THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1931.
PLATT9M0UTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
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WEEPING WATER
Miss Virgrinia Kitten, who has been
at Bryan Memorial hospital at Lin
coln during the last two weeks, is
reported as getting along nicely at
this time.
Miss Olive Stevens of Omaha was
a visitor in Weeping Water for the
day on last Sunday and was a guest
while here with her friend, Miss Ma
bel Dudley.
Joseph Rannie with the moving to
their farm has also had a new range
installed which was placed in the
home on Tuesday afternoon by Har
old Richards, the dealer.
Peter Zessen, who went to the Bry
an Memorial hospital at Lincoln
where he is recuperating following an
operation for relief from appendicitis
is reported as making very satisfac
tory progress.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Moritz, Mrs
George Olive and Edith Marshall were
over to Lincoln on last Saturdav
where they were visiting with friends
as well as looking after some busi
ness for a time.
Torrence Flemming who has been
residing in the Mrs. Jens Peterson
home for some time past, has pur
chased a property known as the Lena
Lineback property on Eldorado ave
nue, where h.-? is moving.
Mrs. James Metcalfe who has been
so ill for so long and who just re
cently has been showing good im
provement, was able to visit with
her daughter, Mrs. Amos Cappen,
on last Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Oscar L. Huffman, who was
injured in the street car accident
when the drunken auto driver struck
a crowd of people waiting for the
street car, is getting alone nicely at
this time. She is sofewhat sore yet
but still improving.
John S. Williams and wife and
their daughter, were visiting at Shen
andoah. Iowa, on last Sunday thev
driving over just to see the country
and found an excellent country and
a fine town. They also returned to
find in Weeping Water one of the
very best towns in eastern Nebraska.
Mrs. Hans Petersen of Audubon,
Iowa, accompanied by Mr. Petersen,
were visiting in Weeping Water, they
coming to see about some business
matters regarding property which
they have here. While here they vis
ited with friends and relatives being
guests at the home of the brother of
Mrs. Petersen, Mr. Chris Rasmussen
and wife. They also stopped in
Plattsmouth to look after some busi
ness. Activities at M. E. Church.
The Epworth League of the Metho
dist church of Weeping Water and
the FellowshiD Brotherhood, were
both entertaining at the church dur
ing the present week with the Ep
worth League meeting on Wednes
day and the Fellowship on Thursday.
These auxiliaries are materially as
sifting in the work of the church.
Church Active at Nehawka.
The Methodist church at Nehawka
where Rev. Geo. E. Morey is the pas
tor, were very active in their work
on last Sunday, the two young peo
ples classes taking the time at the
morning service period of the church.
Will Play At Liberty.
The Weeping Water Boy Scouts are
putting on a play at the LibeWy the
atre on Thursday and Friday of this
week. They are to put on the play
'Charley's Aunt" and which is filled
with nlirth and laughter.
Undergoes Operation Saturday.
Ralph Singer, who is attending the
state university and during the
other time has been making the trip
home as he likes the home so well,
has also been bothered some with ap
pendicitis, and which has been ge
ting more troublesome from time to
time was so badly troubled with the
disease that last Saturday he went
to the Bryan Memorial hospital at
Lincoln where he underwent an oper
ation for relief. Following the oper
ation be has been getting along fair
ly well and it is hoped that he will
soon be able to return home. The
parents were over at the time of the
operation and also on Monday, while
all the family visited the sick bed on
Sunday.
Gave Benefit for Firemen.
There was a pinochle party given
at the Howlers hall on Tuesday of
this week where a large crowd ga
thered that they might contribute
to the cause of the fire department of
Weeping Water.
Fine Hamilton Piano.
I have a very fine Hamilton piano
excellent condition for sale. See
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or call L. R. Lane, Weeping Water.
Mrs. Ben Olive at Hospital.
Mrs. Ben Olive, who has been in
rather poor health ror some time
past, was taken to the Bryan Memor
ial hospital at Lincoln where she b
now receiving treatment and also is
und"r observation to ascertain the
tit it ttitnf.ral
HOME
Modern conditions and stand
ards o? living have called into
being an entirely new kind of
Institution for meeting a uni
versal human need The Fun
eral Home.
Planned for the specific pur
pose which It serves, It offers
greater efficiency and greater
convenience than was possible
in the past.
We are proud to be able to
offer the communities which we
serve the use of such an estab
lishment. Hobson Funeral
Home
WEEPING WATER, NEBR.
nature of her illness and it is hoped
that she will be able to return to her
home in a short time entirely well
from her sickness.
Mrs. I. N. Hunter Poorly.
Mrs. L N. Hunter has been quite
poorly at her home in Weeping Wa
ter for the past two weeks and has
been being cared for by Mrs. Car
ter, who is a very fine nurse. Under
the care of Mrs. Carter, Mrs. Hunter
is improving.
WITC HING AMD CLEARING
blow Mtn m-iK nnd rork aud clear
I Mini. Call u. phone !. We rarry full
line of exploaivm. W. J. I V It I'll I IMi I '..
Weeping Water. Sifbrak.
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Cass County Farm
Bureau Notes
Copy furnished from Office
of County Agent Wainscott
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Men Studv Remodeling Problems.
Sixty men representing the 41 pro
ject clubs of the county attended the
February training meetings with the
women project leaders to discuss
Practical Remodeling Problems. Sug
gestions for added comfort and con
venience in farm homes, pertaining
in particular to the value of insula
tion, weather-stripping, humidity
and heating, were presented by D. D.
Wainscott, County Extension Agent.
Humidity versus ventilation called
forth considerable discussion.
The men attending these meetings
will take back and present to their
own community the suggestions, for
practical remodeling, which they re
ceived. The results of their efforts
will be turned in for summarization
in November.
The fine spirit of cooperation dis
played by the lumbermen of the
county added much interest to the
meetings. G. R. Binger, Weeping
Water, Harry Tolhurst, Elmwood. J
W. Banning, Alvo, Harold Tool. Mur
dock. and George Nickles. Murray,
local lumbermen at the various train
ing centers, not only participated in
the discussions but also made some
90 knife racks which were presented
to the project leaders and group
chairmen.
That the kitchen should be the
first room in the house to be remod
eled was the concensus of opinion
among the women. Homeniakers
spend a majority of their time in the
kitchen. The time spent here might
be made more pleasant and in many
cases, reduced, if built-in cabinets,
affording compact grouping of kit
then equipment, can be used. With
this in mind the women studied
grouping of kitchen equipment and
desirable features in cabinets.
Farm Shop School.
The Farm Shop of Roy Cole. My
nard, was the scene of much smoke
and flying sparks Friday and Satur
day, as thirty-two men pounded out
chisels, punches, and various other
farm tools. W. J. Runnalls, instruc
tor in blaeksmithing at the College
of Agriculture, gave demonstrations
on tempering, how to weld head bolts
to sharpen tools, point cultivator
shovels, lister and plow lays. Con
siderable time was also given to the
study of metals, their use and how
to handle them.
After demonstrating an exercise
Mr. Runnalls supervised the men in
doing the work themselves on the
eight forges and anvils that were
brought in for the occasion.
"This beats the gas engine school";
"This has straightened me out on a
lot of kinks"; "He is the best black
smith I ever saw," and. "When can
we have another one of these schools"
were a few of the favorable comments
heard at the end of the second day.
"The day isn't far off when you
farmers will have to do your own
work because the blacksmiths are all
old men," said Mr. Runnalls in his
opening comments about the school.
This is the first school of its kind
ever held in Nebraska and many of
the men that attended want to go
to the College next winter and take
two days work in the shops there.
Directions for Smut Treatment.
The common way to treat oats or
barley for smut is to sprinkle a for
maldehyde solution over the grain
as it is shoveled into the wagon the
morning before it is sown. The grain
is then covered with sacks or canvas
until noon.
While the first grain taken out of
the wagon in the morning may not
be treated 100, the formaldehyde
will do the business fairly well in an
hour's time, and the method recom
mended is the most practical for aver
age farm conditions.
One pint of fresh formaldehyde
per ten gallons of water makes the
right mixture to use. One man or
boy can sprinkle the amount of solu
tion over 40 to 50 bushels of grain
while another man shovels it out of
the bin into the wagon box. The
treatment costs very little in expense
or time and is effective in controlling
smut of either oats or barley. D. D.
Wainscott. Jessie H. Baldwin, Co.
Extension Agents.
CONTEST FOR $5,000,000
ESTATE OF RAJAH BEGINS
London, March 2. The case of the
five million dollar estate of the aged
rajah of Ramnagar, who died with
out issue from any of his four wives,
was opened by the privy council to
day with an effort by Ranes Chattra
Kumari Devi, the rajah's favorite
wife, to wrest the fortune from her
grandnephew, whom the prince at
one time made his sole heir.
CARD OF THANES
We wish to thank the many
friends who helped-us in our recent
trouble. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Camp
belll. m5-lsw
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Oar Spring stock is in fl
H and cheaper than ever Hi
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9 541 Main Street HI
LOCALNEWS
From Monday's Daily
George LOhnes of Cedar Creek was
in the city today for a few hours at
tending to some matters of business
and visiting with friends.
O. A. Davis of Murray was a visi
tor in the city today for a few hours
attending to some matters of busi
ness and visiting with friends.
C. F. Wheeler, marshal of Louis
ville, was here today to spend a few
hours attending to some matters at
the court house and visiting with
friends. Mr. Wheeler was a resident
here for a great many years and en
joyed a visit with the old friends
while in the city.
From Tuesday's Daily
L. L. Coons of near Elmwood was
in the city for a short time today
where he was called on some busi
ness matters at the court.
Attorney Carl D. Ganz of Alvo was
a visitor in the city today for a few
hours attending to some matters of
business at the court house.
D. C. West, the Nehawka banker,
was here today for e. few hours at
tending to some matters of business
and visiting with friends at the court
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Water, was in the city today for a
few hours visiting with friends, Mrs.
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Gorder being the county president
,irr! rC-
County Commissioner E. B.
tfT lawi h ' r nrHor f
nu riea m. uoraer ox
man of Union a
Weeping Water, where here today to
attend the meeting of the board of
county commissioners and visiting
with friends.
State Superintendent Charles W.
Taylor of Lincoln was in the city
for a short time today attending to
some matters in connection with the
working of his department of the
state government.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Johnson
of Lincoln were here today looking
after the real estate of the Johnson
family and also visiting with Mrs.
J. H. Adams and W. F. Gillespie,
their aunt and uncle.
Mrs. E. C. Maines of Omaha was
here
i her
in the city today and while
canea rne journal ana imu ut
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suoscripnon to me aany eonion oi
the paper renewed. Mrs. Maines was
formerly Mrs
uaiion OI mis
city
S. S. Gooding was here from Omaha
today and while here was a caller at
the Journal. Mr. Goodiner has iust
. . . .. .
recently returned irom a v sit at
Chicago and Creston. Iowa, and while
at the latter city had the pleasure of
a visit with Floyd Phehus, tormer i
resident here.
From Wednesday's Daily
Attorney C. E. Tefft of Weeping
Water was here today for a few hours
attending to some matters at the
court house.
John Fitzpatrick of Weeping Wa
ter was among the visitors in the
city today to spend a few hours vis
iting with friends.
W. D. Baker and Oscar McNurlin
of Weeping Water were here today
for a few hours attending to some
matters of business.
William Starkjohn departed this
morning for Omaha where he was
called on some matters of business
and visiting with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne D. Choate. of
Glenwood, were here Tuesday for a
few hours and while here were call
ers at the Journal office for a short
time. Mr. Choatte is the owner, pub-
lisher and editor of the Glenwood
Opinion.
TRIAL OF REVOLUTIONARIES
Moscow The second big counter j
revolutionary trial in the last few
months opened in the hall of columns
before a reasonably crowded house.
but the enthusiasm attending the Washington A clear majority of
hearing of eight prominent engineers I the American people in favor of re
last December was notably lacking. Ipeal of the eighteenth amendment
All the actors were present, including i was claimed by Henry H. Curran.
fourteen gloomy and mostly bewhisk
ered defendants, five judges, one of
them a woman; the fiery prosecutor,
N. B. Krilenko, and two defense
counsel. But altho all the stage prop
erties were the same as the dramatic
engineers' trial, csxeept for motion
picture cameras, great interest
peared absent. When the reading of
the indictments began the crowded j treatment of the commission's find
house began diminishing, and soon lings.
it was only half full. in reviewing the political events
All the fourteen defendants are al-
leged to have confessed manipulating
the Russian social democratic party
in conspiracy to overthrow the soviet
government.
BET $1,250 ON WEATHER
READY TO COLLECT NOW
Chicago, 111.. March 1. Winter
won't be over for 20 more days, but
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tonight he will accept payment right
now.
Mr. Barrett's system is to gauge
the direction of the wind during the
December ember days.
It never fails, he said. "I know
some of the worst blizzards have
come in March but not when the
wind blows from the north during
ember days."
Raskob Warned
Must Not Raise
Issue of Liquor
Possible Political Dyuamite in the
Coming Democratic Parley ; Sub
ject May Have Airing.
Washington New protests were
voiced from democratic congression
al leaders against the reported move
ment to commit the democratic na
tional committee at its meeting here
this week to an anti-prohibition
stand. There was every indication
that this subject was due for an
airing, at least, at the party gather
ing. Representative Hull, former
democratic national chairman, issued
a statement asserting the national
committee is without authority "to
prescribe issues," and that if the
meeting attempted such action "it
would be in order for the demo
cratic national convention next year
to be dispensed with."
witn soutnern democrats panic-
uiany arousea ana Dotn wets ana
drys in congress opposed to action
at this time on tne prohibition con-
troversy. Chairman Raskob will come
nere eariy mis wee iur preliminary cities on gasoline and other pctn
conferences looking to formulation jeum products shipped from south
of a satisfactory program. western noints.
Raskob has been reported as ready
to support a resolution recommend
ing to the democratic national con
vention a plank for state liquor con
trol as opposed to national prohibi-
tion. The irate democratic leaders in
congress who feel this is no time for
the party to be dividing on such a
controversy will present their views
to the committee chairman before
Thursday's meeting.
Hull Speaks for Harmony.
Hull, who will represent Teunes-
see at the gathering, urged in his
statement that the committee "gird
piuicmcuL meal v. v. ... .... i L v e..v.
:.! fAr fVic notrintip tnolr r,t T.7-n
mntintr nnitv nnd hflminnr amfmo
7"r 9t, ervwhere to the end
democrats eerwnere, to tne ena
that this great histf)ric organization
may next year be fully equipped and
prepared to assume these manifold.
i and sjmiiar outstanding responsibil-
ities of leadership and service to therates on as 0n from Casper, Wyo.,
nation." to Nebraska would be unreasonable
A gathering ot tne party s nation -
al leaders is in prospect, .friends oi
Alfred tL. smut expect nim to attend,
together with Senator Robinson, his
running mate in 1928.
"The breakdown of dominant busi
ness and political leadership," Hull
said, "during the past ten years has
been so complete as to raise very
acutely the issue of popular govern
ment. This leadership, including the
Hoover administration, was an un
conscious of the awful panic twenty
lour hours before it broke in October,
i 1929, as the inhabitants of the south
Zk''Tot STStoL "itoitbe
past sixteen months this country, fol-
pasi sixteen . ui us
loweu uy iiiuj-i umsrsj utcu .
I back industrially, commercially and
lewiUUIUIWllJ, wilii x . uminccc u.-
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ibution. Here is presented a huge a
I most pressing collection of extremely!
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r SSZThS
i poi" causes auu .eu.u. iu.
, ty me democratic Party
ine uK.anoma ami v ... u u known as Nebraska differential ter
cratic house debates .already have , r including Lincoln, have by
men against commitments of the
lilt 'i T X V. 11 lliVU ua fc-
party at the meeting. State Jour
nal. TRIALS OF THE PRESIDENT
Tucson. Ariz. The white house
left upon Mrs. Mary Lord Harrison,
an impress, unshakable thru the
years, of the inestimable responsbil-
itv placed by the people upon any
man to whom they accord the right
to sit in the presidential chair. The
widow of Benjamin Harrison here on
a visit from New York, told about it.
"Primarily," she said, "a presi
dent must serve his country, regard
less of politics, but of course he is
elected by his party, and owes it a
return. It is in giving this return
that he finds his greatest trouble. My
husband once said to me. 'Here is one
'appointment to make, and here are
400 persons wanting it.
"So, you see, early in his term of
office, the president, for example,
makes 399 potential enemies to the
one friend he gains in announcing an
appointment which, actually, he him-
self has not made.
WET LEADER CLAIMS GAINS
president of the Association Against
the Prohibition Amendment. This es-
timotn udc .nntninptl in his annual
report to members of the association,
numbered by him at 360,000. In it
he asserted the Wickersham commis-
sion was guilty of a "bald discrep-
ap-iancy" in Its prohibition report, and
! criticized President Hoover for his
of the past year, Curran said "no
where did the prohibition cause ad-
w astimatpH the anti-ni ohibition
representation in the house had in-1
creased from 76 to 160. In the past
two years, while that in the senate
jumped from 15 to 22.
BANKS RISE AGAIN
FROM CRASH RUINS
Little Rock, Ark.. March 1. A new
banking structure is springing up in
the south out of the chaos of last
fall's collapse.
Bank officials say it will be strong
er than tlie old because the weaker
institutions have been eliminated and
the newer scheme is being built
arnnnrt aftnri -nAfr!s nf tho fnmmun -
: ities.
Those that have survived, banking
records show, are operating with
jlarger cash reserves and generally are
in a sounder position than formerly,
THREE WOMEN IN HOUSE
RETIRE ON WEDNESDAY
Washington, D. C. March 1.
Three of the nine women members
of the house will go out of office
when congress adjourns Wednesday.
They are Ruth Ha una McCormick
(rep.. 111.), who ran for the senate
and was defeated by James Hamil
ton Lewis, a democrat; Pearl Peden
Oldfield (den:., Ark.), who is retiring
j voluntarily, and Katherine Langley
rep., Ky. ) , defeated for re-election
by a democrat. The remaining six of
the feminine house contingent will
return for the next session.
Cuts Gasoline
Rate to Several
Nebraska Towns
Nearly Ore-Fifth Slash to North
Platte and Grand Island; On
Crude Oil Also.
Washington, March 2 In a sweep-
jng decision today, the interstate
commerce commission declared unrea-
sonable existing rates to North Platte,
j Grand Island and other Nebraska
I The commission found reasonable
rates for future application consider
ably below the present tariffs. For
'North Platte, the rate of 552 cents
js reddeed to 45 cents, and for" Grand
Island, from 39 cents to ?(i cents.
The rate of 33 cents to Omaha re
mains unchanged.
Corresponding reductions are Hat
ed by the commission for virtually
every other receiving point for gaso
line on shipments from Oklahoma,
: Kansas, Missouri and other points in
the petroleum areas.
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on crude petroleum would be unrea-
sonab,e inPthe future thcy exoee(I.
ed SO per cent of the rates prescribed
for gasoline and products,
It was concurrently decided that
jjf hereafter they exceeded 30 cents.
,tne lowest applicable rate in a num
ber of pears.
The commission in its decision en
tered nto a discussion of the rates
to North Platte and Grand Island,
brought about when the defendant
railroad carriers protested corres
ponding rates for both points.
Lists Contentions.
The opinion said:
"Defendants contend that because
of differences in the circumstances
and conditions which have influenced
k0hV
tL2S?ll2 ?S2
may not -properly be measured by the
nvnn(, TKlnH Omnha and
(other points. They state that the
, . . .-I.ic 1Vficri rivor
crossings are depressed because of
the competition of the various lines,
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wnn me resun uuu num nic casi
wcbi. l"tr tiwuu&n julc.-, ait ev...
alljr the same to all crossings; and
that certain noints in Nebraska im-
mediately west of Omaha, in what is
reason of their geographical location,
secured rates which are very closely
related to those to Omaha.
"Similar conditions, though less
pronounced, are said to have influ
enced the rates to Grand Island as
distinguished from those to North
Platte, Grand Island is 137 miles
nearer the Missouri river, and as be
fore indicated, has a population con
isi(ierably more than that of North
Platte, and is located in a more high-
ly developed part of the state
"Two Lines" a Plea.
"Defendants further point out that
the Union Pacific, which is the only
line serving North Platte, does not
reach Casper; that in each instance
shipment to North Platte move over
at least two lines; and that on the
other hand the Burlington, which is
the principal carrier serving the Wy
oming field has its own rails to Grand
Island. Ldncolnj, Omaha. St. Louis
and Chicago, which points, except
Grand Island, are also served by one
or more lines, which reach the mid
continent fields.
"In other words, defendants' po
sition is that the rates from Wyo
ming to Omaha and other pointe
have been influenced y competitive
conditions which are felt at North
Platte.
Condition Different.
"The rate from Casper to North
Platte also applies from a number
of grouped points, and defendants
contend that it is not proper, as
; complainant has done
to use the
one point as a basis of comparison,
Casper is the nearest point to North
Platte from which the group rate
applies, the average distance irom
jail of the points being 412 miles as
compared with 333 miles from Cas-
per.
"The present rate from Casper to
North Platte is 34.5 cents. The same
rate applies to Grand Island for the
two-line haul including the Union
Pacific, but over the Burlington di
i rect, the rate is 30 cents. Conditions
affecting the tariff to North Platte i
are not precisely similar to those ob
taining to Grand Island, but in view
of the shorter distance to North
Platte there seems to be no warrant
for a higher rate thereto than the
Burlington maintains to Grand Is
land. Rates the same as those to
Grand Island have been and are
maintained for the still greater dis
tance to Omaha." World-Herald.
BUILD $750,000 BOOSTER
GAS STATION AT BED OAK
j Red Oak, la.. March 2. Several
i loads of material for a booster eras
i station northwest of Red Oak have
been unloaded and workmen have
started on the $750,000 structure. A
crew of about 150 men will complete
jthe station.
Hoover Stand
on Shoals Power
Rights Assailed
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Norris Objects to Sidetracking
Measure to Departments ;
See Veto Certain.
Washington, March 1. Congres
sional leaders Sunday abandoned hope
for enactment of any other general
legislation before adjournment in the
face of a prospective veto from Pres
ident Hoover on the Muscle Shoals
bill.
The president's statement Saturday
characterizing the Norris measure
for government operation of the Mus
cle Shoals power and nitrate plant
as "a political symbol" was accepted
on Capitol hill as foreshadowing a
veto.
He will press Monday for senate
adoption of the $100,000,000 second
deficiency bill which Chairman Jones
of the appropriation committee is
ready to report.
Then, if Mr. Hoover vetoes the
Muscle Shoals bill it will so first to
the senate. The subsequent row
over this is expected to consume what
! time is left of the dying congress.
Leaders believed the veto would be
sustained if brought to a vote. j bonds and certificates of indebted
Senator Norris (R. ). Nebraska, ness at the lowest rate the govern
sponsor of the Muscle Shoals legisla- jment ever paid on a major finar.- ing
tion providing for government op- i plan.
eration of the lower plant. Sunday Mellon said issues of $500,000,
chided the president for his failure 000 in twelve-year 3 percent
to announce a decision. bonds. $300,000,000 in six months
In reply to Mr. Hoover, the Ne- percent treasury certifu sata , at
braska senator said: j indebtedness and $600,000,000 in
"The president in his state
ment says: This happens to be
an engineering project.' The
president being an engineer, it
would seem he would have no
difficulty in solving the prob
lem and therefore it is rather
surprising to learn from his
statement that he is referring
the matter to the heads of his
departments, none of whom are
engineers.
"The great engineer is seek
ing advice on 'an engineering:
project' from those who are not
engineers and when those who
are not engineers tell the engi
neer what to do with 'an engi
neering project' the engineer
will know whether to sign or
veto the bill.
"It reminds me of the New
England country justice who at
the close of a law suit said he
would take it under advisement
for three days, at which time he
would render judgment for the
plaintiff."
A last minute effort for an immi
gration ban will be attempted Mon
day in the house. If the measure pro
posing to reduce by 90 per cent in:-
Tiirc'ush the
house, friends of the legislation will
make a drive for it in the senate.
Senator Capper (R.-, Kansas, has
put the senate on notice he will at
tempt to get action on his diji re
stricting foreign oil imports, but no
chance for enactment of that legis
lation is seen in the closing wrangle.
Leaders will devote every effort
to obtaining passage of the deficiency
appropriation bill. With adoption oi"
this, their worries for the short ses
sion will be ended. Omaha Bee
News. EX-PARTNER OF MORTON
DIES OF LONG ILLNESS
Chicago. 111.. March 2. William
L. Gregson, 63. veteran board of
trade member and for eight years
registrar of provisions, is dead after
several months' illness.
A native of England. Mr. Greg
son came here in 188 2 and became
a member of the board in 1888, serv
ing as director, second and first vice
president. He was once president of
the Chicago Packing and Provisions
company .
With Joy Morton he formed the
Morton-Gregson Packing company at
Nebraska City, Neb., and later head
ed the Interstate Packing company
at Winona, Minn.
COMMUNIST TRIAL said he had examined the body a!th;
xn?TT at xrcTiT vrvmrlhe had not performed a post mortem.
HELDAT NEW Y0RKThe man.s momh and ljpg jr(j
New York The first communist
trial held in the United States re
sulted in the expulsion of August
Yonkinen, Finnish janitor, from the
communist party for alleged race dis
crimination against negroes. He was
convicted of "white Clu.uvinism."
Yokinen was charged with objecting
to having negroes bathe in Finni-h
educational workers' club, of which
he was Janitor, and with failure to
protest at expulsion of negroes at
tending a dance of the club.
FURNITURE SALE
Owners Leaving Town
MANY ARTICLES LIKE NEW! This listing includes fine 3-piece
Mahogany Bed Room Suite; Oak Princess Dresser. 3-plate mirror
Dressing Table ; Beds. Bed Springs and Mattresses ; three Congoieum
Rugs ; 5-piece Breakfast Set ; one Electric Radio ; one Piano : -Electric
Washer; one Power Washer; one Hand Waher; one Blue
Enamel Riverside Range: one Giay Enamel Home Comfort Range;
one Gray Enamel Quick Meal Range; three cthei Ea ".,
large Parlor Heaters; three Oil Stoves: one Gas Range; three Daven
port Beds; three Library Tables: six Dressers: one Sectional Book
Case; three Overstuffed Living Room Suites; Dining Room Tables.
Buffets. China Cabinets; Kitchen Cabinets and many ether articles.
Also have one 500-Chick Capacity Brooder Stove
SEE THESE GOODS AT
Ghrist Furniture Co.
I 18-122 South 6th St., Telephone 645
i
Plattsmouth, Nebr.
LINCOLN MAN INJURED
IN ELM CREEK CRAZH
Elm Creek Wilber Martin, seventy-seven,
625 North Thirty-fif ih.
1 Lincoln, was bruised and shocked
; when his automobile struck )
I gravel six milts west of here Tues
day evening. He was taken to a Keur-
-ney hospital Mr. Martin left Lin-
ofjt.aill lasl ThunHiav for Central . ity
to visit a daughter, Mrs. Edwaici B.
Clark, and was on his way to Colo
rado at the time of the accident.
Mellon Must
Raise More Than
a Billion Cash
Announces Financing Program oi
Treasury Lowest Rate of In
terest Ever Paid
Washington Plans for raising
$1,400,000,000 for the treasury's
spring financing program were iin
nounced by Secretary Mellon. The
money will be used to retire $1,100.
000,000 of treasury notes. Tin- re
mainder presumably will go toward
loans on war veterans' certificates.
jit will be raised i!m is
one year 2 percent certificates, dated
and bearing interest from March 16,
would be sold at par.
While the secretary made no ref
erence to loans on veterans' certi
ficates, provision was made for r;.i
ing $300,000,000 in new money, ap
parently to have funds on hand for
that purpose. It is to be borrowed
at the lowest rate the treasury ever
paid, only 1 percnt. War veteran
pay 4i per cent interest on their
loans. The treasury also has to
about $30,000,000 in interest on the
public debt which becomes due on
March 15.
The bond and certificates issues,
together with the first quarter's in
stallment on tax on 1930 income?
due on the 13th, is expected to pro
vide funds for the immediate needs
of the treasury. Officials expect,
however, that income tax payments
this month will drop below those of
the first quarter last year, when they
aggregated $628,000,000. Treasury
experts have estimated that despite
the 1 percent greater tax which
must be paid on normal income this
year, the receipts will total but lit
tle more than $500,000,000.
For the bond and certificate Is
sues the government took advantage
of the easy money conditions nd
saved one-eighth of 1 percem on
$300,000,000 In bonAs ahcT 1 T pi r
cent on the $600,000,000 in certifi
cates which will replace the matur
ing 3 Vt percent treasury notes is
sued five years ago. Thru the de
creased interest the treasury will
save approximately $lo,500.00t an
nually. State Journal.
PROBING DEATH OF ST0KE3
Omaha Death of William A.
Stokes, Missouri Pacific rail'oad fin -man,
who died here Monday, sup
posedly a suicide victim, is being in
vestigated by relatives, according to
word reaching here Saturday from
Tecumseh, home of his mother-in-law,
Mrs. Sophia Hansen.
The investigation was prompted by
the fact that Stokes, whose home was
in Lincoln, had $200 when he came
here Feb. 6 and took a hotel room,
but had only 50 cents at the ttn.e
of his death, the report state.
Relatives of Stokes were quoted
as saying that he had been promised
a run out of here and had cot: to
Omaha to rent an apartment, plan
ning to send for his wife and sen iu
Lincoln.
Stokes was found dead in his room
by another guest of the hotel. Dr.
S. McCIeneghan, coroner's physician.
he had taken poison, the doc tor said
Funeral services for Stokes were held
in Lincoln.
IDAHO GOVERNOR VETOES
HURRY-UP DIVORCE LAW
Boise. Idaho, Feb. 28. Govcrno
C. Ben Ross Saturday vetoed the 90
day divorce law passed by the legis
lature, and immediately actioi
started among supporters of th bill
to attempt next week to override tl a
veto.