Nebraska ttaU rr- - jr p. I TOL. NO. XLn PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1926. NO. 82 Catholic Daugh ters of America Hold Initiation Class Received and Large Number in! Attendance at Lodge Meeting and Eanauet. From Monday's Daily Yesterday afternoon the members of the Catholic Daughters of America court of this city held a very largely attended session and in which they received into the membership of thei late season. The rain has been onPjine uurnngton Kelrigerator express order a large number of members. lof the most uncomfortable of the year company in this city and as the re The session of the court was opened 'as it nas been chill and cold and kept! suit of the accident the young man at the Knights of Columbus hall in' the afternoon and the occasion was honored by the presence of Miss Ceal Foster of Lincoln, grand re regent of the order in Nebraska. lor uau wub fvtrj iiuiiu&umi.-i a. i -1 ranged in the purple and gold of the C. D. of A and which made the lodge room a scene of great beauty as the impressive initiation ceremonies were carried out in a splendid manner by the local staff. i The staff for the initiation services consisted of Miss May Murphy, reg- t-nt; Mrs. P. G. Egenberger. vice- regent: Mrs. F. I. Rea, prophetess; Mrs. William Wooieott. lecturer; Miss Mildred Schlater, monitor; Miss Jose- phine Rys. sentinel: Misses Josephine Rys and Eleanor Kiber, guides. The members of the class received into the oruer w Secora. Mrs. C. E. t.' iIrs -0ePn Witherow, Lnion; Mrs. Morris Lloyd. Mrs. George Bal uuff, Mrs. Elmer A Webb, Miss Alice Lorenz and Miss Beatrice Jirousek. After the ceremonies by the local staff officers the secret work was ex- emplified by Miss Foster, the state regent in a very impressive manner. After the sesion of the court the members were invited to the Hotel Perkins where a very delightful ban- quet w-as arranged by Mr. and Mrs. Edward Brantner that served as the fitting climax of the most notable oc5 in K0 v,! t- .,r f ' I V 4V -V "x OI A. In the Clt!". , , The dining room of the hotel was arranged with elaborate decorations U1 Purpie u Bum, tiie uuw auu canuiea ueiiiK useu in tne laoie aecor- a;ions and which added a very pleas ing touch to the event. The menu served was as follows: Fruit Cocktail Olives Nuts Pickles Baked Ham Escalloped Potatoes Green Peas Head Lettuce, 1000 Island Dressing Parker House Rolls Conserve" uiapt uiiu uiausc i.e Cakes Mints LoIIee Mrs. Robert Reed presided over the banquet in a very charming manner and her clever and witty introductions of the various numbers served to add to the pleasures of the members of the party. Miss Ceal Foster of Lincoln opened the speaking list with a very pleas- ing discussion of the Catholic Daugh- ters and their work in the church and in the communities where they are located and in which they serve a most laudible purpose In the teaching of high standards of christian living and responsibilities. Miss Foster also complimented the Plattsmouth ladies on the live and active court they have maintained here for the past few js needed to complete excavation, for years. some time, even if the weather mod- One of the most enjoyable features erates, without planking ahead of it of the banquet was the numbers given an the way, which would be a slow by the C. O. of A. quartet which and tedious job. It is one part of sang. "Ave Maria" and "Absent." the the equipment, however, that can be quartet being composed of Mesdames use(1 after the ground is frozen. Charles Peterson. Jr., William Wool- Farmers from the Platte bottom cott, P I. Rea and Cyril Kalina. the who came through yesterday on voices blending very beautifully and horseback alonff the new highway Miss Mildred Schlater playing the gtate that it ,g a reaI pea of mud and accompaniment for the two numbers difficult o travel, even for horses. ThfrmVa L , v. ' The detour from this city west and waly lhdederhTn,0Jfr. Sf to Oreapolis is also in poor who in his remarks stressed the re: shva.pe on accou "e heav re sponsibility cf the Catholic women. lle ,evel? on the "'S1 uth of both as setting examples in their this cit' there fr.e several bad places own circles and placing the church due to the cashing off of the gravel and Catholic institutions before the and the forming of mud holes that non-Catholiq people in a proper light. make travel anything but comfort The speaker also stressed the respon- ale- sibilities of the Catholic mothers ini i the rearing of their children and the j teaching of the proper belief in the Christian life. ( One of the delightful features of the banquet was the number "Truly I Do," which was presented by Miss Elizabeth Ann McCarty and whose ac- companiment was played by Mrs. Robert M. Walling in her usual pleas- well as the contracting parties. The ing manner, the singer being gifted two young people, John C. Stones with a very sweet voice and which and Miss Rachel Baldwin, motored to was heard at its best the Iowa city without intimating to Mrs A. D. Caldwell gave a violin tbe friends the fact that they were selection, "Lende by Bohn and pIanninR on being wedded and it was was accompanied by Mrs falling at not until yesterday that the pleas the piano, the number being one of ant news was Riven out MrP and the greatest of beauty. Mrs Stones wm mafe The response for the candidates was here given by Mrs. C. E. W itherow of . . , Union and who expressed her pleas- "d isn. n? well known ure at the work of the order and JJf8 ' f Qthi,Clty TanJ? " a the opportunities for service that the I f dn',3 B C D of A offered and is a member of the 1927 Rt. ReV. Monsignor Michael A fTaduat,n cla of the Plattsmouth Shine, rector of the St. John's church figh school and has been very prom of this city gave a few remarks at the !ellt the musical circles of the closing of the banquet in which He cir' Tne stood is a member of one paid a high compliment to the ladies ? ,5 families of this that arranged the banquet and to the locality and like the bride has a large local court that had proven a valuable clrcl ' "arm friends and aetjuaint part of the church organization in the aces who are joining in their -wishes community and In -which work and Jor th9 future happiness and welfare untiring service the church and the t young people, community could feel a real pride. He also urged the support of the work of- Advertising pays! Try it! the C. D. A. order as being among the best influences for good in the nation. The banquet was closed by the sing ing of "America" by the entire partj. Among those attending the event from Omaha were, Misses Alice and Margaret Peterson, Mrs. T. J. Janda. Miss Jeanette Weber. Miss Hughes and Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Sheehar. HAVE HEAVY RAINFALL From Monday's Daily This community has been visited by a very heavy rain that had been practically continuous from Saturday afternoon to late last night. In this period a rainfall of three inches and fifteen one hundredths is reported, a very heavy and unusual rain for thisinS while at work at the shops of the residents of the community large- ly confined to their homes IBS v:.i j ' nt orJury Excused iely ar-i V Until Next Week in District Court . T -bad weather Conditions Allow Lay ing Over of Jury Cases Until Nov. 22nd. ' Trrm Monday's Daiiv Tbis morninK was the 0fficial open- iT. f ,h Ynh,,, tT- nr th Hi. trict court and it was supposed that the jury would be called lor service but owing to the very bad condition of the rmns tnnt lntr-rfpred with travel thf. rf)ads that interfered with travel an,,hllf,rt h. , Iirt , ,v,q rT1,K. v- J' . W- l ij I. 11 v.. ft' U ll V I v pal excused by Judge Begley until Mon- Vn'mhr tn uhan th rKt of h'e jury ca5es" will be called for' heariuv , The grgt caj.e on tfce equjly docket tl at was"taken up was that of the L;ving5ton Loall & Building associa- tion Ts Edward L. Bashus, "involving : artinn rf. tii.in this rirv " " - ' i The arraignment of Josh Ham- 'rr.r.Tir P,. I Ion V, a n n,,- Unnlrinc I 44(. - L4A, A fc CUUUUl 4UU U U, 4 14'nillO i h wiU be tried b th ju wlu be' n,, ,i,ir, .1,0 H,t no,: Hf0..iJ antg wil, probably enter their pleaB of . .-1 . .. j 4.V, ; . , nevt week arranged for by the court. - EOAD BUILDING DIFFICULT From Monday's rally The weather during the present season has been oiery much against the efforts to coihplete construction Qf the highway from this city north ,to fori ltook. as tne rains oi inefv,0 v1v1'c hiocc-o- tho t-n es early part of the season made work bad and also involved the old high- 'W'ay in a sea of mul that caused. travel to be practically impossible. The rain of baturaay ana bunuay!t,n the 3:05 Burlington train for the bas struck a severe blow at the work of the roadbuilders on the highway between here and the Platte river. making the road that is now being graded up a real morass of mud thru which travel is out of the question and which will make it very difficult to try and carry on any road work for some time. The large shovel that was used in the building of the road is caught in the mud near the Vallery farm north of the city and it will be difficult tojto Mr. and Mrs get it moved to other points where it! found happines YOUNG PEOPLE AEE WEDDED From Monday's Dally Two well known young people of this community were joined in the bonds of wedlock at Council Bluffs Saturday and which came as a very treat surprise to the manv friends as Suffers Serious Injury of Eye at Shops Today Oscar Smalley, Employed in the B. R. X. Shops Victim of Ser ious Accident. From Tuesday's Dally This morning Oscar Smalley, a well known young man of this city was ver seriously injured this morn- may lose the sight of the right eye Mr. Smalley was working with companion in stripping the siding off one of the cars in the refrigerat id-i shops and was on the ground wor ing when a large section of the s ing fell and one of the sharp point ed pieces struck Mr. Smalley in th" eye. inflicting a terrible wound. The splinter entered the eyeball and tore a large part of the eyeball in a terrible manner and whether or not the sight cf the eye can l;e saved is a grave problem. The splinter did not strike the iris of the eye and if the injury did not affect the optical nerve it may be possible to save the eye alt ho it is a matter of grave doubt as to the J possibility of saving the eye at all. h L. Mr. hmauey is wen Known wr.ere as been residing for the past fov von Tt? ikuin cr trn cro 0-40 o nort f lhp tjme barf)er and"has for some . . . ... ume n engaged in worKing in tne shops. The news or his accident lt SI came as a shock to the large circle of friends in the city. Mr- ?m;il'e" was hurried to Omaha by auto soon after the accident where the specialists will be placed in charge of the case in hopes of saving the eye. viDunr-T nr dtittc. umiuuouu vj. j. am a. m -MmAav.n r,nIlv Prom Tuesdays Dally This afternoon at 2:30 at the First " vl ITo, uutmuui.M tuuivu uiui ""- knwn Plattsmouth lady, to M;. liam Riley Mains of Villisca. Iowa. The wedding was very quiet the ceremony being witnessed by a few of the close friends of the contracting parties and the relatives of the bride. The marriage lines were read vers impressively by the Rev. Harold A. Sortor, pastor of thejehurch who gave timable people who are taking up their life's journey together. Following the wedding at the church Mr. and Mrs. Mains departed west where they will enjoy a short outing before they return to Villisca, where they will make their home in the future. The bride is well known in this city where she has made her home for a great many years and has spent her lifetime here and in Mills county Iowa, and where her friends are le gion. In common with the other friends, the Journal Joins in the well wishes Mains on their new ness and trust that the j future years may be happy ones. CHIEF MAKES A HIT The many Plattsmouth friends of Chief Caupolican. who was here this season as a geust as the E. H. Wes cott home and who also favored the Plattsmouth people with a concert, is making a greater triumph for him self in the east where is now en gaged with the grand opera company I at Philadelphia and where his work has won the greatest praise. In speaking of his work the Evening Bulletin of that city has the fol lowing comment: "Perhaps the most thrilling per formance of the evening was that of the South American baritone. Emile Barrangon. who sings under the name of "Chief Caupolican." He was cast in the role of Amonasro, king of Ethcpia and father of Aida, a part that fitted him like the provial glove. A sinister, passionate figure ready to sacrifice any and everything for his beloved country, this singer infused into his voice and acting a feeline for the part that made it live. He was especially effective in the third act duet with Adia." RECEIVES PLEASANT NEWS From Monday's Dally Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Johnson of this city are rejoicing over the fact that they are now happy grandpar ents, the good news being received yesterday in a message from Long Beach, California, that announced the arrival of a fine son and heir at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Swanson in that city. The mother and little one are both reported as doing very nicely and the event haa brought a great deal of pleasure to tbe relatives. Mrs. Swanson was for merly Miss Edith Johnson of this city and the many friends here are delighted to learn of the very happy occasion. All local news is in the JoiirnaL FIRM DISSOLVES PARTNERSHIP. From Tuesilay's Daily A change in the business estab lishments of the city is being an nounced in a chang in the owner ship of the Handy Way grocery on South Sixth street which has been owned and operated by Hilt Murur. and J. E. Jones. Mr. Martin has pur chased the interests of the busine and Mr. Jones will retire while Mr. Martin will continue the business alone. In addition to the change of part- nership the store wiil be moved from its present location to ihe room en ' eion harvest carnival in ihe- Er.gies Main street formerly occupied by the' hall are growing in number and in Herger bakery ant! which is being jterest as well as the special features fitted up in splendid shape for trie new stoie. Mr. Jones, who is leaving the store has not announced his future plans as yet. Appeals Award of Appraisers to District Court Lawrence Stall, Owner of Land Through .Which New Road Passes Mat s Appeal. From Wednesday's iaily The new road along the right of way of the Missouri Pacific railroad on the Platte bottom which has been in more or les turmoil since It w?.:--first projected, is again in the throv-r of litigation as the decision of the board of appraisers on the lard tl'at the state and Cass county took from the farm of C. Lawrence Stull. i being appealed to the district court The board of county commission ers at the request of the state de partment of public works took up the matter of securing the land needed from Mr. Stull and being unable to reach a satisfactory price with Mr Stull requested of the county judge MOUTH T.AT)Ythat a board of appraisers be appoint- i nil - iricrkA. i Tift . 1 o i I occacc T- in assess damages that Mr. Siull might be en titled to receive. County Judge Duxbury appointee' tfe- board cC.iC.i:ers six- of the leading residents of. the county. August Wendt of Murdock. Charles Godby of Alvo. W. D. Diers of Louis ville. L. G. Todd of Union. Orin A. Davis of Murray and J. W. Magney of Xehawka, who after Inspecting the tract of land needed for road pur poses as $1,824. This amount was tendered Mr. Stull by being placed in the hands of the county judge and the contractors on the road work at once started in to carry out the work of constructing the highway and are now iso engaged. Mr. Stull objects to the appraise ment as being too low for the land. Elks will Hold Observance of 25th Anxiivers'y On Monday Evening, November 22nd. Banquet Will Be Eeld at Hotel Main. From- Tuesday's Dally Plattsmouth lodge No. 739, Beno- velent and Protective Order of Elks will on next Monday evening at the dining room of the Main hotel hold the observance of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the order in this city and which will be one of the most notable occasions in the history of the order here. Plattsmouth lodge was instituted on November 21, 1901. but as thir date falls on Sunday this year the banquet will be staged on the Mon day following. The installing of the Plattsmouth lodge was made by Omaha lodge No. 39 and of which a number of tb Plattsmouth residents were members and who had planned and carried out the securing of a lodge of the Elks for this city. The, lodge rooms at that time were located on the third floor of the Coates block and where they remained until in 1924 when the present club house was built on North 6th street and which beauti ful home has since housed the Elks. The committee in charge of the banquet are arranging to invite all of the Omaha officers who were here at the time of the installing of the local lodge and which will include Ike Minor, long time secretary of the Omaha lodge and these officers wil1 also be joined here by the present officers and many of the leading Elks of Omaha to make the occasion one ! Mrs. Jennie Z. Dodge, long time mem of fitting splendor to mark the quar- her of this order and who had serv- ter century of history making years. After the banquet at the Main hotel the members will adjourn tc the club house where the remainder of the evening will be devoted to th fitting marking of this notable occasion. Mr. and Mrs E H Tritsch were in ij--rrTlolt Omaha today where they spent a few J. hours with Mrs. Henry Fornoff at the e at theIr homP Immanuel hospital In that city where , w a -u r'fm Mrs. Fornoff is recovering from an Jonrnal Want Ads costLbnt little, operation. ,and they sure do get results. D C J Dig lfuwus are Enjoying Legion Indoor Carnival Tonight Is Ladies Hog Calling Con test and Elimination of the Men Callers, From Wednrsdys Daily I The crowds at the American Le j arranged lor the entertainment : the visitors are proving most grati- j fying and lv the end of the week tin-re will be great crowds attend- ing.. The visitors at tho carnival hav hoard the notes of P-o-o-ee in thr notes of bass rind b:;ritone tor sev eral evenings and the ine'i who have been c-ontondirg will again be rang ed up tonight for tl:- e'imiuation event and in addition there will b he chance to hear the swine song. i:i soprano and alio as the Indie r;" ''a.-s county are to range in com petition for the "honors of being the Caps county ljtr'y champion and al ready there r.:-'- f-4-1 -,--- entered in the vent and Ea g'es u;!l w'P be' a real pla c ,- ' 'T8 s-.ter-t whr ladies as well .d. TV men come down the home stref'Js. in t lie swin song festival. TLe winners in The hog c;'.'! ing elimination contest the winners last night were Fred Smith and Ofii cer Clyde Jackson. Two winners will be pk-ked tonight and two tomorrow right and the eight winners in th elimination will compete for first and f-ec.-nd places on Friday night. The prize this evening will lie a white gold watch for either lady or gentleman and on Thursday there will be a fine set of dishes or lioor lamp given the winner and on Friday another of the fine Frehmn radio sets will be the award of the lucky one. The biggest treat of the carnival in the entertainment line is promised for Thursday evening when Gail Grubb. or otherwise "Gloomy Gus" of radio station KFAB of Lincoln will be here to enjoy the evaning with the Legion men and their guests and give a few of the musical selec tions that be has won great fame with over the west with his clever ness and skill as an entertainer. The visit of "Gloomy Gus" will be one of the most pleasant events of the winter season of entertainment and one that Plattsmouth v. ill appre ciate. One of the feature spots of the carnival is the sweet shop where the Auxiliary ladies are holding their market and the delicious candies that they are dispencing certainly show that the Plattsmouth ladies are experts in the making cf home made car-dies. The dances at which a number of orchestras are engaged in playing have also proved a real drawing card for the young people and last evening and tonight the Ruby trio of KM A radio fame will be there to assist in making the carnival a real success. On Friday the Teten orchestra of Nebraska Citv will be feasured at the ibig event. The dance tonight will be a jitney dance and you can get all the dancing you want for a nickel a da nee. The drawing on the Chevrolet coach will take place on ihe last night of the carnival on Saturday and will be the close of a real week of pleasure and fun for all those who have attended the carnival. DEFEIJDAUTS SECURE DECREE From Tuesnavp Pally The trial of the case of the Living ston Loan & Building association vs. Edward L. Bashus. was on trial in the district court yesterday before Judge James T. Begley. After hearing the evidence in the case the court decided the issues in favor of the defendant as far as the specific performance of a duty of the plaintiff company. The court ordered that the defendant Bashus pay the taxes from 1920 on to the present time and also pay over the sum of STOO into the court and that the plaintiff company deliver the warran ty deed to the property in question which has been the subject of litiga tion. ERECT GRAVE MARKER From Wednesday's Daily This morning a group of the mem bers of the Woman's Jlelief Corps of this city journey to Omaha where they took part in the beautiful and impres sive ceremonies of the dedication of a V. K. I;. marKer ai ine jravtr ui pd as an officer of the corps for a great many years, being one of the official staff at the time of her death. The party was headed by Mrs. C. S. Forbes, president of the local corps. Mrs. Val Eurkle, Mrs. Martha J. Pet erson and Mrs. L. B. Egenberger. The ladies will be entertained at CENTRAL P-T ASSOCIATION ! From Wednfsilav's Dily i The iegular November meeting of j Central P. T. A. will be held on j Thursday evening at 7::30 in the high; school auditorium. We are to have the opportunity of again hearing Mrs. Eva Morse of Omaha, who two years ugo conducted a six weeks mother's training c h.ss for all P. T. A. mora j ber and friends. This time she will i intert mothers of children of pre ! school especially and will prob ably organize such a class as work u.i.-i.uv i-r, uu 111 uici ul:-..i-i. There v.i.j be other items of inter e;;t on the program and some new business in which every parent should have a part. A social half-hour will . close the evening with refreshments served by mothers of th-:- first ai-I ; Fecond grades. All want to hear the , report of finances since the play which j was given Nov. 12, so let us all make i an eftort to attend these meetings which come but once a month W ork on High way is Being Re- umed Again pi State Department Pushing Work Despite the Rain That Has Handicapped Them. From Wednesday's Dally The state department of public works through E. II. Douglas, the local engineer is getting right after the -construction work on the high way north of this city despite the fact that they have been handicapped by the very heavy rain of Saturday and Sunday. The steam shovel which it was thought might experience some trou ble in being moved is now out and without any serious difficulty in get ting it moved while the roads were still muddy. The state department and Mr. Douglas are very anxious if it is pos sible, to get the construction work on the road between this city and Fort Crook completed by the setting in of the winter season and the gravel placed on the highway and had the work not been held up by the waits for the approval of plans and the had weather the highway would have been completed long ago and as it is the department is going ahead with the work as rapidly as possible. Mr. Douglas is also in hopes ef se curing the gravel necessary for the resurfacing of the highway just at the south portion of the city in the next two or three diys as every ef fort is being made to hurry it up and get it in readiness for placing on the highway where some damage has been done by the heavy rains of the past season and making necessary the resurfacing of the road for some dis tance to the south. EAETH SHOCKS IN CHILE Santiago. Chile, Nov. 14. A series of severe earth convlusions caused a panic among the inhabitants along the coast in the neighborhood of Coquimbo, Serena and Vallenar yes terday. No casualties, however, have been reported and little damage was wrought. IIP222 Your Dollars -- Whose Home Town Where you spend money, you not only buy goods, but you help to build up a community some community. It is your own town or some other one that your dollars are supporting? Buy and bank in Plattsmouth! The First National Bank The? bank whe? WJUTSMOUTH 1 New Candy Fac tory to Start Here the Coming Week w. J. Hartwick to Kave Equipment Brought Eere for the Opening of New Factory. From -Wednesday Daily Thi-i morning William J. Hartwick and Joe Marasek tUprtrd by tru k for Winner. South Da kota, where they will tc.ire ti: equipment of the candy manufactur ing plant of Mr. Hartwick and trans port it to Plattsmouth wIimc Mr. j Hartwick will locate in the luturc. ! Mr. Hartwick has secured one of the new storerooms in the Bekin building on North Sixth street and which will make a fine location for his business, being a licht. i lt-an ai.-'! airy loor.i and where he will be abb to have mple room for his sab-s de partment as well as the candy fac tory proper. Mr. Hartwick is an expert randy maker and has bad a great many years experience in tbe preparation of the dainties, being for y'ars n gaced in his work in the large fac tories of Chicago and for a nunl-r of years served the people of Platts mouth and Cass county in 1: is up to date factory. After spending the past two years in South Dakota Mr. Hartwick and wife have decided that Plattsmo.uh. the eld home, is the b-t:t place and will lie received mot heartily by th old friends here who are delighted to learn that the Hartwick family will be once more a part ef th com munity life. D. A. E. MEETING From Wednesday's Daily Yesterday afternoon at 4 p. m.. Ihe regular session of the Fontenelie Chapter of the D. A. R. met at Snn nyeide. Immediately after the members and visitors were assembled, delicious refreshments were served by the hrn tess. Mrs. E. II . Weseott. Chapter Regent then opeod ihe chapter and held the regular busi ness session. The program on "Thomas Jefferson and the Restoration of Montecello" was presented in a very interesting manner by the leader, Mrs. J. S. Liv ingston. Several prospective mem bers were in attendance. IOWA STUDENT ONE OF 12 ESSAY WINNERS Augusta, Me., Nov. 1C. John E Lake, Jr.. Oskaloosa. la., was an nounced Monday as one of the twelve winning students from hieh school! in all parts of the world whose essays on the "twelve greatest heroes" oi the world were considered in compe tition last June. Lake wrote on Ben jamin FFanklin. Louis Pasteur. French bacteriolo gist, was chosen as the foremost ot the "heroes." The prize-winning Pasteur essary was written by Wil liam Schuvler Pettit, Burlington N. J. Mr. and Mrs. George H. Black were among the visitors in Omaha today for a few hours attending to pome matters of business for a short time. YOU FEEL- AT HOME 3 ; I