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1 plattsmoMtb omnia TOL. XXXIV. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. MONDAY, MAY 28, 1S17. No. 209. f i J) RED CROSS PEOPLE VERY ENTHUSIASTIC Another Meeting Held Last Night to Plan and Arrange to Select Vari ous Necessary Committees. From Friday's Daily. The Red Cross chapier of Cass county met last evening at the audi torium of the public Jibrary to con sider the plans for the extension of the work in this city and throughout the county. The meeting was pre sided over by Judge James T. Bagley, president of the local chapter, and cjuite a number of those interested in the movement were present. The result of even the first week has proven very satisfactory to the society and while the membership campaign has not yet been pushed, there have been a large number of voluntary offerings made and enlist ments in the membership that has netted close to $120 for the opening week. A great deal of the credit for the excellent showing made is due to Miss Ruth Fitzgerald, of Louisville, who has been looking af ter the Red Cross work in her home with the result that $93 was raised in a few hours by this lady to be ap plied on the good work of the so ciety. The local chapter of the Red Cross extended to Miss Fitzgerald a vote of thanks for her splendid aid in the cause which has given it a decided boost in the opening weeks. While the local charter is due to arrive in a few days, the officers of the chapter are busy planning the extension of the work to take in the entire county and to make the show ing of Cass county one that can be looked to with a great deal of pride. The president. Judge Begley, at the meeting last evening announced the appointment of the committee on committees which will assist in the perfection of the other committees of the chapter to carry on the work throughout the counts'. This com mittee will consist of Mrs. T. P. Liv ingston, chairman; Mrs. Mary Bolo hovey, C. II. Fuller, J. P. Falter and Frank Smith. Secretary W. A. Robertson re ported that W. R. Holly, on behalf of the Cosmopolitan club, had offered the free use of Coates' hall, as well as his orchestra, for a benefit for the Red Cross cause and on motion this was accepted by the members of the chapter. The ladies of the National Surgical Dressings Committee held their meet ing on yesterday afternoon at the li brary to carry out a number of their plans for the making of the much needed bandages, comfort kits and other supplies that can be most use ful in the Red Cross work in the hos pitals and battlefields of the war. There was a very large number in at tendance at the meeting and the greatest of interest shown in the gathering. The vacant room in the Hotel Riley block has been secured by the ladies and will be used as a workroom in the future for the bandage committee. The meetings are on Monday and Thursday afternoon and the time will be spent in the making of the band ages and other articles that will be called for by the national organisa tion and which will be of helpfulness in saving the lives and providing com forts for our boys in the field. ' In connection with this idea the ladies are very anxious to secure donations of kitchen tables, baskets and trunks with locks for the keeping of the sup plies, as well as sheets and used table linens that can be w-orked over by the ladies into' "bandages and use ful articles. There will be a great deal of green oil cloth needed in the lining of the receptacles for the com pleted work, as well as for covering the work tables, and if anyone can donate any of this oil cloth it will be very gratefully received. It was also decided to abandon the idea of having the use of the Airdome orj next Wednesday evening for an eit tainment for the purpose of r;f ng funds for the committee, as tht Daughters of the American Revo lution are holding a declamatory con test on this date, the proceeds of which will be applied to the Red Cross work. - . . . The ladies are showing the great est of interest in the work and . a number of the different ladies' socie ties are busily engaged in planning to raise funds to -extend the work and make possibilities of helpfulness as great as possible. In this work, as well as that of the Red Cross, every citizen is. urged to join in the com mon cause that of humanity and mercy and to relieve those who are suffering and dying for their country. BUSY PREPARING REGISTRATION CARDS FOR CASS COUNTY From Friday's Dally. County Clerk Frank J. Libershal has been very busy the past two days in the preparation of registration cards for those who will be subject to theselective conscription act and the registration that will be required of every male resident of the United States between the ages of 21 and 30, inclusive. The county clerk is now listing the non-resident men subject to the draft who are unable to reach their home counties in time to regis ter. The law has provided that all non-residents shall call at the office of the county clerk to have their cards made out, stating the facts required under the law and which cards will be mailed to the county clerk of the county where the parties claim their residence. This is an important mat ter and one that every non-resident should look after before the day of registration, June 5th, as the law is very strict in seeing that everyone complies with the law in respect to having their names registered. The supplies for the different pre cincts of the county have been re ceived by Mr. Libershal 'and will be distributed over the county to the registration boards so that everything may be in readiness on the day of registration, June 5. JOURNAL FAVORED WITH FINE EOQUET OF SWEET PEAS From Friday's Daily. The Journal office was very kindly remembered yesterday by two hand some boquets of sweet peas which came from the green house of L. M. Mullis, and which certainly were greatly appreciated for their beauty and fragrance. The greenhouse of Mr. Mullis has a large number of these beautiful flowers and they cannot be equalled anywhere else for freshness and genuine beauty. The sweet peas are in a large variety of colors and careful care and cultivation has made them the most pleasing of the more hardy spring and summer blooms. Mr. Mullis certainly has the thanks of the Journal for the most appropriate re membrance and they will be objects of the greatest charm until the last pet als have withered. To those who en joy the fresh beauty of flowers, a trip to the greenhouse on Locust street is a delight and a revelation, and Mr. Mullis is giving the people of Platts mouth a real opportunity of getting flowers any time they may be desired. SAMPSON SERVICE UNDER ELK LODGE Edwin S. Sampson, 47 years old, of 1408 Euclid avenue, died at his home here yesterday. Mr. Sampson was a native of Platts mouth, Neb., but had lived here for some time. He is survived by his wife, Jennie M. Sampson, . and daughter, Mrs. C. R. Dailey, of El Centro, Calif. Three sisters, Mrs. Ag nes Chapman, Mrs. Sue Morrissey and Miss Margaret Sampson, live in Lin coln, Neb., Los Angeles and Portland, Ore., respectively. Funeral services will be held Sat urday at 2 o'clock in the Elks' club house, Santa Monica. Burial will be in the-Elks' plot" in Woodlawn. Ar rangements are in charge of the Wil liamson undertaking company Santa Monica Outlook.- - G. E. Harris of Havelock, who was here visiting at the home of Joe Hunter and family, returned yester day afternoon to his home...""".. MRS. A.B. HASS BADLY INJURED LAST EVENING Is Thrown From an Outomobile Near Home at Oreapolis and Sustains ' Probable Fatal Injuries as Result. From Friday's Daily. Mrs. A. B. Hass, wife of the Bur lington operator at Oreapolis was seriously if not fatally injured last evening shortly after 6 o'clock when she was thrown from an automobile near her home. It would seem from the details of the accident received here, that Mr. and Mrs. Hass were returning home in their auto and hed just turned from the main road into a road they have been using to get to their own property. To reach the Hass home it is necessary to drive along the tracks for a distance, and cross a small ditch, and it was while they were crossing the ditch the ac cident occurred. It is not known what caused Mrs. Hass, who was rid ing in the rear seat, to fall from the auto, but from the nature of her in juries it is thought that the car must have passed over her lower limbs. Her injuries are of a most serious na ture, the right thigh was broken and the right ankle bone fractured very severely, and a gash on the side of the face laid open the cheek for sev eral inches, all of the teeth were knocked out in the fall and a gash cut over the right eye that is quite deep and serious. The clothing of the unfortunate woman was badly torn by the cinders into which she had been thrown, and several bruises were re ceived on the face and shoulders when Mrs. Hass was dragged for some dis tance before she could be rescued. Dr. P. J. Flynn was called to the Hass home as soon as possible and .found the condition of the patient as very serious, and as it was feared that in ternal injuries had been sustained it was decided to have her taken to Omaha, and the flyer on the Misosuri Pacific was stopped at 7:45 and Mrs. Hass removed to the Presbyterian hospital in Omaha for examination. Word from the hospital this morn ing was to the effect that Mrs. Hass was suffering a great deal of pain and that it had been impossible as yet to fully determine the full extent of her inuries owing to her condition. Mr. Hass will remain at the side of his wife at the hospital until some certainty as to her injuries can be ar rived at. DEATH OF MRS. J. W. BARWICK, OLD RESI DENT OF THE CITY From Friday's Daily. i esterday afternoon Mrs. J. W . Barwick, one of the old residents of this section, was called to her last re ward after an illness covering several weeks, during which time she had been a sufferer from heart trouble. Mrs. Barwick . had been in failing health for the past few years, and since the death of her husband had been gradually growing weaker, and although all that medical skill or the loving hands of the children could do for her relief was given to her it was impossible to save the one they loved so dearly, and she gradually sank into the rest that knows no awakening, passing away yesterday afternoon at 3:30. For a great many years Mrs. Bar wick had made her home in this city, and was universally loved and re spected by a large circle of friends who will mourn sincerely her death and share with her family the grief that the visit of the death messenger has occasioned in the family circle, Devoted to her home and family Mrs, Barwick found her greatest happiness in watching over those she loved the best, and leaves to the children a memory of a mother that is precious indeed. To mourn the loss of this good woman there remains four chil dren, Mrs. T. N. Julian of New Mex ico; J. E. Barwick, Plattsmouth; Mrs, W.f P. Albee of Glenwood, la., and Mrs; P. W. Coffman of this city. Office supplies at the Journal office GLASS PLAY DRAWS VERY LARGE CROWD From Friday's Dailv The class of 1917 last eenmg re peated their performance of the class play, "A Trial of Hearts," which had been such a decided hit on last Mon day evening. " On Monday the bad weather kept many from the country from attending the performance, and these took advantage last evening'of enjoying the play and the excellent work of the young people composing the cast. The play is one that the young people have given in a most pleasing manner and the principals in the play were even better last eve ning than on the first night, and gave the performance in a manner that would have done credit to those who are familiar with the stage and the atrical performances. The theater was filled with the delighted auditors and the members of the class com prising the play did their best to please their relatives and friends. DEATH OF OTTO BUUN AT TUCSON, ARIZONA A message was received in this city at noon today announcing the death at Tucson, Arizona, of Otto Bulin, of this city, who for the past year has been in that state seeking to recover his health. The. unfortunate young! man has been in failing health for the past two years, suffering from the affliction of tuberculosis, and has been spending the greater part of this time in the mountains of Colorado and Arizona, seeking relief from the malady, but without avail. While the death was not wholly expected, it came as a severe blow to the father and brothers and -sirtcrs in this city, as during the past month Otto had seemed better than for several months, but the progress of the dis ease had been too great to permit of his recovery. The young man was twenty-four years of age and had spent his life time in this city, where he was uni versally loved and respected by all those who had the pleasure of know ing him, and to the old friends tho news of the death brings a sense of a deep loss in a true and tender friend. He leaves to mourn his death the widow, who, with her mother, Mrs. Ploeger, of Omaha, were at the side of the unfortunate man when death came; the father, three brothers and four sisters, James, Jo seph and Ed Bulin; Mrs. Fred Rice, Miss Mary Bulin, of this city, and Misses Rosa and Barbara Bulin, of Omaha. The body of Mr. Bulin will be brought to this city for burial, but the final arrangements have not as yet been completed, owing to the dis tance and awaiting word from the wife as to when the body would be started on its last long journey back home. CONCERT AT THE NEBRASKA SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND The Journal has received an invi tation and program of the exercises ta the Nebraska School for the Blind at Nebraska City, which will be held on Tuesday evening, June 12, and and which will consist of a grand concert given by the pupils of the school. Among those taking part in the program is Miss Elizabeth Leon ard, granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs V. V. Leonard, of this city, and one of the most talented musicians in this section of the state. Miss Leonard has a beautiful voice and her appear ance in concert has occasioned a great dea lof commendation from those who have heard her. In the little folks program held on Thursday evening of this week Grace and Osie Abbott, the little daughters of Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Abbott, are to appear in a singing number. "THE ROSARY" AT MURRAY. On Wednesday night, May 30th, "The Rosary," a beautiful feature, will be shown at the Puis & Gansemer hall in Murray. This is a picture of more than usual merit and one that has pleased wherever shown as a pict ure of more than usual worth. . iEiOBIAL RVIGES The Services Yesterday at the Pres byterian Church Were Largely -1 Attended, and Appropriate : Serrncn by Pastor. With reverence and respect in t-heir hearts for those who in the stormy days of the civil war had worn the union blue, a congregation numbering several hundred assembled at the Presbyterian church yesterday morn ing to pay a tribute to the brave men who sleep their last long rest beneath the sod and whose lives were offered that their country might live through all the years. The members of the Grand Army post and the Woman's Relief corps assembled at their rooms in the court house and marched from there to the church, where the services were held. The flags of the post and corps were borne by the members of the boy scouts in the line of march. The ranks of the old veterans, growing thinner year by year, brought to mind that soon the last of the boys in blue whoj purchased the freedom and unity ofj the nation will be gone from us, with omy the memory oi tneir priceless heritage to live in the hearts of the American republic. The services at the church were beautiful and impressive and of a nature that brought to the hearts of these in the congregation the deep lessons of the day and the deeds of those gone before. The services were opened by the organ prelude, "Amer ica," and ''The Star Spangled Ban ner,' played by Miss Verna Cole, as a fitting commencement for the beauti ful and patriotic service that followed. The male quartet, consisting of Frank Cloidt, G. L. Farley, Eev. . McClusky and L. O. Minor gave a very beautiful and impressive number, while the choir gave as a special anthem for the day "The Recessional," in a very releasing manner. The sermon delivered by Rev. H. G. McClusky was one of power and force and served as an inspiration for 11 those who had the pleasure of hearing it. The speaker spoke of the great mission of the United States in the world and of the motives that inspired the acts of the founders of the land who came to the unknown land seeking liberty and the right to religious worship as they felt in their hearts were best and just. How this spirit of religious liberty had made the nation a great God-fearing people dedicated to the interests of humanity and mankind in every land. The gov ernment of the United States had been formed by the, forefathers with the love of God in their hearts, and in each great struggle in the history, of the nation the cause that the Amerr ican republic had espoused had been one of just and right.- For;the, cause of the freedom of the nation and of the seas the British had been fought, and for the cause of the freedom of the black man and the abolishment of the chains of slavery on the soil of the republic, the great civil war had been fought and won, and in the Span ish war the oppressor of the weaker peoples had been defeated, and those who- had been oppressed had learned of the light of the freedom of the American nation. In the present great struggle of the world democracy against the world's autocracy and the divine right of kings, the long pa tiertce of the United States had been wem -to the breaking point and now the' Sword of righteousness was un sheathed in the cause of God and liberty, to rededicate the American re public to the principles upon which it was founded. Rev. McClusky paid a glowing tribute to the veterans of the Union army for the work they had performed and urged that their deeds be cherished in the hearts of those who came after them to pre serve that heritage. GOES TO FORT SNELLING. From Fridav' Dally. Emery DeWolf of this city, a mem ber of Company D, Fifth Nebraska, is among those in the Nebraska guard ordered to Fort Snelling, Minn., for drill in the officers' reserve corps. Mr. DeWolf, who-has been employed at the Journal office for the last several months, departed this - afternoon for Minneapolis to take up his duties in the training camp. . , , : . . . FUNERAL OF MRS. ADAM KURTZ THIS MORNING From Friday's Dally. The body of Mrs. Adam Kurtz ar rived last evening from Plainview, Neb., where she passed away Tuesday evening, and was taken to the Ma sonic temple, where the funeral serv ices were held this morning at 10 o'clock. A large number of the old friends and neighbors gathered at the hall to pay their last tribute of love and respect to the memory of the de parted, who for so many years had been a faithful and devoted friend. The services were in charge of he Order of he Eatsern Star, of which Mrs. Kurtz had been a member dur ing her lifetime, and the beautiful ritualistic service of the order was conducted by the officers and mem bers in bidding the last earthly fare well to the sister who would meet with them no more. Rev. J. H. Steger, pastor of St. Paul's Evangelical church, spoke a few words of conso lation and comfort to the sorrowing family and friends in the loss that has been visited upon them. The choir of St. Paul's church gave two of the well loved hymns, "Jesus, Lover of My Soul," and "Abide WTith Me," during the course of the service. The body was laid to its last long rest in Oak Hill cemetery beside that of the hus band. PROGRAM FOR DEC ORATION DAY EXER CISES AT PARMELE The following is the program for the Decoration day exercises to be held at the Parmele theatre on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clcok, Comrade T. W. Glenn presiding i Song, "America" Audience Invocation Rev. T. A. Truscott Lincoln's Gettysburg' Adress". .". . V.Judge -'J ' .E. Douglass Flag exercise. Twelve boys Address.'...,-..... C. A.. Rawls Address "1 ....W. A. Robertson Address . . 1 ............. A. ' G. Cole Song,' "Star-Spangled Banner'. . . . Audience Address D. O. Dwyer Address ..A. L. Tidd Presentation of Flag to McConihie - Post , .. Matthew Gering Response on Behalf of Post ... R. B. Windham Address Judge J. T. Begley Song, "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean" - Audience Benediction Rev. McClusky ANOTHER CASE IS CALLED. From Friday's Daily. This morning in the district court the case of John Duerr, et al. against Andy Zoz was called for trial, and the morning was occupied in selecting a jury in the case. This is the last jury case of the term and at its close the jury will be excused for the remainder of the term. This is a suit growing out of an altercation between a young son of the plaintiff and the defendant, Mr. Zoz, last summer, while they were engaged in some farm work near Murdock, and in which it is alleged by the plaintiff, the defendant struck his minor son with a pitchfork. Preparedness Without Cost If you could contribute directly and without cost to a great countrywide preparedness fund designed to eliminate currency famines and act as a shock absorber in the ups and downs of business, would you hesitate to make your con tribution? The Federal Reserve Banking System is such a fund and every dollar deposited with us direct ly increases it strength and the protection it gives to business men. By depositing your money with us you make IjP 'member 1 FlflST HATIOnflL DAUK Plattsmouth, Nebraska THE FOREMAN DAMAGE SUIT A Judgment Against Rock Island Railroad Company For $10,000 in Favor of James Foreman. From Friday's Daily. The case of James Foreman against the Rock Island railroad, which has been on trial in the district court be fore Judge Begley and a jury com posed of W. B. Banning, George A. Kaffenberger, J. W. Magney, Charles Schneider, J. J. Bill, George Born, H. H. Stoll, W. N. Minford, C. A. Mathis, E. C. Twiss, A S Boyle and Mont Robb, was brought to a close yesterday afternoon shortly after 4 o'clock when the case was submitted after the arguments by the attorneys. The jury deliberated on the case until 10:30 last evening, when they returned a verdict for the plaintiff, Mr. Foreman, in the sum of $10,500. The amount sued for in the case was $50,000. This case is the first of four suits growing out of the accident of the Rock Island railroad crossing at Alvo on the afternoon of January 17, 191G, and which resulted in the death of Miss Belle and Edith Foreman and Alma Godbey, who were in the auto mobile driven by Mr. James Fore man. As a result of the accident Mr. Foreman has since been crippled. On the day of the tragic wreck Mr. Fore man and the three girls were driving to Alvo to catch the local train, due to stop there at 5:12 p. m., and while their car was crossing over the tracks it was struck by the through passen ger train, which was two hours late and running closely on the time of the local train. The plaintiffs con tended that the roadway leading to' tion, due to the fact that chunks of frozen dirt and ice had been thrown there by the section men of the de fendant railroad company, and this rough condition of the road caused the engine of the auto to be killed as they came onto the railroad cross ing and resulted in the car being de molished by the onrush ing train. The railroad company in their argument contended that the occupants and driver of the automobile did not exer cise the proper amount of precaution in approaching the track and cross ing and did not stop or look to see whether there was a train approach ing at the time. NEED OF SCOUTMASTER. The Boy Scouts of this city are in a rather regrettable position in re gard to a scoutmaster for their organ ization as the removal of Harold Straight to Gibson has left this posi tion vacant, and the boys feel greatly the need of someone to assist them in their work. The boys have progressed very nicely in their work under Mr. Streight, and were planning an exten sion of their work for the summer, but the change has caused them to be temporarily tied up. The boys desire the assistance of some of the young men of the city to take over the work and to do all possible to aid them, and it would be a very commendable move if someone would come forward to assist in the good work. this contribution and place yourself under the protection of this great banking system.