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FAOE TWO PLATTSMOUTH SEMI -WEEKLY JOURNAL MONDAY, JUNE 13, 1932. Alvo News Uncle Henry Ough has been under the weather the past week with a bad summer cold. Miss Margaret Wilson, of Walton a very close friend of Mr3. John El liott, was spending the greater portion of last week at the Elliott home. Edgar Edwards, senior member of the Alvo Hardware and Implement company, was called to Lincoln last Wednesday to look after some busl ress matters. Miss Helen Hunter, of Lincoln, : very close friend cf Misses Evelyn and Wilma Barkhurst, was a visitor at the Earkhurst home for a number of cays during the past week. John Elliott, junior member of the Alvo Hardware and Implement com- r any, was looking after some business matters in Murdock, Manley and Elm- v.ood cn last Wednesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Bucknell, who have been visitins; here during the past week, departed for Sioux City, where they will visit at the home of heir daughter, Mrs. Verle Linch and f:imily. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Keller were at Ashland last Wednesday afternoon, where they went to attend a shower given in honor cf a cousin, Miss Lil lian Deane, who is soon to be united in marriage with a young man of that place. C. D. Ganz and the family were ever to Creighton, where they visited for the day at the home of a broth er of Mr. Ganz and the family, and where they enjoyed the visit very much. They returned home in the evening. In the ball game which was staged at Alvo Sunday May 5th, being one of the four scheduled contests in the C. S. & L. (Cas3, Saunders and Lan caster) league, the Greenwood team were victors over the home boys by a score cf 9 to 2. Better luck next time! The trucks of Coatman and Skinner were hauling corn to the feeders of near Omaha on last Wednesday, and it just happened that after they had gotten started the heavy rain came, but the boys are used to all kinds of weather and they made the trip In safety. ing outfit3, has them In excellent con dition now and is ready any time the harvest Is sprung. Married One Year Mr. and Mrs. Rodger Reeves were married just one year ago last Tues day and their neighbors and friends surprised them by inviting them to a social dance, which was given at the Alvo hall, and was attended by some forty of their neighbors, who sure provided a good time for the happy couple. Heme from North Superintendent and Mrs. A. T. Snedgen and the kiddies, who have been visiting in South Dakota for the past two weeks, where they enjoyed a very fine visit, returned to Alvo on last Monday. They made the trip in their car. Says Bonus Vets' Living Conditions are 'Frightful' Health Officer Avers That Camp Is Menace to City's Welfare File Petitions. R5 FOR OVER Guaranteed pure and efficient. USE less than of high priced brands. Ounces for 25 Roosevelt Good as Nominated is Claim of Farley Manager of Governor Roosevelt's Campaign Says Dark Horse Is Out of Question. ni Visited in Topeka Joseph Romules was a visitor for nearly a week at Topeka, where he met a number cf friends and was greatly pleaded with the new town that unfolded itself before him. He concluded that he would like to make that hi3 home and so came home and has been endeavoring to dispose of his property here that he might move to Toreka and there make his home. New House New Completed The new house which John Ban ning has been having constructed on the Joe Foreman place just west of Alvr,. has been completed and is ready for cceupancy. George L. Brinton, of EIr.iwood, had charge of the construc tion and has done a very satisfactory tit of work on it. Earl Bennett, who was living at the place at the time of the fire, will soon move into the new tea?. Mrs Carl Eosenow Better Mrs. Carl Rose-now, who has been in the hospital at Lincoln for some time following an operation for ap pendicitis, is reported as getting along very fair at this time. Carl was over on list Tuesday to see the wife and found her feeling better and hoping it would net be long before she could come home. Birthday Party Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Dimmitt, Mr. and Mrs. Jame3 Dimmitt and family, I.Ir. and Mrs. Leo Peters and family, Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Mullen and daugh ter Nita and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Dimmitt and family were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Dimmitt of near Ashland on last Sunday. The occasion calling this group of relatives togeth er was the birthday of Mrs. Marion Dinir.iitt. Needless to say, a splendid time was had. Changs in Church Services Beginning yesterday, the evening cervices at the Methodist church will be dispensed with and the services during the summer months will con sist cf the mcrning worship. Bible Echc-ol, with the Ladies societies and the young people's meetings. Washington, Jane 9. While lead ers presented petitions at the White house and capitol urging immediate bonus payment. Dr. William C. Fowl er, District or coiumoia neaun om cer. today pronounced the veteran array s living conditions "irignuui. A committee representing the for er service men called at the White icuse and placed their communica- ion to the president in the hands of one of hi3 secretaries. Earlier the committee had deliver ed the petition to Vice-President Cur tis and left a copy at Speaker Car er's office. The message was read to the senate and incorporated in The Congressional Record at the re quest of Senator Thomas (dem. Okla.). Dr. Fowler said the open air en campment at Anacostia Flats was the worst menace to the city's health since he took office. A marine corps medical detail, after Inspecting the camp, pronounced the quality of do nated food "poor" and general camp conditions "fair." Messages to Governors. The district commissioners sent telegrams to governors cf all the states urging them to keep their vet erans at home. Foliee, co-operating with govern ment agencies, made plans to send detachments of the veterans to ob solete army posts in the vicinity of the capital. At the main camp a village had sprung up. Crude huts, their rooi's thatched with dried grass, supple mented the sheds erected a3 tempor ary shelter for a few hundred. Odors of burning wood from the field kitchens, hajf-buried garbage and hastily constructed sanitary stations pervaded the camp. The marine medical depot reported num bers suffering with the cootie pest. Broohhart Urges Aid. To help them in their plight moves were made in congress to give the veterans food and shelter. A resolu tion introduced by Senator Brook hart (rep., Ia.) would authorize the war department to furnish them army rations. After several unsuccessful attempt to carry out their orders quietly to persuade some of the veterans to ride out on the trucks, police cap tains gave up and sent the trucks away. The veterans uncrowned king of the day was Rev. James R. Cox, Catholic priest, Pittsburgh, Pa., who some months ago led an unemploy cd army to the capital. The priest wore the uniform ol an army chaplain, in which position he served in the world war. lie toid the marchers to "stay until the bonus i3 paid." They cheered him with fervor and prayer with him with reverence. World-Herald. 'NEVER DID RUN SMOOTH' Omaha. Because he gave his ne phew two revolvers with which to finance the latter's marriage. Ear Riley, twenty-four, was in jail her Wednesday while detective completed a routine check oT the guns. Fred Ril?y. twenty-one, the nephew, was scheduled to marry Dorothy Sheffield, eighteen, of Om aha. To obtain a car for the honey moon, he traded his fifteen year old monkey, Ro?e, to an uncie In re turn for a 1925 model car. The un c!e traded the monkey to another relative for a mule. A new dress for the bride and the marriage license remained to be bought. Earl gave Fred the two guns as a wedding present, that he might pawn them and obtain ten dollars for the dress and license. A pair cf detectives happened to be in the pawnshop when Riley and Steve Grzebielski, nineteen, the pros pective best man, entered with the guns. They took the pair to police headquarters. Fred and Steve were turned loose after questioning but Earl was held while the- gun3 were checked. Un til Earl is out of jail the guns can't be hocked, Fred can't get a license, fi.c bride can't have a new dress, and the wedding can't go on. SHERIFF'S SALE NE55ASEAN3 ORGANIZE roil PUBLIC ECONOMY Visited at Eailey Ecne Last week Mr. and Mrs. Henry Daily were delighted with a very pieasatit visit from their niece, Mrs. Guy Miller, of Winner, South Dakota, who was accompanied by Mrs. Ru dolph Ram3cl, of Plattsmouth. The ladies got caught in a rain, but never theless enjoyed the visit very much. Sprint the Harvest Ye3, Eilli? Warner, who has been working at odd times cn his taresh- Lincoln, June 9. Preliminary organization of a group of Nebraska citizens to be known as the Nebras ka Public Efficiency and Economy as sociation, was perfected at a meeting here Thursday. The organization will have as its objective a general reduction In gov ernmental expenses, and will conduct a research campaign. Heading the organization is El mer B. Stephenson, Lincoln insur ance man, who was named president. The executive council. Includes Frank D. Eager, J. C. Seacrest, L. E. Alylsworth, all of Lincoln; Carl R. Gray of Omaha and Charles A. Mc Cloud of York. The office of secretary was offer ed to J. E. Lawrence, Lincoln editor, but he was unable to accept. State of Nebraska, County of Cass, ss. v I Tursuant to a stipulation entered nto between the State of Nebraska, plaintiff. Walter C. Johnson, defend ant, and The General Motors Accept ance Corporation, in the case en titled The State of Nebraska, Plain tiff vs. Walter C. Johnson, Defend ant, in the District Court of Cass County, Nebraska. I will sell at the west front door of the Court House at Plattsmouth, Nebraska, at 10:00 o'clock in the forenoon on the ICth day of July, 1932. at public auction to the highest bidder for cash. One Deluxe Chevrolet Coupe, 1931 Model, Engine No. 2S33S62. Plattsmouth, Nebraska, June 13th, 1932, A. D. ED W. TIIIMGAN. Sheriff of Cass County, Nebraska. J13-5w COMMUNITY PICNIC The picnic of the Fleasant Ridge community club will be held on next Sunday at the Riverview park in Omaha. All are requested to bring their own basket dinner, dishes and silverware. jl3-dtw Business will improve only as we contribute to its improvement by exercising our purchasing power. Poultry-Eggs New York. A claim that the "stop Roosevelt" movement has col lapsed and that any attempt to trot out a dark horse at hie democratic national convention already is doom ed to failure was made Thursday night by James A. Farley as man ager of Governor Roosevelt's cam paign for the presidential .nomin ation. The governor's field marshal not only reiterated hl3 prediction of a first-ballot nomination, but made what he called "an extremely conser vative estimate" that Roosevelt would defeat President Hoover al most two to one in November. "lie (Rcosevelt) will have no less than 345 votes when the electoral college assembles," Farley safd. This leave3 only 1S6 of the 531 electoral total, and the Roosevelt leader ac tually concedes only part of that block to the president in the event he and Roosevelt are opponents. Farley said the search for a for midable rival for Roosevelt in the pre-convention campaign had been abandoned long ago; that a majority ol the favorite son candidates have .greed not to block any majority choice, and that Missouri and Illi nois, "while having favorite sons, are known to be favorable to Roose velt as their second choice." The Roosevelt forces have claimed for weeks the governor will receive 691 votes on the first convention ballot, and will gather in the addi tional seventy-nine necessary for nrmination before the result of the first roll call is announced. There had been no intimation, however,' until Thursday' right of exactly where Farley was counting on get ting tho.o seventy-nine votes. Illi nois, pledged to Senator Lewis, and Missouri, for former Senator Reed, Lave a total of ninety-four votes. In claiming the support of dele gates from thirty-one of the forty eight states and five of the seven territories and possessions, Farley said: "This is more important than might first be thought, as the con trol of the convention machinery is determined by the composition of its working committees, and these com mittees consist of one member from each state and territory. "Thus, of the total committee vote of fifty-five, here will bo a minimum of thirty even Roosevelt members (counting one territory favorable to Roosevelt ;ut net pledged), which is far more han a mere working majority." "If any one thing is clear about I tho temper of the coming conven- ion, it is the determination of all he states to permit no minority blockade of the undoubted choice of tho majority of delegates." State Journal. INSURANCE FIRM AT FALLS CITY TO CLOSE Falls City, June 9. On a concur ring vote of its policy holders, the Richardson County Mutual Ineur anco Co., Thursday was preparing to go out of business. It was one of the oldest concerns of Its kind in the state. A contract whereby all policies of the company are to be re insured with the Farmers Mutual In suranco Co. of Nebraska was also approved. The Falls City Co., in existence for 445 years, had insurance to the ex tent of ?4.S87,435. Lee Ilerdman, state insurance commissioner, Thursday approved ac tion of the company In closing its business. Edwin Johnston Elected as New sonic Head Grand Island Man Elected at State Convention Held nt Omaha Hold Receptions. Omaha Edwin IS. Johnston of Grand Island Wednesday was elect ed grand master of Nebraska grand lodge A. F. : A. M. by COO delegates attending tho seventy-fifth annual communication of Nebraska Mason ry. Johnston, who was elevated from the post of grand senior warden. succeeds John R. Tap.ster of North Bend. Other officers chosen included Ralph O. Canady, Hastings, deputy grand master; Archie M. Smith, Pen der, grand senior warden; Virgil Johnston, Beatrice, grand junior warden, and Lewis E. Smith, Omaha, re-elected grand secretary. Johnston is forty-eight years old, and a wholesale grocer at Grand Is land. He has been a Mason twelve years. Ho will announce appoint ments to the seven appointive offices Thursday. Election of officers Wednesday was preceded by receptions. At the re ception for the past grand masters, the order received the following: Henry II. Wilson, Lincoln; Charles E. Burnham. Norfolk; James R. Cain. Jr., Omaha; Andrew H. Viele, Norfolk; Frederic L. Temple, North Platte; Ambrose C. Epperson, Om aha; John J. Tooley. Omaha; Lewis E. Smith, Omaha; Charles A. Chap- Iowa Eloper Returns to Live with Family Ex-Janitor of Thurman School Takes Wife, Five Children to Be gin Anew cn Farm. DR. MURRAY INSISTENT MAN SPECIAL FOR WEDNESDAY Broilers, per lb 14 iy2 lbs. and Up Bare Backs, lb. . . . . 10$ Leghorn Broilers . . 22 Hens, heavy breeds . .90 Leghorn Hens . .... . 6 Old Cox, lb 30 Free from Feed Eggs, per Doz. a Cash or Trade Soennichsen's Plattsmouth, Phone 42 New York. Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler announced plans for a vigor- out fight in the republican national convention for a plank calling on congress to submit a prohibition re peal proposal to state conventions for ratification. The president of Colum- ia university, a "war horse" of the old guard, who long has been a zeal ous foe of prohibition, described his resolution as somewhat more extend ed than the one he fought for vainly four years ago. If the committee c:i resolutions fails to report his declar ation or a similar one to the con vention, he said, it will be offered to the delegates with a demand for a oil call. "Every state and in many cases each delegate will then be required to come out from under his wood pile and tell the voters of the coun try precisely where he stands on the subject of the repeal of the eight eenth amendment," Dr. Butler said. "The bel! ha3 runs for the pussy- footer and tho trimmer. There is something more important than party harmony and that is party honesty." pell, Minden; Robert R. Dickson, O'Neill; John Wright, Lincoln; Ed win D. Crites, Chadron; Frank H. Woodland, Omaha; Ira C. Freet, York, and Orville A. Andrews, Lin coln. There was a special reception for Francis E. White of L03 Angeels, who was secretary of the grand lodge for twenty-six years. He was twice a member of the Nebraska legisla ture, and was appointed United State3 marshall by G rover Cleveland. In the reception for distinguished guests of the Nebraska grand juris diction, the following were received: Arthur C. Stem, Chadron, grand high priest, grand chapter. Royal Arch Masons of Nebraska; Clenden W. Mitchell, grand master of grand council. Royal and Select Masters in Nebraska; William B. Wanner, Falls City, grand commander, grand com mandery. Knights Templar; Frank C. Patton, Omaha, Thirty-third de gree, sovereign grand inspector gen eral. Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite; James M. Robertson, Platts mouth, president of the Nebraska Masonic heme; Edwin C. Yont, Brock, president of the Masonic- Eastern Star home for children; Em mett I. Ellis, Tekamah, president Ne braska Veteran Freemason s society and Emmanuel D. Lundak, worthy grand patron, grand chapter, O. E S. A special meeting of the grand chapter of the Eastern Star has been called for Thursday evening by Mrs Louise Mantor,' worthy grand mat ion. At that time, William B. Wan ner, erar.d commander of the Knights Templar grand command erv. will be installed as associate grand patron of the chapter. State Journal. Dav; D. Rhode, former Janitor of tho Tliurm.'in consolidated school, wbo was succeeded In IiIh Jot by his wife after he had eloped with the principal, la happy again with his wlfn arid their ilvo children. It was learned Wednesday. The7 Ktartr-d anew tho r.even of them on a farm near Hemingford Neb., according to the president of tlirt Tli iit-man Kchool board. L. L. Nichola. Tho school principal, Helen Gard ner, wa killed In a fall downstairs in a RcottRbluff (Neb.) hotel where ehe and Rhode had registered S'-pt. 0. I mi. a Mr. and Mrs. Harry Yod'-r, Council Bluffs. Thrv reached the hotel a few hours earlier. Rhode, p.axophone player In a dance or'-hestra and flashy first bnscrnr n on the Thurman town hnsf-holl team, and th school prin cipal left Thurman Monday, S-pt 7, affr Rhode had been warned by a Kchool board rnembtr there were nu morons reports of his secret meetings ,vith Mi.-.s Gardner. Scottablurf investigators found that Mis Gardner, clad in pajamas. wa.H walking to the bath when the probably opened the wrong door and fell downstairs. The tragedy stunned Thurman Townspeople sympathised with Mrs Rhode and circulated petitions ask ing the school board to give her Rhode's $S0-a-month job. One or tho provisions in the petition was that she should lose the job if she took her husband back. "He won't come back," said Mrs. Rhode at that time. "And If he did, we couldn't go cn to gether." She got the job. On May 25, Nichols paid, Rhode drove into Thurman on a truck, loaded up his household furnishings, his wife and his four youngest chil dren and drove away again, presum ably bound for Hemingford. The loading took only an hour and none of the town?people saw Rhode, Nich ols said. He supposes Rhode wrote his wife a letter "explaining things," found her not too harsh, continued to write and at length won forgiveness. Mrs. Rhode's contract as janitor expired June 1. The oldest boy, Al bert Rhode, IS, stayed on to finish out the job. He, too, is gone from Thurman now, Nichols said. The janitor's job was given to O. E. Elwell. Winner if J V i 1 1 t . - ' A K ,7 r,. "ITT V h i - " Henry Field, nurseryman and seedsman, of Shenandoah, Iowa, winner over Senator Smith W. Brookhart in Iowa's primary elec tion Tuesday. Field is owner of KFWF, known as the "Friendly Farmer radio sltion" and a for mer personal friend of Senator Brock hart, who had frequently spoke over that station and been a guest in Field's heme. CO-DAY SZMTE1ICE IMPOSED AFTER FATAL ACCIDENT PLOTS ON FAMILY DOCTOR GARRETT. TINLEY VISIT ROOSEVELT TO TALK POLITICS SEEK DRY LAW'S REPEAL Mandan, N. D. A final drive for signatures was undertaken by a group which is recking a vote on a proposal to repeal North Dakota's state prohibition laws at the Novem ber election. More than 12,000 per sons have signed the petitions with 0,000 signatures required to initiate a constitutional amendment. ine final date for filing petitions Is July S. The proposal which the petitions seek to bring up for a vote Is in the form of a constitutional amendment which would repeal the amendment now in fosce outlawing intoxicating liqhor. It would also repeal state enforcement statutes. Albanv. N. Y.. June 8. An Iowa democratic delegate to the national convention and an Iowan, candidate for the vice-presidential nomination, paid a brief call today on Governor Roosevolt, leading candidate for the presidential nomination. Frank H. Garrett, the delegate, and major General Matthew A. in ley, advanced by Iowa organizations for the second place on the demo cratic ticket, chatted politics for a quarter-hour with the executive in his Drivate office. Both Iowans are from Council Bluffs. Report3 in Albany were that Tin- ley had journeyed here to ask Mayor John Boyd Thac.her, a New York dele gate to the convention, to place his name in nomination for the vice- presidency. According to the governor, neither Tinley nor Garrett mentioned tho re ported campaign for Tinley. riatteville, Wis. Eunice Krauze, twenty-one year old school teacher, during lulls cf classroom activity, concocted an extortion plot. The Lindbergh baby kidnapers were her example and for a victim she chose the old family doctor, who had treated her for chicken pox and the other 1113 of childhood. Miss Krause, Just out of the riatte ville State Teachers' college, made a complete confession of the plan. Be fore Justice J. II. Lewi3 she waive! preliminary hearing and the sym pathetic jurist, fixing bond at ?500, permitted her freedom on her own recognizance. She i3 bound over to circuit court for trial on a special court day, June 10. She talked tr Dr. Wilson Cunningham, widely known Plattevillc physician, and the target of her plot. She was Eorry. she said, and only her derperate need for money drove her to a scheme to et $3,000 from the doctor by threat ening his life. Nebraska City. Nob., June 8. Herman nittenhcuse, Humboldt the atrical man, today was sentenced to (he county Jail for SO days and his drivers' license wa3 revoked for ono year. Tho tontence was imposi-d by County Judcrc T. Simpzcn Morton af ter a Jury deliberated 2o minutes to flr.d Riitenhouse guilty cf driving while intoxicated. A car drhen by Ritttnhou?e fig ured In the fatal head-on collision Saturday north of heie between a rurk and a t-:cdan driven by Charles Crebzebach, Lincoln manufacturing jeweler, whoso wife, Ricka, was killed instantly. Grenzcbach was In ured seriously and 13 In a Lincoln hospital. L!oyd Erps, Omaha truck. driver.: whose machine hit the Grenzebadi car, said Rittenhousc's car was swerving over the road just prior to the collision. Erps said he swung around the Humboldt man's car and struck the other machine. Charges also were filed against Erps for fast and improper driving. He will be arraigned Friday. SEEK TO DROP SIX TRAINS Lincoln, June 7. The Burlington Tuesday applied to the state railway commission for authority to discon tinue trains 127, 128, 111 and 116 operating between Falls City and Ne braska City and to substitute a mix ed train, which would operate daily except Sunday, with a saving of $635 monthly. Trains 111 and llfi now are op erated triweekly as mixed service. The North Western applied also for authority to discontinue one train each way daily between Oak dale and Long Pine for an annual saving of $9,057.9G. The trains are No. 11, leaving Oakclale at 2:15 p. in. and reaching p. m., and No. REYNOLDS' LEAD MOUNTING Charlotte, N. C. Senator Morri son, a dry, gradually lost ground to Robert R. Reynolds, outspoken wet, as additional unofficial returns were compiled late Monday from Satur day's democratic nrimary for the United States senate. It was the first North Carolina election In a quarter of a century in which prohibition was an issue. With 1,573 precincts reported out of 1,823. tho count tood: Reynold3 135.264, Morrison 29,501. Three other candidates were trailing rar in tne rear, xnese returns were for the full term begin ning March 4. The same candidates were seeking nomination for the short term from election day to March 4. A second primary between Rcy noldi and Morrison was regarded a3 a certainty. It 13 due to be held July and reaches Oakdale at 11:35 a. ni. a. m. C. A. Randall, chairman of the railway commission, said the request will be granted if the changes meet the approval of the railway mail ser- Icc. BEGIN LLOYD ERPS HEARING Journal Want-Ads cost only a few cents and set real result3l Nebia.-ka City. A preliminary hearing for Lloyd Erps, Omaha truckman, on the charge of causing death while speeding a truck, was begun in county couit Friday after noon. It will be continued Saturday. Hrps' truck collided Saturday with an automobile driven by Charles Grenzebach of Lincoln. Mrs. Green bach was killed instantly. Herman Rittcnhouse of Humboldt, who has already been sentenced to thirty days In Jail for driving while Intoxicated at the time of the accident, te3tified against Erps. He said Erps truck wa3 Just behind his automobile and swerved to the left on tho road when tho accident happened. Erps has pleaded not guilty. Whether to admit Krpn' testimony before the coroncr'a Jury was tho. quection before the court as the hcur ing was adjourned for tho night. Erps had not been" told ho didn't have to testify before tho coroner's Jury, and his attorneys taid he should have been.