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ftyiOST insurance poli
cies look alike in a
safe deposit box . . . but
if your home burns up
you will give a lot of
thought to the insurance
company back of your
policy and to the agency
that's going to help you
adjust your loss. That's
when a pclicy written
by us will look as good
as a big gold bond!
Searl S. Davis
Also Farm Loans and
Investments
LIES. POWELL 57 FRIDAY
Central City. Mrs. M. E. Powell,
who with Inr family tame to Central
City sixty-one years ago, will cele
brate her ninety-seventh birthday on
Friday.
Mr.-. Powell is the oldest resident
of Central City and enjoys good
health. She is exr optionally keen
ni.-ntally and rf calls vividly her jour-:-
overland frcm Xew York. At the
rgo ci" eighteen she married James
Iv.vell an 1 wiih her husband assist-
(i in the operation of a canal boat on
the Eric canal.
She tells of days on the prairie
when the grasshopper hord:s descend
ed. The family was seated at the
table v.h.n the sun was suddenly
darkened. From the windows of their
frontier home they viewed the army
f pests settling down upon their
field.?. Dispatching the children to
the prairie where their cows were
lariated with long ropes, they return
ed to ply up and down the potato
field with a child on each end of the
rope, thereby keeping the hoppers
frcr.i th Held until a heavy mulching
f f straw could be administered. The
Powell.-' realized a sum of $600 for
their potato crop that year. Mrs.
Powell is the mother of seven child
ren, five living.
OPENS DOWNTOWN STORE
Henry Jasper, local florist, has
cper.ed a downtown stoic where he
v. ill have on sale ail varieties of
shrubs and potted plants. The new
estabiithnK-nt i.; hi the Eagles build
ing at Sixth and Parl Streets.
Mr. Jasper will have the new plaee
r per. at all 'lines for the sale of the
finest and be t lines of shdub plants
p.r.d where also orders fo reut flow-
rr, will be received.
This will make it more conven
ient for the per.-ons who wLh to pur
chase anything in this line and scves
a trip to the greenhouse, located on
v.-est Locust street.
ATTENDS HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Prm Saturday's Paily
Kohp't Foster Patterson, principal
eif the I'lattsmouth high school, who
i mc of the close students of Am
erican history in thi section of Ne
braska, departed this morning for
Lincoln to attend the meeting of the
Missouri Valley Historical society.
Mr. Patterson has given a care
ful study of his story and his thesis
for his master degree at the I'niver
s ity of Nebraska was that of the his
tory of Plattsmouth, a part of which
has appeared in the Evening Jour
nal. Fire
Windstorm
Hail
Public Liability
Life
Accident and Health
Rent
Compensation
Bonds
These are. some of the kinds
of insurance we sell. If you
want good, standard insur
ance net it from this agency.
WE SELL EVERY KIND
of QOOD INSURANCE
Duxbury G Daui
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Dependable Insurance
DONAT BLDG.
Four Convicted
of Lynching of
Native Hawaiian
Jury Says Manslaughter and Len
iency Recommended for All
Cut for 48 Hours.
Honolulu Twelve men of varied
racial origin Friday night convicted
of manslaughter the four persons ac
cused of lynching Joseph Kahahawai
for vengeance. The jury recommend
ed leniency.
The defendants, Lieut. Thomas H
?.fassie; his mother-in-law, Mrs
tJianville Fortescue, and two navy
enlisted men, Albert O. Jones and h.
J. Lord, received tho verdict with
varying reactions. A sob broke the
tense silence when Mrs. Thalia Mas-
sie. wue cf tne naval onicer ana vic
tim of the criminal attack in which
Kahahawai allegedly confessed par
taking, heard the verdict which may
metin ten years' imprisonment for
her husband, the admitted killer;
her aristocratic mother and the two
navy "gobs."
For forty-eight hours the strange
ly constituted jury labored on the
case, men it was suddenly caueu
into court by the presiding jurist.
Circuit Judge Charels S. Davis. Its
foreman, John Stone, American, re
ported there were prospects of reach
ing a decision "within reasonable
time, and the judge sent it oacu
to work.
Court Building Like Garrison.
A few minutes later word spread
that a verdict had been reached.
Every available policeman was rush
ed to the judiciary building, from
which Kahahawai was abducted last
Jan S and here the long trial had
been held. Packed with police, the
building locked like a garrison as
the defendants filed in to hear their
fate.
Mrs. Fortescue was the first to ar
rive, fche looked haggard, bhe was
accompanied by her sister and bro
ther, Mrs. Helen Ripley and Robert
lien. Then came Massie, Lord and
Jones. For the first time Lord ap
peared nervous. A policeman stopped
im at the door and made him throw
av.ay a cigaret.
The jury of five Americans, three
'hinese, a Dane, a German, a Portu
guese and an Hawaiian, filed in. The
tension was even greater than it had
been in the many dramatic climaxes
of the long trial.
Solemnly Judge Davis asked: 'Gen
tlemen of the jury, have you reached
a verdict?"
"Yes, your honor," said John
Stone, Americr-n and foreman, ris
ing. He handed four sheets of paper,
containing a verdict for each de
fendant to the clerk, Monor Wond,
who in turn passed them to the
judge.
A Verdict of Guilty.
Massie leaned forward, breathing
heavily. Judge Davi3 handed Wond
the papers and asked him to read
them. Nervously he read: "We the
jury, find the defendant, Thomas li.
Massie, guilty of manslaughter. Len
iency recommended."
There was a loud sob from Mrs.
Massie, interrupting the clerk and
she wept bitterly. Her convicted
husband tried to comfort her by
olacing his hand on her shoulder
whilo he wa3 standing. She was
seated.
The next verdict, the same as for
Massie, applied to Mrs. Fortescue.
She did not flinch, but turned. and
spoke to Jones, who stood beside her.
In rapid order the clerk then read
the verdicts applying to the two en
listed men. Neither Lord nor Jones
showed emotion. m
As Word finished Montgomery
Winn, of the defense, arose and gave
notice of appeal. Judge Davis an
nounced the defendants .would be
placed in custody of Capt. Ward
Wortman, a naval officer, and that
sentence would be pronounced in a
week. State Journal.
SHOWING SOME IMPROVEMENT
From Sntu relay's Daily
Con Tsehakert, well known auto
repair man, has been confined to his
home for the past week from a severe
attack of flu and complications that
made his condition quite seriou3 for
some time. He i3 now some better
and has undergone a small oper
ation for the removal of a pus sack
from his lungs. Mr. Tschakert Is
making his home with the A. W.
Smith family on west Pearl street.
The many friends are hopeful that
the patient may soon be recovered
sufficiently to resume his usual ac
tivities. Remember mother on the second
Sunday in May with one of the
handsome Mother's day mottoes
which can be secured at the Bates
Book & Gift shop.
OBITUARY
John Habel was born near Wat
son, Missouri, on January 14, 1871,
and passed away at his home near
Weeping Water, Tuesday, April 19,
1932. His young manhood was spent
in Missouri, where his father died,
leaving him to care for his mother
The High waters of the Missouri river
took their farm. His mother and
her family then moved to Nemaha
county and for a number of years
they made their home there. His
mother passed to her reward while
in Nemaha county. He then came to
Cass cou-rty, where he has lived un
til death. On April 2, 1906, he was
united in marriage to Miss Bessie
Masina; to this union one son was
born. John was a very industrious
man, jaooring until tne last tlay or
his earthly life. He took a great in
terest in his farm and stock and his
home. He has been in poor health
for two and a half years, but his
sudden death came as a shock and a
surprise to his loved ones and friends.
He is survived by his wife and
on; one sister, Mrs. Emma McCoig,
of Maxwell. Nebraska, who on ac
count of poor health was unable to
be present at the funeral services;
one brother, Robert, passed away
several years ago.
He will be missed by his loved
ones and a goodly number of
friends.
Funeral services were held in the
Funeral Home of Hobson & Son a
Weeping Water last Saturday at :
m.. Rev. George A. Morey, Meth
dist minister, officiating. Music by
Misses Peatrice Kimery and Miss
Montis Sloan, Miss Sylvia Kimery,
organist.
Pallbearers were H. J. Ruhga, Wal
ter Box. Guy Gabel, Philip Spangler
and Henry Ilohman and John Box.
RETURNS FROM OUTING
From Saturday's Dally
Miss Amelia Fredrich. who has
been engaged in nursing at the Im-
manuel hospital at Omaha for the
ast few years, is home to spend the
summer after a pleasant month's va
cation spent in southern Texas. Miss
Frederich was operated on some time
igo and while recuperating made
the trip to the south. She spent some
time at Brownville, Mission and Me-
llan, Texas, along the lower Rio
Grande, visiting the interesting
sports along the valley settlements.
While there she also paid a short
visit to old Mexico and the inter
esting cities of the border.
On her return homeward Miss
Fredrich stoopped at San Antonio,
Texas, wheie the National Biennual
Nurses convention was held, there
being 2,670 nurses in attendance
and among whom were twenty-five
from this state. While at San An
tonio she ah-o hail the privilege of
enjoying the annual festa held in
the southwestern city, as well as
visits to th2 hospital at Fort Sam
Houston, the second largest army
hospital in the country, and Ran
dolph field.
Miss Fredrich has visited many
section of the country but believes
that the Rio Grande country is one
of th most attractive spots that she
has had the pleasure of seeing.
SHOWING IMPROVEMENT
J. D. Cross, Union resident, who
was a passenger in the auto of At
torney D. O. Dwyer of this city when
it was wrecked ten days ago, i3 slow
ly rallying from the effects of the in
juries that he received. Mr. Cross
has been confined to his home since
the accident and it will probably be
some time before he can be around
as usual. He seems to be suffering
a great deal from an injury at the
base of the neck. After the accident
Mr. Cross suffered a lapse of mem
ory and has been unable to recall
any of the incidents of the wreck in
which Charles Chriswisser of Ne-
hawka was fatally injured and Mr.
Dwyer and Mr. Cross injured. The
injured man has been able to recog
nize his friends but cannot recall the
facts of the accident or the happen
ings for several hours afterwards.
CARD OF THANKS
To all those who gave such time
ly aid and kind care in my unfor
tunate experience, I wish to extend
my most sincere thanks. The kind
ness and care given me by Mrs. P.
W. Meisinger and Mrs. J. A. Davis.
Words cannot express my gratitude.
I also wish to thank County Sheriff
Ed W. Thimgan for the effort he has
and is putting worth to capture my
assailant and for the timely aid
given. Mrs. Gertie Beckner.
f) Thcaas Walliag Coapany jf
Abstracts of Title 4
Phone 324 -. Plattsmouth
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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI -WEEKLY JOURNAL
Grant of Power
Given Hoover to
Effect Economy
House Consents to Reorganizing the
Government Under Certain
Conditions.
Washington, April 22. Capitulat
ing to the demands of the administra
tion, the democratic house economy
committee unanimously voted to give
President Hoover power to reorga
nize the government, subject to oni-
ressional approval. The chief execu
tive months ago asked for such ru-
thority in a special message to con-
ress. Democratic leaders had op
posed it. The proposal was the last
big issue before the committee. It
wrote into the omnibus cost-cutting
bill, now nearing completion, a pro
vision to give Mr. Hoover the pow
er ho requested. A clause was added
under which the changes ordered by
the president could be voided by con
gressional action within sixty days.
Chairman McDuffie said the con
troversial legislation, which calls for
sweeping changes throughout the
government, would be presented to
the house next Wednesday for con
sideration. Meanwhile the economy
drive struck a snag in the house over
the naval appropriation bill. A pro
vision empowering the president to
elose shore stations was eliminated
and proposals to reduce pay of naval
aviators and submarine ollicers were
stricken out.
At the white house. President
Hoover signed the sharply cut 1933
supply bill for the interior depart
ment, carrying S45.39S.7G0. In a
statement he expressed the hope con
gress would grant some flexibility in
the use of funds and authority for his
furlough plan of employment to en
able the administration to effect
economics "with less interruption to
the public service and without such
serious hardship on numbers of em
ployes." Earlier, it was made known that
President Hoover is strongly opposed
to a straight cut in salaries as pro
vided in the omnibus retrenchment
bill and to the senate's policy of re
ducing supply hills a flat 10 per cent.
The chief executive believes that it
the 11 per cent salary cut, with a
$1,000 exemption, and the slashes in
supply bills are made effective be
tween 50,000 and 75,000 government
workers must be discharged.
It was noted at the white house
that but $07,000,000 would be saved
by the flat salary proposal as against
IS2.000.000 under the furlough with
out pay and five-day work week plan
recommended by the president.
Speaker Garner told Secretary Wil
bur in a letter that, if the president
had directed cabinet members last
i
fall to reduce government expenses
.
lu per cent rr.re man suv minions
could have bet-n saved in 19 33.
Postmaster General Brown went
before the senate appropriations
committee with the assertion that a
flat 10 per cent reduction in post-
office department appropriations
would demoralize and curtail dras
tically postal service and cause the
discharge of from 30,000 to 40,000
employes. State Journal.
H0MEMAKEES CLUB MEETS
From Friday's Paily
The Plattt-moiKTi Ilomemakers ex
tension club met last evening at the
home of Miss Marie Meisinger, a
large number of the members being
in attendance at the meeting. Mrs.
Henry Ofe, Jr., and Mrs. Ralph An
derson assisted tho hostess.
The election of officers was held
and the following selected: Presi
dent, Mi33 Marie Meisinger, Leader
A, Mrs. Ralph Anderson. Leader 1J,
Mrs. Henry Ofe. Jr., Treasurer, Miss
Marie Nolting, News Reporter Mrs.
Fay McClintoek.
The lesson of the meeting was on
"Lighting the Home" and the mem
bers discussed the making of lamp
shades from material that they might
have on hand.
The next meeting will be on June
9th at the home of Mrs. II. C. Tie-
kotter. At the close of the evening
dainty and delicious refreshments
were served that added to the pleas
ures of the evening.
DEATH OF A. J. HOFFMAN
From Thursday's Daily
A. J. Hoffman. 75, former resi
dent of this city passed away Wed
nesday afternoon at 1:15 at the fam
ily home at Weeping Water, follow
ing an illness of some months from
heart trouble and dropsey. Mr. Hoff
man for a number of years made his
home at Plattsmouth, removing some
three years ago to Weeping Water,
former home of the family.
Thfr deceased i3 survived by the
widow, Mrs. Charlotte Hoffman and
several children.
SMITH WINS THREE TO ONE
Boston. Tho banner , AHi'd V.
Smith, implanted ro fl.mly In ,M:f:'
chusetts in 192, hMII yeij "V"
the bay ftate's d-inw y in "m
plete presidential primmy m-mmm
showed a three 1' one vi'ioiy for
Smith over Franklin l. !!..- v It
Smith-pledged fid id;i !t t-.i I"' -tion
as delegate,! to Hi" d-m'' c '
national con vent Ion mi 'iv -I "v
erage vote of 1 11. 9110 o fn
4S.540 Tor tli it- K'i'mv H -pl'-lf '
opponents. Tb entire .".miili
including Iwelve '" g;i i- I: If,"
and two d legates lloi'l of li
fifteen cl :i iet'i vtin vi''i'"f '
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Dress Coats, Sport Coats, Travel
Coats ... in Blue, BlacU,
Biege and Cray
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All Sizes
14 to 20
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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA
MONDAY. MAY 2. 1922.
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