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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
THURSDAY. OCT. 10. 19?9.
Police Chiefs
Confer Upon
Crime in Cities
Delegates Are Welcomed to Wash
ington Conference by George
W. Wickersham
Washington Crime conditions In
the biff cities were discussed at a
conference held here by Chief Au
gust Vollmer, the expert on police
for the National Commission of Law
Observance and Enforcement, with a
special committee of the Interna
tional Association of Police Chiefs,
made up of chiefs of police of cities
of 'the United States and Canada. It
is an interesting; coincidence that the
meeting should have been held at the
rioment of the President's declara
tion regarding making Washington a.
model city.
The committee which came to
Washington to confer with the Na
tional Commission was especially
selected because of the experience
and information of its members re
garding conditions in the cities they
represent. George W. Wkkershr.-.n
chairman of the National Commis
sion, greeted the chiefs, who Immedi
ately went into executive session
with Chief Vollmer.
Members of the special committee
present at the opening of the session
:it the commission's offices were:
Philip T. Bell of Kearny. N. J., presi
dent: James M. P.roghtnrt of Ports
mouth, Va.: William Funston of
S henectadv, N. Y.; Jacob Oraul of
Cleveland. Ohio: James W. Iliggir.s
of Buffalo, N. Y.: S. W. Ironmonger
of Norfolk, Va.; Walter Kavanaugh
ut Fort Wayne. Ind.; WilHrm Prut
ledge of Detroit. Mich.: Maj. Richard
.Sylvester of Wilmington. Del.; Char
les Wheeler of Bridgeport. Conn.,
and Bernard Flood, former inspector
of New York City.
Aa consultants in the Sold of po
lice there were also prese-n Lawrence
n. Dunham. Bruce Smith, Leonard V.
Harrison and Dr. E. L. J. O'Rouke.
Problems of police work, the out
lining of program of investigation
and the study by the commission's
starf and debating the merits of vari
ous police methods occupied the first
day.
Information which the chiefs were
able to give was of value to the com
mission in the wide range of the in
vestigation program it has under
taken and the interchange of view
was equally valuable to the chiefs.
Many of them welcomed the oppor
tunity to sit down and talk things
over with Mr. Vollmer, who has on
ginal and advanced ideas about deal
ing with crime.
Even during the lunch hour, when
the visitors were the guests of Mr
Wickersham, the discussion which
had begun at the morning executive
session was continued and Inter was
resumed at another executive session
continuing throughout the day.
Mr. Dunham, former deputy police
commissioner of New York and now
director of the Bureau of Social Hy
giene, brought to the conference not
only his New York experience but
also that gained from his study of
the European police, his work as in
telligence officer for the Government
in the signal corps and port of em
barkation during the war, and his
connection with narcotics problems
Leonard V. Harrison directed the
police section in connection with the
Cleveland and Boston surveys and
was temporarily assigned for the
early organization work of the Na
tional Commission on Law Observ
ance and Enforcement. Contributions
to the discussion3 were also made by
Dr. O'Rourke, who is a Civil Service
Commision expert who has exten
sively studied the problem of nation
al and local governmental investiga
tion services. Mr. Smith is director
of the committee on the uniform
crime records of the National Asso
ciation of Chiefs of Police, who has
made surveys of police forces in the
United States and other countries
and is the author of a work on state
police.
ABORGINE MOUNDS
15 CENTURIES OLD
Berkeley, Cal., Oct. 8. California's
earliest Inhabitants lived 1,500 years
ago.
Their homes were In the region of
LodI and Stockton, Cal.
Evidence supporting this belief has
been gathered by W. Egbert Schneck
and Elmer J. Dawson of the Univer
sity of California through excavation
of Indian mounds near the two cities.
The Investigators expressed the
opinion, in announcing their findings,
that the great central valley of Cali
fornia existed in those early days
much as it exists today.
Storms Kept
the Airmen from
Reaching Tokio
Coste and Bellonte Made Ready to
Leap When They Met Ter
rific Gale.
Tsitsihar. Manchuria, Oct. S.
With a new world's record for long
distance nonstop flights safely made
across two continents, Dieudon Coste
and Maurice Bellonte explained to
day that only terrific gales and snow
storms in the region of Lake Baikal,
Siberia, had prevented their reach
ing Tokio from Paris.
The French airmen said the snow
storms nearly made their flight . end
in disaster. They lost their way in
the blinding snowfall, which
interfered with the proper function
ing of their motor.
"Thought We Were Doomed."
"During the worst of the storm
I thought sure we were doomed,"
Coste said
Children Seek
Mother Gone
for Nine Years
Last Heard From When Letter Re
quested $100 Be Lent; Said
Life or Death' Matter
North Platte. Oct. S. A disap
pearance shrouded with mystery be
hind which there is a feeling that
tragedy might stalk, already more
than nine years old. has been brought
to light here by Catherine Manor,
who is seeking some information con
cerning her mother.
In 1919 Mrs. George T. Maher.
the girl's mother, wrote a letter to
a brother in California in which she
asked for $100.
"It is a matter of life and
death," a sentence read.
The brother turned the corres
pondence over to an uncle who. being
more financially able, turned over
the desired amount. The giver has
since died.
Whether the amount, ever reach
ed its destination has never been
known.
Never Heard From
Mrs. Maher dropped out of sight
and has never been heard from since.
Three anxious children and a bro
ther here uneasily await word that
has never come. Within the last
few weeks an attempt is being made
to locate the woman who so sudden
ly died from their daily life.
Two likely clues remain which
I nnint nnr mpdiums that lliav be
alSO I , , e 1. : C !,.
UI HlIieu 1U1 iniuduie hiiui luitiiuii.
Both represent Individuals who play
ed a part in the life of the lady who
is now being searched for. One of
the persons is known as Charles
Ward and the other George T. Mah
er. The latter was last heard from
"We brought out -our parachutes Canyon City Utah, while Ward was
ARE WE SHEEP?
i ne revelation that a big-navy
propagandist in the pay of ship
building companies was at Geneva
in 19 27 striving to break down the
naval limitations conference initiated
by President Coolidge a conference
tn.it did break down Is the kind to
make a citizen scratch his head. It
is Just another example come to
light of that widespread, secret, sub
surface effort' to lead American by
the nose. It Is some more of that
selfish propaganda which had al
ready been shown to have penetrat
ed even into our public school text
books. It is astounding what money is
spent and what labor is lavished in
this country just to make us think
certain ways. It Is a distinct insult
to our intelligence. It is assumed
as a starting theisi that people do
not think for themselves that they
can be led In any direction. These
propagandists undertake, for a cer
tain consideration, to form public
opinion, even public taste. What a
low estimate they have of the pub
lic! And their success too often con
firms them in their estimate. "Pathfinder."
NAVY OFFICER MISSING
Charleston, S. C. Announcement
of the disappearance of Lieut. Char
les Musel, supply corps, U. S. N.,
disbursing officer for the Fortieth di
vision of the destroyer squadron with
approximately $50,000 of govern
ment funds, was made Tuesday by
Capt. W. R. Sexton, commanding of
ficer on the destroyer squadron. Cap
tain Sexton said Muael had been miss
ing eight days. He had obtained leave
of absence over Sunday and left his
ship, the U. S. S. Gilmer, Saturday,
Sept. 28. The money, Captain Sexton
said, was to have been used for pay
ing off the officers and men of the
division.
for the first time, adjusting the har
ness to our shoulders. The snow
made visibility almost impossible, and
the wind was the worst I ever exper
ienced.
"Bellonte had the greatest diffi
culty in keeping the motor running.
The wind and snow continued violent
for hours, and we had to use much
gasoline in climbing to higher alti
tudes and endeavoring to dodge the
storm.
Walked 60 Miles.
"I believe that if it hadn't been
for the bad weather at Lake Baikal
we should have reached Tokio."
The aviators, after being forced to
land at Mulart. a village 60 miles
north of here, walked that distance in
three days. They had to make many
detours because o fflood conditions
along the river Nonni.
It has been unofficially estimated
that Coste made a flight of 6,158
miles from Le Bourget to Mulart.
Coste's own records show that his fly
ing time was 51 hours. World-Her
ald.
Abrupt Ending
Seen in Hearing
of AlbertB. Fall s:
Precarious Health of Former Secre
tary May Force a Calling Off
of the Trial.
Washington An abrupt ending of
Albert B. Fall's trial on bribery
charges is being threatened by his
precarious health. During opening th trin movPf1 t thia itv i',nst m
arguments In the case arising from thp Hri wpr inptPH in nvor nt
last, seen in Lincoln.
Catherine Maher, 19 years old,
has written to the Lincoln Cham
ber of Commerce, to the State sani
tarium, and to the state penitentiary
for a possible clue to her mother's
present location without avail.
Staying With Uncle
She, with a 15-year-old sister, is
staying with their aunt and cucle.
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Truitt of this
city while a brother, 18 years old,
is working on a farm near here.
The beginning of the perplexing
situation dates back many years.
Mr. and Mrs. Maher found it im
possible to live together and Mr.
Truitt of this city, having lived with
his sister and her husband follow
ing the death of his mother, felt
obliged to care for the children on
his farm at Grant. Neb.
To keep her little trio together,
Mrs. Maher worked and paid for
their clothing and necessities. The
children remember her to have gone
with the Charlie Ward and to have
said at one time that she would come
back after the children. She was
very affectionate toward the chil
dren.
Sent to Omaha
Then the girls were put in a
boarding school In Lincoln and the
boy was sent to Omaha. Mrs. Ma
her became lest to the world un
til her mysterious letter asking for
-.oney. Meanwhile Mr. Maher ar-
ed on the scene and transferred
the two girls to a Catholic home in
Pueblo, Colo., while a certain Mr.
Newman adopted the boy from his
Omaha home.
About a eyar ago Mr. Truitt of
this city was Informed of the boy's
location on the Newman farm and
took it upon himself to see the lad.
He had since grown. He readily went
with his uncle and three months ago
tS' I
the notorious Elk Hills, Calif., oil
lease he was excused from the court
room because of rising temperature,
increased pulse and coughing of
blood. The former interior secretary.
who is sixty-eight years old and suf
a Catholic home where they had re
cently been transferred from Pueblo.
The girls were given over to the
care of Mr. Truitt who has united
the little family together again. All
of them are at work, as Mr. and Mrs
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15 lbs. Granulat'd Sugar
$100
27 bars
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8 cans of Lewis Lye for
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24-lb. Sk. of the Famous
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11 Tall Cans Carnation
milk .x. .special
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2 pkgs. Pillsbury Cake Flour
1 Glass Mixing Bowl and
1 bottle of Vanilla Extract
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Smali size pkg. Lipton Tea
$f 00
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4 lbs. Prep. Buckwheat Flcur
gal. White Syrup and U
1 bottle Maple Flavored Syrup H
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5-lb. sack of Graham Flour
5 lbs. Corn Meal and
10-Ib. Sk Omar Wonder Flour
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2 1-Ib. cans Calumet Baking
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5 pounds of Powdered Sugar
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Pancake Flour and
One ?.i!on of Corn Syrup
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5 jars Advo Sandwich Spread,
Mayonnaise or 1G00 Island
Dressing (any one or asstd.)
$3 00
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Macaroni or Spaghetti 2 cans y
Campbell Pork and Beans and
V-lk fancy Marshmallows
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3 lbs. Blue Rose Rice
Large size pkg. Oatmeal and
1-qt. jar Breakfast Cocoa
$1 oo
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through PlattsmoutSs tlals inosraing.
fered a bronchial attack last week, Truitt are not financially able to sup
was helped home by his family and Prt them alone
the trial continued under agreement Threatened Children
or counsel. The eldest dauehter has been
Testimony was begun intending to much concerned about her mother
snow that he accepted a $100,000 and believes that her father mignt
bribe from Edward L.. Doheny for talk if he was offered a sufficient
the oil lease. Owen J. Roberts, gov- sum of money. Some anxiety has al-
ernment prosecutor, obtained a fav- 80 Deen expressed, as tne motner 01
orable ruling for introduction of evi- ine children was very fond of tnem
dence bearing on the Fall-Sinclair
Teapot Dome scandal. He said he did
not expect to go into that phase "un
til just before we reach the end of
the trial.'
I do not expect that we will reach
the end of the trial," commented Jus
tice Hitz.
and would not have left them, Mrs.
Truitt says, for any consideration
Mr. Maher, Mrs. Truitt said, had
tnreatenea tne children on one oc
casion. Air. Maher although he had
not provided for his children, has
not approved of their stay with the
Truitt s here. Mrs. Truitt expressed
some fear of harm to her husband
Dr. H. T. Safford, of El Paso. Tex., because of Maher'a rlislik for the
asKea tnat the hours of court Wed- children living here.
""""J luaue suoner ana counsel tjamerine ivianer nas expressed a
for both sides expressed the opinion hatred toward her father, as she
that the former cabinet officer would distinctly remembers of him mis-
not be able to continue the trial more treating her verbally at one time
than a few days at the best. Fall has- The only boy heard from his father
insisted that he would so thru with several weeks ago, he having writ
the trial. ten from Canyon City, Utah. Nothing
the documents from the department nas been heard lately,
Witnesses. Thev first nrnrtupot nil nt I !
the documents fro mthe denartment J-U UUlbLU lUWJMb
of the interior and Fall's letters, to
gether with those of Secretary of the The great Interest that is being
Navy Denby, which bore the subject taken in the forthcoming presenta
of the Elk Hills lease. They also tion of the oratorio. "The Messiah"
called Graham Young, formerly treas- at the auditorium at Omaha on De
urer of Blair & Co., New York who mber 16th has led N- J- Logan.
to 1(1 or Krlwarrl I, Ilnhonw 4r I w. " ..v ua..
- ' J nf Tnliais rf tVio ITnl voraltu r9 rtma
, - a v "".WW aa vaou. n uia I i. a , - , .
lator a natij t v. .v i "a, iu jncm.e special arrangements
Wn S n w ,ftWn t0 haTe that the residents of the smaller
been brought to Washington. cltlea of the 8tate who ar(, aifi,ne ,n
Alter the jury had been excused for tho
the day, Roberts offered evidence of the vocalists to secure tickets
leases granted Dy rail prior to that now. Mr. Logan has arranged that
given the Doheny company. State the best seats will he Mocked off
Journal. land offered to the resident of the
smaller cities before they are placed
GOVERNOR DECLINES on sale for the Omaha residents. The
Tft ppmrp CTBTirr I seats are ranging now trom 50 cents
xu xxvbju OliOK-t t0 j 2.50 and the local representative
Raleigh, N. C. Oct. 8. Governor
O. Max Gardner Tuesday announced sire them and all who are planning
uo uau reacnea tne conclusion that to attend the oratorio should bet
he nas no authority to make an in- in touch with Mr. Minor at once
vestigation into conditions in the
strike torn Marlon area. Journal Want-Ads tret results.
Sam Souder
Pleads Parole
Action Monday
Former Lincoln Treasurer Denies the
Burning of Courthouse One
Protest Received
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 8. Sam Soud
er, 43, former treasurer of Lincoln
county and convicted destroyer of
the old courthouse there, stood be
fore the state pardon board this
morning and pleaded for clemency.
Many North Platte residents were
present to favor his release. He was
sentenced in 1924 to serve 15 to 20
years for arson.
Attorney General Sorensen asked
Souder his motive in burning the
building.
"I did not burn the courthouse,
sir, replied souder.
Didn't Know Where Money Went
"Do you deny t he embezzle
ment?" Sorensen asked.
"No sir, I don't," the former coun
ty treasurer answered.
Sorensen then asked the amount
embezzled.
"Well I did't exactly embezzle."
replied Souder, "I merely took sal
ary in advance. I don t know the
exact amount, probably five thou
sand to six thousand dollars.
When the pardon board members
pointed out that the bonding com
pany had to pay between 50 thou
sand and 60 thousand dollars Sou
der declared he didn't know where
the money went. He also denied
knowing that the courthouse was to
be burned.
Says Evidence "Circumstantial."
His attorney, Walter Hoagland,
declared that no evidence of arson
was submitted at the trial and said
that jurors had admitted to him that
they convicted on circumstantial
evidence.
Others sentenced at the same time
as Souder have been released, the
attorney pointed out.
Between two hundred and three
hundred letters favoring Soudor's re
lease were before the board. The
only ru'otest was one received early
this morning from the board of com
missioners of Lincoln county.
World-Herald.
ENGINEER CORPS CHANGED
Washington The army engineer
corps was reorganized Monday by
Major General Brown, the new chief,
to make effective the administration's
plan to fix on selected officers the
responsibility for carrying out pro
jects in the development of intra
coastal, inland and great lakes wa
terways.
The setup carries out Presiden
Hoover s desire to decentralize au
thority from Washington by creating
eight geographical divisions. Each di
vision will be headed by an engineer
who will control locally the develop
ment of projects in his area.
The division chiefs will be respon
sible to General Brown for the effi
cient, expeditious and economical
conduct of work in their divisions.
The existing engineering districts
will be continued after some regroup
ing, according to geographical loca
tions, and the district engineers will
be responsible to the division engi
neers.
52S9JI5 Paid
to Depositors
of 12 Bank
Overton Institution Given Highes
Payment; Six Receive Divi
dends Under Guaranty.
THRESHING COMPANY
MUST PAY FARMER
Lincoln, Oct. 8. Affirming a Red
Willow county decree, the supreme
court commission Tuesday decided
that an Illinois threshing machine
company must reimburse Charles W.
Poore, farmer, to the extent of $2,-
300 for a harvester he purchased from
them but which failed to function.
The commission also affirmed a
Douglas county decree awarding
George Page, decorator, S19S.95 from
Mary E. Miller, apartment owner, for
work done for the latter.
Jincoin, fjct. 8. Dividend pay
ments amounting to 8269,915.27 have
been made to depositors of 12 closed
state banks by the department of
trade and commerce since Aug. 24,
last, Clarence G. Bliss, secretary, an
nounced Tuesday.
The banks participating in the
payment:
Citizens State of Giltner, S10,
856.01. Farmers State of Stromsburg, $21,-
269.80.
Minatare State bank, $10,383.27.
Overton State bank, $63,507.86.
Lindsay State bank $17,321.21.
Farmers State bank of Polk, $21,
241.50. First State bank of Nacora, $22,
529.88. Security bank of Ponca, $46,519.36.
State bank of Bilead, $14,039.48.
Farmers State bank of Newcastle,
$24,059.87.
Perkins county bank of Grainton,
$14,209.59.
Brady State bank, $3,977.44.
Six of the 12 banks received their
first payments in this dividend, Mr.
Bliss stated, the others having been
paid varying amounts as follows:
Giltner, none paid.
Stromsburg, none paid.
Minatare, $29,668.82, paid in re
ceivership by commission.
Overton, $106,582.79.
Lindsay, $li,6S0.66.
Polk, none paid.
Nacora, none paid.
Ponca, none paid.
Gilead, $54,915.65.
New Castle, $82,543.24.
Grainton. none paid.
Brady, $91,059.03.
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