MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1929.
PLATTSMOTTTH SEMT-WEEKLY JOURNAL
PAGE FIVE
MURDOCK
Spring Work!
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and Interior Decorating. Will be pleased to bring my
sample book containing an endless variety of the latest
and most beautiful patterns of Wall Covering for your
inspection. Best House Paints, $2.35 per gallon.
Homer H. Lawton
Murdock, Nebraska
Bryan McDonald was a visitor at
North Loup, where he was a guest
of his sister and husband, Mr. and
Mrs. Harry McDonald.
Superintendent of the Murdock
schools and Mrs. Johnson will give a
reception; to their friends, which will
be held on February 12th.
During the very bad roads. Lacy
McDonald has been using horse pow
er to make his mail deliveries. It
takes longer, but is safer, and surer.
On last Tuesday E. W. Thimgan
.moved the stock of Milo Buskirk to
his new home over on the O street
road, where he will farm the corn
in; summer.
Mrs. M. G. Keedy was visiting for
a few days during the past week at
the home of William Umland. west
of Eaele. Mr. Keedy going to bring
the wife home on last Wednesday
even inc.
While leaving home last week con
trary to instructions, a bull belong
ing to C. E. Stroy, wandered along
the railway track and was struck by
a Rock Island engine, and now there
is one less bull.
Three of the teachers. Miss Reume
1 in. Miss Lewis and Miss Fosler, were
entertained at the Gorthey home at
a 6 o'clock dinner Wednesday even
ine. They are the three Gorthey
children's teachers.
John Eppings and the family were
enjoying a visit at the home of friends
and relatives at Murray, they making
the trip via Elm wood and Union.
This way, however, they did not find
the roads any too good.
Miss Martha Theil has accepted a
position nursinc in Elmwood. she be
ing the nurse for the patients of Dr.
Litton, and all who shall have oc
f i.ion to call this young woman will
find her most efficient in her ser
vices. The Murdock Mercantile company
has on display in one of their win
clows a very fine bird house or col
ony, which was manufactured by Vic
tor Thinican and which will provide
accommodations for a goodly number
of birds.
Clarence Ohms was with his neigh
lors getting the hogs dressed for their
summer meat, on last Wednesday,
and as the roads were so bad one
could do nothinc else, this afforded
ilieni an excellent opportunity to get
the work done.
Mrs. John IJornemeicr has been
having a very interesting time with
one of her hands, which has a fellon
on it. The affection has been giving
.Mrs. IJornemeicr very much grief,
smd it is hoped it will soon be in its
l ormal condition again.
We are extending our thanks to
Messrs E. W. Thimgan and John Ep
pings for the kindness of civing us a
boost 'nt of a mud hole on last Wed
nesday. We wished to express our
thanks in a more substantial man
ner, but they would not have it thus.
Miss Ruth
convalescing
Miller, who has been
nicely since undergoing
an operation
for appendicitis, was
able to sit up for a short time in her
ted and is considered as making good
improvement and it is hoped she will
soon be able to be up and around
and well on the way to complete re
covery. Rev. H. R. Knosp of the Evangeli
cal church of Murdock was placed on
the procram for the meeting which
was held at Elmwood on Thursday
of last week, and in the discourse of
the theme or "Religious Education."
made an excellent address and one
that was well received by all of the
Iare crowd who were there to hear
him.
Primaries have been called for
March 10th. for selection of candi
dates for ni' nibers of the school
board. Double the number of mem
bers to be elected will bo placed in
nomination. Two days later, on Mon
day, the IStli. there will be a cau
cus held for placing in nomination
six candidates for a place on the vil
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Murdock, Nebraska
PREPARED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE JOURNAL.
lage board. There are three to be
elected. Remember the dates.
The March wind, which came last
Wednesday, and sure it was a March
wind and no mistake, brought grief
to the members of the association of
young men who had erected a club
house south of town on the right-of-way
of the Rock Island, and where
they met for recreation, pastime and
enjoyed the occasion very much. How
ever, Muj-i-ki-wiss, which is the In
dian name for west wind, blew it
down and the boys are now without
a home.
With the coming of the electric
current, one does not have to depend
on whether the wind blows or not to
have the water pumped, and with the
installation of the electric pump. L.
Neitzel has an extra windmill on his
hands, so dismanteling the source of
power, he allowed the tower to stand
and had Matt Thimgan construct a
birdhouse, which is to be installed on
the windmill tower, and which is a
veritable apartment house, as it has
some sixty apartments and can ac
commodate as many pairs of feather
ed songsters. Mr. Neitzel loves the
birds and was only too well pleased
to provide a home for them.
Tor Sale
"Comfort" Barley Seed, from cer
tified seed. Price SI per bushel.
DAN SCHLAPHOF.
m4-2M
Had a Good Sale
Fred Tonak. who has been a resi
dent northeast of Murdock for the
past six or eight years, held a sale
on last Monday, March 4th, which
was attended by a large crowd and
at which the goods went at a very
nice price. Mr. Tonak was very well
pleased with the results of the sale.
People are willing to pay a good price
for good goods.
Gave Tarty for School
Misses Mildred Fosler, of the Mur
dock schools, and Mary Tool, of the
Bank of Murdock, gave a most en
joyable party to the school at the
school building on last Saturday, hav
ing especially as their guests of hon
or the Young Women's Bible class of
the Evangelical church of Murdock.
A most delightful time was had, the
evening being filled with good games
and an excellent program, with re
freshments at an appropriate hour.
Attends Nephew's Funeral
Late last week. J. Johanson re
ceived the sad news of the passing of
one of the sons of a sister. Herman
Bronson, at Davenport. Iowa. Mr.
and Mrs. Johanson departed late last
week for the home in Iowa, to be at
the funeral, which was held on last
Sunday. The nephew was u3 years
of ace. and had undergone an opera
tion for goiter, from which he was
not able to recover. Mr. and Mrs.
Johanson returned home after the
funeral, getting here Tuesday even
ing and report that they found the
roads fine in Iowa, as they were all
paved, but this side of Louisville
they found them very bad.
Hold Series of Meetings
The Evangelical churches over the
state have; been holding a series of
meetings looking towards giving a
better religious education to the
members of their church and the
public generally. During the past
week, there was a meeting at the
Evangelical church of Murdock, at
which there were present very able
tpeakers from elsewhere and much
interest was manifested in.tbe move
ment. Rev. Charles Levinc, of Elm
wod. the pastor of the Evangelical
church at that place, was one of the
principal speakers at the meeting
held in Murdock on last Wednesday.
He had somewhat of a time getting
DEFMR TMEHT.
to the meeting on account of the
very bad roads, still he made up for
the delay in the excellent address
which he Rave both in the afternoon
and 'evening.
Is Great Grandfather
M. E. Shatto is wearing his honors
very nicely now. notwithstanding
they are such as do not come to ev
eryone. Last week, at Denver, there
was born a young lady who tipped the
scales at seven pounds and is a great
i granddaughter of this Murdock man.
The young lady, together with her
mother, Mrs. Ruby Rainbaugh, is
getitng along nicely. Mr. Shatto is
well pleased over the fact of being a
great-grandfather and is bearing his
honors well.
Murdock Wins Over Liberty
Jji the state tournament held at
Lincoln the latter part of last week,
Murdock was the only town in Cass
county to survive the district elimi
nations and get into the tourney. In
the initial game, our boys played
against the team from Liberty, Mur
dock winning by a score of 20 to 10.
The Murdock boys have been playing
good ball and we were looking for
them to show good form and were
not disappointed.
In their second game they were up
against a harder proposition, meeting
the well trained team from Bennett,
Nebraska, and there is certainly no
lack of honor due the home town
boys, for although they lost, the
score was mightly close, being 20 to
23, which speaks well for the play
ing of the Murdock team. The Ben
nett team went down to defeat in the
semi-finals, however, and were thus
eliminated in the next round of play.
Throughout the season, our boys
have made a good record and one that
entitles them to the plaudits of their
friends and schoolmates.
Proxy Fight
a Victory for
Rockefeller
Stewart's 1928 Report Shows Profit
of 83 Millions; Name Seubert
as New President.
Whiting. Intl.. March 7. John D
Rockefeller, jr., Thursday ousted Col
Robert W. Stewart from the board of
directors of the Standard Oil Co. of
Indiana and abolished his position as
chairman of the board.
In the battle moral issues rose
triumphant over an $83,000,000 re
cord of achievement.
Immediately after Stewart's defeat,
and the election of two new directors,
the board went into executive session
and re-elected Edward G. Seubert
president and executive head of the
corporation.
Other officers named were: Allan
Jackson, first vice president; Edward
J. Bullock, second vice president in
charge of manufacturing, and Felix
P. Graham, secretary. Mr. Seubert
announced that the office of chair
man of the board would be abolished.
The new directors elected to the
board were: William M. Burton, for-
!mer president of the Indiana com
pany and reported slated for Stew
art's position, and Melvin A. Tray
lor, president of the First National
bank of Chicago.
Burton Slated.
As the board retired to elect offi
cers for the year it was generally ac
cepted that Mr. Burton would be the
corporation's new leader, but the re
election of Seubert was a surprise.
Before the meeting Colonel Stew
art released his 1928 report which
showed that the total net earnings
before taxes, of the corporation were
$83,437,166. or approximately $50,-
000.000 more than in 1921.
The ouster of Colonel Stewart ends
a fight of more than a year and ter
minates his 22 years of service.
As the ballots marked his defeat
Colonel Stewart issued a s-tatement
thanking his friends among the stock
holders, the board and employes. The
high spot in the statement was his
urgent request that all employes lend
to the new leaders every encourage
ment and support in the interest of
the corporation.
Colonel Stewart joined the Stand
ard Oil company 22 years ago after
the company had been attracted by
his reputation as a corporation law
yer in the northwest. His first case
for the company was one that had
been lost. He succeeded in getting
the case reopened and finally won it.
Made for Him.
In 1915 he was named general
counsel for the corporation and in
1918 he became chairman of the
board a position which was especial
ly created for him.
The immediate cause of action
against tSewart runs back more than
a year, when he became embroiled
with the the United States senate
over his connection with the Contin
ental Trading Co., Ltd.. of Canada,
whose funds found their way into
the coffers of the republican national
committee.
Mr. Rockefeller demanded his re
signation from the board of directors
of the Standard Oil Co.. of Indiana
and Stewart refused to quit. Immed
iately began a nation-wide campaign
for proxies.
Wall street and La Salle street
bent their keenest minds to Whiting
Thursday. Whiting was feverish
with excitement as the hour for the
showdown between Mr. Rockefeller
and Colonel Stewart approached. The
town and the hall were in holiday
dress. Flags and bunting were every
where. The hall Itself was not mi
like political convention, hall in
the batteries of telephone and tele-
graph instruments that were install
ed for the battle. Whiting was and
is a Stewart town. It was a sad
Thursday night because "Colonel
Bob" lost. Omaha Bee-News.
American Troops
May be Ordered
to Enter Mexico
Action Indicated Should Threatened
Juarez Fighting Peril
Americans
El Paso. Tex.. March 6. United :
States military authorities here to
night indicated that American troops
would cross the border and enter
Juarez, Mexico, if street fighting
which may develop there, threatens
to endanger lives of Americans on :
this side of the border.
In 1919 American forces droe'
Pancho Villa out of Juarez after
bullets fired in Juarez had killed
Americans in El Paso.
The Seventh United States cav
alry at Fort Bliss has been ordered
out tomorrow with full pack and
field equipment, it was learned Wed
nesday night. No reason was given
for the order.
Police lines have been established !
by the local authorities in the lower
part of this city near the interna
tional border.
Major General William Lassiter or
the Eighth army corps at San An
tonio and Major General John L.
Hines of the Ninth corps at San
Francisco, who have control forces in
the border states, have full author
ity to dispose as they see fit. without
consultation with the war depart
ment. Machine Guns Mounted.
In Juarez machine guns were
mounted hurriedly on the garrison
this evening and a truckload of
troops was rushed out of the city,
bound south. Federal soldiers have
taken over the customs house, dis
armed customs guards and locket!
up three members of the Juarez po
lice force and a guard has beer,
thrown about the customs property.
It is believed that an attack there
by revolutionists was imminent.
Juarez is under martial law and
the federal authorities are making
every effort to squelch a pro-revolutionary
movement which has start
ed there. Rebel leaders, in dis
patches from other cities, assert
that the fall of Juarez to rebel
forces is a matter of only a short
time.
At Laredo, C. E. Simmons. Amer
ican mining engineer, who arrived
by automobile today from Mon
terey, said no troops were there this
morning when he left.
As a result of a day of reported
federal successes, the central gov
ernment at Mexico City lias :.-
nounced an early resumption
ot
trc'in services from'
the Texas border,
tes Gil predicted a
Mexico City to
President Par
speedy collapse
of the rebellion.
Close in on Vera Cruz.
The government said that the reb
els under Gerenal Escobar had been
driven list out of Montercyand then
out of Saltillo. These forces were
in retreat by train to Torreon. Rebel
leaders denied, though, that Escobar
was driven out. A thousand rebel
troops havearrived by train at No
gales from Hermosillo.
On the guir coast, the federal--,
were closing in oa Vera Cruz, where
it was said that part of the rebels
had revolted back to the federal stan
dard and were fighting against Gen
eral Aguirre, their former command
er. The government predicted that
Vera Cruz would be in federal hands
before Saturday.
The revolutionists are acting as
one unit in the north, where loyai
troops are still widely scattered and
generally outnumbered. Where tli-?
federals have had a chance to strike,
as at Vera Cruz, they have hit the
revolution heavy blows.
Hebe! Successes in North.
A detachment of several hundred
federal troops left Juarez for th
south Tuesday night to meet ad
vancing rebels. It was persistent
ly rumored that they were about
to clash at Samalyuca, 23 miles Lo
the south.
Rebel successes were reported
everywhere in the north from Guay
mas on the gulf of lower California
to eastern Sonora. Isolated bodied
of loyal troops have taken to the
mountains.
Guaymas has been captured by the
rebel general, Manzo together with
the Mexican warship Boilvar, lying
in the harbor. The federals were ap
narentlv abandoning the state of Sin-
aloa and have evacuated government
employes from Mazatlan and doted
the telegraph office.
Only municipal authorities are
left iu Mazatlan, the fall or wnicu
would open the way for a rebel
march down the west coast or Mex
ico to outflank the capital.
Marching on Monterey.
Last word from Mexico City said
five federal columns were marching
on Monterey. Actual ieaerai success
es were confined to Vera Cruz pro
vince where loyal troops seemed to
be gaining the upper hand. World
Herald.
The St. Joseph News-Press tells
of an old-fashioned Missouri woman,
96 years old. who smoked a pipe for
eighty-three years. Presumably, the
newspaper adds, her grandchildren.
if any, think they are emancipated
because they smoke little cigarettes.
Bead the Journal Want-Ads.
Deaths in Blast
Mount to 6; No
Inquest Planned
Countv
County Attorney of Dodge
Says No Responsibility Is
Seen in Case.
Scribner, Neb., March 8. Deaths
in the explosion of five hundred
pounds in dynamite during a barn
fire here last night rose to six to -
day.
: W. F. Strube, 34, a garge owner,
and Arthur Schoeneck. 25, truck
driver, died this afternoon of the
injuries suffered when the terrific
blast felled more than a hundred vol
unteer firemen and spectators,
j The injured list totals nearly 50.
Several remain in critical condition
and may die.
Gus Pittnack, 26, assistant post
master; Guy E. Clark, 39. a barber;
Fred Feigner, 22, grain merchant,
and Henry Wibbels, 24, an auto me
chanic, were dead soon after the
blast.
There were 10 cases of dynamite
stored in the barn.
Origin of the blaze has not been
determined. Carl Hollander, owner
of the place, bordering on nervous
collapse following the tragedy is at
the home of a son-in-law in Fremont.
He "said late today that defective
wiring in his automobile might have
started the fire and the dynamite was
set off by the explosion of the gaso
line tank.
The dynamite caps were stored 20
feet from the explosive, he said.
Will Be No Inquest.
No inquest into the traced' will
-be held. County Attorney Mahlin of
Fremont said late last night. "I see
no criminal responsibility," said Mr.
Mahlin. "I have had the law cover
ing storage of dynamite looked up
and am told there is nothing illegal
in the case. It was kept outside the
city limits."
j Fred Pscherer. the fire chief, was
j operated upon late this afternoon.
He had refused to go on the oper
ating table until all other seriously
wounded had been cared for.
Schoeneck was engaged to marry
Miss Louise Witt. She remained at
his bedside until death, then col
lapsed and was taken home. Schoe
neck was a son of Arthur Schoeneck,
sr. He leaves three brothers. William
and Jack of Fremont, and Mertan,
traveling with the Six Brown Bro
thers, savophone players.
Though some of the firemen had
been warned of the danger, more
than one hundred persons were
knocked to the ground when the dy
namite blew up. The barn was
blown to bits, four other farm build
ings were wrecked and set afire. A
white" curtain of fiame reached hich
into the night sky, carrying with it
timbers, stones, and bodies of some
of the victims. Mangled and uncon
scious men were carried as much as
75 feet.
I The injured:
! Fred Pache-ier, fire chief, broken
arm, burns, cuts. Suffering severely
from shock.
Elmer Steil. printer, leg and arm
injuries. Severely shocked.
Clarence Zucker. 32, assistant fire
chief, broken leg.
j Sid Spurling. 38, mail carrier, body
cuts and bruises.
Lester Ehlers, 29, electrician, cuts
and bruises.
Given Ehlers, 25, electrician,
broken arm.
Henry Rich, 45, farmer, body filled
with wood particles.
William A. A. Weigand, 4 5. farm
er, head severely cut.
G. P. Johns, 4S, tinner, face and
body burns.
Joe Rumary, laborer, skull frac
ture. Ed Foeler, 27. butcher, spike driv
en through arm.
Henry W. Maier, retired farmer,
head and body injuries. '
John Tharp. restaurant owner,
body burns. Eye removed in oper
ation. I
barber.
Elmer Herschberger, 2
body cuts.
William
lacerated.
John E.
broken.
Shorten. 28, baker, head
Steil. pool hall owner, leg
John Valk. 39, farmer
nail driven
through, knee joint.
Melvin Rexiu, laborer, broken leg.
William Heuricksen, 26, laborer,
lacerated head.
Carl Meyer, clerk, knee injury.
Fred Hostrup. lumber yard work
er, cuts on face and body.
William Fahke. 45, farmer, burns.
W. C. Nutt. cafe owner, cuts and
burns.
Louis Iske. 29. clerk, burns.
John Lamberti. 27, nail driven into
back.
William Harder. 26, body injuries;
Henry Binne. 22, head injuries; OUo
Rink, 39, lacerations; John Steil, "4,
body injuries; Roy Johnson, 34, ankle
hurt; Clarence Broeker. 24. head in
juries; William Wapel horst. 19. la
cerations on face; Van Rich, 13, head
injuries.
Injured Men Help Others.
The little Scribner General hos
pital was Jammed with the injured.
while doctors worked through the
; night. Extra beds were carried in
J from nearby houses and calls for help
were Bent to nearby towns.
Most of the injured men have sev
ere puncture wounds from flying de
: bris. Their injuries are like the
sharpnel wounds suffered by soldiers
In the world war.
i Strube aided others to safety be
' fore he collapsed. Though internally
injured, he rose and carried several
persons away from the flames of the
burning building. Then be fell un
conscious. ! "There was a shallow hole in the
ground where the barn had stood.'
World-Herald.
There is no slacs business period
for the merchant who advertises his
goods the year Vound. i
MUST NOT JOIN THE B0TABY
New York I. D. Sutton of Tam
pico, Mexico, president of the Inter
national Rotary, returned with Mrs.
Sutton on the liner Berengaria Wed
nesday, after a visit to the Vatican
where he sought the attitude of the
Catholic church toward luncheon
'clubs, such as Rotary. Mr. Sutton
6a,(" eonsistoral congregation de-
Liiiru kju v viz. J", ueitiie ue ieai i!t'u
Rome, that Catholic priests would
not be .allowed to join Rotary clubs.
"While the position of the vati-
can on the priesthood was final." he
; said, "there was no decision as
.laymen participating in Rotary
to
oi
, similar clubs."
Plan Demands
Expenditure of a
$6,000,000 Fund
Huge State Expenditure for Educa
tional Purposes Asked Ex
plained by Dr. Paul Mort
It will cost the state of Nebraska
$6. "00. 000 the first year to put into
effect the state teacners" association
plan for so-called "equalization of
educational opportunities," the house
committee on education learned on
Tuesday afternoon from Dr. Paul
Mort of New York, who appeared
before it to explain the scheme, that
he formulated last year at the re
quest of that organization.
The cost would increase from year
to year until as outlined by Dr.
Mort in a bulletin issuefi some time
ago. it would reach $19,000,000 per
year, or three times as much money
as the state now collects in direct
taxes for all governmental purposes.
Money collected for the state
"equalization" fund would be dis
tributed among the
in- all counties; but
trie t could get any
it would be required
part of the state
should be spent for
school districts
before any dis
of the money
to agree that a
"j-; contribution
special superin-
tendence c.f supervision. Each dis
trict, therefore, would have to em
plcv a supervisory officer of its own.
or join with other districts in
ing one jointly.
Under present laws, no
can receive state aid for its
district
schools
S mills
until it has levied a tax
on its own citizens. The
consideration, II. R. 4K2,
this requirement to 1.7
first vear, and 2.7 mills
of
bill under
would cut
mills the
as a per-
manent baxis.
The state would ! exp--ied to
make up the remainder of the rev
enue neces:try to furnish "standard
instruction. All taxpayers would
have to contribute to the general
pot for this purpose. In any district
where the people mitrht desire the
schools of the highest type, they
would have to tax - themselves for
the necessary revenue, the same as
they do now, after contributing to
the" state fund. The chief benefits
would go to districts which do not
levy a high enough tax to maintain
modern schools.
Critics of II. R. 4S2 assert that
it would centralize control of schools
and tak their management out of
the hands of local authorities.
0MAHA HAS A NIGHT FIRE
Omaha With a crowd of specta
tors lookinir on. firemen carried nine
teen persons to safety down ladders
from smoke filled rooms on the sec
ond and third floors of the old Barker
block, where fire broke cuit shortly
before midnight Wednesday. Anions
the rescued were three women and
two children. 'Smoke from a blaze
starting in the basement spread so
quickly that guests in that part of
the building operated as a hotel, were
unable t ouse the single stairway to
reach the street. Most of them had
been awakened by passersby.
Firemen found roomers stumbling
blindlv thru dense smoke in the sec-
jond and third floor hallways, most of
them ony ,1urtIy clothed.
The fire damage estimated at sev
eral thousand dollars was confined to
the basement.
BIRD VERDICT CLEARS BARTH
Wahoo. March 7. County Attor
ney Galloway. Thursday after stat
ing that Jake Bird's testimony would
'now be "greatly if not wholly dis
' credited," entered a nolle prosse of
the criminal prosecution against Con
rad Bath, Burlington special agent.
Barth was charged with second de
igree murder in the death of Gordon
Grigor, Cleveland youth. July 12,
1928.
j Bird, a Negro, claiming to be an
eye-witness to the accident, said
Barth pushed the Grigor boy under
the wheels of a moving train.
Recently Bird was convicted of
attempting to murder Harold Strib
ling of Omaha and sentenced to 30
years in the Iowa prison.
The Most
the Lowest Cost for
at
the Longest Time
with Three Fuel
Extra Session
is Called to
Open April 15
Agricultural Relief and "Limited"
Tariff Changes Proposed
First Proclamation
Washington, March 7. President
Hoover issued a proclamation today
calling the Seventy-firs: congress in
to extraordinary session on Monday.
April 15. for enactment of further
farm relief and limited tariff revis
ion legislation and for the traits
action of such other urgent busine-.s:
as many come before it.
Besides this, the chief executive
received assurances of support from
leading democrats of the senate for
eign relations committee in his ef
forts to bring about American mem
bership in the World court and dis
cussed, a variety of other subject."
with more than a score of callers.
The call for the extra session
the first proclamation issued by the
new president declared that "leg
islation to effect further agricultural
relief and legislation for limited
changes in the tariff cannot in jus
tice to our farmers, our labor and
our manufacturers be postponed."
While these subjects were the
only ones specifically mentioned in
the proclamation, the action of the
extra session will not be limited to
them. One other major piece of leg
islation wheh has the president's suit
port is that directing the taking of
the 1930 census and the reappoint
ment of the membership of the house
of representatives on the basis of
that census.
Other Urgent Matters.
Several other matters of ;:n ur
gent character also pobably will
considered, along with a large num
ber of nominations for various pub
lic offices which the president is ex
pected to send to the senate vei ;
early in the session. These will in
clude judicial, diplomatic and gen
eral appointments, embracing some
assistant secretaries of the various
federal departments of the govern
ment. Before the proclamation
was
is
e x-
sued the president discussed
the
tra session with Vice President Cur
tis. Senator Watson of Indiana, the
new republicanjvader of the sen
ate; Senator Moses of New Hamp
shire, president pro tempore of th"
senate, and Senator Vandenberg r
j Michigan. Senator Candenberg said
I the republican membership of lotii
'the house and senate "will be
I per cent behind the reapportion
rant and census measure."
i The program of procedure for th--.
first session of the nw congress i v
: yet. to be worked out. with the ma
! jority leaders in each bouw deFii
I ing first action by his own "body on
farm relief. Senator Watson thinks
I the house should act on the tariif
revision through a farm relief bill
so that there will be continuous and
ir.terchangable work at both ends
of the capitoI.
Representative Tilson of Con
necticut, the house leader, proposes
that the house act first en Tarm re
lief and then take- up the tariff bill,
which itow is expec ted to be ready
about April 20. This plan would
leave the senate without a legisla
tion program for two or three week;-,
a situation which its leaders would
avoid if possible, because of their ap
prehension that the se nate might em
brace this opportunity to emliai k
upon a program of general legisla
tion. I Discuss Root's Mission.
j The mission of Elihu Rock over
seas to seek acceptance of the Am
erican reservations to the Woild
court by the other nations mem
bers of that tribunal was discussed
by Senators Swanson of Virginia
and Walsh of Montana, democrats
on the senate foreign relations com
mittee. , Both were ardent supporters of
' American adherence to the court
proctocol nnd they approved the ef
forts now being made to bring about
American participation in the court's
.deliberations. They also xpres.-c:I
'satisfaction with the president!; pvo
! nounceinent on this subject iu his in
augural address.
It was stated today at the whit--house
that the president would nial'
no appointments to places in th
various department and independent,
agencies of the government be fore
next week. A number of assistant
secretaries und other officials hav:
tendered their resignations and the"'
successors must be named in the ne.n
future. Many recommendations a1
ready have been received. Linco'-i
Star.
Of course, we haven't yet had
personal interest in any fires. N
doubt the screaming sounds vet;,
sweet to one whoso property is blav
ing merrily, or if it doesn't thci
ought to amend the arsen laws.
Power
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