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MONDAY, DECEMBER 25. 1922.
PLATTSMQUTH SEMI WEEKLY JOTJENAI
PAGE THHE3
ARBUCKLE TO
RETURN TO THE
r.T 0 V l E S JAN. 1
FILM COMEDIAN GIVEN CHANCE
BY ARBITER. OF FILMS TO
REGAIN OLD PLACE.
Los Angeles, Dec. 20. Roscoe Ar
buckle. rotund comedian. bprred
from the screen since last April be
cause of his encounter with the law,
v as today restored to the privilcgi
of coming back to the place he once
occupied in his industry, if he can.
Will H. Hays, head of the picture in
dustry, announced that all restric
tions against the actor were . to end
January 1.
The Famous Players-Lasky cor
poration, which distributed Arbuck
le's pictures, announced that no ef
fort would be made at present to
market some films that were shown
or others that weer never released.
Joseph Schenck. producer, said he
would employ Arbuckle and the lat
ter said he was thankful for the
chance to work and would strive to
make good.
Mr. Hays issued a brief statement,
paying he felt every man was entitled
to his chance and the film industry
not only wanted to live and let live,
but it wanted to live and help live.
Entitled to Chance
Mr. Hays said: "Every man in the
right and at the proper time is en
titled to his chance to make good. It
is apparent that Roscoe Arbuckle's
conduct since his trouble merits tliat
chance. So far as 1 am concerned
there will be no suggestion now that
he should not have his opportunity
to go to work in his profession.
"In our efforts to develop a com
plete co-operation with the industry,
I hope we can start the new year
with no yesterdays. Live and let live
is not enough; we will try to live and
help live.
"It became known apart from the
brief formal utterances that certain
definite features figured in the action
that will allow Arbuckle another op
portunity to make good.
"Completely Chastened"
"First, perhaps, was the fact that
he seems completed chastened and
that his conduct since he was barred
from the screen last April apparent
ly has been excellent.
"Then, too, the action was taken
in the spirit of Christmas and it was
believed that fullest co-operation in
all branches of the motion picture
industry would be best advanced by
clearing the slate as far as possible.
Made Clean Pictures
"Again it is known that Arbuckle
never made a picture to which any
exception could possibly be taken,
and he never will. His pictures were
not high art, of course, but they were
always clean and they brought
laughs to millions.
"Still again ft was felt that inas
much that a jury acquitted him from
the charges upon which he was tried,
he is constitutionally entitled to the
right of any citizen especially to
the right of working at anything he
knows how to work at.
"No plans are in contemplation for
the release of the three comedies in
which Arbuckle appeared before his
trial and which have since been held
up, and the action now taken does
not in any way concern the release
of the films."
HAS NARROW ESCAPE
From Saturday's Daily.
Yesterday afternoon while Riley
McFarland was walking from the
Plattsmouth Water company pump
house on into the city he had a close
call from a perhaps fatal accident
as the result of a rear end collision
with the locomotive on Burlington
freight train No. 75. Riley was walk
ing along the right of way and while
seeing the train coming thought that
he had given enough clearance for
the passage of the train but missed
his guess by a couple of inches and
the result was that the bar on the
pilot of the locomotive struck him
and hurled him some distance, but
fortunately did not result in very
seriou3 injury, altho Riley could for
a few moments almost hear the
voices of the celestial choir singing
and was badly bruised up. The
switch engine was dispatched out to
the scene of the accident and brought
in the injured man who was able to
ret around all right, but was slight
ly dazed from the effects of the mix
up. However, Riley says it takes
more than a mere locomotive to put
a good man down and out.
A defendant in an eastern court
is asking for a new trial because the
jury decided his case and gave him
two years in the penitentiary by cut
ting the cards. He is no good sport.
It would seem that a dice box would
be a great improvement over most of
the juries we are having.
Wishing All Merry
Christmas!
We are appreciative of the kindness of our friends,
which has contributed much to our business success,
and wish to extend congratulations to all, with best
wishes for a happy holiday season, and prosperity for
the coming year.
Coatman Hardware Co.
Alvo, Nebraska
MUST FEED 8.000,0000
RUSSIANS THIS WINTER
Geneva, Dec. 21. Russia will
have a shortage of at least 1,000.
000 tons of cereals this winter, ac
cording to the international commit
tee of Russian relief, headed by Dr.
Fridtjof Xansen. Reports to the com
mittee from Russian sources declare
that, as a result of this shortage.
food relief will be required for 8,-
000,000 people, while the Soviets'
themselves cannot support more than
2.250.000.
The importation into Russia of at
least a million head of live stock,
especially horses, which have de
creased 50 per cent, is considered
necessary to reconstitute the eco
nomic situation.
MISSING AIRMEN
REPORTED DEAD;
BURNED IN CRASH
Unconfirmed Story Says that Charred
Bodies of Army Flyers Found
75 Miles from Tucson.
San Francisco. Dec. 21. The char
red bodies of the missing aviators.
Colonel Francis CV Marshall and
Lieutenant Charles Webber, have
been found on the Papago Indian
reservation, about seventy-five miles
southwest of Tuscon, Arizona, the
Southern Pacific railroad officials
here were advised this' afternoon in
dispatches from Tuscon.
A cowboy, the advices stated, came
upon the bodies near what is known
as Indian Oasis. The bodies lay in
the wreckage of the flyers airplane.
It is not known whether Colonel
Marshall and Lieutenant Webber
were killed when they crashed to
earth, or burned to death afterward.
Reported by Indian
Tuscon, Ariz., Dec. 21. Up to a
late hour this afternoon there was
no confirmation of the report of the
finding of the wrecked airplane and
charred remains of one of the mis
sing officers, either Colonel Marshall
or Lieutenant Webber. Report was
brought here by an Indian late last
night that the smashed plane had
been found.
Investigating parties were des
patched to the point where the In
dian reported he had found the plane
practically consumed by flames and
with the charred remains of one of
the missing aviators plainly visible.
The discovery, according to the re
port, was made at Covered Wells.
Eeventy-eight miles from Tucson, by
a Papago Indian.
According to' the story, the plane
is said to have apparently fallen af
ter a nose dive, the nose of the plane
being stuck straight into the ground,
with such framework as remained
unburned standing straight in the
air. The partially burned body of
one of the fliers was located under
the wreckage, but no attempt was
made by the Indian to identify it as
either one of the aviators.
EFFORT TO BLOCK
REPEAL OF CODE
FATAL, HE SAYS
Former Republican State Chairman
Declares People's Mandate
Must , Be Obeyed.
"If the republican legislature
should block the repeal of the code
and thus defeat the will of the peo
ple of Nebraska, as shown in the
late election, it will be playing right
into the hands of the democratic,"
declares Ed D. Beach of Omaha,
chairman of the republican state
committee in the 1918 campaign
when Governor McKelvie won his
first election.
"Should the legislature play that
kind of damphool politics, instead of
I the 50,000 majority which Bryan
I had this year there will be a 100,
000 democratic majority in Nebras
I ka two years from now, and the dem
ocrats will elect not only the gov
ernor but also the legislature and a
full set of state officers.
( "The people are not going to stand
for any monkey business. It is up to
' this legislature either to carry out
the people's wishes, or to wreck the
republican party's chances of victory
in 1924. The party will have no
chance of success until it rids itself
of McKelvism.
"Republican members of the leg
islature will show good judgment
by turning in and helping Governor
Bryan to carry out his program. :r
it turns out well they can then clai i
'half the credit. If it fails, they can
'blame Bryan for it. But if they ho' 1
out and block the game, they wi 1
'simply be digging a grave for then
pelves and their party in the next
' election."
BARROWS PLANS
TO PUT ONE OVER
ON GOV. M'KELVIE
Says He Will File Claim for Salary
as Acting Executive Ahead
of Governor's Claim.
Lincoln, Dec. 21. Pelham A. Bar
rows, acting governor, wnne uover-
nor McKelvie is visiting in the east,
announced today he would file a
claim with State Auditor George W.
Marsh for $23.99 a day for the ten
or more days the governor will be
absent.
"This claim will be filed before
the governor draws his salary for the
period, so that the auditor will have
to decide whether my priority will
entitle me to draw on the governor's
appropriation,' Barrows said.
"I will not allow the claim, be
cause if I do, the governor will make
me pay his salary out of my own
pocket," Marsh said.
Barrows this week lost a suit in
the district court to compel Marsh
to pay him ?935 salary he claimed
due at the rate of pay the governor
gets, $23.99 a day. One of the argu
ments of the attorney general's of
fice against the claim was that the
governor had already drawn his full
salary for the same time, leaving no
appropriation available for the act
ing governor.
"The constitution since 1875 has
said that the acting governor shall
have all the responsibilities and
emoluments of office while in the ex
ecutive chair," Barrows said. "I am
going to try again and see if the
constitution means what it says
Barrow's said he was filing the
claim specifically against the gover
nor's appropriation to "beat the gov
ernor to it," on the theory that he
would not be at the same legal dis
advantage as in his other suit, with
the money already drawn by the gov
ernor.
Barrows said he would
carry this case separately
courts.
probably
into the
DENVER BANDITS
SHAKE OF POSSE;
FLEE FROM RANCH
Police Believe Band Divided After
Hiding Place was Discovered
Scores of Men in Chase
Denver. Dec. 22. Peace officers of
Denver and northern Colorado were
prepared to push vigorously today
their hunt for Denver's bank truck
bandits whose trail they believed had
been picked up yesterday at an aban
doned ranch house 20 miles east of
Greeley. Colo.
The four men suspected of being
those who Monday shot and killed
Charles T. Linton, federal reserve
bank truck guard, and escaped with
$200,000 in currency after a spectac
ular gun battle with guards of the
United States mint here, had left the
farm house before officers arrived
there.
Police believed that the band had
divided after the chase following the
discovery of their alleged hiding
place in the abandoned ranch house
and that one car containing two men
was headed east and the other auto
mobile with two or more men in it,
was speeding west. They based this
belief on reports received during the
night of speeding cars.
Scores of armed men, including
county sheriffs and their deputies, in
hastily organized posses, and three
automobiles and one armored riot
i car loaded with Denver detectives
cud policemen scoured northern Col-;
jorado in the vicinity of Greeley, Fort
Morgan, Fort Collins and Roggen,
all of Thursday evening, without
catching the quartet. i
j The chase led from the ranch
I house, in which Henry Fuqua, a
farmer, early Thursday notified Sher
iff Frank Hall of Greeley that he had
seen four heavily armed men to the
. outskirts of Greeley, and, later in
j the evening, southeastward to Rog
i gen, and Hudson, Colo., about 30
! miles away, where the trail vanished
and part of Denver's detective squad
abandoned the hunt for the night. J
Clews, apparently indicating, defi
nitely that the bandits were in the
vicinity and fleeing at a desperate
pace to escape tne coraon oi armed
peace officers seemingly closing in on
them, were uncovered yesterday and
last night.
. Mrs. Gus Downer, residing just
outside the northwest city limits of
Greeley, reported that an automobile
in which a number of men had stop
ped at her home and one of the men
obtained a pan of warm water and
some cotton guaze, after which the
car left in great haste. It is known
that at least one of the bandits was
wounded in the battle with the mint
guards. The man who requested the
water and guaze from Mrs. Downer
told her he wanted it for a man who
had been hurt, she said.
DEAWS DOWN FINE
j Frni Saturday's L'ally.
1 Wilber Sojourner, who has been
residing at the Greer camp here for
some time, appears to have sojourn-
ed too lojig, as yesterday he was a
' caller at the office of County Attor
ney A. G. Cole where he received a
! fine of $50 and costs from the hands
(of Justice William Weber. The gen
tleman was arrested by snenff Quin
ton on the charge of intoxication and
to, the complaint entered a plea of
guilty and for which he received
justice in full measure.
What is nicer for the bocfc lover
than a choice volume of some of the
leading authors that are carried
the. Journal or an artistic and beau-
tiful set of book ends? I
HOLD A PARADE TODAY
A large representation of the
striking shop craft representatives
indulged in a parade this morning,
proceeding from the labor temple
oat past the Burlington shops where
they were formerly employed and on
over Sixth street to Main street and
thence to the labor temple, where
the parade was dismissed.
The members of the shop craft at
their meeting this morning received
very encouraging news from their
headquarters in Chicago and while
not allowed to give the matter the
fullest publicity, state that it was
very encouraging in every way.
M'KELVIE SAYS
NATION IS IN DIRE
NEED OF LEADERS
Nebraska Governor Would Check
Tendency of People Toward
Direct Action, He Says.
New York, Dec. 22. The nation
needs leaders, not followers; cajolery
and patronage must be displaced by
words of wisdom and deeds of pa
triotism and the shift from represen
tative government to direct action
by the people must be checked, de
clared Governor S. 11. McKelvie of
Nebraska, speaking here today at the
annual meeting of the New England
Society of New York. Governor Mc
Kelvie, who talked on "Landmarks
of Progress," is the first person living
west of the Mississippi to address
the society.
The granting of human liberty
was pointed to by Governor McKel
vie as the lasting monument of the
Pilgrims.
"It was the Pilgrims who pro
claimed equality among men." he
said. "It was their ancestors who
formed and adopted the constitution,
willing to forgo selfish interest in
khe cause of the common welfare, be
lieving that if the people were pro
tected in their inalienable right of
life, liberty and the pursuit of hap
piness, the natural resources of the
land would be developed and the na
tion made secure.
"We. today, have been gradually
departing from these well estab
lished landmarks of the fathers,
claiming to be more progressive than
they. Serious problems confront us.
We have launched into numerous
new fields of law making, enforc
ment and state activity. The theory
seems to be that more laws make for
more human equality, but the state
cannot enforce equality of result, it
can only insure equality of oppor
tunity. "Our remedies for the present day
evils are work, adjustment of trade
relations to meet the demands of
world-wide humanity and extension
of credit to any nation having a form
of government worthy of recognition.
America has been called the 'melting
pot.' It is a well established fact
that some of the more serious eco
nomic and political problems con
fronting us are the direct outgrowth
of failure to assimilate into a genu
ine Americanism a large number of
foreigners who come to our shores.
We must have a revival of patrio
tism, love of country and unselfish
service to the country, that we may
carry on functions of government
that our forefathers, so wisely
chose."
BODY OF MRS. JOHN
LINDEMANN ARRIVES
Funeral Services Will be Sunday
Morning at 10 :30 From the St.
John's Catholic Church.
From Satur Jay's Dally.
This morning the body of Mrs.
John C. Lindeman arrived in the city
from Denver where she passed away
very suddenly Thursday morning,
and was taken from the Burlington
station to the home of her son, Fred
Lindeman, where the body will lay
in state until the funeral, which will
be held Sunday morning at 10:30
from the St. John's Catholic church.
Monsigneur McManus of Council
Bluffs, a nephew of Mrs. Lindeman,
will celebrate the mass.
. The friends who desire to take a
last farewell may do so by calling at
the home up to 10 o'clock Sunday
morning.
The death
of Mrs. Lindeman was
acute dilation of the
caused from
heart and while she has had several
attacks of this malady here it was
brought to a crisis by the high alti
tude of the Colorado city and result
ed in death a few hours after the
nrrival of the family there. Mrs.
Lindeman accompanied by her hus
band and son. Fred Lindeman. ar
rived in Denver at 7 o'clock Thurs
da yniorning and on leaving the train
Mrs. Lindeman was stricken with a
fainting spell and medical assistance
was called to give her relief and the
lady was then taken to the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Will Daugherty,
where at 9:45 a. m. passed away.
death coming very suddenly.
Mr. Lindeman and son, Fred,
and
the
Mrs.
body
Daugherty accompanied
from Denver.
LEAVE FOE HOLIDAYS
From Saturday's Daily.
The employes of the Burlington
shops or at least the greater part of
the new men who have entered the
employ of the company since July 1,
were engaged today in their prepara
tions for leaving this afternoon and
tonight for their homes for the holi
day season ani to spend Sunday and
Monday with home folks in different
sections of the state. For their con
venience the railroad company hi
held their pay day earlier this month
Ia ovioKIa amlAwiK tin. llw,yilil
aA.obwrvfe th flay.
Daily Journal, ldo a wee.
FORMER RESIDENT
LAID TO REST AT
WEEPING WATER
Edward E. Williams, Pioneer of Cass
County, is Buried Tuesday at
Weeping Water.
The body of Edward E. Williams
was brought to Weeping Water,
Tuesday morning for burial in Oak
wood cemetery geside his wife and .
two sons in the family burial lot. '
Mr. Williams was a pioneer of
Cass county, having homesteaded a
farm four miles west and one mile
south of this city and now occupied
by E. M. Jumper, in the spring of
1869. He was well known and highly
respected by many of the old time :
residents some of whom still reside
in this locality.
Edward E. Williams was born in
Canton, Ohio, August 5, 1839, and
died in Waverly, Kansas, December
14, 1922.
In the year 1850 he with his par-I
ents moved to Eastern, Iowa. After
a short residence there they moved
to southwestern Iowa, where he was i
united in marriage to Mary L. West,
February 13, 1864. To this union
were born eight children, five of '
whom are still living, the three sons
being present at the burial of their
father. i
In the spring of 1869 Mr. Williams ;
located on a farm four miles west
and one mile south of Weeping Wa
ter, where he resided for more than
thirty years. On January 12, 1896,
Mrs. Williams died. Twenty-one
years ago he went to Waverly, Kan-.
sas, where he resided until his death. '
His brother, George, with whom he
lived part of the time, died very sud
denly some four weeks ago and Mr.
Williams did not seem to fully re
cover from the shock of his brother's
death . ' I
While in Nebraska. Mr. Williams j
was a member of the Free Will Bap- j
tist church, but on going to Waverly
united with the Methodist church,
and was a member up to the time of
his death.
Rev. C. I. Rose, pastor of the
Weeping Water Methodist church,
conducted the funeral services.
The following relatives were pres
ent at the funeral: Ed Williams,
Bozeman, Mont.; Will Williams,
Guide Rock, Neb.; Wesley Williams,
Waverly, Kan., sons; Dan Graham.
Percival, Iowa; Charley West and i
wife, Elmwood; J. A. Williams, Lin
coln: M. Shirley, Lincoln; Alf Shir
ley, Waverly, Kan. Weeping Water
Republican.
ST. LUKE'S CHILDREN'S PARTY
The children's Christmas party of
St. Luke's parish will be held on
Thursday evening, December 28 at
the public library auditorium. The
Little Helpers font roll offering
will be presented at this time. There
will be the Christmas tree and Santa
Claus for the children of the church
school, as well as a program for the
little folks. On Friday afternoon the
program will be repeated at the li
brary for the benefit of the children
of the city and the Christmas tree ar
ranged for the little folks of the city.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wendell de
parted this morning for Red Oak,
Iowa, where . they will enjoy a visit
over the Christmas holidays with
relatives and friends in that city.
L. H. Daft, formerly of Green
wood, and now a prominent resident
of Lancaster county, was here today
for a few hours looking after some
matters in the county court.
Blank books at the Journal Office.
PUBLIC JUCTION !
As I have bought the Robert Shra
der farm, stock and machinery, lo
cated five and one-half miles south
east of Murray and one-half mile
south of the George Shrader home
stead and have decided to sell at auc
tion on
Thursday, December 28
the following described property:
Horses
One black mare, ten years old,
weight 1,300; one black mare, ten
years old. weight 1,200; one bay
mare, eight years old, weight 1,300;
one sorrell mare, eight years old,
weight 1.300; one brown mare, five
years old, weight 1,000.
Four of these mares are in foal.
Service fee to follow.
Cattle
One milk cow, 5 years old; two
spring calves, fourteen shoats.
Farm Implements
One two-section harrow, one West
ern Bell riding lister, one Jenny
Lind cultivator,, one New Century
cultivator, one bob sled, one New
ton wagon, one Moline wagon, one
top buggy, one stirring plow, one
1-inch work harness, one 1-inch
harness, and many other articles too
numerous to mention.
This stock and machinery will pos
itively be sold to the highest bidder.
Terms of Sale
All sums under $10, cash, all sums
over 1 10. six months' time will be
given, purchaser giving good bank
able note bearing eight per cent in
terest. All property to be settled for
before being removed.
FRANK VALLERY,
Owner.
W. R. YOUNG. Auct.
W. G. BOEDEKER, Clerk.
DR. H. C. LEOPOLD
4 Osteopathic Physician r
Uhlan Block Phong 208
TO BE HELD IN
CIYNARD, NEB.
May, iseenta liSti
Commencing at 1 O'Clock P. M.
Anyone desiring to dispose of any kind of per
sonal property may bring it to this place and it will be
sold at public auction at the usual charge. For par
ticulars see W. E. Propst.
Terms will be made known on sale day.
In this sale there will be a dwelling house sold at
auction.
AUCTIONEER
We Greet You All
This Christmas, and extend wishes for your material
prosperity, for your health and happiness for the com
ing year.
Kauble
A Merry Christmas!
This to all our friends and patrons. We enjoy it
most when our friends prosper and are blessed with
health and happiness. And friendship, what money can
not buy.
The Mauzy Drug Co.
We Extendi to All
Heartiest Greetings for a
Merry Christmas
AND A
Happy New Year
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