MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1937.
PAGE FOUR
PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
To Investigate
Registry of Boats
on West Coast
Naval Officials Take This Step as
Fleet Is Aiding in Stopping
an Espionage Plot.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 21 (UP)
U. S. customs agents said today that
they were investigating the registries
of every American boat in the Paci
fic to search for secret alien owner
ship and that the mysterious move
ments of naval destroyers a 11 d
launches off the coast were part of
the scheme.
Naval authorities hinted that the
drive was directed against fishing
boats that are being operated out of
California ports by aliens, especially
Japanese.
There were other rumors that the
navy's activity, which has included
the halting and boarding of fishing
boats in San Diego bay and a con
tinual patrol of the harbor by de
stroyers, might be associated with a
"coastwise espionage plot."
The San Franeis;o Chronicle said
today that U. S. customs agents
boarded the Japanese liner Tatsuta
Maru just before she sailed from San
Francisco yesterday and "seized a
sheaf of letters reputedly linked with
a coastwise espionage plot."
The newspaper said that the plot
reportedly dealt with operations at
the Bremerton, Wash., navy yard.
In Honolulu, however, Hear Ad
miral Oring Mui'liii, commandant of j
III. A I I 11 11.11.1 Ul.U I1IJ r VU imn I
the maneuvers off San Diego and San j
inspection."
Admiral Murfin. the first naval of
ficial to comment on the maneuvers!
i
except those who explained it as j
"routine training," said that "the,1
problem is one which has concerned
the fleet at Long Death for some
time and we have not gone into the
question here. ( Honolulu i."
He said the question of aliens regis
tering t heir ships illegally as Amer
icans was "primarily one fur the
commerce department."
The San Fianciseo Chronicle,
speaking of the so-called plot. said
"it was known that in recent weeks
both customs agents and postal in
spectors have redoubled their vigil
ance in connection with efforts to
intercept letters of a susph ions na
ture, addressed to undisclosed
eastern dst in at ions."
far .
The letters taken from th.- T:)s:it.-
- - i
Maru were not stamped and wert
sum in nave neon entrusted to an i
unidentified paity aboard the vessel," j
according to the Chronicle. " j
A naval source asserted unnffii iallv i
that there were !.()' 2 fishing boats '
operated out of California ports that
were owned by aliens, and that from
400 to oOO of them were dominated
by Japanese.
The Nancy Hanks, a ?2.".000 f;sh-
ing tmack. was seized at S;n Pedro
on the suspicion that an alien Jap
anese owned it. Customs agents said
they expected to make other s. izuns
and that one particular boat has to
be taken as soon as it readied port.
There was no particular implica
tion that the drive was directed
against Japanese, except insofar :is
Japanese aliens were the main of
fenders in putting their boats under
American registry.
Off San Pedro, destroverS were
running a constant patrol in relays '
of two to each 24-hour shift. In i
San Diego bay, bluojackcjs armed
with machine guns have been pa- j
troll in c the w:it.r in 1-mtw.lw., -.11
week. They have been halting evi ry ! lifc
boat thev meet to Kainin, it i,.ni ! Lying
and scrutiirTze the crew.
The destroyers, farther out !n the
channel, were observing the move
ment of all craft.
Last night one destrovor anrhf.i-i-d
off the San Diego harbor entrance
played a sweeping searchlight on i
Coronado and North Island beaches.
The launches were reported to be
Mopping iruiii eigni 10 ten noats oanv
outside San Diego. A patrol boarded
each boat and questioned the master
about the nationality of his crew and
registry.
Nine destroyers went to San Pedro
together under emergency mobiliz
ation orders the first of the week.
Customs men who seized the Nancy
Hanks declined the use of their names
but said the navy was cooper;! ting
with them. One agent said "we are
going to town on this thing."
The customs men had no informa
tion as to what inspired the alien
drive. California American Legion
posts have agitated in favor of it for
several years. Legionnaires protest
ed that it is illegal for o foreign
owned vessel to sail under dummy
U. S. registry, and that in spite of
the law, aliens, particularly Jap
anese, were taking lish from Amer
ican waters.
The Legion urged that alien boats
be cleared out for three reasons: to
a A WAN THAT MINDS
ALWAYS HAv
conserve natural resources; increase
employment for Americans, and safe
guard national defense.
Customs men said that so far as
they knew, the government might
be heeding the protests of American
Legion men. and that any sugges
tions that the drive w;s in retalia
tion for the sinking of the U. S. gun
boat Panay by Japanese bombing
planes, or that it was directed against
spies, would be "m rely guesswork."
They charged that the Nancy
Hanks was registered by Masaaka
Kuwabara. an American Japanese,
to conceal the real ow nersli ip. The
boat allegedlv was buil: by the J. M.
Martinac Shipbuilding corp.,
year for one Y. Suzuki, an alien
anese.
last
"a in
FGi'ti i repares
to Battle with
7 0 f ;
LabOr bTGU!S;
Following- Stand of the National La
bor Board CIO IV.cc s Issues with
Auto Manufacturer'.
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DETROIT, Dec. l'I
riM Henry
second major
Ford pre pa rid
fight with an
'-'"Vol nment t si
lacked by a .-1:
labor relation-;
cd a c-nfeiviKC
: or
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his
of th;
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as
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national
reouest-
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oard ruling,
wi-.h Ford ?.
oil lc
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to promote .r.dusti
,i
:ce.
i i-on. com routed !; a ia,r hoard
declaration that his cmpanv was
.guilty of "savage anti-union r.etivi
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eeiei: nis a.iurnevs lo tile :!-
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a.-k the
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; oral courts
io overrun
the deci.ior.
er denounced
winch
one company law
"wrong and uiijust."
The manufacturer, long a c-itie of
i. , ,.
,,r j
unions and of federal i eg-.ilation
-ine.-.-, was acr..s.-d bv the boaio
laving instituted a "ivientie.-- earn-
g!t" again.-1 the United Aul-
one
the
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uo!,:ers cnion. an a 1; hate
I CO!
naittee for Industi ial
.tier,
j Home
dent of
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Ma: tin. international )
tile union, immediately
i conference "at vour
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n-
; vtnicnee" v.-li Hai ry D iinett, t
r-
: ni.e! director of tie Ford company,
j to promote "inde.strial peace ard
p'ro;er rcl.Uions" bttv.cvn the r.u.nu
: facturcr tind his workeis.
SLAY BECAUSE NO TOYS
KKND.MA'ILLF, ImT., Tn
c.
(Wt I.'onald Laniz, a youir
didn't waiit to live throu.d
n:a.; because his two-venr
would have no toys. S he 1
baby and attempted to take
1 a rmer
Christ-!
old son
i
.Hied the-
Hi,
l:i.s
i
own
on a
-pital bed, Lar.tz
r.dmitted to Coroner Myn-ifC. Ilutch
ins last night that he bludgeoned t he
child Wednesday "to make thing.; all
ri
,h
He toid of h s an
no money t t buy
le .v I .-ecu use
presents. h
e nai
,t
"i:
l day. Christmas came
real er.
We h.-..
it," he
STEADY JOB
.1 "o money and 1 couldn't stand ; rolled in a ur.ion organization cam
said. "I wanted to kill mvself i t..-J;mi i?.v at i ,..,.
and take my 1
with me."
ody Was foU!:d at
rue cnnu s
Lantz' poverty-stricken home. Lnntdpaign was in charge of It. E. James,
was nearby, his throat slashed. They A. F. oi L. organizer from Kansas
were found by hi; estranged wi"e a.-; City. Permanent organization work
the returned home
! band on Thursday
to be with her ha.-;-! is being completed by Organizer Wil--his
21th birthday liam Laude, of Denver, in the west-
STEAL CHRISIivIAS FUNDS
Ni:W YORK, D(c. 24 CUP The
executive committee' .f the- Paul K.
Santagelo Association, a Tammany
Hall club, of which former Governor
Alfred U. Smith once was a no-iuber,
as. cmbled last night to receive ?,2,
000 collected for the purchase of
1,000 Christmas baskets for th? poor.
Five gunmen walked in while
Morris Solomon, c 1 u b secretary,
counted the money, lie pleaded for
the needy and the spirit of the
kindliest holiday of the year but the
gunmen picked up the money and
fled. Their leader callfd back over
his f.houider "we need a Christmas
t Jo."
CANNOT THREATEN DEBTORS
LINCOLN. Dee. 21 (UP) Attor
ney General lib-hard C. Hunter to
day warned a Lincoln collection
agency it cannot threaten debtors
with legal action.
In a letter to the Co-Operative
Merchants association. Hnnter said.
"Your business is limited solely to
attempting collection without any
threat or mention of legal process.
"In event of failure to collect ac
counts, your duty is to return them
to the individual creditor who must
employ his own attorney to bring
any legal proceedings if they are to
be instituted."
The attorney general said the use
jot" the threat of legal action consti
tuted illegal practice of law.
Pope Pius Scores
Treatment of the
Catholic Church
Religious Persecution by Nazis in
Germany Touched by Pon
tiff in Address.
VATICAN .CITY, Dec. 21 (UP)
IVpe Pin-, at a reception to his card-
nais today,
bitL
polie;
urch.
!y attacked the Cor
toward the Ronnn
i man Nazi
Catholic eh
in
Ce I'itian v
there i real, actual
cution despite efforts
contrary impression,"
leii-ious pei
to pre: (.nt a
the pejie said.
Cardinals leaving the ceremony
said that the pope spoke frankly and
bitterly about Ike church situation in
Germany.
His x
ks were made in response!"11 lliese marks ot nientincation, me
c
'-Meetings, which Card-
-.risur.a
(ir.ijiito
Pign
Di P.eimonten
11
dean o; the college (if cardinals ex-1
- ':'''l t- the cardinals" name.
olle:
nals
J w i :i : y
The p
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n
ne c
rei
als were present.
ilenn
1 in p
! that
litical
ilu
ctivities in
v I. 11 I l 11
German
.i .,.v; i ;, ,.
I. VI an 11 , iCU l b.LL lift W 1 K
vas i.iuvlv reli'.'i
lie :efac,l his re in a rks regarding
persecution with the statement:
We want t- say a few important
plain words before the whole world
i regarding the situation of the churcl
n
! in ( lermany.
I Then hi' :i - tbv-t v..li
f loLl-
frii:
per-
; secution in Gtrniatiy was
! and gi uvc"
htful!
. i THURSDAY NIGHT'S
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Py United Press
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Indiana 4:'. N braska 42.
Wist State Teachers Z'J,
Creigh-
ion
Nebraska High Schools
Auburn 27, Sacred Heart, Falls
City, 24.
lu ll w ood Dunc an 1U.
Wymoie 21, Parnston 1H.
Wilcox ?., Franklin IT..
P-ladeii Hidstein 11.
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Dawson 2o. porn Prep IS.
Shubert 22, Verdon 14.
Kockxiile De.atur 2",.
Decatur 27, Watcrbury 10.
Dubois 2.",. Honey Creek 19.
Fairfo-M 27. Lawrence l'..
Kepuldican City ID, Bloomington
Plymouth 22. Diiler G.
FarweM 21, Thomas, Kearney
Candy 20. Arnold 10.
O-Uallons .'17, Sutherland 17.
North P.end 20, Klkhorn 25.
flolhenburg 22, Kustis IS.
Crafton :'.;. M Cool Junction
lici t inutoti Crnl'ion 21.
Konnard 12, Craig 12.
Lev. iston 20, Dun hard S.
1C.
EEET WORKERS ORGANIZE
CP.AND P'l.AXil. Dec.
1 (UP)
:bollt. 1 .01)0 of t lu
",0rt workers em-
nioy d in Nel.-raska's eight largest
1 e(t siik'ar factories li:ivo been n-
'the Nebraska Federation of Labor,
Said tnd.lV 'Dir. liri.liminnrv f.-im.
n section of the state
with brewer
in charge at Grand
Island.
BRIDGE TRUSTEES MEET
C ) MA HA, Dec. 21 (UP) The
Dodge .Street bridge board of trustee i
meeting litre last night decided to call
for bids for construction of the span
linking Omaha and Council Dliiirs to
be opened at 2 :. m., on Jan. 2". The
:;tyle agreed upon is a self-anchored
suspension bridge. Plana were drawn
by Dr. II. P. Steinniaii, New York
engineer. It was estimated the; bridge
i would co.,t about :l,r,0i),0l)0. It is to
bvcome free when paid for in toll.i.
Your courtesy in phoning news
to No. 6 is appreciated.
Panay Officer
Tells Deliberate
Bombing of Boat
Report Transmitted to the Naval De-
partment at Washington by
Commander J. J. Hughes.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (UP)
Japanese planes that bombed and
sank the United States gunboat
Panay gave every appearance of de
liberation; the planes machine-gunned
the small boats taking the sur
vivors, some of them wounded, from
the sinking ship to the shore; a Jap
anese surface boat machine gunned
the Panay as she went down.
These facts Commander J. J.
Hughes, commanding officur of the
Panay, transmitted to the navy de
partment in a report made public
today.
The report revealed both the de
tails of the attack on the Panay, and
the individual acts of heroism by
members of the crew.
In the view of officials here,
Hughes' report supported the official
belief that the Panav was first board
ed by Japanese military officers,
then deliberately sougt out, attack
ed and sunk by Japanese bombing
planes.
The report was the formal state
ment required by law of every naval
commander who loses a ship.
It revealed that the attack jkvas
made at mid-day; that visibility was
excellent; that the Panay was prac
tically covered by huge American
Hags, both horizontal and vertical;
that the ship was painted with dis
tinctive markings; that, in spite of
Panay was the principal object of the
Japanese aerial attack.
ailtl 1L w-s i't'ai -...,
jthe Sunboat must sink, Hughes' re-
i pori siaieu. mu uie aiiaciviiig piaueo
trs 1,10 1uuay
was convoyin:
and
destroy them.
Hughes' repent was considered by
:;tate department e.fficials to support
in full details this government's for
mal protest, and to justify demands
that the Japanese government must,
in addition to making full indemnifi
cation and a formal apology, give ade
quate guarantees that American na
tionals, their rights and interests in
Chian will be assured of freedom
from attack or interference in any
manner whatsoever from Japanese
armed forces or other Japanese ele
ments. Hughes' reports made these points:
1. The Panay was identified as an
American vessel by two large hori
zontal flags, one spre-ael over the for
ward top deck and one over the after
top deck, both clearly visible from
the air from any ani;le. Each flag
measured about IS feet in length
and 14 feet in width and had been
freshly repainted. In addition, be
cause of the emergency condition
existing, the Panay had been flying
her largest ensign at the gaff . both
day and night whether underway
or at anchor. All ensigns, both hori
zemtal and vertical were brightly il
luminated at night.
2. Four hours before the Panay
was bombed, she was boarded by a
Japanese army officer and boarding
party. Her nationality, destination
and mission were fully established.
3. When the attack was made,
the Panay was anchored in a broad
reach of the river. There were no
Chinese or other ships in the vicin
ity, except the American ships she
was convoying.
4. At the time of the attack, 1:27
p. m. "the weather was clear with
good visibility and no wind. The
planes were clearly visible in spite
of their altitude which may not
have been as high as reported to me
at the time (about 4,000 feet)."
5. The bombing attack continued
t'er about an hour, with the attack
ing planes diving to within 100 to
200 feet of the Panay, from which
distance the American flags should
have been clearly visible.
"From thf-n (1:27 p. m.) on the
plants bombed us continuously un
til about 2:23 p. m.," Hughes' re
port said. "TTley appeared to be at
tacking us In relays of two or three
each. The first group that came over
bombed from a considerable altitude
which kept them beyond range of
our Lewis machine guns. Later when
the Panay was visibly smashed up,
they came much closer and not only
let go thir bombs from low altitudes,
of perhaps one or two hundred feet,
but also machine gunned our decks,
llrlng as they came down, diving."
0. "It should be remembered that
Hie attacking planes concentrated
almost all their efforts on the Panay
during ut least the first half hour,"
Huglii-H said.
7. The planes attacked and ma
chine gunned the small boats in
which the Panay's survivors, many
of them wounded, escaped to shore.
S. A Japanese surface boat ma-I
chine-gunned the sinking Panay, be
fore a boarding party of Japanese
soldiers went on board.
Rock surfaced roads are put
ting Plattsmouth in closer touch
with a rich farm territory.
Whether your printing Job is
large or small, It will receive our
prompt attention. Call No. 6.
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
In the County Court of Cass Coun
ty, Nebraska.
To all persons interested In the
estate of George P. Meisinger, de
ceased. No. 3274:
Take notice that the Executrix of
said estate has filed her final report
and a petition for examination and
allowance of her administration ac
counts, determination of heirship, as
signment of residue of said estate
and for her discharge; that said peti
tion anil report will be heard be
fore said Court on January 21, 1938,
at ten o'clock a. m.
Dated December 20, 1937.
A. II. DUXBCRY,
(Seal) d27-3w County Judge.
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the
Hoard of Educational Lands and
Funds or its authorized representa
tive will offer for lease at public auc
tion on the 2Sth day of January.
193S. at 2:00 o'clock p. m.. at the
office of the County Treasurer of
Cass county, in Plattsmouth, Nebras
ka, the following educational lands
within Cass county, upon which the
contract of sale or lease has been
forfeited or canceled. At the same
time and place, all movable improve
ments on such lands will be sold ni
public auction. Said public auction
is to be held open one hour. The
right to redeem the within described
lands ceases to exist upon the com
pletion of this advertisement.
Description Sec. Twp. Rge.
NW4NR'; 3G 10 10
LEO N. SWANSON.
Commissioner of Public Lands
and Buildings.
d27-3w
NOTICE OF HEARING
Inlhe County Court of Cass Coun
ty. Nebraska.
To all persons interested in the
matter of the Trusteeship of the
Estate of Caroline Williams, deceas
ed: You and each of you are hereby
notified that a hearing will be had
before the County Court of Cass
County. Nebraska, in the court house
at Plattsmouth. Nebraska, on all re
ports filed in this court by C. II.
Longacre and Augusta Longacre,
trustees under the last will and tes
tament of Caroline Williams, de
ceased, on January 22, 193S, at the
hour of ten o'clock a. m.. at which
time the Court will examine all re
ports of said trustees, covering the
period of time from January 7, 193 5,
to and including the date of the
filing of the sixth annual report
herein, namely December 20. 1937,
with a view of passing upon the cor
rectness of the same. All objections,
if any. to said reports must be made
on or before the day and hour of said
hearing.
Dated this 20th day of December,
A. D. 19 37.
By the Court.
A. H. DUXBURY.
("Seal) d27-3w County Judge.
SHERIFF'S SALE
State of Nebraska )
SSk
Cass County J
By virtue of an
execution issued by C. E. Ledgway,
Clerk of the District Court within
and for Cass County, Nebraska, and
to me directed, I will on the 29th
day of January A. I). 193S, at 10
o'clock a. m. of said day at the
South Front Door of the Court House
in the City of Plattsmouth in said
County, sell at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash the following
real estate, to-wit:
South y2 of Southeast V of
Sec. 15, Township 11 North,
Range 13, East of the Cth P. JI.
in Cass county, Nebraska, except
3 9710 acres deeded to David J.
Pitman;
The same being levied upon and
taken as the property of Albert A.
Young, et al., Defendants, to satisfy
a judgment of said Court recovered
by Fred T. Ramge, Trustee, Plaintiff
against said Defendants.
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, Dec. 22,
A. D. 1937.
II. SYLVESTER,
Sheriff Cass County,
d23-5w Nebraska
SHERIFF'S SALE
State of Nebraska
County of Cass J
By virtue of an Order bf Sale Is
sued by Clerk of District Court with
in and for Cass County, Nebraska,
and to me directed, I will on the 9th
day of November, A. D. 1937 at 10
o'clock a. m. of said day at the South
Front Door of the Court House at
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, in said Coun
ty, Bell at public auction to the high
est bidder for cash the following real
estate to-wit:
Lot 3 61 In the Village of
Greenwood, Cass County, Ne
braska; The same being levied upon and
taken as the property of Ray E.
Frederick and Claire M. Frederick,
Defendants to satisfy a judgment of
said Court recovered by State Secur
ities Company, a corporation. Plain
tiff, against said Defendants.
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, October 7,
A. D. 1937.
H. SYLVESTER.
Sheriff Cass County,
o7-5w Nebraska
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
In the County Court of Cass Coun
ty, Nebraska.
To all persons interested in the
estate of William Patterson, deceas
ed. No. 326S:
Take notice that the Executrix of
said estate has filed her final report
and a petition for examination and
allowance of her administration ac
counts, determination of heirship, as
signment of residue of said estate
and for her discharge: that said
petition and report will be heard be
fore said Court on January 14, 1938,
at ten o'clock a. m.
Dated December 17, 193 7.
A. H. DUXBURY,
(Seal) d20-3w County Judge.
SHERIFF'S SALE
State of Nebraska
ss.
County of Cass J
By virtue of an
Order of Sale issued by C. E. Ledg-
way, Clerk of the District Court with
in and for Cass County, Nebraska,
and to me directed, I will on the
22nd day of January A. I). 1938. at
10 o'clock a. m. of said day at the
South front door of the Courthouse,
at Plattsmouth, Nebraska in said
County, sell at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash the follow
ing real estate to-wit:
Lots 12, 1C and 17 except the
West 50 feet in a parallelogram
of Lot 17 and a strip of land
13 feet wide along the south
side of Lot 17, all in the South
west Quarter of the Southeast
Quarter of Section 31, Town
ship 12 North, Range 9, East of
the 6th P. M., in Cass County,
Nebraska and Lots 25, 26, 27,
28, 37, 38, 39 and 40. situated
in Jones' Second Addition to the
Village of Greenwood, Cass
County, Nebraska;
The same being levied upon and
taken as the property of Fanny
Sayles, a widow, tt al, Defendants,
to satisfy a judgment of said Court
recovered by Carrie M. Armstrong,
Plaintiff against said Defendants.
Plattsmouth. Nebraska, December
13, A. D. 1937.
II. SYLVESTER.
Sheriff Cass County,
dl6-uw Nebraska.
NOTICE OF HEARING
on Petition for Determin
ation of Heirship
In the County Court of Cass Coun
ty Nebraska.
Estate of David Bachler, deceased.
Estate No. 3315.
The State of Nebraska: To all per
sons Interested in said estate, cred
itors and heirs take notice, that
T. H. Pollock has filed his petition
alleging that David Bachler died
intestate in Cass County on or about
November 27. 1S6S. being a resident
and inhabitant of Cass County, and
died seized of the following described
real estate, to-wit:
The Southeast Quarter of Sec
tion 1. Township 11 North,
Range 13. East of the Cth P. M.
Cass County Nebraska;
leaving as his sole and only heirs at
law the following named persons, to
wit: Mary E. Bachler: David Bach
ler; John H. Bachler; Phillip
Bachler; Henry J. Bachler; Mary
Ann Bachler; and Catharine
Ward, nee Bachler.
That the interest of the petitioner
in the above real estate is, owner in
fee simple title by purchase, and
praying for a determination of the
time of the death of said David Bach
ler and of his heirs, the degree of kin
ship and the right of descent of the
real property belonging to the said
deceased, in the State of Nebraska.
It is ordered that the same stand
for hearing on the 11th day of Jan
uary 193S before the County Court
of Cass County in the Court House
at Plattsmouth. Nebraska, at the
hour of 10 o'clock a. m.
Dated at Plattsmouth, Nebraska,
this ISth day of December, A. D.
1937.
A. II. DUXBURY.
(Seal) d20-3w County Judge.
NOTICE OF REFEREE'S SALE
In the District Court of Cass
County, Nebraska
Carl Sutton.
Plaintiff
i
Ruth Bechtcl. ct al,
Defendants j
Notice is hereby given that under
and by virtue of a decree of the Dis
trict Court of Cass County, Nebras
ka, entered in the above entitled
cause on the first day of December.
1937, and an order of sale entered
by said Court on the first day of De
cember. 1937. the undersigned Ref
ovuo will on the 22nd day of Janu-
the front door or tlie
f tlm V:irm(i-! fltlll
Merchants Bank. Alvo.
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sell at public auction to the highest
bidder, the following described real
estate, to-wit:
Southwest quarter of Section
2 8, Township 11. North, Range
9 and
West half of the northwest
quarter of Section 33, Township
11. North. Range 9, all in Cass
' county, Nebraska
upon the following terms: Ten
ner cent of bid in cash on date of
sale, balance in cash upon confirma
tion of sale and delivery of referee's
deed of land free from encumbrance
except lease on said lands to Febru
ary 28. 1939. with rentals io
be assigned to purchaser. Abstract
to be furnished purchaser showing
merchantable title. Said sale will be
helil open for one hour.
Dated this 10th day of December,
1937.
W. L. DWYER,
Referee.
CARL D. GANZ,
Attorney.
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NOTICE OF FROBATE
In the County Court of Cass Coun
ty, Nebraska.
To all persons interested in the
estate of Henrietta Lawton, deceas
ed. No. 3 313:
Take notice that a petition has
been filed for the probate of an in
strument purporting te be the last
will anel testament of said deceased,
and for the appointment of Homer
Lawton as administrator, with the
will annexed thereof; that said
petition has been set for bearing be
fore said Court on the 7th day of
January, 1937, at ten o'clock a. m.
Dated December 10, 1937.
A. II. DUXBURY,
(Seal) dl3-3w County Judge.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the County Court of Cans Coun
ty, Nebraska.
To the creditors of the estate of
Theodore V. Livingston, deceased.
No. 330 4:
Take notice that the time limiteel
for the filing and presentation of
claims against saiel estate is April
11, l'.)3S; that a hearing will be had
at the County Court room in Platts
mouth on April 15, 19 3 8, at ten
o'clock a. m. for the purpose f ex
amining, hearing, allowing and ad
jujsting all claims or objections duly
filed.
Dated December 7, 1937.
A. H. DUXBURY,
(Seal) dl3-3w County Judge.
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Notice is hereby given that by vir
tue of two executions issued by the
Clerk of the District Court ef Otoe
County, Nebraska, both of which
were delivered to the undersigned
Sheriff on November 13. 1937, on
two judgments entered in County
Court of Otoe County, Nebraska, and
transeripted to said District Court,
in actions in whi.-h Nebraska City
Federal Savings and Loan Assoeia
tion, a corporation, is plaintiff, as
assignee of Securities Investment
Corporation in Tr. No. 170, and as
assignee of Fred W. Rottmanu and
Nebraska City Building & Loan As
sociation in Tr. No. 175, and E.
Dewey Hoback is defendant. I will,
on December 20, 1937. at 2 o'clock
p. m., at the South door of the
court house in Plattsmouth, Cass
county, Nebraska, offer and sell at
public auctiepn the following ele
scribeel real estate taken under said
execution as the property of defend
ant E. Dewey Hoback, who is the
same person as Dewey Hoback and
Elmer Dewey Hoback, to-wit: An
undivided one-fifth interest in the
South 29 12 acres, being Lot 11 in
the Southeast Quarter of the South
west Quarter, and the South 30 acres,
being Lot 12 in the Southwest Quar
ter of the Southwest Quarter of Sec
tion 3 4. in Township 10, Range 13;
Lots 5. C. 7, S and 9 and the West
65 feet of Lot 10. all in Block 9, in
the Village eif Nehawka; and Lot 37
in the Southwest Quarter of the
Southeast Quarter of Section 23, in
Township 10. Range 13, all in Cass
county. Nebraska.
Dated November 13. 1937.
II. SYLVESTER,
Sheriff of Cass County,
Nebraska.
WAT. If. PITZER and
MARSHALL PITZER,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
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LEGAL NOTICE
To
Riden;
Riden ;
Henry
Mast en W. Riden; Martin
Martin W. Riden; Mastin W.
J. P. Casady & J. D. Test:
Shewell; John B. Boulware;
the heirs, devisees, legatees, person
al representatives and all other per
sons inte-rosted in the estate of Mas
ten W. Rider., eleceased, real mimes
unknown; and all persons having or
claiming any interest in the North
east Quarter of Section 22. in Town-
ship 10, Range
Nebraska, real
in Cass county.
names unknown.
Defendants:
You are hereby notified that Lena
Betts, Cynthia M. Betts, Herman F.
Behrns and Joe F. Behrns have filed
in the District Court of Cass Coun
ty, Nebraska, their petition against
you claiming ownership in said real
estate in fee simple in the said plain
tiffs Lena Betts. Cynthia M. Betts
and Herman F. Behrns, in each an
undivided one-third interest, in the
South Half of the Northeast Quarter
and the South 5 acres of the North
Half of the Northeast Quarter of said
Section 22, and in plaintiff Jo? F.
Behrns the North Half of the North
east Quarter of said Section 22. ex
cept the South 5 acres, and praying
for the decree of said court barring
and excluding each and all of you
from having or claiming any right.
'title, interest, estate or lien in or to
said land and quieting tne title to
said land in plaintiffs in their said
shares and interests against each and
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and
discharging a Deed ct l rust and all
lien which might be claimed there
under given on said land by Mastin
W. Riden to J. 1'. Casady & J. D.
Test, securing payment of notes
amounting to 53O0.O0, recorded in
Book "A" P-igo 13 S of the records of
Cass County, Nebraska; cancelling
and discharging a mortgage given on
said land by Mastin W. Riden to
Henry Shewell securing payment cf
$636. 4o, recorded in Book "B" page
152 of the records of Cass County.
Nebraska. You may answer said
petition i'i said Court on or before
January 17, 1938, or otherwise the
said petition will be taken as true
and Decree entered as prayed there
in. LENA BETTS,
CYNTHIA M. BETTS.
HERMAN F. BEHRNS and
JOE F. BEHRNS,
Plaintiffs.
By
WM. H. PITZER and
MARSHALL PITZER,
Attorneys.