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THiraaaAT, dscecber i, 1921.
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DRY GOODS!
Ladies wool dresses and flannel middies at . . . Big Reductions
Unbleached toweling, good quality, 3 yards for 25c
Ladies" aprons, light, dark and fancy patterns, all sizes, at. ... 98c
Cotton batts, finest quality cotton at. . . 10c
Percales, 36 inches wide, light and dark patterns, per yd 20c
Ladies cotton hose, black and brown, per pair '. . . .19c
Al! our worsted dress goods at . : Exceptionally Low Prices
BfJEFS'S AMD BOY'S WEAR!
Men's Ideal brand overalls, per pair $1.39
Men's blue and gray work shirts, sizes 4Yz to 17, each 85c
Men's cotton and wool sox, dark colors at, per pair. . . . .19c
Men3 overcoats, only a few left, values to $25.00 at $9.95
Men's work shoes, all leather, standard material, per pair $2.75
Boys' cordoroy knee pants, good quality, all sizes at $1.49
Caps for men and boys, with ear lap, priced at . 69c Up
Men's sheep lined ccats, best grade, special price. . $10.95
Overshoes for the entire family priced at $1.45 Up
GROCERIES!
15 pounds of pure granulated sugar for $1.00
Cocoa, extra choice quality, 2 lb3. for . . ;f . . .25c
Gallon peaches, excellent for pies, at per gallon . ,69c
Tall cans of fresh salmon at 10c
Horseshoe, Star and Climax chewing tobacco, per lb 79c
Prince Albert, Velvet and Tuxedo smoking tobacco, per can 14c
ROGERS' 25-YEAR SILVERWARE GIVEN AWAY FREE
Ask for Your Coupons!
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Fanger's Department Store
FRANK . F ANGER, Proprietor '
Plattsmouth, Nebraska
Phone No. 206 Frj
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QBREGON OPTIMISTIC
AFTER YEAR OF RULE
rirst Twel7e Months Period cf Re
organization, anil Ecconsn-jc-tion
ITew Cabinet Post.
Mexico CIt-, Nov. 27. The first
year of General Alvaro Obregon's ad
ministration as President of Mexico,
which ends November 30, has been
one essentially of reconstruction and j
reorganization. He became tne neaa
of a republic torn and worn by revo
lution, split by factional strife, its fi
nances a wreck and its rehabilitation
an almost superhuman task.
A new cabinet post, secretary of
education, has been added during the
year and its head, Jose Vasconcelos,
has been promised adequate financial
means to ca?ry out an ambitious pro
pram of education, which President
Obregon says is the nation's greatest
problem.
The federal-owned railroads have
been completely reorganized in the
managerial departments and some
progress is being made toward their
rehabilitation. Rolling stock has
heen acquired and an alarming port
congestion which threatened bank
ruptcy to many interior merchants
who were unable to obtain shipments
cf goods, has been appreciably re
lieved. The agrarian question still vexes,
altho the administration claims that
its program in regard to lands is on
the road to completion. , Under the
direction of the national agrarian
commission, several hundred thous
and acres of land have been expro
priated from the large haciendas and
delivered to the peasants. Protests
have flowed Into the government of
fices here and charges of bald confis
cation have , been openly made.
Radicalism Charged
The Obre:?on government has been
charged with a trend toward radical
ism. Various state governments, ao
tatly those of Vera Cruz and Puebla,
have enacted laws that are regarded
here as radical and pleas for federal
intervention "to prevent their en
forcement have Ixen met with the of
ficial statement that the chief execu
tive will not encroach upon the sov
ereignty of the states. There are fre
quent sanguinary clashes in the
-tates of Yucatan and Michoacan be
tween radicals and conservatives
with the former still retaining their
power.
The war department announces
that progress is being made in the re
duction of the federal army to 50,
000 men, entailing the dismissal of
many score generals and other high
officers. The dismissed soldiers are be
ing given an opportunity to colonize.
President Obregon has been unable
to secure recognition of his govern
ment by the United States, Great
Britain and France. To many observ
ers this failure Is the greatest deter
ment to stability and prosperity now
confronting the chief executive. The
United States has said that the Mexi
can president must sign a treaty of
amity and commerce as a prior act
to recognition and this President Ob
regon has steadfastly declined to do,
asserting such action would be neith
er legal nor within the dignity or
pride of the nation. A deadlock on
recognition now exists.
WAR HERO DISAP
PEARS FROM SHIP
Dr. H. C. Leopold, new offices
Union block over Halstead market.
Storage!
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
Store your car in a good warm place. A few stalls left
We do repair work on all cars. Work guaranteed.
Batteries recharged. Prices reasonable
Draying VESTA Battery
Livery Welding
Hot Shot Batteries Agents for
s U. S. Tires, Tubes Temme Springs
Gas, Oil and Greases
SERVICE THATS US
Jo
Plattsmouth
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Nebraska
HURRY t
UJYYS Tn
CHRISTMAS
fiEAD THADS
TRIO WORKS
FREMONT BANKS
Scheme 'Identical with Method of
Mulcting Columbus Institu
tions Is Used.
Charles W. Whittlesey of "Lost Bat
talion" Fame Reported Miss
ing Enroute to Cuba i .
New York. , Nov. 28. Lieutenant
Colonel Charles W.. Whittlesey, hero
of the famous. "lost battalion" ha3
disappeared from the steamship Tc
loa, on which he sailed Saturday for
r Havana, according to wireless today.
t News of the famous soldier's disap
pearance came In the following mes
sage received from the captain of
the ship:
"Passenger named C. V. Whittle
sey disappeared. Left several letters."
Officials of the United Fruit Line,
operators of the ship, confirmed the
fact that the passenger was Lieuten
ant Colonel Whittlesey through his
relatives.
Members of Mr. Whittlesey's law
firm here were at a loss to account
for his visit to Cuba. When he left
the offices of the firm Friday he an
nounced his Intention, they said, of
attending the Army-Navy game on
Saturday.
j His business associates declared his
mind was clear and that he apparent
! ly was in godd health otherwise when
jlast seen. He seemed cheerful, they
added, and declared they were unable
to explain his seemingly strange ac
tion in going away without notifying
them of his plans.
C. W. Whittlesey, the soldier's
uncle, declared tonight Colonel Whitt
lesey attended the services for the
unknown deat at Washington on ar
mistice day, and had since appeared
depressed.
Colonel Whittlesey, who was thir
ty-six and unmarried, lived in a bach
elor apartment here. When he ap
peared at breakfast Saturday, he
brought a suitcase from his room. He
did not say where he was going.
The crisp, laconic reply. "You co
to hell," hurled into the teeth of a
German officer who called on him
and his men to surrender, was the
rhetorical battlefield classic which
brought Colonel Whittlesey into pub
lic fame. Surrounded in the Argonne
with his command, the first battalion
of the three hundred and eighth in
fantry, seventy-seventh division, he
had been cut' off for four days with
out food or fresh water. All but
eighty-seven men had been killed or
wounded. At dusk October 7, 1918,
a blindfolded German bearing a
white flag crossed the line. He bore
a message asking the Americans to
surrender, "in the name of human
ity." A few hours after the messenger
was sent back with Whittlesey's re
ply, an American advance took place
and all were rescued.
His exploit was rewarded by Pres
ident Wilson with the congressional!
medal of honor. After the armlstice
the German officer who demanded ,
Whittlesey's surrender, added to his
laurels by publishing a statement
extolling the American's courage.
B. H. Schulhot, piano tuner.
Phon SS9-J. dw.
Fremont, Nov. 19. Three Fre
mont banks fell victim to the popu
lar "put and take" swindle gamefor
a loss of $270 in an identical scheme
that fleeced the Columbus banks last
week and banks in three Missouri
cities. The affair was. pulled at the
same time as those in the other ci
ties but local bank and county offi
cials withheld the information hop
ing to effect a capture o fone man
and two women believed to be part
of a gang of check artists working
In conjunction thruout the country.
They made their haul here from
the Fremont State, Fremont Nation
al and Commercial National. Their
first appearance failed to arouse sus
picion when each of the trio started
accounts at the respective banks de
positing $10 and receiving pass books
in exchange. Shortly after the swin
dlers approached the receiving tel
ler's cage with forged checks for
$100 to be placed on deposit. The
checks were written on banks out of
the state before returns could be
made. Two days later, on the same
day that the Columbus banks hand
ed over $540, the trio working Fre
mont cashed checks for $100 leaving
a net profit of $90 from each bank
When an attempt was made to
check up the accounts the loss was
discovered but the smooth trio of
check artists had disappeared. The
next day brought reports that banks
at Columbus, Neb., and Brookfield.
Macon and Chiliicothe, Mo., had
been victimized in the same fashion.
LOWER RATES TO OMAHA
Fiom Wednesday's Ua'ly.
The Burlington this1 afternoon
made the announcement that com
mencing with tomorrow the rate
from Plattsmouth to pmaha will be
75 cents for a one way ticket. The
announcement is made from the
headquarters in Omaha and follows
several months of effort on the part
of Agent R. W. Clement' to secure a
rate that would meet the rate in
force on the Missouri Pacific at this
point. The new rate will supercede
tfiat of the 82 cents heretofore charg
ed by the Burlington between this
city and Omaha.
REAVIS DEMIES HE
PLANSTO RESIGN
First District. Congressman. Erands
Rumor as False Now Resting
. at Home in Falls City.
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Omaha, Nov. 29. Reports that
Congressman C. F. Reavis of the first
Nebraska district may resign, in or
der to practice law In Omaha, led
Mr. Reavis to make a statement in
which' he declared any report of his
resignation was unauthorized and
denied specifically that he contem
plates practicing law in Onjaha.
Friends of Mr. Reavis have known
for some time that he might not be
averse to leaving congress, but they
have understood that his ambition
was to become an attorney In New
York city, emulating his friend, Wil
liam I lay ward, formerly of Nebraska
City and now United States district
attorney in New York.
Mr. Reavis is now at his home in
Falls City, having come from Wash
ington Sunday for a brief visit dur
ing the congressional recess.
"No one has been authorized td
say that I may resign from congress."
he said. "Furthermore, there is no
thruth whatsoever in the report that
I may practice law in Omaha."
Mr. Reavis record in congress
since 1917 has won him much com
mendation and he was touted several
months ago as a likely candidate for
the republican nomination for United
States senator. Recently, it has been
understood that he would not seek
this nomination.
GIVE TEACHER DEMONSTRATION
From Wednesday's Daity.
Last evening Byron C. Doolan and
bride, who returned to this city Sun
day from a few days honeymoon,
were given a demonstration by the
young people of the high school that
they will long remember.
Since the return of Mr. and Mrs.
Doolan Sunday evening, the affair
has been brewing, as only a few of
the boys of the school took part in
the reception of Sunday evening, and
accordingly last night some 200 of
the students started out on a search
for the bride and groom, who had
successfully made their getaway and
it required some time before the stu
dents could locate their teacher and
his bride and then the storm of
cheering shouting youngsters made
for the residence where the newly
weds were staying and stormed the
place. Mr. and Mrs. Doolan were
placed In one of the old fashioned
cabs, and, hauled by the students,
were brought down to the main por
tion of the city and given a fitting
Induction to the city that they will
make their home.
MENNONITES LEAVE
CANADA FOR MEXICO
Old Colony Preparing an Exodus
Leave Behind 85,000 Acres but
Take 14 Million in Cash.
Christmas is almost here. Remem
ber your card friends by buying right
now, while the line is fresh. Call
or send your ordeT to the Journal of
fice at enee.
Saskatoon. Sask., Nov. 29. The
much heralded exous of old colony
church Mennonites from western
Canada to northern Mexico is to be
come a reality, for arrangements
have been completed whereby an ad
vance party of 1,000 will leave the
Hague district in the near future to
do pioneer work on their new hold
ings. There are about thirty dif
ferent sects of Mennonites and this
is a distinct movement from that pro
posed by one section of Mennonites
who have purchased land In South
America.
An official statement, signed bv
Bishop Wall, of the Hague district
declares: "Our only objection (to
staying in Canada) lies in the fact
that the concession granted and rati
fied by the federal government giving
us entire right to conduct our schools,
without molestation or restriction,
has now been repudiated." The orig
inal charter granted by the govern
ment, was signed in 1873.
The transfer of property from the
Mennonites to a Winnipeg land com
pany is near completion and under
the terms of the agreement all land
must be vacated by December 1st,
1922. The holdings of the Mennonites
in the Hague district comprise some
85,000 acres.
This deal is also entirely indepen
dent of the Mennonite colonies of
Swift Current and Manitoba, altho
these have announced the purchase
of blocks of land in northern Mexico.
When the trek of old colony church
sect has been completed a total, of
11,000 of these people will have left
Canada for Mexico, in addition to
those removing to South America,
who, it is pointed out, are not mem
bers of the old colony church. j
It is estimated that the old colony
church members leaving the west will
take with them a total of some $14,
000,000 in cash, or about $15,000
net cash per family on the average.
DIRECTORS' MEETING
TAKING OFF OF TAX
ON RAILROAD TICKETS
Traveling will be Cheaper to Some
Extent After First of Year as
Tax will be Dropped.
The directors of the Bank of Com
merce at Louisville met yesterday af
ternoon and elected the following of
ficers to serve until the annual meet
ing of the stockholders in January:
Mrs. Nellie P. A?new, president;
R. II. Hastain, vice president; lialph
R. Larson, cashier and Ruth Jacob
son, assistant cashier.
This action came as a result of
the taking over by Mrs. Agnew of
the interest of F. K. Schlatcr, the re- Those who travel over the rail-
tiring president. Mrs. Agnew is aroad3 can rejoice that at last there
sister of Charles C and Thomas E. is to be some reduction in the price
i-armeie ana a business woman cr no! paid for transportation over the var-
mean ability. Vice president Hastain i ious Hues of travel, even though tho
is a son-in-law of Mrs. Agnew and j reduction 1s only the amount that
has recently come to Cass county j has gone to the government, and does
from his former home in St. Louis. ! not change the rate received by the
The continuing of Ralph Larson carriers. As p. result of the lifting of
as cashier will be pleasing news to the tax the Plattsmouth public that
this popular young man upon whose 'has far the past year been dropping
shoulders has devolved much of the! 82 cents for a trip to Omaha over
responsibility of the bank during the ! the Burlington will find the rate re
past year or more. duced to 70 cents, while an approxl-
Mr. Schlater, the retiring presi- mate corresponding reduction will be
dent, is vice president of the First, made in fares over the Mop.
National bank hero and found xthat The reduction that will he made
to give the Louisville bank proper amounts to S per cent and for those
attention required, too much of his who travel continuously or make long
nine, u.iu acrurumgiy ui. poseu oi nis i trips at irequeni intervals the sav-
interest to Mrs. Agnew.
OBITUARY
ing will amount to quite a little. The
rates to California, for instance, will
he. some 5 less, while on a trip to
north Pacific coast points the co-'t
will be reduced some $0.
The Pullman surtax of fifty per
cent of the regular charge will re
st. Mary's Guild's Christmas Shop
this year is above the average In its
many novelties that will help you to
make Christmas shopping a pleas-1
ure. You are welcome.
2t-d'
From Wednesday's DaUv.
Many of Alice Craig's friends were
shocked to learn of her death which main in force however, as this ia not
occurred at 12:10 a. ra., Nov 27. !a tax levied by the government but
Although she had been ailing forja gouge made by the railroads tliem
a week no one realized she was so selves for their own benefit, and i ;
near the Great Beyond. one feature that played no small part
Martha Alice Craig was born Jan-Jin making long trips unpopular dur
uary 20, 1306, in Valley county, Ne-;ing the past year. Should a reduc
braska, and resided there until 19l8tion be made in Pullman rates the
when she moved with her parents roads would undoubtedly greatly in
to Kimball county, Nebraska, and the, crease the volume of their long dis
spring of 1921 they moved to Mor-itance traffic.
rill. Nebraska. - I
Soon after she was stricken with ! it a a in nirnn mr lirriT"
the dreaded disease of sugar diabe- XlVIAS CARDS ARE HERl!
She was a sweet congenial little;
girl always cheerful and a great coin-j The Journal's usual big line of
fort to her parents. Christmas cards have arrived ami
She joined the Congregationalist j are ready for your selection. We hare
church at Burwell, Nebraska in j liaa a number of customers each year
1913. who send us a dollar or two, with"
She leaves her grieved parents and instructions to select their cards and
two brothers. A. L. Craig of Ord, and mail to them. Have vou ever tried
.Tas. M. Craig of Morill, two sister?, this? If not. try it this vear. We
Elizabeth and Grace, having gone on have a large assortment ranging in
ueiore oi ine same aesease ana an fmn-. f.p to ?5c ench. so lust
nearly the same age.
If it's in the stationery line cr.I)
at. the Jorimsl oi!c
enclose your check for $1.00 or ?'.0J
and we will send you the best we
have. Do it today and get your cards
early.
I
f
arrived this morning
the friendliest, most
talkative and enthusias
tic assistant to Santa
Claus he ever had, and
while she was unpack
ing she said:
"Now you girls ought to
set started on this sewing for
Christmas When I was a
giri we started way back in
October. How much sewing
have you actually done for
Ch'isimas? This morning I
was going through my big bag that Santa Claus and I got ready before I left,
and here are some of the things we laid out:
"A Little Touch of Handwork Will Complete These."
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Made-up house aprons, stamped in original de
signs on unbleached muslin. Price op
Soc to
Pillow cases, with hemstitched points for crochet
and stamped for embroidery. Lest
quality pillow tubing, per pair
$1.50
Dresser scarfs, the biggest assortment of lace
trimmed .scarfs at a most modest price. A lit
tle touch of handwork and you have a gift that
would please the most fastidious. Cf
Prices 75c to vh)v
Made-up aprons for little girls, blue and tan
Licene, with cute little sashes and original de
signs to be embroidered. Especially Cfl
low priced at UC
Handkerchief squares, pure linen, in "C
rose, yellow, nile green, white. Each 3C
.$1.35
."!?:. 65 c
Handkerchief linen, in colors and
white, at "per yd
Lingerie silk for underwear,
white and colors, per yard
San'a Ic vcrv enthusiastic about these luncheon
set Square clolhs with napkins to match in
outline or cross-stitch. Vou surely (-l nC
will enjoy making them. U-25 toiA
Ribbons and Hibbons! .Yards and yards of it.
and o manv wonderful things to make out or
a little bit or ribbon and a bit of lace.
Those good looking garters
for ONE thing; also
Powder puff cases
Camiroles-
Pin cushions
Fussy little bags.
Just an endless variety of most acceptable gifts.
nd the colors these ribbons come in! i n ere
are the new ihades of turquoise and coral ana
all the variety of rose, yellow, lavender, etc
And here are some miscellaneous suggestions.
Knife, fork and spoon cases
Combing jackets
Fudge aprons
Bcjif spreads with bolsters for applicque
Center pieces, Doilies, etc.
Do your Xmas
Shopping
Now!
A Special Christmas Selling of
54-inch Round Thread Linen,
$1.50 per yard
Only 23
Days until
Xmas!
H. M. SOENNICHSEN.
"A Good Quality Goods at a Low Price."
Phones 53, 54 and 144
