Nebraska Newspapers

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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
THURSDAY. MAY 28. 1931.
PARMELE!
Sunday
Mond ay
Tuesday Sunday Matinee at 2:30.
Nxte Shows. 7 and 9
10 15c
10 2Sc
Lee Herdman
Fakes Job from
the Governor
Iruurar.ee Commissioner and Has
Blue Sky Depfinment at $4. COO
Efective Jane i.
Lee Herdman of Omaha, veteran
democratic politician, aid to Gover
nor Bryan in an attempt to get the
governor's budget bill thru the re
cent legislature, was appointed Tues
day to be head of the state insurance
bureau and bureau of securities, at a
alary of $4,000. The appointment
vartta m-ulo Viv C, .vei-nnr Rnrntl m bp
come effective June 1 on which date
J. L. Kizer, noting head of these bu
reaus will retire from the service of
the state.
Mr. Herdman IS an attorney, meio
ber of the firm of Bteen & Herdman.
He has specialized in insurance and
"innieitial law. He served as clerk
and reporter of the supreme court
of Nebraska four years, from May 1,
1900 to May 1. 1904. He was re
ceiver of the Li an Bonding company
Whose affairs were in federal court
for several yearn. Governor Bryan !
said Mr. Herdman pasnnd upon 16,
000 claims as receiver and only two
claims were questioned in court, that
he resigned and recommended that
the department of trade and com
merce take over the remaining as
Kcts, but that a new state administra
tion appointed Amos Thomas at $1,
000 a month and continued the re
ceivership for a considerable time.
The only dividend of the Lion Bond
ing company was declared under his
receiver..!. ip, it was stated.
Governor Bryan stated that the
former "administration employed
Lloyd Doit as chief of the Insurance
bureau at $5,000 a year and Mr.
Kizer as head of the blue sky bureau
at $3,500, that the recent legislature
refused to accept the governor's re
commendation to abolish the blue sky
bureau and the bureau is now being
continued With Mr. Herdman over
both bureaus at ? Bavihg of .?4.'300
STOPS CATTLE TESTING
"The lav.- for testing and retest
ing cattle for eradication of bovine
tuberculosis wiU be enforced when
legal petitions are presented but not
when petitions are illegal," said Gov
ernor Bryan Tuesday.
He said he bad directed retesting
to cease in Pierce and Wayne coun
ties because petitions had asked that
their names ho withdrawn from the
original petition on the ground of
misrepresentation. Until legal peti
tions are asain filed the work in re
testing will cease. Similar request
have been received from Stanton
cour.Ty. but no action has been taken.
An i!iUves,igation In Holt county has
also been under way for some time
without special action.
T:e governor said 1.029 petition
ers were originally on the Pierce
county petition but the department
reduced 409 upon request for
withdrawal, leaving 620. or 37 per
CI nt of the cattle owners. The law
rcaulres 60 per cent of catle cwn-
rs representing fl per cent of the
number of cattle in a county. No
1,600 owners have asked that test
ing be stopped.
In Wayne county 911 signed the
original and ?10 ask for withdrawal
of their names, leaving 097 or 46 per
cent of the cattle owners.
In Harlan county the county br .
has refused to p.;y the county's share
of expense and no suit has been com
menced to force payment. A peti
tion asking for a hearing before re
Ing Is commenced has been signed
by cattle owners.
CALVES TAKEN UP
Two stray calves that came to my
Ik :ue a few days ago, have been taken
. and the owner my have same by
BlllnX at my place, just west of
P'attsr.iouth. paying for this adver
tisement and other damages, or care.
alna prtmng
Plattsrubulh,
owac:
Neb.
:Lip.
. J. Luti,
Nehawka
Sheriff Bei t
ter some legal
Reed was looking af
matters on last Mon-
da afternoon.
Miss Mary Howe
is employed at
the home Of Mr. and Mrs. A. IT. bturni
where she is assisting with the house
work.
Roy Gregg and the family who
' urn been under Quarantine for scar-
lot fever are all getting along nicely
and are now released from quaran
tine. Chester Waldo and the family were
enjoying a very fine visit at the home
of friends at Omaha on last Sunday
they driving over to the big town in
their car.
A. 6. Cisney and the farnily who
have been under quarantine for scar
let fever were released trom quaran
tine last aturday, they all getting
along fine now.
George Troop and wife, residing
north of Rock Bluffs, entertained a
large number of their friends at their
home on last Saturday at a party of
the young people.
Robert Troop who has been having
a siege with the mumps for the past
two weeks is reported as getting
along very nicely at this time and it
is hoped is entirely well.
Roy Lancaster and his friend Will
Elliott, wer visiting in Plattsmouth
last Sunday and while there were
meats at the home of Bun Elliott
where they had a very fine visit.
J. E. Wood was busy during the
early portion of this week in paint
ing the home of Joe Goodman, ami
which when he has completed the
work will make the home look very
fine.
A. A. McReynolds and the wife
who are spending the summer in the
west write from San Pallo, Califor
nia, that they are having a very fine
time and that the temperature runs
trom S6 to 93.
Henry Crueber, who has been in
very poor health for some time past.
but still was able to bo out, is now I
jieeiing much better and feeling more
ilike getting about, and working some
than heretofore.
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Troop and their
daughter, Lois and son George, were
over to Plattsmouth on last Saturday
'.here they were attending the Sth
I grade school exercises and also were
I erlcst ( t T-itli rnlitivoc
On account of the illness and the
death of the late Mrs. C. J. Ellgaard
jot Weeping Water who is the mother
!of Don Philpot. Stirling Amkk was
ii rir ing the delivery tank for the
I Farmers Oil company ot" Nehawka.
I A. C. Anderson and the family of
, Omaha were enjoying a visit on last
I Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
WB. Ost, Mr. Ost and Mr?. Antler-
son being brother and sister
which
of the
j added much
I occasion.
to the pleasure
; John II.
Jbert Ander;
Steffens and family, Al
on and family were over
to Lorton
were enjoying a visit at the home or
Mr. and Mrs. C. Steffen of that place
who are parents of J. H. Steffens and
Mrs. Albert Anderson.
Mrs. Charles Chapman of
daughter of Mr. Peter Opp
Ashland,
who has
been
here ass
ting in his care, dur- i
ing his recent illness, with the lm- land respect to all who now sleep im
provement which he is showing, was j last long sleep, and will in their
able to depart for her home on last honor strew their last testing place
Saturday night, the folks at Ashland
coming for her.
Miss Ruth Hagan, the teacher of
the Pleasant Hill school, concluded
the school year on last Friday, and
j closed the school with a picnic, at
j which there were some sixty In at
tendance. She has been retained foi
j the coming year, as she has given
(general satisfaction.
Miss E. Edmlnslon, who has been
ISt the hospital for some time at Lin
!coln, where she has been receiving
treatment for her health, was allow
ed to return to her home here last
week and was accompanied by her
mother who makes her home in Lin
coln who will visit here for a time.
Mrs. L. Kokier and sister of Avoca,
botii nieces of Uncle Peter Opp. were
over from their home on last Sunday,
c uning to visit with the sick uncle.
v. no nas oeen quite ill tor some six;
weeks, and who is now showing good
improvement. Uncle Peter was rejoic
ed to ha.VA thfm 0:1 i i anil Ker him nml
as well visit with the cousins, John
Opp and wife.
Will See Europe.
"liss Nellie Nellor, teacher of mu
?ic in the Nehawka schools, who has
just closed a very successful term as
Instructor in music and who has
, Deen secured tor tne coming year,
(in company with her parents of
' Beemc- will in a short time depart
j for a trip to Europe, which will re
quire most of the vacation, they re
I turning in time for Miss Nellor to
! take up her school work again at the
neg inning oi tne scnool year.
Llcyd Peterson to Speak.
Lloyd Peterson of Nebraska City,
has been selected for the speaker at
the Memorial day services which will
be held on Sunday at the Auditorium,
and the American Iegion will have
the matter of the decoration in hand.
Mr. Peterson conies with a very high
recommendation as a speaker and
one who has the welfare of every ser
Hce man at heart. Come and hear
this address.
Makes Good Showing.
Miss Lois Giles was pleased with
the result of the contest which
was;
held in Plattsmcuth in which she
lie hut 12 years cf age, was able
io pass ire penmanship contest with
the highest grade of 99 per cent and
the critics tell of her rpeciman being
like print a.d very difficult to detect
any flaw in it. Ellis Schumacher won
the D. A. R. dollar prize for the high
est in history.
Celebrate Two Birthdays.
;ses Leoia Pcllard. daughter of
M
jMi. and Mrs. Raymond C. Pollard.
SI Mis Delene Carper, daughter of
Mrs. Gertrude Carper, were born on
;the 26th day of May, 1917, and have
lever been friends and especially dur
ing the hte years have been very
Ritx Theatre
Plattsmouth, Nebr.
FRIDAY - SATURDAY
May 29-30
GEORGE O'BRIEN in
The Seas Beneath
Fearless. Devil-Mny-Care Men of the
sea. Epis do S of Serial. Comedy
an
News Reels. Thre
Adults 30c
shows Sat. night.
Children, 10
SUNDAY - MONDAY - TUESDAY
May 31, June 1-2
JOAN CRAWFORD in
Dattce, Fools, Dance
Don't miss Joan In Her
Latest Picture
Sunday Matinee, 2:30 Nites, 7-9
Matinee Prices Evening Prices
xO-2.Sc 1030c
close nais. On Tuesday evening of
this week at the home of the parents j
of Miss Leora Pollard was held a
celebration of the passing of the an- I
niversaries. A large crowd of the
young people of Nehawka assembled i
to assist in the proper observance of j
the occasion. Gaines were played and j
a general good time was had, with ,
abundance of very fine refreshments
being served by the young ladies who
are both very fine cocks themselves
an-1 which was Abundantly demon
st rated In the refreshments served.
Walter Kichel Still Poorly.
Walter Kichel will be remembered j
ias having been a candidate on the re- i
tpublican ticket io. nomination fori
the position of congressman for the
I first district and who is a relative of'
A. F. Sturm and the
suffered a stroke about
Schumachers.
a
month since
and is stiil confined to his home and
jbed. On last Sunday Mr. D. D. Adams
jand C. D. Adams and the hitter's
! family motored to Johnson where
Winter lhes and visited with him for
j me nay, i ue luuuu mm iuucu mi
; proved and while he is not able te be
i . rr l j? . . - . i . ; ...... I . : .
up as yet tney are navmg Dopes cna;
he may in a short time be able to bj
up and about again.
Card o' Thanks.
We. the children of Mrs. Martha
Hoback. wish to express our sincere
thank to all who in their kindness
ministered to her during her lat ill
ness, and iu any way contributed to
her comfort during her last days, and
also to all who by their kindly words
or acts of ministration spoke worth)
of hope to her and comfort to us,
to those who sang at the funeral and
for the donors of the floral offerings
and to the pastor who spoke words
of hope and encouragement. Dewey
Hoback, Oscar Hoback. Q rover Ho
back, Mrs. Charles Hemphill. Mrs.
P. L. Anderson, Children of the late
Martha Hoback.
Will Held Memorial Service.
In honor of the dead who fought
that the world might be safe, those
iOf the great world war. the Spanish-
American
war and the Civil war, the
Legion, and the citizens
American
generally are tendering their honor
with beautiful Bowers aa a token of
the honor and respect held for them,
hold their Memorial service on the
coming Sunday, May Hist,
honor of them all will visit
when in
the quiet
church yard and pause for
that we may realize the true
which they did for humanit
a time
services
r,
By the Musketeers.
Tiio Musketeers, who have been
playing for several dances which they
jhave had in the neighborhood, will
jgive a social dance at the Auditorium
Ion Friday night of this week.
What About the 0 Street Paving.
People of Cass county and espec
ially those of the southern portion
jare much interested in the matter of
I having the O Street road paved, ami
!all who are so interested had better
move in that direction. With state
and federal aid two lines running
from Lincoln to the Mis.-ouri cannot
wel1 be looked for.
At this time there
is much activity lookinir towards the
j having a road paved from Lincoln to
j Nebraska City, running through Otoe
county which will necessitate some
j twelve more miles of paving than It
ithe O Street road is selected and at
a cost of many thousands of dollars
jand in case this is done there exists
but little hope of iietting the O Street
'road paved. Would it not behoove the
jpeople interested in the O Street pro
ject to get busy and get the O Street
road paved first while the getting is
no woiTe than it is at present'.'
Here Friday.
On last Friday Mrs. George M. Por
ter of Lincoln and Mrs. Charles Van
Patton also of that city were guests
for the day at the home of Mr, and
Mrs. J. E. Wood. Mis. Van Patton be
ing Sister Of Mrs. Wood, and Mia
j Porter being sister-in-law. They en
I Joyed the visit very much and re
turned homo in the evening well
,pleased with the very fine visit which
they had.
Oscar Nelson Very Poorly.
Oscar Nelson, father of Gust Nt !
son and Mis. Gertrude Carper of Ne
hawka and Mrs. Harrv N-lson of
Mr .-ray has been feeling quite poor
ly for the paM week or more. He is
suffering very
little pain but Is very
weak ano Is unable to get about and
is keeping to his bed the most of the
time. His many friends, and they
are many, are hoping that he mav
soon
to he
be feeling better
out and around
and be
again.
able
Are Holding Interesting Services.
At the United Biethren church of
Nehawka was commenced on last
Sunday a series of revival meetinas
which is being conducted bv the evan
gelist Rev. E. O. Shephardson. ar.d
much interest is being manifested in
the meeting which will be continued
for some time and with It is hoped
cordial Invitation is
to come and attend
Had Fine Ball
On last Sunday at
ball park was played
contested and a very
Game.
the Nehawka
i very tightly
fine game of
ball, when the Hearded Beauties of
Omaha, played the home team with
the result that !i:e Omaha team won
',j I from the locals by the score of 9 to 2.
See the House of David.
A number Of the baseball fans of
Nehawka were over to Council Blufiv
on last Sunday where they attended
the game which was staged by the
l!ou:,e of David, which is also called
the Bearded Beauties, and who play
ed the Council Bluffs team. Among
those who attended the game were
Frank Lemon, Gle:i Rutlege, Albert
Wolfe, Herbert Kur.tz and a number
of others. The game ended with
Council Bluffs having two runs and
the Bearded Beauties four.
United Bretliern in Christ.
Otto Engehretson, pastor.
OTTERBEIN CHURCH
Bible church school 10 a. m.
Morning worship service 11 a. m.
I Evangelist E. O. Shepherd, Speak
er.) Ladfes Aid meots with Mrs. Mur
doch Thursday. June 4th.
Young People'3 Christian Endea
vor will meet as a group at Nehaw
ka revival meetings Friday night.
We are pleased with the attend
ance at our Daily Vacation Bible
;hooL ft will continue another Week
. come.
NEHAWKA CHURCH
Bible church BCfeSOl 16 a. in.
Evening Evangelistic services at
8 p. m.
Evangelist Shepherd is preaching
' MMU'iivfnl 2rmMr(j i lia vnn like
I to hear the old fashioned gospel.
come. On Friday right his topic is
"Two Knocking." Saturday bight
"Rescue of Souls." Sunday night
"How May I Obtain Salvation."
Bible study period Tin st ty. Wed
nesday, Thursday and Friday p. m.
frcm 3 to 4.
ADVICE GIVEN RAILROADS
i Chicago Dawes; president of the
Mississippi Vali association, said in
a speech that the railroads must
abandon their fight on highway and
inland waterway transportation and
!seek to link their systems to
the
others so that all may prosper. The
shipping public, he told a meeting of
the Chicago industrial traffic execu
tives, will decide finally whether any
one mode Is to have a hegemony in
;the transportation field.
He stressed that middle western
business men in turning to bus and
inland waterway transportation are
nol seeking to junk the railroads. In
iU ad, they jealously guard the roads'
a.. . continued, and profitable exis
' en -", he said. - 1 1
i C. E. Childe of Omaha, chairman
i f ;e association's traffic committee.
like'vise warned the railroads against
I fighting the buses and waterway
systems.
SEEKING RETURN TO SPAIN
Havana More than a thousand
Spaniards milled about the streets
Monday, engaging in several unem
ployment demonstrations. In front of
the Spanish consulate troops had to j
Intervene to prevent damage to the j
building. A consulate guard suffered j
minor injuries trying to halt the
i demonstrators. Two arrests
were!
made and the rioting cea.sed, only to
break out in another part of the city
witnin an hour. The last demonstra
tion was staged before the building
!of the newspaper El Pais Monday
night.
"We want to be repatriated" was
I the cry that rose as hundreds of un
employed broke down n huge plate
lass door in the consulate and start
ed to wreck the office.
MM
THESE PRICES GOOD
Friday and Saturd'y
May 23th. and 30th
Hens, per lb 3lSp
Leghorn Hens, lb. . . 212c
Springs, per lb 22c
(2 lbs. or Over)
Leghorn Springs .
Roosters, lb
Ei?8, dozen . . .
8c
130
Cash or Trade in Any
Part of the Store
Uulcad Poultiy at our Warehouse
Door located on our own Free Park
ing; let just across alley south from
the rear entrance to our store
Scenniehsen's Stcre
good success. A
extended to all
the services.
Plattsmouth, Phone 42
Hl Urn
all
tan-day
Min-vay Red Sox
vei sus
The Colored Dixie
Beaded Beauties
urray Ball Park
Game Called at 2:45 P. M.
Admission
35c
Come, en toy a real day of Sport
Tuberculin
eslim Case
h Dismissed
Denies
United States Supreme Court
It Nolds Jurisdiction Lacks
Substantial Question
Washington. IX C May 25 The
validity of the Iowa law for the era
diction of bovine tuberculo-is. attack
ed by M. J. Loftus and more
than
160 farmers of Mitchell county. la,
will not be passed on by the supreme
court. Chief Justice Hughes today
announced the case was dismissed
fr want of a substantial federal
question.
The appeal to the United States
supreme court followed action by
the Iowa supreme court in uphold
ing constitutionality of the law.
The farmers contended their righis
under the Fourteenth, amendment of
the constitution were being violat
ed. They insisted the mandatory use
of one specified test without regard
to tlie apparent health of the an
imals often resulted in the destruc
tion of all cattle reacting to the test,
the quarantining of herds whose
owners obje ted to the use of the
testt and caused great loss.
The statutes were Illegal, they in
sisted, because no notice was given
of the application of the test and no
opportunity afforded for a hearing
or adequate compensation paid for
the cattle destroyed.
As the result of one test in Mit
chell county, 2.643 rattle, valued nt
more than 160 thou.-and dollars,
were destroyed, they declared, as
serting that a great majority after
slaughter were permitted by federal
inspectors to be sold for food.
Attorney General Fletcher of Iowa.
in opposing the appeal, contended it
presented no federal court question
and should he dismissed. Only the
right of Iowa to enforce laws for the
inspection of cattle for bavine tuber
culosis was at issue, he stated, add
ing that the statutes were a proper
exercise of the police power of the
state: were in the interset of public
health, that the test was reliable, de
sirable and advantageous, and that
notice with opportunity to he heard
was not required In the enforcement
of such laws. World-Nerald.
PLANT DISEASE STUDY MAPPED
New York. May 2.4. Human path
ology and the pathology of lower ani
mals and of plants will be studied as
a unit for the first time in a labor
atory near Princton. N. J., to be
known as the department of animal
and plant pathology of the Rocke
feller institute, it was announced by
the institute.
Dr. Louis O. Kunkel. apthologist
at the Boyce Thompson Institute for
Plant Research at Yonkers. N. Y.. and
a notable contribution to the path
ology of plants, has been appointed
a mem Per ot tne KcKeieiiei wish, me
for Medical Research to take charg
of the new division of plant path
ology to be established on an S00
acre tract at Plalnsboro, near Prince
ton. With the addition of plant path
ology to the group of laboratories and
hospital, the Institute will have in
cluded in its scientific work all the
main branches of the pathology of
living matter. Dr. Kunkel has been
credited with important contributions
to the knowledge of mosaic disease of
tobacco, sugar cane and corn, and
A A U
of the virus disease oi asiera
"yellows" which is similar to can
cer In human beings.
WANT COLLEGE GRADS
TO SOLVE DRY TANGLE
Washington. D. C, May 25. The
vanguard of a group of nine distin
guished university professors, who
will seek means by which college
graduates can help solve the prohi
bition problem, gathered tonight in
the capital.
With on addition, the group com
prises the newly selected "prohibi
tion advisory research council." Be
hind closed doors in the prohibition
bureau tomorrow it will begin a ser
ies of meetings designed, in the words
of Prohibition Director Woodcock.
I to "formulate plans for research in
to the oneration of the Ei
oenth tat
amendment, in the fields of sociology
and political economy."
Woman Lies
in Coma Follow
ing Shooting
Younger Brother Is Found Dead WLh
Gun by Side Blamed in E -nebrcg
Tedy.
(J and Island Miss Nellie Nielsen
of i" ar Daiinebrog. was stlfl uneon
sci us in a hospital here ea '.y T 'es
day night. Buffering from wot. ?s au
thorities believed were inflicted by
her younger brother. Andrew. The
shooting ocf ured in the morning, and
a starch of the Nielsen farm revealed
the body of Andrew, Bis skull pierced
bjt a revolver bullet, and a gua by
his side.
At 5 p. m., about ten hours after
toe attack and four hours af br an
Operation had been performed i.i the
hope of saving the woman's 1!
hud not regained consciotisttet
tending physicians held out
she
h pS for her recovery.
Physicians said they believe.: .Miss
Nielsen had bet i Struck, on the ead
about a dozen times with a bin in
strument. She alr-o was shot t Wide
thru the brain, the attendants said.
Neighbors said theb rotfier was
temporarily deranged. The mafi and
woman had lived on the farm alone
since the death of their father about
fifteen years ago. Their mother had
died previously. A step-sister, Mrs.
Alvin Bredsuheer of Columbus, was
at her sister's side Tuesday night,
but was on the verge of a breakdown,
and was not told the details ol the
case.
Investigation of the case still was
in progress. Howard county officers
said they had not yet decided wheth
er there will he an inquest. The
I weapon which was used In the attack
' ''-Si!! Nielsen had not been found
late Tuesday
nut Bearcn stui con-
tinned.
The tragedy was discovered by
Walter Delahoyrie. Grand Island elec
trician, who entered the house soon
after 8 o'clock in the morning to
complete a job of wiring the house.
Helahoyde said Andrew had helped
with the wiring Monday and that
there was nothing unusual in his de
meanor. Friends and neighbers said An
drew was subject to periods of tem
porary derangement for many years.
These spells, they said, had become
more numerous and more severe in
recent years. During the periods,
.they said, he often was moved to vio
lence. State Journal.
GOING TO THE ISLANDS
Ft. McDowell, Calif., May 25. Pri
vate Kenneth Hike, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. Hike. Plattsmouth. Nebr.,
is now at Fort McDowell. California,
awaiting his departure on the U. S.
Army Transport Grant, sailing from
Fort Mason. San Francisco, Califor
nia, on Wednesday of this week for
Philippine Islands.
Fort M Dowell is the location of
the Overseas Discharge and Replace
ment Depot of the army, where sol
diers on their way to the insular
possessions are clothed and equipped,
and given basic military training,
while awaiting sailing of the trans
ports. It is situated on Angel Island
in San Francisco Bay. and the trip
to the city is made by the government
harbor boat In half an hour. As
many as wenty-five hundred replace-
meats or mtn
quontly cared
for
for
discharge are fre- j
at Fort McDowell
at one time.
Trivate Hike expects to be sta
tioned in the Philippines for the next
two years. He enlisted at Omaha on
April nth. last, for Infantry.
Private Hike states that he enlist
ed In the Army through a desire for
travel and experience and to improve
his "(('.nation in the Army Vocational
Training schools.
CONVICTED CF EMBEZZLING
Pontlae, Mich. Willis M. Brewer,
a former national vice commander
of the American Legion, was coiiv-ict-
jed of embezzling $2,500 from the Le
gion orphan's billet at Otter Lake,
iMich. Testimony at his trial In cir
cuit court was to the efiect that
j Brewer obtained that sum in 1929
ifrom the billet, of which he was a
; trustee, and converted it to his own
use. At the time, he was chairman
of the county board of auditors. For
jmerly he had been Michigan Ptate
commander of the Legion. Sentence
will '50 imposed June IS.
i Brewer was dropped from the rolls
, , American Leeion la. t Jen. 1
Jwhen it was found that he had been
'called in the draft but had net serv
ed In the army because of physical
disability. He spent a tew days in
ramp Custer waiting for his medical
certificate of disability.
GRAND JURY ENDS WORK
Harlan, Ky. After having re
turned murder indictments against
thirty-seven persons, the special
grand jury which had been iti session
here for more than two weeks ad
journed Saturday. The grand jury
was called sever. il weeks ago to In
vestigate lfbor disorders which re
sulted in five deaths and the sending
of state troops to the Harlan county
coal fields. Eight additional murder
indictments were returned In addi
tion to similar indictments which
court attaches said had been return
ed previously.
The grand jury stipulated th.it all
murder cases be held over until the
August term of circuit court. Most
of those accused of murder alre.idy
are in jail nere, wnne eepuiies are
seeking others.
FOUR MINERS KILLED
Shenandoah.
Pa. Four mir.ers
fell of coal and rock
were killed in a
the William Penn colliery of the
i
jand
SusQiiehanna Collieries company. A, not
fifth man was seriously injured.
jgetts
SEA DISASTER REPORTED
London Brief dispatches from
Moscow and Riga brought to Lon
don the news that the Russian sub
marine No. ft of the Bnltic Blest had
sank last Friday during maneuvers
in the gulf or Finland. The sinking
of the submarine was supposed to
have been due to an explosion aboard.
No detailed official rannrt if Ihi
disaster Bee ma to bave been made
By the Russian government, which
hi; ; given no report on the location
of the submarine. The only indi
cation of the spot was furnished
her. by a message from Rigs m I Ich
placed it rough Jy at latitude 59 north
Find longitude 21 east. There v. as no
indication as la how many men made
up the crew of the i ubi larine or how
large the casualty list might be.
Finds Religion
Losing Ground
in the Nation
C'ate-uc True Wilso:i find:
Mel:??dist Church Losing
in Membership.
the
Dr. Clarence Trde Wilson, chair
man of the M. P:. chtuch board of
public morals and temperance, it, an
interview at Washington, D '.. pub
lished In the Tim es, takes a very
dark view of the present religious
aspect of the nation and especially
as to his church.
A great revival of religion i;- need
ed to put the nation back on it i
moral feet, said Wilson. An interest
in observation of the law must be
created or the law will fail, he de
clared. "I am not pessimistic. But
no one can but realize that we
are faced with rt serious condi
tion in the nation today," he
said.
"The church is losing its au
thority. The Methodist churchi
which for generations has been
growing, going ahead and tak
ing its place In the world, is
losing ground.
"In the past two years we
have lost more than 50.000
members, instead of going out
in the field and building more
churches, we are consolidating
churches."
Where there were three churches
before, there are now found in many
cases but one, he said. The others
have been closed and the property
sold.
"And we find that the one
church that has resulted from
the consolidation has no great
er strength than it had before.
"The colleges are failing In
giving the moral background
they gave before. Boys and girls
are sent away to get an educa
tion in church schools. They re
turn home skeptical.
"There is no more the self
sacrifice of devotion on the part
of the wealthy. When we were
working on the cause of prohi
bition, people of wealth were
generous. They gave large don
ations to the cause.
"Now they give little or
nothing. The church people are
not contributing one half of the
amount they gave 10 years ago
to the anti-saloon league.
"For the past six years the
benevolences of the Methodist
church have been off $500,000
a year."
Despite all this. Dr. Wilson thinks
that the "better part" of the Amer
ican nature will rise triumphant over
the conditions. H" said:
"What we need now Is a
great moral leader. We need an
other Martin Luther. We Bead
another John Wesley. We need
great evangelists."
The drinking of today. Dr. Wilson
feels, is still merely a fad.
"Many people drink to show
their contempt for the law.
Law generally wins out.
"I firmly believe that we will
win through this trying time.
But it will take faiiii and hard
work. It will call for self sacri
fice and devotion. Those are
necessary if we are to keep the
law unchanged."
PANTAGES TRIAL ON TODAY
an Diego On the eve of trial. of
I Alexander Pantsges and others on
felony charges growing out of al
leged operations of a Hollywood "girl
.1 r t , .
i-'umci, uuiini.ie mm prosecution at
torneys predicted hot legal engage
ments over motions by three of four
defendants for separate trials. The
contest will open at 9 a. m. Monday
and altho only an hour was allow, d
on the court calendar for the prelude
to the trial both sides admitted it
might occupy most of the day.
Pantages, once convicted but later
granted a new trial on a charge of
criminally assaulting Eunice Prin-
ETlr fl Vminir AallMV in T A nm.lnu
is a co-defendant with Jesse H.
Shreve. San Diego business man, ami
William Johelmann and Olive Clark
Day. The latter two persons are al
leged operators of the "girl market."
Conspiracy and violations of the
Juvenile court law are charged.
DOCTOR KILLED IN A DUEL
New York Dr. Joseph T. Lough -lin,
a Brooklyn surgeon, was shot to
death In what police say was a duel
with a man whom the doctor accused
of carrying gossip to his wife. Thn
physician's body was found In a va-
Icant lot In Brooklyn, a bullet behind
the right ear and two In the body.
I His wife claimed the body at tho
j morgue. The doctor's expensive auto
imobile was discovered near th lot in
'which the body was found. Dr
Loughlin left his home at 1? J. m.
Saturday, police said, accompanied by
a cousin, Howard Bridgetts, a broker.
Mrs. Loughlin told police the doctor
had challenged Bridee-tts to
"flht it out.'' The doctor did
return. Police are stekine Brirt-
for questioning.