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Leave to Sue
State Denied
Alleged Designer Covered Wagon
Eoad Emblem Turned
Cass Chapter
De Molay Visits
Omaha Chapter
Down
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No Lack of
Candidates for
V arious Offices
President Has Conference With Mem
bers of Congress Who Sug
gest Appointments.
Washington. Conferences with
niimi'ious members of congress, in the
rourse of which lie receiveii sugges
tions and recommendations for ap
pointments to federal offices, occupied
President Hoover's attention Monday
as he swung into the second week of
his administration.
In addition, the president talked
briefly with three members of his
cabinet on departmental affairs, en
tertained Franklin W. Fort of New
Jersey, secretary of the national re
publican committee, at lunch, and
late in the day received the memljers
f the Washington diplomatic corps
in the east room of the white house.
It was made known that President
Hoover would make no statement on
the withdrawal of Horace A. Mann.
mm1. .?"': i f his .southern campaign,
from the political field, in spue of
the fact (hat Mann has twice said
such a statement rni?ht be expected.
Texas Man Appointed.
The appointment of William K.
Ia-u of Orange, Texas, to the I'nited
States .shipping board, to till the va
cancy which will occur with the ex
piration of Commissioner Smith's
term in June was recommended to
Mr. Hoover by Senators Sheppard
and t'onnally. both democrats of
Texas, who also endorsed the sug
gestioii that Samuel McCorkie of
Alexia. Tex., be given a place on the
proposed law enforcement commission.
Iieprcsentative Cramton, republi
can, Michigan, discussed prohibition
briefly with the president and asked
that he appoint Judge George Young
of the New York customs court, to
the United States court of customs ap
peals. Representative Hobison, Ken
tucky, recommended the appointment
of Charles I Dawson as solicitor gen
eral. Judicial appointments in New
York state were discussed with the
president by Representative Fish of
New York, a republican. There are
three vacancies in the southern judi
cial district of that state and Mr.
Fish is anxious that a man be se
lected from his own congressional
district to fill one of the posts. He
declined to pay whom he had recom
mended. Senators Pay Respects.
Sever; l members of congress called
during the day to pay their respects.
These included Senators Goff and
Hatfield of West Virginia, both re
publicans. Senator Copeland, demo
crat. New York, and Pine, republi
can, Oklahoma, and Thomas, republi
can. Idaho.
The president also conferred with
Secretaries Kellogg. Mitchell, and
Hyde on routine matters involving
their departments, except that the
secretary of state brought latest ad
vices from the Mexican revolution.
Attorney General Mitchell has yet to
turn over to the president the opinion
he has requested upon the mandatory
provisions of the national origins
clause of the immigration laws, alt ho
he expects to have it ready for the
chief executive in a few days. State
Journal.
Mat hew Thimgan's request for au
thority to sue the state of Nebras
ka on a claim of $5,510 as roy
alties he alleges are due him for the.
use of the covered wagon design as
a marker on state highways was
turned down by the representative
diet Saturday morning.
After a spirited discussion upon
the merits of the claim, the house
adopted a motion by Mr. Cone for
indefinite postponement of II. R. 174,
giving Thimgan the right to sue. The
I fianance committee had reported thtt
!bill in, after killing another which
I appropriated the money outright to
pay the claimant. Thimgan's home
is. at M unlock.
I The vote on Indefinite postpone
ment was 44 to 2(3. In making the
motion, Mr. Cone said that the
claimant should feel fully reimburs
ed, if the design is really his work,
through the honor of having it dis
played all over the stat..
"Honors don't pay grocery bills,"
retorted Mr. Van Kirk, who intro
duced H. R. 174. "It would be only
fair to let a judge and jury hear the
evidence and decide whether the
claim is a just one."
Mr. Davis said he understood the
design and been copyrighted by
Thimgan and if so he would be en
titled to compensation for its use.
Didn't Get the Contract.
The opposite view was taken by
Mr. Burke, who declared that the
covered wagon idea originated with
the state highway department, which
called for bids on designs of it and
received several of them; that Thim
gan was not the low bidder and did
net receive the contract; and that
the perfected design now :n use was
made up in the department.
"Thimgan made no attempt to
patent the design until after it had
been adopted by the department."
said Burke. "Moreover, his patent
wouldn't be worth a dime except
that the state adopted the covered
wagon emblem to designate its high
ways. He has heretofore demanded
2." cents for each marker used. He
could get an injunction of his rights,
if he has any. by enjoining the de
partment, or the contractor who fur
nishes the highway signs, hut he has
not done so."
Mr. Wynne insisted that the cov
ered wagon design has become fam
ous and the state was under an ob
ligation to recompense its originator,
or at least to give him his day in
court.
W. C. T. U. MEETS
BURGLARS BET $15,000
Class of Local Candidates Receive the
First Degree at Scottish Rite
Cathedral.
From Wednesday's Dally
Last evening a large group of the
officers and members of Cass chapter
of the Order of DeMolay motored to
Omaha where they attended the meet
ing of Omaha chapter No. 2 and at
which time the Plattsmouth chapter
had the first degree conferred on a
number of candidates.
The local chapter has had the
Omaha chapter confer the first de
gree and it Is planned to have the
Omaha visitors hen at the time the
second degree Is conferred by the
local officers on the candidates.
The occasion was a very pleasant
one for the boy3 and they enjoyed a
very fine time at the meeting which
was held at the Scottish Rite cath
edral and attended by a very large
number of the Omaha DeMolays as
well as Masonic guests and the de
gree work conferred very impress
ively by the officers of the Omaha
chapter.
The local officers attending were:
Ralph Wehrbein, past master coun
cillor and scribe, George Thacker,
master councillor, Donald Born, sen
ior councillor. Newton Sullivan, Jun
ior councillor, Franklin Wehrbein,
junior deacon, Frederick Wehrbein,
senior steward, Charles Howard, John
Teepell and Lyle I-awton.
The Plattsmouth boys taking their
first step into the DeMolay comprised
Ralph Sullivan, Gilbert Hirz, George
Sayles, Robert Livingston, Clair Shal
lenberger, Chris Btilin and Donald
Rainey.
Dr. Frank L. Cummins, advisor of
Cass chapter also joined the party
at Omaha, as did John Bauer. Jr.. a
past master councillor of the local
chapter.
STIMSON" IS FORCED: 'DOWN
Bay City. Mich. The airplane en
durance flight of Eddie Stinson and
Randolph G. Page ended after ap
proximately eleven hours of flight,
tonight, when they landed on the
ice of Saginaw bny at 9:50 o'clock.
Heavy snow and wind forced a land
ing. Stinson said.
The two veteran Detroit pilots took
off from their ice runway on the bay
here at 10:40:15 o'clock this morn
ing, planning to stay aloft eighty
hours. Their motor was functioning
perfectly, they said, but the driving
snow which came with nightfall and
a gale sweeping in from late Huron
made flying conidtions dangerous.
New York. March 10. Burglars
entered the has. men t office of a Fifth
avenue dress shop early today, ripped
open the safe arid escaped with ap
proximately 15 thousand dollars.
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From Wednsidajrs DaTTy
The meeting of the V. C. T. IT.
was held on Monday afternoon at
the home of Mr.s. Mattie (5. Wiles
on South Seventh street and attend
ed by a very fine showing of the
membership. The hostesses of the
meeting were Mrs. Glen Vallery and
Mrs. John Elliott of north of the c ity.
The session was devoted to the
discussion of th' payment of dues
and the necessity of the financial
support of the organization, Mrs.
Charles Troop being the leader of
the meeting.
The ladies had the pleasure of a
letter from Mrs. Mary Wescott of
Los Angeles, one of the charter mem
bers of the local union and who was
most devout worker in the cause. J
Mrs. Wescott sent a very interesting J
article on narcotics and their grow-t
ing use. this being read by Miss Olive ?
Cass. The article took up tills great
and growing evil and which has
been very active on the west coast
and resulted in the tragic death of
a number of prominent people and
where the government is using every
activity to stamp out this menace of
the use of habit forming drugs.
Mrs. Wescott also sent to the local
union a large and very fine portrait
of Miss Frances E. Willard. first
president of the national W. C. T. U..
.which will be a cherished possession
of the Plattsmouth union, both for
it hemitv and the sentiment that
has prompted the gift from the form- j
er Plattsmoutn iaay.
At this meeting five new members
were received into the union and be- J
came active in the organization. !
As the afternoon drew to the close
the hostesses served very dainty and
delicious refreshments that aided in
making the event on the the great
est pleasure.
DISTRICT SCHOOL CAUCUS
The annu.il schol emeus of Dist.
C 7 Murdock. Nebr., will be held on
Saturday. March 16th, at 2 p. m.. at
the school building for the election of
4 candidates, those having the high
est number of votes. Thrir nr.mos
shall be placed upon the printed bal
lots at the ensuing election, April
2nd. 1929.
AUGUST RUGE.
Secretary.
Time to Think About Your
New Easter Suit!
Sunday the 31st is the Day
Our New
Hart Schaffner & Marx Suits
are here and ready for your inspection. They
are beauties of the first magnitude. Pickwick
blues, slate greys, malaca tans. Many 2 button
models with peaked lapels.
Prices $35 to $50 Others $20 to $30
Top Coats All wool, latest models
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Living More
Pleasant in the
Smaller City
PRISONER SHOT BY GUARD
Washington-T The department of
justice announced on Monday night
that John Ross, sentenced to the Chil
licothe. O.. reformatory from Cleve
land for an automohile theft, was
shot and killed hy a guard there Sun
day night while attempting to es
cape. The department had no other
information regarding the shooting,
hut said an invesl igation would he
made into it.
. F0CH SPENDS BAD DAY
Paris, March 10. Marshal Fer
dinand Foch was in a serious con
dition today after a sleepless night.
His pulse was 8S and his tempera
ture 9914.
PROSPERITY AND FIRE
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A grade and flavor for every
body. Note list below.
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Black and White Coffee, per lb. .
Nine O'Clock Coffee, per lb
3 pounds for $1
Santos Peaberry Coffee, per lb 390 s
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According to a compilation by the
New York Journal of Commerce, in
sured fire losses last year totaled
$301,207,560, a minimum for the
period from 1920 to 1928.
"While these figures are commend
able for the reduction shown, they
are in no wise justifiable," the report
says, "and represent an economic
waste of national resources that con
stitutes a serious drain even upon a
profligate nation. The extent of this
waste may be seen from the figures
of the fire losses of the past 50 years,
representing $10,261,472,405 in the
aggregate as to property values des
troyed." In 1926 our total fire losses were
the highest on record and it is note
worthy that they have been appre
ciably reduced during the last two
years. There is, however, little cause
for conceit as yet. It is only our tre
mendout prosperity that offsets so
inexcusable a waste.
v ,Over 80 per cent of all fires are at
tributable to carelessness. Various
organizations are making Intensive
efforts to educate the people in fire
prevention. And until the lessons
are heeded, our fire loss must con
tinue to be a serious blot on our re
cord of prosperity arid, progress.
j Phone your news to the Journal
California?
. . . Why not?
WHY NOT drive your car
to California ... or to
that fishing camp up in Maine
for that matter ... you will
find trood roads either way.
But 'tart Fully
Insured
Get a "Two Hartfords" all
coverage policy which will
threw a protecting arm around
you should you meet with acci
dent or misfortune on the way.
See us hefore you start.
Searl S. Davis
. Phone 9
Investigations and Tests Prove That
Smaller City Has a Greater
Amount of Real Living
The man or woman who makes
their home in a small city lias the
greatest advantage over the resident
of the larger city in the living con
ditions, the rental and living costs
and also has the advantages of the
friendships and associations of the
friends that otherwise is impossible
in the larger places. This is the
observation of one of the residents
here who came from the large city
to dwell among the good people of
this community.
This party has a position travel
ing through parts of Nebraska and
Iowa and finds that first of all he
can live here much cheaper and be
in as close a touch with his trade
territory as when he resided in the
larger city, as the train and bus ser
vice here is such that you can reach
almost any point in the state with
speed and the service all through
the day is all that anyone could ask.
The Missouri Pacific and the Bur
lington, especially the former have
schedules that bring many trains into
the city at all hours while this ser
vice is supplemented hy buses that
operate at almost any hour of the
day. This enables those who are en
gaged in business in the city of
Omaha to reside here if they wish
to make the trip back and forth each
day and as it requires only a little
over a half hour to drive to the metro
polis, one can reach there as quick
ly from here as from the north sec
tions of Omaha and Florence.
Perhaps the greatest advantage
that this new dweller here finds in
the small city is the fact that life is
more intimate and gives the oppor
tunity of knowing each other better,
of the friendly associations in lodge
and social life, of the splendid schools
and churches of the small commun
ities that all tend to make mroe at
tractive the opportunities for pleas
ant association for members of the
family circle.
Investigation has shown that liv
ing costs and rentals are cheaper in
the small place and a city as well
situated as Plattsmouth affords a
good representation of business
houses and stores as can be found
anywhere and with stocks that have
large range of assortment and at
prices better than the larger cities.
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Jealousy
A long time ago someone called
Jealousy "The Green-Eyed Monster."
It still goes by that name, but it has
another one, which calls Jealousies
unhealthy habits of feeling and
thinUiner. These unhealthy habits
express themselves in unhealthy actsj
which may start very early in me.
I need not tell you how unfortunate
this is for a child. You know how
uncomfortable this is for the family.
Therefore you will wish to prevent
any habits of Jealousies being start
ed; OI" cure any habits of Jealousy
This is the subject for discussion
at the rrhild DeveloDment meeting:. I
Thursday. March 21st. The morning
meeting is at Murdock at 9:30 and
the afternoon meeting in Union at
2:00.
western Yeast Co., for bread demon
stration. Margaret IJornem'eie r Clothing
champion, guests of Omaha Chamber
of Commerce.
Bernice Knahe Swine club com
pletions, by Crete mills.
Robert Chappelle Calf club mem
ber, by Nebraska Farmer.
Wayne Domingo, Clifford Domingo
Champion Farm Demonstration
team, by Nebraska Poultry Ass'n.
Keith Althouse Corn club, by
Omaha Union Stock yards.
Lucille Christensen 4-H leader,
by Burlington.
Edith Robertson News writing,
State Journal.
Louise Foster, news writing, coun
ty paper (Seely)
There are four, other trips to be
awarded but the winners have not
yet been named.
Friday, April 19. is the day set
for the seventeenth annual Livestock
Feeder's Day at the University of Ne
braska College of Agriculture. At
this time, the results of the experi
mental work being done with cattle,
hogs, and sheep for the past year will
be reported.
An outstanding program is being
planned accohring to Prof. II. J.
Gramlich, chairman of the animal
husbandry department under whose
direction this event is held. A spec
ial feature of this year's meeting is
an attendance contest by counties.
The details are not ready for an
nouncement but will be given to the
county agents and others interested.
An attendance of over a thousand
people at previous meetings is some
indication as to the interest in such
a program, those in charge feel. Plans
are being made for a larger .crowd
than ever before, due to the increased
interest in the livestock business the
past few months.
W.T.Richardson
of Mynard
writes Insurance for the FARM
ERS MUTUAL, of Lincoln, on
both CITY and FARM property.
is likely to be excessively small and
j the pullets may go into molt after
laying a few eggs. Leghorn pullets
may be hatched up to the fore part
of May and those of the heavier
j breeds may be hatched up to the mid
Idle of April.
! Another advantage of early hatch-
ing is that the male birds may be
Isold as broilers and fries early in
!the season when the juices are high
est. L. R. Snipes & Jessie II. Bald
win. County Extension Agents.
TWO HAPPY EVENTS
Time to Hatch
Proft is one aim of poultry pro
ducers, yet many poultry raisers will
hatch chicks in May or June and fail
to see why they do not make a profit
from them. The largest proportion of
poultry receipts is obtained from
eggs. The price of eggs is highest
from about the middle of August to
the middle of January. Unfortun
ately, on most farms and poultry
plants, it is during these months that
the old hens and molting and the
pullets have not commenced to lay.
Poultry producers can remedy this
condition by hatching their chicks
earlier. However the pullets should
not be made to lay too early; other
wise the size of the first eggs laid
I Two very enjoyable events were
held at the home of Mr. end Mrs.
Herman Kuhns this week.
The first being a shower on Tues
day afternoon in honor of Mrs. Merle
McCormick a recent bride.
The bride received lots of wonder
ful and useful gifts that she will
long remember from her many
friends. Time was spent ir playing
games, giving advise to tie couple
and also famous receipts.
The second event being a fare
well party for Mr. and Mrs. McCor
mick who are soon to leave to make
their home near Sidney, Iowa.
The party was enjoyed by a large
crowd, tho time being put in danc
ing with the music furnished by
Jarvis Lancaster orchestra.
At a late hour the crowd retired,
regretting to see Mr. and Mrs. Mc
Cormick leave but wishing them lots
of joy and hapviness.
Charles Haney of Omaha returned
this morning to his home making the
trip via the railroad route owing to
bad roads. Mrs. Haney will remain
here for a more extended visit.
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FARM BUREAU NOTES
Winners to Club Week
Cass county is very fortunate in
having an unusually large number
of winner to 4-H club week. Club
week is held at the agricultural col
lege, June 3rd to 8th and is an out
standing week for all club folks who
attend. Following is the list of our
winners, stating why they won and
naming the company giving the trip.
Happy Hour Canning club $25,
Hazel Atlas for demonstration; Mrs.
Elmer Frolich,' outstanding leader,
Kerr Glass Mfg. Co.
Merry Mixer club $10, by Crete
miita for flour demonstration.
, Merry .Mixer club $25, North-,
Where Shall I Bo My
Banking Business?
Almost every banking house in the country is
advertising "Service." It is necessary, then, to
select the one best suited to your particular needs.
The first test should be, "Is the bank forging
ahead?" When this is answered, determine if
the bank has well qualified officers in charge, and
if the directors are men who can successfully
manage their own affairs. Good officers and di
rectors are very important factors in the making
of a first class bank.
We believe you can answer these questions to
the credit of this institution. Then it is right and
proper that you should decide today to make the
Farmers State Bank your permanent banking
place.
Make Our Bank Your Bank
FaffmrneuTG Stiaitei EBamiEx
Plattsmouth, Nebr.
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