MONDAY. FEBR. 9. 1931.
PLATTSMOTTTH SEE WEBBS JOTTENAi
PAGE FIVE
DANCE
Every Thursday Night
Dowler's Hall
Weeping Water
GOOD MUSIC GOOD ORDER
A GOOD TIME FOR ALL
COME
UNIDENTIFIED MAN KILLED BY
AUTO: D2.I7ER NOT HELD
An unidentified man was instant
ly killed at Child's crossing on the
lower Fort Crook boulevard about
8 o'clock Friday night by an auto
driven by J. E. Rait, renl estate mnr
with offices in the Bromley block.
2 In South Thirteenth stree'. Omaha.
The body is at the Kunold mortuary
in Souih Omaha.
County Attorney Ralph Nirkerson
of Sarpy county, who was called to
the scene, said apparently the acci
dent was unavoidable, and he did not
place Rait under UiUL
Various persons said they had
seen the man. wandering ba k and
forth along the road for several hours
before the accident. Rait DOM Ni'k
enon that the man staggered into
the path of his auto and Avns struck
before he could st;p. Thifi MK corro
borated by Carl A. Nelson living at
the Knights of Columbus club, who
drove by at the time of the acciden.
One bottle of liquor in the man's
pocket was broken, but a second wit:
intact. At the mortuary n slip was
found in a pocket indicating that
the man had worked recently as enr
cleaner at Gilmore under the name
of S. Halt. He was four feet nine
inches tall, apparently 50 or 55 years
old, and weighed about 125 pounds.
DENIAL FOR COLLEGE GIRLS
Memphis A vigorous denial of an
assertion that girl student? at South
western, a Presbyterian college here,
attended a campus dance improperly
clad was made in a statement pre
pared at a mass meeting of the col
lege coeds. The meeting was held
to frame a report to a statement
made by the Rev. R. G. Lowe, a
Memphis minister, at a hearing held
Tuesday to consider charges that Dr.
Charles Diehl. college president, was
guilty of maladministration and
heresy. Trustees of the college after
hearing the charges, preferred by a
group of ministers, absolved Dr.
Diehl of the allegations.
Dr. Lowe, one of the accusers, told
the trustees he had heard "young
ladies attended campus dances in pa
jamrs and once in shorts which came
just below the hips."
"The charges are an insult to me
as dean of women a.nd lo every girl
on th campus." Mrs. M. H. Tcwn
& nd, dean of women, told the coeds.
"They :;re not fair and apparently
not based on any knowledge of the
situation."
SCHOOL GIRL IS DE OWNED
Detroit A twelve year old school
girl was drowned in the Detroit river
off Belle Isle Thursday night under
circumstances which lei detectives
to believe that she may have been
thrown deliberately to her death.
The girl. Doris McDonald, was heard
E reaming by two boys as they walk
ed across Ce bridge to the island at
it p. m. When they finally located
her body it was floating down river.
She ceased to struggle and went
down B tbe boys watched.
As u.2 disappeared the boys told
police, an automobile which liad been
parked near an abandoned boat bouse
was turned about and driven away.
Valentines in all designs are now
on display at the Bates Bock & Gift
shop, in all attractive assortments
arid at a wide range of prices.
what has become
of the
old-fashioned suitor?
who used to stop at the corner
drug store for a box of sweets be
fore he called on his lady love?
They ay he's passe, that now-a-days
he stops to fill his flask and
stock up on "her" favorite brand of
cigarettes but there's still a few
husbancs left that know their wives
enjoy good candy and if you're one
of them here's a tip take your wife
a box of Julia King's delicious home
made candies, tonight and watch
her eyes!
Julia King's candies are made fresh
daily and sent to us by fast express
easy on your pocketbook 80c
the pound.
Bates Book & Stationery Store
COIINEB 5TH AND MAIN STBXETS
OMAHA ROAD DECLARES
PASSENGER RATE CUT
St. Paul, Feb. 6. A reduced pas
senger tariff of 2 cents a mile will be
inaugurated February 9 and ending
April 30 as an experiment on about
three hundred miles of the Omaha
railroad system, officials announced
! today. The old rate was 3.6 cents a
; mile.
Two other roads, the North West
ern and the Milwaukee, previously
announced a similar reduction in
an effort to regain short-haul pas
senger business claimed to have been
lost to bus lines.
The Omaha will make the new rate
affective on lines from Emerson to
Norfolk, in Nebraska, including the
. Bloomfleld and Crofton nriincnes.
among others.
Man Confesses
Purpose Was to
Kill Mussolin?
Police Say Prisoner Naturalized Citi
zen of United tSates Obtained
Material fa Belgium
Rome. Fet. 6. Michele Schirru.
arrested Tuesday nhrht for posses
sion of firearms and explosives, con
fessed today, police said, that he had
planned an attempt on the life of
Premier Mussolini.
Hv had brought two high explos-
j ive bombs hre for that purpose, po-
' lice said he had told them.
Schirru was arreted after a guv.
fight with police and there were ru
mors at the time that he had plan-
ned an attempt on Mussolini's life,
but these were denied by the attth-
! orities.
The police said Schirru drew a
I revolver while he was being searc hed
iat the police station, wounded three
; policemen and attempted suicide, in
Jflicting a serious wound in his head.
In the rooms which he occupied
at two hotels, police said they found
two bombs so constructed as to be
used as time bombs or percussion
, bombs.
The man was born in Sardinia but
i had traveled extensively. Police said
he used an American passport and
j was a naturalized c itizen of the Uni
ted States.
In his alleged confession, Schirru
was reported to have said he had
' been an anarchist for years but be
gan thinking of plans to assassinate
Mussolini last summer while he was
i in Paris. He went to Belgium and
I cot the materials with which he made
! the bombs.
Then, the police say. he came to
Rome resolved to kill the premier
and began plotting the best way to
do it before he fell afoul of the au
thorities. ! He is recovering from his s !f
' inflicted wound and will be tried by
a special tribunal under the defense
of the state act, which provides a
j death penalty for the crimes of which
i he is accused. World-Herald.
DEFICIENCY BIIL SIGNED
Washington The first regular ap
propriation bill of this session be
came law Friday when President
Hoover signed th deficiency measure
providing $100. "0C. 000 to cover em
ergency expenditures in this fiscal
year. The bill takes immediately
available $45 ..r62.000 for construc
tion. $::4.000.000 of which s ior fed
eral highway aid. It also provides
$2,000,000 for the public health ser
vice to use in purchasing medical
supplies and aiding in rural sanita
tion in clrcuth stricken areas.
Payments to the revolving recla
mation fund by land holders on re
clamation projects are suspended for
two years under the act. This pro
vision was inserted by the senate to
relieve farmers who would lose their
holdings by defaulting payments.
iTv a Journal Want-Ai
-B
Fleishman is
Still Going Up
Boxing Ladder
T-offy" Fieisckman. Louisville Boxer
Wins Two Victories at Elks
Club
at umana Fnuav.
"Tuffy" Fleischman, Louisville's
! light weight boxer, is still going
! strong and knocking 'em for the king
row every time he goes in the ring.
At the Elks' Club in Omaha last Fri
i day he won two decisive victories
jaivd c&iue out without a blemish. He
i holds the Midwestern and State
I chanifionship. Tuffy is net the only
i scrapper in the Fleischman family
no, not by a long way. His brother
IGayle, packs a wallup that puts 'em
i to sleep. He met up with a couple
, of tough boys during the evening and
won by a K. O. in both instances,
i According to the rules the two
Fleischman boys were slated to close
the event but they declined as they
did not care to mix in any family
! affairs, altho they often mix behind
i the barn at home.
DeForest Schoeman, another Louis
ville boy. was on the card and acquit
ted himself with credit. He lost,
! however, to an Omaha boy who had
i had mere experience in the ring.
The Louisville fans who accom
panied the boys say that the whole
i card was worth seeing. In fact they
had never witnessed more lively
scraps than were put on for this oc
casion. Among those who drove up
j to see the fun were: Wesley Blair.
" :ion Koop. Fred Reihart, Alvin
Huff, H. B. Koop, Geoige Dolan. Dr.
W. J. Snyder and Forest Branson.
I Louisville Courier.
BEAUTIFUL NEBRASKA CONTEST
The Plattsmouth Woman's club is
entering the "Beautiful Nebraska
I Contest." Many people in Platts -
: mouth and vicinity have nieturas of
sc enery adjacent to Plattsmcuth. Will
you not come to our assistance and
I donate your pictures and negatives
ito help us "tell the world'' that the
'scenery around Plattsmouth is the
: loveliest in the state?
Y' ur pictures may be left at the
'Bates Book Store.
Aim and rules follow:
Aim of contest: To
better appreciation of
scenery.
promote a
Nebraska
Rules of contest:
1 bra ska scenery may
aay woman who is a
Nebraska Federation
Views of Ne
be sent in by
member of the
of Women's
I Cltxbe. Pictures must be natural
scenery; no buildings, statues, etc..
I considered. Pictures may be any size,
but MUST be accompanied by nega
tive of same. Contestants entering
picture need not have taken picture
j herself.
Three pictures will be selected
from each of the six districts and
prizes of $2.00 each will be awarded
j at district conventions next spring.
Name of contestant, and address,
together with a description of pic ture
land its location must be written on
back of each picture submitted.
Contest closes March 1. 1931.
CIVIC COMMITTEE.
CALL FOR FOODSTUFFS
Cass county is preparing to send
a car of provisions to the needy in!
the south and which will be gather
ed at the office of County Agent
D. I). Waittaeott at Weeping Water. 1
The Plattsmouth chapter of the j
Red Cross are arranging to have a
depot for the gathering of supplies
at the public library and where
from Saturday to Wednesday morn
ing there can be articles left foi
use of the needy.
It is desired to have flour, corn
meal, in sacks, potatoes in sacks and
canned fruits or vegetables in tin
cans as this is the only way in which
they can be shipped to the drouth
1 stricken areas.
Many communities are organizing
tiieir donations and sending cars of
the provisions to the south and this
is the opportunity for the local peo
ple who can, to join in the good
work.
Send or bring your contributions I
to the library auditorium and they j
will be sent on to Weeping Water
for the Cass county car for the aid
Of the drouth sufferers.
BOARD RESCINDS ACTION
Prom Saturday's ra!ly
The board of county commission- j
ers at their session yesterday rescind
ed their action of February 3, 1930.
relative to the abandonment of a
road running north and south!
through section 9. township H, range j
13, in West Rock Bluffs precinct.!
The closing of the road brought pro-
test from resident in the vicinity and
tap further investigation by the board
led to the conclusion that the board '
was without any authority in the
tatter and that their previous action
should be rescinded, which was so
o-dered.
MOVE TO KEEP MARKET
FOR AMERICAN PRODUCTS
Washington. Feb. 6. Legislation
to keep the United States market ex
clusively for American agricultural
products for three years will be con
sidered by the house ways and means j
committee.
Chairman Hawley aaneun .ed to- I
cay tne committee would begin
hearings probably late next week.
The announcement was made after
Chairman Legge of the farm board
had said the American farmer could
rot compete successfully against Rus
sian wheat.
FOR SALE
Good used 40u-egg Queen Incuba
tor. Guaranteed to hatch. Price $10.
Mrs. T. R. Jewell, Weeping Water,
Neb.. Phone 1330.
Journal Want Ads get results.
FAIR VIEW WORKERS MEET
The Fairview Workers club met
Tuesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Lon Jordan with a very largt
number of the members in attend
ance and :. most interesting discus
sion of the program oi the day. The
topic of the meeting was "Kitchen
Appliances" and covered the use of
the various articles in use in the
family kitchen. At the close of the
meeting refreshments were served by
the hostess who was assisted by Mrs.
Fred Kaffenberger.
The next meeting of the lub will
be with Mrs. John Terryberry with
Mrs. Jess Terryberry as th
ciate hostess.
asso-
Organize Legion
Auxiliary Unit
at Louisville
Plattsmcuth Representatives Are at
Louisville to Launch Second
Unit in Cass County.
From Fridays ran
Yesterday afternoon the
American Lesion Auxiliary
second
unit in
Cass county was organized when the
j Henry Newman auxiliary of that
place was chartered and launched on
I its career.
A group of the Plattsmouth Auxil
iary members including Mrs. R. J.
Larson, unit president. Mrs. C. A.
', Rosencrants. department rehabilita
tion chairman, Mrs. Robert Will
;past president. Mrs. John K. Palacek.
and Mrs. Sadie Shrader. motored
(over to assist in the successful start
lof the new unit.
There were twenty-four of the
! members of the new unit enrolled in
!the afternoon and the greatest in
terest was shown by the ladies in
'the new organization.
1 Mrs. H. ri.
. state adjutant
Dudley, wife of the
of the American Le
gion, with Mrs. F. D. Schroeder. dis
trict president of the Auxiliary, were
present from Lincoln and gave short
talks as the new organization was
launched.
CARING FOR STRANGERS
The shortage of rooms and dwell
ing places for the several hundred
workers on the natural gas lines as
well as their families, which has
nrevailcd for the nast lew davs. is
I being taken care of in very nice
'shape and there are a number of new
places secured that will be available
!for the men in use as sleeping quar
jters as well as boarding places. So
acute has been the housing problem
that the men have had to search over
the city for hours to try and locate
sleeping places and then often with
out success. The Chamber of Com
j merce and business houses have con-
ducted a very thorough campaign to
line up suitable places and the head
I quarters of this work at the C. E.
Wescott's Sons store has now a list
!of new rooming places that are
i available.
YOUNG PEOPLE WEDDED
Fron, Frlriav'B Dntly
Last evening at the
parsonage
of
the First Presbyterian church Miss
Ruth Marie Miller of rear Elmwood
land Dennis Carl Smith of this city
I were united in marriage by the Rev.
iC. O. Troy and the ceremony witness
ed by the members of the Troy house-
lw,lrl The liri.lp la r.ne nf the v ell
known and nonular ynuns ladies of
the Elmwood community while the
groom is a member of the force en-
1 gaged bv the Continental construc
tion
Co.. on the gas line extension
j work
. their
The young people will make
home here for the present at
least.
St. Valentine's day is Saturday.
February 14th. make your selections
of valentines now at the Bates Bock
& Gift Shop.
SAFEGUARDS
Your banker helps you chec k
op on financial matters. He
can pi ve
v u constructive
help in
future.
your business vour
And as your hanker helps
you build your material
wealth, so does this Hart
ford Agency help you to pro
tect it against loss by fire.
W e are dealers in precau
tion, experts in keeping peo
ple out oi trouble. Let us
check up your insurance
today.
We write policies right.
1S.D
ear
avis
AGENT
Plattsmouth
Nebraska
Mrs. Watson
Howard Killed
at Greenwoi
East Bound Passeneer Train No.
Over Burlington Kills Woman
and Babe Early Today
From Thursday's T'ativ
This morning as eastbound train
No. 6 over he Burlington was speed
ing from Lincoln to Omaha and pass
ing through the town of Greenwood.
Mrs. Watson Howard. 40, stepped in
front of the onrushing train and
was ins'antly killed as was the un
born child.
The woman wns on the track in
such a short distance in advance of
the train that it was impossible to
check the train's speed and the body
of the woman was hurled along the
right of way. being badly mutilated
in the accident.
The train was stopped as soon as
possible and tbe remains of the dead
mother and babe gathered up and
sent or. into Lincoln to the Castle,
Roper. & Matthews undertaking
rooms,
The reports of the accident are
that Mrs. Howard liad heen in poor
health and her delicate condition is
thought to have led to a mental state
jthat prompted the terrible tragedy
that brought sorrow to the husband
land father and the many friends in
j Greenwood.
The Howard family reside in the
town of Greenwood where Mr. How
:ard conducts a large chicken raising
'business and have made their home
there for a great many year.;.
MEN'S CLUB MEETS
From Fridays Difiy
Last evening the Men's
club.
an
orgination of
the male teachers of
Cass county, were most agreeably
entertained at Alvo where tiiey were
the guests of Superintendent Sned
gen oi that place.
The members of the club wen
served a very fine dinner by the
home economics class of the Alvo
high school- at the school building
land after the disposal of the good
I things provided them the members
jof the teacher's group started in on
1 their business session and which is
I also the last of the year.
It was decided to hold a high
j school declamatory contest at Ne
hawka on Friday. March 20th. and
under the direction of Superintend
ent C. L. Swengle.
The county basketball tournament
(will be held at Eagle on February
26th to 28th and in this contest tbe
Plattsmouth team drew a bye for the
; first round and will play in their
second round Avoca. who also drew
'a bye. Avoca is a strong team and
, the game should be one of the fea
tures of the tournament.
There will be no spring count y
I track meet through lack of inter
, est.
The members of the club enjoyed
I the occasion very much and have
found the mutual association very
pleasant for all.
P. A. HTLD
LEASES
MURRAY
ELEVATOE
P. A. Hild. well known farmer and
resident of Murray has secured a
lease to the Murray Farmers elevator
and will ( induct the business of the
eiev aior. mr.
Hild is well and favor-
ably known in
and around Murray
nnd is a man with much business
ability, and a good judge of grain,
having been In the farming game all
his life. With the maturing of his
three sons he has given the working
of the farms over to the sons.
Mr. Hild moved to Murray two
years ago and has secured the ele
vator not so much because he was
looking for hard work but he is not
afraid of it. for he has been a hard
worker all his life. During his stay
In Murray he has had good exper
ience in the grain business and will
conduct the business from now on.
Mr. Hild has associated with him
in the elevator Mr. Sam F. Latta.
who has had the elevator for the
past year and who has made a suc
cess of the business. The object of
the new management
the very best service
will be to give
to the farmers
consistent with the best business
practices. The farmers may expect
absolutely the best treatment from
the new management.
A SURPRISE PARTY
On the evening of January 31st
Miss Wilma Potts was hostess to a
group of friends wbo assembled at
the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. L. Potts, to help hed cele
: brate her birthday. The evening was
! spent in playing cards and games in
which everyone joined In and en
joyed very much. At a late hour a
delightful lunch was served.
Those present were: Mr. and M'
Albert Phillips and children, Violet,
Bufford. Vivian and Buel of Elm
j wood ; Mr. and Mrs. Eliva HatclifT
j and sons. Everett :and Donald of
I Union: Mr. and Mrs. Joe Campbell
iand children Albertus and Josephine,
iMr. and Mrs. Harry Gannawav, Mr.
j and Mrs. Robert Patterson, Mr. and
Mrs. Albert WTheeler and son Robert.
iMr. and Mrs. Ernest Schomaker and
, children, Raymond Arthur, Bobbie.
;and Opal. Misses Irene and Nora
Hoschar, Mr. John Pearsiey, also Des
' lie. Fern and Eula Potts.
All departed for their homes wish
ing Wilma many more happy birth
days. ONE PRESENT,
d&w
LAND FOR SALE
Also Town Residence
1 miles from Union on highway.
The SWTU Sec. 35 T10 R13 known as
part of the M. H. Shoemaker farm.
Also good residence property in
Union. Address Mrs. J. M. Chalfant,
Burlington, Colo. J12-lmw
Com On!
and get these fine
Dress Pants while
they are going at
these extremely low
prices
$3.33
$4-44
$55
(AH Sizes)
WESCOTTS
FAB!.:
BOYS USE ?0V,TEB
A new type of farmer is develop- 1
'ing among club boys who are iearn
jing the advantage and quality In pro
duction, an dat the same time get
ting a first hand demonstration of ef
jficiency from the cost standpoint, ac
cording tct a recent bulletin.
Some examples are gftren, among
itnem that of Robert Dobbin, a high
school Junior of State Center, Iowa,
'who is also a club boy living on a
::;20-acre farm. In December he ex
j hibit.ed the reserve champion beef
'carcass steer ai the International
Live Stock Exposition in Chicago.
In combination with hi club work
I young Dobbin fissisis in the opeia
t!o not the farm, which is equipped
with a large and a mall t: actor. The
' larger is used for soil piepaiatioa and
ilo-filling. With a one-acre corn
i picker attached it picks the 120 acres
of corn. The smaller tractor is ased
Ifor corn ploying and other BuHeMe
'tasks. The modern methods employed
make for more economical produc
tion and consequently more profits.
A southern boy. Oscar Hoyt. of !
Louisiana, improved on the methods
of oider farmers and proven the sup
; eriority of narrow rows in cotton
.growing by producing two bales of
botton on one acre last rammer. Next
season be will use his father's trac
tor exclusively in his cotton project.
On the farm as elsewhere, modern
machinery and improved methods
make for greater success, and in the
adoption of these the farra boys are
: leading the way.
FAMILY
GATHERING
AT T0WLE HOME
A large gathering of the
familv and friends enjoyed
Towie
a de-
(lightful social and musical entertain
Iment last week at the home of Mr.
!and Mrs. Geo. Towle, it honor of
Earl Towle, who was leturning to his
: home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, by
auto, and Hnrry Towle by rail to
Long Beach, ralif.
Miss Nelson, famous as a solo
whistler gave many numbers with a
charming effect on the attentive and
appreciative audience. Several mem
bers of the Towle family played a
number of instrumental selections
iwith encores. Harry Towie, a killed
violinist, gave many fine pices. He
'is now on the enrollment of tech
nique in the Conservatory of Music
'at Lng Beach. Vocal number: were
rendered with a pleasing effect.
Dainty refreshments were fully en
joyed by all. This harmonious gath
ering, so full of gleeful joy will
long remain a happy memory to them
all. Weeping Water Republican.
ADDITIONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS
From Saturday'?: ra:i y
The local chapter of the Amer
ican Red Cross has received the fol
lowing additional Bubeeriptions to the
funds for the relief of the drouth suf-
i ferers of the south and which
be added to the amounts already
v. ill
rais-
r.oo
6.00
1.00
1.00
ed for this work:
Mrs. Elizabeth Streight $
;Mrs. Mary Voodry
j P. P. Meisinger
Henry Staikjohn
Read the Journal Want-Ads.
Low
Ul ,
Many line:? in our store have felt the price
cuttiner knife since inventory among them
is WORK CLOTHING.
Carhartt Overalls ... $ic5-$1.75
Oak Brand Overalls $1.30
Sweaters Work Pants Leather
Coats Lumber Jackets all re
duced to new low levels.
SOON TO RETURN HOME
P'r' fn at irlHV'- Inlij
The many friends of Henry Heigl.
well known young man of this cit
will be pleased to learn that Mr.
Keigl will retnr nhome it is thought
either Sunday or Monday from the
St. Vincent hospital nt Sioux City
where he has been for the past sev
eral week recovering from the effeci
of an accident he su tained whiie as
sisting in some pipeline work neat
Homer, Nebraska. Mr. Heigl was
struck on the side of the faet anri
bead by a crowbar that he as usinc
to try and retard the advance of a
large ditching machine and which
threw the bar up in such a manner
that it injured the young man. Since
that time has been at the hospital
where for several days his condition
was most critical.
OPENS NEW STORE
Sam Giventer. who has been con
ducting the People's Market in this,
city for a number of yetirs and re
cently closed down that nton . has
again embarked in business and has
opened a store in the Holding build
ing en Main street between Fourth
and Fifth street. Sam has not fully
;b c Hied whether to try and reopen
his former store and conduct both
places or to allow the former stor
to remain closed and continue with
the new place of business which Is
well located. Mr. Giventer is getting
his stocks In now and while not fully
settled in the new store is open Tor
business and looking after the needs
of his patrons both old and new.
TAKEN TO COUNCIL BLUFFS
-""rom SaTurdry - ranv
William Goodroue. 19. who wat
apprehended at Council BluffF a fev.
days ago in connect icn with the re
moval of a number of spikes from
the main line tracks of the Missouri
Pacific in this city, was today taken
back to Council Bluffs where he will
be placed in an institution at tha
place or at Glenwood for care. Th
youth is mentally deficient and not
jin such shape that he can be al
lowed at large and accordingly he
will be eared for by lhe state of Iow;i
of which he is a resident. Office!
'from Council Bluffs were here this
1 afternoon and returned the young
man to tha' place.
GOLDEN P0E STUDY CLUB
The Golden Rod stud;
'r.eet with Mrs. Royal
Thursday afternoon at
dames John Wonders and
club will
Smith on
U : . 1. Me
Ti 1 Carey.
' associate hostesses The topic of the
i meeting will be "Special Taxes or.
Expenditures of Public Fund.-." lead
er Mrs Will Minford. The club mem
bers are urged to be in attendance.
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