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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY XOBBNAE
thursday, march 27, 1930.
Umi&mi Department
Prepared Exclusively for The Journal.
For the Best
Groceries & Meats
SEE US
We make it our practice to
furnish absolutely the very
best goods at a price within
the reach of all. Highest price
paid
for Country Produce.
R. D. STINE
Union, Nebr.
The ladies of the Baptist church
are giving a dinner in the dining
room of the church building on
Thursday of this week.
Owen Pope and Mr. Emfield, both
of Sloan, Iowa, were in Union and
attending the funeral of the late Clif
ford McQuinn on last Sunday.
John McLaughlin and family of
Chicago, were in Union on last Sun
day, coming to attend the funeral
of the late Clifford J. McQuinn.
Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Rihn were
guests for the day on last Sunday at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Grant
Hackenberg, southwest of Mynard.
Mrs. James F. Wilson who former
ly resided in Lincoln, recently moved
back to that place as she was scarce
ly acquainted here, has many friends
there.
Joe Hill and family of Percival,
Iowa, were here last Sunday, and
besides attending the funeral of Clif
ford J. McQuinn, was meeting his
many friends here.
Thomas McQuinn and Phil F.
Rihn were over to Nebraska City on
last Tuesday afternoon where they
were looking after some business mat
ters for a short time.
R. E. Foster and wife and Floyd
Saxton were enjoying a visit on last
Monday afternoon, at Shenandoah,
where they drove in their auto, for
the afternoon, returning in the even
ing. Herbert L. Burbee and family who
have been under quarantine for the
small pox, for some time and having
gotten over the malady were released
from quarantine on Wednesday of
this week.
Bert Surface and the family of
Coleridge, and three sons of Taylor
Surface, all residing at Norfolk were
in Union on last Sunday and were
attending the funeral of the late
Clifford J. McQuinn.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Anderson and
the kiddies of Omaha, were guests for
the day on last Sunday at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. McCarthey,
the ladies being sisters and sure all
enjoyed an excellent time.
Noah Parker and the family, who
were kept to their home on account
of small pox for a number of weeks,
were released from quarantine on
last Saturday night nd were out on
Sunday, and a happy family at that.
Fred Tigner recently moved to the
place where Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hanni
lived as Mrs. Hanni had moved to
Murray. Mr. Tigner will make his
home on the place and work on the
highway between Union and Murray.
Joseph Greene, who has hereto
fore made his home near Murray, and
who worked on the farm for Harry
G. Todd, moved to Omaha last week
and has accepted a position with
the Missouri Pacific railway, as a
worker on their track.
Mrs. Mattie Pickering was cleans-
ing the walls of the post office and
making them look like new, the lus
ter of the old paint returned when
the smoke incident to the winter's
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Put in Fine Condition for
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1927 Whippet Coach
1926 Ford Koadster
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and Authorized Chevrolet
Sales and Service
CHAS. ATTEBERRY
Union, Nebraska
U UIUUBU
Paint season is about due, and we have a limited
amount of SHERWIN-WILLIAMS Red Barn Paint, at
$1.35 per Gallon
In 5-Gallon Cans
Also we have a stock of Galvanized Iron
Let Us Figure with You
FraLivs Bros. Lumber Co.
UNION -
fire was removed and the office took
on an entirely new look.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Haven
ridge of Omaha, were visiting In
Union during the first of this week
and Walter was assisting in putting
a new body on one of the trucks
which had seen much service and
was in need of being repaired.
On last Monday A. L. Becker was
over to Omaha, where he was called
to look after some business matters
and where he sold a quantity of hard
wood lumber which is to go to Omaha
after it has been seasoned, which will
reaire some three or four months.
. Joseph Banning still is kept in the
house and while he is getting along
nicely is not as yet able to get down
to the store and work. He went to
Omaha, being taken by ambulance
where he consulted with his physi
cian regarding treatment of the in
jured leg.
Mrs. Thomas Cradwell and wife
who have been making their home
in the west, moved last week to Chi
cago, where they will make their fu
ture home, and Mrs. Norma Robb,
their daughter went over to the
Windy City, to assist in getting
things straightened out with their
house keeping. Miss Agnsta Rood was
a visitor in Nebraska City where she
went to stay for over the night witn
Miss Elizabeth Robb, while the moth
er was away.
Home from West
John N. Larsch who has been
spending the winter in Texas, Ariz
ona, New Mexico and California, re
turned to Union on last Sunday, hav
ing stopped at Nebraska City for a
few days to visit at the home of a
sister.
Settled the Insurance.
T. M. Patterson district agent for
the Bankers Life Insurance of Lin
coln, and A. A. Handley of Lincoln,
district manager of the company,
were in Union on last Tuesday and
adjusted very satisfactorily the in
surance of the late Clifford J. Mc
Quinn, who was killed when a freight
train on the Missouri Pacific road hit
the car in which he was riding.
Urges Co-operation for Results
W. B. Banning of the Bank of Un
ion at the meeting of the Union Busi
ness Men's club, while speaking on
the matter of the paving of the O
street road, said that Union, Nehaw-
ka. Weeping Water and Elmwood
would have to co-operate with Platts
mouth and Murray to get the paving
in this country instead of in Otoe as
Nebraska City was striving to get the
paving running from Nebraska City
to Lincoln, through the center of
Otoe county and that if we desired
to save the paving for Cass county
it would be well for all to work to
gether to the end of getting the O
street road paved.
Date of Chautauqua.
The matter of the selection of the
date or approximately the date for
the Chautauqua, for the coming sum
mer was discussed before the Busi
ness Men's club, and it was the sense
of the meeting that a committee be
appointed to select as near a date as
could be arrived at, which would be
submitted to the Chautauqua heads
for decision. A committee composed
of Ira Clarke, Elmer Withrow and
C. B. Smith were selected to look af
ter the matter.
Touching Up Interior.
Ray Frans who believes in prac
ticing what he preaches, was clean
ing up the furniture of his inner of-
flee at the lumber yard, first using
varnish remover, which he stripped
the desk and after that sandpapered
the desk, and gave it a number of
coats of the best varnish and when
completed he had apparently an en-,
tire new desk, and a fine one at that.
He sells paint and varnish and be
lieves in using them.
Extension Club Meets.
The Union Extension club met at
the home of Mrs. Ross Niday last
Tuesday afternoon. In spite of the
Feed Grinding
at the Stites Elevator
Your own formula, if you desire-
mixed with Tankage. We also sell
Tankage, Fencing (woven wire and
barbed wire) and Steel Posts. See
us for your needs and save money!
GEO. A. STITES
at the Elevator
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NEBRASKA
cold wintry blasts, twenty-three
larfips were Dresent to enjoy this
interesting meeting. Definite plans
were made in regard to the program
and the refreshments for the local
Achievement Day which is to be held
in the BaDtist church. Mrs. Balfour
and Mrs. C. B. Smith will attend the
District convention at Syracuse,
Anril 1st. 2nd. Mrs. Herman Comer
and Mrs. Chas. McCarthy were elect
-ed as social directors to provide
plans for the social functions of the
club, during the next few months
After all business had been taken
care of. the lesson for the afternoon
was given by our project leader, Mrs.
Rihn. assisted by Mrs. Balfour,. The
topic for study was Practical Sug
gestions for the Closet and Batn
Room. This was very interesting
and instructive and we were shown
many different kinds of clothes hang
ers for closets, the bags for closet
doors, and mucii was learned in re
gard to the selection of towels for
the bathroom. Mrs. Smith then fav
ored us with a beautiful musical
selection, after which we were in
vited to play a game of "Slide Right
Slide Left," and after "much slid
ing" every one was well warmed up
and very willing to partake of a most
delicious lunch which was served by
the hostess and her daughter, Frieda.
It was then time to depart, but all
present felt their time had been well
spent and that Mrs. Niday was a
very fine hostess.
Every club member is asked to
bring all report blanks filled out to
the next extension meeting which is
to be at the home of Mrs. Paul Swan.
WILL SING AT UNION
The Meno N-C chorus, one of the
well known musical organizations of
Nebraska City, will be heard in con
cert at the Union theatre on Thurs
day, March 27th. The concert will
be under the auspices of the Union
Business club.
The Meno chorus is under the di
rection of O. J. Schneider and H. O.
Rice is the president of the organi
zation. The program that will be present
ed will be as follows:
a. Guide Me. O Thou Great Jehovah
Protheroe
b. Out of the Dusk to You Lee
Gypsy Life Scott
The Chorus
Selections
The Quartet
Messrs. Chapman. Boyle, Foun
tain, Irwin
a. Shadow March Protheroe
b. Sylvia Speaks
The Chorus
Piano Solo Selected
Miss Lily Bischof v .
Sweet and Low Joseph Barnby
Lassie O Mine -Wait
The Chorus
Vocal Solo Selected
O. J. Schneider
Carolina Moon -Davis and Bourke
b. Invictus Huhn
The Chorus
Selections
The Quartet
Messrs. Chapman, Boyle, Foun
tain, Irwin
The Meno N-C Chorus
H. O. Rice
Bells of the Sea Alfred Solman
Love Came Calling Zamecnik
A Marching Song Protheroe
The Chorus
SPINAL AILMEJfT EPIDEMIC
New York Dr. Morris Fishbein,
editor of the Journal of the American
Medical association, said Sunday that
the most severe epidemic of cerebro
spinal meningitis since the World
war has been spreading east from the
Pacific coast, where it originated
more than a year ago. At the same
time Dr. Simon Flexner, another
medical authority, said there was no
cause for . alarm because epidemic
meningitis is commonly a winter dis
ease. In an address before the stu
dents forum of Temple Emanuel, Dr.
Fishbein said:
"The meningitis which appeared
on the Pacific coast last year has
gradually spread eastward across the
United States. The virulence has
been the most severe since the World
cwar, indeed so severe that the ser
ums which usually control the dis
ease seemed in many cases impotent.
"Thu3, in Indianapolis there were
forty-five deaths in the first fifty cases
cases reported and fifty deaths in the
first seventy-five cases. Especially
severe outbreaks have occurred in
Wyoming, Utah and North and
South Dakota. More recently cases
have appeared in the middlewest.
Thus far but few cases have appear
ed in the east.
FOE SHERIFF
In filing my application for re
nomination on the republican ticket
for the office of Sheriff of Cass coun
ty. I do so in full realization of the
responsibilities of the office and be
lieving that my experience in office
better fits me to serve von in that
capacity than during the term I am
just completing. If my manner of
conducting this important office has
met with your approval, I will be
pleased to have your support at the
primaries. Thanking you for your
past support, I am
Yours for law enforcement.
BERT REED
VETERANS HOSPITAL
DEDICATION IN MAY
Laying of ths cornerstone of the
veterans hospital, to be built at i.in.
hcoln, will not take place until May,
according to Sam Reynolds, national
committeeman of the American Le
gion. Former National Commander
Paul McNutt will officiate.
Undertaking
Census of Distri
bution in U. S.
Greatest Amount of Statistical Infor
mation Ever Gathered New
Field to be Studied.
The coming census of the United
States will be the most comprehen
sive statistical compilation ever un
dertaken in this or any other coun
try. It will necessitate the employ
ment of over 125,000 people to can
vass the dwellings, farms, shops, fac
tories, stores and other establish
agriculture, irrigation, drainage,
manufactures, mines, unemployment
and distribution.
The original purpose of the cen
sus when it was initiated 140 'years
ago was simply to ascertain the pop
ulation of the several states as a
basis for the apportionment of rep
resentatives; and the taking of a
census decennially for this purpose
is required by the Constitution of the
United States.
But this, which is still the most
important or fundamental political
purpose of the census, has been al
most forgotten or lost sight of in the
mass of detail now collected in re
sponse to the growing demand and
increasing need for statistical infor
mation.
The earlies censuses were confined
to the one subject of population.
Censuses of manufactures were taken
In 1810 and 1820; and statistics of
agriculture, manufactures and min
ing have been collected in every de
cennial census since and including
that of 1S40. A census of manufac
tures is now taken every two years,
and a census of agriculture every five
years.
Despite our general interest in
statistics concerning the various ma
jor activities of our nation, no na
tion-wide census has ever been tak
en in the field of distribution.
"While some figures concerning cer
tain phases of distribution have been j
gathered by governmental and pri
vate agencies from time to time, such i
attempts have been sporadic and fell j
short of presenting a picture even of I
a single phase of distribution in Its!
entirety. Yet most every one will
concede that this is an era in which
the problems of distribution have
far exceeded in their seriousness and
complexity the problems arising out
of production.
The business men of the country.
including manufacturers and bank
ers, have long felt that in order to
carry on our domestic commerce with
reasonable degree of efficiency it
is just as necessary to have some sta
tistics concerning domestic distribu
tion as it has been in the handling
of the export and import business.
The Census of Distribution comes to
the merchants and manufacturers as
response to their own desires and
wishes, and it is up to everybody to
help make it as valuable, practical
and useful as we all wish it to be.
The Census of Distribution will
suppiy the nation witn oasic iacts
concerning its distribution mechan-
sn. It will fill the greatest need
which exists to date in our know
ledge of the national economic life.
While we have known for some time
ust how many farmers there are.
how many miners we have and how
many foresters and what all of them
are producing; while we have known
for many years just how many man
ufacturers of each class there are in
the United States, where they are,
what they are making, and how
much value they add by their manu
facturing processes; we have no ac
curate knowledge concerning the ac
tivities in trade. We can make only
the roughest of guess regarding even
a such simple data as the number of
wholesale and retail establishments
and the total volume of business
done, to say nothing of any compre
hensive information regarding it.
The whole matter pertaining to
distribution, its extent, make-up.
functions, etc., is largely one of
pure conjecture.
It is the aim of the 1930 Census
of Distribution the government's
initial and pioneering attempt along
this line to give us as complete a
picture as possible of our distribut
ing mechanism and its component
parts. First of all we shall know
from this census how many whole-,
salers, retailers, commission merch
ants, and all other types of middle
men, including manufacturers'
agents and manufacturers' sales
branches there are in this country.
This Information will be available
not only for the country as a whole,
but by geographic divisions and a
number of other classifications.
Secondly, we shall for the first
time have a comprehensive view on
a large scale of the approximate
movement of commodities from pro
ducer to consumer.
Third, we shall discover something
of the cost of operation on the part
of the various distributing agencies,
arranged by types, size of establish
ment, etc.
Every business concern in the
country will be canvassed. Each
dealer will be asked a number of
questions that will tend to reveal
essential data. No attempt, however,
will be made to discover the amount
of profit.
Answers to the questions are re
quired by law. but the Census Bu
reau is compelled to hold all infor
mation in strict confidence even
from other departments of the gov
ernment. Furthermore, the data
gathered will be published in such
form that individual operation are
not revealed. Each, wholesaler and
retailer becomes but a unit of so
many wholesalers or retailers of a
given classification.
Approximately two million estab
lishments will be covered by the
Census of Distribution. Besides, a
number of questions regarding the
distribution of their sales will be
asked of all manufacturers, th an
swer to which will reveal the extent
v
their
Lives
are in
younHANDs
'owny Little Things
shells . . . how much they must depend on you for
the things they need to live and get big. They need
a feed filled with nourishment. A feed which will
build bones quickly . . . building muscles strong . . .
change fuzz to feathers in a hurry . . . all this they
demand . . . and yet their little crops can handle
only one tiny thimbleful of feed a day! What a
job for feed !
Consider Purina Chick Startena (mash) for this
job! In every thimbleful arc twelve ingredients!
Cod-liver oil . . . dried buttermilk . . . alfalfa flour . . .
granulated meat . . . these and eight others are there
. . . each one with a real job to do. Purina Startena
is mixed over and over rgain . . . 960 times just to
be thorough ! And ycu will find the same care taken
with Baby Chick Chow (scratch) ... to be fed with
Startena.
Your chicks . . . what they do for themselves . . .
what they do for ycu ... is entirely in your hands.
They eat so littic . . . yet it counts so much . . . that
you can afford tc do only one thing . '. . feed Purina
Chick Startena!
E. L. LANCASTER
Murray, Neb.
F. P. SHELDON
Nehawka, Neb.
to which they are engaging In
holesaling and retailing on their
. uwn aciuuiu. ai aiiempi win uiso
j be made to secure data relating to
jthe more important purchases made
jby manufacturers, for the raanufacr
' Hirers, in the aggregate, probably
, buy more than is sold by all the re
! tui 1 stores put together,
j The Chamber of Commerce has re
ceived much information concerning
(this census of distribution which will
be taken up at the bi-weekly noon
day luncheon of the retail section
this coming week. In addition, the
Journal is pleased to list the items
of information that will be secured
from the individual retailers when
the census-taking work begins:
Data covering the description of
'the establishment, including name;
location; character of organization;
i degree of service, namely, whether it
i is a self-service store, a cash-and-;
carry rtore, or a store rendering de
i livery service; and the number of
! stores owned by the organization re
porting.
2 A description of the kind of
business and the principal lines of
goods handled.
3 The number of persons employ
ed, and the aggregate wages paid for
the year.
4 Total inventories on hand.
5 Sales of merchandise. The sales
will be divided into cash and credit,
and in many cases they will be brok
en down by commodities or groups
cf commodities.
6 Valuable supplementary data
will be obtained in as many cases as
conditions will permit.
The information thus gathered
from the retailers should enable us
all to know just how many retail
outlets there are for each class of
product, whether these retail out-
lpts are single-unit establishments or
chains, and how many of them are
operated by individuals, partnerships
and corporations. We should also
know the relative size of each retail
establishment based on its volume of
business. We should find out some
of the specific commodity groups
which are handled by different kinds
of retailers and what proportion the
sales of such commodities bear to the
total. All of this information, as
well as the costs of operation, will
be available by geographic divisions
such as states, counties and cities.
From the wholesalers an attempt
will be made to secure somewhat
more comprehensive data, partly be
cause wholesalers are in a better po
sition to supply such information
and partly because of the greater
usefulness of such statistics to In
dustry in general.
What has been outlined above is
but a brief statement of the numer
ous and tremendous possibilities for
good that will no doubt come out of
the Census of Distribution. While
it is far from a complete survey, it
will pave the way for more inten
sive studies of this kind.
Every merchant in Plattsmouth
will be' asked to answer questions
about his business along the line of
those enumerated as part of this nu-tion-wide
Census of Distribution.
Always soi&etlUg interest in
the Journal Want Ad department.
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. . . not long out of their
Tariff is Passed
by Senate After
1 1th Hour Fight
General Provision of Farm Duties
Froviderl ir. Measure; Confer
ence Is Next Step.
Washington, March 24. The
Hawley-Smoot tariff bill was passed
by the senate late today by a vote
of 53 to 31 and now goes to con
ference with the house for adjustment
of hundreds of differences between
the two congressional branches.
The measure, as it won the sen
ate's final approval after an eleventh
hour arraignment from half a dozen
democrats and republican independ
ents, carried a total of 1,235 amend
ments to the house text approved at
the other end of the capitol May 2S,
1929. It had been before the senate
since September 4.
A general revision upward of farm
duties, including that on sugar and
scores of increases and reductions in
the industrial rate groups were pro
vided in the complex document. It
received the support on the final roll
call of 4G republicans and seven
democrats. Twenty-six democrats
and five republicans voted against it
House leaders announced shortly
after the vote which ended at 4:50
p. m. that the bill would not be
brought up in that branch until Mon
day for the routine procedure of send
ing it to conference.
This respite, they said, was to al
low the 435 house members to study
the completely rewritten bill.
Recommittal Defeated.
Shortly after the senate session
opened, a motion by Senator Thomas
(dem., Okla.) to return the bill to
the finance committee with instruc
tions to limn tne revision to agri
culture rates was rejected, 70 to 9.
Six democrats, Blease and Smith (S.
C), Caraway (Ark.), Thomas. Wheel
er and Walsh (Mont.), and three re
publicans, McMaster (S. D. ), Nye (N.
IX), and Pine (Okla.), voted for re
committal.
The export debenture plan of as
sisting the farmer and the Simmons-
Norris substitute for the existing
flexible tariff are expected to prove
the biggest stumbling blocks to an
agreement conference on the widely
varying measures.
Uoth were placed in the bill bv the
coalition of democrats and republi
can independents over the expressed
opposition of President Hoover.
Senator Simmons (N C.) lankinc
democrat on the finance committee,
obtained pledges today from Senators
Snioot, (Utah). Watson (Ind.) and
Shortridge (Cal.), the-three repub
licans to represent the senate on the
conference committee, that they
would not agree to elimination of
these provisions without first seek
ing instructions from the senate.
Borah May Switch.
J'euator Borah (Idaho), a leafier
.vf I. 1 J 1 . . , I
-:. -.u luatpenueuis, -explained that
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E. R. WITHERGW
Union, Neb.
ALFRED GAHSEMER
Murray, Neb.
his vote for the bill in its present
form was not to be taken as an in
dication of what he would do when
the conference report is put to a
vote.
He said the debenture, the substi
tute restoring to congress the present
executive power to make emergency
changs in tariffs, and the Norris
anti-monopoly provision are vital
parts of the bill and should not be
compromised.
Senator LaFollette (Wis.), anoth
er independent leader, assailed the
measure as the "worst tariff bill in
the nation's history" and as one that
"should be known as Grundy's bil
lion dollar tariff bill."
Senator Walsh (dem., Mass.), as
serted the bill was "full of impedi
ments to industry," and "if Presi
dent Hoover listens to the voice of
industry he will veto it."
Terming it a "fraud and a breach
of every campaign pledge made by
the republican party in 192S," Sen
ator Connally (dem., Tex.), said any
senator who expected to see the de
benture and the provision for repeal
of presidential power to change duties
enacted into law was "indulging in
a very sanguine hope."
"Over in the White house," he
said, "sits an executive who is de
termined that neither of these pro
visions be in the bill when it is re
ported from conference."
How They Voted.
The roll call follows:
For.
Democrats Bratton, Bioussai d,
Copeland, Kendrick, Piltman, Kans
dell and Trammell 7.
Republicans Allen, Daird. Bing
ham, Borah, Brookhart, Capper, Cou
zens, Dale. Fess, Frazier, Gillett,
Glenn, Goff( Goldsborough, Greene,
Hale, Hastings, Hatfield, Hebert,
Howell, Johnson, Jones. Kean, Keyes,
McCullough, McNary, Metcalf. Moses,
Nye. Oddie, Fatterson, Phipps, Pine,
Robinson of Indiana, Robison of Ken
tucky, Schall, Shortridge, Snioot.
Steiwer, Sullivan, Thomas of Idaho,
Townsend, Vandenberg, Walcott, Wa
terman and Watson 46.
Total, 53.
Against.
Republicans Blaine, LaFollette,
McMaster. Norbeck and Norris 5.
Democrats Ashurst. Barklev.
Connally, Dill. George. Glass. Harris.
Harrison, Hawes, Hayden, Heflin, Mc-
Kellar. Sheppard. Simmons. Smith.
Steck, Swanson, Thomas of Oklahoma.
lydlngs, Wagner, Walsh of Massa
chusetts, Walsh of Montara and
Wheeler. 26.
Total. 31.
Of those not voting it was an
nounced that the following were pair-
eu tor tne Dili: Republicans Cut
ting, Gould, Deneen, and Grundy.
Democrats Fletcher.
The following were nairfi niimt
the bill: Democratg Brnrk ifin?
Overman and Stephens, Farmer-labor
caiipstead.
It also was announced that sena
tor Reed (rep. Penn.) and Robi nson
idem. atk. ) , who are attending th
naval conference in Londcr, wero
paired Wuh tkt Pennsylvanian for
the bill