PAGE TWO
MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1935.
PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
ISie Plattsmouth Journal
PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY AT PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA
Entered at Postoffice, Plattsmouth, Neb., as second-class mail matter
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? GREENWOOD
4
The eldest son cf Mr. and Mrs.
Jchn Coleman las been sick at their
home in A!vo and not able to continue
his school work at this time.
John Elwcod has been very poorly
for some time and is confined to his .'chaplain
bed at this writing, although he is
Harry L. Hughes, with his assistant
officers, proceded to install the newly
elected officers of the Greenwood I. O.
O. F. ledge in their respective offices.
The roster of the new officers as we
were able to gather them, includes
Mertcn Grey, Noble Grand; John S.
Gribble, Vice Grand; George E.
Bucknell, secretary; H. L. Hughes,
treasurer; C. W. Newkirk, conductor;
H. S. Hughes, warden, and Leo Peters,
icehr.g seme better. His friends are
hoping that he will soon he able to bo
up and around again.
Walter Vincent, the care taker of
the Alvo schools, has been under the
weather, being required to remain at
homo the greater part of last week.
During his absence his duties have
been locked after by Ray Clarke.
Bui ing the illness cf Mrs. Joseph
Am: strong, her brother. Edward F.
Ilurlbut and wife and Walter Hurl
but, a nephew, who makes his home
rt Franklin, Nebr., were guests at
the Armstrong home, coming to seo
-In;. Armstrong during her illness.
Purchases New Car
Clyde W. Newkirk, manager of the
Greenwood service station, has pur
chased a new Plymouth car which he
and the family will enjey to the ut
most during the coming months.
Washington. Without a word of
debate, the senate confirmed the pres
idential nomination of Judge Charles
B. Faris of St. Louis as judge of the
Eighth circuit court of appeals. The
senate acted alter its judiciary com
mittee investigated some receivership
cases under Judge Faris' jurisdiction
as a federal district judge and then
reported favorably on his nomination
to the appelate court bench.
The nomination had been criticized
before the committee by Senator
Couzens (r., Mich.) who said he un
derstood Faris was promoted because
of his "management" of the Missouri
Pcific and Frisco railroad receiver
ship cases. Chairman Burke (d.,
Neb.) of the committee later said
there were no charges against Faris
in the cases couzens cited, but
against the conduct of the companies
involved.
Raises Question
of Importance in
Tax Delinquency
Nebraska City, Like Plattsmouth, Has
Suffered Less as Owners Collect
Insurance and Vacate.
George E. Bucknell, all members of
the Order of Eastern Star, attended
the district meeting cf the organiza
tion wnien was held at the meetin
The Nebraska City News Press con
tained an article yesterday that is o
interest to every community in the
state, pointing out the need of a tax
lien lav that would prevent collec
ticn of insurance on properties with
delinquent taxes which burn down
and then deserting the lots cr worse
yet the fire wrecked building, with a
heavy back tax charge against it.
The Press article says:
"In the course of the investigation
of the Frontier hotel fire in Nebraska
City several months ago fire marshal
agents discovered a situation which
they hope, the state legislature will
remedy. Although the building was
Injury is Improving
Miss Helen Kelley, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Wm. Kelley, who suffered a
fractured leg when a section of port
able seats used at the basket ball
games gave way and precipitated the
spectators to the floor, is improving
from her injury in nice shape and
wiil be able to resume her studies
seme time during the present week.
Entertained Daughter and Family
-.is. ias.c reters and sen Norman Visxtmsr in the South
entertained the family of Barye Lewis! Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Hill, who have
cf Verdun, who arrived in Greenwood friend3 in and near Harrison, Arkan
last Friday and remained until Sun- s?s. departed for there in their car
d?y evening, all enjoying a fine visit last week, going to look after some
business matters. They were accom
panied by the Rev. W. E. Goings, who
tcgc-th?r. At the family dinner whi. h
wan served last Sunday, Messrs and
Me.7dair.cs Grant and Glen Peters and
their children were arso present, ad
ding materially to the enjoyment cf
the occasion.
SI insured End insurance was nnid nnnp
t !.. i...- 7 1
luuma in .uiiuui msi oaiuiauy even- cf tie proceeds
ing, January 2bth. A banauet was
served in connection with the gathering.
Tells of Cold Weather
Judge W. A. Armstrong t?eeived a
letter from his daughter, Mrs. R. G.
Reed, of Gordon, about the middle of
was devoted to the
payment of delinquent taxes which,
according to the treasurer's office
amount to the substantial sum of ap
proximately 3,000, interest included
t ire marshal's office observers be-
. lieve the legislature should enact a
I statute to make the county treasurer
ia SOrt Of IP.C l'l trajrpp hilt nrinr tn nfhar
i-a wee ieing oi me com snap tnat mortgagees, in the allocation of in
wM4 vi lib uuuny ai.suranre m&ncyg between the assured
the same time we were having our and the publlCn In other words if a
i burned Prorertv which is insured is
tr,--.,.,,.. 4 1, ,i i I . ' '
iun uiuiiiciti incic ii-aimiitu is ivjw ; charged with
as j() degree
below zero at one time, '
taxes, those taxes
me i Should Constitute' a first lipn np-ainst
with clear w. ther prevailing, mak- the insuranfp nrnis
ing the biting cold not seem as bad as
it would had the wind been blowin
a terrific gale.
Attended Third Annual Banquet
E. L. McDonald, the hustling mer
chant cf Green woe d, was in Lincoln
one day lat week, locking after some
matters of business and attending the
third annual banquet and -business
meeting cf the manufacturers of Ne-i
bracks, cf which he is an honorary
v.:cr.bcr. A very pleasant evening was
enjoyed by all who were present and
much good was achieved in the way
cf advertising Nebraska products.
Odd Fellows Install Officers
At their last meeting which was
Lola lit Tuesday evening at their
I. all in Greenwood, alter the regular
order of business had been conclud
ed. District Deputy Grand Master
was also locking after the transaction
cf some business in that part of the
country.
"Some insurance adjusters object to
such an arrangement, saying it would
necessitate trips to the county seat to
consult records in all rasps uhew
Mrs. A. R. Birdsall Very Poorly realty is involved in fires. Many legis-
Mrs. Bessie Birdsall has been in ! Inters nn iha nthp hoi, 4i,;,i. v.
, - - w v,. uauui L li i rv iii
pocr health for some time at her home laws should be changed to give this
in Weeping Water, according to news protection to the . county treasurer.
a building may burn,
received by .eld friends here. Her con-: As it is now,
Brotherhood is Active
The Methodist Brotherhood, which
is composed cf an active group of
men interested in the church and the
community, held a meeting recently
to uiscu.--s plans for the betterment of
the church and Bible school. At their
r.c::t meeting, they will consider the
v.ellare of seme of the people of the!
community who are in need cf assist
ance, and it is certain no better or
more laudible thing could be under
taken than to look after the provid
ing cf assistance to their fellowmeii
in need. The meeting will be held on
i
oition has teen such that a trained ; insurance may be adequate to meet
nurse has been at her side all the ! regular mortgage claims, but the law
nme. The husband and children have ; dees not permit the tax authorities to
also been very attentive to her and 'step in and demand and receive sums
everything possible in the way of ! due for delinquencies,
medical skill is being done to bring; "Certainly a change in the law is
about a restoration of her health. In I needed to protect the interested tax
spite cf their ministrations, however, ! paying public which, according tc
she has grown worse instead of bet- j State Fire Marshal Davis, has been
ter. All are hoping for a- change in j deprived of about $100,000 in lost
her condition. j "fire taxes" within the past few years
' . . o The Nebraska. City case is cf interest
in that it entails a loss of about
53,000 every cent of which could have
been collected quickly had the treas
urer been armed with a statute tc
g:e him a fir-t lien against the in
surance money."
I PI" ttsnmilth ' li3K hnri its cliiro -f
She V7S. Harked. Improve merit -Mrs.
W. A. Armstrong, ; who has
been in poor health lor some time,
being confined to her bed and under
the care of the family physician, is
new feeling considerably improved
and has been able to be up and about
the second Thursday night cf Febru-jthe hcuae as well as to get out a lit-l-t '"Are tax" experience, amounting
ary.
Attended 0. E. S. District Meet
Mrs. W. A. White and Mr. and Mrs. ; condition during the past week
First His Shirt and Now the Barrel!
'"" Ttwa S,toie. bf, Gie Bnuw. i..u tcxncJ.
; mm
"
j tie at times when the weather was in tn9 aggregate to a far greater sum
favorable. Her many friends-are re-t,iar tlie $3,000 complained of by the
jjcicing over the improvement in her "ews-Press.
j It would seem by the logic of rea
I son that the law against tearing down
cr removing Miildings on properties
with tax delinquencies, coupled with
the general taxation lav.' that unpaid
taxes tako precedent over mortgages
and ether incumbrances in non-fire
L-ases cculd be brought together in a
"ourt action to at least require res
cuiiiiiun ci Duuumgs destroyed or
damaged by fire to as good condition
as before the fire, that being the ob
jjoctivc cf all fire insurance.
To illustrate: A owns real estate
delinquent in taxes. He cannot tear
dewn cr remove any building, sell or
difpese cf same, without first paying
the taxes. lie insures it, and a fire
destroys it in whole or in part. In
accepting casli settlement of the in
surance claim and deserting the par
tially cr wholly destroyed buildings,
is he net reaping the same benefit
that would come from selling the
')tiildir.g, tearing it down or removing
it? SimMy a changed condition in the
method cf getting the money! There-
ire, v.cuui it not be possible to man
dcmr.s the insurance company to put
the building hd' li in condition so far
as its coverage would permit, rather
than perm-it a casa settlement with a
lenient owner who would rather get
the money than repair the building,
knowing he v.uld still face unpaid
tax bills?
No cr.se of this kind has ever been
brought and it' is impossible to offer
mere than a guess as to what disposi-
l t:on the courts would make of It.
Perhaps, as the Press suggests, the
best rxiuticn lies in the passage of a
law establishing a lien. a3 in these
days of great tax delinquency, every
fire cfi'ers possibilities of a heavy loss
in tax revenue.
BURKE AND NORMS APART
Washington. Senator Burke cast
his first record vote in the senate in
opposition to the state's senior sen
ator, Norris over the Norris proposal
to add an additional restriction to
American entry into the world court
l ne JSiorris amendment failed and
Burke said afterwards he felt it was
impractical. "I feel," he said, "that
we either ought to go into the court
and participate with other nations
or that we should stay out entirely.
I would rather vote against joining
the court than to vote for it with
the Norris reservation."
Says Road
Work is Best
Relief Outlet
Eistributes Funs in the State, Til-
ley Explains m Talk Before
Contractors at Omaha.
Would Require
Allegiance Oath
from Teachers
Daughters of the American Revolu
tino Frame Bill to Be Intro
duced in Legislature.
Omaha. State Engineer Tilley
toid Nebraska contractors Thursday
that highway construction offers
"the best possible outlet for relief
appropriations."
Addressing the eighth annual con
vention of the Nebraska chapter, As
sociated Genesal Contractoi-3 of Am
erica, Tilley said highway construc
tion not only creates employment but
also distributes it.
Road contracts were awarded to
133 different contractors in Nebras
ka during 1933 and 1934, Tilley said
$13,054 BACK PAY RESTORED
Omaha. A report on labor com
pliance under the NRA in Nebraska,
issued by state NRA headquarters
here Friday, showed that $43,054 in
"back pay" was restored to 1,209
employes in 398 cases adjusted in
1934.
The report made by H. T. William
son, state director, and Roy M. Brew
er, compliance officer, said that of
a ua i o- nf thP 9. nfifi comnlaints fllea oy vomers,
ii), iiic oiulc wai u jncciiub - -' -
Daughters of the American Revolu- 607 were found to have no basis of
tlon held in Columbus January 18, adjustment, 582 were found unsuit-
it was voted to present to the state able for investigation and 249 were
legislature now in session, a bill re- adjusted witnoui compeii&anuii.
quiring every teacher in the state to
take an oath of allegiance to both the
federal constitution and the state
constitution. This oath to be called!
the '-Teacher's Oath of Allegiance.
Wednesday this bill was introduced
by Senator Ivan Mattson. For seV'
eral years the state conferences of
this organization have gone on record
as endorsing such a bill but this is
the first time that they have present
ed one. The motion to present such
a bill was made by Fort Kearney
chapter of Kearney and seconded by Nebraska farmers are looking
Major Isaac Sadler chapter of Omaha, ahead by getting their small grain
The entire state organization is be- seed supply for spring planting
hind the bill, numbering approxl- either locally cr thru supplies held
mately fifty chapters, as well as the by the federal seed stocks cemm it
national committee for national de- tee, says P. II. Stewart, extension
fense headed by Mrs. XV. A. Becker agronomist at the college of agricul-
T 1
4armers look
Ahead and Buy
Seed Grain
p.
H. Stewart Warns of Inferior
Grades That Are Now Being
Offered for Sale.
the bill:
Oath to Support Federal
and State Constitutions.
Section I. It shall be unlawful for
any citizen of the United States to
servo as teacher, instructor or pro
fessor in any school or institution In
the public school system of the state
ture. Increased plantings of oats and
barley are forecast.
Agricultural agents are busy urg
ing farmers to get their seed supply
located. Shipment cf federally con
trolled conservation stocks is expect
ed socn in many counties where con-
oiul.. iul. sumupi oi iiio,, no report- or in any school, college, university solldated orders have been made un.
i, i . . . .. .. " . .1
u, lucie navu ui;e:i czjveniy-s'.x muni-; or any otner educational institution Luckily, the adantntion nrnhlpm.
cipal street improvement projects un-iin tnis state whose real property or presont in movin"- corn from cie re
dertaken in fifty-five Nebraska cities P"1 f " i3 ,exeI"PK m ta.x" elon to another, will n, hntw v-
iuuuu unin ne or sne snail nave tan- '
en and subscribed to the following hraska farmers wishing to get small
oath or affirmation: grain seed. It is entirely safe to ship
i uo solemnly swear (or affirm) ia sc2(j 0f small trains r.rovidP.l thpv
I will support the Constitution ... .
ill lULlM, uie
and towns.
Tilley said that including joh3 un
der contract, but not yet completed,
Nebraska now has a total of 88G
that-
nr thZ T'V f j I are of the correct
thn pnnetuMtiT, ,i I agronomist advises
.w.injuio IbvXJ, tJUU llluea thfit T
of graveled rc ad3
miles of paved highways, 527 mile3t
1919, he said.
"This makes a grand total of
98S miles' cf maintained highways
now in the state," he added. "High
way improvement and the increase
n motor vehicle registrations in Ne
braska have kept pace with each cth
ar. It is difficult to tell which one
brought about tb.3 othsr."
1 1 r.. f.n , I T.. K. ..1 C A A fi n l i , . ...
iiiiai. x viii iuiiiuuuy uiscnarKe ac-1 "u:s ouu.uuu uusneis or Krain
and 09 miles ofjeording to the best of mv ability, at Omalia anH r;fr
dirt roads. There were cr.lv 170 milesithe duties of any position to which 1L..1 ,. . .
, . , , ....,, l,il ui-iuiiute, t,ainpies were taKen
of graded roads at the beginning: of "V signed. ,.,,.,.. ....... .
aecticn 11. rue oath required by l L . win nuiuuni.
Section I shall be administered by Man' lots were turned down because
'.-'the county clerk of each county of n-jor ccrminatinn infpnnr n.int.
- - I - v4 v A v 7
rcui suen citizen resides or is em-
shall administor wr-v, n.ih , (,.,, cf this undesirable grain is now be
any other fee or compensation that ins offered to farmers. The agrono
v.hich is received by him in his offi- mist, however, says considerable de
cial capacity, and shall be required sirable seed was turned down on ac-
n- mcp c uun 111 nmcn snau ue
TWO CHARGrD III .SIATIZ7G
Omaha. First degree murder
barges against Jchn Jeter of Texas,
and Floyd Watts, both Negrccs, were
iled in federal court here Into Fri-
ay in connection with the slaying
f Harry J. Plains, G4, assistant
uperintendent cf the federal tran
sient shelter here. Plains was knifed
fatally in an altercation at the shel
ter last Wednesday night.
Other coir.plr.ir.t3 charge both men
with assault on Charles Smith, Ne
?ro special officer at the shelter. For
mal hearings in both cases were ex
pected to be held before United States
Commissioner Mary Mullen Saturday.
The defendants are held in jail with
twenty-six others questioned i
the slaying.
james u. I'lood, ag;nt with the
federal bureau of investigation, is
the complainant in each case. He
said Nebraska laws, which permit
the death penalty for conviction, will
govern the court procedure involved.
Meanwhile, Flood was awaiting a re
port on fingerprints cf Plains sent to
Washington in an attempt to learn
more of the slain man's past.
a
recorded such oaths. This section
shall net be construed to require a
person to take the oath more than
once during the time he or she is em
ployed in the state of Nebraska.
Section III. Any citizen violating
this act shall be guilty of a raisde
count of price.
"Undoubtedly, it would be wise
for every farmer or elevator man who
is offered oat3 for seed purposes to
very carefully check them as to 'ger
mination Stev.art declares. "They
meanor: and, upon conviction, shall snouJd ,je checked for freedom from
be punished with a fine not exceed- weeds, such a3 quack grass or bind
ing one hundred dollars ($100.00) weed, and as tn variotv
or confined in the county jail for
thirty days.
Mrs. E. IT. Wcscott of Plattsmouth
formerly state regent of the D. A. R.
was one of the originators of this
movement.
"We are now getting some oats of
the midseason and late varieties from
the north central states and many of
these lots are mixtures of early and
late types. Such lots would be un
desirable for seed because of lack of
uniformity and ripening. In buying
grain for the seed stocks committee,
care was taken to secure lots uniform
in variety and tvni 0 -.n
TINY ISLE GETS ATTENTION
Washington. A tiny isle in the
...v. uciomB me local point oi "1 n.iidciery germination and pur
ine administration's plan to estab- ll-
lish an aimlane sprvlrc. f,.
ince Last this year.
On uninhabited Wake Island, one
of a string connecting the Hawaiian
islands with the Philippines, Pan-
-n.ii.tnc.in airways will build this
NEBRASKA NOT IIXGIECTED
S77ITZ TRIAL IN HAECH
I'aris. Sir. and Mrs. Robert Gor
don Switz, Americans held in jail
since December, 19o3, on charges of
participation in an cspoinage ing,
will go on trial in the thirteenth po
lice court, early in March, it was announced.
Washington. Senator Burke of
Nebraska received arsurance from
President Roosevelt that all proposed
Nebraska public works projects would
be given full consideration and ef
forts made to provide a satisfactory
program in the state for unemploy
ment relief. The senator said he had
been concerned about Nebraska's sit
uation in the coming program be
cause PWA officials told him Ne
oraska had a greater number of ap
proved PWA projects now built or
under way than any ether state and
was near the top in total amount
allotted.
After a conference with the presi
dent, iiiirKe saia ne was assured the
new program would be based on
worthy projects and existing needs
rather than 03 a I asi3 of what had
been allotted previously.
wn.ie witn the president, Burke
also discussed Nebraska's agricultural
and financial situation and several
miner patronage matters.
DOZING DRIVERS TO BLAME
Chicago "The driver was asleep "
Reports of 20,000 accidents in the
Cnited States during ii?.i
spring a filling station for its West the cryptic notation, the national
l'u',u'u"lon' -nma, line. A tern- sarcty council said in a bulletin on
porary plan has been drawn up at "too long at the wheel."
the navy department and only awaits And many more thousands of ac
formal approval by Secretary Swan- cidents caused by drivers dozin- were
";";:"iSSin,t0. Pan-American to h.aWd to "nical failure." or
Uluci iucmues at Midway is- otner causes bee
lana and Guam also is expected not
bwanson insisted
ause the drivers did
want to admit sleeninc- on tho
studies" of the road, the council
!--. P ... I "wi..u.
V .vciue lsianu, Midway iLland Such
and Guam by Pan-AmonVar, ran-ro.i r,- .
uu.i uu I a iiMi.l J . ,
military significance. Hp s,v,i tor
er'irnfl h
vwiioii ucuon 01 com-
ncrcial aviation bases in the Philip
pines had been held i:n hoat
feeling that Japan might not like it.'
lina
!1
accidents. t?:e report said.
5 percent nf tntni mn.
veriele accidents in North Caro-
to o.l percent in Illinois, but
lf fntnli... .
.-..i, liUe ,n U,e QQOOQ mjs.
haps was many times that for traffic
acc dents as a whole. Dangerous
Pcrious, the council said, were from
to G a. m., when resistance to sleep
vas lowered, and in the early afternoon.
HAY REPEAL INDIAN TAXES
commute- reported favorably to thej
house a bill which would repeal two
measures authorizing the taxation of
.. . y inuians urK. .Newspaper adverti-
of the Omaha and WinnK .....Jin!. , p 1 "uuri1
in Nebrasl-a . b 3 fr 'lcltu a Percent increase
m JNebraska. Th3 bill was sponsored fro U3 depression low point to the
Com'l, iUo:rU;i,!nCiian affairS f DeCCn:ber' 11 13
' TZl TIZ! ef. tCld. the "I7,.1?" f Paper advertising
" ,li;cai me 01a measures -ansr.ecl by Printf
NEWS ADVERTISING GAINS
Now
was necesrary to remove inequalities ceir,ber ?-Sr
piacea upon these tribes.
Caliy aourr.al 15c per week.
REITjSE TO END STRIKE
Sheboygan, Wis. Members cf fed
eral labor union No. 18,545 reported
they have rejected the Kohler com
pany's proposal to end the strike
which was called at the plant in
Kohler village last July 1G,
DANIEL FREEH AN PARK BILL
Washington. Senator Norris in
troduced a bill calling for establish
ment of a national park on the Daniel
Freeman homestead in Gage county
RC3BER WAGES RAISED
Akron, O. Pay increases which
will average five cents an hour fori
--ii u.uuu lubber worker will
e ic-ie eaective here next week.
ers' Ink. The De-
e stood at a nMirsi
a low cf 54.5 reached in March.1933.
and was 9.3 percent above the figure
for December, 1D33.
The volume cf newspaper adver
tising ,Eays the publication, closely
rollowed the course of general busi
ness conditions. From the low in
"larch, 1933, there was a rapid ad
vance to August, then a slackening
ott until February. 1934, followed by
a rapid riso until June, and finally
an irregular decline last summer and
fall.
timely bargains. Read them!