MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1930.
THE PLATTSMOTTTH EV1LNLNG JOTTEHAL
PAGE FIVE
MDOGK lEfS
Both Oscar McDonald and John II.
Buck- were building an air pressure
painting machine on last Wednes
day. Elmer Miller was shelling and de
livering corn to the Murdock eleva
tor on Tuesday and Wednesday of
last week.
John E. Scheel and the good wife
were visiting and looking after some
business matters in the county seat
on last Monday.
C. W. Smith of Elmwood, a brother
of Mrs. Shelby Bridgemon is reported
as being very sivk at his home dur
ing the past week.
Mrs. Matt Thimgan is reported as
being quite ill at her home last week,
her many friends In Murdock are
hoping that she will soon be well
again.
Mrs. Wm. Heier who was so ill for
so long at her home west of Mur
dock is much improved so much so
that she is able to look after her
work at home.
H. W. Tool Lumber company have
been shipping many of the celebrated
Kitchen Kob Kabinets to all por
tions of the country, they are meeting
with good demand.
Mrs. O. E. McDonald was a visi- i
Notices are posted that there will
be a meeting of the Wabash Ceme
tery Association at Wabash on May
5th, and all members of the associa
tion are urged to attend,
tor at Plattsmouth the greater por
tion of last week, where she was the
guest at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Kelley.
Mrs. Mary Rush and Mis3 Elsie
Bornemeier were over to Lincoln on
last Tuesday where they were visit
ing with friends for the day and also
were looking after some shopping.
The Rev. C. Jannen of Lincoln,
and the good wife were enjoying a
visit for the day last Sunday at the
home of their daughter, Mrs. Henry
Amgwert and an excellent dinner as
well.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Neitzel were over
to Omaha for the day on last Sun
day wher they were the guests of
Dr. and Mrs. S. B. McDermid and
where all enjoyed the visit very
much.
Both Henry Barishman and Dr.
L. D. Lee are enjoying a new Frigid
aire at their homes which were in
stalled last week, and which adds
to the comfort and convenience of
the homes.
Ntls Petersen and John Gake
nieier were over to Lincoln on last
Tuesday where they were looking
after some business matter? for the
day, they driving over in the car of
Mr. Gakemeier.
E. W. Thimgan was delivering a
car of cement from the Louisville
works for the Tool Lumber company,
a portion of which was going to
where a bridge was being constructed
west of South Bend.
Emii Keuhn who has been in the
western portion of the state where
he has been looking after some busi
ness for a Lincoln Insurance Com
pany for the past several weeks, re
turned home last week.
Miss Elsie Dieckmann. who is su
perintendent cf the nurses at the
Orthepedic hospital at Lincoln was
a visitor at home for over the week
end last week and a visitor of her
father and sister. Miss Mary.
A. II. Jones and wife of Weeping
Water were visiting in Murdock on
last Sunday, they being guests of
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Gorthey and Mrs.
Emma Vanderberg, the mother of
Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Gorthey.
Henry Jacobson has been having
a severe contest with the rheuma
tism ' " with the aid cf a wooden
lg in tne shape of a crutch he was
able to get at the work and keeps
pelting away at the work anyway.
Henry A. Guthmann who was vis
iting and spending several weeks in
the west at Boise and Murphey,
Idaho, as well as other places there
returned home a week rgo last Sat
urday and immediately jumped into
the work at the bank.
The Bank of Murdock will close on
Arbor Day, April 22nd, and all who
are desiring to transact business had
better do so on Monday for on Tues
day the institution will be closed.
On Wednesday it will open again for
business and you will not have to
wait long.
Harvey Heir who suffered the
damage of the ear in a wreck was
acc orded damage and last wet k pur
chased a new Chevrolet rf the coupe
model and which he is liking fine.
lie is hoping that someone does not
come along and give him another
sideswipe.
Bobbie Gakemeier. the little 11-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Gakemeier, while running after an
auto, tripped and fell, cutting his
head very badly, but which was
Parco Gasoline
Modern Motors Demand
Improved Fuel
Gasoline must keep in step
with progress of the Motor
Car. Parco Gasoline will give
you smoother performance,
increased mileage and freedom
from knocks.
Mona Motor Oil must
satisfy or your money
will be refunded.
Our trucks cover Cass county.
Call the one nearest you for
S-E-R-V-I-C-E
Trunkenbolz Oil Go.
CLEMENTS & CO.
Undertakers and
Ambulance Service
We solicit your kind patronage.
Over thirty years experience!
mended by Dr. Lee and the little
fellow is getting along as well as
could be looked for.
Charles Schafer who is the repre
sentative of the Trunkenbolz Oil
company and who is a hustler for
business for the company, had just
purchased a new Ford truck for the
delivery of the goods both in the
country and Murdock and other
towns which he reaches.
Floyd Hite who has been with the
Lincoln Telegraph and Telephone
company in the capacity of lineman,
and a good one at that, when the
crew with which he was working
removed tc a distance, resigned and
returned to Murdock as the work
would otherwise carry him away
from his mother.
Burial Vaults.
We have the only self sealing
buriel vaults, automatically seals it
self, excluding water or any other
substance. We deliver them on call
to any place in Cass or Otoe coun
ties. MILLER fc GRUBER,
Nehawka, Neb.
Joy Joy It's a Boy.
A large family but all running to
girls was that of Grandmother and
Grandfather M. Schrack, formerly of
Murdock, but for many years resid
ing in Lincoln, not that' joy had of
ten come to their home and the homes
of their daughters, but always the
blessings had been in the shape of
a fine little girl baby, until on last
week the stork mrde a visit at the
vonie of Mr. and Mrs. Homer II.
Lawton and bringing with it a pres
ent for them in the shape of a ten
pound boy, which caused sure much
joy in the family home here. The
news was reported at Lincoln im
mediately which was nine o'clock
on Sunday evening when the joy
was so great at the home of the
grandparents that Grandfather
shouted for joy.
They Eat p.t Cornhusker.
The members of the Junior and
Senior classes of the Murdock high
school enjoyed what is known as the
Junior-Senior banquet for 19C0 at
the Cornhusker hotel at Lincoln, and
following which they attended a
theatre party at one of the large
Lincoln play houses.
Seed Corn For Sale.
Pure silver mine seed corn, 95 per
rpiit ffprmination. S2.00 per bushel.
G. V. Pickwell, Murdock, Nebr.
a21-5tmp.
Two Birthdays Last Week.
Stephen P. Leis was born Aprli
17th, 1SC1 at Ipavia, Illinois, came
to Nebraska in 1874. and has made
his home in the west ever since. He
was located in the northern portion
of the state for many years and later
came to Murdock to reside and here
cart-d for his parents who were well
advanced in years and has resided
here since. Steve likes Murdock and
its people and very quietly celebrated
his birthday here last week.
Fred Dieckman was born in Ger
many or April 24. 1S59 and came
to America and to Nebraska in 1SS2
and has lived here forty-seven years.
He is liking Murdock and its people
and enjoyed making hi? home here.
He will celebrate his birthday on
Thursday of this week.
Has Tonsils Removed.
Miss Mary Deickmann, who has
been troubled for some time with
affected tonsils, had them removed
last week by Dr. L. D. Lee and made
wonderful recovery being entirely
over the effects of the operation at
this time.
Salvage Sale.
The Farmers Union of Murdock
are offering for sale the salvage from
the old elevator, lumber and etc.,
one set wagon scales, also the corn
crib south of the Rock Island sta
tion. This will be sold Saturday,
April 2Cth. Aug. Huge. Secretary.
Salvage Sale.
Thr Farmers Union of Murdock
iTf offering for sale the salvage from
the old elevator, lumber and etc,
one set wagon scales, also the corn
crib south of the Rock Inland sta
tion. This will be sold Saturday
April 26th. Aug. Ruge, Secretary.
MAN POSING AS O'BRINE
IS UNDER Alt BEST
Kansas City Leonard B. Mit
chell, twenty-four. Pratt, Kas., was
arrested here Thursday on a charge
of attempting to pass a worthless
check. Police said he admitted he
was the man who recently attempted
to pass several thousand dollars
worth of no fund checks, while pos
ing as Forest O'Brien co-hclder with
Dale Jackson, of the world's airplane
endurance flight record.
Read the Journal Want-Ads.
Dry Cleaning and
Repairing
Absolutely Best Service
Leave Work at Barber Shop
Prices Right
Lugsch, the Cleaner
Plattsmouth, Nebr.
Some Mountains of the Bible
MOUNT HOR
Numbers 20:27. A remarkable
man is connected with this moun
tain, Aaron, the first High Priest
a very eloquent man, the mouthpiece
of Moses. Aaron possessed what
Moses lacked. The two made a good
team. Together they worked for the
liberation of the Israelites, which re
quired much patience, fortitude and
diplomacy, but were at last success
ful and got the people safely out of
Egypt. Now their troubles began.
The people soon became dissatisfied
with their living conditions; idleness
brought on discontent and it took all
the eloquence of Aaron to persuade
the people to give God a chance. He
would surely bring them to the
promised land.
But subsequent events showed that
Aaron was human and had his weak
moments. He forgot himself so far
that he made a golden calf, and told
the people that this was their God.
This was a great mistake for which
he had to bear the consequences.
Next he was disobedient, when he
did not interfere at the rock that
was to give water upon the word of
Moses. God had said that Moses
should speak to the rock, in the
presence of the people, but Moses
smote the rock and Aaron did not
interfere. God could not let this
pass in silence. They were both re
buked and their greatest ambition
and desire to bring the people into
Canaan was denied them. It was
hard, even for God to do this and
hard for Aaron, having served for
39 years and then lose out. But
the leader must not fall short of his
duty. Who shall uphold the honor
of God if not these men?
Therefore God takes away office
and life, before they finish their
work. Aaron is the first man that
knew time and place when his work
should end. Moses divested him of
his priestly garments, puts them on
Aaron's oldest son and on top of
Mount Hor, Sept. 5, 1452. B. C,
Aaron died at the age of 123 years,
and was buried there. The only wit
nesses were God, Moses and Eleasar.
The congregation mourned for him
for thirty days.
If God deals so with great men,
what can we common mortals ex
pect? L. NEITZEL.
QUICKER JUSTICE DESIRED
Washington Representative Mc
Keown, democrat, Oklahoma, has
proposed a plan for relieving court
congestion thru appointment of a
number of "floating magistrates"
with a life- tenure of office. The
Oklahoma representative said Fri
day he and Representative LaGuar
dia. republican, would lay the plan
before the Hoover law enforcement
comniision within the next few days,
with a plea that if the proposal were
favorably received, enacting legisla
tion be drafted. ---
Under hid plan, McKeown explain
ed, the federal magistrates to be ap
pointed would constitute on inferior
tribunal, handling only criminal
cases by the federal court judge in
each congested district.
"My proposal differs from the
Bachmann plan to appoint eighteen
additional judges," McKeown said
Friday, "in that he would have these
judges handle both civil and crim
inal cases. I propose that by taking
the minor police trials out of the
district courts, the regular judges
could clear their docket of cases of
greater importance."
SOVIET RUSSIA IS ASSAILED
Washington While the thirty
ninth continental congress of the
Daughtais of the American Revolu
tion functioned peacefully in rou
tine and recreation Tuesday, the
companion convention of the Chil
dren of American Revolution heard
a strong arraignment of anti-religious
activities of soviet Russia from
Secretary of Labor Davis.
The Daughters raised another $15,
000 for furnishing their new Con
tinental hall, journeyed to Mount
Vernon and laid wreaths on the
tombs of George and Martha Wash
ington, and donned their most gorg
eous gowns for one of their formal
annual functions, that of the presi
dent general.
The children were engrossed with
questions of the hour. Appealing to
them as "descendants of the early
American colonists," Secretary Davis
urged "courage enough to protect
ourselves from the enemies from
within as well as the enemies from
without."
COPPER MERGER EXPECTED
New York Formal announcement
is expected in Wall street shortly
of the merger of the Phelps-Dodge
corporation, Calumet and Arizona
Mining company and the Nichols
Copper company into a $350,000,000
corporation which will be the third
largest copper producer In the world.
The new company would rank next
to Kennecott Copper corporation and
the Anaconda Copper Mining com
pany. Coincident with reports of the
merger Tuesday was the anonunce
ment that Louis S. Gates had re
signed as vice president of the Utah
Copper company to accept the presi
dency of Phelps-Dodge. In the pro
posed new organization he is slated
to be an executive officer. Phelps
Dodge officers denied reports that a
merger with Calumet and Arizona
had been completed, but admitted
that discussions are under way.
HAS BURDENS ENOUGH
Columbus, O. The census has re
vealed here a man with too much de
pendency to support the constitution.
Shrugs and gestures greeted Mrs.
Julia Burrell, enumerator, when she
sought to learn if the man was na
turalized. As a last resort she ask
ed: "Would you be willing to sup
port the constitution?"
"No, J .gotta wife and six keeds,'
was the reply.
Wants Gov
ernment to Re
tain Control
Interstate Commerce Regulators De
sire Congress Enact Addi
tional Legislation
Washington The interstate com
merce commission was placed on rec
ord Friday as unanimously favoring
legislation to prevent unifications of
railroads thru the "overhead" meth
od of pooling holding company stocks
without authority for consolidation
from the commission. Chairman Mc
Manamy of the commission was re
corded as endorsing "in its entirety"
a proposal to suspend all railroad
consolidations direct and indirect
until congress has enacted addi
tional legislation to regulate them.
Joseph B. Eastman, chairman of
the commission's legislative commit
tee, told the senate interstate com
merce committe that th commission
desired a personal pnalty, "such as
fines, and authorized unifications;
but that to endorse suspension of its
own authority to allow mergers
which it found "in the public inter
est" would "amount to an expression
of opinion by the commission" that
it "doubts its own ability to determ
ine wisely what is in the public
good."
Eastman Reads Report.
A report prepared by the commis
sion for a house committee was read
to the Eenate committee by Eastman,
in a hearing on a resolution by Sen
ator Couzens proposing to suspend
both direct and indirect consolida
tions until additional regulation is
provided. The house committee is
considering a proposal similar to the
Couzens resolution.
Present laws, the report says, have
so far been satisfactory to no one.
Differences of opinion have existed
within the commission regarding
?onsolidations tho many unifications
have been authorized by unanimous
decision, it added.
Would Protect Employes.
Chairman Couzens of the senate
committee asked Eastman if the
commission were "split up in the
mntter of what is in the public in
terest." and Eastman responded that
it was with respect to the consolida
tion of the Great Northern and North
Pacific railroads.
Couzens asked whether the com
mission could not act more clearly
if congress "defined more clearly
what is in the public interest." as
sorting that he was disturbed at
"the whole trend" cf economizing
thru linking and merging industries
and banks. These mergers, he said,
"result in savings for the stockhold
ers, and rromise lower rates to the
public, but place fhe entire burden
of the change on cne class em
ployes." He added that there must
be some other way of economy."
Senator Hawes, who has announc
ed 1" is opposed to the present form
of the Couzens proposal, introduced
a bill Friday to provide that consol
idations approved by the commission
after consolidation; to bear expenses
of transfers of employes incident of
unification; and to reimburse any
losses sustained by employes by rea
son of transfers following consolida
tion. State Journal.
RECEIVES SAD NEWS
From Saturday's rnv
Mr. and Mrs. George P. Meisinger
received the sad news today of the
death at Pekin. Illinois, of Henry
Ziemer, father of Mrs. Meisinger.
The death of this highly esteemed
gentleman occurred early this morn
ing. Mr. Ziemer was well advanced
in years as he would rave passed his
eighty-third year at the next birth
day. He had been ill but a short
time but his illness developed into
pneumonia and which caused his
death.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Ziemer of Pa
pillion will leave this evening for
Pekin to attend the funeral of the
father, but owing to illness Mrs.
Meisinger will be unable to make
the trip back to her old home.
In their loss the members of the
family will have the deepest sym
pathy of the many friends in this
section.
FINANCE PLAN ANNOUNCED
New York Harley L. Clarke,
Chicago Utilities magnate who re
cently became head of the Fox Film
and Fox Theaters corporations.
Thursday night announced details of
a plan of refinancing which he said
would wipe out the current indebted
ness of both companies and leave
them with ample working capital.
The plan, he said, will raise $30,
000,000 more than any other so far
proposed. The total amount of cash
raised is over $100,000,000.
Under the plan, the theater com
pany turns over to the film com
pany its holdings of 660J)00 shares
of Loew's stock and receives 1.C00,
000 shares of film "A" stock and
$27,000,000 in cash. Th teheaters
corporation will sell its 1,600,000
shares o Fox Film "A" stock to
the General Theaters Equipment
company, of which Clarke is the
head. The consideration is $48,-
eoo.ooo.
A0WAKYIA CAMPFIRE NOTES
The Aowakyia Campfire held their
regular meeting Tuesday, April 15th
at the home of their guardian, Mrs.
Richard Beverage.
The meeting was called to order
by Alice Barbara Wiles, . president.
A committee was appointed compos
ing of Margaret Taylor, Virginia
Trively and Anna Margaret McCarty,
to sell candy at the candy sale which
will be held at the Ritz theatre Sat
urday at 6:30 p. m.
Reporter.
Large size maps of Cass county on
tale at Journal of ice, 50c eacn.
INSURANCE MEET
SET FOR NEXT WEEK
Lincoln, April 15. The state con
vention of insurance agents at Grand
Island next week is expected to de
base the situation that has arisen
because of the attorney genreal's
action in warning the Western Un
derwriters association to stop its ef
forts to put into effect its policy
which will not permit agents who
represent it to write business for
nonmembers. He had also notified
the western bureau that he regards
its action with respect to commis
sion as a violation of law.
German States
Join in Support
of Aeronautics
Development of Program by Luft
Hansa Described in Talk
at London
London The paper read by Mar
tin Wronsky before the Royal Aero
nautical Society here on German air
transport- struck a high note of
friendly co-operation.
Herr Wronsky outlined the pro
gress of commercial aviation in Ger
many since 1919 and showed how,
being debarred from building mili
tary machines, it had been able to
put all its energies into the commer
cial side. The Luft Ransa, unlike the
British Imperial Airways, is a limit
ed company in which the German
Empire, states, towns and all lead
ing industrial, banking and traffic
undertakings are shareholders.
The Luft Hansa is composed cf the
main administration, four divisional
department.-, of which each possesses
its own head administration for a
certain area, besides the local flight
controls. In the main transport cen
ters outside Germany, such as Lon
don, Paris. Amsterdam, etc.. it runs
its own ofiices which work in close
conjunction with the local companies
for the development of transport. Al
together the Luit Hansa lat sum
mer maintained its own service sta
tions in more than 10i barge Euro
pean places, of which about one-sixth
were in foreign countries.
Germany today has some 70 to 80
airdomes and transport landing
places wheih are thoroughly up-to-date.
And though some of these may
fall out cf the general transport plan,
they will still possess high values
for air taxi traffic and as collecting
places for sport tying, goods sta
tions, etc.
In conclusion Herr Wonsky said
that under present conditions and
those cf the near future one should
not be too sanguine about the possi
bilities of transoceanic air travel.
Even in 10 years time the comfort
in the airplane, due to limited space,
would not compare with the luxur
ious arrangements of the ocean li
ners. Therefore attention should be
given first to building capable freight
and postal airplanes for the trans
atlantic traffic and then to work for
the passenger traffic.
He believed in the utility of the
airship and looked forward to the
opening of the great aerial route to
South America this year. He thought
it should be the aim and main duty
of all nations to guide this young
transport service to increased prog
ress and to the opening of new traffic
areas.
FLIER MAY YET BE FOUND
Valley Stream, N. Y. Ocicials cf
Curtis-Wright airport Wednesday
night were investigating a report
that Ralph White, missing' student
flyer for whom fifty planes have been
searching since Sunday afternoon,
had been picked up by a fishing
boat in the Atlantic ocean off the
Long Island coast.
Frank Ambrose, manager of the
airport, received this information
from Norman Winston, New York
City shoe manufacturer, a friend of
the thirty-two-year-old flyer. Win
ston failed to make known the source
of his information. The Curtiss
Wright officials were handicapped
in the investigation because boats
in the fishing fleet are not equipped
with wireless.
White disappeared during a solo
flight over Long Island, with gas
oline enough to last him only four
hours. He is believed to have be
come lost in the heavy fog that de
scended suddenly over the island and
to have fallen into the Atlantic or
wooded land sections.
FLIES TO SON'S BEDSIDE,
DOWN AT NORTH PLATTE
Chicago. 111.. April 16. O. M.
Green of Olympia, Wash., who left
by airplane from Seattle last night
for the bedside of his son. Jack, in a
hospital here, was forced down by
bad weather tonight at North Platte.
Neb., and is continuing his jour
ney by train.
The father, a banker, stopped last
night in Salt Lake City, and had
expected to arrive in Chicago at 9
o'clock tonight. He will not arrive
until 4:30 p. m. tomorrow on the
Gold Coast limited of the Chicago
& North Western railroad.
CAMPAIGN OF LEWIS
COST HIM ONLY $35
Chicago, 111., April 16. Former
Senator James Hamilton Lewis' cam
paign for the democratic senatorial
nomination at last week's primary
election cost him $35.
" In an affidavit on campaign ex
penses filed today, the former senator
said his only expenditure was for
postage stamps used in answering
correspondence, amounting to about
$35.
Call No. 6 with your order for
job printing.
Sen. Copeland
Cites League
Court Perils
Hypothetical Situation Drawn in Ra
dio Speech, to Illustrate Futil
ity of Entering League.
Washington, April 18. In an ex
haustive analysis of the league court,
Senator Royal S. Copeland (D.), New
York, declared Friday night the fu
tility and weakness of the court in
settling international disputes.
The senator in a radio address over
the Columbia system traced the his
tory of the court and declared the
United States should remain free
from its entanglements.
Several hypothetical situations
were evoked by the senator to prove
the dangers inherent in the interna
tional tribunal.
One of the subjects Justifiable by
the court would be the matter of
"advisory opinions," Copeland point
ed out, adding, as an illustration:
Gives Examples.
"Ital3T is a prcud nation;
Mussolini is an aggressive dom
inant character. Suppose he
should decide that our restric
tions against Italian immigra
tion to the United States are of
fensive to Italy. In consequence,
Italy might make known that
she desires an opinion on the
court as to whether or not our
restriction of immigration is not
an offense against her dignity
and .the rights of its citizens to
live where they p!ease.
"Would the United States con
sent to have anyother nation on
earth or any international court
question our right to determine
the purely domestic question of
who shall or who shall not live
within our jurisdiction?
"With no disrespect to Italy
or any other friendly country we
should say at once in no uncer
tain terms: 'We would not con
sent to have that question pass
ed upon.' "
Still another question was present
ed by the senator in the event that
American adhesion to the league
court ever becomes a reality.
Unable to Elock War.
"In 1S07 the czar of Russia
sold to the United States for
$7,200,000 in gold all the Rus
sian holdings in North America,
the territory of Alaska.
"Since that time the people of
Russia have destroyed the mon
archy and taken over the sov
ereignty of their own country.
Suppose they were to argue that
the czar had no moral or legal
right to alienate sovereignty
over Russian territory, that he
had bartered away what was not
his to sell.
"Assume that Russia were a
member of the League of Na
tions, and submitted a request to
have the world court render ah"
advisory opinion as to wheth
er or not the United States
should not return to the Rus
sian people Alaska, with its gold
mines and valuable fisheries,
worth a thousand times what we
paid for the territory, would we
consent to have the court pass
on the question?" Omaha Bee-News.
REDUCING AUTO ACCIDEITTS
Certalin eastern states have re
duced automobile accidents about 20
per cent through license laws requir
ing examination of all new drivers,
end enforced by a centralized state
motor vehicle bureau, according to
Sidney J. Williams, director of the
Public Safety Division of the Nation
al Safety Council. So far only 17 of
the 48 states have passed such laws,
and all but five of these are in the
east.
There is certainly something amiss
when any person, irrespective of his
mental and physical qualifications, is
allowed to operate a potentially dead
ly vehicle upon the public highways.
This condition has been unquestion
ably responsible for many of the
r.0,000 annual deaths in automobile
accidents.
Hundreds of thousands of new
cars go into use each year. Speed
ranges are constantly rising. Traffic
congestion becomes more and more
a problem. It is the height of folly,
under such conditions, to allow ir
responsible, incompetent drivers to
use our highways where they menace
the life and property of every other
motorist.
$100,000 IS AV ATT, ABLE
FOR UPPER RIVER WORK
Washington. April 16. Funds to
talling 100 thousand dollars were
available by the war department here
today for experimental and develop
ment work on the upper Missouri be
tween Sioux City and Omaha, to be
conducted by the engineer's office
Just established at Sioux City.
Captain F. E. Nortner, recently
appointed to head the upper river
engineers' station, will be directed
to inaugurate these operations with
a view to determining the form of
permanent improvement work best
suited to that section of the Missouri,
the department stated.
LES TRAVALLLEURS CLASS NOTES
From Saturday's Dtn
Last evening at eight o'clock the
Les Travailleurs class of the First
Christian church held a class party.
There was a short business sesion
and then games and refreshments.
The evening was enjoyed by every
one present.
Read the Journal Want Ada.
CLAIMS ON TWO BANES UPHELD
Lincoln, April 14. Court orders
were written in district court here
Monday allowing depositors' claims
of $123,706 against the Farmers
State bank at Hallam and $52,440
against the Bank of Sprague. Both
are in receivership.
While depositors of these institu
tions have as yet received nothing
on their accounts, the orders will
permit payment of nearly 70 per cer.t
of the Hallam deposits, though the
percentage of payment in the other
case is uncertain.
Two Houses
Disagree Over
Muscle Shoals
Lower Branch of Congress Side
tracks Norris Resolution for
Government Operation
Washington Discarding the Ner
ris resolution to authorize govern
ment operation of Muscle Shoals, tlie
house military nffairs commit! f
Tuesday decided to formulate legis
lation to provit'e authority to a pri
vate corners! ion. Unified upon a de
termination to have action at thin
session, the committee members se
lected a subcommittee of five to
draft a bill to provide for the leasing
with an alternative plan tor gov
ernment operation in event a satis
factory bid is not received.
The subcommittee, headed by Rep
resentative Reeco, Tennesr.ee. began
work immediately in order t" havf
the new nieaeur rady for considera
tion by the full group next Tuesday.
It probably will be ir.trdoured Sat
urday. Actinc Chairman Ransley
said the committee would continue
consideration of the new bill until
it was finally reported to the house.
Efforts to obtain quick action there,
would be made, he added.
In strapping tbe Norris re.-oluti!!
which recently was adopted by ibf
senate, tl.e house committee al:-o
dropped consideration of the Wright,
Douglas. Lanlcy end other Muscle
Shoals bills, some of which have been
before it for many years. Ransley
said none of them be agreed upon
and that the proponents of the Nor
ris re-olution withdrew after it be
came obvious that the majority did
not favor it. The subcommittee was
directed to make the language of the
new bill broad so that eittur the
president or some one to be designat
ed by him could carry out negotia
tions for leasing the project.
Altho the alternative plans fcr
government operation was regarded
by a committee group It-d by Repre
sentative Hill, Alabama, as a con
cession from the majority toward the
Norris resolution. Ransley said the
strongest sentiment of the group was
for outright leasing of the project-
State Journal.
WILL HOLD NOTABLE EVENT
One of the biggest events in tha
history of the local Methodist church
is to be held on Wednesday evening
April SOth, at the church, the cul
mination of the campaign that has
been conducted for the retirement of
the improvement loan, made by the
church a number of years ago when
the new parsonage was erected. The
drive for the retirement of the loan
has been under the direction of a
committee of which R. E. Bailey,
superintendent of the city school?,
has been the chairman. One of the
plans of the committee in raising
funds was the distribution of some
400 cards which contained spaces for
sivteen dimes for important events of
the year. These cards are to be
turned in on the SOth and one of
the features of the meeting will be
the sorting of the dimes.
The meeting is expected to be at
tended by every member of the
church and congregation and equal if
not surpass the services some thirty
years ago when the mortgage on the
old church on South Cth street was
burned.
HOOVER IN OLD QUARTERS
Washington President Hoover
Monday will be at his desk in th
renovated executive offices of th
white house which were damaged by
fire Christmas eve. The executive
offices, damaged to an stont of mor"
than $100,000 by the fire, have been
rebuilt from basement to roof. A
new ventilation system has been in
stalled to regulate automatically
temperature and humidity within
the building. Aside from this fea
ture, however, and re-enforcement
to make it as nearly fireproof as pos
sible, the construction followed th"
old plan of the building.
Altho President Hoover remained
In the white house Sunday du to a
slight cold and did not go to church
as is customary, it was announce''
at the white house that he wouh:
be at his ofilce as usual Monday.
Monday afternoon he plans t
throw the first ball at the openi.j.t
game of the Washington Nationals
playing with the Boston Red Sox.
Recently the president was pre
sented with season tickets by Clark
Griffith, president of the Washing
ton club.
FUND LEFT FOR CULTURED
SHRINKING FR01I CHARITY
Pittsburgh, Pa., April 16. Hairy
M. Beer, St. Louis stock broker, es
tablished a fund valued at more than
175 thousand dollars to aid persons,
"preferably of culture and refine
ment, apt to shrink from charity,'
in his will filed for probate here to
day. The estate was valued at 300
thousand dollars.
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