MONDAY, NOV. 11, 1929.
Alvo News
With the truck R. M. Coatman
was hauling corn to the elevator
from the sheller for Henry L. Clapp
.JUr. and Mrs. Art Dinges were vis
iting as well as looking after some
business matters in Syracuse on Wed
nesday of last week.
John V. Banning received a car
of lumber which he has Just had
unloaded and placed in his sheds for
serving to the patrons.
Wm. Casey was in and purchased
a new wagon box last Tuesday of
the II. M. Coatman hardware store
to use in the picking of his corn.
Miss Mamie O'Donnel of Nebras
ka City, a sister of Mrs. John Ban
ning, has been visiting for a short
time at the home of her sister in
Alvo.
W. W. Coatman and son. George
of Elmwood, were over to Alvo on
inct tiipsi1.iv .ind installed a new
Riverside range in the home of Mr
nnrl Mrs. Henrv J. Miller.
Thpre was a meeting of the 4-H
-inh :it thp home of Mrs. Frank
Daughterty, where the ladies were
doing much work which the order is
noted. You will see their Teport
elsewhere, in this paper.
John B. Skinner, the truckman
and who knows just the way to care
for the business, has a big load of
yo-q tn th Omaha market on last
Wednesdav for Will Nickel, and on
the day before had a pickup load
also on the market.
Messrs and Mesdames Simon Reh
mpver. Frank Taylor and H. L. Bor
nemeier were over to Omaha on Tues
day of last week where they were
enjoving the celebration or me ma
mrmrt Jubilee of the state of Nebras
v.i Thov were greatly impressed
with the magnificent of the parade
fho crrp.ntnpss of the state of
ci iiu uiv .. .
Whrnska.
Dorothv Peterson celebrated the
n.isinir of her birthday anniversary
t h. r home with a siv o'clock sup
per at which she had as her guests
at- mxi ATrt. .stirlinsr Coatman, Ray
mond Bornemeier. Miss Dorothea
Coatman and George Kitzel. They
cum ii.-wi a nierrv tirae at the din
ner.
Alvo Wants ?) , Doctor,
x-rt tn doctor the town but the
neonle. since the death of the late
Lawrence Muier. the people of Alvo
have to call a doctor from another
town, that L Muier remained for
over thirty years in Alvo. speaks
-n.pl for the nlace as a location.
There is no doubt, many physicians
looking for a location, if they only
Vt.pw where to find such a town as
this needing a practitioner.
Making Progress on Building.
Edward L. Nelson who recently
purchased the building across the
street west of his place of business
is having the building put in vgood
shape, and, when completed will move
the business to the new location
Thp front was placed in by Rsses
Harvis of Lincoln last week and the
completion of the building will soon
follow. The Vansicle Glass company
of Lincoln installed the glass last
Friday.
Hears Brother Very Sick.
The Rev. J. C. Street, pastor of
the Methodist church, received the
word of the very serious illness of
a brother at Kansas City and immed
iately hastened to the bedside of
the brother only to find that the
brother had' passed away before he
arrived there. Rev. Street remained
for the funeral and to look after
some business, arriving home in time
to take charee of the services for
Sunday.
Delivers New Corn.
Henrv L. Clapp, who seems to
have had the proper conception of
the corn situation, shelled and de
livered one thousand bushels of corn
last Wednesday to the Rehmeyer
eVvator, which was shipped imme
diately bv Mr. Rehmeyer. There is
that much corn gone to market and
is not needing any storage room here
the money can be used for the good
of the owner and will add just that
much to the prosperity of the com
munity. It will not have to be com
puted as a storage problem as a tax
able quantity, neither will it shrink,
or'in any way deteriate on the hands
of Mr. Clapp.
The following items were received
to late for last week's issue:
A number of the Pythian Sisters
were in attendance at the district
convention of the order which was
held at College View on last Tues
day. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Smith who
have been conducting the cream sta
tion and restaurant closed the busi
ness and moved to Elmwood on last
Saturday afternoon.
Miss Lucia Ober of Fullerton,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Obers
of that place, was a visitor for a
few days during the past week at
the home of her sister, Mrs. J.'-B.
Skinner and husband.
Ed L. Nelson was fortunate in
that he has a new roof placed on his
newly acquired building just before
the last rainey spell and enjoyed
the fact of a dry house while the
rain poured and-, poured.
Stock Hauling
I have a station at Greenwood for
Hauling by Truck service. We will
give special attention to your needs
day or night. Very careful handling
cf Stock and Goods. Call Phone 40,
Greenwood, or Murdock, for best of
service. Your patronage appreciated.
j. JOHANSON
F. E. Dickerson 'has added to his
transportation facilities a jiew Chev
rolet cm Which ' he. and Uiq wife are
liking very well, and which "they are
using for their- traveling and are
finding one of the very .best.
Attorney C. D. Ganz'Was a visitor
at Lincoln on last Saturday and was
accompanied by the family, .where
they enjoyed the success of the. Ne
braska University ' football team in
their game with the Jayhawkers.
There was no school on last Thurs
day and Friday' on account of the
teachers convention at Omaha and
Lincoln. The teachers not only en-,
joyed the occasion, but also received
much benefit from the convention.
Lee Coatman who is the able as
sistant at the ' Art Dinges garage,
made a business trip to Omaha on
last Saturday, where he was looking
after some matters both for himself
and the garage with which he Is
connected.
The Modern Woodman of America,
which is a hustling lodge of . Alvo,
held their regular meeting at Stew
arts hall on last Saturday night and
had a very harmonious meeting, as
well as looking after much business
for the order.
Shower For New Bride.
Misses Dorothy Peterson, Dorothea
Coatman and Mrs. John B. Skinner
gave a very pleasant shower for
the Mrs. Stirling Coatman, the form
er Miss Eleanor Hensley, the same
being held at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. R. M. Coatman and at which
place a most enjoyable time was had.
Senator Morris
the Victim of a
Car Accident
Struck by Automobile at Washington
and Painfully But Not Ser
iously Injured.
Washington Senator Norris of
Nebraska was struck by an automo
bile late Thursday and painfully, tho
not seriously injured.
The senator received abrasions of
the left leg and a spdained wrist from
the accident. He was knocked to the
street, but arose almost at once and
hailing a taxicab, proceeded to his
home. At the time of the accident
Senator Norris was walking from the
capitol to the office building. He
started across the street as socr. as
the officer in charge had halted the
heavy flow of traffic.
The policeman said the car which
struck the senator skidded after the
brakes had been applied in compli
ance to his directions, and struck the
legislator with some force. The driv
er. Milton G. Wood of this city, was
held on a charge of reckless driving
At his home at night Senator Nor
ris said ms injuries were paimui,
but not serious." and that he expect
ed hardlv anv interruption to his
work in the senate. State Journal
BANKER TRIO BOUND OVER
Walthill, Neb. After a prelimin
ary hearing here, E. G. Hancock and
M. Minarek, president and cashier,
respectively, of the defunct Thurs
ton State bank, and H. D. Hancock,
vice president of the First National
bank of Pender, were bound over to
district court Wednesday on charges
of making false returns to the state
banking department.
The Thurston bank officials are al
leged to have reported a deposit of
$2,900 in the Pender bank, which
the state claims did not actually ex
ist. H. D. Hancock confirmed the re
port, it is charged.
The trio posted bonds of $2,000
each after the hearing. This trial
is set for February.
BERKELEY FIRE
THREATENS
CITY
Berkeley, Cal., Nov. 7. Fire
Thursday afternoon for the second
time in six years periled the city of
Berkley, swept onward by a stronf
wind, a blaze originating in Wild
oat and San Pablo canyons, got be
yond coptrol of 2,000 fire fighters,
professional volunteers.
At 2:30 p. m. the general disaster
preparedness siren was blown.
As the fire beat this first line of
defenders back, Ricmond, Elcerito,
Albank and other districts rushed
other reinforcements.
One thousand men from Berkeley
industrial plants joined the . army
battling the flames.
TWG SEEK FUNDS
UNDER STATE LAW
Lincoln, Nov. 7. Two depositors
of the failed Bridgeport bank have
filed claims with State Auditor John
son for reimbursement out of the
$260,000 legislative appropriation for
those wh,o made deposits in closed
banks operated as going concerns.
The claimants are. J. .W. Moshjer who
wants $-2,181, and Alice G. Ingles
who ask $1,352. Both claims will be
held pending decision in a suit to
determine the order-of . payment.
ROBBERS SECURE PAYROLL
New York A $50,000 payroll was
tolen from the office of the Amer-
can Felt bilpper company, on tne
third floor at 622 Broadway Wed
nesday by three men, one of whom
was captured as' he attempted to es
cape in a passing-taxicab.
The three robbers separated when
they emerged from the building to
nd a hundred .epiployes of .t he firm
shouting, an alarm' from 'the.;, third,
story windows!, vThe, two men who
escaped, -took , the loot with them,.;.
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The Frenchman who .flew 6,150
;miles at least had the: satisfaction of
1 .1 1. .1 M W..ftV ATY
fh. Iiuwu: . ii -ijii way nwui
home when he landed.
Red Cross the
V ound-Healer of
Nation at Peace
No Let-Up in Its Belief Activities at
Cessation of War Active in
. All Veterans' Hospitals
At this season when the eleventh
anniversary cf the World war Ar
mistice approaches, all of us recall
those glorious scenes of 19 IS when
hysterical joy swept the universe at
the news that the greatest of all wars
had ended. To almost every Amer
ican home it brought, a personal
thanksgiving and joy it meant the
return of a beloved son or daughter.
To many homes it only emphasized
the intense grief brought by the
loss of a loved one in the war.
But still to all of us, Armistice
day stands for a day of joy. On it
ended the World war. We are, hap
pily, in the frame of mind to con
sider that event closed, if its shadow
does rot still lay over our homes.
It would he well, however, for all
readers of this article, to consider the
great number of homes over which
the war shadow still lingers. This
may best be done by reminding you
of a few statistics:
When the Armistice was signed
November 11. 191S, one hundred and
twenty-four thousand men and wom
en in the American forces had made
the supreme sacrifice of these. 5 4,
000 were killed in action or died of
wounds, and 70,000 died from sick
ness or disease.
Since that day 3S.000 more have
died as a result of tlieir service a
total to date of 162,000 dead as a re
sult cf America's participation in the
World war.
That means perhaps more than
162.000 homes where death has en
tered because of the war.
But it tells only a part of the
story.
Today there are 25,5 00 World War
veterans in hospitals in tne unnen
r.tes.
Do you often think of them?
We have brought lief ore us dra
matically eacli Decoration day the
supreme sacrifice made by the men
rnd women represented by the Un
known Soldier's tomb at Arlington
ceme'ery.
But how often de we have recalled
to mind tb.' continuing sacrifice be
ing made by these 25,500 men and
women still in hospitals many to
remain there until death comes to
claim them from their suffering.
These FKk veterans are of three
types medical and surgical cases,
many returning for treatment of . old
wounds, but few remaining' perma
nently in hospital ;. the tuberculosis
cases, of whom 16000 have died in
hospitals sinces the Armistice; and
the mental cases, who represent at
present more than half of the hos
pital population.
Of these latter, there are increas
ing numbers requiring hospital caro
and Director Ilines of the Veteran'
Bureau states the peak of the num
ber of mental cases of yeterans of
the World War is not expected to
Le reached until 194 7.
Many individuals and organiza
tions do remember these men and
provide them comforts and small re
membrances. The American Red Cross truly
named during the war "The Great
est Mother," has never signed an
armistice in its work for the service
and ex-service men.
In forty-eight of the Veterans'
Bureau hospitals, and in all regular
Army and Navy hospitals, there is
slationed one or more representatives
of the Red Cross, carrying on a recre
ational program ably aided by the
representatives of many other socie
ties and many individuels.
A glimpse of this work which is
done in your name, because the Red
Cross is your representative there
may be given.
Here xwe visualize a great mental
hospital in which more than 1,000
veterans are housed, the majority of
them for life. It is in a lovely loca
tion, isolated from three great near
by cities by more than two hours
railroad travel. That means relatives
can rarely visit the men, because of
prohibitive transportation costs. Few
other visitors come.
So the Red Cross women remain
the only touch between these men
and the outside world. The Govern
ment provides every physical comfort
tor them, aryl all types of social ser
vice and medical service. It has ab
sorbed a great many of the former
Red Cross labors, but recognizes that
there still are many things the pub
lic can do for these men, in remem
brance. The Red , Cross representa
tives are there, then, to direct and
co-ordinate, at the request of the
government, the many treats which
ouisuie mends and organizations
wish to arrange for-the patients.
At the. -hospital of which we sneak.
tne iced Cross carries on the motion
picture shows, 1 he dancing classes, a
iced t ross card party once each week.
mm. Buiirrvists an-average or six
parties a week. . It distributes cifts
or ioou delicacies, clothing and books
contributed by ' Red. Cross chapters
and other friends. .
Here In Nebraska, where we have
been, without a government .hospital;
and will be for a few months longer,
until the new L Stterans hospital
east at Lincoln on O street road is
completed late in 1930, we have not
had 6pportuirity of observing all the
activities ot the. Red Cross, like the
people' in more thickly conjested cen-
icrs .fli- me, country, but when we
read of-them,' it is easy to sense the
program that .this organization has
undertaken ' to carry out and which
nee'dij. the sympathies and aid of ev
eryAmerican if it is to be maintain
ed cn "its present 'hUn-state ot 'effi
ciency. When our Nebraska hospital is
AMERICAN LEGIOTJ
DANCE 11
Plattsmouth -Wednesday, Nov. 13
MUSIC BY
GEORGE BELSHAW
and His Orchestra!
Brunswick Record Artists
This is the Buick Master Six orches
tra that played for four solid years
at KFAB, Lincoln, and has just re
turned from a successful season at
Troutdale in the Pines, Colorado.
No Increase in Prices!
completed, we too will look upon the
Red Cross as the connecting link be
tween government red tape and the
heme folks, an ever helpful organi
zation bent on healing the wounds
of the nation at peace as well as
when war clouds hover over our
land.
The Government has repeatedly
given praise to the Red Cross for
this work in all of the 48 hospitals
now completed over the United States
a work that has real therapeutic
Aalue in the mental cases and is like
wise of great comfort to the patients
suffering from other diseases.
The other work for the service
man and ex-service man still carried
on by the Red Cross is or a more
1: actual, if. of a perhaps, less senti
mental value.
Through their Home Service sec
tions, the Red Cross chapters act as
ii intermediary between the Govern
ment and the veteran, who usually
needs assistance in filing claims for
v cmpersation. in applying for insur
ance, in proving the rights variously
riven him under the veterans laws
and in helping him into the hospital
when he needs medical care. This as
sistance is available to the veteran
rr.d his family, in the more than 16,
200 Red Cross chapters and branches,
and in towns like Plattsmouth where
the Legion maintains a strong Ser
vice department and this particular
kind of aid is not in demand, the
aid given by Red Cross representa
tive:! in Washington in co-ordinating
with t he Legion is very valuable, in
numerous instances accomplishing as
much as could be done by an expen
;ive trip to Washington to prosecute
a claim on behalf of a disabled war
veteran.
All over the country the depend
ents of ex-service men are being
cared for while the husbands and
fathers are in hospitals it being the
Red Cross motto that where a veter
an's mind is relieved by a knowledge
that conditions at his home are taken
care of. his recovery is accelerated
The Red Cross maintains at Wash
in?. ton arm at its two branches, a
complete case, claims and Informa
tim service' referred to above) to
distribute information to and advise
with its many chapters and branches
iiircugnoui tne nation as well as
with American Legion service de
partments. It retains a number of
liaison representatives at the region
al and central offices of the Veter
ans' Bureau to maintain close con
tact between chapters and bureau
offices, and also to handle those per
plexing and involved claims which
increase with the years separating
t he veteran from the date of his
service.
Under its charter, the Red Cross
is charged with the perpetual task
cf acting in matters of voluntary re
lief for the men in the regular es
tablishments of the Army, Navy and
Marine Corps.
Field directors are maintained at
all Army General and Navy hospitals
and at stations where large bodies
of troops are on duty to co-operate
with the medical and military au
thorities and with the Red Cross
chapters, in solving problems of the
service men.
There are also at the national
headquarters of the Red Cross in
Washington, officers of the Army
and Navy, who conduct bureaus to
aid the Red Cross in clearing up
matters of importance in dealing
witli problems of service and
service men.
ex-
These various agencies of the Red
Cross are in touch with; every able
bodied man in Uncle Sam's army or
navy who needs help; and they are
in touch with everv sick' or disabled
man in hospital, and are prepared
to give assistance to any other of
the veterans of our wars who may
call upon them.
But the Government does not pay
for this work. There is no subsidy
or endowment to -arry it on. It must
be paid for by the members of the
American Red Cross through their
annual membership dues.
Only once a year does the Red
Cross ask for support for its activities
such as these and that during the
interim between Armistice day and
Thanksgiving day.
i he annual Roll Call is now on,
and by joining in its membership,
you can be assured that you are one
of those who have not forgotten these
25.500 veterans who are still in hos
pitals because the Red Cross car
ries on in your name.
EMPLOYES STRIKE IN
ECONOMY PROGRAM
Fort Lauderdale. Fla., Nov. 7.
Six city officers had resigned or been
superceded from office, two fire sta
tions closed, a firemen's strike threat
ened and the ctiy manager's salary
had been reduced Thursday follow
ing a sweeping economy program in
agurated by a new city commission.
The new commission plans to reduce
city's operating expenses by $120,-
000.
FOR SALE
Grape;, $1 per fcushel, also grape
juice, 75 cent a gallon. Erio con
tainer. Call C. Carlman farm, 4213.
Centra! City
Boy and Hold
rege Girl Chosen
Ruth Mitchell and Earl Rogers Citi
zenship Contest Victors Have
Icck Youth Second.
Omaha Ruth Mitchell, Holdrege,
representing Phelps county, and Earl
Rogers, Central City, Merrick county,
were adjudged winners in the girl
and boy best citizen contest sponsor
ed by Nebraska diamond Jubilee here
Thursday. Miss Mitchell is a daugh
ter of the superintendent of Hold
rege schools.
They won close decisions in a con
test which brought two representa
tives fro meach of forty-eight Ne
braska counties.
Civic achievements in their home
town, together with school and
church work counted heavily in the
judging. All contestants took a sev
ere mental and physical examin
ation.
The winers were awarded gold
medals emblematic of the state
championship.
Second prizes, silver medals, were
awarded to Nina Berger of Trenton
Hitchcock county, and Cecil Stanley
Havelock, Lancaster county.
Margaret Meyer, West Point, Cum
ing county and Charles Auld, Red
Cloud, Webster county, won bronze
medals and this place.
Honorable mention and fourth
place was awarded to Florence Tou
signant, Madison, Madison county
and George Flora, Sidney, Cheyenne
county and Albert E. Moorman, Ord
Valley county.
The contest was under supervision
of Chancellor E. A. Burnett of Uni
versity of Nebraska. In making the
awards Kirk Griggs, acting for Bur
nett. highly praised showing made
by all contestants. State Journal.
Legge Advises
Farmers to Hold
Wheat for Time
Says That Growers "Foolish" to Sell
Now Says Loans to Be
Effective Soon.
Washington. Nov. 7. Farmers
who sell their wheat or cotton at the
present time, unless they are forced
to do so, "are foolish," Alexander
Legge, chairman of the federal farm
board, declared today in a statement
pointing out that the , board's . relie
program is progressing rapidly and
should soon show results.
"A very large amount of loans to
wheat co-operation are pending and
will be effective in the near future,'
Mr. Legge asserted. It was recently
announced by the board that 10
million dollars of government money
is available for the grain growers
and that the board will petition con
gress for more appropriations from
its 500 million dollar revolving fund
if necessary.
"The ups and downs in the wheat
market the last few days are caus
ed largely by fluctuations on the
stock market," Mr. Legge continued
'iThere is no fundamental reason
why wheat prices should change Just
now, but whether they change or
not, the board is going to keep right
on loaning its money at the level it
has designated."
There have been substantial im
provements in the terminal shortage
situation during the last few days
according to the c hairman. He
pointed out that the railroads have
taken off the grain embargo at Gal
veston and that wheat can now be
shipped freely through that port.
Mr. Legge expressed satisfaction
over dispatches this afternoon from
Minneapolis indicating that at a
meeting with S. J. Cottingham, presi
dent of the New Farmers' National
Grain corporation, representatives of
farmers' elevator association, wheat
pools and state and local farmers'
unions in Minnesota, the Dakotas and
Montana agreed to co-operate with
the corporation. As a result the cor
poration will establish grain market
ing agencies within a few weeks at
Minneapolis and Duluth, merging five
co-operative sales offices now extant.
World-Herald.
WEAVER LAUDS CONDIT'S WORK
Lincoln, Nov. 7. Discussing State
Sheriff Condit's report on liquor con
ditions in Omaha, Governor Weaver
Thursday ventured the opinion that
it would speak for itself." .
Other than that, the governor had
nothing to say concerning either
Condit's summary of the situation or
what might be expected in the fu
ture, declaring that the state sheriff s
office would continue to take part
In Omaha law enforcement as it had
in the past.
"I believe Sheriff Condit has
handled the liquor situation in
a very creditable manner since
I have been in office," the gov
ernor added.
He also supported Condit's plan
to ask an injunction against any
of the places mentioned in the re
port where the evidence justified
it, or against any others that may
fall into the net of enforcement
officers.
FOR SALE
Buff Orpington, roosters
for sale.
n4-tfsw
S. T. Gilmour. .
The auction bridge "informatory
I double" is not denoted by "I chal
lenge." this putting husband-wife
duels on a proper basis of etiquette.
Manley News Items
Miss Rachel Falischman has been
visiting for the past three weeks at
the home of her sister, Mrs. Charles
Gade, of Ashland.
The play which the Manley schools
was to have put on last week was
postpouned on account of measles,
and will be given on November 27.
Mrs. Catherine Earhardt and Miss
Mary A. Murphey were visiting with
friends in Omaha for the day last
Tuesday, they making the trip via
the train.
Rudolph Bergmann and family
were over to Omaha last Tuesday,
where they were looking after some
business and also enjoying the his
toric parade.
Mrs. August Krecklow and daugh
ter, Amanda, were over to Platts
mouth last Wednesday afternoon,
where they were visiting with friends
and also doing some trading.
Anton Auerswald and the family
were visiting with friends and rela
tives in Omaha, looking after some
business matters and also visiting
the historic celebration as well.
Walter O'Brien and family and
Teddy Harms and wife were over to
Omaha on last Tuesday, where they
were enjoying the historical parade
and the celebration attendant there
to. Herman Rauth and the good wife
were over to Lincoln for the day last
Monday, they driving over in their
car and looking after some business
matters as well as visiting with
friends while there.
Walter Mockenhaupt Is having a
large double crib constructed on his
farm, work on which is progressing
rapidly, and which will add much to
the convenience of caring for the
corn raised on the place.
Albert Glaublitz and family and
Mrs. Anna Glaublitz, mother of Al
bert, of Rock Bluffs, were visiting at
the home of Herman Rauth for the
day last Sunday, as were also John
C. Rauth, all enjoying the occasion
very much.
Adolph Steinkamp has been having
a crib built on the farm near Weep
ing Water where his son Edward is
farming. The corn crop was fully as
large as was anticipated by Mr. Stein
kamp and he has had to construct a
crib to contain it.
Edward Jochim and the family
and Mrs. Henry Osborne were over
to Omaha to enjoy the ' historical
parade at the Diamond Jubilee cele
bration marking the 75th anniver
sary of Nebraska's acceptance into
the union as a territory.
August Krecklow has purchased a
new 192 S Chevrolet truck, making
two which he has at this time, or one
more than he has need of. He is of
fering one for sale and that your
choice. If you are in need of a truck,
see him.
Harrison J. Livingston is just com
pleting a crib on the farm owned by
he and his brother, Cyrus Livingston
which they are constructing of native
lumber that was sawed by L. O. Liv
ingston and brother in the neighbor
hood of Rock Bluffs, where they have
been turning out much good native
lumber. The crib which Mr. Living
sion is constructing is a good one
and will provide storage space for
the large crop of corn raised on the
farm this year.
Wm. J. Rau and wife were over to
Omaha last Tuesday, where they en
joyed the parade and the celebration
attendant to the 75th anniversary of
Nebraska. George Rau. of Chicago
who has been here visiting for some
time, looked after the affairs at the
bank while they were away, and on
Wednesday Mrs. Rau looked after the
bank and the two men went. On
Thursday Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Rau
went and were in attendance at the
Bankers' convention banquet as well
as at the meeting of the bankers in
the afternoon.
REGISTERED RED POLLED BULL
I have a good registered Red Poll
ed bull for sale and a good one.
ARNOLD SCHLEIFERT,
Manley, Neb.
Makes Purchase of Home
Eli Keckler. the hustling road
man, has made tne purchase of a
home in Manley, having secured the
Louise Bourke property, where Mr.
and Mrs, Henry Osborne have been
residing. The property of August
Stander is now vacated and Mr. Os
borne has moved into that and Mr,
Keckler will occupy his property
which will make a good home.
Corn Picking Near Manley
The farmers near Manley are en
joying the harvesting of a very good
crop of corn and some are getting
long nicely. Two pickers at the
Roy Wiles farm have been making
very good records, the corn there go
ing 65 bushels to the acre. M. R
Bette, one of the men, picked a full
day last Tuesday and gathered just
150 bushels. Raymond Reynolds
who was also picking in the same
Cream Station
I have taken over the Cream
Station of the Omaha Cold
Storage Co., and am located at
my home in Manley across from
the Blacksmith shop.
Highest prices paid "for Cream,
Produce and . Eggs. Most cour
teous treatment to all.
Anton Auerswald
Manley, Neb.
and
Grading Nearly Completed
The cutting of the hill near
the
home of Grandmother Coon south of
Manley and the filling of the low
space east of the railroad is getting
along nicely at this time and will
soon be completed and ready for the
gravel, which is expected to be
spread soon.
Two Trucks for Sale
A 1928 Chevrolet, nearly new,
and used Sandow, both In prime con
dition and priced right.
AUGUST KRECKLOW,
Manley, Nebr; .
'Mercy' Killer
Gets Sympathy
of the Jurors
Freed in French Court After Kill
ing Mother to End Suffering
From Disease.
Draguignan, Fiance. Amid ex
hibitions of enthusiasm, Richard Cor
bett, son of an English father and
a French mother, was acquitted Mon
day by a jury of charges of murder
ing his mother to put her out of
pain.
Corbett, who would accept no law
yer and spoke in his own defense,
frankly admitted that he had shot
his mother last May to relieve her
suffering from an incurable case of
cancer. He made a dramatic plea to
the Jury, declaring he felt he had
done right even tho he had broken
tho law. The public prosecutor in a
brief, impassioned speech said:
"I am not asking for an excessive
punishment, but this startling case
develops the tremendously vital ques
tion whether society can permit one
human being to take the life of an
other and remain unpunished," he
said. He demanded the minimum sen
tence of five years solitary confine
ment. When the Jurors, after an hour's
deliberation, returned to the crowd
ed and excited courtroom and an
nounced their verdict of "not guilty,"
men and women rose as one mass of
cheering and sobbing humanity.
The Judge, whose attitude was
sympathetic to the defendant thruout
the trial, ordered the courtroom
cleared immediately, but the police
had a difficult Job doing It. There
were hundreds of people massed in
front of the building. The trial was
the latest in a series of "mercy kill
ings" that hav come up in France,
in the past few years. Corgett kill
ed his mother and then shot himsejf.
He recovered in a hospital,
t As he summed up his own case to
the jury Monday, he said:
"Gentlemen, my mother was suffer
ing tortures. The doctors agreed she
could not recover. I feel that tho I
broke the law I did right. I'm will
ing to pay any penalty you think
Just. My action would not have been
necessary if the state would pass a
law enabling doctors to end the suf
fering of Incurables." State Jour
nal. CITES ZEPS AS AIDS TO PEACE
Akron, Ohio., Nov. 7. Zeppelins
were viewed as great instruments to
ward peace by air authorities of na
tional note here Thursday at the cere
mony of laying the ring of the super
air battle cruiser, the ZRS-4.
Rear Admiral William A. Moffett,
chief of the navy bureau of aeron
autics, and Paul W. Litchfield, presi
dent of the Goodyear-Zeepelin Corp.
of Akron, visualized new and speedier
transoceanic air travel by the larger
Zeppelins to be built in the future.
Moffett "riveted the golden spike
Into the huge central supporting ring
of the airship ZRS-4 to signalize the
beginning of construction on what
is to be the world's largest airship, a
floating battleship.
Moffett said the government had
ordered two airships from the Ak
ron corporation because "we can see
their great value..as scouts and patrol
vessels dring war, if unhappily, war
should come."
Litchfield, who Introduced Moffett,
said larger ships with better accom
modations for more passengers than
those of the present carry would soon
be built.
MILITARY FETE AT SHENANDOAH
Shenandoa. Ia., Nov. 6. War vet
erans wlil celebrate Armistice dap in
Shenandoah In spectacular style.
The Seventeenth United States in
fantry band and battalion of soldiers
from Fort Crook', Omaha, with Gov
ernor John Hammlll of Iowa and
Governor A. J. Weaver of Nebraska,
will be features.
Two parades will be held in the
morning. Governor Hammill and
Maj. James Lockett. staff officer.
Seventh corps area, will speak. The
uea Oak-Shenandoah football name
will be held in the afternoon.
Kiwanians and Rotarians and Le
gionnaires and their wives from the
two cities will hear Governor Ham-
mill and Governor Weaver at din
ner. A. military ball will end the
day.
CLAIM OPERA STAR
OWES FOR JEWELRY
Chicago, Nov. 7. Suit to recover
from Claudia Muzio. onera star.
ewelry which, it Is charged, she has
not paid for, has been filed by Bar
net & Co., Jewelers. The firm claims
that since Jan 1. 1926. Madame
Muzio, a prima donna with the Chi
cago Civic Opera-Co., has purchased
jewelry totaling $25.554. : but that
9,-84 is unpaid and overdue.
field, worked only eight hours
had to his credit 112 bushels.
