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VOL. NO. tt.ttt
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. THTTRSDAY, DEC. 29, 1927.
NO. 94
Christmas Day
Very Happy and
Beautiful
Day
Wonderful Church Services and Joy
ous Home Gatherings Fea
ture the Day.
From Tuesday's Daily
The Christmas day of 1927 was
one that was ideal in every way for
the residents of the community,
beautiful weather conditions with
springlike mildness and the wonder
ful services in all of the churches of
the city and the many home gather
ings featuring the day for the resi
dents. i The. Christmas services opened
with the various programs at the
churches.
The St. Paul's Evangelical church
had a special v program by the mem
bers of the Sunday school Saturday
Vtciuug a Liu Willi ll w us veij laiB'J
attended and enjoyed by the mem
bers of the church and wonderfully
presented by the young people of the
: sunaay scnooi. I
At the First Methodist church :
there was a great number present at J
;the Christmas eve services and the'
program one of length in which all
of the departments of the Sunday
Btrnooi null pari in a very nuciy 01 -ranged
program that gave opportun
ity of participation from the begin
ners to the adult classes.
The Sunday school of the First
Presbyterian church also had a very
fine program of musical numbers,
recitations and dialogues for the
Christmas eve offering, these being
given by the youngsters of the Sun
day school and which delighted the
large number in attendance at the
the services and which was parti-;
i-lnatcH in hv nil nf thp rl.TRStK of the
school I
- .
There were large numbers present
at the midnight masses held at the .
St. John's and Holy Rosary Cath- i
olic churches on Saturday night that
opened the great holy day of the .
church and 'followed bv the early,
morning mass at 5:30 which was
largely attended at both of these
churches as was also th4ater jnaases. !
Serial minimi offprint featured the
niassHi -at midnight and ..the early
morning masses.
The services on Sunday were very
elaborate at the churches of the city
which were arranged in honor of the
Dirtn or tnnsi wun very impressive i
mnclral rTT cry -i T-n at (ho TM ret XT.t Vl '
odist and First Presbyterian churches
it, at oi-oTiir cr eDrriooo at the
Christian church and in which the !
choirs of the church gave special
Christmas musical numbers.
CAE GOES IN DITCH
Saturday evening, when Mrs. W. E.
Brown and little daughter. Verna
Lee of Kansas City, were driving to i
this city in their large Nash car, they
met with an auto accident just south
of the paving on Chicago avenue, :
within a few blocks of their destina- j
tion, the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank .
Krejci, Sr., the parents of Mrs. !
Brown. j
The car was coming along the
gravel and striking an icy part of the
road the car skidded Into the ditch
and lodged there, the narrow ditch
holding the car firmly and making it
impossible to open the doors of the
car and it was necessary to break out
the glass on one of the doors in order
to release Mrs. Brown and her little
daughter from the confines of the
car.
Fortunately Mrs. Brown escaped
with a few minor bruises and the
little daughter was not injured at all
in the accident and when they were
able to get out of the car were able
.v xr-i
i,f5
Mrs. Brown was formerly Miss
Verna Krejci, of this city, and her
many friends here while regretting
the accident, are pleased that It was
not more serious.
DIES IN KANSAS
Trom Tuesday's Pallj
A message was received this morn
ing by the J. W. Hendricks family
of near Murray, announcing the fact
that James Chalfant, father of Mrs.
Hendricks, had passed away at the
home of relatives In Kansas where
he has been for some time In very
Mr Chalfant was a member of one
of the prominent pioneer families of
Cass county and for many years made
hfa homein the vicinity of Murray.
nis i none iu i ' Mrs.
n.,,! t-o and will
accompany the members of the fam-
ily back to uass county wueic i"
will be held, they.ter
being announced later.
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NEW RESIDENT ARRIVES
From Tuesday's Daily
cvi nnraiiti nt 3: 30 at the Pol
lard hospital in Omaha there ar -
rived a fine little son to Mr. and Mrs.
Henry G Soennichsen of this city,
The mother and little one are doing
t, nrcarfon has nroved
one of the greatest joy to the proud
father as well as the grandparents
and other relatives in this city and,
i.iiv. rrone is doing bo
nicely.
RIVER SHOWS A RAISE
trom Tuesday's Dallv
William Grebe, the veteran Mis
souri river fisherman, states that the
river at this point is showing an un
usual condition for this' season of
the year with a very marked raise
that is threatening to take out the
ice in the stream. The river has
for the past week been gradually
raising and the result is that the
current is swift and reached thirty
five or forty miles an hour at the
Burlington bridge and a very small
additional raise will start the ice
moving. The water has commenced
to flow into some of the small side
channels of the river and represents
a condition that Mr. Grebe states is
certainly very unusual for this sea
son of the year.
Trio of Denver
Boys Reach End
of Journey Here
Young Lads at End of Their Re
sources Are Lodged in Local
Jail to Await Parents.
From Tuesday's Dally
Saturday evening Officer Dave
Pickrel lodged three young boys in
the city jail for the night as they
they were without shelter and re
i quested lodging of the officer and the
boys remained here over night and
were released Sunday morning aB is
the custom. Later the boys hunted
up Chief of Police A. R. Johnson and
told him the facts in their case as
to who they were and that they had
ran away from their homes in Denver
, several days ago.
Of
The boys who are 16 and 17 years
age gave the names of Lionel
j.u organ ana tun uuu xvauiunu
T Ak r o i nn - tVlA-tr Vicwl t k
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"ualu' ciamis
tided to see the world and left Den-
vr several days ago and made tneir
'ar by Siting rides on trains and
from passing autoists for the 500
miles from Denver on into Omaha
and had then come on to this city
wnere tney iouna inemseives at iue
end or tneir resources ana in a ratner
nomesicK mooa. ine ooys
The boys decided
that they had enough of the pdven-
Iturtng in the cold winter weather
and felt the lure of the home flre
. sides at Denver especially at the
Christmas season of the year.
I CYiiaf rf Vr i n& T Vi n c: n n rnmTnnni-
cated with the Denver authorities
l"""00 Sot in touch with Thomas Roach,
-.father of two of the boys and a mes-
sage
came Monday that the father
was coming nere to take tne Doys
back to their homes.
Pending the arrival of the father
the three boys were cared for at the
city jail as wards of the chief of
police and the city and had the ex
perience of spending Christmas at
the city bastile.
ANOTHER IMPROVEMENT
. AT PARMELE THEATRE
From Wednesday s Dally
In their untiring efforts regarding
the rendering of the best service
possible, the management of the Par-
me!e theatre have added materially
to the efficiency of this fine play
house thru the creation of an art de
sign department which will put
them, even in point of publicity on
par with the large theatres in big
cities.
Perchance it is a surprise to most
of us tn hear that a local young man
with a decided talent along that line
has been "discovered" in the person
of Paul Vandervoort who is a mem
ber of the post office staff.
Mr. Vandervoort will head the art
design dept. of the Parmele theatre.
devoting all his spare time to this
. interesting as well as important
work, which in reality is an import
ant branch of the publicity depart
ment. If you would see some of the re
sults of this endeavor. Just inspect
some of the posters placed in the
lobby or in front of the theatre.
Your criticism is invited your com
ment will be appreciated.
FINE CHRISTMAS PRESENT
The home of Mr. and Mrs. C. W.
Morrison was gladdened on Christ
mas day by the fact that a fine ten
pound daughter arrived there to make
the day even more happy than usual
and bringing the full meaning of the
Christmas message to the .proud and
happy parents and to Grandpa John
Ltitz councilman from the fourth
ward, and with whom the Morrison
family reside. All are doing nicely
and the many friends are joining in
CAROL ON CHRISTMAS
Earlv on Christmas day the mem
ibers of the Epworth League of the
First Methodist church assembled at
'the church and started out to visit
the various sections of the city with
their melodies of the Christmas
carols and which served to make a
very happy starting of the day and
the various homes and neighborhoods
that were visited by the singers felt
very appreciative of the treat that
was afforded them in the enjojable
Christmas son.
Golden Wedding
Day is Observed
in This City
Mr. and Mrs. aL W. Smith Enjoy the
Anniversary With Their
Descendents.
From Tuesflav'n Iia.il y -
Monday, December 26th, marked
the fiftieth anniversary of the wed
ding of Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Smith
of this city and the occasion was
very pleasantly spent at the family
home on Pearl street with the chil
dren, grandchildren and the "great
grandchildren and the sons and
daughters by marriage of this estim
able couple. Mr. Smith has not been
in the best of health for some time
and the event was quietly confined
to a purely home gathering.
The home was very attractively ar
ranged in the golden hued decor
ations and featured among these
were beautiful golden hued roses
that were brought by a granddaugh
ter from Oklahoma to grace the table
in the dining room where was enjoy
ed the feast and where the members
of the family gathered to shower the
bride and groom of fifty years ago
with their congratulations and well
wishes for many more years of happy
wedded life.
Mr. A. W. Smith and Miss Jennie
Marshall, were united in marriage
on December 26. 1877 at Denison,
Iowa, where Rev. Sage, then pastor
of The Methodist church of that place
pronounced the words that were to
join their destinies for life and which
ties have endured for the half cen
tury of happy wedded life. They
lived for many years on a farm in
the vicinity of Red Oak and here
their family grew to manhood and
womanhood and in turn established
their homes. Some fifteen years ago
the family came to this locality and
located at Plattsmouth where Mr.
and Mrs. Smith have been among the
most honored and respected of our
residents in the ensuing years.
The family will long remember the
associations of the anniversary yes
terday at the family home and the
delicious three-course dinner that
was a part of the day's pleasure and
not the least of the treats of the
day was the fact that both the aged
bride and groom were able to enter
Into the spirit of the occasion. Mr.
Smith is now in his 74th year and
Mrs. Smith in her 66th. but both
were able to fully enjoy the happi
ness of the anniversary.
The children present were: Arthur
Smith. Carson. Iowa. Mrs. Claude
Boruff. Macedonia, Iowa, Fred Smith,
Plattsmouth, Mrs. Grace Simpson.
Ansley, Iowa, with John "Warren of
Mason City. Iowa, son-in-law and
husband of their deceased daughter.
The other relatives present were:
Mrs. Arthur Smith and daughter,
Gertrude, Carson. Iowa, Mr. Claude
Boruff and sons. Marian and Willard,
Macedonia, Mr. and Mrs. Alton Byera,
Macedonia. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Gal
loway, Henderson, Iowa, Ivan Simp
son and Mr. and Mrs. Voney Simpson
of Ansley, Iowa. Mrs. Fred Smith
and Gerald Smith of Plattsmouth,
Earl Warren, Mason City. Iowa, Miss
Ethel Warren. Tulsa. Oklahoma, Mrs.
James Slane and son and daughter,
Omaha, the children being the only
great grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs
Smith.
The family embraces eleven grand
children and the two great grand
children and who were all fortunate
in being present at the happy event.
WEDDED AT PARSONAGE
Fro Tuesday's rally
This morning Rev. Harold E. Sor-
tor was given a very pleasant sur
prise when two young people from
his former charge, Craig, Nebraska,
arrived in the city to have their life's
happiness consumated. The young
people were. Elmer Sutton and Miss
Luella McLarin. both of Craig. After
securing the necessary license the
marriage lines were read by the pas
tor and the young people able to
return home in the state of matri
monial bliss.
SUFFERS ACCIDENT
From Tuesday's DAlly
Jennings Seybert. son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. K. Seybert of this city, is
at the hospital at Dayton. Ohio,
where heIs suffering from injuries
to his legs and feet and other severe
bruises which he sustained a few
days ago. Mr. Seybert with three
other men were waiting to board a
street car when an auto driven by
J. E. Hasenstable came along and
disregarding the street car, drove
into them and with the result that
all four men were injured. -
ENTERTAINS OMAHA RELATIVES
From Tnesday'n Daily.
Yesterday Mr. amd Mrs. James W.
Holmes of this city entertained very
pleasantly at their home here, Mr.
and Mrs. Herb Keenan. Randolph
Keen&n and Joseph Keenan, Sr., who
came down to spend the day while
the Holmes family enjoyed Christ
mas eve with the relatives In Omaha
on Saturday. The event was one of
the greatest pleasantness and a fine
family dinner -was enjoyed by the
member of the jolly party.
CURTIS SERIOUS FACTOR
New York, Dec. 27. American
farmers, in seeking aid thru the Mc-Nary-Haugen
bill, only asked the
same measure of protection afforded
other commodities thru the existing
tariff scheme. United States Senator
Gerald P. Nye of North Dakota, saiii
tonight.
"If the McNary-Haugen bill is
price fixing, then so is our entire
trriff structure," he told members -i
the united -chapters of Delta Beta
Phi at their golden jubilee dinner.
The New York Times tomorrow
will quote Senator Nye as express
ing the view that United States Sen
ator Curtis of Kansas, the republi
can floor leader, is the most prom
ising candidate in the presidential
race.
"Charley Curtis may prove the big
surprise of next year's republican
convention," the Times will quote
Senator Nye as saying.
New Water Rates .
as Proposed Under
Court Decision
Finding of Federal Court Gives Lo
cal Company Right to Seven
Per Cent Return.
From Wednesdays Dally
The Plattsmouth Water company.
which has been having litigation
with the city over the matter of wa
ter rates for the past year, has as
the result of the decision of the
United States district court, an
nounced the new rates that will be
effective in the territory that they
serve.
The city is pressing a motion for a
new trial but the rates as put in
force will be effective until an ordi
nance of the city is passed covering
the rates. The company by the court
decision has a valuation of 5220.000
placed on their plant here, with a
depreciation of $3,000, allowed and
the operating expenses and a return
on their investment of seven per
cent. This necessarily makes a raise
in the rates, the enly means the
company haa of Jncreasing. their
revenues and the t.tes mad? have
been figured by the management to
give as near as posrible the return
authorized by the court.
The returns as submitted for the
consideration of the city council last
evening and which they have under
advisement were as follows:
Fire hydrant rental, $75 per year
for each hydrant.
Minimum rate $4.25 per quarter.
Meter rates First 500 cubic feet
used per month, 55c per 100 cubic
feet. Next 2.000 cubic feet used pet
month. 40c per 100 ubic feet. Next
2,000 cubic feet used per month. 25c
per 100 cubic feet. All in excess- of
4.500 cubic feet used per month. 12c
per 100 cubic feet.
UNDERGOES OPERATION
From Wedneday's Pally
This morning at the St. Joseph
hcfspital in Omaha, George Swatek,
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Swatek
of this city, was operated on. George
has been suffering for some time from
appendicitis and his condition was
such at the time that the first at
tack developed that it was thought
best not to operate and the young
man has since been undergoing a
course of treatment that has fitted
him for the operation.
There had been on reports received
here by the relatives and friends at
noon as to the condition of the
patient.
DOINGS IN DISTRICT COURT
From Weanesdays Ually
This morning the after the holi
day activities of the members of the
bar were resumed and Carl Ganz,
well known Alvo atorney filed two
actions in the court, one entitled the
Farmers & Merchants bank of Mur
dock vs. Catherine R. Earhart. and
the second case that of the Farm
ers & Merchants bank of Mnrdock
ve. J. E. Miller. Grace Miller and
Catherine R. Earhart, both actions
seeking to collect sums alleged to be
due on notes held in the bank.
FLORA ROOT MARRIED
The announcements have been re
cstvoii hpro hv the friends of the
tmiv of the marriaee at Omaha on
i Saturday, December 24th of Miss
Flora Root and Mr. Sidney Earl
Sams, of Kansas City, Missouri. The
hriio la n daughter of .Judere and
Mrs. Jesse L. Root, former residents
!of this city and the many friends of
jthe family here will be much pleased
ito learn of the'happy event that has
just come to the young people.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our thanks to
our dear friends and neighbors who
comforted ua in our sorrow at the
death of our-loved one. The Rela
tives of David O'Brien.'
' Get your school supnlles at the
i Bates Book and Stationery Store,
: ntit you will find the complete line
at all limes.
Well Known
Young People
Wed Tuesday
Miss Verla Becker, Daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. H. E. Becker Mar
ried to John Sattler, Jr.
From Wednesday? Dnilv
The pleasant home of ilr. and
Mrs. H. E. Becker on high school
hill was the scene of a very charm
ing wedding yesterday afternoon at
3 o'clock when their youngest daugh
ter, Miss Verla, was united in mar
riage to Mr. John Sattler, Jr.
The home was very artistically ar
ranged in white for the happy occa
sion, the snowy hued flowers being
used in profusion throughout the ,
rooms of the home. In the living ,
room where the wedding ceremony '
occurred a large floral altar of the
white carnations and ferns had been
arranged and before which the young j
people were joined in the holy bonds
of matrimony.
Preceding the wedding Mrs. Hilt
Martin, close friend of the bride,
sang very charmingly the beautiful
lovo song of McKoven; "O Promise
Me," and at the conclusion of the
song the wedding march from Men
delssohn's "AJidsummer Night's
Dream" was played softly by Miss
Catherine Schneider as the bridal
party approached the altar when?
they were to plight their vows of
love.
The bride was gowned in a hand
some and modish costume of white
Malines lace and tulle, a bridal bou
quet of the white roses was carried J
by Mies Becker. J
The beautiful and impressive ring!
service was used in the joining of
the lives of the young people, Rev.
Harold E. Sortor, pastor of the First
Vi rt iff riii f r fco A 5 i- cr t Vi a m o tr
riage lines. j
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lie uiiuc anu giuuin w ri r at
tended by the brother and sister of
the bride, Mrs. William H. Schmidt
mann as matron of honor and Har-
ley Becker of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
as best man.
Following the wedding Mr. and
Mrs. Sattler departed in company
with Mr. Harley Becker, for Mil
waukee, where they will enjoy a
short honeymoon in that city and
will remain over the New Year's
in Chicago.
The bride is the youngest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Becker and
was born and reared in this com
munity, completing her school work
in the Plattsmouth high school. The
bride is a graduate of the University
of Nebraska and a member of the
Valkyrie honorary scholarship so
ciety of which she was president in
her senior year in the university.
She is also a member of the Pi Beta
Phi sorority at Nebraska. Since her
graduation from the university the
bride has taught in the Fremont
high school.
The groom is the youngest son of
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Sattler, and
has grown to manhood in this city
where he was graduated from the
local tchools and later attended the
University of Nebraska. He is a
member of the Beta Theta PI fra
ternity at the University of Nebraska.
Since completing schooling Mr. Sat
tler has been associated with his
father in business in this city and
is numbered among the best known
of the young business men of the
community.
On their return from their honey
moon Mr. and Mrs. Sattler will be
at home to their friends here, the
groom having a home awaiting the
coming of the bride.
Both of the young people have
been numbered among the . most
popular in the city in social circles
and their host of friends learn with,
great pleasure of their new found
happiness.
ENJOY CHRISTMAS
Mr. and Mrs. George Hill of Per-
cival, Iowa, entertained at their
home Christmas day their children
and families.
Those attending were Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Eaton and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Winnie Crawford and family
all of Union, Mr., and Mrs. Delbert
Keyes and daughter of Percival,
Iowa. The Mises Mary and Delores
Eaton of Union were also in attend
ance. ,
Including the family at home there
were 25 present. Mrs. Hill served a
very delightful dinner at noon. All
returned to their homes In the even
ing, having enjoyed the day to the
utmost,
LEVY PAVING ASSESSMENT
From Wedneaday'a Dally
Last evening pursuant to call the
city council held a special session to
sit as a board of equalization and
to levy the assessment on the prop
erty in the newly created paving dis
tricts in which the work has been
completed. There were no protests
filed against the - making of the as
sessment and the council by unani
mouse vote approved the schedule as
prepared by the city engineers and
which divided the cost according to
the benefit among the different
pieces of property in the district.
Read JoujbulI Want Ads.
HAVE DELIGHTFUL TIME
From Tuesday s "Daily
Among the many pleasant Christ
mas gatherings reported from out in
the county is several held in the vi
cinity of Manley and one of these
was the dinner at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Heil, Jr., on Sunday
where a bounteous repast was served
and which was enjoyed by Mr. and
Mrs. Oris Schleifert and son. Her
man, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Schleifert
and daughter Myrtle and Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Htil and their children,
Glen and Edna.
On Mondav Mr. and Mrs. Arnold
Schleifert entertained at dinner at
their pleasant country home, Mr. and
Mrs. Oris Schleifert and Herman;,
Mr. and Mrs. George Vogler and fam
ily and Glen and Edna Heil.
John P. Morgan
is New Chairman
of Steel Board
New York Stee! Financier Chosen to
Cacceed Judge Elbert H. Gary
as Corporation Head.
New York, Dec. 28. J. P. Morgan,
New York banker, was elected chair
man of the board of directors of the
United States Steel corporation Tues
day, and Myron C. Taylor chairman
of the finance committee.
James A. Farrell becomes chief
executive officer and continues as
president.
The well known financier succeed
ed the late Judge Elbert Gary.
Directors of the United States
Steel corporation met Tuesday after
noon, following which this statement
was issued:
Issue Statement.
"Chairman of the board is no
longer an executive officer of the
company.
James A. Farrell continues as pres
ident of the corporation and becomes
its chief executive officer under di
rection and supervision of the finance
committee and board or directors.
"John Pierpont Blorgan becomes
chairman of the board and Myron
C. Taylor becomes chairman of the
fnince cotrmiittee."
The significance of the new elec
tions, according to financial experts,
is that for the first time in 17 years
the chairman of the United States
Steel corporation's board of directors
is no longer an executive officer of
the company, but instead takes a
prominent part in the direction of
the corporation's operating and fi
nancing affairs.
Farewell Spokesman.
Farrell will be the chief execu
tive head. He will be the spokes
man of the company, as was the
late Elbert H. Gary when he was
in command of the steel corporation's
affairs. Farrell is 64 years old. He
has a remarkable grasp of the steel
and shipping business, the latter an
inheritance from his seafaring fath
er.. He has had long experience in
the steel business and is regarded
as the best equipped man in the
country to handle the gigantic fi
nances incidental to the United
States Steel corporation, which does
almost $1,000,000,000 worth of bus!
ness a year. -Omaha Bee-News.
GROUP PROTEST ATTITUDE
Washington. Dec. 27. In a com
munication to President Coolidge,
the National Council of Catholic
Women protested today against what
was termed the "un-Christian and
uncivilized persecution carried on in
Mexico by the Calles government."
The communication signed by the
president of the council, Mary G.
Hawks, requested that "our own gov
ernment take effective steps to show
before the world its disapproval of
such tyranny."
"The intimate relations establish
ed by our ambassador with Presi
dent Calles," and the visit of Col
onel Lindbergh, "are widely inter
preted as condoning, if not approv
ing, the method by which the Calles
government seeks to destroy liberty
of religion, liberty of the press and
liberty of education," according to
the letter.
LEAVES FOR CALIFORNIA
From Wednday' nafiy
Mrs. Rosana Timmis, who .has
made her home in this city for a
great many years, departed on Mon
day for San Francisco in company
with her daughter, Mrs. Emma Weid
meier, of that city, who is taking
Mrs. Timmis there to make her home
in the future. Mrs. Timmis Is well
advanced In years and the family
are hoping that the California cli
mate will prove much more beneficial
to her than the climate here and in
the comfort of the splendid home of
the daughter in the west she may
J enjoy her declining years:
SUIT TO QUIET TITLE
From Saturdays Dany
An action w-as filed in the district
court today by Attorney A. L. Tidd
entitled Glen Vallery and Jessie
Smith vs. Lillie M. Anderson, et al..
in which the plaintiffs seek to have
the title to real estate In the village
of Mynard quieted in them.
Oconto Girl
Kept Alive for 36
Days, Passes On
Paralysis of Lungs Made Artificial
Respiration Necessary But Failed
to Restore Them to Normal
Oconto, Neb., Dtc. 27. Heroic ef
forts of a corps of volunteer workers
who for thirty-six days had kept
Alma Overguard. sixteen, alive by
artificial respiration, came to naught
when the girl died at the home of
her grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth
Bruckner, here at 9 o'clock this
morning.
At her bedside, wan and haggard
from their constant vigil of more
than a month were her father and
mother and other relatives who had
labored so hard in vain that the
girl might live.
The workers continued their ef
forts until the very end. John French
was slowly raiding and lowering
Alma's arms when doctors pronounc
ed her lifeless.
It became apparent Christmas day
that Alma could not much longer
stand the ordeal. Up until that time
her condition had been fairly good,
but shortly after Christmas was Ubh-
ered in she began to fail.
The girl's lungs were paralyzed
thirty-seven days ago following an
acute case of infantile paralysis.
Her parents, two uncles and sev
eral neighbors kept up constant work
of lowering and raising the girl's
arms the supply the paralyzed lungs
with air long before news of their
heroic effort was publicly known.
The work was first conducted on
the Overguard farm near here. Later
physicians, fearing a sudden storm
would preclude their going back and
forth to the farm had Alma brought
to her grandmother's home here.
The girl was conscious to the end
and appeared to be wanly trying to
thank the persons who had labored
so heroically in her behalf when the
end came.
Physicians realized almost from
the first that Alma's condition was
hopeless.
A complete report of the case is
being compiled for the American
Medical association by Dr. J. C.
Wade. .
Similar Case in Texas.
Houston, Tex., Dec. 27. Prayers
and science today sought to keep
alive Milton Rush. 16 year old Whar
ton, Tex., high school boy, whose
lungs became paralyzed Monday
when be was accidently shot.
As friends worked over him in a
hospital here, pumping his arms up
and down to push air in and out of
his lungs, others resting from their
night of labor, gathered with the
Rev. E. T. Butts, scoutmaster, who
led them in prayer, but doctors say
the youth will die.
The friends, members of the
Wharton boy scout troop to which
Rush belonged, were still keeping
him alive today but the end. un
less prayer triumphs, is not far off.
The youth .was wounded in the
spinal colume when a friend, Kelly
Carsons, accidentally discharged a
.22-Caliber rifle. State Journal.
SAYS MARION PARKER
DIED FROM FRIGHT
Los Angeles. Cal., Dec. 27. Belief
that Marion Parker died of fright
and exhaustion before she was
strangled by William E. Hickman
was expressed here tonight by Coun
ty Autopsy Surgeon H. F. Wagner.
Commenting on Hickman's con
fession in which he said he strangled
the girl to death, Wagner said he
believed that when her captor "ap
plied the towel about her neck, she
realized what was about to happen,
and her heart stopped as the result
of fright and exhaustion."
"He may have done or attempted
to. do what he confessed," Wagner
assented, "but her death was not pri
marily due to strangulation."
The autopsy surgeon said there
! were no marks of contusion or con
istriction about the neck, and that the
j lungs were not congested.
MOVES AID PROSECUTION
Austin. Tex., Dec. 26. Governor
Dan Moody announced tonight he
would authorize retention of special
attorneys to aid in the prosecution
of two officers charged with the slay
jing Friday of two Mexicans and m-r-jious
wounding of a third in front
!of a bank at Stanton, Tex.
( C. C. Baze, deputy sheriff, and Lee
j Smith, of Wink, Tex., are alleged to
I have fired on the men after instruct
ing them to wait "close to the bank."
The officers had promised to obtain
employment for the Mexicans, it was
(alleged.
In a statement, Baze admitted the
shooting was a "frame-up," design
ed to gain the reward of $5,000 of
fered by the Texas Bankers' associa
tion for each person killed in the
act of robbing a bank. Mexican of
ficials at El Paso said an investiga
tion of the killings by the federal
government might be asked.
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