THE PLATTSMOUTH EVENING JOURNAL
PAGE FTVT,
X
Death of W.F.
Ackerman at
Burlington, la.
One of the Veteran Employes of the
Burlington Railroad Started
Caresr at Local Shops.
William F. Ackerman, C4, a prom
inent and well known figure in Bur
lington railroad circles ofr the
greater part of his lifetime, died
Thursday at an hospital at Burling
ton, Iowa, after an illness of two
months.
Mr. Ackerman has been the super
intendent for the past several years,
of the west Burlington locomotive
shop, going there from Havelock
where he was superintendent of the
shops there for a period of approxi
mately twenty-five years.
Mr. Ackerman started his railroad
career at Plattsmouth where he was
apprenticed in the local car shops and
continued his work here until in
1S90 when he was sent to the loco
motive and machine shops at Have
lock, just then being placed in oper
ation. Mr. Ackerman was one of the
valued employes of the railroad com
pany and was
designated as shopt
foreman eventually and had continued
in that capacity. With the transfer
of the locomotive work to Denver and
West Burlington h? was snt to the
Iowa city to serve in his old cap-city
as shop head.
While a resident here Mr. Acker
man was married to a daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. F. II. Stcim
ker, who preceded him in death a
great many years ago, he later re
marrying and is survived by the
widow and two children, William
Jr., of Bridgeport, Nebraska and Mr3.
Eleanor Lee of New York City. One
brother, Edward Ackerman of Wy
more also survives his passing.
The funeral services will be held
on Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at the
First Methodist church at Havelock,
Rev. F. M. Druliner, officiating. The
interment will be at Wyuka ceme
tery at Lincoln.
NORMAL TRAINING PICNIC
The members of the Junior Nor
mail Training class of P. H. S. were
delightfully surprised on Thursday
when the members of the Senior
Normal Training class invited them
to go on a picnic with them. The
Normal Training instructor, Miss
Starts, went along with them.
They left immediately after school
in cars for Fred Siemoneit's farm,
which is located nine and a half miles
west of town.
The evening was spent in taking
pictures and roasting weiners. Other
refreshments followed.
Those attending were Miss Staats,
Mildred Cacy, Loi3 Meade, Geraldine
Sudduth, Alice Wiles, Wilma Vernon,
Martha Kaffenberger, Lucille Mei
singer, Virginia Leesley, Ruby Sut
ton, Dorothy Semoneit, Elizabeth
Wiles and Juanita Welshimer.
Reporter.
PLEADS NOT GUELTT
Earl Henry, of Lincoln, was ar
raigned on Wednesday in the county
court on a charg? of breaking and
entering the store of J. H. Rugha, of
Avoca. taking therefrom merchandise
to the amount of $70. Mr. Henry
was taken in custody several days
ago at Lincoln and was turned over
to S3. eiiff Sylvester to face charges
in connection with the Avoca rob
bery.
At the hearing Henry entered a
plea of not guilty to the charges pre
ferred by County Attorney W. U.
Kieck and the hearing of the case
was set for Tuesday, May 22nd. The
bond was set at f 1,000 and in failure
to supply the same the defendant was
remanded to the custody of Sheriff
Sylvester.
PREPARING AGAINST FLOOD
The Missouri Pacific railroad com
pany, which has suffered a very heavy
loss at different times due to the
overflowing of the Pappio creek south
or Fort Crook, i3 taking steps to per
manently avoid this trouble.
The company is having the grade
of its tracks raised seven feet thru
the bottom lands, which will make
recess ry the raising of the overpass
over the creek to the same height and
permit the passage cf the flood wat
er cf the creek, as this will give am
ple clearance.
A work train is now on the scene
and the task of grading up the road
ted is under way.
It i3 estimated that the work will
ccst in the neighborhood of 5100,000
and will require some time to com
plete and place In service.
Journal Want-Ada get resuU3l
good slogan to observe.
NAMED AS ALE. KOUIE NO. 1
Chicago. The postmen of the
skies hereafter will know as "air
route No. 1" the midcontinent air
way that runs from New York to the
Pacific by way of Cleveland, Toledo,
Cricago, Omaha, Cheyenne and Salt
Lake City. The postoffice department
has given that designation to the pio
neer coast-to-coast airmail route now
flown under a new contract by Unit
ed Air Lines. The kinks removed, it
is the old route of the covered wagon
and pony express, the first trancon
tinental telegraph and railroad lines
that meandered from city to city fol
lowing the contour of the land, the
road of least resistance.
IIENACE IS SEEN IN KUDISIJ
Oklahoma City. The menace of
nudism to the laundry business was
called to the attention of the Okla
homa Laundry Owners' association by
Arch Long, Kansas City, national as
sociation director. "Gentlemen, 1
don't have to prove that nudism is
coming," he said. "You can see it
with your own eyes. Just look at
the women on the street any bright
afternoon. And what they wear
dcecn't come to your laundry. And
the ladies are not the only ones. Not
many years ago the average weight
of men' sunderwear was about two
pounds. Now it is about six ounces."
PURCHASES NEW TRUCK
Phil Hoffman of the Home Dairy,
has secured one of the latest type of
the V-S three-quarter ton trucks that
will be placed in service as a part
cf the equipment of his plant. The
truck is a fine addition to the dairy
and Mr. Hoffman states that it will
be used in the handling of the milk
and farm produce tiiai is a part cf
the business of the dairy. The truck
will make it much more convenient
for the handling of the business as it
will give them two trucks to carry
on the deliveries.
ARGUE STREET CLOSING
Columbus. Neb. A controversy
over closing a block of street in the
unincorporated village of Oconee is
now up to the county board. S. T
Mueller and thirty-six other persons
have petitioned the board to close it;
Fred Koch, a merchant, has protested.
The trouble started, the board was in
formed, when Mueller fenced off the
street where V. owns property on both
sides and started a potato patch. A
road overseer who tried to reopen
and grade it was chased off by a
pitchfork.
DISLOCATES A VERTAERA
Fremont, Neb. Diving in shallow
water in a sandpit west of here, Rob
ert Pinneo of McCool Junction, a
Midland college freshman, suffered
a neck- vertebra dislocation.
Unconscious, he lay on the bottom
about four minutes before William
Beekenkauer of West Point, star foot
ball center, dragged him out and re
vived him. Pinneo. a track and foot
ball athlete w.ill be in the hospital
about three weeks.
FLYING CADET IS KILLED
San Antonio. Cadet Preston A.
Kennedy, of Middleburg, New York,
was killed when his pursuit plane
collided with another plane near
Castorville, Tex. Cadet J. S. Holt
cner. New York City, piloting the
second pursuit plane, escaped serious
Injury by a parachute jump.
GOLD EXPORT TOLD
New York. The New York fed
eral rer.erve bank reported the first
substantial export of gold from Amer
ica since devaluation of the dollar
on Jan. 31. The shipment amounted
to S 1,750,000 and was consigned to
England.
DEGREE FOR HULL
Smith Bend. Inch Secretary- of
Str.to Hull will bo awarded an honor
ary degree of doctor of laws by the
University of Nctre Dame at the nine
tieth annual commencement June 3,
the P.ev. John F. O'Gara, vice presi
dent of the university, announced.
TV70 ARE DROWNED
Virginia, Minn. Two men drown
ed and a third saved himself when
their rowhoat capsized in Knife lake
on the Canadian border. The victims
were Eino Aalto, 25, and Waino
Kavala, 24, both of Virginia.
THE HURRAY MILL
I have leased the Murray Mill and
am ready at all times to grind your
feed. Any time, any kind of grind
ing. Prices right.
JOHN FRANS,
m21-2tw Murray, Nebr.
Review Figures
in Corn-Hog Re
duction Plan
Quotas Hay Be Eeady to Announce
the Latter Portion of
Next Week.
AAA activities in Nebraska this
week centered about the work of the
state board of review, which ia going
over county summary figures in the
corn-hog adjustment program and in
getting ready to get compliance in
the federal wheat program fixed up
for contract signers.
With all county summary figures
in, the state board headed by A. E.
Anderson, state and federal statis
tician, was busy all week going over
corn and hog quotas. Arthur Ander
son of the college of agriculture and
Henry Bock of David City are the
other two members of the board.
County quotas may be announced the
latter part of next week.
Immediately after each county has
received its quota, officials of tbe
local corn-hog control association will
begin their final work on getting
the contracts into Washington. Ad
justments, if any are needed, will be
made and contracts offered growers
for final signatures.
While the state board is going over
county figures, agricultural agents
and their office assistants outstate
are keeping busy with getting con
tracts ready for signature so they
will lose no time when the final
quotas are announced.
In the meantime compliance under
the wheat program is rapidly being
fixed up. Wheat supervisors have
started this work cf checking farms
this week in some counties. In the
western section extension workers
from the college of agriculture held
training schools this week for these
supervisors. Elton Lux, Harry Gould
and Ivan D. Wood conducting the
schools.
Adams, Clay, Fillmore and Thayer
county breeders are to exhibit their
best cattle at the Geneva show man
aged by Frank Flynn, Hebron. Coun
ty committees:
Adams Charles Yost and Elmer
C. Young, Hastings.
Clay Alfred Kniss and Ivan Bone
kemper, Sutton.
Fillmore Paul Henry. Geneva;
Oscar Theobald and Fred Schultz,
Ohiowa.
Thayer Frank Flynn and Carl
McGovern. Hebron; Dennis Veving-
tcn, Gilead.
Don Morton is manager of tne
Pawnee City district, where dairy
men from Gage, Pawnee, Johnson,
Nemaha and Richardson counties will
exhibit. The committees:
Gage John Rhodes. Beatrice; Roy
Strav. n and Ivan Frantz, Holmcsville.
Pawnee Burton Bloss, John II.
Wolfe and Ivan Messener, all of Paw
nee City.
Johnson J. A. Gaither, Elk
Creek.
Nemaha Lloyd Nichols, Brock.
Richardson R.euben Ulmer, Daw
son and Harry Wyatt. Falls City.
The fifth district show will be held
at Kennard with John Hooks. Blair,
as manager. Elmer Miller, Kennard,
is representing Washington county
o the committee, Ted Grau of Ben
nington, Douglas and John Corbin of
Craig, Burt county.
RETURN TO ILLINOIS
Fre d Ilild. Mrs. Sophia Kirkpatrick
and Mrs. Mary Meyers, who were
here to attend the funeral service of
Mrs. Henry Horn, their sister, which
occurred on Wednesday, have re
turned home. The Illinois visitors
while called here on a sad mission
had the opportunity of a brief visit
with the relatives here, a large num
ber of the members of the Ilild fam
ily being located in this section of
Cass county.
CANDIDATE VISITS IN CITY
From 'Wednesday's faily
Fred L. Carstens of Avoca, was
in the city today making his returns
to County Assessor W. II. Puis for
his work as assessor in Weeping Wa
ter precinct. Mr. C&rntens is one of
the well known residents of his sec
tion cf the county and is also the
only candidate so far to file for the
office of state senator for the second
district composed cf Cass, Otoe and
Sarpy counties.
GIVE ADDEESSES
Superintendent L. S. Devoe of the
Plattsmouth schools, was the com
mencement speaker at the graduating
exercises of the Union high Bchool,
while Principal R. Foster Patterson
served in a similar capacity at Avoca.
The Plattsmouth speakers brought
to their audiences two fine messages
that served to fittingly climax the
fine programs that had been arranged
to mark the close of the school year
in the two town3.
DECREASE IN UNEMPLOYED
Unemployment in Nebraska de
creased about 10,000 last month, Wil
liam Cotter, federal re-employment
statistician, estimated. Cotter said
figures indicated there were about
87,000 unemlpoyed in Nebraska at
the end of March and about 77,000
at the beginning of this month.
He said both public and private
employment continued to absorb men
into jobs, with tbe rapid expansion
of the highway program a chief fac
tor in public employment leading the
way. There were 5,984 federal place
ments last month compared with 5,
193 in March. Exclusive of agricul
ture, there were 3,055 private place
ments last month compared with 2,
434 in March.
The record of agricultural place
ments was down from 3,8 64 to 2,
029, due partly to a slackening of de
mand for farm laborers and partly to
a change in method of keeping rec
ords. Farmers on their own land
who registered during the winter and
then went back to work on their
own farms in the spring were listed
as placements in March and only as
cancellations of registrations last
month.
Placements in most lines of private
employment were larger in April than
in March, showing the following in
creases: Commercial from 30 5 to
426, transportation from 243 to 308,
domestic and personal services from
SOD to 69, private construction from
777 to 955, utilities from 17 to 23,
feed and allied businesses from 73
to 12 and hotels and restaurants
from 31 to SI. Genreal trade plare
ments were not quite as numerous,
225 being reported in March and 216
in April.
TRIES TO CONSUME SNAKE
Norfolk, Neb. Ifs all right for
the early bird to get the worm but
the bird should make sure it's a
worm. Ed Berg was walking along
a street here when he noticed a half
grown robin apparently standing on
the remains of another robin, de
ceased. He walked over and picked
up the fluttering bird and was sur
prised to note htat -the dead robin
"came along" altho he hadn't touch
ed it.
A closer examination revealed
that the two your.g robins had at
tempted to make a meal of a six inch
garter snake. The c'.ead robin had
begun ,to swallow the small reptile
at the anterior portion and had been
choked to death. The other had
started at the posterior portion and
was r.eath death from strangulation
when Berg came to the rescue. Berg
performed the nectssary operation to
save the life cf the ambitious bird.
The two robins had swallowed until
their beaks met at the middle of the
snake.
EEET FIELD JOBS ARE FEW
Scottsblud. Neb. Families of beet
growers residing in the Lincoln and
Beatrice sections, who have for years
spent summers here tending the
fields, will find few if any contracts
available this year, the employment
office here has notified Mrs. Clara C.
Clayton, state re-employment direc
tor. Mrs. Clayton had telegraphed,
asking when the families should come
west.
"With an unusually large number
of permanent residents unemployed,"
Mrs. Clayton was notified, "outside
workers will find few contracts avail
able. All interests are uniting in an
effort to see that every available job
is kept for these who must be sup
ported by relief funds next winter un
ites they work this summer."
ARGENTINA TO ACCEPT PLAN
London. Argentina'3 acceptance
of the "big four" wheat agreement,
which will save the international ac
cord of 1933 from collapse, was con
sidered reasonably certain. The
agreement will grant Argentina the
right to export about 30,000,000
bushels more wheat this year than
previously. In return she must un
dertake to restrict production next
year.
With the negotiations brought ap
parently to a successful conclusion,
it was disclosed for the first time
that complete withdrawal of Argen-
tina from membership in the wheat
advisory commission and all future
international conferences had been
narrowly avarte:'.
NEW FLYING BOAT RECORD
Bridgeport, Conn. Capt. Boris
Sergievsky in the S-42. giant flying
boat carrying 11,023 pounds, Eoared
to an altitude of 21,800 feet, and
claimed a new record. The previous
mark was 6,561.60 feet, made by a
German plane, in April, 1927. The
plane was in the air for 1 hour 38
minutes in the Sight that gave the
United States its seventh internation
al record.
Plattsmouth
'Enemy Center' in
Army Problem
Reserve Officers at Tort Crook Work
ing Out Problem of Defense of
Omaha from the South.
Omaha is under attacx from the
south. The enemy, according to re
liable information, was encamped
Friday southwest of Plattsmouth.
Scouts report the attacking force
composed of a division, with cavalry,
armored cars, airplanes and obser
vation balloons.
This force will march into Omaha
Sunday unless stopped by a rein
forced brigade defending the high
ground southwest of Fort Crook.
Bridges 'Destroyed'
The defenders have "destroyed"
all bridges across the Platte river, but
the outlook for holding back the su
perior attacking force is not bright.
Information, believed to be authentic,
is to the effect that the commander
of the attackers has issued orders for
an advance across the Platte at 4:30
a. m. Saturday.
In the face of this situation Om
ahans were going about their busi
ness calmly Friday, but the prospec
tive attack was cause for worry
among 200 Nebraska reserve officers
assembled at Fort Crook for their
annual convention and contact camp.
The officers perspired over maps
Friday afternoon in considering the
first phase of this problem of military
tactics laid before them. Saturday
morning they will go into the field
for a detailed study of terrain and
tmnn movements involved in the
problem.
Autos Used
The field studies will be conducted
in automobiles.
The officers were welcomed to the
camp Friday by Col. Thomas N. An
derson of Fort Crook. They were en
taincd with boxing matches Friday
night and will have their annual ban
quet and dance Saturday night.
FIRE AT NEBRASKA CITY
Nebraska City, Neb. Fire of un
known origin did considerable dam
age early Thursday to the Fassen-
bender funeral home here, and there j
was also much damage from smoke
and water. Amount of lo3 hasn't
yet been determined.
Mr. and Mrs. Lo Fassenbender
and their infant son were asleep up
stairs. Mrs. Fassenbender was awak
ened by smoke in the room, and
roused her husband. He turned the
light switch but no light came on,
so he felt his way across th room
and opened the door, to be greeted
by dense smoke coming from below.
He called the fire department on an
extension telephone and Assistant
Chief Wilcox rescued the family thru
a second story window.
FORTY BODIES RECOVERED
Brussels. Forty bodies had been
recovered from the coal mine at
Paturages au Fief which was wreck
ed by a fire twenty-four hours before.
Only five of the forty-eight miners
known to have been trapped by the
explosion had been found alive. They
were in a nearby hospital, where
King Leopold visited them, offering
words of cheer.
The youthful monarch spent a
great part of the day inspecting the
rescue operations and consoling the
bereaved. Three men are still un
accounted for. Only twelve bodies
have been identified. The rest were
burned beyond recognition.
GERMAN INQUIRY LAUNCHED
Berlin. The government ordered
a thoro investigation cf the wreck
of Germany's largest and most mod
ern balloon, which carried two stu
dents of the substratosphere to their
deaths on Russian soil.
A commission was ordered to go to
Moscow, where the bodies of the hal
loonists. Dr. Hermannn Victor Ma
such and Martin Schrenk, were or
dered taken Monday after the balloon
was found a few miles east of the
Polish border. The general view was
that a defensive oxygen supply caus
ed the mishap.
SCORE DROWNED IN FINLAND
Ilelsingfors. Finland. Ttwenty
one passengers, including three chil
dren, drowned as the steamer Louhl
sank in Lake Kallevesi within 100
yards of the shore near Kuopio. The
entire crew and nineteen passengers
were saved. Survivors said the cap
tain swerved the ship suddenly to
avoid a rock. The deck cargo shifted,
causing a heavy list, and the boat
pan within two minutes. Some or
the passengers who were lost were
trapped in their cabins.
FARM LOANS
with Prudential Insurance Co.
FIVE PER CENT
Fltzer AsencI
Real Estate
115 South 3th Street
Wabash News
Warren Richards was a business
visiter in Murdock on Wednesday of
last week.
The Wabash ' schools, which is ?.n
eight grade institution of learning,
closed last week and enjoyed a fine
picnic at the grounds on Friday af
ternoon. William Langhorst was a visitor in
Elmwood for the evening last Tues
day, meeting with many of his friends j
and attending the closing exercises of
the Elmwood schools.
William Reuter and family were
in Elmwocd on Tuesday evening ot
last week, where they were attend
ing the commencement exercises of
the Murdock schools.
A. B. Stromer, of Murdock, was a
visitor in Wabash on last Tuesday,
coming to make some repairs on the
pump cf John C. Brown, which has
net been working properly.
William Miller was over to Spring
field last Sunday, where he was visit
ing for the day and was also looking
cfter some business matters and while
there attended a ball game which
was on the boards.
John Woods was a visitor in Lin
ccln on last Wednesdya. driving over
in his car and was accompanied by
Lester Eothwell, both gentlemen hav
ing some business matters to lock af
ter for a short time.
John P. Mockenhaupt who for a
good many years was engaged in
business in Murdock, but who has
been in the east for the past thirty
years, was a visitor for a short time
with his old friend. Bert Austin, who
also was a resident of Murdock at
the time John lived there. These two
old cronies enjoyed their visit togeth
er very much.
Sherman Harclaway and the fam-
ily were in Elmwood on last Tuesday
evening, where they were attending
the commencement, exercises cf the
Elmwood schools. A large class was
being graduated there this year, coh
ering a wide scope of territory in all
directions from Elmwood, to which
pupils had come after finishing their
own rural school.
Fred Towle and Frank Marshall
were in Syracuse last Wednesday at
tending a community auction sale
which was held there. Mr. Towle
took with him a hcrse which he had
auctioned off at the sale and in turn
purchased two sows and their litters
cf pigs which were offered for sale.
In the allotment of hogs to be grown,
Fred still has a few coming and will
procure enough to complete his en
tire quota, as he believes the price of
hogs will be high enough this year
to pay for raising them. The sale at
Syracuse was attended by a large
number of people and bidding was
very spirited.
Wabash Boy Gets Scholarship
Harold Richards, srn of Mr. and
Mrs. Warren Richards, one of the
graduates of the Elmwood schools,
was awarded one of the scholarships
given by the large schools of the state
as prizes for the ranking students of
the various high schools. Vhe one
that came to Harold was a course in
the normal schools, and of which he
will avail himself. Clarence Reuter,
of Wabash, was another of the l?.d
from this section who graduated with
the class cf 1!34 from the Elmwood
high schorl. The other members of
the class to be awarded scholarships
are Wyley Jahn and a young man by
the name of Bliss, of Elmwood.
Memorial at Wabash Cemetery.
Arrangements have been perfected
for holding Memorial services at the
Wabash cemetery Sunday atfernoon.
May 27th, at 2:00 o'clock. The Rev.
W. A. Taylor of Union, former pastor
of the Wabasli Baptist .church, will
speak. Come join in this time honor
ed custom of showing respect for cur
loved ones gone befcre.
ESTATE OF CURTIS
Norristown, Pa. The alue of the
personal estate of Cyrus H. K. Cur
tis, Philadelphia publisher, who died
last June, waH given as $18,603,187
in the Inventory filed with the reg
ister of wills. Most of the estate is
represented by stock in publishing
organizations. His yacht, Lyndonia,
was placed at $150,000 and furnish
ings at his heme. "Lyndon." Chelten
ham, Pa., wtre listed at $50,727.
and Insuranco
Nebraska City, NeLr.
HERE EROII ELT7ARD
From Wcdn(siay's Pally
P.: P. Norval, one of - v. i li
known members cf the Ncb'.a.
was in the city today from .
looking after some muttcis
district cciii t and while litre
ed a visit with County Attoi
G. Kieck. with whom he re
!,a bur.
.V ward,
in th-'
enjoy-
;uy YV.
d :'.s a
member cf the cunstiiutioi.ul con
vention of ID 20.
Mr. Norval and his hrolh-r. for
mer supreme court justice T. I... N.'r-
val, crossed the Missouri iivir ct
Platt&moutl: in 1S72, he !::.-.!
mpde their way cvei him! to S
where thy located and h;r.'
u. d
ward
sine c
made their home and
prominence and sucv
itlair.i '1 rt a t
; i:i the lav..
ORGANIZE CLUB
Th" Eipht Mihj drove !: : . t or
ganized a Boy's i' l.d tJ ill's club o:i
May 17th. the i pun o. - ( f t !u olii!
being to keep hooks for tho farm,
hogs and oiln r i-trxk and fan.i c-r-.ps.
for the fathers of the clu' mt:r.tc rv.
The leader of the club si !e-i,i
was John B. Kaff . nbergc r, ai:d th
officers selected v.tve: Ih. i;:-!! Pen
ton, president; Gum go M. Mn-M-r,
vice-president; Gail . lci.-int;' r, s oli
tary a:id G raid Mii- icr, r porter.
Ten numbers were taken into t!io
club and a very successful and intr
esting course of study is anticipated
by the members.
BLACK PANTHER PATROL
From Saturday's PaTTy
Members of the Black IMi ther pa
trol cf the Lc-gion Scout troo;i six lit
last night and today at Camp Wheel
er. Incidental work c on iu-c ted with
the year-crd cxaius and the t losing
cf school held down the attendance
again thi.s week, and on'.y five of the
nir.e boys enrolled in this patrol at
tended the eiver-night can: p. alth.ouuh
two or three others were expected to
hike down this morning to i-pend the
d::y at camp.
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Follow You
Says MisSimpIicity to the more
or less elusive waistline. Tha
cross-strap back (cxclu.-ivc in
MisSinpliciry) pives you a hi!i
bust and outlines yoix ri: s so
you may wecr your hck wlicre
ever you choose or none at all.
Model 3712, is cf pe.ich pre
shrunk batiste and clajf.c. Lace
forms the uplift bust f
and incrustation on
the front.
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