.3mka Stt i?tan'
cal Society
PLATTSMODTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1920.
No. 75
vol. xxxvn.
MRS. HANS
TAMS CALLED
HOFtlE TODAY
PASSED AWAY AT HER HOME IN
SOUTH PORTION OF CITY
THIS MORNING
MADE HOME HERE FOR YEARS
I
.
Deceased Leaves Husband and Four
Children to Mourn Death Which
Came After Two Wesk's Diners
From Friday' Dally.
This morning as the light of the
dawning was bringing info being
the new day, the spirit of Mrs. Hans
Tarns, one of the old residents of
the south portion of the city, 'was
summoned to the final reward. The
death of Mrs. Tarns came after an '
Illness covering a period of two
weeks and during which time Ehe :
has been gradually failing until the '
last few days when her recover- was
recognized to be a matter of grave
doubt by the members of the family,
who have been ministering 'o her
wants. Mrs. Tarns was taken sick '
on the day following the funeral of j
her daughter, Mrs. Fred Stewart,'
suffering with a severe case of th,e '
flu and this was later complicated
L-hfn rvcinplaa ftvirmfl find cinrp
that time she has gradually been '
sinking until the end came at 6
o'clock this morning. The husband,
the daughter, Miss Anna Tarns, and
a son, Claus Tarns were present when j
the eyes of the wife and mother clos-
od for the la?t time as she sank into
the blessed re?t of the tord. - Wil
liam Tarns and wife of fmiaus have!
been at the bedside or the" mother '
for the greater part of her illness, j
but yerlerday Mr. Tarns was taken
pick and compelled to return to Oma
ha where be is now confined to his
home.
The family has been sadly afflicted
within the last month by the death
of Mrs. Stewart, a daughter of Mr. j
and Mrs. Tams and now the passing
of the mother as well as the illness
of the son, and in their sorrow and
affliction will have the deepest sym
pathy of the many friends through
out the city.
C'atherina Staak was born in Ger
many, October 30. 1854. and spent
her young womanhood In the native
count rv where she was married to
Hans Tams in 1875. The husband;
and wife accompanied by their young
son, Claus, then a lad of six years,
came to America in 1S82, and for
a number of years resided in Omaha
prior to coming to this city and
where the iniaining children were
born. To this union six, children
were born, two of whom. Mrs. Fred
Stewart, and Alvina, who died in
infancy, have preceeded the mother
in death. The living children are:
Claus Tams, Nebraska City; Fred
Tams, Stewart, Nebraska; William
Tams, Omaha, and Miss Anna Tams,
who has been making her home at
home and carying for her mother.
No definite arrangements have
been made for the funeral, awaiting
word from the son, Fred, who 13 at
jresent in Colorado on business af
fairs, but it is thought that if he
can be reached that the funeral Mill
f be held Sunday afternoon, but defin
ite arrangements will be announced
later.
TO LIST SHARES OF
B. & L. ASSOCIATIONS
Department of Finance Instructs
Courv Afsestor to Place Shares
. Held forLavestment
From Friday tiailv
There has been- a wide difference
of opinion among the assessors of the
state in regard to the taxation of
the shares cf the building aud loan
rssociations of the state and to make
this matter clearer the Plate depart
ment of finance and the state board
of equalization has sent out to the
various county assessors notice as to
their duties in this respect.
The state board of equalization
and the state finance department
has held that the .capital stock, the
(loans and advances of mortgages
made by building and loan associa
tions are exempt from taxation, but
j provides that shares of stock in these
associations shall for the purpose of
taxation be considered and held as
credits and members and holders of
, such shares shall list the same for
taxation, and the same taxed and
subject to the same deduciiors cs
may be provided by law for the tax
ation of other credits.
The county assessors therefore
have been instructed to list for tax
ation all such shares of stock in
these associations which are held for
PneS other than obtaining a loan.
This applies to members or holders
of stock either in block or individual
shares.
THE LAW AND THE
UNRULY FLIVER
Chief Jn sties of ' Supreme Court
at Farm Near Elmwood by
Balky Car
Prom Friday's Dally.
The supreme court of the state
generally has things about their own
way, but Chief Justice Andrew M.
Morrissey recently discovered that
the balky flivver is no respector of
the law or the court. The Elmwood
Leader-Echo tells of the unfortunate
incident that befell the chief justice
in getting stranded out on one of
the Cass county roads near that city.
The event occurred on the evening of
March 3, when two strangers ap
peared out of the dark and 6tormy
night and knocked on the door of
the country home of Mr. and Mrs.
James Christensen, south of Elm
wood, and requested that they might
be given shelter for the night. While
the host and hostess were not aware
at the time that theVseeker for shel
ter from the storm was the distin
guished Jurist, they hospitably in-:
vited the victims of the -balky car
Into the house and later learned the
fact that one of the party was the
state chief justice. The host and
wife were very much pleased to
have the opportunity of entertaining
Judge Morrissey. Judge Morrissey
and his driver had proceeded that
far on their return trip to Lincoln
from the southeastern portion of the
state when the storm overtook them
and the auto refused to go farther.
CITY TEACHERS IN
STITUTE OPENS TODAY
Meeting at High School Auditorium
Tonight, Will Be for the Benefit
. of the Public.
From Friday Dally
. A. J. Stoddard, superintendent of
schools of Beatrice and Dean A. B.
McProud of the Wesleyan university,
arrived in the city this afternoon to
be in attendance at the opening ses
sion of the city teacher's institute
that is being held here today and
tomorrow. This evening at 8 o'clock
at the high school auditorium these
gentlemen will discuss the educa
tional problems of the day and all
patrons of the schools are Invited to
be present and hear what these two
gentlemen have to offer in the line
of modern educational methods. The
meeting is free to everyone and all
those interested in the schools are
invited to-be present.
RECEIVES PROMOTION.
Frwn Friday TDally.
Karl Roessler. son of Mr. and Mrs
August Roessler of this city, who
has. since his return from service
with the A. E. F. in France last
September, been in ihe employ of the
offices of the Burlington at Alliance',
has been given a well deserved rec
ognition of his services. Mr. Roes
sler has been promoted to the posi
tion of assistant chief clerk in -the
offices of the Burlington and has en
tered on the discharge of his new
duties. He Is a young man of splend
id qualifications and his training in
this line has made a very valuable
man for the railroad work. His
many friends here will be pleased to
learn of his success.
FOR SALE
Five pedigreed poland china gilts
farrowed Sept. 20th. weigh 170
pounds. $40 each. Telephone 3513
A. O. Ramge.
INSTRUCTION
GIVEN RELATIVE
TO PRIMARY
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE
ISSUES SUGGESTIONS TO
COUNTY CLERK
WOMEN TO HAVE PARTIAL VOTE
Large Numbsr of State Offices Will
' ' Not Be Voted for by Women
Voters
From Friday's Dally.
The office of County Clerk Gc-crge
R. Sayles has received a number ot
suggestion;: from the officn of Secre
tary cf jrtate D. M. Amsbe-ry in re
gard t the forthcoming priniruy elec
tion that will be of gre'l i .teres
as they vitally affect the status of
the voters and especially the women
voters who participate in the elec
tion, owing to the fact that a large
number of offices cannot be voted for
by the women.
The last day for the receiving of
filings for public offices will be Sat
urday, March 20th and those who
are desirous of filing for party office
or for any of the public offices should
have their filings in by this time.
The statutory provision covering
the citizenship of the voters has de
prived .all aliens of the right to vote
and only those foreign born citizens
who have their second papers will be
eligible to cast a ballot.
This year precinct delegates to
county conventions must be elected
at the county primaries. Precinct
and ward committeemen must also be
elected at the primary and the filings
must be made for these offices as well
as for the other public offices. For
delegates and committeemen no filing
fee Is required by the office of the
clerk.
There must be separate ballots for
the republican male, the republican
female, the democratic male and dem-
crn.tic female voters in order to
avoid the confusion Incident to the
complicated arrangement of the elec
tion laws and ballot. As there will
be no county suerintendent of in
struction elected this year there will
be no necessity for the non-partisan
ballots for women as they are not
to vote on any of the candidates on
the state non-partisan tickets.
The law also provides for separ
ate ballot boxes for the different
parties and the men and women, as
well as separate poll books.
The women voters are to be al
lowed to vote for all municipal offi
cers as well as president of the Unit
ed States and the presidential elec
tors, but the following officers are
notto be voted for by the women
voters of the state: United States
senator, congressman, governor, lieu
tenant-governor, secretary of state.
state auditor, treasurer, attorney
general, superintendent of public in
struction, commissioner of lands and
buildings, railway commissioner.
members of the legislature, judges of
the supreme court,; judge of district
court, county judge, justices of the
peace, police magistrafe, regents of
the state university.
The secretary of state has rulel
that women will be eligible for ap
pointment on the election boards of
the county. .
ANOTHER WRESTLING
MATCHJN TUESDAY
Frank Schmarder is to Mix With Jess
Queen at a Match at Coates Hall
on Tuesday Evening.
From Friday Dally.
The lovers of the wrestling game
will have another opportunity of
witnessing a good fast match pulled
off in this city on Tuesday evening
next, when Frank Schmarder. th
Louisville wrestler will take on Jess
Queen, one of the well known wrest
lers of this portion of the state
Both of the boys have been seen in
matches In different parts of the
county in the past season and the
work of Schmarder Is such as to need
no comment while in the matches In
which Queen has appeared he has
been a strong drawing card. The
match is promoted by Lee Fickler
and Henry Schoeman and they will '
endeaver to see that tlie lovers of this
sport are given a pleasing treat.
PURCHASES NEW HOME
Frem Friday' Dally.1
Uilloril nrnocman.. wlin lino liocn
making his home on ij or Hi 7th street, i
has decided to secure a permanent
home in the city and -accmlingly has
purchased a new home rather an
old home as the property purchased
Is the old Grassman Lome on South
Tenth street that was occupied for
a number of years by the parents of
the new owner. Jack Darrell and
family have been making their home
there for the past few years.
FUNERAL OF MRS.
BLOUNT YESTERDAY
Services Held at Christian Church,
Conducted by Rev. D. A.
Youtzy, of Elmwccd.
rom Thursday's Dai..
The funeral services of the late
Mrs. Mary Elount were held yesterT
day afternoon at the Christian
church in this city where for many
years the departed lady had been a
worshiper and in- which faith she
had been converted early in girl
hood. The pastor spoke of the life
of the departed and of the blessed
Jawning that had brought , to her
th? fulfillment of the hope of the
Christian believer and gave to the
members of the family and friends
words of comfort In their hour of
sorrow.
A quartet composed of Mrs. E. H.
Wescott, Miss Floren-re Balser, B. A.
McElwain and J. P. Perry, during
he service gave a number of the
old hymns which had' Ixen so muca
injoyed by the departed during her
ifetime.
At the close of the service the
body was borne to Oak Hill cemetery
where it was laid to rest in the fam
ily burial lot. The services were
attended by a large number of the
old friends and neighbors and the
members 6f the Woman's Relief
Corps, Mrs. Blount having been a
member of the corps at Denver.
A number of the relatives from out
of the city were present to attend
the services, they being Mr. and
Mrs. Robert McClanahan. of Lincoln;
Mrs. Sybil Head, of Omaha; Earl
Blount and wife, of Denver; Roland
Warren, a grandson of North Platte,
and Ratia Taylor, of Havelock.
REV. L. W. SGOTT
TO ELMWOOD CHURCH
Former Pastor of Chris lan Guu'ch of
This City is Selected i'or Pastorate
of New Ch.:'.L.
The members of thj congregation
of the Christian church at Elmwood
have elected to the position of pastor
of that church. Rev. Levi V. ftoott,
who for two years has servoJ as pas
tor of the church in this city and ex
tended to this able clergyman the in
vitation to take charge of their nock
for the ensuing year. In making this
selection the good people of Elm
wood are to be consra'.u'.atcd as no
more able figure can bv found in the
church in the state than Rev. cott.
A clear and forceful speaker and one
filled with a clear underrttdnd-ng and
appreciation of his mia&ion he ha?
given the church here tae be? t of ser
vice during his pastorato t.ni has also
been In charge of severe very -?ur-
cessful revival services in a number
of the adjoining towns a-.d cities and
in which he has secured splendid re
sults for the cause of hi? faith. Not
alone has Rev. Scott own a tower
of strength to the church but he has
also been ably assisted ;iy Mrs. Scott,
who is a gifted musician and in her
work in the musical department of
the church has been mote than sue
cessful.
The members of the Scott family
have made many friends among the
members of the other churches of the
city who will regret to part with this
estimable family, but they will carry
with them in their new 5eld the best
wishes of the friends and workers in
the cause of Christianity.
REACHES HIGH
POSITION FROM
HOLE START
JAMES W. NEWELL NAMED AS
ASSISTANT COMPTROLLER IN .
OFFICE OF W. D. HINES
FORMERLY WITH BURLINGTON
Mr. Newell Was Called to .Washing
ton by McAdoo While in Service ot
Lehigh Valley Railroad
From Saturday Taty.
The many old friends and former
associates of Jamc:; W. Newell in this
city, will be pleased to learn that Mr.
Newt 11. who has devoted himself to
the auditing feature of railroad work
has teen called to a high position in
the service of the government in the
office of the director general of rail
roads and is now assistant comptrol
ler in the office of the comptroller
having charge of financial accounts,
claims and settlements between the
government and the railroads and in
dividuals and the position is one of
the most responsible in this depart
ment of the government work and
the office pays a high salary that the
service demands.
Nr. Newell has steadily advanced
up the ladder of success in his chos
en field of railroad work and at the
time he was selected by W. G. Mc
Adoo to comprise part of the office
force in the director of railroads of
fice, he was occupying a high posi
tion for the Lehigh Valley railroad
at Philadelphia for which he was
receiving a salary of $6,000 per year.
It was years ago that-"Jimray" New
ell as he is known to the old friends,
first started in the railroad game and
his first experience was in the tele
graphing end of the business, he be
ing operator at the Burlington tower
at Oreapolis for a number of years.
Later his ability for office work was
demonstrated and he was rapidly ad
vanced until promoted to auditor and
served at Denver an'd later at Chica
go for the Burlington and it was
from this road that he was called to
the Lehigh Valley line in the early
part of 191 C, remaining there until
the organization of the roads under
federal management in the fall of
1917. when he became a member of
the office force of the director gen
eral. SECURES RESTRAINING ORDER
From Satiraays Daily.
A temporary restraining order was
issued yesterday in the office of ttu'
clerk of the district court against
Jess "W. Bashus and others and in
volving the rights of the parties tc
trespass on the tract of land, near
the pumping station and io which
the plaintiff claims title. This land
is a part of the tract formed on the
Missouri river bottoms by the accre
tions of. the river and has been in
litigation for several years, but
which was finally allowed to remain
in the possession of those claiming
title. The hearing on the restrain
ing order has been set for Tuesday
March 16. .
WATCHING THE
AUTO NUMBERS
State Authorities Maintaining Close
Check of Auto Owners Who Fail
to Have 1920 Numbers
From Saturday's DaOv.
The state law enforcement depart
ment is keeping a strict watch upon
the auto owners of the state to see
that the cars running are all provid
ed with the proper numbers and are
not being run in violation of the law.
Captain Moore, a representative of
this department of the state govern
ment is in the city operating with
Sheriff C. D. Quinton in getting the
violators of the auto regulation laws
lined up and regulated. The officer
has interviewed a number of the
owners of cars that were not proper
ly provided with numbers and gave
them the opportunity of calling at
the office of the county treasurer and
securing the registration numbers
Another matter that Mr. Moore. Is
taking up is the fact that the owner
of a garage or a dealer in automo
biles must be provided with his indii
vidual number as well as that of a
dealer, if he expects to use his car
for driving purposes and violation
pf this will lead to a fine and num
erous difficulties if not complied
with.
J. M. ROBERTS ON SICK LIST
J. M. Roberts of the Plattsmoulh
State bank is confined to his home
suffering from, a severe cold and
complications that have made it im
possible for him to look after his
work at the bank. His friends are
hopeful that he may soon recover
from the illness and be able to be
around as usual.
BOYS AVERT WRECK
ON MISSOURI PACIFIC
Morton and Donald 'Parish Observe
Broken Rail, Flag Train and
Prevent Serious Pile-Up.
From Saturday' Daily.
On Friday night what might have
been a wreck of train 64 4 . on the
Missouri Pacific was averted by two
small boys about 10 and 12 years
old. They were Morton and Donald
Parish, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Lem
Parish.
4 On their way home from school,
going over the track about 'one mile
east of Elmwood. they found that
about a . six-inch piece had : been
broken out of a rail just before the
arrival of 64 4. One of the boys stay
ed and flagged the train and the
other one ran home and phoned Mr.
Keed, the agent.
The quick action on the part of
these small boys is very commendable
and it is possible to give them credit
for averting a wreck. Elmwood
Leader-Echo.
DIST. JUDGE BEGLEY
UP FOR RE-ELECTION
Able and Popular Jurist Files Peti
tion icr for Re-Election to the
Office He Has Held
From Saturday's Dally.
District Judge James T. Begley,
who has so ably filled the position of
the presiding judge of the second
judicial district, composed of Cass,
Otoe and Sarpy counties has decid
ed to file for re-election in response
to the urging of his friends and ac
cordingly his petition has been filed
with the secretary of state at, Lin
coln and will appear on the non
partisan ballot this fall. The work
of Judge Begley on the bench has
been most excellent and his fair and
Impartial rulings have made him one
of the ablest jurists that this district
has had in many years and his pop
ularity among the members of the
legal fraternity is unbounded. There
has been no one mentioned as a can
didate for" this position and the Judge
will in all probability be the un
animous choice for the office.
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Life Insurance is only another means of saving
your money PLUS the protection it offers. When you
understand what it means to you, to your wife and
family and your business, you'll realize its true value.
Ask a Life Insurance Agent for definite figures
on the cost.
First National Bank
"The Bank Where You Feel at Home. "
A CHANGE IN
BUSINESS CIR
CLES OF CITY
C. M. PARKER TAKES OVER IN
TERESTS OF HIS PARTNER,
J. W. PETERS
CHARGE IS ASSUMED TODAY
Mr. Petsrs Will Embark in Other
Lines of Contracting Work
Partnership Remains Here
From TnurRday'B Dally.
The contracting firm of Peters &
Parker, composed of Joseph V. Pi
ters and Charles M. Parker, today
was changed when Mr. Parker as
sumed the interests of his foinjT
partner and will continue the bui
ness here at the old stand. This firm
is one of the most extensive con
tracting firms in this portion of the
state and have had the work of erect
ing several very fine buildings in the
past few years including the high
school building in this city, the new
additions to the institute of the fee
ble minded at Glenwood, the Alfa
Maize mill in this city, as well as
tlu; Xehawka auditorium and have
been very successful in their line of
work.
Mr. Parker will take over all in
terests of the firm here and till".
morning marked the first day of the
institution under his exclusive man
agement and to a representative of
the Journal, Mr. Parker stated that
he will give his very best efforts to
seeing that the interests of fcie pat
rons ofthe firm are looked after In
the proper manner and .the work
carefully and economically handled.
Mr. Peters was out of the city today
and has not as yet announced his fu
ture plans, but he has several very
flattering offers which have been very
seriously considered for some time
and one of which he will probably
fake up In he near future.
Mr. Parker will continue the offi
ces of the firm in the same quarters
and is now ready to look after all
matters pertaining to his line of
work.
HAS INJURED EYE
Frank Detlif, one of the employ--?
of the Burlington blacksmith hop
is off duty for a few days as the re
sult of having small particles of em
ery grindings getting into the right
eye and as the result that member
has been very sore and inflamed for
the past few days. Frank, however,
will probably be able in a few days
to resume his work.
FOR SALE
Two young black mares, full sis
ters. One 4-ypar Id, not broke, and
one 6-year-old, broke. Call on J. II.
Tams at County Farm. . 2td-
Whk Perfect Safety!
as a Protection!
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