PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL THURSDAY, HAY 2, 1929. FAGS SIS WEEPING WATER Wm. Philoot will denart late this week for Gandy, in the western por- tion of the state, where he expects to spend the summer. Fred A. Bursch departed a few days since for the western portion of the state, where he has some lands which he is looking after. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Wiles and wife were visitors in Lincoln on last Monday, they also being accompan-j force doing the printing of the var- celebrated Chevrolet cars, one going led by their daughter, Mary Ellen i i0l,3 jng which came before the leg- to Harold Meyers of Weeping Water, Rannie. I islature, and where he was one of which was a Imperial Landau, while Phillip Sauter, of Plattsmouth, ' tne proof readers of such bills, re- Alex Banz secured a truck, and Oscar who makes his residence at the Ne- turned home last week after having Hates who makes his home near F.lv.i braska Masonic Home, was a visitor served the legislature faithfully dur- wood received a coach. Ail are well In Weeping Water on Tuesday of ing its session. Mr. Prawl is a cap- pleased with their purchases, this week. table man and did good work in the, During the week. Gustave Nelson, iine in which he was employed. I Eoys Are Keeping Busy, of N'ehawka, purchased a standard John Phillips, who has been in the Thp xorri:-. Brothers of which the coupe of the Universal make, from the Cole Motor company, of Weep ing Water. Alva Hobson was quite ill for a time on last Tuesday, but was feel ing better later in the day, and was hoping it was but a passing feeling of indisposition. Art Johnson, who departed from Weeping Water some time since, is working in a bakery at Denver, and writes that he is liking the place and his work very well. C. J. Elgaard has been installing some plumbing at the homes of both Phillip Spangler and Frank Berg man, who are making some good im provements at their homes. Oscar A. Johnson was selected as one of the federal court jurymen for the South Plattee district, which is to convene soon in Lincoln. He was one of six to be named from Cass county G. Rehmeyer, who has had charge of the Armour cream station in Weeping Water, closed the place onl tr.e last uay 01 April, wim-u icaico the city with one less business place in this line. John Cole and wife were visitors in Omaha for the day on last Tues day, they driving over to the big town to lok after some Business mat ters In connection with their nntn . business here. Carl Smith has accepted a position with the Wonder Bread company. of Omaha, and is working on one of ( the delivery wagons which makes i ri-.?itr visits fn Weeniner water astnlav ilurinir the winter season anu well as other places in Cass county, J. E. Fate, who is an instructor in the Kanjsas City schools, was a visi-j0ne tor at his home In ueeping aier for the week end last week, and en joyed the visit very much. lie return ed to his work to be there on Mon day. On last Wednesday night Mr. and Mrs. Henry Crozier entertained a large number of their friends at a gathering at their home, where they entertained the Pinocle club, and at which time all enjoyed the meeting very much. Reports from the bedside of Isaac "Wiles, who has been at a hospital in Omaha for some time are to the ef fect that the patient is feeling some better and it Is hoped that he may be in condition to return home in the near future. AV. L. Hobson was called upon to care for Henry Daniels, who was killed in the auto accident which oc curred south of town on the high way last Sunday, taking the remains to Plattsmouth. A more complete account of the accident appears else where in this issue. Peter Miller and James Johnson were looking after some business matters In Omaha on last Monday, they driving up and stopping on their way home for a short time in Plattsmouth, where Mr. Miller vis ited for a time with hi3 son. James Miller and family, of that place. Alva Hobson, the accomplished tinsmith, has been building two me tallic bird houses for Miss Mabel Dudley, who is a lover of the little feathered residents of Weeping Wat er, and they are to be installed in the yard, at Mis3 Dudley's home, so the birda can build at their pleas ure. Weeping Water ia having the nov elty of a skating rink at thia time, the same being located in the Phil pot hall. The gentlemen who are conducting the amusement place, ran a rink here during the Cass county fair last year and are some what acquainted with the town and people. Herb C. Campbell, who recently moved on the Henry Snell place, from near Murray, ia getting the af fairs on the farm in good shape, and with the continued application to the work on the farm will surely make the farming of this plot of ground a success this summer, as he keeps at it late and early. John E. Johnson and Will Cole accepted the sage advice of Horace Greeley last week and faced the set ting sun, going with the end in view of making their home in California, or at least Btaying there for a time. A letter from Will to his father, Walt er Cole, told of them having arrived at Phoeniz, Arizona, early thia week. HOBSON FUNERAL Service OTJS desire and re sponsibility in the service we render, ia to do all we can to help lighten the burden that is yours in Bereavement. W. L. HOBSON Weeping Water Nebraska Andrew Peterson, who has been ! spending some two weeks in the west, where he has been visiting with ! ,., ,.,iih,.0t, in r-nlnmdo returned home last Sunday and' again resumed his work with the Missouri Pacific 1 jn the local yards on May 1st, ed- nesday of this week. Mr. Peterson enjoyed his visit with the children very much. J -y. L. Prawl, who has been in Lin- rnin durins- the past winter and cDring. where he has been with the John Phillips, who has been in tne west for the past year, where he has been staying near Santa Clara, returned home last week and was sure glad to see old Weeping Water again and meet the many friends and pleasant faces here. Mr. Phil lips reports the fruit crop badly in jured in the section where he was. Tli is is indeed a catastronhy, for the losing of tbeir fruit there is like los- ing of a corn crop in this section. Adds Another Barber Shop George Woodburn, formerly of Elmwood. where he was engaged in the barber business prior to his go ing to the hospital at Omaha for treatment and an operation, has es tablished a new enterprise in Weep ing Water in the shape of a barber thop. located the first door west of the post office. Mr. Woodburn is a good workman in his line, and with f-nml shons. makes . Weeuinsr Water and , ,,..,,. v ,Kirlors it would m that ftU should i00k well. Knickerbocker Club Meets Mrs. T. W. Flemming turnisneu a verv pleasant evening for her friends members of the Bridge club, whom j she entertained at her home on last .1 I n rwn irh on CI1A h f ( I guests. According to the practice of the club, a verv uniaue method of I I 1 I'lljll 11,1 I III Ul II " """ - distributing the prizes is carried out at the last meeting each year. They enjoy the many meetings and with the concluding meeting which this was, all members, of which there are an even dozen, nring a prize. i prizes are all put together on a table at the conclusion of the game, and the one having tlie nignesi score oi the afternoon selects her prize anu is followed by the one having the next highest score, until all of the prizes have been selected. Thus ery one gets a prize and enjoys the same, as tney are or equai vaiuc. Thus the memory of the winter's raeetingsc are wrapped up in the present, which is cherished by all the members. A most pleasant time was bad and all were well pleased with their pre?- ent. They also enjoyed a very de-1 lightful six o'clock dinner. Troy Davis Home Again homo in Weeping W ater, and is one of the citizens again. This is Mr. Davis' second term with the law , makers and the experience gained places ini'i in puaiiiuu iu viu ftuii work for the state. Breaking Into Print This was the title of the play pre sented on Wednesday night of this week at the Philpot hall by the Junior class of the Weeping Water High school and which was well at tended. The play was weJl pre sented, showing merit of every mem ber f the cast and careful prepara tin as well as caching by the in structors. The play is to be given again tonight. Following is the cast of characters: Henry Simmons, a manufacturer, George Wiies; Harriet Simmons, his wife, Clariece Kreiger; Ethel Sim mons, their daughter, Helen Cole; Chester Binney, Simmons' partner, Vernon Baty; Letty Lythe. a motion picture star. Carmen Smith; Donald Swift, her director. Allen Kreiger; Roger Shields, from Chicago and Paris. John Day; Lila Wilson, a friend of Ethel, Gladys Heneger; Sally Otis, a friend of Ethel, Helen Johnson; Betty Jackson, a friend of Ethel, Doris Fitzpatrick; Ellsworth Jones, a taxi driver, Raymond Laur itzen; Sadie Bloom, a dancing teach er, Sylvia Kimrey; Annie, a senti mental maid, Edith Norton; Mrs. Jackson, Leone Wade; Jeanne Greene, Linnel Hansen; Lucia Moore, Mary Flamig. The business manager in charge of the production is Howard Ras mussen. Will Strip With Water. The No. 2 quarry of the Western Limestone Company are at this time arranging an apparatus for the strip ping of the dirt which overlays the strata of stone with water. There is plenty of water in the Weeping Wa ter creek which can be used, and they are arranging with a force of one hundred and twenty pounds to the square inch to throw a stream of six Inches in diameter on the covering of the rock which will soon clean it off and at an expense much less than Is now taxed again the work in the way of the steam 8hovel. Oldest Institution Passes. The firm of Ambler Brothers, which has been in existance for many years and has served the pub bic in and about Weeping Water long and well, has been disposed of by the I s'enior member of the firm S. J. Amb iler, who last week disposed of the business, building and residence as well to parties for a 460 acres of land at Ridgeway, Mo. This farming 'nronerty has two sets of improve ments and is rented for this year. iroy mv,s,rppre en T w Basg ag ch,ef county in the state legislature, after. assistants, will be con a hard season s work h st ! tinned until July 1. Sttbbins said, cardtol. returned last week to his , ... t.,.i The exchange was made early this week, ana tne siock anu goous uis- poseu 01 10 anouier puny, -u. n. Denner of Omaha, who is to put on a sale and close out the store which has been one of the oldest of busi- ness institutions of Weeping Water. Sells Many Cars. The Dowler P.rothers who aro hustlers when it comes to doing busi ness, and they do it at that, sold during the past week, three of the father is one also, they being sons of E. II. Norris and wife, are kept prr t ty busy. ::s they have some one hun dred and eighty-seven head r.f cat tle on feed, and with the continued rains the feed lots was rendered al most untenable. On lat. Friday they had to get the cattle into the harn to feed them as the lots were so bad that ti,rJ. could not. haul the ecru through the lots. They ;.ls- a large herd of excellent Oxford sheep, which they find ready sale for, but will exhibit them at the fair. Thcy have :i:i young lambs, and 4 0 ewes, besides that they are called on to mil many stuck cars out of the mud on the highway near their home. New Gas Tax Nets $500,000 First Month x0tal Collections, Including April Invoice. Reached Total Mark of $591,474. Lincoln, April 30. More than . . have been collected this month, the first in which the 4-cent tax has been in effect, according to a report Tuesday by T W Bas Election bureau ass, chief Of this amount ?21S,141 repre sents the collection on the invoices made on April 1 in compliance with the new law. Half of this amount, approximately $109,000, will be dis-! tributed to the counties under the' new law, which provides that one fourtn of the reCeipts shall be divided among the counties in a ration with tneir aut0mobile regulation. j The total collections. . including ev-!the tax on tne prji i invoice and , the 2-cent tax on imports during State Treasurer Stebbins said Tues- . f c" thy Saranty law day that the distribution would prob- ihich had been repealed previously i., i .., M!in the enactment of House Boll No. auiy 10. The collection bureau, in compli- ance with approved legislation, is to be consolidated with the state treasurer's office and will be moved from the department of agriculture to the treasurer's office Wednesday The present organization ot tjje be de of the work carrie(1 on j h bureau to determine what re- i ' ., ,,niinrB TY,,lct 1lo mnfT0 ,-n thP . jtreasurer.s office to handle it MYNASD U. B. CHUECH Sunday rchool 10 a. :n. Sermon 11 a. ni. Subjc-ct "The uurai unurcn. All r.re most cordially invited to be present. Following the .sermon, the Sacre- 1 mant of the Lord's Supper. Sermon at Lewiston 2 p. m. The Women's Missionary Society will meet in the home of Mrs. R. (J. Kiser, Mrs. Arthur Wetenkamp as sociate hostess. Wednesday May Sth. at 2:30 p. ni. Mrs. A. A. Wetenkamp, leader. All are welcome. G. B. WEAVER. Pastor. WANTED Wanted representative for Plattsmouth and vicinity by an old line legal reserve mutual life in surance company. Either whole or part time. Excellent work for (teachers during vacation. Write room 643 World-Herald building, Omaha, Nebraska. ltw. FOR EENT I have a nice pasture with nlentv I of good water. Will rent Dstur( or ! take in stock. Call phone 55. P. A. Ilild, Murray, Neb. m2-2tw 4td. Phone yoor Job Printing order to No. 6. Prompt service. Just Received A,Ar r c l mm .'bond offerings floated since the war new line or Ouick Meal,, ua r nnn nnn ? a l - - I new Range come in and see them. I can save you money. Farm Implements I have taken over the John Deere line of Farm Machinery. If in need of any John Deere Implement, come in and I will be glad to serve you. If in need of any Harness, come in and get my prices. W. H. Puis Dealer in Hardware, Supplies and John Deere Implements Phone 33 rn -i. Plattsmouth, Neb. j Cook Stoves. If VOU need a!Per cent ten year convertible deben- ; Pf ?faVO 1 UtS its Aporovai on 17 More Els Completes Executive Action on Leg I islative Enactments; Appro priations Signed. Lincoln, April 30. Legislative en actments becoming laws, mounted to 200 this morning when Governor Weaver placed his official approval on 17 mote measures, including the claims and deficiencies and appropria tions bills. It completed executive action on the legislative enactments. Outstanding of the measures ap- proved today were the sterilization i measure, the amended code it-organ- j izution bill, approving departmental! constructions already effected; the! abolishment of the guaranty fund , commission and creation of office of hanking commissioner; and the game forestation and park commission bill, j Code Bill Signed. ! Bills sigm d Tuesday: j House Boll No. 42 Code organ- ization bill as toned down by the senate. Makes permanent the con struction already effected by Gover nor Weaver in merging the welfare with labor departments, and financ- department with the tax commis-! I sioner s olfir e. j House Roll No. 270 Provides for division of license fet s paid by motor j bin companies, among the different j counties through which lines are op icrated, alloting to each county a. pro ' portionato share based upon mile age within its boundaries. House Roll No. 32 Increases auto mobile speed limit speed limit cm highways from 35 miles per hour tot 45 miles per hour. Compelling motor ; . vihicles to slacken speed when meet , ing other vehicles at a bridge or I when approaching hazardous places on highway House Boll No. 19 Authorizes to 25,000 population cities of 5,000 to extend municipal electric lines in- I to surrounding territory for a dis- j tance of 15 miles, when contracts have been made with rural inhabi- ; tants for sufficient service to tuar- ; antee annual gross revenue amount ing to 15 per cent of the cost of con structing such lines. Ends Guaranty Board. House Boll No. 24 9 Abolishes fund commission, transfers all fail ed bank receiverships and assets to j the state trade and commerce depart- j ment and creates the office of bank 1 commissioner in that department to administer the supervision and exam ination of going banks. House Boll No. 299 Re-enacts' 249. House Boll No. 476 Companion bill to House Boll No. 4G3, which created the new game forestation and park commission. This bill recodifies all existing game and fish laws of the state, changes some open sea- sons, repeals trie raunit coursing law ana places general auminisirauve powers in the hand3 of the commis sion. Senate File No. 9D Amends gaso- line tax lavy to exempt naphtha, an benzine which have an initial boihn Point over 200 degrees Fahrenheit. and I senate l-'ile -No. 14U unacis a j regulatory code governing collection and payment of bank checks and i other commercial instruments. I Senate File No. 153 Reduces 60 iper cent requirement to a simple ma jority of votes cast at elections in mrclpr to carry county high school jj0n(is Insurance Eestrictions. Senate File No. 195 Extends scope of investment of funds held by insurance companies. Among new- Bonds and warrants of the United kinds of investments permitted, are States, this state or any of its poli long time leaseholds on real e-state, ticalsubdivisions are exempt from to an amount not exceeding 50 per taxation. All other bonds are tax- ,cent of its face value and seasoned able at their actual or market value. learning stocks of corporations to an i Notes secured by Nebraska real es- amount not exceeding 10 per cent ot the insurance companies' assets. Senate File No. 197 Provides for sterilization of leble minded, insane or habitually criminal, inmates of state institutions, as a condition pre- ' liminary to their being paroled as may be determined by a sterility on appointed by the board of control from the medical staffs of the various I institutions. Senate File No. 262 Raises salary saving accounts, checks and drafts of coroner's physician in Douglas excepted) is only SO cents per hun countv from $1,500 ner vear to S2.- died dollars. You cannot afford to 500. - Senate File No. 44 Auto drivers licensing bill, providing for license fee of 75 cents for auto owners, same to remain in effect during possession of car. Under administration of de- , partment of public works. Omaha Bee-News. BIG OFFERING ANNOUNCED New York The American Tele phone and Telegraph company an nounced Tuesday one of the largest 111 1. 1HT 1U1 111 111 A ' 1 J.UUViVUU -x A A . L A A V A. & Lit V I B.J.aSfWVVaV'-'V a tures carrying block purchase rights worth about $100,000,000 to stock holders, on the basis of current mar- tket prices. This is the first offering of bonds by American Telephone since 1925. Of the proceeds, $75,000,000 will be used for payment of the collateral trust 4 per cent bonds due July 1, and the remainder will be used for new construction required by the Bell system. COPPER MERGER Phoenix Merger of the Consoli dated Calumet and Arizona Mining company and the new Cornelia Cop per company with a capital stock of 520,000,000 was announced here. The new company will be known as tne Calumet and Arizona jninms company. n A radically new. ifferenf gasoline is here i& pore erful! lh this 'oiks t V Quirk-fasti W'V'TVJ f Sfarlina Power fat the Ml If mm Rapid Accclletafion Mote Miles ,9 IliunyinrAw! bA mmmK ret UGHor Cteou liutninq . J JtiA COSDEN A. II. WARD SEUV1CK STATION .ML'KDOCK, NKBIi. BAUKKS GARAGE PLATTSMOUTH, NEUIL Information en intangible Tax Returns Given New Feature of Tr.x Law Made Clear by the State Tax Commissioner to the Public. Every taxpayer should file his re turn with the county assessor at once. I The return is subject to a penalty i after May 27. By attending to this at mice you will not only avoid the later but you will greatly assist the younty assessor The tax on money, bank deposits, saving accounts, checks and drafts is 23 cents on each 100 dollars. There are no other taxes on these items. Shares of stock in corporations which are organized outride of Ne braska are taxable at the rate of SO cents on each 100 dollars. In deter mining the value of these shares you should use market value, less the pro portion of the capital .stock which is assessed in Nebraska. Any banker or county assessor can determine this value for you. i Shares of stock in Nebraska cor porations should not be listed by the individual as the corporation pays the tax for the stockholder. , Individuals should list their build ing and loan shares at ten por cent of the withdrawal value. The tax rate on building and loan shares is SO cents on $1000 withdrawal value. tate mortgages are not taxable. All other notes are taxable. A note is a note no matter for what purpose it is given and it should bo listed at whatever it is worth, Book accounts should be listed at ,their actual value. Judgments, contracts of choses in action and actual value. The tx rate on a'T of these in- tanglibles (money, bank deposits. take chances on being penalized for failure to return these items for tho small amount of tax involved. When it comes to listing money that is deposited in failed banks, you - w - ill be permitted to determine lor yourself what it is worth. A husband and wife may make a return on the same scheelule or they may each make separate returns. A father, mother or guardian must make a return for a minor if the minor has property of this kind. Pay no attention to the words "or fraction thereof" appearing in lines 13 and 14 of the schedule. It is intended that the rates shall be ap- plied to the actual dollars returned. ------ Your banker or the county assessor will be glad to give further infor mation concerning these returns. The return should be sworn to before a notary public, the county assessor, or other officer having a seal. After your return has been filed with the county assessor it will not be open to inspection only by the proper officers and they are not per mitted to give out information con cerning it. FOR SALE Seed corn, St. Charles White and Reids Yellow Dent. Picked from fields before frost. High germina tion. Ear $2.00 bu. Tipped, butted nrwl RhPlled $2.50 DU. leicpnuuo , Dunbar 1213-J. R. R. 4. a25-tfw. Nebraska City, renr. i me amvaH oy and better icnsational, modem and new gasoline the U. S. Oil is the first on the market with motor fuel built to more than meet the requirements of the low or high compression motors. uiAii.iN jhuiu liAS is a scien tifically correct motor fuel for hig-h or low compression motors. EL1M- liuL iiiiii ruNuuis. gives maxi mum power, quick, snappy accelera tion. "Horsepower plus" to take the hills in hiffh war. Free from compounds of nature. U.S.OlL MAtHlfACTUHRS Of HIGH OMADt Cmaha. Local Manager V. O. Gillispi Phone ! GAS SOLD BY O STREET FIEEIXG STATION ELMWOOD, NEBB. JOHN WOOD WABASH, NEBR. Music Depart ment of Schools to Hold Meet Arrangements for Spring Festival on May 10th and May Day Fete on May 14th The musical department of the jrity schools are planning a festival to, ;be held on May 10th at the school 'grounds a::d in which the work of the department will he shown for the I , . ri1Tltlv nf nnt(,,nf. tho advancement of the students in all lines of the musical work. The May day fe-te which will be marked by the participation of all of the high school and the crowning of the (Jueen of the May, who will be chosen from the girls of the sen ior class of the high, school, the elec tion ef the queen having been held Tuesday but the choice will remain a teeret itntil the tlay of the corna- tion. j The May day festivities will be j held thh- year at Garfield park where more suitable surroundings can be found and which will give tbe full est opportunity for all to see and er.iov tne coronation iesuviiies ana the program that will bo presented by the young people of the school. In recent years the May dav fes- tivitivs have born a very colorful and attractive feature of the closing days of the school year and this ob-s-erviince was held annually until last year wben the event was post poned and the custom is again re vived this year. Among those who have served as the May queen in the past have been j 1 Let Us Clean and ! ait rn?ir fj M 0 Before Ml A few cents a day invested in your clothes will not only keep you looking your best but also prolong their life. WORK CALLED FOR AND DELIVERED Economy Cleaners and Dyers Cleaning Pressing Tailoring Telephone Ho, 4 South 6th Street "It's Clean if We Clean It" tS 3 B: iA W?-rS7?WJ lh mm mm XJimindtes Wtm knocks m 31 itfh fntJZ. High Gomprm ffe$tjon Motor? X any foreign ORKS LUBRICATING OILS AMO OR! Ruth Shannon, Edith Farley, Helen Wescott, Mary Warren Beverage and Kathleen Troop. CAPITAL DEMO HEADQUARTERS Washington, April 30. Estab lishment of permanent democratic headquarters in Washington, and the appointment of Jouett Shouse of Kansas City, as chairman of the ex ecutive committee in charge, was announced Tuesday by John J. Ras kob. At the same time the chaiman of the Democratic national committee announced he had succeeded in re; ducing the party deficit from mora than $1,550,000 to approximately $800,000, "with every indication of a further reduction, to under S500, 000 within the neit fortnight." Raskob said Shouse would be in active ontact with members of the national committee and members of congress, and in complete charge of relations between state organiza tions, their chairmen and members. The Missourian will devote his en tire time to his new work, and Ras kob said he believed this move would result "in the Democratic party go ing into future elections, better or ganized than ever before." SCOUTS SPRING ACTIVITIES The local Scouts are to have a number of events held at the close of the school year and Just before the opening of the summer vacation I period and the first of these will be the court or nonor to oe neiu on i .Monday, May utn ai uie nign scnooi gym here and at which time the var ious grades and honors of the scouts will be presented to the boys. The Scouts of the Nemaha area will have their summer camp at Camp Wilson near Nebraska City, which has been designated as the outing spot of the southeastern Ne braska district of the scouts. Press Your Clothes r.IIARANTFFn After