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I PAGI TWO PXATTSKOTJTH SEM3 WEESLT J0I7P.ITAI MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1923. don't like one. If you we can fix you up with golf trousers and golf hose. Also golf shirts and golf caps. As usual we are under the city prices. C. E. Wescott's Sons ON LAW PROVIDES FOR 'JUICE' ON FARMS Measure for Electrifying Country Places Becomes Operative Au gust 2 Great Help. Lincoln, June 13. Another step by legislation toward ultimately putting electricity into every farm home in Nebraska will be taken Au gust 2 when a law making this mere possible will become effective. This law, House Roll 515, pro vides that any farmer who will pay expenses of connecting with the transmission line of any power plant privately or publicly owned, may de mand service. If there is any dis pute about the rate the farmer or company may go before the railway communion and have the rate ad justed. The commission Is deluged with letters of inquiry relative to this law. The letters signify that farmers are determined to have the same lux uries as the city residents and this law passed by the legislature Is ad mittedly one of the greatest assets given farmers to date in the way of electrifying their farm homes and barns. Nebraska, according to figures ob tained from the railway commission, is rapidly filling with hydroelectric plants which have captured power from the Republican. Platte, Loup, Blue and Niobrara rivers. At present there are approximate ly 100 towns supplied with electri city by this means. In most instances the water power supplies a number of adjacent villages and it Is to the transmission lines between these vil lages that Nebraska farmers may build connecting lines. rOR SALE The Waterman home, southeast corner Locust and Sth streets. Also water tank 15x2x2, two typewriters, stenotype and household effects in cluding large refrigerator, folding bed. china closet, sewing machine, extension table, etc. jl8-tfd&w What is nicer than a record of "Eaby?" The Bates Book and Sta tionery store has just received a fine line of ''Baby Books," in which the pictures and savings of the little one cm be kept for the future years. If you havs a baby in your home there is nothing nicer. Poultry Wanted! BARGAIN WEDNESDAY June 20th, 1923. A car load of live poultry wanted to bo delivered at poultry car near the Burlington freight house. Platts mouth on BARGAIN WEDNESDAY, June 20th, one day only, for which we will pay the following CASH PRICES Heavy Hens, per lb 19c Leghorn hens, per lb 16c Heavy springs, per lb 26c Leghorn springs, per lb 23c Old cox, per lb 6c Ducks, per lb 14c Farmers, Notice Remember BARGAIN WEDNES DAY, Juno 20th, will be our next buying day in Plattsmouth, and we will be on hand rain or shine, pre pared to take care of all poultry of fered. W. E. KEENEV. Golf Cloth make a player, but they want to start in a modest way THE CORNER' MIDDLEWEST HIT BY SHORTAGE OF FARM LABORERS Six States Report Need for Compe tent Help Scarcity of Skilled Workers is Impending. Lincoln. June 13. Unemployment in Nebraska during May was confined principally to female clerical and sales workers, according to a report from the office of the director general of the United States employment service for the west north central district.' under the Department of Labor. Available building mechanics are all employed the report said, and road and construction work was drawing heavily upon common labor. A shortage of experienced farm help was reported. Tlie situation in the larger cities of the state was report ed as follows:., "Omaha A shortage of skilled labor is anticipated within two or three weeks. Buildings under con struction include the Bankers Re serve Life building, Technical High school and other large projects. In the meat " packing industry and in railroad shops the conditions were about the same as the preceding months, with increased forces on city road and paving projects notic ed. Rubber tire factories are work ing overtime. There is a continued scarcity of competent farm help. "Lincoln There Is a scarcity of farm and common labor. A housing shortage obtains but the building program now under way will take! A number of prominent Nebras care of this by the close of the sum-jkans are expected to attend the meet mer. rne aemana ana supply oi skilled labor are about equal. "Hastings There Is a shortage of competent farm labor. Local manu facturing plants are operating on a full time basis, with no unemploy ment apparent. "Grand Island There were no in dustrial changes of importance dur ing the past month. All local build ing tradesmen are employed, and an excellent outlook for the summer prevails. A shortage of farm help obtains." Every state in the district Minne sota, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, ' North and South Dakota reported short ages of competent farm help. Also in all states highway construction work was making new demands up on labor. Most of the states reported industrial plants working full time, and In a few cities these plants were working overtime. Some cities in Kansas reported a temporary surplus of common labor. STATE SUNMDAY SCHOOL CONVEN TIONADJOURNS Prof. Gregg, University Place, is Se lected President Pledged to Enforce Dry Statutes. Kearney, m'eb., June 14. Recom mending the observance of a state Sunday school convention day by the churches and Sunday schools, 'on the recond Sunday preceding the conven tion and pledging themselves to a pro gram designed to make forever se cure the enforcement of the 18th amendment, the Nebraska State Sun- cay school convention, embodying these expressions in a series of reso lutions enacted, adjourned in final general session this afternoon. The closing meeting was held to night at the Teacher college audi torium, where the pageant, "The Light of the World" was repeated after hundreds had been turned away last night for want of seating capacity. The convention just concluded is said to be the greatest ever held in the history of the association since its foundation 57 years apro. The total registration exceeded 3,500 de- spite poor road conditions following aays or constant rain. The following officers were elect ed: Prof. Gregg, of University Place, president: t. a. Krause of West Point. vice president; Mrs. Alma Little of.and water soaked flood area between Lincoln, recording secretary; W. h. I Kimberley. of Lincoln, treasurer. I Thf hoard nf rlirptrT-H r-hncon 1 as follows: H. Lomax, Broken Bowrit J. L. Duff, Omaha; ; W. S. Westbrook.f Dunbar: Rev. E. Jackson. Gihhnn-ily Rev. Linninger Wisner; Joseph Pe- trea. Pawnee City. Advertising will pay you. make you look STATE LABOR BODY TO TAKE STAND ON POLITICAL ISSUES Federation Secretary in Omaha to rn-nfr nT, OtW OflFimnls on i Aims of Convention. When the Nebraska State Feden tion of Labor convenes this summer a number of problems will be brought before the delegates for so.u tion ac- cording to C. P. Birk, of Grand Is land, secretary, who is in Omeha con fering with other officials and mem bers of the executive board of the organization relative to the exact date 'and place of the convention at Chicago, Tuesday, July 3, the Ne braska labor organization already haa outlined plans for the prelimi nary work of organizing and mar shaling of forces. Tho nlon rf tlo fpilpratlnn ac- co-operation with other organizations ; wiitvii die uav niii, uiiu movement in the state, and if the labor federation finds it necessary to merge its political ildentiffy. with ttyat of the whole party, it vilt do eo, at least for the time, in an effort to bring about unity of purpose and a closer co-operation inc- at Chicaeo and brine back first-; i One of these problems. Mr. Birk - . 0,. IJori,0 .. v ' T nenry a. uuinraann oi aiuruocn. said, will be the part the federation "'if," ,' "nun fb'r IIark i is here visiting at the home of his is to take in the coming general elec- VX"" L?i? bv n Srt in her molhcr- Mrs- F- R" Gmhmann. Henry tion campaigns in 1924. Although u"? Jetting along finely following his the state convention is not to be held yaJl fy l mb of Jort and .sovcr aeration "hich kept him at until after the national gathering of JcJ 7t0 the poTnt a-frcsis by the Methodist hospital in Omaha for the farmer-labor party which meets .y,,' " "P ,, ", a-JrcbS S b .several Tvecka. hand information for their fellow- irom the life and work of the Ep members in the various organizations! worth league member, they will represent. Among those I A quartet, composed of Harriett who will go to the Chicago conven- . Peacock, Helen Wcsrott, Helen tion there will be a representative cfi Pfoutz and Olive Bonge, gave one the Nebraska labor interests, accord-: number, "All Kinds of Women," that ing to the secretary, although the j was a pleasing addition to the pro delegate has not yet been named. gram of the evening Other problems to come before the' The main address Oas by Rev. Ar Nebraska convention will include re-thur Atack. pastor of the Ilanscom lations between the various organiza- : Park Methodist church of Omaha, tions within the federation, the stand j and was one of the best that has of the federation on state questions i been given at any of the community and a number of things of lesser im-; gatherings in many months here, portance. .speaker took as his subject, "Play the The state convention probably will ; Game," and pictured life a3 a base- be held either in Omaha or Lincoln ' during the first week in August, Mr. j Birk said. The exact date and Dlace are to be day3. announced within a few CLOUDBURST AT WICHITA AGAif FLOODS STREE Rain is Driven by 54-Mile Wind Houses are Destroyed and Trees Uprooted. .Wichita, Kan., Juno 14. Driven I mfVk - C 4 Ua lit J A n jL-wff fin n i n of cloudburst proportions swept!,, , Wichita late today threatening to ,' .?.. send neighboring streams out of their banks again for a second time this week. In an hour and one-half more than three Inches of rain fell. Hail accompanied the downpour. Two houses in the residential dis trict were wrecked by the wind, trees were denuded and streets of the entire city were flooded Merchants who had just laid aside J their supply of sandbags their only protection from the recent flood banked their doors high again to- nign aga night as water in the street rose over the sidewalk and invaded their stores. Oklahoma City, Okla., June 14. Oklahoma City passed the crisis of its worst flood today and tonight the North Canadian river was slowly falling. Tvt noon the crest of the flood 1 brought the river up a foot higher than at any time since records have bcen kept here by the federal weath er bureau. Tulsa, Okla.. June 14. The task of rehabilitating the muck smeared Tulsa and Sand Springs and in West Tulsa was under wav tonisrht as the Arkansas rivpr rnntlnnnfl tn rrroAn 6 tonight the river gauge showed , 16 feet above normal, a drop of near- ! four feet from th hlsrh mart nf early yesterday. A J l: c t aucjuac vuur warns in me JOar- I nal for results. ; EFWGRTH LEAG UERS HAVE A RUE TI8 T flOT tho visitors ia Omaha today to spend liK LiiO I iIt)Hl a few hourd there visiting and look . " . Ir.g after some mattera of import- ; . ance. t Methodist Church Parlors Scene cf a' William Goehner, wife and little Pleasant Gathering Last Eve ning at League Meet. from Saturday's La!1y. One of the most pleasant social events of the church year was held last evening at the parlors of the First Methodist church when the Ep- i Kimer Webb home, also with Miss worth-League society held a delight-j Kathleen Darcy, stenographer in the ful get together banquet and of the r)wycr lav office, who formerly re-sixty-three assembled at the banquet : c-cd in Creighton. board they were all practically mem-j Mrg Jf) h Dorfer wno bers of the society and evinced the j fcave bcen visitlng here for a .short i. - .- The parlors had been most taste- fully arranged for the gathering as u- "... the summer roses and peonies with ferns were used extensively in mak- ing the parlors more than usually attractive The ladies of Circle No. 4 of the aid society had been entrusted with 'the task of providing the feast for line Danquetors ana certainly were: not found wanting In the delicious ; ...'-' . -n , 'repast that was spread before the' Mck Schaefer and farm y of Falr leaguors and their friendsThe menu "ano, have arrived here in was as follows: ; Fruit Cocktail i Creamed Chicken' Mashed Potatoes 1 Peas Erick Ice Cream Angel Food Cake ' Coffee i The invocation at the banquet 1 board was offered by Rev. F. E. Pfoutz, pastor of the church, and following this the young people T-ro- ceeded to make rapid headway with the feast prepared for them. The president of the league in a few well chosen words introduced the toastmastc-r at the close of the bcnquet and tne members of the par- y were Kreatly pleased to learn that Mason Wtscott, long. a member of 1.1;?: local organization, was to pre- suio over tho toast list and which he did with becoming dignity and clev - crness ami wnicn proven cue ot tne I Have Been, was tho toast of Miss Florence 13 " . ' ".li asurable .feature?; of tho eveniner. . r alr.er and w as very f ty" "-RiiEsioner, and A. II. McRey 'diss Balser has oc-i no'ds' tv cf tlie wcl1 1:nown resi- uir.nrnnri:it0 rw T1. cupicd all of the various oflices Qf ; the league ana told oi tne mspira- rcecived iu the work of the Ie 'I Am" was responded to by By ron Babbitt, now one of the active leaders in the leatrue work and which was exceptionally good and to the. point. , One of the pleasing features of the toast list was, "I Will Be" by Master CI::iro Shalleuberger, who told of his desire and intention to enter on the work of the league and the benefits l,iai ne uafi P'ctureu snoum come ball diamond on which the men and women played the nr-tc- nf lifc anil in his address made some verv nleas-' ing comparisons of the doings of ev-' lery day life with the great national : game : should be played according to the I rules to make a safe home run, and i j among the elements necessary for the l succ ess of the team or individual must be enthusiasm, teamwork, sac rifice hits and above all headwork. The address was most thoroughly en joyed and at its close the young men and women found much food for thought in tho remarks of the pastor. Following the address of Rev. Atack. Mis Aliee Louise Wescott gave two whistling numbers, "In dian Love Song" and "Come, For it's Juno," which were very much en joyed. The very pleasant gathering was the benediction by Jesse of the leaders in the league work. ENTERTAINS VERY PLEASANTLY Frrjin Saturday's Dal?v. Yesterday afternoon Mrs. James M. Robertson entertained very pleas antly at her home some twentv-six friends at a kensinston and which proved a most delightful event for all ! ir.i-.ro. Hp rx.i:itprt cut thnt ti, "imoling tnem. l ney soon relieved ma those fortunate enough to be pres- j "aL 1 ,r . ., e"t. The afternoon was spent in'1, ar' 11 the plying of the busy needle andi1"ey leit ner the ladies found the hours to flit bv very speeuuy in delightful social : conversation. Tho rooms cf the Wie werp nr. ranced with the ninV- rnspa nf tho season and the color crlipmp nf nink i and white was carried out in the!The sheriff motored out in company lncheon. with William Grebe and brought in Mrs. Robertson was assisted in ' the inen aml they were lodged in the serving the dantv two course lunch-! county bastile until Mr. Hammond, eon by Mrs. William A. Robertcon. tne manager of the "ranch" and Mrs. Roy J. Fuller find Miss Jessie ' M. Robertson. AMERICAN SAILORS RECEIVED CI AUDIENCE BY POPE PIUS . I Rcrce, June 15. Pope Pius yester- (lay TCCOlVed ln audience Rear Ad niirnl Andrew Ixing and his staff, a i group of 50 sailors from the United States cruiser Pittsburgh, the ad- mirai s ri agship, which is now an- cbored at Naples. The Americans were introduced to the pontiff by Mnreinnr FnrerP P:iru rprtnr of the American college. ' GOAL NEWS - i vtti ! William Stjrrkjohn was among 'child, returned this afternoon to ) their homo at Seward, Nebraska, af ter a snort visit nere aim were ac companied by little Miss Helen Jane West who will visit there. - Mj5g Anna Rothenburger, of creightcn, Nebr., came down this , ff.rnnon for a brief visit at the ie, departed this morning fori; i i Hi j rf side Jn tno" fllture and wher Mr.!' i uorier win maKu ins ueai wh,le traveiing on the road Dorfer will make his headquarters ! From Frl(,ay.8 Daily. Alex Graves, one of the pioneers of Cass county, was here today from the vicinity of Murray and despite his advanced years is able to be up . ,.., in finp shan(1. at"& uuul "r l" KZ A summer itioliuih visiiiiik wjin lue relatives rnd friends In this locality. Mis3 Mary McHugh returned to Omaha this morning after a short visit here at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Walling and family, while she has been enjoying her i vacation. j O. V. B oone of Broken Bow, form- erly cf Weeping Water, whene he w:s a prominent merchant, was here 1 yesterday for a few hours enroute to Kansas City and stopped off to greet his friends iu the county seat. j Dr G II Giii wcre" heVe today "more and Jon, John, lay for a few hours visiting: with their friends and while jhere Dr. Gilmore made the purchase Gf a new Ford touring car with Which they made the return trip to Murray "C1'1 . . . ; Ra CIC uclc.,ra''" dsy looking after some matters of business and while here were callers jat the Journal office to see that their subscriptions were advanced for an ! other year. Orl'T MISTAKE .CAUSE! llany Plattsmouth People Have Kid ney Trouble and Don't Know It. Do j-ou have backache? Are you tired and worn out? Feel dizzy, nervous and depressed? Are the kidney secretions irregu lar? Highly colored; contain sediment? Likely your kidneys are at fault. Weak kidneys give warning of dis tress. Heed the warning; don't delay Use a tested kidney remedy. Read this Plattsmouth testimony. Louis Kroehler, one of the proprie tors of Kroehler Bros, hardware store at 542 (new numbers) Main street, says: "I had pains in my back and was fo lame I could hardly stoop and my kidneys were weak. I had a tired, languid feeling all the time an(1 headaches were common. I got a supply of Doan's Kidney Tills at ynott s drug store and began tak of the trouble. I am pleased to recommend sucn a vaiuaoie remedy." The above statement was given on April 10, 1912, and on May 12, 1920, Mr. Kroehler added: "I am of the opinion that Doan's Kidney" Pills are a splendid remedy for kidney ail ments. I haven't needed them in a number of years. I have great faith in Doan's." Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills the same that Mr. Kroehler had. Foster-Milburn Co., Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y. - SHOULD STAY ON RANCH From Saturday's Dally Last evening two men employed on the "hog ranch" as it is known, .etar, Cu01,lom.Wer? tbroush,t into th,e fering from a load of very high ten sion spirits that made their progress on the highway with an auto a mat ter of grave doubt. The men had brought a comrade on Into this city and then started back to the ranch but their progress was decidedly filled with much trouble. ere at 2 o'clock in the afternoon and the shades of dusk "r" " "V," , : . . V 0(1 near the residence of Ed Lutz, Jr., l,icir car living gracetuuy sim into the ditch and the men were in no condition to handle the situation. tneir employer, could get in and se cure their release by placing in the hands of Justice William Weber the sum sufficient to satisfy the feelings of outraged justice. One of the men gR ve the name of "Swede" Graham while the other member was unabl !to tell t he court just who he was. The trip will be a costly one to the ,'.: the costs and fines will a neat sum. The one man, James Cavinog, re- " liuc , , ... po'ice court ana jonn uranam t 111 lce Justice court. . Eoxed stationery, Journal office. j ,iip.rie3 i-j. iieeuner, iormcr coiin- Do You Know For 25c You can talk to a person 1 50 miles distant between midnight and 4:30 A. M.f "Station to Station" Service. For $1.00 You can talk the same distance any time during the day, using the "Station to Sta tion" service. Evening Rates Apply to "Station to Station' Service from 8:30 P. M., to midnight and are about one half the day rate. It is just as easy for you to talk 2,000 miles as it is two blocks. Just call the operator she will get your party in either case. The charges are small, the service is excel lent, easy to use and ready for you at any time. Liiisoln Telephone & Telegraph a 33B2 JUDGE BEGLEY TO SPEAK ON BAND RADIO PROGRAM In connection with the Eagles band program to be broadcast from WOAW July 9th, under auspices of the local American Legion post, Judge James T. Begley will give the brief address allotted to community programs of this kind and inasmuch as this will be Plattsmouth's second program from WOAW, instead of centering his remarks upon Platts mouth, Judge Begley will speak up on a subject of particular interest to ex-service men and American Legion members listening in from coast to coast. Mr. Begley is a most capable speaker and has a clear enunciation that should make his voice carry well over the radio. . In connection with this mention cf the program, it should be stated that this is not an individual artists' program, but confined largely to the band numbers, hence not more than two or three soloists will be given opportunity to appear at this time. In September, after the static clears up, another artists' program will undoubtedly assigned this city, when a score or more of the talented mu sicians from this city will again ap pear in recital similar to the May loth program. For the present, how ever, only the heavier voices and band numbers are able to push out through the static successfully and it is for this reason that the program w ill be made up wholly of just that kind of music. And by the way, our band is pre paring a program that will entitle them to a front seat in the radio band-wagon, as you will say yourself after you have heard it come in on 527 meters. with the IRON CLAD guarantee. Don't hesitate to take advantage of our long years of paint experience by consulting us about anything in the paint line. FRANSC R. GOBEUVJAN The CHI-NAMEL Store "Get the Habit!" New Location on Main St. in slightly used 10-20 Titan Tractor and 3 Bottom Plows. Also good second hand Joliet shelter cheap. CEDAR CREEK, M impany ass STILL DISCUSSING OLD TIME LEGEND E. D. Howe, of Table Rock, Says the Allen Version of "Weeping Water" is in Error. E. D. Howe, of Table Rock, sa ys the T. S. Allen version of the Weep ing Water legend is a reversal of the record, declares the Lincoln State Journal. He writes as follows. "T. S. Allen Is certainly mistaken in the story which he tells concern ing Lincoln and the name Weeping Water. In a book called 'Field, Dun geon and Escape, written by A. D. Richardson, war correspondent for the New York Tribune, and publish ed in 1865, Richardson went to see Lincoln at the white house, and Lin- coin began telling anecdotes, ot. tho i time he and Richardson campaigned together in the west. Among other stories he told the following: "Somewhere in Nebraska, the par ty came to a little creek, the Indian name of which signified Weeping Water. Mr. Lincoln remarked, with a good deal of aptness, that as laugh ing water, according to Longfellow, was 'Minne-haha,' the name of this rivulet should evidently be 'Minne boohoo.' " Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy Every family should keep this preparation at hand during the hot of the summer months. It is almost sure to be needed, and when that time comes, is worth many times its cost. Buy it now. Weyrich & Ilad raba. Journal want ads pay. Try them. "Sed & Dun" But when it's all said and done and you are actually thinking of PAINTING then remember Brad-, ley-Vrooman, always fresh paint. The paint NEBRASKA