THURSDAY, JUNE 9. 1932.
VAQS TWO
PLATTSMOTTTH SEMI -WEEKLY JOUBHAL
Meliawka
Andrew F. Sturm received and had
a car of lumber unloaded at the
yards for the needs of his customers.
Mrs. Mark Burton was a visitor
to Nebraska City on last Saturday
and arrived at the scene of the fatal
auto wreck, just after the impact
which killed one woman and ser
iously injured a man.
Herbert Kuntz, the blacksmith,
was a visitor at York and was ac
companied by the family from Sun
day until Tuesday where they enjoy
ed a visit at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. A. A. Barr, a sister of Mr.
Kuntz.
Joy was at the house of Earl Cox
and wife when a very fine young
lady appeared at their home declar
ing she was going to make it her
homo, as well as bringing much joy
to the household. Dr. Hansen re
ports that all are doing nicely and
joy reigns supreme.
From the St. Mary's hospital at
Nebraska City comes the good news
that the stork has presented John
Hansen and wife with a pair of very
fine young men. Th-'y and the
mother are getting along nicely now
and will be home in due time to
make the heme happy for the proud
father.
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Rough were
enjoying a visit last Sunday at the
home of his sister, Mrs. Sarah
Eethune of near Cheny. They drove
in. their auto and enjoyed the day
visiting with the sister and family.
Stewart reports crops looking fine
down that way with the exception
cf a good deal of washing from the
recent heavy rains.
The Medics Will Picnic
The members cf the Cass county
Medical Association have arranged
to hold a picnic at the beautiful
park at Weeping Water on Tuesday
of next week. The gathering will
be for the members of the County
Medical Fraternity and their fam
ilies. They have also extended an
invitation to the members of the
Dentists Association to join them
in the observance. Drs. Wilson and
Shearer, both of Omaha, will make
addresses.
Will Sell Ice
The old livery barn has Been
many vtctelTa'de-r ahd the lsrsr is the
thriving produce and ice plant
where all can get ice for the home
or business place. For many years
the place served as a livery barn.
That was in the day3 of horses and
when people traveled by team, and
was as much cf a necessity as a
a hotel in these days. Laterly the
livery stable was turned into a gar
age, and then into an implement
house and sales pavilion, and now
a cream station and ice distributing
point. S. E. Lingo has been con
ducting a successful cream station
at the place. He found it necesary
to have some ice for himself and
has had Mark Burton remodel ths
place for ice storage, with lumber
from native trees and the sawdust
which the sawing of same produced.
Now one can he served with ice
when he delivers his cream.
Neighbors Get Together
Last Sunday there was a gather
ing of more than a hundred of the
friends and neighbors of Nehawka
and vicinity at the school which is
known as maple grove. The enter-
prize was sponsored by the wornans
club who had provided a get to
gether meeting. There were plenty
of good thing3 to eat and amuse
ments which was enjoyed greatly by
ail . Fried chicken was one of the
tempting delaeacies. and it was a
spirited race between Dr. Hansen
and Frank Lemon which was able to
enjoy the feast the most. Both were
smiling last Monday following the
feast.
Doing Nicely Now
Mrs. Thomas E. Fulton who had
the misfortune to fall some time
tince and fracture her hip, is get
ting along fairly well now. Though
attended with much suffering, she is
able to have the cast removed and is
expecting to make more rapid ad
vancement towards entire recovery.
Her friends are hoping it will not
be far off.
United Brethren in Christ.
Otto Engebretson, pastor.
NEHAWKA CHURCH
Bible church school 10 a. m.
Children's day program Sunday
evening at 8 o'clock. The children
of the week day Bible school wiil
have a part in this program. Every
one welcome. A fine program has
been prepared and we want you to
enjoy it with us..
Prayer meeting Wednesday night
at the church.
The Ladies Aid society will be
entertained by Mrs. Rutledge, Wed
nesday, June 15th. !
On Friday we have our Bible
school picnic. This is for all day
There will be races, ball game and
picnic dinner.
OTTERBEIN CHURCH
Bible school school 10 a. m.
Children's day program 11 a. m
Prayer meeting at the Nehawka
church Wednesday night.
The Ladies' Aid meets with Mrs
G. A. Murdoch on Thursday, June
16th.
The Y. P. S. C. E. meets at J. A
Davis home Friday, June 10th.
Our week day Bible school closes
with a picnic on Friday and a pro
gram on Sunday. Our week day Bible
school went beyond all our expecta
tions in attendance. Our enrollment
for both schools was one hundred
and ten besides a number who at
tended who didn't enroll. May Jesus
Christ be praised.
These are your services, we want
you to receive the blessings from
them.
"Suffer little children to come un
to me and forbid them not for of
such is the Kingdom of heaven."
DISPUTE DAM AREA TAXES
Las Vegas, New A dispute over
state tax rights in the Hoover dam
area brought hot words and talk of
mobilizing the state militia to seize
the federal property. District At
torney Harley A. Harmon, after lis
tening to a statement credited to
Secretary of the Interior Wilbur, re
lating to freedom of the property
from taxation, said the cabinet offi
cer, if he made the remark, was sub
ject to impeachment.
Nevada has cast an anxious eye
for some months upon the revenue
bearing possi billies of the district
The right of the state to collect taxes
was brought to a head in the revela
tion of Secretary Wilbur's alleged
promise to the Six Companies, build
ers of the dam, to make the dam
project tax free. Harmon contended
that despite withdrawal of the reser
vation area from the state of Nevada
and creation of a government con
trolled district, state and national
laws still give the state the area be
tween the low and high water mark
of the Colorado river.
A RED HOT GAME
The, baseball fans of this locality
are to be affordedone of the best
games of the season next Sunday aft
ernoon when the Nebraska City team
visits Murray to play a return game
with the Red Sox. The Nebraska City
team were winners over Murray 7
to 5 in a hard fought game at the
Otoe county city two weeks ago.
The game will be called at 2:45
with the opposing pitchers being
Hopkins of the Sox and Bob Picker
ing of Nebraska City. Spidell will
do the receiving for Hopkins and R.
Neely for the Otoean hurler.
The public address system ar
ranged by Chuck Barrows will be
used to add to the interest of the
contest and Cap Gayer will be one
of the features of this part of the
entertainment.
Incidently the Murray bathing
beach will be opened on this occa
sion. CAMPFIRE GIRLS PLAN
PUBLIC LAWN PARTY
The Litahni Camp Fire Girls are
busy this week making arrange
ments for a public lawn party which
will be held at the Lloyd Wolcott
home, Friday afternoon, June 17th.
Tables to accommodate a large num
ber of card players, both in pinochle
and bridge, will be placed about the
spacious lawn. Refreshments are be
ing planned for the occasion and de
tails of the affair will be completed
this week. The party is open to the
public and is for the benefit of the
Camp Fire.
The card playing will start at two
o'clock. Tickets are on sale now. The
tickets, which they are selling at
35c, provide for card playing and
refreshments. Proceeds from the af
fair will be used to replenish the
Camp Fire treasury. If you would
like to entertain a foursome make
reservations for your table soon.
BABE BORN TO BARRYMORE
Los Angeles. A new member
joined the Barrymore-Costello Aim
and stage dynasty here when a son
was born to Dolores Costello, wife of
John Barrymore. Barrymore ex
citedly announced the new arrival
at the Good Samaritan hospital. He
said his wife and the child were in
excellent condition. The Barrymore's
already are the parents of a daugh
ter born two years ago. The ba"5y
is of the third generation of two
famous stage and screen families.
His maternal grandfather is Maurice
Costello and his paternal grand-
mother was Geprgiana Drew.
Garner Relief
Bill is Passed
by the House
Ten Democrats Bolt Party Caucus on
the Final Vote Nebraskans
Among Bolters.
Washington, June 7. Quickly
overriding a republican attempt to
obtain sanction of President Hoover's
relief program, the democratic house
today approved the 52,300,000,000
Garner plan for helping the unem
ployed. Bound by the caucus rule and aid
ed by insurgent republicans, the dem
ocrats sent the speaker's bill intact
to the senate by a vote of 210 to
182.
Action came after a motion by
Representative Hawley (rep.. Ore.)
to send the bill back to the commit
tee with instructions to adopt the
administration proposals was defeat
ed, 21S to 1S3.
Ten democrats bolted their party
on the final vote while 21 republic
ans the lone farmer-laborite Kvale
(Minn.) cast their votes for the
Garner program. An omnibus amend
ment proposed by Majority Leader
Rainey to perfect the measure and
uermit the Reconstruction Finance
corporation to lend funds to corpor
ate bodies for the erection of dwell
ings was approved.
As the measure went to the sen
ate it provided 100 million dollars
to be distributed by President Hoo
ver for direct relief; an increase to
three billion dollars to the Recon
struction corporation's capital, and
a $1,200,000,000 public building and
waterway construction program to
provide employment.
Drastic legislative procedure to in
sure favoraoie action on the
300,000,000 Garner plan was clap
ped onto the house by the democrats,
'A!i tn IRQ nffpr n hitfor r n crtrlo
Eight democrats bolted the party's
caucus but 12 republicans and one
farmer-laborite swung to the major
ity support.
A group of mayors headed by
Frank Murphy of Detroit, represent
ing 31 important cities, placed be
fore Vice-President Curtis and Speak
er Garner and party leaders in both
houses petitions urging a five billion
dollar bond issue for federal aid.
These were read to Soth branches.
Secretary Mills advocated the
president's proposal to expand Re
construction Finance corporation
capital $1,500,000,000 before the
senate banking committee, and clash
ed with Senator Wagner (dem., N.
Y. ) and others over the merits of
he democrats proposed public build
ng program, charging that it would
be a drain on the treasury.
Approve Part of Bill.
Earlier the senate banking com
mittee approved the 300 million dol
lar section of the democratic relief
bill for loans to states to prevent
destitution, and continued consider
ation on the president's proposal to
et up a system of home loan dis
count banks to ease credit on lonj
term securities.
On the house side the rules com
mittee voted to give the home loan
discount bill preferred status and
Chairman Pou predicted house ac
tion before adjournment.
The Fulmer measure to turn over
to the Red Cross an additional 40
million bushels of farm board wheat
and 500 thousand bales of cotton was
approved by the house agriculture
committee.
Meanwhile Chairman McNary
planned to get the senate agriculture
committee to act on his resolution
authorizing 50 million bushe'is of
farm board wheat for the hungry
He was informed in a letter from
Chairman Payne of the Red Cross
that "it is our opinion there will be
neea ior aciaiuonai wiieat lor re
lief use."
Speaker Garner had the mayor's
petition read in the house after Ife
had endorsed at his conference with
them the principle of federal aid to
cities and municipalities by loans
through the Reconstruction corpor
ation.
Nebraskans Bolt.
The democrats who bolted their
party caucus which bound them to
vote for the procedure and the Gar
ner measure included:
Howard, Norton, Shallenberger
and Morehead, all of Nebraska;
Parsons (111.), Cannon, Lozier and
Romjue of Missouri. World-Herald.
SAYS HINDENBURG TO STICK
London. Baron von Neuratb, the
foreign minister in the new German
cabinet, described rumors that Pres
ident von Hindenburg would step
down as "pure nonsense." The baron
who had been the German ambas
sador to the court of St. James for
two years, took his formal leave of
the king Monday.
Baseball Sunday
Murray Red Sox
vrnui).
Nebraska City
Sunday, June 12th
Games at 2:45
Barrows and his oublic address
stystem, assisted by Capt. Gayer.
ADMISSION 35C
SCORES ROCKEFELLER VIEW
New York. Dr. Daniel A. Poling,
chairman for the allied forces for
prohibition, said John R. Rockefeller,
jr., "has been seriously misled," in
arriving at the conclusion the eight
eenth amendment should be repealed.
Dr. Poling declared prohibition could
not be done away with unless some
substitute took its place. 'Na'ture
abhors the vacuum," he said, "and in
government anarchy would fill it."
He characterized Rockefeller's as
sertion that repeal should not be
coupled with an alternative measure
because it would be difficult to agree
upon one in advance, as "naive." "To
me," he said, "it seems to be con
fession of the fatal weakness of our
opponents' program. Without the
substitute, repeal would invite great
er lawlessness and threaten the very
existence of representative govern
ment." Debate Powers
of the County
Commission
Attorneys Submit for Decision
Counties Can Do Their Own
Road Work.
If
The supreme court Tuesday heard
arguments upon a question of prime
importance to all counties in the
state doiig road work on the county
sybiei.i. The case was one where
Wilson D. Cheney, a taxpayer or
ISuffalo county, challenged the right
of the county boards to let gravel
hauling contracts in excess of ?500
without advertising for bids; and
whether if they advertise and then
reject the bids they may go ahead
and do the work on a per diem basis
and to define what powers they have
under the law permitting counties to
do their own road work.
The county board won in the court
below, and its attorneys told the
supreme court that the legislature
clearly intended to confer whatever
power is necessary to carry on this
work when it gave it general powers
to buy machinery and perform road
impoveinent work. They said that if
the board had to advertise for bids
every time a project called for an
expenditure of $500, the counties
might as well scrap their machinery
already bought and quit buying in
the future. They said that the legis
lature intended to authorize them to
do work previously let to contractors,
and that the $500 section of the old
law was not to apply, since it would
prevent the very object sought.
Makes Your Dollars
Tank up
AX ALL' RED CROWN 'SERVICE STATIONS . AND DEALERS EVERYWHERE IN NEBRASKA
Increase Found
in Small Farms
Near Big Citie:
Agricultural Economist Says That
Census Shows a Notable
Development.
Los Angeles. Apartment dwellers
in America's large cities are look
ing with longing eyes toward the
green fields and country homes from
which they or their parents may
have come not o many years ago, I
says Dr. O'ivcr VI. TJaker, senior agri
cultural ecoreni'st and specialist In
land economics with the United
States Depf i tment of Agriculture.
One of the most significant trends
in this direction is the increase ol
small farms near large cities. Dr.
Baker observed in an interview here.
"Prior to the recent depression, the
census returns showed a notable! de
velopment 'jf this ort," bo said, "es
pecially alont; roads whue the Im
proved transpoi tation facilities per
mit '.od urban workers to live under
rural conditions where they could
have an acre or two of land, plant
a garden, keep chickens and possibly
a cow, thus reducing the cost of liv
ing and unemployment.
"Particularly in New England,
New York, Michigan and North Caro
lina there is a notable increase in the
number of farms under three acres.
and even in the United States as a
whole these small farms increased
about 33 per cent during the decade
between 1920 and 1930. Farms of
10 to 20 acres increased 16 per cent;
the number of farms of medium size
decreased.
"It seems very likely that this
trend toward small farms, largely
operated by people engaged in other
occupations, will be accelerated by
the unemployment situation. In fact,
thousands and thousands of unem
ployed from the cities have gone to
relatives and friends on the farms
And, doubtless, many of these will
remain.
"It is probable, looking beyond the
depression, that part-time farming
will prove more permanent than full
time farming by these people, most
of whom lack capital and some of
whom lack farm experience. With
the return of prosperity, it may be
expected that employment will be of
fered again in the cities; but the
experience of the past two yea'rs will
undoubtedly result in many of these
people remaining on the parcels of
land whic hthey have acquired,
spending an hour or two in the morn
ing or in the evening cultivating it,
as a means of greater security against
possibio future adversity."
Charles M. Schwab advocates mu
sic as an emotional stabilizer. It is
a good suggestion. Nothing is bet
ter than soft music to help you re
cover your temper after reading some
of Mr. Schwab's homilies about con
tentment and poverty, especially in
conjunction with the news about Mr.
Schwab's cut in the Radio pool.
N
EW GASOIJN
Road tcsls proved what science prophesied that the pew STANDARD
Red Crown GASOLINE would give lower gas cost per mile- run
motors more economically.
It shouldfor STANDARD Red Crown GASOLINE is a special;
gasoline in every way. Made by an improved refining process it is)
quicker starting, cleaner burning, more powerful gqsoline than we;
have ever sold at a non-premium price. It has a high octane number
which indicates a more perfect balance for producing power at low
gasoline cost.
with STANDARD Red Crown
get low cost power.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
OF NEBRASKA
'A Nebraska Insiiiuiion"
HUNT CONFIDENCE MEN
Chicago. Chief of infectives Wil
liam Schoemaker is determined that
none of the delegates to the republi
can conventio next week will buy
the lion in the Lincoln park zoo or
purchase an Intercut In the city hall.
Ho appointed tbli ty-fi v detectives,
recognized for tblr knowledge of
confidence men and pickpockets, to
mingle In tbc convention crowds arid
arrent will known police characters.
Give Order for
Complete Audit
of Insull Firm
Federal Judge Walter C. Lindlay
Sccka HMoiy of Utility
Investments.
'lilafco ldil Judge Walter
C Lindluy jiiifioiiid l that he has
oidr u complete audit and history
"p.howlriK cveiy 1 1 ant-art ion, every
p.iyinetit r money, and every trans
fer of r.tock" or IiimuII Utility Inve6t
tueiitH, Inc. Th company referred
to n a billion dollar Investment trust
which Samuel Insull organized to
deal in securities of his operating
concerns, and thus insure insuii con
trol of the companies.
"If personal liabilities on the part
of directors and officers of the com
pany are disclosed," the federal judge
said, "civil action should be under
taken to recover from them such
funds as could be obtained." Insull
Utility Investments, Inc., together
with other Insull investment trusts
and holding companies, now is in
receivership. It was organized in
T
boom stock market days when Insull
feared that eastern capitalists were
attemntine to buy un stock in his
companies and gain control of his
electric, gas and transportation sys
terns.
At one time Insull was reported
to have offered with trust funds a
premium of $50 a share above the
market for Commonwealth Edison,
which reputedly was being bought
by Cyrus Eaton of Cleveland.
In connection with those stock
purchases, it was recalled that In
sull told a meeting of stockholders
four months ago that "the judgment
exercised was poor in the light of
today. But my judgment was no
poorer than your's."
"I wouldn't have made those pur
chases," the seventy-two year old
utilities magnate continued at that
time, "if I hadn't thought they were
good. I did my very best and I did
it honestly. No one in this room
has suffered in pocketbook and repu
tation as I have."
No mention was made by Judge
Lindlay of Corporation Securities,
organized for the same purpose as
Insull Utility Investments. He did,
however, accept Insult's resignation
as co-receiver for Middlewest util
ities, the three billion dollar holding
company formed by him. That resig
nation signalled the formal end of
Insull as the nation's leading utility
magnate. It was presented by an at
torney. James Simpson, who left the
Do More Work
EGQMGMICM,
GASOLIN and you'll
Poultry Wanted
Cash or Trade
WE NEED MORE GOOD HENS
Friday & Saturday
WE GUARANTEE
Hens, heavy, lb 9
Leghorn Hens, lb. . . . 6t
Cox, per lb 3
Broilers
We will not quote you on Broilers,
as we expect a lower market soon,
but we will pay you all we possibly
can on day of delivery.
Bring Us Your
Fresh Eggs
We need more Fresh Eggs direct
from the farm. Today we are pay
ing 7c per dozen cash. If market
advances, as usual we will be first
to offer you this advance.
Soennichsen's
Plattsmouth, Phone 42
leadership of Marshall Field anl
company to take charge of the large
Insull operating firms, was likewisa
absent. Meanwhile stock tickers told
of breaks in the prices of Insull op
erating company stocks in anticipa
tion of unfavorable auditors' report
on Commonwealth Kdison, Public
Service of Northern Illinois, and the
Peoples Gas Light and Coke com
panies. State Journal.
EIGHT MILE GROVE
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Sunday, June 12th.
9:30 a. m. Sunday school.
10:30 a. m. English services in
connection with children's day pro
gram and oTTering.
8:00 d- rn. Luther League.
Sunday, June 19th.
9:30 a. m. Sunday school.
There will be no preaching ser
vice as pastor will be absent at the
synod at Bloomfield, Nebraska.
SENDS JOBLESS TO FARMS
Albanyv N. Y.- Governor Roose
velt toqk the first, step to make ef
fective his plan to take care of. un
employed by transferring them froci
the cities to farms. "Any person or
family now receiving work or home
relief who has had farm experience
and wants to go back to the farm,"
the governor said, "should communi
cate with the local work relief bu
reau or welfare office, and if he can
not get information there should
communicate with the chairman of
the temporary emergency relief ad
ministration in New York City." The
governor declared his plan was not a
"back to the farnj" program but
merely a temporary measure to leg
sen the cost of cities of unemploy
ment relief. Ke said the plan, also,
gave the workers a chance to be par
tially self sustaining.
