MONDAY, HARCH 24. im
FLATTSMOTTTH SEMI -WEEKLY JOTOJAX
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Week of March 26th to March 29th, is
Opportunity Week
at SOENNICHSEN'S
Your opportunity to buy needed dishes, cooking
utensils and housecleaning supplies at reduced prices.
We quote here just a few of the big values to be
had here these four days.
CUPS AND SAUCERS Regularly priced at 20c
per pair. Opportunity sale price, set of six
PIE PLATES Odd sizes. Opportunity sale
price, set of six
KIDDIES PLATES and Mush Bowls, decorated.
Regular price, 10c. Opportunity sale price, 3 for
JAPANESE CUPS and SAUCERS White body
with pink decoration. Opportunity sale, set of six.
Please do not ask us to charge any of the above items.
THESE ARE CASH PRICES
Highest Market Prices Paid for Your Produce
Plattsmouth, Nebraska Phones 54 and 144
VANDERLIP'S AID
IN PROBE ACCEPTED
BY COMMITTEE
Banker Reveals a Telegram From
Daugherty Bank Examiner
Film Contracts Shown.
Washington, March 20. Frank A.
Vanderlip. retired New York hanker,
now in Washington for the an
nounced purpose of assisting the
Daugherty investigating committee
of the senate, made public a tele
gram he received tonight from John
Phelon, national bank examiner, au
thorized by the lommittee to investi
gate the records of the Midland Na
tional bank at Washington Court
House. O., denying that he had ex
ceeded his authority in this connec
tion, for which he was halted by the
bank's officers. Senator Wheeler,
democrat. Montana, the committee
prosecutor, announced he had ac
cepted Vanderlip's offer of assistance
in the inquiry.
Washington, March 2 ft. More
reels of the famous fight film "deal"
were run off today before the Daugh
erty investigating committee by Tex
Rickard. promoter, and Thomas G
Spellacy. a former department of
justice agent.
Their testimony partly corroborat
ed and partly conflicted with previ
ous stories told the committee. In
his nightly statement summing up
the day's development. Attorney Gen
eral Daugherty declared that Rick
ard had "exonerated" him from
failure to prosecute film exhibition,
and that Spellacy s testimony mainly
was "hearsay."
Rickard, in two lively hours on
the stand, told his part in the con
tract for widespread exhibition of
the Dempsey-Carpentier fight films
in 1921. but said he had been "bunk
ed" by his associates, had made lit
tle money and had been twie fined
for his part in the. exhibition.
Spellacy confirmed generally the
statement of Gerald O. Holdridge,
another former department of justice
agent, regarding the story told him
by Jap Muma, and its involvement
of Daugherty, Edward B. McLean,
the Washnigton publisher, and oth
ers. He quoted Muma as saying
Daugherty suggested that Muma
should get a "cut" in the profits of
the exhibitions, but disclaimed Hol
dridge's version, that the attorney
general suggested a 50 per cent
"cut."
Muma became an even more in
teresting figure tonight thru futile
efforts of the committee to locate
him. He failed to respond today
when his name was called although
Senator Wheeler, democrat, Mon
tana, in charge of the testimony,
said Muma's lawyer had promised
his appearance. Process servers now
are on a frsh hunt for him. and
Spna'or Wheoir exnects him before
the committee shortly.
HAD A TASTE OF GOOD LIQUOR
Washineton. March 20. Senator
Bruce, democrat. Maryland, admitted
In the senate today that he recently
enjoyed an offer of "some good Vir
ginia liquor" and hoped to repeat the
experience. The statement was made
as an interlude to the debate on the
Hall's Catarrh Medicine
Those who are in a "run down" condi
tion will notice that Catarrh bothers
them much more than when they are in
rood health. This fact proves that while
Catarrh is a local disease, it is greatly
Influenced by constitutional conditions.
HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE con
stats ot an Ointment which Quickly
Relieves by local application, and the
Internal Medicine, a Tonic, which assists
;n Improving the General Health.
SUJ by druggists for over 40 Years.
F. J. Cheney Co., Toledo, Ohio.
60c
20c
25c
latest proposal for a constitutional
am ndmet.
"I am reminded." said Senator
W- b democrat, Montana, "that in
the interesting address delivered by
the senator a few days ago he re
ferred to the fact that during a re
cent visit to the suite of Virginia he
was most hospitably offered some of
the good liquor of that state."
"Indeed I was," replied Senator
Brace, "and I enjoyed it to the very
lisrhest deeree and hope to repeat
the experience just as soon as pos
sible." Lanrliter which greeted the state
me t was repeated when Senator
Walsh remarked th"t he a'.so had
rati? vi d Y-'rini to -'dress
rati "ro iation hut was
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COOLIDGE VICTORY
President Maintains His Stiff Plural
ity in North Dakota Primary
LaFollette is Second.
Frtreo. N. D.. March 20. Calvin
Coolidge tonight clung to his plural
ity of around 14.00 as belated re
turns came in from the republican
prericential preferential contest of
Tuesday in North Dakota. The "mop
ping up" of scattered returns in the
rural districts also served to en
trench Senator Robert M. LaFollett"
in second place. more than ?,.o00
votes ahead of Senator Hiram John
son, who had been runner-up in the
earlier returns.
When 1.T80 of the state's 2.0f,8
precincts had reported, the president
had a plurality of 14,839 in a total
of 111.321. the polling showing:
Coolidge. 48.240.
LaFollette. 33.404.
Johnson. 29,677.
Coolidge was conceded victory in
the primary in a statement issued to
day by state managers of Senator
Johnson, one of the president's pri
mary opponents.
"By a minority vote." the state
ment said. Mr. Coolidge has ben
iven the presidential preference in
the republican primary, adding his
victory was made possible by "the
split in the vote of the anti-Coolidge
forces in North Dakota."
McAdoo Leads in Georgia
Atlanta. Ga.. March 20. Compli
returns from ninety counties and a
proximately complete returns frc
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twenty-four more of the 1G0 counti
in Georgia, indicate W. G. lfcAd
received a popular vote of 82.331 a
Oscar W. Underwood 46.685 in t"
nrrsidential preference primary
Wednesday.
According to the returns. McAd'
c ;rried 12 counties, with a delegr
vi t" of 3LC in the state conventic
while Underwood carried thirty-c
count:es with a delegate vote of 72
t.
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BILL HART LOSES OUT
IN SUIT AGAINST WTTE
L.os Anereles. March 20 Willie m
S. (Bill) Hart, who shoots from his
hip in the films and regularly drops
his man, missed the bull's eye in
court today when Judge C. W. Guer
en overruled his demurrer to the suit
of the picture player's wife. Wini
fred West over Hart. The court also
denied the defendant's motion to
strike out and gave Hart twenty
da3s in whi'h to file his answpr.
Mrs. Hart, who is separated from her
husband, is seeking to amend the
separate maintenance agreement un
der which she is barred from appear
ing in the films.
Excellent Remedy for Constipation.
It would be hard to find a better
remedy for constipation that Cham
berlain's Tabiets. They are easy to
take and mild and gentle in effect.
Give them a trial when you have
need.
WHAT ABOUT A
BASEBALL TEAM
HERE THIS YEAR
Weather is Getting So That Players
Can Begin to Warm up; Time
Ripe to Organize.
What are the prospects for a base
ball team here this season? seems to
be one of the leading questions of
the springtime that is beginning to
agitate the public as the warm
weather comes on and the fans come
forth from their wituer quarters
around the old base burner.
There is at present some very good
material here to frm a team and the
work of organization should be tak
en up by those who are interested
and the team organized so that they
can get busy as soo nas the warm
weather comes and the ball park is
in shape to use.
It is understood that Johnnie
Wolff, former manager of the town
team, has a good bunch of uniforms
on hand that would equip the Platts
mouth city team such as has been
suggested and there is a fine bunch
of young players here now who
would make a very fine record for
themselves before the season is over.
Now is the time to have a general
neeting of the ball players of the
city and the fans and get the affairs
in shape so that the season can be
all ready to start when the weather
permits. The old time fans are al
ready beginning to get the fever for
the coming season and when a team
is formed everyone should get behind
the proposition and boost it to their
utmost ability.
TIME FPR SPRING
CLEANING AT HAND
Prepare Now to Brighten Your Cor
ner by Making the Annual
Spring Clean-Up.
With winter bidding a reluctant
farewell comes the time of the year
when the clean-up season is with ug
rind the need for the removal of all
debris and rubbish that las accumu
lated around the business houses or
residences is at hand.
There are piles of dirt allowed to
acceraaiaie during the long winter
months in the rear of the various
business houses in the main portion
of the city as well as around the res-
: ire property that should .be re
nvefl now before the warm weath
in -nd to pla e everything in
rer nT e for te summer seisin.
It Iforl will place everything
In tfe best of shape for the coining
u: r ier and at very small cost or ef
fort to the property owner and have
ovorythine in readiness when the j ew York. March 20. The pugi-
good old summer time arrives. Hgtt atmosphere, which has been
One of the best means of the j thick with syndicates and half mil
spring elean-op is in the application Hj, dollar fight p,-ers for seVeral
of a little paint around the house flaya had 2uother "mvstcrv" tossed
which cans. the oldest and most nto it tody by Jatk Kearns, mana-weather-staind
buildings to turn a j ger Gf the heavyweight champion,
smiling face to the spring sunshine J Dempsey. Kearns said he was
and gladdens the hearts of the be- ; considering an offer Tor the cham
holder and brings an appreciation of j nion's sen-ices from California inter
file energy and effort of the property ; eF?Si bn; except to describe it as "the
owner that has so thoughtfully tak- J biggest proposition over put to him."
en these st ps to make the common-1 he declined to disclose and details,
ity more attractive in spirit. He refused to Bay whether the offer
tte have had seferal promoted referred to a motion picture or a new
-lean-up campaigns in the city but bid for t title match, possiblv with
tbe citizen who does no wait for the Harry Wills.
"r-ing of hi neighbor but quietly, i expect to leave next Sunday or
M out. ana ongoiens um cleans up j
his place of business or residence is j
a very v-iuaoie asset to tne com-
ir.uriiy ani one mat is very nam to
replace when he is gone.
HAD ROUGH EXPERIENCE.
Manning, 'ne Aivo lum-i
ber dealer, and his wife had a rather
rough experience last Sunday when
on their way home from a week-end
visit with relatives and friend at .
l nion 1 ney maue me Riari noir.e
just before the snowstorm started
and had not journeyed far until th
'nwn'all of the beautiful became
vorv noticfMe and when on the "O"
street road west of the A. Sheldon
f rm north of Avoca. they mpt up
with the first of a series of misfor
tunes. Their car came down the hill
to the M. P. crossing and in some
manner the car was caught and one
wheel broken oft and the car thrown
to one side, but fortunately there
were no trains coming at the tiniei
and Mr. and Mrs. Banning were able i . -'
to get out of the car bv crawling Cleveland. March 20 Conspir-
through the window in one of the W ,n rraint ot ,rade and in vio"
doors. Mr. Banning summoned help lation of the Sherman anti-trust law
-nd Mrs. Banning was sent on to was charged to the General Electric
Weeping Wnter while John remained company ad its entire system, for
ith the mr until the arrival of as- manufacturing and distributing elec-
-i-tr-nce nd the new whee'. which ,ric uSht bulbs, late today in a suit
was p'cod on the car after which fie' in federal court here by United
it was riehted and the journey re- District Attorney A. E. Bern-
sumed into Weeping Water, where stein.
Mrs Banning was taken on board The petition demands that a sys-
and the progress toward home taken tem of contracts existing between
up. the General Electric company and
The second unfortunate affair or- the several companies engaged in
enrred near Elmwood when the car tl distribution of lamps manufac-
refud to go farther and made neces- tured by the company be adjudged
sary having the balky machine haul- a violation ol the Slierman anti-trust
cd on into town and as it was now law and that they be ordered an-
nisrht time. Mr. and Mrs. Banning de- nulled.
"ided to remain there rather than The contract system by which the
tempt fate the third time and ac- company distributes incandescent
cordingly sought quarters where they bulbs is declared by the petition to
remained over night. In the morn- have been created as a device to de
ins; it was found that the gas in the feat provision of the anti-trust law
car hd largely leaked out when the and to prevent competition. It de
car turned over near Avoca together f lares that the business of the firm
b ith the water from the tank, which amounts to probably $50,000,000 a
caused the car to become overheated vear.
from its hard pull through the mud
- " " '"O neo 1 .. i up ill J. 1 LI I W UUU
and the journey resumed to Alvo.
where they nrrived Monday morning
without accident.
DEMAND FREIGHT INCREASE
ON GRAIN AND ITS PRODUCTS
T . . .
uashington. March 20. Renre-
sentatives of nine western states to-
day brought their demand for de-
creases in the railroad freight rates
on grain, grain products and hay to
' the final statge of argument before
the interstate commerce commission.
, Clyde M. Reed, chairman of the Kan
sas utilities commission, which ini
iated the proceedings and has since
been joined by the state governments
Of Missouri. Iowa. Minnesota, Louisi
ana. Oklahoma. Nebraska and North
and South Dagota. presented a sum
mary of the argument of agricultur
al shippers for a decrease in the rates
and representatives of western car
riers weer ready to appear in opposition.
PRESIDENT COS
GRAVE TO SUCCEED
RICHARD IVIIILGAHY
Ccoper Says Rank and File of Army
Unswerving in Allegiance
Sweenev Chief of Staff.
Dublin. March 20. President Cos
grave will assume the office of min
ister of defense, from which Rich
ard Mulcahy, resigned yesterday.
The dail eireann tonight adopted
without division the motion of Kevin
that the president be appointed to
the post. Mr. O'Higgins added that
durign Mr. Cosgrave's illness he him
self would act as defense minister.
A striking feature of the debate
was the testimony of Major Bryan
Cooper. British press i-ensor in Ire
land during the war, that the rank
and file of the army had been abso
lutely true to their oath, and that
the insubordination had been limit
ed to officers.
General Mulcahy gave his version
of the army incident. Neither the
fhief of stac nor the quartermaster
general, he said, had anything to do
with the raid, which was carried out
under the direction of the adjutant
general. He intended to deal be
fore the cabinet tribunal with the
ques: ion of brotherhoods and secret,
societies in the army, and he con
sidered that the personnel of the tri
bunal should b? extended to include
members other than the ministerial
part y.
Kevin O'Higgir.s. winding up ;he
''ebme. announced that Major Gen-
v ! Joseph Sweeney of Donegal, had
been appointed acting chief of staff
in place of General MacMahon.
KEARNS INTIMATES
PUSH iSTIC HEN GN
"anagrr cf Demnsey Hints of Big
gest Kind of Proposition
Y7on't Give Derails.
Monday for Los Angeles." said
Kearns. "There I will have a final
conference with promoters and make
a definite announcement of our en
tire program for this year."
It was recalled that some time ago
James J. Coffroih. promoter who
now conducts a rating plant at Ti
juana, proposed a match between
wills and Demnsev at Tiinana. hut
it coui( not be learned whether
Kearns' statement had anv connec-
tjon wjth this Pa(irly Muliins. man-I
r r of Willj. asserted he had not
hpn annrnnrherl with nnv now nffor-
fnr a ti?le mvit(.ht ,,ut reterated hLs
assertion that the big neero is ready
meet Dempsey at any time.
KePfns said he doubted reports
hat he title holder was interested
in promoting a Cibhons-Carpentier
matfh at Michigan City. He said the
chamnion had not given him anv in- I
timation of the reported arrange-
racnt
ANTI-TRUST LAW VIOLATED
Frnnk Hiber wn.- among the pas
sengers this morning for Omaha.
" here he will conrnlt a specialist in
that city for a few hours.
When arranging for the ob servanoe
cf Easter, remember that the Bates
Book and Stationery store has every-
Av- -,i . ,
thing that will assist in making the
occasion one of charm and beauty.
RELIEF BILL TO
PROVIDE FUND OF
TEN MILLION
Republican leaders Determine Upon
Fish Besolution Preliminary to
White House Conference.
Washington, March 20. The Fish
resolution to authorize a $10,000.
000 appropriation for the relief of
German women and children will be
put to a vote in the house Monday.
This was determined upon today by
republican leaders, preliminary to a
conference on the legislative situa
tion with President Coolidge at the
White House tomorrow night.
Speaker Gillett, Representative
Longworth, the party leader; Chair
man Snell of the rules committee.
Chairman Madden of the appropria
tions committee, and members of
the house republican steering com
mittee have been asked to partici
pate in the discussion.
Vote Monday Assured
The German relief resolution, in
troduced by Representative Fish, re
publican. New York, and reported by
the foreign affairs committee, will
be brought up under a rule limiting
debate to one day. insuring a vote
Monday.
Leaders believe the naval appro
priation bill will be disposed of this
week, and plan to take up the army
bill Tuesday. It will be followed in
turn by the independent office ap
propriations which is considered one
of the controversial supply measures,
by the Johnson immigration bill and
the other aproriatin bills.
To Vote on Norris Bill
Longworth said today that a house
vote would be had this session on a
resolution roposing a child labor
amendment. Such a resolution, he
predicted, will be reported next week
by the judiciary committee. He also
said that the house probably would
vote on the Norris resolution, ap
proved Tuesday by the senate, which
would advance the date for the in
auguration of presidents and the
convening of congress.
In agreement with President Cool
idge that congress should adjourn
before the June conventions. Long
worth said that so far as the house
is concerned there would be nothing
to prevent. He said he was firmly
opposed to a recess over the conven
tions a:id would insist that congress
stay in session throughout the con
vention period if unable to adjourn
sin1 die before then.
In an effort to speed up its pro
gram the house tomorrow will meet
at 11 instead of noon, and will be
in session tomorrow night to pass
on bills on the private calendar.
CHAIRMAN GREEN FORGOT
TO MAKE OUT INCOME TAX
Washington, March 20. Chair
man Green of the house ways and
means committee was so busy with
the next tax bill in congress that he
was unable to make nut his income
tax returns for the installment due
last Saturday. He was found today
making out his return and admitted
he had been forced to ask for spe
cial dispensation to permit a late fil
ing. , TANGLED
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MILLIONS OF POUNDS BOUGHT BY OUR GOVERNMENT.
DEATH OF JOHN
KALINA OCCURS AT
OMAHA FRIDAY
Agen Gentleman Well Known Here
Passes Away After Short Ill
ness Funeral Sunday.
rrejn Stwr4' Daily
The message was received here
last evening announcing the death
of John Kalina. well known here,
where he made his home for a num
ber of years with his son. f'yril Ka
lina and family. The death of Mr.
Kalina occurred at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Joseph Pallister, in
Omaha yesterday and followed a
short illness.
Cince the death of his wife in May.
1923. Mr. Kalina has been in failing
health and ten months later he too
was called to the last reward and to
join his loved one in the life ever
lasting to which he had been look
ing forward in the long days since
the wife was called away.
The deceased was seventy-seven
years of age and was for many yars
a resident of Butler county, living
near Abie, and later when his child
ren settled in this portion of the
state, spent the greater pnr of his
time with his wife at the homes of
their children.
To mourn his departure there re
main six children. Mrs. Joseph Pall
ister. of Omaha: Mrs. Joe Wales and
Mrs. George Kladlek. of Council
Bluffs. Mrs. Frank Butters, who is
now in Ohio, Joseph kalina, of
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The Season of Sports Will
Soon Be Here!
And you will be wanting a new
Golf Clubs and Ball,
Tennis Rackets and Balls!
And the "Kiddies" are now buying Marbles, arid we want
to tell you that we have all of these in stock now, and at
prices that are right.
& Mr "
Base Balls, Bats and Gloves
1 11 11 C THE SPANISH
nlav all summer. I .et us have vour wants .
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Loods, and we will hnd just what
The Bates Book & Stationery Store
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Powder
D wight, Nebraska and Cyril Kalina
of this city.
The funeral services will be held
here at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon
at the homo of Cyril Kalina. the body
arriving this afternoon at 4:30 from
Omaha on No. 2 over the Burling
ton. BRITISH CREDIT PROVIDED
FOR GERMAN GOLD BANK
London, March 20. The bank of
England has provided a credit of 5.
000,000 pounds for the projected
German gold bank, says the diplo
matic correspondent of the Daily
Ti ".' sriaph. The credit, he adds, is ex
tended on condition that it be inter
changeable only in sterling instead
ol dollars, as was the case with the
merican bank of issue.
Business forms of all kinds prtnt--)
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