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SIX LINCOLN EVENING JOURNAL, MONDAY, JUNE 22, 1936. MERE MENTION. Mailed to the Lincoln State Notice: New location Peoples Coal Co. off. 1225 N.

Wash pant for 26c and up. Look neat. Globe Laundry, club has closed its Lincoln season, but a number of members will attend the Omaha Lions field day Tuesday at Happy Hollow club for golf, bridge and dinner. Members of Y'B Men's club will be guests of the Y. M.

C. A. Emblem Tuesday evening at Camp Strader. Cars will be leaving the Y. M.

C. A. from 4 p. m. on, and the trip back will start at 9.

Petition for administration of the estate of Harry H. Geeting, died June 7, was filed Monday In county court. The heirs named are Elizabetn Hellweg and Frances Shaper, daughters. It is asked that Merlin Springer, be made administrator. Settlement for $250 with Wayne LeRoy Jackson, a minor, injured in an accident when he ran against a car owned by Grant Henderson and driven by Arthur Henderson on llth street between and on May 11, waa authorized Monlay by County Judge Reid.

Robert R. Hahn, Lincoln attorney, disbarred by the Nebraska supreme court Monday after he pleaded guilty to charges of collecting fees for services which he failed to fulfill. The court sustained a motion of Atty. Gen. Wright for a judgment on the pleadings.

Keya Paha county an 8 percent total in personal, lands and lots, of which 36 percent was an increase on personal property. Intangibles increased 5 percent. Motor vehicles decreased slightly in number but the assessed valuation went up from $32,880 to $53,790, an increase of 63 percent. Eight persona died of injuries Buffered in automobile accidents in Nebraska during the week ending at midnight Saturday, and the 19S6 auto death toll rose to 110. Three of the deaths were children, a 4 year old boy, a JO year old boy and a 6 year old girl.

It was the second largest traffic toll in any week in 1936, largest being 12 last month. Two thefts sometime during the night were reported to police Monday morning. H. L. Anderson, 1454 Sunnier, lost a wrench and a bottle of milk to a prowler who entered the house thru an unlocked rear door.

J. B. Hollaway, 1016 said a prowler got into his house by tearing a hole in the front screen and took from Mr. trousers on the first floor. Absence of Gov.

Cochran and State Land Commissioner Leo Swanson made it necessary for the board of educational lands and funds to adjourn its regular meeting called for Monday. The board has set June 30 aa the date for hearing charges filed by Col. R. G. Douglas, chief clerk of the state soldier relief committee, against alleged diversion of office funds and relief Sidney R.

Lang 1 of Lincoln, who rented a car to William Griffin, has appealed to the supreme court from a verdict for $2,642 damages given by a jury in the Lancaster county district court in favor of Bessie Williams, a guest of Griffin, hurt when the car collided with the Oak creek bridge near Lincoln, May 4, 1935. The plaintiff sued each of the for $25,000 and a jury gave a verdict against both. An appeal by J. B. Alles from the Lincoln council's refusal to grant him a beer license at 146 So.

10th, a place now operated by Alex Butz, was heard Monday by the state liquor commission. City Attorney Laughlln in resisting the appeal said Alles had been fined for possession of a gambling machine. Florence Belotc. applicant for a beer license to sell at 601 West Van Dorn, outside the city of Lincoln, was booked for a hearing during the afternoon. Pawnee county has reported to State Tax Commissioner Smith a total assessed valuation of $15,999,521 in personal property, lands and lots in the county, an increase of 5 percent.

The increase was All in personal property. Intangible property increased 12 percent. Under the new law for listing automobiles this class of property increased from $129.911 to $211.010. an increase of 62 percent. The number of cars also increased from 2,242 to 2,772.

The state board of assessment Will meet Tuesday to hear objections of corporations to franchise values recently fixed by the board. The only protest received thus far is from a small company, listed as the Springview Kxchange Telephone company. It was assessed on a franchise valuation of only $200. Miles Cowgfr says he is sole owner, that it is not a corporation but privately owned hy him, and that he It owner, manager, lineman and repair num. He contends he is entitled to $100 a month for cervices from net earnings, which amounted to II.154 last year, but the railway commission will not allow him to charge anything against earnings a small amount for material expenae, ana require! him to transfer net earnings to undivided profits and then thru surplus reserve.

He auk:) that the franchise assessment be cancelled. HOME. OWNED DRUG JUNE HEALTH AND BEAUTY SALE .50 a Denture Adhesive Powder .17 Pun-tot Boric ACId Powder. 4 .50 Rexall Eyelo Eye Lotion .59 G. Effervescent Compound, Harmony Slay Rum, Pint .89 Agirex Compound Full Pint .60 Rexall Sparkling far Reducing Shaving Cream.

t-Oz. Jar .79 6-Oi Rexail Fact Snap 1.13 Klenio Hair rush .19 Ceiluieid Null Hand 10 Bouquet Ramee Soap 3 Landy Clark Co. sells roof FORMER NOMINEE IS LIKELY NOT TO BE PRESENT (Continued from Page 11. republicans in November, "not even Maine." Farley said Senator Robert Wagner of New York who has been ousy drafting the 1936 platform would arrive in Philadelphia Monday. auembling for an administration controlled democratic national convention stood fast for Roosevelt and the new deal in defiance of Smith's conservative bolt toward the republican presidential candidacy of Gov.

Alf M. Landon. But the convention will convene Tuesday with the party structure jarred by dissension unparalleled since Theodore Roosevelt sought in the 1912 republican convention to prevent re-nomination of his one time protege, William Howard Taft. Smith and four other democratic leaders demanded that the convention repudiate President Rooaevelt for "a genuine democrat." Chairman Farley countered Smith and associates by charging they they represented organizations like the Liberty league." Convention leaders variously described the conservative effort to rally anti Roosevelt sentiment, "impertinent" or "futile." Farley opened the show at 10 a. m.

with a meeting of the national committee, while the town filled with approximately 2,000 delegates and alternates and thousands of loyal democrats, sightseers, and curious. Reports circulated that Farley would resign from the cabinet soon as President Koosevelt was rencminated, but continue as campaign manager and chairman of the national committee. A subcommittee began hearing delegate involving Puerto Rico, Panama and Minnesota. were beginning to caucus, with attention centered on Illinois where Gov. Homer battling the Nash-Kelly Chicago organization for delegation control.

National Committeeman Pat A. Nash is maneuvering to get re-elected. Mayor S. Wilson will dine visiting governors Monday evening; and there will be a reception for them later with speaking in Independence square. PHILADELPHIA.

UP). Gov. Lehman of New York said that a statement by Al Smith and four other anti-new dealers condemning President Roosevelt's policies "rep- the of only a handful of democrats." NEW YORK. (IP). Former Gov.

Alfred Smith and four other outstanding dejnocratic dissenters to the new deal opened a direct fight against the renomination of President Roosevelt. In a joint statement timed for publication just one day before the start of the Philadelphia convention, Smith, former Gov. Joseph B. Ely of Massachusetts, former Senator James A. Reed of Missouri, former Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby and former State Supreme Court Justice Daniel F.

Cohalan demanded "the putting aside of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the substitution of some genuine democrat." There waa in the statement, which was addressed "to the delegates of the national democratic convention of 1936," an expression closely akin to a threat to bolt if Mr. Roosevelt should be renom- inated. If the anti-Roosevelt drive failed, they said, "then patriotic voters of all parties will know unhesitatingly to what standard they must rally in order to preserve for America the great leaders of the past." The statement suggested that the be "American rather than anything else; take the heavy hand of government off business; put an end to the campaign, now under full swing, to buy the presidency by the misuse of funds, generously given by the people of the United States to alleviate want and distress," and "preserve the con stitution, and under it the three separate distinct and independent branches of government." "These are hard tasks even for men who are worthy of succession to the leadership of the democratic party," the statement said. "They would necessarily involve the putting aside of Franklin D.

Roosevelt and the substitution of some genuine democrat, of whom you will have so many on your list ol delegates." i In Washington, Jouett Shouse. i president of the American Liberty leapue, asserted that democrats owed no loyalty the "new deal" and broadly hinted that they "take a walk" from the party Philadelphia convention. DOLORBCREPS DIES INSTANTLY UNDER TRUCK (Continued from Page 11. county this year and the sixrh in Lincoln. The six killed in Lincoln were all pedestrians and four of them were children ranging from 4 to 12 yeara of age.

The death toll in Lancaster county is now five more than for the same period in 1935. was in the second grade at Clinton school and beside her parents she is survived by one sister, Lucile. and two brothers, LaVerne and Billy. The body is at Waciloivs. Jones.

Hitchcock and Brown will be called as witnesses tt the inquest will Capt. Shively Motorcycle Officer Latta who investigated the accident. of the jury: Maser. 1024 Charles- Ion Homer King. 843 So.

10th H. C. Hehmeter. Oarfielfl. Willia.n Dixon.

11C1 No. 29th. Max Klimger. 2400 D. Oakley Cox.

3818 Jackson. RIGHT-LEFT CLASH ON DEMO PLATFORM (Continued from Page i "left" and "right" waa centering on the monetary plank, and a few including the farm, constitution, and social security Foreign affairs, monopoly, and labor were other possible fighting issues. It waa lecalled that there also waa a clash between "liberal" and conservative opinion among the republicans at Cleveland two weeks ago and that a frankly compromise platform resulted. Democratic platform writers had the advantage of seeing the political battle front from closer range. The republican strategy was already before them.

Lemke's program was down in black and white. The Smith group had spoken. Chiefly the issue confronting the platform committee and later the convention was whether to stand on the new deal as now outlined, or advance. The reception given the Smith statement by commenting leaders showed little disposition to go back. One of the moat apparent for an advance was the farm front.

Many democrats felt the republicans had approached them on this issue, and a new step forward was neceasary. There were for a new scheme of insurance to protect farmers against drouths and other of God" that produce bad years. Secretary Wallace and Chester Davis, former AAA administrator, were authoritatively said to be 'riendly to a crop insurance plank, ut those who participated in the recent white house conference on the farm plank said it was not discussed. The white house platform was aaid to contain a broad declaration of principles on the farm question, endorsing soil protection, rural electrification, co-operative organ- cations, credit for farm tenants, reciprocal trade agreements, and higher wages for urban workers. WASHINGTON.

(UP). John L. Lewia, president of the United Mine Workers, examined labor planks in the democratic national platform at the white house and announced himself as "satisfied." TOLEN WILL DISMISS ANOTHER FIELD MAN (Continued from Page 1). jer to the "new system in opera- in Douglas county, where 16 investigators are working constantly." The system was inaugurated recently by Mrs. Sophia Irfonsky, county assistance director.

State Treasurer Hall has received notice from Washington that $287,953.57 is being sent to him By the federal social security board for old age assistance for the quarter ending June 30. Director Tolen had requested $570,000 Tor the purpose but he said the federal board had deducted 5298,000 which amount had been left over from the last quarterly federal grant. The total $278,953.57 coming includes $13,283 or 5 percent allowed for state administration expenses. The federal board is also sending $8,360.88 for blind assistance. Of that amount 5 percent for administration amounts to $398.14.

These funds had been delayed and the board had the impreaaion that they i would get no if they did not comply with Wltte 1 quests for reorganization of the ctate committee personnel. GOVERNMENT LOSES ITS APPEAL FOR DELAY i (Continued from Page 1). I were not all identical with those I in the bond and share case. "The government of the United a litigant no greater I than the humblest citizen." his opinion. "While we recognize the difficulty which the department of justice in conducting the vast amount of litigation in which the various agencies of the government have become involved, as well the duty of the courts to be indulgent where poaalble int he public interest, yet the right of the citizen are not to be overlooked.

"He is entitled to be heard in the courts in of his rights, if he honestly that they have been Invaded to his damage, even by an agency of the government." That the of the plaintiffs in the here were suffering because of the stay was apparent, the court the evry existence of the act, whether they register under it or not, must of necessity affect materially the conduct of their business during the pendency of these suits." The appellate decision was made in the special appeal from the atay order by the North American company, which controls local traction and electric facilities, and the American Water Works Electric company. KENNETH R.JMITH DIES Stricken While on Vacation in Circle, Mont. Word has been received that Kenneth R. Smith, SO, 1300 Nemaha died Saturday at a hospital tn Glendale, Mont, following a sudden illness suffered shortly after he arrived in Circle, last week with his family on vacation trip to visit a sister there. He was rushed to the Glendale hospital where he died five days later.

Smith, an employe of Linco'n Telephone and Telegraph company, came here from Harvard, Neb. ten years ago, and had been employed by the company since February, 1927. He was a graduate of Harvard high school and taught country school near there two years. The body will arrive in Lincoln Monday, to be taken to Wadlows. He is survived by his wife, Delia; daughter, Shirley Lou; mother, Mrs.

Harriet Smith, Lincoln; two sisters, Mrs. Florence Moger of Clay Center, and Mrs. Helen Brown of Circle, and brother, Donald, of Lincoln. SUVICH IS GIVEN APPROVAL Hull Announces New Italian Envoy Acceptable. WASHINGTON.

JP. Secretary Hull announced that the American government had given its approval to the appointment of Fulvio Su- vich, former undersecretary of foreign affairs in Italy, as the new Italian ambassador to the United States. JOBLESS NEED NOT TAKE THE PAUPER OATH (Continued from Page 1). of deciding who should work and who should continue jobless. He would, for example, allot a certain amount of new money to Victor F.

Ridder, New York City WPA administrator, to put so many to work. Ridder would be forced to make own job eligibility He could evolve his own definition of "needy" aa long as it did not conflict with the congressional provision that relief roll were due special consideration. In addition to the 2,000,000 persons who wil! receive from the new Jl.423,000,000 another 1,000,000 will work under PWA'S $3000,000.000 program, in civilian conservation and on financed from the $1,100,000.000 remaining in the year-old $4.000,000.000 fund. Mr. Roosevelt was expected to sign the $1,425,000,000 apropria- tion early this week.

Altho one- fourth the money allotted the current program remains in the U. S. treasury, it all been spent and WPA is almost without money. STATE STARTS TO HARVEST A 6000 CROP OF WHEAT (Continued from Page 1). the 1936 harvest with regularity.

Near Ashland, L. G. Yochum, paat master farmer, was ready to get into his with a combine, and said he looked for at least a 30 to 35 bushel yield. In past years Yochum's yields have run as high 55 bushels to the acre. Figure Heavy T.

C. Dunn of Hastings, manager of the Coffee Carkener branch office, looked for an average yield of about 20 bushels in southwest Nebraska with some around Elmwood, Farnam and Bertrand scheduled to yield as high aa 30 or 35 bushels per acre. Harvest got under way in Otoe county Monday a observers looked for yields ranging from 25 to 35 bushels to the acre. Employment offices had 200 men on hand in the county ready to go into the fields, and implement houses reported the sale of about four dozen combines. In the southeast fruit section the raspberry harvest began about 15 days earlier than usual, and in Platte county farmers scheduled a series of meetings to discuss plans for i i the grasshopper scourge.

SAFETY COUNCIL MEET The presence of prominent safety officials from many states will make the annual meeting of the Nebraska state safety council the largest such conference to be held between Chicago and the Pacific coast, says A. L. Stuart, executive secretary. Labert St. Clair of Washington, director of the accident prevention conference of the department of commerce, will deliver the principal address at the banquet Tuesday, June 30.

Gov." Cochran will open the meeting with a welcome talk at 10 a. m. Monday. Among the traffic experts who will speak are Lew Wallace of Des Moines, president of the American of motor vehicle administrators; Sidney Williams of Chicago, secretary of the i national safety council, and Max- I well Hallsey of Cambridge. ant director of street traffic research of Harvard university.

Slate aafety directors of Indiana. Wyoming, South Dakota and Kansas will attend. JANE CAIN DIES MONDAY University Girl Daughter of Prominent Legionnaire. FALLS CITY. Neb.

Jane Cain, 19. University of Nebraska student, died Monday of a heart ailment. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 'Jean B.

Cain of Falls City. Her father formerly was state commander of the A rican Legion. Miss Cain had been ill for eight and was forced to leave school before the enJ of term. a a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. Her parents, sister and sur- J.IM vlve OMAHAN KILLED IN CRASH Robert Edson Dead, Grace Miller of University Hurt.

OMAHA. (IP). Robert V. Edeon, 23, was killed almost instantly and two Omaha girls were injured early Monday when an automobile and a truck sideswlped in the west part of the city. Injured were Grace Miller, 20, a University of Nebraska student, and Gladys Johnson, 19.

Both suffered cuts and bruises not considered serious. They were taken to a hospital for medical attention. Gale Quinlan, 21, who was riding with the three other young folks; Alva A. Sullivan, driver of the truck, and his father, Peter, were unhurt. The Sullivans live northwest of Fremont.

Miss Miller is a sphomore In teachers college and a resident of Carrie Bell Raymond hall. BARRY'S CASEjS REVERSED Appellate Court Decides On A New Trial. CHICAGO. The appellate court reversed and remanded for a new trial the sentence of one year in the county jail imposed upon Dave Barry, former boxing referee, for conspiracy to embezzle $54,473 from the Amalgamated Trust Savings bank. The high court upheld, however, the sentence of one to five years in the penitentiary and $2,000 fine imposed upon Abraham Karatz, codefendant with Barry.

The court held that the evidence of an accomplice was insufficient to convict Barry. Barry and Karatz were found guilty by a criminal court jury, June 21, 1935. Joseph Baiata, alleged ringleader of the plot, had previously pleaded guilty and was sentenced to one to ten years in the penitentiary. GUARD, 74, RESCUES THREE Blair Man Adds to Loaf List of Exploits. BLAIR, Nt-b.

Rescuing three youthful in the first week of operation of Blair's municipal pool this season, Jonas Burcham, 74, and a great grandfather, established a record in colorful career a lifeguard. A boy and two ventured into the deep water zone, on the theory that such was the way to learn to Bwim. All had gone under when Burcham rescued them. Burcham, believed to be the oldest life guard in America, is credited with 97 official rescues. HINDENBUR6JS MOORED Third Voyage Makes Better Time Than Second.

LAKEHURST. N. J. (UP). The dirigible Hindenburg tied up to the naval air station mooring mast, at the end of her third voyage from Germany, at 6:28 a.

m. The big ship officially made the crossing from Frankfort in 64 hours, 2 minutes, but actually made better time than that. It arrived over Lakehurst at 5 a. but delayed mooring for safety reasons until the daylight brightened. The time did not equal that of her first croMlnff.

in 61 39 but excelled that of her second, 78 hours, 18 Clear weather and an almoat entire absence of wind facilitated the mooring. The will for Germany again between 1U o'clock and midnight Tuesday. VETERANS SERVEflluilDAr For the convenience of veteran bond holders who are on the road six dayn of the week local postal authorities Sunday hnd a special day of certification with 17 veterans certifying as to PS bonds. The check writing unit, caught up in its work, reported, not including Monday's business, the following figures: 1.530 calling for $635.450 written and mailed, these involving 12.709 The certification unit, now operating on a smaller scale, Monday was moved from the bijr third floor grand jury room to a smaller office on the neoond floor. Goa but your muscles will their miiery Don't worry! Just douse on ORUB lots of it and tee how iching musclei and joints "snap right out of it." Enjoy "lo-itcond pain relief," no burning orblister- ing.

1 oz. bottle 350; oz. 6oc; 8oz. $11 i6oz. $1.75.

Oui CLf ORA.ND CENTRAL HO.I 9 SH, MO.2- MMOSt. NO.4 till ST. On Sale Tuesday and Wednesday CHOICE BEEF Lbt RING BOL.OQNA. Pound HAMBURGER. Freth Ground.

Pound PORK CHOPS. Choice Lean. Pound LIGHTHOUSE CLEANSER. Limited. Per Cam M.

J. B. COFFEE. 2 Pound Can Ornn FKAS. NEW POTATOES.

Peck CUCUMBERS. Lang COFFEE. Grand Central Brand. Lb FLOUR. Grind Central rand.

Lt. Baa i SUPER SUDS 2 Pk VICTOR HUGO'S IN LOS ANOELCS. The world of fashion Calls Victor Hugo's charming Garden Room "Paris in Lot And, as the dioen pause to enjoy their Hugo says: "Our guests know fine tobacco. They have made Camels the outstanding favorite here." "YOU KNOW WHAT nervous- nest and eating fast can do to digestion," Claire Huotington, public stenographer. "I find that smoking Camels makes food taste bettor and digestion." ON THE RYDKM CUP TEAM.

Henry Picard (right) is rated the best golfer at full iron shots. "I know that 'Camels set you he says. "Smoking aids my digestion. And Camels never get on my During and after meals, Camels bring a sense of well-being and good feeling. That's why people say stimulate digestion in a pleasant, natural way increase alkalinity The human digestion responds unfavorably to nervousness strain.

It is definitely encouraged by smoking Camels. Scientific studies show clearly the manner in which Camels aid digestion. Using sensitive it is possible to measure accurately the increase in digestive fluids alkaline digestive fluids --that follows the enjoyment ofCamel'i costlier tobaccos. For a cheery "lift" and for digestion's sake, enjoy Camels. They never get on your nerves.

They arc gentle on your throat. You'll like the firmness of Camels too --no loose shreds annoy you. GOLD-CUP WINNEMI George won the trophy tbrrt a Camel srfloker," sayi outstanding speed-boat driver. "I cat heartily, imoke Camels, and en joy that feeling of well-being that with good MRS. WM.

I. popular well-known in New York and London society, says: "Camels are so mild. They my and aid digeition." COSTLIER TOBACCOS! are made from filter, MORE EXPENSIVE A i Domestic than any other popular brand..

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