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MONDAY. MAY 5. 1924. fAGl TWO PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOUFJN AX i Cheaper to Own Your Rome Than to Move! Art you one of those who rent and move and rent and move again ? Wouldn't you rather buy or build a home ? If your rent amounts to $40 montnly. you part with $4,800 in ten years $9,600 in twenty years. You haven't a thing to show for all that money. Under our home-ownership plan you could own your home in about ten years, on monthly pv.-raents of not much more than rent. Pay rent to yourself. Be J our own landlord and run your home to suit yourself. We are organized to help vou. Our terms are fair and convenient. We are always glad to talk it over with out obligation. Start with our 79th series right now! PfaUsmoutti Loan and Suiting Association PAINT CAUSES ANNOYANCE From Friday's Daily V- rrday. taking advantage of The pood weather conditions and the fact that he is enjoying a vacation, C. J. Kidman, sometime vice presi dent of the Moral Uplift club, grab bed the faithful paint brush and started in to ornament the front of the building owned by his father, which is occupied by Frank Dunbar's popular billiard parlor. Charles did a line job of painting, but last eve ning when the young men who are patrons of the billiard parlor gath ered there were many adverse re marks over the painting as several of the boys who were tired out lean ed against the fresh paint and as the result caused them to say some very naughty words and Charles to have to do some of his painting over. Mi s Sarah Rector departed this morning for Lincoln, where she will attend the May Day exercises of the Wesleyan university and will be the guest of Misses Marguerite Wiles and Lillian Calvert. Mrs. R. A. Troop and daughter, Kathleen, came in this morning from their home south of the city and de partde on the early Burlington train for Omaha to spend the day with friends. JAKE, I27S! Jake is a black jack with white points. Was foaled May 28, 1912. Is 1534 hands high, weight 1,150. Sired by Big Jake and his dam was Lady Elgin. He is an excellent jack, and has a good reputation as a foal getter. TEDDY R. 97686 Teddy R. is a fine Percheron Stal lion, black with white hind feet and right front foot also white. He was foaled March 30, 1912, and weighs 1.900 pounds. His sire was Morton, 67203; by Epateur. 51836, (64389); by Boliver, 40111 (46462) ; by Amil car. (19979); by Sultan, (4713); by Bayard. (9495) . by Estraba. 187 (736) ; by son of Jean le Blanc. (739). Teddy R. and Jake will make the season of 1924 at my home, six miles west of Murray and six miles east of Manley, every day in the week. Term3 for Teddy R.. $12.50 to in sure colt to stand up and suck. Terms for Jake. $15.00 to insure colt to stand up and suck. When parties dispose of mares or remove from the locality service fee becomes due and must be paid imme diately. All care will be taken to prevent accidents, but owner will not be held recpoa&ible should any occur. A. J. SGHiFFfi PREHISTORIC RELIC FOUND ON A FARM NEAR 6LENW00D Iowa Boy, Sudent of Genwood High. Finds Tooth of Mastodon of the Pleistocene Age. From Friday's Daily Richard Raine, Glenwood lngii school bov. son of Guy Raine. recent -lv found what has been proven to he a masive tooth which formerly adorned the jaw of a mastoden in the Pleistocene age, 75,000 years The tooth was discovered by young iw. n-iL- tviwnsshin. Mills county. where the yduth, an arden collector of curios, was hunting for fosails. Don R. Raine, the boy's uncle, se cured the molar from his nephew and kept it on his desk as a paper weight at the De Vol company. It is 9 inch es long and slightly more than 4 tnch8 wide, in a perfect state ot preservation and undoubtedly a grinder as its working edge is se rated with cavities more than half an inch deep. John G. Woodard. head of the Woodard candy factory, saw the tooth and sent it to the state uni- rsitjr at Iowa City, where geologi cal experts identified it as a masto don molar. In their letter to the Glenwood men the university experts said tha the tooth was the most perfect spec imen they had seen and requested to he photographed, the picture to be used in the next issue of the low. Geologist magazine. Describing the animal which prob ably munched its food with that tooth that Richard Raine found, the geologists said that it was a big brother to the elephant. Instead of the hard skin covering which the elephant has on its body the masto don of the Pleistocene ago was cov ered with long coorse hair under neath which was a heavy coat of wool. It had two enormous tasks eight feet long in its upper jaws and an other pair two feet long in its low er jaws. Some idea of the size of this beast is given in the letter from Iowa City which describes the mastodon as a "massive brute under the shoulder of which the biggest elephant in the world today could nestle like a chicken under the wing of its mother." Mastodons probably roamed all over the American continent in the Pleistocene age and were as omuio-i as buffalo in later years. The par ticular strata in which Raine found the tooth will be examined by ex perts from the university in the near future, the letter intimated. It is hoped soon to have this in teresting find on exhibit in Glen wood. This find again demonstrates that the bluffs of the Missouri val ley contain many wonderful things of a prehistoric, age. Richard Raine. the finder of the interesting relic, has been a3ked by Prof. Thomas of the geological de partment of state university at Iowa City to write a description of the place where the tooth was found and to make inquiries concerning the age of this particular part of Iowa. Prof. Thomas desires all the facts and details possible that his account whenpublished in the annual report of the state geologist may be com plete. Prof. Thoams Is anxious to procure this fine specimen for the university collection of prehistoric articles. All the indications are that the find will when reduced to writ ing prove interesting reading. t PUBLIC LIBRARY NOTES 4. The Librarian's report for March shows 33 new subscribers and reg istrations. There were 3,119 books exchaned during this month, being an increase of 598 over March, 1923. The demand for the use of the Li brary auditorium is very constant and requires much planning by the Librarian to arrange for all the peo ple who want to use this room. In the books of required reading for the schools the 5 and 6 point books are much more used show ing that our boys and girls have a liking for the better grades of read ing. "Scaramouche" and other books bf Snhantini continue very popular. Re norts from libraries over the conntrv show a greater call for the books of Zane Gray than any other fiction writer at the present time. There has been donated to the Library by Martha Gorder, a copy of a paper published January 4, 1800. in Ulster county, Nefr York. It is in a wonderful state of preservation. John Adams was president of the United States at that time. This paper contains an account of the funeral of Ex-President Geo. Wash ington, which had been held a month before. Also some very remarkable notices and advertisements. Some from London dated three months preriotu and those from the sur rounding country are dated a month and more before the paper was printed, showing the time it took to get a paper at that time. One ad vertisement is for the recovery of a gun which had been stolen a year before. Another for the sale of a half a saw mill and a good stout negro wench. The librarian will be glad to show this paoer to any one interested. JURY DI VIBGIjnA ACQUITS KHUTSON Waehiagton. Jtay 1. Representa tive HaroM Knutson of Minnesota tmam found not guilty by a jury of charges growing out of an automo bile ride last March with Lcroy Hull, a Washington government clerk. The jury was out one hour and three minutes. Testimony against Hull had not been started and the prosecuting at torney announced he would move to nolle prosre the case. In a statement after the verdict. Representative Knutson Bald i! W88 "just what I have expected, and I have been confident of the outcome right along." The jury was said to have taken three ballots. ELECTION ISSOE IN FRANCE CONFUSING Personalities Enter Into the Coming Contest President Millerand Among Those Involved Paris. Aril :0. The presidency of the republic, as well as the life of the present government, is involv ed in the French general leecuon at -cording to the leaders of the radical socialist coaliiton. A few weeks ago it appeared that the only issue would be Poincare and his policies. The intervention of President Ainierand, however, to pre vent the repeal of the electoral re lorm law with a threat to resign bis ortiee is the law was not left intact, will, in the judgment of the opposi tion, make it impossible for him to remain in office if the government majority is overthrown in the elec tion. Apart from these-personal elements the issues of the campaign are not so clear cut as they promised to be. Poincare himself has contributed to the confusion by abandoning the majority that sustained him in the occupation of the Ruhr and in the adoption of the bills for the balanc ing of the budget. In his new cabinet there are sev eral members who opposed both of thse politic, and the premier has delared that the majority to which he promised official support in the elections, has become a minority. These developments, it is thought, aw will enable the opposition to (Oiuentrate their efforts on the ex ploitation of the premier's unpopu larity. "General discontent will be the chief of staff of the opposition forces, is how one political leader put it, adding that the government ma jority would be "led by General Ap prehension." On the one hand are the people, disgruntled because of heavy taxation and high cost of liv ing, am! on the other all those who regard high taxation and higli prices as the inevitable consequence of Germany's refusal to execute the treaty of Versailles, who believe that the menace from the east is the greatest danger to France, and that the economic: problem and the ques tion of security are linked together in the policy of France respecting Germany. They will say to the voters that if Poincare's policies are not continued, if a weaker government suceeds the present one, Germany will not only persist in her refusal to pay. but will be encouraged to go on with her preparations for another conflict. The high prices and heavy tax ar gument, it is expected, will take largely in the industrial centers, but will be less effective in the rural districts that arp always inclined to ward conservatism and. where the high cost of living is understood from a different angle than in the towns. Farmers are pretty well off on account of high prices, but they represent only about 30 per cent of the voters. DRILLING FOR OIL IN SUB-ZERO CLIMATE Undertaking of Standard Comany of California is Found Difficult in Its Alaska Enterprise San i-Yancisco, April 30. Of all the difficult jobs of drilling for oil ever attempted by the Standard com pany of California in this country and in foreign lands, the hardest ever attempted is the well being sunk back of Portage Bay, Alaska, it was explained recently at the company's executive offices here. The crew drilling in Alaska has encountered innumerable dimeullties during the year that operations have been under way. The hole has been driven thru solid rock, a sandstone formation so hard that at times it has turned the edge of steel and re quired repairs to tne drill. Inch by inch.the unyielding substance has been pierced. Some days the pro gress was not more than five or six feet. The end of the year, in March, found the hole 1,405 feet deep, with the sandstone persisting. There can be no chance for oil un til the rock is pierced. The com pany's geologists, on whose recom mendation the spot was selected for drilling declared it was the longest stretch of hard formation that they ever had encountered. Frequent delays have been caused by the exceptional severity of the inter. Temperatures of twenty-four below zero have been encountered. Often it was necessary to thaw out the pipe lines to the boilers. The company of drillers, sent from San Francisco, reached Alaska in the summer of 1922. carrying all the equipment for drilling and making a camp. Portage Lay. where the party landed, is a wilderness without a settlement. The place selected for the well was seventeen miles inland. To haul the apparatus it was neces sary to build a road crossing ty.o mountain ranges and several miles of swampy ground. So difficult ras the task that actunl drilling could not be started until the following March. O. M. Campbell of Lincoln was here today attending to some matters of business. 6, 0 P. INDORSES THE STATE AND NATIONAL TICKETS Adopts Platform and Kakes No At tempt to Stead Senator Norris Ou't 6f the Party. Lincoln, May 1. The republican State convention closed here today at Be SO p. m., by adopting a set of resolutions forming the platform for tne state campaign, one of which WO a resolution indorsing the en tire state ticket and national ticket. The resolutions c. mmittee was in ion all afternoon, even though a drift of the resolutions was read for it this morning. When it emerged and brought in its report late in the afternoon, tin members of the committee insisted that there had been nothing but har mony, in spite of the length of time required, and in spite of the fact that a persistent rUraor about the convention at noon had it that there was to be a determined effort to read Senator George W. Norris out of the party. No attempt was made tt Introduce an antl-Norrib resolution from the floor when the report was finally brought in and read. More than half of the dele gates had left the convention by that time, tired of waiting. Avoid McNary-Haugen Issue A spirited contest developed, how m MT, which had a distinct bearing upon Norris. Throughtout the day. in the keynote speech of A. J. Wea ver, in the" speeches of the various candidates to the convention and in the resolutions brought in this af ternoon by the committee, there was a rtudied effort to refrain from men tinning the name of the McXa.ry Haugon bill as such, even though its principle? were defended in the KBia by references to the agricul tural resolution. It was known on the convention floor that this effort had two rea sons. irst, to obviate th" contingerwy of putting President Coolidge in a ho!e," SS Chairman Weaver ex pressed it. Second, to avoid a backhand slap at Senator Norris. who is attempt injr to save a Bimiiaz bill, under his inthnrsbip, substituted for the Mc-Nary-IIaugen. George W. Williams of Albion moved to amend the resolution on agricultural relief to make a specific recommendation for the McNury Haugen bill. "Paddy"' Miles, veteran (ig'tre in republican politics from Sidney, supported Williams' views. The debate was drawn out. however, the delegates were chafing to got away, and the motion was lost on a viva voce vote. McMullon. in his speech to the convention, briefly sketched his plat form. It deman !ed: "Less extravagant promises, and more performance from public of ficials. "Keeping the state out of private business, and keeping the individual there. "Acknowledgment of the right of agi icr.lture to the first place in pub lic affairs, labor second place, and imsiness htird place. "Bovine tuberculosis eradication. "Strict law enforcement." The primary law called for special attention. "We shall look it over." Mc. Mullet: aafd. "and if it needs any changes, the republican party will not be afraid to tell the people so, and to make them. "The democrats are going to de nounce the code law," he said. "The code is merely a method of conduct ing the state's business. There is nothing sacred and nothing profane in it. It is the method some former republican leaders thought best. Of course it is impprfect. There may be duplications and overlapping in it. But the new constitution per mits the governor to make changes and rearrange the disposition of de- I partnients as he sees fit. "When I am governor, if I find that the code law is not a success, if there are duplications, and if it is nqjt economical and that is the real issue I will tell you so, and if ; I find that the code is a system of j worth, I'll tell you that." The Platform I The following is a digest of the most, important planks ad pted by i the convention today and which will form the state platform: "We condemn all dishonest offi cers in all parties. "We approve of the course of , President Coolidge in the oil lease scandals. "We believe in the present policy jf the Coolidge administration, j "We endorse the agricultural re i lief measures now pending in con ' gress. j "We take a firm stand for prohi 1 bitten enforcement, j "We endorse the truth in fabric bill. j "We recommend amendment to : the transporUftion act such as will permit the railroads to share in the profits of prosperous times, and which will force them to share in j the losses of times of depression. "We recommend he passage of state gasoline tax law, imposing a special tax on all gasoline sold, the J I proceed to be used in the building j of roads in the state, thus relieving the srtain of road building on tax- ! I bearing property. j "We recommend such amendment of the state tax laws as will force intangible property to bear its share of tax." PLEASANT BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION SUNDAY Worn Saturday's Daily Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Diers enter tained a number of their relatives at their home last Sunday for the day In honor of the 'birthday anniversary or Mr. Diers. One of the attractive features of the splendid dinner was the fine birthday cake decerned with candies which was brought over by his sister, Mrs. H. J. Tangeman, of "retna. Mr. Diers is a native of the state of Iowa and was born near the town of Blkader. His parents lived on a farm and he learned to swim and ttsh in the Turkey' river and he claims that he won his first reputation as an expert fisherman from the won derfully fine fisii that he used to pun out of that stream in those early days. He came to Nebraska in the year 1S88 ;.i:d lived for some time at Greeham where he conducted a gen era! merchandise business. He came to Louisville in the year 11102 and purchased (he general store of Stanil er Brothers, one of our pioneer firms. He has built up a fine business and has prospreed by his method of a fair deal fcr every one and by his observance of the Golden Rule and his many yfriends ami patrons in this vicinity will join the Courier in ex tending best wishes and congratula tions. Those present at the dinner were Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Tangeman, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Tangteman and little son Robert, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Diers and two sons. Stanton and Dick and Miss Minnie Tangeman, all of Gretna and Miss Charlotte Litn bach of Omaha, a niece of Mr. Tan geman'8. Louisville Courier. TAKES AUDIENCE ON TRIP Tl Edgar C. Raine, Well Known Lectur er, Active in Alaskan Advance ment, Speaks Here. From Saturday's Paily Last evening at the auditorium of the Methodist church was delivered a most interesting lecture on Alaska, its Dsople and the general character of the country and these were illustrat ed with many slides that showed the different sections of the country from the first coast towns, up over the in land wnterway ways, the Chilkatt peas into the Yukon and back again into the reaches of the American posse- -uons north of the Arctic circle and ending at Nome, one of the great pit-cos in the gold rush of the late nineties. The lecture was given in the usual pleasing manner of Mr. Raine and interspersed with the humor that is characteristic of the speaker, with which he lightened the more routine accounts of the country through which he waa taking the travelers. The wonderful waterways, the towering mountains, the magnificent reaches of ice and snow that mark tin interior of Alaska and the Yukon country with their great mountain rongef; were shown most beautifully and the lecturer also took the audi ence through the different settle ments from the first start of the stetmer at Seattle along the Youkon river to Nome on the Behring strait and thence back along the coast line. The vegetable life fo Alaska was al so shown in the pietures which were very interesting as many have the impression that the northern land is 1 a 1. arren waste. Frank Detlef was among the pas-, sengers this morning for Omaha to j spend a few hours there on some matters of business. John Rotter departed this morn- ; ing for Omaha, where he will spend S ghort time visiting with his daugh ter and family in that city. IS. k. "?i m v 1 1 r- k. W .-3Il TRAILSt 1 a. I . ... m II e Oil W r ! Idm M? "STB wks rjH U l ANGLED VALLEY 'S1LENTMW IfSQUABE DEAL SANDERSON is wintir Jsltlt I DEMOCRATS DE NOUNCE THE OIL SCANDAL WARMLY State Convention at Omaha Breaks Spsed Records Bryan Plat form Is Endorsed. The democratic state co: :venti , Thursday afternoon brok" II rec ords of this party by disp - in.' all business in less than four hours at the Auditorium in Omaha. Within 20 minutes after State Chairman T. S. Allen called the con vention to order temporary and per manent organizations were selected, lesolutions committee ntned and ih ' committee on its waj to delib erate. Former United States Senator G. M. Hitchcock was chairman. Mrs. Clara Clayton of Lincoln served as secretary and J. J. Tooley was as sistant set rotary. T. fe. Allen was, named to serve again as state chair- Stephens Resolutions Chairman Dan V. Stephens of Fremont was chairman of the resolutions commit tee. the other members being: Mrs. Ida M. Thurber. Lincoln; Mrs. K. O. Webber, Wahoo; C. M. Skiles, Lin coln; Richard C. Hunter, Omaha; J. H. Kemp. Wayne; J. H. Grosvoncr. Aurora; Walter Hagen, Hastings; J. A. Donohoe. O'Neill. The resolutions committee report ed unanimity of approval of the platform and the convention adopted the platform without dissension. The speakers were former Sena tor Hitchcock. Judge J. J. Thomas, nominee for United States senator, and Governor Caaries W. Bryan. The platform contained the usual denunciations of republican princi ples and policies and approbation of democratic activities. Salient features of the platform are: Criticism of deflation of the currency; denunciation of the "so called protection by higher tariff ": declarations that public lands and other resources have been exploited and coal and oil industries are na tional monopolies ; a league to re store and perpetuate peace was fa vored; Governor Bryan's adminis tration was approved, with state ment that taxes have been reduced 13 per cent and that 300 unneces sary state employes have been re moved; that the governor is furnish ing coal to 130 towns at wholesale prices; a demand for the repeal of the code fotm of government; cpn elemnation 01 republicans for enact ing the intangible tax law of Ne braska; commendation of Nebras ka state bank guarantee law; ap proval of the governor's inunirip.il ownership policies; endorsement of eight-hour day and a living wage; hospital facilities for sick and dis abled war veterans, and the enact ment of a law for non-ccmpuisory arbitration and mediation board to investigate disputes between labor and capital. In his address the governor re ferred to his party's leadership against "special interests," and he spoke of privileged classes that used the government for special pur poses." He said the democratic party seeks to restore the people's rule over opposition of republican legis lation. He also mentioned the "com mon people." "I am not vain enough to con- Sporting Goods! Golf and Base Ball Goods! Tennis Rackets and Balls! Base Balls and Bats! Mitts for the Kids and Professional Game! All this line of real sport season goods will be found at the Bates Book and Stationery Store at prices that defy competition, quality of goods considered. Look at 'em. Base Balls from 10c to $2.00. Bate from 50c to $2.00. Gloves from 35c to $7.50. Golf Clubs from $2.50 to $9.00. Caddy Bags from $2.50 to $15.00. Complete line'of Rubber Balls and Marbles for the Kid dies. If it's in the SportLine of goods, call and see us. -Bates Book & Stationery Store- Coiner Fifth and Main Streets r urn "MX Vjlj Priftea of Wales- 40498 ' 1 'Hi'' ' - ! PRINCE OF WALKS is a black Percheron, weighing 1650 pounds 'and 16 hands high. He is an ex cellent foul getter and his record j stands for itseif. He has been exam ined ny me aiaee wepurimeiii ei Agriculture and has a life-time cer tificate, and has been pronounced sound in every way. He wH make the eespon of 1924 at my home on the Phil Becker farm. 7 miles west of Plattsmouth. TERMS $10 to insure colt to stand and suck. When parties dispose of mare or remove from the county, service fee becomes due and payable immediately. All care will be taken to prevent accidents, but no liability aes timed. BEN SPECK, Gwner s'ri:e my recent primary vote as a ! personal endorsement," the governor J said. "The pe.ipio have obsarTsd the 1 failure of the republican party to I deliver its pledgee and ibey have j sen the democratic party deliver the l .-,oen the democratic party deliver the I reduce the farmer CO the point where j he has no farm to bother with. The I people of Nebraska have seen manu factured goods increased "0 par cent for the benfit of eastern manufac ture. The tariff on wheat is ; take insofar as raising the price of wheal for the furmer." CHARGE AGAINST TOWN LEY IN DAKOTA DROPPED Fargo, N. D., May 2. The joint embezzlement charge against A. C. Townley and J. J. Hastings, former nonpartisan league officials, was dis missed in Judge Leigh Monson's court today on the grounds of the North Dakota statute of limitations. State's attorney Horney. however, declared that the queion of bring ing up the same action in another cotirt Is being considered and will be decided upon after consultation with the Attorney geneialft offfed. 2 Today's decision brings to an end one of tne bitterest legal fights ever witnessed at a preliminary hearing in North Dakota courts. Attorneys for both sides engaged in several hot verbal clashes relative to operations of the nonpartisan league during its conrrol of the state administration. Gerald Fleming was among the passengers this morning for Omaha, where he goes to look after -ome matters of business in that city. 1 Tf TTn r--r im Ml 'Tpon jo la v 1 1 - n TRAILS-; Wiuj '.:4i tux. Htam fe STREET1 - A 51 j fef THE SPANISH y (dancer) Sitter Sm 3p 9 j s