MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1929.
FLATTSMOTTTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
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Murdock - Nebraska
Mrs. Louis Schmidt with the
rhildrt-n were over to Louisville on
last Wednesday where Mrs. Schmidt
wa-s having some dental work done.
Dorothy Ma1 Gorthey spent Mon
day night at the home of Rhoda
Neitzel. helping: her celebrate her
birthday and had a splendid time.
John Shopman of Louisville was
a visitor in Murdock for a short time
on lya-t Wednesday afternoon and
was lacking: after some business af
fairs. J. W. Kruger and wife were guests
for Easter dinner at the home of the
mother of Mrs. Kruger. Mrs. Bessie
Hit . where all enjoyed the occasion
very much.
John Amgv.ert and the family of
Lincoln and Louis Hite and wife of
Cheney were enjoying; the Easter at
the Lome of the mother, Mrs. I3essi
Hite in Murdock.
Mrs. Gustav Straich and little
son. Virgil, who have been having
the flu are still in bed. and are be
ins c;r-d for by Miss Hilda Schmidt,
Mrs. Straich sister.
John Gakemeier was called to Ne
hawka and also to Murray on last
Tuesi,..;. ' here he has some business
to lok after in the sale of lands in
that portion of the county.
Miss Lois Van Valkingberg one of
the teachers of the Murdock schools
was a visitor for the week at her
heme
ing in
t Vermi'iion. Kansas, return
time to take up her duties
at tl
institution on her return.
Mrs.
Alice Vanelenburg ate her
birthday dinner at the- Gorthey home
Tue.-day April 2nd It being :ht RUh
anniversary. She had several kodak
pictures taken, one beir.sr with her
eicht-year-ohl grar.ddaushter. Irene
Oorthev.
W. Tool and the family were
i;:g a vim! on las; Wednesday
eti jovi
at t In
to vi-
stat- capitol, thy driving oer
it with relatives and also that
H:i:l; migh practice with tlic
Shriner.- Orcb-itra of whi;:h ho is
a m- rnhei.
Otto,
ati-i Mr
stifterin :h- 1
Pre.;
t i'om
: y. -:v-,H sun of Mr.
Kl-nmc who ha;; been
trouble with his ton
time past, underwent
for their removal on
sils for some
an operation
last Tip-day him
tin? along ni.-jv
is reported as get
it this t irn
The Junior Class o Murdocli High
School wiiS Present
(A Comedy in Three Acts)
Friday, April I2ta, 1929
At 8:00 O'Clock
K. S. Auditorium
CAST CF CHAEACTEES
Stan Gray, the town's leading failure Jerrv McHugh
Gharl'e Nnrris. the town's leading Romeo Joe Guthmann
Sid Pressley. the town's leading loafer Turner Zink
Ray Cryder. the town s leading citizen Loyal Miller
Peggy Brooks, who inspires Stan to "Step on It" Marie Ostbloom
Hazel Wilton, the object of Charlies affections Vivian Hoenshell
IVudence Quimby, the towns leading old maid Isabel Gakemeier
iWdey Shephard. the town's richest girl lone Weddel
Udh Boygb. direct from Willow Springs in search for her
fortune Emma Eppiugs
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PREPARED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE JOURNAL.
Harry McDonald has taken on a
little additional work the last week
when he opened the ice cream ser
vice, and this will cause him to keep
on the hump with the other work
on hand as he will have to make
many a trip to Lincoln for his sup
plies. Mrs. Blattspeiler and the children,
cf Tobias, were visiting: Tor a few
days at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
W. O. Gillespie for over the week
end. where all enjoyed the Easter
finely. Dr. Blattspeiler is at this
time taking a course in medicine in
Germany.
Gordon Block, who was formerly
engaged in business in Murdock but
who has been making his home in
New York for some time was a vis
itor in Murdock last Wednesday and
will expect to go to the west in a
short time to look after some busi
ness there.
Mrs. Rosenow's Sunday school
class" of boys and Miss Riechman's
class of girls all enjoyed a fine time
at a surprise party they had at the
Alwin Neitzel home Saturday after
noon in honor of Miss Ruth's birth
day. Ruth is a member of Miss
Reickman's class.
Jejfcn XVraw of Lincoln has been
ia Murdock and has en making
some improvement on the home at
the farm which he recently pur
chased from Fred Tonak, and on
which Mr. Wm. Knaupe is farming
this year. Mr. Stroy formerly owned
this property and knows cf its ex
cellence.
I Edward Don at, jr.. of Plattsmouth
j was a visitor in Murdock last week
; and will make the town regularly
in the interests of Fred Lugsch Tail
oring company 01 nattsmout n. wr.o
are establishing an egency here. The
Lugsch company have a reputation
of doing the very best work in all
their lines.
The call of the river and the ap
petite for the fish could not be long
er resister last Wednesday when the
weather got warm and the soft wind
blew from the south, and Lacey. the
popular rural carrier answered by
going over the the Platte river and
throwing in his hook for a short time
but no response.
Henry A. Guthmann and family
were enjoying their Easter at the
home of the mother of Mr. Guthmann
at Plattsmouth they driving over
Saturday evening and visiting for
over Sunday returning Pundfy eve
ning, and finding the roads very bad.
as there were many bad holes and
it required some three hours to make
the homeward run.
Chick Starters
We are handling and carry in
stock Victor Chick Starter and also
the American chick starters. Call
at the elevator and see the testimon
ials, as well as get our money saving
price.
Farmers Union Elevator.
Murdock, Nebr.
Visiting Folks Here.
The Rev. Otto Wehrman and wife
of Green Garden, where he is the
pastor of the Lutheran church at
that place was spending a short time
last week in Murdock and also vis
iting at the home of his parents Mr.
and Mrs. Conrad Wehrman who re
sided northwest of town. Rev. Wehr
man has. been in charge of the work
at Green Garden lor the past six
months and is meeting with good
success.
Gave Excellent Program.
The ladies of the Evangelical
church of Murdock having prepared
a very fine program for the Easter
service gave it on last Sunday eve
ning and were pleased with the large
and very enthusiastic responce by
the large attendance and the liberal
testimonials of the excellence of the
program which was rendered.
80 ACRE FARM FOE SALE
For Sale: My 80 acre well improv
ed farm, one and a quarter miles
north of Murdock. Call and see this
place. Uuv direct from owner.
EMIL LAU.
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Meeting Good Demand.
The rob cabinets which are manu
factured by If. W. Tool and Frank
Melvin and of which they have made
a large number are meeting with
a great welcome with the housewife,
for it has been a problem to use
cobs which are a source of good fuel,
and not litter up the house, and also
Murdock, Neb.
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Dry Cleaning and
Repairing
Absolutely Best Service
Leave Work at Barber Shop
Prices Right
Lugsch, the Cleaner
.lattsmouth, Nebr.
have unsightly basket of cobs sit
ting around in the kitchen. With
the cabinet which they are making
the cobs are kept where they do not
make a dirt or litter and also pre
sents a very beautiful piece of fur
niture as well.
lnjoy Easter Breakfast.
Mr. axid Mrs. Jess Landbolm en
tertained at their home in Murdock
on last Easter morning and had as
their breakfast guests for the morn
ing. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Kruger
and Falke Landholm of Omaha.
Eed Polled Bull for Sale
A fine Red Polled Bull, coming
years old.
JOHN SCHEEL. Jr..
aS-2t M Murdock, Nebr.
The Murdock Election.
The animal election was held on
last Tuesday with the results while
the election was a quiet one, they
got through the day nicely and sel
ected for the members of the city
board. S. P. Lies, F. A. Melvin and
E. W. Thimg:in who will look after
the business of the city in the Lest
shape. Th school board was made
whole by the election of O. C Zink
and Fred Stock, sr. This enmpletes
the two boards for the coming year
and is the same as last year, and
all will make good people for the
several positions.
Bank In Excellent Condition.
The bank examiner which is sent
out by the state to check up all
banks was in Murdock on last Wed
nesday and looked over the affairs of
the bank finding a very careful con
ducting of the affairs of the bank and
with very careful handling of the
loans. The hank is in the best con
dition and Murdock and surrounding
community are to be congratulated
on the very sound and substantial
hank which they possess.
Eggs For Hatching.
Purebred White IVkin duck eggs
for hatching. Fifty cents per setting
of eleven eggs. Inquire of An die Zoz.
Murdock, Nebr. aS-2tw.
Heap GoosJ. Man
Desired to Guide
Indians of U. S.
No
Suitable Bureau Chief Found
So Far to Handle New
Federal Policv.
Washington Ray Lyman Wilbur.
Secretary of the Interior, is looking
for a man for Commissioner of Indian
Affairs who will be so able in that
position, he will work himself out
of a job.
The new interior department head
believes that the solution of the In
dian problem is the elimination of
the guardianship of the government
over the Indian and the transforma
tion of the native Americans from
wards to independent and self-suffi
cient citizens.
Such a solution of the Indian ques
tion as he sees it, necessitates a new-
direction for the Indian office and a
stiff course of "hardening off" for the
Indian.
Favors Immediate Start.
Mr. Wilbur doeS not believe that
the problem can be solved over night.
but he thinks a new program can
be started at once. It is understood
he has the backing of President
Hoover in declaring that this pro
gram must be worked out before a
Commissioner for Indian Affairs can
be selected.
There has been no lack of appli
cants for the job. More than 100
persons, all of whom declared in one
way or another they knew the last
word in administration of Indian af
fairs, have applied for the position.
The first step in the new Indian
program as it has been tentatively
worked out would be to establish in
certain sections of the country em
ployment agencies which would take
the Indian in hand as soon as he has
finished school.
Mr. Wilbur believes a trained and
educated Indian should be kept as
far awaj- from an Indian reservation
and its influences as is possible.
Quick to Learn Crafts.
Those who have been associated
with the education of Indians have
reported that the Indian is espe
cially apt with his hands, can be
trained with ease as an airplane or
automobile mechanic, and takes to
handicrafts such as weaving and pot
tery molding like a duck to water.
It is the intention of Mr. Wilbur
to see that the Indian schools pay
particular attention to this type of
training and then have the employ
ment agencies place the trained In
dian. The economic questions arising
from the ownership of Indian land
will be dealt with according to the
federal law as they come before the
department.
Death Dealing
Storm Hits One
of Twin Cities
One Dead, Many Badly Injured and
Property Loss Euns High in
Storm Friday.
Minneapolis Striking suddenly,
at the end of a perfect spring day,
a tornado late Friday ripped its way
thru the north end of this city, and
lost itself in north central Wiscon
sin, in the vicinity ot nice Lake, ana
killed eight persons and injured up
ward of fifty.
Three of the dead were killed neat
Rice Lake, Wis., two at Reeves, Wis.,
and one at Taylor Falls, Minn., one
at Minneapolis, one at Forest Lake
and one at Slayton. Wis., was caught
in collapsing buildings.
The identified dead as Andrew
Hanson, an employe at the James
Libby estate, just outside Minne
apolis; Mrs. Louis Reed, fifty, wife
of a farmer near Rice Lake, and Miss
Martha Raawe. also of Rice Lake;
two children of Mr. and Mrs. Rich
ard Pittman at Reeves, Wis., and
C. F. Bryan, sixty-two, a farmer liv
ing near Tavlor Falls; George Lund-
gren, twenty-five, of Forest Lake, and
John Salmon, Clayton, w is., isasn
Traicnm :i farmer living near Rice-
Lake, known to have been in his barn
when the storm struck, had not been
found tonight. His wife is also miss
ing.
Damage at Minneapolis.
The heaviest attack of the wind
was vented on North Minneapolis and
in the vicinity of Rice Lake, accord
ing to reports tonight. In Minnea
polis alone, the property damage will
run into hundreds of thousands of
dollars. Hospitals reported many
persons received for treatment, many
of whom wre seriously hurt. In ad
dition to these police report many
being cared for at their homes.
Because of wrecked telegraph and
telephone communication there is no
wav of checking the number of in
jured in the outlying districts, re
ports coming in from round about
ways incidate tb? county will be
heavy.
The storm broke over Lake Minne
tonka, a Minnealopis summer resort
shortly after 5 p. m., and whipped
its way thru the resort district, gain
ing strength as it struck the north
end of the city. At night wreckage
of buildings, broken telegraph and
telephone noles and uprooted trees
t,i ttie stnrv of its fury. Once
outside the city, it circled to the
north striking at New Brighton,
then Forest Lake and veering to the
northeast struck again heavily at
Lake Wisconsin.
Series of Heavy Winds.
Indications tonight were that in
stead of being one storm. Minnesota
and Wisconsin were swept by a series
of heavy winds. Late in the after
rr.nr, n hpaw wind caused severe
the vicinity of
Worthiiigton, Minn., in the south
western section of the state. About
the same hour a tornado, smaller
than the one which hit here, work
ed thru Wisconsin in the vicinity of
Rice Lake. Buildings on thirteen
farms are reported leveled and eight
persons, caught in wreckage are be
ing treated at hospitals.
None cf the storms, except that
which struck Minneapolis, were fast
moving. At Worthington. and Rice
rji dents wa tched the ap
proaching storm. In St. Paul, the
onlv indication of the damage being
wrought elsewhere was a heavy wind
which caused some diiffculties with
light and telegraph wires.
Eescue Efforts Prompt.
As soon as the height of the storm
passed, rescue efforts were started by
residents of the areas struck. These
were rapidlv augmented by Mlnnea-
Triit: fircmpn nnd nolice. who ren
dered first aid and began the task of
rpmnvinc thp known iniured out of
ihc ctnrm area and searching for
nrlHitinnal iniured.
The transmitting station of radio
ttntinn WTt U jef was leveled to the
ground by the wind and the operator
of the plant, Thomas Edmunds, nar
row Iv escaned with his life. The loss
is estimated at more than $25. 000.
The plant was located near Fridley,
ton TnilcQ f mm here.
The foin:e of the tornado ripped
off the masts and wire, scatterin
them about in a tumbled mass as
wrecknee. The four room building,
housing the equipment of the station,
oiun wav Mown to bits, with only
tno foundation remaining above the
exound. Edmunds ran down into the
hatcmont when he saw the storm
om in- nnrl told officials at the sta
tion that he was forced to hang on
to thp furnace nines to keep from
being blown out of the basement.
State Journal.
ACTEESS DIES IN WILD CEASH
Pochelle Park. N. J.. April 3.
Catherine Mat-Donald, motion picture
actress, was killed here today when
the automobile in which she was rid
ing skidded off the road at terrific
speed and crashed into a home-made
fire alarm gong.
At first it was believed the dead
woman was Miss Katherine MacDon
aid. well-known moving picture act
ress, but police later said the victim
was a less noted screen actress.
The accident occurred after a road-
house Dartv. The machine was be
ing pursued by a police officer.
Evelvn Nesbit Thaw, former wife
of Harry K. Thaw, claimed the
body.
FOR
Harrow
SALE: One Tandem Disc
Fred C. Bevarage, Murray.
aS-2ew
Federal Legal
Units are 'In for
House Cleaning'
Stock Taking Begun to Speed Up
Justice Department Under
Hoocer Orders
Washington A stock-taking of
the entire system of the Department
of Justice, dealing with prohibition.
court congestion anc$ 'efficiency of
United States attorneys has been in
stituted by William D. Mitchell, At
torney-General. ,
Although just revealed, the investi
gation began the day Mr. Mitcneii
took office, and is being carried
through at the express wish of Presi
dent Hoover.
On this searching survey will be
based changes in personnel and
methods and the speeding up of en
forcement work which Mr. Hoover
has made a cardinal part of his ad
ministrative program and to which
he gave first plice in his Inaugural
address.
The investigation will be carried
into every office of a federal prose
cuting agent in the United States,
checking up on how far behind indi
vidual agents are in their work:
examining records ot cases niea ana
asc ertaining what happened to them,
and why.
Shake-up Possible
Though no effort will be made at
the outset to examine particular at
torneys, the examination may bring
to light inefficiency in some offices
which will later cause a shake-up.
Mr. Mitchell announced.
The program mapped out and re
vealed by the low-voiced, youthful-
Hoking Attorney-General is similar
to the preliminary work that would
precede an engineering or construc
tion project.
What Mr. Mitchell has been called
t'Pn to cio is to ciraw up a niueprmt
of reform. In this observers detect
the typical procedure to Tie expected
from President Hoover. Ttie survey
is intended to present conditions ex
actly as they are. as a neeessary
foundation for building and improve
ment. So far the survey has been devoted
to examination of statistical reports,
Mr. Mitchell said, but action will be
launched immediately in individual
case s if needed. He linked the survey
up squarely with Mr. Hoover's plans
for a national crime commission, de
clared Mr. Hoover had ordered the
study, and stated that a report would
be sent to the White House immedi
ately on its completion.
A Guidebook for Act: or.
When the reports is completed it
will be a guidebook for action, it
will tell exactly bow efficient as an
engine of justice the department now
is. It may disclose that some officers
should be transferred or dropped, or
it may indicate the need for more
men.
Thouch not concerned alone with
prohibition the survey has a vital
connection with it. Seymour Lowman,
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
in Charge of Prohibition, spakin:
for the whole federal dry ager.cy
hac emphasized thai some 2o."0 dry
'as s are pending in the neck of the
enforcement bottle the courts: that
cases are now delayed two or three
years and thnt justice is being de
feated by the effect or tleiay in scat
tering witnesses and dissipating
popular interest.
It is known authoritatively that
this view of the responsibility for
dry law weakness has been presented
to Mr. Hoover. The present survey
cf the department, now in its fourth
week, will givo exact details on the
subject and disprove or vertify the
theory.
In the brief tenure of ofice of Mr.
Mitchell, forecasts have already been
substantiated that the Department of
Justice would be a key position in the
Hoover Administration.
Not only is Mr. Mitchell laying the
groundwork for complete overhaul
of the department., but he is simul
taneously prt p:'.rin.r plans for trans
fer of dry activities to the depart
ment from the Treasurr.
Mr. Mitchell Busy
He has been called i:p:;ti to submit
u'-i opinion on whether the national
origins immigration clause ?s manda
tory on the President and now Secre
tary Wilbur ha;, requested him to de
termine the legality of the petroleum
acreement jusi reached in Nov.- York
by international oil pr-Kiuers.
Mr. Hoover has left the decision
of retaining Mrs. Mabel Walker Wil
lebrandt to Mr. Mitchell who. it is
announced, hes torn up her formal
letter of resignation and now Mr.
Mitchell is engaged in a nation-wide
stock-taking of federal prosecutors
and their duties. All this ha? Pap
pened in less than a month in office.
It is charged in some quarters that
the Department of Justice in its past
activities has been a horse-drawn
vehicle blocking traffic on the high
way of dry law enforcement. Others
have likened it to a stop-light on the
boulevard of progress.
The present survey will probably
decide the matter for the Hoover Ad
ministration, besides determining
where and how the federal machin
ery needs gearing up for modern
conditions.
Actual figures n the department's
last annual report showed 30,375
criminal cases pending, of which
about IS. 000 were prohibition cases.
The increase in dry cases has been
3000 in six months. In the last year,
some 5S.000 dry cases were tarried
to decision.
At the end of 1928 a grand total of
130,000 cases were pending in the
dockets of federal courts.
SIX E001I HOUSE TOE EENT
Fine large vegetable garden, two
lots. Terms very reasonable. Phone
3614. Plattsmouth. a4-lsw
Just a few of the Cass county maps
left. While they last, 50c each.
EXPECT STUDENTS EETUEN
Kilbourne, Wis. Nearly 150 Kil-
bourne high school pupils who went '
out on strike Wednesday afternoon
are expected to return to their class !
rooms Thursday morning. The city
school board, after a three hour ses-
sion, decided there had been no dis
obedience on the students' part. i
They had been suspended by
Principal O. W. Trentlage after they
walked out because the contract of
Miss Mary Conway, teacher here for
forty-two years, had not been renew
ed for next year.
Mr. Trentlage and two teachers
were informed by the board that
their contracts would be renewed.
Disposition of Miss Conway's case has
not yet been made definitely, but it
was said by spokesmen for the pupils
that the pupils and their parents,
who backed them up, will agree to
the board's action.
Burlington
Applies for
Bus Operation
Line From Lincoln. Omaha and Hast
ings First to Be Asked of
State Commission.
The Burlington railroad company-
Friday entered the Nebraska bus
transportation field, applying to the
state railway commission for per
mission to operate lines irom umana
to Lincoln, and from Lincoln to
Hastings.
Submitted by the Burlington
Transportation company of Chicago,
the application announces acquisition
of five new 22-passenger parlor type
coaches which are placed all ready
for service next Tuesday morning
provided the application is favorably
acted upon at a hearing scheduled
for Monday.
In scheduling a tentative route for
the two lines the company proposes
to inaugurate service between Oma
ha and Lincoln over the I). L. D.
highway on the following basis:
Westbound busses would leave
Omaha at 12:30 p. m. and 7 p. m.,
while those on the eastbound sched
ule would leave Lincoln at S:C0 a.
m., and 3:15 p. m.
Many Towns Served.
The following towns would be
served: Millard, Gretna, Melia, Ash
land, Greenwood. Waverly, Havelock .
and Lincoln. In each instance, the '
busses would use the company de
pots at their bases of operation, ex
cept in Omaha, where they would
also stop at the Brandeis store.
From Lincoln to Hastings and re
turn, the company would use two
routes, taking the following on their
eastfound trips: Hastings. Grand
Island. Phillips Corner, Murphy Cor
ner. Aurora, Hampton. Braushaw,
York, Waco, Itica. Tamora, Seward.
Milford, Pleasant Dale, Emerald and
Lin coin.
Westbound: Lincoln, Crete, Dor
chester. Friend, Exeter. Fairmont,
Grafton, Sutton. Saronville, Harvard,
Inlan dand Hastings.
The east bound bus would leave
Hastings at 5:20 a. m. and would ar
rive in Lincoln at 10:20 a. m. The
west bound busses would leave on
schedules which have
fro operation Tuesday
been pre pared
morning.
Sees a Fw
Farm
iher
Deflation.
Economist Claims Industry and Fi
nance Greatly Inflated Ques
tioned by Senator Norris
Washington. April 5. While the
house agriculture committee, pur
sung its hearings preparatory to
drafting a farm relief bill, heard
testimony of farm group leaders who
suggested variations to the broad
plan laid out in the McNary-biil,
the senate committee was told hy
an economist that further deflation
of agrici'lMire was inevitable.
Speaking on his own .behalf, Vir
gil Jordon of the national confer
ence industrial boj.rd. declared that
the present prosper! ly of ih- coun
try had not extended to agricut lire
and that "the unrestricted owner
ship of land is the underlying cause
for the agricultural depression."
H" said industry and finance, the
beneficiaries of current prosp rity
weer in a state of great inflation.
Jordon was a:-ked by Senator Nor
beck, republican. South. Dakota, how
long this one-sided inflation would
continue and he said it would do ?o
until the federal reserve' board stops
t llorris.
Senator Norris, republican, Ne
braska, asked whether if no remedy
were found to permit, the farmer to
discharge his debt on the same fi
nancial dollar value as he incurred
it, v. general panic would result.
"Industrial and financial prosper
ity," Jordon replied, "would be able
to continue for a Hug time, due to
the increasing export business and
other factors, without being affected
by an agricultural depression, but
ultimately the whole structure would
be affected."
"What effect," asked Senator No--beck,
"would be visited tip on agri
culture if the present inflation in
industry and finance collapsed?"
"I am inclined to believe that that
would cause a recurrence of rural
bank failures which would have an
adverse effect upon agriculture,"
Jordon said. Lincoln Star.
FAEM LIGHT PLANT FOE SALE
32 volt Delco Farm Light Plant,
large size battery, one-sixth h. p. mo
tor, carpet sweeper, about 30 bulbs,
good condition. Also bred Hampshire
bows, Kuabe btraiu.
H. E. WARDEN.
aS-tf bw Union, Nebr.
House Claims
are Lower than
Last Year
Amendments Tack on 2522.000
Bring Total to $135.000
Eank Claims On.
to
H. R. 586, claims and deficiencies
bill, carrying $135,249, was reported
out with amendments by the house
claims committee, George Mover of
Madison, chairman. Thursday.
Amendments tack $22,832 to the or
iginal, total of $112,417. The total
of claims authorized against the
state if the bill is approved by the
two legislative branches without
additional items, is $90,000 less than
the $225,000 total of two years ago
and less than one-third the $4S0,-
000 total of four years ago.
Bank claims amounting to nearly
$75,000 for refund on taxes, for
1925 to 1927, inclusive or for a por
tion of such period, were disallowed.
Claimants, some having paid under
protest and some not, sought to re
cover the difference between the tax
paid on the basis of 70 per cent valu
ation and five mills, rate against oth
er intangibles. The committee, be
fore passing on these items, heard
Attorney General Sorensen who ad
vised this action.
The claims committee was con
fronted by an item of $2,215,000
which, after an extended hearing,
was thrown out. The attorney gen
eral also discussed this claim with
the committee. He held that the- state
was under no legal obligation to pay.
Attorneys Hotz of Omaha and Camp
bell of Lincoln asked for permission
to sue but the committee, with Chair
man Mover persiste ntly opposed sucli
grant, refused to so recommend. The
attorneys contended that they had a
right to sue without legislative con
sent. The amount, they said, rep
resented the difference between t he
assessments levied against banks over
a four year period and the maximum
amount which could have- been assess
ed. Seven hundred banks filed claims
for tax refund, the amounts totaling
approximately $75,000. Following
are the amendments to the bill as
proposed by the standing committee:
Amend page 3, sectr.on 1 of the
printed bill by inserting at the con
clusion of line 69 therein the fol
lowing: City of Kearney, N?b.. graveling
district No. 21, being claim No. 640.
Graveling assessment on lots 529
530 and the W of 531 and all ol
554 SW'4 school section addition.
$45.13.
1 City of Omaha. Douglas county.
Neb., "clai mNo. 658. fcr special pav
ing assessment upon p"operty owner",
by the state of Nebraska located ir
lots and blocks described in the clairr.
in the amount of $4.0S2.54.
Metropolitan utilities district,
Omaha. Neb., for water main exten
sion, claim No. 657, amount of
, $790.78.
General Construction company,
Omaha. Neb., being the balance du
on the Haugen state aid bridge over
the Niobrara between Rock an 1
Keya Paha counties, completed :is
per contract with the department of
public works of the state of Ne
braska, being claim No. 675, in the
' amount of $6,455.
j Box Butte county, board of state
: prisoners. $674.10.
i Grant county, board of state pris
oners, t.2U.
Fidelity and Deposit company of
Iarylf-nd. deputy state treasurers
, nonci, ;
!-?r. n
owe.
i Harry S.
Byrne & Co.. for prem
ium on bond of lieuttnant governor,
$95.
Board of education. Lincoln, Nel .,
for tuition for children in home for
dependent children, Lincoln. Neb.,
for the past biennium. $7,997.
Boston Insurance company for tax
es overpaid. $492.40.
Eunice T. Peering, a former em
ploye of the Hastings stale hospital
at ingleside. for inju res incurred in
accident while employed, $5 A 2.50.
Dis-.rict Judg" Herbert Uiinad'-?,
for expenses incurred while district
judge. $1,110.72.
District Judge James L. Tewell for
expenses incurred as district judge.
$471.14.
Burt county, board of state prison
ers. $30.
James H. II. He-wett, register of
public lands. $8.
General Cifrar company, Inc., for
taxes over paid, $4 5.
Howard county, board of state
prisoners, $111.30.
LISTDBEEC-E TO CUIRITAVAC A
Mexico City Charles A. Lind
bergh and his fiancee-. Miss Anne S.
Morrow, left Thur:-.day evening a'
'5:40 for Cnernavaca to join Mr:-.
Dwight W. Morrow and her oth""
daughters, Constance and Elizabeth,
in p. flying visit to the country horn
of the ambassador there-. Mr. Mor
row stayed in Mexico City to wa ;ch
the revolutionary situation and to
speak over long distance telephone t
a greater New Jet-soy dinner of the
New Jersey state chamber of com
merce. Colonel Lindbergh. Thursday morn
ing made a two hour flight over the
city in the airplane in which he ar
rived here Monday. He passed over
the I'nited States embassy and gave
his fiancee and her family an aerial
salute.
Later Colonel Lindbergh took up
four friends for s.ort flights, and
then in succession gave each of the
Morrow girls an air ride. Constance
had only a short flight, but Eliza
beth was aloft for about an hou".
i Anne Morrow had almost as long
a trip, her second with the colonel
since the airplane in wjhich they
were returning from which they
were returning from a picnic over
turned and was damaged becaus-; of
the loss of one of the landing wheels.
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jat the Journal ofice.
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