- State cal Society CJy IDC VOL. NO. XII PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA. MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 1825. NO. 60 KLAN HOLDS MONSTER MEET ING LAST NIGHT LARGE PARADE OF CARS WITH ROBED KNIGHTS PASSES UP MAIN STREET. 3,500 GATHER AT WILES FARM Well Known Minister of the Eastern Part of State is Orator at the Meeting Last Night. From Friday's Daily With the crashing: of bombs fired from the Wiles farm last evening at S:30 the gathering of the Knights of the Ku Klux Kian was announced to the city and the procession cf cars containing the members of the order and several thousand citizens took up its way to the scene of the public meeting: at which the principles of the order were discussed ty the speaker of the evening. Preceding the Meeting there was a parade of 125 through the main section of the city, the cars bearing; Omaha license numbers and filled with the white robed figures of the t"a- "ty to Mr- 1 nomas jj uieiz Klansmen. There was no flourish or Sfn of Mr- and Mrs- c- L- Diet.z- of noise as the procession silent iv moved Plattsmouth, and himself a resident along through the streets, the cars here for a number of years, going at a slow rate of speed and The wedding occurred on Satur without demonstration bv either the afternoon at the Francis street occupants or the large crowd of by- Methodist church and the marriage standers that lined the streets and lines were read by the Rev. John silently viewed the spectacle. ,T. Conkey, pastor of the church. At "the Wiles farm there was a' Miss Helen Lafavors, sister of the very congested condition of cars as bride, and Frank Comer were the at the'road from the paving to the scene tendants of the bridal party and of the meeting was thoroughly lined served as witnesses for the happy with cars and the greatest care was occasion. necessary in handling the traffic at ' For the present at least, Mr. and the meeting place to avoid accident. Mrs. Dietz will make their home at with the best of results as, while 2306 Bartlett street with the parents there were TCO autos parked in the of the bride. past ure there was not a' rnglemi!- r The bride is a daughter of Mr. and hap that could be learned of, either Mrs. George Meier of St. Joseph and in L'oins or com?i;2 fro-n thf meet- has grown to womanhood in that ing. At the grounds the pic-tform was erected on the northwest portion of the pasture, the flaming cross of the orcr affording a dramatic and strik- ing background for the exercises of the evening. American flags were placed in profusion over the grounds and at the platform. - Ine meeting was conuuciea in a there, where he is universally re very quiet and orderly manner and spected by all those who have the on this occasion there was no visible pleasure of knowing him. presiding officer at the meeting, the speaker, while not announced, being, ' . .nnim fmt Ririlf it is understood, one of the leading A(kS MM SfrW ministers in the eastern portion of.IiUlllV Ull llE-ll Nebraska. He quietly mounted the j ad started the evening's i platform and address. The speaker devoted time to the discussion of the view of the Klan as held bv the public, stating that it was not "anti." as many had under- Mood, but rather 'pro." taking as its standards or principles the espousal , of the white race supremacy, the! Protestant church, the carrying out and observance ot American laws and the opposition to foreign inter ference in the political and religious affairs of the nation. A great deal Oi the address "'as.King of Trails bridge company over devoted to the matter of racial pur-'tne piatte river north of this city, ity, the need of the white race to j3 now showing some very nice prog preserve itself clean and pure from ress officers of the company state the black and yellow races, the an(j every day there is a distinct speaker denouncing bitterly those of headway in the work of completion of the white race who had lowered tne bridge. their own standards by living and , The joist that are to be used in sup associating with members of other port the flooring of the bridge are race in violation of the clearly de- now arriving very rapidly and are fined laws of nature which clearly being placed in. position so that the marked the races, one from the j work cf laying the floor may be other. continued rapidly when it is started. The political attitude of the Cath olic church was also given some at tention by the speaker, who, how ever, denied any quarrel with the members of the Catholic faith on strictly religious lines, save on the matter of the domination of their af fairs by a foreign ruler the pope. The need of American support of American men and women in busi ness and against the foreign races who have entered into the business life of the nation and whose meth ods have had a deteroTiating effect on the old time American business life. The attendance at the meeting is estimated by many who were pres ent on the grounds at from 3,500 to 4.000 and the lower figure seems a very conservative figure as to the number who were present at the 'The ladies of the Klan were pres-'tive ent at the meeting and a small re freshment stand operated by them did a very" flourishing business in dis posing cold drinks and other refresh ments to the very large crowd. WILL UNDERGO OPERATION From Thursday's Dally Edward Patterson, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Patterson, will undergo an operation Friday morning at the hospital in Omaha for the removal of his tonsils which have been giving him a great deal of trouble of late, t The tonsils have proven very annoy- ing and to secure permanent relief, it has been decided to have the of- fending members removed. SUFFERS BROKEN ARM From Friday's Daily The old time friends of Mrs. L. L. Porter, will regret to learn of a very serious accident that happened to this estimable lady several days ago at her home in Lebana, Oregon. Mrs. Porter had a sliver in her hand which was quite painful and required the attention of a surgeon end according ly she was on her way to the office of a physician when she fell and struck her arm in such a manner as to cause a fracture of the right arm. Mrs. Porter is well along- in years and the injury to her arm has proven very painful and will lay her up for some time. Mrs. Porter has been making her home at Lebana with her daughter. Miss Margurite for the last few years since leaving Plattsmouth, and her misfortune will bring much regret to the old friends here. FORMER RESI DENT OF THIS CITY MARRIED Thomas D. Dietz, Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Dietz, Married at St. Joseph Saturday From Friday's Daily The announcement has been re ceived here by the relatives and friends of the marriage at St. Joseph, Missouri, oi jhks nusiaa aisnois ul - e ir: Ti T icommunity where she is known and j loved by a very large circle of friends j and associates. The groom was for some time a resident of Plattsmouth j where his parents have been residing, and was also for some time serving' in the navy. Since his return from ; service, Mr. Dietz has been living in J St. Joseph and engaged in working j BRIDGE SHOW ING PROGRESS w t f parin Joita in Place WoTk ir lacing JOinstS in -Tiace for Flooring Is Now Underway and Soon to Be Completed. From Thursday's Daily The work of construction of the new auto and wagon bridge of the The construction of the roadway that will lead to- the northern ap proach of the bridge will also be taken up as soon as possible and by the time the bridge is ready to be placed in commission it is expected that the highway will be all ready for the use of the traveling upblic. The new bridge has attracted much attention and when it is completed will give the public a free choice of routes over the Platte as with the present river bridge they will pre vent any congestion of travel as sometimes occurs at present. TO TEACH IN STATE From Thursday's Daily Two of the Plattsmouth young la dies who have taken up the teaching profession have secured very lucrea positions in the schools of the state that they wil take charge of on the opening of the fall term. Miss Janet Bajeck, who has been a teach er in the local schools, has a very fine position in the Elliott school at Lincoln, one of the large modern and up-to-date schools of that city, while Miss Verla Becker, who graduated this past season at the University of Nebraska with very high honors, is to be a member of the faculty of the Fremont high school the coming year, one of the leading high schools of the state The. success of these young ladies in their work is very pleasing to the host of friends In this community and it is hoped that they will find their new positions thoroughly pleasing. WILES FAMILY HOLDS ITS AN NUAL REUNION Representatives of One of the Pio neer Families of the West En joy Their Meeting Here. From Friday's Daily There were gathered in this city yesterday some 120 descendents and members of one of the earliest famil ies in this portion of the great west, the Wiles family, for their annual meeting, where they enjoyed the time in visiting and renewing the pleasant associations of their family relationship. This family have their descent from Thomas Wiles and wife who came from their home in Indiana in the forties to make their home in the pioneer state of Iowa and settled in Mills county near where the present city of Glenwood is located and where many of the family still re side. As the family grew up and the pio neer spirit inspired, many of them moved to various localities in this section of the west, a large number coming to Cass county, Nebraska, where their family has been among the most prominent and active in the county and had a large part in the making of the west. In recent years it has been the custom of the family to meet each year and discuss their family ties, the accomplishments of the year and the growing list of the membership of the family tree that has now ac cumulated many branches through marriage among the leading families of the counties of Cass and Mills. The reunion this year was held in Garfield park in this city, which made a most attractive spot for the gath ering and one that afforded plenty of shade for the picnic party and from where they might enjoy a wonderful view of the great Missouri valley and across to the neighboring state of Iowa where their ancestor had first settled in the great west. There was no formal program held this year by the family at the re union, although one is to be planned for next year when th reunion will again be held in this 'city as a cen tral point for the various members of the family. At the meeting, Thomas Wiles, the eldest of the family present, and one of the prominent residents of this city, gave a resume of the family his tory, the many incidents of the past in which the members of the family have participated that have helped to make history for Nebraska and Iowa. Searl S. Davis was also present and gave a very interesting talk on the ideals that had dominated the Wiles family in their lives, the things that had enabled them to make progress for their family and for themselves in the community in which they had cast their lot. The reunion elected the following officers to serve for the coming year: President Charles H. Warner. Vice President, Will T. Adams. Secretary Luke L. Wiles. Treasurer Thomas Wiles. At the noon hour the members of the family joined in a big family dinner at which all of the good things from the homes were found in the baskets that were unloaded and furnished the basis for the feast fit for a king. In the late afternoon a horseshoe pitching contest was held in which Lawrence Wise of Weeping Water, who has a statewide reputation, was one of the shining lights, as well as Harold and Aaron Wiles. Mike Tritsch and George Sayles also visit ed the reunion to seek some enter tainment in the horseshoe pitching line and were readily accommodated by the members of the Wales family and many interesting matches stag ed. Card of Thanks The Wiles Family association de sire to express their thanks to the City of Plattsmouth for the use of j Garfield park for their reunion and jalso to all those who assisted in the making of the reunion such a com plete success. NEW SON ARRIVES From Thursday's Dally The home of Frank S. Rice and wife in the south portion of the city was one of the happiest homes in the community yesterday when a fine eight pound son and heir arrived to make his home with them in the fu ture. The mother and little one are both doing nicely and Frank is sure ly the proudest man in the commun ity over the good fortune that has come to his home. The friends are joining in their well wishes for the future welfare of the young man. ENJOYED LINCOLN VISIT From Thursday's Dally Miss Helen Wurl returned last evening from a few days visit at Lincoln, where she was a house guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Du Teil. While there she was honor guest at a number of luncheon and .theatre parties. She will leave for Lincoln soon, where she will be a (student at the Nebraska State Uni- iversity the coming year. CASE IS LONG DRAWN OUT From Thursday's Daily Yesterday the time of the district court was taken up with hearing the case of the Bank of Manley vs.. Wil liam S. Spence. This phase of the case was on the intervention of the Farmers State Bank of Eagle, which had had dealings --with Mr. Spence and claimed some interest in and to the property that was in dispute be tween the Bank of Manley and the defendants. The defense contended that they had failed to receive any renumeration or return from the transaction between them and the Eagle bank. There were a consider able number of witnesses examined during the day and the case submit ted to the court at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The matter was taken under advisement by Judge Begley and the parties given opportunity of submitting briefs to the court. EAGLES BAND IS HEARD IN LAST CONCERT Large Crowd Out to Enjoy Closing of the Summer Concert Pro gram Last Night. From Friday's Daily Last evening there was a very large number of the residents of the city and the neighboring towns of the countj present to enjoy the clos ing number of the summer concert program of the Eagles band. The last concert was held in the block between Fourth and Fifth streets on Main and was one that pleased everyone in the large sized crowd, generous applause greeting the numbers as they n-ero given. One of the feature of the concert that provoked much applause was the trumpet work of Fred Elias, solo cornetest. who was neard in "Blue Eyed Sally" and "O Katherina," two of the popular numbers of the day. which Mr. Elias added to with his jazzy effects on the trumpet. In addition to the popular selec tions there were a number of the high class standard numbers given includ ing the patriotic rued1-', "The Amer ican Patrol." the tiic'-'il and beauti ful "Superba" as well as "Autumn Romance," one of the most pleasing selections of the program. The Eagles band nas given the residents of Plattsmouth and this en tire section of the county a series of very entertaining concerts and which through the action of the city govern ment were made possible by financing the concerts, 'for air of which the people in general feel very apprecia tive, both to the city for their efforts to provide some high class entertain ment and the band boys and Director Schulhof for their personal work in the staging of the concerts. The band will give their annual concert for the residents of the Ne braska Masonic Home as has been their custom in the past few years. at a date very soon and which will be especially arranged to suit the fine old folks who make up the family at the home. SCOUTS RECEIVE INVITATION From Thursday's Daily The Plattsmouth Boy Scouts have received a very pleasant invitation from Scoutmaster Simpson of the Louisville Bov Scouts to attend a spe cial field day to be held in that city Friday afternoon as a part of the exercises of the opening of the new Scout park in that place. The new recreational nark is prepared for the use of the scouts and has swimming pools and other natural advantages that will make it most suitable tor the use of the Scouts and their guests. The Plattsmouth boys are request ed to come over and join In. the proper dedication of the park and the tun and festivity of the da.v. A program of athletic events have been ar- raneed for the occasion and the Plattsmouth scouts will compete with the Louisville boys for honors of the occasion. A meeting to arrange the details of the trip will be held at 7 o'clock this evening at the high school. PARTY FOR MISS WHITE From Friday's Daily The little Misses Louise and Ruth Thygeson were hostesses at an after noon children's party at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Thy geson, Tenth street and First avenue, Thursday from 2:30 o'clock until 5:30 honoring their cousin, Miss Lois White, of Dallas, Texas. A peanut hunt, a fish pond and other games and contests entertained the guests. Prizes were awarded the winners. Balloons and carnival noise makers were given as favors. Individual cakes and ice cream were served. The little Misses Gretchen and Betty Travis, of San Juan, Texas, were other out-of-town guests. Nebr. City Press. DR. WESTOVER RETURNS From Friday's Daily Dr. R. P. "Westover, who has been enjoying a vacation in the northern part of the state, returned home this afternoon and will be at his office Saturday morning as usual to look after his practice. Try Journal Want Ads. It pays. MRS, PHILIP BAL SER IS CALLED TO HER LAST REST Well Known Resident of This City Passes Away Very Suddenly Late Yesterday Afternoon. From Friday's Daily The death of Mrs. Philip Balser, aged GS years., a well known resident of this city, occurred yesterday after noon shortly after 5 o'clock at the family home on Locust street, the death coming very suddenly and peacefully. Mrs. Balser has, for several years, been suffering from heart trouble and has been partially an invalid in the last few months, but her condition was not thought by the husband to be more serious than usual yesterday and she was up and around the housp as usual. Mrs. Balser had been read ing the evening pap.-r and laid it on the table near her bed and stated that she was going to lie down for a short time. Mr. Balser camp in to secure the paper and as he did his attention was attracted by the. heavy breathing of the wife and ere he reached her i-ide life was fa;-t fluttering away and in a few seconds she had passed on. The death while not wholly unex pected in its way was a shock to the family in its suddeness and to the many old time friends here who have known and esteemed this kindly friend and neighbor. The deceased lady was a native of Dunkirk. New York, where she was born July 2C, lS.r7. and spent her; girlhood in the place of her nativity. She was married there on February, 5, ls74, to Philip Balser. The family resided in New York for some ten vars after their man-rage, coming to Nebraska in the middle eighties and locating on a farm near Farnam, where they continued to make their home until 1913 when they came to Plattsmouth to reside and have since made their home here. To the mar riage of Mr. and Mrs. Balser there were six children born, one of whom. Robert W. Balser. has proceeded the mother in death. The surviving chil dren are: Mrs. Frank E. Hawkenbery. Seattle; C. J. Balser, Omaha; A. H. W. Balser. Colorado Springs; Mrs. ITagh Ce-cil, St. Paul. Nebraska, and Mrs. Lester Dalton ol St. Edwards. Nebraska. There are also twelve grandchildren, and four great grand children. On locating at Farnam. Mrs. Bal ser became a member of the Congre gation church of that place which membership she still retains. There was a brief prayer service held at the home here this after noon at 2 o'clock by the Rev. Frank Emory Tfoutz, Mrs. E. H. Wescott rendering the well loved hymns, "Jesus. Savior. Pilot Me," and "The City Four Square," fol lowing which the body was taken to the Burlington station for ship ment to the old home at Farnam. In the hour of their sorrow the aged husband and the children will have the deepest sympathy of a large circle of friends. RECEIVES GOOD NEWS From Thursday's Dally Fred Stewart this morning receiv ed a message that proved a real happy one as it conveyed the information that he was the happy fatner ot a fine baby boy that arrived in Broken has been visiting at the home of her relatives and friends there for the past few weeks. The many friends of the family here will be delighted to learn of the good news and trust tint the mother and little one may soon be abb? to return home to this city. It is needless to say that the occasion has been a most happy one for Fred and for the little sister of the new boy. HOLD SCHOOL FOR OPERATORS From Thursday's Daily Miss A. M. Seymore. of Lincoln, who occupies the responsible position of traveling chief operator for the Lincoln Telephone & Telegraph com pany, was here for several days this week, holding a school of instruc tion for the operators at the local ex change as well as getting familiar with the local conditions and situa- tion. Miss Seymore has one of the responsible positions with the tele ' phone company and her work has 'added greatly to the efficiency of the 'service in the various exchanges that are operated by the Lincoln company. PLANNING ON ATTENDING ! UNIVERSITY THIS WINTER From Thursday's Dally Charles Egenberger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred G. Egenberger of this city, who has been spending the past sum mer in working at the local shops of ' the Burlingtonfi is planning on re suming his work at the University of j Nebraska the coming season, and ex jpects in a few days to go there and look up a location for the year. Mr. Egenberger was a student at Nebras ka in 1923-24 and will return to re sume his special work there. Mr. Egenberger is a graduate of the Plattsmouth high school and his many friends are pleased to learn that he will continue his educational work in the state university. MRS. RICHEY IMPROVING From Thursday's T;aily The last reports from the Imman uel hospital in Omaha indicate that Mrs. E. J. Richey, of this city, who is there recovering from a very se vere operation for appendicitis is showing just as good a rate of im provement as could possibly be ex pected under the very severe nature of her case. The patient was in a very critical shape when operated upon and her case has really been much better than was antic ipated owing to the very se - vere nature of the operation and the complications. The friends are hope- ful that her improvement may con - tinue and will, result in her regain - ing sirengm so inai ner return nome may not be a matter of a long delay. PAVING WORK NOW GETTING UNDERWAY John Kern Construction Company is. Getting Things in Shape to Proceed with the Work The summer paving program in! this city is now fast getting under From Thursday's Daily ity is now fast getting under way company of Omaha on the job and arranging to get the work completed,1" ' , , ,w in as quick a period of time as pos- PfelimIa.ry FiTl uS o lQ 'filming of the city and the test con- The company has been busy with some of the preliminary work that is necessary on the Tohn R Webster boulevard where the entrance to the boulevard is being made more safe and practical by routing the approach through the former Parker property recently purchased by the city and ; Vt i-i 7hor T from 12th street onto Elm that has proven very annoying to the travel- era i on this popular highway. The construction company is re- moving a number of the large trees that formerly stood along the walk at the Parker place and which are removed to make way for the new highway that is to be a very pleas- IUUU1", lVuL,r 1J ine wuees uav c lur u grading on this ti&hway and the company have made their p ans to push this work to a very rapid com- pletion and have the boulevard in shape for travel in as short a time as possible. The concrete paving in the resi dence districts will progress much faster than the brick work which re quires the laying of a concrete base, as ine company is wen eqmppeu eo carry on the work and will be able to lay a large amount of the concrete every day when the work is well un der way. C. M. T. C. BOYS RETURNING From Friday's Daily The young men who have been at tending the citizen's military train ing camp at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, are now preparing to return home and the delegation from Cass coun ty will be home either Saturday or Sunday, it is expected. Those from this county who are in attendance this year at the camp are: Oscar A. Campbell, Murray; Richmond Pier son Hobson, weeping water; can R. Keil, Raymond V. Lambert and rrea i'. rriiety, .piattsmouin. of our mU "How are Your Crops?" is a leading question in the country around Platts mouth at this season. In a few months you'll have to ask yourself the question, "How is the money I received for my crops?" If the money is deposited promptly at this good bank, it won't be so likely to melt away in a hurry. Taking good care of crop money is one of our specialties. You'll like our friendly service, too. GLAD TO SEE YOU! ns KM 7! S3 El MM C3 The First national Rank The bank wt IERE PLATTSMOUTH JJ VEBSASKA, "Tkt Bank When Yon Feel at Homer MOVIE CAMERAS TO CATCH THIS . CITY IN ACTION Pixley Producing Company of Omaha will Pilm School Children, Business Men, Etc. From Thursday's Daily ! Plattsmouth will be transformed jnto a second Hollywood on Monday and Tuesday. September 7th and 8th. : Motion nicture cameras will be click- ' Jrjf, on lhe streets all day long and plattsmouth Deode who want to see how they look in motion pictures will have the opportunity. The Pixley Producing company, of Omaha will do the filming and will show the pictures on the screen at the Parmele theatre on September ICth and 17th. Pictures will also .be made'on the stage of the Parmele theatre in the evening of those days and all young women and young men who think they have qualifications for motion pictures will be given a try out. A prize will be given to the one whom the audience chooses as the best possibility. The winner will al so have an opportunity to get into motion pictures. Many of the motion Picture stars of today have be foun? in this way. Doris Dwan been "i""" " ,Vr,t I"' 7 at Norfolk, Nebraska, three years ago 'test were made Thursday when Al meron Pixley, director, was in the ,-.; mr tin 11 wndmn XT ATI ? O TT V A Jlc .vuujt 4 1 u viitrii LUC I CX. IIS v 1 U LU 11 " 111 J I m - Plattsmouth people and ... t)W,0 .uf fl, testants at the theatre. On Tuesday the school children will be filmed. This will give the people of Platts- vicinity an opportunity h)w J urM are Large portable studio lights. Bim? MBlbBe used ,n the studios Hollywood be used for the t10 Btacro at tho Pnrrni,. filming on the stage at the Parmele theatre. At least twenty-five girls are want ed for" the try-outs and any one who wants to have a screen test made 8hould , at onc- to Manager MoQre oi'0ldt at the DOI offite of fa ParmeIe theatre 0r by telephone or letter. All applicants will have an tunIt of bei passed on by ' ona,,Z r,n -m .l atj i. x 1 Ale i iy v 1 aj uaii ? uiim n tit ist; told Just what their chances of get ting into motion pictures are. This information will be given gratis and 'antg TO ERECT A NEW HOME From Thursday's Daily Fred Ahrens, one of the young farmers of the county, formerly re siding near Nehawka, but who re cently purchased a large tract of land west of Mynard near the Lovell farm, is preparing to have his land improv ed by the erection of a very com fortable and modern nome that will cost from $2,500 to $3,500 and which will make a very pleasing addition to the comfortable farm homes of that section of the county. The residents of the community are pleased to see Mr. Ahrens decide to become a permanent resident of this portion of the county and start in to j erect a fine and attractive home on ms new farm. YOU :EEL AT HOMB