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4 ! o ontn VOL. NO. XLI PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1925. NO. 5 A i EARL A. STANFIELD DIES AS RESULT OF BURNS SUSTAINED Passed Away Saturda at Home in Arapahoe Following Accident Cf Last Friday. From Monday's Pally The message reached this city Sat urdav night that Earl A. Stanfield, victim of the fatal accident at Ara pahoe, Nebraska, had passed away as the result of the burns sustained in the explosion of the keg of stock dip. The death of Mr. Stanfield oc curred twelve hours after the acci dent and was preceded by the utmost agony and two-thirds of the flesh on his body was burned and he was blinded by the flames that had fol lowed the explosion. Despite his ter rible suffering and the severity of the burns he retained consciousness until the end and his death came as a blessing to the unfortunate man. Further particulars from Arapa hoe state that the keg of stock dip was being heated by Mr. Stanfield over a gasoline stove and it suddenly caught afire, oil being one of the compositions of tho dip, and in an instant the keg had blown up, with the burning contents scattered over the face and body of the unfortun ate man. Blinded by the intense burns, he had tied from the House, charging him with having disposed and not being able to see had run of 5,000 gallons to bootleggers, is away from the house and made it better known here, perhaps than any difficult for anyone to reach him in of the partieS in the booze mix-up. time to render any effective aid un- He was nere ju 1922 as a commander til too late to save his life. He was of a company of the Nebraska Xa rc ached by a friend after he had run tinnal e-uard from Omaha and was at some distance and fire extinguisher used in getting out the flames but the injuries sustained were too se vere and from which he could not- ; recover. Mr. Stanfield was carried to the home cf a neighbor nearby and there lie was cared for until death came to his renei and urougnt peace to 111s interne FufTering. - The tragedy has almost prostrated the wife and little daughter, "Mary Louise. who was tbe idol of her fath- r, and they are being looked after by friends at Arapahoe. j Mr. Stanfield was a member of the local commandery of the Knights Templar of this city which received word yest rday of his tragic death. In their great sorrow, the wife nnd little daughter will have the deep sympathy of the many friends in this conimunifv. FLATTSMOUTH ALUMNI EMM CHARTER Radio Cast of th University of Ne braska Prorani Eniojei By Former Students Here. From Tuesday's uaiiy Last evening a company cf the former stuients of the University of Xebraska who are residing 111 tnis city, gathered at the home of Dr. and Mrs. It. P. Westover to enjoy the radio cast of the third annual cnar- ter clay program a3 was given at the . university last night. The program was transmitted by . long distance telephone from the un- ' iversity to the Hastings broadcasting station. KKKX, from where it was sent out to the wide world The old grrds here recognized clearly the voices of the instructors, and friends who took part in the program and it was like the old scnoouiays 10 once more ltaV ? 1 "Vol -,Pt i studied, sp ak on familiar cts Z&AirorSl party. In honor of the occasion the Westover home was made very at tractive with the bright colors of the alentine s-ecson rnd the event was one that will long .be very pleasantly remembered by all those taking part j jn it j In addition to the enjoyment of the program the alumni held their annual election of officers of the Cass county alumni association and .elected George K. Petring as presi dent and Edwin A. Fricke as secre tary for the ensuing year. During the evening light refresh ments were served that added to the pleasantness of the occasion, and in entertaining. Mrs. Westover was as sisted by Mrs. James M. Robertson. ENJOY FINE DANCE From Monday's Daily One of the pleasant social dances of the season was held Saturday evening at the K. S. hall on West Locust street and the event was at 1 ended by a very large srowd that filled the hall to its utmost capacity. The Gradoville orchestra furnished the music for the event and it was enjoyed very much until the mid night hour when all adjourned for their homes feeling that it had in deed been an evening of the greatest enjoyment. The proceeds of the dance will be devoted to the Holy Rosary parish of the Roman Catholic church. HARLAN GORDER ILL From Tuesday's Ually Harlan Gorder, one of the popular young men of the local High school and captain-elect of the 1925 foot baal team, was taken quite sick Sat urday afternoon and has since that time been confined to his bed suffer ing from what seems to be an attack of appendicitis and his condition has caused the family some apprehen sion. He was' feeling some better this morning but this afternoon his condition is reported as not being so well. FIGURES IN BOOZE CASE AT OMAHA ARE WELL KNOWN HERE Frank L. Peterson. Central Figure in Scandal, and His Associate are Well Known In This City. From Tuesday's Daliy The uncovering of the gigantic al cohol deal in Omaha the past week, involves two figures who are more or less well known in this city one as a suppo.-ed law enforcer and the oth er as a. rum runner. The chief storm center of the alco hol conspiracy, Frank L. Peterson, formerly in charge of the alcohol supplv of the Rossville Distilling Co.. an(j who is now facing an indictment that time intelligence officer of the 134th infantry, and during the Na tional guard encampment here, was nnro or lfss artivo in onpratine ! ' fain r. nlkcul hootleereers. furnish Jn5 nipn to act as evidence securers for oca officials. From the reports from Omaha. Peterson had evidently if,tpr nff nj3 war on the vendors of illicit boore and become one of lhern lo a gT-eat extent, which mads the operations of the smaller boot- erers ioct insignificant indeed. peterson. in the fall of 1923 was hpre Q testifv for the defense in riOr!Er nut nf the crand 1urr inajCtIT1ents and which was his last appearance here as far as is known Since that time he appears to have j been verv busy in supplying to the Omaha booze ring their supply of j "hard" liquor, at which vocation he; jis alleged to have acquired ?20,000. land which, he claims, has been dis sipated. The man involved in the Peterson (case as the one whom Peterson 'charges was the man making the j "buy" of a great deal of alcohol, Clarence Hanfeldt. is also known to the authorities, although his opera- than those of Peterson and he ap- roared merelv as a-dispenser of the.- ill-gotten alcohol. Several months ago in the eariy fall, Hanfeldt was cd ught north of this city along the hi'rhwnv with r. car containing six 5-enlIon containers of pure grain al- 5 From Monday's Daily cohol. J. A. Capwell. then county) The newly organized Young Peo attornev, filed a complaint against pie's club of the Holy Kosary church him PTid ho whs fined and the booze had one of their very pleasant meet- rnd rar !a.;fn under the mandate of the conrt, the car bing sold and the 30 nons of alcohol poured into the peWer in front of the court house by sheriff E. P. Stewart, as soon as the case was disposed of. polh Peterson and Hanfeldt are ncw out on $5,000 bail pending the hearing of the action against them in te Douglas county court. PLEASANT BIRTHDAY PARTY . M - Holmeg v;as a happy SCne on Sat. urday afternoon when a number of olks patbered to help Miss Jean eith thday anni- versa ry. The rooms were tastefully decorat ed with red hearts, candles, flowers and valentines. The afternoon was spent in games and frolic dear to the heart of child- hood and in songs recitations piano selections. A heart hunt and was a feature of the afternoon in which Frances Gamblin proved the winner of the prize. At the close of the afternoon, Mrs. Holmes, assisted by Theresa Liber- shal and Jean Caldwell served a very dainty two course luncheon in which the color scheme of red and white was carried out and the large birth day cake of red and . white with its eight red candles was cut and en joyed by all. After listening to some stories told by Myra Jane Brooks, the guests de parted leaving with Miss Jean many lovely gifts which will long be cher ished by her. The invited guests were Vida Shif fer, Rita Libershal, Evelyn Warthen, Edna Carlburg, Myra Jane Brooks, Mary Kathryn Wiles, Kathryn Bar kus, Mildred Carlburg. Frances Gam blin, Grace Simons, Virginia Trive ly, Alice Louise Hiatt of Murray, Bet ty Todd of Mynard, Maxine Edwards, Clarice Parker. Catherine Hiner, Dor othy Gillespie, Lucille Vetersnik, Dorothy McCarthy, Mildred Murray, Iris Alden, Louise Bakke of Murray, Theresa Libershal, Jean Caldwell, Laura Cotton and Evelyn Stanton of Omaha PASSES BAD CHECK THIS MORNING AND IS NOW IN CASTILE Stranger Giving Name of Palmeter and Residence as Yutan, Ne braska, Nabbed Today. From Monday's Daily Last evening when the midnight hour was falling on this peaceful community. Constable Jack Brit tain and Officer Clyde Jackson discerned a stranger coming down the deserted main street of this city, carrying with him a large suitcase and was apparently a stranger in a strange land. He was asked as to his desti nation and replied that he was bound for the Burlington station to spend the remainder of the night in the warmth of the waiting room. He v. as then requested by the officers to accept the hospitality of the city and accordingly was taken to the city jail to rest for the remainder of the night, remaining until this morning at 7 o'clock when he was released and sent on his way. Instead of seeking the great spaces of the west, the man hastened to the clothing store of Philip Thierolf where he purchased a shirt and in return gave a check covering the price of the shirt and some change. It was only a short time later that the check was found to be worthless and accordingly the matter was re ported to the police and Chief of Po lice Hinrichsen. Officer Jackson and Constable Brittair started out on the trail and succeeded in running down the man at the Burlington station where he was awaiting a chance to catch a passing train and get out of the city. The officers returned the man to the city jail where he awaits the judgment of the court as to his of- fense. Mr. Palmeter states that he lives at Yutan and that his father there is a very extensive farmer and that he has been working on the ranch and farm near that place. The man when arrested was dressed in a regulation cowboy cos tume and his story as to having re sided cn a ranch seems true. When taken into custody he had all but twenty cents of the sum that he had secured at the clothing store on him, having spent this sum for food, he siatea. CATHOLIC YOUNG FEOFLE ENJOY A PLEASANT TIME Pleasant Time Spent Socially Last Itlght at the X. E. Hall m the West Fortion of City. , m?s last evening at the K. b. hall in ) the west portion of the city which jwas attended by some eighty of the members of the club. The members of the party had an 1 evening of the rarest enjoyment and from the opening of the evening. un til the party disbanded at 11 o'clock there was fun and frolic among the members of the jolly party. In the popularity contests. Miss Agnes Slavicek was awarded the first honors and Miss Alice Wooster, sec ond, each lady receiving a fine box of candy while in the gentlemen's contest, Joe Krejci was given first prize, a carton of cigarettes, and Emmons Holly the second, receiving a pie as his award The members of the party then spent the time in games of all kinds. as well as several card contests in which the greatest of interest was shown and those who desired danced to the excellent music furnished bv the Gradoville orchestra and which kept the dance floor well filled dur ing the evening hours. At a suitable hour the members of the party were served with delicious pie a la mode that came as a fitting close to a most enjoyable occasion TRUCK DAMAGES ELECTROLIER From Tuesday's Daily Last night one of the trucks be longing to the Higgins Transfer line of Nebraska City, was engaged in backing up to the curb in front of the soft drink emporium of Gid Archer, at Sixth and Main streets, when the driver gave the machine a little too much juice and it crashed into the paving and incidently the electrolier post on the corner with the result that the large ornamental glass globe on the top of the electrolier was broken. These globes have a value of some $14 each and which will serve to take off a great deal of the profit of the trip for the transfer company when it is settled. This one post is the cause of a great deal of trouble as this is the second time that it has been broken, as only a short time after it was installed, a car crashed into it and broke the globe and the post as well. ENJOYABLE BRIDGE PARTY From Monday's Dal'.y Saturday evening Mrs. H. E. Brady was hostess to a number of friends at a most delightful "Valentine bridge party at her home in the Coronado apartments. The rooms were very i gala with the bright red of the val entine decorations, and in these ; pleasant settings three tables of bridge were enjoyed for several hours. The first prize was awarded to Miss Mathilde Soennichsen while the consolation prize was given to Mrs. Waldemar Soennichsen. In en tertaining and serving the very dainty two-course luncheon Mrs. Brady was assisted by Mrs. A. O. Moore and Mrs. Waldemar Soennich sen. DAUGHTERS OF AMERICAN REV OLUTION MEET Entertained at the Home cf Mrs. James W. Burnie Saturday State Regent Present. From Monday's Daily The members of Fontenelle chap ter of the Daughters of the Ameri can Revolution we're very pleasantly entertained on Saturday evening at the home of Mrs. James W. Burnie, and the occasion made doubly inter esting by the fact that Mrs. Eliza beth O'Lynn Smith of Chadron, state regent of the organisation, was pres ent at the meeting ted took part in the most interesting discussions of the order. The members of the chapter also held their election of the delegates to the state conference which will be held at Beatrice March 15 to 17, and to fhis were named Miss Eleanor Burnie as delegate snd Mrs. E. H. Wescott as alternate and to which the local regent, Mrs. William Baird, will aleo be a delegate. In the selection of the representa tive to the Continental Congress which will meet in April in Wash ington the ladies decided to wait and have any of the members who could get away to make thn trip represent rbe chapter in ths", to.nal gather ing. Mrs. Smith, the state regent, gave a very interesting discussion of the work of the D. A. R. over the na tion and the splendid patriotic meas ures that they are carrying out all over the country to stimulate the study of the American government and its policies and inspiring the eve of American institutions. At a suitable hour, Mrs. Burnie served a very dainty end delicious luncheon that was very much en joyed and appreciated by the ladies who were in attendance. MASONS HOLD VERY IMPRESS SIVE SESSION Confer Fellowcraft Degree on Four Candidates and Entered Ap ' prentice Degree on One. from Tuesday's Dally Last evening, Plattsmouth lodge No. 6, A. F. & A. M., held a very largely attended and interesting ses sion at their rooms in the Masonic temple, the occasion being the con ferring the degrees of membership on several candidates. The members and the candidates enjoyed a very delicious supper served at 6 o'clock which was fol lowed by the work of the evening in conferring the degrees. There were four candidates for the Fellowcraft and one for the Entered Apprentice degree, the work being conferred in a most-impressive manner by the of ficers of the lodge. HEARS MOTHER DEAD Last Tuesday A. O. Ault, of Cedar Creek received a message telling of the death of his mother, it being his step mother, which occurred at her late home at St. Paul. She had been sick only four days. Mr. Ault and sister, Mrs. J. E. Edwards de parted for St. Paul immediately and were present for the funeral Thurs day afternoon. Mrs. George W. Ault was born 73 years ago in Virginia and leaves the husband and five children, all growrn to maturity. In her departure, Mr Ault has the sympathy of his host of friends in this vicinity. SHOWING SOME IMPROVEMENT From Tuesday's Daily W. H. Mann, who has for the past several days been very seriously ill at his home, was reported this morn ing as showing some signs of Im provement and his condition seemed slightly improved. Mr. Mann spent a very peaceful night and the rest seemed beneficial to his case and al lowed him to show increasing strength, although he is still in seri ous shape. Fred Wr. Mann of Casper, Wyo ming, arrived here this morning to visit with his father, William H. Mann, who has been in very poor ! health for the past several days. LOCAL GORGES BREAK IN PLATTE RIVER SUNDAY Floating Ice Flows Quite Heavily in the North Channel, bnt No Ser ious Damage to Bridges From Monday's Daily Following a few days of warmer weather during the last of the week, the first indication of ice gorges breaking in the Platte river north of this city appeared yesterday after noon, but today with the colder weather the flow of the ice has ceas ed and no serious damage apparently was inflicted on any of the bridges spanning the river. The north channel, where the cur rent is usually very light, was the first to open up and the breaking of local gorges west of the bridges caus ed the fiow of a great deal of very heavy ice yesterday and which bat tered against the ice breaks of the various bridges but did not apparent ly do a great deal of damage to any of the structures. At the auto and wagon bridge there was considerable ice formed that had made its way under the larger and higher built railroad bridges, but the ice breaks which are heavy at the wagon bridge broke the force of the ice and while somewhat batter ed, there was no injury to the bridge structure itself and crossing over the bridge was not interfered with at all. This morning men were engaged in working on the; ice west of the Missouri Pacific railroad bridge, at tempting to blast open the south or main channel of the river which would permit the ice to pass out more freely and save the danger of the formation of gorges a little later that might cause heavy damage if they are allowed to grow to large pro portions. It is stated that under present con ditions there is no danger of damage to the bridges, the ice apparently having shown no more serious effect than in the past years, but of course there is always the possit.illty of greater gorges being formed that will have to be guarded against by the watchers at the bridge and every precaution will be taken until the danger is entirely passed and the river cleared of the floating ice. REV. W. A, TAYLOR IS TO GO TO MAYO BROS. HOSPITAL Well Known Cass County Minister to Have Examination Made by Famous Physicians. From Tuesday's Daily For many years, Rev. Wr. A. Tay lor, of Union, has been laboring in the vineyard of the Master as a preacher of the gospel, and in which service he has not only assisted in the betterment of his community, but he has given words of comfort and cheer to large numbers over Cass county in the hour of their sorrow, no other minister in the county hav ing officiated at so many funerals as has the pleasant and genial Union pastor, and his sermons have light ened the burdens for many of the sorrow-stricken residents of the county in which he has so long lived and served. After all these years of service, bearing the message of the Savior to his fellowman. Rev. Taylor has been touched by the hand of suffering himself and for the past year his physical condition has been quite serious as ho has been gradually fail ing and in the next few days he will leave for Rochester, Minn., where he will enter the Mayo hospital for a clinic to determine the cause of his illness and the remedy for it. The friends all over the entire county are trusting that the trip to the hospital may give to Rev. "Billie" Taylor a permanent relief and that he may again enjoy the vigor that has enabled him to serve so faith fully and well, in the cause of the message or the cross. Rev. Taylor is one of the real men of the county and the Journal, in common with the other friends, is hoping that our old friend will re turn home again filled with renewed health and energy for his tasks that are yet uncompleted. YOUNG GIRL HAS HEARING This morning in the county court complaint was filed by County Attor ney W. G. Kieck, against Alice Hue, a minor of thirteen years, charging her with being incorrigable on the complaint of her father. The court after hearing the case decided that for the welfare of the girl it would be best to have her cared for at the home at Geneva and accordingly she was sentenced to the girl's school The county attorney is endeavoring to get in touch with relatives of the girl out of the city in order to see if they will care for her and relieve the necessity of sending her to the state school. HERE FROM LOUISIANA From Monday's Daily George Schanz, Jr., of Vinton, La., is here enjoying a visit at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Schanz, for a time. The health of the mother has not been the best and George has come north to spend some time with her as well as the aged father. Mr. Schanz has resided in . the south for the past twenty-four years and has become a real southerner and is greatly tpleased with that por tion of the country. Mr. Schanz states that there is a great deal of activity in the oil business in his section of the south, both in Louis iana 'and nearby across the line at Orange, Texas. DEATH OF MRS. WILLIAM E. MAR TIN AT OMAHA Lady Was Former Resident Here and a Sister of Mrs. Val Burkel Funeral at Lincoln. From Monday's Daily Following an illness of some dura tion, Mrs. William E. Martin of Lin coln, an old time resident of this city, passed away yesterday morning at 12:40 at the Immanuel hospital in Omaha, where for several weeks she has been taking treatment and in very serious condition. The deceased lady was a former resident of this city where her par ents. Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Sampson, were old time residents, and she spent her girlhood days in this com munity and later after her marriage to William E. Martin in Lincoln, re turned here where Mr. Martin was engaged as a telegraph operator at the local Burlington station. Mrs. Martin will be remembered here by the older residents as Nellie Sampson and during her j-outh was one of the popular young ladies of this community and to the old friends the news of her death will come as a great regret. Some 0 years ago the family removed to Lin coln where they have since made their home. She is survived by the husband. three sisters, Mrs. Val Burkel of Plattsmouth;. Mrs. Ida May Foster of Tacoma. Washington; Mrs. E. P. Curtis, and four brothers, Robert and James Sampson of Tacoma, Washington; Wr. L. Sampson of Mos by, Montana, and Fred Sampson, of Marion. Ohio. The body was taken back to Lin- coin yesieruay anernoon ana is ue- ing held there pending word from the relatives at distant points as to the funeral arrangements. The funeral services will be held on Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the late home in Lincoln, mes sages from that city this afternoon stated. FLOWER VENDERS GRIEVE Paris, Feb. 15. The owners of the flower shops in the Madeleine district don't care much who is pres ident of France, so long as he is mar ried. A bachelor president has no flowers sent him, they point out, and since M. Doumergue has held the po sition they have lost trade which ther ruefully estimate at nearly 500,000 francs a year. Harnessed The First National Bank is a1 strong bank. That much is readily shown by its total resources of $600,000.00. What is of especial importance to its customers, however, is that this strength is harnessed to willing and efficient serv ice to give the co-operation which rein forces their own individual efforts to gain success. Deal with this strong bank and profit by its strength! The First national Bank THE BANK WHERE YOU FEEL AT HOMt5 PIATTSMOUTH "The Bank Where 12 JSC KLANSMEN MAKE DEMONSTRATION HERE SATURDAY Fiery Crosses Are Burned in All Sec tions of City Saturday Night Handbills Distributed. I KVnm Mnnrlnv b l)ailv The peaceful residents of the city were much stirred up Saturday night between S:30 and 9:30 when in all parts of the incorporation there were found blazing crosses which represented, it was supposed, the flaming emblem of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. It is reported that there were some thirteen of these crosses and in all parts of the city. There was one reported from the vicinity of the baseball park, Gar field park and Washington park, one near the High school, one at the top of South Sixth street and also sev eral ii the north and west portions of the city. In addition to the burning crosses there was found yesterday, scattered about the yards and in mail boxes, in all parts of the city, handbills settin? forth certain facts about the Klansmen. The bills had evidently been imported from outside sources. This is the first activity of the or ganization, which has been reported to have existed here for the past two years, since last summer when a pa rade was held through the streets and an open air meeting staged near the Wiles farm west of the city. The exact significance of the crosses is not known, whether as merely a demonstration by the order of its existence or a warning of pun ishment, and, accordingly, has ex cited a great deal of curiosity among the residents who are not affiliated with the hooded organization. W. G, T, U. OB SERVES FRANCES WILLARD DAY Anniversary of Birth of First Presi dent of National W. C. T. TJ. Marked by Fine Program. From Tuesday's Daily Yesterday afternoon the ladies of the W. C. T. U. of this city enjoyed a very delightful time at the home of Mrs. H. C. Leopold on the occasion of the observance of the anniversary of the birth of Miss Frances E. Willard, organizer and first president of the national W. C. T. U. TLe program of the day was laid around the life of Miss Willard, the members of the society giving a num ber of readings and papers on the life of the venerated lady who had given her life in the cause of temperance. The various papers covered from the early childhood of this pioneer in the cause of the Union, to her more mature years and the final triumph of the cause in which she had given her life. Several musical numbers by the members also added to the enjoyment of the afternoon and at the close dainty and delicious refreshments served by the hostess that brought to the close the afternoon of great pleasure and enjoymeDt. 51 Strength! NEBRASKA. You Feel at Homer