FLATTEHOTJTTI SEUI
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MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 1932.
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Alvo Mevs
Mr. and Mrs. Will Nickel were over
to Ashland on last Wednesday where
they were looking after some busi
ness.
Ray Parsell of south of Ehnwood
was a caller in Alvo for a short time
stopping to Tisit with the folks
while here.
Henry S. Ough was visiting with
the daughters in Lincoln for a time
last week, he driving over to the
big town in his car.
Frank Plymale was looking after
Ecmc business matters in Omaha for
the morning last Friday, he making
the trip in Ms auto.
Fred Brunkow of between Mur
dock and Manley, was looking after
pome business matters In Alvo on last
Wednesday afternoon.
Byron Golding of Plattsmouth was
a visitor in Alvo for a short time on
last Wednesday and las looking after
some business matters.
J. W. Collins was threshing on
last Wednesday, being among the
latter portion cf those who were on
the company machine.
Henry Rueter was a visitor in Alvo
on last Wednesday and was looking
after the making of some repairs on
his farm southwest of town.
II. E. Browne and wife of Wau
neta, the former a brother of Mrs.
A. B. Stromer, were visiting for a
few days at the Stromer home dur
ing last week.
Martin Bergquist, now living at
Wann had a misfortune last week in
a fall from a ladder. Three X-ray
pictures were taken of his foot, but
no bones were broken.
Miss Katherine Anderson, a sister
of Mrs. Eugene Barkhurst and who
is the principal of one of the schools
of Superior, has been visiting In Alvo
with her Eister for a week.
There wa3 a happy family on last
Monday when the stork brought a
very fine son to the home of Mr. and
Sirs. Leverno Sheesley. All are do
ing fine and Joy reigns supreme.
Mr. and Mrs. Art Heier and Mother
Bergquist were visiting at the home
of Chas. Bergqolst and family at
York last week. The cropsooked good
and Sunday they had a good rain.
Simon Rehmeier was looking after
some business matters in Omaha for
the day on last Wednesday and while
he was away Mr. Stirling Coatman
was looking after the affairs at the
elevator. : '
The camp fire girls of which Miss
Thelma Barkhurst is the guardian,
were meeting on last Wednesday at
the home of Miss Berdine Clark
where all enjoyed a most pleasant
afternoon.
Liee Abbott of Dallas, Texas, has
been visiting for some time past at
the home of his. cousins, the Bark
hursts, having flown by plane from
the south and all have been enjoying
the visit very much.
On last Sunday A. B. Stromer and
the family were enjoying a trip to
Kearney where they drove for a vist
at the home of their friend, II. D.
Richardson and where all enjoyed
the visit very much.
Mrs. Mary Cowles who has been
staying at Plattsmouth for the past
two years, returned to Alvo on last
Wednesday and will make her home
here for the present. Mrs. Cowles
Is stopping at the home of Miss Delia
Sutton for the present.
Fishing crew number one consist
ing of A. B. Stromer, Arthur Dinges
the mayor, C. D. Ganz, and accom
panied by C. D. France, who kept
camp for the boy3 went out on last
Wednesday night and as to their suc
cess in fishing we did not hear.
Messrs. D. E. Sheesley and George
Sheesley were having their thresh
ing done last Wednesday. There now
remains but a very little yet to
thresh. Uncle Billio Warner having
completed his run3 and has the ma
chinery now snugly stored in the
sheds.
Business called John Banning to
Lincoln last Wednesday and when
making the trip he was accompanied
by Mr3. Banning who visited with
friends while Mr. Banning looked
after the business. While they were
away Hal Parsell was looking after
the lumber yard.
Fishing crew number two was out
to the Platte river last Saturday
where they enjoyed a very fine night
getting many fish and returning
home in time Sunday morning for
breakfast. I he party was made up
of Elmer Rosenow, Lyle Miller, Carl
Rosenow and Walter Vincent.
John Skinner and wife have a
bread knife which got so dull that
they could rct well cut the bread
with it and in an attempt to sharpen
the same, John made a misstroke and
it was immediately demonstrated
that it would cut meat, for it clip
ped John's thumb co the red blood
did flaw. However, t.e thumb is
getting well and the knife is still
sharp.
When the 4-K club girls went to
Bellevue on last Wednesday for their
three days meet, Bernice Vickers and
Julia Ann Edwards went along for
the trip, returning with the autos
in the evening. The remainder of
the girls of the 4-H club who did
not go to Bellevue for the meet
camped at the home of Mr. and Mrs
Joseph Vickers where they had i
splendid time with much good shade
and other facilities for a good time.
Among those who camped at the
Vickers place were Verne Vickers,
Lona Reuter, Lois Miller and Opal
Koester.
At Camp Bellevue.
Mrs. Frank Taylor was a visitor
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at Camp Bellevue witn a goouij
number of the 4-H clubs for which
she Is sponsor, where they remained
for three days. Those to spend
Thursday, Friday and Saturday and
a portion of Wednesday there were
Katherine Edwards. Mary West,
Julia Anne Taylor, Florence Roelofsz,
Marval Skinner, Joan Cook and Rose
Beth Clarke.
Receives Promotion.
Roy Clifton who has been fore
man on the sections of the Rock Is
land for many years, with the less
ening of the numbers of sections was
returned to the ranks of the work
ers and when a foreman was taken
away the position was again given to
Mr. Clifton and he was sent to De-
Witt where he is now foreman again.
This left an opening for the return
of Sherman Wolfe who has been
working at Havelock on track work
and with this change with Mr. Wolfe
returning to Alvo, there is another
worker placed at Havelock.
Manley News Items
Miss Anna Rauth, who is librarian
at the Creighton college at Omaha,
was a visitor for a time with her
father, John C. Rauth.
Teddy Harms and wife wero over
to Omaha on last Thursday they
driving and were looking after some
business matters while there.
Mrs. Arimanda Spencer of Weep
ing Water was spending the day on
last Thursday at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Herman J. Rauth, all en
Joying the visit very much.
Fred Flaischman and the family
and Grover C. Rhoden and the fam
ily were out seeing the country on
last Sunday, they seeing the country
and also some of the towns and
among which was Louisville.
There are a number of the farm
ers now doing their summer or fall
plowing, Stirling Wiles being one
who is getting the work done and
out of the way for other duties which
are sure to happen along, and at the
same time giving the soil an oppor
tunity to be fertilized by the wind
and air passing through it.
Celebrates Birthday.
Herman J. Rauth was forty-one
years of age on last Wednesday, July
27th, and passed the day looking af
ter the work on the farm and was
feeling not one day older than when
he was forty years of age. Mr. Rauth
and Mr. Edward Thimgan were born
on the same day only seven years
apart. Mr. Thimgan being Just seven
years older or 48.
Returns to Selling Again.
Adolph Steinkamp, wiio for a num
ber of weeks was on the farm assist
ing the sons with the rush of harvest
and threshing, which i3 now out of
the way, is returning today, August
1st to the sale of his remedies for
the stock on the farm.
Highway Now Graveled.
Nebraska highway No. 1 is now
graveled, and makes one of the nicest
stretches of roadway as a whole In
the state of Nebraska. This high
way extends from one mile east of
Murray where it Joins with high
way 75-73 and extends west to south
of Murdock, where it turns south,
passing through Elmwood and ter
minating on highway No. 24. Those
who have occasion to travel this
highway are pleased that It Is now
a highway that can be traveled at
any time In the year.
Making Good Improvement.
John Mockenhaupt, who was In
jured some time since and had to
take to his bed and while he has
been kept to the bed and home for
some time, ie now showing good im
provement and . is able to be out
again, which is good news to his
many friends.
PAB1I FOB SALE
O. H. Melsinger farm of 168 acres.
Address owner, Plattsmouth, Nebr.
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Walker Charges
Politics Behind
Attacks on Him
Calls Upon Governor Roosevelt for
Full Exoneration in Sea
bury Probe.
Albany, N. Y., July 28. Protest
ing in fiery language that he had
been made a "political football" and
a "target of hostility and misrep
resentation," Mayor Walker tonight
demanded; of Governor Roosevelt
complete exoneration of charges on
which his removal is sought.
This was his reply to the case
brought against him by Samuel Sea
bury, counsel of the republican con
trolled state legislative committee
appointed to investigate sensational
allegations of corruption in Now
York City.
The mayor's answer and the gov
ernor's action hold national signi
ficance because, although Roosevelt
has declared he would be influenced
by no political consideration, the
case has been injected into the presi
dential campaign.
"It is sound American doctrine,"
the mayor asserted, "that the will of
the people as expressed by their votes
is not to be brushed aside to satisfy
prejudice, a craving for publicity or
personal dislike of political eom-l-li'.inants."
Sweeping Denials.
The 27 thousand word document
was packed with caustic adjectives,
ringing denunciations "and sweeping
denials of all the accusations made
against him.
Repeatedly he sandwiched in be
tween bits of legal defense open at
tacks on Seabury. Walker, a Tam
many sachem, charged the entire
city inquiry was motivated by the
republican party.
"Mr. Seabury merely sought gos
sip and scandal he thought might
reflet upon James J. Walker person
ally," the mayor wrote.
The whole purpose of the investi
gation, which Walker pointed out
ha:? cost the state 750 thousand dol
lars, was condemned.
Walker said his appearance as a
witness had been "staged as a cli
max just before the two national con
ventions."
He also intimated Seabury's
15 "conclusions" had been timed
eo as to embarrass Governor
Roosevelt Just before his politi
cal future was to be determined
by the democratic national con
vention. In denying Seabury's "conclu
sion" that he had been untruthful
and evasive on the witness stand.
the mayor said:
"This conclusion is so devoid of
fair play and even decency that
find it difficult to exercise proper
restraint in referring to it."
"Reflection on Block."
Seabury charged the mayor's ac
ceptance of approximately 225 thou
sand dollars from a brokerage ac
count with Paul Block, newspaper
publisher, without investment, was
Improper because Block subsequent
ly became interested in a corp'or-
ation which "sought, and procured
approval from the board of trans
portation of a tile which said com
pany intended to manufacture for
use in the subway."
"Mr. Block, who has been my in
timate friend for many years, 13 a
man of great wealth, owning and
controlling valuable newspaper prop
ertles and other enterprises In var
ious parts of the United States.
"He has no need of anything
which I as mayor of the city of New
York could give him. He would not
ask any favor or consideration to
which the slightest impropriety or
criticism could possibly be attached,
and did not."
Walker denied that he concealed
his interest in financial transactions
of close to a million dollars by hav
ing Russell T. Sherwood, missing ac
countant, handle them for him. He
stated that Sherwood was never his
personal financial agent.
Denies Wrongful Acts.
He denied any witness had testi
fied he had sought or received any
consideration for any official act, or
had committed any wrongful or Il
legal act, or had In any way been
guilty of malfeasance, misfeasance or
nonfeasance "affecting injuriously
the city of New York or Its inhabi
tants." He said Seabury had been unable
during a year's Investigation 1 "to
find or to charge that I had caused
the wrongful expenditure or loss of
a single dollar to the people of New
York out of upwards of Ave bil
lion dollars expended during my ad
ministration as mayor." ,
Seabury's charge that Walker vio
lated the city ctxrttr fey hisldiss 10
bonds la a corrrxxr wtich wu !
awarded a 43 thousand dollar city
contract brought from Walker the
reply:
"The charge that I violated the
charter, either in fact or law, is un
tiue." World-Herald.
JUDGE'S SON ENDS LIFE
IN FRATERNITY HOUSE
Boulder, Colo., July 26. The body
of W. D. Hamilton, jr., 25, son of
Judge Dexter Hamilton of Dallas,
Tex., was baing taken to Amarillo,
Tex., Tuesday from Boulder, where
he committed suicide Monday night.
Hamilton's body was found in his
room in a fraternity house at the
University cf Colorado, a bottle of
poison beside it.
Mrs. Hattie
Caraway Faces a
Stiff Battle
First Woman in Senate Opposes Prom
inent Candidates; Outlines
Flans for Her Campaign
Hot Springs, Ark. Mrs. Hattie
Wyatt Caraway here visiting friends,
outlined plans for her campaign for
re-election as the first woman in the
United States senate. As she sat on
the porch of the home of her newly
appointed manager, Marshall Purvis,
Hot Springs attorney, she recalled
how twenty years ago she wondered
if her husband would be elected to
congress.
Since the death of Thaddeus II.
Caraway, United States senatore from
Arkansas, Mrs. Caraway has filled
his place. She was appointed until
a special election mode her junior
senator in her own right. Hattie
Caraway will have a hard race. Never
before in the history of Arkansas have
so many prominent persons run for
the senate. Her six opponents have
been campaigning a month or more.
Because Mrs- Caraway "did net
want to return until all Important
business was finished in the sen
ate," she arrived only late this week
to campaign. She will open her fight
at Little Rock. All of her opponents
hale held high offices in the state
and nation.
There is the two time governor,
Charles Hillman Brough, who will
speak in seventeen towns next week;
the former natic&ln commander of the
American Legion. A. L. Bodenhamer;
the former United States senater and
now supreme judge, William F. Kir
by; the five time sheriff of Pulaski
county (which polls the largest vote
in the state), William G. Hutton; the
national committee man, Vincent M.
Mills, who has held this position with
the democratic party seventeen years,
and Melbourne M. Martin, who has
advertised in every weekly and daily
newspaper in the state. Never be
fore have the 250,000 democratic
voters faced such a task at a demo
cratic primary. They go to the polls
August 9 to nominate, which in Ark
ansas is tantamount to election.
WHEBBY MAY PBOSECUTE
Kenneth S. Wherry, of Pawnee
Cityfi defeated candidate for the re
publican nomination for governor,
and H. D. Strunk, of McCook, have
been in Lincoln gathering data on a
letter issued Just prior to the Ne
braska primary.
The letter allegedly attacking the
record of Wherrv while a member
of the Pawnee City council and
mayor of Pawnee City, was said to
have been signed by an organization
that previously had been on-existent.
The investigation is with the view
of prosecution under the postal or
other laws, it was explained by
Strunk.
Strunk, Wherry's campaign man
ager, said he believed the letter had
drawn at least 15.000 votes from
Wherry In the primary.
Wherry has accepted an invita
tion to sneak at Oakland Aug. 11.
This will be his first public appear
ance since the primary.
AE3ETS OF RICHFIELD SOLD
Los Angeles. Henry Lockhart,
New York banker, announced sale of
the assets of the Richfield Oil com
pany to the Consolidated Oil corpor
ation, a Harry F. Sinclair organiz
ation, for approximately 122,250,-
000. Lockhart said the Consoli-
dated's offer was formally accepted
by a committee representing th
Richfield bondholders, Pan American
bondholders and unsecured creditors
of the Richfield company, which has
been In equity receivership. The of
fer was accepted two hours before
the expiration of the time set by the
Ctandard Oil company of California
on Its original offer of approximate
ly fl7,00,00 for the Richfield as
seta. 1
Roosevelt Wins
Ely Over After
Talking to Him
New York Governor Slated to Open
His Presidential Campaign in
Ohio August 20th.
New York. The last of the "Al"
Smith leaders apparently was won
over to the Roosevelt cause Wednes
day; the Smith men in the middle,
west were reported "all in line", and
the opening of t:ie democratic nom
inee's own campagin was set for
Aug. 20 in Ohio.
Governor Ely cf Massachusetts,
who remained the only one of the
"happy warrior's" cl.ief tains not on
record in favor cf . the Mew York
governor, spent two and a half hours
in conference at the executive man
sion in Albany. When the rersion
was over it was cvMont fror; the
conferees' rerlies to Queries that a
harmonious agreement had been
reached whereby Ely will endorse
Roosevelt in a statement Monday
and will lead the f.s'it for ito demo
cratic ticket in Massachusetts.
Meantime. Mayor Cennak of Chi
cago declared on hi3 arrival here
that Rofisevelt's quick cspou33l of
the democratic prohibition p!ank
and his "master ctroko" of flying to
Chicago to deliver lAi ringing ac
ceptance speech 1 ad won hir.i the
support of Smith followers thruout
the middle west.
At democratic hra-.ic;uartcr3 it was
announced Roosevelt would f.re the
opening gun cf hte campaign at the
stadium in Colur.bu.-, O., r.t 4 p. m.
on Saturday, Au?r. 20, before dem
ocrats from ail parts of the state.
The p:atherin?r w.ll be under aus
pices of the democratic ctate com
mittee and will cctr.e nine 'i.ya after
President Hoover ha 3 d-'Ivtred his
acceptance rpeec!:. O'lio, while it
has gone republican i:i coven of the
last nine presidential elections, Is
one of the states the Iloofcvelt forces
have said they r.re determined to
win this year.
When Ely, who placed Smith in
nomination et Chicago, camo from
the much heralded "poace meeting""
with the party .-vtanJar;! bearer, he
was asked:
"Will you sui port HooscvcU?"
"I'll tell you all about that in a
statement to be iscucd Monday," he
said.
Roosevelt thr.n r.nr.nunccd he
would deliver r.n address Saturday
night from the executive mansion
which would clsal with V.to demo
cratic platform. VAy raid the talk
would have a beaiir.g on I1I3 state
ment. This was Int:r;rtcd to mean
Roosevelt would r.;ir? I.Iassachu
setts democrats in the tall: that the
party's declaration fcr repeal of the
eighteenth anicr.ur.ient would not be
subordinated to ether istues, and
that Elj' wcuM then cor.:c out with
his endorsement on the bacis of such
a declaration.
The outcom? of t!:e Ely-Roosevelt
conference, vwiich had iren hailed as
a "peace meeting" In Floorevelt quar
ters, came an a r-urprire to the presi
dential nominee's dues. It had been
arranged by hn campaign manager,
James A. Frrlcy, on r. trip he took
into Massachusetts for tkat purpose.
In Ely's presence he I.r.d said the
bay state governor would issue a
statement immediately after talking
with RoosevcIJ. State Journal.
EXPECT TO 2JCPI0Y 20,000
Washington. Tv?:.ty thousand
men will bt employed for from six
to eight n:?ntl;c r.nd paid more than
$6,000,000 in wage' fcr construction
of army buildings provided for in
the relief bill when its provisions
are carried cut. Airdromes, bar
racks, drill hall;, gymnasiums and
various cthor building at posts scat
tered thruout the United States are
to bo Luilt. Ccnrc-33 appropriated
$15,1G4,CC0 fcr tha army building
and it is c:tin:r.tsd that about 40
percent rf t'. ii will go for labor and
the remr.-'n lr rr r.:r.terial3.
H3SD 7tZZ7lX. Ill GRANARY
Mi33cuii Veiley ,1a. Robert L.
Smith, buyer fcr tfcs Farmers' Na
tional Grnin corporation, and J. P.
Lacy, superintendent of the corpor
ation's elevator nt Omaha, reported
they had found weevil in the Farm
ers' National Grain corporation
wheat stored in an elevator here.
They raid they found the tiny
bugs in two bin:; of 6,000 capacity
each and ballevcd the wheat was
damaged from 20 to 25 percent. Ap
proximately 40,000 buBhels of three
year old whett i3 said to be stored
in the elevator. They said it would
cost abcut 51,300 to kill the bugs.
Narkins Yellow, Green or White,
80 in pack, lCc. Bates Book Store.
SPECIAL
Wednesday, August 3rd
ALL LEATHER
Korsohide and Picsliin
GQ 09
Good for Harvest Days Good for All Days
Eat the Prices are Good One Day Only
WE SCOTT'S
woods Bro
I
Receive Federal
Dredge Contract
4S0 Hen to Be Put to Work on
River Jofc-3 Total Invest
ment of $431,000.
Contracts for six government con
struction jobs on the Mississippi and
Missouri rivers were received Wed
nesday by Woods Brothers corpor
ation of Lincolsi. The projects, all
of which iiavo to do with making
the streams navigable, represent an
aggregate expense of $431,000 and
ere expected to give employment to
approximately 1,000 men.
The contracts were awarded by
the St. Louis and Memphis, Tenn.,
war offices.
The tite3 upon which work for
the Memphis office will be begun are
at Carruthersville, Mo., and Bell's
Point, Mo. The St. Louis oiTice has
awarded jobs at Pinkney Bend, Mo.,
end Herman Reach, Mo., both on
the Missouri river, and at Hercul
aneum Bend, 111., and Burnham Is
land, 111., both on the upper Missis
sippi. Those jobs under supervision of
Memphis engineers are on the lower
Mississippi.
According to officials of Woods
Brothers here, the local company
alone will employ approximately 4 SO
new men in the work. They estimate
that contributing roganizations, suca
as railroads, quarries, piling firms
and the like, will be forced to em
ploy a like number in furnishing
materials.
The employment of men, officials
aver, will bo almost immediate as
plans are already in shape to begin
work. The middle of next week is
set as date for beginning of actual
construction. Manpower for those
points closest to Kansas City will
be furnished from other Jobs now
ncaring completion there.
CARD OF THANES
We wish to extend our heartfelt
thanks to the host of friends and
neighbors who were eo kind and
thoughtful to our loved mother dur
ing her long illness. Also wo wish
to thank all for the tender sympathy
shown us in the hour of bereavement
and those who assisted at the fun
eral service and for the beautiful
flowers. George B. Lehnhoff, Miss
Tillie Lehnhoff.
Paper table covers 40"x40" 2 in
pack, Orange or CTeen, lOo. Bates
Book Store.
Wednesday Evening, Aug. 3
Immediately Following Gift Distribution!
Furniture of Two Good, Clean Hones
Cne Living Rccm Suite, one Ducfold Set, one Solid Walnut Bed,
cne Bresser, one Ccmmcde, two full size Simmons Beds, two Springs,
two Mattresses, also four New Mattresses, two Rockers, one Library
Table, cne Oil Stove, one Dining Room Table, six Chairs, cne Buffet,
one 100-lb. capacity Ice Box, one Radio, Rugs and Congoleums,
Eishes, Pans, Jars, etc. Many other articles not listed in this ad!
Sale will be Held in Front of
South 6th Street, Plattsmouth
Rex Young, Auctioneer
SUES KEATON FOE DIV0BCE
Los Angeles, July 25. Natalie
Talmadge Keaton, one of the famous
Talmadgo tlstcrs, Monday eued Jo
seph Francis "Buster" Keaton, screen
comedian, for divorce.
The beautiful Natalie charged
Buster with extreme mental cruelty
which caused her "great humiliation
and mortification."
The divorce suit was not unex
pected. Keaton's wife 10 days ago
was reported to have left hi3 home
"for good."
The suit revealed the couple had
effected a property settlement and
agreement hnd been reached to give
Mrs. Keaton custody of their two
children, Josep'.i, 10, and Robert, 8.
It was an airplane ride that Bus
ter gave his boys that revealed first
a rift In the Koaton household. This
incident was cited in the complaint.
A temporary reconciliation was ef
fected. The Keatons had been married for
11 years and often had been pointed
out as one of the "Ideally happy
couples of the screen world."
The divorce complaint asserted,
however, that Buster recently had
been away from home "at all hours"
and that his nocturnal absence.! were
not due to business. His wife al
leged she had remonstrated ; with
him, but he had refused te "oxpliln??.
NOTES ARE OVERSUBSCRIBED
Washington. An Immenpe over
subscription to the offer of treas
ury securities to raise funds to fi
nance the expanded operations of
the Reconstruction Finance corpor
ation was announced by Secretary
Mills.
The secretary said the four year
treasury notes bearing 3 1-4 percent
interest had been oversubscribed
twelve times and where the treasury
wished to raise 325 millions, the pub
lic offered to buy $3,803,000,000 of
the notes. The 325 million dollar
offering of the two year 2 1-8 per
cent notes brought total subscrip
tions of mors than $1,703,000,000.
We are Always in the
Market for
Cream, Poultry
and Eggs
Our Service Satisfies
Home HDaicry
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PLATTSMOUTH