MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 1932.
FLATTSUOUm SEHI WEEKLY JOTOITAL
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MURDOCH ITEMS
Ben Swanson, of near Eagle was a
visitor in Murdock and was accom
panied by his eon, they having their
auto overhauled by Lawrence Race at
the parage.
Ferd Brunkow was looking after
some business matters in Lincoln on
Wednesday of last week, also stopping
at Alvo. where he was meeting a
number of friends.
Walter G. Box, of near Elmwood
was a visitor in Murdock last Thurs
day and was visiting with his many
friends here after having completed
his business errand. 1
George Work and family, of Om
aha were visiting for the day last
Sunday at the home of the parents of
Mrs. Work, Mr., and Mrs. A. J. Tool
where a good time was had by all.
Lyle Horton has been having the
front of his business house, the Hor-
tr-n Mortuary, which is a new institu
lion in the city of Murdock, painted
and drc??ed up In a neat manner.
Miss Greta Woitzel, of near Green
wood, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Gust Woitzel, was a visitor for a num
ber cf day? last week with her grand
parents. Mr. and Mrs. John Scheel.
Dr. L. D. Lee is having some new
walks placed at their office and resi
dence, the work being done by Frank
Mtlvin. assisted by Merle Gillespie,
while W. O. Gillespie impressed his
school bus into the work to haul the
materials.
Miss Elsie Bornemeier and Mrs
Mary Ruh were visiting at a number
cf places last week, they driving in
the car of Miss Elsie and visiting
with friends at Cedar Rapids, Fair
bury and Nelson. They enjoyed the
trip greatly.
Albert Eauer, while still keeping
up the lick at the work of delivering
the mail from the post office to the
station, has been feeling quite poorly.
end with a determination which will
not be denied has been able to keep
going notwithstanding -his not feeling
well.
Grover C. Rhoden, of Manley, the
man who sells the Rawleigh products
was a visitor in Murdock last Thurs
day and was having his auto over
hauled, getting it ready for the good
business ne is expecting as soon as
wheat gets to be worth sixty cents
and corn forty.
The Rev. Earnest Baker, pastor of
the Christian church of Elmwood, and
f, accompanied by Superintendent
"rrneer"MT Ileger" of the Elmwood
schools, his wife and son, stopped for
a short time here while on their way
to South Bend, where they were go
ing for a swim in the limpid waters
of the Platte river.
W. P. Miller and the family, of
Sioux City were visiting in Murdock
last week, arriving near the latter
part and were guests while here at
the home of the parents of Mrs. Mey
er, A. J. Tool and wife, and at the
home cf Mr. Meyer's mother, Mrs.
Panska. as well as with their many
friends here. They enjoyed the time
here most pleasantly.
Herman F. Schweppe and daughter.
Miss Marie, were over to Omaha on
last Thursday, where they were look
ing after some business matters for a
short time last Thursday and were
accompanied by Joe Rennfier who Is
expecting to engage in harvesting,
engage in harvesting and threshing,
as there is a large crop of small grain
in that section, notwithstanding the
reports of the "Hoppers."
Not alone is A. H. Jacobson, fa
miliarly called "Jake," an accomplish
ed auto machinist, but he can turn
Lis hand to music or other work. As
we passed his place the other day, we
cL;:erved he has a boat under con
strue and the manner in which he
was handling the work showed that
he was not experimenting, but that
he had a design and was following it
cut to every minute detail.
Lad Has Narrow Escape
While A. II. Ward and the family
were enjoying a visit at South Bend
and were bathing in the sand pits,
tht ir little son, Wayland, was playing
along the edge of the pool, when the
Far.d slipped frcm under hi3 feet and
he was precipitated into the deep
water. Realizing his danger, he call
ed for assistance. The parents ran to
aid him, but a man from Elmwood
who was bathing in the lake was first
t'. reach the lad and assisted him from
the water.
Ifet at the Church
The Ladies Aid society met on last
Thursday afternoon at the church in
Murdock, where they had some busi
ness matters to look after and where
the-y also enjoyed a social session.
There were- many there from out of
town and the meeting was one
great interest.
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Returned to Chicago
Some tix weeks ago Mrs. J. J. Ar
nold, of Chicago, a sister of Mrs. L.
Neltzel, arrived In Murdock for a
visit with her sister, Mrs. Neitzel and
also with other relatives, visiting for
some time at the home of her sister,
Mrs. J. J. Martin, of Cedar Bluffs, and
was joined last week by the husband,
Mr. Arnold, who came to accompany
the wife home, he driving out in his
car. Mr. Arnold was accompanied by
their daughter, Mrs. Herta Palmer,
and also Mr. E. E. Hoehn, a brother-in-law
of Mr. Arnold, which made a
very congenial party. They were all
spending the day Wednesday in Om
aha with the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Neitzel, Mrs. MacDiarmid, where
all enjojyed a good time. On Thurs
day the folks after having had an
excellent visit departed via their auto
for their home in Chicago.'
Cat Out of the Bag
There was a meeting recently of the
Royal Neighbors of America, of which
Miss Mary I. Tool is a member. It
was known that she was soon to
marry, so the announcement came out
in a peculiar manner. When the
meeting was in progress there came
an alarm at the door and it was an
nounced that there was a package for
the secretary. The messenger, a lit
tle maiden, was admitted. She pro-
ceded to the chair of the secretary
with a very beautiful little sack.
highly perfumed and nicely wrapped
which when opened disclosed the
contents a little kitten with a beau
tiful ribbon about its neck and a card
thereon announcing the forthcoming
wedding of Miss Mary I. Tool to Mr
Bradford, which the message said was
to occur August 21st. All the mem
bers who are friends of the bride
elect, extended best wishes and con
gratulations for a long, useful and
happy life. Thus the cat is out of the
bag.
REORGANIZE BRIDGE ITEM
Blair, Neb. Suit brought in dis
trict court here by a group of pre-
ferred stockholders for an account
ing of the Nebraska-Iowa Bridge
company, owner of the Blair toll
bridge across the Missouri river, was
dismissed on motion of Attorney Wil
liam Ritchie, jr., of Omata.
At the same time, Ritchie announc
ed in behalf of his clients that he
found the bridge to be in good fi
nancial condition. He said the com
pany had several thousand dollars
surplus in the treasury.
"The suit was the result of a mis
understanding," Ritchie said. "It has
been settled in a manner agreeable
to all parties concerned."
Following dismissal of the suit,
Ritchie announced, a reorganization
meeting was held. Woods Brothers
of Lincoln withdrawing from man
agement of the company.
Reed O'Hanlon of Blair, who had
pre iously been removed from the
presidency, was given his old post at
the reorganization meeting. John I.
Longn of Missouri Valley, la., was
named vice president; Hugh A.
Tamisiea of Missouri Valley, secre
tary, and Charles M. Hithman of
Blair, treasurer. Dan V. Stephens
Fremont, was namde chairman of
the revised board of directors.
BUYS CURRENT
In the interests of economy, Shen
andoah, Iowa, last week, decided to
discard old ofl engBne equipment,
used for pumping and street light
ing, and signed a contract with the
Iowa-Nebraska Ligh t and Power
company for electric energy to sup
ply this service.
Action in signing this contract
plus other economies outlined by city
dads will enable Shenandoah to re
duce the city tax levy 13 mills this
year.
Officials of the Iowa-Nebraska
Light and Power company were able
to offer the city a substantial saving
which was the deciding factor in
choosing the Iowa-Nebraska com
pany s service in preference to pur
chase oi a nev on engine.
LITTLE STITCHERS CLUB
The "Little Stitchers" Sewing club
held a meeting July 26th at the home
of Mrs. A. O. Ault. They opened the
meeting by singing "America the
Beautiful." They had two visitors.
Mrs. Mary Schneider and Miss Helen
Franke. Their leader, Mrs. Cummings,
served a very nice lunch.
The next meeting will be August
5th. The next project will be a school
dress.
Maryann Swanda,
News Reporter.
RAISE BAN ON MEETINGS
Frankfurt-pn-the-Main. Baron
Wilhelm Von Gavi. reich minister of
the interior, especially raised the ban
on demonstrations to permit a five
hour parade of the saengerbundfest.
Thousands of singers paraded thru
Sag bedecked streets while many
more thousands looked on.
Arrest Many
for Part in Riot
in Capital City
President Hoover Orders Investiga
tion of Riot and to Hold the
Leaders of Resistance.
Washington. Arrest of many rad
icals, a forced march from the city
of numbers of their sympathizers,
an exodus of hundreds of veterans
to the northward, and a demand by
President Hoover for a grand Jury
investigation served Friday to lessen
the tensity of the situation resulting
from the bonu3 riots.
In the wake of a stern demand by
the president that those responsible
for Thursdavs tragic disorders be
brought to justice, Washington
bluecoats arrested more than thirty
six radical members of the bonus
army as they left a meeting in an
abandoned church, and held them
for examination by the immigration
authorities for deportation where
warranted. The aroused president
in an emphatic notice by the com
missioners of the District of Colum
Dia, nad charged them to at once
find the instigators" of the riots
While the troops called out to
clear the veterans' camps still stood
guard over their abandoned ruins
and hundreds of tattered members of
the expeditionary force evacuated
the city the major parties saying
they were en route to Johnstown, Pa
the chief executive directed a fed
eral grand Jury investigation of the
whole affair. This will begin Mon
day.
Cannot Intimidate Government.
Expressing in vigorous tones hi3
determination to get to the bottom
of the sensational developments of
Thursday, in which one patrolman
was critically injured by flying
bricks, and more than fifty others
were hurt, the chief executive told
the city's administrative officers
There is no group, no matter what
its origins, that can be allowed to
violate the laws of this city or to
intimidate the government."
Shortly after the orders from the
white house, came the surprise at
tack on the meeting of the left
wingers. More tnan tnirty-six were
herded into four patrol wagons and
about seventy-five more were lined
up and marched out of the city. None
offered any resistance. Plainsclothes-
men weeded them out without hesi
tation.
The unused church which served
as a meeting place is In tne gen
eral vicinity of the camp formerly
occupied by the communistic wing
of the veterans.
Police said the men were arrested
as a precautionary measure ana
would be docketed for "investiga
tion." District of Columbia author
ities, they added, are determined to
see that the capital is rid of radi
cals.
Crossing the District of Columbia
line, the supposed radicals shouted
to the Washington police: "We'll
be back."
"We'll be waiting for you." re
torted the police.
One of the group arrested was
James Ford, a negro, of Birmingham,
Ala. He is a candidate for vice pres
ident on the communist ticket.
Grand Jury is Charged.
Losing no time in laying the en
tire episode before the grand Jury,
Justice Luhring told the jurors they
should "undertake an immediate in
vestigation of these events with a
view to bringing to justice those re
sponsible for this violence and those
inciting it as well as those who took
part in acts of violence."
"It is reported." he said, "that
the mob guilty of actual violence
included few ex-service men .and
was made up mainly of communists
and other disorderly elements. I
hope ycu will find that it is so and
that few men who have worn the
nation's uniform engaged in this vio
lent attack upon law and order. In
the confusion not many arrests have
been made, and it is said that many
of the most violent disturbers and
criminal elements in the unlawful
gathering have already scattered
and escaped from the city, but it may
be possible yet to identify and ap
prehend them and bring them to
justice.
President Hoover, in his statement
to the district commissioners, said:
"It is obvious that, after the depar
ture of the majority of the veterans,
subversive influences obtained con
trol of the men remaining in the
district, a large part of whom were
not veterans, secured repudiation of
their elected leaders and inaugurated
and organized this attack." State
Journal.
Business will Improve only as
we contribute to its improvement
by exercising our purchasing
power.
BORAH PREPARES ADDRESS
Minneapolis. United States Sen
ator Borah, chairman of the senate
foreign affairs committee, tentative
ly accepted an invitation to speak
at a convocation of students at the
University of Minnesota some night
next week.
Altho efforts have been made to
set the date for Tuesday or Wednes
day night, Senator Borah was un
able to make such arrangements final
because of his work at Washington.
The speech, he indicated, will be on
the subject of foreign debts, inter
national problems and the American
farmer.
Securities Mar
kets are Still
Showing Gains
Rail Shares Surge Upward with
Prices to Best Levels Since
Early in May.
New York, July 29. Signal?
showed all clear ahead in the secu
rities markets again today, and rail
road shares surged ahead, pulling
prices generally to the best levels
since early May.
Both stocks and bonds continued
to advance, shares closing higher for
the eighth out of the last nine trad
ing session and bonds for the seven
teenth successive session.
The securities markets ignored a
moderate setback in gains, but the
volume of trading was not quite up
to yesterday's. Advances in bonds
were about as striking. In stocks,
rails made the sharpest gains in
months, but elsewhere the advance
was more modest.
A number of leading shares closed
with advances of $1 to $3, while
some of the more volatile issues ad
vanced more sharply. National Lead
rising 12 to a price of $66.
The day's turnover in the stock
exchange was 2,101,S74 shares, of
some 600 thousand less than yes
terday's. The list yielded to protit
taking at times, but came up strong
ly at the close, ending the session
around the day's best levels.
Brokers reported that buying was
still coming from many cities
throughout the country, and from
abroad, and that the advance wa
again accelerated by repurchases by
bears who had been selling short
on the way up In expectation of a
technical reaction.
FOR SALE New Seed Rye, 50c per
bushel. John Rice. Cedar Creek.
al-tfw
Dennison's Paper Blisters, kind to
fine furniture and dainty hands. 10c
a package of 12 Bates Book Store.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The State of Nebraska, Cass coun
ty, es.
In the County Court.
In the matter of the estate of Chris
tina Rummel. deceased.
To the creditors of said estate:
You are hereby notified, that I
will sit at the County Court room in
Plattsmouth, in said county, on the
26th day of August. 1932, and on the
28th day of November, 1932. at 10
o'clock a. m., each day, to receive and
examine all claims against said es
tate, with a view to their adjustment
and allowance.
The time limited for the xresenta-
tion of claims against said estate is
three months from the 26th day of
August, A. D. 1932 and the time lim
ited for payment of debts is one year
from said 26th day of August. 1932.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said County Court this 29th day of
July, 1932.
A. H. DUXBURY,
(Seal) al-3w County Judge.
ORDER OF HEARING AND NO
TICE OF PROBATE OF WILL
In the County Court of Cass coun
ty, Nebraska.
State of Nebraska, County of Cass,
ss.
To all persons interested in the es
tate of Don C. Rhoden, deceased:
On reading the petition of Kelly J.
Rhoden praying that the instrument
filed in this court on the 26th day of
July, 1932, and purporting to be the
last will and testament of the said
deceased, may be proved and allowed
and recorded as the last will and tes
tament of Don C. Rhoden, deceased;
that said instrument be admitted to
probate and the administration of
said estate be granted to Aleck D.
Rhoden, as Executor;
It is hereby ordered that you, and
all persons interested in said matter.
may, and do, appear at the County
Court to be held in and for said coun
ty, on. the 26th day of August, A. D.
193Z. at ten o cIock 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 that the
hearing thereof be given to all per
sons interested in said matter by pub
lishing a copy of this Order in the
Plattsmouth Journal, a semi-weekly
newspaper printed in said county, for
three successive weeks prior to said
day of hearing.
Witness my hand, and the seal of
said Court, this 27th day of July. A.
D. 1932.
A. H. DUXBURY.
(Seal) al-Sw County Judge.
Railroads Ask
for Equality in
Transportation
Public Spport is Need3d, They Say,
to Keep Rail Service Intact
Seek Only "Equity"
New York, July 28. A plea for
equality of treatment with otlier
agencies of transportation and for
public support in their efforts to re
establish themselves on a sound basis
has been issued by the railroads of
the United States.
The appeal, which was addressed
"to the American public," described
the railroads' situation as "serious."
and pledged the roads themselves to
make every effort to improve their
own condition by eliminating pre
ventable waste in competitive rela
tionships and "to device and apply
the most feasible methods for meeting
new competition conditions."
"This is their part In the solution
-f the transportation problem," the
statement said.
The statement was given out by the
Association cf Railway Executives,
representing more than 92 per cent of
the aggregate railroad mileage of the
country. Practically all of the Class
1 railroads were represented at the
meeting at which the manifesto was
approved.
The statement follows:
"The condition of the railroads at
the present time is such that those
who are charged with the responsibil
Uy for their management feel that
they owe it as a duty to the general
public, to the Government, to the
owners of the railroads and to their
?mployees to lay before them in com
plete frankness the seriousness of the
present situation and to point out the
causes which have brought it about.
"The railroads are utilizing and
propose to continue to utilize even
more extensively their organization
in the field of research and experi
mentation and take all other avail
able measures in order to secure to
the utmost operating efficiency.
"There is no doubt that the rail
roads if given equality of opportunity
will surmount the present difficul
ties. To accomplish this we believe
that it is essential in addition to all
that the railroads may do for them
selves that the existing regulations of
the roads should be relaxed so as to
restore freedom of managerial con
trol. The railroads do not expect or
seek favors from the Government, but
they do ask equality of freedom with
all other agencies of transportation.
Obviously they will not have such
equality so long as the Government is
engaged in or is subsidizing any form
of competitive transportation or so
long as the railroads are forbidden to
engage in any other form of transpor
tation. "Today the railroads are required
to publish their rates and charges,
and they are forbidden to change any
rates until after 30 days' notice of the
proposed change has been given.
They are required to carry without
prejudice all traffic offered and are
forbidden to discriminate between in
dividuals or places. No such federal
restriction applies to carriers by wat
er or by truck on the highways.
"The railroads, with an efficient
plant capable of carrying the peak
lead at all times and with more than
1,500,000 skilled and loyal employees.
are being used at the present time to
pxtptit of less than one-half of
their demonstrated capacity, witn
of curse a corresponding reduction of
earnings. It is because of this situa
tion chiefly that the credit of the
railroads as a whole is at the lowest
noint ever touched in tnelr entire
history.
"In addition to the prevailing cle
pression in business ine sieam rar
riers have also felt in constantly in-
rrpasin'r measure the competition of
other transportation agencies, includ
ing the motor-driven vehicles on the
greatly improved highways and trans
portation by water.
"The railroads pledged themselves
to avoid all preventable wastes In the
competitive relationship between
themselves and to devise and apply
the most feasible methods of meet
ing new competitive conditions. This
is their part in the solution cf the
transportation problem."
TEANFER $60,847 FUITD
Omaha. The sum of $G0,S47
Thursday became available for Doug
las county poor relief when county
commissioners pas?ed a resolution
transferring the money to the gen
eral fund. Formerly, it v.as held in
reserve as rental money for the field
club golf property. It was paid in
advance by the fielu club for the
period, 1930 to 1340, and .under
terms of the lease, was to be held in
reserve to protect the club in case
of lease cancellation. Field club of
ficials assented to the transfer to
the general fund.
Safe After Jungle Ordeal
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Clarence McElroy, Indiana aviator who was recently rescued from th
Oaxaca, Mexico, jungle, is shown on crutches as he was greeted by hit
brother, Richard, on his arrival at Mexico City by plane from .San Ger
onimo. McElroy sustained severe injuries to his lrj when his am
crashed into the jungle, killing his co-pilot. He crawled through the thicli
underbrush or two vubk before he was found by butivvs.
Farley Won't
Concede State
to Republicans
Governor Eooscvclt to Speak on the
Badio Tonight to Amplify
the Program.
Albany, N. Y., July 29. Jcmc-s A.
Farley, democratic national chair
man, reported to Governor Roose
velt, the party's presidential candi
date tonight, that on the basis of
reports he has received of support
J for the Roosevelt campaign, "there
is not a state in
concede to the
the union that we
republican candi-
dates."
After a conference with thecan
didate and lxuis M. Howe, political
auvisor to Jlr. Roosevelt for more
than 20 years, the Roosevelt cam
paign manager said: "I have told the
governor that my "conference in
Washington and reports brought to
headquarters indicate that sentiment
for him is growing in all sections."
To Amplify Platform.
Farley said announcement of im
portant assignments in the campaign
committee would be made within two
or three days. This was taken to
include announcement of the cam-
paig?! treasurer.
Mr. Roosevelt's first political ut
terance tince the Chicago conven
tion which nonunated him will be
heard over a nationwide radio hook
up tomorrow night. He will, at that
time, amplify his attitude toward
the democratic platform v.hich'he ac
cepted without reservation in a
speech to the convention on July 2.
The governor will speak for "0 min-
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in a storm otf the Fehmarn Island'in the Laltie, near KitL' Germ..; y
taking sixty of her crew to the bottom, r The t-hip'wu manntj by lot
cadets and jur.ir cadets, cf whom forty- we re raved "by the f-t. an ,-r
There Kus. The Niobe was a three-masted ve.-.-.el witn an Ajxilmrv
' motor. Count Ftlix von Luckner, famous sea raider cf the W'tilJ ,'
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irui stan lard time.
Ely r?.tcrr:ert Kcndp.y.
Sr.M!ifn:'.':.tii:r, v.v, 1 to a li-rpe ex
tent dependent njo:i the cxprc-sions
of the- democratic- nonr.nev tomor
row, will )l a rrTitemcnt from Gov
ernor Ely oi Ivh'.ssar hu.-et ts to be i.s
Ftted on Monday. Ely, after a visit
with Roor'-jvelt lat Wed: etday.
su'd he would In-tcn to the rc.dio
talk and then outline Ms attitude
toward the candidate. Not sinc the
convention bar. Ely, who r-u i ;! ed
former Governor Smith, commit ted
himself.
It is generally believed Mr. Roo.-e-vct's
reference to the democratic
prohibition plank will be tl.? con
nection on v. hic-h Ely will hang hiu
supr-ort. World-Herald.
ARLINGTON STAN DE0V717:
Arlington, July 2L S'.anh-y Los-
key. 3S-ycar-rld farm luirtd. drown. d
Sunday while swimming i:i a lake
near here. Three Fremont f:rcn; n re
sponded to a call for a pulmotor, but
were unsuccessful in reviving I5os
key. Leo Weictim. Wayne noimal ct 1
lege athlete, recovered tlie body from
fifteen feet of water after consider
able diving. Roskey had worked for
Eli K'.uper only a week and little was
known about him.
He carried United States army dis
charge papers which r.howcd li" en
listed in Minneapolis, Sept. 1.", 1M7,
and was in terviee in the quartermas
ter corps at Camp Iieming, N. M., un
til December 21, IMS.
Il.'nry Mencke', Washington county
attorney, paid he plans to attempt to
locate Donkey's relatives through fed
eral offices r.t Washington.
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