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PIATXSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1934.
Manley News Items
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Honor were
in Omaha on last Saturday, visiting
with- friends.
Mr. a.nd Mrs. William Casey were
business visitors in Omaha Thursday
of last week.
A. Steinkamp. who has been ill for
bo many months, is now feeling much
improved and is able to be up and
around.
George Rau, of Utica. was spend
ing last Sunday in Manley, guests at
the home of his brother, W. J. Rau
and wife.
Miss Anna Earhart, of Omaha,
was a visitor with her mother, Mrs.
Catherine Earhart for the week-end
last Sunday.
John Mockenhaupt and wife were
visiting with friends and looking af
ter some business matters in Omaha
last Monday.
Henry X. Taylor, of Louisville,
father cf Mrs. Fred Flaischman was
a visitor at the Flaischman home for
the day last Sunday.
R. Bergman and Eli Keckler were
over to riattsmouth on last Saturday,
where Mr. Bergman was called to
look after some business matters.
John A. Stander and family and
Andrew V. Stander were guests for!
past, went to Omaha last week, and
on last Saturday underwent an op
eration for the restoration of her
health. She came through the ordeal
in nice shape and was showing prom
ise of early recovery, although still
quite weak from the effects of the
operation.
Birthday Anniversaries Celebrated
On last-Tuesday, January 30th,
when the president of the United
States, Franklin D. Roosevelt was
celebrating the passing of his natal
day, Mrs. J. C. Rauth was entertain
ing a number of her friends in cele
bration of the birthday cf her sister,
Mrs. Walter Mockenhaupt, who has
the honor of having been born on the
same day of the year as the president
A large crowd of friends of the two
ladies was present and a most pleas
ant time was had.
Holding Revival Meetings
The Rev. Starkey, pastor of the
Mennonite church of Weeping Water,
at this time conducting a revival
meeting at the community church of
Manley with very good attendance
and much interest being shown.
Suffers Severe Fall
Uncle George Schefl'er, who is now
past SO years of age, while about the
o i At heme one day last week, suffered a
severe fall, which injured this aged
gentleman quite badly. A doctor was
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Seiker, of Elm-wood.
William Sihoeman, Sr., and son, called, who cared for his injuries.
Will, were over to riattsmouth last
Bonds and Stocks
Heading for Brisk
Turn Upward
Mooring of tha American 3)ollar to
Modified Gold Eullion Base Puts
Secui ities in B3mand.
Saturday, where they were looking
after some business matters for a
short time.
Mrs. Harold Otte, who has been in
the hospital at Omaha, where she
underwent an operation, is reported
as being some better at this time,
pit hough still being quite ill.
Air. and Mrs. George Meyers have
been blessed with the arrival of a
biby born to them at the University
hospital in Omaha last week. Both
mother and babe are doing well.
The Altar society of the St. rat
rick's Catholic church held a Tango
party last Monday, realizing a neat
sum for the work of the church, be
sides enjoying a most pleasant even
ing. John C. Murphy, of Omaha, was a
visitor in Manley for over the week
end, having spent the time visiting
with his sister. Miss Mary Murphy.
He returned to his home on Monday
morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Steinkamp,
who are residing in Kansas, as Mr.
Steinkamp's work is largely confined
to that part of the country, visited
over Sunday with his parents here,
returning to their home the fore part
of he week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Gruber were
blessed last week by the arrival of a
baby, which died soon after birth,
thus turning their joy into sorrow.
They have the heartfelt sympathy of
their many friends in the loss that
has come to them.
Mrs. Ada Trayer, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Flaischman, of Falls
City, who was injured some ten clays
rgo in an auto wreck, and who was
lor a time at the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Flaischman,
tit Louisville, was able to return to
her home at Falls City late last
week.
W. J. Rau has been confined to his
home and bed for the greater portion
of the time the past four or five
weeks and while at times he has been
feeling better, he is still not able to
get down town and look after busi
liess at the bank, which is being cared
for by Mrs. Rau, with the assistance
of her brother.
which were found severe enough to
require his presence in bed for some
time. He is recovering slowly.
Advised of Niece's Death.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Earhardt
received the sad news of the death of
a niece, who was the daughter of a
sister of Mrs. Earhart. The death of
this young lady occurred at the
home of the parents in Nebraska
City. The funeral was held at that
place on Monday of last week, Mr.
and Mrs. Earhart driving down to
the Otoe county seat town to be pres
ent on this sad occasion.
Burglars in Manley
the garage ot Gust .recklow was
broken into and entered last Satur
day, two storage batteries and a num-
1-er of C00I3 being taken therefrom
No clue to the identity of the thieves
has been picked up.
WOULD AID FARM BORROWER
Married at Lincoln
Miss Muriel Wiles was united in
Carriage to a young man by the name
of Turner, in Lincoln early last
week, and on Thursday the newly
weds were given a pleasant evening
and a miscellaneous shower at the
Lome of her parents, Roy Wiles and
wife, where all enjoyed a very fine
time. The many friends of this ex
cellent young woman extend best
wishes, being joined in the same by
the Journal. May your life together
be long, happy and prosperous.
Underwent Operation
Mrs. Frank Riester, wno lias been
in rather poor health for some time
Washington. Farmers whose loan
applications are rejected or scaled
iown excessively by ; federal land
banks would have "their day in
court" under a bill introduced by Sen
ator Thompson. Thompson's proposal
calls for presidential appointment of
a "farm borrower's counsel" in each
federal land bank district who would
act as attorney for farmers whose
loan requests were turned down or
approved in amounts considered in
sufficient by the applicants.
The counsel, Thompson explained,
would investigate each compalint and
"if conditions warrant" would take
it up with the bank or land bank
commissioner. "Under the present
system, farmers have no voice in de
termining the amounts of loans,"
Thompson said. "They are completely
in the dark, and their only recourse
is thru their senators, representa
tives or in an appeal to the farm
credit administration itself. "This
law would give the farmer an attor
ney, just as the law provides him
an attorney if he is the defendant in
a criminal case. It would avoid dis
content now widespread among farm
ers by giving them a just, speedy
and efficient means for furnishing
additio nevidence on the value of
their land."
Mrs. Adam Kraeger of near Cedar
Creek was in the city for a few hours
Friday looking after some matters
of business and while here was a
pleasant caller at the Journal to re
new her subscription.
New York. The world of finance
acclaimed the mooring of the Amer
ican dollar to a modified gold bullion
base by a brisk scramble for secur
ities, particularly American secur
ities, and by heavy buying of dollars.
In the New York stock exchange
scores of bonds surged up $1 to $3
per $100 par value to new highs since
1DC1, in tfce heaviest dealings in the
exchangs's bond department on re
cord, with the exception of one clay
four years ago. Stocks likewise were
eagerly bought in New York, many is-
ues advancing $1 to $4 to the high
ct prices in more than two years
with trading reaching the biggest
volume since last July.
But securities markets in London,
aris and Berlin were likewise cheer
ful. Mining stocks particularly were
in demand the world over, as the
United States treasury offered to buy
unlimited amounts of gold at $35 an
ounce. In such widely separated cen
ters aa Johannesburg, Toronto, and
San Francisco, mining shares were
buoyant.
Altho the ultimate objective of the
devaluation of the dollar to 59.0 6 per
cent of its old parity was an increase
in tne American commodity price
level, the response of the staples mar
kets was less pronounced than that
of securities. TI12 sluggish response
of commodities was regarded a
scarcely surprising, since monetary
authorities urging a higher gold valu
ation as a means of lifting the gen
eral commodity price level explain
that the prices of staple goods cannot
be expected immediately to adjust
themselves to the new gold level.
Wheat at Chicago pushed up mo
mentarily about a cent a bushel then
lost its rise. Cotton at New York
finished only 10 to 30 cents a bale
higher. Such staples as silk, wool:
coffee, rubber, and cocoa registered
small gains in futures dealings at
New York.
The rush to buy doliars prevented
the American currency from adjust
ing itself immediately to its new par
ity as indicated by its gold content
of 15 5-21 grains of the ,ye)lov metal.
The American currency declined
slightly at such centers as London,
Paris, and Rome, then rebounded
abruptly. With the gold standarc
operative, however, so far a3 inter
national exchange transactions arc
concerned, it was expected that the
dollar would soon adjust itself to the
new gold level. At Thursday's prices,
the dollar was at a premium of about
1 percent over the French gold franc,
and over the sterling geld price in
London, which meant that bankers
could buy roughly $1.04 worth oi
gold in London and Paris for $1.
The ebullience of the securities
markets was explained by financial
authorities as reflecting a return of
confidence, with the value of the dol
lar more definitel yestablished, and
as anticipating a huge expansion of
credit, as a result of the boosting of
the American monetary gold base
from little more than 4 billions tc
6.8 billions by the gold revaluation.
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was begun immediately.
When the Bear of Oakland came
aside the flagship, Rear Admiral Rich
ard E. Byrd megaphoned from the
bridge:
"Welcome to the Eay of
Whales."
The young skipper of the Bear.
Tcrrence Keough, shouted back:
"Thank you, sir. We're all set
to go."
A moment later he added:
"We knew we were at the Bay
of Whales all right. Ten miles
out we passed a pile of hay on
a big floe and I guessed it was
jours, unless some of the old
settlers hereabouts have a dairy
farm."
This was the hay that drifted out
when the ice broke up under the flag
ship's old cache last Wednesday.
Tractors Haul Cargo.
It is three miles to the camp from
the new berth of the flagship. A re
lay cache is located half way between.
Two tractors haul sledges to the re
lay depot, uncouple and return to the
ship. Other tractors haul the stores
into the camp.
Bill Bowlin flew in from Little Am
erica Wednesday and picked up the
last equipment required for the new
radio station there.
The Bear carried 90 tons of storesj
for the expedition, including lumber
for five shacks, scientific gear and
commissary supplies. It left Boston
four months ago.
On its way from Dunedin the ves
sel passed Lincoln Ellsworth's ship,
the Wyatt Earp, 150 miles west. All
members of the crew of the supply
hip appeared in good health.
Senator G. M.
Hitchcock Dies
Early Today
Fails to Rally From Keart Attack
Suffered Several Days Ago To
Be Brought to Omaha.
"What does a man look for in a
shirt?" inquires a haberdasher's ad
vertisement. Ask any overseas veteran.
Plattsmouth stores oTTer all the
shopping advantages of the big
city stores together with freedom
from parking restrictions.
Prices Are Going Up
COME IN TODAY
We have the New Singer Sewing Machines
and Vacuum Cleaners on Display
WE DO ALU REPAIRING
Singer Sewing Machine Co.
R. H. Eestcr, Cass County Agent
Byrd Unloads
Cargoes Upon
Crumbling Ice
Crew Works at Feverish Pace 6 Mile
From Little America; Bear
of Oakland. Arrives.
Bay of Whales, Antarctica Crews
of the Byrd flagship worked at a
feverish pace Thursday discharging
winter stores to the bay ice, six miles
from Little America.
Haste was necessary, as expedi
tion leaders feared crumbling Ice
might threaten the ships and supplies
again.
The Bear of Oakland since mid
night has been berthed alongside the
flagship. The CO-year-old barkentine
arrived at 10:30 Wednesday night,
equaling the record trip of 12 days
between Dunedin and the Bay oi
Whales made by the S. fe. Eleanor
Boiling in 1929 on the first Byrd
antarctic expedition.
Suspects Dairy Is Near.
Its canvas furled because of strong
head winds, it steamed down past
the Ehining ice cliffs of the west bar
rier of the Bay of Whales and then
cut across to where the flagship lay
moored alongside the Ice front. It
had a decided list to port.
Men came out of the manholes on
the flagship to greet old friends and
the work of unloading both vessels
Iowa Teacher
Slain Before
Pupils' Eyes
Margaret Graves, 22, Killed by Re
jected Suitor, Who Then Took
Own Life in School Yard.
Harlan, la., Feb. 2. As 20 pupils
watched in horror, Miss Margaret
Graves, 22, a rural school teacher
near here, was shot to death by a
rejected suitor who then committed
suicide.
The slayer, Herman Seick, 28,
farmer near Harlan, walked into the
school house about 3 p. m. carrying a
small bore shotgun. In view of the
startled pupils, he loaded the weapon
and walked up the aisle.
Mis3 Graves crouched behind her
desk as he approached, pleading,
"Don't shoot." But he placed the
muzzle of the gun agaisnt her side,
toward the back, and fired.
Tells Children Call Help.
She struggled to her feet, told the
children to get help, and staggered
to the door of the school. She fell
from the steps, dead.
Seick then walked across the school
yard and shot himself through the
heart.
The tragedy occurred at Monroe
township school No. 2 about nine
miles east of here. Children of
Christian Rold, who lives across from
the school, ran to their home and told
their parents, who notified officers.
Ecth Farmer People.
Miss Graves was a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Graves, who lives six
miles east of here.
Seick was a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Jacob Seick, farmers near Shelby. He
had been working on the farm ot
his brothers, William and Jacob, jr.,
south of the school.
Friends of the couple said they
had been keeping company about a
year, and that Miss Grave3 sought to
break off with Seick during the
Christmas holidays.
Coroner Herman Bocken of Har
lan and County Attorney Jake More,
who responded to the first call, said
no inquest will bs held. Both bodies
were taken to Harlan at first, and
later Eejck's body was removed to
Avoca at the request of relatives.
Washington. (Saturday) Gilbert
M. Hitchock, former United States
senator from Nebraska, died early
Saturday after a week's illness from
heart disease.
The Omaha newspaper publisher
died at 1:05 a. m., after a protract
ed period of unconsciousness. Mrs.
Hitchcock was at his bedside.
Hitchcock established his resi
dence in Washington a few months
ago and shortly after that time he
was taken ill.
At the Hitchock home at the time
of his death, in addition to Mrs.
Ilitchccck, were Mrs. Henry Doorly,
a daughter; Gilbert Doorly and Mrs.
Richard Young, grandchildren, and
Mrs. E. Kauntze, sister of Mrs. Hitch
cock. They came here from Omaha
this week. Those close to the pub
lisher when ho die dsaid funeral ar
rangements will not be made until
later.
Mr. Hitchcock was 74 years old.
In 1920 and 192S he was demo
cratic candidate for r-election to the
senate, and was mentioned in prom
inence last spring as a prospective ap
pointee to fill the term of the late
Senator Howell. Governor Bryan,
however, named Senator Thompson to
that post.
Hitchcock declined to be a candi
date for appointment to the federal
reserve board soon after President
Roosevelt was inaugurated, and as
serted he would not be active in poli-
tice again. His name figured again
in Nebraska politics, however, when
he was mentioned recently to succeed
Arthur F. Mullen as democratic na
tional committeeman in event of Mul
len's resignation.
Educated for legal Career.
Educated for a legal career, Gil
bert M. Hitchock forsook that pro
fession after four years to become a
newspaper publisher, and later at
tained national prominence in demo
cratic politics.
He served a total of eighteen years
in both houses of congress and twice,
1S20 and 1928, was put forward by
the democrats of Nebraska as a can
didate for the presidential nomin
ation. The outstanding work of his
congressional service was as chair
man of the senate foreign relations
committee during the second Wilson
administration. He was the first Ne
braskan to hold that post and in his
capacity bore the brunt of the battle
for President Wilson in the losing
fight for ratification of the Versailles
treaty with the covenant of the
League of Nations in 1919 and 1920.
Altho he eventually won success in
the newspaper and political fields, his
beginning in both was anything but
encouraging. The senator's entry In
to politics was as a candidate for the
lower house of congress from the Sec
ond Nebraska district. He was de
feated. With three associates. Senator
Hitchock established the Omaha
Evening World in 1885, but his part
ners withdrew, selling their inter
ests to Hitchcock. Later he purchased
the Morning Herald and consolidated
it with the evening newspaper, but
for several years the venture was a
losing proposition and for a time was
practically insolvent.
Senator Hitchcock was born in
Omaha, Sept. IS, 1859, the son of
United States Senator and Mrs.
Phineas W. Hitchock. He attended
the public schools of Omaha, but re
ceived the greater portion of his pre
liminary education from a private
tutor in Germany. Afterward he at
tended the University of Michigan
and was graduated in 1881 with the
degree of bachelor of laws. He was
admitted to the Nebraska bar the
same year and practiced in Omaha
until 1SS5, at which time he quit the
legal profession to enter the news
paper publishing business.
In 1883, Mr. Hitchock married
Miss Jessie Crounse, daughter of
Lorenzo Crouse of Fort Calhoun,
Neb., a former governor of the state.
Mrs. Hitchcock died in Washington,
D. C, May 8, 1925, and te senator,
on June 2, 1927, married Miss Mar
tha Harris of Memphis, Tenn.
It was in 18S8 that Mr. Hitchcock
began to develop as a political figure
in Nebraska. That year he was de
feated for representative in congerss
by David H. Mercer by 800 votes.
Four year3 later he had the satisfac
tion of turning the tables on his vic
tor and began his service in the Fifty-
eighth congress March 4, J903. He
was the only democrat elected to the
house from Nebraska.
Defeated in the Roosevelt land
slide of 904, Mr. Hitchcock was re
turned to the house in J.90t, and
again as the lone democrat from Ne.
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Dr. Sarah Ruth Dean, 33-year-old physician, who amazed court spec
tators at Greenwood, Miss., by her serenity at the opening of her trial
on a charge of slaying Dr. John Preston Kennedy, a former professional
associate, with poison. At left, Arthur Jordan, prosecuting attorney,
qonducting State's case. Right, Judge S. F. Davis, presiding justice.
braska, and was re-elected in 1908.
In 1910, Mr. Hitchcock was given
the democratic nomination for United
States senator, opposing Senator El
mer J. Burkett, seeking re-election.
The popular vote was about 20,000 in
Mr. Hitchcock's favor and the choice
of the peopla was ratified by the leg
islature. Six years later he was
elected for a second term over John
L. Kennedy, an Omaha lawyer.
LOAN MONEY SPEEDS OUT
Omaha. Officials of the Federal
Land bank here said the bank had
put $21,343,150 into farm loans in . wt. 2,450 lbs.
PUBLIC AUCTION
As I have decided to quit farming,
I will sell at Public Auction on the
Ada Ferris farm 2 miles east and
1 V2 miles south of Murray, Nebraska,
on
Friday, Fefor. 9th
beginning at 10:30 o'clock a. m.,
with lunch served at noon by the
Lewiston ladies, the following de
scribed property, to-wit:
4 Head Horses and Mules
One smooth mouth team of mares,
black and brown, wt. 2,800 lbs.; one
smooth mouth span of Molly mules,
January. John Carmony, vice presi
dent said $14,359,900 was given 2,
SS5 farmers on land bank loans based
on first mortgage security and $4,
683,250 was given 3,268 "emergency"
loan borrowers on second mortgage
securities.
I. Shuler, manager of the Omaha
Home Owens Loan corporation office,
said the office closed 2S4 loans, total
ing about ?6CO,000, in the month of
January. He sair the office planned
to double this total in February and
to raise the rate of closing of loans
to 1,000 during March.
The majority of the January loans
were made to Iowa farmers. Total
by states to rboth land bank and com
missioner's leans were:
Iowa 1,305 land bank loans for
$8,014,000 and 1,344 commissioner
loans for $3,017,000..
Nebraska 955 land bank loans
for $4,739,400 and 1,220 commission
er loans for $2,518,900.
South Dakota 547 land bank loans
for $1,817, GOO and 617 commissioner
loans for $1,024,250.
Wyoming IS land bar.k loans for
$88,900 and 87 commissioner loans
for $123,100.
WANTED
Alfalfa or red clover hay. Platts
mouth Feed Yards. Tele 377 in day
time or 376 in evenings. d28-tfv
Bagpipes are said to be really of
French origin. Scotland, however,
seems quite content to bear the blame.
7 Head of Cattle
One Jersey cow; three red cows;
one Ilclstein cow, giving milk; one
Jersey and Red Poll heifer, 6 months
eld; one roan bull calf, 6 months
old.
Two Hampshire gilts (bred).
Farm Machinery, etc.
One John Deere 2-row cultivator;
one P & O riding lister; one John
Deere disc, 1G-1&; one Emerson Go
Devil; one 2-row stalk cutter; one
3-section harrow; one IHC Cloverleaf
manure spreader; three sets of work
harness; one IHC endgate seeder;
one John Deere corn elevator, com
plete; one John Deere gang plow;
one Rock Island stirring plow; one
Deering mower; one Peter Schuettler
wagon; one hay rack and running
gear; one wagon box; one grass seed
attachment for drill; one Rock Island
2-horse power gas engine and pump
jack; one 35-gallcn butchering ket
tle; one vise; one set taps and dies;
one Queen brooder stove, 1,000 chick
size; one IHC Primrose cream separa
tor; one tank heater; one roll slat
cribbing; one John Deere 1-hole corn
sheller; one dirt slip; one bushel of
Grimm alfalfa seed; some St. Charles
white seed corn; some hay in mow;
50 hedge posts; two steel gates, 14
and 12 foot; 3 60 board feet of fir
flooring; some pullets and other ar
ticles too numerous to mention.
Terms of Sale
All suni3 of $25.00 and under,
cash. On sums over that amount a
credit of six months may be arranged
with the Clerk of sale. No property
to be removed until settled for
Keimeth Ferris,
REX YOUNG, Auctioneer 0wner
W. G. EOEDEKER, Clerk
Of))
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