Nebr. State Historical Society
IMattemoutb Journal.
VOL. no. xivn
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, AUG. 13, 1931.
NO. 56
Refrigerator
Shop Expansion
Here Possible
Opportunity Afforded to Place This
Line cf Work in Entire Shops
of the Burlington
From Monday's Dally
The possibilities of the expansion
of the local plant of the Burlington
Refrigeraf or Express Co.. was ad
vanced greatly here Saturday with
the decision of the Rurlingten rail
road officials at Chicago to close down
two of their shops, one of which was
to be the plant in tis city.
The refrigerator shops have In the
last few years taken over the entire
lower nortion of the Burlington
yards, formerly used for the freight
car repair work, now with the aban
donment of a!l ear repair .work at
th's place by te railroad, it is pos
sible for 'he BREX to take over the
entire plant.
The proposition of the acquiring
of the plant here in its entirety has
been taken up with the head offices
of the Refrigerator Express company
and it is expected in a few days that
a party of the officials will visit this
city and inspect the entire plant of
the Burlington.
The local superintendent of the
BREX, W. T. Distell, returned Sat
urday from his outing in the east and
has received no definite word as to
the proposed expansion of his plant
which would make it possible to
handle great deal more work and
give ample room for the manufac
ture and handling of the material
that goes into the car building and
repairing of the refrigerator cat's.
The Burlington has been working
but a part of the time for several
months and with the launching of a
radical reduction program of the rail
road, the closing of smaller shops of
the system was one of the first moves
of the company, with the concentra
tion of the work in the larger term
inal centers the other points will be
reduced. At the present time the
Burlington shops here have some
seventy-five men employed in all of
their departments, they having been
engaged in the repair of mail and
baggage cars of the system.
The BREX shops have had a large
force of men on this season in the
local shops and their force has large
ly been recruited from men engaged
in the car work of the Burlington
who have been laid off during the
past months, and it is hped that in
the expansion program that a great
many additional men could be hand
led in the larger field of operation.
The Burlington has ample facil
ities here to handle car work which
has constantly improved under the
superintendency of William Baird,
which would place the Refrigerator
Express company with a shop ample
for all lines of their work.
MADE HOTEL MANAGER
The friends here will learn with
great interest of the fine promotion
that has come to Jack McCarty. for
mer Plattsmouth boy. Mr. McCarty
has just recently been selected as the
manager of the Hotel Saint Hubert,
57th street and Fifth avenue. New
York City. He came to New York
some six months ago from Chicago
where he had been engaged at the
Palmer House for the past few years,
taking a position at the Saint Hubert
in their office work. A few weeks
ago the manager of the Saint Hubert
was ill and the task of the Handling
of the affairs of the hotel fell to Mr.
McCarty, he handling them so well
that shortly afterwards he was ten
dered the post of hotel manager and
which ho has accepted. The hotel is
located in the heart of the main
activities of New York and but a few
blocks from the great Empire build
ing, it is operated by the Knott com
pany, the owners of a large number
of hotels in the east.
Mr. McCarty, who is a son of Mrs.
Ethel McCarty of this city, is still
carrying on his musical work in ad
dition to his other activities and has
on a number of occasions been heard
over the radio in vocal selections.
RETURNS HOME
Litle Miss Dorothy Jean Turner,
daughter of County Treasurer and
Mrs. John E. Turner, who was oper
ated on last week at the office of Dr.
O. E. Liston at Elmwood, former
home of the Turner family, has so
far recovered that she was able to
return home Sunday. The operation
was for the removal of her tonsils
and has proven very successful and
the little lady returns home much
improved over the removal of the
troublesome members that have caus
ed her much trouble in the past.
RECEIVES $100 FINE
Prom Mmioay's Dally
This morning in the county court
James Boardman, residing two miles
south of Louisville, was given a fine
of $100 and costs on his plea of
guilty to the charge of possession of
liquor. The liquor was found on
Saturday when the officers visited
the Boardman home and a part of
the supply of beer was brought on
to this city for evidence and the re
mainder destroyed.
RETURN FROM HOSPITAL
Two of the Plattsmouth people
who have been at the hospitals in
Omaha for the past few weeks were
able to return home Saturday after
noon. Mrs. Robert Troop, who was
operated on at the Immanucl hospi
tal has so far improved that she was
sent home and will continue her
recuperation at the family home in
this city.
MeiJe KcCrary, who has been at
the Methodist hospital for the past
three weeks, recovering from the ef
fects of an accident, was also able
to come home and entirely recovered
from the effects of his accident. The
ordeal that Merle has been through
has been very painful but he is now
back in his old time form.
Shrine Band in
Musical Treat at
Masonic Home
Concert Presented as Compliment to
Aged Residents of Home En
joyed by Hundreds
The Tangier Temple Shrine hand
of Omaha, with Dr. Fred Phelps, as
director, and Dr. W. H. McNichols,
as captain, gave one of their de
lightful concerts Sunday afternoon
on the lawn at the Nebraska Masonic
Home and which was enjoyed by a
very large number of the music lovers
of this city and vicinity.
The band which is one of the best
in the state, had a splendidly ar
ranged program that was received
with the greatest of enthusiasm by
the audience and the selections em
bracing the popular standard num
bers of the last two decades, were
given most artist icaly. The melodies
from the pen of America's favorite
composer, Victor Herbert, which are
found in "It Happened in Nordland."
a melody of the songs of 1S70 as well
as the old and loved southern songs,
being found on the program while
the snappy and popular, "I'm Happy
When You're Happy" and "Ninety
Nine Out of a Hundred" made the
up to date contributions to the con
cert. In addition to the band there ap
peared as vocal soloists. Grace Poole
Steinberg, soprano and Walter Cady,
baritone, the offering of Mrs. Stein
berg being "My Hero" and "Annie
Laurie" while Mr. Cody presented
"Song of Songs" and "Ramona." all
being very charmingly presented and
received with the warmest apprecia
tion by the audience.
The Shrine Chanters with G. E.
Saltsgiver as director and A. J. Kidd.
captain, were heard in a group of
numbers, "Cheer Up." "Kentucky
Babe" and "Friend O' Mine" and
while a number of the Chanters were
unable to be here, the members that
came gave a fine rendition of the
several selections.
Following the concert the mem
bers of the party were treated to
refreshments in the dining room of
the main building of the Home and
Which was very much enjoyed by the
visitors.
The concert was one that was most
thoroughly appreciated by the com
munity at large as it gave them the
opportuniy of hearing one of the
very best musical organizations that
the state can boast.
ENTERTAINS FOR SISTER
Mrs. Don Seiver was hostess Mon
day evening, at her home on west
Oak street, in honor of her sister.
Miss Beatrice Seybert, of Chicago,
who is here for her vacation at the
old home. The guests were former
school friends and classmates of Miss
Seybert.
The evening was spent at bridge
and in which Mrs. Thomas Walling
received the high honors while the
consolation prize was awarded to
Mrs. Herman Hennings with Miss
Seybert being presented with the
guest prize.
At a suitable hour the members
of the party were served very dainty
ind delicious refreshments.
EMPTY OUT BOOZE
from Monday's Dally
This morning a treat was afforded
the fish in the Missouri river when
a quantity of beer and "hard liker"
was emptied out in the presence of
Judge A. H. Duxbury and Deputy
Sheriff Rex Young. The former own
ers of the consignment who are so
journing at the county jail for the
possession of the same, were placed
on the job to open and pour out the
contents of the bottles. This was a
rather humiliating role to empty out
the liquor and be unable to take even
one little drink.
ENJOYS FAMILY GATHERING
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Kopischka in this city, has been the
scene of a very pleasant gathering
of the children in the last ten days,
Mrs. Don Norman and daughter,
Yvonne, of Cut Bank, Montana, Carl
Kopischka, Jr., of Portland. Oregon,
and Mrs. Yvonne Marechal of Chi
cago to be here for a visit with the
father and mother and the many
old time friends. The occasion has
been a most delightful one for all of
the members of the family circle.
Engineering
Force Brings
Barges to City
Work on the Missouri River Navi
gation Plans Now Being Car
lied Out River Raises.
From Tuesflay s ualiy
Yesterday a quarter boat carrying
a party of the engineers engaged in
the development of the navigation
work on the Missouri river, arrived
at this point, coining down the river
from near Omaha and Bellevue
where they have been working.
With the quarter boat was two
barges to carry equipment for the
river work as well as two pile drivers
which are used in the placing of piles
along the river where necessary in
the work of creating a proper chan
nel for the navigation of the river.
The "lleet" made anchor in the
vicinity of the traffic bridge for the
nimht and will spend some time here,
it is stated, looking after the gen
eral work of preparing the way for
navigation.
The river which has been at the
lowest point for many years, yester
day showed a three inch raise as the
result of the heavy rains in the mid
dle west that has refreshened the
almost totally dried up streams.
The government engineers are now
sweeping into their extensive pro
gram of river improvement from
Kansas City north to Omaha and
which will pave the way for the final
stages of the river program which
will be carried out: in 1932 it is now
estimated.
The future of the middle west will
be enhanced by the river naviga
tion program it is freely predicted
by those who have studied the effect
of navigation at many other points,
making it possible for the release of
industrial plants from the larger
cities to the middle west where work
ing conditions are much better. With
the cheaper rates that are afforded
by water transportation there should
be a great revival of the industrial
life of the cities along the rivers
which will usher i na new era of
progress in the west, bringing indus
try to Join hands with the great
agricultural empire of the west.
YOUTH IS PAROLED
Richard Hollenbeck, Cass county
youth, pleaded guilty in district
court Monday morning to issuing a
forged check to the Montgomery
Ward company store in Nebraska
City for $36 on August 1 and was
paroled to Sheriff Carl Ryder until
further orders of the court. He was
also ordered to appear before the
court on the first day of each term
until further orders and to pay the
costs of prosecution.
Judge Begley questioned the
young man about his history.
The youth stated he graduated
from high school and had a year
and a half of college, taking a teach
ing course. He said during the sum
mer he worked on farms.
When asked if he had ever been
in trouble before Hollenbeck said he
had been in trouble with other young
men for drinking.
Hollenbeck told the court that he
was working for a farmer named
Earl Murdock in Cass county at the
time of his arrest and had been there
for some time. Murdock. who was
in the court, was called before the
bench and questioned regarding the
young man. Murdock gave him a
good reputation and offered to give
him work if released on parole.
The court gave the young man a
lecture on clean living and told him
that if he got into trouble again he
would not be shown leniency.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hollenbeck,
parents of the young man, were in
court and after paying the costs the
son was permitted to depart.
NEW RECTOR AT ST. LUKE'S
The rectorship of the St. Luke's
Episcopal church will be filled on the
first of September by the Rev. Wil
liam 11. J. Petter, of Oak Park. Illi
nois, who has been called by the lo
cal parish to take up the church work
here.
The new rector comes very highly
recommended for his work in the
east and will fill a long felt want
here as the church has been without
a rector for the past year, while able
to carry on the lay services that have
been most inspirational, the church
has felt the lack of a resident priest
that might minister the sacraments
of the church members of the parish.
The community will extend to the
new rector a very cordial welcome to
the city and with the sincere wish
that he will bring a real leadership
to the church which is one of the
oldest denominations in the city with
a service of over sixty years.
RECEIVES $5 FINE
Saturday ebening in the court of
Judge C. L. Graves was heard a case
growing out of the shooting of a
dog on Wintersteen hill several days
ago. The case was a complaint
against Oscar Reeves, who was charg
ed with disturbing the peace by
shooting firearms in the city limits.
The defendant was found guilty of
the offense by Judge Graves and was
assessed a fine of $5 and costs for
the offense.
LAYING NEW STEEL
From Monday's Dally
The Burlington has a force of men
here engaged in the work of lay
ing new 110 ton steel on the main
line from the Plattsmouth north
yards to Pacific Junction. The der
rick that is being used in the un
loading of the rails was busy today
in placing the steel along the tracks
and where it will be placed in posi
tion by the extra gang which will
comprise some 100 men. The force
of workmen are being cared fur in
the boarding cars t Mat are located
on the siding near the old stock
yards. As soon an the steel is all
ready the work Of laying will be
pushed to a rapid conclusion and
give new and heaVy rails for the use
of the main line trains.
Gravel North
of City to be
Given Oil Coat
With Paving of Highway North of
River It Will Be Necessary to
Close for Few Days.
From Monday's Dr. My
In response to the inquiries of the
local Chamber of Commerce relative
to the proposal to close the highway
just north of the Platte river bridge
for a short time while the paving
of the section on the bridge approach
is being carried out, the state de
partment of public works informed
the officers that this will be neces
sary. In addition the state department
states that the roadway that is yet
nnpaved from the end of the paving
to the paving on the Platte bottom
to the bridge, would be oiled and
made less dusty through the stretch
of gravel.
The state department states that
they had intended to try and lay one
side of the paving at a time to avoid
closing the road, but that the con
tract for the work would not per
mit this being done, as the attempt
to lay the concrete with the traffic
through the sand alongside would
make a condition that would be im
possible to get thct'-es results.
The contractors on the Job are ex
pecting to use a brand of fast drying
cement on this section of the road
way and which would permit travel
over the road in a very short time
and interfere with travel but very
little.
The contractors have not as yet
announced the date that they will
start the work on the paving and
it will probably be some time before
the work is started.
County Levy for
Year is Made by
Commissioners
Levy For the Year Is Set at 2 96
Mills for County Total State
and County 5 Mills
The board of county commissioners
at their session as a board of equali
zation have taken the final (unction
of this part of their duties, that of
making the levies for the various
funds of the county for the ensuing
year.
The valuation of the county as re
ported by County Asesessor W. II.
Puis, was $53,023,540 and upon
which the levy was made. The valu
ation this year was some $500,000
less than for 1930.
The levies for the various funds
of the county will be as follows:
Mills
General fund .98
Bridge Sfi
Road 1.00
Mothers Pensions .0!)
Soldier's Relief .03
Total 2.96
The state levy for the year was
2.04 mills and placing the total levy
for both the state and county at 5
mills.
VISITS APPLE ORCHARD
Jay Smith, who is managing one
of the large orchards and fruit farms
in the vicinity of Florence, was in
the city for a short time Tuesday en
route to Union where he spent some
time looking over the state orchard
at that place, one of the largest and
finest in the state of Nebraska. He
also visited with Hon. W. B. Ban
ning, one of the enthusiastic fruit
growers of the state. While Mr.
Smith was at Union, Mrs. Smith
stopped in this city for a visit at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Bates,
the latter a sister-in-law of Mrs.
Smith.
ASKS FOR DIVORCE
From Wednesday'? Dally
An action has been filed in the
office of the clerk of the district
court this morning entitled, Charles
F. Dykes vs. Lena Dykes. The plain
tiff asks that he be given a decree
of divorce from the defendant, the
cause of the action being alleged
cruelty.
C M T C Troops
to Fire on Range
Here This W eek
Will Be Given Course of Firing on
the Rifle Range Thursday
and Friday.
From Wednesday's Dally
Tl e young men forming the Citi
zen's Military Training camp at Fort
Crook are to be at the government
rifle range north of this city on
Thursday and Friday of this week.
The various provisional companies
which were organized at the open
ing of the camp on August 1st, have
been put through the first steps of
tile training at the army post, close
order drill and company drill having
been given them each day under t lie
direction of the officers of the 17th
infantry and the reserve officers who
have charge of the camp.
The troops have now reached the
stage where they are to be given a
more strenuous part of the soldier
ing program and to test their marks
manship on the range with rifle, ma
chine gun and the one pounders.
The firing will be supervised by
the regular army officers of the fort
and the young men will be given a
thorough working out in the var
ious firearms and have a touch of
real military experience.
The troops will remain in camp at
the range over Thursday night and
the "pup" tent so familiar to the
soldics will be used to shelter the
young men in the overnight camp.
The visit of the troops here will
permit a large number of the local
people visiting the tamp in the
evening when the citizen soldiers are
at rest after their strenuous practice
on the range.
ENJOY FINE MEETING
The local Rotary club at their
luncheon on Tuesday at the Majes
tic cafe had the pleasure of a very
interesting talk given by Rex Young,
deputy sheriff of Cass county, as well
as a fine musical treat by Anton Ba
jeck, well known radio artist, who
was heard in several xylephone se
lections. The talk of Mr. Young covered
the work of the county sheriff, giv
ing many illustrations of the tasks
that confront the officer of the law.
also pointing out that much of the
lawlessness that is found in the
youth of the country is caused by
the fact that they have gathered
their inspiration from the acts of
their elders.
Mr. Bajeck. who is an artist on the
xylephone. gave a varied program
of numbers that were very much
enjoyed by all of the party and had
as his accompanist, Charles Nowacek.
To the club members not the least
of the features that A. S. Christ, the
leader of the meeting had arranged,
was that of the short talk by Rev.
H. G. McClusky. the well known
fisherman, who gave som facts and
figures on his recent fishing trip in
Wisconsin. Rev. McClusky affirmed
some of the statements that his
friends at the fishing camp had sent
on into this city but denied others.
HOPPERS DO DAMAGE
Jphn P. Meisinger of this city, was
out at the farm several miles west
on the Louisville road. Tuesday and
found that in scattered sections of
the farm that the grasshoppers had
did a great deal of damage to the
crop of growing corn. Mr. Meisinger
gathered a few stalks of the corn
and brought them in to the Journal
to show at first hand what the grass
hopper menace really means to the
farmers. The hoppers had eaten off
the tassels of the corn, stripped off
all leaves and eaten into the small
and tender forming ears of corn,
leaving the stalks that they had
visited a complete ruin as far as
producing any corn.
TO ATTEND CAMP
Mrs. Tony Klimm. residing south
oi this city, departed Tuesday, for
Omaha where she will enter Camp
Brewster for the week period of
camp work which is being held as
a part of the extension work of the
state university. The Mother's rest
camp, as this period is known,
brings to the pleasant camp many
ladies from this section of Nebraska,
who forgetting the cares and thv
worries of the farm life, spend the
time at the camp most inteerstingly
and profitably in study and pleasure.
A number of the ladies from other
sections of Cass county are expected
to be in attendance.
PINOCHLE CLUB MEETS
From Tuesday's Pally
The P. F. F. Pinochle club held
another of their very delightful ses
sions last evening at the home of
Miss Emma Johnson and where the
time was spent in the skillful card
games. In the playing prizes were
awarded to Mrs. Ray Herring, Mrs.
Richard Beverage and Mrs. Ted Ea
ton. At an appropriate hour the hos
tess served very dainty and delicious
refreshments that were much en
joyed by all of the party.
Evening Journal 15c per week.
DRAWS FINE FOR INTOXICATION
From Monday's Dally
Officer Joseph Libershal was call
ed upon to investigate the fact that
a man called at the Plattsmouth Mo-'
it r t'. Sunday and demanded his car,
that he claimed to have left their,
liespite the statements of the em
ployes at the garage that the car was
not at that place, the man giving the
name ol Francis Loomis, kept insist
ing and finally the police were call
ed to the scene. Officer Libershal es- I
corted the man to the city jail and
this morning he was given a fine of i
$15 for intoxication. Mr. Loomis
later located his car at the Chevro
let garage where he had left it He
stated that he was a former resident
of this city.
School Child
ren Driving
License Law
County Treasurer Has Received a
Number of Applications
. Blanks Now Here.
The near approach of the school
season brings with it the increasing
interest in one of the measures en
acted by the last legislature, that of
the drivers' license for school chil
dren who were compelled to drive to
and from school.
County Treasurer John E. Turner,
who will have the issuance of the li
cense to the applicants, has received
his supplies and the necessary blanks
for the applications and already has
had a number of interested parties
call to inquire as to the manner in
which the licenses can be secured.
The application must be made by
the parent or guardian of the school
P u pil.
The la sets the ages at from four
teen to sixteen years of age, that the
pupil must reside at least a mile and
a half from school, that the license
i to permit the operation of the car
only to and from the home to school,
it is not a general driving license.
The pupil driving to school must
take the nearest and most direct
route to and from home to school.
The licenses are to be returned iat
the close of the school year to Lie
The permits are to expire at the
ajre of sixteen years when the scholar
can procure a regular general drivers'
license.
The law will serve to relieve a
meat deal of burden from parents
or the elder brothers and sisters of
the school pupils as under the old
law the young people were unable to
drive to and from school and re
quired that some one with a duly
authorized license operate the car.
YOUNG PEOPLE WEDDED
From Tuesday'B Deity
This afternoon the Presbyterian
manse was the scene of a very quit t
wedding that joined the lives and
hearts of two of the well known and
popular young people of the com
munity. Miss Kathryn Hull and John
C. Glaze.
The wedding was simpre. the bri
dal couple being attended by the bro
ther and sister-in-law of the bride,
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Hull, these be
ing the only attendants at the cere
mony. The bride wore a wedding gown
of blue chiffon crepe and carried an
arm bouquet of roses while the
bridesmaid were a costume of the
dove colored chiffon.
The young people will start house
keeping at once in the residence at
the plant of the Plattsmouth Water
Corporation where Mr. Glaze litis been
employed for the past two months.
The bride is a daughrei of Mr.
and Mrs. F. G. Hull, residing south
of this city and is a lady held in
the highest esteem by a very large
circle of friends in the community
where she has grown to womanhood.
The groom is one of the best known
young men of the community and has
for the past few years been in the
employe of the Plattsmouth Water
Corporation, at the present time
serving as the operator of th pump
ing station north of this city.
The many friends will Join in their
best wishes to this estimable young
couple and trust that they may have
many years of happiness and suc
cess in the coming years.
RECEIVE DEGREES
Lincoln, Aug. 9. Hazel Lois
Dovey of Plattsmouth and Theodore
H. Hartman of Louisville are the
two students from Cass county list
ed among the 258 at the University
of Nebraska who received degrees at
the close of the summer session last
week. With the addition of the sum
mer group, the total number of
graduates is brought to 1.296 for
1931. This is the largest number to
receive degrees in any year.
Hazel Dovey received the degree
of bachelor of arts in education and
university teachers certificate. She
is the daughter of Oliver C. Dovey
of Plattsmouth. and is a teacher in
the schools of Canton, Ohio.
Theodore Herman Hartman of
Louisville was given . ie degree of
bachelor of arts and a journalism
certificate. He was enrolled in the
college of arts and sciences and the
school of journalism.
II I -I D!
neau ui iviver
Navigation Work
Urges AH Speed
General Brown of War Department
Delivers Message to Omaha
Civic Body cn Work.
Mai. Gen. Lytie Brown, chief of
army engineers, in a talk to the
Omaha Chamber of Commerce execu
tive and river navigation committee
members Tuesday, made it very clear
that he was wholeheartedly in favor
of rapid Improvement of the Missouri
river.
He said the work of improving the
rivers and harbors of the country was
divided into three parts, the harbors
proper, the Great Lakes and the Mis
sissippi, Missouri and Ohio rivers.
'Because of its far inland
situation with the long hauls to
the coast the Mississippi and
Missouri valleys are in need of
cheaper transportation, " General
Brown said.
"The Improvement of the
Mississippi and Missouri rivers
comprise one of the most im
portant government projects."
He said he believed congress
would continue to make liberal ap
propriations for river improvements
and that the work of making the
great inland rivers suitable for navi
gation would go forward steadily.
General Brown was introduced to
the chamber of commerce members
by Rufus E. Iee, chairman of the
waterways committee. Walter L.
Pierpont, chairman of the executive
committee, presided at the meeting.
Preliminary surveys of the Mis
souri river are being made with speed
in order that the $27,000,000 appro
priated by congress for construction
of a six-foot channel north of Kan
sas City can be made available to
the army engineers as soon as pos
sible. Gen. Brown said.
The survey from Omaha to St.
Joseph, which includes making of
maps ot the river, obtaining infor
mation on the character of the river
bed and the nature of the soil be
neath it, probably will be finished
about Jan. 1, he said. Engineers
making this survey started down
stream from Omaha three weeks ago.
! taking soundings.
The general declined to predict
; wiien tne government worn wouiu oo
comnleted. but intimated once the
! survey is made the granting of con
tracts for the work will not take
long.
General Brown, Lieut. Col. R. C.
Moore, in charge of the St. Louis
office, and Capt. Theodore Wyman,
district engineer at Kansas City, ar
rived Monday night on the steamboat
Santa Fe from Sioux City, making
I the journey in 29 hours. They were
I guests of the waterways committee
1 of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce
I Tuesday morning.
General Brown declared it is re
grettable engineering work on the
river below Omaha is not in progress
now, as the Missouri is at low stage
and conditions are favorable for
building dikes.
Open-work dikes will be built, and
against these the river, at high stage,
will pound debris to strengthen)
I hem.
"The engineering work." he
said, "must be supplemented by
I the action of the river itself to
i effect best results. It is unfor
I tunate work is not going on
now."
1 Widening of the channel between
St. Louis ami Kansas City is nearly
completed so far as the engineering
is concerned, he said, but high water
must complete the job. There has
been no high water in the Missouri
in the past two years.
I General Brown said J. 000. 000
has been spent in the past three
years on the river below St. Joseph
mostly between Kansas City and St.
Joseph. He said high water is need
ed there also to strengthen the re
votments and narrow the river.
j General Brown said he is not sure
I what stage of the river will be nec
essary, inasmuch as he is not famil
iar with stages here.
i He declared, however, he believed
one high stage would make the chan
nel. Captain Wyman said two prob-
'ably will be necessary.
The openwork dikes permit flood
waters to pass through, but capture
'silt ami driftwood. Enough matter
! eventually is collected by the dikes
to form a new bank for the river.
The water thus confined in the new
channel deepens it, and thus the
Missouri does most of its own im
proving. I Not since 1927 has the river been
at flood stage. In 1923 and 1925 it
.was within two feet of flood.
HAVE A MODERN TRUCK
The Red and White store now have
a fine new snappy and up to date de
livery truck to use in their meat
and grocery business. The truck is
the latest type of Ford trucks and
especially made for this line of work,
the goods all being enclosed in the
truck from the effects of the elements
and proving a great convenience to
the store and the delivery system.
Mr. Martin has the truck painted
in the red and white colors that sym
bolizes the store and the new vehicle
has attr.acted a great deal of atten
tion in the business section of the
city.