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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI -WEEKLY JOURNAL
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To extend a Merry Christmas Greeting at
this season of good-will is a custom as fine
as it is old. We do not know, or do not
want to know, of a more beautiful way of
expressing to one and all the genuine feel
ing we have for you to-day.
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Quality Footwear and Hosiery, Too.
State School
Funds are to be
Re-Invested
State Has $965,000 Bonds of Other
States Soon Due, Says Treas
urer Stebbins.
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Wishes You a Mesy Christmas
and Prosperous New Year
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May the Angels who first brought Christ
mas songs into the world bring you much
joy in this present Christinas and guard
your steps for good in all the days to come.
V
Gamer's Variety Store
South Sixth St., Plattsmouth
Nearly $1,000,000 of long term low
rate bonds of Massachusetts and Mis
sissippi state bonds owned by the
state of Nebraska are nearing matur
ity and when paid the funds will be
reinvested in bonds issued by Ne
braska cities, villages and school dis
tricts at a higher rate of interest,
according to a statement by State
Treasurer V. M. Stebbins.
Massachusetts bonds totaling $59,
000, bearing 3 per cent interest, will
mature Jan 1, 1930. Other bonds
of Massachusetts bearing 3 inter
est will mature in 1934 and 1935.
I Mississippi state bonds amounting to
$200,000. bearing 3 per cent will
mature in 1934.
These bonds total $965,000. They
are the only bonds of other states
now owned by the state of Nebraska.
The state has a total of $13,700,000
invested in bonds. All these with the
exception of the bonds of the three
states listed are issued by counties,
cities, villages, school districts or ir
rigation and drainage districts with
in the state of Nebraska. The aver
age interest rate is about 4 i per
cent, said State Treasurer Stebbins.
The bonds were bought with the state
permanent school funds, which is a
trust fund and the interests appor
tioned for support of public schools.
"The state of Nebraska owns $706,
000. of Massachusetts state bonds,
bearing 3 Vi per cent interest, pur
chased in the years 1902, 1903, 1904,
1905 and 1906," said Treasurer Steb
bins. "These will mature in the years
from 1934 to 1945. Besides these.
there are $59,000 Massachusetts
bends, bearing 3 per cent interest.
which are now due and being paid
Jan. 1. 1930.
"The state also owns $200,000 of
Mississippi state bonds, bought in
'1904, which will mature July 1, 1934
These are also 3 Vi per cent bonds.
"Most of these bonds were bought
at part and all along to the perman
ent school fund.
"When these bonds were purchased
the board was unable to secure suffi
cient municipal bonds in Nebraska to
keep the funds invested. Therefore,
complying with the law, that they
could invest in state bonds of other
states, the board made the purchase
to keep the money invested."
Paying for losses
is not all
Of course insurance pays for
your losses. But this agency
jffers you more than that it
iff era to spend time and effort
:o make your property safe
!rnm loss, to eliminate your
isks and hazards.
This agency of the Hartford
Tire Insurance Company offers
o protect you in every way
jossible from the inconvenience
f fiie, as well as from the fi
jancial loss that a fire would
:ause.
Searl S. Davis
Farm Loans and Lands
SIGN WARRANTS FOR STATE AIES
Lincoln, Dec. 19. Salary warrants
for the full month of December are
being issued by State Auditor John
son's office to employes on the regu
lar payrolls of all state departments
and institutions. This is done so
that they may have money to spend
for Christmas shopping. An addition
al reason at the University of Ne
braska and the state normal schools
is that there will be a two weeks'
vacation period and many employes
will b away for the holidays.
Warrants will reach practically all
the employes by Monday, which will
give them a day and a half before
Christmas.
Constitutional state officers who
receive their pay only once in three
months are included in the payments
now being made, as their installments
would be due Dec. 31, the same as
others.
FARM LOANS
H?Hd the JtioroaT Want Ad
I have $5,000.00 to loan at 5
on good security. No commission
Terms to suit borrower.
Also have a good SO acre tract of
land for sale, 2 miles west of Mur
ray.
Bonded Abstracts of Title to Real
Estate also at reasonable rates.
Fire Insurance written.
JOHN M. LEYDA,
Bates Eldg., South P. O
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Remember the big line of gift
goods is carried at the Bates Book
end Stationery Store. You have only
a few more days to malic your selec
tions for Christmas. See our line be
fore making ycur purchases elsewhere.
Make It Ties They Always Delight!
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StapssrSpia!ty AfiSSedl Ties $2L
Chrisfraas Boxed
They are the smartest, richest male neck pieces we've
ever seen: . . . We could increase their price by half
and they would play the part perfectly. . . . Bring in
that list of males-hard-to-please and we'll take the
grief out of it for you.
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Do We Want the
Harding Highway
Route It Will Take from Plattsmouth
Depends on Interest Shown
by the Communities
Louisville, Greenwood and all land
owners along the northern border of
Cass county would be benefited great
ly if they could route the Harding
highway from the new Plattsmouth
Missouri river bridge over the Platts
mouth - Louisville - Greenweod high
way. The Harding highway runs
from Washington, I). C. to Lea An
geles in as nearly a direct line as it
is possible to build a highway. Every
mile saved will be an advantage to
the through traffic. The route from
Plattsmouth to Lincoln over the
Louisville road is a saving of about
ten miles as compared with the King
of Trails to Union and then over the
O street highway.
The Plattsmouth bridge has been
completed and is now open for travel
and the time is ripe to take steps to
route the Harding highway across
C.-.ss county. The people of this part
of Ca3s county will wake up some
day and wonder why this great high
way was not routed through this
part of the county. A highway such
as this would mean added, value to
farm land adjoining It.
Are we going to pass up a propo
sition such as this without an eJCort
to secure it? With a little united ef
ford just now we may be successful.
It H a question worthy of serious
consideration. Louisville Courier.
Builders Find
Business Good,
Says Executive
Expansion Program Sure to Benefit
the Entire Nation, Con
vention Is Told
Chicago Thirty thousand deal
ers in building material throughout
the United States are watching the
growing list of construction pro
grams planned for the new year and
preparing for increased prosperity
in their field. S. W. Campbell, presi
dent of the National Builders Sup
ply Association, told delegates as
sembled in convention here. Much
of the credit for the prevailing op
timism he laid at the door of the
White House.
"With the railroads planning to
spend $1,000,000,000 in improve
ments', new equipment and expan
sion with electric and gas utilities
pledged to a $2,000,000,000 expan
sion and improvement program; with
other industries pledged to similar
programs, backed by the announced
construction programs of our na
tional and state governments, our
cities and counties, indications ai-e
that business will be good," Mr.
Campbell declared.
"It is certain that in those sec
tions of the country where large
industries are located, or sections
where highways will be built or ex
tensive improvements made, times
will be good. In outlying districts, or
in districts were big business has
r.o expansion plans, there can be lit
tle change from today perhaps a
falling of in business during the
first six months. However, with a
building program throughout the
United States of approximately eight
billion dollars, business as a whole
should be good."
In the building supply field, he
said, the extent of prosperity depends
on the dealers themselves. He. warned
against cut rate selling as harmful
to the individual firm as well as the
industry.
A steady increase in the member
ship and influence of national asso
ciations organized within large in
dustries was reported by Mr. Camp
bell, who declared that President
Hoover had invited the presidents of
2C0 such organizations to the Wash
ington conferences, recognizing the
Increasing importance of their activi
ties. An increase of more than 100
per cent in the attendance at the
building supply convention over lat
year was recorded.
"As the number of delegates in
creases, the number or salesmen
visiting the convention to entertain
members of the association in the
hope of obtaining sales is decreas
ing." Mr. Campbell said. "More at
tention is being paid to business ses
sions and less to social gatherings.
There has been a marked decrease in
drinking. The whole atmosphere of
the conferences has changed."
SEES ALIENS A3 MENACE
Washington The influx of aliens
from the western hemisphere was de
scribed Wednesday night by Repre
sentative Box, as the most menacing
phase of this country's immigration
problem.
Speaking before the Sons of the
American Revolution, the rankin
democrat on the house immigration
committee asserted that the building
of dikes against the flood pouring in
from Europe and Asia had increased
the pressure from neighboring coun
tries in the new world. He added
that Mexico, from which a large part
of immigration from this hemisphere
comes, sent aliens to the United
States embodying "practically every
serious and menacing element of
America's immigration problem."
"Disturbance and want among
them and the desire on the part of
Americans -for their cheap and sub
servient labor bring them here just
as tne same considerations nave
brought people from Europe and
Asia," Box said. "It is absurd for
any class of people in the southwest
and west to insist that they be per
mitted to import such people as these
for their labor and that their fellow
Americans in other sections who de
sire Euroean and other kinds of labor
shall be denied that rivilege."
RECONCILED TO NEGRO MATE
EXPLAINS BORDER TROUBLE
New York Enrique D. Ruiz, Mex
ican consul general here, Thursday
night issued a formal statement ex
plaining the commercial situation
created by the closing of the Mexican
consulate at Laredo, Tex. The state
ment said:
4In order to define clearly the
situation relative to the importation
of American goods thru the port of
Laredo.Tex., I wish to state that the
customs house at Nuevo Laredo,
Mexico, continues open and news
paper reports of that port being clos
ed to traffic are reronous.
"The customs collector at Nuevo
Laredo, Mexico, has been authorized
to clear shipments and collect consu
lar fees formerly paid at the Laredo
consulate, provided said shipments
are covered by commercial invoices
duly visaed by the Mexican consul
at the point of origin of the ship
ments.
'New regulations, effective Jan. 1,
abolish the - visa on commercial in
voices. Tourist and immigration traf
fic Is not affected by the closing of
the Laredo .consulate, but will be
handled as hertofore."
Mrs. Logan Covert and daughter,
Miss Margaret Lahoda, departed this
morning for Inland, Nebraska, where
they- are to spend the Christmas sea
Los Angeles Helen Lee Worth
ing, former New York actress, said
Thursday night she and her hus
band. Dr. Eugene Nelson, negro phy
sician, had been reconciled and the
cause of their separation Friday "has
been forgiven and fcirgott'1.'." With
the revelation of the separation the
disappearance of the girl, formerly
the toast of riroadway i'.nd reputed
to have I con the highest paid dancer
on the stage, two years ago was ex
plained. "I love my husband, and his race
or blood makes absolutely no. dif
ference," the woman said. "I heard
rumors before our marriage that he
has negro blood in his veins, but
he has shown me that he lovei me.
We are going back to our' home to
gether." Dr. Nelson was born In Charles
ton, X. C. in 18SS, and educated at
Meharry medical college at Nash
ville, Tenn., a school for negroes.
He entered practice in California in
1920.
When asked if he was a negro,
Dr. Nelson replied. "What is a ne
gro?" "He is an African."
"I am not an African."
Pressed frr his definition of his
race. Dr. Nelson answered. Well
let us say I am colored."
SENTENCE GANG MEMBERS
Omaha Four of the five persons
arrested Tuesday night by police as
suspects in a drug store shop-lifting
gang were given jail sentences Thurs
day. I. E. Leupold of Lincoln, alleg
ed leader of the cane forfeited a
$50 bond but a capias for his arrest
was issued by Municipal Judge Palm
er.
John Leupold, younger brother of
I. E. Leuoold. and Loran Webster
were given thirty days in Jail. Mrs.
Bertha Davis got twenty days and
Irene Welch fifteen days.
Mrs. Welch pleaded guilty and told
the judge that the elder Leupold had
a "queer power" over her. She was
afraid of him, she said, and robbed
stores because he told her to.
Webster also admitted guilt, while
John Leupold and Mrs. Davis said
they were unaware their companions
were robbing stores.
Save further worry in selecting
your Christmas cards by calling at
the Bates Book and Gift Shop and
having the advantage of a very large
line to select from.
Phone your newa to No. 6.
Thomas Walling Company
Abstracts of Title
Phone 324 - Plattsmouth
MONDAY, DEC. 22. 19.
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Freshly Ground
Coffee is
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Regardless of what method
you use percolator, tricolat
or or old fashioned coffee pot
you will get better results
if you buy your coffee at a
store that is equipped to grind
it just like you want it fine,
medium or coarse and buy
in small quantities so it is al
ways fresh. Our Hobart Coffee Mill and Refiner
(pictured above) is the most modern and efficient
equipment in this line that money can buy. It not
only grinds your coffee almost instantly, but re
moves all the chaff. It is responsible for our ever
increasing coffee sales. Select the brand of bulk
coffee we sell best suited to your taste, buy it in
small quantities, freshly ground to your individual
specifications and you will not only obtain coffee
satisfaction, but economy as well. We offer you
BLACK & WHITE COFFEE
One of the Highest Grade Coffees on the Market
Now, per lb. , . 480 3 lbs. for . . . 51.40
KINE O'CLOCK COFFEE
Sweet and Mellow Very Pleasing Aroma
Per pound, 350 3 lbs. for $1
SAHTOS PEABEHRY
One of the finest Blends of Peaberry
Per pound, 370 3 lbs. for $1
RIO COFFEE
The Coffee that outdoor people like Has a distinctive flavor,
4 lbs. for $1
Another Price Reduction
in our "I" "G" and "A" Blends
I blend, 45c G blend, 42c A blend, 33c
Black & White
Cass County's Big Economy Center
Telephone No. 42
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Mrs. W. P. Vv'arga and niece, Mies
Gretchen Warner.- were among the
visitors in Omaha today where they
enjoyed a visit with friends.
Mrs. W. X. Brink and son
lard, were in Omaha today v
they visite.-I with their daughter
sister, Mies Dorothy Brink.
iirom a yncmfa sfcor
Why does anybody give anybody a Christmas present?
Because by so doing you cement the love uniting man
kind radiating good cheer and because if you don't
and he does you're a bum and you know it.
SOCKS
You can't beat SOCKS, especially if
they're Interwovens. He knows
Pure Thread Silk
Fine Cashmere
500
Fancy Silk and Wool
500
Lisle, plain 35c, 3 for $1
Fancy 50c and 75c
COTPtttT ST
SHIRTS
We've outdone past performances in
assembling this pretty line of Shirts.
Guaranteed Colors
and Newest Patterns
obtainable.
If price is a factor, we invite com
parisons in our cheaper ranges!
$1.25 to $3.50
At this season of the year many bank accounts have an
insufficient complex. Your credit 13 good here if it's
good anywhere. We especially invite any and all of the
school faculty to "Charge It" and pay when the boat
arrives.
Pel
Wil-
here
and.
son at the home of their daughter
and sister at that place.