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MONDAY, APRIL 23. 1928,
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' P1ATTSMODTH SEln . WEEKLY JOHEKAI
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Greenwood epartinnieinitJ
Prepared in the Interest of the People of Greenwood and Surrounding Vicinity
- W. E. Pailing was called to the
county Feat for a day or so during
the past week to look after some
business matters.
V. C. Emelund, former president
of the Farmers State bank of Green
wood, was a visitor in Greenwood for
a short time last week.
Wm. Whitlach was assisting in
blowing stumps on a farm over to
wards Murdock last Wednesday,
where the manw as clearing out an
orchard.
Rex Peters departed on last Wed
nesday afternoon for Kansas City,
where he went to attend the Grain
Dealers association which was meet
ing there at that time.
I. B. Arpleman from near AIto
was a visitor in Greenwood for a
short time on Wednesday of last
wek. where he was looking after
some business and visiting with his
Xnends.
BABY CHICKS
WE HAVE THEM
All kinds hatching every week.
They are going fast. Better get
your order in so as to be sure
of getting them when you
want them. Prices are right!
Leesly Hatchery
2 miles East of Greenwood on
the Louisville road.
L. V. Schaffer, the Olson Brothers.
Albert -Besel, W. E. Waldwin, Meyer
Brothers, R. E. Coleman and Dotty
Buskirk shelled and delievered corn
at the Greenwood elecators during
the past week.
C. O. Swanson and Ed Brunkow
were spending last week in Platts
mouth where they went as peace
makers, or otherwise Jurymen, and
where they were assisting in settling
the things which the parties them
selves were not able to do.
At the Rebekah Kensington which
was given during the past week the
entertainment was given under the
direction of the hostesses. Mesdames
Clyde Newkirk, L. C. Marvin and
Misses Nystrum and Kent, and all
agree that the event was one of the
most pleasant and worthwhile.
The Rebekah Assembly of Green
wood or rather the F. L. T. of that
order, were holding a meeting on last
Wednesday afternoon, and again en
tertained their husbands and other
members of the order at a supper on
Friday evening of last week, when
they surely did make a merry time
for all present and with some of the
best of eats.
Mrs. P. L. Hall entertained at her
home on last Thusrady the Green
wood General Kensington, at which
time the ladies enjoyed the occasion
very much. The most pleasant after
noon was spent and the ladies did
much good work. The afternoon was
made the more pleasant by the de
lightful luncheon which was served
by the hostess.
At the regular meeting of the
Odd Fellows of Greenwood this even
ing they will confer the first degree j
of Oddfellowship on Mr. D. E. Grady
who is becoming a member of this
excellent order. The boys of the
three like friendship, love and truth,
and a long list of more of such ex
cellent principles, are quite active at
this time in their work which is
bearing good results by the adding
of excellent men in their order.
On Wednesday of last week Fred
Goodfellow loaded his good mor Mer
rimam, where he will move, and
make his home about twelve miles
southeast of that place. Mr. Goodfel
low goes with the Journal a visitor
in his home, and says he will like
the new home as he has already spent
twelve years there and likes the
country. His neighbors were assist
ing him in the moving to the sta
tion and also extending the very
best wishes for this gentleman and
the family in their home in the
northwest.
Two Score Dead,
Nearly 100,000
Made Homeless
(Bulgarians Numb with Despair and
Fear as Temblors Continue
Death Toll Uncertain. j
Wins the Prize.
The sale which was put on last
week by the enterprising firm of
White & Bucknell, notwithstanding
the condition of the weather and the
not too good roads was a success,
and with better roads, it should have
been a greater success. One thing
is certain, people received much ex
cellent goods at a figure which was
a great saving to them, and at the
same time cleaned up the premises
.of old magazines and worn out auto
tires. There was enough to require
some four trucks to cart it away. Miss
Thelma Birdsall proved to be the
most popular of the contestants, and
won by some thirty fnillion votes.
The prize being $100 in gold and
which was most highly appreciated
by this popular young lady.
Many Trains
to Carry the
Beauty Winners
Lotal Contest to Pick Miss Platts-!
month Will be Held on Next
Monday and Tuesday.
r.alvrston. Tex.. April IS. Grief
is piling up for the poor train dis-patrlu-rs
as scores of excursions are
lK-iiig planned into Galveston June 2
to for the Third International Pa--a:u
nf Pulchritude and Ninth An
nual Bathing Girl Revue, which will
brins hundreds of thousands. ol visi
tors to this island resort on the Gulf
of Mexico.
Never before have railroads plan
ned such extensive accommodations
for visitors to Galveston's superspec
tacle which this year will attract for
eign entries from fifteen countries,
state entries from virtually half the
states in the country and individual
entries from a score or more of the
larger cities.
This year will see more all-expense
tours titan ever before, excursions of
this type, in which the participants
will sleep aboard their special Pull
man cars during their stay on Treas
ure Inland, having been planned from
Nebraska. Missouri. Arkansas, Iowa
and Minnesota, with more in pros
pect. Each of these excursions will bring
state eatries for the international
pageant, toother with hundred of
their backers. Coaches will bear
streamer signs advertising to the
world the delegations they are carry
ing and will be otherwise decorated.
Three of these all-expense tours
will le over the Missouri Pacific and
tuo over the Hoik Island. The form
er will include one from Omaha bear
ing Miss Nebraska and her retinue;
another from St. Iuis with Miss St.
I:iiis and Miss Missouri and the third
from Little Hock, with that city's
entry.
The Hock Island will have specials
from Pes Moines and from St. Paul,
with Miss Iowa and Miss Minnesota,
respectively, the feted honorees.
Household Goods!
FOR SALE
One $450.00 Mahogany Case Up
right Piano, in A-l condition. $100;
one organ, $5.00; one $50 Exten
sion Dining Room Table, just like
new, seats 16 people, $25.00; Buffet.
$10.00; three other good Extension
Tables, $7.50 to $12.50; one $65 Wal
nut China Cabinet, $25.00; one Solid
Mahogany Library Table. $15.00;
two Oak Duofolds, like new, $20.00
and $25.00 each; fifteen Oak Rock
ers, $2.50 to $7.30; one Overstuffed
Rocker, $7.50; ten Simmons Beds at
$.1.50 to $7.50 each; Bed Springs,
$2.50 to $9.50; Chiffonier, $7.50;
Dressers, $7.50 to $15.00; one Vanity
Dresserand Bench, $19.50 ;o7ie fin
ished Breakfast Set, $19.50; unfinish
ed Breakfast Sets, $11.50 and up;
two new $45 Kitchen Cabinets at
$29.75 each; one used Cabinet, $3.50;
slightly used Porcelain Top Table,
$3.95; one Dexter Electric Washer,
$25.00; new Mattresses, $6.95 up to
$19.50; one hand power Washer,
$5.00; Lloyd Baby Buggy, $5.00; a
$9 Baby Crib, like new, $4.75; Sani
tary Cots. $2.50 to $4.50; Army Cots,
$1.50 to $4.50; six Refrigerators at
$7.50 to $20.00; Oil Stoves. $5.00 to
$10.00; large Porch Swing, $4.75;
Window Shades, Curtain Rods, Kit
chen Stools, Congoleum, Oil Stove
Ovens, etc. Many articles not men
tioned. Located just south of Telephone
Building, Plattsmouth, at 122-124 X.
Sixth street.
F. C. GHRIST.
Telephone 645.
EARTH SHOCKS RECORDED
The elimination contest for Platfs
nioutii ami vicinity will be held on
Monday. April 23rd and Tuesday, the
2 4tl;. New entries are received daily,
but the management of the Parmele
theatre have not as yet decided to
lose registration. So there is still
a chance for a small number of young
ladies to compete for the $5,000.00
in prizes if they will act quickly.
Washington, April 18. The uni
versity seismograph began register
ing earthquake shocks at 2:34 p. m.,
today and at 4:45 p. m. the instru
ment was still recording. Father
Tondorf said that the tremors reach
ed the greatest intensity between
3:04 and 3:10 p. m. lie estimated
the distance to be about 4,200 miles
in a southerly or southwesternly di
rection. Sofia, Bulgaria, April 18. A vio
lent earthquake shook Sofia at 8:25
o'clock tonight. It was followed by a
general panic. The streets were
crowded with people who rushed
from the buildings as soon as the
movement started. The first quake
was followed by tremors of lesser in
tensity. Fir6t indications were that
the center was in the southern en
virons of the city.
To the Farmers of Cass
County, Neb.-
The Farmers Mutual Fire and Live Stock In
surance Company was organized 34 years ago
in Cass county, for the protection of Cass
county farmers. During this time we have
paid our losses promptly and the rate we have
charged has been pleasing to all our Policy
holders. ... If you are not a member of
our company, see one of our Directors or
write to J. P. FALTER, Secretary, at Platts
mouth, Nebr., and we will be glad to give you
full information regarding rates, etc.
Farmers Mutual Fire and Live Stock
Insurance Company
Newspaper is
Strongest Adver
tising Medium
Docherty Tells Realtors This is the
Way to Get Maximum Results
Necessary as Rent.
"The strongest advertising medium
for the real estate man is the news
paper," the Omaha Real Estate Board
was told by Charles R. Docherty, pres
ident of the Charles R. Docherty com
pany at its luncheon Wednesday.
The speaker declared there is no
magic formula to "get rich quick" by
advertising, but there are methods
in its use which get maximum re
sults. "Advertising is a very necessary
part of your business and mine," he
said. "It is as necessary as the rent
you pay, because you would not need
a place of business if you had no cus
tomers, and you won't have customers
if you don't advertise.
"You can't try advertising. It
must be kept up consistently and per
sistently. When I began business in
a small way, I put advertising on my
payroll, and I have kept it there.
Now, with few salesmen, my com
pany covers Nebraska and Iowa and
reaches out to cities in all parts of
the country.
"Some of your newspaper advertis
ing is very good, and some is very
bad. 1 wonder how many of you have
read the little book which tells how
to write the copy for a classified ad
vertisement. Very often there is a
tendency in real estate classified ads
to make technical statements which
other realestate men would under
stand, but which would not be un
derstood at all by the general pub
lic. It may be only one word, and
yet that one word sometimes makes
an advertisement ambiguous, or
makes it lose its appeal to the per
son it should attract. Classiled ad
vertisements must necessarily be
brief, and choice of words is very im
portant. Every advertisement must
convey a message, for advertising is
printed salesmanship."
Mr. Docherty said the old style of
"reason why" advertising copy is be
ing replaced by shorter advertise
ments with more direct appeal.
"You must sell .your salesman on
your advertising," he asserted. "I
remember once, when I wanted to
buy a house, I was attracted by an
advertisement which mentioned a
home in a particular section of the
city. It was the location that at
tracted me. But when the salesman
had shown us the house, he took us
to a far distant part of the city, de
termined to sell us another house."
The speaker commended the board
for its newspaper advertising cam
paign, and declared it gives the in
dividual dealer a background.
COMMANDER TO WICHITA
Alliance, Neb., April 19. Edward
E. Spafford of New York, national
American Legion commander, was
the guest of Alliance today. He ar
rived here by airplane from Billings.
Mont., at noon and will take off
Friday morning for Wichita, Kas.
Severeal hundred visiting legion
naires from over the state, Colorado,
Wyoming and South Dakota, greet
ed the commander upon his arrival.
A dinner in his honor was held to
night. The trip from Billings was ne
gotiated in three hours and fifteen
minutes with Capt. D. Brcen. au
army pilot, operating the machine.
Earl Ewing, state legion commander
of Colorado, flew here today.
The sun and the standing of the
Red Sox both rise early at the begin
ning of the big league season.
Sofia, Bulgarian, April 19. A
population numb with despair and
fear was pictured tonight in reports
from the Philippopolis district, visit
ed last night by the second shatter
ing earthquake within a week. Al
most one hundred thousand person!
are shelterless and more than two
score are known to have lost their
lives. I
Their homos are in ruins, their
possessions gone, their highways
broken. Bridges have been destroyed
and railway tracks twisted away on
right of ways that have sunk six
feet in spots. i
The changing face of nature shows
whole hills moved and their contours
altered. In places underground reser- I
voirs have broken through and are
spouting water and sand-like minia-
ture geysers.
City Devastated. .
The dead are uncounted because (
of the interruptions to communica-,
tions and the organization of local
governments. But in Philippopolis
there are more than 20 dead and 60 i
of the more than 100 injured there,
are in serious condition. In five vil-'
lages near that city 27 persons were
killed and scores injured. Sadavo, !
seat of a school of agriculture and j
model farms, was destroyed.
Borrisovograd, which suffered se
verely in the previous quake, again
was devastated.
In Philippopolis only the higher
parts of the city are habitable. The
other sections were crashed into
ruin.
And the quakes continue. In seme
sections there have been tremors on
an average of a half-dozen a hour.
Each fresh shock has been echoed by
falling walls or chimneys or witness
ed by fresh cracks in the sturdy
structures which resisted the earlier (
attacks upon their stability.
At Regular Intervals.
The shocks have been felt regular
ly at Tchirpan, center of the heavy
quake of last Saturday, but the de
vastation there has not been increas
ed materially.
People throughout the stricken dis
tricts are in a state of deplorable
destitution. Many have gone insane
Government and charitable agencies
are trying to bring order out of the
chaos. King Boris is in the field in
person. World-Herald.
IMPROVE HIGHWAYS ON
BASIS OF THE TRAFFIC
Mr. B. E. Gray of the West Vir
ginia State Road Commission, made
an important statement when he
said recently:
"A highway system is analogous to
a railroad system in that it is purely
a means of furnishing transportation
service. The various lines of a tail-
road are improved according to tho
traffic which they are called upon to
bear, and there is no reason why a
highway should be improved on any
other basis than that of making it
adequate for the traffic which will
come upon it. Accordingly, where-
ever it is possible to use local ma
terials immediately available, and
make surfaces which will give ade-
adequate service at a low cost, such
a type certainly should be used.
rather than arbitrarily selecting
some high type purely for reasons
of sentiment or beacuse of public
clamor."
There are actually tens of thou
sands of miles of gravel and
macadam roads in this country which
can be made suitable for the modern
traffic which they are called upon
to bear, at a moderate expense, by
surfacing them with a waterproof
material such such as asphaltic con
crete. Instead of tearing up roads
which have a well compated founda
tion, salvaging methods should be
studied, just as railroads salvage old
equipment for use on lines and in
setions to which it is suited.
PROHIBITION IS BLAMED
Washington, April 18. "Common
people" of the country are getting
"sick and tired" of congress telling
them what to do, what to eat and
what to drink. Senator Blease, dem
ocrat. South Carolina, told the sen
ate today, warning that the people
were losing respect not only, for law
but for the president, the cabinet
and for congress.
Enactment of prohibitory laws was
blamed by Blease for the revolt
which he declared was leading to
anarchy. He complained of the pro
hibition law but was speaking
against the migratory bird bill.
These people are getting sick and
tired of being ham-stringed and hog-
tied, he said. "When I was a boy
we thought the president was some
thing. But they don't think so now.
We thought members of the cabinet
were comparable to the, apostles. But
not now. Nor do they think any
thing of congress today. Don't fool
yourselves."
MARKET BAY, April 25th, is "Vour" Bay!
We're pointing the way to regular Savings!
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Store Open in the Evening!
IKLaymi HJmidleirgairimneimttGS
Step-in Chemise - Bloomers . - French Panties
Banded Bloomers - Bloomer Chemise
Bloomerettes
Only high grade rayon garments are featured in this
sale, all at this very low, extreme value-giving price!
$rt
This includes "Carter's" Full Cut Bloomers all sizes
It's the Small Things that Count
and Here are Saving Values
Coats' Sewing Thread, per dozen spools $ 45
Brr.t quality Needles, Snaps, Safety Pins, 2 pkgs. for 15
Bloomer Elastic, 2 yards for 05
Brassieres, rayon striped, each 25
Women's Muslin Slips, white or pink 49
Women's Knit Union Suits, per suit 49
Women's' fine Cotton Hose, per pair 15
Ruffled Curtain Marquisette, per yard 10
Fine Lawn Novelty Handkerchiefs, each 05
Belding's Silk Thread, 8c per spool; 2 spools for 15
Beautiful Printed Cotton Fabrics
"I've never seen prettier prints than these," remarked a friend the other day, and
they are pretty. Beautifully blended colors on batistes, dimities, organdies, soisettes,
suitings, sateens in fact every fabric that is favorably considered. All guaranteed
fast colors. These goods are priced at
39c to 85c per yard
Here's an Unusual Silk Value
Fast color Tub Silks, in plain or pretty printed patterns. Very much in demand
for children's as well as women's dresses. Priced at
$1 per yard
Chic New House Dre ses
"Nelly Don," "Home" and "Sunny See" constitute the family that represent best
values in dresses of merit as well as style. Short or long sleeves at
$1.95 each
Men's Clothing Shoe Dept.
$1.39
WORK SOCKS Ken's durable every
day genuine Rockfords. No seams to
hurt the toes. Knit from mixed color
fine cotton yarns, with long elastic top.
Sizes 10 to lly2. Per
dozen pair
DRESS SOCKS Men's and boys' fine
dress socks. Rayon and mercerized
yarns. New combination colored stripes
and patterns. They give added wear
and you buy them at the
right price. Per pair fcitJC
WORK SHIRTS Men's plain blue
chambra shirts, made extra roomy, triple
stitched, two pocket front, continuous
faced sleeve. A real dollar OQ
'shirt value. Sizes 15 to 17i2 05C
WOMEN'S COMFORT SLIPPERS Rest
ful shoes for around the home. Made
of all solid kid leather. One strap,
roomy lasts, rubber tipped tf "1 Q C
low heels. Sizes 3 to 8 V 1 tJU
MEN'S WORK SHOES You will enjoy
the comfort of these solid leather plain
toe work shoes. Brass nailed and sewed
oak soles. Blucher style, pull strap
back, rubber tipped heel. tf0 Afl
Sizes 6 to 11. Per pair npOMU
BOYS' BLOUSES Nicely tailored, made
of high count percale and madras ma
terials. Many of these fine sample
blouses were made to sell for SI. Most
all sizes in the lot. Your
choice, each
59c
3lV H.M.So ennicksen Go.
The Store of Big Valme
MAN MISSING THIRTY YEARS
REUNITED TO HIS FAMILY
Tabor. Ia.. ADril 19. Thirty years
after he dropped from sight out of
remorse for having lost $40 which a
orotner nacl loaned mm in a poKti
panm LVanV AViorlv mpmlipr of 3.
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prominent family here, has been re-
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unuea Dy ine meniDers 01 ms iuiun,y.
When he was taken sick Sunday, Ab
erly revealed his family connection
after spending several years in his
youthful environs without resorting
to an alias.
Have you anything to buy or sell?
Try a Journal Want Ad.
Craig Wants
Candidates to
Come 'Clean'
Would Have Opponents Also List All
of Their Expenditures in the
Race for Congress.
Jesse V. Craig, of Lincoln, chief of
the state blue sky department took a
little time off to run for the repub
lican nomination for congress with a
field of eight candidates. As one or
hp fipfeatpri number, he has filed a
statement of his primary campaign
expenses. His itemized statement de
posited with the secretary 01 siaie
trt!.i sr.RS 07. Mr. Craic: said he
included every piece of money expend
ed, nothing being omitted on account
of exemptions allowed by the state
law applying to iandidates for state
office. He contends that under Sec
tion 2293, which stands unrepealed or
amended, candidates for congress
must file a complete statement of
campaign expenses. So he has set a
precedent by including all expendi
tures. He said he expects other can
didates to comply with the same
state law.
John Wiltse. of Falls City, who
also ran, filed a statement under an
other section of the state law, Sec
tion 2291. As this section does not
require candidates to report personal
expenses, the cost of circulars, pos
ters, letters or stationery, telegraph
and telephone and newspaper adver
ing. he reported with these items ex
cluded by law, he did not spend any
thing. Mr. Craig contends that the
section under which Mr. Wiltse filed
his account does not apply to candi
dates for congress or senator or any
office not established by thd state
constitution or laws of the state, but
that Section 2293 plainly applies to
congressional candidates and requires
them to report all items of expense.
This Mr. Craig has done.
Others contend that while Section
2293 was intended to apply to cam
paign expenses of congressional can
didates the section is a dead letter on
account of federal statutes which re
quire congressional candidates to re
port campaign expenses to federal au
thorities instead of to state officials
and that the state in fact has no
control over candidates for congress
or United States senators.
Mr. Craig's itemized statement
specifies the amount paid to various
publications for advertising, amounts
paid to workers distributing cards
and posters and stickers. The largest
item is one of $98.75 for 5,000 post
ers, 23,000 stickers and 1,2000 bhow
window cards.
HOWELL DECLINES TO MEET
METCALE IN JOINT DEBATE
The hanging of Birger will tlo good
in the way of pacifying the disturb
ing element in Williamson and
Franklin counties in Southern Illi
nois. They know that from now on
justice will be meted out to them.
Chicago needs a lot of this kind of
medicine.
Washington, April 18. Senator
Howell today sent the following let
ter to Richard L. Metcalfe In reply
to Metcalfe's letter to the senator:
"My Dear Mr. 'Metcalfe: Your
letter of the fourteenth instant
is on hand, and I thank you for
the suggestion contained there
in. However, I have other
plans for the campaign.
'Your congratulations rfn
connection with my nomination
are indeed appreciated, and you
may be assured I heartily re
ciprocate. "With best wishes for you and
yours, I am sincerely,
"ROBERT B. HOWELL."
Richard L. Metcalfe, Nebraska's
democratic nomine tnr irnt a..
senator in a letter to Senator Howell
on April 14, invited the latter as
republican nominee fnr. u
fice, to meet him in joint canvass of
tne state in a soriea nr
I f,1,rt,f' -after J.u,y "uid
--.j. wctlo convenience. Mr. Met
calfe suggested that In this manner
the two could tODf A .
.,,, . . . me real
lb&Ues Of the rannal rv. -
w , a mlnlmum expense and
vi V, lo ail concerned.
Mr. Metcalfe, when advised of the
contents of Howell's letter, declined
i?t.m.?-eJ?i UQtil he has received the
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Governor Smith is to establish
headquarters in Kansas City.
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