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MONDAY, MAY 3. 1926. PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE FIVE MURDOCK Harry Long, of South Bend, was a W. O. Gillespie was looking after visitor "with friends in Murdock on : some business matters in Plattsmouth last Thursday afternoon. Jon last Wednesday, driving over In O. J. Pothast and wife were visit-!his auto, ins in.Siou. City on Thursday of Mrs. E. A. Kroh was a visitor with last week, they driving over in their j friends as well as looking after some auto. j business matters in Lincoln on Mon- Mrs. J. E. McIIugh and friend of, day of last week. Falls City were visiting during the i E. V. Thimgan, with the truck, weke for a day at the home of Mrs. has been very busy hauling stock to J. E. McIIugh. of Murdock. Omaha as well as delivering farm ma-, Miss Carrie Schafer. of Manley, chinery from Omaha for the farm-' was a visitor for a few days in Mur- ers- I deck at the home of her brother,' Jess Landholm was a visitor in J Charles Schafer and wife. .Omaha on last Thursday, driving over, W. H. Rush, otherwise known as in ia auto for the occasion and was, Billie Rush, is assisting in the farm- &ettinS pme supplies for his garage inir operations at the Pickwell farm . It' , . , . while Mr. Pickwell is looking after' AieffmfS A- J- the assessing work (Donald were conducting the business T . at the hardware and drug store while' IWrs. Lew Watson, of Omaha, and hM hi'shnnrtc fishinr nn last Mrs. Joe Ranney, of Council Biuffs, are at this time visiting in Murdock Irs Hace, mother of Mrs. A. R. brother. Loren Rikli, who has been t.0i:ecre of medicine' for examination bills rePorted Tuesday by the agri antl are guests at the home of their Hornbeek. who has been visiting quite ill all spring and has not been t , f.niintv officials aeconiDanied cure committee would be taken up ...lwv iwitti tne uaugnter tor some time past, Jacob L. Carmcle and the good departed for her home at Fort Worth, Zlln?VL?iXZ w Vifroe"lTexas- on Wednesday of last week, v.,... "-"j cuit.- noon and were looking after some m.sines.-, matters as veu as visiting with their many friends here. The members of the Sophomore ciass oi me luruocK Hign school were enjoying a theatre party at j 1-inCOin On last WeaneSUay. Wnen . they attended a play at the Orpheum. 'a Week, expects to return soon to the There was to have been a contest '-west, where he is engaged in the between the high school team and stock business. He reports things! the ball team of the city of Murdock , looking- verv fine out there. the last of last week, which probably! The Rev. Howard S. Tool, of Mon- can:e off as per the arrangements, j tana wil2 be in Murdock and will but of the result we are not advised. J deliver a discourse at the church here Mrs. Chester Moreran and two lit- on Mav 15th, an(1 as he la a very tie daughters, the Misses Gwendolyn ; able minis,ter and superintendent in Adair and Mary Roseland arrived in'the wePtt he shouid be heard by all. Murdock last week and are visiting iIujck tor a number of vears with the with Mr. Henry Amgwert, brother it r.r etiefw-tirm trn.iAri th nl.i and uncle, for a time. L. Neitzel and granddaughter, Miss Catherine Ncitzel, were visiting in Havelock and University Place last Monday evening, where they were guests at the home of Mrs. E. Gilnert, an aunt of Miss Catherine. John E. Scheel. who has owned a Mr. and Mrs. Fred Klemme have five sons and all doing finely, Cut do not want to claim the honor of the sixtn. wnicn stiouiu ngntiy Deiong to Henry Klemme and wife, who are surely overjoyed to receive the young j man into their home. All are happy over the arrival. Henry A. Guthman and wife were i visiting with friends while Mr. Guth-j man was also looking after some. business matters in Omaha on Tues- day of last week and found the navi- gat ion of their boat towards the me- tropolis a very difficult matter with ers. Frank Rosenow. while at play the prevailing gale of wind and dust. jat school sprained his arm quite se Miss Elsie Kupke, who has but re--erely as he was making a slide for cently returned from the hospital, second base, and it was thought at where she underwent an operation a first that the member was fractured, short time since, is recovering very(but after a thorough examination it nicely, but is not as strong as form-. was shown that the arm was only rr'.r. although she is attending school badly sprained with no bones and keeping up her work and will be broken. able to graduate with the remainder) u Tool. H. W. Tool. A. J. Tool, of the class. She was not sufficient- n. V. Me Donald and Lacey McDonald ly strong to go with the rest and en-;niade up a committee of five who joy the annual sneak day. much as went to South Bend last Thursday, she would have liked to done so. j where they held a conference with Frank Martin and Henry R. Ger- the fish in the Platte river who were ing. both of Omaha, were in Murdock loth negotiating for something of on last Tuesday and were in attend- which they were very desirious. The ance at the stockholders meeting of fish wanted a worm while the men the Murdock Mercantile company, looking to the future course of busi ness. The matter of the future of the bt:c'r?s was discussed and placed in the hands of a committee to work out. The first move was to take an inventory and find out what the the bow wows by any means, and i the new state capitol and were shown j rect examination, but upon cross stex k will amount to and then de- while there is plenty of sin in the "over these institutions as well as the : examination he admitted he was not termine their future course. land and people are running rather University of Nebraska, and many! sure whether the scrip was his lot her important and interesting father's handwriting. V " " " " 'places in the capital city, which gave During the trial a change in the YOUR INCUBATOR LAMPS shosld have the very best kerosene obtainable in order to produce the steady heat required for a good hatch. We are carrying at all our stations a Pure High Gravity Water White Premium Kerosene, that will please yoa in every way, and convince you there is a difference. Try it! If your merchant dees not have it. call our truck drivers they will be glad to serve you. Use Blue Rilbon Ga:o!ice Pare Pennsylvania Kotor Oils 270NE BETTER TRUNKENBOLZ OIL CO. PURE "IOWA SILVER MINE" TESTED It's tSi Each car tested by taking five grains from different parts of ear. No ear is saved if le3S than five grains grow. SHELLED AND GRADED! V. PteiCWELL Phone No. 7-B Murdock, Neb. Corn Is Cheaper! We still take it at a Dollar on Farm Machinery Wo are ready for your Trucking Day or Night. Call us. Edw. tf. ThisngarB MURDOCK -:- -:- - NEBRASKA PREPARED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE JOURNAL. Thursday afternoon. i-ari Jioinna-. or Lincoln, was a visitor in Murdock last Wednesday ancl Thursday, and was visiting with'be planted, a goodly number of his jhis frientit Kenneth Tool, while he neighbors (and we mean neighbors Avas aso looking after some insur-lin the true sense of the word) went ante business John Gakemeyer, who has been T-fKt in o- horo 7ir tho noct TYinro than car in a week ago on another one, his latest purchase being a Buick Six touring, which will make Mr. Scheel a most efficient wagon and a nifty looking one as well. Messrs. Ora Cole and Ben Marshall of Lincoln were looking after some business matters in Murdock last Thursday afternoon as well as visit ing for a short time with O. E. Mc Donald, they having known him in their youth, and had much to talk about. A. "n. vard and little son were visiting in Lincoln on last Thursday, where Mr. Ward was securing some needed surplus and repairs for his repair shop and garage here. While Mr. Ward was away, Uncle Henry Baughman was looking after the business at the shop. i Eldon Rosenow. son of Mr. and wanted the fish. And they both, in a measure, got what they wanted. "Our Brother's Keeper" The whole world has not gone to DEPMR TMEMT. Us for Demonstration of the OLDSEV30B2LE The Best Car Made! Jess LatidlioifH Murdock Nebraska iefdSNa " stronar to crime, there are still some aoie 10 gei ine wors uone as ne i would like, being confined to his bed ja part of the time lately, was given a nne mi recenuv. as me season is rapidly nearing when the corn should and disced the corn land, getting it in shape for listing and should Loren nnt ho in health tn nlant the rnrn they will do that as well. There is la strain of brotherhood among men which can be depended upon in a crisis and this should be appreciated, as it surely is in the case of Mr. Rikli. Undergoes Operation at Omaha Mrs. L. M. Amgwert, who has been in rather poor health for some time, was taken to Omaha one day last week, where she underwent an op eration for relief and for the restora tion of her health. She is doing very nicely following the ordeal, and it is, hoped that she may soon be restored j to her former good health. Her son. Henry, went to Omaha on Friday of last week to see ,his mother, found her resting very nicely. and The Murdock Shipyards At the Murdock shipyards, Ad miral Shatto has been busy with the construction of the "Palma de Flor- m. uii ii la uu cn unuci and will be a gasoline propelled craft with a twin screw propeller. When it is completed, it will be launched wun murn eciai ai me iiu e ui oum , Bend and will be used for hunting in an proiKimmy tne noai ne , cxaminat ion of these witnesses that used to make a trip to Florida withi... 0 ,lf,npi!, nhnnt this the arrival of the forthcoming fall t season. Class of 1S2S Very Large The class to graduate from Murdock high school this year ho I number nineteen young men 3H(1 i .i ,o !- inrt inro thP women organization of the school and larger ( than any graoe now in the school, even to the primary, so it will prob ably be years before as large a class .-1. 1 1 n....l,,n A i r- 1 . I . . ' Cl On Wednesday of last week, the former friends of the Davis family, Senior class observed the annual I were called by the state in its at-Se-nior Sneak day, being chaperoned j tempt? to establish Davis' authorship by their teacher, Miss Catherine Tool. ; of three letters. Comparison of busi who accompanied them. They went j ncss letters and papers of Davis with in autos, driving to Lincoln, where; the letters was made. The defense they got even more in the way ofj passed most of the witnesses without knowledges from the day than they j crcs-examinaticn. would have had they remained at Glenn Davis, the defendant's' son. homo. They visited the penitentiary, i them a greater scope of the work of attitude of Davis' children, who the institutions as well as the man-'aligned against him in the case, has ner in which they are conducted. jbecn noticeable. His daughter. Fern. (and son, Glenn, have conversed with HENRY P. ELLIES DIES shown respect for their parent, ... , ,T ,.r ! althought they were expected to be Henry P. Kllies. father of Mrs rrincpaf state witnesses. His H. Gamlin, living west of Murdock, ,rarriod daughter Mrs. Shaw of was born in Virginia some S4 years iIIas5n?gt Ia.t who testified in the ago and came to Weeping Water to? preliminary hearing, will not testify live some ten years ago. He had been for tj:e prosecution, it is reported, living in Missouri for a number ofj Prosecution seeks to prove that vears but has since then been mak-. ing his home with his daughter and! which he used in ridding his hog died at his home after a few weeks 'farm of gophers, while the defense 'illness, caused by a fall resulting in -will attempt to establish that Mrs. ! finnllv T-fijiiltfxl in !.? vis lird from ftio rffor-fa nf nn his death. The remains were taken to' the old Lome in Missouri for burial; after a service at the home of his daughter on last Thursday. The funeral services were conducted by the pastor of the Methodist church of' wiv. 4t--v , Weeping Water. Insure your crops against the haz ards of hail for 3Vr. No assess ments. Losses paid in cash imme diately after proof of loss is furnish ed. 0. J. Pothast, Murdock, Neb. LAST OF VILLAS EXECUTED FOR TRAIN BOBBERIES Atovicn Citv. Anril SO. TTonnolite. " ' the lart of the Villas, faced a firing snuad at Durango Thursday morning. nnnn? the nenaltv for a lone list of alleged train robberies, according to a report Thursday night. ! The report says he was given a formal court-martial on a charge of train robbery five years ago. Villa did not flinch when placed against the wall at dawn. nn . on,. e i -r. Call at the annex of the Bates Eook & Gift shop and enroll in the ;f?ee classes that are learning: the new decorative art work in lamp shades and screens. It is a pleasant and attractive work that any lady! .can find most profitable. j j Have you anything to Uuy or sell ? Mrs. Davis' Body is Lifted for Testing Omaha College of Medicine Will Ex amine Viscera ; Prosecution Seeks to Prove Poisoning. Beaver City, Neb., May 1, In an 11th hour attempt to prove that Mrs. u'"u u-xiuua., Blanche Davis died from strychnine conference to oppose adjournment poisoning the prosecution imthe trial ! vigorously until an adequate agricul at McCook of Bert M. Davis, charged , tu aid measure is passed with murder in connection with his I Atter a conference with President first wife's death, Friday night dis- i,.,r hn.lv hpr, nl nt nart rjrs q Copeland and John T Ma vers' when they removed the body from itg grave and carrio(1 it to a rear room of the telephone exchange where the operation was performed in obtaining the internal organs to be examined. Defense Objection Upheld. This movement was made by the state after Judge Eldrcd sustained the defense's objection and ordered that the viscera, which had previously could not be displayed during the tes timony. Defense council Thursday attempt ed to prove by cross-examination of j state witnesses that there was some j vagueness about the examination of viscera. The prosecution seeks to prove that Davin gave his first wife, who died last August 30, a gopher exterminn- tion preparation to poison her so that he could marry Mrs. Kate Resler, a neighbor, whom he married four months after l is wife's death, j Letters Scanned. Attempts to identify letters alleged written by Davis were made Friday by the prosecution. The state attempts to prove that Davis wrote these endearing missives to his present wife prior to his first wife's death. The letters were found in a buffet sold by Mrs. Resler a few dayj prior to her marriage to Davis. Another question raised was anent itiie shipment of Mrs. Davis viscera i trt Omaha to be ev.imine.l for the autopsy. Several physicians from Bcaver city and Oni?ha. testified s r.ec?r;Caiiv on this question. The de- fen-e attempted to show in its cross- examination. Counsel for the defense questioned each ' of the doctors and Furfipons as to tne lime tne viscera was received in Onnha and delivered to the men who made the examina- ill'tion. They sought to show that some t4Jkr ViUj' :l U 11 Will Hill'. it vv in Omaha nnd until it was examined. ana aiso lim it '.as smppr.i m a jar Letters Compared. Several business men and court of ficios of Heaver City, together with partially identified the letters on di- Davis gave his first wife poison. abortive medicine and a motive for i"e inKiiig oi tne metncino. ; court aieacnes preuicieu i-nciay iiiae me state wouia ciose its case Saturday. Numerous state witnesses .h.f e ,bn sufoponeaed but it is be- I pvfiM tncif Tint nil or f h tv lio lieved that not all of them will b " called to testify. PLANE FALLS IN STREET Colorado Springs, Colo., April 2S. An Airplane fell in the middle of a downtown business street here to day and killed a man in an auto mobile. Two occupants of the plan? were injured seriously. Richard Ragan, twenty-six, of Colorado Springs, was sitting in his autono- l,:l 1, -ll. 1 - f. r n I u ijimiic. circling i.uuu Ieet ov"" tne city experienced 'trouble. Norman Lee, student aviator found the control bar out of .order. Ray Varney, acting as instruc- tor, work frantically to gain control of the machine but as the plan swung 400 feet above the busines? district it suddenly went into a tan jspin. - j Ragan was instantly killed, Lee and Varney were hurried to a hos- pital where physic5ans said their condition was serious. The most beautiful line of Greet-' in? Cards and Mother Day Mottoes that we have ever carried. You will ture remember mother this vear. Call at the Bates Eook' Store and see them. ir.d Stationery Congress Opens Drive to Secure Relief for Farm House Leaders Plan Consideration of Legislation Next Week; West ern Senators Back of It. Washington, April 29. A concert ed drive for enactment of real farm relief legislation before adjourn ment was launched Wednesday in congress. House leaders laid plans for con sideration of such legislation next week and at the same time a group of senators from western states I 1 rr A r t n i -m M 1 r. 1 mr r4 n lit n nlii -r Coolidge at the White House Re- presentative Tilson, the republican m tne house Monday or luesuay Four clays will be allowed for gen eral debate with possibly one or two night sessions so that there will be full opportunity for the membership to express its views on the admin istration, corfn belt relief and Cur-tis-Aswell measures. j Corn Belt Plan Groomed. Senators at the luncheon confer ence started an organized movement in support of the corn belt plan, which is embodied in the bill spon sored by Chairman Ilaugen of the house agriculture committee. This meeting was the first of a series in support of the movement to prevent adjournment and to draw strength to the measure. Only republican senators attended, but it was announced that at sub sequent meetings democrats will be called on and speakers will be pres ent to explain the various proposals that have been brought foreward in both the senate and the house. Senators Xorbeck, Souih Dakota, and Gooding. Idaho, republicans, have taken the initiative in the fight. Be sides them those attending the con ference "Wednesday were Norris and !Iow?ll. Nebraska: Watson Indiana; Cummins, Iowa; Deneen. Illinois; Mc Master, South Dakota; Johnson, Cali fornia; McNary, Oregon and Frazier, Xorth Dakota. Farm Belief Hearer. Some of the leaders in the senate movement are of the opinion that recent political events ar.'u more particularly the defeat of Senator MeKinley in the republican primar ies in Illinois, has brought farm re lief legislation measurably nearer of U J "I i iiey ueciare tuui republican it-au-ers in and out of congress are be- withnnt fhe prpftmint nf snmp mp:isfl- ure which would tend to stabilize prices of farm products and enable the farmer to get returns commen surate with his outlay and labor might have far-reaching conv eniences in the November elections when a new house of representatives and 3 4 senators are to be elected. E&e Challenges ilia Drys to Agree to a Referendum' Bruce Then Accuses Host of the Sen ators of Being Hypocrites on Prohibition. Washington, April 29. In firey speech made late this afternoon stop to influire bv what operated sys-'at around 40 degrees. Senator Bruce( dem.. Mil.), accused tems are all brougllt together on a! the majority of the United States singIo track. I Norfolk, Neb., April 2S While senate of being hypocrites on pro-j ..The ansWer is that long ago the, 'the temperature dropped to 24 ex hibition, and no voice was raised in ; railroads of the United States adopt- grces here last niuht, it is not believ denial or protest. e(j tjie principle of interconnection ,ed that serious damage was caused "Do not make the mistake" shout-: an(J interchange, as a means of to fruit, due to the fac t that the ed the senator, "of exaggerating the clminating waste and improving , tre es were not generally in blossom. number of senators in this body who their service to the public. are really in sympathy with prohibi-l "The saving secured through the' Kearney, Neb.. April 2S. Al tion. 'interchange of freight cars on the though the mercury Flipped down to "A man said to me a few days rajjroa(js amounts, at an extremely ,"ix degrees below the frost line, and ago one of my best friends in this j conservative estimate, to not less fmall stationary bodies of water were body 'there are only two of you than $1,500,000,000 a vear. 'covered with ice this morning, orchar- anti-prohibitionists in this senate.' 'Thp ' lectric-il industrv of the (ij,s in the region of I,owell and I was tempted to say, yes, but how iinany wouia mere ne u you aciaeu mlssion ,ines of tue various separ 'to those two all the incincere pro-.,,. nwnpf1 nnfi RPr,aratelv onerated 1 j i r j j .1 hibitionists in this body." Most Senators Flee. Denunciation of prohibition held I i . ' jjuui 111 i u i iiaiv i. 1 u.uii, , . ... i-. . . i f 1. n Arnn , li .l.iti -l t f r 1 1. lvo nours mis aicernoon. jiosi cu nan a century nave ueen excnuiiy the senators fled the torrent. Sen-' ing surplus cars, namely, to give ator Edge (N. J.), originator of the better service and secure economies recent senate tournament cf the wets in operation for benefit of patrons.'' and drvs, led off today with five ; thousand kind words cn the effects REFUSES MONEY TO SON of that joust, the prime result ofj which he described as "the tearing) away of the mask of hypocrisy." ! ew lork. April 2S -Cornelius "The facts" he said, have been bared. There is no such thing as prohibition and our opponents are clearly on the defensive. No longer will their highly exaggerated ana frequently false claims be accepted. The mask of hypocrisy has been torn awav. Advocates of modif.ca- or l uuu Btlu" " tion are now styled agents of sin ica s most noted families, it was dis and corruption. The colossal error closed that $.0,000 were required of writing a police court stipulation for immediate operating expenses of except in name. Volstead set viola- the San Franisco. Los Angeles and tion is not sectional. It is univcr- l?ld ProPfties. gal .. With this sum, it was added, the Senator Edge pronounced as properties could be placed on a pay- pure bunk" the suggestion that nullification of the constitution. Fireworks Follow. The senator from Maryland fol- The senator from Maryland lowed with the fireworks. j lie- lo- e.ul ailVr lue "n "lfJLlU and after Senators Harreld, Fess and Borah, and Attorney General Sar- gent, as being fanatics compared to Remnant and nosy ay it a M a Silk One ofvthe penalties of a big piece goods business is the accumulation of short lengths. Friday and Saturday these are offered to you at as much as ONE-HALF OFF the original price. Specials for Friday-Saturday Novelty Prints, Voiles, Tissue Ginghams all at 3 yds. for $1 New Dress Prints. Exclusive designs. Guaranteed fast colors. Friday-Saturday price 3 yds. for $1.29 QfoH.M.Soejmichsen Go. "The Store of Big Values" Plattsmouth . .. - Nebraska those crusaders whom he defined as the anti-slavery zealots, who in their ardor for freedom would have freed the slaves at the cost of wrecking ! the union. ...... "A constitution," said Senator can make just as much of ' ;a fool of itself as a statute can, and there are constitutional provision?: which no sensible man can conjure by. Three-fourths of the efficacy of the law does not reside in statute books but in the human conscience and intellect." FREIGHT CAES AND INTEECONNECTION In commenting on the subject of so-called "superpower" Fystems. and in giving a homely illustration of such systems really are and purposes for which interconnec - tions between electric companies (superpower) are really made, S. Z. Mitchell. Fresident of the Electrif uwiiv uu unuit luuifuu;, u . "We have all had the experience of watching freight trains made up of cars carrying the names of a dozen a . different railwavs. but few nf us ever country is joining together the trans - electrical systems, and is exchanging ! surplus power for the same reason that the railroads of the country 1 1 1 - r rrnn nor.r on Tne.li" 1 rQfL'Q nnI fnr v. v IV 11 111. . 1 1 11 V 11 .J u.iu 1' 1 , i i , i. vauuerunt, jr., uu ma msnuguisuiu father have reached the parting of ways on financial matters with re gard to young Vanderbilt's news paper properties. In a statement given out today by Dudley Field Malone, attorney 3 , eiuer vunuerum, it va.s uistiufu re fused to advance any part of It. The most beautiful line of Greet ing Cards and Mother Day Mottoes that we nave ever carnea. icu wiu care remember mother this year. Call at the Bates Book and btattcnery Store and see them. HMO r.itirday and 8th Woo! Cotton "Silky Top" Hose. Something new in a silk bose silk clear to the top. Price $1 per pair Zib Ton Silk Hcse Holeproof. Extra Stretch." a reg. $1.25 lalue. Black and colors. 75c per pair Frosts Kill Fruit Crop in Parts of State Central Nebraska Hard Hit but This Section Spared with Minimum Temperature of 40 Freezing temperatures over most of central Nebraska last night prob- a,,ly destroyed all fruit in that area ,and damaged early crops, the weath- er bureau at Unco In renorted todnv. i temperature of 21 degrees was ' reported over Custer. Holt. Valley perature reached the freezing point ! in parts of the eastern section, but little damage was antic ipated, j The mercury was expected to rise above 75 degrees over most of the Bltlie lUUttJ, llltT Wt'aillVI ) U . I'll U If" ' ported, The fruit growing regions of south- eastern Nebraska escaped the frost. with minimum tomnor:itiiics rrnnrloil irwark laim they suffe red little if any damage. They attribute this to the fact that it has been exceedingly cry and that the tree blooms have not burst forth fully. Fruit trees watered during the recent dry, hot spell, seem to have suffered percept ibly and tender blooms of all kinds were nipped. Twenty-six above zero v as recorded here at 6 a. m. Fairbury, Neb., April 2 8. The trrr:pr-raturo dropped to thirty de grees here Tuesday night but the freeze did little damage on account of drouth. So far this has been the dryest April for sixteen years in tbi:r vicinity. A strong north wind Tues day continued its ravages on many wheat fields, motorists on east and west roads Eouth of the fields were unable to tee the road chcad because of the tdust siorm. Omaha, April 2S. No damage from frost was clone to fruits in this section last night, the weather bureau reported today. Lowest temperature during the night was 37 degrees. "Are College Men Educated?" is the subject of an article in the Lit erary Digest. Some of them ure enough, perhaps, to prove that col leges may at least be useful in de termining who is susceptible to edu cation, and who is immune. Maps of Cass county, showing every man's farm can be had at the Journal office. Price 50 cents each.