Nebraska State Histori
cal Society
A4 I 1
VOL. NO. XLTV
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1928.
NO. 12
John J. Svoboda
Passes Away at
His Home Here
Long Time Resident of Plattsmouth
Succumbs to Attack of Heart
Trouble and Flu.
From Monday's raiiy
This morning' at 10:40 at the fam
ily home on West Main street oc
curred the death of John 5. Svoboda,
Jr.. long time resident of Platts
mouth and one of the highly esteem
ed residents of the community. While
Mr. Svoboda has been poorly since
last September and confined to his
home for the greater part of the
time, his condition was not consid
ered more serious than for several
weeks and his going was very sud
den, he passing away while the wife
was assisting him to a more comfort
able position in the bed.
The news of the death came as a
great shock to the residents of the
city where the departed had spent
almost a half century and where he
had a very wide acquaintance and
was universally respected and es
teemed by all of those who had the
pleasure of his acquaintance.
The deceased was fifty-six years of
age and was born in Moravia, and
when a child of very tender years
was brought by his parents. Mr. and
Mrs. John Cvoboda. Sr., to the Unit
ed States, the family locating first at
Par'uersburg, West Virginia, for a
lew years. When John was seven
years of age the parents moved to
Plattsmouth and here they have since
resided, contributing largely to the
development of the city and the up
building of the community that they
have loved as home. It was in this
city that Mr. Svoboda was married
to Mis3 Herniie Janda. who with
thr-e children. John. Theodore and
Dorothy are left to sorrow over his
departure. There also remains the
ased father, John Svoboda, Sr.,
eighty-four years of age, one brother,
Thomas S. Svoboda and three sisters,
Mrs. Rose Bookmeyer and Mrs. Jose
phine Janda of this city and Mrs.
George Koehnke of Hay Springs, Ne
braska. Mrs. Koehnke and family had
been here last week to visit the bro
ther and just departed Saturday for
the western part of the state, while
the ether members of the family are
still residing here.
The deceased was active in the life
of the community, having been en
gaged in business for a number of
y ars and later in the employe of the
Burlington and in all his dealings
was a very conscientious and kindly
man and one who made many friends
by his traits of character. For sev
eral months preceding his illness Mr.
Svoboda was engaged as one of the
toll keepers at the Platteriver bridge,
continuing this until Illness forced
him to lay aside his active duties.
The family have not as yet com
pleted the arrangements for the fu
neral and which will be announced
later.
SUITERS SEVERE INJURIES
From Monday' Tally
Yesterdav afternoon Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew Rabb, Jr.. w hile out riding
in their Ford coupe were victims ot.e(j here by Miss Hula Goos and which
a very serious auto accident on the J nas been one of the most popular
K T. highway just south of the sub in tne cjty wju De taken over by
station of the Iowa-Nebraska Light tne new owners. Miss Etta Nickles
K Power Co.. and w hich resulted in an(j i,er sister. Mrs. Fannie Crosser.
Mrs. Ilr. bb receiving a cracked col-twho wjH jn the future conduct this
lar bone as well as a number ofjwen known establishment. Miss
minor bruises. Nickles and Mrs. Crosser are well
The Rabb car was coming north known over the county and their
on the highway and a Dodge touring many friends will be pleased to learn
car was also coining from that same that they are to be permanently lo
direct ion at a good rate of speed. As cated in this city and serving the
the Dodge car drew near the car of ! needs of the ladies of the community.
Mr. Rabb. the driver suddenly started
to speed up to pass the car of Mr.
Rabb and at the same time a car
came from the north. In order to
escape hitting the car from the north
the driver of the Dodge swung his
car over to the extreme right of the
road and the ditch and in so doing
struck the car of Mr. Rabb.
The Dodge car had the fender bent
but was otherwise not seriously dam
aged while the Rabb coupe was dam
aged very much and is almost a total
wreck as the result of the smash up.
Mrs. Rabb was brought on to the
main part of the city, her injuries
dressed and is reported today as rest
ing as easily as possible, altho pain
fully bruised. Mr. Rabb was also
shook up considerably, while the oc
cupants of the Dodge car were prac
tically uninjured.
SELLS LAND TODAY
From Tuesday's Dnlly
This morning Deputy Sheriff Rex
Young held the sale of the Schmader
land near Louisville, consisting or tened. William Clinton Kenner, III.
13S acres, which was sold under a Mrs. Kenner was formerly Miss Theo
judgment by the Home State bank doshia Kroehler of this city.
of lxmisville. "There was a large i
number of interested parties present RECEIVES SAD NEWS
and at the first it was thought to sell ;
the land in smaller tracts, one bid j From Monday's Dally
of T. A. Tennatt for $2,500 on sev- I Searl S. Davis, of this city, receiv
enteen acres and J. H. Albert of $5,-'ed a message yesterday announcing
000 on forty acres, but as there was the death at Palmyra, Nebraska, of
on bids on the remaining eighty the an aunt. Mrs. W. H. Ireland, which
sale was continued with bids on tne occurred at mat place Sunday morn-,
entire tract. August Schmidt bid ing. Mrs. Ireland is the only sister!
Sin. 000 on the farm and J. H. Albert of Mrs. Mary M. Davis, of Lincoln.'
$18,000 and the final bid of $20,- mother of Mr. Davis, and is an old
KOOof the Home State bank secured time resident of this part of Ne
the farm. braska. , .
WILL ENTER TOURNAMENT
From Tuesday's Dally
The business men's gym class of
this city will have an entry in the
Mid-West A. A. U. volley ball tour
nament that will be held at the
Jewish community center at Omaha
on March 18th and 19th. The local
gym class will have a try out on
Thursday evening of the members for
the right to represent the local or
ganization at the tournament and
will send their best volley ball artists
up to mingle with the Omaha teams.
There are a number of the members
of the local class that are sharks at
the game and should make a real
showing at the Omaha meet.
Blue and White
Players on All-
Tourney Team
Edgar Wescott, Forward, and Ber
nard Galloway, Guard Named
on Second Team.
From Monday's Dally
The Plattsmouth basketball team
that participated in one of the most
spirited basketball tournaments held
in the state, and who were classed
among the cream of the quintets
playing, have had two of their mem
bers placed in the honor roll of the
players from the 262 schools that
participated in the events the great
est of its kind in the world.
In the selections of the all tour
nament teams, the press and sport
authorities have weighed the playin
of the players on the tournament
floor and have given their findings
accordingly. As is usual, the cham
pionship team of the state, St. Paul,
had a number of their players se
lected on both the first and second
teams of the state.
The Plattsmouth men selected for
the tourney honors were Bernard
Galloway, left guard, and Edgar Wes
cott, left forward of the Platters,
being placed on the second team of
the tournament.
The second all tournament team
selected by the State Journal and
Omaha Bee press- representatives com
prised Bahensky, St. Paul. Hunt,
Grand Island, forwards; Wolcott,
Kearney, center; Galloway, Platts
mouth, Brenton, McCook, guards. In
this team selection Edgar Wescott
was placed in the honorable mention
list.
The al 1 tourney second quintet
named by Gregg McBride of the Lin
coln Star and World-Herald em
braced Hunt, Grand Island, Wescott,
Plattsmouth, forwards; Mack, Fair
bury, center; E. Davis, St. Paul, and
Hersey, York, guards. In the list of
players named by Mr. McBride, Gal
loway of Plattsmouth is given honor
able mention as one of the outstand
ing guards.
Kokuf, Crete guard, was selected
as the outstanding individual play
er by all the authorities, his work
largely accounting for the showing
of his team.
NEW BEAUTY PARLOR
From Monday's Dally
On Thursday of this week the
beauty parlor that lias been conduct
Both of the ladies are experienced
in this line of work and will be able
to give the fullest attention to the
needs of the Plattsmouth and Cass
county patrons in all lines of this
kind. Miss Nickles and Mrs. Crosser
have secured the parsonage of the
St. Luke's church where they will
make their residence for the present
at least. These estimable ladies will
have a very cordial welcome from
the residents of this city on coming
here to make this their home.
RECEIVES GOOD NEWS
From Tuesday's Daily
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Kroehler of
this city have received the glad news
that they are proud and happy grand
parents, a fine seven and a half pound
son having been born to Dr. and Mrs.
W. C. Kenner of Talmage, Nebras
ka. The little one was born at the
hospital at Omaha and the event has
brought the greatest happiness to the
family circle and to the relatives
here. The little lad has been chris-
Missouri River
Navigation is
Given Hearing
Hon. Arthur J. Weaver of Falls City
Delivers Ringing Address on
Vital Needs of West.
From Wednesday's Dally
Last evening the matter of Mis-
souri river navigation and the needs
of the great Missouri river states in
relief from the agricultural and in
dustrial depression that has visited
this section, was presented in a most
forciful and eloquent manner by Hon.
A. J. Weaver of Falls City, the pres
ident of the Missouri River Navi
gation association, and also one of
(.the great outstanding figures in the
i present day history of Nebraska.
The speech was a part of the regu
lar monthly meeting of the Happy
Hundred supper club of the chamber
of commerce, altho in this case, to
enjoy the fine talk of Mr. Weaver,
there were nearer two than one hun
dred of the men of Cass county pres
ent when the supper party opened.
Large numbers from all parts of the
county were in attendance at the
event.
The ladies of the American Legion
Auxiliary served the supper and the
tables were very handsome in the
colors of white and green, the green
streamers and the green candles mak
ing a very pretty touch of color with
the white linen and the silver and
china. The menu was very tempting
and was one that all enjoyed to the
utmost.
The sneaker of the evening was in
troduced by S. S. Davis, chairman of
the banquet committee in his usual
graceful manner and gave the speak
er the opportunity of occupying the
entire speaking time of the evening.
Mr. Weaver in his opening stated
that the three great factors in the
march of civilization had been chris-
tainity. education and transportation
and of these he would discuss the
last.
With the great growing population
of the nation there was increasing
demand on the transportation sys
tems and of these the two greatest
were that of rail and water. The
crying need of the great grain grow
ing states of the middle west was for
waterway transportation that would
give them the same advantage that
the coast states enjoyed, that of a
cheap means of transportation, which
would make it possible for the mid
dle west to grow in population, in
dustrially and to supply the means of
handling the great grain crops of
this section.
Mr. Weaver stated that industrial
development in this section is at a
standstill and many great factories
are being driven out of the Missouri
valley by the fact that they were
unable to compete with factories
that were situated in sections which
enjoyed the advantages of water
transportation, citing a number of
the large manufacturies that had
been compelled to quit or establish
branches in the east.
In touching on the value of navi
gation of the Missouri river to the
farm interests Mn, Weaver stated
that grain, one of the slow moving
freight stocks could be moved to the
market at a saving of at least eight
to thirteen cents on every bushel
that was handled by the river trans
portation methods, and which would
mean from $29,000,000 to $36,000,
000 additional money to the farm
ers of the wheat growing sections and
the same proportion of saving could
be realized on corn and hay and other
crops that are staple in the great
western states. The wheat farmer of
California and the west coast could
ship their grain to the Liverpool
market at a great saving in cost be
cause of the Panama canal and which
made a tribute on the western farmer
that was compelled to pay higher
rates for transportation.
In touching on the feasibility of
the river navigation Mr. Weaver
stated that the war department and
other engineers had recognized that
the navigation of the river was prac
tical, that the narowing of the
channel with the mud bottom of the
river would result in the creation of
a very deep channel after the river
improvement work was done and that
in the Missouri valley there was not
the necessity of locks and dams as
in the other rivers of the country in
the east where the government had
already developed the navigation.
The government had spent millions
in the building of harbors on the
coasts of our country and the de
mand of the middle west for trans
portation by water was just and
should be heeded and would be heed
ed in the future by the government,
as already there are plans for the
starting of the river improvement
program but it was up to the resi
dents of the great west to demand
the carrying out of the program in a
reasonable period of years and 1930
should see the system operating along
the Missouri from Kansas City to
Sioux City if the proper effort was
made and the people of these west
ern states Bhould see that it was
made.
All nections of the west, whether
immediately on the river or not
would prosper arvd benefit by the
river transportation as was ehown in
the east, the inland cities and com
munities having the advantage of the
low rates at which products were de
livered at the river towns and thence
handled to the inland. This was
shown in the fact that water rates
on sugar and other articles to St.
Louis had given thi3 pru t of the west
a lower rate.
River transportation was not an
opposition to railioad interests as
the great lake cities, built hugely by
the fact of wate- transportation,
were supplying the means of the
prosperity of the railroads and as
the middle west, growing in popu
lation, in industries and the expan
sion of the agricultural interests,
would supply the railroads with
greater carrying possibilities and
that they would share in the growth
of the west. The views of several
of the railroad presidents was given
and among these the head of the Illi
nois Central, that operates along the
Mississippi where the river transpor
tation is a great factor, in which the
railroad head had b- n strong for the
water transportation, and which had
made New Orleans the second great
est port in the United States, and
had given the railroad the means oi
great volume of business. Joint wa
ter and rail rates had proven a boon
to the railroads and. th residents of
territory where both were operating
and gave the inland communities the
full advantages of the rates that were
enjoyed by river cities and commun
ities. The west, long suffering should
battle for equality in transportation
that would place them in the proper
place in the industrial life of the
nation and in which tlu v were now
hopelessly handicaped by the east
and far west coast points.
The address was one of the most
able that has been heard in the city
and one that drew the greatest en
thusiasm from those gathered around
the banquet boad and with the sin
cerity of the real interest of the west
at heart that Mr. Weaver has, which
he expressed in his remarks there was
a great impression made on those
who were fortunate enough to be at
the supper party.
The invocation and the benediction
was offered by Rev. O. G. Wichmann
of the St. Paul's Eviugelical church.
Results in Spell
ing Cnnfesf.' are
Very Pleasing
Young People Show Skill and Ac
curacy in Handling the Work
Both Written and Oral.
From Monday's Iaily
The county spelling contest that
was held at the court house Satur
day morning and afternoon was one
of the most successful that has been
held in the county and the greatest
interest shown ni the contest, the
young people showing a spirited in
terest in both the written and oral
tests that were given.
In the contest Miss Alpha Peter
enn mnntv Kiinerintendent. was as
sisted by R. W. Eaton of Omaha, who
gave the words out to the contest
ants and the result was judged by
R. Foster Patterson. Miss Marie
tvnnfmanii nnd Miss Jessie Whelan
of the city schools and Mrs. William
Schmidtmann. Jr.. former teacher in
the Fremont schools.
In the morning session where the
written tests were given, Harriet
Leach, aged 11. seventh grade, of
TTninn was awarded first ulace and
the second place to Agnes Brink, age
13, eight grade. St. Jonns scnooi.
Plattsmouth. The third place was
awarded to Dorothy Collher, age 11,
seventh grade, district 0, Avoca.
In the afternoon the oral contest
attracted a great many of the school
npnnio and was a very spirited and
interesting event and in which Mar
garet Shogren, aged 11, seventn
district No. 9 was awarded
first place, second place place to Leo
Sikora, aged 13, eigntn graue, si.
Tntin'o crhnnl. Plattsmouth. The
third place was awarded to Dorothea
McConnell. aged U, eighth graoe,
Nehawka.
AN APPRECIATION
We wish to take this method to
thank the people of this community
who helped us to make a success of
the showing of "The Passion Play."
We thank everyone who attended the
showing, and we want to especially
thank the ministers and other lead
ing citizens who attended the ad
vance screening as with their favor
able comments which we used in the
Journal, also the Plattsmouth Jour
nal, and all others who in any way
assisted us in successfully presenting
this wonderful production.
If we could be assured of getting
this same amount of support on all
big worth while productions, we
would be very glad to show all of the
big high priced pictures the market
offers. We have in mind several
other outstanding productions, which
we contemplate showing in the near
future, and we will in all probability
call on some of our leading citizens
for their moral support, which is nec
essary to show these high priced pic
tures successfully.
Again thanking you one and all
we are
Yours truly,
PARMELE THEATRE CO.
All local news is in the Journal.
Plattsmouth
Lady Has Close
Call in Accident
Miss Johanna Jezewski Has Car
Overturn While Driving to Au
burn Sunday Morning.
From Monday's Daily
Miss Johanna Jezewski of. this city
had a close call from a serious if
not fatal auto accident Sunday morn
ing while she was en route from this
city to Auburn. Miss Jezewski had
started to Auburn to accompany her
mother, Mrs. Eleanora Jezewski of
the local sweet shop, buck home after
a wetk end visit and at the time of
the accident, the car which Miss
Jezewski was driving, was coasting
down the hill eight miles north of
Auburn.
The car had suddently failed to re
spond to the steering wheel and ran
to the side of the roadway, where a
deep ditch caused the car to over
turn and as the car made the first
turn, the driver was thrown from the
car, being thrown clear of the path
of the car forunately, and the ma
chine then turned over again and
rested in the ditch, badly wrecked.
Miss Jezewski as ther result of the
accident had her shoulder badly
bruised and also one of the lower
limbs bruised but not dangerously
and is abie to be up and around
again today.
It is thought that the accident
was caused by one of the tires com
ing off as the car came down the
hill and while not going at a high
rate of speed there was sufficient
speed to cause the car to swing from
the roadway and refuse to respond
to the effort of the driver to hold
it in the road.
The car had the top practically
torn off as well as having one wheel
broken and the fender badly dam
aged and will require considerable
work before it can be used again.
The victim of the accident was
taken by passing autoists on into
Auburn, where her injuries received
treatment.
- YOUNG PEOPLE WEDED '
From Monday's Dr.::y
On Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock
at the home of Rev. H. G. MeClusky,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church occurred the marriage of two
of the popular young people of this
city. Miss Sylvia Skalak and Mr.
Theodore Eaton.
The wedding was very quiet and
the young people attended by Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Reed as matron of
honor and best man.
The impressive ring service was
used by Rev. McClusky in the joining
of the lives of these two estimable
young people.
Following the wedding the mem
bers of the bridal party drove to
Omaha where Mr. and Mrs. Eaton
will enjoy a short visit and on their
return will be at home to their
friends in their apartments in the
Union block.
The bride is the eldest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Skalak and
has grown to womanhood in this city
and where she was graduated from
the Plattsmouth high school in the
class of 1926. She is a lady of great
charm of personality and has a very
large circle of warm friends.
The groom is one of the indus
trious young men of the community
and is in the employe of the Smith
Berger Chevrolet Co., of this city as
a salesman and since coming here to
make his liome has made a very large
circle of warm friends.
The Journal joins the many friends j
in the well wishes for the future
happiness of these two estimable
young people.
RECEIVES SAD NEWS
From Monday's DaiVy
Byron Golding of this city Sun
day received a message announcing
the death of an uncle, Lee Samuels,
which had occurred at Lincoln on
Saturday night. The death of the
aged man came rather suddenly, but
at his very advanced age he had not
been in the best of health for some
time! Mr. Samuels had been making
his home with the Nathan family
also former residents here for the
past few years and who with the
members of the Solomon family and
Mr. Golding comprise the relatives
in this section of the west. During
the lifetime of the late Mrs. Golding,
his sister. Mr. Samuels was a fre
quent visitor here and will be re
membered by the older residents of
the city. Mr. Byron Golding left to
day for Lincoln, to attend the funeral
services of his uncle, which will be
held Tuesday.
AGED LADY POORLY
From Monday's Daily
Mrs. James Kahoutek of this city,
is very ill at her home as the result
of a sickness of some duration and
the patient has become so poorly that
members of the family from distant
points have been called for. Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Kahoutek of Denver, the
latter a son of Mrs. Kahoutek have
arrived here to be with the mother
in her illness. Mrs. Kahoutek is one
of the old time residents of the city
and her condition brings a great re
gret to the friends in this locality.
MARRIED BY JUDGE
From Tuesday's Tai!y
Judge William Weber, whose usual
customers are those who have in
some manner violated the law, had a
pleasing diversion from the usual
I routine of his office when on Sunday
! afternoon two young people of Lin-
coin, Miss Alice Margaret Amuck)
and Rov H. Cowell, came to the resi- TTT , , , i tr: l
den.e of the Judge on Vine street Car Wrecked and Burned on Holl
and requested that he perform the' way South of City Has VfTV
wedding ceremony that would unite Narrow Escape.
them in the bonds ot holy wedlock.
The (eremony was performed in the
usual pleasant manner of the genial
Judge and the young people depart-
ed later for their home in the capital
city.
Second District
Bar Association
is Formed Here
E. S. Nickerson of Papillion Named
as President Hold Dinner at
Hotel Perkins.
From Tueaday'i" rally
Yesterday the Second Judicial Dis
trict .Mar Association was formed in
this city, a meeting of the leading
members of the bar of Cass. Otoe and
Sarpy counties being held at the Ho
tel Perkins, where a very fine dinner
was enjoyed and where the members
of the three county associations gath
ered to perfect the association that
would conform to the district and
embrace all three of the counties.
The association was formally
launched with the election of the of
ficers for the entuing year, the fol
lowing being selected:
President E. ' E. Nickerson, Pa
pillion. Vice-President C. A. Rawls,
Plattsmouth.
Secretary -Treasurer T. E. Dun
bar, Nebraska City.
The representation of the bar of
the three counties was representa
tive of the counties and from the
pleasing showing at the initial meet
ing the association Phould be a real
success and. develop a very pleasant
association of attorneys.
The county representation present
at the meeting embraced the follow
ing: Sarpy county E. S. Nickerson. A.
E. Langdon, E. P. Nolan, J. Nicker
son and Mr. Peterson.
Otoe county W. H. Pitzer, V. E.
Tylor, A. F. Moran. Judge W. H.
Dierks. N. C. Abbott, Edward Moran,
T. E. Dunbar.
Cass county Judge James T. Beg
ley, W. G. Kieck, C. A. Rawls. J. A.
Cap well, C. L. Graves. W. A. Robert
son. C. E. Tefft and A. H. Duxbury.
TROUBLE AT LOUISVILLE
From Tuesday's Daily
There has been an outbreak of
liquor' trouble at the cement city,
Louisville, where usually peace and
harmony prevails and where the
gently flowing Platte river offers the
purest water for the consumption of
man but which some of the residents
there fail to care to partake of. Sun
day Frank Wheeler, the efficient
marshal of the town, gathered in a
man named Martin Zaak, one of the
residents of that locality and a work
er in the stone quarry and who had
been inbibing too freely of the drink
that deceives and mocks. Martin also
had on his person, a pint of the dis
tilled corn juice and claimed to have
also drank another pint strange to
say, living to tell the tale. Now when
the dark shadow of the law fell over
his pathway, Martin weakened and
took advantage of the part of the
law that gives the arrested man im
munity by telling where the liquor
was procured. Martin whispered
where he claimed to have purchased
the liquor, at $1.50 a pint, and there
hangs the rest of the sad tale.
A search warrant was procured
and the officers visited the location
where Mr. Zaak claimed to have
bought the booze and took into cus
tody John Lagan, who Zaak alleged
had sold him the Ftuff. There was
nothing found on Mr. Eagan altho
in the hall near his place of resi
dence a gallon of the rich old corn
juice was found. When brought here
Mr. Eagan denied that the liquor be
longed to him and also that he had
sold any to Mr. Zaak as was alleged.
He was released on bond and the
second chapter of the story will be
told tomorrow when the case comes
up for hearing in the county court
on the plea of not guilty made by
Mr. Eagan to the charge preferred by
the Louisville authorities.
SHOWING IMPROVEMENT
From Wanesday's i)atly
The many friends in this city of
Miss Ruth Lindsay, former music
supervisor of the city schools, will
be pleased to learn that this talented
lady is showing improvement over
her verv serious illness of the naRt
several months and which made nec-'
essary her giving up ber work in the
Plattsmouth schools. Miss Lindsay is
at the home of her mother in Lincoln
and her case has required a long
period of care and rest and it will be
several months before she is restored
to her former good health.
Read Journal Want Ads.
A. S. Christ Has
Close Call From
Death in Accident
From Wrtnesd:;y lally
Last evening A. S. Christ, well
known furniture daler of tin- illy,
had a very ch.ye call from dath in
an anto accident that ocvured on the
j King of Trails highway south o; thi-
city and near the farm opraud by
Virgel Perry.
Mr. Christ was motoring to Ne
hawka to look after some busine-.
matters and as traveling at a fair
rate of speed when a car approached
from the south ;;tid the bright !i-'!'s
blinded Mr. Chtist to such aii xt-rt
that lie drove his car as far to the
right us possible to avoid an accident
and too far for safety, as the cat
j struck the batik vh np the road and
iin an instant was vert urn d. Ha id
ly had the car turned over w ! n
flames came leaping throuuli the
floor of the rear portion of the car
and Mr. Christ was unable to get
free of the car and was in v i y s--ious
shape. The occupants of a pac
ing car stopped and the mcrnlM t -,
the auto party broke the ghivs of tl .
door of the Christ ear and weie .-hie
to extricate Mr. Christ from the in
side of the car, which was by tlii
time well ablaze, the rear portion
of the car burning rapidly and with
such speed that it was with difliculty
that the occupant escaped without
serious injury.
Hardly had the puseihy ns-i-wl
in gftting Mr. Christ fiom tl.e now
rapidly burning car. when the j. 1 v
gas tank of the jr exploded, 'in
huming gasoline iMid fraiMiien'.s of
the car being hurl-d over a foi.
erable area near the wreck.
The only part of the ;hri-t ar
saved was two of the front tin- that
the rescue party were able to tciio-. ,
after the explosion and hefoie t!,.
fire had completely wiped out ih
front portion of the car.
While the accident was very s. r
ious Mr. Christ is fc ling foit urate
that he wan ubl to i? j from tii
wreck with hi life.
GIVES SPLENDID OFFERING
From Monday's Ially
Last evening the Wesley I'lavcr.
composed of students of the I'nivi r
sity of Nebraska affiliated with tne
Methodist chinch, presented a -iy
impressive offering at tlo- evenir. -worship
hour. 'The Rock."
This religious drama is a three act
offering and in the hands of the most
capable cast gave a deeply imprest ive
picture of the calling and service f
St. Peter, one of the twelve called by
the Savior. Throughout the presenta
tion the impulsive character of ivt r
was shown anil in the rendition of
the story the young people held t In
closest attention of the audience ar-d
that their work was sph-ndid was
shown by the deep silence and d j
interest shown as scene followed
scene in the life fo itie mon win
was to stand large in the futii'e of
the christian church.
Preceding the service Rev. ('. W.
Fawell, student pastor :it the uni
versity gave a very inspirational ad
dress tO the yOUtlg people of the
Epworth League at their room".
Speaking on the subject of "Relig
ion at the state university." Rev.
Fawell called attention to the civi
cism constanly hurled at the school
and declared that outside influence
are partly responsible for conditions
which are the cause of this criticism.
These influences often destroy any
good that is done by workers at the
university, he declared.
Young people who enter the uni
versity from the different commun
ities of the state should lie sent th-re
with the proper religiou'sf otindat ion .
the speaker declared. I'nbss this is
done the young people cannot fa'-e
somei of the situations that arise. Re
ligious workers and other Instructors
at the university are doing a fine
piece of work for the students but un
less these students have entered the
school with the proper religious foun
dation, the work of the leaders can
not be the most sticcessf ul. he said.
The speaker made a plea for the
people to meet the obligation tow aid
the young people which is imposed
upon them. We ought to all tealize
the relation of the high schools and
of the home to our university i.tol to
give the young people the proper re
ligious foundation before their uni
versity days, he declared. By gtvinu
the young people this foundation, we
will enable them to make the n.mi
out of their lives.
RECOVERING FROM INJURY
From Wednesday s pallv
Catl Grassman of Louisville, who
was injured very peverely ten days
ago in an accident in the hum liin
department of the Ash Grove cement
plant, is now doing very nioly altho
the young man will lose th sight
of one eye as the result of th acci
dent. Mr. Grasfcman is well known
. in this city and the many friends
among the young people will tegtet
Ito learn of his misfortune.
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