Safe Sasfcrfcy
lattemoutb
Journal
VOL. No. XLVI
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, NOV. 3, 1930.
NO. 79
Coroner's Jury
Acquits Truck
Driver of Blame
Finds Accident Near Greenwood That
Resulted in Death of Council
Bluffs Boy, Unavoidable
From Thursday's Dany
The adjourned inquest on the
death of Paul McCauley of Council
Bluffs, who was fatally injured in
an auto accident at the Laughlin
bridge near Greenwood, on Friday,
October 17th, was resumed today at
the county court room and resulted
In a verdict by the jury that the
death of McCauley was caused by an
unavoidable accident and acquitting
J. Peter Dittenber of Raymond, Ne
braska, of any liability in the matter.
Mr. Dittenber was the driver of a
Rio truck that collided with the car
in which McCauley with five com
panions were returning home from
Beatrice where they had been attend
ing the Creighton Prep-Beatrice foot
ball game.
It was claimed in the testimony
given last week by members of the
auto party that their car had slowed
down for parking along the east side
of the roadway and was struck by
the truck of Mr. Dittenber and which
had then ran into another car just
back of them.
Mr. Dittenber claimed that the two
cars wrecked had been racing down
the steep hill leading to the bridge
and that they were running abreast
when they struck him and that he
could not get out of the way of the
two cars and his truck had been hit
by the cars.
This morning the Btory of Mr. Dit
tenber was supported by other wit
nesses as to the two cars racing and
also the parties that had taken some
of the injured boys into Ashland
testified that the boys had told them
that they had been racing with the
Lincoln car at the time and which
had contributed to the accident.
The members of the coroners jury,
Clate Rosencrans, George Born, Wil
liam Starkjohn, Pat Reed, Carl Kuns
mann and John Livingston, after re
ceiving the evidence, deliberated a
few moments and then returned their
verdict acquitting Mr. Dittenber.
The boy. Paul McCauley. who died
at the hospital in Council Bluffs on
Saturday morning. October 18th. was
a member of the well known and
wealthy Wickham family of that city
and who have been active in having
the facts of the accident probed.
DELIVERING BALLOTS
From Friday' Dally
The delivery of the ballots for the
coming election on November 4th
was started today by County Clerk
George R. Sayles, who is visiting the
various polling places out in the
county and delivering to the elec
tion boards the ballots aa well as the
other supplies that will be used in
the election.
This year the voters of Cass coun
ty will have four ballots to deal with,
the general ballot, the non-political,
constitutional amendment to permit
the appropriation of $8,00(1.000 for
the payment of depositors in failed
state banks, and the initiative bal
lot that carries an enactment grant
ing municipal owned power and
light plants power to extend their
lines in rural localities and also for
the pledging of future earnings to
cover the cost of operation.
The polls in all parts of the county
will open Tuesday morning at 8
o'clock and remain open until 7
o'clock.
All of the precincts will have
counting boards thai, start counting
at noon and which will speed up the
returns so that a definite idea of the
general result should be in by mid
night unless some of the contests are
extremely close.
STANDARD BEARERS MEET
On Thursday evening the Standard
Bearers of the Methodist church met
at the home of Mrs. E. H. Wescott.
The meeting was called to order
by the president Jean Hayes. Plans
were made for the work in the com
ing year. Arrangements were made
to give a play for the evening church
service sometime in the near future.
It was decided that all meetings
would be held on the fourth Thurs
day of the month, except when this
time conflicts with school events, and
at the home of the sponsor. Mrs. E.
H. Wescott Margaret Shellenbarger
was appointed to give a selection
from "The Foreign Missionary
Friend" at every meeting. The les
son was given from the study book,
"A Cloud of Witnesses" by Amy
Elliott and Margaret Lahoda. After
adjournment lovely refreshments
were served bv the hostess-.
YOUNG PEOPLE WEDDED HERE
Wednesday afternoon Judge A. H.
Duxbury was called upon to join in
the bonds of wedlock, Miss Inez Herd
man and Merle G. Wells, both of Lin
coln. The wedding was performed in
the usual impressive manner of the
Judge and the ceremony was wit
nessed by Deputy County Clerk W.
T. Adams and I. James Hall of the
country clerk's office.
WILL UNDERGO OPERATION
From Thursday's Daily
A mesage was received here today
by Mrs. M. S. Briggs, announcing
that her sister. Mrs. Lydia M. Davis,
of Indianola, Iowa, had been taien
ill and was to go to the hospital at
Iowa City. Iowa, to undergo an oper
ation. Mrs. Davis was here for some
time as a nurse at the Nebraska Ma
sonic Home and has many friends
here who will regret to learn of her
Illness. Mrs. Elivira E. Ozbun, aged
mother of Mrs. Davis, and Mrs.
Briggs, has been making her home
with Mrs. Davis and it la expected
will now come here to reside (luring
the absence of ihe daughter.
High School
Students' Band
in Concert
Musical Offering Is One That Wins
Greatest Praise From the
Auditors at Concert
Prom Thursday's Dsnv
One of the live and active organi
zations of the Plattsmouth high
school is the band, formed of the
young men of the school and which
is rapidly developing into one of
the best musical organizations in the
schools of eastern Nebraska.
This band was heard last nit'ht
in concert at the high school audi
torium and while the audience was
not as U-rge as the excellent con
cert deserved, those who were in at
tendance felt well repaid for their
attendance.
B. E. Woodward is the director of
the band and his excellent training
of the students was reflected in the
Ine manner in which each number
was given and the young people of
the band as well as their director
deserve a great deal of praise for
their efforts.
Stuart Porter, one of the splend'd
young musicians of the band. y.-as
heard in a baritone solo, "Canzonet."
and in which this young artist ac
quitted himself in lne shape .his work
in the band being most valuable.
A bell solo was offered by Cecil
Comstock. one of the promising young
musicians of the city and which -was
the beautiful, "Ferns and Flowers"
by Serade.
The cornet quartet, composed of
Marvin Tritsch. James Comstock.
Francis Libershal and William H?n
richsen. was heard in a very beau
tiful selection. "Out of the Dusk to
You." given in a most artistic man
ner. VIOLATES HOSPITALITY
Prom Thursday- Dally
Yesterday afternoon Chief of Po
lice Jess Eliott was called to the
apartments over the Ritz theatre
where a family named Law resides
and where it was reported that a
guest was violating the ethics of hos
pitality by swearing and objecting
to leaving. The chief on his arrival
found that the man. giving the name
of Roy Lohr, had been invited over
to the Law home by Mr. Law and
he had partaken of several drinks
and as the result became abusive
and to which the householder ob-
Jjected and this was followed by more
drastic action and the two men czme
to blows. The parties were taken to
the city hall and arraigned before
Judge Charles L. Graves and who af
ter hearing the story of the parties,
decided that it would be necessary
for Lohr to pay over $15 and costs
and Law the sum of $10 and costs.
The men are engaged in working on
the pipeline work near this city,
they stated.
FUNERAL OF OLD RESIDE'!
From Friday's Daily
This morning at 10 o'clock at the
St. John's Catholic church was held
the last services of Edward Fitz
gerald, long time resident of this
community and a man held in high
esteem by a very large circle of
friends over the entire county.
A very large number of the old
time friends were present to give
their last tributes of respect to this
splendid citizen who has gone to the
final rest.
Rev. Father Marcelles Agius. pas
tor of the church, celebrated the re
quiem mass for the departed and
giving the last blessing of the church
on the son that had been called
away.
The interment was at the Catholic
cemetery west of this city and the
pall bearers were selected from the
friends of the family of many years
standing, Robert M. Walling. Frank
M. Bestor. H. F. Goos, John J.
Cloidt, L. W. Egenberger and Char
les Olson of Omaha.
ENJOY HUNTING PARTY
From Friday' Darty
Frank Krejci, George Sedlacek.
Frank Koubek and Louis Svoboda,
have returned home from a short
hunting trip out in "Valley county,
they enjoying the pheasant hurting
and also the opportunity of visiting
with Joe Krejci at Ord. The boys
secured a nice bunch of the pheasants
and felt that they had had a real
time in the outing in the north part
of the state.
Auburn Bull
dogs Win from
Platters, 14 to 6
Local Team Proves a Surprise to the'vvo,k- The ladies on T"day served
Visitors Who Looked for a a very fine chicken supper and Wei-
Visitors Who Looked for a
Sweeping Victory
From Thursday's Dally
The Plattsmouth high school foot
ball team yesterday afternoon held
the Auburn Bulldogs to a 14 to 6
score on the local athletic field de
spite the anticipation of the visi
tors that they would roll a large
score in the battle.
The Auburn team has a flashy and
fast backfield that made their gains
and as well have a good passing at-
tack that earned their scores for them
against the Platters, while the local
line was much better than that of
the visitors and the line smashes or
Plattsmouth opened wide holes in
the ranks of the Bulldogs for prac
tically all of the gains of the locals.
Wiles and Bob Hirz carrying the ball
and Wiles in particular making some
effective gains for first downs through
the Auburn line.
The scoring of Plattsmouth came
early in the game and hardly had
the ball been received by Auburn
on the initial kickoff when the Plat
ters were able to recover the ball
and by a series of line smashes Chel
Wiles pushed over the line for the
score but the try for the place kick
failed and left the score 6 to 0 for
Plattsmouth.
The Auburn team in the second
period by a series of long end runs
advanced into the Plattsmouth terri
tory and from where a long pass
brought them the coveted score.
Jorgeineyer, of the visitors crossing
over and the try for point was goo 1
for the extra point and left the
score at 7 to 6 for Auburn.
Auburn's second touchdown came
in the third quarfer of the game
when after p. punting duel the ball
was in the Plattsmouth territory and
where another pass made good a gain
to the Plattsmouth fifteen yard line
and end runs gained for the visitors
until the ball rested on the Platts
mouth three yard line and from
where line plunges carried the ball
over for the touchdown and the kick
was good for the extra point, making
the score 14 to 6.
In the last period the Plattsmouth
team made some fine gains in their
line smashes and Wiles electrified the
local fans by a twenty yard dash
and was past the secondary defense
of the visitors and headed for the
Auburn goal when he was finally
downed by the safety man of Auburn.
The Bulldogs brought with them
a large crowd as well as a band and
the Auburn spectotors outnumbered
the local people particularly in the
school sections.
Coach Knapple of Omaha Central
did the refereeing of the game and
Auburn suffered several penalties for
holding and unnecessary roughing.
VERY ENJOYABLE OCCASION
From Saturday's Dairy
Last evening a most charming Hal
lowe'en party was held at the home
of Miss Ellen Nora Meisinger and
the hostesses of the occasion were a
group of the Plattsmouth young
ladies who are attending the state
teachers college at Peru, Misses Helen
Schulz, Louvisa Albert, Marjorie
Arn. Helen Koubek, Vivian Light
bzody, Ellen Nora Meisinger, Marie
Vallery.
The home was appropriately ar
ranged for the occasion and the mem
bers of the party spent the time in
the playing of seasonable games and
at which a great deal of merriment
was derived.
At a suitable hour dainty refresh
ments were served that added much
to the enjoyment of the evening.
Those who enjoyed the gathering
were Misses Mary Swatek. Mildred
Jahrig, Katherine Hirz, Constance
Rea, Maxine Cloidt. Jean Hayes,
Florence Nelson, Bernjee Hogue,
Messers Wilbur Hall. Hamilton Mei
singer, Noble Kiser, Leonard Stoehr.
Weldon Stoehr, William Nelson, Wil
liam Mrasek, John Horn, Frederick
Wehrbein.
HOLD HALLOWE'EN PARTY
From Friday's Dart
Last evening the Queen Esthers
society of the Methodist church held
a very enjoyable Hallowe'en party,
staging the event at a vacant house
on North Third streefc and where the
committee in charge had prepared
all manner of spooky thrills for the
occasion, ghosts flitting through the
rooms of the house, with all manner
of other devices that made for the
excitement of the members of the
party and each new feature gave
added thrills. The members of the
class also had an added feature when
a party of invaders threatened to join
the party.
There were a large number of
Hallowe'en stunts enjoyed and which
added to the fun and frolic of the
occasion.
As the evening was closing the
members of the party gathered
around and were served with the
usual Hallowe'en refreshments and
which completed an evening of the
rarest pleasure.
HOLD FINE BAZAAR
From Thursday's Dally
The ladies of the St. John's church
parish of this city have just conclud
ed a very successful two days bazaar
at the American Legion community
building, one that provided many de
lightful features and afforded the sale
of many articles of food and needle
nesaay a cafeteria luncnoon, tne two
clays entertainment culminating last
night in the dance at which Harry
Collins and his orchestra of Grand
Island, furnished the music. The
event as a whole was one of the
rarest delight to all and many enjoy
ed the Bingo feature of the bazaar.
R. E. Bailey
Named Head of
2nd District
Plattsmouth Superintendent Named
at Omaha Today as President
of Second District.
From Friday's Drily
The election of officers of the sec
ond district of the Nebraska S'.ate
Teachers association was held at the
session this morning and resulted in
the naming of Superintendent R E.
Bailey of the Plattsmouth city
schools as the new president of the
association. Mr. Bailey was named
over R. J. Bitner, superintendent of
the Fullerton city schools.
In the vice-presidency O. L. Kan
field, of Columbus was named over
F. J. Vogltance of Schuyler while in
the position of secretary-treasurer,
J. A. Savage of Omaha was named.
The selection of Mr. Bailey was
most pleasing to the Plattsmcuth
teachers in attendance and to the
many friends of this well known edu
cator over the state. Mr. Bailey has
been active in the State Teachers'
Association for a number of years
and last year served as vice-presi
dent of the organization.
The Plattsmouth friends can feel
pleased at the recognition given our
very able superintendent and the
compliment that comes to the school
in his naming for the position.
The nominating committee of the
convention comprised A. H. Water
house, superintendent of school;) at
Fremont. Miss Jessie Warren, county
superintendent of Nance county, ;?ul
lerton, G. G. Warren, superintendent
of Nebraska City, John G. Hansen,
superintendent at Osceola and Miss
Kate Codington, principal at Sara
toga school, Omaha.
PREPARING FOR ELECTION
From Fridays Dally
James Hall who is the official vote
tabulator at the office of the county
clerk on election nights when the
smoke is thick and the candidates
gather around to learn the worst,
has arranged his blackboard with
all of the candidates and precincts
listed so that the public can gaze
upon the result as the returns roll
in from the various sections of the
county. The election night crowd is
a great study of human nature, the
eagerness of the candidates to learn
whether or not they are emerging
triumphant or sunk in the depths of
defeat, the worker that has put in
a day of hard licks for his candidate
watching to see whether he has made
good or the opposition has swept his
particular baliwick.
Several years ago a candidate was
slipping in the returns and was en
couraged by his friends by the as
surance that he was running ahead
of his ticket, "but," the candidate
stated, "where in blazes is the
ticket?"
HALLO WE EN IS QUIET
From 8turrtay'a Dalty
The observance of Hallowe'en last
evening in this city lacked the excite
ment for the police of those of past
years, there being but very little dis
turbance reported over the city and
the officers were permitted a very
quiet night.
There was a number of cases of
parties having their car windows
smeared up with soap and other f;mall
damages but nothing that was i.o be
counted as being of a serious nature.
The celebration of this occasion
as many old timers recall it was a
real time for the youngsters in those
days as well as the older ones and
many were the various stunts that
took place in that day of the old
wooden picket fences, buggies, barns
and outbuildings, all of these being
scattered over the city and deposited
in the most unlikely places.
BIRTH OF LITTLE DAUGHTER
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs.
John Newton formerly of this city,
will be pleased to learn of the Dirth
of a little girl at their home at
North Bend, Nebraska.
Mrs. Newton before her marriage,
was Ruth Thomsen, daughter of Mrs.
Ruth Sayles Thomsen, formerly of
Cedar Creek and Plattsmouth.
It is needless to say the parents
as well as the grandmother are proud
of the little lady.
Passing of Old
Landmark of
Mills County
Frank Choate of Glenwood Opinion
Writes cf Old Stone House Lo
cated Near Junction
The parsing of the Stout stone
(quarry and the historical "Old Stone
i louse located la Section In. Lyons
township, southwest of Glenwood,
and southeast of Plattsmouth near
Lake Waubonsie. is a subject now
attracting the attention of the his
torically inclined, as this familiar
landmark for more than half a cen
tury has stood a silent sentinel
guarding carefully the undiscernable
history made within its walls and
still more carefully the history made
within the walls of its predecessors,
the long, low ambling log bunk
house and cook shack, whose posi
ition and responsibilities this one
in;e stately edifice supplanted, but pf
late years presenting a dilapidated,
deserted and ghost-like appearance,
benignley guarding the wanning and
all but forgotten one time flourish
ing industry within the herders of
our domain.
The story of the quarry has its
beginning some time in the early
"Seventies" when Yard Fletcher
constructed a log cabin by the side
of the Iowa-Missouri trail, which
closely skirted the Waubonsie river
valley in Section 15, Lyons town
ship, at which point there was a
projecting ledge of limestone rock.
In addition to his cabin lie also con
structed upon the hillside on the
rock ledge a lime kiln, where he pro
ceeded to burn lime for the local
trade, selling his products at Tabor.
Bartlett, Glenwood and Pacific Junc
tion. This industry Fletcher continued
until, according to the records, early
in 1ST" when title to this property
passed to W. H. B. Stout, a public
j construction contractor of Lincoln,
Neb., who acquired a considerable
amount of land adjacent to the lime
kiln.
The Missouri river bottom in those
days was a much more swampy and
overflow body of land than it is to
day. The K. C. railroad threaded
its way north and south through the
valley, following as wel las they
could the higher ground and tres
seling over the long sloughs.
The Stouts built a branch road
from the main line north of Bart
lett in a southeasterly direction to
the quarry, extending well up on the
hillside, so when the cars were load
ed their own weight on the incline
would carry them out to the main
line. Traces of this old branch line
is still to be seen in some places, re
minding one of the old "Tote Road"
of the "Dismal Swamps" of the
South, constructed by the Union army
during the Civil war.
Temporary log and frame struc
tures were hurriedly constructed by
these contractors for the housing and
feeding of their small army of la
borers required to de'elop the
quarry.
Early in 1878 the Stouts who had
contracts in westtrn Iowa and east
ern Nebraska, realizing they would
probably operate this quarry for
several years and would need per
manent quarters, and with plenty of
rock at hand, rushed to completion
what was to be known in later years
as the "Old Stone House." Iits di
mensions were 48x50 feet, builded
of solid stone walls a foot and a
half thick, many of the single pieces
of stone in the walls being 2x4 feet,
such a structure being typical for
the purpose for which it was intend
ed, for it has been truthfully said
it housed vigorous men of a vigor
ous age, in fact all kinds of men
from the mild-mannered quarry lab
orer to murderously inclined, which
was proven in the first year of its
existence when it became the center
of a double murder case, on Aug.
17. 187S. when Wm. Doran and
Tqnan, derrick foreman in the quar
ries were waylaid and shot to death,
the act of which was charged to
Joseph McCreary. who was later
tried, convicted and sentence! to life
imprisonment, but who was paroled
April 29, 1902, and died about two
years ago near Percival, Iowa.
W. H. Stout for a number of
years continued to work the quarry.
supplying rock for many projects
mrougn ine miome veL, uu uc ..B
rip-rapping ana approacn oi ine
Union Pacific bridge at Council
Bluffs, and another the state prison
at Lincoln, Nebraska.
I About 1881 it was abandoned as
a rock quarry, but a younger son,
Harry Stout, announced his intention
of establishing a country home at
the quarry quarters, and fitted it out
for a modern home, bringing a bride
from the East, and for a year or
more, in its day was about what a
movie colony is to the present day.
After tiring of this, the place be
came a tenant proposition, twice
having been enlivened, by being
elevated to a country store.
The present owner, Earl Dashner,
came in to its possession about 1910
or 11, and has now provided a small
bungalow for his renter, which is
in keeping with the modern trend,
ihus the razing of this old build
ing, with almost one sweep of the
hand, obliterates all but the mexn-
and
half
E. A. M. MEETS
From Friday's Dally
Last evening Nebraska Chapter
No. 3, Royal Arch Masons, held a
very interesting session at the lodge
rooms in the Masonic temple. The
work in the Royal Arch degree was
given and the occasion enjoyed by
a large number of visitors from Bel-
levue chapter of Omaha as well as
Nebraska City. At the cor.. elusion of
the work the members were served
with ihiintv and delicious refresh-
ments.
Auto and Corn
Sheiler Have a
Wreck on Road
Accident Near Murray Snashed Up
Car and Sheiler But Ho One
Is Seriously Injured
ories of a people, types of people
events requiring more than a
century to build.
'ana maae possinie ine enactment oi
From Saturday's Daiiy legislation at the mandate of the
Last evening while Henry Rice people, that the two great political
and Maynard Reed were driving a parties offered an opportunity for
corn sheiler along the highway near the people to express thems-lvs a:
the Reed place and were just pre- to their desires. He contrasted the
paring to turn off into the farm when BOUnd government here with the
a car came from the north and crash- conditions in foreign countries where
ed into the rear of the corn sheiler, there are blocs instead of two parties,
the impact damaging the car very where the governments in many -asea
badly and at the rate of speed that are formed from several groups, un
it was traveling the car continued stable and unable to enact legis
on for over 100 feet before stopping, lation, the result being that in many
The impact knocked one wheel off caf,es dictators had been appointed
the corn sheiler and did more or less to carry on the government because
damage to the sheiler. while the car Df tbe chaos that the bloc system
was badly damaged. i had caused.
With the force that the car struck in bearing out his point Senator
the sheiler it was good fortune that Hitchcock pointed out that no great
the occupants of the car were not measures had ever been enacted by
dangerously injured but they as well ;an insurgent, that all of the laws
as the two men on the sheiler were represented the action of one of the
uninjured. ! great parties of the nation. He it-d
In the car which was from Nebras- tne national bank act and the home
ka City was Edward Teten and two Btead law passed by the republicans
companions and who afte- the acci- at the close of the civil war. the leg
dent continued on to their home in ;iBlation of the Roosevelt administ ra
the Otoe county city.
TWINS TEACHERS
At the session of the second dis-
trlct convention of the Nebraska
State Teachers association. Misses
Helen and Hazel Iverson of this city,
twin sisters, secured recognition of
the fact that they have been to school
and college with each other and now
both are engaged in the teaching
profession. Miss Hazel teaches near
South Bend and Miss Helen near this
city. The young ladies had their
portraits appear in tbe World-Herald
of this morning with a short story
of their long association together in
their daily activities.
The two young ladies are daugh-
ters of Mr. and Mrs. John Iverson of
this citv. and thev have another sis-
ter. Miss Margaret, who is also a
member of the teaching profession.
DEATH OF C. R. REEVES
From Saturdays Lan
The message was received here
today of the death at his home seven
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R. Reeves, long time resident of that
r.vvi mnnitv a n H f S t Yl fT flf W O
Reeves of this citv. The deceased is
survived by the widow, three daugh-
ters and 'two sons. W. O. Reeves,
Plattsmouth. Mrs. Ed Ranard. Oma-
ha:
r V Reeves Xt iraska t'ltv:
Mrs. Bud Studdie, of Iowa, and Miss
Dorothy Reeves at home.
The funeral services of Mr. Roo
ves will be hel dat the home on
Sunday afternoon at 2: SO and the
interment be at the Wyoming ceme
tery. ENJOY HALLOWEEN PARTY
From Saturday Dativ unnecessary to secure good construe-
Yesterday afternoon at George tive legi8latIon. If elected. Senator
Taylor's residence a group of friends Hit(.hf.ock promised to be a repre
held a very enjoyable Hallowe'en sentalive of tne people of the state
party. 4 (,f Nebraska.
The time was spent in playing Hal- judge W. C. Parriott of Lincoln
lowe'en stunts which added to the was in attendance and was called up
fun and frolic of the occasion. on for a few remarks and made a
The prizes were won by Helen ptirring plea for the election of Betta
Kotska and Clara Mae Taylor. tor Hitchcock. Governor Charles W.
At the close of the party the friends Bryan and Congressman John H.
were served with the usual Hal- Morehead, all of whom, the speaker
lowe'en refreshments which complet- stated, had been tried and not found
ed the afternoon of pleasure. wanting and would serve the best
interests of all of the people.
FRIENDS OF KIDNAPED BANKER The audience were disappointed
that Charles S. Smrha. candidate for
The safe return of the Galva. 111.. tte treasurer was unable to be
hnnker Earl Yoeum. has Deen 01
n general interest to one
- ;. T.j r, o vo-
th family Mr. O Bjo
more tha
Plattsmouth
cum, mother of Earl and Mrs. Nath
an S. Willis of Carroll county, Illi-
nois, mother of Mrs. F. G. Coryell
were personal friends and neighbors
during their residence in Aurelia,
Iowa.
WISCONSIN HOLDS MANHUNT
Tomah, Wis. Counties to the
north of here joined in the search
Thursday night for four middle aged
men wno roDDea me can 01 iumu , Milwaukee Two huge vats con
of S22.000 shortly after it opened ' t,, ahnnt ,n nnrt .
Thursday morning. It was the sixth from the top floor of a tfcree gorv
Wisconsin bank robbery this month building here to the basement Tiir
and the twenty-fourth this year. The day and destroyed a still prohibition
wild country easr. ana norm or nere,
was expected to afTord good shelter ,
for the bandits. 1
Two Party Sys
tem is Best, Says
Sen. Hitchcock
I
Democratic Candidate for Senator
T f w fc f T p
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, Urges Tariff Change
From FrldaV DaOy
I Gilbert M. Hitchcock, former V. S.
senator and now a candidate for thai
position against George W. Norria,
was the speaker here at the last cam
paign rally of the year, held at the
American Legion community build
ing, the former senator drawing the
largest crowd that has been out this
year.
The meeting was presided over by
D. O. Dwyer, the county chairman
and who spoke briefly in the open
ing and introduced the speaker of
' the evening.
i Senator Hitchcock in his opening
touched on the American theory of
I two party government, of the fact
.that it had made stable government
tion as some of the outstanding re
publican legislation, while he also
pointed out the civil service measures
of the Cleveland administration, the
good roads law that permitted fed-
eral money to match that of the
state in road building, the federal
! reserve bank act and the federal
farm loan bill that had been enacted
under the first two years of the Wil-
son administration. All of these the
senator pointed out was tbe result
of the democratic party leadership.
The present tariff was attacked
by the Senator as being a bar to the
prosperity of the nation, that its en-
actment had resulted in the European
nations being unable to buy our
agricultural surplus as they were un-
able to exchange their goods for our
products, that the result had been
that factories were idle here and the
vast surplus of wheat, crn and
other commodities had piled up In
our nation. Under the blasting in
fluences of the high tariff Nebraska
had gained but six per cent in popu
lation in the past ten years. Sena
tor Hitchcock cited the condition of
the country under the Underwood
bill of 1913 as against the present
Smoot-Hawley Grundy
high tariff
measure, the highest rates that had
ever been placed in a tariff bill and
which ost th American people a
tribute whenever they bought any
art' , naa,a.
legislation was stressed by hte Sena
tor and who pointed out his fight
for -the dairy industry of the state,
for the enactment of the features of
the farm loan and federal reserve
measures in the senate where party
organization was able to enact the
needed legislation. No member of
congress had any higher mission than
to serve the best interests of his peo
nle and hatreds and bickerines were
""-" j
bv Senator W. B. Banning of .Union.
who had served in the legislation
Btatpgman
from Fllniore county. Mr. Banning
gmrha aRd hig r nition bv b?,
gWen & rhairnianship in the seTiat,
despite his political affliation. He
nad been a fine straightforward busi
ness man and his election would as
sure a great administration of the
treasurer's office.
STILL IS DESTROYED
agents said worth about 11 4,000.
The interior of the building was
wrecked.
