Neb
H&Iattamoiuitb
outna
VOL. XXXIII.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1914.
NO. 33.
REMOVE COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENTS
FR0POLITIC5
County Superintendent About the
Only Public School Official
Who Has No Protection.
The following interesting ar
ticle is full of good, siiumi logic,
and I hat is the reason we ap
propriate it in its entirety from
the Huston Journal of Education,
for the special benefit of the
Journal readers:
Everyone studying1 education
says that the greatest present
need in American education is
the improvement of rural schools,
nnd everyone knows that rural
school conditions cannot be
greatly improved where the coun
ty superintendent has to play
politics.
Such public respect for the
office that only in very rare cases
will a faithful county superinten
dent be required to waste time,
energy and money in a campaign
to retain one of the most import
ant public offices in the United
States is as high a manifestation
of patriotism as can be found in
times of peace.
Whoever forces a county su
perintendent to rob the schools
of effort and devotion to their
professional needs for months
that he may have the salary of
the man in office, comes very
near being an enemy to his
unlry.
A political regulation fir un
derstanding that a county super
intendent should serve but two
terms in one state it is a law
is a crime against, the children
and the country. The country
protects a letter carrier, a rural
delivery man, and hundreds of
thousands of other government
nnd state officers from politics
entirely on the ground, for in
stance, that a letter carrier can
not be efficient in his business if
he is thinking about the danger
of losing his office.
It is impossible for a politi
cian or any rival candidate to
shorten a letter carrier's tenure
on the ground that he has learn
ed so much of his business that
efficient service will be jeopardiz
ed by change, and yet the county
sup rintendent's knowledge of
the be-t interests of the future
citizens of the republic is not
considered of as much value to
the country as a letter carrier's
knoweldge of the mere residence
of men and women.
Is there any greater absurdily
than such an assumption?
It requires four years for a
founty superintendent to ac
quaint himself with the condi
tions of his work, with logical
situations, with the needs of
each community, with the teach
ers, with children, and with citi
zens. One does not begin to be
highly efficient until near four
years in service, and yet, where
politics reigns, county superin
tendents are offered as a sacrifice
to political traditions.
The county superintendent is
about, the only public school man
who has no protection from poli
tical raiders.
Of course there are states with
such noble ideals that this is im
possible and there are some
counties in every state in which
a virtuous and honorable people
make it impossible for political
raiders to domineer in such a
sacred matter. Is not this a good
time for all who reverence
righteousness and would serve
their fellow men to assert them
selves? Isn't this a? noble an
evidence of progressiveness as
any that can be demonstrated?
Can any public service be great
er? Are we willing to .continue the
degradation of one of the noblest
of officials?
Every sentiment of patriotism,
every impulse of manhood, every
civic propriety, every sense of
business sagacity appeals so
strongly to men of today that it
'ought to be easy this year to
rescue irie office or county super
intendent from all taint or sus
picion if politics.
Motors Here From Papillion.
From Tuesday's Daily.
This morning District Judge
Begley, wife and little daughter,
and his brother, Charles Hegley,
of Omaha, motored down from
Papillion, as the judge was to
hold a ses.-ion of the court, and
the family spent the day here
viewing the sights of the eity.
This city has won a warm spot in
the hearts of the judge and his
wife and every opportunity to
visit here is taken advantage of.
as they delight in the beautiful
scenery that abounds in the hills
surrounding' t lie citv.
BADLY SCALDED
YESTERDAY
Bee" Berger Receives Most
Serious Scalds and Burns at
His Home in Murray.
From Wednesday's Dally.
Quite a serious accident is re
ported from Murray yesterday
morning, which will proe a very
painful experience for -one of
the leading- citizens of that place.
"Bee" Berger was helping in the
washing of some clothes, and be-
lore starting the washing- ma
chine decided to oil the machine
up and crawled beneath it to look
after this part of the work, and
while in this position he in some
manner released the cork in one
ide of the machine, with the re
sult that a flood of scalding- wa
ter rushed forth onto the help
less man, who was caught be
neath the machine.
The burns were quite severe
and extended from the shoulder
down over the side of the body,
making very severe wounds that
ave the victim a grat deal of
pain. As it was attempted to re
move the clothing from the in
jured man large sections of the
flesh dropped oil", greatly alarm
ing the family ami causing great
alarm as to the finaly outcome of
the injuries. As soon as possible
medical assistance was summon
ed to the Berger home, and arriv
ing there administered such re
lief as was possible to the unfor
tunate man. This accident has
cast a deep feeling of sorrow over
Murray, where the injured man
has long been one of the most
highly respected residents, and
his friends are anxiouslv await
ing news from his bedside.
EMIL HANSEN TEAM
OF OMAHA TO PLAY THE
BOOSTERS SUNDAY
On next Sunday afternoon the
base ball fans of this city will be
given the opportunity of witness
ing a game with the Emil Hansen
team of Omaha, which has been
secured by Manager Johnson to
do battle with the Boosters. This
team is one of the fast ones in
the metropolis and will be sure
to furnish a first-class attraction
to the lovers of the great nation
al game here. The Boosters,
aroused over the showing made
by them Sunday, are getting
ready to take revenge for their
previous defeat, and will make
the Hansen's go some if they
carry off the bacon Sunday.
There is no doubt, in the minds of
anyone that there is mighty good
material in the team here, and it
only requires a little work to get
the boys to going in their old
form, and with a foe as worthy
as the Hansen's they will be given
an opportunity to show their
mettle. The grounds are in fine
shape now and are as smooth as
a billiard table and there will be
no excuse on this cause for not
setting, down to business.
MURRAY M N
PLATTSMDUTH
DOY GOES TO
THE FRONT
J. E. Brown, Now on Battleship
"Maryland," Writes of Stir
ring Events of Cruise.
From Wednesday's Dally.
The following extracts
an
taken from a letter received r
few days ago by Mrs. Z. T
Brown, from her son, Ernest,
who is at present serving on flu
battleship Maryland, which has
just been ordered to the west
coast, or Mexico tor service in
looking after the interests of tin
United States. Ernest joined tlo
navy a little over a year ago and
has up to a short time ago been
actively engaged in the cruise of
the ship to which he belongs, but
was allowed to return to San
Francisco with the craft, but ha
since been ordered to the west
coast of Mexico. Among other
things, he says:
"I have done some traveling
since I left IMattsnfouth. We
were up in Alaska all last sum
mer and had a nice time taking
in the sights of that country, and
were then ordered to .Mexico, a
you have read, of course. I pre
sume the U. S. and Mexico art
not on good terms and the Unit
ed States keeps ships down there
all of t lie time. While we were
there we could see them fighting
most ot the tune, mat is nie
rebels and the federals, and w
laid just a little way from one of
their gunboats which was shell
ing- the city of Guaymas, but they
did not olfer to harm us, and I
guess it is a prelly good thing,
too. as our ships are a great deal
larger than theirs and carry
larger guns and more men, too,
and we did not interfere as we
had no business to. All we were
doing was to look after the
American interests there, and
they did not offer to brain them.
They were fighting nearly all the
time we were there trying to
capture that city, but had not
succeeded when we left there. We
could see everything from the
ships that, was going- on over on
the beach and could see men
falling, just like you have seen in
pictures, but the last few days it
has been getting- rather serious
between the United States and
Mexico and we are now at the
navy yard taking on repairs, and
we received orders from the navy
department to complete our re
pairs as soon as possible and
proceed to Mexico, so suppose
that we will be there before Ion?.
I met Syd. Eaton in the navy, but
he is paid off now and think he
went home. I also met "Fat"
I.orenzen, a former Plattsmouth
boy, here, but do not think he is
in the navy any more either.
They come and go in here like
birds. I have not heard from
Burton lately and do not know
where he is now; he was in Oak
land, California, the last I heard
from him. I met Mr. Adamson
in Long Beach some time ago,
and they are doing- fine down
there. His son, Clyde, is married
and Bertha is married to Ernest
Wurl, but did not get to see
Ernest, as be was at Platts
mouth, called there by the death
of his father. Enclosed you will
find a picture of the ship I am
now on, and there is a crew of
800 men aboard, almost a little
town, isn't it? The guns do not
look very big in the picture, but
believe me you would change
your mind if you were close to
them during our target practice,
when we fire them all day and all
night for two days. We have
target practice twice a year. The
last time we held it we were
twenty miles out of San Diego, at
sea, and when we fired the guns
the people wired out by wireless
telling us to go farther out, that
we were breaking all the windows
in town from the jar of the noise
and keeping1 everybody awake in
town, so you can imagine how it
sounds when you are right be
hind the puns firing; them. The
shell we fire weighs 350 pounds,
these are the largest guns, and
then we have many smaller ones.
We have sixteen of the larger
guns and twenty-six of the
smaller ones and two torpedo
tubes. If you were to visit every
part of the ship it would tak
you a full day and a half. Your
loving son, J. E. JJrown.
U. S. Maryland.
ICE AND GOLD
EGO.
Articles of Incorporation Filed,
With a Capital Stock of Twen
ty Thousand Dollars.
The articles of incorporation
of the Plattsmouth Ice and Cold
Storage company have been filed
in the office. of the county clerk
The new company, which will
operate the new artificial ic
plant in this city, is incorporated
with a capital stock of sjo.ouo,
issued in 200 shares of si no
each. The incorporators are
Fred T. Itamge. Charles C. lar-
meie, j. . iunsniann, ,i. tl.
McMaken, C. W. Baylor- and F. O
Egenberger. The place of busi
ness of the new company will be
Plattsmouth, and will include be
sides the manufacture of ice and
its sale, the operating- of a cold
torage plant and the purehast
and storage of butter and eggs
and other perishable articles.
The list of the incorporators of
the new company shows that it
will fie certain to he a sure go
and will become one of the big
institutions of the city in time.-
The work on the erection of the
building" to be used by "the com
pany will be gotten under way in
a short time, and every effort
made to have the plant readv to
tart into business on the first
of June to supply the needs of
the public of the city with ice
and cold storage space.
CLARENCE TUBBS, SON
OF JOSEPH TUBBS DIES
AT HOT SPRIN6S, S. D.
The news was received here of
the death of Clarence Tubbs, a
on of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Tubbs, of near Mynard, which oc
curred at Hot Springs, S. I)., yes
terday. The young man was
found dead in bed, death being
caused from his long suffering
with rheumatism, as he has had
for the whole winter, been suffer
ing from rheumatism of the
ieart, and his death was not
wholly unexpected. Mr. Tubbs
was a verv well-to-do young- man,
jeing the owner of a nice ranch
near Hot Springs, and nas done
well since his removal to that lo
cality from this city, where he
was reared to manhood. The
uotiy will ie wrong ii i nere 101
burial, but the complete arrange
ments for the funeral have not as
i -II , 1 1. JV,
yet been completed. The news of
the death of this most estimable
young: man came as a great
shock to his friends in this city
and vicinity, where the parents
lave resided for years, and the
most profound regret has been
expressed anion? them at the
oss that has been visited upor
the aged parents, and they will
have the deepest sympathy of
everyone in their misfortune.
Sheriff Hyers in the City.
Sheriff Gus Hyers of Lancaster
county and wife, Mrs. W. H. An
telss, and Mrs. Albert Gadd
motored down this morning- from
Lincoln and spent a few hours
here visiting with their friends,
Mr. and Mrs. Mont Robb, at the
Hotel Riley, returning- home this
afternoon. They came down in
the car of Sheric Hyers. Mr.
Hyers is one of the most genial
men in the world and has given
Lancaster county the best of
service since he has occupied the
office of sheriff.
PLATT10T
STORAG
GAPT. MORRISON
TO BE BURIED IN
NEBRASKA CITY
Remains Conveyed to the Mis
souri Pacific by the Members
of the Knight Templars.
Yesterday
Captain S. II.
stricken on
afternoon at 3:15
Morrison, who was
Mondav morning
with a convulsion at his room in
the Hotel Riley, passed from this
world having never regained con
sciousness from the effect of the
convulsion. The captain, as
tated before in this paper, had
been a sufferer from Bright's
disease and the convulsion was
one of the last stages of the dis
ease, which had been gradually
making its inroads upon his
health.
His nephew Thomas C. Dunn,
or .eiraKa cuy nas neen nere
assisting in looking after his
uncle, and the Masonic lodge of
this city has attended to the care
and assistance of the aged suf
ferer, as well as members of the
I. A. R who have visited him
frequently since the discovery of
his unconscious form on the
floor of his room Monday.
Captain Morrison was about 77
years of age and had served in
the civil war with great bravery.
and had resided in this state for
a long number of years, being lo
cated at Nebraska Citv until his
moving here some six or eight
years ago since which time ne
has looked after the interest of
the Metropolitan Insurance com
pany with much success. ine
body will be taken to Nebraska
City for burial.
Captain S. II. Morrison wa
born April 27, 183 i, in Washing
ton county, Pennsylvania, and
for vears resided there, until
hortly before the outbreak of the
civil war, when he came west and
was in the state of Wisconsin
when the great conflict arose,
and tie enlisted his services in tne
econd isconsm regiment in
Company I, and went to the front
o detenu the air ne loveu so
well, and while engaged in the
second battle of Bull Run was
wounded by having a bullet piss
into one of his lungs. Recover
ingfrom this wound, he con
tinued his service in the army.
and at the battle of Gettysburg
le was shot through both legs on
the first day of the conflict, and
m his recovery from the injury
was breveted a captain in the
armv. which he received for the
iraverv displayed.
At the close of the war he
asrain came west and in 1867 he
)cated at Nebraska City, residing
there until about six years ago.
While in that city he was engaged
or several years in the jewelry
usiness ana later took up tne
insurance work for the Metro
politan company, which he car
ried on until death look him
rom his labors.
The body of the late Captain
Morrison has lain in state in the
parUr of the Hotel Riley from
lis death until the casket was
removed to the Missouri Pacific
station this noon, where it was
shipped to Nebraska City. There
was a large numher of tlorai
emembrances from the old
friends, and the company he had
served so long and faithfully
placed on the casket, which was
draped with the stars and stripes
and guarded by a guard of honor
from the Knight Templars, of
which he had for years been a
member. The funeral will take
place tomorrow afternoon from
the residence of his nephew and
niece, Mr. and Mrs. Dunn, in Ne-
raska City, and will be in charge
of the Masonic order, witn the
sermon preached by the Rev. W.
W. Barnes of St. Mary's church
of that city.
For Rent.
M. E. parsonage, at Mynard.
family without small children
prefered. For particulars inquire
of Grant Wetenkamp, Mynard, or
phone 2220.
Death of Elder G. L. Weaver.
From Tuesday's Dally
The news was received here
today bv the members of the
Holiness church of the death in
New York of Elder George L.
Weaver, of Tabor, Iowa, the
founder of the sect and of the
Faith Home at Tabor. Elder
Weaver was well known here fo
the members of the faith and was
one of the leading figures in the
religious life in the west, and his
death will be sadly felt by the
members of the church he has
founded. The body will be
brought back to Tabor for burial
among the scenes of the life of
this good man. He was called to
New York several weeks ago and
was taken suddenly ill there and
died.
E
IN THE DISTRICT
COURTYESTERDAY
Testimony in the Case of Sher
wood vs. Sherwood Very
Sensational and Racy.
From Wednesday's Dally.
The session of the district
court yesterday alternoon was
enlivened by the hearing of the
petition on the case of Nellu
Sherwood vs. Thomas II. Sher
wood, m which t lie detendant
seeks to have the custodv of the
9-year-old daughter of the
couple taken from the custody of
the mother. The case was one of
the most sensational on both
sides that has been heard in the
court for years, and the greater
part of the testimony was of such
a nature as not to be printable,
the charges being made on both
ides of unbecoming- conduct.
There were several witnesses be
sides the plaintiff and defendant
on the stand, and those of the
sensation lovers who were pres
ent in the court room were well
satisfied with the different state
ments made. After hearing the
evidence offered the case was
submitted without aguinent to
the judge and the case taken un
der advisement in order that the
court could investigate the mat
ter more fully and determine the
proper course to take in the mat
ters.
In the case of Mary H. Parson?
vs. William II. Parsons, the court
supplemented the decree of di
vorce given the plaintiff by an
order requiring the defendant to
pay to the clerk of the district
court the sum of ?20 per month,
which is to be used for the care
and maintenance of the two
minor children. The plaintiff is
also allowed the sum of $40 for
attorney's fees and the costs of
the case.
The mandate of the supreme
court in the matter of the ap
plication of G. G. Williamson for
a liquor license in the village of
Murdock was received and enter
ed upon the record of the court.
The court ordered that the vil
lage board of Murdock at once
revoke the license issued to Wil
liamson, as the supreme court
has reversed the judgment of the
district court in the matter.
Will Erect New Garage.
While in the city yesterday
Henry Becker, the enterprising
young automobile dealer of
Union informs us that work will
be started shortly on the grading
for the large two-story building
that is to be erected in that vil
lage by his father, A. L. Becker,
near the Missouri Pacific depot.
The ground floor of the building
will be used as a garage and will
be equipped in the most modern
way, while on the top floor a town
hall will be fixed up. This new-
improvement is one that will add
greatly to the appearance of the
little city and the citizens of
Union can feel proud of Mr.
Becker and his enterprising- soil
in their efforts to add to the
beauty and busines interests of
that place.
The Journal does job work.
M
DONGS
"MOTT AND JEFF"
FINE ATTRACTION
AT THEPARMELE
Parmele Theater Packed by Well
Pleased Audience to Witness
Fine Performance.
"Mult and JefT," the numerous
creation of Bud Fisher, the car
toonist, which in the papers of
the country have created a hearty
laugh, were with us last evening
on the stage at the Parmele
theater in the musical comedy.
"Mutt and JefT in Panama," and
the show can be set down as be
ing a very clever comedy with a
laugh from start to finish, and a
person wishing to forget their
troubles should have attended
the clever presentation of this
musical comedy at the Parmele
last evening.
Throughout the play is com
plete in eery way, both in the
clever comedy, as well as the
tuneful music and handsome
scenic effects of the play, center
ed around the two titel charac
ters, and their clever and laugh
provoking experiences kept the
audience in a constant uproar of
laughter from the raise of the
curtain until its fall on the Iasf.
act. The company can feel very
fortunate in having with them
Miss Theresa McAdams, who, in
the role of "Cecily," gave a
splendid exhibition of dancing,
and the display of her art in this
line was warmly applauded by the
audience and she was compelled
to respond to several encores.
Miss McAdams also has a very
sweet voice and her offerings in
the musical numbers was much
enjoyed.
Miss Ella Warner Davis, the
celebrated English prima donna,
is with the company this season,
and her voice was heard most
effectively in several numbers on
the program. Edward West as
"Mutt" and Henry Washer as
"Jeff" were evidently the men for
the job, as their clever work was
alone worth alt ending the show
to witness. The chorus, while
one of the nicest appearing- that
has been seen in the city, had not
the strength of voice that they
should have, but their work
shown in the dances and drills
was very pleasing" to everyone in
attendance, and take it as a whole
the show was one of the most
pleasing that has appeared in the
city this season, and the packed
house attested the drawing power
of the characters made famous
in the cartoons.
From here the compan' de
pared this morning for Colum
bus, and from there they finish
their Nebraska four at Norfolk,
arid then work back to New York
for the summer vacation.
FREDRICK MUENCHAU OF
EAGLE FOR COMMISSIONER
Yesterday Frederick Muenchu
of Eagle filed his request with
the county clerk to have his name
placed on the ballot at the com
ing primary election as a candid
ate for the the office of county
commissioner on the republican
ticket for the third commission
er district. .Mr. luuenehau was
the candidate at the last general
election for this office against
Mr. Jordan. This makes the lit
of enterics for this office quite a
large one, there being four
democrats and two republicans
so far to file, and there is a long
time yet for the others who de
sire to serve the people to get in
line with their applications.
Farm for Sale.
90 acres, one-half miles
north of M. P. depot. For par
ticulars see J. V. Elliott.
4-lG-tfwkIy
FOR SALE 100 bushels of
cane seed, gi.no per bushel, in
quire of G. Rakes, 10 miles south
of Plattsmouth. 4-20-2tw
