I AGE EIGHT
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Soennichsen store has extended lib
eral credit to all worthy people and
hoz never yet unduly crowded any
one for money. In our present pre
dicament those owing us accounts
can help us wonderfully by arrang
ing to meet their obligations as
quic kly as possible. We will great
ly appreciate your assistance at this
time.
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Flood Fatality
List Mounts to
New Total of 1 1
Hundreds 3-Iade Homeless by Waters;
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Sight for Flooded Districts
Louisville. Ky., Dec. 23. Freshets,
caused by unseasonably heavy rains,
spread death and destruction in four
Mates, made several hundred persons
homeless, marooned tourists and
threatened to cause flood conditions
in the Ohio va'ley by Christmas.
FrOiH cne to six lives lost Wednes
3:'.y were added to the previous toll of
five when a bridge at Catlettsburg.
collapsed under pressure of high
water?: two ether workmen were
seriously hurt and five were missing
Three children were drowned in Ar
kansas and two men in Kentucky
Tuesday.
Tug river, on the toundry between
Kentuckv and West Virginia, over
flowed its banks at Wiliamsou. W.
Va.. making 300 homeless and dam
aging buildings and industrial plants.
W. C. Devcreaux. weather fore
caster at Cincinnati, issued a warning
Wednesday in which he said inhabi
tants of the Ohio valley probably will
witne-s a Christmas flood. Rising
rapiily, the Ohio passed the 23-foot
mark at Cincinnati Wednesday. Flood
ttage there is 51 feet.
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i.estioii of u Mouse for the practical
ilaytlme topcoat this is the decision
i.f the nrndf. The problem has been
how to introduce the blouse into the
at of cl :h without Interfering with
ti e straigiitline silhouette for women
of fashion ure (outhe to forsake slen
derizing lines. In more ways than one
this coveted e.Tect has been achieved,
at the same time introducing a blouse
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i ts at the back above the skirt por
i ?a r-r l crhajis placing it under the
ii as the model shows In this plc-
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t r- ;s another difficulty which has
( . i .V. - i..,l the deLTner from time to
.hat is o adopt the very deep
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! Charleston. W. Va.. Dec. 23. With'
the Tug and Clinch rivers receding
j and freezing temperatures prevailing
; relief was in sight Wednesday for the
' flood stricken districts of southern
i West Virginia where many residents
1 of the lowlands in the two river val
: leys were forced from their homes and ,
: large damage was suffered by farmers, j
industries and railroads. The hign
water followed 4S hours of rain
,wnicn ceaseu eany mhuhwubj
Bursting gas lines caused several,
fires at Williamson, the most serious
of which was at the West Virginia
APmatiire rcmnanv. where an ex-'
pic?ion wrecked the plant and caused
0.000 damage.
Matewan and Kermit and other
small towns also suffered severely. At
Matewan. streets were submerged to
a depth of five geet and damage was
estimated at $100,000.
A score of families trapped in their
homes at Princeton by flood waters of
the Bluestone river and Brush creek
were rescued bv firemen in boats. The
two streams reached ther highest
mark since 1900. old residents said.
While streams in the extreme
southern part of the state were re-
ported to be falling, Maj. H- M. Trip-
p!e. United States engineer in charge '
of the Tuntington district, who spent
wo aay in dianesion, suiu weuiies-,
day night that the Kanawha river.
would reach flood stage by Thurs-j
day morning. J
ai nuuimgiuii, ius vjiiiu mrr
rising at the rate of
a footman hour.
a sixteenth of
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straight up and down line of tho coct,
for in pplrc of the obstacles to 1
overcome, the fir.l ultLnatuiu frou.
fashion headquarters Is that both th
blonso and the dvep armliclu :;;u
have their place in tha sea-ion' moJe.
And thty have! Most iue.v. :uV.y.
too. for proof of which let the ooat
in this picturt again bear witne.. It
is an elegunt model made of dark green
suede cloth, with co!lar of natural
gray fox.
Referring to this collar, it In of ex
ceptionally high-grade fur. appvallug
to a diserimliiutlL'tf taste whicii pre
fers a restrained ua of the be.t rather
than a lavish display of quantity sun
quality. Many of the b-avn' beti-jr
coat are notably of worthwhile .!cth.
collared and perhaps cuffed with fur
of a most superior sort.
Out of the confusion of styles
launched at the beginning of every
season there is always some one which
stands out prominently becomes a
pronounced vogue. Such is tho black
or richly colorful coat of either sued
or deep pile weave, which is trinmid
with light fluffy fur the kind whlrh
flatters in its becomingn-. In ?!ect
ing the midwinter cloth coat one will
be according to the dictates of the
mode by selecting either a deep wine
or dark green cloth trimmed -with
creamy colored badger or gray fox or
wolf.
JTLIA EOTTO'MLET.
(& lilt, Tffuun XranMr tT&loa.)
200 IN NEW PRODUCTION
Two hundred of the cities most
prominent society folks will be feat
ured in the outstanding theatrical
event of the season to he staged at the
Parmele Theatre Pecember 27 and 28,
when the Volunteer Fire Department
of Plattsmouth presents "Here's Your
Hat" a two act musical comedy.
Bevies of girls, gorgeous costumes
beautiful scenery and snappy step
pers will be only a few of the out
standing features of the attraction
which promises to be one of the best
home talent productions staged here
in years.. Rehearsals have been in full
swing for the past several days- New
song hits and new dances which are
being featured in "Here's Your Hat"
will stand out in the minds of the
audience long after the show is pre
sented. Among the leading choruses will be
Nola Walk; . Senora, a beautiful
Spanish dance. The Story Book Ball,
with a group of sixty tiny tots; Hel
lo Baby, the bucket maids; the Pirate
dance and a large number of others.
Miss Helen Wescott and Mrs.
Katherine Walling will play the two
leading lady parts in the show. These
two characters are well know to local
theatre lovers and are sure to meet
with instant favor.
One-half mile south of the
brick school house on the
Louisville road three miles
west of Plattsmouth and
known as the "Ed and Will
Tritsch Eighty."
FOR TERMS
SEE
T. H. Pollock
Plattsmouth, Neb.
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Wise Little Girlt
small girls were out wltn their
a tt i,n th rl,-t.r who hiinunn,!
to be passing, stopped and Inquired
how they were.
'I don't think we had better tell
you." said one of them.
Why uot" he asked.
"Well." sh.' replied, "daddy told us
that when you called the other week
j and n&'-ed how we were it cost him
; SIO." I.ondoii Tlt-I'.it.
He Tried ard Tried
I'm ef;-:til Johnny isn't trying
i en'Un. wro-e an anx;fu inorner to
th t iti-'ier f her little boy.
i "Yon ;:re quit? wroLU'. madam."
i rrro'c .; the teacher. "I uure
' you Ji.liuny is the most frying b'y In
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J Scinll Boy I U'H n.nl a crklng
:rjrnii;(l'lf song in Smidav school t
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Mother What was It. fiear?
Kmall Boy "Going Home on Wzh m
-Children'" Muuzlne.
Phone ns the newt!
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A great weather ex
pert says we shall
have a "summerless
summer" next year.
If that is so, men will
be buying overcoats in
July. You better buy
a Clothcraf t right now,
before an overcoat
famine seta in. But
seriously, we want you
to look at these splen
did garments before
you decide on a wrapt
Clothcraft
Tailored
Overcoats
22.50 to $50
The sr tke ovmemt "af
regret" fcaautifeny m&6 aa
ntisf jfincly Btyled.
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LODI TREASURE
MYTH EXPLODED
Secret Passage in Palace
Reveals Skeleton, but
Gold Is Missing.
Rome. When one mentions Lodl,
this prosperous city of I.ombardy. one
thinks of Cne Parmesan cheese, for
many experts Insist that the very fin
est Is made In this district. But now
Lodl Is connected with hidden treas
ure, and the legend of a golden stag
buried under Its foundation when the
ancient city was attacked by the Mi
lanese prior to lirS, when Emperor
Frederick took It under his protection
and a new city was built five miles
from the destroyed town.
It was about a month apo that the
people of Lodl were aroused from
their everyday stolidity by the rnmor
that a treasure had been found under
the ancient palace of the Sommariva.
In former years, whenever there was
any digi-'in? in the vicinity of the
Laus I'ompea, sold coins were found,
and workmen often showed their finds
secretly to their friends. But the pres
ent discovery was on a far greater
scale, it was said. It was supposed
that a golden stag, golden helmets and
shields, with other, equally rare treas
ures, had been found.
The Sommariva owned their palace
from 1221. when they were leaders of
the popular party and enemies of the
Orvenaghl, who headed the nobles.
The Sommariva were Ghibelline and
the others Guelph, and there was con
tinual fighting. The Todesta made
peace by exiling the Orvenaghl, and
the Sommariva became lords of the
town.
Palace Ceded to Ghisi.
The family held the palace until 50
years ago. keeping It in its original
form until the time of Napoleon, when
the head of the family was a general
in the Austrian army. Napoleon
stormed the bridge in 17CMJ. After the
return of the general from the war
he had the palace reconstructed, but
left the old foundations as they were,
as well as the fireplace. He died in
Vleoia and his successors remained In
possession until the head of the fam
ily, Marchese Emillo dl Salerno, moved
to Milan. lie ceded the palace to the
GLiI family. It still retains much of
the old building, and In order to keep
it La tuch with the traditions of an
cleat Lodl ueither steam heat cor an
elevator bean Installed.
Shui we&ki ago during a cold spell
tb wife of th owner, GhUL called
ui ld servant and told ber to light
the fix la tho'Vacient fireplace, at
tha back of wLK' was aa old coat of
anus. Slick anil tugs were being put
LnU placa whet? one of them hit the
coat of arms, and as If by magic it
sprung pen, leaving a gaping hole.
The servant screamed and her mis
tress rushed In to se what had hap
pened. She saw a huge opening in the
back of the fireplace. Her son with
friends decided to explore. With
torches and rop they entered, one by
on. and found a winding staircase
leading to the lower level, a distance
of IS feet down. It was necessary to
take sticks, as the lower cavern was
full of snakes, which had evidently
been there for ' many years. On all
sides were :incient walls with frag
ments of sculpture ; on the floor were
golden coins ami a human skeleton.
Pit Believed Bottomless.
As night had fallen and they did not
wish to alarm the people In the section
' f the palace where a convent of Eng
lish nuns has Its school, they post
poned further search until daylight
The skeleton was taken to a sanitary
office in order that tbey might examine
It carefully and learn to what period
it belonged. From the lower cavern
the search continued down a walled
passage under other palaces. The
search has been delayed, as It Is nec
essary to get permission for the exami
nation of other properties under which
th passage runs.
Old Inhabitant remember that in
tk gardens of the Sommariva ralace
thre was a big hole which was sup
posed to b bottomless. The legend
surrounding this was so Impressive
that it was considered necessary to
eover up the aperture so that no acci
dents should occur. It is thought this
was connected with the fireplace In
tbe library, and was a tecret entrance
for those who did not wish to be seen
entering the house. Those were trou
blesome times, and men found it neces
sary to surround their movements with
a great deal of mystery.
Ghisi, the owner of the palace, has
thrown Ught on the diwvrery by ad
mitting that his father, after he had
boagUt the house, wag rery much In
terested in tbe legends In the books in
the Library. He studied there often,
and discussed with his son the possi
bility of finding the hidden treasure.
Ou day when be was sitting In the
library near tha fireplace he inadver
tently knocked against tbe wall and j
found that It sounded hollow. With a I
sharp Instrument he pried Into the r
wall, and succeeded in finding a secret j
biding place. In this repository was a I
box, which he opened. Iuslde was a J
document In which the secret of the ;
hidden golden stag was told. I
Kept the Secret. J
There was a coat of arms with a
head of the golden stag, and under- J
neath was the same coat of arms that
ens in the fireplace," while below was- J
a; eabalistic - sign with two crossed
.hews and foar circles containing the s
legend, "Ah igne per infera ad lucem.'
The father kept the secret of this doc
naseat te hlnself. Possibly he feared
rtdltrfie If he started searehlna; for the
treasure, or possibly he could not un
derstand the hidden directions. When
he was on his death bed he called his
son and handed! him the bos with the
secret document, telling him all he
knew of the treasure supposed to bf
hidden under the palace. This In
scription has now bo'.n deciphered t
mean: from the fireplace, ab igne; to
the subterranean, per infera ad lu
cen ; which means to enter back of
the fireplace, descend below and con- .
tinue until you reach the light, which
Is the exit into the garden. ;
It is necessary, as these walls are
a historical monument, to undertake
the search together with a government
employee si'nt by the department of
excavation. As the family is certain:
that apart from the few golden coins
there is no other treasure, it has de- 1
cided to leave the passage epen,'"aud
live in the tradition that a treasure
was once hidden underneath. " j
Extracted Teeth in ;
Lungs, Wins $5,000 1
New York. In the KU-hmo.d county j
Supreme court a Jury awarded i'j.oou:
damages to Miss Kathleen Li tnnun. !
twenty-six-year-old daughter f W. I.
Brennnn, retired broker of West New
Brighton, L. I., for Injuries received
from swallowing parts of two extract
ed teeth, due to the carelessness of
the operating dentist. The plaintiff
had sued for $r0,0oo.
The case which was bitterly contest
ed, has been watched with interest bv
dentists throughout the state. The
evidence showed lhs.t in May, lOJ.'t,
Miss Brennan went to the office of Lr.
Adolph Greenterg, dental surgeon, at
Stapleton, S. I took gas and had ll
teeth extracted. Three days later she
became ill of an obscure and bailling
affection of the lungs. The patknt
spent six weeks in St. Nicholas hos
pital and nine months In a sanitarium
in New Jersey, but the Illness per
sisted. A year after the dental operation
Miss Brennan was seized with a vio
lent coughing spell one evening at din
ner, and coughed up parts of two
teeth.
The plaintiff's counsel presented two
X-ray pictures, indicating tho presence
of the teeth in the lungs.
Lincoln's Rail Partner,
106, Survives 5 Wives
Dallas, Texas. Henry I'lumer, K'C
year-old father of 34 children, ruii
splitter with Abraham Lincoln, is now
alone in his vlne-ihaded cottage in
Dallas, ever since the death of his
fifth wife.
His father, cow 133 years old, was
still enjoying life in Georgetown, I). C.
when Henry last heard from him two
months ago. His mother lived to be
T3 years old. Henry himself was one
of 29 children. Two brothers. Jim and
Tom Plumer, returned to Africa in one
of the ships that carried slaves to
their original home soon after the
close of the war between the states.
Both are In their nineties and still
living.
Henry has survived all of his five
wives, his fifth one having died IT
years ago In Dallas at the age of 53.
Of Henry's 34 children. 21 aiy living,
the oldest belDg Nick, 81 years old
and In Los Angeles, and the youngest
a married daughter, 33 years old, who
lives in Dallas. Eighteen of them
were born In Lallas, but in the approx
imate three dozen ofTspringlhere are
no sets of twins or triplets.
Child Dead 8 Minutes,
Restored by Adrenalin
New York. Adrenalin administered
Into the heart of Raymond Siegfried,
twenty-two months old. after he had
been "dead" eight minutes in the
Long Island College hospital. Brook
lyn, brought the infant back to life.
The operation was performed by Dr
Robert Ceeley.
The attending ward physician would
not explain the case In detail, bur
other hospital authorities admitted
that the child had been to all uppear
ancea dead eight minutes.
The baby, son of William Siegfried
of C019 Sixty-first street, Brooklyn,
was afflicted two weeks ago with a
pus secretion In the vicinity of th
spine. Despite the doctor's efforts the
child "died."
Eight minutes after the heart
stopped beating. Doctor Ceeley in
jected the adrenalin and massaged
around the heart. The Infant stirred
The doctor hopes for Its ultimate
recovery.
Woman in Court Sees
Mate Believed Dead
Camden, N. J. Albert Gra
ham of Portland, Ore., con
fronted his wife, Catherine, who
said she had believed him dead
since 190S, in the Orphans court
here during the trial of a will
case. The will was that of Gen
naro Tagllanettl. who died In
testate August 4. Mrs. Graham,
under the name of Meyers,
asked for letters of administra
tion, alleging that she had been
his common law wife since 1909.
Her claim is contested by a
sister of the dead man, who con
tended that Mrs. Meyers bad a
husband. Her attorney pro
duced Graham, who thus saw
his wife for the first time in
twenty-three years. The lawyer
said that Graham had married
Mrs. Meyers thirty years ago
and had deserted her In 1903.
Five years later she heard he
had been drowned In Lake Mich
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undersuit you can find it here the Duo
fold two layers cotton inside wool out
side air space between, warmth without
weight
no wool itch.
Price $5.00
And No Monkey Business
200 Persons
in 'Here's Your
Kat at Parmele
Performance for Benefit of Fire De
partment Looks to Go
Over Big.
A show for the Volunteer Depart
ment of Plattsmouth, will be given
at the Parmele Theater, December
27th and 2Sth.
Committee of Firemen have been
chosen to manage the production and
they have been actively engaged in
preparatory work for the past weeks.
Committees on tickets, general ar
rangements, talent, publicity, ad
vertising and business are respon
sible for the assured success of the
musiccomedy.
Bevies of beautiful girls, george
ous costumes, beautiful scenery will
be anion? the more prominent fea
tures of the entertainment which will
rank above any heme talent produc
tion staged in the c:y for some
years past. Rehearsals have been in
lull swing for the pact two weeks
and all indications are that "Here's
Your Hat" will go over big when
presented next week.
The comedy will be the hit of the
local season with its new songs, new
dances, new features, new costumes,
and new scenery. This show has
started its first season on the stage
of this country and Canada and has
found instant favor when presented
in other larger cities. The Firemen
consider themselves fortunate in hav
ing secured this attraction for Platts
mouth. The plot is most interesting, deal
ing with Jack Winters, a young man
who has faked an imaginary mar
riage in order to secure the wealth
of his uncle. Colonel Winters, whosr
part is being played by Mr. Hilt Mar
tin. Jack Winters, whose part is be
ing played by Mr. Fred Warren, is
very clever in his faked marriage and
writes his uncle repeatedly for stag
gering amounts of money which he
is using all of the time in purchas
ing costly gifts for Anne Marshall
who is the portege of Polly Ross. The
part of Anne Marshall is being play
ed by Mrs. Robert Walling while
Miss Heleh Wescott plays the part of
Polly Ross.
Miss Ross is a prominent society
bud, entertains as a week end party
at which Anne Marshall. Lester Davis
(whose part is being played by June
Marshall), Jack Winters. Nancy Ross
and Grumpy Ross are visiting togeth
er with a number of entertainers
and other society folks when Colonel
Winters arrives, unexpectedly. .Al
though Colonel Winters Jias. threat
ened to visit his nephew and fam
ily a number of times, something al
ways interfered with his visit. When
he makes this sudden appearance
Jack is put in a very miserable situ
ation, when he attempts to secure a
wife and children. This leads to com
plications which In its working re
sult in humor. The work of the two
dumb detectives "This" and "That."
is most excellent in this scene.
The play is modern throughout and
is probably the funniest comedy
which Is being shown in the country
today. The appearnce of the two de
tectives causes several exciting mo
ments for the poor Daisy who aims
to take charge of the household. She
also flatters herself as being the so
cial "champion." This part of Daisy
Dumb is exceedingly clever and af
fords more laughs in "Here's Your
Hat" than any other character part.
The entire show is centered about
the lost diamond nicklace belonging
to Anne Marshall. The detectives
gather the idea that Daisy Dumb has
stolen them and lock her in her room,
taking away her clothes, but she says,
she Is not so dumb, she manages her
MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 192.
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escape and with the detectives she
puts on some mean scenes.
Poor Nannette and Thomas, the
French maid and English tutlcr, are
forever worried about Daisy, but they
finally decide to forget about it. and
they do. But they later appear Ina
very effective love scene.
The players as they will appear,
are as follows:
Polly Ross, Grumpy's niece
Helen Wescott.
Anne Marshall. Polly's protege
Mrs. Robert Walling.
Jack Winters, in love with Polly
Fred Warren.
Lester Davis, the ideal man June
MarshalL
Grumpy Ross, an old grouch Paul
Vandervoort.
Colonel Winters Hilt Martin.
Nancy 'Ross, Grumpy's sister
Matilde Olson.
Daisy Dumb, in disguise Sylvia
Noble.
Nanette, French maid Edna Klin
ger. Thomas, the butler Merle Bell.
"This" and "That" precocious de
tectives Roy Olson and Norris Cum
mins. SEEKS A BROTHER
Mr. David Baum, who recently
came to Plattsmouth to make his nojie
i at the Mason's Home was asked by
iIrs. De Hart, who resides in Norfolk
to find her brother, who resides in
Plattsmouth and is a Mason, but
whose name Mr. Baum has forgotten.
He would like, if the brother of Mrs.
De Hart reads, for him to call on him
at the Masonic Home or over the tele
phone. It Is becoming a tremendously pop
ular idea that the best way to stop
lawlessness is to repeal laws, says the
Fort Scott Tribune. By the same
token the best way to satisfy hunger
would be to die.
Call at the Bates Book and Gift
Shop Annex and enroll in the free
1 classes that are learning the popular
decorative art work as applied to
jlamp shades and screens. Ton can
maxe good money making these ar
"les for others. Free instruction.
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