THURSDAY, FEBR. 6, 1930.
PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
PAGE FIVE
wheezing; roup; f'- 442'Lr
flu. bronchitis
hit is l.7&fc-i
appears
i iii ii iiiiiii n a ihiii
WOCKs
Pmrases of the tireath
lir paRsres spread
r.ipidly. One sick bird
i warning otiiers
rry likely are infected
nl will come down
unices ALL are cor
ctly and prompt It
treated. Treat the flock
with Vapo-Spray.
Vapo- Spray -
The whole flock is treated aa one, and at
small expense, with the latest scientific treat
ment. Simply spray in the air of Ue hen
house at nieht. AH the birds breathe the
v:ipor of these healing oils. It -eta into
the nasal passages, throat, windpipe, lungs.
A sensible and very effective remedT rec
ommended by many prominent breeders,
gricuitiiral colleges and experiment stations.
"My ftock of 1,3 50 fine bred birds was
in had shape from throat trouble and roup."
Mid I.tither Wells of the W. W. Ponltrr
r:irni and Hatchery at Lr.fnvette. Ind. "Since
"sine Tann-Sprar I have lost otilv two birds."
W. K. Cowan. Waterloo. la., fjmous rtnrred
Rxk breeder. uid. "We have the flu stopped
. itju-.-Tiray snouiu r used ty every
pr-iltrjn.an in the Tnited States."
A snlion $:.00 is a three davV treatment
f t -200 bird (us'iallv sufficient ) . V-cal ,
$1.25. In xrry severe cases of "Flu"" the
adriitionul nee of Flu KoS F.mulWon is ad-vi-.l.le.
It reduces temperature and over
comes inflnmtr.stion. C.iven in the moistened
ic-.l. On.-irt .O0 treats 200 binis three
clrivo. Jal., n.;,n. ye ran supply you both
of ;iiess wonderful remedies. Come in today.
F. G. Fricke & Co.
EXTENSION CLUB NEWS
Quilts and quilting was the sub
ejet studied by the Itiverview Com
munity club at the honip nf Mrs
John Nottleman. Very interesting
samples were used to illustrate the
lesson. We also had a lesson illus
trating the many new- uses for bias
tape.
The ladies are taking a keen in
terest in their notebooks and mak
ing many samples to pin in their
books.
The ladies have just completed an
applique quilt, tulip design, which
will be sold to replenish the club
treasur3
At the close of the meeting a
delicious lunch was served.
The next meeting will be Feb. 20.
at Mrs. Robert Patterson's.
PICK A MAN FOR GOVERNOR
Des Moines Iowa democratic lead
ers announced Saturday they were
preparing to draft Thomas J. Walsh
of Davenport, former catcher for the
Chicago Cubs and later owner of the
Cleveland American league club, as
a candidate for the democratic nom
ination for "governor. Walshr presi
dent of the Walsh Construction com
pany of Davenport has not yet been
advised of plans late this week in
the councils of his party.
Suggestion of Walsh as the sub
ject for a general "draft" by the
party for the governorship is report
ed to have been received by leaders
in the informal conferences with
enthusiasm and was met with an
unanimous decision to bring the
selection to the attention of the rank
and file of the party for early action.
HOOVERS GUESTS OF
POSTMASTER
GENERAL
Washington, Feb. 4. President
and Mrs. Hoover Tuesday attended
the fourth of a series of cabinet din
ners, their host being Postmaster
General Brown.
Mrs. Michael Sedlak and son.
Matthew, were visitors at Omaha to
day where they speit a few hours
with their daughter aud sister, Flor
ence, at the hospital -where she is
receiving treatment.
Poultry Eggs an
ream!
We are Paying as
Follows
Hens, all sizes, lb. . . 19t
Young Roosters or
Stags, per lb 25c
Smooth leg Springs,
4 lbs. or under .... 17b
Eggs, per doz. ..... 27
Butter Fat, per lb. . . 32
Case Poultry Co.
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FARM BUREAU NOTES
x Copy tor this Department
J. furnished by County Agent
Corn and Hog Day Highly Successful
Cass county is the county of Corn
Kings," says D. L. Gross, agronomy
specialist from the college of agri
culture, in his talk at. the corn and
hog meeting. Of the twelve farmers
in Nebraska that have raised over
100 bushel of corn per acre, in the
ten-acre corn yield contest started in
1924, four of them are in Cass coun
ty. Last year they were Otto Schafer
and Nelson Berger. This year the
honors go to Carl Day & Son and
Lee Faris.
Not only are there corn kings but
also outstanding hog producers. In
the 1929 Pig Crop Contest, four Cass
county men were in the winnings. W.
F. Nolte of Mynard, leads the list In
the county and told of his methods
at the meeting. Mr. Nolte says,
was considering selling all my sows
and getting out of the hog business
because of such small profits when I
attended a corn and hog day meet
ing held at Plattsmouth last year and
heard O. O. Waggener tell about the
pig crop contest and the value of get
ting the sows out of the old lots, far
row in the A type houses and on
clean ground. Mr. Nolte went home
and followed the recommended prac
tices and the sows averaged 7.2 pigs
and not an unthrifty one in the
bunch.
Other winners in the contest were
Fred Rehmeier, Hall Pollard and
Oren Pollard.
Paul McDill, animal husbandry ex
tension specialist, gave a report on
the Pig Crop contest and highly com
mended Mr. Nolte's talk.
In the corn show which was held
In connection with the program, there
were eighteen entries in the 10-ear
yellow class and fourteen of these
ears. Mr. Gross judged the corn and
were thrown out on account of dead
reports that seed corn is in very bad
shape this year. The high moisture
content of the corn together with
zero weather has made the germin
ation very poor in many cases
Farmers will surely need to test
their corn this year, Mr. Gross says.
The corn show- was in charge of
S. E. Lingo, Smith-Hughes instruc
tor and his boys.
The winners were:
Ten ears yellow 1st, Fred Reh
meier. Weeping Water; 2nd, A. J.
Roelofsz, Alvo.
Ten ears white 1st, Guy Ward,
Weeping Water; 2nd, A. J. Roelofsz,
Alvo.
Single ear white 1st, A. J. Reh
meier; 2nd, Vance Balfour, Nehaw-
ka; 3rd, Ed Hicks, Nehawka.
Sinble ear white 1st, A. J. Roe
lofsz, Alvo; 2nd, S. E. Lingo, Ne
hawka.
Thirty-eight attended the lunch
eon which was served at noon, by the
Methodist Ladies Aid Society and
many more came in for the afternoon
meeting.
Wayland Magee, president of the
Nebraska Crop Growers association
was at the meeting and gave a splen
did talk after the luncheon. Howard
Bigger from the Journal-Stockman
gave a short ,talk on co-operation
with your neighbor.
The Farmer's Responsi
bility as a Seed Producer
The man who produces or merchan
dises seeds has a great responsibility.
That the seed situation is important
is evidenced by the fact that the Fed
eral Government and almost all the
states have made laws for the con
trolling of seed distribution. The
early settlers were not bothered with
this plague of w-eeds, so one wonders
who is responsible and from whence
come the weeds. There are many
ways and methods by which seeds
travel. Animals, wind, water, and
farm machinery are some of the most
common methods of dissemination. As
population .becomes more congested
and as agriculture becomes more in
tensive, weeds seem to become more
troublesome. The question which
now confronts us is "how to best
avoid further spread , and lessen the
loss caused by them."
Many farmers look with suspicion
on seeds distributed by seed houses
and no doubt they are to some extent
Justified. The reliable seedsman after
the enactment of seed laws made
rapid progress and installed cleaning
machinery in order to give the farm
er clean, viable seed adapted to his
conditions. The seedsman is hindered
however, for the commodity in which
he deals is grown on farms in Ne
braska and other states. The grower
must produce seed which can be
cleaned to comply with the law. One
of the greatest problems of the seeds
man is to purchase seed stocks which
he can legally merchandise after they
are recleaned. In many cases markets
must be found where the buyer is
less exacting. We cannot help but
feel that the farmer is in a measure
to blame. It is not uncommon for
farmers to bring samples of red clover
to the State Seed Laboratory. They
want to know what is wrong as the
Eeed companies will not even give
them a bid. Upon examination of
one such sample we found that the
seed contained about one per cent of
dodder. We then asked the farmer
where he got the seed, from which
the crop was raised. After a mo
ments deliberation, "Well, two years
ago red clover was high and I didn't
care to pay the dealer any such price
as he was asking. One of my neigh
bors a few miles away had some
f lover and I bought a bushel of seed
from him. I remember he said it was
not tested but didn't think that made
any difference."
We pointed out the different weed
seeds to him and asked him if he saw
anything unusual in his clover held.
He taid he noticed borne peculiar
looking brown spots in the field. We
explained that these were dodder in
testations.
This was hard luck for the farmer,
Eince he not only lost a market for
his seed crop but he had weeds which
would cause him trouble for several
years.
Who is to blame for the distribu
tion of poor seed In this case? The
seed grower must be careful as to the
source of his seed. The seedsman and
the farmer working together could
do more for the furtherance of pro
fitable agriculture than any other
combination.
A purchaser of seeds should use
every possible method available to
make sure of the purity and adapt
ability of the seed he is using. He
should always demand tests when
he purchases; in fact, a farmer sell
ing to another farmer for seeding
purposes is liable to fine if accurate
tests are not furnished with the seed.
Not only a demand for a test and tag
but read it. Shipments of seed are
made .into the state containing nox
ious weeds but legally tagged as con
taining such.
All seedsmen and farmers who are
planning to have samples of their
seed analyzed during the coming
spring are urged by the State Seed
Analyst, to send their samples in as
early as possible. Waiting until time
results in the seed laboratory being
flooded with samples. By Miss Elva
Norris, State Seed Analyst, State
Capitol, Lincoln, Nebr.
If you are .wanting to buy some
good hardy alfalfa seed, inquire at
the farm bureau office. We have lo
cated good seed and the price ranges
are exceptionally good because we
are dealing direct.
Poultry Meetings Well Attended.
Seventy-two people attended the
four poultry feeding schools held in
the county last week. J. H. Clay
baugh of the extension service at Lin
coln discussed feeds and mash mix
tures, feeding methods, etc.
This was the first of a series of
meetings planned in Cass county
poultry program for 1930. The next
one will be a brooder house build
ing meeting to be held at Weeping
Water, Nehawka, Mynard and Alvo,
in February. Mr. Claybaugh will be
back to help the local people with
the construction of several houses.
S. E. Lingo, Smith-Hughes agricul
tural instructor of Nehawka, and his
class, are already building one of the
houses for Marion Stone.
In May the meetings will be about
equipment for the summer time
which will help carry on the sanita
tion program. Bungalow feeders, wa
ter stand, etc., will be built by those
who come in to the meetings.
A check-up in the fall will show
whether or not the co-operators have
raised 40 pullets from each 100 chicks
and how successful the project has
been; Those who care to keep records
of their receipts and expenses will be
asked to go into a county cost ac
count project next year. If any of
them have more than 500 hens they
will be urged to enter the state com
mercial flock project in which they
will receive personal assistance from
the poultry specialists of the agri
cultural college.
Horticulture Meetings.
A "meetiner of all persons interest
ed in commercial and home orchards
will be held at the University Fruit
Farm at Union at 2:00 p. m. Thurs
day, February 13. ,
E. H. Hoppert, extension special
ist in horticulture will be there to
discuss the many phases of orchard-
ng. . . .
On Friday afternoon a similar
meetiner will be held at the J. "J.
Grabow farm near Louisville. Mr.
Grabow has several acres of small
trees. Pruning demonstrations will
be held and orcharding in general
discussed.
Several other Dersonal visits will
be made in the county and any one
wishine Mr. Hoppert to visit mem
will nlease notify the county agent,
.D. D. Wainscott at Weeping Water.
D. D. Wainscott. County extension
Agent; Jessie H. Baldwin, Asst.
County Ext. Agent.
SEED GROWERS REAP PROFITS
T.inmln. Feb. 3. Western Nebras
ka certified seed potato growers are
having a good year.
They produced 317,000 bushels of
seed during the season or more than
wice as much as in 192S, says tne
state-federal statistician. To date,
the total shipment of seed and table
stock exceeds 5.600 cars, or the sec
ond highest number on record.
Prices also have been very satis
factory, ranging from 51.50 to $2.10
a bushel. All of the seed is or me
Triumph variety, except for about
four cars of Cobblers.
This state leads in shipment of the.
TriumDh seed. Nearly all southern
states from Texas to Florida are de
manding the Cornhusker state ar
ticle.
DAM WORK IS NOT STARTED
Washington. Feb. 3. Workmen
of the nation were warned Monday
by Francis I. Jones, director general
of the federal employment service,
not to go to Boulder Dam canyon at
this time to seek employment on the
dam protection.
Calling attention to what he said
was a general impression that con
struction was to start at once, Mr.
oJnes asserted it would be several
months before any work begins. He
also warned against sending money
to any private employment agencies
that might offer to supply informa
tion about the need of workmen at
the dam.
Call at the Bates Book & Gift
Shop and look over the fine line of
valentines of all linds and at prices
that range from lc to $1. They are
the best line ever shown here.
R. L. Metcalfe
Named as New
Mayor of Omaha
Selection of Prominent Newspaper
Man Made by the City Commis
sioners on Saturday.
Acting Mayor John Hopkins of
Omaha announced Saturday for the
city commissioners, of that city, after
a conference with Richard L. Met
calfe, that they had agreed unani
mously to elect Mr. Metcalfe mayor.
Mr. Metcalfe said that he would ac
cept. Election to the commission and to
the mayorality will take place next
Tuesday morning. Mr. Hopkins said
it is the understanding that Mr. Met
calfe will file for the city commission
and run as a member of the adminis
tration ticket.
Mrs. J. C. Dahlman wrote a letter
to the commissioners, following their
call upon her to tender her the un
expired term of Mayor Dahlman's of
fice, in which she suggested Mr. Met
calfe's name.
Friend of Dahlman,
She said that he had been an old
time friend of Mayor Dahlman's and
that if the commissioners wanted to
fill the unexpired term with one in
whom she' had confidence that he
would carry out the policies of her
husband, she would like to suggest
Richard L. Metcalfe who, she said,
has been a close friend of the fam
ily as well as of the late mayor.
The conference between the com
missioners and Mr. Metcalfe took
place at the Fontenelle at 2 o'clock
Saturday afternoon. All six members
attended.
Makes No Statement.
Mr. Metcalfe said that he regard
ed the choice a very great honor but
that he would defer any statement
until later.
The prospective mayor has lived in
Nebraska for 43 years. He is a native
pi Illinois, born October 11, 1S61.
Members of his family were all Ken
tuckians. His father was a practicing
physician in St. Louis.
Mr. Metcalfe has ' been a news
paper man the greater part of his
life. Coming to Nebraska in 1SS7, he
was employed both on the Bee and
The World-Herald. During his 17
years service on The World-Herald,
he says he held every position in the
editorial department except spotring
editor and society editor. For years
he was editor-in-chief.
Served on Commoner.
In 1905 he resigned and became
associate editor of the Commoner at
Lincoln. When he left the city to
take his new task he was tendered
a banquet at the Paxton, attended
by 375 guests, halt of the number re
publicans. ....
He served as a civil member of the
Panama canal commission in 1913
and 1914. President Wilson appoint
ed him governor of civil affairs. Mili
tary members of the commission were
Generals Goethals, Gorgas and Sibert,
with Admirals Rodman and Hodges.
He was appointed chairman of the
committee to have charge of the for
mal celebration for the opening of the
canal which was never held because
of the world war.
Was TJ. S. Diplomat.
In his capacity as governor of the
zone, Mr. Metcalfe was diplomatic
representative of the United States.
On his return from-the canal zone,
Mr. Metcalfe has lived in Omaha,
where he has been in the real estate
business with his sons.
DIVORCE CAUSE NOT KNOWN
Oyster Bay Percy Stoddart, who
was referee in the action which re
sulted in the granting of an inter
locutory decree of divorce Saturday
to Princess Xenia of Russia from
William B. Leeds, jr.. Sunday told
nterviewers he did not remember
the grounds on which the divorce
was sought. Mr. Stoddart said he
was appointed referee in the action
early in January or late in Decem
ber by Supreme Court Justice Strong.
He said the hearings were held in
his office in Mineola. His law part
ner, Henry Uterhart, appeared as
counsel for Princess Xenia.
The attorney said he could not
remember how many hearings were
held or whether Mr. Leeds did or did
not appear. He said Mrs. Leeds did
appear in person to testify. None of
the testimony at the hearings re
mained in his memory, he said.
SERVICE CHARGE TO COUNTY
Fremont Harold T. Uehling. sec
retary of the Dodse County Bankers
association, has announced that serv
ice charges of 1 percent will be made
Dodse county banks on funds de-
nosited bv the county treasurer. The
charge was effective last month and
ill amount to about $4,000 annual-
Uehline said. Approximately 60
nercent of this amount will be re
ceived by the three Fremont banks.
Thomas If. Fowler, county treas-
rer, indicated Saturday that he j
nil refuse to pay tne charge until
fter consulting with Attorney Gen
eral Sorensen.
WAREHOUSE BILL IS
URGED BY PETERSON
Lincoln. Feb. 3. Renewing his re
quest that Governor Weaver incor-
norate a warehouse bill should he
call a special session of the legisla
ture to -enact banking legislation.
FtpnreKcntative Ernest Peterson ol
Axtell Monday called at the capitol
to confer with the governor, lie was
accompanied by C. B. Stewart, secre
tary of the State Farm Bureau fed
eration, who is also urging this step.
Representative Peterson ib tempor
arily living here while serving as
farm organizer.
INQUIRY INTO, A LYNCHING
Atlanta Governor Hardman an
nounced Sunday that he had tele
graphed Sheriff Tyler, and Solicitor
General Foy of Irwin county to in
vestigate the lynching Saturday of
Jimmy Levine, negro, in Ocilla. Un
til he receives their reports. Gov
ernor Hardman said, the state will
take no action in the lynching. Le
vine was burned by a mob estimated
at 500 early Saturday morning after
being taken from Sheriff Tyler's
automobile in the center of Ocilla.
The sheriff had arrested the negro on
a charge of attacking and killing a
fourteen year old white girl and was
taking him to the Irwin county jail.
Financing of
Nebraska High
way System
State Engineer Has Grasp of the Sit
uation as Regards the Exten
sion of Road Work
No man in Nebraska is better
equipped to prophesy the future of
our highway system than our state
engineer. In a recent address to an
Omaha audience. Mr. Cochran said:
"Roads considered adequate ten
years ago are certainly not adequate
today, and today's roads probably
won't be considered adequate in a
few more years. I feel that we are
merely started and the big road
building program will be in the
future."
No doubt, the members of The
Nebraska Good Roads Association
read those lines with satisfaction
and are glad to repeat them adding:
"We told you so!"
Every week one or more roal
meetings are held somewhere in Ne
braska. However, most of these
meeting fail to discuss or even men
tion the most essential factor in
highway construction. That is, high
way financing.
For any group of men to saj' this
or that road must be built, and to
send a delegation to the governor or
to the state engineer demanding
prompt action on some particular
road is to start at the wrong end of
the road building problem. No man
would attempt to build a barn with
out first knowing or at least having
some idea of where the money with
which to pay for that barn was com
ing from.
If Nebraska is to continue road
building, her citizens must first con
sider the financing of that build
ing program. Some scheme for pay
ment, fair to all communities must
be decided on, then a concerted ef
fort made to obtain legislation mak
ing that scheme possible.
Delegations are in the state en
gineer's office almost every day to
show how badly they need gravel.
Such delegations usually learn that
there are no funds available for the
work desired. It is very seldom these
men go further in helping hasten the
completion of their project. They
report to their commercial organiza
tions that their roads will not be
built for another year or more, then
feel sorry for their community, but
take no further action.
Reports published show enormous
sums received from the gasoline tax
and we are very apt to look at these
figures and not study the demands
made upon that fund. Maintenance
alone requires the expenditure of a
sum equal to half the amount the
state receives from the gasoline tax,
and every time a mile of gravel is
placed, maintenance increases $500
a year.
The highway problem is so large
and so important to every commun
ity, and to every individual, that it
deserves the earnest study and as
sistance of every truly loyal Ne
braskan. The big road building pro
gram is in the future and we must
be prepared for future demands. How
will tomorrow's highways be paid
for?
IMMIGRATION IS DEBATED
Washington Opposition of var
ious organizations to loosening the
immigration laws, as proposed in
several pending bills and a protest
from Maine's four representatives
against any restriction of Canadian
immigratton, were registered Tues
day before the house immigration
committee. The session was divided
between the Johnson and Box bills
to restrict western hemisphere immi
gration, and the Dickstein bills,
which would liberalize present laws
governing the entry of aliens.
The attitude of some forty-five so
cieties against the Dickstein propos
als was set forth by Frank B. Steele,
general counsel of the Sons of the
American Revolution; Francis H.
Kinnicutt, president of the Allied
Patriotic societies; and Q. J. Mitchell
chairman of the legislative commit
tee of the Patriotic Order of Sons
of America.
BUSY LIFE FOR ROYAL PAIR
Turin, Italy Home life will be a
busy life for Crown Prince Humbert
and Princess Marie Jose, judging
from the activity of their first full
day in their future home city. They
returned Sunday from a honeymoon
at Val D'Aosta.
Prince Humbert Monday morning
reassumed command of the ninety
second infantry regiment and spent
several hours directing the troops at
maneuvers and Princess Marie Jose
came out with her ladies-in-waiting
to watch him on the parade grounds.
SING SING HARBORS
RECORD ENROLLMENT
Ossinging, N. Y., Feb. 2. There
are now more men confined In Sing
Sing than at any time in the past 15
years. Warden Lawes announced hio
charges number 2,075. Nine of these
are inmates of the death house.
Emmerson to
Start Chicago
Financial Row
Wil Ask Tax Officials When They
Expect to Finish Levy Re
assessment ; Plan Action
Chicago, Feb. 2. Governor Louis
L. Emmerson has abandoned his
hands-off policy in Chicago's finan
cial debacle.
He came here to get full details of
what is holding up tax assessments
and collections and why some agree
ment cannot be reached which will
tdie the city over until collections can
be made.
He is interested in the fact that
40,000 employes are going without
their pay, but he believes that pri
marily is the problem of the city
and county.
The governor directly is concern
ed in the failure of Chicago to col
lect any taxes since the spring of
1928, because half of the general tax
money for the state government
comes from Chicago. Delay in re
valuation of railroad capital stock
and realty hinders spreading the
taxes on these items down state.
Asks for Meeting.
"I am going to ask the tax
officials point blank when they
expect to complete their re
assessment," the governor said.
The governor has asked State Tax
Commissioner William H. Malone and
the Cook county boards of assessors
that review to meet with him and
explain the long succession of delays.
Silas H. Strawn, chairman of the
rescue committee" of 76 citizens,
was told by Chairman Harry Newby
of the Cook county board finance
committee that $1,957,000 will be re
quired to pay salaries and other bills
up to Feb. 1.
After that, $1,314,700 will be re
quired until the reassessment is com
pleted and 1928 taxes collected.
Mr. Strawn will confer with mem
bers of his committee to see if the
county can be aided out of the pool
in formation among utility interests
to buy up tax anticipation warrants
which Chicago's banks have turned
down.
City, county and school board are
in arrears $11,275,500 on salaries
alone and it is estimated that $20,
000,000 will be required for their im
mediate needs. Omaha Bee-News.
CHURCH LAYMEN WIN FIGHT
Chicago Episcopal laymen won a
thirty year fight for bishops when
the ninety-third convention of the
Chicago diocese Tuesday adopted an
amendment to the church canons pro
viding for concurrent authority be
tween laity and clergy in the elec
tions. Charles E. Field, who started the
campaign thirty years ago, was the
proponent of the amendment. In
demanding the recognition for lay
men, he read a letter which he said
he had received from the late Bishop
Charles P. Anderson, who died last
week. He quoted the prelate as ap
proving the field plan and asking
that it be considered at the con
vention. The change cannot become effec
tive in the present convention, which
Wednesday will choose a successor
to Bishop Anderson as head of the
Chicago diocese.
HUGE STRIKE IS PLANNED
New York The International
Ladies Garment Worker's union an
nounced Monday that 35,000 dress
makers in Greater New York would
go on strike Tuesday morning in the
"greatest general strike ever under
taken" by the union. The strike is
principally directed against the
sweatshop, the announcement said.
Workers plan to report at 8 o'clock
in their respective shops, and at 10
receive the strike call from shop
chairmen of the union. They will
then march into the streets and to
fifteen halls where they will register
and be assigned strike duties.
WILLIAM KERR, NOTED
ARMY SURGEON, DIES
New York, Feb. 1. Lieut. Col.
Robert William Kerr of the medical
orps, U. S. A., known in the army
as soldier, surgeon and educator,
died here Saturday.
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Bring or ship your cream to the Farmers Co-Operative
Creamery, and receive Omaha shipping point prices
right here in Cass county. Here is the present prices:
Hens, per lb
Stags, per lb 5c
Smooth legs, not over 4 lbs. per lb 17c
Leghorns, 3c lb. less
JEggs, per dozen 27c
FARMER'S CO-OPERATIVE
A Home Institution
Telephone 94 Plattsmouth, Neb.
SAY YOUNG HUSKINS INSANE
Cedar Rapids, la. Two members
of the Linn county sanity commission
Monday told District Judge Ring that
George E. Huckins, charged here with
obtaining money under false pre
tenses, is a "fit subject for the asy
lum." Dr. F. S. Skinner and Harry S.
Johnson made this statement after
a private examination of Huskins
Sunday which was made at the re
quest of Walter G. Barngrover,
Huckins' attorney. Asserting his
client was a drug addict and that a
trial now would endanger his life,
Barngrover asked for a continuance
of the hearing on the charges.
Fruit Growers
Indorse Policy
of Farm Board
Stablization of Industry in Cali
fornia Outlined by Fed
eral Official
Sacramento, Calif. Farm rr-li-r
from the standpoint of the Federal
Farm Board, can best be accom
plished through the medium of co
operative marketing. This was the
opinion expressed here by C. C.
Teague, a member of the board, in
an address delivered to the delegates
attending the sixty-second annual
California Fruit Growers' and Farm
ers Convention.
In explaining his assertion, Mr.
Teague said that the board was
charged with the duty of seeing if a
new farmer-controlled marketing
structure could be built up, pointing
out that the present system of many
organizations handling one product
is not for the good of the industry.
Speaking of the nation-wide situa
tion, Mr. Teague said that grain,
live stock, beans, cotton and wool
are the commodities placed on a na
tional sales basis through co-operative
organizations to date, as the re
sult of anplication of the $500,000,
000 revolving fund which the board
is administering.
The board's attempts to aid Cali
fornia were told as follows:
"After state bankers rejected a
plan to co-operate with the board
in a general advance to the grape
industry, as represented by the Sua
Maid Raisiu Corporation, was stabil
ized by a $5,000,000 advance in
which California bankers shared
equally, to prevent default in some
of the conditions of the $4.600. (hji
Sun Maid bond issue, and to offset
the danger of loss of its plants with
prospective resulting chaos to the
raisin industry.
"The board likewise agreed to ad
vance through Fruit Industries, hie,
a co-operative formed of larger
grower-owned plants, $1,000,000. to
stablize the fresh grape industry in
California."
At the conclusion of Mr. Teague's
address, the convention delegates
passed resolutions indorsing Presi
dent Hoover's agricultural program.
SAYS HIRED TO BOMB HOME
Chicago Nathan Vehon, iifty
eight, wealthy head of an underwear
concern, was convicted of charges
that he conspired to bomb the home
of his former business partner. Con
viction carries a sentence of one to
twenty years in the penitentiary.
According to testimony given by Har
lan Brown, Vehon hired him to have
the home of Phillip Bloom bombed.
Brown repudiated his original con
fession when he was tried on a sim
ilar charge last week, but took the
stand against Vehon. Brown also
was convicted and faces a similar sen
tence. The convictions are the first or
their kind secured in Chicago in the
last eight years.
PLAN TO LAY 50
MILES OF GRAVEL
Lincoln, Feb. 4. Fifty miles of
gravel will be laid on county high
ways during 1930, County Engineer
Edgren announced Tuesday. This
will represent more than three times
as much gravel as has ever been laid
on Lancaster county highways in a
single year. Contracts have already
been let for six county gravel pro
jects, work on which will begin this
spring. According to Engineer Ed
gren, plans are under way for at
least eight more jobs.
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