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.
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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.
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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
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INDUSTRIAL NOTES
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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-
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champion butterfat
ro tAoA
inrtfi nminrla hnttorfnt .
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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
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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-
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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.