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I7ebrj;!:a State Eistori cnl Society X vol. no. xxx vn PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1921. NO. 82 piattemonib STILL GRIND ING AWAY AT THEJAPITOL TAXATION. MOVIE CONTROL AND OTHER MATTERS DETAIN THE LAWMAKERS. Thf legislature was unable to fin ish its vork Saturday afternoon and dec i.i'd to run einl-on into another week. The senate adjourned shortly after S o'clock until 2 o'clock Mon day and the house adjourned until 'j o'clock the same day. Matters that prevented an ad journment sin die included differences between the two houses on appropriations for the maintenance of ihetate government, censorship of movies, legislative ap portionment. primary bills and tax ation of intangible property. Incider tally II. R. 2. a bill provid ing a more workable law for organi zation of water power districts by cities or country territory, sponsored by R. R. Howell, of Omaha, is still in the hopper, having been referred back by the fcer.ate to the committee on irrigation for the purpose of strik ing out a portion that repeals the present law on that subject. It is i proposed to leave the old law intact and to pass the bill as an dent act. indepeu-.' I toward a I Some progress was made settlement of the differences between j the two houses in the matter of taxa-j tion. A conference committee filed a report restoring to S. F. C5 the provisions for a tax on intangible property, but changing the tax from four mills to 25 per cent of the rate imposed upon tangible property in the district where intangible prop erty is taxed. This means a tax of about 6 or 7 mills in Lincoln and Omaha on intangibles and down to as low as two mills in country dis tricts, where the tax rate on tan gible property is low. Senate Acts on Taxation Senator Anderson, of the senate revenue committee. together with I Xorval of Seward and Randall of (ViIht nrpscnteil the conference com-1 mittee report to the senate and. that tended and the program proved in bodv adopted it after an explanation teresting to the large audience, the of its effect by a vote of 22 to 2. "members of which were delighted Hoagland of Lincoln county and Rob- with the different numbers given. bins of Douglas voted against the adoption of the report. In the house I Chairman Williams of the committee on revenue ami cnairiuau 01 ine ciu-j ference committee did not present it j .to the house. Some gave as a rea son of non-action by the house the scarcity of members of that body. An I effort will be made in the Jiouse to have the report adopted Monday, but with what success is a matter -f speculation. The conference committee, in ad dition to changing the rate of taxa tion for intangible property to a sliding or moveable scale, adopted the house amendment to S. F. C". which separates the office of state tax commissioner from the office of secretary of finance, with a salary of $".00u for the lax commissioner. The committee report also takes from the secretary of finance the power he now has in taxation mat ters. It restores the provisions of the senate bill taxing franchises, railroads and insurance companies. The railroad section is the same as the present law. but it was put in for the purpose of giving the new state board of assessment power to assess railroad property. The con stitution gives the new board, with the tax commissioner, power to equa lize assessments. The committee changed the by restoring only four of the indus tries originally taxed on a basis of average capital invested.. It now ap plies only to manufacturers of sugar, moving pictures, grain dealers and wholesale dealers in oil. The asses sor lfcts the property of these in dustries as he finds it on hand April 1. then ascertains the average capi tal invested in the business during the year and if this exceed the tan gible property listed he shall list the excess for taxation. BASE BALL BUGS OUT From Monday's Dally. Yesterday afternoon the enthusiasts of the city were at the Red Sox park, where ions members worked out baseball on hand ' the var and the first steps of the 1921 season were taken by the reorganized baseball association. Manager Barclay and Captain Connors are to get all the players working hard i possible out in w.ue. mat mere may ne an ample "pijuuuuuv iu seiect ine Dest team that can be found in this part of the Millie. i ue aiiernoon . was SDent in a friendly game in which the nlavers ' were all given a Chance to work OUt. The fence been completed now and looks more inciting than heretofore and with1 the fixing up of the seats th fatiR are assured of having a comfortable 1 place to enjoy the game. FOR SALE A few for sale. Wiles. registered Shorthorn bulls Phone 3521. Elbert We can furnish you "blank booki most any kind at' Journal office. "CARD OF THANKS we uesire to express our apprecia- . tion of the kindness of our friends and neighbors who were so kind dur-j ing the last illness of our beloved I husband ami father and at the time' of his death for their ministry and help and sympathy, also for the flow-I ers furnished and the. kindness of; 'the choir of the Presbyterian church of Plattsmouth in providing the mu sic at the funeral. .Mrs. G. 1 Mei singer: II. A. Meisinger and Wife; Will Meisinger and Wife; Henry Thierolf and Wife; Miss Gertrude Meisinger; lrvan Meisinger. daw PARTY ENTERTAINS AT OMAHA MISSION Plattsmouth People Assist in Pro gram for Members of the City Mission in Metropolis. From Mondays Dally. Yesterday a number of the Platts mouth people well known in the en tertaining line visited the city mis- Fion at Omaha on the invitation ot . .Miss Anthony, superintendent of thej .institution and gave a very pleasant" program for the young and old who are in touch with the work of the mission. The program was given at the con clusion of the Sundav school at the mission and consisted of musical numbers and readings and served to delightfully entertain the large nuni- ber who were present at the mission, This institution is the only form of social settlement work in the- me- tropolis and is located at Twelfth and Pacific streets in the heart of a large foreign settlement which it serves in Christian instruction work as well as administering to the more temporal needs of the friends and neighbors. The institution is sup ported by private subscriptions and has been one of the most successful institutions of its kind in the west. Those going from here to spend the day in the mission were J. E. Wiles and wife. Luke Wiles. wife and family. A. J. Beeson and wife. E. H. Weacott. wife and family and Miss Alice Louise Wescott. The meeting was very largely at ALIEN ENEMIES CAN NOW BE NATURALIZED War Time Restrictions are Removed by Government and Applica tions Get Quick Action The war-time regulation of the adiaission to citizenship of alien ene mies has been removed by congress in one of the recent measures and it has become a law as the repeal was signed by President Wilson as one of his last icts. i This change places the former res idents of Austria or Germany on the same plane as residents of other for eign countries as far as the applica tions for citizenship are concerned. Clerk of the District Court James M. Robertson has received notice of the change from the naturalization bureau and is instructed to receive applications for citizenship on a pre war basis. Heretofore these applications have been held up pending review by the , department of justice at Washington. land all applications now pending are ....(to b taken up at the naturalization further delay, as the federal govern ment has ceased its supervision of the matter. SURPRISED ON 26TH BIRTHDAY. From Monday' Dally. On last Monday evening. April IS. a crowd of friends with well filled baskets gathered at the pleasant country home of Mr. and Mrs Allie Meisinger, near Cedar Creek, surpris ing Mrs. Meisinger on her twenty sixth anniversary. The evening was spent in playing cards and dancing, music being furnished by the player piano. " t At a late hour a delicious luncheon was served, consisting of sandwiches, pickles, cake, cream puffs and coffee. Soon after this the hour of departure was at hand., and the guests left wishing Mrs. Meisinger many more haDov birthdavs and declaring they had had a most delightful evening, Those nresent were Mr. and Mrs. 'Allie Meisinger. F. J. Hennings. An ton Meisinger. Frank Salsberg. W. H. at oicin,- Ralph Meisinger. Mrs. J. u it;r!. nc a nn;r;nor At , r it. mi0 iti ti lf&lS. UUUl ftC 11U1U. J1C1CU i V 1.1 , VIolcn Micinr VTa-rol VirhnlQ Fdna the Dark hasUn trtv.Ai -o -tv.,,- tt-i t odt. and . philip Meisinger, Walter and n v n nrl. n if.inJ er.. Carl Hall. Henrv Hvde and Fritz Frank. SEED CORN Extra early white seed corn, with red cob, for sale. Telephone 4022. C. C. BARNARD. Popular copyrighted fiction at the Journal office. (FUNERAL OF LATE G. j P. MEISINGER HELD Concourse of Friends from all Over County Gather at Home Yes terday to Pay Honor. From Monday's laily Yesterday afternoon the funeral services of the late George P. Mei singer were held from the home near Cedar Creek, where he has resided for so many years, and from far and ' near his friends gathered to pay to the memory of this good man their last tributes of love and respect. The "home and the grounds sur rounding were .filled by the concourse of mouring friends whose sorrow has been profound at the taking away of this splendid citizen and friend and it was a fitting tribute to his long and useful life that this splen did gathering of the citizens of Cass county gathered at his bier. The Rev. Rhodes of the Eight Mile Grove church, officiated at the ser vice and in his remarks paid a glow ing tribute to the life of Mr. Mei singer and his long and useful career as a citizen of Cass county and to the family, whose hearts have been burdened by the loss of the husband, father, brother and uncle, the minis ter held out the vision of a future I filled with the brightness of the rea lization of the fulfillment of Chris tian faith and a reuniting where the pangs of separation would come no more. During the service ,the choir from the Presbyterian church of this city gave a number of the well loved hymns which the departed had cher ished so much during his lifetime. The members of the choir were Rev. H. G. McClusky. George L. Farley, Mrs. Edfta Marshall-Eaton. Mrs. G. L. Farley and Miss Estelle Baird. At the conclusion of the service, the body was borne to the Glendale cemetery where it was laid to the long rest. The pall bearers were se lected from the old friends, being George and William Lohnes, Adam Fornoff, William Schneider, Beehler and Peter Schroeder. John . J CARNIVAL GOODS ON DISPLAY IN GAS COMPANY'S WINDOW The display window of the Ne- the ohlert of much attraction since vMtJniav. when n nart of the jrrwi 10 ue gjven awuy ai me iegiun s in- i door carnival the last three days of. this week, were placed on display there. Not only did Mr. Kuykendall. who is the Legion's near neighbor, oc cupying the ground floor of the build ing in which the club rooms are lo cated, graciously consent to the use of his window for displaying the goods, but he also slipped into the display a fine gas heater, which is the company's donation. He also is keeping the window well lighted each evening, and many people pause in passing to look at the magnificent display of goods. COURT HOUSE NOTES A case entitled Rosine Allen vs. Grace and Louise Vallery and Arthur D. Allen vs. Grace and Louise Val lery has been filed in the office of Clerk of thp District Court Robert son, in which the plaintiff. Rosine Allen asks judgment for $25,000 for injuries alleged to have been sustain ed when the plaintiff was struck by an automobile which was occupied ; the state, and driven by the defendants in theied over bv iitv nf dm q Vi n arwl a c tlio rouult rvf V I . V ' . VS.,UIA U I . M. V 1 V -till V ' . which the plaintiff claims damages in the amount named. The plaintiff Arthur Allen alleges that he has suffered damages to the amount of $7,500 as the result of the injuries to Rosine Allen, his wife. Brome & Ramsey of Omaha and W. A. Robert son of this city appear for the plain tiffs in the case. Another case filed is that of John C. Lindeman and wife and W. T. Craig against Jess W. Bashus and in which there is a long standing con troversy over the possession of land on the river bottom north of the pumping station. The plaintiffs seek a writ to have the defendant placed under a bond bond to keep the peace. This case has hi?n laid over by the court until Friday, when it will be heard. GOES TO MINNEAPOLIS From Monday's Dally. William Hanks, federal prohibi tion officer, who has been working in this state and Iowa for some time looking after cases of violation of the Volstead law in the two states, departed yesterday afternoon for Minneapolis, where the headquarters of the law enforcement bureau for Iowa. Nebraska, North and South Dakota and Minnesota are located. Mr. Hanks will attend the session of the fedeVal court in which a number of hearings on cases that he has prosecuted will be taken up by the government. During his stay here he secured a large number of con victions and seized several illicit liquor outfits. CASES ARE DISMISSED The docket of the di.-trict has been relieved of several that have been pending for lime, ami which have ln and dismissed by the parties conn case? some ( settled 1 to the various actions. The cases of Frances S. Vallery vs. Henry Meisinger et al and Fran ces Vallery vs. Myrtl- Hell Marks et al have been dismissed as has al so the partition uit of William P.tis kirk et al vs. Ervan jU'kirk and the action of the Farmers Slate Rank of Greenwood vs. F. I. Clymer. MAKING QUITE AN IMPROVEMENT THERE Work Already Done at Masonic Home Shows What May be Expected as Result of Chang;es. The work of improving roundings of the Nebraska Masonic " Home in the west part of the city has progressed to such a point that it is now possible to have some idea 1 of the wonderful chances that will be made during the net lew weeks in the immediate vicinity 01 me home. The work of tearing awav the sheds and buildings in the Fitzger aid property has been completed and the grading for the extension of the street is now on in full blast. The view from the Missouri Pacific sta- tion is greatly enhanced hy t,he re moval of the buildings giving pas sengers from the Mop trains oppor tunity to see the home to much greater advantage as well as to look down Locust street for a great dis- ( tance. The portion of Fourteenth street that was vacated by the city is be ing filled in and will be planted to grass and give an uninterrupted swep of lawn from the Thirteenth street side of the Masonic Home property clear to Fifteenth street, and will add much to the beauty of that portion of th city. The walk that formerly led from the home to Locust street is also be ing taken tip and will be given over to the grass and sod. Beautiful flowers and shrubs will also be used extensively in the decorations of the grounds and will at1'', greatly to the general decorative plans of the home surroundings. On the building proper there are a ' number of important changes to be -jmade along the west front and the main entrance will be from that side instead of at the south with a fine ornamental porch placed there and the top of the building will be surmounted by white ornamental stone decorations that will add to the general beauty of the building. ODD FELLOWS HAVE BIG TIME AT NEHAWKA Number from This Closing Session City Enjoy the of District Meeting Last Night. From Tuvlday's Pn)ly. Last evening the district meeting of the I. O. O. F. was held at Ne hawka and was one of the most en joyable that has been held in the history of the order in recent years. The meeting was marked by the con ferring of the first degree on a num ber of candidates as well as with a fine banquet which followed the work and which was served in the auditorium. The banquet was one of great light and the extensive toast de list comprised a number of the leaders of Odd Fellowship in this portion of The banquet was presid- Dr. J. . Thomas, who proved a splendid presiding officer! and whose clever introductions of the different speakers kept the mem-i bers of the banqueting party in the best of spirits. The addresses evening included many of the prin ciples of Odd Fellowship and among these was one on "Friendship" given by Joseph C. Warga of this city, past noble grand of this city. Among those attending the meet ing from this city were John P. Sat tler, Frank Detlef. Sanford Short. Joseph C. Warga and John W. Mar quett. RAIN BRINGS RELIEF From Monday's The slight morning came Dally. rainfall early this as a great relief fol- lowing the dust that was blowing so profusely all clay yesterday andI which made the Sunday travel very a day yesterday and disagreeable. The storm clouds oe - an to gather early m the evening but it was not until 2 o'clock this morning that the rain commenced to fall. It was certainly apprecated by the residents of the city and par ticularly those along Main street. MRS. D00LEY POORLY Mrs Henrv Dooley, who is at the Immanuel hospital in Omaha, where she was operated on last week, is re ported as being quite poorly as her case has been very serious, hut her condition is now such as to give hopes of her ultimate recovery, al though it will require some some for the ca;:e to pass the crisis. The many friends of Mrs. Dooley are anxiously awaiting word from her bedside. NEW CITY OF FINALS SI IN LAST NIGHT C. A. JOHNSON SUCCEEDS H. ! SCHNEIDER AS MAYOR ! 3 NEW COUNCILMEN A. The meeting last evening was "The Passing Rack." in that . t hp city council not wnlike the play, of tiie Third Floor it Witnessed the in- angimtt ion of a new administration following three years in which Henry A. Schneider has presided over the destinies of th city and its govern ment. The old council was brief in their meeting as no matters of importance were taken up owing to the short I i remaining period when they would 'exist as the governing body of the 'city. Councilman Mason of the judiciary committee took up the matter of the petition of Frank R. Gobelman to have a street on Wintersteen hill 'closed, and asked that it be referred j to the city attorney for adjustment 'as there was no record of a street (as claimed and the fact that it had : been used as a street for the past twenty-five years regardless of any I existing record, raised a question as to what steps should be taken to adjust the matter and on motion the city attorney was left to wrestle with the problem. Councilman Ptacek of the streets, alleys and bridges committee asked for more time on the matter of the erection by John Albert of a stone wall on his property on Pearl street, as there was no ordinance covering this matter and this permission was granted. The park board of the city report ed that during the year closed there had been expended by the board the sum of S4S2.51. The fire department presented the names of Frank Detlef. C. C. Smith. Roy Mayfield and R. W. Knorr as fire marshals and which were con firmed by the council and these gen tlemen were given authority to act in a police capacity at fires that might occur in the city. The council then took up the mat ter of bonds for the new city officials and the following were approved: Mayor. C. A. Johnson. $1.000 E. P. Lutz and L. R. Egenberger as surities. Treasurer. C. E. Hartford. $25,000. Fidelity and Deposit Co., of Manr lar.d. Clerk. A. H. Duxbury, SI. 000. Fidelity and Deposit Co.. of Mary land. Councilmen. F. M. Restor. $1.00. T A II. iff nn1 II I."" n-w Tomiw Ptacek. $1,000. C. V Janda and R. H. Patton: R. W. Knorr. $1,000. H. A. Schneider and G. W. Morgan; John A. Schulhof. $1,000. A. G. Each and F. J. Libershal; Frank Sebatka.l $1,000. James Newasek and A. W.I Vitersnik. t Mavor Schneider then called the newlv elected officials to the ro trum and administered to them the oath of office that entitled them to enter on the discharge of their duties and at the conclusion while the newly elected members of the city government were assuming their i seats Mr. Schneider made a lew re j marks as the valedictory of his three j years of office and in wliich Jie wished the new city government and ; Mayor Johnson success and stated that during his term it had been his desire and intention lo give the best possible service to the city and that while perhaps there had been mis takes made it had been his sincere desire to see that the city affairs were administered in a fair and just I manner. Mayor-elect Johnson made a few remarks of appreciation of the kind ly wishes of his predacessor and urg ed co-operation and economy on the CRN t 7i,,Jpari of the new city council and that the council see that tfle city re ceive 100 per cent value for every dollar expended in the conduct of the affairs of the city. Mr. Johnson then announced the. names of the new officials selected ; by him to serve during his term and named as city attorney C. A. Rawls. ' which nomination was confirmed. The name of Alvin Jones, as chief of police was then presented and confirmed by a unanimous vote. For the position of night police the mayor presented the name of Henry Chandler, which was also con firmed. For the office of street commis sioner. Mayor Johnson named Mike utz who has flne,i this position for nuraber of vears and it was re- jjected by a vote of seven to three. Restor. Knorr and bcliulhof voted yes, while McCarthy, Ptacek, Lin deman, Brittain. Howe, Mauer and Sebatka voted no. Dr. R. P. Westover was named as city physician and for sexton of the cemetery Warren Tulene, both nom inations being confirmed. For members of the park board of the city. Mayor Johnson named R. R. Hayes. John P. Sattler and George Luschinsky. j The mayor announced the names of the new committees of the coun cil as follows: I Finance Bestor. Knorr and Schul hof; Judiciary Knorr, Howe and Lindeman; Streets. Alleys, Rridges ' Ptacek, Schulhof and Bestor; Fire and Water McCarthy. Rest or and Howe; Lighting Schulhof. McCar thy and Ptacek; Police Howe. Se batka. Ilrittain; Parks and Improve ments Lindeman. Matirer and Se hatka; Claims Maurer. Lindeman and Ptacek; Cemetery Rrittain. Mc Carthy and Matier; License Sebat -ka, Rrittain and Knorr. On motion of Councilman Ptacek. John A. Schulhof was elected as the president of the city council by a unanimous vote. Councilman Ptacek called the at tention of the council to the fact that the county nacl completed a steel bridge in the we-t part of the city and wooden wings to the same that required a fill and astfed '-hat i ur Mirrtp, i m v ami in JUra i. win - mittee he given power to go iu go a uea u and have this work done as soon as possible before a heavy rain washes away the dirt already there. His re-, guest was granted. I On motion of Councilman Schulhof the next meeting nieht was set aside u .innp fll, lin ,h a time tor bringing up walk resolutions for passage. The city dads decided also to fol low the custom of having t lie city safe moved to the office of the city clerk and the safe will journey from the store of Mr. McElwain up to the law office of the new city clerk. Mr. A. H. Duxbury. The finance committee of the old council, before their adjournment.! passed on the following bills which' were ordered paid: Kroehler Bros., mdse $51.70 Dave Ebersole, truck driver E. J. Weyrich, chemical man. Mike Lutz. street commis'r Kroehler Bros., repairs John Cechal, street work John Maurer. street work Walter Gouchenour, springl'g William Hassler. repairs 5.00 5.00 C4.S0 17. GO 39. 0 &4.05 2.1:: GIVES SHOWER IN HONOR OF BRIDE Mrs. Jack Patterson Entertains Her Home in Union in Honor of Mrs. Albert Deepen. at From Tuesday's Dally. The beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Paterson, at Union, was the Fcene of a very pleasant gather ing on Saturday afternoon last when Mrs. Patterson entertained the mem bers of the "Hikers" and several other friends of this city at lunch eon in honor of Mrs. Albert Deegen. of Omaha, formerly Miss Jeanette Paterson of this city. The appointments of the luncheon were very charming, the decorations being the wild flowers of the season, whose beauty lent a pleasing touch of the scene and amid the profusion of the flowers the ladies enjoyed to the utmost the dainty three-course ! luncheon that had been prepared by the hostess and who was assisted in entertaining by Mrs. G. W. Cheney. There were fourteen present at the pleasant event and the occasion was one that will long be delight fully remembered by the members of the party present. i BABE IS QUITE SICK i The little week old babe of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hessenflow is quite sick at the home in the south part of the city and the condition of the little one is such as to cause much apprehension on the part of the rel atives and friends. Liimmin mm TrlTlT niiiiiimimiii rrrri! if- . p HELPFULLNESS! While our business is primarily that of a banking house, our activities vare" not neces sarily limited to routine banking. When we can consistently do so, we are always glad to extend help to patrons who come to us for advice, even on matters not strictly within a banker's province. - First and last, our attitude towards patrons is one of helpfulness. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK THE BANK WHERE YOU FEEL AT HOME DIATTSMOUTH jflliiHlllii'lillllliililW YOUNG LAD IS KILLED BY RUN AWAY HORSES RAY HENRY. 14-YEAR-OLD BOY. RESIDING NEAR MURRAY. TRAMPLED TO DEATH i From "tifsiidy s Pally. morning a fatal accident oc at the Henry farm two mile Thi , i . of Murrav when Ray Henry, a i fourteen year old lad was knocked down by a runaway team and receiv ed kicks in the abdomen and stom ach and also suffered injuries from having the wheel of the hay rack pass over his head, from which he died a few moments later. From what is learned of the ac cident it seems the boy had been cr ranging to take a load of feed out to the feed troughs in the hay rack and for this purpose had hitched two horses to the rack, but neglected to put the bridle on the horses ami was leading them by the hajter ropes. Thev had progressed only a short ..' when the animals became i frightened and started to run and the tongue of the hay rack struck the boy, knocking him down and the maddened horse proceeded to kick and stamp on the fallen lad. injuring him severely in the abdomen and stomach and the wheels of the hay rack then passed over his head crm-h-ing it in a terrible manner. As soon as the members of the family could reach the side of the injured boy he was conveyed to the house and Dr. Brendel summoned from Mfirray, but the unfortunate lad was beyond medical aid and died shortly afterwards. The lad is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Henry who have resided on the farm near Murray for some time. SEEMS TO BE MISUNDER STANDING ABOUT APPEAL Some Vittle misunderstanding has arisen over the case in the district court iu which J. A. Wolff has ap pealed from the decision of the state labor-commissioner in the claim of P. A. MeCrary for compensation for the death of his son, Loren. Although the suit is brought in Mr. Wolff's name, his position i merely that of the owner of the gir age in which the unfortunate young man was employed, the action bein maintained by the Travelers Insur ance Co.. of Hartford. Conn., with whom Mr. Wolff carries his liability insurance and upon whom payment of the compensation will fall in case the award of Commissioner Ken nedy is sustained. Mr. Wolff being owner of the gar age, the claim necessarily had to be filed against him. and in turn shift ed to his sureties, who bring all con testing action in his name. Further than stated above. Mr. Wolff has absolutely nothing to do with the appeal, the expense of at torneys, etc.. being borne entirely by the insurance concern. Robert Burkle departed this after noon for Omaha where he will spend a rew hours witn his mother at ine Clarkson hospital, where she is re- covering from her recent operation. ill m 13 p3 NKHUASKA
