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MONDAY, JULY 16, 1923. PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOUBNAL Greenwood "Hepartment2 Prepared in the Interest of the People of Greenwood and Surrounding Vicinity Mrs'. Aaron Wright and Miss Cath- erine Coleman were visiting at the home of their sister, Mrs. Ella Mar- shall, of Ashland, on last Tuesday at ternoon. Mrs. O. F. Peters and son, Norman, who were visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Barye Lewis and family, at Verdon, where they enjoyed the visit very much, arrived home early last week. City Marshal and Electrical Engi neer George Trunkenbolz was looking after some business matters in the county seat on last Wednesday after noon, he driving over to the big town in his car. Messrs Glen and Grant Teters are working in Omaha at this time, they having accepted an offer of employ ment with the Western Union Tele graph company of that place, and are very much pleased with their work. The Rev. II. B. Grassmuech and family were visiting and spending their vacation at Arlington, where they have relatives, from July 2nd to July 10th, and were also spending a portion of the time visiting at Fre mont. Elmer Coleman and the family ac companied by Miss Catherine Cole man were enjoying a day at Lincoln, where they picnicked at Cortland beach for the day, eating their din ner there tnd al.so enjoying the day niwt pleasingly. Mrs. O. F. Peters entertained on latu Thursday at her home and had for her guests the members of the Woman's Missionary society of the Methodist church, of Greenwood, as well as a number of the members of the church at Ashland. Mr. and Mrs. Ilex Peters, Pearley Clymcr and wife, of Greenwood, and Miss Gakemeier. of Murdock. were en joying a visit on last Sunday at Shen andoah, they driving over in the car of Mr. Peters and enjoying the trip and visit at the Iowa town very much. .... Mrs. O. F. Peters and son. Norman, departed last week for Omaha, where they will care for the home of Mr. and Mrs. K. L. James of Omaha, while they enjoy a visit with his folks at Atkinson, to which place they will drive in their car, and where they will visit for a number of days. I'ncle Sam Aaron who carries the ' mail for the government between tlv; post office and the Burlington station and docs excellent service, and at the same time assists at the Matthews and Peterson garage, on the day be fore the Fourth, namely July "rd. b brated the passing of his S3rd birthday, and was feeling pretty well, thank you. Charles Pollard and family, of Bcn- nett. Colorado, were guests ot .Mr. defl pajr wiil visit for a short time and Mrs. K. A. Landon for the day on . hro am, tnen win depart for their last Tuesday and the day 'vas most;home at the farm near Fargo, where1 pleasantly enjoyed by all and was tne more enjoyable as in the afternoon and evening. Mr. and Mrs. Landon had as their guests also W. P. Bailey and family, of Ashland, and Mrs. Hat tie Garrison of South Sioux City. Mr. and Mrs. Bernie Grady, living southeast ot" Greenwood entertained on last Tuesday at a shower for the newly married couple, George Leaver and his winsome bride, formerly Miss Klizabeth Leesley, eighty of the friends were present and enjoyed a ir.rrry time, and besides the express-ions of the good will of all present, as manifested by the substantial and beautiful presents, there were also extended many verbal wishes for long life, good health, prosperity and hap piness for the newlyweds. Married at Council Bluffs On Monday of last week, Ralph Aaron and Miss Frances Carr slipped away from the maddening crowd and went to Council Bluffs, where they were united in marriage. Following the ceremony, they re turned to Greenwood, where they made their home. The bride is well and very favorably known and is one of the daughters of Greenwood, who will make the groom, who has lived here long and is an industrious work er and employed by the Burlington t Our Repair Garage is kept constantly busy because mo torists recognize it as the best and most reliable repair shop for every kind of damage a car can possibly sustain. And, being practical men of long and varied experience, all our repair work is excellently and thor oughly done, without unnecessary de lay and at reasonable charge. Frady's Garage Y Phone 58 on their track work, one of the very best of wives. Their many friends in Greenwood are extending best wishes and happy congratulations to this ex cellent couple. Died in the South Mrs. George Cutler, formerly of Greenwood, but for many years resid ing at Prohaska, Oklahoma, and a daughter of Mrs. L. C. Hanson, liv ing southeast of Greenwood, after seme time of sickness, died at her late home on July 4th, the remains arriving at Greenwood on last Sun day afternoon at two. The interment was made in the beautiful Greenwood cemetery. Mrs. Cutler has been away from Greenwood for the past thirty five years or more, but is remembered bv the older residents. Greenwood Transfer Line We do a general business make trips regularly to Omaha on Monday and Thursday, also to Lincoln Tues day and Friday. Pick up loads on these trips. Full loads at any time. FRED HOFFMAN Take Summer Vacation The ladies of the Greenwood gen eral kensington club, who have in the nast celebrated the last meeting of the summer, the one which signified J iu T-i.-no- r.f thir work until the cooler weather in the fall, by a pic-(the niv have rhansred the Droerram this List Thursday evenine went to Lincoln, where they enjoyed a theatre party and were saved the extra work which the picnic would have caused, and had at the same time an excellent evening. Accepts Call to Plattsmouth The Rev. H. L. Grassmeucn. pastor for the past year at the Christian church, of Greenwood, has accepted a tall to the Christian church of Plattsmouth. and will move to that place about August 1st, to begin his I work mere. lius iL-a.vt;& me uiumi at this place without a pastor and the members will look after the se curing of one in the near future. The church at Greenwood is in a very healthy condition and lias been doing good work, which we are sure win continue. The loss sustained by the Greenwood church by the leaving ofj their pastor will be the gain of the! church at the county seat. Married July 4th George Leaver, formerly of virinitv. but recently making this his mmie at or near Fargo, North Dakota came to Greenwood a short time ago and with Miss Elizabeth Leesley was , united in marnace. 1 lie newiy wen- farming, j Mr. Leaver is engaged in The host of friends of this excellent counle are extending their best ..,..iiomn nH with XrZ" VV in the'try-have been invited to join the I lir ui-i'cii " - , k. of nil will cro' , w,. t ,i wi.J Wll-1 111-111- -M. "V - ing them success and happiness as well as the best of health in their new home, Little Change in Taxable V alues Increase of $15,000,000 Indicated by j Seventy-Five Counties Hail- road Values to Be Lower. The state board of taxation failed to mppt Wednesday afternoon to com- I plete valuation of railroad property. ! test will be shown. State Tax Commissioner Williams; Mayor Victor J. Miller by spe "'called the meeting to order and cial family dispensation will ex- found no one but himself present. 1 himself present. 1 meeting subject irman. Governor j . I He adjourned the meeting subject , tho uu nf tbP rhairman. Governor; Mfiin stoto Trt.as.irpr Ktehbins! and Secretary of State Marsh were down town at the hour fixed for the meeting and State Auditor Johnson, was in his office at the time ana; Governor McMullen was in his office. The board has been reported for several days to be planning on re ducing the assessed valuation of rail-, roads to a basis of 75 per cent of the full vauation as determined by the federal court at Omaha in the Burlington case, which will probably reduce the Burlington from $118, 000,000 to $110,000,000. Other rail roads will get a similar reduction, if the board agrees to fix valuations at a large figure to correspond with the findings of the court that last heard railroad tax cases. Seventy-five counties report an in crease of $10,803,799 in assessed values of property, not including railroad property in 1927 and not including railroad property and bank stock in 1928, bank stock now being listed as intangible instead of tan gible property. DAUGHERTY FORCED DOWN Greenburg, Pa.. July 11. M. R. "Dinger" Daugherty, one armed and legless aviator who took off from the Mount Pleasant air field for Roose velt field. New York, landed at Hill air field, eight miles east of here late today. Daugherty who plans to fly to Rome landed after encountering a over Greenburg. It was the third time the New Martinsville, Wr. Va., aviator had been forced down since he started his flight from Mounds ville, W. Va.. last Saturday. He an nounced tonight he would hop off from Hill held tomorrow morning. Not Guilty, Plea of Iowa Man to Murder Charge John O'Neil Bound Over to District Court, Being Unable to Fur nish a Bond. Fairbury, Neb., July 12. John O'Neil, one-legged man of Council Bluffs, pleaded not guilty to the mur der of an unidentified man here July 2 at his preliminary hearing in county court Wednesday afternoon. He was bound over to district court, being unable to furnish bond. The firm of Tinley & Tinley of Council Bluffs represented the defendant. A number of witnesses were exam ined by County Attorney Arthur J. Denney. O'Neil was charged with first degree murder following the in quest over the body of the unidenti fied victim. The victim was found with his throat cut and other mutilation in Hobo jungle, near the mill dam on the Blue hiver south of Fairbury about noon July 2. Several witnesses testified they had seen O'Neil and man who was killed together on ;the day the murder occurred. Tinley sought to establish that several paths led to the Hobo jungle, I other than that which O Neil ana the unidentified man had been seen to follow, that several trumps might have been in the jungle, as O'Neil says. O'Neil told authorities, following ! iirroct tlint fnnr tranins had rob- . t,; ' a,i tiiat the unidentified man later found dead, he thought, had been one who had held him while the others took his money. Jack Norris testified for the first time at the hearing Wednes day, that he had seen the defendant and the victim together earlier in the day and that O'Neil had been talking in a loud and angry voice. Siggest Party of Smiths in U. S. Nearly 2.000,000 Americans of That Name Invited to.Jcin Organ ization at St. Louis. St. Louis. Mo.. July 11. Final puw.s iui "' ... k biggest family in the world will be completed here today at a meeting oi the newly formed Smith association ot the world Nearly 2,000.000 American Smiths there are l.suu.uuu in mis coun organization ana organization and attend the party. ADDlications for membership have . poured in from nearly every state in the union and from Canada. "There'll be plenty doing from 10 a. m., Saturday, July 14, until after the all-Smith dance that night," Frank R. Smith, founder and first president of the association, an nounced today. One member of the family, de- I scribed by Smith as "a dead-ringer for Gov. Alfred K. Smith.- will head line a day-long program of enter- tainment. A chorus of 100 Smith voices will lead the musical program. Percifer Frazer Smith, Philadel phia, the association's historian, will tell the family story, Motion pictures of high-Smith con- . , . . I .1 .1 T. I tena me cuy s welcome uiu itau ms. tend the city s welcome ana rea official proclamation making Saturday "Smith day" in St. Loi official proclamation ma King next Saturday "Smith day" in St. Louis. "The idea is just to get together and get acquainted." Smith said. He expects ai least, i.uuv ai State Journal. PRESS SOCIETY PROTESTS Milwaukee, Wis., July 11. Pro testing the aspersion cast upon the newspaper men during the recent questioning of Arthur F. Herwig, Milwaukee journalist, before the fed eral trade commission in Washing ton, D. C, the Milwaukee press club tonight adopted the following reso lution: "The Milwaukee Press club goes on record as emphatically protest ing the aspersion cast upon the en tire newspaper profession in the in suit gratuiously voiced against one of its members, Arthur F. Herwig, who while testifying before the fed eral trade commission at Washing ton, D. C, recently was ordered to answer, not as a newspaper man, but as an intelligent witness. The press club regards the attorneys' statement as unwarranted, unfair and un-Am erican." Copies of the resolution was sent to the federal trade commission and the National Press club. ARMY AIR PILOT KILLED Falling 300 feet from his plane, Lieut. Keith Roscoe, thirty, an army pilot from Selfridge field, Mich., was killed two miles south of here this afternoon. Pilots in two planes accompany ing Roscoe to an airport dedication at Aberdeen. 'S. D., said that hi3 plane was 300 feetin the air, when he was seen falling with the para chute unopened. They gave no rea son for the fall. TEN CENT CABS STARTED Washington, July 11. Now comes the ten cent taxi. Joining the nation al capital's trolleys and motor buses, 100 taxieabs, advertising a dime fare, will take up stands at twelve places thruout the city at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning prepared to com pete for the overflow transportation business among the thousands of gov ernment clerks. How long the service will continue is something" the city lathers must worry about and they have plenty cause for worry already. The twe traction companies and the leading bus concern have filed heated pro tests against the move with the pub lic utilities commission, which will have investigators on the streets to morrow to gather evidence. The commission has not ruled de finitely that the enhs must not be operated as planned, but has con cluded that for a cab to transport five passengers at ten cents each be tween two stated points constitutes a nubile uilitv and that such ser vice cannot be started without formal application to the commission, a pub lic hearing, and official granting oi permission. 1- SOUTH BEND Mrs. O. B. DILL, Editor v t Mrs. M. Hofmeister was a passen ger to Omaha Thursday. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Tal cott, July 9th, a daughter. Mrs. Vernon Wallinger spent Tues day afternoon with Mrs. Oscar Dill. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stander spent Sunday afternoon at Harry Porter's. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Reinke ppent Sunday evening at the Herman Thie- man home. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Mooney and son, Billie, were Sunday dinner guests at Henry Stander's. Mrs. Frank Ross and daughter, Isabella, spent Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Stander. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Haswell and son were Sunday supper guests at the Oscar Dill home. George Berger, of Orange, spent Tuesday night and Wednesday at the Henry Stander home. Bill Carnicle came up from Louis ville and spent last Wednesday and Thursday with home folks. Maxen Corley. of Omaha, has been visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Brown, for a week. Mrs. Robert Carnicle and daugh ter, Maxine, of Louisville, spent last Thursday at the J. L. Carnicle home. Born, to Mr. and Mrs Glen Thies sen, July 5. a daughter. Mrs. Thies sen is at the home of her mother. Mrs. Will Kline. Wednesday visitors at Henry Stander's were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Heim. of South Dakota, and Mr. and Mrs. John Group. Mr. W. Barta, of Hastings, Miss Sadie Dill and Mrs. Glow Fackler, of Burwcll spent Sunday afternoon at the U. F. Dill home. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Kittrell and family and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kit rell. all of Lincoln, spent Sunday at the V.'m. Kitrell home. Mr. and Mrs. Jason Streight and daughter of the State Fisheries spent Sunday at the Will Kline home get- tins acauainted with their new niece Mr. and Mrs. Bill Blum motored to Shenandoah Sunday. The German Lutheran church gave a program over KPXP and Mr. Blum sang in the choir. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Bus kirk. June 29th. a daughter. Mrs Buskirk is at the home of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Kline, in town. Ben Knecht, of Lincoln, spent last week at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Oscar Dill and family. He left Saturday morning for Winside to spend this week with a daughter at that place. Mx. and Mrs. Gus Bergold and son Roy, of Dalton, 111., have been visit inc at the home of Mr. and Mrs Braun for the past week. Mrs. Ber gold is a sister of Mr. Braun. i ney left for their home Wednesday mom ins by motor. Among those who went away to celebrate the Fourth were Mr. and Mrs. V. D. Livers to Burr Oak, Kan sas; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hofmeister and family, to Central City, and Mr and Mrs. Homer Carnicle and son troiner to Milford. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Haswell and Richard and Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Dill and sons were Sunday evening visi tors at Homer Carnicle's, helping Homer celebrate his birthday. ice cream and cake were served by Mrs. Carnicle, which was greatly enjoyed bv all present. Last Thursday while unloading tiles from a car, Henry Finney, who works on the Burlington section haa the misfortune to drop a tie on his foot, breaking his big toe on his left foot. He thought nothing of it, al though very painful, until some one nprsnaded him to see a doctor. He had an ex-ray taken and found the bone broken. He is on crutches for a few days until it is better. Guy Tarpening of Mountain Grove, Mo., brought the body of his father. Will Tarpening, who passed away at his home, July 2nd, for burial in the Hill cemetery. He was. 73 years old. Heart trouble was the cause of death. He lived at South Bend nearly all of his life, up until 1911, when he mov ed with his sons, Guy and Roy, to Flagler, Colo., Guy having moved to Missouri several years after, taking his father with him. His son, Roy, of Colorado, was also here for a short service, which was held July 4 at the cemetery. - "Arcadia" Convalescence and ma ternity Home. Choice ot doctors. Phone 193-W. Box 114. m8-tfw Need help? You can get It quicklj by placing your ad la the Journal Inquest Called as Youth Killed in Train Assault Son of Ashland Banker Ground Un der Train at Ashland, Neb. To Press Prosecution. A search was on Thursday for James Berwald, 17, son of Robert S. i Berwald, reputed millionaire realtor of Cleveland, O., and companion of Gordon Grigor, 17, who died at Uni-, versity hospital here Thursday morn- ing from injuries suffered when, ac-i cording to reports, he fell under a! freight train at Ashland, Neb., about j 3 a. ni. Thursday during a scuff lo , with ' a Burlington special agent, j Grigor was the son of the late Alec' P. Grigor for many years head of the Union Savings and Loan com pany of Cleveland, O. Before Grigor died he made a; statement to railroad men at Ash land in which he told of having been beaten and knocked from the train, it was revealed to County Attorney Schiefelbein Thursday evening. Called Omaha Man. Grigor's alleged assailant is re ported to live in Omaha. Inquiries' at his home Thursday evening re vealed that he had been connected with the boy's death. She refused to make a statement, but she did admit her husband came home about 5 o'clock Thursday morning. She said he went out on his run without mentioning the in cident to her. Expressing dissatisfaction with! statements of Burlington railroad employes. County Attorney Scheifel-; bein of Wahoo, announced he will; impanel a coroner's jury Saturday' morning to investigate tne case. Meanwhile, he said, the investiga tion will continue. Frank Leadwith, trainmaster at Ashland, one of those who picked up the dying youth, referred the coun ty attorney to "Burlington attorneys in Omaha" while he was being ques tioned. Not one of the employes question ed could reveal the identity of the special agent who is alleged to have struck Grigor. He disappeared im mediately after the accident, they said. Fred Kinnie, freight conductor, who with Frank Leadwith, train master, was the first to reach the dying youth, admitted under ques tioning that Grigor's first words were that he had been knocked from the train. Balks at Signing Statement. After making the statement before witnesses, Kinnie refused to sign It. "About 3:45 a. m., one of the men came into tne station ana saia a boy had been run over," said Kin nie. "With Leadwith I went out there, and found him about three hundred yards west of the station. " 'Here I am,' " he called out weakly when we reached him. "What happened," I asked. ' 'A brakeman knocked me off the train and I fell beneath the cars, " Kinnie said the boy replied. "I was hit on the head and fell from the train," was the statement attributed to Grigor. "There were some other fellows there, too. They know what happened. One of them was a colored fellow named Jack Bird." Witnesses declared Kinnie, after making this statement, was called away by a Burlington employe, and after a conversation refused to sign it. Comnanion's Statement. According to Jake Bird, 24, Ne gro, Greenwood, la., who was "bum ming" his way on the same train, young Berwald was badly beaten by the agent shortly before Grigor fell to his death. Bird, who said he would help authorities "see justice done," related this story: "As the train pulled into Ashland I was lying on my face on top of a car, when the agent struck me be tween the shoulders with a sap. jumped to my feet and evaded him until he kicked me just as I jumped from the car. "The two boys got off the car and the agent followed me, but I pulled a knife, and he stopped. Then he ran and caught the partner of the boy who later was run over, and caught him in the weeds along the right-of-way. He beat him until the boy, screaming, fell to the ground and lay there. Kicked Between Cars. "Then the other boy started climb ing up the car, calling back that he was going to get off on the other side. The agent caught him on top, and began beating him. The boy yelled for help. The agent dragged him to the end of the car. " 'I told you to get off,' he told the boy, and then kicked him. "The train had just started mov ing. I was on the ground following the car, because I was afraid there was going to be a killing. The agent kicked at the boy, and then tried to grab as the boy fell between the cars-, but was to late. The agent climbed down the side, ran back and pulled the boy from under the wheels. Then he walked away, but came back again. "The train conductor came up and bawled out the agent, but the man said he hadn't done anything, and didn't have a sap. It was dark, and I couldn't swear that I could identify the man that beat us, but the con ductor knows him, all right, because he gave the man a good calling down." Will Press Prosecution. A long-distance call to Ross Shot well, deputy county attorney, to whom Bird told his story, from Gri gor's guardian. Percy R. Stephens, in the east, gave instruction to leave no stone unturned in placing respon feivility. Grigor's home was in New York with the Stephens family. He was The quality of the fabrics, the tasteful harmony or contrast of colors, the care ful w or k mans hip these are features which are "of vital importance in select ing your dresses, and you will be delighted with these elements in MEDALLION MODES which are pre ferred everywhere by those whose taste is most discriminating. 10.Z5 & "The Shop of Telephone 61 a student at Brown Prep school, and had gone to Chicago for the summer with Mr. SteDhens. music instruc tor. Young Berwald, his chum, had persuaded him to hike to uenver. They had been warned to stay away from trains, Mr. Stephens said. Young Grigor was an aviation m thusiast, student at Curtiss field, New York, and was ready for his solo flight. While a student at Culver acad emy, Grigor had shown marked me chanical ability, and was a student instructor in motor mechanics. Mr. Stephens telegraphed Deputy County Attorney Shotwell authoriz ing prosecution in his name of the agent, if found responsible for the boy's death. The two hikers had been in Den ver and were on their way home. Smiths Raskolb to Con fer Next Week Plans for Campaign Will Be Defin itely Shaped Up Will Con sider Issues. New York, July 13. Bringing to a close a series of conferences with members of the democratic national committee which has partly perfect ed a campaign organization. Gover nor Smith returned late today to Albany. His plans for the immed iate future are indefinite. The democratic presidential nom inee indicated that for the present he will remain In Albany, where it is planned to notify him officially of his nomination. A date for that ceremony has not been fixed. To the Farmers of Cass County, Neb.-- The Farmers Mutual Fire and Live Stock In surance Company was organized 34 years ago in Cass county, for the protection of Cass county farmers. During this time we have paid our losses promptly and the rate we have charged has been pleasing to all our Policy holders. ... If you are not a member of our company, see one of our Directors or write to J. P. FALTER, Secretary, at Platts mouth, Nebr., and we will be glad to give you full information regarding rates, etc Farmers Mutual Fire and Live Stock Insurance Company $16.11 Personal Service' Plattsmouth, Neb. With John J. Raskob, new chair man of the national committee, out of the city for the week-end, Gov ernor Smith spend most of the day before his train departure confer ring informally with others who will assist in the direction of hh? campaign. It ;s probable Raskob and other leaders will confer with him in Albany next week, not only regarding his notification, but as to the type of campaign he will con duct, Mrs. Boss Speaks. At a press conference an effort was made by a representative of El Mundo, a Havana newspaper, to as certain whether the democratic plat form plank on Latin-American af fairs meant that the party and its presidential nominee favored nulli fication of the Piatt amendment. "I don't know what the Piatt amendment is," Smith declared, ad ding that he would not discuss ques tions of so much importance without giving them careful study. At the Smith campaign quarters in the Biltmore today, Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming, who has been . placed in charge of women's activities, announced she and her colleagues will work in concert with men of the party, and that she will have an advisory committee repre sentative of all sections of the coun try. Darrow Visits Smith. While Mrs. Ross believes prohi bition an important public problem she thinks women are vitally inter ested In the restoration of honesty in government and the farm quest tion. POLICE PUPS FOB SALE See B. F. Goodman, or call Weep ing Water, 2802. Postoffice address, Cedar Creejc, Nebraska. j!2-tfw