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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOUBNAI
MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 1922.
PAGE SIX
POLICE LEARN OF PLOT
TO SLAY POINCAEE
Paris. Aug. 25. The government
secret service, it was learned, has
been informed that a member of the
notorious German organization, "con
sul," ha3 arrived in Paris to kill Pre
mier Poincare. The premier now is
guarded more strictly than ever to
prevent possible assassination.
The German is said to be known
as Guenther in consul circles, but is
traveling under a false name and
with false papers. He is 30 years old
and dresses in the height of fashion.
He has blue eyes, chestnut brown
hair and speaks French like a na
tive Frenchman. He now is supposed
to be hiding in one of the fashion
able suburbs of Paris, awaiting the
chance to execute his mission.
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most any kind at Journal office.
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the VanHeusen collar. It shold
not be starched yet has the
appearance of a starched collar,
and the comfort of a soft one.
See the new styles just in-
VanHeusen "Van Real'
Manhatten "Nustyle"
Arrow "Service
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hot weather. If you are not
wearing them, get bus.
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UNLESS SETTLEMENT IS
BEACHED SOON.
Washington, Aug. 25. Federal
operation of anthracite coal mines
and dome of the railroads was con
sidered at a White House conference
tonight between President Harding
and Chairman Cummins of the sen
ate interstate commerce committee,
and Attorney General Daugherty.
Senator Cummins said after the
conference that the anthracite op
erators and miners would be given
one more opportunity to settle their
differences. "If there isn't a settle
ment in a few days," he said, "I will
introduce a bill authorizing the gov
ernment to operate the mines."
Likewise, he said, the railroads
will be given a "reasonable" time
in which to demonstrate their abil
ity to furnish adequate-service and
that those unable to do so would be
taken over.
Senator Cummins expressed confi
dence that legislation for both pur
poses could be -rushed thru congress
without delay. It was indicated that
consideration of these steps would
not operate to interfere with propos
ed legislation now pending and de
signed to curb profiteering in coaL
The White House conference fol-j
lowed a survey of the whole situa
tion at the regular cabinet meeting
and the termination, without result,
of the conference at New York be
tween railroad executives and union
officials. It was stated that the con
ference would be resumed tomorrow.
May Fix Wages First
Before tonight's conference the
ground work had been laid thru ad
ministration overtures for a further
meeting between the parties to the
anthracite dispute,. to be held next
week at some point in Pennsylvania.
It was indicated that certain propos
als would be made which t was hop
ed would bring about an adjustment
of the dmculty which disrupted the
sessions at Philadelphia this week.
While no detailed explanation was
given as to how the government
would operate anthracite mines in
the event of their seizure, it was In
dicated that the first step would be
to fix a wage scale and then reqhest
or direct the miners to return to
work. Coal mined, it was stated,
would be marketed thrh the regular
commercial channels, the govern
ment taking steps to prevent possi
ble profiteering.
The bituminous situation did not
enter Into the discussion, the con
ferees agreeing that this industry
gradually was getting back to nor
mal. The ability of the roads to move
coal from the njlnes, in the view of
officials, constitutes an important ele
ment in this connection, however,
and may prove a determining factor
as to the necessity for federal op
eration of carriers.
While further developments in
both the coal and rail situation are
awaited, measures designed to mini
mize profiteering in both bituminous
and anthracite will be pressed in
congress. Differences of opinion have
developed between the executive and
legislative branches as to how far
the government should go in its ef
fort to protect coal consumers from
profiteers.
BROTHER DIES IN
SWEDEN LEAVING
SMALL FORTUNE
August Carlson of Louisville One of
the Beneficiaries Will Be
ceive About $6,000.
.' August Carlson received word last
week from his old home in Sweden
that by the death'1 of his brother,
Magnus Carlson, the four heirs, two
brothers and two sisters, would re
ceive six thousand dollars each In
cash. The sews of the passing of
his brother at the age of 63 brought
much sadness to Mr. Carlson who for
some time had cherished a hope to
make a trip back to visit the old
home and while he appreciates the
bequest from his brother, he regrets
that they did . not meet again.
. Mr. Carlson came to . Louisville
from Sweden witif his family about
thirty-five years 'ago and by indus
try and economy he has been able to
save up enough to make him com
fortable in later.years but this gen
erous gift front his brother will in
sure him an old' age of peace, free
from all anxieties One, sister is mar
ried and has a family, but the other
sister and brother are' unmarried.
The deceased Jbrother, was a retired
farmer. He cam Into possession of
the old home place where" they all
were born and during the war he
was able to sell at a great price and
had the foresight to strike when the
iron was hot, after which he retired
from farming.
Mr. Carlson himself is 66 years old
but Is still strong and active and is
an employe of the Burlington rail
road. He went to Omaha Monday,., ac
companied by Martin Sjogren, to call
upon P. A. Edquist, the Swedish
consul,' to have his identity establish
ed and in due course of time the
money will forwarded to him. A few
weeks before the death of his broth
er, which occurred last spring, an
other brother died at the same place,
Tint Via laff nn ootala famtlv:
Louisville Courier.
ANOTHER RAILROAD
TO CROSSTHE STATE
Wiley Sends Blue Prints of Project
to State Commission Will
Shorten Haul to South.
Another main line railroad is go
ing to be built thru Nebraska may
be. It already exists on blue prints,
and John W. Smiley of Shawnee,
Wyo., says in a letter to the state
railway commission that it is plan
ned to run from somewhere in Can
ada south to Baton Rouge, La. One
section of it, as outlined, is to con
nect Fairfax, S. D., and Spaulding,
Neb., by way of O'Neill and Bart
lett. Wiley declares and his blue prints
sent with the letter indicate that the
line will furnish a route 734 miles
shorter to tidewater from the north
west than the present rail routes to
New York. This will be of immense
benefit to grain growers, he declares,
by cutting down the rate on grain
for export several cents per bushel.
He calls it the "farmers' line" and
gives it the best of connections for
running east and west, which will
he says, cross 6 6 other railroads.
Development of a great oil field
between Big Horn mountain and the
Black Hills is predicted by Wiley,
who also calls attention to about one
billion tons of lignite coal which he
claims is waiting to be mined in
Ys'orth Dakota and eastern Montana.
An engineering company in Los
Angeles prepared the blue prints.
No part of the line has yet been
built.
FRANK HARBISON QUITS
STATE FOR CALIFORNIA
Lincoln, Aug. 25. Frank A. Har
rison, globe trotter, and well known
Nebraska politician, announced to
day he intended to leave Nebraska
and make California his home. It is
bis plan to establish a Nebraska col
ony near Granada park, a suburb of
Los Angeles.
Harrison recently resigned from
the Brazilian c&mmission at Wash
ington, D. C, after a lively scrap
with other members over their al
leged failure to handle, the dollars
entrusted to them in line with Har
rison's ideas of efficiency and econ
omy. Harrison was Nebraska man
ager of the Hiram Johnson campaign
for president and managed the cam
paign for Senator George Norris.
Miss Naomi Cogllzer, formerly of
Weeping Water and who was also
employed at the store of J. E. Mc
Hugh at Murdock, was here yester
day in company with Miss Bea Be-
land of Omaha in pninv the review
of the troops at .Camp Barry. The
ladles are now employed at the Bran
deis stores.
CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE IS
' SPLENDID HOST
GOVERNOR'S DAY CLOSES WITH
SOCIAL DINNER AT THE
WAGNER HOTEL.
M'KELVIE MAKES FINE SPEECH
General Paul, Judge James T. Begley,
George Risdon, Lincoln, and
C. A. Rawls on Program
From Saturday's Dally.
The observance of "Governor's
Day" at the National Guard encamp
ment here was very fittingly closed
last evening at the Hotel Wagner,
when the Chamber of Commerce of
th city tendered to the officers of
the regiment and Governor Samuel
R. McKelvie, a banquet in honor of
the occasion of the visit of the gov
ernor of the state and the Nebraska
National Guard.
The tables of the dining room
were very appropriately arranged
with the late summer flowers and
the American flag found a place of
honor in the decorations of the
room, making the setting one of the
greatest beauty to the eye and one
fitting for the pleasant informal
gathering.
The banquet itself was one that
drew the most enthusiastic praise of
the banquetors and the menu was
one of par excellence and which cer
tainly was a credit in every way to
the hotel management and Mr. Wag
ner personally, who had supervised
the preparation of the banquet.
The gathering was presided over
by C. C. Wescott, who in a very de
lightful manner introduced the dif
ferent speakers of the occasion and
the first of whom was 'City Attorney
C. A. Rawls, who gave the formal
welcome of the city to the governor
and a very pleasing farewell tribute
to the officers' and men of the Ne
braska guard. Mr. Rawls paid a well
deserved tribute to the individual
members of the guard for their splen
did conduct during the two weeks
that they have been here, not a
single infraction of any law or ordi
nance having been reported against
any of the 1,500 men in the campA
and which is a striking tribute to
the type of manhood embraced in
the membership of the national
guard. Mr. Rawls also paid a tribute
to the personality of the guest of
honor, Governor McKelvie.
The toastmaster, in the. course of
his remarks, expressed the wish that
the members of the guard might find
here their permanent camp and
which they could look forward to
each year and which the Plattsmouth
people could anticipate with pleas
ure. General H. J. Paul, adjutant gen
eral of the state, made the response
to the address of Mr. Rawls and ex
pressed the satisfaction and pleasure
of the members of the banqueting
party at being present to enjoy the
excellent feast and the opportunity
of meeting the members of the city
civic body. In the course of his re
marks. General Paul paid a very
striking tribute to the members of
the labor unions in this city, which
he stated showed a high type of cit
izenship in every way and their
friendliness and appreciation of the
national guard of the state and that
their conduct was such that the city
could be proud of. General Paul
spoke briefly of the national guard
of today as the first line of national
defense, the regular army being so
small that as an emergency defen
sive force they could not be effective
and it was upon the troops of the
different states that the burden of!
the defense of the nation would fall
in time of war. He voiced the hope
that there might be no more con
flicts of arms among the nations of
the earth, but said the history of the
world indicates that the spirit, of i
war breaks forth at intervals among
the nations and that history will re-J
peat Itself. The general expressed
his gratitude to the people of Platts
mouth for their spirit of co-operation
in the camp.
Judge Begley in his address spoke
on the supremacy, of law the rever-:
ence that the citizens of the nation
should have for the law if the spirit !
of free government is to prevail in j
our country.
The speaker. tooK up the discussion
of the national guard as a part of the
law enforcing executive department
of the state government and paid a
tribute to the high standard of men
composing the guard and the officers
of the organization, citing the Ne
braska City strike situation where
the state had' proclaimed martial
law and the military courts held
sway for a period of several weeks
and in all cases fairness had marked
the operation of their actions.
It is necessary in thJfee times, the
judge stated, that' each individual I
citizen make it his first duty to treat
with respect the law of the land and
to bear a just reverence for the laws
that have been enacted for the gov
ernment of the American people,
and thereby help to maintain our
form of free government.
A rank disregard of the law, de
clared Judge Begley, is the first sign
of the breaking down of the free
government of peoples and at ; this
time of unrest it should be the first
duty of every citizen to see that all
laws were maintained. The speaker
complimented the members of the;
cuard who have been encamped here
on their conduct and bearing while
ithe guests of the city and expressed
1 the wish that they might come again
when the torn up streets would be
re-paved and the city more properly
InreDared to receive them.
I It was the general expression that
had Governor McKelvie failed to
bring with him on his trip here,
George Risden, president of the
Western Paint & Glass Co., of Lin
coln, the dinner would have lost a
great deal of its pleasantness and
enjoyment, as Mr. Risdon kept the
1 O 1 . 1 . .- , nn... n 4 I
rare good humor and his remarks
showed a cleverness and keenness
that was most thoroughly appreciat
ed by the audience and it was with
regret that the banqueters allowed
him to resume his seat after the
snappy address. j
IIUYCI litil iUtICM 1C 111 IllO iciuoina
told a little of the re-organization
of the Nebraska national guard and
the desire of the general as well as
himself to select the best of the cit
izenship for the personnele of the
membership of the guard and that
he was well pleased with the work
of General Paul and the efficient of
ficers of the organization, who had
been selected regardless of political,
religious or other affiliations and
with the one idea in view of getting
the best possible men.
In discussing the use of the na
tional guard in cases of domestic
strife, the governor stated that the
indiscriminate use of the guard
would not be permitted by him while
governor and that when the nation
al guard was sent into a community,
it would be because the civil author
ities had fallen down on handling
that situation; that in no instance!
would they be sent in merely to do :
police duty, which is up to the local J
enforcement officers. Wherever the;
national guard was called out, there,
would be declaration of martial law j
the governor stated and the guard '
would have the responsibility ofi
cleaning up the situation that had
called them. He stated that the
calling of the troops to Nebraska!
City had been the first instance in I
his recollection that the guard had j
been so used in the state, and that
was only after the situation had
grown beyond the control of the!
civil authorities that this action was
taken and the result had shown the
justification of the action by the
state.
Governor McKelvie paid a high
tribute to District Judge Begley in
stating that the second judicial dis-i
trict and the state of Nebraska werej
fortunate in having as a member of,
the courts of the state as able and .
distinguished a judge, and one whose I
appreciation of the real value of;
citizenship would tend to make a
higher type of American and afford
a clearer appreciation of the import
ance of law enforcement.
In further discussing law enforce
ment the governor stated that he
first placed the responsibility on the
smallest unit of law enforcement in
the community and if this failed to
the next higher authority and in
turn until all the civil authorities
had been called upon to do what
they could in maintaining law and
order and it was only when all of
these failed that he called upon the
armed force of the executive depart
ment. In speaking of the general condi
tion of the present day the governor
pointed out that this nation was in
better shape today than at the close
of any of our great wars and that
the only difficulty at the present
time is in the individuals adjusting
themselves to the changing condition
of affairs.
The cost of operation alone of the
autos owned in Nebraska, said Gov
McKelvie, amounts to sixty-seven
millions of dollars per annum a sum
greater than the combined value of
the wheat and alfalfa crops raised in
the state for a like period of time.
This does not include the additional
millions representing the cost of the
car3. A third of the amount spent
on operation would pay the cost of
maintaining the entire educational
system of the state for a year and a
half of the sum would pay the cost
of the state government in its en
tirety for a two year period. Gover
nor McKelvie recommended that ev
eryone "watch the speedometer."
The executive expressed his pleas
ure at the manner in which the city
has received the national guard and
declared that the encampment was
much better than that at Camp
Dodge, Iowa, last year, and he also
rendered high praise to the American
Legion post of this city for their
presentation of the trophy cup which
had been of'much assistance in main
taining the high standard of the
camp and the men in their friendly
rivalry had showed the quality of
citizenship of which they are pos
sessed. At the close of the banquet the
governor and Mr. Risdon departed by
auto for Lincoln, Governor McKelvie
having foregsne an important en
gagement in thaLcity at the earnest
request of the Pfattsmouth people to
attend the dinner at the Wagner.
NEW HEDJOOKS HERE
The September Red Book with fic
tion by Rupert Hughes, E. Phillips
Oppenheim, Richard W. Childs and
Robert Wagner offers a wealth of
pleasure to the reader. The new
Red Books are here at the Journal
office now. Call early for your copy
of f this popular magazine.
MRS. DWYER IMPROVING
From Saturday's Dally.
The reports from the Immanuel
hospital in Omaha state that Mrs.
D. O. Dwyer is now showing marked
Improvement and that her condition
is such as to give every hope for a
speedy recovery from her very se
vere operation for gall stones.
HAS TONSILS REMOVED
From Saturday's Dally.
Miss Lucile Rummell. residing
southwest of the city, was operated
on this week for the removal of her
tonsils and the operation proved, a
very pleasing success and the pa
tient is now feeling a great deal of
relief as the result of the operation.
MAKES LONG TRIP
FROMOLD WORLD
Miss Anna Procahaka Arrives Here
From Home in Czechoslovakia
After Month's Journey.
From Saturday's Dally.
This morning Miss Anna Prot-aha-ka
arrived on No. 15 over the Bur
lington on the last lap of a journey
that has covered the last month,
since she left her old home in Czecho
slovakia to come to the new world
to make her home. Miss Procahaka
is a neice of John Gradoville of this
city and the members of the family
were at the station to meet the trav
eler and her emotion at the safe ar
rival in the bosom of her relatives
was marked. The young lady was de
layed some ten days in her journey
at Hamburg, Germany, to find a
sailing date and this has accounted
for thelong delay since her depar
ture from the home fireside.
This lady has had a very . thrill
ing experience in the World war
that includes two years of captivity
in Russia from 1915 until after the
close of the year 1917. Miss Proca
haka was residing at Przemysl at the
time of its capture in March, 1915,
by the Russian army and her where
abouts was lost to the members of
her family for the two years as she
was transported with other prisoners
into the heart of Russia and remain
ed there until the fall of the impe
rial Russian government and was
later able to reach her native land
and the members of her family.
TIME ISJHE TEST
The Testimony of Plattsmouth Peo
ple Stands the Test.
The test of time is what tells the
tale. The public soon finds out when
misrepresentations are made, and
merit alone will stand the test of
time.
Plattsmouth people appreciate
merit, and many months ago local
citizens publicly endorsed Doan's
Kidney Pills; they do so still. Would
a citizen make the statement which
follows unless convinced that the ar
ticle was just as represented?
Below is testimony such as the
sufferer from kidney ills is looking
for.
Edward Martin, machinist, 1409
Vine street. Plattsmouth, says:
"Doan's Kidney Pills are all that
is claimed of them. Occasionally my
back gets to aching, but it only re
quires a few of Doan's Kidney Pills
to relieve me."
The above statement was given on
February 22, 1916, and on May 13,
1920, Mr. Martin added:
"I know that Doan's Kidney Pills
are a good remedy after what they
have done for me. They have never
failed to do their work in a short
time. I only use them occasionally
now as a preventative to keep my
kidneys in a healthy condition."
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills the same
that Mr. Martin had. Foster-Milburn
Co., Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
A SENSE OF SATISFACTION
Thomas Svoboda, who has been
with the telephone company for a
number of years, and is an expert
electrician and capable telephone
man, knowing all the latest devices
and quips of the telephone business,
has built and installed at his home
a one tube radio set, which is giving
excellent service. During the short
time that Mr. Svoboda has had his
station working he has been able to
listen in on thirty-eight broadcast
ing stations. He gets as far east and
south as Atlanta, Ga., and all inter
mediate points and feels justly re
compensed for the labor which he
has gone to to perfect his set.
Mr. and Mrs. J.. J. Roberts and
children of Omaha who were here
visiting at the home of Mrs. Rob
erts' mother, Mrs. Rose Krivanek,
and with other relatives and friends,"
departed this afternoon for their
home.
Poultry Wanted!
THURSDAY, AUGUST 31
A car load of live poultry wanted
to be delivered at "poultry car near
the Burlington freight house, Platts
mouth on Thursday, August 31, one
day only, for which we will pay the
following
Cash Prices
Hens, per lb 18c
Springs, per lb 18c
Ducks, per lb . 18c
Old Roosters, per lb. 8c
Beef Hides, per lb. lie
Horse Hides, each '. $3
Remember the date. We come to
buy and will positively be in Platts
mouth on the day advertised, pre
pared to take care of all poultry of
fered for sale. .
W. E. KEENEY.