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O " 3T0I7SAT, SEPT. 24. 1928. PLATTSHOUTH SE5II - WEEKLY JOUBITAX AQE THR21 SEPTEMBER'S PROMISE BUMPER CROPS AND POLITICS ! Cbe plattemoutb journal ri7BLXSiiI SEMI-WEEKLY AT PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA laUrt4 at Poacoric. Plattsmouth. N m oob-oIm mu tnmxfr R. A. BATES. Publisher UJBiCRIPTIOK PRICX 2.0U PEE YEAR EN ADVANCE America should be free and the peo ple will be happy. ' :o: If a lawyer loses a murder case these days he feels disgraced. :o: You can't Judge a poet by his dress; fine feathers don't make fine bards. People like to listen to advice only when it confirms their own opinions. :o: Homonyms: "Words having the same sound, as political "heir;" political "air." -:o: of The absence of courtesy among telephone users is downright inde cent. :o: Every inventor is a nut until he makes his machine work then he is a genius. :o: New features are constantly being introduced in the up-to-date photo graph studio. ' :o: One of the easiest ways to lose a fight ia to underestimate the powers of your rival. :o: State rights should prevail. It is the only thing that will save the liberty of our people. :o: Prudence is a feather plucked from some past folly. . -:o: If, as they assure us, our time is so valuable, why waste it for us? -:o: Possession is nine points of the law and the attorney's fee is the tenth. -:o:- A thermometer is an instrument used to regulate the price of ice and coal. :o: A desire to mind one's own busi ness is a taste that is hard to ac quire. :o: Some people persist in buying wild cat stock as if their bank rolls had nine lives. :o: A go-getter is a man who walks seven blocks to the place where he parked the car. :o: Misery likes company, but it is better to nave rneumatism in one foot than in both. :o:- The profits of our leading corpora tions during the first half of 192S certainly show prosperity. :o:- Uncle Sam is about to start one of his biggest jobs. It relates to the taking of the 1930 census.. :o: August Markel, one of the few sur vivors of the Mexican war, died at Lodl, Ohio, at the age of 101. :o: Ia vice rampant in New York. Well, If it iBn't, there will be a lot of visi tors who will be sadly disappointed :o:- The democrats feel enthused, and have a right to be over their great candidate for president. :o: Time to get the ball rolling on the paving if we are going to get it in before cold weather comes. :o: A woman can dress now in fifty seconds, says a New York style dicta tor. Does it take that long? :o: The young sheik in golf pants, sport shirt and leading a police dog is a pronounced Hollywood type. :o: That vacation of President Cool idge in Wisconsin didn't do so much good for the regular republicans. :o: j The next time your neighbor gets to shouting about politics ask him what the first seventeen amendments -:o:- Cbina launches a new warship and are calls "it "Peace." That's almost as good a joke as Secretary Kellogg can Philadelphia reports the finding of teU "a fossilized cat. And that's just the :o: style that many an insomnia sufferer Chicago's mayor is bitter over re- prefers, cent political reverse. Better call :o: hira "Big Bile" from now on, per haps. :o: Now that the world has renounced Armageddon, it would be more con vincing if it; held a rally at Disarma- An optimist is a man who is happy geddon when he is miserable; a pessimist is a man who is miserable when he is happy. :o: :o:- Perhaps this year's budget will be kept in some inconspicuous place Once upon a time something was just too wonderful for words, so the bored friend did not have to listen to the words. :o: Two brood3 of young are reared as a souvenir of the futility of keep- each year by th? American robin It is high time that someone ex ploded the old traditions about spring and fall. Spring is supposed to be a season of hope, inspiration and the full- flowering life, while autumn is gen erally acepted as the time of decay and despair. We take it for granted that wo are to be Vibrant in April and melancholy, not to say despond ent in September. And it is time somebody snapped us out. of it. September, for all except college sophomores and young men in love, is as fine a month as you could ask for. Chiefly, there is the matter of sunrise. Dawn, in September, does not come at any disgraceful early hour. It waits until the householder is stir ring; then it unfolds itself, not with the flaming pennons and thundering Irumpets of spring, but quietly and with restraint, as if it sought to make Its appeal to sober maturity. It does not try to take one by storm, does not force its beauty on one's atten tion; it simply is there, pervading the east peacefully and with serenity. To be sure, a September dawn lacks the wild promise of spring; but what of that? The promises of spring, for the most of us, are made only to be broken. The year never fulfills what April foretells. April is a cheat and a flatterer, and in time we see through her. There never yet was a spring flower that failed to wither beneath the scortching sun of Aug ust. September is wiser r " more re strained. There is no flamboyant de ception in her clear morning air, no false hint that the world is about to be remade. We know, when Septem ber comes, that the world will always wag much as it always has; but we are resigned to it. The autumn wind, just touched with frost, drifts idly in from ripening fields and heavy-laden orchards, and it is redolent of an earth grown peaceful. It is chilly, at times, foretelling winter; but that does not matter. We can stand it. September is our breathing space. For autumn, and September in par ticular, is, after all, a time of prom ises. In the serene, sober beauty of the countryside, and in the clear am ber of its paling skies, there lies an assurance that can never be got out of books. This assurance, stealing quietly into the contemplative hearts of diverse, struggling toilers, does not deal with spring's fabulous rebirth and resurrection. It goes deeper than that. It hints of a life that trans cends resurrection and rebirth. For a moment a curtain is drawn aside and we get a glimpse of eternity. And that is enough. What if Jan uary will come presently, to reveal the cold rampants of undying night? We know that that is a sham. We have seen the September dawns, and the threats o fwinter cannot scare us. :o: WOULD INCREASE IN THE CORN TARIFF HELP ANY? Ing budgets. :o:- The republican national committee says the Hoover speech has complete ly settled the question of what the American farmer will do on election day. There are usually from four to six in each brood. Little Willie, being an observant boy, is firmly convinced that a guest towel is one that has the name of Certainly! The farmers will go 8Cme hotel on it. to the polls, vote for Hoover, or Smith and then drive home and listen in over the radio for election returns. -:o: 25 25c Ir I baa a pound mad a half lor quarter SsMe Jbrover 38 years GUARANTEED PURE JiHUkmscfjmaidsuscd DywcQovcmment Whenever you hear one girl speak of another as being good and sensi ble, it is necessary for her to add that she is homely. I :o: j Philadelphia bootleggers made $10,000,000 profits in ten years, de clares a dispatch. The city must be pretty well dried up. ! :o: j Don't do anything disagreeable to day that can just as well be put off until tomorrow. Perhaps tomorrow .you won't have it to do. j A republican Cass county farmer, "who heard Governor Smith in Oma ha Tuesday night, coming down the street the following morning, said: "If AI Smith is not elected presi "dent, I will always think he ought to be." ! :o: f Plenty of republicans are coming into the fold and will vote for Al Smith, too. If you don't believe it, just ask some of the traveling men who get around over the country and have a wonderful opportunity to sense the trend of affairs. :o: While work is progressing on the 1920-sheet atlas in which all the world is mapped on the same scale and each nation ris doing its own area, the promoters say that it will require several years more to com plete the work. :o:- Senator Robinson, candidate for vice president, is a stemwinder and addresses large crowds. We hope he will visit Plattsmouth in his rounds. The Legion community building will accommodate some 700 and we'll bet it would be jammed to bear him. The total wheat crop of 901,000,- 000 bushels forecast for this year by the Department of Agriculture has been exceeded in thi3 country only three times. Under the stimulus of war demand, the yield was somewhat greater in 1915, 1913 and 1919. In those years Europe also offered a great export outlet, but Europe is now back to normal production and there is also a bumper Canadian crop. Consequently prices in Chicago and Minneapolis are about 20 per cent lower than they were 12 months ago. This slump in the price of wheat has been offset only in small degree by the larger yield. This year's in dicated crop is not quite 5 per cent larger than that of 1927, and that is not enough to cancel the effects of the drop in prices. Unless there is a substantial rally in the wheat mar ket before the crop passes out of the farmers' hands, they will receive less for this year's crop than for the smaller one of 1927, Kansas farm ers have already sold much of their winter wheat at prices ranging from 75 to S3 cents per bushel. Several factors may serve to allay some of the discontent which would naturally result from this situation. As the acreage sown to wheat for this year's harvest was substantial ly less than that of the previous year, the crop was grown, presum ably at somewhat less cost than in 1927. The lower cost and the larg er yield together will tend to miti gate the effect of lower prices. At the same time the farmers are also obtaining very satisfactory prices for their livestock. Nevertheless, the behavior of the wheat market in the next few weeks may have an import ant effect on the presidential cam paign, and the price changes are go ing to receive an unwonted amount of attention at headquarters of both parties. :o: A SHOT FOR STRAT0N It is difficult to see how an in crease in tariff on corn, which is be ing agitated, would help the price at all. We produce over 2,800,000,000 bushels of corn, and we import all told only about 5.400,000 bushels. In other words, our imports of corn are only about one-fifth of one per cent of our total production. Even if the tariff were doubled, or made ten times as great, it wouldn't affect the price paid to the American farmers. Foreign corn simply does not com pete. An increase in tariff might very easily shut out what little corn does come in, but that is only a drop in the bucket compared with our do mestic production. The same Is true of wheat, a com modity that in normal years Is pro duced in this country in excess of the demand and constitutes a large exportable surplus. Governor Smith showed in his speech in Omaha Tues day night that the tariff cannot af ford relief from low prices and that President Coolidge made a mere empty gesture when he did increase the tariff on that commodity to 94 cents per bushel, when he might as well have made it $1.94 so far as any actual good will come of It. The only relief lies in government aided control of the exportable sur plus of all crops raised in this coun try and until this is done and only then can we get relief from the low prices that prevail as a result of pro duction over our own immediate needs. That is what the democratic party and Governor Smith, its can didate for president, is unequivocal ly pledged for and what the farmer may be assured of getting if he just quits swallowing republican promises that fail to materialize Into anything more definite than an expressions of sympathy from the president him self. :o: The south is almost solid for the New York governor. One of the foremost citizens of Tennessee is John Trotwood Moore, state librarian, scholar historian, and Christian gentleman. A few days since Dr. Moore wrote the following letter to Rev. John Roach Stratton, publicity-seeking member of the Baptist clergy of New York, whom has made many tacks on Gov. Smith: "Your father was pastor of the Siloam Baptist church at Marian, Ala. My father and mother wor shipped there. I grew up in it. I love it and what ever it stands for. Your card in today's paper quoted you as saying that your challenge to Gov. Smith was a joke. I do not mind you making a joke of your self, but I resent your making a joke of my church. We are going to vote for Al Smith down here." Dr. Moore is a scholar, a man of intellectual capacity and self-re spect . He naturally despises big otry and hates hypocrisy. The best reply Dr. Stratton can make to him is that the attack on the Governor was not addressed to men of Mr. Moore's intellectual at tainments, but to a much lower or der. :o: This is the time of year when ev ery community is afflicted with a plague of adolescents who have just started the study of some foreign lan guage and who shout greetings at you in punk Latin, poor Spanish and rot ten French. The youngster who has acquired the ability to massacre a half dozen foreign phrases feels as if he has reached the peak of erudi tion. Our Repair Garage is kept constantly busy because mo torists recognize it as the best and most reliable repair shop for every kind of damage a car can possibly sustain. And, being practical men of long and varied experience, all our repair work is excellently and thor oughly done, without unnecessary de lay and at reasonable charge. FradyY Garage Phone 58 H C NCW HAT Are o Felt and Soleil rpHE secret of the charm of most of the new hats for fall lies in the shape of the hat itself for trimmings see incidental. Brims turn up off the face and sports types have narrow and becoming scoop brims that are deeper at the sides than at the front and back. All the lovely new shadesof autumn are here in beautiful hats of velvet, felt, hatter's plush and soleil. $1.95 to $7.50 aaZafeia aa Telephone 61. The Shop of Personal Service!" W Plattsmouth, Neb. GETTING OUT THE VOTE Experienced political observers prophesy that November C next will see the largest vote ever cast in the United States at a national election. Four years ago the total vote was 29,099,131. This year, according to persons who have studied the situa tion, the total is likely to reach or even pass the 35,000,000 mark. The excuse given by the national committees of the two great parties for the colossal expenditures planned by them is predicted upon the expec tation of an unprecedentedly heavy vote. There are millions of persons who have not voted in the past, and the party managers, say that they must educate and win the support of these persons an expensive pro cess under modern methods of elec tioneering. If this year proves an exception to the rule of apathy among millions of legally qualified voters apathy so often deplored good citizens will have ample cause for rejoicing. The expectation of a large vote are based on two major considerations the unusual number of doubtful states and the widespread interest that is being aroused in some of the issues of the campaign. When the masses of the people feel strongly upon national pro blems they go to the polls and use the ballot. At such times the vo ters do not swallow partisan pile. They insist on candid and intelli gent discussion of the issues de manding solution. Campaigns in such circumstances are tnily edu cational, and the final result is not due to accident or default. It con stitues a deliberate expression of the will of the majority. The chances for such a result in November appear to be unusually favorable. :o: We have a full stock of rough Cy press Cribbing, 6 and 12-inch, and Cedar Poles. If you are going to build a new crib or repair the old one, it will pay you to see us. We deliver anywhere. Cloidt Lumber & Coal Co., Plattsmouth, Nebr. Governor Smith was more than pleased with his Omaha visit. A VALUABLE SERVICE President Calles apparently has no fear of any formidable reactionary movement in Mexico. He seems to be equally confident of the accept ance by the extreme radicals of the regime of constitutional and repre sentative government. If he has not underestimated the forces of revolu tion or counter revolution, his volun tary renunciation of power will be justly regarded as an extraordinarily valuable service to the cause of lib eralism and political progress. . :o: . We're still hoping that Al Smith, or one of the vice presidential candi dates will tell us which party is re sponsible for the wonderful green grass that grows all around. SHERIFS SALE FOOD AND NUTRITION PROJECT Following a conference with Miss Atwood, state extension agent of the agricultural college. Miss Jessie Bald win, Cass county's new home exten sion agent, plans to start immediate ly with the women's project of the year. She will meet the groups during the week of September 24. The clubs will be notified later regarding the day and place of their meeting. Presidents and project leaders of clubs are invited to the first month ly meeting at each place. The series of seven lessons all pertain to foods for health and will be discussed, club goals set and other organization matters settled. Only a short lesson will be given the first time, but it will be the foun dation for the entire series. Food has much to do with the general health, beauty, vitality, an unconscious body, nervous balance and even the ability to get along with other people. The women will be asked to score them selves upon these points, but they need not make the score public. Miss Baldwin plans to have the second lesson on school lunches. Each leader is to pack a lunch for herself the day she comes to the October meeting. In preparation for the sec ond lesson, Miss Baldwin wants a survey of the school lunch situation in the county. Each leader will be asked to find out how many children go to school in her district, how many carry lunches take milk along, get a warm dish, in addition, and check up on their subject twice a year, or oftener. ' With a home extension agent In the county, local women should have an unusually successful year ahead of them. Project leaders will not have so far to drive to get the les sons, more women can be helped and Miss Baldwin will be in the county all the time instead of just one' day a month as under the old system, when a specialist came from Lincoln to give each, lesson. State of Nebraska, County of Cass, ss. - By virtue of an "Alias" Order of Sale issued by Golda Noble Eeal, Clerk of the DiBtritt Court within taud for Cass county, Nebraska, and to me directed, I will on the 20th day of October, A. D. 1928, at 10 o'clock a. m. of said day, at the South front door of the court house in the City of Plattsmouth. Nebraska, in said county, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate, to-wit: The west half of the southeast quarter of Section 32, Township 11, Range 14. East of the 6th P. M., Cass county, Nebraska The, same being levied upon and taken as the property of Alma Yard ley, a widow, et al, defendants, to satisfy a judgment of said Court re covered by Oliver C. Dovey plaintiff against said defendants. Plattsmouth, Nebraska, September 18th, A. D. 1928. BERT REED, Sheriff Cass County, Nebraska s20-5w. SHERIFF'S SALE State of Nebraska, County of Cass, ss. By virtue of an Execution issued by Golda Noble Beal, Clerk of the District Court within and for Cass county, Nebraska, and to me direct ed, I will on the 20th day of October, A. D. 1928. at 10 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 goods and chattels, to wit: The undivided three-fifths (35) interest of 75 acres of growing corn, all on the north west quarter (NW) of Section 6. Township 11, Range 13, all in Cass county, Nebraska The same being levied upon and taken as the property of Clifford C. Spangler, defendant, to satisfy a judgment of the District Court of Seward county, Nebraska, recovered by Rex Briggs, plaintiff against said defendant. Plattsmouth, Nebraska, September 15th, A. D. 1928. BERT REED, Sheriff Cass County, Nebraska. s20-5w