"THURSDAY, APRIL 24.-1930..
PLATTSMOUTH SEMI -WEEKLY JOURNAL
PAGE SEVEN
Murray Department
-Spared In the Interest of the People of Murray and Surrounding Vicinity Especially for the Journal Readers
AH Talkie Movies!
Beginning at 8:00 Continuous -
NEHAWKA AUDITORIUM
May ;3. Saturday Don't fail to See
: Woman Racket
Leaping Love Comedy
May -10, Saturday Another Big One
Harmony at Home
Comedy, James Gustia"s Band
May 17, Saturday One Day
j Untrained '
r Men 0' War Comedy
Only
Nehawka Auditorium
Come to Lewiston May 1 for a
good supper.
Mr. and Mrs. S. Y. "Smith were
FlattEmouth visitors. Saturday. 1
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Davis of Union
were, visitors at the Albert Young
home Monday.
The Murray State bank was closed
for tfce day on Tuesday of this week
on account of Arbor day.
George Nickles was looking after
some business matters in Omaha for
the day on Monday of this week.
Mrs. Chas. Creamer was in Omaha
Monday visiting her niece, Thelma
Rhoden, at the Immanuel hospital.
A number of-the?" Lewiston people
atttnded the Achievement program
at the home of Mrs. Guy Wilts Tues
day. .
Mr. and Mrs. A.' D. Hanson, Mrs.
Moore and Margaret, and. Mrs. jT.
Hanson were Lincoln visitors Sun
day. ... f v i .-. J
Wm. Sporer and wife were visiting
and looking after some business mat-"
tersin Omaha, on Monday of last
week.
Frank Mrasek was hauling some
materials for making repairs at the
home of Frank Schlagel at-ol Rock
Bluffs. j.
Vac Michlinskey and the sons who
are here with- him. were enjoying
Easter Sunday at their home in South
Omaha.
W. J. Partrige of Weeping Water
was 'f blasting some stumps out for
Geoi'tre Meisinger and Mrs. Henry
C. Ionpr.
Phil Lambert who has been spend
ing the past winter at Council Bluffs
was ii visitor in Murray on Monday
of this week.
Harry Albin had the misfortune to
lose one of his best cows on last
Sunday night.- fie found her dead
in the pasture.
Mr.-. Ray Campbell has been in
Omaha most of the.i tteek- at the-
Methodist hospital with "her daugh
ter. Mrs. Atteberry.
County Commissioner C, F. Har
ris was a visitor in Murray on last
Monday and was looking after some
business for the county.
Mr- and Mrs. L. R. Snipes, former
county agent, visited the Lewiston
Community Saturday evening. He is
always a welcome visitor.
Lucean Carper who has been kept
to his home and bed for a number of
days, ::z able to getout and down to
the store again on last Monday.
Charles C. Parmcle and W. E.
Rosejicrans were looking after some
business matters for a short time in
Murray on last' Memcfay" afternoon. -
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Smith and the
County Agent. D. D. Wainscott and
his wife, were in sitteridanee at the
Rivefview achievement Saturday eve
Jiing: v - ., .
Frt-d Hollenberg still remains "very
poorly notwithstanding everything
in the. way of best nursing and medi
cal skill has been given that he might
recover.
MrV. Oldham and Mrs. McConnaha
attended the Riverview program and
Fpend Sunday with Mrs. Oldham's
daughter and family, Mrs. Albert
Young.
This is national clean up week.
Lets make our farms lok as nice as
the city homes. We have the ad
vantage for we have the natural
scenery.
A supper will be given Thurs
dav evening Moy 1st. beginning at
6 o'clock at the Lewiston Community
Center. The object is to secure money
for cemetery planting.
Elaier J. Hallstrom of the Farmers
Bank of Avoca was a visitor in Mur
ray for"a time on last MonCay -after-
SEED CORK
Choice St. Charles Red Cob
(Corn White)
Reid's Yellow Dent
Seed Corn
Germination 95 Per Cent
New Bags FREE
'-Corn must suit you or
money back. Trice
SOO
per Bushel ,
Frederichs Seed
;'- Company I
Phone 53 . Greenwood, Neb
SERVICE!
We are here to serve you with Gaso
line, Oils, Greases, Accessories and
Supplies. No job too small, or too
large for our work shop. "You Must
be Satisfied" is more than just a mere
slogan with us. We mean every word.
Murray Garage
A. D. Bakke, Propr.
MURRAY
NEBRASKA
noon having some business matters
with W. G. Boedeker.
Gerald Parka, son of Mr. and Mrs.
George Parks has been having a
tussle with the measles, and is not
feeling the best. It is hoped he will
soon be over the malady.
J. A- Scotten and the crew were
finishing the new house which Harry
G. Todd has been building. They
.also have been doing some carpenter
work at the home of D. A. Young.
The families of Fred Campbell,
Obe Ashlock and James Earhard all
ar wrestling with the measles, and
all are getting along fairly though
some of the patients are very sick.
Mrs. E. S. Barker and Miss Eliza
beth Spangler of Plattsrocuth were
visiting in Murray last week and
were attending the meeting of the
Woman's Study club on last Friday.
Myron Wiles, from near Mynard
was a visitor in Murray early this
week and was securing some lumber
for the making of repairs on the
house on the George W. Snyder
farm.
Mrs. Lucean Carper drove the auto
to Nehawka that the mother of Mr.
Carper could use it to go to York to
the funeral of her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Anna Pitmaun; who died there on
last Friday.
The long and much needed silver
ware for the Lewiston Community
Center, has been secured. The Social
Circle club gave half. Mrs. Klimm
made the purchase and secured extra
good terms.
Messrs and Mesdames E. S. Tutt,
W. G. Boedeker, George Nickles and
Mrs. Henry C. Long were in attend
ance at the Knights Templar serv
ices at the Methodist church in
Plattsmouth last Sunday.
Since the injuries which Ed Kniss
received when his team ran away
he has not been feeling very well
and has been kept to "his home and
a poriton of the time to his bed, but
is making some improvement.
The Pig club is coming fine. An
other new member has been added,
Marion Wiles, is the new member.
Vernile Pullen is still the lucky club
boy. The gilt he won first on at the
County Fair is raising 11 pigs.
Nick Fredrich and Troy Shrader
both shelled and delivered corn to
the Wilson elevator on last Mon
day afternoon. Thus getting the mat
ter out of the way of the rush of
spring work which is on the way.
Prof. Smith was on hand as usual
Sunday with his class in music. His
hour is from 8 to 4 on Sunday at
Lewiston Community Center. He is
a teacher on all instruments, piano
us well as band and string instru
ments. Conckey's pig meal, calf meal,
chick starter, laying mash, tankage,
bran, shorts, oil meal and besides all
this they have it in any quantities.
No order to large, cr too small for
Us to handle. Conckey's Farm Ele
vator, Sam F. Latta, manager, Mur
ray. Louis Hallas was a visitor in Oma
ha on last fcunday, where he was
accompanied by the family and also
his mother, they going to see Joseph
Hallas who is at the St. Joseph hos
pital where he recently underwent
an operation. He is getting along
fairly well.
Alfred Nickles who has been mak
ing his hom at Long Beach for some
time and was engaged in business
there has disposed of the business
and drove bock to Nebraska. He ar
rived at Wood River on last Mon
day and will expect to be here in
the near future.
Mrs. M. L. Van Cleve of Califor
nia, who was visiting in this vicin
ity, and a guest at the home of her
brother. Mr. Harry G. Todd, favored
the meeting last Sunday night with
a few numbers which was greatly
appreciated. Mrs. Van Cleve was
formerly Miss Jessie Todd.
V. H. Dani, expert food man cf
the Conckey's Elevator and Mills of
Nebraska, was a visitor in Murray
a few days since and was guest of
I.Ir. Sam F. Latta. Mr. Hani was an
instructor in the State University of
Wisconsin and is well posted in the
matter of feeds and feeding.
A part of the money derived from
the supper May 1st, will be used
for cemetery planting. Anyone from
a distance reading this who has an
interest in Lewiston and wishes to
contribute to the beautifying of the
Painting and
Paperhanging
MO job . too large, nor
tv 1 1 Tat -ir fc m
too
on
small. . L.et us
nsure
your needs in Painting, Paper
Hanging, and Decorating.
JOHNPRANS
Murray, Nebr.
Lewiston cemetery may send their
contribution, however small, to Mrs.
Joe Campbell, Plattsmouth route.
M. R. Lytle, the barber who was
operating on the north side of the
street for the past few weeks ac
cepted a position at Louisville with
Bert Clifford and departed for that
place last Monday morning, Mr. Clif
ford coming later for the supplies
which Mr. Lytle had on hand when
he went to Louisville. Mr. Lytle sure
will have a very fine man to work
with in Mr. Clifford.
Conkey's elevator is a good place
to buy, Alfacream cattle fattener,
bran and shorts, oil meal, cottonseed
meal, meat scraps and tankage, al
falfa meal, oyster shells, and all
kinds of chicken feed. Sam F. Latta.
Mr. Otto Wohlfarth, salesman for
the Plattsmouth Motor company, was
in town looking after business for
the company which he represents
and says business is good, there has
been more cars sold than can be got
ten at this time. The new Ford has
proven such a wonderful car that
it is with difficulty that the factory
is able to keep up the production of
the late models. There are many
on the waiting lis for the new cars.
Have Excellent Entertainment.
The members of the Presbyterian
church directed by Mrs. Margaret
Todd gave a very fine entertainment
on last Sunday night in their cantata
"He is Risen." - The entertainment
was greatly enjoyed by aW who at
tended and the crowd was as large
as the church building would permit.
Three Best Guesses.
C. H. Boedeker in the guessing of
the number of drops of varnish in
a can won first place, a;:d Glen Todd
the second, while the third went to
Otto Wohlfarth. They all missed it
over a doze n drops. Geo. Nickles who
sells the varnish bays it's hard to
guess on varnish.
Undergoes Operation.
Miss Florence Bartlett who "has
been at the St. Catherines hospital
at Omaha for many weeks where she
has been with pneumonia, under
went an operation for the draining
of an abcess on her lungs and while
the ordeal was quite painful and is
causing the young lady much dis
tress it is hoped will in the end prove
beneficial and it is hoped it will be
the means of returning her health.
Miss Florence and her mother have
a host of friends in Murray who will
be-pleated that she might have her
health' restored.- ' ";
Falls Down Stairs.
George Everett living southeast of
of Union had the misfortune to fall
down the stairs at home and bruised
himself up quite a bit, was in Mur
ray to see his family physician. Dr.
G. H. Gilmoix, on last Monday after
noon. Uncie George, while very
badly bruised did not receive so very
serious injuries.
Advertising Conckey's Feeds.
The devotees at the shrine cf
KFNF or Henry Fields broadcasting
station, can learn the art of raising
chicks as well a othir stock, for he
lias a period cf broadcasting about
the Conckey's products. Sam F. Lt
ta keeps a good line of these feeds
on hand all the time.
Y-0 Ized.
The Conckey's feeds and grain
company, Sam F. Latta, manager for
Murray, have a pretty fine feed,
which has yeast, codliver oil ar.d
buttermilk, and which makes a good
well balanced ration for chicks
bringing sunshine on dark days.
Mrs. H. G. Todd Doing Nicely.
Mr. Harry G. Todd, who was with
the wife at" Rochester, Minn., where
she went for treatment and was oper
ated upon for a goiter which has
been troubling her for some time,
returned last Sunday and reports the
wife as getting along nicely. Mrs.
John Vantine, her sister, is with Mrs.
Tcdd and assisting in her care.
Have Interesting Ball Game.
The Omaha Crickets, a ball team
of the metropolis were down to Mur
ray on last Sunday and tried issues
with the Murray Red Sox, and while
the game was a lively one, the home
team easily won by a score of S for
Murray and 2 for Omaha.
Have Most Interesting Meeting.
At the Christian church there was
gathered the membership on last
Sunday when an all days meeting
with dinner at the noon hour was
had and a most interesting time was
had. Rev. Robert E. Hanson deliver
ed the discourses in the morning and
evening and was accompanied in his
trip here by his parents as well as
his sister. The basket dinner was
sure excellent and everybody enjoyed
the gathering and th get-to-gether
meeting.
All Hanny, Its a Boy.
Sure the family of Dr. and Mrs.
G. L. Taylor are happy on account
of the arrival at the hospital at
Omaha of a very fine son to these
popular people. JThe young man ar.d
the mother are getting along nicely
and the doctor, well he is sure get
ting along fine as well. All Is hap
piness and joy with the household.
Club Meets,
The Sunnyside club held their
local achievement program at the
home of Mrt. Dale Tapliff on Friday,
April IS.
If Miy of the readers of the
3 oiirna.1 nor of any nocMU
erect or Item of lroerebt in
this TieiEitr. Mid will mill
itme to this office. will p
per aoder this heinlinz. .We
w&nt tUl cewgl terns Epitob
Base Ball!
MURRAY RED SOX
versus
South Side Merchants
of Omaha
Sunday, April 27th
MURRAY BALL
PARK
Cone end Enjoy a Good Game!
Game Starts at 2:45 P. M.
ADMISSION
Gents, 35 Ladies Free
New officers for the coming year
were elected and this years work
brought to a close. It has been a very
successful and helpful year and the
coming years work is also very ap
pealing. A short and delightful little pro
gram was given after which delicious
refreshments were served. Mrs. Tcp
liff being assisted by Mrs. Helen
Sporer and Mrs. Grace Kennedy.
Study Club Meets.
The Murray Study Club met at
the home of Mrs. Chas. Spangler
Thursday April 17th.
The usual business was attended
to. Mrs. A. Young gave a short talk
on "Clean Up Week" and Mrs. Todd
then appointed a committee to see
abou; cleaning up the alleys and
making our town more beautiful.
Mrs. Boedeker had charge of "the
music. The topic of the lesson was
Is the country home more beautiful
-.vita Mrs Seybolt .leader. - '
Very interesting papers were given
by Mrs. Gerking, Mrs. Troop and
Mrs. Latta. Mrs. McDonald read Ed
gar Guests poem "Home.".
A most delicious dinner was served
by Mrs. Spangler, .assisted by Mrs.
Milbern. Mrs. John Davis. Mrs. Guy
Wiles. The next meeting will be at
the Miss Bertha Nickles home.
Presbyterian Church llotes.
Sabbath school at 10 'a. m.
Morning., wcjshlftJUJJ. a. .xa.,
Evening serrioe -atx7:30 p. m.
(Young people's meeting).
Wednesday evening prayer meet
ing at 7:30.
You ire cordially Invited to wor
ship with ua.
J. C STEWART.
Pastor.
NAME AUDITING COMMITTEE
New York At the annual meet
ing of the Assoc rrrted' press Monday
five directors, whose terms expired
ithis year were re-elected and an aud
j itinc; committee was selected. Those
j re-elected were: v.. II. Cov.-les, Spok
! ane, Spokesman-Review; Frank P.
j MacLennan. Topeka State Journal;
j E. Lansing Ray, . St. Louis Globe-
Democrat; Robert R. McCormick,
Chicago Tribune, and Frederick I.
Thompson. Mobile Register. The di
rectors will meet at 10:30 Tuesday
morning to select officers.
Those who became members of the
auditing committee are: Eastern di
vision, William Hale Reed. Taunton,
Mass., Gazette; western division, S.
A. Perkins. Clympia. Wash., Olymp
ian; central division, J. C. Seacrest,
Lincoln. Neb.. State Journal; south
ern division, J. S. Parks, Fort Smith,
Ark., Times Record.
STEN0 FIRES PLANT
FOR 'THRILLS OF IT'
Belleville. 111., April 17. State's
Attorney Lindauer announced Thurs
day that Miss Florence Jenks, a
young stenographer employed at the
Bellville Stove Works, had confessed
setting fire to the company's plant
several times "for the thrill of it."
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 26th. Aug. Ruge. Secretary.
ft ikM
Ptsonimients!
We are making special
prices NOW on our
$50,000 stock. Drive
over roads are fine!
Gienwood
Granite
14
Thinks Milus
Knew Who Gave
Him Last 'Ride
But Banker Kept Silent to His Death
Davis Admits Writing Let
' ters to Shallenberger
Omaha Expressing the belief that
Oscar J. Milius, suburban banker,
knew who took him for a fatal auto
mobile ride early March 1, a step
brother of the late bank president,
declared Monday night that for
"some reason, he could not tell"
prior to his death.
With authorities vigorously pur
suing their investigation of Ills fatal
burns. James A. Davis, laborer ar
rested early Sunday for questioning
in the case, was formally charped
with breaking and entering the office
of a Halston veterinary laboratory
last Friday night.
He was released from custody on
$500 bond and will be arraigned
Wednesday morning.
Davis, arrested following publica
tion in a local newspaper of a signed
statement accredited to him. has ad
mitted to County Attorney Beal that
he was the author of a number of
threatening letters sent ananymous
ly to two of Milius' former business
associates. He confessed to the coun
ty attorney that he broke into the
Ralston office to steal the typewriter
upon which he had written the threat
missives.
When questioned by deputy sher
iffs, he retracted statements attribut
ed to him in the newspaper statement
which he admitted signing "while
too tired to know what he was do
ing." The statement quoted him as
admitting that he was with Milius
at the time hef received his fatal
burns, that the banker's death was
deliberately planned but that plans
had been made unnecessary because
of accidential death, and that he had
carried Milius several miles after the
accident to a place near the latter's
home.
Carl A. Milius. the step-brother
related Monday that he had talked
with the banker almost every day
until he died ten days ago. " .
"When I would ask him abeut the
accident, he would say, I'll tell you
tomorrow," but on the next day it
would be the same thing again."
Davis admitted Monday that he
hnd also written ananymcus letters
to Governor Weaver and A. C. Shal
lenberger, special investigator for
the state department of trade and
commerce, demanding an investiga
tion of the affairs of the State Bank
of Ralston which failed last year.
The laborer stated that he had writ
ten the threats to Milius' assistants
because he had lost his life savings
in the crash. Milius was president
of the "'institution.
' --Otnmty rAttnmy Beal announced
Monday "night "rthat no charges will
be filed against Davis in connection
with the death. He stated that he
was taking this action because his
office now believes that Milius was
attempting suicide when his auto
mobile ran into a ditch. State Jour
nal. CAP0NE IS BACX IN FLORIDA
Miami Scarface Al Capone ar
rived here Sunday from Chicago to
spend two weeks at his palatial home
on Palm Island. He wa? accompanied
by his thirteen-year-r,ld nephew. Cn
pone made trip by tran and wrs greet
ed by his attorneys. J. F. Gordon and
Vincent C. Giblin. His journey thru
Florida was without interruption
from authorities, who several weeks
ago were ordered by Governor Carl
ton to arrest Capone and escort him
to the state line, should he attemrt
to enter Florida. A federal injunc
tion granted by United States Judge
Ritter restrains sheriffs of twenty
counties in the state from molesting
Capone during his visit.
Capone talked freely with news
papermen. He announced that si ten
tative agreement had been reached
with federal authorities regarding
the settlement of his income tax pay
ment, in which a suit is pending
against him.
"I have no interest in politics,
neither in Chicago nor Miami." he
said, "and I am here for a rest which
I think I deserve. All that I want
is a fair break. I have done nothing
in violation of the law in Miami and
will not. All I wish is to be left alone
ar.d enjoy the home which I have
purchased here."
SPENCER FILES FOR
SEAT IN SENATE
Lincoln, April 16. Representa
tive A. D. Spencer of Barnston Wed
nesday filed his nomination papers
as a candidate for the state senate.
He will be on the primary ballot as a
Republican candidate in the Sixteen
th senatorial district comprising
Gage and Pawnee counties. Ken
neth S. Wherry of Pawnee City, is
the present senator from that dis
trict. Representative Spencer was a
member of the state senate in 1915
and has served three terms in the
house.
EASTER LILY COMES HIGH
Chicago Probably the most ex
pensive lily of the Eastertide was re
ceived Sunday by Hyman Natovich.
It cost him, he reported to police,
$3,000 in jewelry. Two smiling mes
sengers rang the Natovich bell early
In the morning. Natovich rose from
bed and answered the door. The men
offered him greetings, handed him
the flower and covered him with
pistols. They sacked the house, took
the jewelry and left Mr. and Mrs.
Natovich and the most expensive
plant locked in a closet.-
. County Attorney and Mrs. W. G.
Kieck were visitors over " Arbor , day
at Springfield, where they 6pent the
day with relatives.
Judges Discuss
Ways to Speed
Up Court Work
Juryles Trials in Civil Cases Find
Ample Support by Bench at 3rd
Judicial Conference
Philadelphia Trials without
juries in civil actions as a means of
expediting justice and clearing court
calendars were advocated by 100
judges attending the Third Judicial
Conference of Pennsylvania held here
on April 10 and 11. The judges op
posed juryless trials in criminal cases
where the defendant enters a plea
of guilty.
Judfre Horace Stern of the Phila
delphia bench declared that it is
unfair to place the responsibility of
a capital case in the hands of a
judge. A case In point that recently
came before Judge Stern was cited.
Here a man was charged with homi
cide, entered a plea of guilty ar.d
while all evidence indicated that the
crime was premeditrued and that
the punishment, therefore, should be
the imposition of the extreme penal
ty. Judge Stern imposed a sentence
of life imprisonment.
Judge Harry S. McDevitt of Phila
delphia said he believed there were
grave miscarriages of justice by the
refusal of a judge to accept the re
spcnsibility of passing sentence. "I'll
give the defendant what he deserves."
he said, "and when I cannot accept
the responsibility placed upon me by
the legislature, I will resign."
The report on trials without jury
in civil actions included a proposed
act which will be presented to the
Legislature at its next session.. This
act provides "that the right to a trial
by jury in civil actions at lav,- shall
be deemed waived by the plaintiff in
each case unless in his first pleading,
and by the dfeendant unless within
the time provided for his first plead
ing whether filed or not, he ?hall spe
cifically state of record that he -elects
to have the case tried by .a jury.
Such election shall be conclusive in
all subsequent proceedings in the
case, except that either party 'may
subsequently withdraw his election
and have a trial by jur.y by a papT
filed of record."
Judge Stern explained the practice
which he said was frequently used in
his court by agreement of counsel,
stating that it showed tremendous
saving; of time. Also, he said, it al
lows informal discussions which of
ten len.d to quick settlement.
A committee to study and report
on the advisability of appointing
public defenders was named after a
discussion during which it was
agreed that the value of public de
fenders in other cities had been ade
quately demonstrated.
In this connection a movement
was recently started by a group of
lawyers and judges in Philadelphia
to raise a fund of $90,000 to estab
lish the office cf public defender for
three years.
VIENNA WILL HEAH
ARGENTINE MUSIC
Buenos Aires. April 20. Senora
Enriqueta Basavilbaso de Catelin, in
terpreter of Argentine, folk music,
will represent Argentina at the forth
coming world congress of song-music
to be held in Vienna during the
first week of June. Senora de Cate
line will travel to Europe in April,
visiting Paris, the south of France,
Germany and finally Austria. In Vi
enna, besides attending the congress
in her official capacity as delegate,
Senor de Catelin will give a series cf
song recitals.
ASKS COLLEGE VIEW
LIGHTING SYSTEM
Lincoln. April 21. A contract for
purchase of a street lighting and
pumping equipment in Lincoln's
newly-acquired suburb of College
View was presented to the city coun
cil here Monday by Commissioner
William Schroeder. He said it would
save the city $400 monthly in light
and power bills. The city would pay
$2,909 for the equipment.
Adveruse your wants In the Want
i column for quick results.
argmn
Special on Baby Chicks
Coming 0 Saturday
Leghorns - !0c Hvy. Breeds 11c
(Started Chicks Slightly Higher)
Can You Afford to Pass Up These Chicks at the Price?
CUSTOM HATCHING
Zt per Egg or 4c per Chick Hatched
We will Take in Exchange Foaltry,
Eggs and Cream
International Feeds
Morrow Hatchery & Produce
Telephone 391 Corner 6th and Pearl
, : Plattsmouth, Nebr.
Harness Oiled
and Repaired
Get ready for Spring. Bet
ter have your Machinery
Eepairs ordered and ready
for starting Spring -work.
It doesn't pay to wait till
the last minute.
We sell the EVEREADY
Eadio None better on the
market. Prices reasonable.
W. H. Puis
Dealer in Hardware, Supplies and
John Deere Implements
Phone 33 Plattsmouth. Neb.
Railroad Saves
$200,000 Yearly
for Barge Line
j That Is the Figure Estimated in the
Elimination cf Switching
Charges.
St. Louis, Mo. An estimated sav
ing of S200.000 a year for the Fed
eral Barge Line -has been predicted
by Maj.-Gen. , Thomas Q. Ashburn,
head of the Inland Waterways Cor
poration, as a result of the elimina
tion cf switching charges at Peoria
and Rock Island, 111., by the Rock
Island railroad.
The importance, General Ashburn
said, lies not so much in the saving
' itself which will be realized at these
two ports, but in the policy it estab
lishes. He said he is confident that
other railroads will fall in line, thus
doing away with the $5 to $10 charge
a carload for switching combination
water and rail shipments. Thin
charge has worked to the disadvan
tage cf water users because rail line
do not ask switching charges of one
another.
The elimination of switching
charges marks the opening of a new
era in river-rail relation, he said,
venturing that river development
would supplement railroad usage and
increase high class freight traffic.
He illustrated the view by showing
how the Mississippi River is bring
ing raw products to inland indus
tries from which finished products
are distributed by railroads.
Declaring that the average speed
of a freight car, taking into account
delays, repairs and the like, was vir
tually half a mile an hour less than
barge speed, he cited indications of
the success of the Federal Barge Line
in financial returns both to shippers
and operators. Profits of the Inland
Waterways Corporation, he said, were
computed at $85,000 a year, and the
cost of barge transportation at seven-tenths
mill per ton mile as against
rail costs of eight and eight-tenths
mills per ton mile.
REJECTION OF PARKER SEEN
Washington, April 19. Unless
Judge John J. Parker of North Caro
lina can meet the objections raised
to his confirmation as an associate
justice of the supreme court, it was
indicited Saturday night that he
i will be rejected by the senate.
Judge Parker has agreed to appear
before the senate judiciary commit
tee. Senator Overman of North Caro
lina, his chief Fponscr. will move
Monday to extend an invitation to
the judge.
It is likely that the committee will
ask Parker to appear on Monday.
April 2S.
PURSUE ARSENAL RAIDERS
I Calcutta. April 19. British troops
land police Saturday night were pur
I suing insurgents who raided the po
lice arsenal at Chittagong and killed
seven persons.
The raiders are equipped with
modern arms.
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