, president of Oma ha university, and Edwin W. Pierce, general secretary of the Omaa Yh. M. C. A., talked before the convention, preceding the close of the afternoon session. Charles Taylor in his talk on the liquor question and Juvenile delin quency, suggested that the state workers should distribute new liter ature on the facts of "bootleg whis ky," based on scientific facts. State Journal. PUBLIC BONDS RETIRED Lincoln. Neb. A total of $23.1.783 WOrth of municinal and school dis- trict bonds were cancelled during the first 15 days of October, records at the state auditor's office reveal. Tekamah paid off the most muni- cjpai bonds during the period with z thousand dollars worth. Colum- mug retired $24,500 worth: North piatte, 17 thousand dollars; Oakland 11 thousand dollars; Blair, eight thousand dollars and Madison, $5. 126. Hastings led the school districts with the payment of 12 thousand dol lars. Alliance paid off five thousand dollars worth; Barnston. $8,500: Belvidere and O'Neill, three thousand each; while Blue Springs. Emerson. Filley; Oakland and Papillion redeem ed two thousand dollars worth of bonds each. Sarpy county . paid . off fire thou sand dollars worth of bridge bond and Thurston county paid 11 thou sand dollars worth of funding anc" road improvement bonds. The Peterson Bend protection dis trict in Buft and Washington coun ties - retired three thousand dollars worth of drainage bonds. There is nothing in the way of decorations fox the Hallowe'en sea son that the Dennison line cannot supply and the Bates Book & Gift sljop can supply, yur wants what ever taey may be.