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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 1922.
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The Car You Want
- CHEVROLET -
No.
$605
DELIVERED!
Thi3 is the new agency of this popular make of auto.
Call and look them over.
Ed. Mason's Garage
Lower Main Street
TALKING NOW
'ABOUT FERRY
FOR CHAIRMAN
Suggested as Good Man for Repub
lican Chairman Understood
as Willing: to Serve.
Aiwii; republicans politicians
Thu'v.!::;" there- was a lot of talk
pK.u: drafting Judge K. 15. Terry of
in a MM chairman. Judge
I rry iiv-d i:iost of his lift- in the
M:itliwvt-rr. lrt of the state, where
h.- st-rve-d e- lirUIator ami district
judt-. and r'.ind to Lincoln a few
yi-.irs ;:sj. His standing as a repub
iica:.. his ability and his vide ac
qua ' 'i. rn v :::' j -:i n oI to E3 partic
ularly qualifying Iiirn for the posi
tion. I: U und'-rsNi.I that Judge Terry
whih- m i !;:-g the place, is will
ing t i rve it" all of the candidates
wav.t ; att. Former State Sena
tor P. ('. Houston of Tckair.ah and
Attorney ('. neral Davis were named
earli r. Mr. Davis l as definitely tak
en LiifMit" (':t of the contest, and
the impression is that Mr. Houston
is willing to ! drafted but is not
an active candidate for the position.
T. i. Allen, ranifd by the demo
rrats'at their state convention, was
not at the state convention. He has
bun T on a vacation at Dorset,
Minn., for the past month, and is ex-pt'-tt-d
home most any time now. It
i presh mid that his consent was se
emed !) lore he was elected. Mr. Al
1 n lias twice before served as state
chairman, and is recognized as a
s-hrcwd and resourceful leader. He is
a l;inh. r-in-la'.v of C. W. Bryan, and
republicans jokingly declare they are
not sur whether C. W. Bryan put
hi'.a :n as chairman in order to watch
the Mul'onitrs or whether Hitchcock
n rued l.'-n so as to mako sure that
C. V. v.-nuui not get off the reserva
tion as the-y have su: pected him of
doin- several past campaigns.
The pre.-prc-s.-ives have a preacher
for state chairman. Rev. J. L. Beebe,
who has v.v" of a reputation as a
sp Ilbinder than as an organizer. He
was a lecturer for the Nonpartisan
League at one time, Lut now holds a
pulpit iu Omaha.
Cause of Arnendicitis
When the bowels are constipated,
the lower bowels or large intestines
become jacked v.ith refuse matter
that is made uj largely of germs.
These germs enter the vermiform
appendix and set up inflamation,
which is commonly known a3 appen
dicitis. Take Chamberlain's Tablets
when needed and keep your bowels
regular and yo;i have little to fear
from appendicitis. Weyrich & llad
raba. LITTLE ONE DIES
From Saturday' T'aiiv
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Moore in Omaha was saddened last
evening w'imi the little babe that
was born yesterday passed away.
The litfl" one was brought here this
afternoon and laid to rest in the
ce-iiietery west of the city.
LIKC0LN.' JVTnHDnvlHEf2E THE BE5T
Sfi ill l& sSilij
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EXPECT TO AVERT
A COAL SHORTAGE
NEXT WINTER
'Hoover Says Resumption of Mining
Should Leave Only Minor Trou
bles to be Adjusted.
Washington. Aug. 17. Early re
sumption of coal production in the
union fields covered by the Cleveland
agreement, was looked for today by
administration officials to avert fuel
troubles next winter.
If the miners in these fields re
turn to work within a few clays. Sec
retary Hoover declared, there should
he no serious shortage of coal next
winter; although there may be some
minor inconveniences.
Production of approximately ten
million tons of coal weekly, made up
of about four-fifths bituminous and
one-fifth anthracite, will he needed,
according to Federal Distributor
Spencer.
Even with adequate production,
Mr. Hoover asserted, action by con
gress will be necessary to enable fed
eral price control temporarily and
to facilitate distribution of anthra
cite and to supply needs of the
northwest.
ywith the resumption of mining,"
he said, "the price situation will be
quickly over." While there will be
some control of distribution and
prices necessary temporarily, the
matter will quickly adjust itself.
COAL-FAMINE CUTS
MAINTENANCE WORK
Burlngton Unable to Get steel Rails
as Fast as Needed Postpone
Some Track Work.
The strike of miners may curtail
the amount of new steel rail laid on
iBurlington lines in Nebraska, ac
j cording to announcement isnued at
j Lincoln.
j The shortage of fuel has caused
cue sieei mms 10 snui nown mar. me
coal may be used for transportation
purposes. Shipments of new rails
are not coming along as fast as need
ed and because of this it may be
necessary to postpone part of the
new rail program until late in the
winter or early next spring.
A conference cf maintenance of
way chiefs of the Burlington was
held at Lincoln headquarters Thurs
day at which work under way, work
yet to be done and work to be plan
ned was considered.
It i3 stated that in spite of labor
troubles, the Burlington has made
pood progress with its maintenance
and betterment program and that
some of the work is actually ahead
of this time last year.
Some of the extra gangs have been
delayed somewhat by having addi
tions to the program made because
of the strike. New buildings to
house and feed the workers have
been built at practically all the ter
minals and this work has called the
carpenter and labor gangs from
bridge and building work.
GOOD ROADS AND
GASOLINE COSTS
Maintenance of Good Roads in State
Means Saving of Thousands
To Nebraska People.
The maintenance of good roads
throughout the state means a saving
to Nebraska auto drivers on gaso
line alone of approximately three
;-nd one-third million dollars.
According to tourists and auto
drivers interviewed by T. E. Clement,
field secretary of the Nebraska lined
Roads association, there is a notice
able difference in the amount of gas
oline required on graded and un
graded roads. A car which make
an average of 15 miles per gallon
on ungraded roads makes from IS to
20 miles on graded roads. Some driv
ers report the difference as gpeat as
14 to 20, but 15 to IS is a fair av
erage. .
If gas is worth 25 cents a gallon
and 15 miles per gallon is the mile
age on ungraded road, travel on a
graded road at 18 miles per gallon
means the same thing as paying 21
cents per gallon for gasoline or a
saving of 4 crnts per gallon.
There are about 250,000 autos re
gistered in Nebraska. The average
annual travel of each car could con
servatively be estimated at 5,000
miles, or" a total of 1,250.000,000
miles. With these cars getting an
average of fifteen miles on a gallon
of gasoline. S3 1-3 gallons would bo
the annual consumption of gas in the
:Uuti A saving of four cents rer gal
lon would mean an annual saving of
3 1-3 million dollars.
If for each gallon of grs bought
in the state for Nebraska cars, two
cents were spent for road mainte
nance, we would have the sum of
$ 1. CGt). 000 o keep our highways in
repair. Since the maintenance tf
graded roads menus a saving of four
ents on each gallon of gasoline, the
re-uut:s on such an investment would
be 200 per cent, not considering the
saving of tiir.e or the wear and tear
on the machines. Thi.; return is high
enough, it would seem to interest
the thrifty taxpayer even in these
days o wild cat stocks.
Tmclers stopping at the tourists
camps throughout the state sp::ik
very highly of Nebraska highways
and report them to be well made
nnd widl kept. We are fortunate in
having a soil and topography which
will allow the making of good roads
at comparatively low cost. For the
Lest development of the state, there
should h? a more extended system of
graded roads so that they may be
more intrastate traffic. Outlying dis
tricts should have access to the state
and national highways, both for the
sake of pioasure and of truck haul
ing. By the expenditure of such a
sum as indicated this would be eas
ily possible.
Nebraska can have the best road
system in the middlewest.
Can the state afford not to have
it?
RADIO COTS THE
TELEGRAPH BILLS
Wireless is Used in Directing Move
ments of Mails by Airplane
Cost Per Word 1-8 Cent.
Washington, Aug. 17. The use of
pestoffice radio stations has resulted
in considerable saving to the depart
ment in cutting its bills for telegrams
a cording to a re-ent announcement.
The postoffice department uses its
fifteen radio stations between New
York and San Francisco to keep in
direct touch with the progress of air
mail aross the country and to do
this with telegrams would be very
costly, it was said. Figures compiled
by the officials of the radio stations
show that the cost per word of radio
service, is less than one-eighth of 1
cent.
It is absolutely necessary to fol
low the planes from station to sta
tion to find out how the mails move
and to warn flyers of storm or other
weather conditions. The Washington
station of the department handles
one thousand messages a month, it
was declared. Other stations have
even heavier, radio traffic.
Besides using the radio to keep in
touch with the mail planes the de
partment uses the wireless to send
out administrative orders, receive re
quisitions for supplies and to get re
ports from inspectors on the condi
tion of mail transportation during
the strike, among other routine bus
iness. In addition the postoffice radio
stations broadcast weather predic
tions and warnings and announce
the market reports daily.
Same Old Story, but a Good One
Mrs. Mahala Burns, Savanna, Mo.,
relates an experience, the like of
which has happened in almost every
neighborhood in this country and
has been told and related by thous
ands of others, as follows: "I used
a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic and
Diarrhoea Remedy about nine years
ago and it cured me of flux (dysen
tery). I had another attack of the
same complaint three or four years
ago and a few doses of this remedy
cured me. I have recommended it
to dozens of pewple since I first used
it and shall continue to do so, for I
know it is a quick and positive cure
for bowel troubles." Weyrich & Had
raba. CARD OF THANKS
We desire to express in this man
ner our deep appreciation of the
kindness shown to us at the time of
the death of our beloved sister end
for the handsome floral remem
brances from the kind friends ami
neighbors. Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Val- j
iery; i-ir3. jonn Bergman.
Blank becks -at the Journal Office.
NEBRASKA LU
THERANS DIVIDE
STATE DISTRICT
North end South Sections Created
Wyoming; is Under Both to
Facilitate Business.
A boundary line, halving the state
of Nebraska from the east to west
was voted yesterday by delegates of
the Nebraska district of the Luth
eran Missouri synod at a meeting of
the ion vent ion in the Hotel Castle.
The two nsjw districts are to be call
ed North and South. Nebraska.
Wyoming, which is mostly mission
territory, is to be under the juris
diction of both districts. Such offices
created by the parent organization
as director of missions and superin
tendent of parish schools will prob
ably bo maintained for the entire
state. Facilitation of business tran
sactions was named as the cause for
the change.
Lecturing on the spiritual care of
children at the afternoon session,
the Rev. Mr. Erck of Leigh, Neb..
'eclai-'d. "The task of providing for
the spiritual car of the children de
vedves mainly on the parents. Chris
tian parents should teach their child
ren to pray and pray with them."
How tt) Solve Problem
Tcrents cannot expect to shirk
this responsibility by sending their
children to Sunday schools, for the
average Sunday school offers but lit
tle ivli'f. the ltev. Mr. Erck said.
Public schools are likewise inade
cv!nt' he added.
"The problem of best supplying
necessary bible instruction is solved
by sending children to a Christian
day school operated in conjunction
v.ith the church.
"In all seculiar subjects such a
hod is tho exact parallel of the
t-itblic school. 1'owever. the instruc
tion is given with a view to Chris
tian ideals, thus aiding the govern
ment ot our state and country in
-d far as it produces not only intel
iipri iit but also Cod-fearing citizens,"
.e l-.red Mr. Erck.
The Missouri synod will contri
bute $13,000 toward the purchasing
of property on which a Lutheran
teachers seminary will be located at
Seward. Neb., according to an an
i cunccment made Friday afternoon
at the convention.
Asks Aid to Leipzig
The Rev. Frederick Brand, vice
rr--sident of the general body, in his
report yesterday on the work of the
general body r commended that the
synod give its financial assistance to
theological seminary at Leipzig,
(ernnny, "in order to insure true
Lutheran pastors for the church in
Europe.1'
In the evening the delegates at
tended services conducted in the sev
tral Lutheran churches in the city
in which the subject of Christian
education was stressed by prominent
speakers.
SCATTERG00D-PIERS0L
Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock
the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Pier
sol, occurred the marriage of their
'"rn.Tbtcr, Miss Eva May to Mr. Chas.
II. Scattergood. both parties of this
ul.;". The wedding wa3 simple but
beautiful, and only relatives and close
fn:mls were in attendance. Rev. A
W. Lanthorno officiated.
The bride and groom both have
spent the greater part of their lives
in this vicinity, and there friends
can only bo counted by their larsre
number of acquaintances. The bride
has taught school the last few years
and the groom is a tiller of the soil
After the ceremony was perform
td the newly weds left, via auto, for
a honeymoon trip to Colorado, after
v. Vich they v.-ill lr at home to friends
on the farm southeast of Eagle. The
Beat on wishes them a happy journey
through life. Eagle Beacon.
Lost anyt Tung found anything
Ttv JnnmsU rf "Thev satinfv "
PoultryWanted!
A car load of live poultry wanted
to be delivered at poultry car near
Burlington freight house, Platts-
mouth, on
Thursday, August 24th
one day only, which we will pay
the following
Cash Prices
Hens, per lb 17c
Springs, per lb 18c
Old Cox, per lb 7c
Ducks, per lb 1 5c
Beef Hide, per lb 11c
Horse Hides, each $3.00
Remember the date. We come to
buy and will positively be in Platts
mouth on the day advertised, pre
pared to take care of all poultry of
fered for sale. , ,
W. E. KEENEY.
LOCALNEWS
Fjom Thursday s Diiily.
Leslie Everett of Union was in the
city today for a few hours looking
after some matters of business.
Lec Kniss of Murray was among
those visiting in the city yesterday
to look after some matters of busi
ness. C. E. Tefft and son, Sheldon, and
Woodson Spurlock vveer here today
from Weeping Water visiting with
friends.
Mr. nr.d Mrs. Henry Heil. Jr., and
children, Edna and Glenn, trom near
Louisville were in the city yesterday
trading with the nerchants.
Mrs. M. T. Kirkpatrick and son,
Milton, and Miss Margaret Kirkpat
rick are here as guests at the home
of Judge and Mrs. A. J. Beeson.
Henry Schoemaker, one of the old
and well known residents of near
Nehawka, was here today for a few
hours attending to some matters of
business.
John Gauer of Cedar Creek was
in the rity yesterday, called here by
some business matters and while here
called at the Jourrial office and re
newed his subscription for another
year.
It. D. Hatch of North Platte, Neb.,
brother-in-law of Mrs. W. C. Foster,
stopped over for the day on his re
turn home from the Mayo brothers
hospital in Minnesota, where he has
been a patient.
John W. Crabill, wife and daugh
ter. Alice, and Mrs. Isaac King of
Superior, who have .been visiting at
the Minnesota lakes fora short time,
returned home yesterday. Mr. and
Mrs. W. G. Brooks will remain in
Minnesota for a short time before
going to their new home at ork.
Ed Maybee and bride arrived here
yesterday from Fort Riley, Kansas,
where Ed is now stationed in the ar
my and they will visit here over Sun
day with relatives and friends. Mr.
Maybee returned last March from
the army of occupation and has since
April been stationed at Fort Riley.
From Friday's Dally.
W. H. Heil and George H. Wood3
of Louisville were here today for a
few hours attending to some matters
of business at the county seat.
Frank Detlef, wife and son, Fer
dinand, who have been visiting at
Wakefield, Emerson and West Point,
Neb., returned home yesterday af
ternoon after a very delightful out
ing. 4
Mrs. L. E. Meech, of Rolfe, Iowa,
is here enjoying a visit at the home
of her cousin. Mrs. Elizabeth Forbes,
and with her uncle, Charles Tilton.
Mrs. Meech will remain here for
some time visiting the Cass county
relatives.
IN A BAD WAY'
Many a Plattsmouth Reader Will
Feel Grateful for This
Information.
If your back gives out;
Becomes lame, weak or aching;
If urinary troubles set in,
Perhaps j'our kidneys are "in
bad way."
Doan's Kidney Pills are for weak
kidneys.
Local evidence proves their merit
G. T. Archer, painter. Locust St
Plattsmouth", says: "As a rule all
painters are bothered with disorder
ed kidneys because of the fumes of
the turpentine. This has always af
fected my kidneys when I have had
inside work to do. I have had to
get up as often as every hour of th
night to pass the secretions. Some
times, when going up or down the
ladder I would have quick stitches
take me in my kidneys that felt like
needles. I have always found Doan
Kidney Pills a reliable medicine. A
few always give me relief and keep
my kidneys in good and active con
dition. I wouldn't be without
Doan's."
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills the same
that Mr. Archer had. Foster-Milburn
Co., Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
PROF. RAY POOL HAS A
HARROWING EXPERIENCE
Clarence Pool received a letter
last week from his brother, Prof
Ray Pool, who with a company of
University men are spending the
summer in Estes park, at the timber
line camp at Long's Peak.
One night a man any boy came
into camp and reported a man, their
companion, had been killed by light
ning. They had tried to carry the
body down the mountain but had
given it up and went for help. Ray
with other men from the camp ac
conipanied the men and made the
attempt to bring the body down, but
found they had to wait for morning
and get the help of expert mountain
cumbers to get the body down the
mountain side.
The climb is a very dangerous
one .to make in daylight and Ray
and his companions took their life
In. their hands when they made the
trip at night. Weeping Water Re
publican.
WANTED
Young men, handy with carpen
ter tools, for permanent employment
on ca rwork rate, 47c to 63c per
hour, depending on ability. Time and
one-half after eight hours. Call on
or write to Master Mechanic, C, B.
& Q. R. R., Omaha, Neb.
How a Rat Nearly Destroyed
Mrs. L. Bowen's (R. I.) House
'For monlis we wouldn't go into the cellar, fear.
Ing a big fat. One night it set our whole kitchen on
fire by chewing matches. The next day. we got the
tigly thing with Rat-Snanjustonecake." Rats dry
up and leave BO,smell. Three sizes: 35c. 65c, $1.25.
Sold and guaranteed by
Eestor & Swatek Weyrich & Had-
raba F. G. Fncke & Co.
!
Lower Interest o
Farm Loans!
Perhaps you have a mortgr'Jge against your place.
Maybe it is not due yet, but probably have an option
or right to pay the loan in full when you pay the
next interest.
If you are paying more than 5V now, don't wait for
the loan to become due, but see me about a new
loan before the next interest paying date.
O.
STOCK MARKET NO INDICATION
The following from the strike bul
letin of the employes department of
the A. F. of L. has been handed in
bv the local committee for publica
tion: '
Many outsiders and even some rail
road men inclined to think that per
haps the railroads have a card up
their sleeves that will enable them
to win, because railroad stocks have
held up well and some even have
risen in the slock market. That is a
natural line of reasoning, but in this
particular strike it does not hold
good, for the following reasons:
For the past two years railroad
stocks have been artificially manipu
lated and depressed by the big finan
ciers for two main purposes. First,
they wanted to wring hundreds of
million's of dollars out of the govern
ment on the ground that they were
hard hit by the war and terribljf
poor. To give this appearance, tne
stock values were forced way down.
Secondly, the big financiers wanted
to squeeze out the small sharehold
ers and gain control over a still
greaterr proportion of the outstand
ing shares of railroad stocks and
bonds. By forcing down the market
values they were able to buy up these
stocks and bonds at much lower
prices than they would have had to
pay ordinarily.
Actually the financial condition of
the carriers has been excellent, tho
by concealments and manipulation of
the accounts they were able to hide
the true condition. Railroad earn
ings in 1915, 1916 and 1917 were
record breakers. The average net in
come of the railroads on their net
capitalization for the last seven years
was aboufc-5.27 per cent. Net income
is the income left after paying op
erating expenses. Their net capital
ization is practically the same as the
eighteen billion dollar valuation of
the railroads made by the interstate
commerce commission. So in fact the
roads have not been anywhere near
insolvent, but really earning excel
lent returns. Besides this, their cash
on hand and material supplies are
far larger than in 1817. In addition
to this the wage decreases, the drop
In prices of materials and the left
overs of the freight rate increases of
1920 have put the roads in position
to make huge earnings in the near
future.
These huge earnings began to
show in June and then the rest of
the secret about the carriers excel
lent financial condition began to
leak out. As a result, ever since the
middle of June railroad stocks have
G. W.
Phone
GEO
All Kinds of Hauling
Country Drive and Live Stock Hauling!.
PRICES REASONABLE!
On the Democratic Ballot
at the November Election You Will Find
the Name of
Mia y
Candidate for County Treasurer.
VOTE FOR HER
Your Support Will Be Appreciated.
DOVEY
been rising on the market. They are
still about 50 points below actual
values. They were very recently as
low as the panic of 1907, anil 20
points lower than any low level dur
ing the 10 years before the war.
This being so, the stock market
quotations of railroad shares do not
in any way reflect the real anxieties
of financiers about the strike. From
the beginning of the strike, railroad
stock prices have been artificially
much lower than what would have
been the "worry level" of normal
times. They can still rise consider
ably before they reflect the real fi
nancial sentiment.
For these reasons, disregard the
stock market as an indicator of the
effectiveness of our strike. The com
plaints of shippers and consignees of
coal, steel, grain, lumber, livestock,
oil. etc., tell the real story. And the
real story is that we are winning. It
piles up like a snow ball rolling
down hill.
MISS KEARNEY FOR STEPHENS
Jackson, Miss., Aug. 17. Publica
tion of a telegram from Miss Belle
Kearney, eliminated in the first pri
mary Tuesday as a candidate for the
democratic nomination as l"nitel
States senator from Mississippi, urg
ing "every one who can conscienti
ously do so' to support Robert D.
Stephens, opponent of Former Sena
tor J. K. Vardaman, in the second
primary to be held September 5, fea
tured political developments in Mis
sissippi tonight.
Latest unofficial tabulations of
Tuesday's primary gave Vardaman a
plurality slightly in excess of 7,000
with a few isolated precincts to re
port. HARD COAL CONFERENCE
ADJOURNS TILL TODAY
Philadelphia, Aug. 17. The con
ference of anthracite operators and
miners representatives adjourned to
night at 5:30 o'clock until 3 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon, John L. Lewis,
president of the United Mine Work
ers and Samuel D. Warriner, head of
the operators' committee, in a state
ment were optimistic as to the out
come, but said that they would have
to have separate conferences between
themselves and their colleagues.
Have you noticed that it the stores
that advertise which are always filled
with buyers?
Journal want ads pay. Try them.
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