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VOL. HO. XXXV11L
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1923.
NO. 64
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PAGEANT OF THE
MAKING QF FLAG IS
GIVEN LAST NITE
MARRIED AT ST. JOHN'S CHURCH
A very quiet wedding was cele
brated at St. John's Catholic church
on Tuesday when Mr. Louis Rhotten
of near Weeping Water and Miss
Mildred Halmes, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Peter Halmes of near this citv. I
were joined in the bonds of holy wed- I
lock by the Rev. M. A. Shine and a
POPULAR YOUNG
PEOPLE MARRIED
ON THURSDAY
SUFFERS BROKEN LEG
Allie Meisingrer living east of town
iorithe old home plate of his father.
the late J. H. Meisinger, had the mis
fortune to "break his leg last Satur
day. He was driving with a load of
.corn and his team became frightened
'at an automobile anl in trying to
i hold them, he was thrown out and
Literary Department of Plattsmouth number of the friends "of the young Mable F. Hilflicker and Mr. fell llnaer the wheel which passed
Woman's Club Gives a Very
Entertaining Program.
From Friday's Daily.
people and members of the church.
Following the wedding the young
people returned to the home of the
bride's parents where they spent a
short time before going to their home
Fred Engelkemeier United in
Marriage Yesterday.
The pleasant country home of Mr.
and Mrs. Julius Hilflicker west of
CLOTHIERS HOLD
THEIR ELECTION
OF 1923 OFFICERS
Wind Up Their Convention Yesterday
with Frolic at ontenelle Ho
tel Last Evening.
From Prtdavs Dally.
Last night was a night of jollifi-
over his leg. breaking it above the
ankle. He was taken to Omaha by
John Gauer to Dr. Jonas as it was at
first feared his leg was crushed, but
the sureeon pronounced it onlv a
. - . m . ouu atx io, ; uii iiiiiiiv.avt vvvoiw. - -
nciurea inrousn tuv ut,, A on ine rarm r tne groom where they plattsmouth was the scene of a very bad break, liis men-Is are sympa-!cation ud goo,i cnCer for the 100 or
tnizing witn mm as it is anout tunemore Nebraska clothiers who have
to begin getting busy with spring i,eea jn convention in Omaha since
ughter. Miss Mable. was united in ! work and it is a great misfortune to .Tuesday and whose meetings were
irriage to Mr. Fred Engelkemeier ; he laitl UP at sncn 3 tilue to say noth- brought to a close at the Fontenelle
iuk i "is uiitri mi;. iiuui me . hotel uv a grand nnaie. tins ieing
eighty of the children of the Platts- expect to make their home in the
mouth city schools, was the story or future
the birth of the nation told last even-J
ing at the auditorium of the public
library under the auspices of the
Literary department of the Woman's
club.
The pageant given was one that
showed in its excellence the time and
thought that had been spent in mak
ing it possible and Dr. Hartley Alex
ander's "Making of the Frag" was
used in the expression of the patriotic
lessons of the evening.
The rear of the stage was arrang
ed with the grouping of the figures
of "The Spirit of 1776" which has
grown to be one of the well . loved
figures in the historical lore of the
nation and before this group was
enacted the story of the beginning
EPWORTH LEAGUE
MEMBERS ENJOY A
VALENTINE SOCIAL
charming wedding on yesterday af
ternoon when at 3 o'clock their
da
ma
of near Xehawka
The Hilflicker home had been very
charmingly arranged for the happy
occasion with decorations of flowers
and amid the bright and atttractive
settings the words that made the two
happy hearts as one were read by
the Rev. H. O. Rhode, pastor of the
Eight Mile Grove Lutheran church
Church Parlors Well Filled With'of which the bride lias been a very
devout member for the past years.
The bridal couple was attended by
Mr. Edward Meisinger as best man
and Miss Alvina Engelkemeier, sis
ter of the groom, as bridesmaid and
the bridal party made a striking pic
ture of youth and beauty as they
stood before the minister to have the
solemn and impressive ring service
performed that was to unite until
the end of time their lives and des-
Courier.
Young People to Enjoy Very
Fine Program Arranged.
From Friday I?aiiT
Last evening the parlors of the
First Methodist church were the
of the life of the states in the union! scene of a very delightful valentine
of the republic. - social arranged by the social depart-
As the pageant commenced. Miss'ment of the Epworth League of
Columbia with her robes of liberty which Miss Ethel Babbitt is the vice
entered the room leading the group j president and which was very largely
nf thf rnlnnies. renresented bv thir-' attended bv the voune neonle nf the
-rkincr o-?T"lc Ti' V i U'fira tounnrtaA 1 pnmmiinifr t r tala Tn rt i n tHa rlo. ! Carried
l ' til U l. J, 3.1 ' . . -.'-V-.. IV ( V V I.. Ill v u 1 . J L I U 11 t fSUAl 111 I II V V 1 V
by thirteen small boys, all being in ' lights of the occasion,
colonial costume and these in turn j Throughout the parlors the deco
were followed by the states in their ( rations were in the hearts and val
order. each of the states being rep-:entines of the season and which fur
resented by a young lady in costume ! nished the keynote of the spirit of
of white and with a shield of blue I the occasion and in the midst of this
on which was blazened the star of; pleasant scene the young people en
statehood and bearing the name of "joyed themselves to the utmost.
the state. A large grab bag filled with val-
by
singer.
Those attending the wedding
were: Messrs. and Mesdames August
Engelkemeier, Julius Hilflicker, Phil
ip Heil, Walter and Herbert Engel
kemeier, brothers of the groom, Mrs.
Adam Kaffenberger. grandmother of
the bride. Otto E. Lutz, Plattsmouth,
Albert Hilflicker, brother of the
As the Daeeant conmleted its Pntinm wrae on hnl nnrl tc-Yi mm. D"ie, musses baura anu uena cngei-
mareh a trroun of eight of the child- her of the nartv drew on nf the fp. ' kemeier and Clarence Meisinger and
EIGHTH GRADE HAS
- A FINE BANQUET
Seventy-five of Class and Teachers
Attend Gathering at the High
School Last Evening.
Fiom Thursdays Dally.
The eighth grade of the junior
high school last eveaing had a very
fine banquet and general social
gathering at the high school build
ing that was attended by some sev-
....... : . n, ..ii'-. ,1 . ,
tinies. The golden wedding ring was " . J . J . . V .
little Miss Lucile Mei-!"1 lucs,JU,:.lu"u
ren in colonial costume gave a very
pretty colonial dance that was very
much enjoyed and given in a most
charming manner.
The final act of the pageant was
that of the "Signing of the Constitu
te occasion andM'e'
great deal of en-! u"u" lu " weuumg m? guia
jand members of the bridal party were
membra nces of
which produced a
ifivmpiit
The evening was spent in games Lnvitf.(1 to the dining room where a
art mntpct nf all Hn,t in Wninp- fine dinner was served and where the
with thPMonrino n-snn n"rt at ; newly weds received the well wishes
as well as the program was thor
oughly enjoyed by all of the party.
The banquet was arranged in the
domestic science department room
where the girls of the class assisted
by Miss Anna Heisel and Mrs. J. E.
Jones, teachers, had prepared the de
licious repast for tie evening. The
decorations were appropriate to the
valentine season.
The toast list ha". been arranged
so that each name on the list aided
in spelling the word "St. Valentine"
and George Swatek presided over the
list of speakers in a very clever man
ner and introduced the different
speakers. Those who responded to
lOn and at: - Z . ' " trinefc - C.or-A . Thctmo
tion." in which a group of nine boysiwhich the vounc neonle derived the . of tQeIr relatives on their happiness . . ' . ',,,
enacted the scene of the penning of greatest pleasure for several hours. I "4 later in the ' Smith. Edith Bulin. Florence Kauf-
me jaw OI me lanU. llie SCeiie lieiUK At - n !,nnrnnr stn linnr laintr ri. 1 11 ittiuc ioiicu auu .ucix
raan. Glen McBride. F'rancis Leiner.
Margaret Baurer, John Baurer, Louis
Sedlak, Norma Scott, Alice Mar-
quett. Fay Halsteao. The general
in the shape of an eleven-act vaude
ville show and boxing match tender
ed the delegates by the Men's Appar
el club, composed of traveling sales
men whose territory comprises this
state.
Following an overture by the Apol
lo orchestra, the clothiers and their
wives were treated to one of the fin
est entertainments of this kind ever
staged in this city. There was an
opening chorus by the Apollo sing
ers, a catchy duet number, a classic
donee and other features, some along
burlesque lines, some hilariously
funny, and others seriously enter
taining. Preceding the entertain
ment part of the program was a
steal! supper with all the other things
that go to make a man glad he lias
a palate.
The afternoon was devoted to hear
ing talks on merchandise and sales
by Thomas C. Byrne, of the Byrne
Hammer Dry Goods company, and
John A. Swanson of the Nebraska
Clothing company, after which offi
cers were elected.
R. E. Wilcox, of Wilcox & Allen.
Omaha, was elected president of the
Clothiers' association and Henry A.
D'Arcy. Omaha representative of the
David Adler and Sons company, Mil
waukee, was elected president of the
petrel club. This organization also
picked M. J. Coakley of M. E. Smith
Co.. as vice president and Dan A.
Sonneland. Omaha representative of
Lanpher. Skinner & Co.. St. Paul.
Minn., as secretary-treasurer.
William Wolfe of Neligh was se
lected as vice president of the Cloth
iers organization and three new di
rectors were chosen as follows:
First district, Paul A. Gilmore, of
Auburn; Third district, John Sonin,
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
From Thururtay'n Daw.
. The home of Judge and Mrs. James
T. Begley was the scene of a very
delightful social gathering on Tues
day evening when their daughter,
Miss Violet, entertained a number ot
her school friends at a very pleasant
birthday party in honor of the four
teenth anniversary ot the hostess.
The forepart of the evening was
spent in a theatre party at the Par
mele and the members of the party
then returned to the Begley home
where the time vas spent in games
and guessing contests until an ap
propriate hour when dainty refresh
ments were served that added to the
completion of the evening of rare
pleasure.
DECLINES TO
WEAKEN STATE
LANGUAGE LAW
WILL NOT PERMIT ANY WEAK
ENING OF THE REED-NOR.
VAL LANGUAGE ACT.
FRANCE APPROVES
LOAN T? POLAND
taken from the painting by Peal. In ; freshments were served that aided in ' pratulations to those of the family
connection with the scenes of the . the completion of the delights of the for the ruture happiness of the young
pageant Mr. Werner assisted with j party and the refreshments were in : P60?1?- ... .
special iignung cnecisTnai aacea io: keepiDg with the valentine feature of b. th "V,, chairman of the evog was Martha )of Fremont; Fifth district. Emil Wol-
the impresslveness of th.scenes. and- tIie decorations, the cakes and re--,( fain"Ies. f I tn b"3? Gortler and the president of tne class Uaeh. Grand Island. Joseph Sarbach
me ivauiers ui .uuui aw - freshments being in the shape
sisted in the handling of the child- t,Mrt,
ren. I
i Liiai 5 anu urgeu lue Class mexuuers
1 to remain together and enter the
Opponents Call Move a Plan to Co
erce Germany from the West
See Militaristic Move.
tery.
The teachers
of the
While the last scene was shown,
the audience joined in singing
"America the Beautiful," which was
very inspiring.
Mrs. William A. Robertson, the
leader of the literary department,
read a letter from Dr. Alexander, of
OBITUARY
f being the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. iV V.
or tu,T., TT.-ifl,-,.. !Joe Butt
son of Mr. and Mrs. August Engel- j011 were called upon for a few re
.kemeier. and the newly weds will rks urged the class member!
make their home in the future on
Nancy T. Dailey was born March Engelkemeier
C, 1856. to Mr. P. H. and Jane Dail- hawka.
1 1 , . . x. .T. V lhi"h school work m the same Dlen- i Clothiers association will t
I the farm of the groom south of the 5tU001 ? orK in l"f same sPie . t, hpqr(1 f irectn
1 ,, . , idid manner that thev have conduct-!Dj l,ie new ooaru or airecio
Engelkemeier home place near Ne- , . . 1 . , . 7 T , . i
In their marriage the young peo-
former president and M. J. Hirsch
were namtd as national directors by
the Apparel club.
The secretary-treasurer of the
Clothiers association will be named
rs.
ed their junior high school work.
At the close of the banquet the
and 'passed quietly and pie will receive the heartiest wishes ; yolinp ptl0P,e adjourned to the audi
to her rest at her home in of their friends over the county for a I tcnum,of th h,en scho1 wh.ere thAc'
ey. at Industry, McDonough county,;
Illinois
f hp T niverltv nf 'hrn!Ka the rti" ntif 11 1 lv tn ri r ruct nt hor ri nm a in nf thoip Trionna Arop ttio prtllfltr
author of the pageant and Mrs. O. Plattsmouth. Nebraska, on the morn- long and very happy wedded life and ! fJUf a fine program of recita
fifnrtin ?SVP a VPrV nleasinET rpatiine 1" n rr nf Pchrnorr 1 1091 after an rno uritn all nncsiMa hanni. ' llOI1S
appropriate to the occasion. : illness of just a few clays, being near- ness.
Those who saw the pageant were ly 67 years of age.
more than favorably impressed with She was married December C. ctytttw Tvrtnrc! QTTfmr
its beauty and the lessons of patrio-; 1S76. to William H. Roedecker at , ' lflJ" t n cx..TTTr
tism that it conveyed in its mes-, Galesburg. Illinois. Three children! lTi SA-KHil U-fc SLAliLL
sage. came to bless their home, Lloyd, who I
went on before his mother, about! Seattle. Wash.. Feb. 15. The
three years ago; Mrs. Lena Gibson. ' death of Charles C. Ross, a director
of Trenton. Nebraska, and E. Bas-'0f the Seaboard National bank here
ELMWOOD LADY LEARNS
OF DEATH OF SISTER
songs and duets by the mem
hers of the school and the following
took part in the program: Florence
Kaufman. Virginia Forbes, Marion
Coptnhaver, Charlotte Nielson.
Georgia Denson, Mildred Hall, Ra
phael Janda, Creda Edgerton, Mar
jorie Pickett and Miss Quinn.
GAIN THE MASTERY
OF FIRE AT OMAHA
Paris. Feb. 15. A loan of 4 00.
000,000 francs to Poland was voted
by the French parliament today. It
is officially described as "for the
purpose of improving Poland's finan
cial and economic situation so that
it may resume its proper place in
Khe European concert of nations and
piay me roie 10 wmcn us geograpn
ical position and history entitle it."
The vote on the measure was 515
to 6S. Many of those who voted
against it. declared that the loan
while destined ostensibly for the or
ganization of the Polish army
against "unwarranted attack from
the east," was really put through as
"a means of coercion against Ger
many from the west."
The engagement for the loan was
undertaken by the Briand govern
ment in 1921, and Article 2 of the
bill reads:
"The French government is em
powered to open credit for 400,000,
000 francs to the Polish government
for deliveries of material under spe
cial account, reimbursable at the
rate of 5 per cent interest."
The report of M. Reynald, report
er for the foreign affairs commission.
of which former Premier Leygues
is president, says the loan is des
tined to balance Poland's civil ex
penditures, such as those for the railroads-telegraphs,"
telephones and
other public utility services. The
next item, however, says that the
loan is for the purpose of national
defense, to be decided upon "by mu
tual arrangements between the two
governments of France and Poland,
in accordance with the decisions of
the French and Polish general mili
tary staffs."
com of St. Joseph, Missouri.
and president of the Miners and Mer-
Last Sunday morning Mrs. Esther
Bailey received notice of the death
of her sister, Sarah Brian at Emmet,
Nebraska, aged 97 years, 5 months.
Her mother died in 1S71, out ner chants banks of Iditarod. Alaska,
father was privileged to stay until he brought the total list of deaths re
was nearly 90 years old. 'suiting indirectly from the storm to
Mrs. Roedecker was one of 7. seven. Mr. Ross dropped dead while
children and is the third of the fam- shoveling snow in front of his resi
ily to enter into final rewards. Her deuce.
sister. Mrs. M. M. Baker, resides at j street car service was beintr re-
Mr. and Mrs. Brian came to Ne-. Qumcy, Illinois, while her four stored, although tracks and trolley
braska from Pennsylvania about 1879 brothers, J. T. lives at Omaha, H. F. . wires were still covered heavily with
and Fettled at Unadilla. where they at Seattle. George E. at Taeoma, ( jce at many places. Hundreds of bus
ran the hotel for several years, then Washington, and C. W. in the state iness men spent the night at down
moved to Ewing, Nebraska. Mr. : of California. I town hotels, unable to reach their
Brian has been dead for a number of. Mr. and Mrs. Roedecker have liv- J homes. The University of Washing
years. ( ed in Nebraska about 20 years and ton and city schools remained closed
They left one son and three daugh-, have made many friends here. Be- today,
ters, Sam Brian, of Ewing; Clara ' sides the husband, children, sister i Snowfall during the two-day bliz
Cole of Emmet: Mrs. Dr. Winship of and brothers five grandchildren and zard, Which ended late yesterday,
Lincoln and Mrs. Chas. Davis, who four great grandchildren and a wide ; was officially recorded at sixteen
lived at Unadilla for a number of circle of friends mourn the going of j inches down town and twenty'inches
years. I a good woman. on the surrounding hills. This is the
Also the following nephews and; When 13 years of age, Mrs. Roe- J greatest depth of snow recorded in
nieces wno at various times uvea ai' decker was convertea ana joineu tne Seattle since February 1, 1916 when
E'mwood: Mrs. Alice Jameson, of Methodist church to which she hadja fall of twenty-seven inches covered
Cucumango. California; Nora Raker, belonged ever since. While younger the city
oi jos ingeies. .auiornia; w . o. j ana aDie sne was very active in tne
Raker, of Portland. Oregon; Carles : various departments of the church's
Raker, of Gresham, Oregon; Hettie activities, serving in official capacity
Rosenc rans.'of Plattsmouth, Nebras- and always willing to do anything
Ka: tora iiugnes, or urema, .enras- for the kingdom. Her me and work The funeral services of the late
ka; irank leaker, ot imperial, ie- are not only exemplary but remain ' Joseph Schlater were held on Wed
braska: juinnie Clements, or tarn- as a pleasant memory for her loved nesday afternoon at 1:30 at the
wood and Charles G. Bailey of Elm- one and friends. home of Frank E. Schlater on Vorth
5th street and were attended by the
relatives and a number of the close
friends and neighbors of the family
who gathered to pay their last trib
ute of love and respect to the aged
gentleman whose life had lasted near
to the century mark. The Rev. W.
S. Leete. rector of St. Luke's Episco
pal church, conducted the impress
ive Episcopal burial service at the
home and at the grave.
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD
wood. Also a large number of others I Funeral services were held from
at the old home at Liberty, Tioga the Methodist church February 16 at
county, Pennsylvania.
Grandma Bailey is 82 years of age
and is the last of a family of thirteen
children, eleven of whom lived to a
good ripe old age. Elmwood Leader-Echo.
2 o'clock with Rev.
charge.
F. E. Pfoutz in
For Sale by Owner
160 acre farm, well improved, good
locality, also one of eighty acres, un
WERE WEDDED IN OMAHA
Two of the young people of Xe
hawka and near here, slipped away
to Omaha last Thursday and there
were married by County Judge She-
be priced right, and will be sold on : ai daughter of Mrs Eugene
good terms These farms are in'Harsnman- 13 a verf. PP ul" USt
Cass co.mtv ht.n MnrHwir nd lady and an accomplished product ot
Green
SOME EARLY CHICKENS
Mrs. George Lamphere of this city
RAILROAD EARNINGS
ARE INCREASING
-Washington, Feb. 15. Railroad
earnings during December came close
to setting a new high record for sev
eral years, according to complete re
turns of the class one carriers, com
piled todaj from the interstate com
merce commission records. The total
revenues from operations were $513,
575,000 during the month, or 20 per
cent more than in December of 1921
and the net income was $79,154.00T
as compared with $7S.689.000 dur
ing the same month a year ago. This
earning rate, if maintained for the
year, would give an annual return of
5.15 per cent on the value of all
property used for transportation, ac
cording to a statement of the associa
tion of railway executives, comment
ing upon the returns.
FORMER LOUISVILLE MIN
ISTER DIES IN LINCOLN
A recent issue of the Lincoln State
Journal contained who obituary of
Rev. D. S. Davis, who died in Lin
coln January 29, 1923. from hem
orrhage of the stomach at the age of
eighty-two. He was a native of Penn
sylvania. He studied law but after
wards took up ministerial work and
came to Nebraska in 1S71. The paper
stated that he had held pastorates in
Wahoo. David City, Syracuse, Ash
land, Louisville, Plattsmouth and
other smaller charges.
He leaves a daughter, Mrs. Carrie
Finally Controlled After Fresh Out
break Thursday Night Loss
is Nearly Two Million.
Omaha, Feb. 15. The fire at the
plant of Armour & Co., South Oma
ha, which has been burning since
early Wednesday morning, which has
; caused a loss estimated at nearly
5 2,000.000. and which threw more
than a thousand men out of work,
was late tonight declared to be under
control after a forty-two hour fight.
Collapse of the ice-covered nine
story walls of the buildings spelled
the doom of the fire. With the walls
down, firemen were able to throw
huge streams of water into the center
of the blaze.
The fire tonight gained a new lease
on life, following the collapse of the
walls when amonia fumes from the
broken pipes drove firemen to shel
ter. A south wind that sprang up
carried clouds of sparks into the
union stock yards sheep pens and for
a time it seemed as if the fire might
spread to the pens.
Following the collapse of the nine
story walls of buiWings 17 and 18,
the fire is reported to be hotter than
at any time since it3 origin.
Sparks from the Armour fire this
afternoon ignited a wooden runway
at the Morris plant, but the blaze was
quickly put out.
A. Watson Armour, vice president
of Armour & Co., John O'Hearn, gen
eral superintendent, Allen McKenzie,
superintendent of motive power, and
C. R. Marquess, assistant chief archi
tect, all of Chicago, reached the scene
of the fire this morning.
"We shall begin rebuilding opera
tions as soon as possible," Mr. Ar
mour declared.
DOING VERY NICELY
?Sy' aSTj'! .rHSnrelld Cass county, with a host of friends j has what seems to be one of the' at York
aear Bie SDrin in Deuel coun-' wh" are extending many congratula- earliest hatchings of chickens this Louisvill
near uig springs in ueuei coun-, .j ,i '0oenn aa nf ritt, r i- i rnmlnir l
farm near
ty, Nebraska
tf-M.
JOHN J. GUSTIN.
Murdock, Nebr.
FOR SALE
Full blood Barred Itock cockerels
fX3 Peoria? Til., last year.
rtKO. T. SMITH;
f-4w. Ttlohva 5222.
tions that she has wedded so fine and , season as one of the Plymouth Rock
upright a man as Verner Lundberg. j hens which has been setting at the
who also has hosts of friends and all Lamphere poultry yards came off on
by reason of his friendly and honest Thursday with eight fine little
disposition. They returned to sux' chicks that have been, Coins nicely
prise th people here and received despite the extremely cold weather
congratulations from everybody, that has prevailed and It Is believed
They are staying for the present at that this Is one of. the earliest hatch
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Lund-, lugs this season aa far as Platta
hmrg in VehtcVfc. Ifwvpt-ng- VTfcter j mouth or it immediate vicinity is
VERY PLEASANT MEETING
From Frf day's Dally.
The ladies of the Degree of Honor
enioved a very pleasant meeting at
riatt. isortn Bend, uregon, ana two tneir lodge rooms in the Woodmen
sons. Dr. James D. Davis of Lincoln. ; building last evening and which was
and Dr. Clyde W. Davis, who recent- attended by quite a number of the
ly moved to Delaware. He was our- ladies. Following the business ses
ied in the family lot in the cemetery ' sjon the members enjoyed a fine ap-
Rev. Davis preached in petizing oyster supper in the dining j
e over twenty years ago, room OI the hall
coming here in 1901, following Rev
The many friends in this city of
Mrs. Ed Brantner of Pender will be
pleased to learn that she is doing
very nicely at the hospital in Om
aha and. since the operation on Wed
nesday has shown a steady improve
ment and is now thought to be well
on the way to recovery. With the
present rate of improvement her stay
in the hospital will be of short duration.
The house committee on education
firmly declined Thursday afternoon
to permit any weakening of the
Reed-Norval act. It voted to infin
itely postpone the Elsasser-Strehlow-tl.
B. Collins bill which would lift
the provision requiring that only the
English language be taught in the
grades in private, denominational,
parochial and public schools. Altho
a record vote was not taken, it was
rumored that the members stood Fix
to three for postponement. In view
of the fact that Representative
Strehlow was not present to be heard
Representative Broome stated that
he would submit a minority report.
It was rumored that Messrs.
O'Gara ami Kemper agreed with Mr.
Broome that the one introducer not
present, should have an inning. Rep
resentatives Ward and Kendall were
absent. Those voting to kill the bill;
Chairman Miner and Messrs. J. Reid
Green. Davis of Cass, Smiley, White
head and C. L. Yochum. Representa
tives Elsasser and G. B. Collins, two
of the introducers, were present and
Mr. Strehlow, it is said, was notified.
After showing clearly a division of
sentiment in house committee of the
whole, members of the judicial
marched away to committee head
quarters and voted six to four to kill
H. R. 397. proposing repeal of the
indeterminate sentence law. The
opinion was expressed that some of
these bills will go a long way toward
removing any feeling of antagonism
toward the present system. One of
the bills advanced in committee of
the whole provides that when on
twice convicted of a felony is con
victed a third time, he shall be list
ed as an habitual criminal and shall
not be subject to parole, pardon or
rommuntation except for the reason
that he was innocent of one of the
crimes charged. Mr. Wilson proposed
a maximum sentence of seventy-five
years but the judiciary had reduced
this to twenty. The minimum re
mains at ten years.
H. R. 402, also advanced after
lengthy debate, provides that the
bank robber who by violence or in
timidation seeks to accomplish his
purpose shall not be eligible to pa
role, pardon or commutation except
in the case of newly discovered evi
dence establishing innocense. Mr.
Wilson originally provided the life
sentence. The committee re-wrote the
present penalty of from ten to twenty-five
years.
LADIES WILL GIVE SUPPER
The ladies of Mynard I. B. church
will give a supper Thursday evening
February 22 at the Oscar Gapen
home. ,
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Chicken Noodles Mashed Potatoes
Cabbage Salad
Creamed Peas Carrot 3
Pastpberry Pie A la mode
Let me explain my long time land Music by the Cole orchestra.
bank loan. Also money at five per Everybody invited. Supper at Sr.lO.
cent. Searl S. . Davis, Plattsmouth 35c per plate.
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John Calvert as pastor of the M. E.
church and was followed by Rev. C.
L. Myers. Louisville Courier.
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Iceaeerasd.
Frank Sehlischtemeier was here
today for a few hours from the vi
cinity of Nehawka looking after
some trading with the merchants
Michael Hild and wife and John and while here was a caller at tbe
Parkening and wife were in Omaha Journal office. Frank; was surprised
Friday where they enjoyed a few to read recently his name in the list
hours seeing "Powder River" the U. of those applying f,or naturalization
S. war pictures bing shown In that but found later that this was an er
jcity tkis -week. rer.
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