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THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1921.
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PLATTSMOTJTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL
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RAILROAD RATES
AWAY TOO HIGH
Declared to Be Partly Responsible
for Prevailing Peak in Food
stuffs Piices.
Chicago. -March 14. Responsibil
ity for the high prices of foodstuffs
was ascrcibed to railway rates tjday
by -speakers liefore the national ship
pers conference, called with a view
of bringing about a reduction of rail
road rates. Speakers said "cabbage
selling in Chicago for 7 cents a
pound is sold for 0 a ton in
Texas" andVorang-3 are rutting in
California under signs reading 'Too
cheap to sell; help yourself.' "
The conference. repre-on'ing farm
ers, manufacturer.--, miners and oth
is just around the corner time to come forth from your winter shell.
Blossom out in your new Spring clothes. You don't have to "shell out" a
life's savings to do it this Spring. Prices well we have a happy surprise
for you. Just come in and take a "once over."
We're Ready With Your New Easter Suit and Top Coat!
Newest ideas in single and double breasters. Snappy models that appeal to young life more conservative effects
for middle lifers. We practically cleared our racks of old suits - these are new. fresh, up-to-date in style and down
to date in price.
Suits $18 Up Auto and Spring Coats $15 Up
Made-to-Measure
Samples!
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Upon acquiring ownership of the Lyric (formerly the Moreland) we de
cided at once to show big pictures at regular admission prices. Our
first proof of this will be the presentation of
POLA NEGRI
The Famous Continental Star
in the Screen's Mightiest Epic
"PASSION"
Beautiful and powerful beyond compare.
The romance of the world's most daring adventuress.
Great Art is Sexless love achieves sublimity only in the lives of
men and women who rise above human laws and conventions.
This is the romance of a woman more fascinating and daring than
Cleopatra and a man whose love for her transcends death itself.
It is the intimate story of the Little Milliner whom the world came
to know as Mme. DuBarry.
Thur.. Fri. and Saf. Continuous Matinee Saturday
7:C0 and S:00
Regular
rr m fcrsy--!,-, r p-,i .w v r.? oi'ir:'W)'iix v' Li s. tori mg ri". m l. v
ers, rejected a proposal that a per
manent organization be formed to be
known as the rational organization
of shippers and consumers, but indi
cated resolutions of protest would
be sent to congress and to railway
executives.
Livestock men, railway officials
and men representing the railroad
brotherhoods were among those who
spoke.
"I am a farmer, but I can't produce
unless can transport." said J. K. How
ard, president of the American farm
bureau federation, who was chair
man. "I am a consumer, but I can't
consume unless things are transport
ed to me. The schedule of transpor
tation charges is prohibitive. They
must conif down. To send a bushel
of corn from Omaha to New York
costs as much as the farmer gets for it
on the Missouri river."
E. H. Cunningham, representing
tUe Iowa farm bureau federation, de
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G E. Wescofct's Sons
'EVERYBODY'S STORE'
Admission 10 and 20c
clared farmers are helpless and agri
culture is left flat on its back in the
gutter."
Iowa corn, he said, cost the farm
er 22 cents a bushel to Chicago,
where he gets 3S cents, notwithstand
ing that it cost 93 cents u bushel to
produce.
NEGRO TAKEN FROM OFFICERS
Tampa. Fla., March 14. William
Bowles, negro, was lynched by a mob
near Eagle Lake today after two dep
uty sheriffs ad arrested him on a
charge of making improper remarks
to a white woman. As the officers
were taking the negro to the county
jail, they were overpowered by a
mob of armed men and the negro tak
en from them. He was hanged to a
tree.
Popular copyrighted fiction at the
Journal office.
CAN DOMINATE THE PACIFIC
Philadelphia. March 11. Admiral
Benson, chairman of the shipping
board, declared in an address tonight
that he expected to see the American
merchant marine dominate the Pa
cific. He said it was necessary for
America to have a big enough mer
chant marine to be independent of the
other nations if another war should
come, expressing doubt that other na
tions would help this country as in
the last war.
AGREEMENT ON A BONUS BILL
Ies Moines. Ia., March 14. The
Iowa legislature today reached final
agreement on the soldier bonus bill
and in November, 19p2. the people of
the state will vote upon a 322, 000,
000 bond issue to finance the "ad
Justed compensation" plan for their
world war veterans.
New Spring
Caps!
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MORNING OCCUPIED WITH IN
STRUCTIONS AND ARGUMENTS
OF ATTORNEYS IN CASE
This morning the arguments in the
a esc of the .state of Nebraska vs.
Prank Popel, Jr., were concluded at.
the district court and were heard by
an audience that filled the capacity
of the eonrt room, the members of
the high school l)cin allowed to at
tend to hear the cltsi of the
and to witness tin- operation of .i
court of law.
The defence hud r;s their last wit
ness Hon. William V. Moran. attor
ney for the defense who gave testi
mony as to certain facts concern in--;
the manner o. exaniinat ion .f per
sons charged with crhne.
At the conclusion of t lie instruc
tions to the jury by District -1 1 1 T c
James T. Pegley, the arguments were
opened by County Attorney A. (;.
Colt- of Cass county, who pointed on;
the phases of the testimony in'ro
(i::eed by the state and which !k.-id in
volved the fa ft ihnt the (-"rentier ho
tel in Xebra-ka f'ify hud been set ori
fire on Julv 1M. 1 ;!!. and for which
I no iereniant in Tiie case Had befi
had bee
placed under am st and citing
circumstances tJ.".? had led !
()((( county authorities plaeine
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I 'opel under a rrest .
V. P. Moran for the defense re
viewed the defense of the c;;-e ami
the evidence offered rind a't;cl:ed the
manner of haiidlituT the ca.-e and the
(ienial to .the prisoner of ce;-i;; ;
riuhts sua ran teed him under the con
stitution and the law.; of tile state
and nation.
The- ('Vent of the session for which
the larj-'e audi nee
awaited was the- addre
had eas-VM 1
s of M;M ilu'W
(Jerinu,'. the eminent attorney of thi;
city and Mr. fJeriir in his remark--save
a masterful arraignment ( f the
prosecution of the case in ):
and hi:- biting sarcasm of the con
duct of the case at ih" start when
Mr. Popel was placed iiiiJor arret at
Nebraska City. Mr. Clorins also sre v
eloouent in portions of his addre.-.-in
renderins a tribute to mother
t!;a touched his hearers" hearts.
After the no-n time adjournment
County Attorney (3. If. lieinke of
Otov' county c!r,i-cd the nrsnmenf f-,r
!hr state and the matter turned .-. r
to tli-- i-iry which is composed on:
P. F. C. os. C. K. Cork. ('. C. y,-s-cott.
J. L". Wii; --. A'. M. Mnllis. ". H.
Levis. I'rank nu-tin. IJerf Philnot.
V T. Uiuclii-on. ). A. Davis.
Towlf and H nry Crozicr. who i"
tired to deliVer.ie ov.T the issues
in the case.
CLEARNESS IN GIV
ING FIRE LOCATIONS
Will Save I.Iuch Time and Avoid Con
fusion Designation of Some Fa
miliar Hark r.s Guide Will Aid
The result of the fire yesten'a y
tlr.it destrrycJ the I'rank Hoyd resi
dence in the south, part of the city,
occupied by the F.obbit f.nnily. shows
clearly that a more coio-ise rii-i-is of
Sivin'j fire alarms -sliouhl he u ed by
parties turniiip in the alarm. The
telephone operator cati only use t";e
name Riven them as the location of
the fire and in many cases liVe that
of yestei ila v it is conf usins. the alarr.i
beins given as that of the Frank
Hoyd propery and the fact, that V.r.
Hoyd was a. lmis time resident hero
a ml durins tiiat time had owned pro
perty in three different sett ions of
the city and widely separated, made
it difficult to locate, when if the lo
cation had ben trivon as near he
end of Lincoln avenue the department
could have proceeded direct to the
seat of the fire and misht have be-n
able to save a part of the property at
least.
The easy method pf afford ins the
members of the fire department a
S'lide to state that the fire is at the
home cf "Mr. Blank" near the
school .depot or some other familiar
buildins or landmark.
This pives the telephone operator
an opportunity of givins the alarm
so that the fire department can be
on the job at once and avoide the
delay and confusion that becomes ne
cessary in a blind hunt over the city
for the scene of the contestation.
These facts should be borne in
mind when sivins a fire alarm and
will be very helpful to all concerned.
ATTENTiONA FOLKS!
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Store Automobile to be Given
to Most Popular Boy.
" A beautiful electrically equipped,
automobile will be given away abso-;
lutely free to the most popular boy:
in this community. j
Any boy under the age of 1 ?, is!
eligible to enter, this contest.
Itemeniber every penny ..that you!
pend in this store counts for one!
vote. Each candidate upon enter
ing his name will receive 10,000
votes free.
See the automobile on display in
our window. I
Mothers enter your hoy in this'
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Be sure te ask for your votes.
M. FANGER
"Where your dollar does
Double Duty."
Plattsmouth - - - Nebraska
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Plattsmouth,
ADO! PH RHODE IS
NOW IMPROVING
Repoits From St. Joseph Indicate
That the Young Man Will in All
Liklihood Recover.
The reports fr;,tn the Kns:.-o.-t h
hospital in St. Jo-eph. .Mo., h--re
Adolph Kht de iias been for th J jst
wt: k reo;. ri n s from tiie effects of
The wound that was caused ii ksi
a tia-mpt ed suicide ia--t week, state
that i he injured man is d-dns very
n iceiy.
Charles Kiiede. a brother of the
wounded lean, who is nnw resiilins
at Mnsc.as ;:ie. Iowa. ha ! .ecu at St.
Joseph visit ins v.ith iiis injured
brother a:id ca.ne from there to tiiis
c If v to reassme tiie a-'.-d moth'-r.
: i . s i -1 j i i . 1 1 . l. , t '.-mi i irn i , v i
the outcome r.f i ho ca.se. that. the. son
would rrrjv'-r from The etfec'.s of I ile
v . : m 1 1 i t i s .
That the unfoiturate ahair is not
to M -ul: fatally is sood news to :he
! -u-iitbei'-- of trie fnii'y her" am! t -.
ar. -i fn! that Aibdph may i.i a
-.-er.v -):(! t i in...- be able to ' av'e i he
NOW CHARGED WITH
RECEIVING THE GOODS
I F.-u! Kicker.holz of Omaha. Who Was
Ecur.d Over to District Court Fp.cos
Kew Char ie in Omaha. -
A few weeks a so Paul llatkenholz
of Omaha, was hrouKbt to this city to
be arraigned i n the charge, of bavins
had a p;:it in the robbery of the Mis
souri Pacific freisht house in this city
and the theft of llS shirts, which
'were fcun-l by the Ona'1? police at
his residence at l'.'.'i4 Adams .street,
Omaha. The youn man when
brou-rht before County Judse Hiv
sot) on the complaint of County At
torney A. O. C-de. entered a plea of
not guilty and was bound over to the
district court and his bond fixed at
si.uoo and for winch his parent"
wi re security. lie was then released
ar i! allowed to return to Omaha a ul
h;s since been faced with new o:n
i)i'cati(::i ; ::i the case.
The. complaint has been filed there
chars'i;T? the gentleman with bavins
received stolen property and on which
charge will be brought before the
courts there t answer for.
The shirts were discovered by the
police w lie n they :sited his home
searching for liquor which was sup
posed to be stored tliero. but while
the liquor was not found the more
incriminating goods were located.
A HAPPY EVENT
The home of Mr. and Mrs. C. II.
Farhart was made very hapny yes
terday when a fine little daughter
arrived to gladden the lives of the
parents and the little one and moth
er are both doing nicely and it is
unnecessary to state that the father
is correspondingly happy, as are the
grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Ol
scn of this citv.
Flank Books at the Journal Office.
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THEY'RE IN
Parmele,
Nebraska.
A DASHING BEAUTY
THAT'S DIFFERENT
'"Passion", a Nine-Reel Feature
. Be Shown at the lyric The
ater for Three Days.
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Now it conies to the attention of
tiie connoisseurs in feminine beauty
that they have a new type to consid
er. It is a curious combination of
the soulful and the capricious blend
ed into one feminine personality of
radiating eharm. 1'ola Negri, the
famous Continental star of the
super-dramatic sensation, "'Passion",
which will open an engagement at
the Lyric theater tomorrow evening,
is the new beauty bringing this new
combination for the public's inspec
tion through the agency of the all
prevalent motion picture .screen. The
moment eastern critics got a glimpse
of her. they started e:n busing over
her charms and there has been no
cessation in the profuse compliment
ing since. Mile. Negri is not of the
.'tat usequo type. On the contrary,
she is scarcely more 1lian five feet in
height and while her figure is not ex
actly robust, it is well rounded. Put
the main attractiveness about her lie
in the perfect contour of her face
and the remarkably large and expres
sive eyes -eyes which tell everything
or nothing as she wills. One moment
they radiate what could be d?scribed
as the acme of soulfulness and the
very next moment they are extremely
capricious. In all of her natural
mannerisms. Mile. Negri is. as a mat
ter of fact, ".soulful-capricious," .sim
ultaneously intense and fancifully
fantastic. iier grace is another one
of her outstanding qualities. This
grace centers in her ability to use her
shapely arms and hands for all such
extremities could possibly be worth in
expression of tiie current thoughts.
It is needless to add that it is a fore
gone conclusion, more than passing
interest will be taken in this new
found ideal of the judges ef womanly
beauty. She is given ample oppor
tunity to display her comely self to
tiie best advantage in "Passion."
This is a nine-reel feature and the
performances on the three nights will
commence at 7 and ! o'clock prompt
ly. There will be no fillers for the
performances and those who wish
to witness the whole performance of
"Passion" should be in their seats at
the opening; of the shows.
NEGRO CONFESSES TO KILLING
Brunswick, N. J.. March 14.
An extraordinary session ef the grand
jury will be called Friday to con
sider the case of G. V. Knight, 22-year-old
negro, charged with the
murder of Mrs. Edith Wilson, church
organist, whose body was found near
her home in Perth Ainboy. Saturday
night. The annonucement was made
tonight by County Prosecutor J. E.
Strieker, who said Knight had made
full confession of the crime. Knight
admitted, the prosecutor said, taking
Mrs. Wilson's wrist watch and two
gold rings.
AN UNUSUAL OPPORTUNITY
You are cordially invited to In
spect the new line of beautiful silk
dn-ss fabrics just received at the
store of M. Fanger. 2td.
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