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JjJ.L MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1923. PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL PAOE nvi n f J i ( I 4 h The Doctor never worries N About the Ice or Snow- For he knows when the Tank contains "Trunkenbolz Gasoline, His car will ALWAYS GO. Our pure Pennsylvania Motor and Tractor Oils are the cheapest because they wear longer A full line of Hard Oil and Greases. -GEO. TRUNKEUDOLZ OIL OOLIPANY- A. J. Neitzel is putting up ice from the Schewe pond. Mr. David Tighe bought a Colon ial Banquet range of L. Neitzel last week. Win. Bourke shipped to Omaha a car each of hogs and cattle daring the past week. Jess Landholm was looking after some business matters in Omaha on last Thursday. O. J. Tothast and wife spent last Monday in Lincoln, it being Lin coln's birthday. Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Hitchcock and family spent last Sunday at th home of L. Neitzel. Frank Reister of near Manley was v Highest Cash. Price paid for Cream, Eggs and Poultry, with fair treatment to everybody. John Gray Farmers Building, Murdock, Neb. OJmmm Real Motor Oil! Motor oils are used for lubricants, and when they fail in that they are worthless. We are sejling REAL OIL, the one that does the best work. See us for your oils. Tires that are well worthwhile, and, at prices which will save you money. The genuine Ford parts are used in all Ford repairing. See us for that new Buick which you are contemplating getting. "We always have one on our floors and more than glad to demonstrate the same. - E. W. TMMGAiV Murdock, Nebraska S3 praa -IS NEAR! HOUSECLEANING Paint to Paint Paint Varnish -Paint for Economy!- Look over wants ttfefay and get our prices and suggestions! ORDER EARLY and We Can Serve You Better! Tho Dustorhoff Shop Murdock, PREPARED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE JOURNAL. a visitor at Murdock on Thursday of last week, looking after some busi ness. Miss Margaret Whipple, of the Murdock schools, spent her week end at the home of her parents in Ash land. Emil Kuehn of Lincoln was look ing after some business in Murdock last Tuesday, driving over in his auto. J. E. McHugh was looking after some business matters in Ashland on last Thursday, making the trip in his auto The Murdock sewing club will hold another meeting in March, the exact, date of which has not been de termined as yet. O. W. Gillespie and O. E. McDon ald have been storing their ice dur ing the past week and have been getting a very fine article. Wm. Meyers and a friend from the state university, spent the week end in Murdock and also looked after a little electrical work as well. Fred Towle. after having finished his chores last Thursday, was a visi tor in Murdock all the afternoon, coming just to see the boys. S. P. Lies, manager of the Farm ers Grain company, who has been having a spell with the flu, is rejoic ing by reason of having gotten over it. Little Harold Schutz. son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Schutz. is having a with the mumps, which he does &X to Beautify! to Preserve! Save the Surface! and You Save All! Nebraska WEPMR TMEMT not relish, but is getting along very nicel. John Scheel shelled and delivered his corn last week- to the Weddell elevator, getting about the top price as the grain went down the day fol lowing. Mrs. O. Wr. Lake, of University Place, was a visitor at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Gray, proprietors of the Murdock res taurant. John Newman and sister were in Plattsmouth last Tuesday, where they went to consult with Dr. H. C. Leo pold and receive treatment for the health of Miss Newman. About twenty-five of the young people of Murdock and vicinity were enjoying .he evening last Thar.sday at the rink at Greenwood where skat - ing was the theme of the evening. Mrs. Henry Klemme, who has been very poorly on account of an attack of the grippe, is reported as getting along much better, and a fact which her many friends are rejoicing over. John Paulson, the carpenter, is getting along nicety in the construc tion of an addition to the house on the farm where Wm. Westfall lives, an which belongs to Henry Reick man. Prof. E. C. Coleman, principal of the High school at Murdock, was a visitor at his home in Walthill for over the week end, returning in time to care for his iiork at the Murdock schools. Mips Margaret Tool, who is attend ing the state university at Lincoln has been selected as one of the play ers in the dance drama, which is be ing given by the students of the university. Mrs. Christian Guerr, who has been ill for some time past, is report ed as being somewhat improved, and her many friends as well as herself are much pleased over the turn in her condition. Henry 3. Ruder looking af- ter some bu.dntss matters in Weep ing Water last Thursday -md on re turning came via Maulo, where also had some business to look 3fter for a short lime. During the cool spell last week, C. Baumgartner, C. E. Kupke and E. H. Miller secured their harvest of ice. storing it in the house of Mr. Baumgartner, where it is accessible to all the three families. John Gray. the new restaurant and creamerj man. says that business is coming his way very nicely and that he is well satisfied as to its vol ume at this time and thinks it is getting better and better every day. II. W. Tool, the Murdock lumber- Jman. was a visitor in Omaha last 'week for a few days, being in at tendance at the Lumbermen's ccn jvention which was in session at the j Nebraska metropolis during the past I week. Messrs ITempke and Schleuter re siding west of Murdock, have been improving the time and conditions which the recent cold snap has made and have harvested their ice crop and are now ready for the warm i weather again. ! W. E. Palmeter. A. W. Jones and Albert Johnson living west of Mur dock, who were sawing wood for Mr. (Palmeter, were in town last Thurs day afternoon coming for some re pairs for their engine which had laid down on the job. ! J. J. Cnstin was a visitor in the county seat for a while during the past week, serving at a juror, and on the excusing of the panel for the re mainder of the week returned home last Wednesday evening to await the reconvening of the jurors. W. A. Schutz is very solicitous of one of his feet, on which a cake of ice which slipped from the tongs fell very heavily a few days ago. While it was with difficulty that he got 1 around for a few days, he is making it pretty well working just now. Ezra W. Crabill of Louisville was a visitor in Murdock last Thursday looking after some business matters relative to his line of work, that of watchmaking, and arranged to have work left at Murdock to be sent to Louisville to be done and returned Reports from Beatrice ire to the effect that Ctrl Cunningham, who is well and eery favorably known in Murdock, is teaching in the schools there. l::uin?r just acifii a posi tion there. Carl has been attending school in Lincoln for the pa?t few months. ' The Murdock Sewing club met last week in Murdock and had as their guest,-Miss Ida Wilkins, the county agent for domestic work, the ladies doing some very good work in the line of patterns and measurements Theywlll work on drosses at the next meeting. A. A. Lindell, who is a man of many resources, solved a verj per plexing question as to the storing of his ice, by filling the pit of his silo with the ice, and will during the coming summer' build an ice house, as he is expecting to use the silo in the future. The members of the Royal Neigh bors, who are to give the play on March 2nd. are rehearsing their play at the hall and are getting into con dition for the entertainment when the time comes. Be assured that the play will be worth while and do not miss it for you will be the loser. Lacey McDonald, the rural carrier. and one of the best in the state wh&n it comes to that, is at this time tak ing an enforced layoff on account of the grippe, but is fortunate in that he is able to have an excellent man in his place, Mr. Kenneth Tool, who is taking care of the work in fine style. ! The trio of painters. Max Duster hoff, Joe Wutchinek and John Amg wert went over to Eagle last Mon (day and have been finishing the new elegant home of R. D. Wenzel which has been building during last sum mer and fall and the heating appa ratus for which was delayed for a cumber of weeks on account of the scarcity oZ radiators. Thomas Walling and family were visiting in Murdock last Sunday and were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. McHugh. having an excel lent time and as there was to be a dance Tuesday evening of last week they concluded they would enjoy it as well and came out accordingly, but -for some reason the dance did not materialize, but they had an excel lent visit just the same. Miss Alice Goethey, of Mexico City, the home of the ancient Monte zumas, but now a student at the state university of Nebraska, and a friend of the Misses Margaret and Catherine Tool, was a guest of these Murdock young ladies at their last visit home a week since. Miss Goe they is a very intelligent and amiable young lady and thinks this the great lest country on the globe, and Mexico a very good country as well. Furniture for Sale One quarter sawed oak buffet, one kitchen cabinet, one galvanized chicken coop, two hanging lamps with china shades. W. T. WEDDELL. tf-sw. Mrdoek, Nebr. Horse Ereaks Neck While Gustav Strich was driving the cattle to the pasture, using a horse and buggy for such mirpose, the horse being very spirited, roared in the harness and one shaft break ing the animal fell to the rouni in such a manner that its neck was broken. Gustav jumped up after having been thrown from the busgy and running to the animal found it was just expiring. Farmers,Save 20 Per Cent Farmers, save 20 per cent. All discs left for sharpening during Feb ruary will be subject to 20 per cent discount from the regular price for this work. Get them in now, avoid the rush and save one-fifth on the cost. J. II. BUCK. Will Give Entertainment The tirades of the Murdock schools are preparing for an entertainment which will consist of a number of little playlets which will make up an excellent evening and will be given the day following Washing ton's birthday. It was the intention to place the entertainment on the natal day of the Father of His Coun try, but interfering to some extent with the school work, it was decided to have it following the school work of the week. White Wyandotte Roosters I have a number of very fine White Wyandotte roosters for sale. PAUL FLEMMING, tf-M. Murdock, Nebr. Investieratinff Attempted Robbery Hans J. Neilson. of Omaha, form- erly state finger print man. but at this time doing private work in con - junction with the instituted authori- tics, together with Sheriff Quinton and County Attorney Cole were in the premises of the Murdock Mercan- I of Lake Mich.gan in tile company where the attempted modifying severe temperatures is evl wholesale burglary came nearly be- dent from the fact that Grand Haven, ing successfully pulled off a week j on the eastern side of the lake, shows ago. ' : only three days with zero temperature, They examined a number of the while Milwaukee, on the opposite side sacks which had been filled with the nf the lake and at about the same goods and attempted to get a clue ' Iatitua iias on an average of four that would lead to the apprehension teen ay of the burglars. Finger prints of a I Pxtrpiri,v ,ow temnentnres are few were taken, but as thev did not 1 ,AtrpmIel ow temperatures are correspond with the prints which ' 'paratively less frequent than mod were found, the investigation was ' lately cold weather in the Rooky continued. The finger prints of all mountain area, when compared with connected with the business were ' the central-northern states. This is also taken in order to separate the shown by Denver's average with 145 finger prints found on the goods from days of freezing weather and onlv those of the ones attempting the robbery. WANTED Sewing to do at my home. Jessie Melvin, Murdock Ne- braska. Phone No. 34-B. Think Texas Great Place With the scene laid under t he most auspicious conditions in the sunny Southland, the party of Mur dock people who visited the south i V :, .v. s smwj Peking. The Chinese have become pleased with the--summer treshness n . " . . . of the section they visited. They accustomed to many western ways, but found everything looking nieelv and -Ia?s windows m trains are stiir per one day especially were the condi- raxing to them. In the remote dis tions most auspicious, when the party tricts the natives continue to make had a picnic dinner in a pleasant their windows of rice paper, foUowIng grove, with the temperature at 85. a custom that Is centuries old. making the leafy bowers most pleas-, Passengers on a railroad between ant. for the shade was preferred to the bright sun then. Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Gillespie, Miss Viola Everett and Mrs. George V. Pickwell were well pleased with their trip and would not be averse to making their home there. HOPES TO SIT UP SOON From Saturday's railC The sports from the Methodist hospital in Omaha state that Ray mond Larson is now progressing very ! nicely and hopes to be able to be ' around in a wheel chair in the next few days. He has already been able 1 to sit up a short time and with this rate of improvement should soon be able to spend the greater part of the time in a wheel chair until he can return home. DELAY IN PASSING BILL The delay in passing the White radio bill indicates it will go over to the next congress and in the flood of J f new legislation be held up for sever- al months. Thus a delay of nearly. J an entire year will be occasioned in . securing regulatory rules that will j make the reception of radio broad- casts a pleasure instead of the Juru- ' crowding the air. Magazines at Journal of ice. IS COLDEST SPOT IN UNITED STATES Devils Lake, N. D., Has Zero Temperature or Lower One " Fifth of Days of Year. WEATHER RECORDS ANALY2E0 Lonjand Severe Winters in Northern States Contrast With Mild Win - ter in Southern States. Washington. Devils Lake, North Dakota, with an average of nearly one fifth of the days of the year when temperatures are as low as zero or lower and more than "one-half of the days of the year when It Is freezing or lower, holds the record as the coun try's coldest place. Temperuture conditions vary greatly In the United States during the win ter season, an analysis of recortls of the weather bureau show. Long and Bevere winters in the northern states,, with North Dakota, Minnesota, north ern Michigan and uorthern Vermont having the most severe weather, con trast sharply with the mild winters of the southern states, but in sum mer the difference Is not nearly so great. Freezing temperatures have been re corded at all mainland stations of the weather bureau in winters past, but , ti,ev iiave been of infrequent occur j reil'ce along tne Pacific coast and ir in the immediate Gulf coast sections, where they average only two to five days during the winter compared with an averuge of one day along the Cali fornia coast. In general, freezing weather occurs more than 100 days of the year north of southern Pennsylvania, the Ohio river and the southern parts of Mis souri and Kansas, as well as through out the mountain and plateau districts of tl,e " est- In :Sortu Dakota, eastern I Montana and Wyoming freezing tem- 1 peratures may be expected on more j than half the days of the year, the j annual record of- Yellowstone park averaging 211 days. This is In marked contrast with two days at Tampa, Fla., and four days at Galveston, Texas. As a rule, zero weather does not occur south of the District of Colum bia, the western portion of Virginia, the extreme northern parts of Ten nessee and Arkansas, and central Okla homa, although during the cold wave of 3Sf9 the zero line was carried to the east Gulf coast. In the average winter the tempera ture falls to zero on five days as far south as" southern Pennsylvania, cen- tral Indiana, Illinois -and Missouri and . southeastern Kansas, in tne central- northern districts between the western ; upper lake region and the Rocky : mountains it occurs with much greater frpnnpn.v rxnHn from forty to sixty days or more. nine days with zero temperatures, while Bismarck, N. D.. averages 1S2 days with freezing and 53 days with zero. PUT HEADS THROUGH GLASS Chinese Farmers Become Accustomed to Many Western Ways, But Trans parent Windows Puzzle Them. surprised to find black lines painted across the window panes of the cars. The explanation given was that Chinese farmers, being unused to transparent windows, would thrust their heads through the glass. Psalter by Luther Is Found. Berlin. A German psalter has been discovered by Professor Albrecht of Halle which is believed to have been rrltten by Luther The book was prillted in wittenburg In 1541 and . . . ? .i. bound in ll44 In ricb "her. Horse Gets Up-on Hearing Policeman Say He'll Shoot Cleveland, O. Frank is a white hor6e with a naturally meek expression, who hauls a rubbish wagon for the city. The other day Frank fell on the snow-covered street. All attempts to get him to his., J feet failed. t A policeman said: "Well, I J guess TCI have to shoot him and put him out of his misery." Frank stirred and got to his ' feet. ,X 4 TIME IS THE TEST The Testimony of Plattsmouth Peo ple Stands the Test. The test of time is what tells the tale. The public soon finds out when misrepresentations are made, and merit alone will stand the test of time. Plattsmouth people appreciate true merit, and many months ago local citizens publicly endorsed Doan's New York, Feb. 14. None of the Kidney Pills; they do so still. Would Russian crown Jewels was found in a citizen make the statement which J the coffin of Seaman James Jones follows unless convinced that the'wnen the body, buried in a Brooklyn article was just as represented? Be- cemetery, was disinterred today by low is testimony such as the suffer-J the government. er from kidney ills is looking for. a full company of soldiers joined Edward Martin, machinist, 1409: the military guard which has been Vine street, Plattsmouth. says: Jon duty for more than a month at "Doaa's Kidney Pills are all that is j the national cemetery at Cypress claimed of them. Occasionally my mils. Lieutenant James L. Carman. back gets to aching, but it only re quires a few of Doan's Kidney Pills to relieve me." The above statement was given February 22, 1916, and on May 30. 1920, Mr. Martin added: "I know that Doan's Kidney Pills are a good remedy after what they have done!and waited at the grave for the ar- for me. They have never failed torjVal of Mr. Williams, when it was do their work in a short time. I announced the coilin would be lifted only use them occasionally now as a out of the ground. The ground al prever.tative to keep my kidneys in ready had been broken and the earth a healthy condition." (heaped in a fresh mound beside the Price 60c. at all dealers. Don't grave, which is located in the center Pimply ask for a kidney remedy get, of the cemetery. Doan's Kidney Pill3 the same that; Mr. Martin had. Foster-Milburn Co., Mfrs.. Buffalo, N. Y. BRYAN REPEATS CLAIM OF DEFICIT TO LEGISLATURE Answers Inquiry by Quoting State Treasurer's Report Ignores the Taxes Now Due Lincoln, Feb. 14. Governor Bryan submitted to the legislature today his answer to its inquiry asking for defi nite information supporting his charge that the retiring administra tion left an apparent deficit of $2, 225.000 in the state treasury. The evidence on this point is brief. The governor quotes from the state treasurer's report of January 4, 1923, to show an overdraft of $875,254.0. in the general fund. He cites finance department figures to show $640, 200.89 of accounts payable on that date, and quotes a letter from George Johnson, head of the department of public works, that on January 17th, there was $1,09G.S28.02 of claims outstanding on federal-state aid road work. These items total $2,612,292. 9S. the governor shows. Legislative opponents of the gover nor immediately charged that the governor's statement was wholly mis representative of the facts. No ac count was taken, they said, of taxes due for the year 1922 and which will be paid. They pointed out that the state receives the bulk of tax re ceipts several months after the close of the year for which the levy is made and that the treasury always touches a low point at or about Jan uary 1.. A proper statement includ ing these tax receipts offsets, they said, would show a surplus of $912, 270. The governor, in addition, cited ex tensive figures to prove that by Janu uary 1. 1924, the deficit will be $4, 000.000. In reaching this total he in cluded the $640,000 bills payable item twice and allowed for collection of only $500,000 of 1923 tax levy be fore December 31, although past ex perience indicates that this item should run double that amount. LUMBERMEN OPPOSE INCREASE IN PRICES I the ghost when Representative Wil- n o a t . i pl i -t r. son of Lancaster county finally mov Say Cost of Material Should Not be d himReIft to have the house kill a Raised Unnecessarily New Officers are Elected. Nebraska Lumbermen's as- sociation went on record Friday op- posing any unnecessary increase in dence such as would convince the pa prices of building material "to the . role board 4-taat the prioner was inno- end that the Nebraska farmer whose products have not vet reached nor-j malcy shall be in both financial con- dition and mental attitude to again resume the purchase and greater use of building materials." I The resolution stated "That while ; the members of the Nebraska Retail Lumber Dealers association have : brought to the annual meeting a real feeling of optimism, we fully realize that there are on the business hori zon indications that possible adverse conditions may- prevail in our coun try in 1923. Approve Road Program "Therefore, that we should con tinue our co-operative efforts to find and eliminate all preventable cost in creasing elements in the carrying and distribution of fuel and building materials. We, therefore, include with this resolution a request and auniomuon to ine manufacturers and wholesalers of building mater ials to join with us in maintaining manufacturers , the present fairly equitable prices of building materials, cost of produc tion considered." Other resolutions approving the federal and state aid good roads con struction campaign, "helpful and con structive dirt farmer legislation" and expression Of thanks to the organiza- tions which assisted in entertaining the lumbermen during their conven tion in Omaha were also adopted. BUTTERY'S TRUCK LINE Daily trips to Omaha. Livestock a specialty. Phone Nos. 9 and 6 18-W. io-iiu,iia o Secure your valentine decorations' and supplies at the Journal. Largest lie in the city. ' NO RUSSIAN GROWN JEWELS IN THE COF FIN OF SAILOR JONES Exhumation in Cypress Hills Ceme tery, Brooklyn, and Story of Smuggling Disproved. commanding the detachment, posted his men on all sides of the cemetery and quickly dispersed a crowd of curious at the main entrance. A large group of "military officers and representatives of the treasury department then entered the grounds Sensational rumors regarding the Russian crown jewels have been cur rent ever since the death of Czar Nicholas. The first concrete evidence . that the United States government was seeking the gems in America came early last month when William H. Williams, special agent of the treas ury department, admitted he was in vestigating a report that $4,000,000 worth were buried in the Brooklyn cemetery. The story was that the Jewels had been smuggled into this country r. 1920 in the coffin of the sailor who died on the army transport Edellya at Gibraltar in August, 1920. The exhumation was ordered to settle the question of whether $4. 000,000 worth of perns, once le longing to Czar Nicholas, had been smuggled into the United State Jn 1920 on the army transport Edellyn. It had been reported that the unui; glers had concealed the Jewels in thy coflin of Jones, who died at Gibraltar while the transport was on its uay frjit. Vii.divostok. -... paper men wpre barred fro tho curietery duri-ig the dkiuter ment. The casket was not lifted out of t. - ground until n.er :i cnmf.ar.y of soldiers had arrived from Fort H.m'i'rn and had been stn'iu:ifd di-i!.d the grounds. G.-'.ve diggers then curried the avkef. tc the mortjaiy. vhr ir shroud was removed. Nearly three quarters of an hour was Epent in examining the body, the clothing and the lining of the coffin. In the presence of army officers and officials of the treasury depart ment the body was removed from the casket to permit complete ex amination. Then it was lifted back into the coffin and replaced in the ground. attempTto halt crime wave in ne braska dies out Wilson Moves House to Kill His Budget of Bills, Which it Very Obligingly Does. Lincoln, Feb. 16. The effort to put a halt to the crime wave which has crowded Nebraska's penitentiary to overflowing and filled the county jails during the last three or four years, went to pieces in the legisla ture today. The movement officially gave up budget of his bills seeking to impose severer penalties on the more seri ous crimes and to provide that, from these sentences no paroles should be issued unless there were new evi- cent of the crime. Wilson moved to kill his own bills after the judiciary tonimittee of the house had turned in Its tracks on the proposition of killing the Wilson bill to repeal the indeterminate srn- teuce, law under which most of the paroles are granted and the house this morning had refused to overturn the decision of the committee. A week ago the committee voted favor- ably on the bill. Before it had been officially reported to the house, how ever. Warden Fenton and others got busy and were successful in having the committee reconsider Its first ac tion. Wilson had introduced a budget of bills to go with the repeal of the law making things less pleasant for criminal who is convicted of major crimes. With his main bill gone and .'the attitude of the hours so plainly expressed toward this sort of reform, ne gave up me oaiiei toaay. - a A . 1 SUPPER IS A SUCCESS From Saturday'' Daily. ' The Methodist ladies last evening gave a very successful chicken pi supper at the parlors of the church ' "''IZ'Tu1. cious chicken and other good thingi provided were disposed of there was no doubt of the success of the affair. rTh attendance was very pleasing and from the opening, of the supper at 5 o'clock until a late hour the parlors were well filled with the 'seekers after the delicious pie and ail lit u iimuiiifea. 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