VOL. NO. XXXIX.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 1923.
NO. 113
LEVIES SHOW
REDUCTION OF
TAX THIS YEAR
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAKE
IEVY OF THREE MILLS FOR
THE YEAR 1923-24.
STATE AND COUNTY 5 MILLS
Small Reduction Will Mean a Great
Deal to Taxpayers City ; Tax
Lower Than Last Year.
From Friday' Dally.
The board of county commission
ers at their session yesterday took up
the matter of the making of the an
nual leby for the year 1923-24 for
the purpose of raising funds with
which to operate the county govern
ment and as the result of the delib
eration of the commissioners there
will be a small reduction in taxes
for the year on all of the property
in the county.
The state levy of two mills was re
ceived a few days ago by County
Clerk George R. Sayles and with the
levy of three mills by the county
board will make the total levy for the
year five mills, a deduction of four
tenths of a mill over the levy of last
year.
The levy is based on a valuation of
$56,465,004, as shown by the figures
of the assessors of the county, and
will raise the sum of $169,395.00
for the purpose of running the af
fairs of the county in the ensuing
year.
The various funds for which provi
sion was made in the county levy
show the following figures: General
fund. 1.004 mills, raising the sum
of $56,690.86; bridge fund, .99 of a
mill, raising $55,900.35; road fund,
.09 mllL?. raisins $50,818.50; moth
ers' pensions. .088 mills raising the
sum of $4.9C8.S2; boldlers relief
fund. .018 mills, raising the sum of
$1,016.37.
In the city of Plattsmoutl the to
tal of the state, county ai.d school
tax will be $3.93 per one hundred
of valuation, a reduction fioui $4.12
last year and which showa a pleas
ing lowering of the taxes and com
bined with the lower estimates In
the running of the city government
will make a substantial reduction for
the year. This does not of course in
clude the special Improvement taxes
that may be levied by the city as In
paving or sewer districts.
The county board heard the com
plaints of some twenty-one property
owners of the assessed valuation of
their property but there was no
marked reduction made in the value
of the property by the board.
TELEPHONE OPERA
TION VERY SIMILAR
Declares Lincoln Concern is Model to
Well be Patterned After by
Northwestern Bell Co.
From Friday" Dailr.
In .an effort to show that circum
stances surrounding the operation of
the Lincoln Telephone & Telegraph
company are similar to those con
fronting the Northwestern Bell Tele
phone company, H. G. Taylor, chair
man, state railway commission, on
Wednesday testified before Special
Master Dunham in the phone rate
hearing in federal court at Lincoln
that "the territories of the two firms
are very similar and if the service of
one company is any better than the
service of the other, the superiority
is on the side of the Lincoln concern."
The testimony of Taylor was meant
to supplement that of O. , E. John
son, expert accountant, who last
week testified that the Bell concern
could save more than $900,000 an
nually if it were operated on the
same expense plan that the Lincoln
firm operates on.
Taylor also said a group of five
officials of the New York Telephone
company had as recently as two
weeks ago made a detailed survey of
the Lincoln concern's operations and
efficiency, regarding that firm as a
model of good management and ef
ficiency. The commission believes It would
be a salutory thing for the North
western Bell to pattern its activi
ties after those of the Lincoln firm,
Taylor said.
DEPART ON VACATION
From Thursday's Dally.
Yesterday afternoon. Sheriff C. D.
Quinton, wife and children, loading
into the family auto and discarding
the cares of the official life for a few
days, departed for Brule, Nebraska,
where they will spend a few days
visiting with a brother of Mr. Quin
ton who resides in that locality and
enjoy the life in the open for a short
time.
MANY ENTRANTS IN
STATE TENNIS MEET
Prom Friday Dally.
When the first round matches of
the annual state tennis tournament
begin in Lincoln next week, the larg
est number of entrants in the history
of the classic will be listed in the
competition. Cedric Potter, secretary
of the state association, reports a
large response to the call for tourna
ment entries. Ray Larson of Platts
mouth, director of the southeast Ne
braska district of the state associa
tion, will bring a good sized dele
gation. Milton Ruggels will head
the entrants from Hastings. Charles
Patterson of Arapahoe, who Is to ref
eree the tournament, will also lead a
group to the meet. The junior tour
nament is also recivlng a large entry
list. The matches in the junior di
vision will be run off with the senior
groups.
YOUNG PEOPLE
ARE WEDDED AT
GLENWOOD, IOWA
Plattsmouth Couple Journey Out of
State to Escape Long Delay
Under the New Statute.
From Friday's Dally.
Two well known young people of
Plattsmouth yesterday hied them
selves to our neighboring city of
Glenwood, Iowa, to have their life's
happiness consumated there and to
escape the delays that the new state
law of Nebraska attaches to the mar
riage of anyone In this state.
The parties were Max Pries, Jr.,
who has been making hi3 home at
i si. louis i or some lime pasc, ana
Miss Nettle Kissling of this city. The
ceremony was very quiet, the mar
riage lines being read by Justice Day
of Glenwood. The young people
were accompanied by Mrs. Fred Kiss
ling of this city, a sister-in-law of
the bride and who witnessed the
ceremony that was to unite the lives
and hearts of these two estimable
young people.
Both of the contracting parties
are well known In Plattsmouth where
they" have grown to manhood and I
womanhood. The bride is a daugh
ter of Louis Kissling and has a
large circle of friends here as has
the groom, who is the oldest son of
Max Pries, Sr., and the groom has
been an employee of the Burlington
here for some time prior to going to
Missouri, where he has since resid
ed. y
Their many friends nere will Join
in wishing them a long and very
happy wedded life in the years to
come.
GIVES PLEASANT PARTY
From Friday Dally.
Last evening Miss Henrietta Waln
troub entertained very pleasantly
some twelve of her young friends at
a "Bunco" party at her home on
Pearl street and which was enjoyed
to the utmost by the young people
in attendance at the gathering. In
the game of "Bunco" Mr. Robert
Painter was awarded the first prize
while the consolation prize was
awarded to Miss Mable True. Fol
I lowing the enjoyment of a very dain
!ty and much appreciated luncheon at
'a late hour the members of the party
enjoyed a very delightful contest as
to the most old fashioned and the
most modern lady and gentleman in
the party and Mr. Painter was giv
en the prize for the most old fash
ioned man while Miss Mary Wilson
was voted the most modern girl in
the party.
SCHOOL DAYS ARE
FAST APPROACHING
Plattsmouth Schools Will Open on
Tuesday, Sept. 4 Getting
Things in Readiness.
from Friday Dally.
The pleasant vacation days that
have been enjoyed by the boys and
girls of the city are about to draw
to a close and the work in the school
room resumed after the weeks of
recreation.
The board of education has set the
date for the opening of school as
Tuesday, September 4th, following
the Labor day celebration and the
occasion will see the young people
cettlne all set for the winter's work
jin the educational lines.
I In the schools here there will be
a- number of changes in the teaching
force, but the greater part of the
j teachers ; will be engaged for the
' rnmln (erm with a fnv sTCPntlnnn
where they have resigned or accept
ed more advanced positions else
where. STRICKEN- ON WEDNESDAY
Grandma Strabel, who is staying
with her son, Wm. Strabel in the
.country was taken with a stroke of
I paralysis. While her condition is
very serious she is reported some bet-
ter at present. It is the hope of her
j . i . i iti
man j . intuus iuu.i sua win suuu re
cover. She is near the 80 - year
mark. Elm wood Leader-Echo.
In Memoriam
M
Warren
1865
By Rev. Francis C. Young
Chicagos Poet Priest
With lofe divine All Wisdom's hand
Hath led the Chieftain of our land
Away from care and pointed sword
To mercy's home and his reward.
The nation's heart in sadness broke
With pray'r the Heavens doth evoke;
He might have failed, yet tried his best.
Dear Lord, grant him eternal rest.
AUDITOR DEDUCTS
INCOME TAX FROM
GOODHUE'S CLAIM
State Capitol Architect Puts in Bill
for Amount of His Income Tax
as Incidental Expense.
From Friday's Da.tlr. ' ' -
State Auditor Marsh will deduct
$795.12 from the last quarterly ex
pense claim of B. G. Goodhue, state
capitol architect, as the proportion
of the architect's Income taxes
charged to the state of Nebraska, for
the first six months of 1923. The
auditor holds that Income taxes are
no part of the architect's overhead
expense, which the state is obli
gated under its contract with Good
hue to pay.
Included in the capitol designer's
bill of $5,200 for April, May and
June, covering salaries of his assist
ants, general expenses and overhead,
was an item of $454.70 under the
heading of "taxes." A similar item
of $340.42 had been paid him for
the first quarter of the calendar year.
Auditor Marsh will take out the total
of $795.12 and issue a warrant for
the remainder of Goodhue's claim.
Sent Itemized Statement
Deputy Auditor F. B. Honza held
up the architect's expense claim of
something over $12,000 for the first
quarter until' Mr. Goodhue sent an
Itemized statement of the amount
charged for "overhead." He listed
therein an item of $1,800 as taxes.
About 19 per cent of the entire
"overhead" of the New York archi
tect was charged against the Nebras
ka capitol Job, which is occupying
his attention and causing the "over
head" along with other jobs over
which he has charge. This bill was
allowed and paid.
When the claim arrived for the
second quarter and another tax item
was found on it, Deputy Auditor
Honza wrote to Architect Goodhue
and inquired whether this was ordin
ary taxes or income tax. He sug
gested that the state would not be
liable for income tax as part of the
"overhead."
In reply, Mr. Goodhue wrote that
the item referred to was quarterly
installments of Income tax paid to
the federal government and to the
state of New York. He said he con
sidered it a legitimate charge to be
made against the state of Nebraska,
for its percentage of the whole over
head, but added:
"If you rule to the contrary,
it will be perfectly agreeable to'
us to have you eliminate this
item and to reduce the overhead
amount proportionately."
The total income taxes in the sec
ond quarterly bill were $2,475.67, of
which nearly 19 per cent was charg
ed to this state. 1
Deduct for This Year
- Auditor Marsh will not go back of
last January in deducting income tax
payments from the architect's bills,
for the reason that all claims previ
ous thereto have been allowed and
paid in full, and there are no item
ized vouchers on file in the auditor's
office which show how much was al
lowed for such taxes. Nobody but
the capitol commission has any rec
ords pertaining thereto.
In the future, however, the archi
tect will file itemized vouchers with
the auditor, and no further income
tax payments will be refunded to
him.
Business forms of all kinds print
ed at the Journal office.
G. Harding
1923
PLANNING FOP.
STADIUM DAY AT
STATE UNIVERSITY
New Structure to he Opened October
20th with Kansas. Jayhawkers
. as the Opposing Team.
From Friday Dally,
j The new stadium at the University
!of Nebraska at Lincoln will be dedi
cated on October 20, when Nebraska
Cornhuskers will meet the Kansas
Jayhawkers.
"Among the laborers on the force
of the stadium contractors," says the
statement issued by the university
stadium committee, "are candidates
for the 1923 football team. They
have selected to labor on the new
stadium to harden their muscles for
the contest for a place on the Corn
husker eleven."
No matter in what part of the
stadium a spectator may be seated
he will be able to see all of the field
and every corner of, the running
track. More than 30,000 seats will
be provided. The steam shovel work
ing on the excavation removes more
than 700 cubic yards of dirt each
day. It has been removing that
amount every day for more than two
months,, and there is still a large
amount of excavation to be done.
The playing field of the new struc
ture will be eight feet below the sur
face of tho old field. . The total
amount of dirt moved and to be
moved is C.000 cubic yards.
Ten thousand cubic yards of con
crete will have been pourejl into the
new structure when the coming foot
ball season opens. This does not in
clude the concrete which will be used
in the colonades which will enclose
the end. For the oval ends and the
four towers, 6,000 cubic yards will
be UEed.
The weekly payroll of the construe-'
tion company having the contract is
$5,500. This material will be used
in the structure: 128,000 gallons of
water; six hundred cars of sand;
350,000 feet of lumber; 18,400 bar
rels of cement.
It is planned to dedicate the new
stadium October 20, home coming day
for Nebraska alumni, when the Corn
huskers thrash the Jayhawkers from
Kansas. Last year when Kansas
dedicated its stadium Nebraska was
the guest of honor and won the
game 28 to 0.
MRS. RAU RECOVERING
W. J. Itau, the Manley banker,
passed through town Sunday, enroute
home from the Clarkson hospital,
where he is spending most of his
time lately with his wife, who has
been seriously ill and he reports Mrs.
Rau making splendid progress to
ward recovery. She had been able
to partake of a little watermelon that
day and was feeling very comfort
able. This will be very pleasing news
to the many friends of this estimable
lady who have been watching her
case with , great anxiety and inter
est. Her physicians promise that
she will be able to return home be
fore long, possibly by the end of this
week if she continues to gain so
rapidly. Her homecoming will be
a matter of the greatest rejoicing to
the people of Manley where she has
endeared herself to the entire com
munity. Louisville Courier.
Ed Schulhof, Piano Toner. Tele
phone 389-7. v
CITY PAYS A
TRIBUTE TO
FALLEN CHIEF
SOME 500 OF CITIZENSHIP ASSEM
j BLES AT GARFIELD PARK
JUDGE JAS. T. BEGLEY SPEAKS
Pays Tribute to the Late President
and Touches on Some of the
Problems of the Day.
From Friday's Dally.
This afternoon at 2 o'clock there
assembled amid the quietness and
beauty of Garfield park some 500 of
the people of Plattsmouth to pay
their tribute to the memory of War
ren Gamaliel Harding, the fallen
leader of the nation, and the simple
and impressive services were in fit-
ting keeping with the solemnity of
the occasion.
The citizens assembled at the park
came from every walk in life, the
i business man had laid aside his tasks
j for the day, the farmer his labor in
jthe field and the professional man
I his duties to gather under the bright-
ness of the summer day to pay their
i tribute to the nation's honored leader
and mingling with these were large
! numbers of the ladies of the city.
The Eagles band occupied the
(platform at the park where at the
(opening of the service a short pro-
lo-vTTn rf onnrnnriiito nnisip was pivfn
v. . v i'
ending with the inspiring notes of
"The Star Spangled Banner" as the
audienre stood in reverential silence,
and followed by the invocation by
the Rev. H. G. McClusky, pastor of
the First Presbyterian church.
On the platform were also mem
bers of the G. A. R. and the W. R. C,
as well as the D. A. R.-, American
Legion Auxiliary and the representa
tives of the American Legion, who
carried with them their, standarJ..and
colors. -
The Masonic Male Quartet, com
posed of Dr. R. P. Westover, Frank
A. Cloidt, L. O. Minor and H. G.
McClusky sang the comforting hymn,
"Lead Kindly Light," preceding the
address' of the afternoon.
The speaker of the occasion was
District Judge James T. Begley, who
as the chairman of the afternoon,
Searl S. Davis, remarked, was most
ably chosen as the highest represen
tative of the judicial department of
the government in this county to pay
the tribute to the highest officer of
the executive branch of the federal
government.
The speaker gave briefly an out
line of the life of President Harding
from his birth in modest surround
ings in Ohio on November 2, 1865,
to the day when he was called by
his countrymen to the office of presi
dent of the United States. His trials
to earn his way through college, his
struggles as an editor and publisher
in his home town of Marion were
touched upon by the speaker at the
opening of his remarks.
Touching on the great tasks of the
present day that makes of the office
of president a task far more severe
than, the average citizen realizes,
the speaker touched on some of the
problems that the departed presi
dent had attempted to solve includ
ing the disarming of the 'nations,
the enforcement of the eighteenth
amendment to the constitution, the
world court, and paid a tribute to
the great work of the fallen leader.
One of the most striking portions
of the speech was the tribute paid
to the personal life of the late presi
dent, his devotion to his wife and she
to his care in the last days of his life;
his warm devotion to his friends un
der all circumstances which had
won him the lasting love of all who
knew him.
Judge Begley also called the at
tention of his audience to the fact
that many of the questions of the day
are such that the electors of the na
tion should express themselves in a
clear and decisive voice upon them
and aid in the settlement of these
questions that concern them instead
of leaving, purely ' to the executive
head of the nation the great task. A
higher appreciation of the citizen
ship of the nation, he said, would
aid in solving many of the questions
of the day that have arisen as the
result of the world war and the re
construction questions that had af
fected our own country in common
with the world.
As the speaker drew to the close of
his address the audience arose and
with the band playing the accompan
iment sang "America," Mrs. E. H.
Wescott leading the singing, a fitting
close of the simple service that con
stituted Plattsmouth's tribute to the
executive head of' the national gov
ernment. The benedictioHcwas pronounced
by the Rev. H. C.'-McClusky.
Mrs. Charles Shurtlieff, who has
been visiting at Sidney, Iowa, re
turned home this morning on the
early Burlington train and was ac
companied back home by her sister,
Mrs. Joe Elicott of Council Bluffs
who will visit here for a short time.
READY FOR PAVING
Mayor C. A. Johnson and City
Clerk A. H. Duxbury have affixed
their signatures to the paving con
tract between the City of Platts
mouth and Bert Coleman, and with
the filing of 4the necessary bond as
required. Mr. Coleman is now ready
to get into the work of paving as
soon as the weather conditions will
permit and allow the work to be
prosecuted to a successful conclusion.
The same jinx that pursued Mr.
Coleman on the Main street paving
seems to be showing up, as it has
rained almost every day since he re
ceived the contract.
The paving work should provide
the means of employment for a con
side-rable number of the men of the
city who are not otherwise engaged
and will add materially to the pros
perity of the community.
FIRST NIGHT MAIL
PLANES MAKE TEST
FLIGHT AUGUST 21
Eight- Specially. Constructed-- Ma
chines Ready for Chicago
Cheyenne Service.
From Friday's Dally.
First night flying planes will ar
rive in Omaha at the Fort Crook air
mail field the night of August 21
from Chicago.
Shortly arterward another squad
ron of planes will leave the Fort
Crook field, lighted by the days of
two giant searchlights, and begin
their nocturnal journey to Cheyenne,
Wyo.
These preliminary experimental
flights will continue for three days,
10 ships participating.
All the beacon lights along the
route are now in working order.
Air mail officials will probably
make the night flight other officials
coming to Omaha to witness the
landing and departure of the planes.
All night flights will be made be
tween Chicago and Cheyenne. Plans
are under way to attain 28-houT
transcontinental " service in all
Weather.'" ' " -
Eight specially constructed planes
have already been shipped to offi
cials in Chicago and Cheyenne, ac
cording to word received here. Ap
proximately 50 planes will be used
when contracts are filled.
These new planes are single seated
affairs constructed to carry 500
pounds of mail. Their normal speed
Is 100 miles an hour.
A 20-minute stop will be made in
Omaha to and from the west.
RECEIVE GOOD NEWS
From Wednesday's Dally.
The M. S. Briggs and W. J. Hart
wick families have received the good
news of the arrival at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Leland Briggs at Win
ner, South Dakota, of a fine little
daughter. The little one arrived just
the day previous to the observance of
the birthday of her granddad, M. S.
Briggs, and the new birthday present
that the family has received has been
a very pleasant one to the genial
grandpa and he has hastened out af
ter the items and sheckles for the
Journal with renewed enthusiasm
since the good news was received. :
CORDIAL j
M E N D LV
For 52 Years Iho Crop
onoy Bank!
Since 1871 the First National Bank has
provided a safe depository for the crop pro
ceeds of farmers in Cass and adjoining coun
ties. '
A Checking Account for current ex
penses; 4 Certificates of Deposit for funds
which are not to be used for six months or a
year; a Savings Account, earning 4 com
pound interest, for building up a permanent
reserve fund any or all of these mean safety
for your year's income.
Let us guard your crop money 1
The First NMtonal bank
THE BANK W HEBE YOU FEEL AT HOME
PLATTSMOUTH IT KEBBA5KA.
WILL VISIT
IOWA TOWNS
IN FEW DAYS
PLATTSMOUTH AD CLUB WILL
PAY ADJOINING TOWNS A
CALL VERY SOON.
FREE FERRY ON BARGAIN DAY
Desire to Meet and Get Acquainted
With Neighbors Over the River
Will Invite Them Here.
From Thursday's Dally.
The members of the Plattsmouth
Ad club are planning to enjoy an
auto trip to the teriitory east of the
Missouri river which will Include
the towns of Pacific Junction, Thur
ban, Bartlett, McPaul and the sur
rounding territory and on which the
members of the party expect to enjoy
themselves In meeting the good peo
ple of the Iowa side of the river and
become better acquainted.
It has been arranged by. the Ad
club that the next Bargain Wednes
day on August 15th will be in the
nature of Iowa day and In order t.iat
as many of the residents of that lo
cality as can will be here to enjoy the
feast of real bargains there will be a
free ferry over the Missouri river tor
their benefit, the Ad club having ar
ranged with Mr. John Richardson,
the owner of the ferry for this ser
vice. Thus it will be an easy and
inexpensive matter for the Iowa resi
dents in Mills and Fremont counties
as well as points farther east to mo
tor over and get acquainted with
Plattsmouth and its people on this
occasion.
The usual array of fine buying op-
portunities will be offered the public
n omatter wheer they may come from
and the visitors from outside points
will have a hearty welcome In Platts
mouth on next Wednesday or In fact
any other day that they may come,
and especially the Iowa delegations.
This city in the last few weeks has
been having many visitors from the
Iowa side of the river and those who
have come here have been very ex
prssive in their appreciation of the
city and its splendid business houses
and kindly and friendly people.
The meeting of the Ad club this
noon the details of the excursion
to Iowa were taken up fully and ev
erything arranged for the big trek
to the east side of the river.
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to express to our many
kind friends and neighbors our sense
of appreciation of their many acts of
kindness and words of comfort in the
time of our bereavement and sorrow
and the death of our brother and
uncle. Jess N. Ellott and Family;
John W. Elliott and Family.
y. G. Eenberger will writ you a
policy In the New York Lifa Insur-a&e-Co.,
and look after your Vw
York Life business. J2-tfw