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SECTION TWO, Pages 1 to 6 PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, MAY 19, 1930. VOL. NO. XLVI NUMBER 31 V VI Petition to be Filed for W. B. Banning Eesi dents of McWilliams Precinct in Otoe County Urge Senator to Make Ra.ce Again From Saturdays Dally There was raid over today at the office of the county treasurer at the Cass county court house the filing fee necessary and which will permit the filing at Lincoln in the office of the secretary of state, of a petition which asks that the name of William B. Banning of Union be placed on the democratic ballot at the August primary as a candidate for the nom ination for state senator. The filing fee was brought here by Ed G. Vanwinkle of Talmage, Otoe county, but owing to the fact that Mr. Banning was a resident of Cass county the fee was required to be paid over in this county. The party bringing the fee here reports that there is a very strong sentiment for Banning in McWilliam precinct in Otoe county. Some time ago Mr. Banning made public announcement of his inten tion to retire from the senate at the close of the present term, but ap parently his friends over the dis trict which comprises Cass. Otoe and Sarpy counties, are loath to see him leave his present post and would urge him to again make the race. Whether the strong sentiment shown for his re-nomination will sway the present senator remains to be seen. W. H. Pitzer of Nebraska City is a candidate for the republican nom ination, he having been petitioned for some time ago and consented to accept the petition filed for him. WILL INVESTIGATE CASE From Saturdur' Pnr This morning Ccunty Attorney W. G. Kieck filed a petition in the dis trict court, juvenile section. In which he asks that Max Seitz, 11, be cited to appear and answer to the charge of having burglarized the Phillip Hirz home and taken a diamond ring. Owing to the fact that Judge Begley was out of the city It was impossible to hear the case today. The ring was returned to the owner and who was not desirous of taking any action in the matter but as an example in cases of this kind it was thought best by Mr. Kieck that some action should be taken, as there have been a number of cases of this kind in recent months in which offenses have been committed by very young lads and which in the interests of the young should be checked. PARK COMMISSIONERS HEBE Among the distinguished persons who were guests in Plattsmouth rriri.nv wns thp members of the board of park commissioners of the city of Council Bluffs, the organization that has charge of the care and maintenance of the park system of 1,013 acres and a boulevard system of twenty-four miles. The members of the party were M. F. Rohrer, presi dent; Frank Peterson, secretary; Ak sel A. Johnson, general superinten dent; Peter Nel3on, florist and Em mett Tinley, well known Iowa attor ney, the counsel of the commission. The members of the party enjoyed very much the visit here and the many beauty spots of Plattsmouth. MES. M'GUTRE RECOVERING Mrs. Charles McGuire of this city, who has been suffering from an at tack of small pox at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Becker, near McLean, Nebraska, is now reported as being well over the malady, but still unable to return home to this city. Mrs. McGuire had been vac cinated and was thought immune from the disease and when her daughter fell ill of the malady, she went to McLean to look after her and while there was taken down her self with the disease. Mr. McGuire departed this morning for McLean to visit the family as the danger from the disease is now thought to be over. LEAVES ON AUTO TRIP i . From Saturday's Dally This morning Charles and Daniel Bestor departed by auto for an auto trip that will cover several thousand miles and take in all of the west coast country as well as the south west. They take the southern route to the south part of California and after some time there they will go north to Washington and Oregon and will make a stay there for several weeks. They expect to be gone some three months and returning will visit Yellowstone park and the Rockies while en route home. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank those who were bo kind to us in our hour of sorrow at the parting with our loved one. to Rev. H. G. McClusky for his aid and comfort and those who sent the beautiful flowers. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Schroeder, Mr. and Mrs. George Barr. ' PLEASED WITH SHOWING F. B. Ilonza, one of the auditors of the state treasurer's office, who has been here making a check of the affairs of the office of County Treasurer John E. Turner, com pleted his work Friday, the check being one that is made at certain periods by the state in all of the counties. Mr. Ilonza was well pleas ed with the result of the showing of the office and gave Mr. Turner a very high compliment on the fine way in which the office was con ducted and the efficient manner in which the affairs were handled by Mr. Turner and his force. Louisville Man Killed on Farm in South Dakota Body cf Ed Brounko Brought Back to the Cld Home to Be Laid to Rest. The remains of Ed. Brounko, who was murdered at his bachelor quar ters on a South Dakota farm two miles from Montrose, South Dakota, were brought here for burial Tues day afternoon in River View ceme tery. Funeral services were held at the M. E. church Tuesday afternoon, conducted by the pastor. Rev. Robert D. Murphree. Ernest Brounko, a brother living in Council Bluffs, accompanied the remains here for interment. He stated to a Courier reporter that he had visited the home of his brother after being notified of the tragedy. He found the house in terrible dis order, indicating that a terrific bat tle had been fought. Windows were broken out, rooms riddled with bul lets and everything in disorder. "It is an eight-room house," said Mr. Brounko, "and there were blood stains in every room. No arrests have been made as yt, but the officers are of the belief that they will be able to locate the murderer in due time." - . . ..... ... .... ., It is believed that the murder oc curred on Monday night of last week and the body was not found until Thursday. The skull had been crush ed with a hammer which lay near and the body rolled under a bed. Edward Brounko was born on a farm southwest of Louisville, August 31, 1877, and was the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. August Brounko, both deceased, pioneer farmers of Cass county. Louisville Courier. DEATH OF BABE The funeral services were held Friday at the Sattler funeral home for the babe of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Schroeder, the services being held by Rev. H. G. McClusky of the Presby terian church and attended by a group of the relatives. The little one was born Thursday morning at the home of the grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. George Barr and lived but a few moments. She was christened Elvira Maurene. and her coming had brought a great happiness was chang ed to grief when the little spirit was so hurriedly called to the bosom of the Maker from which the little life had fluttered but the brief space of time. In their sorrow the family will have the deepest sympathy of the many friends. GIVES FRIEND A SHOWER Last evening the Misses Selma Diehm and Edith Cook entertained at the B. F. Wiles home in honor of Miss Edith Farley, the occasion be ing a bridge shower for Miss Farley whose marriage to Mr. Charles Tun nell of West Point, will take place soon. The occasion was a very pleas ant one and in honor of the forth coming marriage Miss Farley re ceived the first prize and Miss Helen Vallery the consolation. Those enjoying the event were Misses Amelia Martens, Lydia Todd, Edith and Helen Farley, Amana Hiatt, Alice Bly, Mary and Ruth Tidball, Helen Vallery, Helen Quim by, Gertrude Mortensen, Pearl Staats. Estelle Baird, Clara Weyrich and Mrs. Carl Ofe. ASKS FOR DIVORCE fro it Saturday's Datly This morning there was filed in the office of the clerk of the district court a petition in which William E. Hathway is plaintiff and Bertha Hathaway, the defendant. The peti tion asks that the plaintiff be given a decree of divorce and also the cus tody of the minor child. The parties were married at Glenwood on April 12, 1924. They are residents of Union. W. G. Kieck of this city ap pears in the action for the plaintiff. QUEEN ESTHERS WIN BANNER The Queen Esthers society of the Methodist church of this city have been honored by being awarded the banner for the best year's work of any of the societies of the Omaha district. The banner was awarded at the meeting at Arlington on Wed nesday and was a most pleasing recognition for the local young ladies and their work. Dedication of Bridge Witness ed by 5,000 From Saturdays Daily Beautiful Day Permits Carrying Out of Program Notables Here From Iowa, Nebraska A dry that was iceal. made pos sible the carrying out of the program that marked one of the most notable events in the history of this city the dedication of the new $750,000 traffic bridge over the Missouri river southeast of this city. The event was witnessed by a great crowd con servatively estimated at 5,000. The city was in gala showing with the fluttering of the welcome flags as the visitors from all sections com menced to arrive in the city and which featured a great number from our neighboring state of Iowa, ap preciating the fact that the bridge had removed the barrier of the great stream that has served to keep our neighboring communities practical strangers for the years gone by. The groups from Omaha and Lincoln as well as hundreds from all parts of Cass county were arriving all fore noon and by the hour for the com mencement of the program in the afternoon the streets were lined with cars and the highway to the bridge, a stream of constantly moving autos to seek a vantage point for the dedi cation ceremonies that were partici pated in by the governor of Ne braska and many other distinguished persons including Hon. W. C. Rat cliff of Red Oak, Iowa, the official representative of the great neigh boring state. The first feature on the das-'s pro gram was the dinner at the American Legion community building, tendered by the Plattsmouth Bridge Co., own ers of the new structure to a group of some 240 distinguished guests. The members of the American Legion Auxiliary had charge of the dinner and prepared and served a most de lightful repost. At the dinner Searl S. Davis, who has. been .one of the hard workers in the cause of promoting the-bridge. presided as the chairman and his usual very clever manner presented the distinguished guests and the various speakers of the occasion. The visitors were given the formal ewlocein to the city of Plattsmouth by Mayor John P. Sattler while President C. C. Wescott of the Cham ber of Commerce extended the greet ings of that body to the members of the party and the congratulations to the bridge builders who had had the courage and public spirit to erect the much needed span. Chairman Davis also presented a number of the guests to receive the greetings of the banquet party, they being Henry Fields and Mrs. Fields and Earl May of Shenandoah, Iowa, whose fame as radio station operators is nation wide, Judge W. C. Ratcliff of Red Oak, Iowa, the official repre sentative of that state, and Col. C. A. Trott, commanding officer of the 17th infantry. Governor Arthur J. Weaver was present with Mrs. Weaver and re ceived a very enthusiastic greeting from the diners and gave a few re marks on the very happy occasion that had brought them to this city to celebrate the bridge opening. The tables were very beautiful with the array of the spring flowers while on the speakers table there was a laree and beautiful bouquet of roses to add to the charm of the happy occasion. The floral centerpiece was tne gift of the Woods Brothers, con structors of the Nebraska City bridge to the Plattsmouth Bridge Co. While the dinner was In progress the Seventeenth infantry band was heard in a very fine concert at the court house lawn until the time for the auto parade to the bridge where the formal dedication was to take place. The program at the bridge was held on the great bluff that stands as the sentinel of the ages on the west bank of the Missouri river and from which height a great view for many miles to the north and south and across the fertile fields of Iowa can be enjoyed. The speakers stand was surround ed by a group of several thousand and who followed closely the re marks of the various speakers on this very impressive occasion. Here as at the dinner, Mr. Davis presided and introduced In a most happy manner the speakers of the afternoon. Preceding the speaking the bridge was the scene of a pageant of the progress of the west and in which a number of the Plattsmouth young people were participants. On the bridge there was unrolled a canvass that represented the great river of the west the Missouri and here the spirit of the progress protrayed by Miss Catherine Schneider appeared and beckoned to the group of the pioneers who were halted in their covered wagon at the east side of the stream, slowly as in forging the stream came the scouts and outriders of the pioneer, James Robertson and Stephen Davis appearing as the out riders while following them came the covered wagon in which Corbin Davis and Rachel Robertson were riding and the group of the young ladies, Jean Hayes, Winifred Rainey, Mildred Schultz, Marjorie Arn, Max ine Cloidt, Margaret Shellenbarger, Mary Swatek. Marie Vallery and Constance Rea, making a very beau tiful touch to the advent of the set tlers into the new west. The era represented by the covered wagon was that of 1858, while there follow ed the ancient Brush driven by Mal don D. Brown for the 1S91 era, and then Adolph Geise in his Ford of the vintage of 1900. With the passing of the pageant Mr. Davis introduced Henry A. Schneider of this city, president of the Plattsmouth Bridge Co., who formerly dedicated the bridge to the use of the peoples of the nation as a part of the means of modern and rapid communication. Mr. Schneider stated that the need of a bridge here was felt and that there was but the one way of realizing the de.-ire and that was by the building of the struc ture as a toll bridge until such a time as it might be purchased, he praised the fine spirit of his asso ciates in the long work of prelimin ary organization, the manner in which the state of Nebraska, the city of Plattsmouth and Cass county had co-operated in making the bridge a success. He also read a part of the bill permiting the erection of the bridge and which provided that at any time the states of Iowa and Ne braska, the federal government, or any political sub-division adjoining the bridge might purchase the same and make it a free structure. Mr. Schneider pointed out the advantages of the span here to the stock feeders of Iowa and the great stock yards of Omaha to which this bridge is the most direct route. Judge W. C. Ratcliff of Red Oak, in his remarks stated that this was a most notable occasion for the two states of Iowa and Nebraska, that it marked the severing of a natural bar rier and the creating of a closer un derstanding of the peoples of Iowa and Nebraska, neighborly under standing and appreciation of each other by the north and the south might have prevented the civil war the speaker stated and the span here made closer the ties of the two gTeat mid-western states. He praised the great band of pioneers that came to Iowa and Nebraska in an early day and made a state of? hemes in both of the commonwealths and which was the heritage that the present gener ation must preserve to those that came after them. State Engineer Cochran spoke briefly and stated that the necessity of the times made the erection of the bridge a necessity and that he had been happy to have been of serv ice in helping as far as possible in securing the highway to the struc ture which in time he believed would be a free structure as another march of progress forward. The main address of the day was by Governor Arthur J. Weaver and who in his remarks took up the nec essity of the great west taking ad vantages of their natural water re sources to lure commerce on the stream of the great Missouri, to bring to this section of the great west an industrial life to stand along that of the great agricultural empire that we have in Nebraska and Iowa. The production of the ten Missouri valley states was cited as their part of the contribution to the nation while in this state there are but five per cent of the manufactured articles used in the state made here. The value of water conservation was stressed both as a commercial oppor tunity for the west and the protec tion also of the states along the great rivers by empounding the flood waters and saving them for irriga tion and water power, citing Scotts bluff as an example of the value of water in developing a section, as the irrigation there had led to a gain in valuation from $SOO,000 a few years ago to one that reached some $40,000,000. Governor Weaver gave several ex amples of the saving of transporta tion costs by the use of the water ways to the west, making possible the handling of the raw material into this section and allowing the establishing of factories that could with the water rates, compete with the other sections that had enjoyed the advantages of water rates. Gov ernor Weaver also pail a very fine tribute to Mr. Schneider as a leader and as an outstanding figure in the state in his business and public spirit. The dedication ceremonies closed with the speaking and the remainder of the afternoon was enjoyed in the concert by the 17th infantry band at the court house. In the evening the dance given by the American Legion served to en tertain a very large number from this section and western Iowa. One of the striking features of the celebration in which the Cham ber of Commerce had an important part in arranging and carrying out the plans of the ceremonies, was the fact that there was no solicitation of funds for this purpose, all of the civic portion of the arrangements being financed from the budget of the Chamber of Commerce without any other aid save the bridge com pany in handling the dinner. The membership fees that come to the Chamber of Commerce make these things possible and with a larger membership even more can be ac complished without unnecessary de mands being made on the people ef the community. Daily Journal delivered to youi door for only 15c per week. Weeping Water Young People are Wedded Miss Beulah Little and Mr. George Dickman Are Joined in Wed lock at Bride's Home The country home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Little near Weeping Water, was the scene of a lovely wedding Wednesday evening, when their daughter, Miss Beulah Little, was united in marriage to Mr. George Dickman. As the strains of Lohen grin's wedding march were played by Mrs. Creda Johnson, the bridal party took their places beneath a beauti wully decorated bower. The bride wore a charming gown of turquois blue georgette and carried a shower bouquet of white roses and Amar yllis. The groom wore the conven tional dark blue. The bridal at tendants were Miss Blanche Little, sister of the bride, Charles and Louise Dickman, brother and sister of the groom, and Lawrence Little, brother of the bride. The two bridesmaids were striking in gowns of Ashes of Roses crepe, and carried showed bou quets of roses and snapdragons. The impressive ring ceremony was performed by Rev. Moray of Weeping Water, at 7:15 o'clock before the family group and a few intimate friends. Little Miss Lois Dickman. who wore a dress of pink, trimmed with white ruffles, carried the ring in a lily. After congratulations had been ex tended, the guests were invited to the dining room where, following the cut ting of the bride's cake, they were served dainty refreshments by the Misses Freda Baker, Edythe and Rtith Ranney and Rose and Clara Kehl beck. A pleasant color scheme of pink and white was dominant throughout the decorations and ap pointments. The bride is a well known resi dent of this community, and has been successfully engaged in teaching since her graduation from the Weep ing Water high school. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Dick man of Nebraska City, and is now farming five miles east of Weeping Water, where they will make their home. 1930 C. M. T. C. The names of those who will be responsible for bringing to the atten tino of the young men of Cass county the opportunity for them to attend a Citizens' Military Training Camp this summer and furnishing them infor mation regarding the wonderful benefits to be derived by attendance at one of these camps have been an nounced. J. A. Capwell of Plattsmouth, is the county chairman for this work. The town committeemen assisting the county chairman are: Raymond J. Larson, Plattsmouth; Mrs. E. H. Wescott, Plattsmouth; Rlph Larson, Louisville; Clifford B. Smith. Union; George H. Gilmore, Murray; Carl Ganz, Alvo; H. W. Tool, Murdock; P. L. Hall, Jr., Greenwood; Frank Domingo, Weeping Water; Charles Barnard, Mynard; Warren Trumble, Eagle; Elmer Hallstrom, Avoca; Nor val Bothwell, Elmwood, Nebraska. The doctors who will give physical examination, typhoid inocuation, and smallpox vaccination, without charge for their services, to young men who make application for enrollment are: Dr. T. P. Livingston, Dr. O. C. Hud son, Dr. R. P. Westover and Dr. E. J. Gillespie The normal camp to which appli cants from this county will be sent opens at Fort Crook on August 1st. Young men between the ages of 17 and 24 are eligible for the basic, or first-year, course. Age limits for those who take the advanced courses vary accordingly to the course to be taken. The Government pays all necessary expenses at these camps, including travel allowances at the rate of five cents per mile to the nearest camp and return. Food, lodging, uniforms, laundry, and medical care are fur nished without cost to the candidate. Mr. Capwell is urging that all those who desire to attend one of these camps file their applications at once. Application blanks may be obtained from Mr. Capwell or any town committeeman or doctor named above. The filing of an application does not obligate the applicant to at tend camp. He may withdraw at any time, but It' is necessary that appli cations be filed early in order to re ceive consideration and assure a place on the list of those selected. CLAIM OINTMENT DEFEATS DISEASE Chicago, May 15. Science has perfected an ointment capable of at taining diphtheria immunity to re place the needle and serum, accord ing to a report in the hands of the Chicago Medical Bociety Thursday. Basing their report on experiments with the ointment on 47 children. Dr. Arnold Kegel, Chicago health commisioner, and Dr. Benjamin Gasul of the University of Illinois announced the new immunization method to the medical society. RECEIVES SAD NEWS Dr. and Mrs. P. T. Heineman were called to G-eneva Thursday evening by a message that announced the very serious illness of Mrs. J. E. Dempster, mother of Mrs. Heineman, who has been suffering from an at tack of the flu that had brought on other complications. Before the Doctor and Mrs. Heineman were able to reach the Dempster home the mother had passed on. The news of the illness of Mrs. Dempster was a great shock to the daughter and the sad news on her arrival at the home was most crushing. Johnson Sees a 50-50 Chance for River Bill Controversial Provision Given to Sen ators; Howell Named on Com mittee With Others. Washington, May 16. An al lotment of $350,000 for work on the Missouri river from Kansas City to its mouth was approved Friday by the War department. Washington, May 16. Chairman Johnson of the senate commerce com mittee Friday night said hope of final action on the house bill to authorize waterways costing more than $100, 000,000 rested on "a 50-50 chance" of agreement by a sub-committee of five senators on a proposal for fed eral operation of the Erie canal in New York state. The controversial provision of the house river and harbos bill was com mitted to the following senators: Vanderberg of Michigan and How ell of Nebraska, republicans, and Copeland of New York, Simmons' of North Carolina and Ransdell of Louisiana, democrats. Acting Chairman McNary named the subcommittee in executive ses sion Friday after closing a stormy meeting on this provision and one to authorize the federal government to take over the Illinois waterway. - Action Dotbtfnl . McNary, presiding - for Senator Johnson, said as the meeting ended that he was "through" with hearings on the measure. The testimony had been a mixture of sarcastic retorts and Bharp exchanges over the New York proposal, which Senator Van derberg and several others contend would interfere with development of the St. Lawrence Waterway. The subcommittee was instructed to attack the controversy directly and to compose their differences Immed iately. Chairman Johnson said that "un less they agree immediately possibil ity of final action by the senate is a very delightful proposition." Amendments proposing additions to authorizations now carried in the measure would bring the total au thorization in the bill up to approxi mately $300,000,000. Omaha Bee- News. LEGION AUXILIARY MEETS The American Legion Auxiliary met Friday afternoon at the Legion building with a very large number in attendance, the event being a business session and at which a num ber of matters of importance was taken up. The ladies voted to give $10 to the W. R. C. for the purpose of assisting in buying flags for use. on the graves of the Grand Army veterans. A committee was also ap pointed to see about installing a hot water tank in the kitchen of the Legion building as well as seeing about additional cupboards in the building. The ladies will hold their poppy day on Saturday, May 24th and at which time the memorial popies will be offered for sale to the public. The Auxiliary will meet at the building on May 26th to make wreaths to be used on the graves of the veterans of the world war in the local cemeteries. OLD RESIDENT HEBE Two of the interested spectators at the dedication of the new bridge were Mr. and Mrs: C. W. Belville of Tracy, Minn., who are en route to their home after a three months 6tay in California. They are spend ing several days visiting at the home of the Misses Gering and will leave for their home the coming Tuesday. Mrs. Belville will be remembered best as Miss Eva Sherman, daughter of the founder of the Journal. She grad uated from our high school and was married here to Mr. Belville, also a newspaper man, then of Knoxville, Iowa. They have lived in Minnesota since 1915 where they have a coun try home. HOOVER'S HOME TOWN LOSES 37 IN CENSUS Wes Branch, la.. May 16. Presi dent Hoover's home town lost 37 persons during the decade "ending this year. Its 1930 population was given Friday as 651, compared with I 68S in 1920. Defends the Barber Law as i Constitutional I Assistant Attorney General Kyle Al most Drops Into Poetry in i Urging Validity. Restraining himself with difficulty from dropping into poetry, but giv- j ing full rein to his rhetorical in- ( stincts, Assistant Attorney General Homer M. Kyle informs the supreme court, by way of a printed argument ;that the barber's law is constitutional and that Emma Lane, the Omaha beauty parlor operator, convicted of violation of that section which per mits hair cutting to be done only by ' licensed barbers, should pay the fine ' assessed. Mr. Kyle discourses briefly upon the question of whether this is such an arbitrary provision as to be un constitutional and also whether it was repealed by implication when the law regulating cosmetology was passed. He says the intention of the j legislature that only licensed barbers I shall cut hair is clearly expressed, 'and that it would be discriminatory to hold that a barber may cut hair only after eighteen months appren ticeship while a beauty parlor oper ator may get a snipping license when she has been at it six months. The two acts were passed a few hours apart, the barber law being first, and ; he urges that the two acts should be j construed together, in which event beauty parlor operators may perform jail adornment acts except cut hair. On the point of constitutionality, i Mr. Kyle delves into history and scriptures to show that from the most ancient times the relation of the hair cutter to public health was recog nized, and hence It is a proper exer jcise of the police power to regulate -its practice. He quotes from Leviti ! cus and from Ezekiel to show that j Moses required shaving of the head j to cure leprosy and King Nebucha- Idressar used this method to get rid of head vermin. Da. Mr. Kyle's enthusiasm bursts forth best In defending his theory that only those well trained should cut hair. He points out that those . who seek these services are ordinarily more interested in the effect produc ed upon the eye by the barber or hairdresser's art. He quotes Darwin to show that it is a fact of biology that brilliant plumage is a part of j nature's courtship. Upon this he pro ceeds: The voluptuous tresses of women ;have been called her crowning glory, . and the hirsute accoutrements of man have delighted the eye and en ' gaged the admiring genius of the poet and the historian from the days of the hair-haired Achaians who fought before the well-walled Troy the Samson judge of Israel, to the celebrated Smith Brothers of modern times or J. Hamilton Lewis of Illi nois. , "No man, however famous and ! powerful he may have been as a ' soldier or statesman, or however saintly his character, or however well grounded in the wisdom of the Stoic philosophers, has ever been able to regard the loss cf his hair thru the malice of his enemies, the acci dent of disease, or the corroding hand of time with entire compla cency. The ancients marked the cow ard in battle by shaving away his locks and modern society has adopted the same practice to brand its felons. Gray hairs crown their wearers with honor and veneration but no hair at all or hair that is sparse and un sightly has brought the mantle of shame to the cheek of earth's proud est rulers. Even Caesar was wont to cover his naked poll with a wreath of laurel, and scripture tells us that Elisha, the man of God, when he was taunted by little children of his bald head, forebore not to curse them. "The lusty swain who meekly suffers a barber to tuck a bib and apron around his neck; to pinch and ; manipulate his face and scalp; to j run electrical appliances over his . head and features, and to smother ! him in steaming towels, is not inter ested merely in having superfluous hair removed in a sanitary manner. The butcher or baker could do that much. Yv'hat our young gallant de mands of the barber above all else is that he arises from the barber's chair a thing of beauty, a dazzling speci men of the barber's art calculated to captivate the eye and set aflutter the heart of some feminine beholder. Without barbers and hair dressers and hair cutters half the beauty and poetry and romance of life would be gone. Scripture, science and com mon experience unite in attesting this solemn truth." CARD OF THANKS We wish to most sincerely thank the many old friends in Plattsmouth for their kindnesses and assistance to our loved father, Adam Wolf, in the last years and to those who were so helpful to him in his last illness as well as to those who sent the beautiful flowers and remembrances at the funeral. Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Wolf and Family.