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Nebramia State Histori cal Society X !' VOL. NO. XL. PLATTSMOTJTH. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1924. NO. 77 U KtED AUDITORIUM IS NOW IN SIGHT Legion Post Takes Steps to Acquire Close-In Lot Hope to Erect Building Next Year From Tuesday's T ally The long-needed auditorium in Plattsmouth bids fair to become a reality. Packed by offers of assistance from progressive business men of the city and with a nice nest egg of their own accumulated thru several years cf endeavor with carnivals arid other enterprises, Hugh J. Kearr.s post No. .", G, American Legion, last night at its meeting took the first steps look ing to the making of this project a reality, probably within the next year. A building site committee com posed of Elmer Webb. Maldon Brown. Emil H:ld, Robert Rt ed and Frank Smith was named at the post meet ing to investigate various close-in lo cations and secure options on same. following which a decision will be ar- ' rived at and the purchase completed, j The prime requirement aside from a 1 close-in location is that anv nlat nfieniovable gatherings of the year ground considered must be at least i when the members of the chapter cn O':xl40 feet in size. It is the inten- terta ined the:'r membership, the tion to erect an auditorium that will i members of the Theodore Roosevelt take care of both the present and class that is to be initiated this to ccntemplated future needs in this 'night into the order as well as a line and more money will be spent on size than for a highly finished in t; ricr appearance of ueh a building, c-s that part could be looked after Ir.tcr when additional money became t . ailable. The main thought is to secure a well constructed, though net architecturally beautiful building, of commodious size to provide a meet ing place for civic and rural gather ings, conventions, etc. and it is with this in mind that the committee will be guided in its consideration of available sites Alter tne ground has been pur chased an architect will be procured to make rough sketches and estimates of the cost of such a building. When it is completed, the audi torium will. he.. open irca.. to ..public gatherings of a community nature to which no admission is charged, but inasmuch as a building of this kind must provide revenue to pay for its upkeep, a schedule of rental charges will be worked out for the nights it is used for dances, pay entertain ments, basketball, political meetings, etc. In one end of the building beneath the balcony, it is planned to finish ( club rooms for the use of the Leirion, while for the general meeting of the post the main floor will open. j At the elistrict Legion meeting aj Auburn lat year attended by Luore j than a thousand Legion ruemrf-rs from over the- first district. Plutts- mcutn :oineu wnn raus .ny in its. successful claim for the 192;, district mee-tirs- v ith the understanding that j F:'1:E City would ::ive us their whole-!.'-am-i support for 102. It now be hooves us to pror'de a suitable place for the holding of such a ineetinc and with an auditorium like that the Legion boys hope to erect in our mid.-:, the district meeting would hi merely the stepping stone to greater e.nes ai.d Plattsmouth might well look forward to th pie asure of enter taining not only the state Legion convention, but other large and rep resentative gatherings before the year 1!''0 roils around. At any rate the encouragement and co-epera? ion they have met has prompted them to make a start that the Journal in cemmon with every public rpirited eitizeu of Plattsmouth hopes will be sut -cestui even beyond their most ardent hopes. SUTTEES PAINFUL ACCE0EST From Tufcfday's .Daily- Ye'terday YV F. Gillespie, the grain (P.alrr, was the victim of a very severe accident that will cause him a greet, deal of inconvenience for some time and as the result of which he will have to get abound by the use of crutches. Mr. Gillespie and Julius Pitz were rng.ired-in loading a box car with v.hetit at the elevator of Mr. Gilles pie and. at the time they had a small ladder placed at the side of the car and a loard on this so they could get in and cut of the car and elevator with ease While Mr. Pitz was in the car working- with the wheat, Mr. Gilles pie was standing on the board which was soiiie three or four feet from the f-round; The freight car started sud- denlv to move, the brakes having evidently not been set and Mr. Gil lespie seeing the car start, jumped trmti the board on which he was standing and as the result he injured his left foot and ankle quite badly. P.eintr a large and heavy man. when he alighted on the left foot with his full force, he caused a very severe snrain to the ankle, which resulted in nossible torn ligaments. The injured man was taken to the office of the Drs. Livingston where his injury was dressed and later an X-rav taken by Dr. J. ts. Livingston of the injured member to determine just how severe the accident really had been. Vote for A. H. Duxbury for county judge. He Las the qualifications. EECEIYE GOOD NEWS From Tu'scay's Iaily Yesterday Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Knorr here received the announce ment of the fact that a fine eight and a half pound daughter had arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Panzer at Ashland on Monday morn ing at an early hour. The little lady and the mother are doing nicely and Mr. Panzer is accordingly delighted with the little ore who has become a part of the family circle and will make her home with them in the fu ture. Mr. Panzer is r. brother of Mrs. Kucrr and is known to quite a number of the Plattsmouth people, having visited here in the past. GASS CHAPTER OF OE MOLAY HOLDS A FINE BANQUET In Observance of Roosevelt Day Lo cal Chapter Entertains Mem bers and Friends. From TtPfday's raily Last evening, Cass Chapter, Order of DeMolay. held one of the most number of friends, at a banquet served in th'1 d!ning room at the Masonic ten pie. Th" srttingr of the banquet were most elaborate, the streamers of the national colors of red, white and blue and the DeMolay colors of pur- pie and gold heme used in the form of streamers draped from the ceiling of the dining room while from the club rooms leading to the banquet hell there had been an archway made of red. white and blue stream ers that added much to the beauty of the setting. In the banquet hall a Ir.rge American flag was placed back of the sp?akers table and on the walls were portraits of Theo dore Roosevelt, aggressive American whose birthday wes observed as a prt of ? hr evenings proceedings. The program v as opened by the singinz of America by the entire audience and v-as followed by the rpT.ing prayer by Rev. Frank Em ery Pfoutz. The ladies ef the Eastern Star served the menu which v;?s ail th't The- most discriminating cr.uld r.s.c an,-1 furnished a rtpa.-t that was ry rru-h cr joyed by ih' eighty persons who , r" i" att uh.uce at the ban t. was preridfd ever v C's;--. :'.:r verv cUvr'v in- tii..:"r'd the ttja'stmaster of the ever ' n ir. "I'-'n Hi-nrv nrpmt tnnstfr I cni.-:!rr. who took over the pro j ?rar.i an! handled it in a most pleas- i ir, '' mann ?r. Ti.,. members of the partv crJoved v.v r-' r.."l art:.:ti. t.,i.sii tt r? in the pir;no s-le)3 sriien bv E. E. v."-sent t. the vocal solos by Frank A. C'ir.idt and the numbers of the Masor.io quartet. One of the features of the evening vrs tb.-1 short r"cponses made by the i"st n.nst"- councilors of the chap ter, Jack Mc'.-irty speaking on "Fil ial Lov-V Fred Warren on "Sacred n"??." Raymond Rebal on "Court esy. Edwrrd Matsrhullat on "Com rad?sh:p." Rivniond Cook on "Fidel ity." James Warren on "Cleanness" ant Harley Cecil on "Patriotism." Eiich of thse was well presented and represented the virtues on which the crer.t orlr of D?Mol?y is founded nnd showed that the young men had devoted a great deal of thoueht to thefr subjects. The Rev. H. G. McClusky spoke at sorr.e length on the life of Theodore Roosevelt and his remarks showed a ' reat denl of thought and studv of the works of the great American leader of tfce period of 1S9S to 1916. James A. Robertson, grand high priest of the grand chapter of Ne braska. A. F. fe A. M.. then made the formal presentation of the past mas ter councilor pins to William Matschullat, Jack McCartv and Leonard Born, who have recentlv held the leadership in the chapter. Mr. Robertson also presented Mr. Matschullat with a special decora tion given by the grand council of the order for recognition of the fact that he had been selected as one of the leading members of the order in the nation. The banquet was closed with the benediction by Rev. Pfoutz which brought to a close a most notable oc casion in the history o? the local DeMolay chapter. The members of the Theodore Roosevelt class which will be initi ated into the order thus evening and who were honor guests last evening are: Harlan Gorder, Carl R. Keil Ray Lambert, Willis Hartford. EXiEETS SUE JUT EEP0ET ON TAX LIST PUBLICITY Washington, D. C, Oct. 27. Ex perts of the department of justice have completed a draft of an opin ion on whether newspapers may pub lish fact relating to income tax pay ments without violating the law. At torney General Stone gave their views some study late today, but was unable to complete th examination of the draft and -will give it further attention tomorrow. FUNERAL SERVICES OF DR. C. A, MAR SHALL ARE HELD Large Number Present at the Pres byterian Church Yesterday Afternoon. From Monday's Daily Dr. C. A. Marshall, until very re cently a citizen and resident of Plattsmouth, passed out of this life at the home of his eldest daughter, Mrs. Edna Petteys. 423G Lorimore ave., Omaha, at 10:00 p. m., Thurs day. October 23rd, 1924. Dr. Marshall has been failing for many months and it finally became necessary for him to go to the hos pital at Omaha where he has been most of the time since- the first of the year. Since the latter part of August he has been at the home of his daughter, Edna at the above ad dress where his wife and daughter and friends, witii :oving care, ad ministered io his needs and winshes. He has been under the care ef Dr. Bridges during all his illness and all that human skill- and knowledge could do, was done. His going was without pain or distress and he retained the posses sion of hi.-, faculties until within a short time of his last hour;;. Dr. Marshall was born at Burling on, Iowa, on the 18th day of Sep tember. 1S50. and has lived in Plattsmouth for forty-one years. He ft-?.s a graduate of Burlington high -eV.ool and of the Iowa State uni versity. He crime to Plattsmouth as j. young nan, and at ence engaged in the practice of his profession as a dentist and continued very actively in that profession for the entire 1 .ears cf hir- residence here. Dr. Marshall was a public spirited citi zen and was an outstanding charac ter in our community, always cast ing his influence and efforts in the support of all that was good and noble and for the best interests of his home and fellow citizens. He served continuously as a member of I- - n4 is "' 'I. our school board for twenty-four years and was a member until he re signed because of going to Omaha to Omaha to neck relief from his illnss. He joined the Presbyterian church when nineteen years of age and has been a member ever since. He leaves surviving him. his wife and two daughters and three sons: Edna lusrV.hall Petteys, 4236 Lorimore street, Omaha; Gladys Marshall Bull. Sonora, California; Ralph I. Marshall. Cincinnati. Ohio; Francis T. Marshall. 4236 Lorimore street. Onaha; C. A. Marshall, Jr., Dayton, Ohio, and a host of friends in this city where he lived so many years. The funeral services were held yesterday afternoon from the First Presbyterian church and were large ly attended by the old friends and neighbors, and a weaitn oi novers attested the high respect in which Dr. Marshall had been held here. The Rev. II. G. McClusky. pastor of th church, conducted the services rnd musical numbers, consisting of the old hymns. "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" and "The City Four Square," by the male quartet, con sisting of Dr. R. P. Westover, II. G. McClusky. L. O. Minor, and Frank A. Cloidt. Mr. Minor also sang a solo, "A Perfect Day." The inter ment was at Oak Hill cemetery. A Tribute The year had passed its noon-tide and was swiftly falling down its western sky; autumnal days had come with all the glory and beauty that nature, in its supremest efforts. couia paint and fling across our pathway, and with the highest promise of a rich fruitage. At this time of the year when nature, hav ing risen to the height of supreme effort, for the joy of humankind, and is about to pass out into the calendar of years counted gone, it is entirely harmonious and seemingly proper and right, that a life of usefulness and unselfish effort should lay down its " burdens and step out into the dawn where there shall be no more twilight. Dr. Marshall has lived among us for a decade beyond a third of a century, and his life has been open when all could see. His name, his acts and deeds, his life work, his un selfish devotion, his sacrifice for family and friends, are all well known to all who have resided in jour city for even a decade. One of his outstanding services to our com munity was performed as a member of our school board where he worked and toiled continuously for the in terests of the children of several generations, for nearly a quarter of a century, without a penny cf sal ary, but rich in the consciousness of having served his fellow men. He acted during the years of creating and constructing our new hih school building. His services were aiways rendered contcientiously and eiliciently and his influence cannot be measured; for the benefits de rived, through his efforts and sacri fice, by the young manhood and womanhood of our community, will tinge the stream of life far down the centuries. All will miss his genial greeting, his happy face and his warm sym pathy. The value of a life is not measured by wealth or power o rule, nor is it measured by the ticking of a clock nor by rise and set of sun. but rath er by worthy thoughts and no;jio deeds and service given where need ed appear. By this standard. Dr. Marshall has lived long. Good friend, farewell. A FRIEND. POLICE SEARCH FOR SUPPOSED CAR ROBBER Man Seen Around Car in Burling-ton Yards and Escapes Before Police Arrive. From Monday's Iiaily Late yesterday afterneon thcj police were summoned to the Bur lington station where it was reported that a baggage car had been entered and burglarized. The man who is surpeseel to have broken into the car was seen by two r the switchmen, E. G. Shallenbcr ;er and Bob Burkle. iut the burglar .vas more fleet footed than the switchmen and made his getawaj and by the time the guardians of the law had been summoned the mar. had time to put mar.-;ils between him and the scene wf trouble. Oftieer Jackson. Chief of Police Hinrichsen. r.nd Constable Tom Svcboda respond ed to the call but the man was not to be found altho a search was made m the vicinitiy of where the alleged jurglary was supposed to have oc curred. The car that was broken open w: s i baggage car brought over freni I'aci'ic Junction for some repairs and iiad been switched onto one cf the tracks in the yards north of the Turlington passenger station. The !oor was forced and it was just ibout this time that the switchmen had appeared and the man made his getaway. C0UET HOUSE 13 QUEST From Tuesday's Daily The court house for the past fw Jays has been as quiet as the homo ireside just before Christmas altho the quietness is not due to the com ing arrival of the Good Saint Nick ut rather to the effects of the forth coming battle of the ballots which is to occur on next Tuesday. The officers who are candidates for re-election are all very busy this week in attending to their duties md putting the last licks on the ?lu?ive voter ere the opening of the polls and many of the attorneys and others who have a gre.t deal of bus iness at the court house are also more or less interested in the forth coming battle and therefore have left peace and quiet reigning in the halls of justice and the offices over the building. County Clerk George R. Sayles is busy shipping out the ballots to the absent voters who de sire to cast their votes here in Cass county and also in getting lined up for the distribution of the election supplies out to the various precincts over the county. PLEASANT HALLOWE'EN SURPRISE GATHERING Last Saturday night a number of prominent people drove down from Omaha and surprised Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gradoville at their home in the west part of the city with a Hallo we'en party. The evening was spent in numer ous games and bridge. Mrs. Peter Gradoville carried the honor of win ning the first prize in the peanut contest and was awarded a fine din ing room suite. Mr., J. J. O'Donnell, yardmaster on the Union Pacific, was comical enough to win the booby prize which was a baseball as large as a bushel basket. The entertainment of the evening was closed with a very dainty lunch eon served by Mrs. Gradoville. Tohse who attended the pleasant occasion were Messrs and Mesdames Edward Anderson, J. J. O'Donnell, Oscar White, Teddy Chelborad, Har ry Patterson, Harry Jewet, Harry Pitner, J. C. O'Donnell, George Pat terson and Peter Gradoville; Mes dames Mary Rossiter, Pat Pattersen, Mayme Myers and Ward Clark; Misses Charlotte Jewet, Ethel Pit ner and Blanche Clark; Messrs Har ry Meyers and Harry Pitner, Jr. Vote for A. H. Duxbury for county judge. I MRS. JOHN LIBER SHAL PASSES TO HER LAST REST Death Comes to One of Best Be loved Ladies of the City Sunday Morning. From Monday's Daily The community was profoundly shocked yesterday morning to learn of the death of Mrs. John Libershal, which occurred Sunday morning at 2:lf at the St. Catherine's hospital in Omaha, following an operation Saturday morning. Mrs. Libershal has not been in the best of health for some time and de parted last Thursday for an examin ation and an operation was advised by the specialists.- The patient was found to be suffering from gill stones and also appendicitis and the operation was of a severe nature and proved too severe for the patient who gradually sank into the last long rest and when the first hours of Sunday morning came the last flick ering of the lr.mp of life was gone. The host of friends here were greatly affected by the sad news as Mrs. Libershal has been a resident here all of her lifetime and all who knew her were numbered with her friends and mourn her passing with the members of the family circle. Josephine Vetersnek. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Vetersnek was born in Plattsmouth, rebruary S, 1 S 8 .'I , and has spent her lifetime here in this city, attending school here an el some eigh teen years ago was united in marriage to John A. Liber shal. who with one daughter. Miss Helen, remains to mourn the death of the wife and mother. Ten years ago the mother passed away and of the family of Mrs. Libershal there remains the aged father, Joseph Vetersnek, who is now in his eighty-fourth year, two sisters and five brothers, who are as follows. Joseph Vetersnek. Great Falls. Mon tana; Mrs. Joseph Holly, Platts mouth; Frank Vetersnek, Edgmont. South Dakota; John. Anton and Mike Vetersnek of Plattsmouth and Mrs. JOe Libershal of Plattsmouth. The funeral services will be held on Thursday morning at 'lw o'clock from the St. John's Catholic church, the services being held at this date to permit the brothers and their families from a distance to reach here. SKATING THIS WINTER The lovers of ice skating will have a most pleasing place to indulge their desires this coming season ac cording to the plans being perfected by B. A. Rosencrans. and which wili provide a place where skating can be indulged in with safely and free from the menace that lurks ui the seating on the old Missouri rive. Mr. Rosencrans is preparing a skat ing ponel on a part of the land of Walter Propst that will make a real skating place. Mr. Rosencrans is having a large dam constructed at the east end of the draw that will aid in the forma tion of an artificial lake that wili provide plenty of good ice for the use of the skaters in the winter season. The pond will extend well back and toward the higher land and from the plans will make a skat ing pond equal to any in this part of the state. Water for the pond will be st" by pumping from wells and also if necessary from the city water mains and will make, when it is completed a place that will be safe for those who desire to indulge in the grea' winter sport. SOCL&L WORKERS CLUB The Social Workes' Flower club met at the home of Mrs. Julius Pitz, Wednesdav, Oct. 22nd. The nature of the meeting being installation of officers. The retiring president, Mrs. Fred Spanglar, was presented with a lovely crystal cake receiver in appre ciation of her good work. The meet ing was largely atended and the hostess served a dainty two-course luncheon, after which all departed for. their respective homes. OBSTACLES IN WAY OF GRAVELING AT GRETNA The Greater Omaha committee, working for the graveling of eight miles of highway near Gretnn, on the Omaha-Lincoln road, is finding its path a rough one. A week or so ago members of the committee went to Gretna, where a mass meeting was held to arouse en thusiasm for graveling. Petitions for the improvement w re freely signed. A hint of future storms came, how ever, when one farmer at the meet ing arose and asked amid great ap plause: "And now when are you going to invite us farmers to Omaha to tell you how to run your business?" Joe Kelley, doing good road pro motion work for the greater Omaha committee, visited the Gretna neigh borhood last week, and discovered that many who had signed the peti tion for the graveling were signing other petitions asking that their names be taken off the first one. In spite of this unexpected opposition, however, the Omaha men believe the improvement will be made. EETUEN FE0M HONEYMOON From Tuesday's Iiily Eenard Rakow and bride, who were married last week at Sidney, Iowa, have returned from their hon eymoon and ore now getting settled down as permanent residents of tins city. The many friends of the young people are delighted to extend to them a most cordial welcome home and their well wishes for the future years of happiness and success. Mr. Rakow is one of the rural carriers operating out of the local postoffice and his patrons and friends will be pleased to greet him when he re sumes his activities on the route again. MILLARD KLEIN IN SOIL RECLAMATION ON PACIFIC COAST Former Plattsmouth Man Now Busy in California Delta Country Reclaming Soil. From Tuesday's Daily The old time Plattsmouth friends nf Atillnrrl A Klein, former resident rf tbic pitv ivill ho intt'rfiBTpfl tn I know that Mr. Klein is now engaged in the far west in the development of what is known as the delta coun try in San Joaquin county, Cali fornia, in the vicinity of Stockton. Mr. Klein, who is a graduate of the University of Nebraska, and also a student at Cornell and later in structor at the University of Cali fornia, has been for the past several months engaged in the deve-lopment of the western country and increas ing the efficiency of production in the delta country. The agricultural expert is plan ning large acreages' of celery farms in the west and by rotating crops, having the drainage of the lands and the latest scientific methods is bringing to that country a great re vival of the farm interests. Potatoes and onions as well as celery are be ing raised along the delta country nd under the careful work of Mr. Klein is developing a great effi ciency. The man in charge if these enter prises. Millard Klein, is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Klein, old time resi dents of this city, and the young man was graduated here in the Platts mouth schools in the class of 1904 and has since been pursuing his edu cational work in a number of the leading schools of the country and is now getting real results from his training. CLASS REMEMBERS PASTOR from Monday's Dai'.y Yesterday was the commencement of the third year of service here in (he Methodist church of the Rev. Frank Emory Pfoutz and in recogni tion of that fact he received a very pleasant remembrance from the mem bers of the Philathea class at the Sunday school hour. This class, composed of the young married la dies of the church, joined in present ing Rev. Pfoutz with a handsome bouquet as an expression of their ap preciation of his work for the church. The token was one that was very appropriate and was greatly ap preciated by the pastor and his family. rare Hallowe'en is the heyday of the su pernatural. It is the time when spooks and witches and the like are supposed to "cut loose." Some folks are pursued throughout the year by spooky fears. They are haunted by a constant dread of what the next moment, the next day, or the next year may bring forth. Those folks are not the ones who make it a point to see that part of each month's income goes into a permanent bank account. There's mighty little to be afraid of if you keep a growing account in this strong bank. The First National bank THE BANK WHERE YOU FEFL AT HOME PLATTSMOUTH JSE NEBRASKA 'TAe Bank Where You Feel at Homer REAL SENSATIONS FOR COMING SUP PER OF HAPPY 100 Committee in Charge Will Have a Real Entertainment Progiam For Coming Feast. From Tuesday's Dally When the November gathering cf the "Happy Hundred" takes place on next Tuesday evening at the par lors of the FirFt Presbyterian church there is going to be some decided and novel features that will enliven the occasion and make it one of I lie rarest enjoyment for the members of the banquet party. There will be election returns for one thing that will keep the mem bers of the banquet party apprained cf the progress of the battle of the ballots as the returns roll in and which will be one of the big features of the evening. The addresses of the evening will be full of pep and ginger and the main address will be by the Hon. L. C. Oberlies. chairman of the etate board of control and who has a great grasp en public affairs in the con duct of the Ftate institutions. Superintendent G. E. DeWoIf will give a few appropriate remarks on the public schools of the city that will be well worth hearing and aside from these two maty addresses there will be plenty of fun and frol ic to make the eecasion one of the greatest entertainment and all of the trimmings that have characterized the previous gatherings of the n en of the community will be in evi dence. The visitors will be from Elmwoo.l and will add to the features of the evening as this is thf first tim the representatives of this thriving ty have been the guests of the Chamber of Commerce here. There are several sensational fea tures that the committee in charge has been keeping in the dark and will be brought to light only when the supper guests are gathered around the festive board. A HAPPY OCCASION From Tut-aday's Dally These who have visited the court house today have noticed that Hans Seiver, the genial custodian of the building, was in the very beEt of hu mor and smiling every moment of the day despite the trials and tribu lations that mark his duties and it was only after careful investigation that the cause was discovered. Mr. and Mrs. Seiver are now proud grandparents as a fine son and heir was born to Mr. and Mrs. Sanford W. Short at the Swedish Mission hos pital in Omaha on Sunday evening. The occasion has also brought a great deal of delight to the happy father and the other relatives of the little son. The many friends join in wishing the young man happiness and success in the years to come. Mrs. J. B. Higley and daughters, Mrs. Lee Johnson of Stella, and Mra. W. H. Elledge, were among those going to Omaha this morning to visit there for the day with friends and look after some matters of business. A new hotel is being proposed for Superior. SPOOKS t