THURSDAY, AUG. 2, 1028.
PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
FACHSflTS
TVif Tntpr-Srn f p I eamia'been determined, according to Byron
Hie micr L.eagUeini..k npnl nnllr.tnr for the rail-
Baseball Game
Sunday, Aug. 5
at PLATTSMOUTH BALL PARK
(Game Called at 3 P. M.)
NORTH OMAHA
175.
PLATTSMOUTH
Come and see the Interstate Leaders
do Battle. It will be a Hot Contest !
Barth Arrested,
to Face Killing
Charge Aug. 22
Burlington Rail Agent Is Put Undei
$7,000 Bond in Grigor Death
Manslaughter Charged
Conard Barth, Burlington special
agent, will face preliminary hear
ing on a charge of manslaughter on
August 22 at Wahoo, it was decreed
Monday evening, after Barth was ar
rested in Omaha in connection with
the death of Gordon Grigor at Ash
land July 10.
Barth was released about 8 p. m.
under appearance bond of seven
thousand dollars, furnished by the
United States Fidelity and Guaranty
company of Baltimore.
The charge of manslaughter had
been filed in late afternoon by C.
F. Galloway, county attorney of
Saunders county.
Had Been Under $500 Bond.
The rail agent was accompanied
to Wahoo by J. W. Wetngarten of
the legal department of the rail
road, and by Special Agents Young
and Morris, as well as a represen
tative of the bonding company.
Barth had been held tinder per
sonal recognizance of five hundred
dollars since a coroner's jury helJ
that he was responsible for the death
of young Grigor from injuries which
he suffered under a moving freight
train.
Found at Eail Offices.
Justice of the Peace Reader set
the hearing and arraignment for 10
ii. m., August 22. "
Sheriff Mensel of Y.'ahoo and a
deputy came to Omaha after filing
cf the charge, went to the home of
Barth, and then to the Burlington
oHiccs, where they found the rai
agent. Before they started the re
turn to Wahoo, the railroad officials
prepared for the bond.
Whether Weingarten will repre
sent Barth at the hearing has not
The XlUv
Farmer
With Five Cats
YoU've heard of him! He cut
five holes in his bam door so
the cats could go in and out.
Said when he yelled "scat" he
wanted action
This agency has an exit for
every member of the firm. Our
clients get action whether they
rout fire insurance or a claim
Searl S. Davis
Fans Igcxj
Itxaesct
txvestmexts
Utal Estste
road.
Ros3 Shotwell, of counsel for Mrs.
Grigor, who is suing the railroad for
50 thousand dollars for the death
of her. son, said Monday night that
the outcome of the criminal action
will in no wise affect prosecution of
the civil suit.
M-I"I-I"I"I"I-I";-1 'W 'I"I-H
FARM BUREAU NOTES
Copy for thia Department
furnished by County Agent
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There are some hillsides on which
prnsinn fnn aenrr-plv he trevented ex
cept by terracing. Long slopes even
though ttey be gradual will oiten ' -a-es wno recently nave cnargeo
gully badly because of the great j that the Nebraska fund, upon which
amount of water which passes over the eyes of the nation have been turn
the surface of the ground during a ed for years, is "broke."
heavy rain. Terracing should not To substantiate his statement
be attempted unless other means I about the fund's strong condition
such as planting leguminous crops ! Peterson recalled that since the sys
and manuring have failed to storitem was Put into operation in 1911
the soil washing or unless many nearly 47 million dollars have been
small sriillies have formed on the i
slopes and the terrace is restored to
as a means of filling them.
tom nro corcrai vinri nf tprrarps
but the one best adopted to Nebras-1
ka conditions is the Mangum or broad ;
terrace which may safely be used on
slopes of less than 15 rise to 100
horizontal distance. It consists of a
ridge resembling a road grade car
ried across the slope of the hill to
conduct flood water in a thin sheet
with slow velocity to the side of the,
field. The ridge is built to a height
of IS" to 24" and has width of 15
to 20'or even more at the base. Ter
races are placed one above another
on the hillside, the distance between
them being governed by the steep-
ness of the slope. Slopes of 6' to 14' j
per 100 call for a terrace each 5' or
6 of vertical drop, while on the flat
ter slopes a wider spacing may be
used and a terrace placed about 4
of vertical drop in slope. Thus, of
a hillside were 1000 long and in this
distance there was a fall of 40' about
10 terraces would be needed.
Terracing work should he done in
the fall if possible to allow plenty
of time for setting before the spring
rains. Land which has been in small
grain and which is fall plowed or
about to be plowed furnishes nearly
ideal conditions for successful work.
The terraces are constructed and al
lowed to settle through the winter
and back-furrowed again in t he
spring.
Egg Prices Look Good.
With eesr nrieps holdiner un to an
unusually high level for this late in
the summer, flock owners should be
very careful not to cut down on feed
ing during the summer months be
cause of the high prices of feed, says
J. R. Iteditt, state poultry extention
agent. The future egg market also
looks very promising because of the
light recipes coming in compared tc
other years; there a great deal less
eggs in storage than there has been
for many years; and there is alsr
a 12 per cent reduction in chick pro
duction.
The poorest management any poul
try raiser could show at the present
time would be to starve his pulletr
because of the high price of feed
This is the critical time when they
should be getting the very best in
a good laying mash. Feeding only
corn to young pullets these hot which legalized suits against the com
months could be easily be compared mission by individual depositors in
to making your hired man wear an banks which we are operating as go
overcoat while stacking hay. The ing concerns, is without foundation
laying mash should contain about and has been caught up and circu
20 per cent protein. A number of lated by the enemies of the fund,"
different mixtures are given in Ex- Peterson said. "As a matter of fact
tension Circular 1420, Better Rations the court's decision merely conforms
More Eggs, which may be secured
from the Agricultural College or
from the County Extension Agent.
L. R. SNIPES, County Extension
Agent.
A BAD RECORD IN
CRIME PUNISHMENT
In a recent survey made in the
most important section of -a middle
western state it was found that a
person charged with crime risks but
one chance in 30 of being punished.
Of 12,543 felony cases tried in a
great American city in 1926 but 2,-
4 49 of the defendants were found
guilty and a great many of these
were released on parole or appeal?
or otherwise escaped prison. These
are not isolated examples but more
or less the general thing throughout
the United States.
Inescapable difficulties beset the
legislator or crime reformer who at
temps to make punishment for thf
criminal certain. A mass of techni
calities surrounds and helps to pro
tect the defendant in criminal cases
Often a mawkish sentiment is arous
ed among a certain element that tries
to make a martyr of the most hard
ened wrongdoer. And after convic
tion, reprives, commutations of sen
tences and paroles often turn the un
relenting criminals out into society
again to continue their depredations
Crime suppression must be pre
ceded by law enforcement rather than
by more laws and red tape which
invite more "technical" law-breaking.
'
MONEY SAVINGS ON THE FARMSewin Machine. $15.00 three Beds.
Not only is a tractor superior to
teams for plowing, in speed, power
and efficiency, but its per acre cost
of operation is cheaper as well.
number of farmers In the state of
Washington kept records in order to
make this comparison and found that
where team plowing cost $1.97 per
acre, the tractor did the work for
S6 cents.
From this direction greater farm
prosperity must come. Modern labor
saving machinery and instruments
of greater efficiency are the money
makers for agriculture.
Bank Guaranty
Fund Improves
Every Year
Secretary Replies to Critics of Ne
braska Law That Has Saved
$47,000,000 to the People
Lincoln, Neb., July 61. Nebras
ka's bank guaranty fund is today
in better condition than it has been
at any time since banks started
failing seven or eight years ago
Van Peterson, secretary of the state
guaranty fund cmmission, declared
j today in reply to critics in other
aiu - depositors in weas or aeiunct
banks. "Almost all of these losse?
have occurred in the last seven
years he said, "and they represent
about two-thirds of the total load
tne rund will have to carry when all
of the failures of these years have
finally been cleaned up.
Have Not Lost Dollar.
"The depositors in state banks in
Nebraska have not lost a single df
lar, nor will they lose one. Losses
are being liquidated by the guaranty
fund commission today at the rate
of a million dollars a month. The
usual procedure, once a bank is closed
is as follows:
"Fifty per cent of the losses are
paid as soon as the depositors claims
are passed upon by the courts, an
other 20 per cent is paid after about
six months, the remaining 30 per
cent is paid over a period of three
or four years and they are eventual
ly paid in full.
Another amazing revelation made
by Peterson to The World-Herald if
the fact that the 'operation of the
guaranty fund commission durinr
the past year has been without r
single cent of actual cost charger'
against the assets of the banks or
against the guaranty fund. Last
year, Peterson said, the commission
made a profit of $705,592.
Is Even Making Profit.
"This profit comes from rentalf
of real estate in our possession and
of interest on notes we hold. The
total expense of the commission, in
cluding attorney's fees and all thr
operations of handling two millior
dollars a month, was only $652,154
for the year. As a consequence, in
stead of depleting the assets for our.
expense of operation we ended the
year with 53. thousand dollars morr
assets than we started with.
"Total claims against the guar
anty fund at the present time
amount to a little more than 24 mil
lion dollars. The total assets on
hand amount to 40 million dollarr
book value, on which the commis
211 It 1 - 1- A 1,12
sion will realize about eight millior
dollars. That leaves a totalof not
more than 16 millions to be me'
from the guaranty fund eventually
or just about half as much as har
been met already."
Cites "False Rumors."
"All this hue and cry about the
recent decision of our supreme court
to the new policy of the commis-
sion, which was adopted severa
weeks before the decision was handed
down. At that time it was decided
as a matter of policy to discontinue
operating failed banks."
Peterson's statement today war
prompted by editorials in the Chi-
iCago journal of Commerce and the
Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, both of
which indicated that the Nebraska
law had finally failed
PRODUCER IN DENIAL
Los Angeles, Cal., July 31. Char
les H. Christie, wealthy film pro
ducers today through his attorney
recorded a blanket denial of all char
ges made last week in $1,847,500
damage suit of Alays Murrell,, screen
actress, charging "seduction, breach
of promise to marry, and breach of
contract to employ."
Four Refrigerators
Just Got Them In-All in
Good Shape
3 small ones $4 to $7.50 each
One 75-lb. capacity, at $15.00
also following
One $223 Dining Room Suite, like
new, 60-inch Buffet, 10-foot Exten
sion Table, six good chairs, all for
$55.00; one Cream Separator, Econ-
nm v If i tip- In nrinrl Rhnnp t1A ft A nna
Springs and Mattresses, $5.00 to $15;
Breakfast Set, $9.50; two Duofolds,
$12.50 and $19.50; four Dressers,
$5 to $10 each; Child's crib, $5.75.
AiSee our other ads in this issue. We
can save you money on Furniture.
SEE THESE GOODS AT
Ghrist Furniture Co.
118-122 South Gth Street
Telephone 645
PLATTSMOUTH - NEBRASKA
N E W S
Dr. Heineman, Dentist, Hotel Main
Bldg., Phone 527.
From Monday's Dally
Miss Ruth Shannon of Weeping
Water is here to enjoy a visit with
the old school friends here for a
short time.
Mrs. P. A. Welch returned this
morning to her home in Omaha after
visiting here at the home of her
brother, A., G. Bach over Sunday.
W. E. Rosencrans came in from
Imperial, Nebraska, Saturday to visit
here with his family while taking
a rest from his real estate business.,
Mr. and Mrs. John G. Wunderlich
of Nehawka were here Sunday to
enjoy a visit at the home of their
daughter, Mrs. C. A. Rosencrans and
family for the day.
J. C. Rauth, one of the well known
residents of near Manley was here
Saturday afternoon to spend a few
hours visiting with friends and look
ing after some matters of business
Frank M. Herold, of Minneopolis.
who is representing the Seth Thomas
Co., in the western territory, came
in Saturday to spend a short time
here with relatives and friends in the
old home.
Miss Margaret Sampson of Seattle,
Washington, is here as a guest for
some two weeks at the Gering home.
Miss Sampson is a former Plats
mouth lady and an old time friend of
the Misses Mia and Barbara Gering.
Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Taylor of
Mymore, Nebraska motored up Sun
day to enjoy a visit at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. II. McMaken, par
ents of Mrs. Taylor. Mrs. Taylor will
remain for a two weeks visit here
with the parents and friends.
Mr. and Mrs.. Emil Havelka of Wa
hoo were here Sunday as guests at
the home of Mrs. Havelka's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Donat, Sr.,
and at the Hamilton Mark home. On
their return home they were accom
panied by Miss Mary Jane Mark for a
short stay.
From Tuesday's Dally
Clifford Cecil and daughter, Miss
Mary, of Des Moines, Iowa, were
here over Sunday visiting with the
parents of Mr. Cecil and departing
yesterday afternoon for their home.
Attorney W. H. Pitzer of Nebraska
City was here today for a few hours
attending to some matters at the
court house in which he was inter
ested and visiting with his friend?
here.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Wiles and two
daughters are at Lincoln where they
will enjoy camping at the Epworth
League Assembly that is now on
there, and enjoying the many fine
programs that are being held there.
Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Turner of Mar
quette, Nebraska, are here for a
visit at the homes of County Treas
urer John E. Turner, a brother of
Mr. Turner and with Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Capwell, also relatives of Mr.
and Mrs. Turner.
Earl Hoenshell of Omaha was here
over night visiting with friends and
departing this morning for his home.
Mr. Hoenshell has just recovered
from the effects of an operation for
the removal of his tonsils and is en
joying a short vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Waintroub of
Los Angeles, arrived here last even
ing to spend a short time in this
city with Herman Waintroub, father
of Mr. Waintroub and the other rela
tives and friends and on their re
turn to the west Mr. H. Waintroub
is expecting to accompany them.
From Wednesday's nail ,
George Trunkenboltz, marshal of
Grenwood, was here today for a few
hours, attending to some matters of
business.
Dr. H. W. McFadden of Green
wood was here today for a few hours
attending to some matters in the
county court.
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Meisinger of
Cedar Crek was here today for a
few hours attending to some trad
ing and visiting with friends,
daughter, Miss Eula, returned this
morning from the northeast part of
the state where they have been en
joying a short vacation.
Miss Blanche Vlcek of Chicago, a
former resident of this city, is here
to enjoy a visit at the home of the
Misses Ann and Helen Smetana and
other of the old friencs.
Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Clymer and
Mrs. Clymer, Sr., were here today
from near Greenwood to look after
some business matters for a short
time at the court house.
Sheriff and Mrs. Bert Reed and
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Harden and
Mrs. Ed Vallery and daughter, Mar
garet of Lincoln were here yesterday
afternoon as guests at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Mark.
Mrs. Fred Waring ana son, Her
bert, of Detroit, Michigan, arrived
here last evening to enjoy a visit
at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Charles
M. Gradoville and to join their son
and brother, Norman Waring, whe
has been here for the past two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Evers and fam
ily and Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Robert
son and family, who have been spend
ing the past ten days at Franklin
and other points in that section re
turned home last evening, making
the trip to and from Franklin by
auto.
F0UE TRANSATLANTIC AIR
VOYAGES PLANNED TO U. S
Friedrichshafen, July 29. The
names of the officers and crew of the
Count Zeppelin were announced Sat
urday along 'with 'the making pub
lic of the most extensive program
of flights ever attempted by airplane
or airship, including tour transat
lantic aerial voyages from Friedrlch
shafen to America and return, which
Germany's new 6uper-zeppelin is belie,
duled to undertake.
LOCAL
Ford, 65 Years
Old and Is Still
Working Hard
Exeptcs To Do More Work In The
Next Five Years Than He
Has In Past Twenty
Detroit, July 30. Without the
guidance of men over 50, the "young
sters" would make a mess of running
this old world, Henry Ford indicated
today as he celebrated his sixty-fifth
birthday by attending to his routine
tasks at the Ford Motor Co.
Ford was up early and went for
a short walk. Later he . met news
papermen while making the round?
of his various plants. Ford appeared
to be in the best of health and de
clared he expects to do more In the
next five years than in the last twen
ty. Ford returned to Detroit at mid
night Saturday after paying a fly
ing visit to his old friend, Thomas
Edison. He made the trip by auto
mobile via Delaware Gap, Pa. Ford
denied that he was a spectator at
the Tunney-Heeney fight as report
ed over the radio.
"Some men of 65 perhaps should
not do too much running and jump
ing," he said, "but that is no reason
why they should not do as much worK
with the mind as ever and better
work."
"Isn't there an age limit some
where?" he was asked.
Older Heads Necessary.
"I haven't found it yet. You take
all the experience and judgment of
men over 50 out of the world, and
there wouldn't be enough left to run
it. Youngsters have their place and
are necessary, but the experience
and judgment of men over 50 are
what give purpose and meaning tc
younger men's efforts."
"Who said I had lost anything?"
Ford asked when a newspaperman
told him there had "neen various
published estimates of the reduction
of the Ford Motor Co. supplus dur
ing the past year.
"We can't lose what doesn't be
long to us," Ford continued. "The
profit we made on fifteen million
Model T., cars wasn't our money
The public paid it to us. Organized
as this company is we couldn't do
anything with it excepfuse it tc
make a better automobile. That has
ayways been our policy. The change
to the Model A., just happens to
be a bigger illustration of it, that's
all. Nothing has happened to the
Ford Motor Co. but what has always
happened to it. We always plawed
back our surplus into our service
And we have always had plenty left."
Spends Quiet Day.
Detroit, Mich. Henry Ford obser
ved his sixty-fifth birthday today, but
as has been his custom the obser
vance was a quiet one.
At his offices it was said no par
ticular celebration had been planned
and that Mr. Ford probably would
spend the day quietly attending tc
routine tasks and keeping in close
touch with his business interests.
Lincoln Star.
PLACED WHERE IT BELONGS
It has been well determined by
exhaustive investigation and analy
sis that revenue now derived by the
railroads is a necessity, and that this
revenue cannot be cancelled by a re
peal of the Pullman surcharge with
out replacing it by increased ratea
in other respects. What, then, would
the public gain by its repeal?
In its relation to service rendered
or value received, it must be admit
ted that this surcharge is justified.
For each passenger in a sleeping
car there are from 8 to 12 tons of
dead weight. which must be hauled,
compared with less than half that
weight for each coach passenger.
Then there is the added expense of
additional switching, separate and
special parking arrangements, pre
ferred locations in stations in sta
tions and in trains and a dozen and
one things which go to increare the
cost of service over the coach pas
senger. Would it be fair or just to increase
the cost to shippers of 'freight? As
somebody must bear this cost, what
is more fair and Just than that
those who benefit from special pro
visions and arrangements for their
comfort, shall bear the cost.
If in traveling John Smith enjoys
a luxuriously appointed Pullman,
the privileges and comforts of a
lounging car and observation car,
why should Bill Jones, a coach or
chair car passenger, be taxed for
Smith's comforts, which would like
ly be the case with the surcharge
eliminated? The surtax may not be
popular but it apparently places the
cost where it belongs.
CLEVELAND CAR JAM
CAUSED BY AN ACCIDENT
Cleveland, O., July 26. A loose
bolt in a cross-over switch today
caused a two and one-half hour street
car Jam, worst in the history of the
Cleveland Railway company, when a
west side surface car ran off its track
while crossing the high level bridge
over the Cuyahoga valley flats. No
one was hurt. Throngs of riders were
caught in the jam before they had
crossed the bridge and were forced
to walk along the tracks, stepping
from tie to tie with nothing below
them except the Cuyahoga river and
its valley, 200 feet down.. Officials
estimated that 5,000 made the Jour
ney safely.
Cement the ties of friendship a lit
tie closer by sending: cards to your
friends on "Friendship Day" -Sun
day, Ana&t 5th. Full and complete
line at Bates. Book and Gift Shop.
Dress
Straws
$1
SmraairiiHy Pattttemmeffl
oMl 3TiriuiGQiPG2
A clean up from our regular lines. Also
left over extra trousers from two pant suits.
Values you cannot resist. All sizes 28 to
44. Just the thing to vary your wardrobe.
College or conservative styles. The price
Vr
EVANGELICAL CHURCH NOTES
Murdock, Nebraska
For Sunday Aug. 5th
Emmanuel Evangellcan 26 miles
east, 2 miles north.
Morning worship 9:30 a. m.
Bible school 10.30 a. m., Aug Ruge,
Supt.
Ebenezer Evangelical
Bible school 10:00 a. m.. Otto Mil
ler, Supt.
Morning worship 11:00 a. m.
Sermon theme, "The Power of
Small Things."
Sermon theme, "God, Who Delights
in Mercy."
Evening worship 8:00 p. m.
We are to observe a "Come tc
Church, Sunday" this Sabbath. Let
us co-operate and make this Sabbath
a RED LETTER DAY in attendance
both in the Bible school and preach
ing service.
1. To you without a church home:
Come and help us to worship our
God, and Savior Jesus Christ. In
HIM ALONE will you find peace
life and happiness. COME.
2.. To you who are a member: Will
you make a better effort to be pre
sent at every service? Irregular at
tendance shows a low estimate of
the church's value. There's a seat
for you at every service. FILL IT."
3. To you who have a churchless
father, mother, brother, sister, friend,
or neighbor: Pray for them. Invite
them. Help others to find Christ.
4. To you who have children:
BRING THEM to the Bible school
and hour of worship. Do not ONLY
send them, but bring them. Learn
of Christ as a family.
Dear friend, I know you would fol
low Christ. Therefore, whatever has
hindered you in the past from attend
ing church, forget it and come tc
church, HIS CHURCH, the one divine
organization of which every group
of people who truly believe in Him
are a part. Take an ACTIVE IN
TEREST in YOURSELF, not ir
THINGS.
H. R. KNOSP, B. D.,
Pastor
HUGE DEFICIT IS FACED
Washington, July 31. Postmaster
General New estimated today that
hia department had a deficit of $100,
000,000 for the fiscal year 1929 part
ly as a result of the decision by the
interstate commerce commission yes
terday granting increased pay to
railroads carrying the mails.
The postmaster general stated that
he did not know how this amount
could be made up, but pointed out
that he would be "directed" under
the law to raise the rates on parcel
post "to insure the receipt of revenue
from such service adequate to pay
the cost thereof."
Under the interstate commerce
commission decision trunk line rail
roads were held to be entitled to in
creases of 15 per cent over present
rates for carrying the mails, effec
tive Aug. 1. The total Increase was
estimated at approximately $15,000,
000 a year. In addition, the roads
were granted a lump sum of approx
imately $45,000,000 for what the
commission held to be under pay
ment since July, 1925.
SWINGS TO SMITH
Philadelphia, July 29. The Phil
adelphia Record Sunday says' Richard
J. Baldwin, former republican Btate
senator from" Deleware 'county and
from 1917 to 1919 speaker of the
house of representatives of Pennsy
lvania, has bolted the party's nation
al ticket and will support Governor
Alfred E. Smith for president. -
WELCOME FOR N0BILE
Munich, Germany, July 80. Gen
eral Umberto Nobile and the other
rescued Italian polar explorers ar
rived at Munich tonight, and were
greeted at the station by several bun
dred members of the Italian colony
who presented them w)th flowers and
fruit.
Journal Want-Ads get results.
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Alfalfa Is
Killing Out
in Nebraska
Heavy Loss of Acreage Is Caused by
Dry Cold Winters and New
Plant Diseases
Lincoln Nebraska's alfalfa acre
age has decreased 7 per cent since
the spring of 1927, the state and
federal division of agriculture sta
tistics reports.
- The high point was in 1924 with
1,358,000 acres, as against 1,180.
000 acres at present, the report says.
This is a decrease of almost 13 per
cent since 1924. Disease and periods
of drouth are perhaps responsible for
most of the loss.
"Nebraska had 701,000 acres of
alfalfa In 1910," the report asserts.
'.By 1924, the area had almost
doubled, there being 1,357,000 acres
at that time. The tendency has been
downward since that time until at
present, there are only 1, ISO, 000
acres.
"Dry winters accompanied with
low temperatures are known to be
quite severe on alfalfa. The winter
lof 1927t18 was one of the most se
vere for winter killing. Nearly 20
per cent of the acreage was lost. This
was the same period that nearly all
of Nebraska's wheat was winter-kil
led. The drouthy year of 192i war
also very severe. Considerable of the
upland alfalfa was thinned so badly
that it had to be plowed up soon after
the spring of 1927. The first crop
on the injured fields was very weedy
and made a poor crop.
"During recent years the disease,
alfalfa wilt, has also taken its toll
of alfalfa. This has been especially
noticeable in the Platte valley, al
though it is found over most of the
state.
It seems to be associated with winter-killing.
Perhaps the drouthy con
ditions weakens the vitality of alf
alfa to an extent that makes it more
susceptible to injury from wilt.
"There seems to be a slightly down
ward tendency in average yields of
alfalfa hay. Perhaps most of this
can be traced to the extension of alf
alfa westward to areas of lighter
rainfall, but thinned stands and dis
eased conditions also may be a fac
tor." WEST MORE PROSPEROUS
Omaha, July 30. "Eastern bank
ers and the people of the east gen
erally regard the middle west as a
favored spot from a business stand
point," declared Dr. W. Thomas, vice
president of the First National bank,
who has returned from a month'?
vacation at Bar Harbor, Me., Cape
Cod, Mass., and New York City. "Bus
iness i3 better here than In the east,"
he continued. "I spent some time
in the Masschusetts cotton and tex
tile mills section, where businens is
greatly depressed. There has been
a three months' strike. Other fac
tors are. a failing cotton market, and
a tendency to move mills to the
south."
Mr. Thomas said the east is seeth
ing with political excitement, and the
feeling in New York is more militant
than in many campaigns. - -
A YANKTON-NORFOLK ROAD
Yankton, S.' D., July 30. After
threatened delay the hearing oil ap
ulication of the Yankton, Norfolk &
Southern railway company for certi
ficate of public convenience and nec
essity. For .construction of a rail
line from Yankton to Norfolk. Neb.,
a distance of seventy miles and cross
ing the Missouri river tiricrge at
Yankton, began here today before
Chairman C. II. Randall of the Ne
braska state railway committbion
Many traffic experts ana represen
tatives of towns in this etats av.c
Nebraska vert) present to faubmit
evidence.