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MONDAY, jIPRIL 23, 1930- PAGE SIX PLATTSM8UTH SKC - WEEKLY J6RMAL Dont Let the Cheap rami mimoug fool You DON'T be fooled by sav ing even a dollar per gallon on cheap paint. You'll save less than 4 on the average house and lose 283 in 5 years. mm The quality paint armor against decay and repair bills at low five-year cost! See Cost Chart at this store to prove the figures. This store is headquarters for COLOR anything in paint varnish lacquer enamel brushes! H. L. Kruger Paint and Wall Paper Store TRANSFER OF THE DRY UNIT Washington Unanimously report ing the house bill for transfer of pro hibition enforcement from the treas ury to the justice department, the senate Judiciary committee today urged upon the senate a "free hand" for the attorney general in admin istering the dry law. The only change made in the Williamson bill as It was passed by the house was the re moval of a provision for the transfer of employes and agents of the dry unit under Secretary Mellon to the prohibition bureau in the justice de partment. This was done, Chairman Norris explained, in order to give the attorney general freedom in the se lection of his staff. At the same time the judiciary committee reported favorably to the senate measures authorizing four ad ditional federal Judges including one for New York and another for Cali fornia. Chairman Norris said the Judges were to meet emergency situations and this particular legislation was not necessarily involved in the pro hibition program. Senator Hcbert, Rhode Island, re ported the transfer bill to the sen ate and leaders intend to give it early right of way. With unanimous re port of the judiciary committee lit tle opposition is expected. MRS. GOUCHENOUR POORLY From Saturday' Daily Mrs. Harry Gouchenour has been confined to her home for the past week with a complication of ills that has made her condition most ser ious and canned a great deal of ap prehension to the members of the family circle. Mrs. Gouchenour has been in poor health for some time but In the past week has been con fined to her bed. S00 YOUNG FARMERS IN LINCOLN SESSION Lincoln, April 23. Three hundred high school boys will be here Thurs day and Friday for the annual agri cultural contest at the University of Nebraska college of agriculture. The choosing of 10 state farmers and the awarding of a plaque to the out standing chapter of the Future Farmers of America organization will feature the two-day meeting. Afort&aiie . In teres r.. ft J ota ' Ann'! Pju't. Iialan.ce.--. Reducing: the Mortgage You plan to reduce any mort gage every year. If your crop failed, wouldn't it mean an increased mortgage to buy seeds, fertilizer and labor for next year? Hail Insurance in the Hart ford Fire Insurance Company pay3 you for any loss. This policy is designed to remove the hail gamble from the growing season. Ask us for information and rates. Searl S. Davis AGENT Plattsmouth - Nebraska Governor is Indefinite as to Future Plans National Committeeman McCloud Is Proposed for Governor With Corrick Chairman. Governor Weaver was grilled by reporters Friday in an attempt to smoke out a definite answer regard - - ing his candidacy for office. Ques tions were put bothways, "Ain't you is," and "Is you ain't," with this re sult: Governor Weaver has not definite ly decided to run for senator. , Governor Weaver has not dennue- ly decided to run for governor. Governor Weaver has not dennite- ly decided not to run for senator. Governor Weaver has not definite ly decided not to run for governor. This summary of tne situation is based upon what Governor Weaver actually said Friday, which was: "I have not told any one what 1 intend to do. I have said all along that when I have something to say I shall make a statement which I hope will be clear and explicit. In the meantime several political friends of the eovernor are going about the state telling people that the governor has informed them that he will run for governor and has no intention of running for senator. Others who have talked to him say he left a doubt in their minds as to what he intends to do. Interviewers on the Kublect keep constantly ap pearing and thus the discussion of Governor Weaver's political Inten tions continue to make first page readincr and keep his name before the people, something from which politicians do not shy. Also in the meantime other plots continue to thicken. One is a pro posal to have C. A. McCloud, of York, national committeeman. a well known banker, run for governor and incidentally to place Frank F. cor rick, chief clerk of the house of rep resentatives, at the head of the re publican state committee to see to it that Weaver is nominated and elect ed senator and McCloud governor. Also, in the meantime, state Treasurer Stebbins organization be hind him for senator, is being per fected with a chairman and commit tee in each county, all bent on cen tralizing republican votes upon Steb bins for senator and gathering in as many democrats at the primary as there may be democrats wno win enter the republican primaries and vote for Senator Norris. LOCAL NEWS from Thursday's onv - . -i Hon.. Fred L. Nutzmann of near Nehawka was in the city today for a few hours attending to some mat ters of business. W. H. Mark of Union was in the city today for a few hours attending to some matters of business and vis iting with friends. Mrs. Earl Merritt of Union was a visitor in the city Wednesday to en joy a few hours visiting with friend3 and attending to some matters of business. C. W. Fleshman of Nehawka was in the city today and while here was a caller at the Journal office to look after some business and advancing his subscription. Mr. and Mrs. George Ray of near Murray were in the city today for a few hours Wednesday looking after some matters of business and visit ing with friends. Ernest Ahl, one of the well known residents of Louisville came in this morning to spend a short time here visiting with friends and looking after some matters of business. Clelland Retlesdorf was in Omaha today for a short time accompany ing James Stockham to that city where he was examined at the U. S. Veterans bureau and may leave to night for Hot Springs. from Friday' Dftfty Mrs. Martha Roesner of Lincoln, who has been here over Easter vis iting with her brother, George Lus chinsky, departed Thursday after noon for her home in the capitol city. Prom Saturday's Dally Attorney C. E. Tefft of Weeping Water was in the city for a few hours today looking after some matters of business and visiting with friends. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Adams depart ed on the early Burlington train to day for St. Paul, Nebraska, where they will spend a few day3 with their son. Max Adams and family on the farm. PI10P0SE TO CHANGE TRAINS Prom Saturday's Daily The Missouri Pacific railroad has been sounding the residents of the communities along the Union-Lincoln branch of the railroad relative to the proposition of taking off two of the trains that now operate on this line, the local passenger trains, east bound in the morning and west bound In the afternoon. The company proposes to substi tute buses for the present service at a lower operating cost, which prob ably would care for the passenger hauls but as the Enterprise, local Nehawka paper has stated, the change would make it difficult in handling express matter and par ticularly the shipping of pure bred stock from the farms near Nehawka, which is generally sent via the ex press route. The sentiment in that locality seems to favor the elimin ation of the "flyer" rather than the local trains. The Journal ItSb Department u equipped to turn out anything from calling cards to sale catalogs. MARRIED AT COURT HOUSE From Saturday's Tafy The marriage of Miss Elva Belden of Council Bluffs and Earl Jennings of Silver City, Iowa, occurred last evening at the office of County Judge A. H. Duxbury, the ceremony being witnessed by Miss Bernice Belden, sister of the bride, and Victor Mc Ellresh of Council Bluffs. Marriage license was also issued Friday afternoon to Miss Mildred Uke and Louis Konfrst, both of this city. ALFALFA HAY in barn for sale. S. T. Gilmour. a2S-sw Church Mem bership Shows an Increase Gain for 1929, However, Less than Half That of Previous Year Record Held Good New York, April 25. The Chris tian Herald's annual religious census for the United States, "released to night, showed an increase of 300 thousand in the membership of Am erican Christian denominations in 1929, compared with an increase of one million In 1928. The census registered a loss of 2,440 for the Methodist group, the first reported since the civil war. The Methodist Episcopal church, reported a net loss of nearly 25 thou sands members. The Methodist Epis copal church, south, reported a sub stantial gain, and others in the group helped to make up part of the loss. Baptist Group Gains. The Baptist group of 15 bodies re ported a total gain of 53,333. while the Roman Catholics reported gains of 77.307 compared with 360,153 for 192S. "One thing stands out unmistak ably," said Dr. H. K. Carroll, com piler of the census. "The church is not dying, as some cynics would have us believe. And if it Is losing its hold on the people, there Is nothing in these statistics to show it. "During a year when business re ceded, when many publications lost circulation, when the membership of hundreds of civil and social organi zations dropped notably, it would have been an achievement for the religious bodies merely to hold their own. But they have done better they have gained, made one of the most remarkable gains, all things considered, since the days before the great war. Among the other demoninations listed were the Protestant Episcopal with 1,237,695 communicants, rep resenting a gain of 22,3i2, and Evangelical with 234,766, a gain of 511. For some of the denominations complete 1929 figures were not avail able. World-Herald. MOTHER FREED FROM PRISON Lincoln, April 25. A Nebraska supreme court decision Friday releas ed Mrs. Nellie West of Holbrook, and her friend, William E. Lacey of Ox ford, from serving prison sentences for the theft of a car. Upsetting a Gosper county criminal conviction, the court held that both should have been acquitted. Following the death of John C. Sanders, bachelor-rancher, In 1929, by suicide, Mrs. West, widowed motheer of two small children who had been serving as his housekeeper. was arrested for taking Sanders sedan. Lacey was also arrested and both were later convicted and sen tenced to serve a year. Appealing the case, Mrs. West held that Sanders had offered to marry her, and had given her the car as a betrothal present. The testimony of a salesman corro borated that fact. MAY ACQUIRE $3,500,000 Falrbury If her claims can be proved, Mrs. Hillegas Moles, eighty seven, of Falrbury, may acquire half of $7,000,000 legacy that dates back to the Revolutionary war days. The fortune represents accrued in terest and money loaned by her great grandfather, Michael Hillegas, first treasurer of the United States, to the continental congress in 1775, and which has never been repaid by the government, her claim states. Mrs. Moles and ner brother, Wil liam Hillegas, eighty-nine, of Jack son, O., are Bald to be the only direct descendants of Michael Hillegas. C. W. Samms of Hastings is her 'son-in-law. After having spent sev eral years Investigating the matter, Samms declares there is no record of the loan having been repaid. STILL VERY SERIOUSLY ILL From Saturday's Dally - The reports from Cedar Creek to day are to the effect that William Schneider, who was stricken early Thursday morning with a paralytic stroke, has shown but little Improve ment altho he seemed somewhat bet ter late yesterday but today he is not so well. It will be some time, however, before his case can be fully determined. LADIES AID MEETING The Ladies Aid of Eight Mile Grove Lutheran church will meet in the church parlors on Wednesday afternoon, April 30th. Mrs. Aug Keil, Mrs. L. A. Melsinger and Mrs. Ed Melsinger will be the hostesses. You are cordially Invited. - - " a28-lsw. Id A big saving rn your school sup plies, tablets at 3c each or one dozen for 35c. Tlrfs is a real olnrce to se care money saving values. At the Bates Book & Gist shop. Small Towns in Norihwest Nebraska Lose 'Country-to-City' Migration Is ' Seen in Ten Counties; Most Ham lets Show Decrease O'Neill, April 26. Has north western Nebraska witnessed a "coun try to city" migration in the past de cade? This question, partially answered in the affirmative in preliminary cen sus returns, is being asked of Claude P. Hancock. O'Neill, supervising the count of noses in District No. 2, com prising these 10 counties: Antelope, Boyd, Brown, Cedar, Cherry, Holt, Keya Paha, Knox, Pierce and Rock. Of 26 towns and villages where the count has been completed Han cock reported 19 suffered losses in population, and the seven that gain ed new citizens failed to add enough to offset the decrease. x The same situation, though not as extensive, was reflected in the census enumeration of precincts and townships in the 10 counties. This count, however, is not complete, Han cock reported. Losses Total 1,362 Tabulating losses and gains, as gleaned from the supervisor's sum maries ,the seven towns and villages that remained out of the "red" col umn gained 218 persons, while the losses totaled 1,3 C 2 persons in the count in the other 19 places. Of the larger towns, Long Pine in Brown county, lost 265 towns men from 1920 to 1930; Merriman, Cherry county, gained 16; Clear water, Antelope county, gained la; Oakdale, Antelope, lost 149; Bruns wick, Antelope, lost 7. Lynch in Boyd county, lost 91; Spencer, same county, lost 75; At kinson, Holt, gained 33; Crofton, Knox, lost 79; Plainview, Pierce county, gained 16. Full Renort Hancock's full report on the towns in 9 of the 10 counties showing popu lation counts in 1920 and 1930 and gains or losses: Antelope County Clearwater, 1930, 494; 1920, 479, gain of 15; Brunswick, 193tr, 352; 1920, 359, loss of 7; Oakdale. 1930, 558; 1920, 707, loss of 149. Boyd County Lynch, 1930, 49S; 1920, 5S9, loss of 91; Monowi, 1930, 123; 1920 100; gain of 23; Butte, 1930, 569; 1920 593. loss of 24; Anoka, 1930, 107; 1920, 129. loss of 22; Bristow, 1930, 181; 1920, 255; loss of 74; Gross. 1930, 51; 1920, 84, loss of 32; Spencer, 1930, 653; 1920, 728, loss of 75; Naper, 1930, 177; 1920, 199, loss of 22. Brown County Johnstown, 1930, 219; 1920, 290, loss of 61; Long Pine, 1930, 935'; 1920. 1,200, loss of 265. Cherry County Merriman, 1930, 229; 1920, 246, gain of 16. Holt County Enimett, 19 30, S8; 1920, 130, loss of 42: Atkinson. 1930, 1,12S; 1920, 1,300, loss of 172; Inman. 1930, 284; 1920. 315. loss of 31; Ewing, 1930, 576; 1920, 543, gain of 33. Keya Paha Burton. 1930. 72; 1920. 98, loss of 26; Norden, 1930, 316; 1920, 341, loss of 26. Knox County Crofton, 1930, 732; 1920, 811, loss of 79. Pierce County Osmond, 1930, 742; 1920, 642, gain of 100; Mc Lean, 1930, 96; 1920. 81. gain of 15; Roster, 1930, 122; 1920, 140, loss of IS; Plainview. 1930, 1,215; 1920, 1,199, gain of 16. Rock County Bassett, 1930, 635; 1920, 644, loss of 29. Bee-News. A "UTILITY-BUILT COUNTRY "America may be called a utility built country," says the Manufac turers News. "Our expansion in ter ritory and business has always been measured by our industrial develop ment. Our world leadership is by reason of our industrial genius and unprecedented pi-ogressiveness. "Util ities have made the United States great and we have made the utilities great. ..." It is a fact that practically all of our social and industrial progress has occurred in the brief period since the beginning of the utility industry. It1 is a fact that practically all of our social and industrial progress has occurred In the brief period since the beginning of the utility industry. The first electric street car came Into use in 1888. The telephone was invented In 1876 but many years passed before it was generally em ployed. The electric industry is of re cent origin. It Is only in the last few years that has has come to the front, to find 21,000 uses and 70, 000,000 users. Many living people can remember when the first rail road track was laid across the con tinent. . Practically every business depends to a large extent on electricity, gasv the telephone and fast transportation of persons and products. If we lead the world in all industrial develop ment ft is because our utilities are the most progressive and efficient. If our people have the highest living standards and wages, utilities have made this possible. The United States is indeed a "utility-built coun try." BRINGS IN COYOTES The coyote crop of Cass county has commenced to roll into the of fice of County Clerk George R. Say les, two of the residents of near Mur ray having made their appearance with the scalps of the animals, C. A. McReynolds brought in the scalp of an old coyote while Walter Engel kemeier came in with the heads cf nine cub coyotes that .were found in a den near Murray, but Walter was unable to secure the old coyote and who is still supposed to be at large. FREE HERDS OF TUBERCULOSIS Lincoln, April 25. Despite per iodic opposition Nebraska cattlemen and stockmen are rapidly taking ad vantage of efforts to eradicate tuber culosis from their herds, A. E. Ander son, statistician, reported today. In 1925, he said, 10 Nebraska counties had responded to the plan effecting 250,000 cattle and hogs, while on Jan. 1, last, 47 counties were accredited areas. Farmers in these counties, Anderson found, own ed, owned 1,396,105 cattle and 3, 622,735 hogs. Thirty-eight of the 47 counties have been designated modi fied accredited areas. W. H. Pitzer to be Candidate for State Senator Well Known Nebraska City Resident to Seek office for Cass, Otoe and Sarpy Counties While for the past several terms the state senatorship has been hand ed on a golden platter to Senator W. B. Banning of Union, as far as re publican opposition was concerned, this year the republicans are propos ing to have a candidate, who is Wil liam H. Pitzer, well known attorney and capitalist, of Nebraska City. The announcement of the candid acy of Mr. Pitzer came with the fil ing of a petition filed in the office of the secretary of state at Lincoln, and in which his name was proposed by his friends as a candidate for the office. Mr. Pitzer or. being informed of the filing stated that he would ac cept the same and would be a can didate for the office at the coming primary, and if successful would carry the isuses Into the November election. Interviewed as to the candidacy for the senatorship, Hon. W. B. Ban ning, the present occupant of the office stated that he did not antici pate being a candidate for the demo cratic nomination at the forthcom ing primary. Mr. Banning was first elected in 1909 and re-elected in 1911, but was defeated in 1913 by Henry Bartling and retired from the senate until 1923 and ha3 since serv ed in the senate continuously. The retirement of Mr. Banning from the race for senator will bring out a number of others who have been mentioned for the state sen atorship, among them, Hon. Mable Gillespie, three times representative from Sarpy county, J. A. Capwell of this city and D. W. Livingston or H. C. Cleave of Nebraska City, none of whom, however, have indicated their desire to make the race. TRACK MEET FRIDAY The Second Annual Cass County Track and Field Meet sponsored by Plattsmouth high school will be held at the baseball park on Friday after noon, May 2nd at 2:30 o'clock. Coach F. A. Rothert is In charge of local arrangements and has been busy get ting out entry blanks to the various schools of the county. Six towns have signified their intention of entering teams in this meet: Alvo. Eagle, Louisville, Greenwood. Elmwood, Murdock, and Plattsmouth. This should bring to Plattsmouth a . fine array of cinder path artists from over the county and give the local people some fine entertainment in this great spring sport. While the other towns of the coun ty may not have as large an enroll ment to draw from, it was found in the first meet last year, that they can and do produce some good trackmen. Two or three of the county schools will not be represented on account of baseball activities. In the meet last year, Plattsmouth was the winner, but this year will be lacking the ser vices of Homer Spangler, record dis tance runner. In two dual meets with Blair and Nebraska City, the local team has showed up well, but some keen competition is expected in the county meet. There should he enough material in Cass county for a good track meet and it is hoped that the local people will come out to watch the boys go through their paces. S. S. CLASS GIVES LILIES TO THE AGED The M. E. Sunday school class of James Stander followed their custom of a number of years last Sunday, when they presented all the aged ladies of the community who have attained to the age of 75 years or more a beautiful Easter Lily plant, each containing several blossoms. This is a most commendable act for this class of splendid young people and it would be difficult to tell who receives the most happiness, the teacher, the class or the elderly peo ple who are thus remembered at Easter time. The number is diminishing with the passing years until this year only six ladies remain. They are Mrs. H. J. Barker, Mrs. John Sass, Mrs. E. Tanant, Mrs. Mary Ragoss, Mrs. Wendel Hell ana Airs. u. w. iay fleld. They are well known and greatly respected and loved by the whole town. Their many friends also rejoice to know that their Easter day was brightened by the gift of the lilies. Louisville Courier. FOR SALE 1 Thoroughbred Registered Guern sey Bull Just past two years old; 3 Guernsey Bull calves: 1 Ayrshire Thoroughbred Bull two years old. Likewise & Pollock, Fnone jiua, Murray, Nebr. 2tw Advertise your wants In the Want Ad column for quick results. Miss Lillian White Files for Register Deed Well Known Deputy in the Office of County Judge to Seek Demo cratic Nomination While the filings for county offices has been slack for the past several days there was renewed activity to day when the filing of Miss Lillian G. White was made for the demo cratic nomination for the office of register of deeds. Miss White has served the past ten years as deputy and clerk in the office of the county judge, serving under both Judge Allen J. Beeson and Judge A. H. Duxbury, being very efficient in her work in the clerical line. Miss White is a member of one of the old time families of Cass county, her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Snyder, having come here at an early day and the family since resided here. This is the first democratic filing for the office and Miss White will probably have no opposition in the primary as no candidacies for the office have been suggested so far in the campaign. The present occupant of the office is Miss Jessie M. Robertson, who serving her first term and will prob ably be a candidate for re-election to the office on the republican ticket. SOUTH BEND f Ashland Gazette Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Dill were in Lincoln Tuesday. Mrs. Alec Jones spent Tuesday at the Axel Nelson home. Joe Knecht was a dinner guest at the Oscar Dill home. Alice Sturzenegger spent Wednes day evening at the Wm. Kitrell home Miss Mabel Ward of Ashland spent the week end with her sister, Mrs. Corbin Cox. Mrs. Phillip Kline and Mr. and Mrs. Elrod and son, Carol, drove to Ashland Monday. Hazel and Blanche Jones spent Sunday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Corley and Max ine were Sunday visitors at the Charley Brown home. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Blum and chil dren were Monday evening callers at the Mary Roberts home. Mr. and Mrs. M. Johnson and family were dinner guests at the Carl iloffmeister home Sunday. Irwin Trenary and Miss Ollie Ol son were supper guests and evening guests at the J. L. Carnicle home. Mrs. Wm. Van Hook and daugh ters of Lincoln spent a few days with her sister-in-law, Mrs. J. H. Fidler. Miss Ruth Carnicle and Meryl Swartz, Miss Hazel Carnicle and Joe Peterson drove to Lincoln Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Kline were Sunday callers at the J. G. Elrod home. They were also supper guests. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Jones and family spent Monday evening at the A. Nelson home, it being Elmer's birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Ross David, Glenn Weaver and Mr. and Mrs. Livers drove to Omaha Sunday evening to the show. Mr. and Mrs. F. Nunn and daugh ter, Mr. and Mrs. Wilby Cox were Sunday dinner guests at the W. D. Cox home. Mrs. Phillip Kline and Mr. and Mrs. Elrod and sons went to Platts mouth Friday afternoon to see the new brdige. Mrs. Bernice Ganz, who was spend ing a few days with her sister, Mrs. Oscar Dill, returned to her home in Lincoln Friday. Miss. Ruth Carnicle and Meryl Swartz and Miss Hazel Carnicle and Joe Peterson were Sunday afternoon callers at the J. L. Carnicle home. Sunday dinner guests at the Wil liam Blum home were Mr. and Mrs. Albert Blum and son, Allen, and Marvin Sutton, Dallas Hunt and Mar tin Blum. Mr. and Mrs. William Blum and children were Tuesday evening sup per guests at the Albert Blum home. They were helping Mrs. Blum cele brate her birthday. Miss Laura Grassman departed last evening for Omaha where she will spend the week end there with her mother, Mrs. Bell Stoner and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Manacek. earning ! Painting Up are commendable things to do. But don't lose track of the fact that it is your per sonal appearance that is to put you across. nDnrecc TUpS See our booth at the Trade Exposition for authentic information on what's what in the Men's and Boys' Wearing Apparel line. A eohantex A new material that resem bles leather, but is much lighter and softer. Perfect ly adapted for a stylish, good looking rain coat that pro tects and keeps you dry. Allied Price 1 95 9. escons CHILD HEALTH DAY MAY 1 Nationwide observance of Child Health day will be on May 1, an nually, a proclamation having been made by President Hoover follow ing action by congress naming the day for special attention to conser vation of children's health. The Child Health association also spon sors this movement. Governor Wea ver's announcement regarding obser vation of the occasion follows: The Child Health day movement is a splendid effort to build not only for the present but for the future. Its success will depend upon the co operation of these of our citizens who realize the importance to fu ture generations of the legacy which will come from the process of devel oping our youth into healthy and strong men and women. The world will find no substitute for health as the primary and indis pensable factor in the lives of chil dren, youth and of men and women. Normal and sturdy children are the basis of the world's future civiliza tion. It is the duty of all our citi zens to lend every assistance to any intelligent effort which promotes and protests the health of all citizens, but especially the health of children. Wherefore I do hereby proclaim May day as Child Health day and ask all citizens of Nebraska, as indivi duals and as members of service and health organizations, to wholeheart edly join in the observance of such a day, which should contribute to the future happiness and usefulness of the human race. PAIS HELD IN WAR ON BOOTLEG KILLING Los Angeles, April 17. Two men were taken into custody Thursday and a half-dozen others were being sought to break up an alleged hijack ing ring and prevent macnine gun killings. I-I-H-f Thomas Walling Company Abstracts of Title Phone 324 - Plattsmouth m l?&wiise$? the Works W