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FAO POUX PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOUJLNAI MONDAY, DEC. 1, 1930 HTiy Count Sheep 7b Co to Sleep npOO much work, too much worry. Tired but too nervous to sleep. Counting imaginary sheep, re laxing your muscles, making your mind a blank, all no use. YouTI feel "all in" tomorrow. Jest dissolve a Dr. Miles Effervescent Nervine Tablet In a half glass of water. Drink the clear sparkling beverage. Drift off into deep dreamless Bleep and get up in the morning refreshed in mind and body, and ready for thi dty's duties or plaasures. Dr. Miles' Nervine Is now made In two forma Liquid ad Effervescent Tablet. 13 o .1 are the same therapeutically. Get tHern at your drug store Large Package $1.00 PLATTS IK SOUTHEASTERN The Plattsmouth high school foot ball team at the close of the season occupies the fourth position in the mystical standings of the teams. Pawnee City having pried both Falls City and Tecumseh from their early season hold on the first position. The standings as given are as fol lows. G W L T P PA Pet. Pawnee City 5 4 0 1 70 12 .994 Auburn 7 5 1 1 137 39 .825 Falls City r, 3 3 0 95 28 .503 Plattsmouth 5 2 2 1 66 40 .492 Tecumseh 6 2 2 2 75 24 .4S2 Nebraska City 6 2 3 1 18 70 .392 Peru 5 0 5 0 6 14S .000 Humboldt 2 0 2 0 0 86 .000 District Ep worth League Ends Sessions Manley News liems Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Welte and children, Ralph Morris and Norma spent Sunday at Rising City with W. M. Depue and Frank Kuhls. Miss Margaret Bergman who is at tending school in Omaha was a visi tor at the home of her parents for Thanksgiving day and also remain ing for the remainder of the week. John C. Rauth was a visitor in York on last Thursday, driving out and spending Thanksgiving with his son. A. F. Rauth and family, and found the road good and the going fine. On last Wednesday evening Her man Wagner, south of Weenina: Wa ter and George Rau were visiting i:i Omaha, where they went to a music'' i recital in which a daughter of Mr. i Wagner was giving one of the num bers. As Oris Schleifert was goins homo one day last week, he ran over a piece of iron which the front wheel ; of his car turned up and which caught on the running board, tear ing it off the car and also nearly turning the car over. The school teachers. Miss Mary Kline departed for her home at Ormd Island where she spent Thanksgiv ing day and the remainder of the week while Mis Isabei Stander de parted for Ashland where she is spending the short vacation. Win. Kelley who has been assisted by his brother, Edward Kelley, com pleted the picking of the corn on last Tuesday and found that the crop was not so bad, averaging about thirty-five bushels and some only yielding thirty per acre while some went at fourty-five bushels. Otto Puis purchased a last years short horn bull from J. C. Rauth the last of the ones which come two years ago. and leaving only now those which were born during the year 1929 and the calves of 1930. Mr. Rauth has been raising some ex cellent animals and finds a good de- mand for them all. There was a car of snow fence I shipped into Manley and from here it is distributed to where it is needed, some of it being taken east and some west. The matter of getting the snow fence placed while the weather is so that the work can be done to good advantage is best service for no one j knows when the storm will break. Herbert Steinkamp who has beep, working in Michigan for the past few months arrived home on last ! Tuesday and remaining until today, spending Thanksgiving day and the remainder of the week with the folks fat home as well as with friends here. iThis morning he departed for the south where he will work during the winter. i On Ips'. Tuesday John .Stander with a larce number of people as sisting, completed the picking cf the 'corn much of which made gorv.1 yields and a portion of which was rather light. However, he i9 pleased that he has the work dene and the corn in the crib. On Tuesday one of the wagons was blown over with the high winds as they were working. The more of the corn that was thrown into the wagon made it safer from the high winds Walter O'Brien, who with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stander. wore visiting for some ten days at Trenton, Mo., where John P. Stander Is located and wher he is employed with the Rock Is land and where he is operating a steam shavel or ditcher for the Rock Island, reports that things are very dry in that section. They in making their trip went est to Osceola. Iowa, and thence south thus having paved roads .after leaving Glenwood. Iowa, until they arrived at Trenton with the exception of about fourteen miles. They returned via St. Joseph and found the roads good that way but not so much paved highway but good graveled roadway. Walter tolls of the country being very dry and the crops not as gocd as here. Name Doak as the New Secre tary of Labor Hoover Spurns A. F. L. Demand in Appointing Trainmen's Legislative Agent Washington. Nov. 29. Disregard ing the declaration of the American Federation of Labor, which, through its president, William. Green, told him Tuesday it would favor only a man who carries a federation card. President Hoover annouuet-d Friday afaernoon he had appointed William N. Doak to succeed James J. Da vis as secretary of labor. Doak is the legislative representa tive of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and editor of the Railroad Trainmen, a trainmen's magazine, and is not a member of the federa tion. He is a native of Roanoke, Va., and has maintained a home and offices here since 1918. Mr. Hoover had Doak's name down for the secretaryship prior to his inaugural, when he was forming his cabinet during his sojourn in Florida. The American Federation of Labor heard about it and was so strenuous in its opposition to the trainmen's executive that the Presi dent thought it best to ask Davis to j continue in office. Davis relinquishes the office at noon Monday, when he takes the office of United States senator from Pennslyvania. He has held office continuously since If area 4, 1921, when he was appointed by the late President Harding, and he has served under two other Presidents. Cool idge and Hoover. Davis carries a union card, as did William B. Wilson, Blossburg. Pa.. first man to hold the portfolio of sec retary of labor. The Department of Commerce nnd Labor was made into two separate neparuaenis nanus me nrsi aumin- i transacted. District oniccrs istra .ion of the late Presiaent H- thir reports and election of son by act c congress. Doak was the "son of a' confederate soldier, who begin his journey to j ward success by swinging on the ice i coated steps of boxcars. Gathering Here Brings Great Many Workers From This Part of State for Meeting On Friday, November 2Sth, the young people of the Omaha District of the Methodist church held a con vention in the M. E. church of this city. The group included Standard Bearers, Epworth Leaguers and other organizations for the youth of the church. During the morning the Institute Commission met to plan for 19:1 .Institute. At the same tim' other ! committee meetings were held as well las the regular council. At noon lunch was served at the I church. I The r.fternoon session began at 1:30 with devotions led by Rev. S hanck of Fremont. From 2 until 3 o'clock Departmental Conferences WOrt conducted by the District offi cers. By 3 o'clock 92 delegates had arrived. At this time business WSH new ! tficers was held. , The program consisted of a whistl ing solo by Hazel Gramlieh. a read -iing by Margaret Schwab and a vocal leolo bv Jrtmes Nickerson. all of Pa- At 21, he joined tne brotherhood j pinion. The address of the evening I was given by Dr. L. L. WOls of Oma j ha. The group was dismissed af'er 'the League benediction was repeated. Our visitors, who numbered about jl20. expressed their appreciation for all courtesies and splendid hospital- For Saturday Selling Boys' and Children's HEAVY FLEECED Sweat- WESCOTTS BUY NOW and Help Yourself SOUTH BEND Ashland Gaaette 4 t V Indian Bureau to UNCLE BEN COFFIN DIES Joe Knecht went to Omaha Friday to attend to business matters. Mrs. John Kupke was a visitor at the Herman Gakemeier residence. Ruth Carnlete and Merle Swart ? were supper guests at the Clyde Has well home. Mrs. Willi am Blum and children had supper with Mrs. Albert Blum Friday evening. Carl Hoffmeister departed for Omaha this morning to attend to business mutters. Miss Hulda Bornman was a Wed nesday afternoon visitor at the Her man Gakemeier home. Mrs. Cora Richards visited at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sawyer at South Bend. Mr. and Social Service Effort Under Way to Use Best of Traditions, Arts r.nd Handicrafts dian shington The BaretU of In Affairs is turning itr; attention ! to the development of a proper kii.d of social service for the Indian, long overlooked in the s'.ruggte to safe guard hia property rights, according to the rnnual report of the bureau. rowUBg to me proairui wi icn ran I fronts the t Torr to make the Indian i self -sustaining. Chart J. Rhoaris. Commissioner cf Indian A flairs, ?::- Mrs. Virgil Kitrell and plains that practically no two groups irid served as local chairman and legislative representative as well as president of his ledge for several years. He was elected vice president of 'ho brotherhood in 1916. In 1!17. he was elected assistant president. Doak, who is 47 years old. has been connected with all the recent wage movements for trainmen. He ihas acted as mediator in some crise:;. Politically be is a conservative Re ; publican. Bee-News. Mr. Butler and son of Lincoln were K'f Indians are alike either In inheri visitors at the William Kitrell homo, tance or present environment r.nd . Mr. and Mrs. Edward Peters and jthat the Indian service most moet j son. and Mrs. Minnie Kuntz of Oma- the situation as it applies to the tn ho. spent Sunday with Mrs. Albert dlana scattered within 2s. States and Blum. I divided into some 200 separate tribes Mr. and Mrs. Homer Carnicle and or groups, son. Joe Knecht and Gh-nn Weaver. While inevitably the Jndim must :ty shown them. The local League ! were Sunday evening visitors at the ; develop such interests as may enable wirhes to thank the Woman's For eign Missionary Society for serving the lunch at noon and the Social Work; ra and Ladies Aid tor the banquet. NETTLETON NEAHING GOAL PLYMOUTH OBSERVES DAY Plymouth. Mass. Old memories were stirred in ancient Plymouth Thursday- memories of a bygone Thanksgiving, three centuries ago. Observance of the holiday in this oldest town of New England, settle ment of the pilerrims. scene of the first giving of thanks, for owed the same simple routine of years. Peal ing of church bells on the frosty mountain air summoned the towns folk to worship in the houses of God. Afterward came the traditional feasting when anyone passing down a residential street might enjoy fleet ing scents of savory, roasting turkey and all that goes with it. Imperial. Calif. Gerald N'ettletcn. twenty year old Toledo aviator, at tempting to set a new junior tran scontinental flight record, was grounded by recurring motor trouble here Wednesday night within 12(7 miles of his goal, Lindbergh field, San Diego. Young Nettleton landed here after a flight from Tucson, Ariz., and ex pected to continue to San Diego be fore dark. Discovery of defective spark plugs, however, caused him to , abandon the plan, altho he worked on the motor until nightfall. He said he erpected to fly to San Diego Thursday morning. Since his departure from Newark. N. J.. in pursuit of the junior title held by Stanley Boynton, who liew from Maine to Los Angeles in 24 RUSSIA STUDIES PACKING ChicagoFifty or more engineer 'and draftsmen, under direction of ! ah American engineer, are transfer iring to blue prints the best features I of the Chicago meat peaking indus ! try for reproduction in soviet Rus Isia. A committee of the Soyusmlaso. a government owned meat trust, af 1 ter a survey of the American packing industry, opened headquarters here. Plans are being drawn ror two plants, one in Moscoav and the other in southwestern Siberia, Russia's catle country. H. P. Henschien. well known Chl icago designer of packing plants is the commission's chief engineer. Next spring, after the last bundle of blue prints has been forwarded to Moscow. Henrichien will proceed to the soviet capital to superintend j Oscar Dill home. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Heins of IChalco, Neb., were Sunday dinner IgUeats at the home of Mr. and Mrs. ! W. M. Garber at South Bend. I Miss Eether Carnicle and Lester j Berger and his sister. Vinetta. from ! Rogers. Neb., motored to Lincoln Sunday to visit their friends and ! relatives. Wednesday evening. Dec. 3, there him to become a component part o" ! organized civilization, the f.ict thai what is best of his own traditions, larts. crafts and associations tons'. ' developed at the same time, r.dds U the problem, he points out. j The more essential elements of : sufficient organization hi ve been ob tained by the -ommi.sioner. In the I field of education there hai been ob tained through civil service channels will ho n mpptine nf thp Snnth Tton.-I i man of training and exper enci ; : ; Community club at the nubile school director of education, an csslstant w i building. A program is offered. The j public is cordially invited. TROPHY IN SIGHT FOR U. director of education, and supervisors of secondary and of elementary edu cation whose activities are direvtod toward the improvement and devel- TEA3IOpment of the existing system of In- Idian borrding and day 'cbools mam- of Nebraska students j tained by the Federal Government, best to win the inter- WtM as nsider:.t ion Of the collegiate meat judging contest at the1".1. M International Livestock exposition in j n' 8U isor of elementary Chicago this year, because I education are a number of especially means permanent possession ui inc Uncle Ben Coffin, father of Mrs. Dora Leesley, who had attained the advanced age of 89 years of age, pa sed away at his home in Green wood on Tuesday morning of last week on November 2fth, 1930. Mr. Coffin was born in Pennsyl vania in 18 11 and when a small child ci-i.ii' to Iowa and later to iveDrasKa, locating here over a half century ago. i When he first came here he en I gaged in farming and taking a home stead northwest of Greenwood where he resided for many years. He v. as engaged In the blacksmith business ! for a long time and stopping with ; the advancing years. The old home stead was near the Mayor's farm. The wife died many years ago. The funeral will be held from the Methodist church in Greenwood Fri day at two o'clock, and the inter ment at the beautiful Greenwood J cemetery. The services will be con ducted by the Rev. Wallace of the Methodist church of Ashland. Iff-. Coffin was a well known char acter and who was universally re spected and loved by all who knew him. He leaves to mourn his death, and to bless his memory, five chil dren, three dauehters and two sons, they being Mrs. Dora Leesley, Green wood, Mrs. Kate Woodburn. who makes her home with Arthur Reese, Mary Sherman of Kansas City, Charles and William Coffin both "king their home at Ashland. There ire also fifteen grandchildren and 1 26 great grandchildren with four teen great-great grandchildren. CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY University will do their national trophy. The show will be held Nov. 29 to Dec. 6. Nebraska won first place in 1926 and again in 1928. Three victories the buildine of the two plants. The Kve the national livestock and meat nours 6 minutes, the youth had been ,flve vear industrialization nlan. ap- ooara tropny to a scnooi ior Keeps. forced to delay scheduled hops three; proved two vears ago bv the soviet times. Nettleton estimated lie had : authorities, calls for the erection of ed from the following: Annies Brack two hours to complete the flight and forty packing plants at a cost of break the record. He said he prob ably would be able to clip an hour i off Rovnton's tlmp o o A f i r t r i OU,WK".UDU, by 1933. All must be completed SCHOOL PROGRAM A program will be held at Dist. 4, of Otoe county on the evening of Dec. 11, 1930. 7:30 sharp. Every one come. Plate supper. MARIE CARPER. Teacher. travel or rave Your Driveways and Sidewalks Muddy roads and walks into and around YOUR house should be graveled or paved. Our men will deliver and spread. Terms Can be Arranged Estimates Free No Obligation We haul a distance of 25 miles from our plant. Stock trucks returning from the yards loaded very rapidly. Phone: Plattsmouth 21 George W. Bell Co. Pit on Highway 75, South Side Platte River TAKE BODIES FROM WRECK Irapuato, Mex. -Fourteen bodies were carried out ct the wreckage of a circus train which was burned near here Wednesday and railroad crews were burrowing in the debris for others of the sixty members of the Beas cirrus troupe who were believed to have perished. Meanwhile, posses were searching the surrounding ter ritory, for a lion, an elephant, a goat and a trick dog which had escaped the flames. Eighteen performers were in hos pitals, badly burned, and the num ber of victims could not be determin ed since some of those who were aboard the train were believed to have gone away alone. The fire start ed when the train was backed into a tank car filled with gasoline. The gasoline exploded, spraying the wood en cars with flames. CLARK PRESENTS PAPERS SAYS MATE FORCED HER TO "PINCH HIT" FOR CAT Newark. N. J., Nov. 28. George J. Hudak denies all the following charg es, but his wife. Elsie, who was giv en a divorce today, said he: Compelled her to "pinch hit" for the family cat and hit her with a broom when she let a mouse get away; Threw a radio speaker at her, then through a window, ran down two flights of stairs and retrieved it, then hit her with it again; and, Shouted so loud during an alter cation that her canary bird the fol lowing day died of heart failure. Mexico City Mutual expressions of good will on the part of their re spective governments were exchanged Friday by President Ortiz Rubio and J. Reuben Clark, jr.. when the latter presented LI- credential:; as United I Statds amhafsador. "I corn" with b message of friend ship ard p:or:rt will from the people of the United States to the people of itexh j," said Ambassador Clark. "Tho president of the United States has particularly charged me to con rey to ycur exrellencv the best wish- oo f Iw . M . C 1 TT.. .',..! I v w trt uuttMll u L i lit? uiiiluu sen btates for the continued welfare and prosperity of the Mexican people and the personal happiness and well be ing of your excellency." Ambassador Clark announced that he would not serve liquor in the American embassy during his term. faalified demonstration teachers who I work in the field wtih the elemen tary teachers for the improvement of the teaching service. In the field of agriculture there was found through the aid of the Department of Agri culture an active worker in agricul- The Nebraska team will be pick- t oral and extension lines, and also a qualified specialist as supervisor of live stock. The office also enlisted for the ensuing year the eervlc?s of a member of the faculty of Cornell University to help plan and coordi note the various education rnd ex tension activities within the Indian reservations. Approximately 3S.000 Indian chil dren are now yearly entered in the state public schools, the report staff.-. Tuition for Indian children was paid to S61 public school districts, 23 mor than during the prior year. In--reasc:I appropriations for support of Indians in federal schools made possible ad ditional subsistence, clothing, equip ment, furniture and personnel. FRATS SEEK TO REMOVE TERROR OF "HELL WEEK" PROGRAM AND PLATE SUPPER To be given on Friday evening, December 5th at the Fairview school in Dist. No. 9. MISS ESTHER TRITSCH, Teacher. Phone yonr Job Printing order to No. 6. Prompt service. New York. Nov. 28. The prob lem of taking the terrors out of "Hell Week" for neophytes of college fra ternities was tackled tday by the interfraternity alumni conference. The physical and mental torture to which "pledges" are subjected during the probationary period of their college days was criticized by Prof. Frederic M. Thrasher of New York university as creating the op posite of a brotherly feeling in the prospective initiates. Prof. Thrasher proposed as a sub stitute for the usual personal indig nities a system of discipline which would consist mainly of manual la bor for the "pledge" in the fratern ity house and on the campus. ett, Eva Buel. Christine Carlson. Howard Means, Lorentz Kay and Henry Sexson. Prof. W. J. Loeffel is the coach. Fifteen Nebraska boys and girls will go to the International Stock show as the guests of the Chicago & North Western railway. They were awarded the trip for excellence in 4-H club work. Nebraska boys and girls who will make the trip are: Elsie Hinz, Adams county; Ruth Wylie, Antelope; Dorothy Donald son, Boone; Werner McReynolds, Clay; Rose Ann Novatny, Colfax; John McGuire, Cuming; William An derson, Dawes; Richard Johnson, Dodge; Helen Smrha, Fillmore; Mar tha Fisher, Holt; Dorothy Christian- Knox; Uloyd h.arson, Madison; Ronald Nelson, Saunders; Lee Woi vin, Seward; Keith Roberts, Shedi-dan. On Sunday afternoon the neighbor children came In to help Eugene Nolte celebrate his 12th birthday. Playing many out door games and all enjoying the day till time for home going for them. Refrerhments were served by his mother, assisted bv Mrs. Otto Schafer i and Mrs. Fred Druecker of Nehaw-ka. Those who were there were Jun ior and Bulah Kiser, James, Lyl Kathleen, Ruth Norma, Betty Ge.i", and Florence Schafer, Billy. Paul. Ella May, Dorothy, and Betty Anne Ruffner, Jack, Bob, and Margaret Ann Vallery, Dorothy Yost of Ne hawka. Helen Louis and Donald Blotzer, Estele. Dorothy. Irene and Charles Beverage, Barbara Spang ler, Miss Tate of Plattsmouth, Kath leen, Wllma and Eugene Nolte. Wise folks cheese their Christmas greeting cards early, insuring getting just what they want and allowing ample time for imprinting of their names thereon. A big line to show you at the Bates Book Store or the Journal office. iry a Journal Want-Ad. v f K--::s-i-:--:"i"!"i"!-!- Thomas Walling Company y i V y T - Abstracts of Title Phone 324 - Plattsmouth f PREPARING FOR BASKETBALL CLAIM PERU TRANQUIL Lima, Peru Reports current in Chile and Argentina that the Peru vian provisional government was in serious difficulties were denied Thursday. Th situation in Lima was perfectly normal. Coach Fred Rothert of the high school athletic department, is pre paring to get his squad into the practice for the opening of the bas ketball ser-on ami the players will probably be called out Tuesday for their first practice of the season. The first game will be held on Decem ber 18th when Blair comes to this fity for the opening game to chal lenge the local team. Of the team last year Chet Wiles, captain, John Galloway, Merle Mc Crary, Robert Hartford, Garland Mc Cleary, will be present to again start the season while the other members of the squad will embrace James Beg ley. Henry Donat, Clarence Forbes, Mott Frady, Frank Yelick. Sam Arn. Dave Robinson. Gilbert Hirz, as well as other promising material that will be coming out for the practice. Have your name imprinted on yonr Christmas greeting cards this year at verv small additional cost, provided you purchase them at the Bates Book Store or the new stationery and of fice supply department of the Journal. We have everything that's new. Old Man Winter is and you must greet him warm ly. If you are an out-door worker you should have warm under clothing wool shirts a depend able storm coat. No matter where you work or what you do, we have the ideal garment for your needs, at not higher than you'll pay for inferior merchandise. Philip STum&ity I A MM