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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI -WEEKLY JOURNAL
TWO VERY PLEAS
ANT ENTERTAIN
MENTS TUESDAY
I-Irs. Louis Ward Egenberger and
Miss Helen Egenberger Are Hos
tesses at Two Events.
Prom Wplnet!ay's Daily
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Louis
W. Egnberger and Miss Helen Egen
'.'f r?er were hostesses nt a very
cl.arir.ine 1 o'clock luncheon heal
W. C. T. U. MEETING.
From Wednesday's Daily
The ladies of the W. C. T. U. met
vesterday afternoon at the home of
Sirs C K. Troop with Mrs. Bennett
Chrisvvisser and Mrs. W. T. Smith
and the ocasion attended by a very
larere number of the members.
Tim mooting was in the nature
of a Mother's program and in charge
of Mrs. C. C. Wescott. The main
address of the afternoon was by Mrs.
V. S. Leete on child training and
which covered the period from the
cradle through the youth and was
well given and mot pleasing to the
members of the Union.
In addition to the address a very
; .V V m L "r, r-r Vn!Plea-ing piano trio was given by the
zt the home of Mrs. Kgonberper on ( Jj ,r.,r!ri.lgp sisters that reflected
:ne t.eet Tne oms were ar-: on the young
ranged with the garden flowers in ' , .
profusion while in the general dec
orative rl?n tlie color scheme of
yellow and green was carried out
ry f-fVct ivt-iy. this also being fol
lowed in the luncheon. ' Following
the liirci.ron the tedis enjoyed sev
eral contest in which Mrs. K. A.
V.'url w;is tl:' winner of on.1 eveit
and Mr. Al'.n J. I! eson in the fee
on I content an 1 these s-rvrd to assi-t
in 1 1: enjoyment of t lie afternoon.
Ti e iiost"-.:.-s were a;:siied by Miss
's I. one :!nd Yerla Backer. Mrs.
IcCob Cook and Mrs. A. H. Egen-
rtrcr of Omaha.
In the evening Mrs. Kgenherget
and .diss Keen bercer entertained a
r.uiiJ'fr of their friends at bridge
at the Kgtnbe-rger home and as in
ti;e afternoon entertainment the
color of green and yd low were used
in the decorations and amid the
nleasant surroundings of the homo
the ladies spent several hours in the
facinations of the game and as the
result cf the afternoon play. Mrs.
Itae McMaken was awarded the first
prize while the secern prize was
won by Mrs. George F. Dovey of
"h ic:2'".
T: e out of town gi:r?ts at the two
rle.i-ant gatSicrin,r? were: Mrs. A. A.
Peterson of Moro. Minnesota. Mrs.
Georg.- F. Dovey of Chicago. Mrs.
Hoy rii'!'.-r of Miami. Florida. Mrs.
A. II. Eenbnrger of Omaha. Miss
K!va Bouslas of Omaha and Miss
! !ad;e
At asv.itabl" hour very pleasing re
rehm:its were served by the
'nt tes ;ps of the afternoon and which
! roiisv.t the cccasirn to a close.
RETAILERS ISSUE
CIRCULAR LETTER
ON BAD CHECKS
Offer Points of Law and Advice on
the Subject of the Issuance of
Bad Checks.
ATTEND DE MOLAY MEETING.
The federation of Nebraska retail
ers has issued a circular dealing
with fraudulent checks. The circu
lar it is stated has been issued in
STATE MUST FAY
MORGAN FOR INJURIES
Supreme Court Gives Crippled Car
penter of Ashland Twelve Dol
lars a Week.
Margaret Hotz of Iova Citv. Iowa.
FARM RESIDENCE BURNS.
From Tiicyi!.-.v's Daily
The far.n home of X. C. Doles
Dernier, situat- d on t!:o Q street road
v,et of Union, was destroyed by fire
the last of the week and works on
the owner and his family quite a
heavy loss as the home has just re
cently t-en remodeled at qi:ito a
cost r.nd placed in shape so that the
family could enjoy the home to the
utmost. The cause of the fire is
apparently unknown as the members
of tlie family were not at home at the
time and returned just after the fire
had gotten well under way. The
family with t lie neighbors succeeded I
in getting out a portion cf the house- !
hold goods from the burning house ,,,
. . . 1 . . 0 V i.l
That every employe of the state
is under the workman's compensa
tion law and that the state will have
t.i pay i-red J. .Morgan, cnppieu car
renter of Ashland $15 a week for
JOG weeks and $12 a week thereafter
for the remainder of his life were the
high points in a supreme court de
cision construing that law handed
dawn Monday.
While the guard officers were
i preparing tlie camp last August,
'Morgan applied for work. As he was
I crippled with rheumatism and
i walked with a cane, his request was
; turned down. He went to work any
' way. and drew pay for six days. The
next day he was walking from one
part of the camp to another when
h. tripped over an obstacle and in
!the fall broke a thighbone in such a
way as to make further labor on his
part impossible for the rest of his
e. it enee.
The court holds that while the
guard is a part of the national army
it is still subject to tlie call of the
governor for the service within the
state, and is therefore a govern
mental agency of the state insofar
at least as it was concerned in pre
paring tlie camp for occupancy. An
employe. therefore. is entitled to
compensation for injuries received
in consequence of an accident aris
ing out cf and in the course of such
employment.
The. fact that his employment was
indefinite in its length does not
incke it casual when the work to be
penorme i is connected with the re-
response to
reaching the
such checks,
part.
"From the
tail merchant
checks which
numerous inquiries
federation concerning
The circular reads in
From Wednesday's Daily
Last evening a number of the
prominent Masons of Weeping Water
were here to attend the meeting of
the Cass Chapter of the Order of
De Molay, two of the young men of
that city being candidates for the
initiation ceremonies, Frank Wol
cott and Edward Cole, being the two
to assume the obligations and re
ceiving the work of the organization.
Accompanying the two candidates
were Dr. W. H. Tuck. Lloyd P. Wol
cott. Rev. Evans, Paul Taggart and
Donald Sogard. The visitors enjoy
ed very much the manner in which
the work was exemplified by the
officers of the local chapter of the
De Molay and following the work a
few appropriate remarks were given
by Rev. Evans that were much appro
ciated by the young men in attend
ance at the meeting.
PRESBYTERIAN
SUNDAY SCHOOL
PICNIC TUESDAY
viewpoint of the re
of Nebraska, these
cause the greatest
amount of trouble may be divided
into three classes namely: First
checks which are returned unpaid
because of insufficient funds, no ac
count, or account closed. Second,
forgery. Third, postdated checks.
"Insufficient fund checks: Checks
returned because of "insufficient
funds." "account closed," or "no ac
count" nrobablv constitute the larg
est part of the bad-check evil. Upon. Held at the Riverview Park in Omaha
having a check returned to you un
paid for reasons in this paragraph
stated, you place the same in the
hands of the county attorney of your
county and request prosecution of
maker. If the check does not exceed
$35.00. the maker of the check upon
being brought into court is permitted
to show that he did not intend to
defraud the party to whom it was
given, that he had an aocount in the
bank upon which the check was
given within thirty days prior to the
Yesterday and Quite Largely
Attended by Young People.
From Wednesday's Daily
Th members of the Presbyterian
Sunday school yesterday held their
annual picnic at the beautiful River
view park in Omaha, where for the
past few years they have selected
their place of outing. The picnic
had been planned for early in the
season but owing to the extremely
r . , .. t. . i wet weaiiier ii was postponed ioi
f . . .I , ,r ,, two times but the third proved to be
of the check and the court cost and . , . . ... ,;.., ,.i
the members of the party yesterday.
The members of the church con-
Copyright 1924 Hart Schaffner & Mane
have the prosecution abated. This
affords a very effective means of
lu,u"1' ? 1 , i i ,'gregation having cars
is provided for by chapter S7 of the, ... ... ? ,
laws of Nebraska for 1923. It must
b? remembered, nowever. that coun
ty attorneys are not collection agen
cies, that their business is to prose
cute the crime and that payment
of the bad check as herein provided
had placed
jthem at the disposal of the Sunday
school and provided plenty of con
veyances for the young people to the
scene of the festivities.
On the arrival of the party at the
park the 140 members of the school
in attendance proceeded to set out to
Super-High-Power- Values!
fl9ars
Summer Coats and Pants
s not the themselves appropriately to
is not tne a.u or tne count) the occasion and the fine plavground
ney in his official capacity to collect' . . 4 . . . 7 i. .
on
equipment mat is on nand in tne
park was made full use of by the
youngsters while the other members
of the party enjoyed the bathing and
general restfulness of the occasion.
Several of the older members of the
to the party to whoni the check was , "Tin.
given that he had suthcient funds to,. . th- snor, linfn7,m fnr thp
n v T r con. n T T r. o r . 1 m r r
Kilt ll'l CI . I i 1 1 at Lil.l L llUl Vl I . . . m . . . . ,
bad checks.
Most county attorneys in this
state construe our bad check law in
the following manner: No prosecu
tion may be had when at the time
of giving the check the maker stated
I' , emplorer. It holds also that the
property was in.i. In the ToVof i f iS """"ally a state institu
their honi Mr. and Mrs. DeltsDorn-
ier have the deep sympathy of their!
many friends over the city.
ENJOYS CHICKEN DINNER
CELEBRATED 10th BIRTHDAY.
T. II.
Miss
From T'.u -!;iy's Iatlj"
Last Sim!ny Mr. and Mrs.
I Hock and their darchter,
Alice, an 1 Jarnvs K. Pollock, e
one of the ex.:. '.lent chicken dinners
which are being server! bv aunoint-
m.'r.t by Mrs. Oscar fjppen who is
i:e of ti:e b--i coikt anil spares no
pr.iii- or iilfir to have her dinners'
only the bi-rt.
Never ran t-ll when you'll mash a
linger or suffer a cut. bruise, burn
or s al !. He prepared. Thousands
r-!y rn Dr. Thomas' E leetic Oil.
Your drugNt sell; it. 30c anrl COc.
Yesterd?y the 10th birthday an
niversary of little Miss Helen Schulz
(was observed at her home on North
Sixth street when a number of the
n loved 1 y 'ln -rie"t5s gathered to assist her
r.l " !in the passing of the millstone on
(lire's highway. The little folks en
; joyed the time in games of all kinds
and avery pleasant afternoon was
sp?nt anrl at an appropriate hour
dainty refreshments were served.
T.'K)se attending were: Mary Ann
Rosencrans. Winifred Garnet. Vestet-
jta Robertson, Emily Lorenz. Marga
ret Shallenberger, Mildred and Hel
en i-chulz.
VAZ CONVINCED lor
Journal want ads pay.
yuurself that
Constipation causes headaches, in
dige'tir n, dizziness, drowsiness. For
a mild, opening medicine use Doan's
Regulets. 30c a box at all stores.
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when the maker requests the person
to whom the check was given to hold
the same for a few days. The rea
son for this is that the person to
whom the check was given is de
frauded of nothing where he parts
with his money or merchadise and
extends credit to the maker of the
check until the maker deposits funds
to take care of the check. In other
words the party accepting such check
is taking merely the promise of the
maker that he will deposit sufficient
funds for payment of the check.
Neither can any prosecution be
I return of the
tired anrl
happy caravan to their homes in this
city.
As usual with the picnic party the
crowning glory was the fine dinners
provided by the ladies of the party
land the ice cream and lemonade that
are always a part of the summer
picnic party. ,
ANTI-NARCOTIC FORCE
TO BE INCREASED.
Our no sale policy enables us to give you super value the year
round no juggling no monkey business always one low price.
Fall Suits -our feature line $25, $30 & $35
c
i. W esoti?s Sons
'ON THE CORNER'
Washington, I). C, July S. The
United States Civil Service Corn-
had where the check is given in pay-j mission said today that the Federal',
ment of an account for the reason force engaged in the suppression of;
that the party to whom the check illicit traffic in narcotic drugs, under i
has been given is defrauded of noth
ing but the paper upon which the
the Harrison narcotic act. will be
increased by 125 as poon as qualified
receipt is written. The debtor owes, men are available for appointment,
the account just as much as thought The Civil Service Commission will
no check had been given and suit j receive applications until July 22 for
may be brought upon either the ac-, positions of agent for employment
count of the check. j under the Harrison narcotic act.
"The issuing and passing of a frau-1 Acceptable applicants must show
dulent check and passing of a frau- that they have had s.ix months' ex
dulent check for an amunt exceed- perier.ee in the investigation of ma
ing $35 is felony, punishable by a.jor criminal activities requiring the
fine of not less than $100 nor more securing of evidence in case3 involv
than $5,000 or imprisonment in the'ing violations of criminal laws or
RITiSH SQUADRON
VISITS U. S. FIRST
TIME IN 40 YEARS
COUNTY RECEIVES FUNDS.
penitentiary not exceeding seven
years.
Forgery: Where a check is re
turned unpaid because the
military regulations.
In dealing with the illicit traffic
the Narcotic Division is numerically
Seven Battle Craft, Headed by
Mighty Hood, Steam Through
Golden Gate With Escort
San Francisco, July 8. Seven Brit
ish battle crafts, the first large Brit
ish squadron to enter an American
port for 40 vears. steamed through
person inadequate. Congress has recognized . the Golden Gate this afternoon to pay
t to the United States on the
ome from a tour of the British
who passed it to you forged the name 'this by increasing the appropriation, a visit
of another to the check your only. The Narcotic Division's force for the 'way lu
The Bates Book and Stationery Store
recourse is to find the person who entire county is now about 175 men,
gave this check and have civil suitress than 4 to a. state or about one
brought to force the payment there-for each 6000.000 of population.
of. Forgery is a crime in this state With the increased force and the
and the forger may be sent to the co-operation of the customs officers,
penitentiary for the crime. Criminal the Narcotic Division is hopeful of re
prosecution of a forger does notjducing to a minimum the smuggling
placeupon him the obligation of pay-jof narcotic drugs.
ing a check. As a rule, however, Full information and application
courts are more lenient in sentenc-1 blanks may be secured from the
ing a forger who has made good the United States Civil Service Comniis-
forged check. son, Washington, D. C, or the secre-
"Civil liabilities: Remember that tary of the local board of civil-ser
in all cases of checks being returned vice examiners at the post office or
for any reason, that civil suit may be custom house in anv city
brought. Judgement obtained, proper-
ENTERTAINS AT BRIDGE.
ily levied upon, and wages garnished
to force payment of the check.
c . . 1 i .
ougKe&uuiia on now 10 prevent fmm Weflnesdav's Daily
check losses: Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Walde-
1 Do not cash checks for Strang- mar Soennichsen was the hostess to
ers without making certain both as'a Very pleasant party of friends in
to their identy and as to their being j honor of her sister, Mrs George F
sufficient funds on deposit to pay the iovoy of Chicago, the occasion be
check. Wire the bank if at a distancing an afternoon of bridge and which
poJnt- . , , , I was enjoyed to the utmost by the
2 Beware of the man who Is anxi- iadiea. The rooms were arranged
ous to cash a check in a hurry. wjth the bright hues of the garden
3 Do not cash on local banks forfiowers nnd ma,ie a very attractive
persons unknown to you without setting for the pleasant event. There
nrst pnoning tne hank, ir it is arter Were four tables arranged and as the!
oaiiKiuK uours, puoue an o nicer oi result or the contests at bridge Misa
the bank. Eleanor Burnie was awarded the
4 Beware of the man who tenders nrst prizo wniie tne consolation prize
you a large check for a Bmall pur-jwas awarded to Mrs. Maldon Brown,
chase of merchandise. At an appropriate hour very dainty
5 Beware of strangers attempting refreshments were served by the
to pass checks on printed form pur- hostess who was assisted by Mrs
puiiiug iu ue me enee. oi Borne uia-.Uruce A. Rosenrranq. Those attpnd-
tant business house.
6 Deposit all checks promptly.
ing the delightful occasion were:
Mesdames George Petring. George O.
n - - A- A 1 - A. - 1 "
"u " posiuuieu i-iiecKs or Dovey, Henry G. Soennichsen, M D.
checks where the maker of the check Brown. B. A. Rosencrans, C. A. Ros
ask3 that it be held for a few (lays,'encrans. Rohert r?eed. v.vi Snimr
unless you are willing to extend the;jack Patterson of Union, Flovd Hard-
man credit.
NOW SHOWING IMPROVEMENT.
ing of Lincoln, A. A. Patterson, Moro,
dominions the world over. They
were headed by the battle cruiser
Hood, mightiest of all fighting craft
afloat.
The United States destroyers Hull
anrl Chase met the vessels several
miles out and escorted them into the
harbor. As the squadron entered the
bay, the Hood fired a national salute
of 21 guns, to which Fort Scott re
plied. Factory whistle, sirens, ves
sels in port, the big whistle on the
Ferry building and other noise-making
devices roared a welcome to the
British ships as they proceede up
the harbor to Man of War row, where
they anchored near the American
warcraft.
Vice Admiral Sir Frederick Field,
commanding the squadron, sent the
'following message to the Associated
Press for the American people:
"Aboard H. M. S. Hood, San Fran
cisco, July 7, 1924.
"On entering the Golden Gate, I de
sire on behalf of the British special
service squadron to send heartiest
greetings to the people of the. United
States."
A program of entertainment has
been arranged for the personnel of
the squadron during its three-day
stay in this port.
From Monday's Daily
The semi-annual apportionment of
the general school funds of the utate
has been made by Superintendent
John Matzen and the amount alloted
to Ca?s ounty, $S,837, has been re
ceived atthe office of County Treas
urcrMiss Mia U. Gering and will be
placed to the credit of the schools of
the county as under the law it is provided.
UNDERGOES OPERATION.
From 'Wednesday's Dally
Yesterday W. D. Wheeler, resid
ing south of this city was at Oma
ha where he accompanied his daught
er. Mrs. William Patterson who was
operated upon at the hospital there.
The patient stood the operation nice
ly anrl was doing very fine at the
last reports received from there al-
tho it will be some time before she
is entirely recovered from the effects
of the operation.
Advertising will pay yn
I PLASTERiNG-BRICK WORK
V
Cisterns and
Cess Pools
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
Phones 561-J
446-J
E. A. and F. S. RICE
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DEPARTS ON AUTO TRIP.
Minnesota. Carl Brown, Papillion, J.
D. Hawksworth. Lincoln, Misses
Eleanor Burnie, Marion Mauzy, Elva
Hartford.
From Wednesday's Dally
Yesterday Mr. and Mrs. John W.
Crabill and daughter, Alice, depart
ed for York where they are to bo
Joined by Mrs. W. G. Brooks and
children and the party then go to
Superior where Mr. and Mrs. Isaac
King will Join them and they will
depart for the west going via auto
and spending several weeks in the
From TuiidAy's Daily
Last evening H. M. Wolf, district!
deputy commander of the Knights of Judge Paul Jessen and D. W.
the Macabees was In the city for a Livingston of Nebraska City were
few hours visiting with the local here today for a few hours, the dis-
' outdoor life and have not as yet ful
ly determined on their destinaion,
Just taking the Journey as a pleasant
outing and going where their fancy
or wishes may dictate.
ssar Athletic!-
The Cool Summer Under
wear that Wears!
The one button on the side, drop seat
feature is a great improvement over
the old style knitted back.
They Do Not Tear Out!
Pay a little more and get
the best
$1.25-$1.50
Genuine B. V. D. $1.50
Other Athletics 85c & $1
Our assortment of knitted
garments is complete all
weights, sleeve and leg lengths
$1.00 to $2.50
5
When baby suffers with eczema or
some itrhinir skin trouble, use Doan's
members and states that Mrs. Wolf tlnguished Nebraska City attorneys ointment. A little of it coes a lonir
was operated on last Thursday at the are the representatives of C. D. ' way and it is safe for children. 60c
Wise Memorial hospital for a tumor Quinton in the litigation arising out a box at all stores.
and while the operation was quite 'of the conviction of the former sheriff i
severe the patient is now doing'and are associated with A. L. Tidd . . w
very nicely and well on the high- of this city in the conduct of the Business ronns oi all Kinta print
way of recovery. cases. ed at the Journal office.