7J0NDAY. JULY 24, 1922. PLATTSMOTTTH SEMI WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE THREE ALVO DEPARTMENT Mrs. Herbert Moore was in Lincoln Thursday. Mrs. M. C. Keefer was In Lincoln Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Dinges auto ed to Palmyra Thursday evening. Dr. L. Muir and J. A. Shaffer au toed to Ashland the first of the week. Miss Auriel Foreman returned home Sunday evening from a visit in Omaha. Mrs. L. Muir entertained the Mothers and Daughters council Fri day afternoon. Miss Fawn Riley of Lincoln spent Sunday and Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Dickerson. Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Boyles and neice. Mrs. I. D. Wills, motored to Lincoln Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Mary Skinner and son John and Mrs. Sherman Wolfe and son Don autoed to Lincoln Thursday af ternoon. Miss Marie Prouty returned home Sunday noon from Lincoln where she attended summer school at the state university. Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Linch and daughter, Miss Alta Linch. and Sam Cashner autoed to Lincoln Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Shaffer re turned home from South Bend Sun day evening where Mr. Shaffer had spent the past week. Miss Irene Sutton returned home Harvest is Do not wait until you have to use your harvesting necessities. Prepare now. Orders for mowers, bind ers and haying machinery as well as twine will save you bother later. See us early for your needs in this line. We are here to serve you. Coatman Hardware Co., Alvo, MANLEY NEWS ITEMS Miss Edith Bouton was a visitor in Omaha last Thursday making the trip via the Missouri Pacific. Herman Dall was a visitor look ing after some business matters in Omaha last Friday, making the trip in his auto. Mr. E. II. Dodd was a visitor in Platlsmouth last Wednesday taking with him the returns of the election for Center precinct. Mrs. C. M. A.ndrews, who has been away visiting for some time, return ed home last week after having en joyed her visit very much. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Shelhorn and little daughter, Phyllis Eileen from near Louisville visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Krecklow. Fred Fleischman and family were visiting last Monday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. II. A. Shipman and family at their home in Havelock. Miss Wilma Evans and mother have been visiting here with their numerous friends during the past week from their home in Canada. Miss Elsie Krecklow of Verdon, and Miss Agnes of Falls City came up last Tuesday to visit there uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kreck low. Mrs. A. II. Humble was visiting with friends and also looking after some shipping at Omaha last Thurs day making the trip via the Mis souri Pacific. Joseph Wolpert was a visitor in Weeping Water last Wednesday looking after the adjustments of a loss at one of his farms caused by the wind storm. John Fleisehmann during the past week put a new roof on the store bhilding of Rudolph Bergman which was damaged by the storm and thus required renewal. Misses Alice Harms and Heda Fleisehmann were guests for a num ber of days at the home of their for mer teacher, Mrs. Harvey Gamer, south of Cedar Creek. Wheat on the farm of Andrew Schliefert which was directly in the path of the storm and which suf fered much loss by being pounded out by the hail still made some 24 buels per acre. Mrs. A. H. Humble has accepted a position as teacher at the public schools of Avoca. The people of that stirring village are fortunate in that they have secured the services of this excellent instructor. The hail adjustments and losses incident to the storm have In the main been adjusted and in some in stances were very satisfactory to the ortos who suffered the losses, and In other cases very disappointing. Fred Krecklow has just gotten the roof on his pool hall replaced which was damaged by the hail and now feels that he can again keep dry when it rains. The work was done by "John Fleisehmann and Daniel Bourke. Westley Lane formerly of Lewis ton, with the family have arrived and are now located in the house just west of the store of R. Bergman. Mr. Lane has opened hi3 garage and is ready for business at the site of the old livery stable. Four of the men off duty at the j Friday from esleyan University summer school which she has been attending at University Place. Mrs. C. W. Shaffer and little daughter. Margaret of Fort Worth Texas, came in Thursday to spend several days with her parents-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Shaffer. Mrs. J. II. Stroemer and daugh ter. Miss Mane Stroemer, were in Lincoln Friday afternoon where Mrs Stroemer is having dental work done Dr. and Mrs. L. Muir autoed to Lincoln Friday morning, their daughter. Miss Carmen Muir, who is attending state university summer school, returning home with them Mrs. John Murtey returned home Thursday from a couple of weeks visit with relatives at Clay Center She was accompanied home by her little neice. Helen Price. Mrs. J. W. Rathburn entertained Saturday evening in honor of Mr Rathburn's birthday as a surprise to him. Several guests were present who report a very pleasant evening. Ice cream and cake were served. Miss Alice A. Bogardus of.Lincoln was in town Friday afternoon m the interest of placing orphans, in good homes. At present Miss Bogardus has an exceptionally bright sister (aged 10) and brother (aged S) who wish to live in the same home. The child ren placed by Miss Bogardus are all orphans from New York City. Coming! Nebraska Burlington shops on account of the strike were assisting the farmers near here during the past week, they being employed at the homes of Wal ter O'Brien, John Stander. Orrie and William Schliefert. Miss Vera Gerlich of Omaha has been a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Fleisehmann for the past week, visiting with her friends. Misses Creda and Myrtle Fleiseh mann. The young ladies spent last Sunday at Omaha returning on Mon day. John Habel and family of Platts mouth was visiting in Manley last week being guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McKinney. Mr. Habel has been off from his work with the Burlington shops on ac count of a broken foot caused by a car running over it while at his work. Had Good Wheat Xotwithstanding the severe storm which passed over this portion of the county a short time since, catch ing much of the small grain in the shock and pounding out much of it the yields have not been very bad at that. The yields would have been greater had the storm not occurred but still many of the farmers have cause to rejoice. Harrison Living ston, who was just outside the vor tex of the storm on a sixty acre piece of wheat had an average of some 29.7 bushels per acre with the qual ity fine. PHONE COMPETITION CLOSES The manegers of the exchanges of the Lincoln Telephone & Telegraph company at Hastings, Plattsmouth, College View, Milford, Valparaiso. Brainard, Raymond and Pleasant Dale have won an extra wee-ks va cation with pay for showing the highest percentage of increase in or ders for telephone service since tfc- 20th of March. The competition end ed on July 1st. and the figures Iinv? just been tabulated. The 11S ex changes were divided into groups, ac cording to size. Each of the following employe gets an engraved gold pencil fcr tr.n highest number of orders turned i-: individually: James W. Dudgeon Hastings; J. C. Gear. Fairbury; Gen Miers, Seward; C. S. Nevins, Ash land: Katherine Gillan. Hnm!mir!; and Dean Smith, Peru. The competition resulted in in creasing the number of telephones 3.077. The net gain in the entire territory was 1,212 stations, making a total now in service of 67,390. Col lege View showed the largest gain. 1.61 per cent. Before the contest was begun the company had lost 200 stations counting from the first of the year. AUGUST BED BOOKS The August Eed Book is here now and on sale at the Journal station ery department. Call early and se cure your copy of America's favor ite fiction magazine. Also the latest editions of the popular magazines and moving picture magazines on hand at this office. Journal want ads pay. Try them. J DEADLOCKED OVER ISSUE OF SENIORITY LABOR BOARD ADMITS FAILURE TO BRING ABOUT SETTLE MENT OF STRIKE. Chicago. Julv 19. The failure of all efforts to bring the settlement of the country-wide strike of railway honmen was announced in state ments issued tonight by Ben W. Hooper, chairman of the United States railroad labor board. "As there does not seem to be any orobability cf reconciling the anti podal view of carriers and the men m the ouestion at i?sue. the labor ward and none of its members is now engaged in any further efforts ilong that line," the statement said. At the same time the statement pointed out that virtual agreement had been reached between the rail heads and the strike leaders on all f the five points in dispute, except ;hat of the return to the strikers of heir seniority rights an incidental question which was not originally in dispute between the roads and their men. Railroad executives issued a state ment tonight corroborating Chair man Hooper's statement that no fur ther peace conferences were being '.ield, and that the seniority issue was the principal stumbling block. What the Men Demand Chairman Hooper's statement said that a conference was held last Sat urday between B. M. Jewell, head of the shopmen; A. O. Wharton, labor member of the board, and Mr. Hoop er and heads of the seven striking organizations, when Mr. Jewell indi cated he would be , willing to submit to his committee an agreed program, if the carriers concurred in it. The program, Mr. Hooper's state ment said, was as follows: 1st That the carriers which had arbitrarily changed the wages and working conditions of the employes by means of the contract system, in violation of the railroad labor board's de cisions, should withdraw from this practice. This applied to only a few roads, as the others had heretofore announced their willingness to cancel such con tracts. 2nd That the authority granted by the transportation act to the carriers and their em ployes to set up an adjustment board or boards be exercised by the establishment of a national adjustment board. ' 3rd That the employes in volved in the strike proceed in conformity with the transporta tion act in the settlement of the disputed rules and wages, seek ing from the railroad labor board a rehearing of the recent wage decision and promptly sub mitting the seven disputed rules to the adjustment hoard, with the statutory right of appeal to the labor board. 4th The carriers to with draw or dismiss all lawsuits growing out of the strike. 5th All men now on strike, those laid off. furlousrhed or on leave of absence to be returned to work and their former posi tions, with seniority and other rights unimpaired. As a method for securing a confer ence fully representing The carrier:? and the employes concerned, it was contemplated that the railroad labor board should call a hearing for that Seniority the Stumbling Block !fi n -.' Mr. Hoorer said he had submitted, . .. th. nrnnodtinn tn spv.nl rr.ihvpv PV-I M,tivp with tiiP a"rpPmpnt that, if a tentative agreement could be reach- ad it was to be submitted to other executives. Mr. Hooper said he un- derstood the program had been laid : before a large numner or executives. "My investigation of the attitude of the carriers has convinced me," . his statement said, that no serious obstacle is to be found in any of the items above enumerated except the ! 2fth." The carriers contended, he said, that when the men struck the roads owed to themselves and the public the duty of continuing the operation of the trains In doing this. Mr. Hooper said, the roads endeavored to replace the men who quit the service. and asserted that thev promised eff i- . cient employment and fair treatment after the strike is over and cannot recede from there obligations. "They also state," Mr. Hooper's statement said, "that to give the re- turning strikers preference over the . men now employed would merely en- j courage the recurrance of strikes." I The roads, he said, have promised to employ men who have been out on strike, if they have not been guilty of breaches of peace and the destruc- tion of property, but refused to give them seniority over those who have ! remained at work. Says Men Should be Reinstated Mr. Wharton, the labor memiber of ; the board, on the -other hand, set forth the position of the shop crafts, with regard to seniority by assert- ing that "any settlement of the pres- ent controversy which has for its ject the restoration of harmonious relations and the efficient operation ! of shops must take into consideration i the restoration of the men involved j to their status as employes as of date prior to the stopping of work." He maintained the great maioritv of these men are permanently located property owners and are more desir able employes than those now taking their places; that it will be an un- j ture and my tail ,s pPIkelIke n appear usual position if the carriers deny'ance and my body is, too. I am like the request of the organizations in a very big lizard, but as no one would this respect, "when by doing so they! notice me, I said a word for myself." prevent the possibility of a settle- mem." We can furnish you bank books most any kind at Journal office. AARV GUAHAZA BOMNER. DIFFERENT CREATURES "We have a fine sign over our heads," said some of the snakes In the zoo as they wriggled and hissed. 'Yes, we have," they hissed again. "Some of us," said Mr. Gopher Snake, "such as ourselves and the Pine Snake family and the Black Snake family have a sign over our cages which reads that we are snakes of economic value. That means that we are snakes with the power to do good which we jelo, too. We eat bad insects and help the crops in that way." "Oh," said the white mice, "we have such cunning little houses in our zoo homes. And we run in and out of the front doors of our houses and feel like little people. Yes, we feel most Important." "I was very much pleased a few rao ments ago," said one of the white mice, "because a small child came up to see me and then run over to her brother and said: "'Oh Bobby, come and see the dear wee mouse. Oh, you dear little mouse," she said to me over and over again. 'What darling pink eyes and what a cunning trembling little nose you liave, she said to me. "Of course, I knew I bad these things, but It was nice to think that she admired them so much, "And over and over and over again oh, I can't begin to tell you liow often she said it she repeated, 'oh, you dear little mouse, you dear little mouse! "Now I must run In my little house again." So the little mouse ran Into his lit tle house which was like a little doll's house instead of his cage in the zoo. And the other white mice had houses just like this one. The rattlesnakes then began to talk. "We belong to the Pit-Viper family. I 'it-Vipers have long hollow fangs. When our fangs are not la use we leave them to lie against the roof of the mouth. That is to say that each pit-viper has his fangs lying against the roof of his mouth when he is not using them to poison anyone. The poison glands are behind our eyes and connect with the fangs. Oh, yes, it is all very well arranged for, very well indeed." 'Our poisoning is not always fatal which means something quite dread- "You Dear Little Mouse." "OUt like tlie Way yOU talK, Snakes." said a little animal about the 'size of a large rat- He wore a speckled grayish coat and was very nice look- ing with a very sweet expression. His faCe was iointed and his tail was long. ..T -cmp, from indln. vou know, and thro T nm n hll,, i,lst ns ToU . - tlla ' . .T1,(,.a 13 Now a pussy cut keeps away tne mice and I keep away the snakes In my country. "Yes, we're not only nice little pets nut we're brave and fearless and we ,.0n Knn..j ont of the houses, for k would bother us ,n our . .,,,,, ww ,ia ln v r houses just as mice bother fam- In Ms country. "Oh, we never mind fighting snakes blgcer and stronger than we are. We're eiuite famous for this. We aren't made pets of in this country, for ni,,.f n the. same thing to the Itrv but ni0n we don't run wild in , ,r0r t ,n !"" luuul1 "l . ,f "We re to te iounu iu zoos now .uu again, however." ... "I," said the Gila Monster, "come from Mexico. I am the only known poisonous lizard. Our family has this it..i. n .nivwi &,m mnv not thInk it ls mach of a right, but we do nt.t thnt. We are oolson- d we are pleased that It is so, j aml ln . . , . ana are Dl ver?r iai l""uu "Ul ob-jDe Is that of Monster. Of course, ! we're large lizards, but we're not 6uch ns most people would think of when they think of monsters. I've heard that this ls so." "Don't forret me. I'm by your side. sharing your home wifh you," said the Spike-Tailed Lizard from the dry and rocky regions of Southern Africa. I am a queer sandy brown-looking crea- And so the zoo creatures talked. Some Boys Hesitate. Some boys hate to leave the table until there Is nothing else to leave. AAKV CPAHAA P( m wait rr mtita iu mu umca PIGS' LANGUAGE "Grunt, grunt," 6aid Grandfather rorky rig. "Squeal, squeal, said Grandmother Pork. "Grunt, grunt," said Miss Ham. "Squeal, squeal," said rinky Pig. "Grunt, grunt," said Master Pink Pig. "Squeal, squeal," said Tlnky Pig's mother. "Grunt, grunt, grunt, grunt," said Mrs. Pink Pig. "Grunt, grunt, squeal, squeal' said Mrs. Pinky Pig. "Grunt, grunt," said Sir Perclval Pork. "Squeal, squeal," said Sir Benjamin Bacon. "Grunt, grunt," said Brother Bacon. And as all of them were grunting and squealing along came Sammy Sausage. "Well, what ls happening In the Pig Pen today?" he asked. "I was down at the other end of the next yard and I heard all of you grunting "Well, What Is Happening?" and squealing and having a great deal to say for yourselves." "I should say we had a great deal to say for ourselves," said Grandfather Porky Pig. "I should say so," said Grandfather Pork. "I agree," said Miss Ham. "And so do I." said Tinky Pig. "The same Is true of me," said Master Pink Pig. "And I also agree," said Pinky Tig's mother. ' "Same here," said Mrs. rink Tig as she twisted her tall gaily. "Ditto," said Mrs. Pinky Pig. "True," said Sir Perclval Pork. "Correct," said Sir Benjamin Bacon. "Quite so," said Brother Bacon. "Well, If only some one would ex plain," said Sammy Sausage. "Why does not one of you speak for all of you as long as you all agree?" "Why not?" said Grandfather Porky Pig. "I'd be a good one to explain' "I'd be a good one," said Grand mother Pork. "I'd be excellent," said Miss Ham. "Oh, I would be fine," said rinky Pig. "I would be splendid," said Master rink Pig. "I would explain most beautifully," said rinky Tig's mother. "I would explain perfectly," said Mrs. Tink Tig. "I think it is an excellent Idea. Let me do the explaining," said Mrs. rinky Tig. "Ah, it is a perfect idea," said Sir Tercival Tork. "I will tell Sammy Sausage." "I would be the best of all to tell him," said Sir Benjamin Bacon, "Oh," said Brother Bacon, 'trust your Brother Bacon to give the best explanation." "Ah," just like pigs," said Sammy Sausage, "each one wants to be the whole show. Now we'll never get any where and I'll never find out anything if you all talk. You all think It ls a good Idea for one to do the explaining but each thinks himself or herself the best one to do this. "Now we've Just got to draw for It. I'll give each of you a little mud pat and the one who draws tbe mud pat with the stick ln It will be the one to do the explaining." So they all drew the mud pats Sam my Sausage made and Brother Bacon won the pat with the stick ln it so he began at once to grunt and squeal. "Fine, Luck was on the right side," The other pigs began to grunt and squeal that it would have been better had they been chosen when Sammy Sausage wiggled his crooked tall and said, "Grunt, grunt, this ls the way we de cided to do it." So they all kept quite quiet and Brother Bacon spoke. "The children ln yonder farm-house said they were learning French In school and they said bow nice It was to know a little of another language. "But we had a good long talk and one and all agreed that It was non sense, nonsense to learn any other language or any other words when we have our own fair language, tbe tongue of our grandfathers and great grand fathers, the language of the grunters and the squealers Tigs Language. "Ah, what nonsense to study any thing else ! What nonsense ! Of course It would be nice perhaps If one were going to travel abroad to know how to ask for food In every language, but for us In the Ten and for Tigs everywhere Tigs' Language Is the language to know and the only one to know I" And they all agreed. Under State Deposits Guaranteed by The Family Shoes cost a lot of money, but they don't cost as much today as they did a year ago. What are you doing with the money you are saving on the falling prices? Don't you think that the best and most sensible thing you could do is to Open a Saving Account Today! Farmers State Bank Safety and Service for Savers!1 PLATTSMOUTH -:- EEP0ET ON MEN OUT The shop federation committee of the local unions have submitted the folowing statement from the head quarters of the strike general com mittee in Chicago relative to condi tions over the lines of the C. B. & Q.f and K. C. railroads. This the com mittee has asked the Journal to pub lish and ls as follows: The following is the standing of the six shop crafts on the Burling ton and Q. O. & K. C. railroads ac cording to our last reports from the local committees: Machinists out, 2,953; working 122. Boilermakers Out, 1,410; work ing, 36. Blacksmiths Out, 573; working, 29. Sheet metal workers Out, 453; working, 19. Electrical workers Out, 151; working, 22. Carmen Out, 5,597; working, 1S5. Total out, 11,137; total working, 413. Total foremen out all crafts. Total foremen working, 245. Firemen and Oilers out, 17G Laborers out, 4 55. Moulders out, 4S. We also wish to report that GG. the following men are out on the D. R I. & N., a switching line in the tri cities: Machinists Out, working, none. Boilermakers Out, none. Blacksmiths Out, 7; working, 2; 2; working, working, none. No other crafts employed and the road is struck 100 per cent. In the daily reports received from all points there are many interest ing things developed. In many of the cities where our men are on strike the local merchants are making spe cial prices to our men upon presen tation of their union card and are also offering to carry them so long as they have any resources. From the expressions received from the men who are now out we have lost all those who had a streak of yellow and the balance will stick until a satisfactory settlement is ob tained. As advised in our previous reports the salaries of all district and sys tem federation officers was stopped July 1st. Four of the general chair men returning to their homes sub ject to call to visit any point where they may be needed. To date there has been but one call for assistance. General Chairman Kucera of the machinists has been located at Have lock and has visited several points close by. General Chairman Reece has been located at St. Joseph, Mo., General Chairman Klein located at West Burlington and General Chair man Collins of the Electrical work ers has been located at Aurora, 111. So far the local committees at the other points have been able to han dle the local situation with what ad vice we have been able to give them from this office. We will make an effort in our next report to give you a full report of the condition of the equipment. So far we have been unable to get en ough of a report on this to be of any value other than the general report that the engines and cars are rapid ly going to pieces. The boys are indebted to the firm of Weyrich & Hadraba for use of an Edison phonograph and a large sup ply of peppy records, which is help ing to pass away the time and is very much enjoyed. The Rev. John Calvert of the First Methodist church gave a very pleas ing talk to the fellows Wednesday morning which was thoroughly en joyed by the lrge crowd present. The executive committee is extend ing the invitation to all of the cler gy in the city to address the- men and each one will be notified by some member of the committee in Supervision State Guaranty Fund. -:- NEBRASKA advance. The talks will be given fol lowing roll call which is held at 1 o'clock a. in. All the boys are in pood spirits and determined to STICK. They are also very proud of their record as to c onduct which has bet n maintained during the strike, ns they realize this is paramount in keeping th public sentiment on their side. WHOLESALE PEICES MOUNTING Washington. July 19. Further increase in the general level of wholesale prices for June as compar ed with May is shown by information gathered by the department of laitor thru the bureau of labor statistics in representative markets of the coun try. This increase, it was said, meas ures 1 1-3 per cent which compares with an increase of 3 1-2 from Ap rilto May. The largest price gains were re ported for fuel and buhling material, in each of which groups the June level was over four ptr cent higher than that of May. Food articles av eraged nearly 1 1-2 per cent higher and cloths and clothing over 2 1-4 per cent higher. Of 404 commodities for which comparable data for May and June were obtained, increases were said to have been found to have occurred for 132 commodities and decreases for 106 commodities. In the case of 166 commodities no change in aver age prices was reported. WABASH ANNULS SIX IMPORTANT TRAINS Cincinnati, July 20. Superintend ent R. X. Bird of the government mail service announced here today that the Wabash railroad has taken off six "important trains" due to the railroad and coal strike and that it would considerably slow up the mail service in this division." The trains annulled include three between Detroit and St. Louis; three between Toledo and Fort Wayne; six between St. Louis and Decatur, Illinois. C W. BRYAN'S SON IS NOMINEE III MINNESOTA Lincoln. July 20. Silas L. Bryan, son of Charles W. Bryan, democratic nominee for governor of Nebraska, is democratic nominee for lieutenant governor of Minnesota. The younger Bryan is practicing law in Minneapolis after having served as captain during the war and having married Miss Fannie Schibsy, of Minneapolis, when the was was over. FASHION AND WEATHER Detectives check up and find that New York City's most sensational crimes occur during summer. The Thaw, Rosenthal and Elwoll rases were staged during the warm months. So are nearly all the other metropolitan murders involving prominent people. There is no mystery about this. Nor is it coincidence. In hot weath er, emotions are stronger and the brain languid. In winter, the brain is keener, emotions more under con trol. Feople are blamed or given cred it for a lot of deeds that really are due to the weather. Back of the weather is the sun. regulator of the swarm called humanity. The mys tery of life has something to do with the sun.