THTBSBAY. JULY 28, 1932.
PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
FAGI5 THRE1
TFhe Plattsmouth Jeiimal
PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY AT PIATTSMOUTH, IiEEHASEA
Entered at Postoffice. Plattsmouth, Neb., as second-class mail matter
R. A. BATES, Publisher
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Subscribers living in Second Pcstai Zone, $2.Z0 per year. Beyond
600 mile3, S3.00 per year. Rate to Canada and foreign countries,
$3.50 per year. All subscriptions are payable strictly in advance.
The bare legs need a bath.
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A prosperity sign: A business man
who has been rolling his cigarettes,
now is buying ready-mades.
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"He's the sort of candidate," we
heard a man say, "who is wrong
even when he is ambiguous."
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Let's give the college boys some
credit, anyway. They gave the nudest
idea a start by going without gart
ers and hats.
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Informing your guests that the
house i3 a stone's throw from the
station is another means of getting
material for your rock garden.
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Clarinda, la., has a cafe called the
"Home Plate," and the only hope is
that it is not as dirty and dusty as
the average home plate you have in
mind.
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Wool manufacturers endeavoring
to persuade people that wool makes
quite comfortable wear for the hot
months might point out that sheep
appear to like it.
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Now that the rock walls of the old
hotel at Lancaster, Calif., have been
found rich in gold, it will be more
appropriate than ever to refer to the
proprietor as "mine host."
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Gene Sarazen has a new golf con
tract which guarantees him -i of a
million dollars in the next two years.
We shouldn't wonder if professional
golf turned out to be an attractive
field after the depression is over.
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The Californian whose "10 per
cent increase in business' idea as
operated successfully wherever adopt1
ed, is a washlhe machine ialesma
by occupation, and seems also to be
rather adept at ironing out diffi
culties. :o:
After viewing a few of Speaker
Garner's public utterances since his
nomination for vice-president, many
ere beginning to understand why Al
Smith remaind so calm after his
failure to become Garner's running
mate.
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Six members of the Italian cab
inet have been fired and six guys
named Benito Musolini appointed to
their places. Hereafter when the
cabinet meets, II Duce will simply
count himself eleven times and an
nounce a quorum present.
ATJJAO TinEGSOLD AND SERVICED-ASK TO SEE THE ATLAS
The rain has greatly boosted corn
prospects in this part of Cass coun
ty. :o:
The planet Jupiter is 1400 times
as large as the earth. Jut3 the thing
for some endurance fliers.
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Six weeks more until the opening
of school. Vacation days are slip
ping fact for the youngsters.
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Few cities of its size can compare
with riattsmouth for attractive flow
er gardens and well kept lawur, also
fishpools.
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Governor Roosevelt pronounces it
Rose," with a long "c," and the
hope, no doubt, that he will be pick
ed in November.
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Tis said of President Ilocvcr that
newspaper criticism "burns him up."
In that care he should be pretty well
"burned up" by November.
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Probably the West Plains (Mo.)
boy caught throwing eggs in church
where a police chief was preaching
now feels the yoke of the law.
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The average motorist: One who
looks forward to making the final
payment on his car and then trades
it in for a new one and starts all
over again.
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An exchange remarks that it will
make the eyes of our ehilurtn bug
out when we tell them we lived in
the day of three-cent hogs and thrte
cent postage.
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Ripley states that a Nebraska
man ate twelve pancakes for break
fast each morning for twenty years.
We don't know whether to- envy or
ptty the -feUdwr " : ' " '" ' ' f
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The 3000-acre tract along the in
ternational boundary between the
United States and Canada is appro
priately called a "garden." since it
is to be used for the cultivation Of
better understanding between the
nations.
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It is an impressive Iist, that group
of stage stars wkosa introduction
and development we owe to the late
Florenz 'Ziegfeld, and as is usual In
the beneficences of great benefactors,
we received considerable that we
could have worried along without
in order to be assured of some we
wouldn't have missed for the whole
world.
tTdo feeavyoil "iV bacLVToo thin ell Is
badA Either jWill "rob you cf five cents
JwrortlTof power and mileage out cf
tveryollar'you pay.for gasoline.
"Tooheavy oil cuts horse power down
twecause'of, excessive fluid friction cr
Ja.drag.Too lightfoii fails to hold
he;hot; gases behind the 'pistens
permits 'power to blow pest the pistons.
Thoroughlydewaxed new Polarine
Wlds its'protective body at all engine
heatsprevents loss of power. It rc
mainslfluid fatllo wI temperatures
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CUT DOWN IHLI-
TABT EXPENDITURES
Every nation in the world, ap
parently, except France and Japan,
is anxious to accept President Hoo
ver's proposal to the Disarmament
Conference that all countries shall
reduce their offensive armaments by
one third. Japan at the moment is
under the control of the military
party, and its members do not like
the idea of losing their jobs, while
France, as usual, demands "secur
ity." France is the most heavily armed
nation in the world, and intends to
remain so unless the rest cf the world
will guarantee that Germany will.
not make another attempt to cob-
ble her up. We can hardly blame
France for her fear of Germany, in
view of the fact the attempt has
been made from across the Rhine
twice in the ncmory cf men still in
their rrime. Put the French peopl?
are groaning under the weight of
tuxes for military purposes as much
as the rest of the world. The pro
rosal would not afiect France's de
fensive fortifications and guns, and
would lessen the strer.gth of any at
tacking power.
- To cut the French army to "police"
size would release 50.0 00 men row
under arms, for ur.cful productive
labor, with corresponding saving to
the taxpayers of France. Our .own
country's sliaie in tl.e ectim-te'l sav
ing t: $?5. 000. 000,0000 for the
whole world would be around four
billion dollars. It would be much
more for Fiance, with its population
less than half of ours.
We are hopeful though not over
confident, that out cf the Disarma
ment Conference .'ill come some
thing tangible which will at once
enable the v.orld to reduce taxes and
at the same time give better guar
antees against another war than
now exist. The most definite assur
ance of security that could be offer
ed to France is the proposal made by
Chancellor ven Paper., cf a military
alliance between Germany and
France. If that vas made- in good
faith then it seems to us that the
French, if they do not accept it, will
simply he proving- what the Ger
mans believe, that tho aim of the
French politicians u not security but
conquest.
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vklTJE OF SERVICE 'V ""'
The Wisconsin public' service com
mission has ordered a ?ne-igkta re
duction in tho local rates charged by
the Wisconsin Telephone 'company's
102 exchanges. In theory tlie com
mission based the new rate on the
value of the service to subscribers,
rather than cn a "reasonabl3 return
on a fair investment." The ruling
is going to be widely hailed as that
sort cf an interpretation (and it
would be a revolutionary one), but
in fact it is not nearly that bold.
In the first place, the commission
holds tl at because the depression has
increas-cd the purchasing power cf
dividends by 50 per cent, and since
the average family income has been
cssarcs ; protective" Iubr2cationevery
instant the motor runs.'
Nczv Pclariae is free from harmful
impurities does not form crankcase
sludge or hard carbon is made in cor4
rcct grades to meet the needs of every
type and make of automotive engine
For full power and full protection
against . wear, use .the .' grade of Jneto
Polarine I the Chart ; specifies 25,
AV QUART ( FOR ' EVERY; GRADE. 5 At Red
Crown Service Stations and. Dealers
everywhere in Nebraska.'
PA NY OF NEBRASKA
Institution"'
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greatly decreased, the value of phone
service in proportion to the rates
charged has also declined markedly.
Had it stopped there, the new rate
would have been decided on the
"value of service" basis. Just how
the commission would then have de
termined upon the 12 j. per cent
cut. it is difficult to see. For the
exact decline cf the average family
income is an elusive thing, and it
would be purely speculative in any
event to hold that an intangible value
such as telephone service had de
clined accordingly.
Thus the commission actually
had to come to the matter of rea
sonable return, if only indirectly.
And it does so by pointing out that
the phone company's rick is slight,
that it enjoys a monopoly, that it
reaped substantial earnings over a
long period, and that therefore it
must be satisfied during this period
with a return of 6 per cent on the
exchange investment i"in an eco
nomic crisis of the gravest propor
tions. ... a reasonable ar.d. indeed,
a liberal return."
What the Wisconsin dispute really
involved vas the charging of part
of the toll system's operation costs
to the exchange system And what
the commission did principally was
to deny the costs of the former in
computing the exchange rates. If
temporarily that reduces the com
pany's return to a point where the
"value of service"theory looks plaus
ible, the commission did not aceually
limit the company to that return. In
stead, it recognized the toll rates also
as an open question, and hinted that
it would consider an increase there.
P.ut it insisted that the exchange
patrons should bear the cost of their
own service; only, and not have to
carry also the cort of the toll ser
vice. Perhaps the higher courts will not
even uphold that distinction, but at
least it will be erroneous to conclude
that the 'reasonable return" theory
has been thrown overboard. The
Wisconsin commission disguised it a
bit. but it is otill there. Des Moines
Register.
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A change of occupation and of
scene sometimes widens the mental
horizon and makes the mind more re
ceptive to new ideas. There's Al Ca
pone down in Atlanta prison. "Rack
ets get you nowhere except here," he
is quoted as saying to a Tisitor,'! as
he pegged away in tho.'nrison shoe
"Htopr-Ai" lot??: asTte wan,:Cn!eago
Al probably never dreamed that some
day he would hand out that particu
lar pearl cf wisdom.
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If a young man is looking for a
wife, it will be best to pick one whose
father lias been rich, but who has
lost his money; she will have learn
ed how to cook by this time; a girl
whose father has always been poor
has been so busy looking for
wealthy husband that she hasn't had
time to learn about housekeeping.
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It would be strange if we should
owe our recovery from economic
stagnation to the American hog
whose not so distant relative got us
'into the mess in the first place
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GJCOHKUXlffi
MAYBE HE DIDN'T REMEMBER
When seven hundred bonus march
ers invaded the capitol "plaza in
Washington yesterday, Vice-President
Curtis called cut the marines.
However, they did not fire into the
ranks of the veterans. Somebody
telephoned General Glassford, Wash
ington suprintendent of police, and
he burned up the roads getting to
the capitol and calling the marines
in again.
General Glassford used to be in
the army himself, and he is well
acquainted with the fact that ma
rines are employed to fire on none
but non-Nordics, Haitians, Nicara
guans and so on may be handled by
the sea-soldiers, but turning them
on citizens of the United States is
something else again. It just isn't
dene.
So the superintendent of police
precipitately rescinded the vice-pres
ident's crder, and the marines march
ed away, leaving not a single ex-in-
j fantrym.au dead on capitol plaza with
a marine bullet through him.
What thoughts passed through
General Glassford's mind as he
hastily undid tho vice-president's
work we cannot know. It may be
that rot even once did he remem
ber the only memorable remark
made by Mr. Curtis in the campaign
of 192S the time when he remark
ed to a heckling constituent, "You're
too damn dumb!" Baltimore Eve
ning Sun.
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Mrs. Euster Keaton is suing for
divorce becausa she says her husband
hasn't explained a number cf ab
sences from home. Perhaps he's try
ing to think, and should be given a
little more time.
WEEPING WATER
Dr. E. H. Kintner was attending
the funeral of his friend Clarence
W. Flasichman at Weeping Water
on last Tuesday afternoon.
Curtis Petersen, O. D. Gardner and
family of Omaha were visiting for
the day last Sunday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Meyers.
The Johnson Cafe has been hav
ing some new signs painted on their
windows which are a very attractive
invitation to come and eat.
sure and attend the Achieve
ment Day program August 5th, at
2:30, which is to be held at the
Murray Presbyterian church.
Miss Edith Olsen was taken to
the St. Elizabeth hospital at Lin
coln a few days ago where she is be
ing treated and is under observation.
C. W. Johnson and wifa were over
to Omaha on last Monday where
they were looking after some busi
ness connected with their restaurant
here.
M. R. Taylor of Omaha was a visi
tor in Weeping Water and was do-
in.? some special work on the presser
of the Meyers cleaning establish
ment. Mrs. F. H. Gorder and daughter,
Miss Helen were visiting a few days
at the home of Mrs. Gorder's sister
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Turner M.
McKinnon of a few miles north of
Alvo.
There is an entertainment given
in Weeping Water on every Satur
day night by the ladies of the church
and a good time had which is a very
commendable feature in the city's
social circles.
The ladies Guild of the Congrega
tional church of Weeping Water were
enjoying a picnic on the church
lawn last Tuesday evening when
they served ice cream and cake and-
also had a very fine program.
Frank Shephard who has been
spending some months in California
returned a short time since to Weep
ing Water and has evinced a desire
to makt his home in a far better
state than the over-advertised Cali
fornia. The Dowler Brothers recently
sold a Whippet coach to Milton
Balcazar of Murray which the young
man drove away well satisfied with
his purchase. The Dowler Brothers
seek at all times to satisfy all their
clients.
The Hobson Funeral Home was
called to Nehawka to care for the
remains of the late Clarence W.
Flaischman who died Sunday morn-
ing at the Methodist hospital on last'
Sunday following an operation for
appendicitis.
County Commissioner Fred II.
Gorder was called to Union where
he met with E B. Chapman and
George L. Farley the other members
of the board and where they were
viewing some special work which
they had in hand.
Undergoes Operation Tuesday.
Mrs. Maurice McCrorey was taken
to the St. Elizabeth hospital at Lin
coln where fhe underwent an oper
ation for the restoration of her
health and on the following day.
Wednesday, was reported as feeling
Tboughful Service
WE HAVE established an In
stitutionfor the purpose of
relieving the bereaved family
of burdens and responsibilities
which accompany the passing
of a loved one.
Our knowledge and experi
ence in this profession assures
satisfaction to the family of the
deceased.
Hobson Funeral
Home
Established 1S06
fair and was rallying from the oper
ation. Urs. Crozicr at Hospital.
Mrs. John T. Crozier who has
been very poorly was taken some
time since to the Bryan Memorial
hospital at Lincoln, where she has
been under observation for some
time. On last Tuesday Mesdames
Jennie Reed, Maude Hillman and
Zora Jergusen, were over to visit
their friend.
Both Quarries Working.
The Western Limestone quarry is
now employing a few men and will
in a short time bo ready for a large
number. Tliey have had a crusher
shipped here and will have to install
it, as well as they will have to in
stall the one they have here in the
other quarry. When the two ma
chines have been installed they will
be ready for many men and will be
gin shipping the r.tone for the pav
ing. The new quarry east of town
is working a number of men under
the direction of Oie Olsen and which
is creating work for some dozen or
fifteen workers.
Celebrated Passing of Birthday.
A number of young people, friends
of Miss Thelma Cole, being inform
ed of the passing of her seventeenth
birthday anniversary, gathered and
gave this very popular young woman
a very pleasant evening, they having
a supper in honor of the occasion
and after "going to Louisvillle where
they had a swimming party at the
sand pits. They also gave the young
woman a very beautiful present as
a remembrance of the occasion.
Getting Ready for Fair.
A corterie of workmen with trac
tor and teams have been busy dur
ing the past week in getting the
grading done for the big hog barn
which is soon to be erected and got
ten in condition for the display of
many fine hogs which the farmers
of Cass county and from elsewhere
will have on di.-play at the count y"
fair, which will be held from Sep
tember 13th. to and including the
16th, and soon the workmen will be
on the structure proper. By the way,
the fair board and the citizens of
Weeping Witer and vicinity are to
be congratulated in the very worthy
plans of co-operation which they
have manifested in doing the work
in putting over the best fair whicu
any county holds with a lack of
funds. With every succeeding year
the fair for Cass county held here
is getting better notwithstanding
the times which have been with us.
Announce Ciiange of Dates.
It is hereby announced that the
concert which the Weeping Water
band had arranged to give the city
of Murdock and which had been an
nounced last week as to have been
on August :nd, lias been postponed
until August Sth, one week later.
Also the concert which the band here
has arranged to give the members
of the Masonic Home at Platts
mouth has been changed to August
21, instead of August 14th.
ORDER OF HEARING
and Notice on Petition for Set
tlement of Account.
In the County Court of Cass coun
ty, Nebraska.
State of Nebraska, Cass counts, ss.
To all persons interested in the es
tate of Robert Willis, deceased:
On reading the petition of Owen
Willis praying a final settlement and
allowance of his account filed in this
Court on tho 21st day of July. 1S32,
and for final assignment of the resi
due of said estate, and for his dis
charge as Administrator therecf-
It is hereby ordered that you ana
an persons lnterestea in saw mai-
ter may, and do appear at the County
Court to be held in and for said coun
ty, on the ll'th day of August, A. D.
1932, at ten o'clock a. m.. to show
cause, if any there be, why the pray
er of the petitioner should not be
granted, and that notice of the pen
dency of said petition and the hear
ing thereof be given to all persons in
terested in said matter by publishing
a copy of this order In the Platts
mouth Journal, a semi-weekly news
paper printed in said county, for three
successive weeks prior to said day of
hearing.
In witness whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and the seal of said
Court this 21st day of July, A. D.
1932
A. II. DUXBURY,
(Seal) j25-3w County Judge.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The State of Nebraska, Cass coun
ty. FS.
In the County Court.
In the mutter c f the estate of John
F. Gorder, dereao-d.
To th creiitors of said estate:
You are hereby notifiel, that I
will sit at the County Court room in
Plattf-mouth. in said county, on '.ie
19th clay of August. A. D. 1931' and
on the L'p;t day of November, A. D.
Ift22, at ten o'cloi k in the forenoon
of each e'ay to receive and examine
all claim against said estate, with a
view to their adjustment and allow
once. The time limited for the pre
sentation cf claims against said es
tate is three month1 from the ltMh
day of Aug'tst, A. D. 1!32. and t tie
time1 limited fr payment of ii -Ms in
one year from said 10th day of
August. 1932.
Witness my hand and th peal cf
said CiTi?v Court this 22nd day of
July, 1032.
a. ii. nrxnuRV.
(eal j2."-3w County Judce.
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
In the County Court of Cass coun
ty, Nebraska.
In the matter cf the estate of Ber
tha Ilalmes. deceased.
Notice cf Administration.
All persons interested in Raid es
ate are hereby rotifi d that a petition
has been filed in said Court, alleging
that saiJ dee eased died leaving no
last will and testament and praying
for administration upon her estate
and for such other and further orders
and proceedings in the premises as
may be required by the statutes in
such cases made and provided to the
end that said estate and all things
pertaining thereto may be finally set
tled and determined, and that a hear
ing will be had on said petition be
fore said Court on the Dth day of
August, A. D. 1032. at 10:00 o'clock
a. m.. and that if thy fail io appear
at said Court t;n said 5th day of
August, A. D. lfC2. at 10:00 o'clock
a. m.. to contest the said petitiem, the
Court may grant the same and grant
administration of said estate to John
N. Halmcs or some other suitable per
son and proceed to a settlement there
of. Dated this Tth day of July, A. D.
1032
A. II. DUXBI'RY.
(Seal) jll-3w County Judge.
MmuH nr-hnrla, AHornry
M4 JJr;1 rxlis lnc"tri HjilUir.g.
Oninhfi, Nt-lrnW.
NOTICE OF CHATTEL
MORTGAGE SALE
Notice i3 hereby given that on the
1st day cf August. A. D. 1932. at
eleven o'clock a. m., at ihe former
Jones Livery Barn, at Tth and Main
ri reels, located on Lot 5, Block 36,
Original Town of Plattsmouth, in
Plattsmouth, Cass county, Nebraska,
the undersigned will sell nt public
suction to the highest bidder for
efcbh:
. .One, White XrucJC Model ,5.1,,)it
Motor No. G. II. 1C512, Serial
No. 120300;
One White Truck, Model SI A,
now Motor No. G. R. CS5: form
erly Motor No. G. R. B 4132,
Serial No. 147139;
One White Truck. Model SI A.
Motor No. G. R. B 11225, Ser
ial No. 149965:
One White Truck. Model 51.
Motor No. G. R. B 676 6, Serial
' No. 1404C3, including one A
: frame crane:
One White Truck. Model 51 A.
Motor No. G. R. B 10571, Serial
No. 147138;
One White Truck. Model S1A.
Motor No. G. R. B 3332, Serial
No. 147099;
One White Truck. Model 51 A,
Motor No. G. R. B 11223. Serial
No. 149963:
Seven Pole Trailers, complete
with poles;
One Caterpillar Tractor, Motor
No. P. S. f-969.
NOTICE is further given that on raid
1st day of August, 1932. at 12:30
o'clock p. m.. at the lot at 11th and
Timber streets, located on East half
of Lot 2, Block 224. Original Town
of Plattsmouth, in Plattsmouth. Cass
county, Nebraska, the undersigned
will also rell at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash:
One White Truck. Motor No.
G. R. C9S7. Ferial No. 112549,
complete with Crane:
One pierce Arrow Truck, Mo
tor No. 4106, complete with
Crane;
One Pierce Arrow Truck, Mo
tor No. 2114, complete with
Crane;
One Tole Trailer, less tires
covered by chattel mortgage executed
and delivered by Gerry Transportation
Co., a corporation, by A. M. Gerry,
President, to The White Company, a
corporation, on the 20th day of Feb
ruary, 1932. Said mortgage was duly
filed for record in the office of the
County Clerk of Douglas county, Ne
braska, on the 23rd day of February,
1932. and filed for record in the of
fice of the County Clerk of Cass coun
ty, Nebraska, cn the 28th day of
June. 1932.
Said salts will be for the purpose
of fcreclosine said mortgage, for costs
of sales and all accruing costs, and
to satisfy the amount now due there
on, to-wit: Nine Thousand Two Hun
dred Seventy-Two and 54100 Dollars
(?9.272.54 ); that no suit or other
proceeding at law has been Instituted
to recover Eaid debt or any part
thereof.
THE WHITE COMPANY,
ll-5sw
Mortgagee.
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