MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1916.
FAGI 2.
PLATTSMOUTn SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL.
NARROW ESCAPE OF
THE STURM FAMILY
FROM
ASPHYXIATION
rrom Saturday's Pally.
It we.u!d ecm from reports received
in this city from Nehuwka that An
.itw V. Sturm, one of the prominent
it-i.kr.ts of that place, together with
the members of his family, had a very
harrow i-xapo from asphyxiation as
the result of gas from the furnace in
-.heir home, Thursday evening. It
. ttn: from what caa be learned of
;h- matter that in ihe evening when
!u- family retired for the night the
Mruaio had bet n filled with coal and
.hut o:T, and later the gas from the
furnace, which is cf the hot air
variety, .-pread from the registers in
to the re-oms and came near causing
iry M-iii'us results to the members
of the f.rr.i;y. Victor Sturm, a son,
was ar. u.-e d during the night by the
t-ru-s of his mother, and coming down
.--.airs found her lying in the hallway,
nhiie his father, who had also evi-'.!.-.:-
attempted to get to the doors
or wi:-,d.ws. was lying on the floor of
the i i r ; i 1 1 -r n om. Victor, while suffer
ing .-cm.!, what from the ejects of the
iras. was abV t open the doors and
u . a- '. allow the fre.-h air to
the h"iise of the gas and also
soi'i.ed medical ai l for his parents,
nho were irreatly alTected by the over
js.werir.g cfects of the gas, and it
wa- .-s-ir.e time before they were out
of danger from the effects of the
;t ie: ee. Mrs. Sturm, it is report
ed, i- .-til! oTiiM-ed to her room as
a re-'.i'.t of bei::g overcome by the gas,
;.rd while Mr. Sturm is around, he is
; j;to wvat.
a - a
result of
hi
s clos
ca.i. av.-i ravine
; i.
been sick
for the
Xit .-ee:al we with a very severe
g.itherir hi ihe head, felt very much
the tiTed. : the ga -.
DECLARATIONS Or If
V
tenuis TO BECOME
AMERICAN CITIZENS
Frca Sat:iritarj Par v.
Vif ; day. iv -i a rather busy oc
c :.-: .r n the .:ace of Clerk of the
Iit. ic. 'urt James R bertson. when
number of the residents of Louis-
taie! a::. I mad? declaration
t
eriti'
to become citizens of the
i .;J die of the free and to re
claims or allegiai-.ee to any
power, and particularly that
i - V. hir.g of Sweden, as all
members of the party were
of that country an ! are at
employed near Louisville in
e:'':?
. : r,j
o' the
: :ti c -j
r. -
'.re o-iari it. tr.ere.
Hugo Oberg arrived in the United
States In 1. iV;, John Davis arrived in
1:" ., iiar.s L.be-rg arrived in 1001,
Ali'it d Aiexen arrived in 1010.
The rr.e l de.-iiitg to become citizens
weie accompanied to this city by Emil
Palmer and P. C. Standor, two of the
j ioni: ent re-idem.- of Louisville, who
have be. a acquainted w ith the men
.-ir.ee their residence at Louisville.
ASA VAN FLEET CEL
EBRATES HIS SEVEN
TEENTH BIRTHDAY
From Saturday's Dally.
A very pleasant sut prise party was
given last evening at the home of Mr.
ar.d Mrs. R. A. Van Fleet in honor of
the seventeenth birthday anniversary
of their son. Asa, when a large num
ber of his young friends gathered to
assist him in celebrating the event in
ii proper manner. The evening was
spent in playing games and music,
which pa.-.-ed the time very pleasantly
and at the members of the party
were invited to the dining room, where
a very dainty anel delicious three
coure luncheon was served, which ad
ded very much to the pleasantness of
the evening. It was drawing near
the mi'Jnight hour when the party ad
journed and wended their way home
ward, wh-hing Asa many happy re
turns of the day," Those who were
present were: Misses Milly IJrittian,
Gladys Lowe, Grace Owens, Mildred
Harris, Hilda Harris, Dorothy Mc
P.ri de, Willma Rouse, Madeline Van
Fleet, Messrs. Charles Lowe, Claude
Richard.-on. Thomas Isner, Teddy
Renner, Dewey Brittain, John Mc
Quary, Paul Halt, Ed Maybee, Eddie
Verhule, James Smith and Asa Van
Fleet.
FOR SAL? Two good milch cows.
J r quire of L. G. Meisinger or call
Phone Nc. 3701. 2-22-3td-2tvv
NEW STEEL BRIDGE FOR
WEST OF WEEPING WATER
From Saturday's Dally.
The board of county commissioners,
Pitz, Heebner and Snoke, were Tues
day night guests at Rest Haven. They
had been out to the bridge two and
one-half miles west of town that was
put out of commission by the high
water last week. They decided to re
place the bridge with a new CO-foot
span steel bridge. The new bridge
will be built in early spring. Mean
while a temporary crossing will be
made in Mr. Davis pasture. Wednes
day morning the commissioners went
to Union where two other bridges
across the Weeping Water were put
out of commission during the recent
high water. Weeping Water Repub
lican. ANOTHER DEFEAT FOR
THE HIGH SCHOOL
BASKET BALL TEW
From ssaturdays Dally.
Last evening the Plattsmouth High
school basket ball team met with tie
feat at. Auburn, where they played
the High school team of that place,
the score being 2S to 14 in favor of
the Nemaha county team. The play
ing of the Auburn team has shown a
great improvement since their visit
here a few weeks ago and they were
ab'.e to secure an easy victory over
the lecal team. With the improve
ment in form of the Aubuin team and
the necessity cf playing under a
hand;'-ap of the loss of their star
player, the Plattsmouth team suc
cumbed to the onslaught of the foe
and wjre compelled to accept defeat.
The hoyz returned home this morning
or. the early Missouri Pacific, and
while feeling somewhat downcast over
the outcome of the geme. it was not
unexpected, as their team has been
great ly weakened.
PR0SPEGT TO GET
"THE BIRTH OF A !
TlOlf HERE SOON
From Saturday's Dallv.
The prospects for the .-howing of
the gieat American photo play,
"The Birth of a Nation," in this city
(tunng t!ie month oe .March is vcryi:,nd (Hod at Platt-mouth. Neb., Fob-
promising ar.d it is quite likely thatjuiary L'l. 1!1',. age 1 year.;. With
his great play with its wor.deiful les- J-.C!. parents she moved to Iowa, when
sons of the life of the American re-' 27 years of a-;e. Sh"" was married
puolic, will be c tie red to the citizens j Joseph Mnpes at Avoca. Iowa, April
of Fiattsmouth. D. W. Griffith, theil. is7:J. Mr. and Mrs. Mapes moved
owner of this play, has secured the J to Piatt; mouth in 187l, where thev
npu'.ation of having produced the
greates t photo play that was ever ,
shown in the United States, and the
scen.-s shown are of immeir.-e his
torical value. The story of the civil
war a.i shown by these pictures leaves
a lesson never to be forgotten by any
one who has witnessed it, and the mil
lions who have attended time and time
i'gain attest the wonderful drawing
power of the great play. Sherman's
nu-nh to the sea, the battle of Peters
burg, the surrender of Lee to Grant,
the assassination of President Lin
coln, are shown in the opening of the
play, while the thrilling story of the
'ecoiiitruction days in the south, with
the rides of the Ku-Klux-Klan, are
made a part of the play that holds the
spectators entranced and the interest
at the close is as intense as at the
beginnig. An orchestra of twenty-live
artists accompanies the production arid
their music is in keeping with the
pictures throughout. To see "The
Pirth cf a Nation" is to realize what
the making of the republic has cost,
and as cr.e Plattsmouth citizen has
well said, it makes one feel that they
are better Americans.
Now Nearing Completion.
From Saturday's Dally.
The new store room which is to be
occupied by the firm of Bestor &
Swatek is now ready to be turned over
to the painters and decorators, who
will operate the coming week, and it
is hoped to have the building in shape
for occupancy by next Saturday. The
new room will be much larger and
give the firm plenty of room for the
transaction of their business. The
room has been fitted with shelving and
everything that is needed in a hard
ware store for the display of goods,
and as soon as the finishing touches
are placed to the room the work of
moving the stock into the new build
ing will be commenced. This is the
store building formerly occupied by
the Fanger departm nt store.
A want ad will bring: what you want, j
II
EDITH NUTZMAN, OF
AVOGA, ARE MARRIED
From Saturday's Daily.
The following from the Avoca de
partment of the Weeping Water Re
publican tells of the wedding of two
of the popular young people of that
locality:
A quiet but pretty wedding occur
red at the home of Mrs. Philippine
Nutzman on Monday evening, Feb
ruary -1st, when her youngest daugh
ter, Edith, was united in marriage to
Mr. Henry Maseman of this city, Re.-.
A. E. Hash ford of the Congregational
church officiating. Roth of the.' e
young people have grown up in this
community and into the hearts of the
people, and are known throughout the
country as young people of sterling
worth. The activity of the bride in
chinch affairs, as well as the Yei.:a:i"s
club, lias made her very popular in
many eiicles. The groom has been
connected with the firm of Maseman
& Thiele of this city for some time
and no comment is necessary upon his
popularity in the community. We not
only wi-h but predict for them a fut
ure of happiness and prosperity.
FUNERAL OF THE LATE
IRS. MARY E. BAPES
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
From "nturilay's Pally.
The f uncial of the hue Mrs. Mary
E. Mapes was hold yesterday after
noon at 2 o'clock frcm the Imisc
Methodi.-t chinch, ar.d the service;
were pi'., ended by a large number of
th friends and neighbors, who gath
ered to pay their lat tribute cf re
spect and esteem to the old friend
gone to her final rest. Rev. V. M.
Pruliner, pastor of the church, gave
a brief sermon filled with hopefulne-s
md comfort to the soi'owing fami'y
and friends, holding out. to them the
long ar.d u-eful life of the departod
as a inomise ot a luture iilic.l won
joy and hr-.pni.nes-; unmarred by th
e; iefs and pa icings which mark thi;
ea'tidy life. During the .-.rvices a
ouai-tet comro.-ed of Mr--. E. H. Wcs-
eott, Miss Florence Raiser. Mrs. R. :
Hayes and Mr.-. Ed lb. man. gave
r.UM.ber of the old ar.d well lov.l
hymns which had been held so dear by
Mrs. Mapes during her lifetime.
Mary R. Panda'! was born in Hardy
I count1., Virginia, r tbruarv IS. 1S-V",
havj
j. ;
-ince resided, and elevon years
meat grief was visited upon
this csfim-ible ?ady when her husband
was called from her side by death,
sine." which time she has made hi r
home with her children. There are
three children left to mrurn the los
of the beloved mother, George J.
Mapes of Omaha, Thomas A. Mapes
of Helena, Montana, and Miss Mar
garet Maries of Plattsmouth.
"Mother" Mapes, as she was af
fectionately known by her friends, be
came a Christian in her early giil
hood and joined the United Brethren
chinch, of which she remained in
earnest and faithful member until her
death. Her passing has brought a
deep gi-h-f to all those who have
knovvn her during her long resilience
in this city and her example of a true
and faithful life of devotion to hr-r
family and friends will be long fond y
revered by those who had the pleas
ure of knowing her best in life.
The body was laid to rest in the
Horning cemetery, south of this city,
where the husband sleeps his last
long rest.
Are They to Wed?
From Saturday's Daily.
Two of Phittsmouth's young peo
ple departed this morning for Omaha,
where they gave out that they were to
spend th.fj day, but Dame Rumor, the
wise old lady, has it that they w ill re
turn this evening as one, as their
intentions are to be married there to
day and to steal a march on their
many friends in this city and vicinity.
To those close to the young people
the wedding has long been expected,
and it is safe to say that when the
young people return they will receive
a royal welcome.
For Sale.
Six-hole Corn Sheller and 12 II. P.
Gasoline Engine. In gooel shape. In
ouire at this office. 2-21-2wks-w
HENRY MASEMA
D
Read the want ads in the Journal.
SUNDAY DINNERS AT H01EL
RILEY BECOMING POPULAR
The special Sunday dinners which
are being made a feature at the Hote
Riley by Manager J. E. Greppin, are
glowing in popularity, and yesterday
there were a very large number of the
Plattsmouth families to take advant
age of enjoying the splendid menu
prepared for the occasion. All the
appointments which can add to the
comfort and pleasure of the patron
of the hotel are being installed by the
new management and that it is a step
in the right direction is shown by the
increasing patronage at the hotel. The
perfect service and treatment give
will undoubtedly add to the increase
in the business of the hotel.
MISS EOOA PETER
SEN SORPRISEO BY
MODERN PRISCILLAS
From Saturday's Dallv.
Last evening a very pleasant sur
prise party was tendered Miss Edna
Petersen at her home on lower Main
street, which was most thoroughly en
joyed by a large number of her
friends. The members of the Modern
Priicilla club had arranged the pleas
ant affair without Miss Edna having
the slightest intimation of what was
in store for her and it was not until
in returning home last evening from
the picture show, and entering the
house that .-he discovered that she
was the "victim" of a most delightfu
niithilay surprise, as the room was
billed with the friends, who proceeded
to remind Miss Edna of the happy
occasion. Tne evening was spent
pleasantly in music and a genera
good time until a late hour, when a
very dainty and delicious three-course
luncheon was served by Mrs. E. L
Spies, Mrs. L. W. Burger and Miss
Myrt'e Petersen, which was a most
dvdiirhtful tieat. After a most jolly
time the members of the party wend
ed their way homeward, wishing Miss
Edna many happy birthdays in the
future. Those who were present were
Misses Verna Hatt. Nettie Moore, Al
ine Pranzen, Jessie B. Moore, Ma
thilda Soennichsen, Mary Ilobscheieit
Christine Soennichsen, Ilermie Spies
I.eona Brady, Pearl Renshaw, Mar
ecret Wohlfarth, Helen Egenberger
Mrs. W. W. Moore of Schuyler, Neb
Mrs. L. W. Barge r of Davenport
Iowa, and Mrs. E. L. S. Spies of
Steilir.g, Colorado.
GULLOM SOCIAL CLUB
HAVE ANOTHER VERY
PLEASANT GATHERING
The Cullom Social club, which has
been having a very delightful time
during the winter months with their
pleasant weekly gatherings at the
homes of their members, met last wek
at the pleasant country home of Mr
anel Mrs. Louis Keil, where they were
ertertuined in a most enjoyable man
ner. The evening was spent in music
and games and a general good time
among the members of the jolly party
until a late hour, and the occasion will
be ene long to be very pleasantly re
nembered by all fortunate enough to
be present. At near the midnight hour
the baskets of gooel things to eat were
brought forth and a feast fit for a
king prepared, which added very much
to the delights of the evening, and it
was a late hour when the jolly party
of friends and neighbors departed for
their homes, feeling that they had
been afforded the most gracious hos
pitality of Mr. and Mrs. Keil.
FINE FARM FOR SALE.
100 acres, being the S. E. quarter
cf Section 'J-ll-1", located one mile
west and one mile north of Murray,
known as the T. V. Davis farm. Fine
farm and well imporved. Location the
best. Price for a short time at $25,-
000.00. Write or call on
John Colbert,
Weeping Water.
Severe Cold Quickly Cured.
"On December first I had a very
severe cold or attack of the grippe as
it may be, and was nearly down sick
in bed," writes O. J. Metcalf, Weath-
erby, Mo. "I bought two bottles of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and it
was only a few days until I was com
pletely restored to hoalth. I firmly
believe that Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy is one of the very best medi
cines anel will know what to do when
I have another cold." Obtainable
everywhere.
COUNTRY MUST KEEP
SENSE OF HUMANITY
PRESIDENT WILSON DISCUSSES
I NTEKN ATION A L A IF A I US.
America Ought to Keep Out of W
ar
at a Sacrifice of Everything Except
Sense of Humanity and Justice.
Washington, Feb. 27. President
Wilson told members and guests at
gridiron club dinner last night that
America ought to keep out of the Eu
ropean war "at the sarifice of every
thing except this single thing upon
which her character and her history
are founded, her sense of humanity
and justice."
The address was confidential since
the speeches at the dinners of the
gridiron club, composed of newspaper
correspondents, are not reported.
was made public tonight, however, be
cause many of those who heard
urged that it should go to the country,
The president spoke of the nation'
affairs with unusual irravity. His
hearers, incluelintr several hundret:
members of congress, government of
licials and correspondents, were
brought to their feet cheering when
he concluded with these words:
"I would be just as much ashamed
to be rash as I would to be a cowan
Valor is self-respecting. Valor is cir
cumspect. Valor strikes only when it
is right to strike. Valor withhold
itself from all small implications and
entanglements and waits for the great
opportunity when the sword will flash
as if it carried the light of heaven on
its blade."
The address in part follows:
Responsibilities of Office.
"Your talk, Mr. Toastmaster, ha
been a great deal about candidacy for
presidency. It is not a new feeling
on mv part, but one which I entertain
with a greater intensity than former
ly, this, that a man who seeks the
presidency of the Uniteei States for
anything that it will bring to him
an audacious fool. The respensibili
ties of the office ought to sober a man
even before he approaches it. One of
the difficulties of the office seldom ap
preciated, I dare say, is that it
very difficult to think while so many
people are talking, and partciularly
while so many people are talking in
way that obscures counsel and is en
tirely off the point.
"The point in national affairs, gen
tlemen, never lies along the lines of
expediency. It always rests in the
field cf principle. The Unite'd States
was not founded upon any principl
of expediency; it is founded on a pro
found principle of humanity, and lib
erty, whenever it bases its policy upon
any other foundations than those, it
builds on the sand and not upon the
solid rock.
"It seems to me that if you do not
think of the things that lie beyond am
awav from and disconnected from this
scene in which we attempt to think
and conclude, you wilt inevitably be
led astray. I would a great ileal rather
know what they are talking about
arounel quiet firesides all overr thi
country than what they are talking
about in the cloak rooms of congress
I would a great deal rather know
what the men on the trains anel by the
wayside and in the shops and on the
farms are thinking about anel yearn
ing for than hear any of the vocifer
ous proclamations of policy which it
is so easy to hear and so easy to read
by picking up any scrap of printed
paper. There is only one way to hear
these things anel that is constantly to
go back to the fountains of American
action. These fountains are not to be
founel in any newly eliscovered
sources.
Expediency and Justice.
"Senator Harding was saying just
now that we ought to try when we
are a hunelred million strong to act
in the same simplicity of principle
that our forefathers acted in when
were were three million st'ong.
heard someboily say I do not know
the exact statistics that the present
population of the United States is one
hundred and three millions. If there
yre three million thinking the same
things, that the original three million
thought the hundred million will be
saved for an illustrious future. They
were ready to stake everything for an
idea and that idea was not expediency,
but justice. And the infinite difficulty
of public affairs, gentlemen, is not to
discover the signs of the heaven and
the direction of the wind, but to
square the things you do by the not
simple but complex standards of jus
tice. Justice has nothing to do with
expediency.
"America ought to keep out of this
r.i 1 i j 1 C it.'
war. one ougnt to Keep oue oi uns
war at the sacrifice of everything ex
cept the single thing upon which her
character and history are founded, her
sense of humanity and justice. If she j
A New Shipment
Boys and young men's suits just received. All the
newest kinks of style are here. These were bot at the
old price and we will sell them at the old price.
Boys ' suits $1. 95 to $6. 95 Young men 's $5 to $15
C. E. Wescott's Soos
'Everybody's Store
"AMERICAN BOY' with every $5 suit or over
March issue just received.
i ,.i
sacrifices that, she has ceased to be
America; she has ceased to entertain,
to love, the traditions which have
made us proud to be Americans, and
when we go about seekinf safety at
the expense of humanity, then I for
one, will believe that I have always
been mistaken in what I have con
ceived to be the spirit of American
history.
Counsel of the Past.
"You never can tell your direction
except by long measurements. You
cannot establish a line by two posts;
you have to have three at least to
know whether they are straight with
anything and the longer your line, the
more certain your measurements.
There is only one way in which to de
termine how the future of the United
States is going to be projected and
that is by looking back and seeing
which way the lines ran which led up
to the present moment of power and
of opportunity. There is no doubt
about that. There is no question what
the roll of honor in America is. The
roll of honor consists of the names of
the men who have squared their con
duct by ideals of duty. There is no
one else upon the roster, there is no
one else whose name we care to re
member when we measure things up
on a national scale. And I wish that
whenever an impulse of impatience
comes upon us. whenever an impulse
to settle a thing some short way
tempts us, we might close the doors
and take down some old stories of
what American idealists and states
men did in the past and not let any
counsel in that does not sound in the
authentic voice of American tradition.
Then we shall be certain what the
lines of the future are, because we
shall know we are steering by the
lines of the past. We shall know that
no temporary convenience, no tem
porary convenience, no temporary ex
pediency will lead us either to be rash
or to be cowardly. I would be just as
much ashamed to be rash as I would
Stetson Hats
Hansen Gloves
tiLorno
New
ties
every
week.
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to be a coward. Valor is self-respecting.
Valor is circumspect. Valor
strikes only when it is right to strike.
Valor withholds itself from all small
implications and entanglements and
waits for the great opportunity when
the sword will flash as if it carried the
lights of heaven upon its blade."
HIGH SCHOOL TEAM
RAN UP AGAINST A
SNAG LAST NIGHT
From Friday's Daily.
Last evening the High school basket
ball team ran up against a sr.ag at
South Omaha and were defeated by
the score of 29 to 12. The game was
one that was quite interesting and the
large crowd of fans who accompanied
the local team felt well repaid for
their efforts. The changes in the team
which have become necessary, makes
a great deal of difference in the play
ing of the boys and as a result of their
forced change in the line-up they were
easy for the boys from Omaha's an
nex. The loss of Marshall at center
has been felt very much by the team,
as he was a vital factor in their team
work, and it is a hard matter to work
anyone else into the position at this
stage of the season, and it will have
a strong bearing on the standing of
the team in the state tournament at
Lincoln if thev are entered.
Sawing Native Lumber.
R. L. Propst has his saw mill in
operation at Mynard. All desiring
any lumber sawed, bring in your logs
at once, as the mill will be moved as
soon as the yard is cleared of saw
logs. 2-28-lwk-d&v
73
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you pay for them, but what they do
for you. Clothes that give you a well
dressed, up-to-date, prosperous appearance
are the least expensive clothes you can buy.
When you put on one of our SOC IETY
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dressed as anyone in any company. Come
in'and let us show you our line of blue serges
$15 and up to $30.
Remember tomorrow is the last day
of our annual $1.00 shirt sale. Bet
ter take your shirt inventory. Now
is the time to "fill in."
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