FLATTSMOUTH SEMI -WEEKLY JOUBNAL THURSDAY. APIilL 14, 1932. FASE TWO Wehawki Charles R. Troop of Plattsmouth, v.'ai looking after business north oi Xchawka on last Monday, driving over in his car. Ed Stava was visiting with his friend George? Troop for the day on last Sunday, they bolT. enjoying the visit very -pleasantly. Our fiicinl. Uncla Ernest Ahrends has beer: troubled for the past week with a severe cae of tonsilitis, but i.j some Letter at this time. Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Troop were visiting in Murray on last Sunday where they went to visit with Mr. 1). C. lihoden who is very sick. A letter from Oscar Shrader from i-hoenix, Arizona, is to the ehect that he is there and is visiting at the heme of his brother. George II. Shiader. Warren Har-sen, brother of Doe- lor Hansen was spending the half of last week with the brother hero and while here the brothers enjoyed the vicit very much. John II. Steffen? and the family i.civ over to Tain-age on last Su;i uay where Un-y were guests of relative.- for the :lay and where they tn-j-e 1 the day very pleasantly. Mrs. Ma Ip?- who re.ently mov ed t Xfhawka to make her home is : i t:u ii:.h navmg ner nume t-rai -d and the work is lining done that eminent painter and t'ecor- the work on lact Monday. Miss Pol lard was elected as editor of the state university paper and had worked with that paper during the year and also was employed a3 local reporter at Nehawka by the Journal, and proved very efficient in the gather ing and writing of news. We are certain she will make a good record with the Albion Argus. WHITE TO CALL ON RIVALS Enjoy Keeting at Louisville. Mrs. Bedella Slander, who is sis te.r to the Anderson brothers here and at Omaha, and whose sisters are here as well entertained a gather ing at her heme in Louisville on last Sunday where she served an excel lent dinner and also provided a very pleasant gathering for her guests, who were: Albert Anderson and family. Louis Ross and family, all of Xehawka and vicinity, and Alfred Anderson and family of Omaha. Election Goes by Quietly. The election of the officials and last I also the members of the board of e.-inrntion of the Nehawka schools was held la:-t Tuesday with the fol lowing results: There was selected for the school board. Mrs. Isadore Tinker and Edwin Schumacher, both excellent persons for the posi tion, ami for the city board there was fleeted two very fine and cap able men. they being J. II. Steft'ens and J. S. Houah. Both the town and the school will be well served dur ing their incumbency. New York.- Gov. George White of Ohio, who will.be the preferred pres idential choice of his own state's delegation to the national democratic convention, arrived here from Wash ington with the prediction that nor mally republican Ohio would go democratic this fall. In explaining the compromise by which he obtain ed a solid state delegation Governor White said the Ohio delegates would vote for hira thru at least four bal lots, and then switch to either James II. Cox or Newton D. Baker, unless the White candidacy received added support. The Ohio governor assert ed sentiment for a change in the prohibition law was growing. While here, Governor White said, he hoped to see Governor Roosevelt, Alfred E. Smith and John J. Rackob. City Council Canvass Vote of Election l V Ed Word. M. I'hri.-we: hedge po.-ns tor us-.4 in and the d was ast-isted Carl, who v. :vk' 'i'lrm.; ihi hr.s neon cut getting them feints on his for a tiiiv' by is enjoying a spring vaca- Evciits to Come. There is to ho a carnival of the high tchool in the near future which will he a fun provoking auair, the date selected being April 29th, and will be held at the high school build- Policy of Japan Declared to be a Blow at Peace Held to Have Forfeited Confidence and Esteem by . Invasion of China. New Yoik. Japan was held to have forfeited public confidence and i-i-om liv lu rr.-'pnt n el 1 V- ! 1 11L ities in China, in a report made Sun- j dy by Dr. Nicholas .Murray Butler,! director of tlu division of inter-( course and education, to the trustees No Material Change Revealed in the Final Results Discuss Sev eral Projects. From Tuesday's Iaily Last evening all of the members of the city legislative body were in attendance with the exception o Councilman Gabelman, who was busy on the petit jury and unable to attend. This being the first meeting of the month, the and other routine matters took up a great deal of the time of the membership of the city legislative body. The report of City Clerk Herman L. Thomas showed Jjiat he had col lected the sum of $339.39 in the last mouthy, and which had been placed in the hands of the treasurer. City Treasurer John E. Kirkham reported that the city hael a balance of $33,952.81 and an overdraft of $28,952.81, leaving a cash balance of $3,015.41 which was distributed in the various banks, Plattmouth State. $1,509. SO; Farmers State, 3,- 1S0.89; First National. $2G4.72. registered warrants were re ported at $40,568.09. Police Judge CharJos. L. Graves and Chief of Police Elliott each re ported nine arrests- for; the monTn jf HURRY! HURRY! CLOSES APR! Our SkeSgas Prize rs v f j j j-su HURRY! L 86 Contest in Value for 300 Letters on WSiat Skelgas Would Mean To M This is your LAST CHANCE in the Skelgas contest for those 300 prizes worth more than $ 12,500.00. Your letter must be postmarked before midnight, April 16. Don't put it off another minute. Say to yourself, "That's a lot of prizes for only 300 words," and get started. Don't bother to make your letter elaborate. Just write it as if you were talking to someone abouc Skelgas. That's the kind of letters we OP. Hi W What ft want simple, natural ones Skelgas would mean to me." Look at the list of prizes, the 65 beau tiful stoves. Read the simple rules. Then begin writing right away. It's so easy to win. Mail your letter before midnighr, April 16, to Contest Editor, Skelgas Com pany, 2534 Madison Avenue, Kansas City, Mo. But hurry! hurry! hurry! Wcwsnt some of our friends to win. of the Carnegie endowment for in-j March and fines and , costs collected ternational peace. The report con- j that amounted to $i G.10, rained a broad review 1 1 or.. l.t -. 1 vi.-it'v : v. i '.'. tilling 'ri: :ihe nl-olz of Uagle was a - Xehav. ka cr.i Monday and lag over the site for his new nd s-:-rvii e station which he ha; don:? touu wei k on and which he hopes to have ecmphted in lue time. Hey Lancaster, who is at the Uni-ve:..-ity hospital at Omaha, is report ed aj being much improved, and it is hcried thai he will go through the operation which he is being pre pared for at the institution and that he- may soon be able to return home. Th? fami'.ie.-: of Herbert Kunz and F.a";l Ler.K:i were over on last Sun ila i- Shenandoah. Iowa, where they v ere seeing the town and also were visiting the two broadcasting sta-' tie:;:, arid at the same time were en joying the ride ar.u viewing the coun ty. Word lias beon received from Kea .-.- where Vanee Burton, bro ther oi" Mark Durton ot Xchawka. is making li home, stating that tliis gentleman, who has been quite ill for ix-mo time is much improved and making good progress toward re. ov-iy. Henry We.-seil was out to the farm on la.t .Monday and was mak ing seine gaiden and planting pota iwes ar.fl otherwise- getting some kick er.i of the farming game and we are honing that he will al.;o get some things f;ccd to cat and that will r-ti'iy the ai-pctite- that the work ing creates. .Mr. aiid Mrs. Stewart Hough were ever to Crete for the i! '.day ..! ertj tr.e-v neve ing. There will also be the Junior- S?r.ior banquet, which will be" at t he j atj0;i rarlor ei the m. K. cnurrli and v.ni e,f world i Chairman Webb oi the claim:; com- e vents in 1031. and reached the con- ; niittee stated that his comniitteo was tional situ- Set iv.ig tne city owned property in history" ' plotted and hoped ly have each pice cr.ifion li-at en inter; 'without r railed be curved church, the 22nd. by the ladies of that date being set for April Observe Anniversary. Mr. Louis H. Young and the good wife celebrated on last Sunday the passing of their 59th wedding anni versary, they having been married on April 9th, 1S73. Mr. Young is very poorly, but enjoyed the occa sion which was in the nature of a surpiise. John Perry and wife, of Lo.i Angeleo. the latter a daughter cf Mr. and Mrs. Young, were pres ent for the occasion, and are visiting here with th'? parents and other relatives anel friends here. conflict, the Sino-Japauese says: "N'o matter how disorganized the Chinese peoplj may be and no mat ter what the incidental' and local provocations which may have been given to Japan, that country, which has for a generation past taken ro to theo that its location vQUld be deter report ; mined at once, lie also a.'jkcd that 'the committee be authorized to look i into the cost of u reof for the Eppcr- son house which was damaged by hrc last summer . tins permis sion war, granted and. to report at tho next meeting. .. Chairman Johnson: of the ctreets, the rules: Uncle Gcoige Leacn Poorly. E. E. Leach leceiveel word from l is two brothers, Harry Leach and "Deo Leach to the effeet that Grandfather Georgo W. Leach was in very poor health. Mr. Leach is making his home with the sor.3 and has been there for some time. The many friends will regret to know that their aged frienel is sick. VI: on lastKiis. X king at 20th. United Brethren in Christ. Otto Engebretson. Pastor. XEHAWKA CHURCH Bible church school 10 a. m. Old time, new time, go.-pel service at 7:30 p. m Prayer meeting at the E. Fitch home Wednesday night. Ladies' Aid society meets with Klaurens Wednesday, April . home ol their elaughtt r. Mrs. I). H. Wil.em and the family, whom they foirid enjoying an excellent le k ret? of health as well as eating a line .'-inner with ihem and enjoying tl o vl it very much. .Mi.-s Mary Esther Crouch, daugh ter of Jasper Crouch, and wh.ose he.ni!' is in i-prinalieid. Mo., and who hud come here some- time rince to visit tho father, was taken witn e and is wrestling i time. S!ie is get unil expects to be course of time. measles while he; with them at thi: ting along nicely out again in due Enjoy Vacation Here. The state- university students who are attending frtm Xehawka, were delighted with the spring holiday, which they had this week ami were home during the time. Madison Stone was spending the time with his friends here, while Misn Jane Shel don was visiting at the home of her paients, Mr. and Mrs. Vilas P S.hel- don, Carl Chrisweisser was also home and taking some outdoor exercise in ti e way of assisting the father in cutting hedge. Virginia Pollard Goes to Albion Virginia Pollard, who is complet ing her course in journalism at the University of Xebraska, this year, to have two weeks practical ex perienca with the Albion Argus, a pper of Boone county and which it wa3 expected that she would be sent to Holdregc at the closing of the time? which is alloted for the prac tice of the students. Mies Pollard v;rs slated to go to Albion and de parted for that p!ice on last Satur day to ho thers for the beginning of The Y. P. S. C. E. meets at the parsonage this week to organiz-3 a week day Bible class. We are glad to see new faces in our services and we are glad for God's power and presence with us. May Jesus Christ be praised. The primary class of which Mrs. Klaurens is teacher, got the banner Sunday. OTTERBKIX CHURCH Bible church school 10 a. m. Prayer and praise nervice 1 1 a. m. i Prayer meeting at the E. Ftich' home Wednesday night. April 13. j The Ladies Aid society w ill meet J with Mrs. W. Kruger Thursday. Anr. ! 21st. The Y. P. S. C. E. meets at the Guy Murdoch home Friday nignt, April 15th. The children and young people are asked to meet at the church Sat urday afternoon at 4 p. m. to organ ize a week day Bible class. Parents please send all children over ten years of age for these classes. Come unto me (Christ) all ye that labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest. Matt. 11:28. large a-ui so helpful a part in the'allrys and effoit-j to buii! a new world of in- j ed that there ternational oo-operctiou, has now I action cn the I so acted a. to forfeit pun j dence and public esteem." i Forces making for the undermin jir.g and the overthrow of the world's economic and financial system leach ed their climax last year, the report F.a.id,.,lftr "attempts to atVilveth unreasonable an.d Impossible" in the. field of war reparations, the accu mulation ot Diost of the world's free gold upply at two centers, the' rais ing of tariffs and "the cries for a return to .prosperity while insist ing on the perpetuation of condi tions that make prosperity wholly ininosible." "Let it be- proclaimed from the housetops," tho report continued, "that every government and every people which seeks for security thru arms is the unwitting enemy of the world's progress; that every govern ment and every people that seeks prosperity thru isolation and thru multiplied restrictions on trade is prosperity's greatest obstaclo. and every people which resists and re sents international co-operation to deal with the constant and the worldwide problems of mankind is not patriotic but its own nation's most treacherous and most persis tent foe." State Journal. bridges toramittee report- had been no definite street work asked by confi- the Norfolk Packing, Co.. while the i sketch had been re-eeived of. the pro nosed changes. tiuy. was no esti mate cf the cost of the same. The plat was filed. iVir- future- reference while th conv.sutJ TKYetigatea the Vt:-t of , tke wpik., . , , ., ,The' "finco; .,eoauuiUe9. through Chairman W. II. Puis su'ated tbat the committee had conferred with thd' local liaiLkeis and recommended Ihat the banks , placq "liberty bonds. ! government or municipal securities i in trust for the securing of city de i posits. That the city treasurer be j urged not to draw xax money from j the county treasurer in amounts that would run the city deposits to over $4,000 in any'qrie bank. This recommendation was adopted by the council. Tho canvass of the vote cast at the last election was then taken up and Cour.cilmen Smith. Pavis and Luschinsky were named to check over the vote and the following results were reported: Mayor. Flrsl Prize Sfcstgat K-41 Stove with utensil drawer equipped with 10-piece et of kitchen cutlcrv. 6 labeled alum inum ;iice canisters and knife harpener: hot water heater, raij up lease. complete installation, and 25 cylinders cf SLcl itas (sacugh. to last the average family five years or more). Second Prize Skelgas Combination Stove, paid up lease, complete installation, and 20 cylinders cf Skelgas (enough to last the average family four years or more). Third Prize Skelsas 572 Stove, paid up lease, complete installation, I S cylinders of Skelcas (ctiouuii to Lst the average family three years or more). FourtU Prize Skelgas P.B.T.-l Stove, paid uptease.com plctc installation. lO cylinders of Skelgas (enough to last the average f imily two years or more). Fit!l Prize Skelgas V555 Stove, paid up lease, complete installation r.nd 5 cylinders of Skelgas (cnongh to last the average family enc year or n orc). 6Ui to 2SliQ rrizts SkeIKas 575,576 or 577 Stove, paid up ltuc, complete installation and one cylinder of Skelsas. 26f!i to 65th Prlzcs-Ske'as V553 Sto-e. paid up leate, complete installation and one cylinder of Skeicas. 66th ttt-30Mfa Frizes--Certificate good for $25 applied on a complete Skelgas installation i t , lOiot to 200th Frizes Certificate good for $10 applied on a complete tikolnas icttallatloti. 201st to SOOti. Prizes i Certificate Sood for $5 applied oa The Compressed Matttrai Gj9 S-ZS4 complete Skelgas installation. LISTED AS STAND AH 0 BT CIHEP W"!TE!13' LS!C?ATC?.IES SET YOUR "SKELGAS COMTES7 HEWS" 1 Fach letter shall be written about "What SUcIzas V.--: J r- Mean to Me." y Write not more than 300 worJs. Elaborate presentations will NOT be counted in your favor, s write your l?tt:.r in riai.-k, simple language, on one fcidc 'f r-ap-r onlv . I'i.icc VOir name and Address and kind of kitchcu luc! n be ing utcd, at the end cf your letter. "I Anyone is elisiM,?, cc;cptins employeis and fam-lv o employees of Skilgas Company, ikt-llv C:1 Cooipccv, Sk.cls.is dealers, and company's a Jvertiiing api-ncv. 4Vour letter mut be postmarked before miuniuhr, Saf urday, April 16, nnd mailt-1 tj Coined L'litor. skclga Company, 2 534 Madison Avenue, Kansas C"i, f All entries submitted !'ecom5 property cf Ske!a Cam pany, and may be uped by company for advertising i-ur poses without payment. None will be r.'turncd to senders. fl In case of tie, eadi tying contestant will receive Tvul amount of award. HERE estor &. Swatek Co, Plattsmouth, Nebr. :- Louisville. Nebr. Saltier. I). Li! lie. Pet. Clerk placed an embargo on In return, t'on- F ranee has American apples. greis might .place an embargo French war-debt onnle-sauce. Thomas. D. j Peterson, K. Vote 4S3 Vote 7S1 5G2 on PLEASANT RIDGE COMMUNITY CLUB The Pleasant Ridge Community club will hold their regular meeting on Friday evening, April 15th. All members are urged to be present. If you wan to sea prosperity re turn, contribute now by buying the things you have put off get ting. Prices are at low ebb. Read the Journal ads for news of un usual values in every line. ";ha Ajavr. u o. u:rc5.-' Treasurer Vote 705 Maj. 219 Maj 67 (53S Judge. SATURDAY is the ' LAST DA Y- To Saye 25 , on any SUIT or TOPCOAT! 15 . " - off on HATS and CAPS Com in Thas' sight! HURRY! 231 201 Carhartt Overall Prices Hi-back or Suspenders $1.19 Waist " 1.10 Oak Brand :"1.00 Our Special .85 lirowi?, I). : Schutz. It. Police C. L. Graves, 11. 1,04S j . CouncPmen : First ward Berirman. Dem. j Webb. Itep.. 1S9. .Mai' HI j Setiond ward-i Tulene, Dem., Jusper, Hep., 157. Maj. 74. . Third ward Uebal. Pern.. ! Allen, Krp., 137. Maj. 04. I Kou rib ward Johnson. Dem., SO ! Ilice. Ken.. 73: FinniCrock, 25. Plur ality, 2. j First wr.nl Marshall. Dem., 103; !Pat(oi. Hop.. 73. Maj. 30. On motion the city clerk was au- I thorized to i.ue eertWcatcs of clec 'tlon to the Micct-ssftil candidates and jwho will take their ot"i'lt3 on Monday, i April 25th. j The following claim.-; were allow ' cd by the finance committee: Plattr,. Water Corp., hydrant rental , ,$627.09 Iowa-Nebr. Light & Power Co., street lights 324.00 Iowa-Nebr. Light & Power Co., meter readings Platts. Journal, printing McMaken Transfer Co., as phalt : Standard Manf. Co.. signs H. L. Thomas, freight Tony Lahoda, dragging road T. 13. Hardison. street work Charles Gradoville, same George Taylor, same i- John Kubicka, same 30.80 '.Walter Byers. same 35.20 C. D. Landis. same Jl'l' 6.65 Clyde Brittaln, sam'll Standard Oil Co.-, supplies - Ofe Oil Co., gas Platts. Motor Co., repairs, tractor- 1 - John Kopp, hauling booths-- 5.92 119.75 8. CO 23.64 1.32 4.89 9.61 23.95 52.80 9.45 16.25 17.88 6.45 10.00 Tire Co., rent elec- Platts tion 7.00 Hans Seivers, janitor at court house 2.00 A. G. Ilach. rent 7.00 J. P. Perry, rent 7.00 Lin. Tel. Co., rents 4.75 Gam?r Fleet. Co., supplies police 1.95 Mullen ic Son, lunch to lire men 2.53 Henry Jasper, llowers, fire dept. 5.00 Dave Waller.gren, rent 7.00 The following claims were .allow ed for the judges and clerks of elec- j tion in the various wards: First Ward. Val Hurke-1, juJse, and deliv ering ballots ?4.90 Joe 1 liber, judge : 3.f0 Mrs. J. A. Donelah. judge T 3.90 Mae Murphy, clerk .- 3.90 Mrs. Leone Sehmidtmann, clerk 3.90 :ccnd Ward. Mrs. Henr.ie Svoboda. judgc-$3.90 Mrs. A. F. Seybert. judge 3.90 X. K. Peonies, judge 4.90 Mrs. Gladys C-roiT, clerk 3.90 Mrs. F. G. Egenbcrger, clerk 3.90 Third Ward. Oscar Wilson, judge $3.00 J. P. Perry, .same 3.90 I. J. Hall, tame 4.90 Mrs. W. L. Heinrich. clerk 3.90 Mrs. J. V. Halt, clerk 3.90 Fouith Ward. T. K. Olson. juflgi ?4.!0 Cafl Kopischka, judge ' 3.90 John -Ledgway. Kr.. judge .l.a Mrs. Frank .C-obelman, clerk.i. 3.90 Mrs. Geo. Luschinsky, same o.UU Firth Waid. Ben Hyde, judge 5 4.90 Lee Cotner, same 3.90 Herman Gartleman, tame o.yu Arthur Kief, clerk 3.90 Clara Boom, clerk o.vv Councilman Webb moved that the cost of the election boards, printing and all supplies be figured up and the board of education billed tor one-third cf the cost of the same, as the city for years paid all of the expense of the elections in which the board of education are selected. This motion Was carried. CHASGE3 KIDNAP AUB ABUSE and hi! Journal Want-Arfs cost only few cents and get real results! Pineville. Ky. Charges that he was kidnaped on a street here, tak en into the country, severely beaten and warned not to return to Pine ville under pain of death were made here Sunday night by James Price j hv ct Philadelphia, representative of the general defense committee of Chicago. Price, who has been in Kentucky f.ince last summer defend ing coal miners charged with mur ders in connection with 'disorders in the southeastern Kentucky mine area, raid he was walking along a downtown street. "100 feet from the police slat ion" when an acquain tance approached and asked him where ho was going. "I raid I was going to my rooms," Price said, lie said the man, whom he named as Hayes Page, then asked him to enter an automobile parked nearby. Price Kiid ho refus?d hut Page and three other jne:i f ced him into! the car and .struck him with their Put.:. Leaving Pineville, Price relat ed, the men drove him to Log moun tain, about two niiIo:3 a.vay, where several other cars joined tlu-m. The men dragged him into a woods. He said they beat hij legs with swilche.;, struck him with their fitts and told him they would shoot hi:u if he re turned to Pircvillo. Price said the men accused him of being connect ed with communists. Ha said there were about eight men in the crowd that beat him and several of them were armed vith pistols. Several of them, he claimed, had been drink in ff. commandeering their automo Led by Chester Duckuitz of West Seattle the men got a full night's start by leaving dummies in their bunks, the superintendent said. Their absence was fust discovered when inquiries about the kidnaping three men in prison garb were telephoned to the institution. With Duckwitz, who was serving a live jear rentence- for bank robbery, wele Wallace L. Posey of Seattle, rerving five years for robbery, ami Charles Cotter of Snohomish coun ty, doing o!ie year for ar;-.ault. GISDING AIJ0T3IEH FRAY THREE CONVICTS IN ESCAPE Monroe, Wash. Three convicts staged the second break in twenty fcur hours from the state reforma tory Saturday night, escaping thru St-attle alter kidnaping two couples Munich, April 1 1. Adolf Hitler, ia;;ef.5t leadi r of the national social lets, and defeated candidate for presi dent;' of Germany, isi-ued a call Mon day tcr his adherents to gird for the Prussian diet elections on April 2 1, j in an effort to march a step further towaid (ho goal be calls German liberal tan." He expressed pleasure with the luin.ber of votes given him in hu:ida V, runoff presidential lee tien. Befoie retiring early in the inc ruing, ho se.nt'to leaders and party workers th following Message: "Vietoiy (.bilges me to l hank all who worked to create the basis of the victory.' The confidence of 13,500.000 Germans is the highest reward of cur wok. hut it carries a heavy obliga tion to continue. The national socialists-know not what rest i3 and must not tarry until the goal of German liberation has been reached." EHISGE CONDEMNED Sioux City. Bridge was condemn ed because of the "vitiating hold it get? on the individual time and attitude" by the women's mission ary society cf the Iowa Lueheran conference. Frtone the news to No. C. - 4 . -