THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1931. PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOU3LNAL PAGE FOUR Murray A large crowd attended the Kettel hut sale Tuesday. Martin Spcrer is numbered with the sick this week. Quilting bets seem to be the win ter amusement in Murray. George Shoemaker and Frank Scott were attending the sala at Dunbar Monday. George Nickles was called to Om aha to look after some business mat ters last Monday. Lawrence Smith is busy making a very unique outdoor stand for his magazines this summer. Report come that three new resi dences will be built soon. That must mean that the so-called depression i3 lifting. George Domingo of Weeping Wa ter was looking after some business and also visiting with his friend Thomrv. Nelion. Mrs. Dennis Redding who has been so sick this winter is able to be out again, which is good news to her many friends. Mrs. A. A. Young was over to Plattsmouth on last Monday where they were called to look after some business for a short time. George L. Nickles was a visitor in Plattsmouth on Tue.day morning ct" this week where he was called to look after seme business matters. Mrs. M. G. Church ill who has been so pooriy for some time past is compelled to go to Plattsmouth for treatment a number of times a week. Charles Petersen was enjoying a visit on last Sunday with his parents for the day and where he enjoyed a very fine visit in his home town, Louisville. Lon Ciosssr was a business visi ter in Omaha for a short time on last Tuesday, going to secure a truck load of gasoline for the station here and for his customers about Murray. Theo Raker was in Omaha last week making arrangements for an electric refrigerator to be installed in the residence where he is moving. George Ray was in Missouri buy ing mules recently. Miss Neva Lancaster had beer feeling far from good for some time past and it was with much difficulty that she was able to gt work done at the sto:e, but still she continued. She is, however, feeling some im proved. Thomas Nelson was a visitor in Plattsmouth on last Sunday and war the guest of friends and as well was visiting for a short tima with mem bers cf the Nebraska Masonic Koine. Lee and Etta Nickles of Platts mouth were guests for the day at the home cf Mr. and Mrs. George Nickles on Sunday, where all en joyed the visit greatly. W. L. Seybolt was over to Cedar Creek on last Saturday where he was assisting in getting the tractor of the county which is used by Ralph Mcisinger in his road work, assemb led as he has been doing some re pair work cn the machine and with the heavy parts it is difficult tc handle them alone. Mr. Seybolt, who also operates a tractor for the coun ty, was over to assist. Vac Mickluski-y, the blacksmith, who has been in Omaha for the greater portion of the time during the past month., returned to Murray and is ready for all the' work which comes his way. Mr. Mickluskey ad vises getting your spring work done at once when it can be done with care, not being crowded by other peo ple and crowding the workmen. Bet ter think of this seriously. Home From Hospital. Claude Hutchison who has been at the hospital for several weeks where he underwent an operation for relief and has so far recovred that lie was able to return home on last Monday afternoon. Charles Howard, who was staying at the Hutchison homo during the time Claude has been at the hospital went over to Omaha last Monday and brought him home. With the assistance of a brother, Mr. Hutchison is expecting to get along: with the work until he shall grow stronger. Dust Storm Brings Grief. The strong wind and the dust storm on last Saturday caused a mix up with a couple of motorcycles when Joe Rlchter and Lcland Hogue were going west and were sheltered by the house, barn and other build ing as well as the high bank of the highway as these two young men were proceeding westward with Joe in the lead, and as he emerged from behind the shelters, the motorcycle was halted and thrown to the left, the other machine coming behind and as the first machine shielded the latter one it was not checked, thu3 throwing the two machines together and with the strong wind overturn lug them. Both, of the occupants w ere ' Does Your Brakes Work The officer does not say: "Does your brakes work?" He says: "You did not stop, but ran over the little girl." How About Your Brakes? Better drive in and have them tested than to put it oft until something has hanDened. Have the entire car checked over. Better safe than sorry. MURRAY GARAGE A. D. I5AKKE, Propr. pretty badly bruised as well as stuff ing up the motorcycles. Fcimer Murray Citizen Dies. Mrs. Will T. jonnson of Berkley, jCaif., where she suffered a fall sev 'citl weeks ago, fracturing her hip. which caused much suffering and c-cr.ipc-Ilcd her to be kept to her bed following the accident, passed away 0:1 January 2 4th. The remains were taken to Kenneth, Washington, where siie was buried beside that of her husband who passed away a few years ago. Mr. and Mrs. V. i-i. T. Johnson will be remembered as having re j'ded lure seme thirty-five or forty years ago, Mr. Johnson being a bro ther of Mrs. J. W. Berger. There are also a number of other relatives oi tinse people living in mis vicinnj, in Lincoln and other places, not far from here. Pass the word along to ihe relatives when you can. Specking- cf Souvenirs. Quite a piece was in the Omaha papers regarding the planting of trees around the new capitol building and that Governor Bryan purchased the ?hovel for a souvenir that he used to J.irow the firrt dirt. Speaking of souvenirs, cur friend, George Ray has one to equal Bryan's. A few weeks ago when he was in Missouri a friend gae him a dinner jell that was cn a farm when he was x small boy. Then he got a cedar post from the Rock Bluffs cemetery. So now the bell is up and the silvery .)eals can be hard by his family as .veil as his neighbors. Moving Time in IIurray. It seems to be moving time in Mur: aj Harry Albin moved into the James L,atta property, Theo. Baker into Mrs. Law ton resilience, Chas. Barrows to .:is new home at i:ie Hi-Way sta tion ; Hany Noell is moving to the A'm. Puis house and Mcisinger to Lhc farm just vacated by Nott Nor ble, etc. For Sale Two dozen Buff Orpington year Ling hens. Mrs. Albert Young, Mur ay, Nebr. To Celebrat3 Anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Meek Davis of Lin coln were celebrating their 40th wed ding anniversary by holding open house. Mr. and Mrs. Davis were married at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Young vheu the lived on the farm out by Dtterbein and the newly married couple came to the farm of the groom .hat he still owns and is oAupied by .lis daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Milburn. They were married February 7th, 1S9G. t fiTi r; t. CAFES A THRESHING Washington. Mayor Walmsley headed for New Orleans without hav ing fulfilled his expressed desire to 'beat up" Senator Iluey P. Long of Louisiana. The mayor, upon his ar rival here last week on a business trip, said if he ran into Long he would thrash him for certain state ments made during the recent New Orleans mayoralty campaign. Walms iey was re-elected. Altho residing at the same hotel, the senator and may or failed to meet. Asked whether he had glimpsed Walsley, a 200 pound former football player, Long said: 'No, I didn't see the gentleman." HELP WILL RESUME New York. The amalgamated hotel and restaurant workers union announced that 1.000 striking cooks and watiers will return to work Mon day as the result cf settlements mad: with eleven hotels and restaurants. Terms of agreements were not avail able. Union headquarters added that S.000 former employes of seventy-five other establishments would remain cut until their demands are met. Row Ss The Time To have Your Spring Black smithing Work Done Spring will soon be here with its rush of wcrk. You have the time now arcl so have we. But later the oppor tunity of getting your work done promptly will rot be so p-ood. Act new and be ready when you want to start your Spring work. Vac MxcMusUey Hurray Blacksmith Deny Politic if e n 'No Interference fromTop," Accord ing to Haynes Most Cent- plaints Are Local. Lincoln, Neb., Fib. C. Accumu lating complaints of partisan poli tics in the organization and oper ation of CWA and relief activities in Nebraska prompted these results to day: A statement was made by Federal Administrator Haynes declaring "most reports are untrue." He ad mitted some "local places where poli tics have been an interference." With CWA work extended beyond the present February 15 deadline, there will be some reorganization under federal direction in the pres ent set-up and work program. This reorgi'.nization will eliminate part of the highway department pro jects and personnel from CWA. The state relief committee and re lief administrators will contest over the power of removal of county workers and committee?. State Chair man Smith feels he is entitled to con firm ail changes. Administrators rave been making ihe changes without re gard to the state committee. lio Interference at Top. Haynes sent a bulletin to ail coun ty personnel to "let you know that, just as the president is backing us up, so we will back you in keeping partisan politics out." "It is only fair to say that neither the governor nor any member of the state relief and CWA committee has ever asked me to appoint anyone to any job in connection with relief," he said. "Knowing the experience of federal representatives in certain other states, I feel that we are for tunate that we have no political in terference in this state from the top." Only questions as to employment to CWA and CWS jobs, as Haynes gives them, are: Does the person need the job, and can he do the work assigned? Week's Wages, $332,767. For Relief Does the person need it and how much? For Administrative Position Is the person the best equipped to do the job that we can get for the money we pay? Haynes announced the state's CWA pay roll for the week ending Feb ruary 1 showed 34.354 men drew to tal wages of $332, 7G7. There were also 2,303 persons cn the CWS pay roil for 523, S7S, and $ 1,5 4 D was ex pended for team and truck hire. DETAIN G2HMA1T CHURCHMEN Dresden, Germany. Seven opposi tion pastors, two vier.rs, three lay men and the wife of one of the pas tors, were arrested last Thursday and released from police headquarters only Saturday, it became known. The twelve arrests were made cn charges of .'distributing leaflets inimical to the state." The prisoners were placed in solitary confinement. A declar ation of the pastors' emergency fed eration, which is opposing Reich bishop "Mueller's wcrk for a unified piotestant church, disavowing Muel ler, was contained in the leaflets. All the prisoners were released with orders, they said, to observe si lence. In many parts cf the country opposition ministers have been sus pended by Dr. "Mueller. HUNT AVALANCHE VICTIMS Rome. The number cr ueaths in avalanches in the Apennines mounted to thirty-five as fascist troopers, fire men, and policemen struggled to bring relief to the stricken area. Thirteen mountain towns were af fected by the snowslides. The vil lage of Bolognola reported nineteen casualties. Ski enthusiasts were said to be among the victims. Bastia, Corsica. A huge avalanche cf rocks and snow killed thirty-nine persons in the mountain village oi Oitiporio and deestroyed ten houses. The village was cut off from contact with Bastia until Monday night, when a rescue party set out on skis to bring aid to the stricken hamlet. JOHNSON BILL IS DEBATED Washington. A sharp controversy developed in the senate over the Johnson bill to prevent public util ities from appealing to federal courts from rate decisions of state regula tory bodies. Friends of the mer.sure said it was necessary to prevent "interminable delays" by which utility companies were able to make findings of regula tory commissions ineffective for years. Opponents contended it was a "scheme for the confiscation of pri vate propsrty." Senate leaders hoped to obtain a vcte on the measure eoou. Clover Seed White Blossom Sweet Clover $3S0 per Bushel (Bags Included) FREDERICK SEED CO. Highest Karkst Prices Paid for Grain Come In and Get Acquainted Farmers Eievator Co. A. J. Wiederaan, Manager Expect Cut in Weight of the m 11 uoiiar JlVCi Members cf Conrrress See This Result Following Speculative Activities in Silver Market. Washington, Feb. C. A reduction in the weight oi the silver dollar to increase t lie price of the white metal was predicted today by members of congress from silver producing states as the action likely will fol low the present investigation of spec ulative activities in the silver mar ket. The process, fifty said, might fol low the same course as the recent devaluation cf the dollar in gold, with the government first taking title to all stocks of monetary silver so that it, and not the present large speculative interests might receive the profit accruing. In other suartcrs the investigation of silver holdings is construed to mean that the administration is simply seeking to learn who had been speculating in the metal. President Rccsevelt already has authority to devalue the silver dol lar without enactment of further leg islation. Discretionary power to do this was conferred upon him by an amendment to the gold devaluation bill attached by Senator Pittman (dem., New) after the silver men in the senate had amassed an impres sive showing cf strength that came within two votes of approving a mandatory silver provisions. The announcement that incomes, of $7,000 and over will be taxed more than usual, is just so much useless information to the average editor, "Squirrel. " - Private Money FOR Choice Farm LOANS No Delay in Closing SEE Sear! S. Davis Plattsmouth, Nebr. PUB The undersigned wiil sell at Pub lic Auction at the Chriswisser farm, located five miles north of Nehawka, two and a half miles west and a mile and a quarter south of Murray, on Wednes., Fete. 14 beginning at 10:30 o'clock a. m.. with lunch served at noon by the Murray Ladies Aid, the following de scribed property, to-wit: Five Head of Horses One black team horses, age 7, wt. 3.000 lbs.; one bay horse, age 9, wt. l,.""-00 lbs.; ore bay horse, age 8, wt. l.r.OO lbs.; one gray hcrse, age 9, wt. 1,-100 lbs. Two Milk Cows One rcan milk cow, fresh by June 1st, and one fresh Iiolstein cow. 15 Head Brood Sows These sows are due to farrow about April 1st. Farm Machinery, etc. One truck and rack; one grain wagon; one John Deere gang plow; one Case 2-row machine; one P &. O wide tread lister; one New Depar ture cultivator; one Jenny Lind cul tivator; one 2-row cultivator; one walking plow, 16-inch; one 3-section harrow; one Deering mower; one wagon box; one sled and box; one extension elevator, 21-fcct; one Sheldon cement mixer; three sets of 1-inch harness; nine horse collars and other articles too numerous to mention. Terms of Sale All sums of 10.00 and under, cash. On sums over $10 a credit of six months' time may be arranged with the clerk on notes with security ap proved by the clerk, drawing inter est from date at S per cent per an num. No property to be removed from the premises before settlement is made therefor. Mrs. C. M. Chriswisser, Owner. REX YOUNG. Auctioneer ELMER IIALLSTR02I, Clerk. Dollar Back to a Bullion Form Gold Standard That at Least is Secretary of the Treasury Morganthau's Way of Defining It. Washington. Some economists may take exception to Secretary Mor genthau's definition of a gold stand ard, but the fact remains that Amer ica has gone as far .toward a cur rency freely exchangeable for gold as the present plans of President Roose velt contemplate. This was made plain by administration officials in a discussion of the views expressed by the chief executive in his recent message to congress. lie has aban doned all thought of putting gold back into circulation, they said, and believes the present standing offer to buy newly mined and newly import ed gold is sufficient to give the dollar a definite, pegged gold dollar. Meanwhile, the treasury set a new price on its gold holdings as the re sult of the president's action in re ducing the dollar to 59.00 percent of it": old geld weight and lumped the profit of $2,S05,512,060 into its gen eral receipts. The result was that the daily statement of the nation's financial position for the first time since early in the depression showed a surplus instead of a deficit. Where Friday, expenditures were listed as running S 1,922. 59S. 173 behind re ceipts, Saturday's summary listed 5973,716,937 more receipts than ex penditures. Friday's statement show ed the dollar value of the treasury's gold, including that transferred from the federal reserve system, as $4,034,- 807,000. Saturday it was valued at $7,01S,263,925. Deficit Still 7 Billions. Treasury officials reiterated there was no intention of applying the profit from the gold to the deficit and that the final figure for the fiscal year would show a deficit of 7 bil lions as estimated by President Roose velt. Of the profit, $2,000,000,000 was appropriated automatically by the monetary bill for the stabilization fund with which the administration plans to regulate the dollar's foreign value. With that deducted, on the basis of the day's statement, there still would havs been a deficit of $1,026, 1S3, 003. YOUITG DEMOCRATS TO MEET Grand Island. I"ans for the state convention of young people's demo cratic clubs of Nebraska were made by the Hall county club at a meeting here. An attendance of 500 delegates and as many interested visitors is expected for the state gathering Feb. 16 and 17. The local meeting was attended by young democrats from all parts cf the county. Cletus Semper of Spalding, president of the Greeley county club, and George C. Rein miller of Blue Hill, president of the Webster county club, were present. II. L. Blackledge of Kearney, state president, explained that the organ ization of young people's democratic clubs was primarily for the purpose of creating a more intelligent and informed electorate, and secondly for promoting the best interests nation ally of the democratic party. Has it ever occurred to you what a clever chap this man Pershing must be? Everybody and his bro ther, among the great and near great, have sprung a front-page cure for our depression troubles, but the war general goes his way quietly, dignifiedly and alone. One never hears from him, and his stature, as an immortal, is not hurt by his silence. If old man winter insists on having Spring Lei's Get in Harmony with a New Just have a look at the sparkling new dandies right hot by express! ONE GOOD LOOK AT STETSON'S NEW MITY-LITE and you'll tumble! $2.20 to well, come in and look. Spring Hat Weeping Water L. P. Hansen, the new produce sta tion man, accompanied by the good wife were over to Auburn on last Sunday where they were visiting with friends for the day. George Domingo was a visitor in inct Tnpsdav where he was looking after some business matters for a short time and meeting many friend3 there. Charles Mutz who will hold a sale on February 20th will after that ex pect to go south where he will seek to make a home where the winters are shorter and warmer. J. J. Meier and wife were over to Otoe on last Tuesday afternoon where they were attending the funeral rites of Mr. Henry Ilellman, a merchant cf that place, who recently passed away. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer A. Michesen weere over to Omaha on Tuesday of this week where they went to look after some business matters in line with the store which they couduct here. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Reese ana their little son of Louisville, were visiting for the day last Tuesday at the home of her narents. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Shields, where all enjoyed the visit. Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Dinger were 'over to Lincoln on last Yueiday w here they were looking after some busi ness and also were visiting at the home of their daughter who makes her home there. Robert Sheesley of Omaha, rep resenting the Sheelsy Brother Quar ries, was in Weeping Water Tues day and said that it was the inten tion soon to open the quarries here employing many men. Bert Fisher and family departed last week for Greenwood where they will make their home in the future C. R. Parague and wife were over to Omaha on Wednesday of this week where they both were visiting with friends and at the sani2 time looking after some business. John Chandler and Miss Velma Stoll appeared before the Rev. E. S Pangborn on Wednesday of last week and were united in marriage. They are very well and favorably known, having many friends throughout the county. They will expect to engage in farming this coining cummer. Thirteenth and Fourteenth. These aie dates when the Amer ican Legion cf Weeping Water will present their black face play which they aie to give for the' benefit of tli ? American Legion, and you will look for a most worthwhile play the coming week filled with mirth and many a laugh which ycu will miss unless you get in the rush for a ticket for the play on either the 13th or 14th cf this month. This play and tho other two, which are soon to follow the one given by the Amer ican Legion are being prepared es pecially for the entertainment of the citizens of Weeping Water and those in the vicinty who will be fortunate enough to attend these three shows. Makes a Neat Place. The little building which G. R. Binger and Paul Ward have been working on has been completed and the goods which it wa3 to hold have been installed and are on display. They consist cf paints, varnishes, wall paper, dectorative goods, mak ing a good place to display the gcod3 and samples. Karrkd at Glenwocd, Iowa. Owen Runyan who i3 a true Weep ing Water lad, who thinks this one of the best towns in the wonderland rtate cf Nebraska, has been a visitor many times at the beautiful city of Murdcck where he became enamor ed with the beauty, grace and other qualities of "Miss Genevieve Taylor of that place and as they have been dear friends for a long time and the friendship ripening into love, they found it would be difficult for them to live apart, so they went over to Glenwood, Iowa last Saturday where they were married, returning to sur prisa their friends and also to re ceive the blessings of their family and friend3. Cigars Accompany Announcement. Loren Fletcher, the happy groom of November 15th, last, was distrib uting among his many friends in Weeping Water and a3 well an nouncing his having wedded the win some Miss Nina Walker on Novem ber 15th and who has since then be come Mrs. Fletcher and as well say ing that they are happy and getting much joy out of the married state. Here's to you, our young friend3 for a long life filkd with useful service unto mankind. Heturn from Stay in West. Some four years ago Walter N. Andencn and wife whoso health then was not so rugsed, went to the western portion of the state where they have been farming near the town of Lewellen and where the wife was restored to vigorous health, re turned this week to Weeping Water and will farm on the farm of Peter Anderson, father of Walter and where Stirling P. Hayes has been farming. Mr. IIaye3 will move two miles Fcuth and will farm on the faim of Chris Christen-en, where Walter A. Cole has been making his home. Mr. Cole will probable farm another place or move to town. Attended Funeral Tuesday. Henry Hiilman of Otoe, where he has been engaged in business lor many years, passed away last week and was buried on Tuesday at his home town. There were many in at tendance from Weeping Water to the last sad rites and among whom were Chris Rasmussen who was formerly a residnt in thi3 vicinity. Salesman Leonard Poe, Frank Elgaard and wife, C. J. Elgaard and wife and many other friends from here. Best Winter in Sixty Years. Elba Ilobson, who was born Weeping Water 62 years ago, speaking of this winter which in i n has been a wonderful one, said that in all the sixty-two years he had lived in Weepnig Water this was the very best winter he had experienced. Two year3 ago he was spending the win ter at Los Angciei and there ho found, while there was flowers and everything nice and green, a peculiar tang in the air which made it very disagreeable there, but which had not been noticeable during the winter here. New Minister for Weeping Water. With the resignation of the Rev. Ralph Pinkham who has ministered at the Congregational church in Weeping Water for some year3 pa.-t and who has many warm friends here, the place has be3n filled by tha selection by the board of the church of the Rev. L. W. Wilson who has been the minister of the Congrega tional church at Holyoke, Colorado, for some years past. The new min ister comes well recommended and with a very fine record as an orator and a very fine minister. He will be here in a short time to take up hi3 work. Files for County Sheriff. Martin D. Nelson was a visitor in Plattsmouth on last Saturday where he was visiting with his many frientl3 and as well while there he went t the court house and filed his name for nomination for county sheriir, -ubject to the voters cf the demo cratic party. Mr. Nelson is well ar.l favorably known over the county. Sound Your Horn. . is the name of a very mirth- This piovoking play which is being pr -pared by the members of the Weep ing Water high school alumni an 1 let us advise ycu it will be well worth hearing. Keep a good look out for the date on which this pro duction will be given the play lovcis of Weeping Water and vicinity. 'Love Test." This is the title of a play which the people of Weeping Water will produce in the near future and which is entirely home talent and which Weeping Water has an abundance. "Love Test" will be a real treat ar.l one which all should see. First Methodist Church. Ernest S. Pangburn, pastor, Weeping Water, Neb. To the friends of this church every where, the following are the hours of service: Preaching hour at 10 o'clock in tha morning. Sunday school at 11 o'clock. Epworth League at 6:30 in the evening. Preaching at 7:30 in the evening. Our Lrothsi hood meet3 every sec ond Monday in the month, with sup per at 7:30 and burnness meeting with program following. You are welcome to all services. Please do not hurry out after tho services. Give our people a chance to greet you. If you are looking for a church home, your eearch is ended. Come thou with us, and we will do thee good. Phone news Items to Tio. 6. PUBLIC AUCTION A Public Auction will be held at the home of L. C. Ilorchar, two miles east end a half mile south of Mur ray. Nebr.. on F&'i&ay, Febr. 9th Beginning immediately after Tr,r,5e Kennf,th Ferris Sale MULES and FARM MA cniNJR will be offered for ealc. 2. C. HorcEtai, REX YOUNG. Anrtin,,- Wner' W. G. DOEDEKER, Clerk.