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, X&SVtL'X. ITBETJAEY 2, 1923. PLATTSM0UT2 SEMI - W :t jouxkai A HALE HOLDEN AT TACKS "GOVERN MENT CONTROL" Burlington President Bays War Op eration Cost Billion and a Half Dollars. Declaring the taxpayers of the country had been forced to pay a bill of 1 billion 6 hundred million dol lars as a result of war-time govern ment operation of the railroads. Pres ident Hale Holden of the Burlington, addressing the public affairs lunch eon of the Chamber of Commerce Thursday, said "the calamity of gov ernment control" must never again be permitted, and he urged the de feat of various legislative proposals such as the Howell-Barkley bill and the Gooding bill. . "Our present basis for operating the railroads of the country has jus tified Itself," he said. "After three anxious years of reconstruction we have had two years of record-breaking traffic characterized by good ser rice; the plant has been fully re paired and vastly increased in size; it is fully capable of handling the business of the country and will grow under fair regulation; rates have been substantially reduced and the same is true of expenses. Predicts Prosperity For 1925 Mr. Holden predicted increased prosperity for 1925, in which "Oma ha and this great fertile territory tributary to it will fully share. This means that the improvement and en largement of railway facilities must be continued by the continued in vestment of about 1 billion dollars of new capital annually. "The reviving confidence of in vestors In railway stocks would be quickly destroyed by any radical change or regulation, and especially by any reduction of rates which would indefinitely postpone the time when the railways as a whole and by large groups would be allowed to earn a fair return." "The Howell-Barkley bill." said Mr. Holden. "would greatly increase the difficulty of settling labor dis putes peacefully and on terms con ducive to efficiency and economy of operation. The Gooding bill is of especial concern to business men of the middlewest. because it would make It more difficult for the rail roads to meet the competition of steamship lines through the Panama canal, a competition that is driving middle-western manufacturers and other business men out of the mar kets of the Pacific coast and causing western railroads to lose a large amount of freight business. "There are also being advocated special reductions of freight rates on farm products," Mr. Holden went on. -These special reductions were orig inally advocated on the ground that 'they were needed because of the low prices that farmers were receiving for their products. There have re cently been large advances in the prices of most western farm prod ucts as a result of which they are relatively much higher compared to what they were before the war, than the freight rates upon them. Lands Work of Holdrege ' "Special reductions of rates on farm products would be particularly damaging to the railways of western territory which have been and are ilow earning more inadequate returns than. either of the other large gToups of railways." ' Rate reductions since 1921 are now saving the public 7 million dol lars a year, Mr. Holden said. Referring to the early history of the Burlington, he praised especially the work of George W. Holdrege as the "man who built the Burlington west. of. the Missouri river. He has been an honor to his state and to the company to which he has given the best years of his life." World Herald. Plattsmouth residents will be pleased with the tribute paid to George W. Holdrege, who in his long connection with the Burlington was ever a strong and faithful friend of this city and its people with whom he had been associated in the pioneer days of railroading when the Bur lington was first started in Nebraska and the first miles of trackage laid out of this city toward the present great trans-continental system. FIRE ALARM CAUSE OF AUTO COLLISION AT LOUISVILLE Monday morning at about 10 to'clock with a strong wind blowing from the north and the thermometer registering four or five below zero, the fire alarm caused a general scramble among the fire boys. In their anxiety to get to the fire, an automobile collision occurred on Main street which for a time at tracted more attention than the fire. First on the scene was Frank Tvo with the big Standard Oil gas tank. Can you imagine taking a gasoline truck to convey a hose cart to a fire? Tyo la always alert and knows that it la necessary to get quick action when the fire alarm is given. He got them. -.'Not so with the Light company ruck and Wess Taylor's Ford sedan. Like the oil truck driver, Taylor is Unlet on the gas. and as the Light company truck started to join in the face the Ford landed on its solar plexus and they went over in the tTet ,in a beautiful mix-up. The truck was loaded with tools, wire, tool boxes, as well as men and all went in a heap. No one was injured but both cars were somewhat damaged. By this time the fire was out. It proved to be the burning out of a chimney at he home of Mrs. Anna Leddy. Louisville Courier. Miss Josechine Altmnn ifnr4 this morning for Omaha and was ae- j rorapanied by her guest. Miss Lang-1 Tartar of Lincoln. wb. haa been i her for the past few days Tisitlne! vitfc ICiu Utzaan. SOCIAL WORKERS FLOWER CLUB HOLDS MEETING On Wednesday afternoon the Social Workers Flower club was most pleasantly entertained at the beautiful country home of Mrs. Fred Spangler who was assisted by Mrs. Andy Snyder. After the business meeting the club gave a miscellaneous shower for Mrs. Lucy Stava G-aylord, a re cent bride. Many beautiful gifts were received which will long be remembered by Mrs. Gay lord. The Spangler home was decorated very prettily for the occasion with red hearts and arrows and with the blooming flowers and plants made a very pretty setting. The ladies enjoyed a guessing contest and a "Kitchen Romance" which had been prepared for the bride; and Miss Nettie Spangler gave several musical numbers one the piano. The afternoon was filled with mer riment and pleasure and at an ap propriate hour dainty and delicious refreshments were served. LOCAL DEALERS NEED PROTEC TION IN BUSINESS Municipal Officials Told of Injury Be ing Done by Itinerants Favor Public Ownership. With the selection of Chadron as the convention city for 1926. the election of officers and an address on "How Shall We Meet the Prob lem of the Itinerant Merchant," by C. W. Watson, secretary of the Ne braska Retailers, the League of Ne braska Municipalities Wednesday closed its sixth annual convention at Crete. In the election, W. H. Barnes of Fairbury was re-elected president; Charles R. Wilke, deputy city attor ney of Lincoln, vice president, and City Clerk Theo Berg of Lincoln secretary-treasurer. With the elec tion of Mr. Berg yesterday he starts his fourth term as secretary of the league. The members of the board of directors are W. A. Forsyth. Col lege View; F. J. Kobes, Crete, and Andrew Grosshans of Aurora. The first two were re-elected. In has address on the itinerant merchant. Mr. Watson said that the problem is one which must be met by the legitimate merchants of every town and city in the state. It is also one which the municipal author ities shoulj begin considering, he said, to the end that the merchants of their towns be given an oppor tunity to benefit from the sales of goods which now are being made thru the mail and by intinerants. As a result of the address attor neys attending the convention will draft ordinances for their home cities which will have the effect of protect ing their merchants, it was said. Resolutions approved at the con vention placed the delegates on rec ord in favor of municipal ownership of utilities; against super-power plants; against control of public util ities being placed in the hands of the Ftate railway commissionion ; oppo sition to the removal of the present exemption from taxation of property devoted to municipal utilities, or se curities issued by them; and against submitting a constitutional amend ment removing the exemption. Other clauses favor the payment to cities and towns of a portion of the money collected from the citizens for automobile licenses, and urged the adoption of a model traffic ordi nance framed by a committee of the league. Lutheran Church. Eight Mile Grove. Announcement for Sunday Feb 8th: Members and Friends: The pastor will be out of town this Sunday, consequently there will be no serv ices. URGING HASTINGS ENDOWMENT With President Calvin H. French ill in a Chicago hospital, the workers in the Hastings college endowment campaign are putting forth every ef fort to bring the campaign to a close by February 1. The checkup made on Monday of this week at the col lege offices showed that $55,000 must be secured by Saturday in order to have the $355,000 necessarv to ma'ie good the pledge of $135,000 from the Rockefeller foundation. Nebraska churches have respond d splendidly. Over seventy per cent "f the Presbyterian congregations 'n the state have pledged the frll amount requested of them by t':e synod and everything possible is I ?- Ing done to secure the pledges frc n the other churches. The Rev. Jam s Brown who is directing the cam paign in the illness of Preside t French is urging every friend of tJ- college to rally to its banner in tl e few days that remain and see th t every available pledge is in the mail by Saturday night. An intensive campaign is being carried on in tLe city of Hastings and it is hoped th.t early next week the news that the campaign has been successfully closed may be wired to the bedside of President French. THE CANADIAN WAY Officials of the Canadian National Railways have offered to contribute one day's salary each month to help reduce ;the deficit of these govern mental 'enterprises. The Minister of Railways announced that the defi cit for the system last year was $52, 779,350. Robert H. Fitch and wife were among the visitors in Omaha today, going to that city on the early morn ing Burlington train. R. M. Dickson was a visitor in Omaha today for a few hours looking after some matters of business and enjoying a short outing. SOARING PRICES IN THE CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET f c : r : a tt j c.J, It Well Beyond Two Dollar Mark for May Delivery. Chicago! Jan. 2S. Wheat entirely eclipsed two dollars a bushel today. In a wildly excited market, with speculative buying of such volume as might suggest almost world famine conditions prices here made a per pendicular rise of '6 cents, reach ing as high as $2.05 for May de livery and $2.20 for spot cash. Every peacetime record reaching fifty-eight years back was excelled. Before the wheat pit day was a minute old $2 a bushel haa sparkled into history and the market began a series of giant swings, smashing up ward frequently, a cent at a time and breaking thru every reaction un til just before trading ended. At the last the price of May delivery was within of the day's topmost fig ures. Notwithstanding the extraordi nary advance of wheat values in Chicago, 6 a bushel today after six j months of nearly continuous prior I upturns, the action of the market I here was outdone in foreign coun tries, notable at Winnipeg. Canada, where there was a maximum gain to day of 9 cents a bushel, with May delivery touching $2.20. Action inpri ces across the Atlantic at Liverpool, as well as at Buenos Aries below the equator, was but little if any less sensational. RETURN OF GOLD ARMENIANS URGED i Washington. Jan. 29. Insistence by the United States upon a share in , the allocation of more than $25, 000.000 in gold, turned over to the allied powers by Turkey under the Lausanne treaty, was proposed in a resolution introduced today by Sena tor King, democrat, Utah. I Senator King, explaining his reso lution, said the gold in question un doubtedly had been "wrung from the Armenians" and should, in principle, be returned to that country. If it ; was not to be returned, he said .steps should be taken to protect the claim arising from the war-time sale of $20,000,000 worth of wheat to Ar menia by the United States Grain corporation. BOOSTING PRICE OF GAS I New York. Jan. 30. Gasoline prices in several sections of the coun try were raised a cent a gallon and i crude oil from 15 to 35 cents a bar rel. by another series of advances an nounced today by important com panies. The increases which are the third to be initiated this month, are (expected to become general thruout the country. j New gasoline price schedules were announced by the Standard Oil com panies of New York. New Jersey and .Indiana, the Gulf Oil company and the Humble Oil and Refining com pany. The changes established new tank wagon prices of cents a gallon in . New York and New Eng land; 17 cents a gallon in Chicago and New Jersey, and IS cents a gal lon in Maryland. The Prairie Oil and Gas company initiated the advance of 15 to 35 cents a barrel in crude oil which was met by the Sinclair Crude Oil pur chasing company, and the Texas company. The Standard Oil com pany of Louisiana increased the price of crude 2 a cents a barrel. ATTEMPT MADE TO OUST BEN LTNDSET Denver. Jan. 30. Attomevs for Royal R. Graham, defeated by Ben B. Lindsey, judge of Denver's juvenile court, in the November election on J the face of returns filed quo war- tauiu piuureuiugs lit me uisirici court this afternoon to oust Lindsey from office. I Graham's petition charges Lindsev has. since January 13 usurped, in truded into and unlawfully held and exercised the office of judge of the ' juvenile court in contempt of the people of the state and against the j right of Graham. ! It is asked that the court decree that Lindsey has unlawfully held, and now is unlawfully holding the office of juvenile judge; that the cer tificate of election issued to him be more than 100 percincts be opened and the votes recounted, and that a judgement be entered in favor of Graham, declaring him to he the j legally elected judge of the juvenile CUUIL. Graham alleges that he was de prived of between 500 and 1,500 votes by reason of fraud and mis takes. WOMEN'S PEACE UNION OPENS HEADQUARTERS Washington. Jan. 26. The Worn ens' Peace Union of the western hemisphere has opened headquarters here to conduct a campaign for a constitutional amendment declaring war for any purpose illegal and pro hibiting altogether the maintenance of armed forces. Opening of offices here followed an appeal of the British No More War organization, described as the "War Resisters International," to af filiated associations in seventeen countries. The No More organiza tion asked that co-operation be ob tained to "unite in calling upon our parliaments to take the only true and logical course, which is to disband all armed forces and prohibit the manufacture of armaments, whatever may be done by other nations." Mike Duda departed this morning for Omaha to spend a few hours there with friends and lookinsr after some matters of business. NOTICE In the District Court of Cass coun ty, Nebraska. Henry Ofe, Plaintiff, vs. Paul Nuckolls et al, Defendants. To the Defendants, Paul Nuckolls; Mrs. Paul Nuckolls, real name un known; Rupert Nuckolls; Mrs. Ru pert Nuckolls, real name unknown; Bruce Johnson Nuckolls; Mrs. Bruce John Nuckolls, real name unknown; William Ezra Nuckolls; Mrs. William Ezra Nuckolls, real name unknown; Joseph T. Griffith; Mrs. Joseph T. Griffith, real name unknown; Joseph II. Brown; Mrs. Joseph H. Brown, real name unknown; Adam Cook; Mrs. Adam Cook( real name unknown; Philip Seidenstricker; Mrs. Philip Seidenstricker, real name unknown; the heirs, devisees, legatees, person al representatives and all other per sons interested in the estates of Paul Nuckolls; Mrs. Paul Nuckolls, real name unknown; Rupert Nuckolls; Mrs. Rupert Nuckolls, real name un known; William Ezra Nuckolls; Mrs. William Ezra Nuckolls, real name unknown; Bruce Johnson Nuc kolls; Mrs. Bruce Johnson Nuckolls, real name unknown; Joseph T. Grif fith: Mrs. Joseph T. Griffith, real name unknown; Adam Cook; Mrs. Adam Cook, real name unknown; Stephen F. Nuckolls; Philip Seiden stricker, and Mrs. Philip Seiden stricker, real name unknown, each deceased, real names unknown, and all persons having or claiming any interest in the south half (S1) of Lots one (1) and two (2), in Block thirteen (13), in the City of Platts mouth, Cass county, Nebraska, real names unknown: You and each of you are hereby notified that the plaintiff Henry Ofe, filed his petition in the District Court of Cass county, Nebraska, on the 6th day of October, 1924. against you and each of you, the object and pray er of which is to obtain a Decree of Court quieting the title in him. in and to the following described real estate, to-wit: The south half S) of Lots one (1) and two (2), in Block thirteen (13). in the City of Plattsmouth, in Cass county, Ne braska against you and each of you, and for such other and further relief as may be just and equitable. You and each of you are further notified that you are required to an swer said petition on or before Mon day, the 16th day of March, 1925, or the allegations of plaintiff's peti tion will be taken as true and a de cree will be rendered in favor of plaintiff and against you and each of you according to the prayer of said petition. Dated this 29th day of January, 1925. HENRY OFE, Plaintiff. By A. L. TIDD. Attorney for Plaintiff. SHERIFF'S SALE State of Nebraska. County of Cass, ss. By virtue of an Order of Sale issu ed by Clarence L. Beal, Clerk of the District Court, within and for Cass county, Nebraska, and to me direct ed, I will on the 7th day of March, A. D. 1925, at ten o'clock a. m., of said day, at the south front door of the court house in the City of Platts mouth, in said county, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the following described real estate, to-wit: Lots five (5 and six (6), in Block nine (9), in Young & Hays' Addition to the City of Plattsmouth, Nebraska, accord ing to the published and record ed plat thereof The same being levied upon and taken as the property of Jacob P. Falter. Mary Falter, Philip Fornoff, Merchants National Bank of Omaha. Nebraska, a corporation, Isabel Wiles. Teresa Hem pel, Rosina Tim mis et al, Defendants, to satisfy a Decree and Judgment of said Court recovered by The Plattsmouth Loan and Building Association, Plaintiff against said Defendants. Plattsmouth, Nebraska, January 31st, A. D. 1925. E. P. STEWART, Sheriff Cass County, Nebraska. JOHN M. LEYDA. Solicitor for Plaintiff. SHERIFF'S SALE State of Nebraska, County of Cass. ss. By virtue of an Order of Sale issu ed by Clarence L. Beal, Clerk of the District Court within and for Cass counts, Nebraska, and to me directed, I will on the 7th day of March, A. D. 1925, at ten o'clock a. m. of said day at the south front door of the court house in the City of Platts mouth. in said county, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the following described real es tate, to-wit: Lot numbered five (5), in Block thirty-three- (33) in the City of Plattsmouth, in Cass county, Nebraska, according to the published and recorded plat thereof The Eame being levied upon and taken as the property of John W. Falter. Catherine D. Falter, Hardy E. Nott, Harding E. Nott, Otto Stro berger, May Stroberger, Elmer H. Meisinger, Bestor &. Swatek, a co partnership; R. A. Reed, real name unknown; Mrs. R. A. Reed, real name unknown; A. R. Rine, real name un known; Mrs. A. R. Rine, real name unknown, and all persons having or claiming any interest in or to Lot five (5), in Block thirty-three (33), in the City of Plattsmouth. Cass county, Nebraska, real names un-! known, Defenants, to satisfy a Decree. ; and Judgment of said Court recover ed by The Plattsmouth Loan and Building Association, Plaintiff again st said Defendants. Plattsmouth. Nebraska, January 31st, A. D. 1925. E. P. STEWART, Sheriff Cass County, NebrasTca. JOHN M. LEYDA, Solicitor for Plaintiff. NEBRASKAN'S WIDOW GETS CARNEGIE MEDAL Mrs. Louis Johnson, Weeping Water, ; Also Get Pension for Hus- j band's Heroism. j Pittsburg, Jan. 2S. The Carnegie j hero fund commission, at its twenty-j first meeting here late today, recog- nized twenty-three acts of heroism. 1 awarding four silver medals and nineteen bronze medals, pensions ag-: gregating $5,340 a year and $13, 800 for educational and other worthy purposes. j Ten of the heroes lost their lives. They were: j Louis Johnson, Weeping Water, Neb., a farmer, died rescuing another farmer from suffocating in a well ut Weeping Water, August 2S, 1923; silver medal to his widow, with $C0 a month and $5 a month additional for each of four children. George O. Larkin, Forestport. N. Y., died attempting to save a man from drowning at Rock Island, 111., January 28,1921. His father received a bronze medal. George F. Hepler, Butler, Pa., a student, fatally injured when he at tempted to rescue two small boys from a runaway automobile at But ler. June 27, 1924; bronze medal to father. Elizabeth M. Hanley, Brooklyn, N. Y., a telephone operator, met death while rescuing an infant from a burning house at Jamaica. N. Y., March 15, 1924; bronze medal to her sister. Edmund C. Mosser, Fremont, O.. a student, died attempting to save a fellow student from drowning at Fre mont, June 21, 1923; bronze medal to father. Adolphus Emmit Glisson, Byers. Tex., died attempting to rescue a boy from drowning at Windom. Tex., May 19, 1923; bronze medal to the widow, with $40 a month and $5 a month additional for each of the three children. L. Earl Rader, Clarendon, Pa., killed when he went to the aid of a fellow worker who was struggling in a tank containing hot oil at Warren, Pa., June 7. 1924; bronze medal to the widow with $70 a month and $5 a month additional for each of the two children. William W. Tillistrand, Randolph. Mass., crossing watchman, met death when he tried to save an aged woman from the path of a train at Quincy, Mass., September 26, 1924; silver medal to widow with $60 a month and $5 additional for each of two children. Glen A. Randall, Miami, Tex. died attempting to save a man fr."in drowning at Claude, Tex., January 13, 1924; silver medal to widow, with $75 a month and $5 additional for a daughter. Schuyler W. Hammer. Amariloo, Tex., died attempting to save a man from drowning at Claude, Tex.. Jan uary 13. 1924: silver medal to widow with $80 a month. FOE PASTURE rMFEOVELIENT Sweet clover in the hull may be scattered over rough pasture lands at this season of the year with good results. Whenever pasture lands are rough or rolling there is often an opportunity to improve them by sow ing sweet clover along the canyon banks, steep slopes and whereever the grasses have died due to over The largest line of Valentines that we have ever carried, is now on display at our store and will range in price from lc to 50c. A most complete line for everyone, such as Beautiful Gift Cards 5c to 50c Comical Gift Cards 5c and 10c Lace Valentines lc to 50c Mechanical Valentines 5c and 10c Valentine Outfits for the Making of Your Own Supply NICE FOR THE CHILDREN. If you cannot come to Plattsmouth for your supply this year, send in your mail order, giving us the number you want and the price you want to pay, and we will guarantee to please. Send in Your Mail Order Today! Bates B Corner 5th and Main Streets The Gasoline Tax! How It will Affect Your Pocketbook Out of 300,000 cars in Nebraska, it is reas onable to expect that one-third of them will travel ten miles per day. 100,000 cars travel 10 miles each in one day, total 1,000,000 miles Average miles traveled per gallon 16 Total gallons gasoline required for cne day 62,500 Average cost of gasoline, per gallon 14.4c Total cost of gas for 1,000,000 miles $ 9,000.00 Tax at 2c per gallon 1,250.00 Total per day $10,250.00 Equip These 100,000 Cars with Average miles per gallon is increased to 20 Total gallons gasoline required is reduced to 50,000 Total cost of gasoline is reduced to $ 7.200.00 Tax at 2c per gallon is reduced to 1,00C00 Total Saving- of gasoline cost per day 2.050.00 In 365 Days Saving is $748,250.00 The saving on oil and carbon cleaning will easily amount to as much more. Let Us Equip Your Car with this Marvelous Unit of Efficiency. tff H Csj pMIpI l I Mil. fp -M )v Lrb Dodge Service Station 337 Main Street PHONE grazing or trampling. Sweet clover scattered over such places will he covered by frost action and rains. The seed in the hull is most often used for this purpose as the frost ac tion tends to scarify the seed and im prove the germination of what "hard seed" may be present. Where the stand of grass is very thin and the field not too rough to get over it with machinery it may be advisable to disk this lightly as soon as the frost goes out and drill in from 12 to 15 pounds of sweet clover seed. The yield from poor pastures can often be improved in this way pro viding care is taken in grazing them until the new crop is established. Poor, run down pastures on land that is suitable for farming will give bet ter returns if plowed up and cropped Valentines for All! ook & Gift Shop per day $ 8.200.00 , C St I 163 Plattsmouth, JTV j . 1 j . ii . while some of the old land is seeded down and given a rest. See your county Agent or write the Agricul tural college for information as to mixtures to use for seeding down fields for permanent paFture. POUND Log chain near the K. S. hall. Owner can have same by s'-ln Joe Bierl or calling phone Sl'JO. F2-2tsw FOE SALE Two 1,100 egg Standard Reliable incubators at $110 each. Seven brood stoves at each. Will sell or trade. Frank M. Rice. Plattsmouth. f2-2sw Plattsmouth, Nebraska U