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g&raAa State Hiitaxt cal Society VOL. NO. XL. PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1924. NO. 71 "HAPPY 100" HOLD OPEN ING SUPPER REV. FRED LOOS OF LI3ESTY, MO., IS THE SPEAKER OF THE OCCASION. CLEANNES IS SUBEGT OF TALK Nehawka Business Men are Guests of the Evening and Local Peo ple Receive Recognition. From Wednesday's Dally Last evening the first Happy Hun dred supper of the season was held at the parlors of the Meihodist church and the occasion was 100 per i cent successful from every stand point and in fact the attendance was I so large that the committee in ) charge of the ftast had to stand by while the supper was servtd or un-' til the ladies of the Methodist church who served the supper were able to , provide for the overflow. ; Incidentally it may be mentioned j here that the committee has cleverly I created a competition among: the la-j i1iK who sprvc th siiTirx-r hv havinc ' part of them at the Presbyterian , ll 01 "eariU -'u- Ui muJUI ia"' church and part at the Methodist 'dilates at the coming fall election church and the ladies will be judged011 next Monday evening at 8 o'clock by the hungry mob as 3 it were. i While President Searl S. Davis of the Chamber of Commerce had been of the arraneements on the commit- Governor Bryan has made an ex tee of E. H. Wescott. L. O. Minor ; cellent governor of the state and en and Guv W. Morgan, he was unable J-V-d th largest majority ever given to dodg'e the task of presiding andan'one for V155 office at the election which he carried out in his usually , n " 22 and has labored long ana pleasing manner that added to the WG reducing the tax burdens and enjovment of the occasion. .restoring to the people the control of As the members of the supper par- the state government and for his tv stood around the tables the Invo- j services the great independent vote cation was offered by Rev. Walter f the ftate appreciative and will R. Robb of the First --Christian demonstrate this fact by voting ; to church and then came the feast that promote im the second highest was lu keeping with the Ions cstah- offi!e in tbe of th people o the lished traditions of the Methodist . na10?- " . v, . ladies that it was all that anyone Tn's y"1 Probably be the only could ask in either quality or quan- opportunity of the Cass county peo titv pie of hearing any of the candidates M . x for tLe presidencv or vice presidency The members of the party gave a in the county and shouM be taken cordial greeting to John L. Tidball. . advatl tape of hy thope wno are stu. Sr.. who has Just passed his eighti- dents of the political questions and eth birthday and sang their greet- I der:jr. to be informed so that thev ings to mm as wen a? presuming nim Willi a mmaiure ukc. . T1" iiie ugMfis 1,1 dence and with l)r. u. i uesiover leading gave several very pleasing numbers and Clifford Cecil at the urging of the toastmaster gave very j , 7- n- x-r-co f "QmiiiTi' delightfully a verse of Smihn Thru At this supper the Chamber of Commerce had as their guests the representatives of Nehawka and Frank P. Sheldon, the well known merchant of that city, and Hon. Ernest M. Pollard were present to be the guests and received the greetings of the Plattsmouth people. Mr. Davis also introduced to the gathering a number of the newer residents here who were in attend ance among them Mr. Irving Wool fpv of the citv schools. Dr. Joseph St'ibal and J. II. Smith of the O. K. garage. The address or the evening was oy Tffv Fred A. Loos of Liberty. Mo., and in the speaker the audience had a real treat as in his graceful and pleasant southern manner he pre- ser.ted his subject and in the open- ing of his remarks offered a .pleasing flow of real wit and humor that was most appreciated by everyone and of a tvpe different from the average Fpt-aker at an occasion of this kind. The serious trend of the address V as Oil lirauiiuv...- ...... . . r , .. callv and nationally and in this the j r.-aker left a thought of serious lm i.nrt with all who heard him. The address also breathed a spirit of hopefulness for better things that the nation was in the dawn and not the twilight and that from the pat vears the advance had been for ward' and not backward. Rev. Loos pointed out the old type of hard un feeling reliirious training that made of the worship of God a gloomy, un attractive thing and the present day hopefulness and brightness that marked the delivery of the message of the Master. He also touched on the feeling of common interest, the weakening of the lines of the relig ious sects, the spirit of tolerance in the religious of another. The pass ing of the old time methods and practice was marked by the speaker as a part of the national laundrying that had brought a better, cleaner day. One thing on which Rev. Loos stood clear and firm was for a high er type of citizen the education of the "men and women coming to this nation to become citizens making them Americans first and naturaliz ing them afterwards so that they might be able to intelligently act on the matters of government rather than allowing American institutions to be dominated by the persons dumped here by the nations of the old world without regard for their qualifications. Another of the real iorceiui siaie- ments of the address was the ringing declaration that the voter ol tne United States should be able to read and write the English language so that they could vote intelligently and act their part as a citizen of this great republic. The speaker touched on the indif ference of the American people to the fact that a foreign element had brought -to this country the theory of attacking the American ideal and of wr-ving the red flag in our nation rather than the flap that had been bought in blood as the liviner symbol of a great free republic. He urged a little less of partisanship and more of American national unify in pre serving the nation and the realiza tion of a greater and broader Ameri can spirit in the future. The close of the address was one of eloquence and force and carried home the message of the speaker most forcibly. The benediction was pronounced by Rev. II. G. McClusky and the first supper of the season closed most pleasantly and was one wortli while in every way. GOVERNOR BRYAN TO SPEAK HERE ON NEXT MONDAY NITE . ,., Eemocratis Candidate for Vice Presi dent Will bpeak to the Lltl- zens of Cass County. This city will have the opportun- w"en governor t naries w . iiryan. democratic candidate for vice presi dent, will speak to the citizens of .Cass county in Plattsmouth. can cast their baIlot at the Nove rem- Iber elect I thev hf li Ur eWtinn fnr the r.rif5rplc M,at thev believe to he ritrht. . ' ' .,, " lJShS A?e Jeffns ,whL e ' ";"rtX " " . Vv. D""u,u transferred to the party that he rep resf.nts and the gpilrit Jf tfae qM Americanism of honesty in public of fice should be strictly demanded of any man regardless of party affila tion. GIVES BIRTHDAY SURPRISE rV'-m YV1nelay"! Daily Mrs. Emma Spreick gave a sur prise party in honor of her brother's, Henry Fornoff. birthday oinday evening at his home. The evening was spent by paying games and the usual of having a good time. At a late hour a ci-.inty luncheon was served by the hostess and Mrs. Fornoff. Those present j were: Mr. and Mrs. Otto Spreick and - tiiy; Mr. and Mrs. Gabelman: Mr. and Mrs. Roy Core and family, of ( Louisville: Mr. and Mrs. Jake Krager j and family; Mr. and Mrs Henry , RaptlSS and family; Mr. and Mrs. ; ; Jonn Rohrdanz and familv; Mr. and . Mrg Geo Stonr and family; Mr. id Mrs John Albert and family Fornoff and fam. VERY GENEEOTJS DONATIONS From Wednesday's Dally The committee that has been seek ing donations for the American Le gion Roaring Gulch festival which opens on Saturday at Coates hall, has been receiving some very gener ous responses from the Plattsmouth business men and loads of the mer chandise as well as cash contribu tions from the banks and other places of like nature have been re ceived to aid the service men in mak ing their event a success. One of the latest to voluntarily offer con tributions has been T. H. Pollock, who, since the establisment of the Legion Post, has been one of it3 most enthusiastic boosters and backers. Mr. Pollock has donated twenty 55 coupon books good for passage over the Platte river bridge and wnicn would be a most acceptable winning for any auto owner and represents in cash value $100. Mr. Pollock has alwaj-s done all that- he possibly could for the Legion as have others of the business men of the commun ity and their efforts are all appre ciated by the service men of the community. Frank B. Thomas of Chicago, rep resenting the Safety First depart mefct of the Burlington, was here yesterday looking after the interests of his company and assisting in cut ting down the accidents by eafety metroas. BURLINGTON VETERANS IN ANNUAL MEET HOLD SESSION AT LINCOLN AND HEAR MANY FINE AD DRESSES AT MEETING. MANY FROM HERE ATTEND Mrs. William Baird of This City Among Those on the Program at the Banquet Last Eevening. From Tuesday's Daily President Hale Holden of the Bur lington railroad, in an address made to veterans of the system at the Lincoln chamber of commerce Mon day evening, warned members of the association that the dangers of gov erment ownership did not threaten the owners of the road, but that the evils of such a Fystem would be visit ed upon the emploj-es and upon the taxpayers and transportation buy ers of the country. Rivers and har bors improvements would take a place far down the list as a pork barrel measure, should goverment ownership become a fact. The dinner came as the close of the annual convention of the Bur lington Veterans' association at which delegates from eight states thru which the road runs were pres ent. The dinner was attended by five hundred people and the large dining room at the chamber's build ing was crowded to capacity. A re arrangement of the program took place that the address of Mr. Holden might be broadcast at It p. m. During the evening following the address messages were received from Ash land, Sheridan and St. Paul telling of the broadcast message being plain ly heard. Unable to Be Present. Regrets at Inability to be present were received during the evening by Vice President Safford at Chica go; H. H. Urbach, master mechanic at Brookfleld; W. II. Brown, chief dispatcher at St. Louis, now in Cal ifornia. Announcement was made that the association at its meeting had elected to membership Mrs. C. E. Perkins, wife of the former president of the railroad and her son. C. E. Perkins. M. Schirk, Havelock, was reelected president of the Veterans associa tion at the Havelock business meet ing Over a hundred veterans attend ed the convention. Eight states were represented. Other officers elected were: Vice president R. G. Knowles. McCook; secretary, H. B. Knepner. Havelock; treasurer, 11. C. Niebur, Havelock; trustees F. F. McCoy, Havelock; Gus Collins, Havelock; Peter Hansen, Havelock. The convention was called to or der by President M. Schirk of the organization, and H. B. Kepner led the audience in singing "America." Mr. Schirk gave an address in which he urged the importance of each veteran boosting for the Burlington in order to increase business. Re ports of the various committees were read, and a resolution adopted to revise the constitution. It was agreed to send a message to Frank Knight, Chicago. Mr. Knight cele brates his seventy-first year of ser vice with the Burlington railroad, today. In the afternoon the veterans were taken for' a sight-seeing trip thru Lincoln. Thiehoff Toastmaster. W. F. Thiehoff, general manager of the lines east, was toastmaster. The program at the dinner was opened by the singing of America. Dr. C. F. Ballard gave the invoca tion. Mayor Zehrung welcomed the Burlington men in his Characteris tic manner. He said he had hoped to be able while mayor to accept on behalf of the city from the Burling ton railroad a magnificent new depot. He feared now he might not hold office long enough but he now en tertained the hope that there might be some younger people present who when they become veterans years hence can recall when President Holden started the work on the new Lincoln Burlington station. President Schirk, recalling that this is the fourth anniversity of the association in his annual adddess, said three dozen members drew up the constitution and bylaws four years ago. One year later the asso ciation had 350 members. A year later the roll showed 900 members. In September, 1923 the member ship had grown to about 1400 and today the membership is near 2.000. A greater growth is looked for. Branches have been organized at Plattsmouth, Creston, West Burling ton. Aurora and Sheridan. "Friendly relations are being cultivated between employes and patrons of the road," he said "while the united efforts of old and young are made for the development of one of the greatest and most successful railroad systems in the world." , To Form Branches. Mr. Schirk said that soon thriv ing branches of the association would be organized at every division point on the road. Mrs. W. F. Ackerman, wife of Superintendent Ackerman at Have lock, gave a piano solo, "Tarantelle,"' and responded to encores. Nine o'clock arrived Mr. Holden delivered his address, which was broadcast thru the Hastings station KFKX. A. X. Young, engineer, who enter ed the service as a fireman in 1S91. who was made an engineer in 1S9C. spoke in behalf of the experienced men who are pointing tlie way to younger men. Mrs. William Baird, wife of the superintendent of the Plattsmouth shops, spoke of "Veterans Wives." She made a decided hit with her address, in which she told of the wives who cooperated with the men who made the railroad great. A quartet of locomotive firemen sang several selections, being re called and recalled. Music was also furnished by a trio of young ladies, the "Tri B" trio. They too met appreciative response and were re called. A. T. Wright, a repiesentative of the conductors' organization, a former employe of the road on the Wyoming district and a Burlington booster who is now adjudicating disputes between his orgauiztion and about fifty eastern railroads, made a plea for cooperation on all roads such as exists on the Burlington. The program closed by singing "Till We Meet Again." Vice President Bracken, former General Manager Iloblrege. J. H. Waterman of the timber preservation department and General Manager E. Flynn of the lines west were among the out of town officials present. All officials of the road from Lincoln and many from other division points were in attendance. State Journal. WOMAN'S CLUB HOLDS MUSICAL TEA MONDAY Guest Day is Observed at the Parlors of the Kethodist Church Yes terday Afternoon. From Tuesday's Dally - r The annual guest day of the Plattsmouth woman's club was ob served yesterday afternoon at the parlors of the First Methodist church in the nature of a musical tea that was cleverly planned and carried out by the ladies in charge. At the business session held in the beginning of the afternoon the plans were laid for a - membership drive of the club to be held from October Cth to the 17th and which will stimulate the interest of the club work. In the election of delegates to the state convention at Grand Island October 14 to 16, Mrs. E. A. Wurl and Mrs. E. H. Wescott were elected as the delegates and Mrs. P. J. Flynn and Mrs. H. A. Schneider as the alternates. The civic committee, through Mrs. F. G. Egenberger, the treasurer, re ported the sum of $35 on hand and which was ordered turned over to the city for use in the cemetery im provements. After the business session, Mrs. E. H. Wescott and the entertainment committee took charge of the meet ing and a very delightful musical of fering was enjoyed by all of the members of the party. The program consisted of a piano duet by Mrs. Roy O. Cole and Mrs. Elbert Wiles. two vocal solos by Irving Woolsey, one of the members of the city schools teaching force. Miss. Jean Caldwell also gave a solo dancing number that showed great skill. The refreshment committee served very dainty refreshments following the program. Mrs. . S. Leete and Mrs. Walter S. Robb presiding at the tea table. The decorations of the table was in the fall flowers. Throughout the rooms recorations of the trailing greens and the flam ing red sage added touches of charm to the scene. The city teachers were the guests of the club on the occasion and en Joyed to the utmost the splendid hos pitality afforded them. AUTO WEECK NEAR UNION From Tuesday's Daily Last evening E. R. Fisher, of Om aha, a traveling salesman, had a most unpleasant experience on the highway just south of Union and as a result of which his auto, a Ford sedan was wrecked. Mr. Fisher was coming north on the federal high way and as he was moving along at a good rate of speed he saw a car approaching in the distance which had the most intense lights on it, and which completely blinded Mr. Fisher and he was not able to see the roadway at all and getting on the right hand side of the road to allow the passing of the other car, he was forced into a ditch and the sedan wrecked. The car that had caused the accident did not stop and con tinued on their way, the sound of youthful laughter falling on the ears of the owner of the wrecked car with far from a pleasant sount. Joe Stenek of Havelock was here today to attend the funeral services of the late Joseph Sedlak held this morning at the Holy Rosary church. HAS VERY START LING EXPERIENCE AT EAGLE SUNDAY Glen Lewis of This City Mistaken For Bank Eandit by Excited Citizens Sunday Night. From Tuesday's Daily Glen Lewis of this city Had a rath er disagreeable and exciting time at the village of Eagle late Sunday night that he will long remember and which also caused a great deal of excitement in that thriving little city that has had so many thrills from burglars and robbers in the past. In the beginning Mr. Lewis had driven Tom Gradoville to Lincoln to be at the side of his brrther-in-law at the St Elizabeth's hospital and the trip had been made in record time in order to reach the hospital before Mr. Sedlak passed away and imme diately after leaving Mr. Gradoville there Glen started on the trip back to Plnttsmouth. As he was nearing Eagle on the return trip, he noticed the fact that the car was pounding and appeared to need grease and oil badly and he thought that he would make the stop at Eagle and secure the same. On the arrival of Mr. Lewis at the west side of town he found that there was no sign of a garage open, peace and calm reigned, and very few lights were visible. Being unfamiliar with the town, Mr. Lewis walked around the main "drag" searching for some place where he could purchase the needed lubrication to continue his journey, but found that there was nothing doing. He then concluded to go back to the car and remain fl:-re until morning when he could get into a garage and have his car filed. Glen was blissfully sleeping when he was aroused by loud con versation around his car and felt the barrel of a gun poked into his ribs and was- ordered to get out of the car. On alighting he found the night watchman of Eagle as well as a large party cf citizens on hand with guns and looking very war like and for a few moments he was of the opinion that he was bing hn'd vr, until it dawne? on hiro that he was a "suspect" in the eyes of the Eagle people. It required some little time for the party to all get squared away and straightened out on the why and wherefore of the af fair. It seems that shortly after Mr. Lewis had walked around the main portion of town the light in one of the banks had gone out and as Lew is had been spotted by the night watchman, it was at once thought that there was a gang of bank rob bers on the job again and the watch man had sent out the alarm with the result bat the citizens had arrived to help capture the robbers. Find ing Mr. Lewis in his car, they had decided that he was the. man sta tioned for the getaway and accord ingly he had been held up. After the mutual explanations, Mr. Lewis was given his needed supplies and was able to resume his journey to Plattsmouth and he is free to state that Eagle is a verv uncomfort able place for a stranger after the hours of darkness. H. L. THOMAS COMES TO PLATTSMOUTH. Frotn Tuesdav's Palls With the retirement of Mr. John Liston. who has been the agent of the Missouri Pacific for a number of years, he having been given a pension for his forty years service for the Missouri Pacific, leaving a vacancy at this place, the vacancy dating from Oct. 1, and when the office was bulletined, Mr. Herman L. Thomas, who has been the agent for the Missouri Pacific for the past sixteen years at Nehawka, and who has made one of the most accomo dating men, which it has been the good fortune of this road to retain, received the position. Mr. Thomas was checked out at Nehawka on Tuesday of this week and assumes the position of station agent for the Missouri Pacific at the county seat on Wednesday. The people of Platts mouth are very fortunate in that they shall have such a capable and genial man for their agent there. Mr. Thomas is both an excellent op erator as well as a good agent, know ing thoroughly the work in all its many branches and not being a bit afraid to look after the work and to do his full share at all times. COUNTY W. C. T. U. CONVENTION From Tuesday's Daily The convention of the Cass coun ty W. C. T. U. society will be held on Saturday, October 11th at Weep ing Water and promises to be one of the most interesting gatherings that has been held in recent years. The convention will open Saturday at 9 a. m. and continue through the day with a discussion of many of the pertinent questions of the temper ance work. The speakers this year will embrace a Rev. Wagner, of the First Methodist church, of Omaha; Judge James Chappell, of Lincoln, well known here in Cass county, and Miss Bessie Johnson, of Omaha, one of the best known of the younger workers in the temperance cause. All of the members of the Platts mouth union who can be in attend ance are requested to do so and to enjoy the fine program of the day. CELEBEATES BIETHDAY From Tuesday's Daily Yesterday was the birthday anni versary of Gerald Fleming and in honor of the occasion a number of the young friends gathered at the Fleming home to tender the young man a fitting observation of the event. The time was spent in mu sic and games at which pleasure and merriment was derived by all of the jolly party. At an appropriate hour dainty re freshments of ice cream and cake were served by the Misses Dorothy Sattler and Mildred Fleminc. It was a late hour when the party wended their way homeward and wished Cierald many happy returns of the dav. Those nresent were Misses Ed ith Yelik. Mable Sullivan, Dorothy j Sattler. Elizabeth Sitzmaiu Mil-! dred Fleming and Messrs. Edward and William Matschullat, Paul Van dervoort, Roy Olson, Herman Tie kotter, Bernard Meisinger and Henry Lea cock. DEATH COMES TO PLATTSMOUTH BOY AT HOSPITAL Joseph Sedlak, Jr., Passes Away at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Lin coln After Short Illness. From Monday's Daily Last night at 11:30 at the St. Elizabeth's hospital in Lincoln oc curred the death of Joseph Sedlak, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sed lak of this city and following an op eration performed last week to give the patient relief from a very severe attack of intestinal trouble that has made his condition very grave for the past few days. Since Thursday the patient has been gradually growing worse until yesterday when the hopes of his re covery were abandoned and the mem bers of the family summoned to his bedside. Joseph Sedlak was born in Bohem ia but when an infant of a few months was brought by his parents to this country and the family lo cated, at Plattsmouth where tbey have since resided and where Joe grew to manhood, known and loved by a very large circle of warm friends. Of a quiet and retiring dis position, Mr. Sedlak has lived his life striving to be a comfort and help to his parents and a worthy friend of his associates and his untimely death at the age of twenty-two sears comes as a .great shock to the family and friends. The deceased leaves to mourn his passing the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sedlak. one brother, Frank Sedlak of Sedalia, Missouri; three sisters, Mrs. Tom Gradoville, Mrs. Waiter Martin and Miss Mary Sedlak of this city. One sister, Mrs. Everett Noble, has preceded him in death. DEATH OF F0EMEE RESIDENT. From Wednesday's Daily R. C. Woods, at one time manag er of the Nebraska Gas & Electrip Co., in this city, has been called to nis last reward, tne announcement received here from members of his family state. The death of Mr. Woods has friends here who will regret to learn of his death. Blank books at toirraal effxe. 432 years ago the 1 2th day of this month, the three tiny caravels of Chris topher Columbus anchored in American waters. A hundred or a thousand other mar iners might have reached these shores; Columbus did reach them. Hence the name of Columbus goes echoing down the centuries while the others are forgot ten. There are countless things that you or I might do, but the important thing is to do them. Success is built on actual, not possible, accomplishments. . . . This bank takes pride in working hand in hand with doers. May we work with you? The First nUtonal Bank THE BANK WHERE VOU FEEL AT HOME PLATTSMOUTH "NEBRASKA "The Bank Where Yon Feel at Homer SEVERE AUTO ACCI DENT OCCURS NEAR AVERY LAST NIGHT John Frans of This City and Bert Frans of Union, Quite Severely Injured Last Night. From Monday's Daily A very severe auto accident occur red last "night at 9:30 at the foot of the hill leading into Avery and in which the Ford touring car of John Frans of this city was almost demol ished in a collision with a car that was occupied by Frank Schmader and Joseph Lahoda and the occu 1 pants of both cars badly injured. Mr. Frans. with his cousin, Bert Frans of Union, were returning home to Plattsmouth while Mr. Schmader and his brother-in-law were going to Omaha after a Sunday visit here. The two cars met head-on at the foot of the hill and just how the accident occurred is not clear to Mr. Frans who is the only one of the members of the two parties that was brought on to this city. As the cars crashed John Frans was thrown out of the car and badly injured, suffering a very severe scalp wound and cuts on the neck and hands. He struck his head on the Schmader car it is thought and was hurled some distance away alighting on his head. Bert Frans was hurled through the windshield of the car and very badly cut and injured and was taken on to the hospital in Omaha. Joseph Lahoda was also badly in jured and taken by passing autoists on into Omaha and placed in the Methodist hospital where he is still in a quite serious condition. Frank Schmader was injured to some extent but not as serious as the others in the party. John Frans was brought on into Plattsmouth and had his injuries treated by Dr. Flynn and is still not exactly clear as to how the accident occured as he is suffering very much from the effects of the wounds and the weakness caused by loss of blood. The engine of the Frans car was forced,., back into the main part of the' car by the force of the impact and both autos are practicaly scrap heaiw trom the terrible manner in which they struck, head on. GIVE DINNER PARTY From Tuesday's Daily Mr. and Mrs. Percy J. Wheeler en tertained very pleasantly at dinner Sunday at their country home, "Priplo," south of this city. The oc casion was marked by the usual hos pitality that is found at this pleas ant home and served to fill the time most delightfully for all those in at tendance. Those present were: Messrs. and Mesdames S. O. Cole, T. W. Vallery, H. S. Barthold, Charles E. Cook, W. D. Wheeler, Ralph Bar thold and H. W Shaw of Tabor, Iowa. CARD OF THANKS In this manner we desire to ex press our heartfelt appreciation of the many acts of kindness shown to us at the time of the illness and the death of our beloved mother, and for the assistance, sympathy and beau tiful flowers at the funeral service. L. H. Heil, W. A. Heil. Guy A. Heil. Miss Anna Heil and Mrs. Louis Tie-kotter. Columbus Was a Door!