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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI -WEEKLY JOURNAL
MONDAY, DEC. 5, ICS?.
Alvo News
The Ladie3 Aid of the Methodist
church will meet on Wednesday of
this week. All are urged to be pres
ent to assist with the meeting.
Mrs. Quick will entertain the La
dies "Reading club at her home on
Thursday of this ,week and a very
profitable program will be given.
Mr. and Mrs. George Braun, of
Scuth Bend, were visiting in Alvo,
being guests at the home of her par
eats, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Yeager, for
the day.
Edward Bornemeier, who completed
the picking of his corn early last week
went over to the home of Emil Bor
nemeier, where he assisted his broth
er, they completing the gathering
there also by Saturday night.
Dwight Taylor, who has been hav
ing much trouble with his tonsils was
over to Omaha last week, where he
had his tonsils removed at the Uni
versity hospital and since the opera
tion . has been getitng along very
nicely.
A committee of the citizens of Alvo
end vicinity were cleaning up the
Alvo cemetery and putting it in gtjod
order on last Wednesday and had
just about as fine a day for the work
as cculd well be expected at any time
of the year.
Charles Godbey plowed his garden
last Wednesday and is now ahead of
the rest of us for the beginning of
the spring work. He is not expect
ing to do any planting at this time,
Lut the weather has been so that he
could if he so desired.
R. M. Coatman, who has been feed
ing sheep to the number of 18, after
having fattened them, returned the
animate to market. After making
deductions for the feed and transpor
tation he found that he had netted
just 57 on the venture.
Coatman and Skinner were moving
a corn elevator from the ihome of
Ben Plymale to the cribs of Mr. Reh-i-ieier
"near the elevator, where it
will be used for unloading ear corn.
Simcn Rehmeier had the crib shelled
out that had accumulated during the
buying of ear corn. The corn shell
ed was placed in the elevator.
Hi
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CORD
PA PITS
jf Those much wanted
Cedar Corduroy Pants
are here. These husky,
warm trousers are the
answers to a mother's
prayer. A pair of pants
that stay put; take all
kinds of abuse and
eliminate patching! "
i'y, and Mis3 Edna who is a teach
er in the public schools at Pacific
Junction, Iowa, and who was accom
panied by her gentleman friend, Mr,
Lawrence Bell, .of Omaha. They had
two turkej's for their dinner, which
came about this way. Both Carl and
Neal won a bird apiece and again,
Mr. Bell had Neal shoot for him and
another one was wen. Two were used
for the Thanksgiving dinner here
and the other one was taken by Mr.
Bell to Omaha, where a turkey din
ner was had at the home of his par
ents, and at which Miss Edna Lewis
was a guest, she thus getting in on
two turkey dinners.
" V ", 87 Years Ycung '
C "JjJKirkpatrick, who do3 not
appear older than 70, but has reeent
ly rasped -bis.' 8,7th .milestone, advises
the Journal field man cf the pleasant
Thcnk3giving day he spent, also a
subsequent Sunday, when he was a
guest at the old homestead. He says:
"The rcast duck Thanksgiving dinner
was cooked by my niece, Mrs. Clara
Margaret, a fine cook, and without
bragging, will say, it certainly was
fine. Also, the birthday cake was O.
K." Last Sunday he had dinner at
the did homestead with Glenn Lewis
and wife and children. Besides the
fine dinner there and more cake, a
pleasing musical program was pre
ecnted by the Lewi3 orchestra. The
guest of honor adds that nothing has
Leon' missing to make the occasion
complete, except Mrs. Kirkpatrick,
who is visiting her children in Cali
fornia, but will be home after the
holidays. He received many birth
day cards and oft repeated wishes for
continued good health, for all of
which he i3 duly grateful.'
Accepts Position as Writer
Mrs. Clo O. Schaffer, who has made
her home in Alvo for many years,
has accepted an offer to act as cor
respondent for the Eagle Beacon,
which is now operated by Charles V.
Secley, the Weeping Water publish
er. Mrs. Schaffer has had a good
deal of experience in this line of en
deavor and is a very capable writer
and should make a good correspon
dent.
Fennel Some Old Belies
While Carl Reichart was looking
about on the Weeping Water creek
between Weeping Water and Wabash,
he discovered some bones, which
caused him to investigate, and pon
clceer examination he . ascertained
that they. had. comprised.-the; beadref
fa- buffalo and there were a- number.
of the vertebra also. attached, ib the
skull or lying near it. Upon' measur
ing the extent of the horns from tip
to tip, the distance was found to be
26 inches. These were discovered in
his pasture through which the creek
run3. He took the find "to Lincoln,
where it was placed in the museum
at the state university There must
have been a camp of Indians in that
vicinity as ho has also found there
abouts a great many arrows and spear
points, as well as stone hatchets and
tomahawks, cf which he has a large
collection.
Surprised Uncle Phil on Birthday
Uncle P.'iJ. Linch was born on No
vember 29th, 1S50, in Decatur coun
ty, Indiana, and when he was six
years of age in 1S58, moved with his
iarents to i.lt. Pleasant, Iowa, where
he made his home until he was a
man rrown and then cane to Cass
":i'-.My, Xefc-'aska, and settled near
whore the town cf Alvo is new lo
cated, arriving here in 1S69. at the
age of 19 years, and ha3 made his
home here ever since. Mr. Linch saw
timc3 here pretty tough and again
pretty good, going from one extreme
t-y the other, and still ho stayed and
has counted tula a3 good a place to
rc-ide as will be found anywhere.
Last Tuesday being a very fine
day, sunny and warm, he walked over
to the Dinges garage, as he is wont
to flo when the weather is favorable,
and after spending a short time there,
returned., to hi3 home a block away,
where he found the house crowded
with friends who had come to give
their esteemed friend a genuine sur
prise. A gooa time was had and a
bountiful supper served by hi3 friends
who had come in such large numbers.
He received many presents, including
a number sent from a diste.net so a3
to arrive here cn hi3 birthday.
Uncle Phil was well pleased with
the manifestations of friendship that
were given him.
Secured Some Fish
L. D. Muller and the family were
over to Leo Peters' on Thanksgiving
day, and as the ponds which abound
in that region are getting low in
water supply, they concluded they
would save the fish, for if the ponds
are allowed to dry up the fish would
die. So they went out and. got some
forty pounds of very fine eating.
On Wednesday afternoon of last
week, Lafe, with C. F. Rosenow, Carl
Rcsencw and Edgar Edwards, . went
over with seins, pitchforks and other
implements and were expecting to
get an abundance of fish. We did not
remain in Alvo long enough to find
cut just what their luck was.
chanic, stationed at Honolulu forf the
past two and a half years will return
to the states and to his home in
Alvo, leaving the islands on July
21st. He might get away sooner,
were there a boat leaving before
then, for his two years and six months
will have been complated some three
weeks before that time. His term of
enlistment in this branch cf the ser
vice is for three full years, but from
this he is entitled to three months
vacation on pay and in case he re
mains in the entire time, which in all
probability he will, he has the op
tion of completing his term of ser
vice in the states. This will make it
much more agreeable, and he will not
have to return to the Islands upon
the completion of his furlough spent
at home.
Phillip writes there are a number
of Hollywood stars in Honolulu, en
gaged in making a new picture and
that they have transformed a ship
Into an eld style German warship,
which they are using for many of the
scenes in their new play.
Farmers in the
Saddle in Next
Legislature
Fifty Are Listed in Roster in the
Larger Body and Tmrteen
in the Senate.
Enjoyed Thanksa-iving Reunion
P.ov. and Mrs. MeKinzie, of the
Methcdist church of Alvo were es
pecially pleased on Thanksgiving day.
when they were joined by their sons,
Gordon, who makes his home in Lin
coin; Ronald, who is attending the
Wcsleyan University at University
Place, and Donald, who is teaching at
Palmyra. A very delightful dinner
was had and above all -'was the fine
visit together that was afforded mem
bers of thi3 splendid family.
Greatly En jayed Thanksgiving
- Thanksgiving day at the home ' of
Mrs. .Lizzie Lewis was one which was
sure "greatly enjoyed. There were
there" for ' the occasion Mrs. Lewis
end fieri'!' Neal who make their home
there; Carl, as well as Glen and fam-
Enjoyed Visit Very Keen
.Misses Doris and Dorothea Coatman
accompanied by Lois Schulke, spent
three days last week visiting at the
home of their aunt and uncle, Mr.
and Mrs. M. L. Gollaher, of Grand
Island, where they drove in their
car and after having enjoyed their
visit "greatly, returned home Sunday
evening in order that MIs3 Doris
could resume her teaching at the
Bushberry school, from which she was
able to enjoy the three day vacation
due to Thanksgiving day and no
school on Friday.
Forty-seven members of the new
Nebraska house of representatives
are actively engaged in farming, in
cluding one who give3 his occupation
as agriculturist, one farmer's wife
and three retired farmers give the
landed interests of the state control
of that body. This information is
gleaned from the list prepared and
printed by Secretary of State Marsh
for public use. Several other mem
bers admit farming interests. . Law
yers, thirteen in number, are the next
largest list of members. There are
five members engaged in merchandis
ing of one form or another, four who
have retired from activo work, four
insurance men, three gas and oil
dealers, three lumbermen, two each
listed as real estate dealers, railroad;
workmen, and editors, and oneeach
frcm . the . following occupations:
jTruek driver, sales manager. fpjdairy,
accountant;, sand and- gipeV miner
auctioneer,, . druggist, - teacher monnr
ment- dealer, law student, manufac
turer, . county Judge, bricklayer, and
plasterer, banker and laborer.. One
hundred in alL
The farmers are also most nu
merous in the senate, where twelve
admit that to be their occupation.
There are five lawyers, four engaged
in merchandising pursuits, two
bankers and one each in the follow
ng vocations: Insurance, flue cutter,
specialty salesman, real estate oper
ator, editor, building and loan, re
tired auctioneer, live stock and grain
dealer, grading contractor and one
.ho lists himself as secretary of the
Nebraska Crusaders, a wet organiz
ation.
The senate consists of thirty-one
democrats and two republicans, the
latter rrom Lancaster county. In the
house there are eighty-two demo
crats and eighteen republicans, five
from Lancaster, three from Douglas,
and one.. each from Johnson, Burt,
Saunders, Gage, Hamilton, Buffalo,
Valley, Lincoln, Sheridan and Scotts
bluff. - .. -
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Garner to
Handle Repeal
Resolution!
Jndiciary Committee Says That It Is
Without Power Repubii
cans to Meet.
PRISONERS REFUSE LABOR.
Baltimore. Angered by a recent
cut in wages, inmates of the Mary
land nenitentiarv working in the
overall factory refused to work. The
r.OO men. State Superintendent of
Prisons Donnell said, were orderly
and after sitting idly by their ma
chines for the regular eight hour per
iod, marched quietly back to their
cell3. Under the old contract, the
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Washington, Dec.' 2. The house prisoners received 80 cents for a fun
Judiciary committee, considering the eight hour day doing a normal
democratic prohibition repeal resolu- amount of work, while the state re
tion, wr.3 unable to reach an agree- ceived 75 cents. Under the new wage
mcnt at this morning's session and scale the prisoner and the state each
will meet later in the day to con- would receive 60 cents.
tinue its discussions.
Chairman Sumners told newspaper
men that the meeting "is not offi
cial"," but that efforts were being
made by the members composing the
committee to reach an agreement on
what they are going to do.
He referred to tho fact that the
committee i3 meeting between ces
sions of congress and that accord
ingly members feel they have no of
ficial authority.
Mo Authority to Meet.
The Texas democrat said, how
ever, that if a majority of the com-
New York Duties
Call Roosevelt
Back to Albany
Stay at Warm Springs Curtailed by
Meeting cf Legislature lo
Relax After Tonight.
Warm Spring3, Ga., ' Nov. 2. An
hour long discussion of tho c&Ucn
mittee asked him to pilot the repeal situation, during which he was asked
resolution in the house Monday he that a nonpartisan liquidating agency
would do it, but otherwise he would dispose of governmental cotton, came
not. rs Governor Roosevelt wa3 turning:
Sumners said that a point of or- his thoughts to an early departure
dcr had been raised against the for Albany. A delegation of cotton
meeting by Representative Tarver merchants, several cf whom were of-
(dcm., Ga.) that'it wa3 without au- fieials cf the American Cotton Ship-
thority to meet and that it had been pers' association but ail of whom said
sustained. thev were actinc in an individual ca-
Meanwhile Representative Bach- paeity, called in the late afternoon
mann (rep., W. Va.), left the com- for a talk with the president-elect.
mittee room and fold newspapermen They remained until well after dark
'it doesn't look like there is going and their talk covered the whole cot-
to be a vote at alh" ' ton situation.
As far as I can judge," Bachman I The conference followed an an-
said, "it appears' to be the general nouncement that Mr. Roosevelt would
opinion that the committee, being leave Warm Springs next Tuesday
without authority to act, will take a for the jcurncy ba:k to Allany. His
hands off policy arid let Speaker Gar- smhlen plans fcr an early departure
ner handle therepeal resolution as came after he had re'clved word of
he sees fit Monday." . a decision by Acting Governor Leh-
Repuhlfcans to Meet. man to call a special session of the
The resolutions-proposed by Speak- New York legislature to enact legis-
Roosevelt Sees
the Prospect of
Spring Session
Prepared to Call Congress If Next
Three Months Fail ot Brins
Agricultural Relief.
er Garner calls for ratification by con
ventions but there was some senti
ment in tho committee which met
Iation that would permit New York
city to cut the salaries cf city em
ployes. The precident-clert, sudden-
Yrarm Springs, Ga. From the
round of conferences being held here
thero emerged the definite impres
sion that Franklin u. nooseven
would call a special session of con
gress if the next three motnh3 do not
bring the enactment of farm relief
legislation. The president-elect him
self at a late afternoon press confer
ence declined to "cross that bridge
until I corns to it," but from persons
close to hiru there came wcrd he was
extremely anxious to have a farm re
lief measure enacted that would set
up machinery for dealing with the
1033 crop.
A little earlier in the day Mr
Roosevelt had talked with a group
cf Georgians, dealt with a delega
tion from the Crusader3 for economic
liberty in Euch a way as to stave off
a threatened demonstration ax. w arm
Springs and held a long talk about
farm relief with L. J. Hill, president
of the American Tobacco company.
During the day the impression grew
among persons close to the Roosevelt
circle of advisors that Senator Glass
of Vcrglnia was to be offered the
post of secretary of the treasury. The
president-elect referred questioners
to his recent statement asserting that
cabinet appointments would not be
considered until after Jan. 1.
A talk with Mr. Roosevelt wa3 to
have had with Rear Admiral Gary
T. Grayson over plan3 for his inaug
uration wa3 put over until Friday.
Grayson is chairman of the inaugur
ation committee.
In his talks with Senators George
and Cohen and Governor RuGsell,
who soon will replace Cohen in the
senate, Mr. Roosevelt went over the
general legislation program of the
d3mocrats. Several of the senators
who have conferred with the president-elect
have expressed the view
that congress at the short cession can
NEBRASKANS SCORE LN COIiN
Chicago. Nebraska corn cro .c ;
scored heavily, and 4-II club ;
were represented, too, in the li::. :
winners announced in various o;
partments of the livestock show, i ,
the six car yellow dent corn divi.-i'.a
J. E. Watson of Alvo was first, i: :
Mott cf Hastings eecor.d and Fif'.v :
Wetzel cf North Loup fifth. In t!:
six ear white corn 'cla33 M. V. C:!
lett cf Lexington .was second ai.J
Floyd Wetzel fourth.
Three Nebraska 4-II club fill.,
placed in the club canning context.
Minnie Mcmper of Rennet was fifth
in the menu clas3, Oliver Er.skine fit'
Lincoln fourth in the vegetnale divi
sion and Frances Roberts of Geneva
fifth in the fruit class.
Says Railroads
Cannot Bear Any
Greater Burden
Thirty Eour Week Would Bankrupt
Thf m Esclarcs Fred W. Sargent,
Head of the Uorthwcstera
behind closed Qobr3, for' reporting a hy shifting back into tho role cf the
substitute mea'sur'e providing for sub- governor of New Yoik. planned a not complete tho task that is being
! mission to legislatures' instead. trin that will take him thru Atlanta
Sentiment in 'the group for an hate on ' Tuesday and thanto thru
amendment to Ilhle'rresoltion provid- Washington to New' York City, ire
ins- fol7MrtnVfkrtf ectfon for drj" states will' spend ' Weahe3ay nighT (here
UVESTOCK HEARING STARTS
- Will Return to States
Phillip Coatman, who has been' in
the service of the United States, gov
ernment In tne air branch as a me-
Excelsior. Springs, Mo. - II. R.
Park, representing the Chicago live
stock exchange, said at . an interstate
commerco commission, hearing, that
sale m. transit privileges , granted
western livestock shippers, penalized
the. Chicago organization. ".5 .to 10
cents .per .hundred pounds," The
hearing was sought, by midwest live
stock exchanges, in Chicago,. St, Louis,
Kansas City, St., Joseph, Omaha and
bloux City. The petitioners specify
in their complaint alleged discrim
ination in the privilege of reconsign-
ing, sorting, consolidation and change
of ownership at Denver, Colorado
Springs and Pueblo,' Colo , North" Salt
Lake City and Oeden. Utah, and
Cheyenne, Wyo., on the basis of the
thru published rate from the point
of origin to the ultimate destination.
Complaint is . also made against
the practice" of stopping in transit
of livestock for feed and water, rest
and sale or speculation and diversion
and reconsignment by railroads oper
ating stockyards in Illinois, Iowa,
Wisconsin, Missouri, Nebraska, Kan
sas andother states at the thru pub
lished rates from the points of origin
to the ultimate destination. ; ,
apparently' wagd increasing. : ' -j and 'journey 'to Albany cri the fol-
As -the . ju'drciary 'committee was lowing day. The snecial session of
meeting. Speaker Garner at his press the legislature will cpen Frilay.
conference declined to forecast Mon- The day also brought Robert W.
day's vote, if taken. Binsrham. publisher cf t".:o Louis-
I understand the republicans are vil'e Ccurfer-Joumal, who srent vir-
going to have a conference Monday,'
he aid. "That will have something
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to Co with it.
World-Herald.
YOUlJCr "RKS" . MARRIED
tually the entire afternoon in con
ference with Mr. Rccssvclt. Bing
ham ha3 been frequently mentioned
for an ambassadorial appointment.
Senator Cutting cf New Mexico was
expected during the late afternoon,
Omaha, Dec. 2. "Bumming" their I but did not arrive.
way here on a freight train to avoid In view cf the sudden change in
the Iowa five day notice marriage the plans of Mr. Rooccvclt, which
law, Arlene Hull, 16, of Perry, Iowa, will take him to New York earlier
and Clare Orman,, 21, Dawson, Iowa, than he had expected to go, all en-
wero married by .Police Judge George g3gements after Saturday were can-
Holmes, after spending a night In celled and he will give the time re-
city jail as guests of Matron Gibbons, maining after Saturday to virtually
Arlene presented an affidavit from complete rest and relaxation.
Slato Journal.
SAYS BUSINESS 02! UPTURN
her. mother, Mrs. Lillian Hull, to the
effect that there, were no objections
to the union.
'Police Commissioner John Hopkins
and Matron Gibbons acted as wit- Kansas City. The worst is over
nesses to the ceremony which was and a business revival is now In the
performed in Hopkins' office. Judge making, Ralph B. Wiizon, vice prcs-
Holme3 presented Orman with $1 for Hficnt of tha Babson statistical or-
the wedding breakfast. conization, tcld a group of Kansas
The bride arrived in male attire to city real estate men and other busi
expedite hopping freight cars, butjness leaders. "The low point of em-
she carried her wedding dress in a pioyment wc.3 reached last July," he
suit case. Mr. and Mrs. Orman climb- declared. "Ecforo 1033 is over you
ed aboard an eastbound freight train will see a vigorom rpturn in em
for their new home in Perry Thur3- pioyment trs::d3 thruout general in
cut put for it.
The delegation from the Crusaders
for economic . liberty led by Geor
Christians, president of the organize
atlon, traveled up Pine Mountain in
a' big automobile that shone re
splendently. They were ushered In
to see Mr. Roosevelt and for some
time sat alone with him in their con
ference, even the secret service men
being dismissed. They asked his ap
proval of their measure which was
introduced last session at the request
of Christians by Representative Mc
Fadden. The bill called for replac
ing the monetary system with one
which would base currency on the
wages for unskilled labor and at
tempt to stabilize these wage3 at a
level of .42.62 cent3 an hour.
Christians said after leaving the
president-elect that hi3 group had a
very satisfactory . talk with Mr.
Roosevelt and that as a result a dem
onstration that had been planned for
Warm Springs if they, had been re
fused an interview would be called
off. State Journal.
ENTERTAINED AT WEST POINT
day afternoon.
GERMANS VETO COALITION.
FOR SALE
Pure bred Hereford bull, three
years old,' ' gentle, ' fine . condition,
cheap. T. H. Pollock, Plattsmouth,
Nebr. d5-2td-2tw
Berlin. Appointment of another
"presidial" cabinet responsible only
tp the president, appeared a likeli
hood after reichstag party leaders re
ported to President von Hindenburg
they could not agree on a chancel
lor. Monsignor Ludv.ig Kass, loader
of the Catholic center party, inform
d the president during tho day that
Adolf Hitler's national socialists and
Alfred Hugenberga nationalist party
would not agree to coalition govern
ment.
Monsignor Kass had been commis
sloncd by the president to try his
hand at the formation of a govern
ment which could find support in
the reichstag. Hitler previously had
declined to assume the chancellor
ship himself. Hitler left an inter
view with the monsignor with a smile
on hi3 face and to questioners he re
plied : "I have always been an opti
mist and I still ata," ' He appeared
very tired. ' " -
Don't send your money away If
you want to see peal prosperity in
Cass countv. Plattsmouth is the
Inniefll "hln'Au,nll .hnnnlnn nnlni
for every resident of the county, means," Cone said.
dustry. It 13 net unreasonable to ex
pect businc-i to raach. normal by the
close of 103 i. If this forecast is even
unnrmcir.ir.tclr true there i3 better
business ahead fcr all of us for cev
eral yeara to come. We'll be on the
rr.fid to recovery lorg before the
great mar. of prcr-'s realize it."
J. E. liTZGir.AID IS DEAD
Omalic
-Ja-r.cs R. FitzCcrald, cix-
tv-Piirl'f : ch-.!mn of the board of
auditcn cf tha Woodmen of the
World Llfj I-.'uritscj association for
seventeen yc:.r dd suddenly at hi3
home l.cr3 Thursday night. The
widow and a rtt "daughter survive.
Mr. FitiGerald. who came here from
Kansas City,. was active in civic af
fairs tluii-'c: hits rssidence here. He
wa3 a fc:r.-.:r memcer or the scnoci
board.
CONE I7CT FOR SPEAKER
Omaha. Trenmor Cone, represen
tative-elect from the Twentieth dis
trict, announced ha will not bo a
candidatD for epeaker cf the house,
during tho coming cession of legisla
ture. "I am a candidate for chairman
of the committee on finance ways and
Mrs. Edgar Hilt Wescott of Platts
mouth, state regent of the Nebraska
Daughters of the American RevolO-
tion, was the guest of honor cf the
Elkkarn Valley chapter, D. A. R.,
Wednesday, at a one o'clock luncheon
at the Hotel West Point. The lunch
eon was followed by a meeting at the
home of Mrs. E. J. Dc Bell, the re
gent, Mrs. II. P. Sess, presiding. Mrs.
Wescott gave an interesting talk on
tho various phases of D. A. R. work.
Arthur Andre, accompanied by -Mrs.
Laura Yagner, played several violin
selections. The following guests, all
of whom are eligible to membership,
were present: Mrs. George Korb,
Mrs. Guy Thompson, Mr3. Mary El-
lenbcrger and Mi3 Elsie Hoy. Mrs.
Wescott will be tho week-end gucsi
cf Mrs. Ros3 Hammond, in Fremont
Chicago. Bankruptcy, in the op
inion of Fred W. Sargent, president
of the Northwestern system, would
overtake American railroads if tho
thirty hour week were adopted with
no reductions In wages. Comment
ing cn tuo action or tne convention
cf the American Federation of Labor
at Cincinnati in approving the uni
versal shortened week as an objec
tive cf the nation's labor, the rail
road executive naid it would Etrik
a fatal financial blow at rail trans
portation.
Many leaders of industry here,
employers of thousands or workers
whose hour3 would be lessened un
der the federation plan, evinced keen
interest in the convention action.
But they deferred comment awaiting
explicit indication cf the direction
the labor program would take. The
convention's stand that reduction In
working hours to thirty weekly
"should carry with it no reduction
in pay," however, Mr. Sargent assert
ed, wculd be such a further heavy
burden on the harrassed transporta
tion companies that.it would, h said,
"completely bankrupt the railroads."
The universal thirty hour program
was premised by. the convection. pfi
the plea it afforded, "the only means
whereby prosperity can bo restored."
Sargent contended, however, that
only ' a reduction ' In wagei would
bring improved finances to the rail
lines.
"Everyone is familiar with the
current situation of the railroads,"
he cald. "We, on the Northwestern,
for instance, are on a basis now of
forty-five hours, or five and one-half
working day3 a wck. - Reduction , of
the working hcur3 to thirty on the
basi3 asked by the federation con
vention, with no corresponding cuta
n wages, would mean for us an ap
proximately 50 percent Increase in '
wageq. It would completely bank
rupt the railroads." ' '
Pointing out the importance of
wages in railroad economy and fi
nance, Mr. Sargent said: "Our rates
of pay are now 132 per cent as com
pared with those of 1913. Business
is not quite as much as it was then.
If we had the same rates of wages
this year that we operated under in
1913, we could have added 2 mil
lions to the net income. That gives
an idea of the Importance of the ques
tion to the railroads in their present
stafc." What we have got to have Is
a reduction in wages."
DROvTNSD AS TUG CAPSIZES
SUCCESSFUL CARD PARTY
The stag party given by the Cath
olic Daughters Tuesday night at the
K. C. hall was largely attended and
very successful. The affair was in
charge cf Mrs. Joe Liberehal and Mrs.
August Bach, a3 Joint chairmen, and
they were assisted by Anna Jlrousek,
Mrs. Baltz Meisinger and Antonla
Vanek.
Dr. Ryan was prize winner among
the bridge players; Julius Pitz rated
highest in plncchle; Claud Smith in
rummey and Judge Graves in crib
bage. Other prizes went , to Emmett
Mullen and John B'ssing. :
Delicious refreshments were served
as a fitting climax to. the evening's
entertainment. " - ---'-.
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Grand Marais, Mich. Five mem
bers of the crew of the fishing tug
Lydia were drowned here when the
vessel wa3 capsized by heavy wave3
whipped up by a sixty-mile north
west wind oh Lake Sunerlnr Th
dead vere Capt. Louis" Larson of Ra
cine, Wis., commander of the tug;
John Tomkiel( the engineer, and Alex
Manilla, both of Grand Marais; Fred
Haysen of Racine and Thoma3 Lar
son, adopted son of the tug'a cap
tain. The Lydia wa3 swept over by
the wave3 while she was- at the pier
near the entrance of the harbor.
Coast guards searched the shore for
two hours, finding wreckage from the
tug but no bodies. ' - (
Two other vessels, earlier believed
In distress off Caribou island
were reported in sheltered waters
behind Michlpieoten island.
. P0BIES WASHED ASH0EE
Stockholm. Bodie3 of
bers of the' crew nf rI
.. viiv, uciuiiiu sail
Ing ship Herta Grube were founrt
washed ashore near the lightshin nt.
grunde, and it was believed the re
maining two members of the crew
went down with the ship. The ship
was, believed sunk durfne
Btorrn beYfne weekend."" - .-.-r
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