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3 rara 0 PLATTSMO DTH, HEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 13. 1920. NO. 92 VOL. XXX VU. OMAHA AUTO PARTY IN SER IOUS MISHAP ' T -kTV- T? TATTDT T C PAD TC h T HT ACT IsxJUKJLa AUUXtXlIU Villi J 1 IEMOLISHED AS A RESULT OF TURNING TURTLE. DROVE WRONG SIDE OF ROAD And Traveling at High Rate of Speed Down McConkey Hill Collis sion Narrowlv Averted. From Monday's Dally. If tl"lH tUirjlM'WIl l til , :.l . . I ... .1... ....... .1- j hill hading from Chicago avenue to th- road south of town, as a result of which a larte Dodge touring car belonging to a ir.au giving the name of William McMan. of Omaha, was almost entirely demolished. Tiie car driven hv the man named 1 Mr.Man was commg from the south. Funerai Services at St. Paul's Lvan ;.t a ery high rate t.t speed and at! ge'ical Church One of Largest the ti:i;e was on the left hand side' Ever Held in This City ( the road, which is a direct viola- lion f.f the law. 1 fin ear 01 l.uger.e Yroman was coining from 1 hi.-; city d Yroman was driving prop erly on the risiht hand side of the road, i-ut as the Omaha car tame on Ire saw that it was almost impossible to avoid a smash up and accordingly he run his car on" of the road as far as p.is.-ible upon the embankment. McMan attempted tt swing his car over to the right side of the road and as he turned the steering wheel at, the high rate of speed, the car was overturned and made two com plete revolutions before it righted it s.elf. , As a result the car was badly: damaged an 1 the ocenpants hurled fn , the machine, Both reur wheel.-' of the Dodge car were torn off. the fenders mar-hed. the wind shield1 shattered and the frame bent and turn, as well as the top torn loose' from the body, as the frame support ing it snapped off. j The I lodge car w as occupied by Mr. Mi Man and two ladies and a gen tleman wlu) did not give their names. Ore of the ladies v. as quite badly in- i ;i r in the accident, suffering from sev rt lacerations of the lower limbs a.; well a.; bruises on her body. Kd Mason of the Keo garage was called to the scene and had the d imaged car brought into his garage for repairs and also took the mem bers of the party on to Omaha. where the injured lady wa by a physician. treated ' The iiuick a?'i.n r.f Mr. Yroman saved his car from being damaged, but it will cost the owner of the I;odge st v-ral hundred dollars to have the car repaired. FIRE DOES SOME DAMAGE; EXTINGUISHED BY NEIGHBORS From Monday's raify. Yesterday morning the fire alarm i was sounded shortly before noon and f: r a few moments occasioned much alarm over the city as a large num ler of householders were at church. It was found that the alarm was turned in from the west second ward and the ?ire discovered to be at the residency of J. J. Mei.dnger. on west Oak strett jut west of the Missouri Pacific tracks. The tire was discov ered by the neighbors when the i-iKif of the house began to blaze as the re nit. it is thought, of a spark from a passing .locomotive. The prompt wi.rk of the neighbors re filled in putting the fire out with l--.it little damage to the building and the loss will not be great to the own er of the building. RECOVERS FROM OPERATION From Tuesday s Dally. 1 William P. Cook returned yester- the crank was thrown back striking e'ay afternoon from Osceola. Ia.. ' him on the right fore arm nr.d in v here for several week- he has been j flitting the compound fracture. The in the hospital, having undergone injured member was set hy a physi a very severe operation and which ; sian and the victim of the accident apparently has l-een very successTui. made as comfortable as possible, but 1 ne f-peraiion was one 01 me m"i. severe that was ever performact at Kains the use of thi arm. Since the O-ceoIa hospital. Mr. Cook i . the return of Mr. Koukal !.-.m the - Mill feeling quite weak but im- ' army he has been in poor health as proved in health and the old friends ue stjn suffers severely frci.i tii.j ef-a.-e more than pleased to see "Bi.'v" fects of having been rrass-d in one back at a old 'home and feeling as 0 the American offensives ?n the well as he does. j fan cf 1913 jn Franco and t'.'s added i to. the broken arm makes he lot of We do all kinds of Job prmlng j Mr. Koukal far from pleasant. HAS STARTLING EXPERIENCE FROM STEFPING ON A SNAKE From Monday's Pally. Yesterday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Frans and daughter, .Miss Delia, were out walking and were Unfiling through the pleasant shaded paths tin ft-rrv U'll.n Mia Frans received a startling experience that has occasioned her such a shock that she is confined to her home today. The young lady was walking along when she suddenly stepped upon a small snake that was lying along the path and the sudden shock of the affair caused a very serious nervous shock to the lady. It was necessary to have a car called to convey her to her homp and summon medical ns- L. ,. .1 . . 1 f be suffering wrv much fom the shock of the alfai ADAM HILD LAID TO REST ON SATURDAY , From Monday's Dallv. I Saturday afternoon the Itinera 1 'service of the late Adam llild was , held at the St. Paul's Evangelical church and was one of the lar. est j thut has been held for years in the 1 city as the old friends and neighbor , from tiver the county gathered t: pay their last tribute of respect to ! the m mory of this good man. who had been so suddenly taken from their-midst. The - services were in charge of Key. Robert Kunsendorf of the Eight Mile Grove church w ho spoke at some length in both English and German. The minister paid a glowing tribute to the memory of Mr. Hild. who. dur ing his life time, had been an up right Christian gentleman and whce faith in the teaching of the church in w hich he had been a member since his boyhood had been firm and st?d fast. The lessons of faith that per mitted the true Christian to maintain his house in order so that when the summons to the great unkno.vn came they could faco the future with the conviction cf the teachings of Christ, was brought out by the minister in his remarks. During the " sci -vices the choir of the church gavg num ber of hymns which had been so well l,'ed by .Mr. Hild in his life ti.v.". At the close of iho services the casket was opened an 1 the friend.- f,f ti,e departed allowed to lak :i aft j farewell and it required some time for the hundreds of old friends to file past to pay their last farewell to the one who had been with them for so manv years. The interment was at the family lot in Oak Hill cemetery, the pall bearers being old i friends of the departed: John I Fight. John Kaffenberger, Jacob Tritsch. William Hassler, John II. Albert and Theodore Starkjohn. The passing of Adam Hild re- moves one of the strong and substan- tial men of the community and while time will in its mercifulness soften perhaps the pang of the bitter grief that his loss has occasioned to then old and dear friends and the members of the family circle, the loss f- the community is one that will be hftrd to fill as Mr. Hild was a strong and able personality that had contributed much to the development of the county. MEETS WITH ACCIDENT Ftom Monday's Dally. Emil A. Koukal met with a very serious' accident Saturday evening that has resulted in the doubt? frac ture cf the right fore arm and whiih will incapacitate him for some time at least. Emil was ngagecl in I nking his Ford car s.d ts he was attempting to get the engine started it win oe many weeKs oetori? no re- DEMOCRATIC DELEGATES HOLD MEETING ELECTED DELEGATES ASSEMBLE AT EQUITY COURT ROOM TO NAME STATE DELEGATES SELECT. AN ABLE DELEGATION Gathering is Addressed by James P. Baker of Dunbar, and Hon. W. B. Banning of Union From Tuesday's Dally. Pursuant to the new primary law the democrats of Ca&s county who were selected at the recent primary election as the delgates to the coun ty convention, assembled at the equity court room in t he court house to take up the task of the selection of the delegates who would represent the county at the state convention to be held at Omaha on Tuesday, May 25th. The convention was not large in point of numbers as many of the precincts were unrepresented as the delegates were unable to reach the city, but in the gathering were many of the war horses who have for many years fought the battles of democ racy in the county and state and through the days when the demo crats of the county had a small chance. Among the old leaders of the party present were: Hon. W. H. Banning of 'Union. J. M. Stone and Mike Kinie of Nthawka, W. H. Heil and John Group of Louisville. John Murtey of Alvo. J. P. Falter of this city. Former Mayor J. P. Sattler, Jacob Tritsch. Judge M. Archer, Hon. W. 11. Puis of Murray. Dr. li. V. Brendel of Muray. L. F. Eanghorst of El ni wood. The meeting organized with the selection of J. P. Falter as tempro ary chairman, who as the presiding officer of the county committee call ed the meeting to order. Frank E Schlater was selected as secretary and the meeting at once proceeded to get down to business and the se lecting of the delegates to the Oma ha state convention. On motion of J. P. Sattler the chairman was em powered to name a committee from ecah commissioner district to selecr. a list of delegates to be submitted to the convention and Chairman Falter named as that committee, Mr. Sat tler. J. M. Stone and John Murtey. The committee after deliberation selected an excellent list of delegates as follows: J. P. Falter, J. F. lYehrbein. Mike Tritsch, Dr. G. H. Gilmore, M. G. Kime, Hon. W. E. Banning. Frank Massie. S. C. Boyles. G. P. Foreman, John Murtey and Dan Bourke. Mr. Banning introduc3d to the convention Mr. James P. Baker ot Dunbar, whose name the voters cf Cass and Otoe counties had written in on the primary ballot and who was the choice of the voters for the office of representative from the eighth district. Mr. Baker stated that while he was not a seeker after office he believed it the duty of an American citizen to accept the duty of making the race for office and that if elected he would try and serve the best interests of the tax payers of the county. He urged the Tvform of the primary law, the carrying on of the roads movement and a just and equitable system of taxation that would place the burden of taxation equally upon all and to serve the people with as just and economical form of government as possible. Following the remarks of Mr. Ba ker, a number of the leaders i.n the party gave short talks in favor of the ideals for which the party stood. Mr. Falter announced that the county committee would meet at a later date to organize for the year and to fill such vacancies as might exist on the ticket for the fall'elec tion. BUYS NEW REO ROADSTER J. E. Mason, proprietor of the Plattsmouth Garage, and the local dealer of the Reo cars, sold a dandy new roadster to Fred Heil a few days ago. The Reo cars are among the best for the money, and Fred is well pleased with his new possession. Mr. Mason is having the same trouble as all other local dealers, they are hard to get. and move readily when one lands in town. STORK PAYS A VISIT TO JULIUS A. PITZ HOME From Monday's Dafiy. This morning tin- .-tork made a visit at the home :' County Commis sioner Julius A. Pit, and wifo and left in thtir care a fue. little daugh ter to share the ho;:U' wi-h th? par ents and the two l'tle sisters. Both Mrs. Pitz and little Miss Pitz are do Iii ' nicelv and Ju!; h has certainly the right to feel v,:v proud and hap- j JAMES TEEGAROEN CHAIRMAN py over the new addition to the fam ilv circle. The Go-as, on has also I brought much ple.ifm to the grand- ! parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Jar.da of this city and to the many uncles and aunts of the little one. YOUNG MEN'S CLASS OBSERVES THE DAY Eible Class of Methodist Church Havs as Guests of Honor on Occasion, 25 Mothers cf the Members from Monday's Dallv. The occasion of -Mother's day was observed very appn priatoly Sunday morning at the room of the young men's bible class .:' the Meti)oi!it church when the i!iuhers of tiie class held a special prorram in honor of the day. A specia feature was the fact that twenty-five of the mothers and members of th class were pres ent to take part in the very enjoy able gathering. Throughout the pro gram the spirit of inuther's ;lay was emphasized by the numbers given. Mrs. William Baird gave a very charming r.adir.;-;. "My Mother's Or gan and brought t nunu tiie cnim hod days when the hands cf mother played the well known and loved songs upon the ori an in the home iuJ whose niemoi yi j ev t ,-,r..t-'.i i:i the hearts of the children passing out of the home into the life of the world. Miss Clara Mae Morgan gave as a part of the program a song of mother love, whose beauty made a dc?ep impression on the auditors. On behalf of the mothers. Mrs. W. B. Street spoke very briefly and was fol- owed by il. A. Stromsburg who spoke n behalf of the soar.. The class rooms were beautified by the bright blooms of the springtime Hid each member cf the class was presented with the floral emblem o! he Mother's day. A large bouquet in honor of the memory of the four U parted members of the bible class vas placed in the room as a silent tri bute to the memory of the departed friends. CHANGE OCCURS IN From Tuesday's Ially. Last evening the deal was consum mated whereby Mab'on Brown, long associated with John W. Crabill in the jewelry store at the corner of Sixth and Main streets, becomes the awner of the stock of goods. Mr. Crabill will however retain the repair end of the business and he pleasant business association be continued by these two gentlemen. Both Mr. Crabill and Mr. Brown are established in the business life Df the city and will continue under the new management to give the public the usual pleasant and cour teous treatment at this store thai they have received in the past. CELEBRATES TWELFTH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY om Tuesdays Dallv. On Saturday afternoon the twelfth birth anniversary of Ieroy Moran was ob-frved at his home in this city when a number of the little friends and school mates were invit ed to assist him in the celebration of the day in the proper manner. The hours were passed pleasantly in the playing of games until a suit able hour when dainty refreshments of ice cream and cake were served that added much to the delights of the members of the party. Among those present were: Miss Carolyn Moran, Eugene Moran, Edith Quin ton, Helen Wurl, Helen Beeson, Catherine Schneider, Edna Klinger, Laura Elizabeth Eaton Rudolph Iverson, Joe Buttery, Harlin Gorder, George Rebal.'Ray Moran of Omaha, a cousin of the host and Miss Rys, teacher of the young people. COUNTY CON VENTION OF THE REPUBLICANS LARGE ATTENDANCE PRESENT AND ALL BUT TWO PRECINCTS OF COUNTY REPRESENTED W. A. Robertson Selected es Secre tary and Full Delegation of Fifteen Picked to Represent Cass County From Tuesday's Daily. This morning the republicans of Cas.s county met at the district court room in their county convention and a large representation of the elected delegates of the party were present when Chairman James M. Teegarden of the county committee called the assembly to order. Every precinct in the county with the exception of the 1st and 2nd Rnck Bluffs was represented at tiie meeting and the large precincts from the west por tion of the county were almost all lepresented by lull delegations. Mrs. Robert Ward of this city and Mrs. John Palmer of Xehawka, had the honor of being the first ladies offi cially elected delegates to sit in the party councils. The convention was organized by the selection of Mr. Teegarden as 'ha-rman and William A. Robertson :s secretary. The convention taking up the mat -t 1 of selecting delegates de-i'Vi that the various precincts should caucus a:id select some one whom they desired to have represent them at the meeting of the state conven tion o$ Tuesday next at Lincoln, .'-ovrral r.f te precincts, waived their rights as to defegates and the eigh teen precincts who had candidates prepared the mimes which were then drawn- out and the following were selected as delegates: J. A. Gard ner, Tipton; H. P. Long. South Bend; Andrew F. Sturm. N'ehawka; S. S. Davis and J. A. Gilmour. Mt. Plea sant; W. S. Wetenkamp. Platts mouth: L. J. Marquardt. Avoea; Mont Rr.-bb. Liberty; George Wilson. Stove Creek; C. G. Mayficld, Louis ville: C. E. TeP.t. Weeping Water; J. H. McMaken. Plattsmouth; C. B. Ganz. Alvo; J. M. Teegarden. Weep ing Water. The important matter of picking the representatives of the party hav ing been disposed of the matters of the convention enjoyed some time in the spreading of the republican faith through the medium of their party candidates and others of the party leaders who were present. Hon. A. P. Sturm, candidate for re-election as senator, and A. A. Weten kamp. candidate for county commis sioner, were introduced and received a hearty welcome from the delegates. Mr. Sturm urged a return to original American principals and do away with many of the restrictions that had been placed on the country in tho time of war. Mr. Wetenkamp stated that not being a public speak er he wculd merely say that if electr ed he would try and assist the coun ty board as a good official should. Mrs. Palmer and Mrs. Ward, the lady representatives were called up on and in a tew wards gave tneir views on the political questions from their first experiences in politics. Arthur L. Palmer of Omaha, a for mer Louisville man. was present and Mr. Teegarden called upon him for a few remarks which he gave urging the republican party as a relief from present conditions and the need of the election of republican candidates this fall. George Wilson of Elm wood, also spoke before the conven tion and emphasized the need for party unity if they would win on the state ticket and against the in roads of the non-partisan league ticket that has just been placed in the field. Among the leaders who were in to attend the convention from out in the county were J. A. Gardner of the Eagle Beacon, the original "Hi" Johnson man in Cass county, James M. Teegarden, and Clarence Tefft of Weeping Water, George Beryer of Elmwood. C. L. Graves and W. A. Taylor of Union, Frank P. Sheldon and Senator A. P. Sturm of Ne hawka and Editor L. J. Mayfield of the Louisville Courier. County Commissioner C. F. Har ris spoke briefly before the conven- lion in regard to the necessity of the repair of the court house and as the occasion offered a good representa tion of the county he asked for a vote as to whether the convention believed that the property of the county should be repaired and there was practically an unanimous ex pression to ko ahead and have the building fixed up at once. YOUNG FOLKS GIVE MAY DAY PROGRAM Junior Service Guild of St. Luke's Church Entertain Mothers at Public Library From Tuesday's Dally. Yesterday afternoon the auditor ium t)f the public library was the scene of a most pleasant gathering when the members of the Junior Service Guild of St. Luke's church entertained their mothers with a most delightful program a well as an exhibit of the work they have been doing for the relief work in the mission fields. The young folks have, since the first cf the year, been engaged in doing needle work which is to be sent out for re lief work in the mission stations of the church in Alaska, the Indian mission among the Winnebagoes and the St. Mary's school in Tennessee, where the relief work among the residents of the mountain district is being carried on. The work con sisted of aprons, dresses, bibs and rompers for the little tots and as well as scarfs, two baby sweaters and several pair of wristlets, the last of which the girls have knitted themselves for the use of less for fortunate ones. After the inspection of the splendid work of the enter prising little ladies the members of the party enjoyed an exctllUt pro gram of music. Piano solos were given by Misses Helen Clement, Edith Ledgeway. Dorothy Peters and Helen Ledgeway. A vocal trio, "Pretty Little Violet", by Misses Helen Clement, Edith and Helen Ledgeway,' proved one of the rare treats of the program, the young people being accompanied by Miss Violet Begley. A number of the children gave a very pleasant and enjoyable pantomine that showed much cleverness on the part of the little folks. Each guest was presented with a beautiful little may basket that con tained very toothsome refreshments which added to the enjoyment of the occasion. The exhibit and the pleasant mus ical program reflected the greatest of credit upon the young people and their instructors and aids and was enjoyed to the utmost by those who were fortunate enough to be pres ent. FOR SALE A seven room house and two lots on north Sixth street, city water, gas and electricity. Five room cottage on north. Ninth street, and two va cant lots on North Eighth street. Acreage to exchange for property closer in. 3t-d 3t-w. R. B. WINDHAM. Another U. S. Pay-Day! Coupons on Liberty Bonds of the second issue are due and payable on May 15th. Bring your coupons to this bank and have them cashed. Invest your interest money in a savings ac count and your interest will earn interest for you. This is the.way to make the most of the money you loaned Uncle Sam. Don't forget the date Ma 15th. The First National Bank, Plattsmouth, Nebraska "The Bank Where You Feel et Home" 1 I . ! ' MEETS WITH RESERVE BOARD CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES AND BOARD OF GOVERNORS TO LOOK UP COMPLAINT OF STATE BANKERS. Mayor H. A. Schneider Returns Sat urday from Week Spent in National Capitol. From Monday's Dally. Mayor H. A. Schneider, cashier of the Plattsmouth State Bank, and a member of the party of Nebraska bankers who visited Washington last week to look after the interests of the state banks at the hearings be fore the board of governors ef the Federal reserve banking system, re turned home Saturday. The Nebraska delegation was a part of the general committee, rep resenting twenty-four states in which the federal board regulations and the banks operating under state charter and state laws have had con flict. The delegations were given hear ings before the committees on bank ing and currency and rules of the house of representatives while in Washington as well as before? tb" board of governors of the Feder al reserve bank and preft-nte-d their side of the case- and the point-' in which the two banking systems have conflicted. All of the Nebraska delegation in congress did their utmost to assist the state bankers at the hearing.; and Congressman Frank Reavis, of the first district, appeared as spokes man for the Nebraska- nun at the hearing before the federal reserve board. The points in conflict between the state banks and the federal re--erve . Fye-teri havs. giv-en the; .baukr not ejperating under the federal re serve system no small amount of an noyance and it is to have these mat ters adjusted so that the banks can more freely operate under the laws of the state in which they were char tered, that the appeal has been made to the federal authorities. The federal reserve board recog nized the points in issue and agre-t-d to lay before the banking and cur rency committee of the house their recommendations as well as the ex pressions ot opinkni of the different state bankers. While the stay of the party in Washington was limited and the greater part of the tine was occu pied with the committees of congress and the board of governors, still Mr. Schneider enjoyed ti e time spent in the beautiful capital cf the nation. ELMWOOD WELL REPRESENTED This morning Stove Creek pr( cinct was well represented at the county conventions which met in this city. Gus Gormemeier, George Berger, one of the pioneers of the precinct. John Cobb, George Wilson. L. A. Tyson, B. I. Clements and Wil liam Schreck being among the re publicans present while the demo crats were Alden Turk, L. F. Lang horst, J. A. Capwell and John Gonzales.