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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
THURSDAY, FEBR. 28, 1929.
Nehawka
Reports from the various hospitals
are to the effect that all who are now
being treated are making fair pro-
lress ! ware Dusiness ai muusj, tnunnian-
llenry Wessell expects to do some led by Mr. and Mrs. Nelson, were
business this spring for he has a car visiting for the day on last Sunday
load of wire, wire fencing staples at the home of Mrs. Gertrude Car
find nails Per. wno is a sister ot Mr' Nelson
Mrs. R. B. Stone, who has been and also the mother of Mrs. Lilian
quite ill for several days with an at- Carper The event was made the
lack of the flu, is reported as being more enjoyable by the. fact that Miss
Much improved
Nels Anderson was over to Union
on last Saturday, where he was meet
ing many of his old time friends and
also forming new acquaintances.
Roy Gregg moved on last Monday
to the place where J. R. Hill has
been living for the past number of
years, and will farm there this year.
Earl Hathaway, of Union, was a
visitor in Nehawka on Tuesday af
trrnnnn of this week and was also
lonkinir after some business matters,
James R. Hill departed on Tues- seat, the court house news and gen
ri.iy of this week for the western por-jeral news of interest. Why pay $2
rnn rt t Vi a etatp wnfrt mev win .
make their home and will engage in
farming.
John Hanson was in Nehawka on
last Tuesday and was hauling some
lumber to the farm for the making
of some feed bunks for the cattle
which they are feeding.
L. M. McVey, who has been kept
to his home for a number of weeKs j
with illness, is so far recovered as to i
he up ana aooui iue nuuc ai. iui
time, is rapidly progressing.
Louis Schumaker was looking af
ter some business matters In Platts
mouth on last Thursday and was ac
companied by Mrs. Shumaker, they
driving over to the county seat In
their auto.
The basketball team of the Ne
hawka high school will play with the
Louisville team on the coming Fri
day at the tournament which is be
ing held at Eagle, the contest coming
at 0:30 in the evening. Go to it,
boys, and win.
The Wyota Woman's club, com
posed of ladies north of Nehawka,
were meeting with Mrs. Frank Mar
ler, Jr.. on last Tuesday afternoon,
where they looked after much work
which the ladies had in hand as
well as enjoying a most pleasant af
ternoon. J. E. Woods, the painter and dec
orator, is at this time doing some
interior decorating at the home of
Walter J. Wunderlich ifd wife. This
looks good, for it is the forerunner
of the spring, which we are hoping
is just around the corner and not too
far away at that.
Mrs. John Chrisweisser and their
little daughter. Eileene, were over
for a few days the other side of Union
where they spent a very pleasant few
clays at the home of C. J. Snaveley,
w ho is an uncle of Mrs. Chrisweisser.
mid who brought them home on last
Saturday, and was accompanied home
by Miss Grace Porter, a sister of Mrs.
Snaveley, where she visited for a
time.
Many of those who are interested
in the production of the Easter can
tata which is being directed by Mr.
Paul Schlichtemeier, were over from
Union a few days since to participate
in the rehearsals which are necessary
for the best production of the can
tata. This will be given on Easter
jnorning at the Methodist church in
Nehawka and in the evening at the
Methodist church at Union.
Frank Trotter had a load of stock
for Omaha on last Monday, and had
just gotten loaded and started for
the market, with Charles Hanson as
sisting, they had not gotten far until
they found the worst snow storm of
the year on them the white was fly
ing so thickly that they could not
jsee the way and ran off the road and
had some what of a time getting
back on the highway and on their
way to the market. As they were
just corning Into Plattsmouth, they
fund the writer lodged in a ditch
t. 'th his car, and loaned a helping
hand and set him on the highway
again, for which please accept our
thanks.
Mrs. Iva Lopp Better
On last Monday, George Lopp and
wife, and Miss Glenna McReynolds
were over to Omaha, where they
wre visiting with Grandma Lopp,
who is convalescing, following an
operation for Mastoid, which she un
derwent some time since. They also
found that Parr Young was also
there and had underwent an opera
tion for the same malady and is do
ing finely since.
Will Not Farm
Lon Smith, who has been living on
Ihe C. W. Stone place has sold out
his holdings and will not farm the
coming season, and was over to
Weeping Water on last Tuesday look
ing for a house to reside in.
Departs for the West
Mont SiTIader and wife departed
for Republican City, where they will
iarm the coming season and for the
coming five years. They drove out in
their truck, taking with them some
Stock Hauling!
We are prepared with two Trucks
to care for all your wants. We
will continue the Dray Service in
Nehawka also. Prompt attention
to all calls Phone your wants.
CHRISWEISSER
SHUMAKER Transfer Co.
Nehawka
of their household goods. They de
parted early Wednesday morning: af
ter having- visited for the night at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar
Sh'rader.
Visited in Nehawka .
Lucean Carper, who recently en-
gaged with Harry Nelson in the hard-
Hazel Carper, daughter of Mrs. Ger-
trude Carper, who is attending the
state university, was also home for
the weekend.
For All the News
When you want all the news of
Cass county, the Journal is just the
paper you call for. Separate depart
ments for some nine different towns
appear in its two semi-weekly num
bers each week, together with all the
(important happenings of the county
ror a weemv ntwsuapct, virn mc
same amount of money will deliver
the Journal to your mailbox twice
each week for an entire year? It's
certainly worth that to be able to
keep yourself informed on the latest
Cass county happenings.
Hand your $2 to our field repre
sentative or mail direct to the office
ana get siarieu receiving reguiariy
the Cass county newspaper.
Move for Less
Tax-Free Paper
Gains Headway
United States Chamber
merce Finds Need
Some Remedy
of Com
for Washington The United States
Chamber of Commerce adds its voice
to that of other organized groups of
business, economists and civic organ
izations in favor of restricting the
issue of tax-exempt securities.
There is, however, a disposition
among leaders of the chamber to
consider that with a net total of
$17,120,000,000 of wholly tax-exempt
securities outstanding on the
market the situation is lost so far
as this form of bond la eonornel and
that other means must be fo-in-1 to
safeguard federal taxing machinery.
The Chamber's stand is expressed
as follows:
"There should be an amendment
to the Constitution permitting non
discriminatory taxation reciprocracy
between the Federal Government and
the states of income derived from
future issues of securities made by,
or under the authority of, federal
and state governments."
Like the economist of the Na
tional Chamber, Ogden Mills, Under
secretary of the Treasury, believes
that too many tax exempt securities
are now on the market to make a
further direct fight against them
worth while. Mr. Mills was formerly
a member of Congress, where he led
the campaign against the tax exempt
bonds. A new method of approach
ing the subject shoiild be found, he
believes.
Reduction of the Federal sur-tax
has greatly modified the unfairness
caused by tax exempt bonds, Mr.
Mills feels. The sur-tax is a tax im
posed over and above the ordinary
Federal income tax, when incomes
the larger than a certain figure. For
example, incomes over $100,000 now
pay 20 per cent sur-tax. Still greater
reduction of Federal sur-taxes would
go even further in reducing the ad
vantage of tax-exempt bonds, Mr.
Mills feels.
However, observers declare that
Congress seems in no mood to re
duce the higher taxes on big incomes
any further, so that the present
deadlock, produced by tax exempt
securities, is likely to continue.
Short of a Constitutional Amend
ment shutting off this particular
avenue of escape from taxation,
there seems no solution to the diffi
culty. Observers point out that any
future move to increase surtaxes will
revive the whole issue.
HOURLY COST OF NEBRAS
KA LEGISLATURE IS $288
Every speech of one minute dur
ation delivered in the Nebraska leg
islature costs the taxpayers of the
state $4.80. This figure was arriv
ed at by Lieutenant Governor George
A. William, with the expenses and
the length of the 1927 session as a
basis.
The total cost of the 1927 session,
the lieutenant governor reported, was
$184,328. The senate was in session
78 days and the house 82 days, mak
ing the average of the two branches
80 days.
From these figures Mr. Williams
figured that the daily cost of the last
legislature was $1,152 and the hour
ly cost $288. Thus every time a sen
ator or representativ talks for five
minutes the taxpayers of Nebraska
are out $24.
HALDEMAN RETURNS HOME
Lakeland, Fla., Feb. 25. Captain
George Haldeman, air pilot who
made a nonstop flight Saturday from
Canada to Cuba, landed here at 4:05
o'clock Monday from Havana and
half an hour later while his home
folks were trying to get up an in
formal celebration he was on his way
to a golf course.
It was rrom here that the flying
captain 6et out more than a year ago
with Ruth Elder, on the trans-Atlantic
hop from New York. Before
.Haldeman teed off ..Monday some of
nis oia neignDors rushed out to see.
him and he would have had a large
gallery had he not speeded up his
play.
Poultry Wanted!
A Live Poultry Car will be Here on
Friday - Saturday
March 1st, 2nd
On these two days, we will pay for
Produce brought to us, the following
CASH PRICES
Hens, per lb 24 C
Springs, per lb 24
(Soft Meated)
Stags, per lb 18p
Cox, per lb 120
Leghorn Hens, lb. . . 200
Bring Us Your Hides and Furs
Moye Produce Co.
Phone 391
Forms Largest
Bank in Entire
United States
Guaranty Trust and National Com
merce of New York with Re
sources of Two Billions
New York, Feb. 25. Consolidation
of Guaranty Trust company and the
National Bank of Commerce, with
combined assets of nearly $2,000,000,
000, into the largest bank in the
United States in point of resources,
was announced Monday.
James S. Alexander, chairman of
the board of directors of the Nation
al Bank of Commerce, will be chair
man of the merged institution, and
William C. Potter, now president of
the Guaranty, will be the president.
Charles H. Sabin, chairman of the
Guaranty, who for more than ten
years has been working for the mer
ger, will be vice chairman of the
board, and Thomas W. Lamont. a
partner of J. P. Morgan, will head
the executive committee. Mr. Sabin
and Joseph R. Swan will continue as
chairman and president, respectively,
of the Guaranty company, the securi
ties subsidiary of the Guaranty Trust
company.
The actual details of the merger
were worked out by Myron C. Tay
lor, chairman of the United States
Steel corporation's finance committee,
and Henry W. DeForest, chairman of
the board of the Southern Pacific
company, both large stockholders in
the two banks.
The basis of the consolidation pro
vides for the Bank of Commerce to
increase its capital stock to $30,000,
000 by the issuance of $5,000,000 ad
ditional stock to its shareholders at
par. This step had not been expect
ed and stock of the bank shot up to
day $210 to $1,224 and closed at
$1,1S5. The guaranty stock dropped
off $25 from its high price of $1,050.
The Bank of Commerce, $30,000.
000 capital stock and the guaranty's
$40,000,0000 capital stock will be
exchanged share for share for stck in
the new corporation. Control will be
held by guaranty stockholders.
No name has been selected for the
Consolidated bank, which will be a
state institution.
The combined total resources of
more than $2,000,000,000, compare
with $1,847,705,000 resources re
ported on December 31 last, by the
National City Bank, until this mer
ger the largest bank in the United
States. The merged institution will
be the sixth largest in the world, the
five British banks ranking above it
in this order; Midland, Lloyds, Bar
clays, Westminister and National
Provincial.
The announcement revived talk in
Wall street of other consolidations,
the Equitable Trust and National
City bank being linked. The Rocke
fellers have a large interest in both
institutions. State-Journal.
NEW ICE AGE PREDICTED
Copenhagen The severity of the
winter weather thru which Europe is
passing has led scientists to wonder
if another Ice age will visit the earth.
One scientist thinks it will, but not
for another 20,000 or 25,000 years.
There is no reason to believe that
the earth will not pass thru another
glacial age, says Dr. Van Nordman,
the eminent Danish geologist. He
points out that our atmosphere has
already passed thru glacial periods
and experienced two interglacial per
iods, while it Is possible that the ice
ages have really numbered four and
milder interludes three.
"We know that the climate of these
interglacial periods has been warm
er and better than the climate we
have been enjoying during our time,"
Dr. Nordmann told the Associated
Press, and there is absolutely no
reason why we should not have an
other glacial era.
"It may not be so severe as the
first glacial period which penetrated
farther south than the succeeding
ones, but my opinion is that the
earth has still to pass thru one or
more glacial periods."
Phone your aews to the Journal.
LOC ALNEWS
From Monday's Dally
Harry Henton of near Louisville
was here today for a short time look
ing after some matters of business
and visiting with friends.
Mrs. Adolph Vojtisek of Victoria,
Minnesota, is here to enjoy a visit
at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Smetana, old time friends.
Warren Trumble, of Eagle, was in
the city for a short time today, en
route to Omaha, to look after hand
ling a truck load of merchandise for
Eagle merchants.
J. V. Stradley, one of the best
known residents of the west part of
the county, was here today from
Greenwood to attend to some matters
at the court house.
Senator W. B. Banning of Union
was here today for a few hours visit
ing with friends while enjoying a
short rest from the grind of the leg
islative program at Lincoln.
Mrs. Charles McGuire and Mrs.
Edgar McGuire were nmong those
gcing to Omaha on the early Burl
ington train to spend a few hours
rtt the St. Joseph hospital with Con
Gillespie, an eld friend of the Mc
Guire family.
Mrs. W. G. Busier of Detroit, who
hns been here visiting at the home
of her father Joe McCarty and family,
departed this morning for Lincoln
for a short visit before returning
to Detroit. Mrs. Bassder was form
erly Miss Dolores McCarty of this
city.
Mrs. C. A. Marshall, who has for
the past three years Ix-en making
her home at Los Angeles, arrived
here Saturday evening for a visit at
the home of her son, C. A. Marshall.
Jr., and family and the many old
time friends here where the Marshall
family made their home for so many
years.
William L. Johnson of South Bend
was among the visitors at the county
court today to attend to some mat
ters of business.
Dr. G. II. Gilmore of Murray was
among the visitors in the city today
whore he was called to attend to
some matters of business for a few
hours.
James Buskirk, Walter and Lee
Buskirk and Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Al
bright of Murray were here today to
attend to some matters in the coun-
jty court.
j Mrs. L. B. Lake and daughter,
(Ruth Jane of Omaha, who have been
visiting here were at Nehawka Sun
day in company with Misses Louise
and Grace Vallery to visit tnelr sis
ter, Mrs. F. R. Cunningham for the
day.
A. A. Wetenkamp of Mynard. pres
ident of the Farmers Mutual Insur
ance Co. and J. P. Falter, secretary,
departed this morning for Lincoln,
where they will attend the meeting
of the state assocfation of insurance
companies.
Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Hulsizer of
Omaha, who have been for the past
eighteen months at Washington, D.
C, where Mr. Hulsizer was looking
after some matters for the Union
Pacific as a valuation engineer, ar
rived here today for a short visit
with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Holmes
while t-nroute ohme.
K"rom Wednesday's Dully
Mrs. J. R. Kelly was among those
going to Omaha this morning where
she will spend a short time and will
also visit at Council Bluffs with rela
tives and friends.
Deputy Sheriff Gates of Sarpy
county was here today to look after
some matters at the court house. Mr.
S Gates is also the highway patrolman
j in our neighboring county and as
sists in protecting traffic on the var
ious highways.
SOLD SOME ORANGES
The Black and White Grocery of
this fity, which advertised a one-day
orange sale in the Journal, on Wed
nesday disposed of fourteen cases of
the 280 size Sunkist oranges, or a
total of 3.920 oranges. The fruit
was sold, two dozen for 34c, and in
many cases customers took four, six
and even eight dozen. This is a lot
of oranges to sell in one day, and
was accomplished wholly thru Jour
nal advertising, proving beyond the
least shadow of a doubt that if you
have something to offer the public
you only need tell them about it
through our advertising columns in
order to get results.
The Black and White is featuring
another big special for Saturday in
preserves, jams and jellies. See
their ad elsewhere in this issue.
FREMONT ASKING SUPPORT
Fremont The chamber of com
merce Monday sent out letters to
more than 300 Nebraska chambers
of commerce urging them to support
Fremont in its fight to have the state
supreme court set aside a decision
of District Judge Spear, which de
clared Fremont's annual tax of $300
on itinerant vendors of wholesale
merchandise to be unconstitutional.
The Fremont chamber contends
that Judge Spear's action jeopard
izes the right of other cities to pas3
occupational tax ordinances.
The decision was handed down in
the case in which the Peterson Bak
ing company of Omaha sought to re
cover a $300 tax paid'for its rights
to distribute bread in Fremont. Judge
Spear, in his opinion, held the tax
to be discriminatory.
U. S. ENGINEERS HELD
EY MEXICAN BANDITS
Mexico City, Feb. 22. Dispatches
from Excelsior from Guanajuato, cap
ital of the state of the same name,
Friday, said two American mining
engineers had been captured by ban
dits and were hfld for ransom under
threat of death. Their names re J.
M. Underwood and C. C. Austhorpe.
City Council
Holds lis Regular
Grind Last Nile
Discuss Gas Pumps and Also Matter
of initarv Sewer Districts
01 sanitary bewer districts
iov raving.
From Tuesday's Tally-
DPRnitP the fact that the heaviest
snow of the season was making the
roads almost impassable and the go-
ing very hard for either autos or
pedestrians, nine of the members of
the city council wore on hand when
the gavel of Mayor Sattler called the
city legislative body to order at 7:30
last evening. Councilmen Blunt and
Lutz of the fifth and Warren Tulene
of the second ward, who had to come
long distances were among those pres-
ent, while Councilman Highfield of
the third was kept away by the labors
o fhis work with the lighting com-
pany.
The council received a communi
cation from J. C. Brittain offering
to clean up the interior of the city
hall and to give the windows the
annual bath for $20 as well as white
washing the jail. This was placed on
file as the members or at least some
throught that the housecleaning
should come in the spring when fur
naces ceased to smoke.
City Attorney J. A. Capwell stated
to the council that he had hied a
petition as intervenor in the tax cases
wherein the property of the city has
been advertised for sale, setting forth
the facts in the case, and County At
torney Kieck had agreed to file an
answer in the case acknowledging
the city claims to be true and clear
ing up the dispute over the taxes
on a part of the tourist park.
Councilman Smith wished more
time on the url-Born claims for
damages on Marble street and which
was granted.
The finance committee reported
the following claims which were or
dered paid by the council.
M. B. Allen, street work $
George Rennie, burying one
dog
James Stockham, burying two
dogs
State Journal Co., supplies
II. L. Thomas, freight
Kroehler Bros., supplies and
labor
S. S. Davis, insurance pre
mium The request of John Bajeck for a
refund of $15 on tobacco license was
referred to the claims committee for
their report at the next meeting.
Some little discussion was indulged
in in regard to the request of Byron
Golding for permission to place two
gas pumps at his property on Chi
cago avenue. Mr. Kunsmann stated
that Mr. Golding stated he was will
ing to supply a bond or contract with
the city to replace curb and such
other requirements that might be de
manded and also his agreement to do
away with the auto junk yard that
at present occupied this site. Mr.
Kunsmann asked that all members of
the council visit the site and form
their own opinion and that the com
mittee have further time and" which
was granted.
Councilman Lutz of the police com
mittee reported that he had notified
the insurance agent to make change
in the insurance on the police neces
sary by reason of changes in the
force.
The need of cleaning streets and
intersections when thawing starts
was brought up and Councilman
Kunsmann promised to have the com
missioner out as soon as conditions
will permit and the big snow starts
to melt.
Councilman Blunt reported that
the fire hydrant at Lincoln avenue
and South Sixth " street was in such
shape that it could not be used in
case of fire and accordingly the city
clerk was instructed to notify the wa
ter company to get busy on this and
have it corrected.
Councilman Blunt also brought up
a matter of interest in almost every
section of the city where old cars
are left standing in the roadways and
streets for weeks and months and
are mere piles of Junk and an eyesore
to all who live in the vicinity of
the wrecks. This matter was referred
to the streets, alleys and bridges com
mittee for their action.
City Clerk Thomas then gave the
city dads a short course in the man
ner of handling the improvement
taxes under the new book keeping
system and which makes a complete
record of all districts and also saves
the city as well as the taxpayers a
great deal. ,
Heretofore in handling the im
provement taxes the delinquent ones
have had to pay the interest at the
end of the ten year period in pav
ing districts and which had mount
ed to a large sum, the city in the
meantime having to pay the interest
on the warrants or bonds with the
result that the city fund was over
drawn until the ten year period was
up. Under the new plan the charge
of interest starts with the first pay
ment and is made a charge each
vear. the interest growing less each
year for the taxpayer and also giv
ing the city the funds to pay off the
interest, working both ways for the
benefit of the city and the taxpayer,
who also must pay the overdrawn
interest in the city funds.
Councilman Kunsmann called the
attention of the council to having
sanitary sewer districts created in
places where paving was going to be
nlaced which saved the necessity of
later tearing up the paving at a great
cost to the city and the property
owners and this matter will be looked
after in the future.
WILL HOLD EASTER SUPPER.
The Altar society of the St. John's
Catholic church will hold an Easter
supper on Monday, April 1st. at the
American Legion community build
ing. The public is invited to enjoy
this event. N
TR0TZKY ASKS RIGHT
TO LIVE IN GERMANY
Berlin The German Foreign Of
fice has been informed by the Ger
man Consul at Constantinople of
Leon Trotzky's request for a German
visa of permission to settle down in
Germany. The Foreign Minister will
Inform the Chancellor, by request,
of the cablnet decision.
It ,g belleved that the actual deci.
Hjon Will be ma(je at Moscow, be
cause Angora may hesitate to permit
Mr. Trotzky to leave Turkey against
inR wisnes oi tne boviet authorities,
whi'e Germany certainly w ll think
-' Bumming ni.a n m-
formed by Moscow that such a step
would endanger friendly German-
Russian relations.
The Deutche Allgemeine Zeitung.
closely related to the German Peo-
P'e's Barty, warns Germany against
'raise sentimentality." It also warns
against the belief that his arrival
might undermine the German Com-
munist Party. Those wishing his ad-
nuttanee for this purpose will play
tiri'VQ"'.
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A FEW OF THE GOOD BUYS
WE OFFER YOU FOR
Tuesday
Lux Chips, 15c size 11c
Washes Finest Silks and Woolens
Linko Corn, No. 2 tins. ......... 10c
A Big Value in Canned Vegetables
Grainger Sandwich Spread, 2. .45c
Try Some Guaranteed to Please
I. G. A. Raisins, 2 or 19c
Fancy Seedless 15-oz. Pkgs.
G. A. Sliced Peaches. . . . . 14c
No. 1 Tall Cans Choice Pack
Tinapa Cali. Sardines, tin ... . 5c
For a Quick Lunch or Lenten Meal
Lihby95 Spinach, 2 cans or 27c
No. 1 Tall Tins Finest Quality
Shredded Vheat, per pkg lie
Fine Breakfast Dish for Young or Old
Ginger Snaps, 2 lbs. or 23c
Fresh and Crisp You'll Like These
Grainger Pure Grape Jam 23c
14-oz. Bottle A Tempting Spread
Garvey Peanut Brittle, l-lb. . . .15c
Only a Few More Left 25c Value
Dried Peaches, 2 lbs. or. . .
. Practically Peeled Easily Cooked
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with fire, the paper declares. Mr.
Trotzky, it continues, knows that the
revolutionizing of Germany Is one of
the principal conditions of the suc
cess of Bolshevism and nobody can
foretell what role this revolutionary
will yet play in a revolutionary
movement in Europe. Other civilized
nations know very well why they re
fuse to admit him to their countries,
the paper concludes.
MRS. C. J. RANDALL DIES
Wayne, Neb. Funeral services for
Mrs. C. J. Randell, eighty-three, who
operated one of Wayne's first grocery
stores while her husband taught
school, will be held here Friday. Mrs.
Rundell and her husband recently
celebrated their fifty-fifth wedding
anniversary.
The couple settled in Hoyt county
several years before moving to Wayne
in 1888. Mrs. Rundell is survived by
her husband; a son, Ralph, Wayne
merchant and a daughter, Mrs. Alice
Rickabaugh, Wayne.
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