Nebraska Newspapers

    MONDAY. MARCH 2. 1931.
PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOTJBJfAi
PAGE FIVE
MURDOCK DEPAR TMENT.
PREPARED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE JOURNAL.
Trucking!
We do trucking of all kinds.
Specials on Stock : Pick-up loads
to Cn-aha. 25c per IOC lbs.;
Full loads. 20c per 100. Day
or night service. Call No. 2020.
RAY G A ML IN
Murdock, Nebr.
John Gakemeier was looking af
ter some business matters in Lincoln
last Wednesday, driving over to the
big town in his car.
While the roads are good. I would
like to have you drop in and pass
your opinion on my $49.50 heav
y
concord harness. A. J. Tool, Mur
dock. Nebr.
Dr. L. D. Lee who was so poorly
during the past week or more is now
much improved, so much so that he
was able to be out and looking after
his practice.
C. R. Strickler. the Fairmont
Fairmont creamery station, has been
adding to his business in Murdock by
the placing a stock of feed for pul
try and other stock in stock.
Mrs. Henry A. Tool and daughter.
Miss Mary Tool, were in Elmwood
for a short time on last Wednesday
afternoon where Mrs. Tool was hav
ing some dental work done, they
drivimr over in their car.
Harold W. Tool was busy on Wed
nesday afternoon on last week in th
manufacture of a dozen knife racks
for the county agent, mien holds
exactly a half dozen knives which are
of most common use in the kitchen.
Grandmother Buell. who is mak
ing her home at that of her son, Fred
Duel! is reported as being quite
poorly and everything is being done
to make the aged patient as comfort
able as possible and to add to her re
covery. Buys Excellent Car.
Albert Theil. who knows what he
wants in any line, has just added tn
his facilities for transportation a new
Model A Ford town sedan, which is
the last word in the matter of elle
gance of build and excellence of con
struction and economy of operation.
For Sale.
English White Ieghorn hatching
ergs. Sc per doz. above market price.
F. G. Brunkow, Wabash, Neb.
f23-3tmp.
Starting Spring Work.
Chester Mooney and the good wife
were over to the farm home of their
son. George Moomey on last Wednes
day afternoon where they went to
build a hot bed and sow seeds for
the raising of plants for the spring
Chester said that this was his firt
offense at this kind of work but he
knew that if others could succeed
that he could also by giving strict
attention to the work.
Moves to Boca.
John E. Scheel. wh- has made hi-
home northeast of Murdock for the
past forty years and where he has
farmed with good success, moved
last week to Roca where he has rent
ed a farm ami where they will mak
their home in the future. John is a
good ; r and a hard and persis
tant worker rnd will make a success
of th v nture. as he has succeeded
here. The many friends of this estim
able family are loath to see them de
part but are extending the wish for
their success in their new home.
A young ami by the name of
Wendt from near Louisville, wit!
farm the place this year.
Mcved to Gretna.
Ralph Rager who has made his
home northwest of Murdock for a
number of years and where he has
been farming making an excellent
one at that, has moved to a farm
near Gretna. The place which has
bet n occupied by Mr. Rager will be
farmed in the furure by Orvil'e Noell
who has been farming west of Mur-
pa 4& B.r
m
1
Live Stock .ind Grain
WALTER 5T5OY
Phone 1403, Murdock, Nebr.
TO
PIANO TUNING
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
We are pleased to state that Mr. J. E. Moore nas
d ; tl. b- institution r. tuning and geieril lepair
v rk on our pianos during the year. His work has been
entirely satisfactory and we re-commend him as a thor
ough, competent workman and a reliable gentleman.
You: o very truly,
THE UNIVERSITY SC HOOL OF MUSIC.
By GEO. P. KIMBALL, Secretary.
Phone Ruth Miller, 42-W, Murdock
J. E. Moore
6518 Francis Street Phone M-1878
LOTC0LU. NEBR
'b lit 1 : 1-1 jJJL.L-lUt-JiU. IIH JU
ray. and who moved to the Rager
farm early last week. Frank Mrasek
make the exchange for him. On last
Saturday night the friends of Mr.
and Mrs. Rager and there were a
host of them gave this estimable
couple a farewell reception at the
Murdock hall and at which time
there was a most enjoyable gathering.
Eev. Knospe Very Poorly.
On last week the Rev. Knospe who
is minister at the Murdock church,
was very poorly and not able, to offi
ciate at the evening service. During
the afternoon there was plenty of
preaching and preachers in Mi:rdock
for there were eleven, and Attorney
C. A. Rawls. president of the Cass
County Bible School association was
present and which made an even doz
en. A wonderful meeting was had.
Visited Callahan Bible School.
Attorney C. A. Rawls and wife of
Plattsrnouth. the former the presi
dent of the Cass County Bible School
NfMfttfi were visitors at the Bible
school and morning service of the
(llahan church, and where Mr.
Rawls tough the Bible lesson to the
1 adult class, and who were well pleas
led with the rendition of the lesson
which he gave.
Have Tonsils Removed.
Miss Alma Scheel. who is making
j her home in Omaha at this time, is
much troubled with her tonsils and
j today. Monday, at Omaha, she is hav
ling ;!:cm removed. Her mother. Mrs.
John Scheel. accompanied by the hus
abnd and father, were over to Omaha
! to be with the daughter at the time
of her passing through the ordeal.
The many friends of the family are
hoping that she will go through the
operation and be entirely well i:i a
short time.
Have Foundation Completed.
The work of building the founda
tion at the new home of Mr. and
Mrs. A. H. Ward, is progressing verv
nicely and was completed on las$
Saturday and as soon as it has ripen
ed the work on the superstructure
will be began. The work will be j
done by Frank Melvin and his as- ;
sistant. John W. Kruger. and the
work will be pushed along as rapidly
as can consistantly be done with the
best results in view.
.Entertained
Superintendent
at Bridge.
of the Murdock
schools, and wife. Mrs. T. J. John
son, entertained at their home on
Tuesday' evening of lat. a number
of their friends at bridge and where
all enjoyed a very fine evening. Mr.
Floyd Miller won first honors and
Mrs. Lacey McDonald for tiie ladies.
Parents of Boby Daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Skyle Miller. Jr.. are
the proud parents of a fine baby
daughter born to them on Wednes
day, Feb. 35th., 1931. Both mother
and baby are doing nicely. The hap
py parents as well as Grandma Olson
and Grandpa and Grandmr. Skv'e Mil
ler Sr.. have the congratulations of
all because of this happy event
the bir'h cf a dau.Th'er and grand
daughter. Elmwood Leader-Echo.
Auto Accident.
On Tuesdav morn;ng Vernon ITi'l
accompanied by Mrs. Hill were in
an au'omobitf accident when Vernon
Hill was Taki:g a truck load of his
iwn stock fi Omaha, and had reach
ed The bndea Mist nor of Spring
field rim! w s crossing the bridge
when a larrt oil truck came on the
Lridge from the nort! and the two
uu-ks coll ied. Mr. hiTs truck w
fniie badly damavi !. but the d'
wm no damigtd. He had k -3
stock
vcod
taken on into
Leader-Echo.
Omaha Elm-
Visits the Home Folks.
Miss Ruby Rhoden, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Rhoden. who in
Januarv. completed her course as
nurse tit the Lincoln General hospi
tal, was e yis' with the home
folks on Monday aad Tuesdav of this
week. S'e re-turned to Lincoln on
Tuesday evening. M'ss Rhoden h.v
made a wonderful success of her
work ard her many friends here are
greatly nlensed. because of the finf
record tat she has made. Elm
wood Leader-Echo.
Returned From Trip.
i A week a!ro Mondav. Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Wilken and Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
West'all lef by auto for Enid. Okla..
and other noints where they visited.
DISMISS W
JJtA. -l-ll- Jlk. J k ill! II i itdk lnfc.Ak.fc IHfc tlA m ' .
Mr. Wilken went on this trip to at
tend '.o bus:ness mat ers. They re
turned home on Thursday of last
week having had a very nice trip.
While there they visited at tne Al
bert Dehning and Louis DehnitiR
homes and also visited with Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Dehning. They took a
number of pictures all along the trip
and among them were pictures of the
buildings on the Al!ert Dehning
farm. Mr. Wilkens says that crop
look good down there; and wheat is
up good enough for pasture now.
They have had plenty of moisture
there and prospects for crops next
year are excellent. Elmwood Leader-Echo.
BegaT Preaching in 1883.
In a conversation with Rev. F. L.
Wiegert on Thursday, he stated that
I he began preaching in 1RS3 around
j 48 years ago. We have been lookine
j over the files of this paper for years
hack and we have noticed a good
: many places where he has been
(preaching. He knows what it means
: to preach in those pioneer days and
j what real hardships mean in travel-
ing over the prairies to fulfill his mis
sion as a preacher of the fr'snel and
could tell a thrilling story which wo
I will sometime ask him to write, feel
jing that he will grant our request.
Elmwood Leader-Echo.
Given Surprose.
A very pleasant birthday surprise
was given Mrs. Walter rhinigai.
W'ednesdav evening. February 25th
by la 'ire number of friends and rel
atives. Mrs. Th'mgan's birthday date
being Feb. 24th but -s she is one
of those kind you c&B1 nut any thing
over on. it was decided to go Um
following night. Wednesday, and she
had fco admit we sure put on ovr
on her tMs time. The evening v as
epenl ir. playing cards of which th-?re
were five tables. Paul Kunke receiv
ed first prize and Chester Elsmnn the
booby. TcTe were thirty-seven in
:.t:mber including children. t n
appropriate hour delicious lunch
was served rnd tit a late hour tisG
mev'hers departed washing the guest
of honor mr.ny mor-1 hapiv hi.th
taV..
Parables of Jesus Mark 4: 21-25.
The Candle Under the Bushel II
j This parable is very significant.
; Light is synonemous with knowi
: edge. tnu said: "I am the light
of the world:" ten He says abou
His disciples: "Ye are the light of
' the world." Jesus is the son of
1 righteousness, the light is imparted
! to the disciples, therefore it is not
original. but reflected light. or
! knowledge, about the kingdom of
! God : the plan of Salvation is not to
I be hid. put under a bushel, but to be
! put on a stand, where it can be seen,
i This light is given to enlighten the
'. world by a good example. Math 5,
15. In Mark 4. 21. it is to enlighten
tMa conclusion: that every one who
i makes claim to be a chirstian. can
inot live to himself. Rom. 14. 7. but
must use the knowledge of the kine
dom. for the benefit of others. Th
Lord, in verses 22 corrects a fa Is?
i impression which ni ght have arisen
! from the mention of a mystery in
verse 11. It utc g 'spei was ior a
moment treated as a secret, it was so
only because this temporary secret
was essential to its successful pre
clamation after the as ention. Those
! to whom the secret was now confided
were charged with tne responsinn
Ity of publishing it then. Acts 1.8:
Math 28. 19-20. If the world is
to
'onie to a knowledge of the son of
God. it must be done by man: wit
nesses of what God had wrought in
the soul. 1 John 14 we read "We
know that we have passed from
death unto life." This knowledge is
to become the property of all men.
1 Cor. 12. 7 and the christians are
entrusted with it. and charged to
carry the same to the ends of the
VMM, The warning in verse 24 is
. not tf beware of false doctrine, but
they should hear with an under
standing heart, to weigh well the
meaning of what they hear. Verse
t4 exhorts first to use our ears;
then as we apply ourselves to hear
ing Christ teachings, we will in
crease our konv.ledtre of Him: and
the mote we use these talents, the
more they will increase, the more we
give out, the more we will receive.
To the diligent student of devin
truth more of devine truth shall be
revealed. The siothi'ul shall not only
learn no more, but shall forget what
he already knows. The more the
1 christian gives out. teaches others,
j imparts knowledge, the more prog
ress he makes in the devine life. As
men use the means of grace so they
grow; and as they grow, they become
more useful in the service of God.
Many socalled christians could be a
shinning light for Jesus if they would
exercise, work, study and teach
others the way of salvation.
It is a pity that not more of
God-given talents are developed
the Master's use. He needs it;
world needs it. man must give an
the
for
the
ac-
count to God for what use he
nas
made of it.
The church of today murt put men
to work to develop the latent talent
in the church. The preacher should
not do it all; give the members a
chance, let them help.
Next week: Wheat and Tares.
L. NEITZEL.
E00TLEGGER IS KILLED
BY GANGSTER BULLETS
Detroit. Feb. 26. William Bruein,
21, an alleged bootlegger, was kill
ed Thursday by gangsters as he was
driving his expensive automobile on
:the city streets here.
Have yon anything to sell? TeH
the world about it through the Jour
nal's Want Ad department.
i
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The following record of industrial
activity lists items showing invest
ment of capital, employment of la
bor and business activities and op
portunities. Information from which
the paragraphs are prepared is from
local papers, usually of towns men
tioned, and may be considered gen
erally correct.
Ogallala New equipment install
ed in N. C. Vandemeer garage.
Peru E. D. Buckingham leased
Shell Gas station, south of post office.
Union
Atteberry
Arnold
Park may
-New signs placed on Chas.
garage.
-Work on State and City
start early this spring.
Leigh County road
place graveled.
south of this
Pender Republic office renovated.
Bridgeport Improvements made
to Trail theatre.
Walter Clark will operate bus line
between Bridgeport and Ogallala
starting 1st of March.
Omaha Handy Hcse Mending
Shop opened at 319 Neville Block
short time ago.
Ruskin Clarence Krogh leased
Sehleif garage from Ed Schleif.
Arthur Arthur Filling station
opened for business recently.
Red Cloud Howard Kaley pur-
baaed tools, equipment and office
fixtures of old Oglevie Bros, garage
and moved his Chrysler agency into
j building.
Sjottsbluff
structicn of
city.
Bids received
300-foot well
for
in
con
this Contract to be let Feb.
paving State and Federal
27th for
Highway
No. 75 from Falls City to Omaha.
PL
sand
ity.
ttsmouth
and gravel
- Lyman -Richey Co.
pits resumed activ-
Superior Abraham Void purchas
ed option of Witten light plant.
Powell Gravel
ve. t of this town.
spread on road
Freedom Kirhy bridge west of
this town may be improved in short
i ime.
Neligh Bridge over Elnhorn
south of here, to be repaired.
Crcignton
orgunized. -Center State bank re-
Scottsbluff New Federal building
at corner of Sixteenth Street and
Second Avenue, to be ready for occu
pancy May 1st.
Lincoln Nebraska will spend $3.
500.000 on State roads to relieve un
employment situation.
Butte Work
completed on re
Motor Co. garage.
: modeling Cout h
Scottsbluff New Bluff's cafe oper
a'ed by Larry Simonton and Lena
Nyce opened for business.
Bridgeport Dam across Pumpkin
Creek on Pumpkin Creek Farms com
pleted. Tekamah G. B. Steward Company
opened hardware store in P. W. Fis
cher building.
Wolbach Highway No. 13 to he
graveled east of here for distance of
5.6 miles.
Hooper New electric
installed in Chicken Little
incubator
Hatchery.
NAVAL BILL IS APPROVED
Washington The naval construc
tion program laid aside, big navy
advocates succeeded in obtaining by
a vote of 205 to 6 8 house approval of
a bill to authorize $30,000,000 to
; modernize three battleships. The
i measure already had been passed by
' the senate and now awaits the presi
1 dent's signature. Work on these bat
'tleships the New Mexico. Missis
sippi and Idaho will complete mod
ernization authorized by the Wash
ington naval conference.
With the $30,000,000 the navy
plans to decrease the possibility of
damage to battleships from airplane
and submarine attacks. The modern
ization will include elevation of tlu
gun turrets to increase range, addi
tion of "blisters" on the sides as a
submarine defense, reinstallation of
fire control systems, improvement of
oil burning equipment and the addi
tion of new anti-aircraft batteries
which naval experts contend will
keep slow bombing planes 5,000
yards from the vessel.
STAYS IN SAME HOTEL
ROOM 13 YEARS
LATER
York. Feb. 27. After spending Ihe
night at a York hotel while here on
business. Arnott Folsom of Lincoln
informed the clerk when paying the
bill that 13 years ago he was in York
and spent a night at the same hotel
and in the same room. No. 501. The
hotel has 76 rooms.
Job Printing at Journal office.
INDUSTRIAL NOTES
Thomas Gives
Low Down on
Pair Sought
Man Wounded in Getaway and Late:
Captured Tells Story Given
But 2 Days to Live.
Hastings Given but two days to
; live, Jim Thomas, wounded and cap
itured member of the gang of three
that looted the Hastings National
bank of 527,673. Friday revealed to
officers the identity of his two pals.
Thomas, identified by District At
torney E. W. Thomerson. of Amaril
lo, Tex., and admitting Friday that
Thomas is his real name, claimed that
his partners in the Hastings robbery
were Jimmie Creighton and a man
by the name of Cantrell, both of Ok
lahoma and Texas.
Thomas, who originally said that
his name was Hendricks when he
was captured at Belvidere. Neb..
Thursday, told officers that he had a
wife and three children residing in
Kansas City.
The wounded man was removed to
the Mary Lanning hospital before
noon. Hhis physician. Dr. J. P.
Feese. said that the man had only
a very slight chance for recovery.
Thomas was shot in the abdomen
during the fight in the house here
just before they fled from town. One
of the slugs pierced his liver.
Thomas said that the woman was
the wife of Cantrell. They had be
come separated in the flight from
the rendexvous here, he said.
Search for the other members of
! the gang, believed headsd for the
: Mexican border, continues. Officers
of four states have been notified to
keep on the lookout for the fleeing
bandits.
Thomas' revelation of the names
of his pals Friday, conflicts witb an
identification claimed Friday mom
,ing by Officer Yettman and Wit-::
I ita. Kas.. officers. Frcm photograps
! they said that one of the men who
kidnaped Yettman and tied him in
! a rural school house near Sylvan
; Grove. Kas.. was named Jimmie
Woodruff.
Hastings Identification of two of
jthe members of the bandit gang of
! three that robbed the Hastings Na
tional bank ol $27.(573. was claime !
by officers here Friday.
Police Captain Yettman. one of
the two officers kidnaped by the raid
: ers in their flight from here, has
l identified one of his captors as Jirc
! rnie Woodruff, of Wichita. Kas. Yett
, man went to Wichita by airp!-ne
Thursday and established the ider.t-
ity of one of the robbers thru a pho
tograph. The captured suspect who pn-
his name as Robert Hendricks, cf
Oklahoma. Kans-s. rnd Has?:: gs,
has been identified s Jim Thomas.
!of Amari'lo. Tex. Edward W. Thom
jerson. announced this idenification.
The dis'rict attorney said th:t
(Thomas s wanted la connection with
i the robbery of the First State bank
of Canyon. Tex.
The young mother being held here
admitted la'e Thursdav to officer
i that she was not the wife of the
wounded m-n. The woman had ori
ginally said 'hai she was the wife of
i Hendricks. The couple, with a year
' old baby, were captured at Belvidere.
Neb., early Thursdav. Both were1
to Hastings. Te man had been
wounded twice, one of the slugs pass-
ing thru his liver.
A picture of Woodruff's wife,
.shown Ye'tman ei Wichita, was
! claimed by the officer to be the wo-
man who was with the robbers in the
; little ouse here when officers sur
rounded the place Wednesday n:L'! t
Yettman, who was carried from
Hastings to within a few miles of
Sylvan Grove. Kas., and bound &Qd
gagged in a country schoolhouse said
that one of his captors had expressed
anxiety over his wife who was in
"another car."
Capture of the one bandit sus
pect followed close on the heels of
the raid on their hideout here Wed
nesday night. Ten officers surround
ed their rendezvous here. A gun bat
tle in which Volcott Oondit. son of
former State Sheriff Condit. was
wounded, followed.
Using their captive as shields, the
bandis made their getaway in two
automobiles. Officers were forced to
flatten on the ground while the gang
sped away. They had threatened to
use a machine gun unless the officers
complied with their demands.
Officers Yettman and Woods were
kidnaped. Woods was found earl--Thursday
morning south and west o;'
Grafton. He was shackled to a fenc
post with barbed wire. Yettman
turned up at Sylvan Grove. Kas .
eighty miles south on the line. H"
had worked loose from his bonds and
walked to town.
Thayer county officers arrested
the man who gave his name as Hen
dricks at Belvidere early Thursday.
He had stopped at a garage to buj
gasoline. His wounds also were ge:
ting painful, he said. The mother
and child were also held.
Hendricks, or Thomas as he QJ
been idenified by the Amarillo at
torney, will recover, his physician
said. He will not give definite in
formation as to his real identity.
State Journal.
RED
CROSS
FOR
CRITICIZED
DROUTH AID
POLICY
Washington. D. C, Feb. 19. Cri
ticism of the Red Cross for "refusing
to pay the cost" of transporting sev
eral trainloads of foodstugs from the
northwest to drouth sufferers in Ar
kansas was made in the senate to
day by Senator Dill (dem., Wash.).
He based his statement on a news
paper dispatch to the effect that the
foodstuffs were being held up be
cause the railroads would not "dead
head" any more foodstuffs for relief
and the Fed Cross would not stand
the expense.
BAYS MAY FIGHT DISEASE
New York Use of sun fever to
combat disease was reported as a
coming medical possibility before the
American Physical society and the
Optical Society of America. Sun fe
ver is a peculiar heating effect due
to certain penetrating rays from ei
ther real or artificial sunlight. It
has no connection with sickness nor
even with feeling ill. It is due to
the rays which pass largely straight
thru the surface of the body and con
centrate their heating offacta under
neath. Brian O'Brien of the institute
of optics of the University of Roch
ester summarized this affect in a
talk cn physical effects of light.
Veterans are
Urged to W ait
for
Relief
Legion Asks Those Who Are Not in
Actual Need to Defer Applica
tions to Avoid Bush.
The American Legion's national
legislative and rehabilitation offic-
in Washington anticipate that both
their facilities and those of the gov
ernment wll be overtaxed in the mat-
; ter of emergency cases under the
new adjusted compensation loan act
on behalf cf those veterans in urgent
need of money, according to the State
Department Commander Poteet. "The
; American Legion suggests thsit veter
ans not actually in immediate need
defer their applications for sixty or
ninety days so as to permit the need
ful applicants to get early action,"
he says. "Similarly the veterans
whose financial plight forces them to
make Luu0tulite application for re
lief should so so and then refrain
from following up the application
with telegrams or letters as these
will only result in slowing down of
the work of getting out the relief.
The veterans' bureau feels that it can
get cut over four hundred thousand
loans during the first month after
the money is made available.
"Nebraska veteransw ho have
their certificate in their own pos
session should apply for th;ir loans
to the regional office of the Veter-
: ans' Bureau, 1S17 Douglas s
Omaha, Neb. Commander Poteet says
many thousands of certificates are in
these offices. These are tne certi
ficates of veterans with current loans.
j "There are about thre hundred
and fifty thousand certificates in the
central office of the Unitec estates
Veterans' bureau in Washington.
These are the certificates of veterans
who have secured loans from banks,
and upon the loans remaining unpaid
the certificates and notes sent to
Washington for payment of the Vet
erans' bureau. Veterans whose cetti
fica es mn la Otffl Ktatna should appiy
for further loans directly to the Vet
erans' bureau in Washington and
I thus eliminate one step in the trans-
; action.
"The American Legion calculates
that if veterans borrow up to the
full amount available if the proposed
jlaw passes and do not repay the lean,
the principle and compounded inter
est will about consume the balance of
the value o the certificate by the end
i of the twenty year period.
"There will he no change in the
! existing procedure and the same ap
plication form. No. 1185. will be
used, which may be obtained from
the nearest Veterans' Bureau office
or any of Nebraska's 300 legion
posts. The American Legion pots of
Nebraska in keeping with its usual
custom of assisting all World war
veterans, will be glad to as-i t
veterans in co-operating with
veterans bureau in filing their
plications for the loans."
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WHTTEKAH FILES
TI-.IFJJD-F0R
DIVORCE
LY" SUIT
j Chicago. 111.. Feb. 27. Paul
Whtteman. the rotund prototype ot
syncopation, started "friendly" di
vorce proceedings today to end his
third marriage.
"She's wonderful." observed the
"king of jazz," as he filed suit in
superior court against his wife, the
former Vanda Hoff. But marriage
on the road was "no go."
The world famous orchestra lead
er is engaged at (he Granada cafe
here for an extended stay. Arrange
ments for the divorce were made with
Mrs. Whiteman when she stopped
here a week ago en route from Cali
fornia to New York. Whiteman said
his wife will receive six hundred dol
lars a week and will not contest the
action.
They were married in 19 22. Their
son. Paul. jr.. is 7 years old. White
man charged desertion, alleging that
his wife left him January 15. 1929.
despite the fact that he "treated her
kindly and affectionately."
I0WANS SEEK ESIDGE AID
Lincoln. Feb. 27. R. L. Rutelcdge
jof Fort Dodge, la., a member of the
Iowa state legislture. and T. E. T.art
ton of Sioux City conferred in Lin
jcoln Friday with Representative Don
C. Hefferman of Dakota county on se
I curing joint action by Nebraska and
ilowa for the construction of bridges
! across the Missouri river.
Mr. Hefferman recently
a joint resolution ' in the
; here requesting the Iowa
; ntiodued
legislature
la wmukers
I to enact a law under which co-ope'-ative
action of this kind may be tak
en. He and Mr. Barton are particu
larly interested in securing a bridge
'at Sioux City.
A law is already in effect in Ne
braska whereby an amount not ex
ceeding $150,000 a year cat- be used
for interstate bridges from federal aid
funds allotted to Nebraska. Thi can
not be done, however, unless the all
joining state appropriates a similar
amount.
Englishmen, statistics ahow. live ;
longer than Americans. The phil
osophy of Americans is that it is bet
ter to live fast than long
Faces Pile of
V ork in Legisla
ture Tuesday
Gasoline Tax Exemption for the
Farmers and Revamping of
Districts Wait
Lincoln. Feb. 27. Noon Friday
marked the half wav-point in the
Forty-seventh Nebraska legislative
session.
When the gavel fell in the house
and senate for adjournment at 12
it sent the solons back home to wind
up their March 1 business affairs and
prepare to tackle the last half of the
sessiou.
Recess will be taken until next
Tuesday at 2 p. m., when much im
portant legislation will be before
both houses.
Gasoline tax exemption and re
apportionment of the congressional
districts are special orders of busi
ness upon the first or second days.
However, if congress fails to act up
on the congressional reapportion
ment plan in the hands of President
Hoover, nothing will be done about
reducing the six Nebraska districts
to five.
The senate Friday advauced these
measures to third reeding:
S. F. 369. by C. D. Warner, R.).
Waverly, amending the license law
for motor fuel dealers to permit the
late treasurer to require a bond to
insure payment by the dealers of the
gasoline tax.
S. F. 14. by William
R. Randall
A. Rodman
fR), Omaha, and James
(R) , Omaha, reducing
municipal
court witness fees from
52 to $1 a
day.
B. i. 18. by Hugo
Srb ID.).
Dodge, permits cities of 5,000 to 25.
000 population to invest surplus
funds credited to their public utili
ties in interest-bearing secuities of
the state of Nebraska or of any poli
ticaj subdivision. Carries emergency
1 In wm i
S. F. 1S5. by A. L. Neumann iD.l.
Oakiaad; BoUa C. Van Kirk. Lin
coln, and Srb. specifies method of pre
paring the general election ballot.
S. F. 63, by Andy J. Welch (D.).
II Ifortft. provides a means of dissolv
ing county agricultural societies.
The house Friday passed:
EL EL 144. by R. T. Jones ( R. ) ,
.-ci : i. 1 uff. and W. M. Iodence (D.).
Herningford Permitting rural high
school districts to issue bonds not in
excess of 6 per cent of the assessed
valuation of the district to pay off
construction or equipment debu,
I BS-S).
H. R. 15 8, by H. P. Hansen R.).
North Platte Requiring livestock
truckers to carry permits attesting
to ownership of stock in transporta
tion. Failed to carry with emergency
ealaae but passed, 01-24, with caluse
i.lricken.
EL R. 172. by H. A. Foster (R.).
Omaha Extending time restriction
for employment of women or girl.-,
from 10 p. m.. to 12.30 a. m.. but re
taining 9-hour working limit. (71
15). EL R.
Thayer
fix the
BIS, by F. O. Price (R ).
-Permitting county boards to
salary of county highway
I commissioner. Repealing $7 a day
'provision. (67-13).
H. R. 250. by A. G. Jensen ( D. ),
Fremont Permitting city of Fre
mont to invest surplus funds, earn
ings of municipal power plants, in
securities of the -United States or the
state of Nebraska emergency caluse.
75-5).
I H. R. 251. by Jensen, permitting
city of Fremont to pay the bond of
the city treasurers emergency clause
: 75-2).
i H. R. 186 by J. H. Stuteville (Du),
Bridgeport, permitting second class
cities and villages to pay interest on
sewer bond either annually or semi
annually (82-2J.
' H. R. 380. by Jensen, providing
that ill or disabled voters may cast
ballot in their home or in the hi spi
tul (S0-2.
H. R. 418. by WaPer S. Johns'. n
(R.i. OmMi?, ant! W M. Burr D. .
Juniata, providing that counties ma
levy tax net exceed .3 of a mill
for sold;er re'ief 77-.
H. R. 429. by C. E. Jackman D. .
IfJrand Island, appropriating ?5(U
I Frederick Heinken, veteran of In
idian uprising, for that amount p4
jfor lodging and care at Grand Island
Soldiers Home (emergency clauo
S4-0).
H. R. 437. by Stuteville. permit
tins irrigation districts to develop
witter power and to see or lease tn
persons, corporal ions or munic ipal
ities and to devote earnings tn ex
penses of districts (79-2).
H. R. 445, by Mable Oillespie I D. ).
Papillion. providing that tuition of
children of regular army officers and
enlisted men station in Nebraska
shall be paid from state school fund
at rate of $1 per week per child V -Trade
schocds. and $3 per week foe
high schools (90-0).
Bee-News.
EJ11TISH NAVY CRITICIZED
London Startling criticism of th
British royal army are contained in.
a book published by Commander Ber
nard Acworth, retired, in which he
advocates replacing England's 35.
006 ton warr-hipt of the Nelson type
carrying 16-inch guns with 12,0("
ton ships carrying 13.5 guns an;'
capable of 17 1-2 knots. Comnandt
Acworth. who gained the distin
guished service cross for his. service-,
with the navy during the World war.
retired less than four weeks ago ai
ter four years on the admiralty stafl
His book already has started a heat
ed contravirsy here.
Declaring that all torpedo boat do
stroyers should be scrapped Arwor'r
also pours scorn on submarines,
which he considers useful only as a
limited part of the home port an !
cjr.;,u.i defense. He also says he ha -litt!
use tor the naval ai- arm.
iry a Journal Want-Ad.