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PLATTSMOIJTH. NEBRASKA. MONDAY. APRIL 27. 1931.
NO 25
Style Show is
Enjoyed by Very
Largt
re Number
Fashion Revue Brings Many Hand
some Gowns and Charming Lo
cal Ladies as Models.
From Friday's Dally
The attendants at the Merchants
Tr:tltt Vvnicitin inrl Ctvta Qlitiu-
sponsored by the American Legion
and participated in by a number of
the local merchants, last evening had
a real treat afforded them when a
bevy of handsome and attractive lo
cal young ladies modeled some of
the latest and most alluring gowns
of the 1931 season for the Ladies
Toggery and the Soennichsen Co.
The style show feature was started
at 8:30 promptly, and as the orches
tra played a delightful musical set
ting for the event the models appear
ed on the improvised runways lead
ing from the dressing rooms, bring
ing colorful gowns of all kinds which
were artistically presented and the
charm of the ladies taking part add
ed much to the beauty of the gar
ments shown.
The Ladies Toggery staged the
opening portion of the show with
party dresses, street coats and street
dresses and silk ensembles that com
bined many beautiful designs and
artistic colorings. These garments
were modeled by Misses Dorothy
Hirz, Lucille Albert, Alice Taylor.
Irma Stivers. Nadine Cloidt and
Helen Virginia Price.
In the arranging of their showing
the force of the Ladies Toggery were
assisted by Misses May Cooney and
Bess Howick. of Omaha, who have
been assisting in these style shows
at Omaha for the past several years
and their splendid efforts greatly aid
ed Mr. Busch and his force in getting
their portion of the program arrang
ed. The Soennichsen Co., who are also
to show this evening with the Pease
Style Shop at the fashion revue, had J
as their offering a showing of the
cotton frocks, a large array of the
most alluring coloring?" and designs
that were presented by their hand-
some models. Misses Constance Rea.
Carylene Thomas. Helen Schulz.
Marie Holcomb and Eleanor Swatek.
The Soennichsen Co.. also had one
of the big hits of the evening in the
frocks for the little folks and in
which the cute and attractive local
children, Betty Gayer. Mary Jane
Schulz. Mary Phyllis Rosencrans,
Joan Piatt and Millie Lou Spier were
the models.
The orchestra which is assisting
in the show is composed of W. R.
Holly. violin; Glenn Woodbury,
piano; C. A. Marshall, drums; W. A.
Wells and B. E. Woodward, cornets:
L. D. Hiatt, clairinet. and C. E. Ledg
way. trombone.
FUNERAL OF A. F. PLOETZ
The funeral services of the late
Rev. A. F. Ploetz were held on Wed
nesday afternoon a the Streight fun
eral home on Oak street where a
large group of the relatives and old
friends had gathered to pay their last
tributes to the memory of this kindly
man.
The services were conducted by
Rev. H. G. McClusky. pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, the de
parted having been a minister of this
faith and for a number of years was
pastor of the German Presbyterian
church in this city, paying a tribute
to the services of Rev. Ploetz in the
community and his long and faithful
ministry in the church.
The Masonic quartet composed of
Frank A. Cloidt. H. G. McClusky. R.
C. Cook and R. W. Knorr. gave two
numbers at the funeral service.
"Still, Still With Thee" and "Rock
of Ages."
At the conclusion of the services
at the funeral home the body was
borne to the Oak Hill cemetery where
it was laid to the last long rest, the
pall bearers being selected from the
relatives and old time friends. the
being John F. and W. H. Wehrbein.
Ralph Wehrbein. H. F. Nolting, H.
A. Schneider and E. P. Lutz.
At the cemetery the ritualistic ser
vices of the Masonic order were given
by Plattsmouth lodge No. 6 A. F. &
A. M. with Luke L. Wiles, past mas
ter as the acting master. Rev. Ploetz
was a member of the Masonic lodge
of Afton, Iowa.
MARRIED AT CITY HALL
Krora Saturday's Dally
This morning Judge C. L. Graves
was called upon to unite In the bonds
of wedlock Miss Madeline Burkman
and Harry Burns, both of Des Moines.
Iowa, who motored here in company
with Miss Altha Burns and Alva M.
Smith and who served as the wit
nesses for the ceremony. Following
the wedding the bridal party motor
ed on to Omaha and thence to their
home.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to extend our most sin
cere thanks to the kind neighbors
and friends in the iilness and ftoatla
of our darling moiher and for the
many beautiful flowers. These kind
acts will always be remembered
Mr, H. Rothman and Family.
EAS NEW BUS
Glenn Eager, the operator of the
Louisville - Plattsmouth - Omaha hus
line, has made a new addition to his
line by securing a fine late model
Buick seven passenger sedan Which is
used on the daily trips to and from
his home town of Louisville and Om
aha. Mr. Eager is now making his
regular scheduled stops in this city
with his depot at the Gamer Fleet: ic
shop on South Sixth street. His Om
aha depot is at the Andrew Murphy
tCo. at 14th and Jackson streets.
Former Cass
County Solon
Dies in Lincoln
Thomas T. Young Author of Law to
Tist All CnmnBifrn F.vnPTiBes
Called to Last Reward
Thomas T. Young, eighty-six, fa
ther of the state law which requires
all candidates for public office to file
a list of campaign expenses, died
Wednesday at 10:35 p. m. at his
home. 2729 North Forty-sixth street.
Lincoln. From the standpoint of
years of membership, he was the
fourth oldest Mason in the state, af
filiating with El Paso, county. Colo
rado, lodge No. 1311 in September.
1867. He was a delegate to the gen
eral conference at Des Moines in
1920.
Born in Pickaway- county. Ohio.
June 29. 1844, he lived with his par
ents in northern Ohio for many years,
coming with them to Iowa in 1S52.
They settled near Mount Pleasaat.
During his early boyhood he attend
ed the public schools of Allen coun
ty. Ohio, completing his education in
Iowa, where he was graduated from
Iowa Wesleyan university. For a
short time he held a clerkship but
in 1S64 he went to Colorado to en
gage in farming in El Paso CMUljr
for five years. In 1SS9 he came to
Cass county and settled on a farm
in Eight Mile Grove precinct. Later
he removed lo South Bend precinct
near Ashland where he owned and
cultivated a farm of 240 acres. He
engaged extensively in stock raising
there.
A republican in politics, he was
elected to the Nebraska legislature
from Cass county in 1896 and re
elected in 189S. In th latter ses
sion he introduced the bill requirinp
candidates to list campaign expenses,
the measure later becoming a law.
During 1899 he was chairman of
the house committee on school land:
and funds.
He and Mrs. Young, who survives
him. celebrated their sixtieth wed
ding anniversary at their home Feb
r. 19"'. He was a member of the
Methodist church.
Surviving besides his wife are
four daughters, Mrs. Eva Worrell
and Mrs. Myra B. Dean. Lincoln:
Mrs. Mary E. Bouch. Pasedena, Calif.,
and Mrs. Alice Beetison. Ashland.
HOLD PIANO RECITAL
From Friday's Dally
The home of Mrs. J. M. Roberts on
high school hill was the scene of a
very delightful musical gathering
last evening, the occasion being the
spring recital of the piano pupils of
Mrs. Roberts Despite the disagree
able weather conditions there were
a very large number of the relatives
and friends of the young people in
attendance and to enjoy the various
numbers presented by the class, rang
ing from the younger pupils to the
older and more finished members of
the class. The work of the class was
splendid and reflected the interest
they had taken in their work as well
as the splendid training that they had
received in their studies of the piano.
The members of the class com
prised Richard Petring. Stephen
Davis. Anna Mary McMaken. Betty
Jane McKenzie, Billie Knorr, Jean
Knorr, Charlotte Jasper. Kathryn
Barkus, Harriett Goos, Betty Ann
McCarty. Harriett Milhern, Alice
Crabill, Helen Farley, Jean Hayes.
EHinora Smetana, Catherine Meising
er, Malinda Friedrich, Maxine Cloidt.
RECEIVE FTNE TREAT
From Thursday's Dally
This morning about 1 a. m.. Mr.
and Mrs. John Hatt, whose twenty
fifth wedding anniversary occurs to
day, had a real pleasant surprise af
forded them. Their eldest daughter.
Miss Elizabeth Hatt. who graduated
last year from the local high school
and is now residing at Seattle, Wash
ington, called them up to congratu
late them on the happy event. Miss
Hatt after graduating here attended
business college at Seattle and secur
ed a very fine position on her comple
tion of her work with the Pacific Bell
Telephone & Telegraph Co., in the
auditing department at Seattle.
AGED MAN POORLY
Peter Opp. 80, one of the long
time residents of Nehawka, is ill at
his home suffering from a severe
attack of pneumonia and which has
made his case quite serious. The
many friends of this splendid old
time resident over the county will
regret to learn of bis illness and
trust that he may be able to rally
from the effects of the illness.
Another Chap
ter is Closed in
Nehawka Case
Acquittal of Edward Murray on Fri
day Aiternoon Marks Second
Case to Be Dismissed
The verdict of the jury in the dis
trict court here on Friday afternoon
la which they freed Edward Murray,
well known farmer of near Nehawka.
of charges of having shot at Earl
Troop with the intention of wound
ing and killing Troop, closed an-
Z
her chapter in a controversy that
months rocked the community
north of the peaceful little city of
; Nehawka.
The acquittal of Mr. Murray is the
second in the many angled case, as
his son. Theron Murray, was acquit
ted last fall on the charge of shoot
ing his uncle. Arnold Mast, with in
tent to kill.
All of the parties in the troubles
have been neighbors for many years.
Mr. Murray having married a daugh
ter of the Mast family and is now
residing on the farm, on a part of
which Mrs. Mary Mast, the mother
and her son, Arnold Mast reside,
while the W. O. Troop farm is not
far distant and here for a numbei
of years there was peace and har
mony until on July 15. 1930, when
the troubles started that have since
kept the court busy.
Frcm the general testimony the
feeling between the Mast and Mur
ray families which had existed for
some time apparently, flamed up
when the matter of the pasturing
of a cow of Mr. Crouch, hired man
of the Troop family, came up on
the above designated day and which
has resulted in some four cases in
court, the shooting of Arnold Mast,
the beating up of Ed Murray and a
general upheaval in the community.
The Nehawka cow that started the
quarrel is now almost as famous as
the bovine that kicked over the lan
tern in 1871 and started the fire
that wiped out Chicago.
Mr. Murray was attended by the
members of his family at the trial
and ihe result of the findings of the
jury in his frrsc.T was th' occasion of
much joy and happiness to the wife
and children who aave been here at
the various trials and loyally sup
ported the contention of the inno
cense of the husband and father.
ATTEND STATE CONTENTION
The state convention of W. B. A.
was held Friday at Omaha where a
large number of the ladies from this
part of the state gathered at the
Swedish auditorium to pnrticipate in
the fine program that took up the
day's proceedings. The Plattsmouth
representatives were Mrs. John B.
Livingston, the delegate. Mrs. J. H.
McMaken. Miss Mary Peterson, Mrs.
Fred Sharpnack and Mrs. Emmons
Ptak.
The members of the convention
had as an honor guest Dr. Honore
Reynolds, of Port Huron, Michigan,
supreme medical advisor of the or
der. The W. B. A. are to conduct
free medical examinations for the
members of the order from now un
til April 30th and a great many of
the order will take advantage of the
opportunity to be checked up physi
cally. In the afternoon the memorial ser
vice was staged by the degree team
of the Council Bluffs lodge and a pro
gram was also given during the af
ternoon session.
The ladies enjoyed a fine banquet
at the Hotel Conant in the evening
and which was followed by the in
itiation works put on by the Omaha
degree team.
JUDGE MISSING WORD CONTEST
From Thursday's Dal!
The Missing Word contest which
has been held in the city for the
past week was terminated yesterday
afternoon at 6 o'clock and the var
lotu papers submitted to the con
testants were submitted to the
judges. Rev. C. O. Troy. R. Foster
Patterson and Mrs. F. G. Coryell.
The answers which were submit
ted were found to be widely varying
and none were correct according to
the official placing of the letters over
the city in the various business
houses. The judges made the awards
on the least number of mistakes and
also grading the answers in the or
der that they had been filed.
The first prize was awarded to Miss
Agnes Muenster. the second to Floyd
Taplett, while the other prizes were
awarded in the order named: Doro
thy Ann Will. Rose Ferrie. Ted Svo
hoda. R. L. Hartford. Mrs. L. R.
Sprecher, Mrs. Roy Cavender. Mrs.
William Schmidtmann, Jr., Lois Bes
tor, E. G. Shellenbarger, Grace Nolt
ing. COYOTE CROP GROWING
The crop of coyotes seems to be
growing as the animals or their
scalps are being brought into County
Clerk George Sayles for the claiming
of the bounty of $2 each which the
state pays. The latest to bring in a
scalp was Johnson of near Union who
had captured p mature coyote and
put it out of commission. The coy
otes so far turned in are largely from
this part of the county.
CAR HAS WEEEI BROKEN
From Friday's Dail
Seeking to avoid a possible collis
ion last evening on Chicago avenue.
John Becker, wlto was driving his
auto north on the avenue, had the
car skid into the curbing of the pav
ing and with the result that the rear
right wheel was b; c! 1 damaged. Mr.
Becker with two companion: . Jo;
Graves and Howard Hirz, were out
tor e short ride and coming down
the avenue they approached the car
of Ole Olson of Weeping Water which
was headed south. As the Becker
car drew near that of Mr. Olson the
brakes were applied and on the wet
and slick pavemen' the rear of the
car was swung against the curb and
with the resu!ts as n'.ted above. Foi -tunately
there wrs no one injured
in the accident.
John L. Niday,
Union Farmer,
Dies of Stroke
Occnrs on Wednesday Night At His
Farm Home A Lifetime
Resident of Union
From Friday Dally
The death of John Louis Niday.
56. prominent farmer, occurred on
Wednesday night a? the home near
V n inn where he hz.$- resided for
a great many years. The death of
Mr. Niday came as the result of a
very severe stroke that he suffered
on Tuesday and he gradually grew
worse until death came on Wednes
day night.
Mr. Niday, was born on October
28. 1875. has lived cn a farm near
Union all his life. He was married
December 28. 1904. to Luella Mav
Pell. He was active in affairs of the
Baptist church of Union until his
death.
His wife, Luella Hay, and three
children. Beulah. Cecil and Dorothy,
all living at the Niday home, survive.
Four brothers and two sisters also
survive his deatii: James and Ross
Niday. of Union: Will Niday. of Ran
dolph; Charles Niday. of Fremont:
Emma Davidson, i Nebraska City.
and Jane Dolizer. of Bloomfieid.
Funeral services were held at the
Baptist church of Union this after
noon at 2 o clock. The Rev. . A.
Taylor and the Rev. H. F. Beebe
were in charge of the services. Nep
hews of the deceased acted as pall
bearers.
Burial was in the East Union ceme
tery, following the church services.
GIVE CLEVER PROGRAM
From Fridays Dally
The final convention program of
the year at the high school was pre
sented by the sophomores this morn
ing. The class had arranged a very
clever program and all of the num
bers were enjoyed by the student aud
ience. Gertrude Vallery presented
the numbers as master of ceremonies.
The first number featured Emily Lor
enz and Robt. Hall as the principals
in a playlet called "The Park Bench,"
with Anna May Sandin. Walter Por
ter and Robert Hirz completing the
cast. The second number was a comic
dialogue skit with Marvin Tritsch
and Greth Garnett discovered as the
"Olsen and Johnson" of fun makers.
A procession of one minute sketches
depicted great moments in history
such as Hannibal Crossing the Alps
and Paul Revere's ride. etc. The
(losing act presented Sam Arn,
colorature prima donna, in a musi
cal takeoff as one of the faculty mem
bers. Greth Garnett hammered the
keys while Sam rendered "O Sole
Mio" in his best tenor.
The class and those who arranged
the nrogram and the sponsor. Mr.
Kvasnicka merit the thanks of
school for an amusing program.
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WILL ATTEND CONTEST
From Thursday r Daily
Miss Lois Troop, aged twelve, a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. O.
Troop of near Nehawka, who is a
student of the eighth grade at the
Nehawka schools. Miss Ruth Palmer
teacher, leaves today for Omaha
where she will represent Cass coun
ty as one of the contestants in the
Interstate spelling contest. This tal
ented little lady with Miss Margaret
Young of Avoca will represent this
county at the contest. Miss Troop
won the first in oral spelling at the
county contest he'd here, and second
in written, while Miss Young was
first in written and second in oral,
they receiving gold and silver medals
for their proficiency.
The contest will have as the open
ing feature a banquet at the Hotel
Paxton this evening in honor of the
contestants and the contests will be
started on Friday morning and con
tinue over Saturday.
BRITISH HTFLES ISSUED
TO PORTUGUESE TROOPS
reach from Galveston. Tex., to Winni-
Lisbon, Portugal. April 23. j peg. Canada. For two years cham
Thirty thousand British riflee just ar-ibers of commerce in interested states
rived from England were being is- have tried to make the highway a
sued tonight to Portuguese troops as reality.
the government continued its drive
against the revoltin Madeira and
took precautions against any possible
spread of communism into Portugal
from Spain.
Death of Henry
Van Horn, Old
Time Resident
Long Time Resident of Community
Passed Away at the Age of
Eighty-Seven Years
From Saturday's Dally
Last night shortly after 11 o'clock
at the home of George C. Van Horn,
a son. 619 South 10th street, oc
curred the death of Henry C. Van
Horn, a lonr time resident of Cass
county ar?d Plattsmouth. Mr. Van
Horn had been in failing health for
many years and in the last two years
had been confined to his room the
greater part of the time as the in
firmatives of old age crept on him.
Mr. Van Horn ws born on No
vember 8, 1844. and hi-d spent the
greater part of his lifetime in this
part of the west. He bad been a
resident of Plattsmouth since 1881
and was for a number of years en
gaged in farming near this city, but
in recent years had made his home
in Plattsmouth. His wife preceded
him in death a great many years
ago and since that time he had made
his home for the greater part of the
time with his son, George C. Van
Horn and at whose home he passed
away.
TO GUIDE LOVE LORN
No longer will the loving hearts
that visit the court house seeking
wedded bliss, be compelled to drift
from office to office seeking the de
sired license and if they wish, a most
up to date wedding ceremony. Judge
A. H. Duxbury has had a sign placed
over the north door leading to the
county court, a pretty design of robin
egg blue and gold, most fitting colors
for the purpose, bearing the words
"Marriage Licenses."
A great many, particularly those
from Iowa, visit the office of the
county clerk for the marriage licenses
as in that state licenses are handled
different than in Nebraska, County
Clerk Sayles can handle fishing,
hunting or trapping licenses and
County Treasurer John Turner auto
iicennes but Judgt- Duxbury Is the
only one that can supply the marriage
licenses.
With the new sign, a snappy ar
ray of fancy designs in marriage eer
tificates and the speed and dispatch
with which weddings are held, should
draw a fine line of business for the
county court.
DEATH AT COUNTY FARM
From Thursday's Dally
This morning G. A. Pribble. 80,
one of the aged residents at the coun
ty fjirm west of this city, was found
dead in bed as the members of the
home were aroused for breakfast.
Mr. Pribble had suffered from rheu
matism for the past several years
and it was necessary for him to g t
around with the use of a cane but
he was up and around as usual Wed
nesday and retired apparently in his
usual health.
Mr. Pribble came to the farm from
Louisville where he was an old time
resident and has resided here for the
past fourteen years.
As far as Harry Nielsen, superin-
tendent of the farm could learn
there were no relatives residing in
this locality.
The funeral services were held at
the home on the farm this afternoon
and the aged man laid to the last
rest in the Oak Hill cemetery.
SNOW IN WEST
Parties driving into this city
Thursday from the west part of the
county report a very heavy snow in
the sections near Eagle and Elm
wood and which gradually grew less
as the travelers came on east until
from near Nehawka east and north
to this city the snow was melting
as fast as it fell. The snow at Elm
wood was estimated at an inch on
the level. Snow from Elmwood west
was prevalent and the extreme west
part of the state had a very heavy
snowfall. The roads in this section
that were not paved or graveled are
getting in very muddy condition since
the rain of Thursday and many of
the residents from the south of the
city who were in had to make the trip
via the horse and wagon route as the
mud was very stiff and made auto
and truck travel far from pleasant
and in places almost impossible.
NEW HIGHWAY ROUTE
APPROVED BY BRYAN
Lincoln. April 24. A new high
way link between southeastern Ne
braska and northeastern Kansas was
assured this week by Governor Bry
an's anproval for construction work
on a section of the Broadway of Am
erica route. Grading and graveling
is to be finished this fall.
When completed, this route will
The section on which construction
has just been approved is from the
state line near Summerfleld. Kan.,
north seven and a half miles to state
highway No. 4.
VISITS FRIENDS HERE
From Saturdays rvany
Mrs. W. G. Finke and daughter,
Roberta, of Marysville. Missouri,
were in the city yesterday for a short
visit with her friend. Miss Mae Mur
phy. Mr. Finke is now located with
the Iowa-Nebraska Light & Power
Co., at their Marysville office, being J
connected with the sales cbpartm'in
of the company. The Finke family
company
iike their new location very much
and are becoming acquainted la the
splendid littl- Missouri city.
Body of George
Tate, Nehawka,
Found in River
Body Is Taken From Missouri River
South of Nebraska City Wed
nesday Morning
The mystery that has enshrouded
the disappearance of George Tate
'4, of near Nehawka, was
solved
Wednesday afternoon when fisher
men in the Missouri river south of
Nebraska City, discovered the body
of the aged man floating on the wa
ters of the stream.
Mr. Tate disappeared on March
Qtti frnm tho fnrm of .loll n T.lovrJ
lu-iii Nehawka wnere lie nan Been
u-lioro lit. hnrl li..' I
making his home for several months
ana wnne ear as maue rarmm
oyer that locality by the residents.,
of the communitv there was hut one
trace found of the man and that was
on March 31st when he was
near Union.
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all of his valuables, his best clothing
and articles at tne L,ioya nome wnen
he left lent strength to the theory
that he had carried out his often
repeated declaration as to suicide
and the discovery at Nebraska City
has showed that he sought rest and
peuc in death in the river
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
From 3atur6ay' Dalrv
Last evening at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. John M. MeiEinger on Elm
street. Mrs. Bernard Meisinger en
tertained in honor of Miss Marie
Meisinger's twenty-first birthday.
The evening was spent by playing
cards in which Miss Mary Swatek
won the ladies prize and Clyde
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The guest received manv beautiful
gifts.
At the close of the evening a
dainty lunch was served by Mrs. Ber
nard Meisinger and Mrs. Frank Top
lift. Those present were: Misses Loui-
Rummel. Eula Reed. Mary Swatek.
Germaine Mason, Lucille Meisingc,
Messrs. Clyde Graves, John Svoboda.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Meisinger. Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Toplift and Mr. and
Mrs. John M. Meisinger.
WHEAT STOCKS REDUCED
Farm wheat stocks in both Ne
braska and United States were re- J
dueed heavily during March. Wheat
stocks were not so very much above
bMt year or above the tlve year aver
age. April wheat stocks in Nebraska
were estimated at 12.vS7.000 hushels, '
against 10. ISO. 000 bushels last year.
9.7S9.000 bushels two years ago and
the 1826-30 average of 7. 227. '
bushels. There was an abnormally
heavy reduction of wheat stocks dur
ing March.
April wheat stocks for the United
States were 114.08n.OOO bushels
against 102.352,000 bushels a year
ago. 117,604,000 two years ago and
97.179.000 hushels the 1926-30 aver
age. The disappearance of wheat
Cram farms during March was the
greatest in the six years covered by
the estimates.
STUDENT RECOGNITION
DAY SET AT MIDLAND
Fremont. April 24. Midland col
lege student leaders w ll be accorded
public recognition May 14 at the
school's fifth annual honor day pro
gram. The award of the faculty cup to
the senior regarded as the school's
outstanding student, the "tapping"
of new members by the Blue K y
and Sigma Lambda Chi. honorary
societies, and the presentation of
certificates of merit to leaders in
scholarship. athletics. journalism,
forensics, music and dramatics will
be features.
DIRIGIBLE LOS ANGELES
J lie uKeu man nau in. t-a.encu , garage owner failing to fill out the
several times to seek death in the DanKS
waters of th- Missouri river and in j This move is cauSed bv the fact
the last few weeks before his disap- that jn manv cases ..ho,.. cars have
pearauce had shown more than us- been arjven imo garages bv parties
ual signs of dtspondency and with stealing them, the cars left for a
his failing health had mentioned sev- time in st0rage while the man steal
eral times that the river was his ing the car is "holed" up and then
only solace. The fact that he left jater tne car i5 taken out of storage
TO VlSn MEXICO CITY trains at a fare of approx nately 1
cent a mile. Bus lines also are ex
Mexico City, April 23. Excelsior pected to reduce fares.
Thursday said the department of
' uiii uj unn fl i 1 1 m ir unu wrr- au incu .
the Mexican consul general in New
York that the naval dirigible Los
Angeles would make a one-day cour-
tesy visit to Mexico City during the
aeronautical exposition here May If
to 24.
State to Keep
Check on Garages
Over the State
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rlaced for Storage and
P:cmpt Report.
ItTrom tiatuiday's Dally
This morning Deputy St;. te Sher
iffs Eugene Batten and Han Id Hul
fish were in the city getting a Jiue
up on the garges of the county as a
part of the program to try and com
bat the stealing of autos over the
state and the discovery of the thieves
within a short time after the crime
may have been committed. The two
deputies have already visited some
fifteen counties of the state and se
cured organization of the plans made
I by the state sheriff's office in deal
iiug with this class of crime.
The local sheriff and other officers
will be supplied with notices which
are to be given to each garage in the
icount' and which provided the means
oi co-operating wun tne law emorc
ing officers under one of the laws re
cently enacted by the legislature.
It is made the duty of the garage
owner or hi6 employees to make a
record of every car that is left for
storage in the garage, the name of
hrinmtiiT the ,- t ho iHont i
' " : u aT . . D
, as wel, as tne mo,1)r num.
f h h k.
this information a blallk pn
vided and which is kept ready to be
riven to the officers when called for.
8eeniFailure to comply with this feature
of the law will mean a fine for the
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iantj disposed of
DENIES KFAB TO BE SOLD
A report from Washington that
station KPAB of Lincoln. i about
l to bo sold o WBBM, Chicago
I brought a denial Friday nigfii from
j A. L. Beghtol. president of the KFAB
j Broadcasting company, that such a
step is in prospect. WBBM has tried
on several occasions, he said, to ac
quire the local broadcasting facil
ities, but the matter has not been
discussed since last summer. The
stations share the same wav length.
A dispatch by State Journal s Wash
ington correspondent said WBBM
was reported to have a ten day op
tion to purchase, tin- transaction
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tmmm piace a. .. :u,.
Congressman Simmons, now in
Washington, was quoted as saying:
"The sale of KFAB would take- away
from Nebraska the benefit of an in
dependent station, merge one more
station into the chain systems which
arc already much too large, and since
Nebraska would still be charged with
the power it would be impossible for
another independent station to be
erected. If an attempt is mad to
consumate the sale. 1 think by all
means the people of the state of Ne
braska should file a protect and de
mand a hearing before the radio
commission."
KIRCHMAN FOUND GUILTY
Seward A verdict of guilty of
charges of using his bank to injure
and defraud, was returned by a dis
trict court jury here Friday against
W. H. Kjrchman. former cashier of
two Wahoo banks.
Kirchman. already under a sen
tence of ten years in prison on each
of two counts of ban klaw violations,
of two counts of bank law violations,
under an order for n change oT venue
from Saunders county. The case was
retried here after a jury had failed
to agree in Saunders county.
Penalty under the conviction re
turned Friday ranges from one to
ten years. Sentence was not pro
nounced, pending probable filing of
an appeal.
The case was the result of an in
dictment returned last September by
a Saunders county grad jury. Cases
are still pending in the Saunders
county court against the hanker.
GOVERNORS ARE BIDDEN
Omaha Governors of Minnesota.
Missouri. South Dakota. Kansas,
low:, and Nebraska tre to be in
vited to attend the Omaha air races
May 15 to 17. Manager Phil Hen
derson said May 16 has been desig
nated as "governors' day."
All railroads entering Omaha have
granted special rates for visitors to
the Omaha air races. A fare of one
third will be charged for round trip
tickets within a radius of 300 miles.
The U. P. and Burlington are figur
ing on running special excursion
COL. SETTER ILL
Col. Granville Seiver. in charge of
citizens' military training camps of
the Seventh Corps area, is seriously
ill at Methodist hospital at Omaha
of heart disease.