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THURSDAY, NOV. 6, 1930. PLATTSMOUTH SEMI WEEKLY JOURNAL ia PAGE FIVE Murray Department Prewired in the Interest of the People a Murray and Rurroundinc Vicinity Especially 'or the Journal Readen If ajis 01 Uie raMtera of in Journal ksof at nr social event or item at interest In tali vicinity, and will mail voe to inu office, it will ap pear uouer thu beading. We Wfcrt ill MOTlUDt-KoiMl Lewis Heavy Victor Over Mrs. McCormick in 111. WANTED Cholera Hogs Dead Horses Cattle and Sheep C. W. Swingle & Co., Hebr. City, Neb. Joe McMurray. Agent PHONE 123 We Pay Phone Calls q , fx here fur the past few weeks looking J"P.n frlP I (ftIPT, some business, de. dried uu last U71UJ dl IfilC WI UCI Monday for bis home at Diller wfcerc The place where the boys strive ao " '- bi please vou. We sell Gas. Oils. Auto ; friend, and the man who will malic iuc i . . - iu 1.1 i. Lee Farris and family of near Un ion were quests for the day and din ner on last Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Farris of near Murray, the gentlemen being bro thers and a very fine time and pleas ant visit was had. Lueean Carper and the good wife were over to Lincoln, going last Sat urday afternoon, where they attend ed the football same in the afternoon ,and visited at her folks home on Sun day, returning home Sunday evening, j having had a very fine time. Charles Kennedy and wile of Ori laha were here for the day on last : Sunday pnd while Mrs. Kennedy vi;. lited with friends, Charles wa; ovijr Supplies and Accessories and give you rt al service. The very best of work a:id corneous treatment at all times. Confectionery and Cigarettes ROCK CREEK Service Station Chas. Barrows, Propr. Murray Corner County Commissioner George L. Farcin was looking after some busi ness for the county in Murray on Monday afternoon. Robert A. Troop of went of Mynard to the river where he was makii g was a business visitor in Murray for (some changes' and rep: irs o:i the col a short time on last Monday where Itage which he is interested at the he was looking after some business I river banks. nui tiers. Richard Rrendel was p. visitor of Miss Louise Rumniel. teacher oi j his friend, Westley Cook near Aim the Lewiston school, was in attend- for last Saturday aod Sunday, they ance at the Teachers' Association two going to Lincoln on Saturday meeting in Omaha on last Thursday 1 afternoon w here they enjoyed the and Friday. 'great Nebraska-Pitt game which was Ralph Kennedy was down to Xe- staged there. Richard returned home hawks this week where he was do-i Sunday evening. ing finishing work on the interior During the illness of Earl La ra il r. and of the new home of Nelson Berger. John amine ana wae were nett ing htre for the past few days and on Tuesday morning went to their home at Wyoming to cast their vote for the best citizens. Mary Ellen Vallery who is the teacher at the Kenosha school, was over to Lincoln on last Thursday and Friday where she was attending the Mrs. i caster, which has kept him from the store and also requiring ti.e atten tion of Mrs. Lancaster, a good por- that A. J. Wilson, her parents, may return to make their home here also. John Eppings and wife, the latter who had just returned from the hos pital at Omaha where she underwent an operation were visiting in Mur ray for the day on last Sunday and guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Lancaster, where Mr. Lancaster is very sick and has been for the past two weeks, though he is reported as showing some improvement. Earl was pleased to see the sister who was herself in the hospital when Earl was taken sick. The many friends of both are pleased that Mrs. Epp ings is getting along so well and are i hoping it will not be long until Earl is up and about again. Law Commis sion in a Study of the Dry Act Calling of a Constitutional Conven tion to Consider Amendment One of Proposals. Sweeps Illinois by Vote That Gives Promise of Beaching 500.000 Lead Still Grows Mis. Sporer Better. The many friends of Mrs. Win. Spares who has been in the hospital at Omaha for some time, are pleased ; that she is able to sit up a portion Of the time and is showing some im- j Washington The calling of a constitutional convention to consider the prohibition amendment is one 3f several nebulous proposals heard here from the ranks of the Hoover law enforcement commission as it ap- Chicago, 111., Noc. 4. James Ham ilton Lewis, last democrat to repre sent Illinois in the United States sen ate, was chosen today by an over whelming majority to return to that body as the first popularly elected democratic senator from his state. Crushing the hopes of Ruth Han na McCormick. widow and daughter of senators, to be the first of her sex elected to the senate, Lewis swept Chicago and the state by a margin that promised, on the basis of par tial returns, to approach a half mil lion votes. With him the democratic leader carried the entire party ticket in Cook county and threatened to sweep from office part of the republican congressional delegation and possibly provement and inspiring the hope that she may be able to return to her home some time in the near future. proaches its showdown on the wet state officers as well. and dry issue next week. The plan for a constitutional convention, pro vided it can be strictly limited to the prohibition subject, is known to "oe the former senator leading by 411 seriously considered by at least one i thousand, of which the downstate member of the commission, but there ' precincts claimed in pre-election Gets Downstate Districts. Tabulation or voies from more than one-fourth of the state showed is doubt in other minds on the corn mission that the necessary limitation can be imposed. For that reason, the other mem bers are diligently studying addition- Opens New Place ir Town. Charles V.' Barrows, who has oper- ; j rj"f luT' V n Jial prohibition proposals, and until tion and known as the Rock Creek , . . mi- a. Service station, and who has made a success of the place, has rented the room which was occupied by the Mc Manus Pharmacy and will have a garage with workshop, filling sta tion, battery charging and will also carry supplies and accessories. See his ad in another column of this is- the commission has finally fully dis cussed its view in secret session there are no authoritative prophecies on the outcome. Keeping Open Minds. The members meanwhile insist they are keeping open minds for the dist ussions which begin next Wed- sue. Mr. Barrows will continue to . nesday. but their minds are well fill operate the filling station at the corn er as well as the business in town. Glaring Lights Cause Wreck. While Towner Livingston was re turning from Murray to his home statements as republican strongholds contributed 35 thousand. The vote gathered from 3,594 pre cincts out of 7.109 in the state, stood: Lewis. 748.136; McCormick. 337. 444 while Lottie Hohnan O'Neill, poor third, with 35.876. In four Chicago congressional dis tricts democrats were leading the re publican incumbents on scanty re turns. Election of two democrats as congressmen- at-large in place of repub lican incumbents was seen as a pos sibility late tonight when William Dietrich, democrat, climbed into see- away from school to look after the i forced off tne roan, ana tne car, work at the store. which was a Buick. climbed the bank Floyd Gerbeling of Plattsmouth i by the road, striking an electric and manager of the bulk oil station j light pole, breaking it off. and caus for the Standard Oil company, was j ing much damage to the car. How a visitor in Murrav on last Monday j ever, beyond the severe shock and ed with facts from tne exhaustive re- 0nd place in the partial return.; and ports on prohibition conditions they his running mate. Walter Nesbit. was have been going over. jadvancing with him as Cook county There is every indication that the .returns multiplied. Volstead act, the machinery for en- J Other State E.?sults. forcing the eighteenth amendment, is The ote lor renresemative-at- near Plattsmouth on last Saturday i due for the first consideration. But iarg at n p. m. stood: mht. glaring headlights so inter- ! around the prohibition amendment i Richard Yates incumbent, renub- 4(1,722: William Dietrich. tion of the time. Miss Florence Lan caster has been compelled to remain j ferred with his driving that h war- itself the real deliberations of the ' j ; Ca n teachers institute during the two i delivering oil and gas to the Murray , shaking up. (owner aid not receive days. Guy Wiles had the misfortune to suffer the loss of some fifty hogs with the disease which is so prevalent about this portion of the state. Thn garage which is conducted by tae hustler. A. D. Bakke. See his change of ad in the paper of this week. Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Brendel were any great injury. The rcr was lefi !ttl. Rllt fhr iB n k(lpn rnn win c nanes . wuivwa ut i ty;:us. commission seem likely to center. (democrat, 37,295: Frank L. Smith. It would be up to congress to call republican whose credentials as elect a constitutional convention. By the;ed and appointed senator were re selection of delegates to that con-Ejected, 35.680: Walter Nesbit. demo vent ion each state would, in effect, erat. 30.007. There were from 342 have a referendum on prohibition, in precincts, only 4 5 in Cook county. the opinion of those who are studying Save Ycur Dollar-. your dollar for one of the Save very best uses that ever occurred. that of placing it along with the over to Nebraska City on last Sun- comes as a heavy loss to this hustling ! day where they went to visit ai the youiie farmer. 1 home nf ?.fr. :ind Mrs. Genre- Ed- Robert, the seven-year-old son or miston and to see Mrs. Edmiston who ' many others with the Red Cros for Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hathaway of js now convalescing fo'lowing an the caring for these who from any near t'nion, is at this tfme 'feulfefifcg operation in a hospital at Nebraska cause may be needin gtne rare of a very acute attack of pneumonia, i city for relief from appendicitis, fsome nurse in time of sickness. which he altho cut seven years old. ; Thev renort the patient as eettinc along nicely. It being the birthday of Miss Bessie Rover, who makes her horce Mrs. McCormick withheld com ment on the resuh until midnight. flier of oninion on whether the ccn- when she sent her congratulations ver.tion could be limited to a con-jto the victor and issued a stateme nt sideration of the prohibition amend-'declaring she "cheerfully accepted" meat, and this forebodes a dubious her defeat and regarded it her duty future for the plan. I" a member of congress to "MBisI The Philadelphia convention call-in a solution of the present difficul ed to consider amendments to the;1"' which concern the people, articles of confederation in the early dars i the nation, resulted in an en- ! Coohuge Apparently Elected. Filmy Sheaths of Silk for Evening IN LOVELY MUNSINGW EAR HOSIERY Trench Heel ill rti Sheer and delicate as a lacy shadow . . . Munsingwear stockings for evening. Clear dainty colors to comple ment your formal frocks . . . exquisite tracery of three smart heels Square, French and slender Sylphline. Yet with their almost unbelievable beauty . . . the famous quality that promises long wear and lasting loveliness! Come in and let us show you these Hose. $1 - $2.35 - $1.50 . Ladies Toggery The Munsingwear Store Plattsmouth, Nebr. is fighting manfully. At the home of Mrs. Eli M. Smith with Mrs. Smith one of the sick ones, there are three who are down with pneumonia and this making a great care for the members of one house hold. Every care is being taken of them. A. D. Bnkke installed a new Kel venator at the home of Mr. and Mr. Charles H. Boedeker. jr., which is now in excellent working order and tirely new constitution. From this springs the fear on the part of many that such a convention cannot be at that of her uncle and aunt, Mr. I are getting the kitchen whicTi is he- Making Progress With Kitchen. The carpenters under the direction limited. of J. A. Scotten nr-ri also he working, ! I ;;tle hone is held in the commis and Mrs. Earl Lancaster, the passing of her birthday anniversary was ap propriately celebrated by a very fire dinner, and which all enjoyed ex tend the wish for many more suoh happy occasions. Mr. Curtis Faris was also a guest at the dinner. Rov Beins and family who have Tv-ill cnnnlv tbi vniinc mii nnH l riilp with excellent refrigeration for the ' making their home near Ohio iuimp Mo., for the past two years ing built on the Christian church. along nicely and they will soon have it in readiness for the ladies when they want to serve meals, and will also add much to the room which can be used in many other ways. sion membership of an early agree ment on a prohibition report, altho Boston, Mass.. Nov. Z. jiarrus A. Coolidge, wet democrat, apparently had been elected to the United States I . ::;.te. His opponent was William M. Butler, republican dry. for whose election former President Calvin Coolidge appealed by radio to the 1 mission to the next session of con i gress which meets Dec. 1. State Taking Lessons m Farming. ; journal. Gust Brubacher. the junior mem- j her of the firm of Tutt and Brubacher ! r 1 there is a distinct feeling that some P manner of report embodying the Joseph B. Ely. wet democratic . ., . . nominee for the erovernnr of Massa- views ct most ot tne eleven pwmwn , . . . , . . , . can be agreed upon in time for sub- Gienwood Institute Shows Lowest Cost FINAL BLAST ON ELECTION arrived Ray Wiles of St. Louis, and who Murray ana t eaar tretK vneiewas out m the country on last Mon owns farm on which E"rl Li r,- l-:cy are visiting for a time at the jay and was taking lessons in farm. caster farms, was a vi: itor in Mur- home of two brothers of Mrs. Beins. i ing and doing it sufficiently. Ho went j ,. f i -,; ,. -:. Mr. Font Wilson and familv of lfUT- : tr, ilin h.-m. rrf Ravnir-i.rl tlilri where i ' .1 . L" . r ' ' ' imv anrt T.vi Wilson and familv of I w tt o in tho mrnlv i tion went out over the air i e ai me uouie 11 lhi i i- ' ni-:si r - . i not u .v... ... chusetts. was well ahead of his dry republican opponent. Governor Frank G. Allen, when the vote of half the state's precincts had been tabulated. At the same time that the two wet democratic candidates gained a lead over their dry rivals an in- creasing trend toward the wet side Washington A final barrage of i was noted in returns on the refer criticism of the Hoover administra- Jendum proposing repeal of the state's Handles Patients at, a Cost of $19.03 Per Person ; Claxinda Is Low. Monday .so-called "baby Volstead act.' and als-i looking after some l.usin'-.-s (-eaar reea. i ne.. repori uui art of picking corn, ana renowin matters. Ephrium Oaks, who Be Prepared: Painting and Paperfcanging not the hoes ears, and thus his first lesson in feeding swine. i nirlit f-rm Tmi't Slinnse. tbp chair- crr.iK art. nrv mnr in tne ficn irv ,i, o- i lr.nrl In. -,.nt wit n -"- ucuimium ....w... has been where they live and it is possible lhe ioad aml with a shovel fed fcutive committee, and Senator Rob- : UIIHNI Ul . i : 1 1 i i i . . nit ftuaii. i'huci took l,l leader, to wind up tne uemo- cratic rauio campaign ror tne con gressional elections. Shouse gave as surance that if the democrats are Car Hits Shelter. ! given control of congrwss every one Edgar Pointer, who has been !"may be of good cheer" because every spending some time at Nebraska action taken would be "solely with City was returning home on last a view to the betterment of the Am- a-s- rted that stration miles si-uin oi cue .vic-ira emur-i. iiiave merely sumu oj iiiui inuieu for Winter driving Don't delay till a real cold morning catches you off your guard with a frozen radiator. stiff motor and run-down battery! Get the jump on Old preparing for him befc our care. Hadn't you better drive in your needs in ramting, raper today? 1-4 -down battery. , . Fridav evening, when ae accepted ; erican people." Man Winter by, IMU job tc-O large nor tuO,a r.d(-; wjth ;; p;iy Bing motorisI ;. .,, seaaS Robinson ass-rte oretiand. That s j small. Let US figure on as they were coming along a few , "the agents of the adminis Ely was ahead of Allen by almost eight thousand votes. The figures were: Allen, 121,823; Ely, 129, 118. Coolidge had a lead of almost 27 thousand votes, 137, SCO to 110,888 for Butler. With figures available from 269 precincts, all outside of Boston, the vote for repeal of the prohibition law was 6r.69.r as compared with 53, 4S2 for its retention. MURRAY GAR ACE A. D. BAKKE. Piopr. anin and Lecoratmp:. JOHN FRANS Murray, Nebr. the driver of the car ran into tne rear j on with fear and trembling while end of the corn sheller of CL M. Read j conditions have grown from bad to dolus considerable damage to the worse" and that 'nothint; is beinp car and some also to the shelier. ANNOUNCEMENT To my maDy ::rienls who have been instrumental in the degree cf success which has ccme to me at the filling station on the Murray comer, and to the public in gin eral. I desire to announce that I am operating a work ihop in Murray in the building which was formerly oc cupied by the McManus Pharmacy, and that I shall keep both places c:: business going. At the one in Murray I wii! be in charge. Here I am prepared to do all kinds of iepir wcrk. acetylene welding, auto repairing (any kind cf car) and battery charging and battery work. We want to say that we asolbutely guarantee all our work. We will carry Gasoline and Oils as well as supplies and accessories for autos. We wotJd like to have you call and see us when want ing any work. Eemember. we are here to please you. We will keep the Service Station on the highway open and this will be iu charge cf Van Allen during the day and Babe Keil at night. See us for ycur needs. Charles V. Barrows PE0PEIET0R Murray, Nebr. m. Presbyterian Clrirch Notes. Sabbath school at 10 a. m. Morning worship at 11 a. m. Evening service at 7:30 p. (Young people's meeting). Wednesday evening prayer meet ing at 7:30. You are cordially invited to wor ship with us. J. C. STEWART. Pastor. done, nothing is proposed that any one seems to believe promises a re turn of prosperity." Meanwhile, the republican radio campaign was brought to a close in Pittsburgh with an address by James : Francis Burke, the counsel for the ; republican national committee. HOMAGE TO KING AND QUEEN Sofia Ki::g Boris of Bulgaria and his queen bride Sunday received the homage of from 60,000 to 70,000 of their subjects, who marched past the palace while the monarchs stood on a balcony. Villagers, cabinet mem bers and members of the chamber of I deputies participated in the recep tion. The pageant continued until the fatigue of Queen Ioanna became i evident, whereupon the police halted I the parade. King Boris then invited the ministers and members of the presidium of the chamber ot deputies jto lunch. Premier Liaptocheff, heading the members of the government, made a speech welcoming the monarch home after his honeymoon. He said the marriage constituted a very lmpor- THEEE BOYS ABE DROWNED Hickory, N. C. Three Catawba county youths drowned late Satur day night after their automobile plunged down a steep embankment into the waters of Lake Hickory. A fourth swam to shore. The youths drowned were Cecil Killian and Ralph Killian, sons of James Kil lian, Catawba county farmer, and Ralph Bumgartner, a son of Alien Bumgartner. John Brlnkley. the fourth man in the automobile, freed himself and swam to safety. He suf fered from exposure to the cold and was unable to give a coherent ac count of what had occurred. DB. GE0BGE ELLIOTT DEAD AT FLINT, MICH. Flint. Mich. Funeral services will be held in Detroit Wednesday for Dr. George Elliott, editor of the Merhodist Review, of New York, who Colorado Democrats. Denver. Nov. 4. A democratic tide of votes that started with the United Statessenatorship and ap parently was moving to engulf most of the state ticket swept E(.ward P. Costigan. former republican member of the federal tariff commission, to a lead of- 5.800 votes over George H. Shaw. Costigan renounced the republican party in 1928 when he resigned from the commission and is running as a democratic candidate. Shaw, corpor ation attorney and former state chair man of the republican party, had 25, 958 votes to 31,724 for Costipran with 263 precincts of the state's 1.5S2 complete. Governor William H. Adams, democratic incumbent, seeking a third term, led his republican oppo nent, Robert F. Rockwell, by almost 10 thousand votes. The count was: Adams. 31.933: Rockwell. 21.999, with 259 precincts reported. The Denver Post, which supported Shaw, said Costigan had defeated Shaw by probably a 25 thousand plurality. World-Herald. Des Moines, Ta.. Nov. 4. The 15 institutions operated by the state board of control expend from $19.03 to $62.55 for a patient each month. Oscar Anderson, budget director, re ported today. The hospital for feeble-minded children of Gienwood showed the lowest cost, while the highest was at the tuberculosis sanitorium at Oakdale. Costs at the other institutions were as follows: Epileptic hospital, Wood- ,ward, $27.09; insane hospital, Cher okee, $20.94; insane hospital, Clar inda. $20.64; insane hospital, inde pendence. $20.29; insane hospital. Mount Pleasant. $19.b5; juvenile V Tt TV .1 rl . 499 1 ti - nnTiiAnfiortr I Woodward, 801; Gienwood, 1.59 S; Cherokee, 1,345; Clarinda. 1,403; In dependence. 1.42 8; Mount Pleasant. 1,349; Toledo, 260; Fort Madison, 1.145; Anamosa. 1,095; Rockwell City. 100; Oakdale. 12: Marshall town 430; Davenport. 509; Eldora, 467; Mitchellville. 172. ASKS PB0BE OF CLASS KATES OFFICERS SEEK CAP0NE EN RAID, SEIZE 13 MEN Fort Madison, $27.71; reformatory, Anamosa. $26.60; women's reform atory. Rockwell City, $48.76: sold iers' home, Marshalltown, $48.76; soldiers orphans' home, Davenport, $29.99; boys' training school, El dora, $31.84; girls training school, Mitchellville, $47.29. The average number of inmates during the year was as follows: Lincoln, Nov. 4. C. A. Ross, as sistant rate expert for the state rail way commission. Tuesday announced he will file a complaint with the in terstate commerce commission this week asking for an investigation of lass rates governing shipment of fruits and vegetables from south western states into Nebraska. Ross said he believed ihat undir existing tariffs Nebraska is discrim inated against to the'extent of Jl'tO, 00 0a year. Shipments concerned in his com plaint are those from Oklahoma. Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana, he said. The basis of his appeal to the com mission. Rose said, would be that through rates to Nebraska would be more reasonable than the combin ation class rate schedule now In effect. FOR SALE One soft coal heating stove; one oak kitchen cabinet, and oak mule hide dufold, all in dandy good con dition, priced to sell. J. W. Bann ing. n3-2tw. Chicago, 111., Nov. 4. Three detec tive bureau squads under command of Lieutenant Walter Storms, acting on information that Al Capone and his first lieutenant. Ted Newberry, would be found there, raided a room- j ing house at 901 South Halstead afreet shortly before midnight to-1 night and seized 13 men and six re- died here Sunday. Dr. Elliott was tant event for Bulgaria, and told of ione of the most prominent figures in the intense joy his subject? felt in i the Methodist Episcopal c hurch and volvers. his happiness. had been the pastor lor Presidents j The raiders failed to find Capone Earlier in the day a street crowd Benjamin Harrison and G rover Cleve- 'or Newberry, but among the 13 who had surrounded the kir.g and cheered 'land while minister of the church in 'were taken to the detectiva. bureau as be left premier. the palace to vitit the H .-liington. He was seventy-nine j f or identification was Frankie Rio, years old. i notorious hoodlum and public enemy. Lots of Warmth Not much Weight Good to Look At Feels Good to the Touch Serviceable Genuine Leather Suede Jacket See Our Bargains in LEATHER COATS mfnf mil (h l ItHfy