THURSDAY. MARCH 26. 1931.
PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
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Che plattsmouth lournal
PUELISHED SEMI-WEEKLY AT PLATTSMOUTH, NERRASKA
Entered at Postoffice, Plattsmouth, Neb., as second-class mail matter
The automobile kills more people
iri one year than alcohol does in twenty-five
but they will never prohibit
the automobile.
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R. A. BATES, Publisher
noTulhi' ocL-p t Vic Unit aei Ctnt frf
i sympathy. If he'll admit he's the
'underdog he may get it. We're strong
for that sort of thing.
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Scientists say the moon is get
ting farther away from the earth.
I It's also helping a lot of fellows to
pet away from this earth.
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Some people can best make their ' To the masculine eye the chief dii
presence felt by their absence. ference seems to be that a dress costs
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"Nitroglycerol may be made to ex- j :t.: .
plode by hitting it with a hammer." Six months in jail may be just
:o: that mu:h real life insurance fur
The telling of raw stories is be- ! ('apone.
For the fourth time members of the
New York Bar Association have re-
i fused to amend their constitution
' ' twI m L . . unm 1 1 trvorc i.l i cri hlu
M VI 1 1 1 . t. I . I " ' HI'. II 111 (' I . . " . - ' -
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Dp in Chicago churchgoers have
revived the good old Puritan custom
c!" carrying their guns to church on
Sunday and prayer meeting nights.
ing overdone
ems.
by some of the mod-
Prohably Senators consider their
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Aroheologists have found three an
cient skeletons with the jaws open
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The last few years have revealed
a returning taste for strong language
in politics.
body the "upper house ' because seats jto a idth of four inches, so the
couie higher. ciuo santiwicr. prooaoiy isn t new.
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Even bees will be counted by Can-
A general practitioners of medicine
is one who can tell what's wrong
with you, even if you haven't any
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A M0MENT0UT DEBATE
takers. What If ilieteeth.
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adian census
bees object ?
Recently a ski juniper in Switx-
The LaFolette progressives know er!and jumped 270 feet. Some of us
on which side their political bread have often felt like doing that the
Charges were bandied back and
ft, rth at the Democratic national com
mittee's conference at Washington
that the wets and drys were giving.
-or
is buttered.
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The general impression created by
morning after.
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A financial item says dollars are
Professor Einstein during his visit ! going up. As you probably know,
here is that he's pretty deep. jthe reason is that the cost of living
-O: lid roTiiinir down
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A snowbound magistrate in Illi
nois assessed a $3 fine via telephone.
That's what you call cold justice.
In one way the free air at the fill
ing stations is like the old lunch
you are supposed to invest in a sup
ply of liquids before you help yourself.
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Modern mechanical accounting
methods may be installed in the Ar
gentine National hank at Buenos
Aires.
Since eggs got so cheap we know
Congressmen say many more mil
lions are needed for relief, and Uncle
Andy Mellon would like to call their
attention to the dire need of the
United States Treasury, which is
one housewife who has worn out j sadly in need of relief from being
three cne'dollar aluminum pans so constantly relieved of its cash.
making angel food cakes.
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The supreme optimist is a man in
Peru who thinks when he is elected
President he has annexed a perman
ent job.
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A free country is one in which
laws made to safeguard honest men
are distorted by crooked lawyers to
keep criminals out of jail.
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A VICIOUS CIRCLE
The only way to "rehabilitate" the
farmers is to rehabilitate the cities
s;iys John A. Simpson, president of
the National Farmers' Union, in an
A lot of politicians wouldn't mind interview,
making prohibition the big issue of; That is no doubt true.
But it is
it didn't so equally true that the farmers like-
The real news in the story of the much resemble a buzz saw. wise must be rehabilitated before the
the next campaign ii
raiding of the exclusive club:-, in j
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cities can get on their feet.
Nearly half of our population lives
on farms or in small towns supplying
service to farms. They purchase the
things that are made in the city fac
tories. When their purchasing pow-
Philadelphia is that the city police i The magic by which communists
did the raiding. j in the United States seek to solve
:o: 'their own and the nation's probUms
This ought to be a year full of lis to march on the city hall,
fun for the Puzzlers League of Am- : :o:
erica. We see tnat tne KieKersnani ; i nose wno wear tne most aisgusi- er is impairea. as u nas Deen. me lac
Commission is to issue 10 more re- ted look in March are the folks whotories close. The workers in the fac
ports. (thought it was safe to return from , tories then have little money to buy
:o: (Florida by the last of February. the things that farmers produce.
The weather bureau says that sum- :o: Prices paid to producers are low.
mer rainfall east of the Rockies last! A Columbia University professor ; Our warehouses are bursting with
year was 500.000.000,000.000 tons isays that the brightest students are cotton, wool, and wheat, and there
short of normal and anybody that the poorest spellers, once more prov-lis a dearth of purchasers because to
doesn't believe it can count for him- ing the perfect asinity of some pro- many persons lack the money with
Why do the women's associations
and clubs of the United States over
look the controversial merits of the
"Freeman Pin Money Trust" which
is commanding the attention of
learned lawyers of Philadelphia?
They may be neglecting a great civic
duty in allowing this issue to drag
along to whatever fate feminine in
difference concedes it to.
William McLain Freeman, who
owned much real estate in the City
of Brotherly Love, bequeathed in his
will, probated in 1917, $12,000 per
year as pin money to "the first lady
of the land" and ordered that it
"shall continue in force so long as
this government lasts." The trust,
he specified, should be known as the
"Henry G. Freeman Jr., Pin Money
Fund."
One group of lawyers maintain
that the rule of perpetuity nullifies
the gift. Another holds that the
fund already belongs by legal right
to "the first lady"; that is, their
opinion is that the fund is payable
now.
It is unnecessary for us to call at
tention to the possibilities of debate
contained in this benefice. Should the
fund be paid over now to the wife of
the president? Should she accept?
Could she morally refuse it? Could
she presume to act for subsequent
"first ladies?" Would it not be wisest
for her to allow the fund to be cre
ated in accordance with the will and
let every mistress of the White House
take or not take the $12,000 per
year?
The legal doubts mentioned are
open to discussion. But the ladies
can not well afford to ignore this
chance to start a great debate as to
what objects could be properly in
cluded in the category of pin money.
What could the "first lady" buy with
pin money? Would she have to spend
all of the $12,000 every year? If she
did not spend all, could she deposit
the balance to her own bank account?
We trust that this great matter
will be taken up by women's clubs.
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THE PRESIDENT'S VISIT
ORDER OF HEARING
and Notice on Petition for Set
tlement of Account
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
In the County Court of Cass coun
ty. Nebraska.
State of Nebraska, Cass county, es.
To all persons interested in the
I estate of Edward D. Socum, deceas
I ed:
On reading the petition of Theo-
In the County Court of Cass coun
ty. Nebraska.
In the matter of the estate of W.
D. Wheeler, deceased.
Notice of Administration.
All persons interested in said estate
arL hereby notified that a petition haa
been filed in said Court alleging that
f;aid deceased died leaving no last will
dore L. Amick, Administrator, pray-1 and testament and praying for ail
ing a final settlement and allowance ministration upon his estate and for
of his account filed in this-Court on i such other and further orders and
H. Drummond
Local Representative
PRISON RIOTS
self.
fessors.
which to buy.
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as the waves of the seascape take form.
His genius tells him that only through
the blending of just the right colors is
the ideal result achieved. Otherwise
his most painstaking effort could only
result in a monotone, wholly lacking
in brilliance.
Artistry and genius have their place
in the making of CONOCO Gasoluie.
CONOCO engineers long since have
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taining the elements most desired in a
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CrackeJ Gasoline with its well-known
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Like the artist with his colors,
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Convince yourself of the merit of
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CONOCO Red Triangle.
Mr. Hoover's decision to take a
vacation in Porto Rico and the Vir
gin Islands is a happy one. Except
for one week in Florida, the Chief
Executive has had no vacation sinee
he entered the White House, more
than two years ago. The choice of
Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands
is especially fortunate, since those is
land territories have been the sub
ject of considerable discussion, and
since important changes are being
made in their administration.
Although the United States does
not have a vast colonial empire, its
outlying territories are extensive and
valuable, and it is becoming clear
that distinctly more attention should
be given to their proper government
and economic development. A whole
some step was taken a few weeks ago
in transfering the Virgin Islands
from the jurisdiction of the navy to
a Civil Governor, and now the Presi
dent will have a chance to confer on
the ground with Paul M. Pearson,
the new Governor, and help to formu
late a sound policy for the future.
Because of the persistent economic
depression following the ravages of
hurricanes. Porto Rico has seen very
trying times in late years. Governor
Roosevelt has proved to be a sym
pathetic and able executive, but there
are several grave problems yet un
solved, and Mr. Hoover's visit should
help measurably to iron these out.
If Mr. Hoover finds an opportunity
to visit Havana, there will be plenty
for him to do there. Our 'relations
with the Cuban Government are good
perhaps too good. But it is pos
sible that wc are doing to Cuban
people a grave injustice in giving
aid and comfort to the Machado Gov
ernment. As the focal center of a
persistent unrest that may eventual
ly bring serious trouble, Havana is
well worth including in the Presi
dential tour.
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THE RELIEVED FARMER
The serious riots ai Joliet call at
tention to prison conditions and
prison management generally. Peno
logy presents many problems and so
ciety has not solved too many of
them. During the past few years
riot and tragedy have daikened pris
on life in many parts of the country,
particularly in Ohio. New York and
now in Illinois.
It is essential that these desperate
men be removed from society and
punished for their crimes. It is right
that their mob efforts to escape
prison should be frustrated at any
hazard. But their problems invite
the closest scrutiny by officials and
the public at large. They continue
to be human beings notwithstanding
ithe fact that they have become in-
mates of a penitentiary. Their in-
carceration should not deny them
jthe enjoyment of proper food and
modern sanitation, sane relaxation
;and proper work.
There are more than hints that
these humane conditions not alwr.ys
ifall to the lot of imprisoned men and
women. There are more than hints
of cruel and excessive punishments,
such as the just reported hanging Of
handcuffed women to pegs on the
prison walls, as is admitted to have
been a practice in a Southern prison.
Sii' h things can scarcely be justified
by the explanations and excuses of
fered in their defense. The thought
revolts our feelings of common hu
manity. One major cause for convict un
rest and revolutionary tendency lies
in the reason assigned by the War
den of Joliet, that suib riots are un
doubtedly due "to the very seriously
overcrowded condition of the prisons,
which is beyond the help of prison
administration, and the enforced
throwing together of criminals of
every degree of culpability." Parole
systems generally are faulty, under-
! manned, or lacking proper authority.
This is a situation which society
should correct. And why are these
prisons so dangerously overcrowded?
At the advent of prohibition we were
promised tenantless jails, an effective
minimization of all crime. The result
has been that since that day prison
population has rivaled and exceeded
that of the most backward, cruel and
benighted nations, with no surcease
of crime. This factor bearing on
crime and prison conditions and ad
ministration assuredly is entitled to
the increasing grave attention it is
receiving.
the 2nd day of March, A. D. If Si,
and for final settlement of said es
tate and for his discharge as said
Administrator;
It is hereby ordered that you and
all persons interested in said matter
may. and do. appear at the County
Court to be held in and for said
county, on the 3rd day of April, A.
D. 1931. at ten o'clock a. ni., to show
cause, if any there be, why the
prayer of the petitioner should not
be granted, and that notice of
pendency of said petition and the
hearing thereof be given to all per
sons interested in said matter by
publishing a copy of this order in
the Plattsmouth Journal, a semi
weekly newspaper printed in said
county, for three successive weeks
prior to said day of hearing.
In witness whereof. I have here
unto set my hand and the seal of
said Court, this 2nd day of March,
A. D. 1931.
A. EL DUXBURY,
(Sea!) m9-3w County Judge.
proceedings in the premises as may
be required by the statutes in such
cases made and provided to the end
that said estate and all things per
taining thereto may be finally settled
and determined, and that a hearing
will he had on said petition before
said Court on the third day of April.
A. D. 1931. and that if they fail to
appear at said Court on said third
day of April. 1931, at ten o'clock a.
m. to contest the said petition, the
the Court may grant the same and grant
administration of said estate to W.
A. Wheeler or some other suitable
person and proceed to a settlement
thereof.
A. H. DUX BURY,
(Seal) m9-3w County Judge.
ORDER OF HEARING
and Notice on Petition for Set
tlement of Account.
ORDER OF HEARING
and Notice on Petition for Set
tlement of Ac-count
In the County Court of Cass coun-1
ty, Nebraska.
State of Nebraska, Cass county, ss.
To all persons interested in the
estate of Mary E. Dull, deceased:
On reading the petition of O. A.
In thje County Court of Cass Coun
ty. Nebraska.
State of Nebraska, Cass County,
ss.
To all persons interested in the
'estate of Amanda V. Wiley Dills, de
ceased :
On reading the petition of Addie
E. Park, Administratrix with Will
annexed praying a final settlement
and allowance of her account filed
in this Court on the 14th day of
March. A. D. 1931. and for final set
tlement of said estate and for her
discharge as Administratrix with
uavis prating a nnai settlement uo l Will annexed
allowance of his account filed in this It is herebv ordered that vou and all
Court on the 23rd day of March, persons interested in said matter
1931, and for discharge of himself :mav. and do. annear at the County
las Executor; ! Court to be held in and for said
It is hereby ordered that you andlojunty. on the 10th day of April,
all persons interested in said matter! a. D. 1931, at ten o'clock a. in., to
may. and do. appear at the County ishow cause, if any there be. why the
Court to be held in and for said coun- j prayer of the petitioner should not
ty, on the 17th day of April, A. D. : he granted, and that notice of the
1131 at 10 o'clock a m., to show uendencv of said petition and the
I cause, if any there be, why the pray-j hearing thereof be given to all per-
er of the petitioner should not be sons interested in said matter by pub-
granted, and that notice of the pen-, lishing a copy of this order in the
dency of said petition and the hear- Plattsmouth Journal, a semi-weekly
ing thereof be eriven to all persons in-! newspaper printed in said county, for
terested in said matter by publishing j three successive weeks prior to said
a copy of this order in the Platts-jday of hearing.
mouth Journal, a sen i-weeklv news-; In witness whereof. I hereunto set
paper printed in said county, for three1 my hand and the Seal of said Court,
i successive weeks prior to said day of. Ibis 14th day of March. A. D. 1931.
j hearing. A. H. DUXBl'RY,
In witness whereof. I have here- ' Stal I mlt)-w county juuge.
unto set my hand and the seal of
said court, this 23rd day of March,
A. D. 1931.
A. H. DI'XBl'RY.
I (Sea! m23-3w County Judge.
ORDER OF HEARING
and Notice on Petition for Set
tlement of Account.
NOTICE OF HEARING
on Petition for Determination
of Heirship
In the County Court of Cass Coun
ty, Nebraska.
State of Nebraska, Cass County,
ss.
To all persons interested in the
estate of Minnie Kafftnberger, de
ceased :
On reading the petition of Michael
Kaffenberger, Administrator with
Will annexed praying for a final set
Mement and allowance of his ac-
Estate of George F. McNurlin. de
ceased, in the County Court of Cass
county. Nebraska.
The State of Nebraska. To all per
sons interested in said estate, credi
tors and heirs take notice, that Jen- count filed in this Court on the 14th
nie Barrett has filed her petition al- day of March, A. D. 1931. and for
leging that George F. McNurlin died final settlement of said estate and
intestate on or about Februarv 9th. I for his discharge as Administrator
I 192S. being a resident and inhabitant with Will annexed
of Cass county. Nebraska, and died
seized of the following described real
estate, to-wit:
Sovth half (S) of southeast
qvarter (SEV4) of Section tour
(4. Toiruship elcrcn (11). Raiige
twelcc (12), :i Cats county, Se-
braska
leaving as his sole and only heirs
law the following named persons, to-
wit: Dora McNurlin and Jennie Bar
rett, and praying for a determination
of the time of the death of said George
It is hereby ordered that you and all
persons interested in said matter
may, and do. appear at the County
Court to be held in and for said
County, on the 10th day of April,
A. D. 1931. at ten o'clock a. m.. to
show cause, if any there be, why the
praver of the petitioner should not
t ' be granted, and that notice of the
I pendency of said petition and the
hearing thereof be given to all per
jsons interested in said matter by pub-
lihing a copy of this order in the
V. McNurhn and of his heirs the de- printed in said county, for
gree of kinship and the right of de-; th SUPCeSsive weeks prior to said
scent of the real property belonging , dav Qf hearinef-
In witness whereof, I hereunto set
my hand and the Seal of said Court,
this 14th day of March. A. D. 1931.
NOTICE OF SALE
On the 1st dny of April. 1931, at
10:00 o'clock in the forenoon, the
undersigned will seM One Blue Jew
ett Touring Car. belonging to Wil
liam Oertell. Motor Number 24022"
at public auc'ion to the highest bid
der for cash, at the North front door
of the Murray Garage at Murray.
Cass county. Nebraska, to satisfy a
lien for labor, material and storage
in the sum of $67. So.
A. D. BAKKE,
ml6-2w. Lien Holder.
to the said deceased, in the State of
Nebraska.
It is ordered that the same stand
for hearing the 17th day of April. A.
D. 1931. before the court at the hour
of 10:00 o'clock a. m.. in the Court
House in Plattsmouth, Cass county,
Nebraska.
Dated at Plattsmouth. Nchraska,
this 19th dav of March. A. D. 1931.
A. H. DUXBURY.
(Seal) m23-3w County Judge.
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
Since the days of the hoop skirt,
have eggs ever been cheaper than
now? Have farm products in gen
eral ever been cheaper, the cost range
of all commodities considered?
Yet a drouth has knocked farm pro-
duction into a cocked hat in num
bers of states, 21 to be exact.
Is the farmer, champion of mis
fortune, and particularly the south
ern farmer, champion of champions,
to prove to be an exception to the
fundamental rule of supply and demand?
ORDER OF HEARING AND NO
TICE OF PROBATE OF WILL
In the County Court of Cass coun
ty, Nebraska.
State of Nebraska. County of Cass.
ss.
To all persons interested in the
estate of Alexander Jardine, deceased:
On reading the petition of Matilda
(Seal) ml 6-3 w
H. DUXBURY
County Judge.
LEGAL NOTICE
In the District Court of Cass
County, Nebraska
Carl S. Foster. Receiver of
the First National Bank of
Plattsmouth. Nebraska.
Plaintiff V NOTICE
vs.
William C. West and Emily
S. West,
Defendants
To the Defendants, William C.
West and Emily S. West:
You. and each of you are hereby
notified that on the 3rd day of
March. 1931. the plaintiff filed his
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CONOCO
T H I BALA N C ED - BLEND
GASOLINE
The liquor business, which fell off
$600,000 in 1930 in British Colum
bia, is now in so unsatisfactory con
dition that its promoters are think
ing eeriously of resorting to prohibi
tion to help it back to prosperity.
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The old time bicyclists never were
bnthered with hitch bikers when they
took their "century runs."
In the County Court of Cass coun
ty, Nebraska.
In the matter of the estate of Dora
McNurlin, deceased.
Notice of Administration.
All persons interested in said es
tate are hereby notified that a peti
tion has been filed in said Court al
leging that said deceased died leav-I
ing no last will and testament and
praying for administration upon her
estate and for such other and furtht r
orders and proceedings in the prem
ises as may be required by the stat- :
utes in such cases made and provided
to the end that said estate and all
things pertaining thereto may be j
finally settled and determined, and
that a hearing will be had on said
petition before said court, on the 17th
day of April, A. D. 1931, and that if;
they fail to appear at said court on
said 17th day of April, A. D. 1931,1
at 10:00 o'clock a. m. to contest the
said petition, the Court may grant
the same and grant administration of
said estate to Jennie Barrett or some
other suitable person and proceed to 1
a settlement thereof.
A. H. DUXBURY.
(Seal) m23-3w County Judge.
Jardine praying that the instrument ; suit in the District Court of Cass
filed in this court on the 20th day j county, Nebraska, the object and
of March, 1931, and purporting to prayer of which was to recover on
be the last will and testament of the ; two promissory notes aggregating
said deceased, may be proved and al
lowed, and recorded as the last si ill
and testament of Alexander Jardine,
deceased: that said instrument be
admitted to probate, and the admin
$1,859.83 with interest at the rate
Of from May 20. 1920 to August
1. 1926. and 10 interest thereafter,
and costs of suit. That affidavits
were filed for attachment and gar-
istrntion of said esta:e be granted to j nishment. and on the 4th day of
Matilda Jardine. as Executrix I March. 1931. service of attach mt
It is hereby ordered that you, and
all persons interested in said matter
may. and do, appear at the County
Court to be held in and for said
ct untv, on the 17th day of April. A.
and garnishment was served upon
Henry A. Schneider and ihe Platts
mouth State Bank, of PUttpmouth,
Nebraska, to recover funds in the
possesion of said Schneider ana said
D. 1931. at ten o'clock a. m. to show bank belonging to you.
cause, if any there be. why the pray-: You are hereby required to answer
er of the petitioner should not be ; said petition on or before Monday,
granted, and that notice of the pen-ithe 20th day of April. 1931. and
dency of said petition and that the: failing so to do, your default will be
hearing thereof be given to all per- entered and judgment will be taken
sons interested in said matter by pub- upon the plaintiff's petition. This
lishing a copy of this order in the notice is given pursuant to an order
Plattsmouth Journal, a semi-weekly j of this Court.
newspaper printed in said county for
three successive weeks prior to said
day of hearing.
Witness my hand, and seal of Baid
court, this 20th day of March, A. D.
1931.
A. F. DUXBURY.
(Seal) m23-3w County Judge.
CARL S. FOSTER.
Receiver of the First National
Bank of Plattsmouth,
Nebraska.
Plaintiff.
By A. L. TIDD.
His Attorney.
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