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PLATTSMOTTTTI SEMI - WEEKLY JOUHNAL
MOSDAT, DEC. 22. 1930.
M
on
CESS we're shot bound her.
for th- rest of the day:'
announced the crusty old
man he walked down
the aisle of the day coach.
"Conductor shys they're
g --jjy?' sending the sn;wlow out
aLs22b ir-'in .:; -.n. but we'll he
hours getting out, la this
-terrible blizzard."
A chorus of groans vonr up from
the weary passengers, and some of
the children began to cry.
"What a Chri Unas!? some cue ex
claimed. li'l! he morning before we
ct to Grand Rapids"!
At this one df the dozing college
leys at the end of the ear raised his
her..?.
"Who says It'll he raf. reins? We've
L-ot to gel tu .e to ji'in the Glee club
for a. show ar --';;,lit ft'Fhxjt, G e, it's
I fire o'clock now,! Hey, there, r.zo!"
kicking ii! I :- .nhn. "Look here:
we've got ft g on hand."
"What's that, G;in? What do we
kill? Not mosquitoes, ch?'
"No time-! And blue derHs!" Then
whis; i ring, "Lots of kids along who'll
he hungry pretty soon. Let's throw a
She Charred Completely From a Lh
t"s Drab Worr.an.
partyi Get ont your uke. I'll be an
noum rir."
Five minates later Glim was stand
ing at the end of the long aisle an
Douncing etatoffcaQy :
"Ladies and ; ;.?l nirn: The fa-::i'j-:
V."-. and ii Amusement com
pany will Bow l'.'L'in its jhow, opening
with ai orchestra number entitled
'Santa ' :us on the Way."
IVitn t':.;t the boys played on their
nkulejsa "i e old "Jingle Itell" son!;,
i a ioo'ietoot'' il:i:ato, and, in
i of beHftj an occasional spoken
"Jin rle-Jingle" which greatly anaiaed
ilie children. Then Glim 5nid:
"Our nest Rumoer will bp by the
great Impersonator, Bozo Itojtwen,
bo wJ'l you a series of costume
ureter sketches, unsurpassed on
;!ie Amerh an Stage,?
Bozo, who really had some talent,
proceeded with several dialect anoe
: teSj frith bis henna so;irf ni.ont Ids
l for th redheaded Irishman,
GHnru ovav. :.: staffed inside his
own fir the fat Dutchman, etc.. eah
attempt nt coatume surpassing the
last 'it such absurd inadeiuacy, that
even the grown-ups laughed hilari
ty. Then Glint sang a popular
mg with liiruhWc accompaniment,
Bcceptal and did one or iwo
;! -i '.'r ef'hand tricks." While
ioza was racking Ids brain for more
trie . n note was seat up from the
rJ ii looking little woman three
zsats down. It read:
"1 .'::n a professional story-teller. If
i wish I will give a fairy tale or
'two.7
..' -: s manna from hraven to the
itsg mpressario. and when Miss
vitb "The TJgly Duek-
, ijgfcd rni!pltly from s
. . , ia . , to"t lively yenng
Mf&Jk Load oy 1 tei
' Beak, v
m ma
ui
The SpeMlsd Ti'ee
Dy fOLGEeTjcRi iSZY
in Be . .r .i-e Situ
TTTI IliRE ne r wa i u forest Ural Lore
a span;!nd tree,
Bui everv Una t!at Gfaristxnas cvrfioa
they're everywhere ;o see;
And what ::23 sot t. m gjowiag, cr in
what land they'x0 grox. in,
I know net end I ni BT Iccew hut I
am vary glad It's true !
Oh, f.rst the' hzvc green branches
ius; like the pines thet dwell
Beside tne nohie forest of ciicsti,uts by
th-dell;
And over ail tliat Leaiily a gradual
heautv sse;n3
To dwell among tiirir stvaying booths
in immemorial ylcums.
And now that I remember an old tale
toM to me
It is die loi;d of fiririea hcrc grows
loo Epan.t;!od tree,
And softly in December the loving
tciries crawl
A!ong the hard and snowy mdc?
Aii laughter end all f-ons and smilis
To set them in our hall.
There never was a forest except a fairy
one
That grew a trei of greenwood all
docked with moon end tun,
And little stai-s and candles ur.d
ora:ie,s and cuke,
And trumpets of the Chrisfanastida
for Ltt'e ch:!dhood'b sake.
And S3 I'm glad Tm living where peo
ple are so tine
That in the winter season die tree that
seems a pine
Comes from the fairy gardens a'l span
gled as does this
That gleams for hule children with
the lips we love to kiss!
encore she told a droll Seamns Me
Sianufl tale which made Boze bide
his head at memory of his vaudeville
Irish brogue,
' Th.it sounds moreish !" he e::
claimed when she had finished, and
Miss Hall responded. "If you'll play
another orchestra piece, I'll try t
think of something." They alternated
in tins way, first a story, then music,
uniil they felt t hut even laughter
would not postpone hunger much long
er; so r-INs Hall slipped to the hoys
a box of sandwiches prepared by her
Detroit hostess. The boys collected
fruits and nuts from their own ha's
and those of wi i ! In r parseugers, and
then Glim announce 1:
"Our last Dumber will be Santa
'Iaus iii person. His sledge is stalled
near here, and his reindeer lame, and
he has walked across the snow pur
posely to attend this party."
Bozo, who had been performing n.ir
aoi.'s in the smoking car, now ap
pealed, with a hr;?'.!t red h.indker-
hief on his head, tissue pnper
beard, n neighbor'a fur coat, with
I i Hail's ermine collar over it, and
hits of cotton from various boxes
pinned on his sleetes. Then with
much jovial hante;-. he passed down
the aisle carrying t pack looking
strangely like a pair of wild colored
rants - i.
'Our Last Number Will Bs Srr.ta
Clauc in Person."
pajama trousers fastened with s.iroty
pins. From this sack he dlspeno 1 to
each child a parcgl containing a sand
wich, some nuts, fruit and a few
candies.
Then it was that the crusty man
appeared with a thermos homo, say
ing, "My daughter pot this in my bag,
(bough l told her I despised cocoa, s,o
if the kids"
Glim needed no further VRggft lop,
and soon the children' wi re drtnkina
hot c.K-oa from pupar train cups; and
before the fea-.t Was (mlshed, lb
crusty man -iI!eil out :
"Hooray! Sftow i"-v';; eOt&e! fer;
ry Cftrita33!" JVhitfj - ar eccd r,'
down the car.
(3D. 19Z0. V.'estera :.'av7j.;-iaei L'nicu.)
Live Stock Men
Rap Farm Board
and Market Act
This Is St. Louis Dealers' Answer
to Charge of Boycotting Law
Also Under Fire
Washington, 1). ".. Dec. 19. Live
stock middle men trained their guns
today upon tlie farm board and the
constitutionality of the agricultural
marketing act in
(against charges of
operative's at the St.
stock yards.
Counsel for nearly
their defense
boycotting co
Louis National
50 respondents,
called to show cause why they should
not be suspended by the secretary
of agriculture under the packers and
stockyards act, attacked that law al
so. They served notice, too, that if
the ruling was unfavorable to them
they would carry their light to the
courts.
Claim "Put Up Job."
Their attorneys contended the case
was a part of a "put up joo" to ob
tain a monopoly through the farm
hoard act of the marketing f all
meal animals and to use taxpayers'
money to drive the individual oper-
lator out ol business.
Also, they warned that if the hoard
Was upheld, "the same thing will be
attempted in every other business In
I the United States.
I The government contended those
I presentations constituted no defense;
that the defendants had recourse to
congress on any quarrel they had
with the agriculture marketing act.
Its attorneys argued that the com
mission merchants and order buy
ers. In boycotting the co-operatives,
jdid not fully recognize their respon
sibility as quasi-public agents, "in
handling other peoples' property in
interstate commerce.'
Say Dealer Also Barred.
; The individual agents were charg
'ed with having boycotted the Nation -!al
Order Buying company and th
I Producers' Live Stock Commission
association, tog'ther with Kennett,
Sparks & Co., Inc.. which did busl
j ness with the co-operatives,
j II. W. Borders and Bf. YV. Borders,
jr.. of Kansas City, ana W. K. Rum
ble Of St. Paul, represented the de-
fendants.
K. L. Marshall and C. K. Mills pre
sented the case for the department.
World-Herald.
POTATO SHOW AT CHADRON
Alliance At the animal potato
show the Nebraska Potato rmprore
ment Association held at Chadron,
members of the Box Butte county
4-H cluhs won a large majority of
the prizes.
Louise, and Kdith Nielsen, 'fifteen
ant' fourteen years old. were th? m '
prize gainers. Miss Hdtfji we-ti two
silver cups, including the sweepstakes
nip. She received first prize on her
story. "How I Crew My Acre of Po
tatoes." Bodil Stenberg, of Alliance,
won second and Joy Brittel, of Kim
hall, third.
The Box Butte county club won
high honors In the potato fudging
contest, making a score of ! ; points.
They competed with the Interna
tional champions, the Bushnell club
of Kimball, which gained second with
:540 points.
FOOD VALUES GO LOWER
Washington Pork chops were 1 3
percent cheaper Nov. IS than on Oct
15 and the average of about 2 per
.cent. The monthly report df the lni
Ireau of labor statistics issued Thurs
Iday showed a drop of 11 1-2 percent
in prices reported irom iniy-one rep
resentative cities as compared with
Nov. 15. 1929. Fresh eggs, sugar
and canned red salmon were the only
reported items showing increases.
Oranges dropped 24 percent dur
ing the month, navy beans 10 per
cent, onions 7 percent, potatoes, cab
bage and prunes f percent, butter 5
percent, sirloin and round steak and
churck roast 3 percent and other
foods ranged from -1 to 1 percent
lower.
WILL UNDERGO OPERATION
From Patnrnay's i"aTty
Miss Mary Swatek, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Swatek. who
has been engaged In teaching in the
schools of the county, departed last
night for Omaha, where she entered
the St. Joseph hospital In that city
and will undergo an operation for
appendicitis. Miss Swatek has been
troubled with this for some time and
as the schools were closed for the
holidays, decided to have the oper
ation performed. The many friends
of this popular young lady are trust
ing that she may soon recover and
be able to resume her usual activ
ities. DAUGHTER
OF
TO
HUGHES
BE WED
FRIDAY
Washington. Dec. 17. The thief
justice and Mrs. Hughes today an
nounced the marriage of their daugh
ter, Miss Elizabeth Evans Hut;
to Mr. William Thomas Gossett,
would take place Friday noon at
their home here.
Dr. Harry Emerson Eosdick of New
York was named as officiating clergy
man with Dr. William S. Abernethy
of Washington as his assistant.
Only members of the immediate
family will witness the ceremony.
The couple will reside in New York
City.
Wise folks choose their Christmas
greeting cards early, insuring getting
just what they want and allowing '
ample time for imprinting of their
names thereon. A big line to thow j
you at the Bates Bcok Store or the
Marnj Chrislmas.
friend and patron.
Happy Novo IJear, loo!
V..vy all jot) ba
in your home
All the qlzd vsr
throuqh 1
r a
s-M in, m
Your Crcameary
wishes you
all Prosperity.
Your Co-c!ratfo2H
will snake Ii.
Fariiicrs Co-cpercitive
Creamery
States to Have
Clearing House
for Legislation
Headquarters at Chicago to Be As
sisted by University's Experts
Formerally at Denver
Chicago - With improvement of
state government through national
.cooperation of state lawmakers as its
objective, the American Legislators'
Association, aft r five formative years
in Denver, has moved its secretariat
j to Chicago so that its work may be
carried on more advantageously,
i Locating In the neighborhood of
the University of Chicago among
other national organizations settled
there to benefit through the assist
ance of the university's governmental
experts, the association has "defin
itely turned a corner." according to
its director. Henry W. Toll, former
ly a state senator hi Colorado. Until
the assoication grains the financial
support of each of the 4S states, as it
hopes to do, its existence is assured
through recent gifts, Including a
grant from the Julius Rosenwaid
Fund.
Coincident with opening Its new
headquarters, the' association inaug
urated . n legisijsfir. reference bu-
(re iu.-which is-;,lts primary purpose.
This bureau Is tq serve as a "central
j clearing house" on matters of state
legislation through which a state
legislator may determine the nature
of laws on the same subject in oth r
'states, thus avoiding time wasted in
research on subjects which may have
been exhaustively analyzed by some
one else.
"We are proceeding on the assump
tion," Mr. Toll said, "that there is
information available somewhere on
almost every legislative subject of i
any significance. It is our function j
;to refer the leghjjajtpr to the individ
ual or organisation that can give i
him what he wants promptly and
most competently.'
A second objective is' encourage
ment of legislative reference bureaus
I in each of the states, conducted by
the State, to Include research, draft
ing and revision service. Not more
than five states. Mr. Toll said, have
comprehensive agencies of this sort
now, performing all three functions.
flood revision services exist in five
states, good research services In 15
States, and good law drafting service
in 20 states, he said.
To further disseminate knowledg
of what is going on in the progress
jof legislation throughout the coun
itry. the association publishes a mag-
tizine, state Government, each month,
Which it sends to the T.'.o') state leg
i islators.
i The organization has a council in
leach state consisting of five members
of the House of Representatives and
five members of 'lie Senate, while it
has developed advisory committees of
experts in 12 legislative fields, such
las taxation, labor, health, crime, so
j( ial welfare. These committees, with
total membership of approximately
250, liave annnH: their
outstanding authorities
members the
in each field.
Officers recently elected by the as
sociation include William B. Bel
knap, president, of Goshen. Ky.. a
former state representative; and two
state senators. George Woodward of
Philadelphia, and Seabury C. Mastick
of New York City, vice-presidents.
FAIL TO FIND
SLAYER OF TEACHER. 19 :
Maryrille, Mo.. Dec. 17. National
guardsmen, county officers and arous
ed citizens conducted a fruitless hunt j
today for the slayer of Miss Velma
Colter. 19-year-old rural school
teacher.
Few clues were developed to aid in
establishing the identity of the as-
sailant, who attacked the young
teacher after she had dismissed her
classes at the Garrett country school
four miles south of here late yes-,
terday.
Several arrests were made by sher
iff's officers, but authorities said no
.evidence had been obtained against
the men held.
Have your name imprinted on your
Christmas greeting cards this year at
a very small additional cost, provided
v.ra purchase them at the Bates Bock
Store cr the new stationery and of- j$
ftce supply department of the Journal
Sentence Omaha
Men on Lin
coln Robberies
Joseph Decker and John Filla Cap
tured in Store Third Man
Is Being- Sought
Lincoln. Neb., Hoc. 18. Joe Deck
er. 2S, and John Filla, 21. both of
Omaha, pleaded guilty to burglary
charges before District Judge Lin
coln Frost here early tonight, and
ea ii was s ntenced to serve five years
In the state penitentiary.
Sentence of the two came within
14 hours after their capture in the
act of robbing the Spinner drug store
here. Police tonight sought a third
man, who escaped when officers ar
rived rt the drug store.
Tiio officers said the three had ar
Iried a number of watcnes and other
small articles to the front of the
store, hut had not removed any loot
from the building. Police said n i
ther of the men was armed.
Both Served Time.
Under Questioning, Decker admit
ted, police said, thai at the age of
he h-ui been sentenced to the In
dustrial School for Hoys at Kearney,
where be served 10 months. He later
w:.s sentenced to three years In the
reformatory In connection with a
ti'.s of robberies iii Omaha, police
Sliid.
He told officers that lie and two
companion--- had committed at least
oient holdups in Omaha.
Decker la married and formerly
was employed as a t..xi driver in
Omaha.
Filla told police, they said, that
;he server 21 months of a three-yea
sentence to the reformatory for
breaking and entering in Douglas
county. He was sentenced in lft2T
and was released In April. He be
came acquainted with Decker while
the two were in the reformatory.
Worked for County.
He is single and formerly worked
for the Douglas county highway de
partment. Omaha police' and detectives have
had an order out for several weeks
to pick up Decker and Filla for ques
tioning In regard to numerous bur
glaries of oil stations, groceries, etc.
The two were nearly caught near
BI in wood park a few days agofi but
ithey abandoned their car and es
caped, police said. Decker has served
several jaid sentences here. World-
i H. rald.
CAR REQUIREMENTS HEAVY
i Buffalo Increases In estimated
I car requirements tor grai.i. Hour,
fresh fruits and vegetables, almost
sufficient to offset anticipated de-
: creases in other Industries were otit-
' lined in reports to the great lakes
regional anvisory uoar.u nere j nurs
day; The board is composed of rep
resentatives of shippers and trans
portation companies. Programs
Thursday consisted largely of a re
view of business and forecasts for
the first quarter of 1931. Eld ward
S. BriggS, general manager of the
American Fruit and Vegetable Ship
pers association, predicted an 17
percent Increase in shipments of
fresh fruits and a 16 percent in-
Fancy Ripe Bananas
23c
Dozen
Med. Size Cranberries
17c
Quart
Grape Fruit, eacii ...... 5 c
S 4
:ed Candy, per
Fancy Eng. Walnuts
Large Size Soft Shell
27c
Pound
Ccod Cooking Potatoes
79c
Bushel
Price, per Sack $1.29
Bg
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a?r . . . ' ' . g
ASvo News
Fliuei Rosenow was a visitor in
Lincoln on last Thursday, where he
went for goods for the F. E. Dicker
son store.
1 George Braun and wife of South
Ben were visiting for the day on
la st Wednesday at the home of bet-
parents. Win. Veager and
Alvo.
' Mr. and Mrs. L. M. S
ott were over
. the driving
'to Lincoln last Monday,
'over in their car to do
m . Bhopplng, and also
s; Christ
to vi3lt with
frb ads for a while.
William H. Warner, the
thre iher
man, v. no nas Deen Duiiama a i nea i i
lei
house his machinery, has eomplel d
the woik and is feeling pretty well
satisfied on that account.
Workmen from Louisville were
were in the interest of the Nebraska
Power company and were in
lling
lights on the municipal
ChristmaS
: tree on Wednesday of last week.
Mrs. L. M. Beotl has been assist
ing with the work at the pOStofflce
during the holiday rush, and as there
are many presents to be sent and
received there was much for both to
I do.
Mis. Esther Clarke and daughter
of Waverly were visiting for a fe,v
days hist week In Alvo, being guests
at the home of her father, C. F.
Rosenow, from Thursday until Bun
day. John W. Banning and the good
wife were visiting in Lincoln on last
Wednesday, where Mr. Banning was
also looking after some business mat-
'ters while Mrs. Banning was doing
! some shopping.
Floyd Hite of Louisville and with
the Nebraska Power company, lot
ting a meter and installing some
I lights was also a visitor with his
friend P. E. Dickerman. and making
some repairs on a radio,
i Simon C. Boyles and wife were
visiting in Lincoln on last Wednes
day. th"y driving over to the big
town In their auto, where Mr. Hoylcs
was looking after some business mat
1 2i 'Vr-Vc'Xv-'Vi -"Ci-1
Christmas Greetings
We wish to thank our many customers
for the splendid business they have given
us for the past year.
Hoping the new year will bring larger
crops, better prices to you and more
business for us.
Coatman & Skinner
at
jsp
,' fo
j SfL
i,S&
TRANSFER
Alvo,
crease in vegetables for the first three
months of the coming year.
A 4 . -t percent increase in ship
ments of grain. Hour and other mill
products was forecast by William B,
AT
l
HOMA
lb. . 10c
Pure
ters and both were visiting with
friends.
Many Of the friends of Jud Weaver
bj South Bend are pleased that he is
to he placed in charge of the South
Bend fisheries and teei that ho is.
just the right man for the position,
for be is wpII qualified to take entire
charge of the plant.
John B. Skinner and the good wife
bail as their guests for dinner on last
Sunday Mr. and Mrs. ar! Ra e
now and where all enjoyed tin
oi :usion as Weil as all ,;oing to uiu-
com in tne aiiernoon wnerc iney at
tended a very worth while picture
sho v.
Karl Hermans v. sis over to South
".-i d (,n last Wednesday to bring
b ck a tractor and grader which had
been used in the prepuriug of i he
roadway between South Head and
A -bland for gravel. The spreading
of the Travel on this piece of roadway
is ft) be commenced at once,
t There v ill be a program-rendered
iat the foot of . the Christmas tree
which was erected at the Intersec
tion of the street.-, and which the Ne-
brasks Power company lights and
which presents most Beautiful
scene, and especially when the chil
dren were gathered around the tree.
Spendina Holidays in West.
Mrs. C. H. Kirkpatrick departed
;one; day last week for Hie TatcfUe
(Coast where she will visit with her
ilwo sons. Claude and Walter Baniti.
who make their home at Los Aouelo.
Mrs. Kiikpatrick will be away until
jafter the first of the year. It will
be remembered the boys were here
with their families less than a year
, ago. - . j . . ,
Held Their Christmas Pultf,
The Parent-Teacher association of
the Alvo school held their animal
Christmas party at the auditorium t
the school building oh last Wednes
day when they had a most entertaln
j ing program.
Will Give Program.
The Bible school will give a p:-
gram on the coming Wednesday
I evening when the children of the
school will furnish the program which
- twill be on the line of Christmas
COMPANY 8
Nebraska
MalOny of the Buffalo corn exchange,
I presenting the report of the grain
and train products committee of the
advisory board.
Read the Journal Want-Ads.
arket
Fresh Saiteta Cratfc&x-z
2'Pound Caddy for
24c
MALT 3
S1.25
Cans
Ei-ock Salt or Stock
35c
Block
MATCHES-12 5c Boxes
25c
American Cheese
21c
Pound
Cider Vinegar
23c
Gallon
i
!
W; a irijft hffa Ufc her voice. Tor
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