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Journal
VOL. NO. XLvm
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, NOV. 3, 1332.
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Next Saturday
to be Big Day
in Plattsmouth
VISITS IN IOWA
Mr. and Mrs. Julius A. Pitz have
returned from a short visit with rela
tives and friends at Buffalo Creek
Iowa, where they were guests of rela
tives of Mrs. Pitz. They found the
crop conditions in that section of
Pancakes for All During Day Special I Iowa excellent for the past year and
Case Eating' Contests at 10 while the prices of farm products are
a. m. and 8 p. in. at the lowest ebb for many years, a
fine crop of all kinds of grain and
Plattsmouth is going in for a good I corn was enjoyed by the Iowa farm
Local People
Have Close Call
in Auto Accident
time next Saturday, November 5th. ers.
This will be- another big day spon
sored by the retail section of the
Chamber of Commerce. You know
what a good time we had at the re
cent corn snow, well, we want to
make this equally enjoyable, though
different. This is to be a Pancake
Feed and its going to be all free.
co-operating with the makers of
Fidelity Pancake flour and Gold Bond 1, and Mrs. Edward Bmbaker and
breakfast syrup, the retail section TTr. and Mrs. G. E. Brubaker.
nave arrangea to serve free to every- Ban-rMer in Wreck.
boay all day Saturday all the pan
cakes, syrup and coffee you can eat. Snnday evening while Mr. and
And through the generosity of Geo. Mrs. G. E. Brubaker of Murray, were
Hetrick of the Plattsmouth Produce driving home from Omaha, shortly
Co., and Phil Hoffman of the Home after 7 o'clock, they had their car
Dairy, we will serve Plattsmouth damaged in aa auto accident in the
butter with these cakes. So there vicinity of Fcrt Crook. With them
l
you are, delicious cakes, pure rock in the car was their little daughter.
nn, I), and Mr. and Mrs.
mouth made butter, and coffee, all Edward Brubaker of this city
for nothing all day Saturday, No- The Brubaker car was going south
vember 6th. Ion hiehwav No. 75. at the same time
This is a good will proposition, a long string of cars also going
Ycu will not be asked to buy a north. One of the cars in the north-
dime's worth of anything. We want bound line of traffic swung out to
ycu to come in Saturday and enjoy pass the forward car and crashed
our hospitality, and get better ac- into the car of Mr. Brubaker. The
quainted, and have a good jolly time glass in the Brubaker car as well
at our Pancake Feed. We expect to a3 the fendsra and running board
have some band music during the day! was damaged
and we will have an interesting pro-l As the crash came Edward Bru-
gram of local Cass county talent 1 baker held hi3 coat over himself and
broadcast through the Gamer public! wife as the shower of broKn glass
address Eystena." I descended and in this way escaped
There will be a cake eating con-1 any serious cuts. Mrs. G. E. Brubaker
test staged in the morning at 10 had a leg sprained in the wreck ahd
o'clock and also -3a -the evening at I the little daughter uff ered-a. -cut -on
8, with prizes to tha winners. the chin that was quite painful
The car that crashed into the
Brubaker car was a Plymouth coach,
driven by a young man named Bach
The Valley town football team ler ol reDrasaa city, who witn nis
which a week ago lost on their own lady companion was seriously injured
grounds to the locals, succeeded In in the wreckage.
gaining a 7 to 7 tie with the Platts- Tne tranic was neavy at tne time
mouth team Sunday. The game was of the accident and the vicinity of
hard fought and the locals scoring the wreck was blocked with cars for
in the third ouarter for seven joints, a few moments until it was ascer-
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looked good for a victory until rally tained that there had been no one
of the visitors and a penalty for un- dangerously hurt
due roughing was laid on the locals.
VALLEY TIES PLATTS JIOUTH
DIES OH WEST COAST
In their passing attack the visi
tors gained more ground and made
VL - From Monday's Daily
work cf Plattsmouth was far tne Dest The message was received here to-
and attempts to gain through the day of tne oa-th Sunday at Berkley,
line was without success. California, of Joe Klein, for many
The Plattsmouth touchdown was years a resident of Plattsmouth. Mr,
maae Dy neni, umaua twr, iu v Klein while residing here was en-
away on an end run and with excel- gaged in the clothing business. He
lent interference carried the ball to nas ma(je hi3 home on the west coast
the danger zone of the visitors and for the past twenty-five years. Mr.
where with Kent carrying the ball. Klein has a very large circle of
it was forced over the line for the friBnds here in his residence in Ne
touchdown and the kick for the extra braTska and who will learn with re-
point was good. gret of his passing. He had been in
As the game was In its last quar-1 failing health for the past year and
ter a pass by Valley advanced the ball for several months his condition had
into the local territory and then the keen Buch as to give little hope of
locals drew the penalty that advanced I recovery
alley twenty-five yards. uoing Mn Klein was Beventy-seven years
around the end the visitors secured a Df ag-e at the time of hl3 death and
first down and from where the Dan UB survived by hi3 widow and one
was carried over the goal line and EOn Millard Klein of Carmel, Cali
later the place kick was good and Ifornia
the score Etood 7 to 7.
A Plain State
ment by Congress
man Morehead
Present Congre Places Facts
Before the Voters of the
First District.
The cold weather and chilling
wind made the lot of the fans far
from pleasant but the larger portion
remained until the close of the game.
VISITORS IN THE CITY
The home of Dr. and Mrs. R. P.
Westover was the scene of a very
pleasant party of friendi who had
motored here for the week end at
thn hnsnitjible Westover home. Miss
From Tuesday's Dally I. . . . . - . t f
This week marks the ninth week I -. -w. -& -
7.X A TIS THIS WEES
of the current semester and conse
quently the end of the first quarter
for Plattsmouth high school. Exam
inations in all subjects will be held
on Thursday and Friday and the re
port cards will be sent to the par
ents on Wednesday of next week.
A special schedule is prepared so that
President G. E. Martin of the state
normal, with her aunt. Miss Martin,
teacher in the Nebraska City schools
waa amonff the visitors. Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Nyquist and sons, Mil
ton and PauL motored down from
Omaha to secure Miss Aletta Ny
quist, who was a gue3t of Miss Janet
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weeks work.
VISITS OLD HOME
COMMISSIONERS IN SESSION
Henry Chapin, who some forty
years ago was a resident of this city,
i3 here to spend a short time with
Mr. Chapin, when
Trom Tuesday Dally
The board of county commission
ers were In session at the court house the old friend3,
today, this being the first meeting of a resident here was engaged at .the
the month. Today was largely taken Waterman lumber yard which is now
up with the consideration of claims owned by the Cloidt Lumber Co. He
against the county for the month of has had the pleasure of meeting a
October. Ilarje number of the old time friends.
As a man, I cannot help but re
Eent tha uncallcd-fcr attacks of my
opponent on Mrs. Morehead. What
ever I may have done that has been
worth while, my wife deserves much
of the credit. She has worked Dy
my side and I owe her a debt ol
gratitude that I can never repay for
her counsel and advice. To say tLat
she conspired with xae to defraud
the government, is a statement that
those who know her, will be quick
to resent. I regret that my opponent
has felt it necessary to attack her,
or other members of my family.
wish he could have confined his at
tacks to me personally.
Moreover I fel that most people
will resent the statement that my
son drew government money. Of
course he did, but the only money he
drew was his pay as a soldier during
the World war in which he served
for twenty-three monthB, here and
overseas. Is it a crime for a soldier
to be paid?
I have no objection to any state
ments of my opponent, when he tells
the true facts. I doubt if many vot
ers are interested in the statements
that have been made. Hut, if even a
ingle voter want3 to know the facts,
am more than willing to give them.
The government in Washington, over
many years, has planned what it
costs to run the office of a congress
man. The amount is payable month
ly. If it could be paid when required
it would be better, but if the money
is not drawn in a certain month. It
Cm--
lapses and cannot tee- drawn. - There
are times when the full amount is
not needed. There are times when
congress Is In session when more
than the monthly rate is needed. By
having Mrs. Morehead draw part of
V a Tf xr n ti vi tr thA c-1 r -lr I m ra t i o t
money could be used during the busy
times, the only way that it could be
done, and the money was used that
way. As a matter of fact, neither
Irs. Morehead nor myself ever prof
ited a penny in the pay alloted for
ffice help. On the contrary during
my term as congressman, I have
spent for office help some $2,200
more than the government has al
loted. And moreover, Mrs. More
head, as she has done so often in our
married life, has worked with me,
has toiled at my office, without any
other compensation, than the knowl
edge that she was helping me to rep
resent my district more effectively.
And we hear about junketing trips.
I have never taken one at the ex
pense of the government. We hear
about stationery accounts. The gov
ernment allots $125 per annum for
that purpose, and contrary to my
opponent's statemnt. tlra only one
permitted to use committee station
ery, is the chairman of that com
mittee. Let us examine his charges.
There are two ways to use this year
ly allowance. One is to charge all
supplies. The other is to pay cash as
items are purchased, and draw the
money. It takes less bookkeeping to
do the latter. That is what I did. To
say, as he has said, that the cost
of stationery, ink, and such items
for my office averaged $6.68 a year
is so ridiculous as to be laughable
To say that I franked my letters or
speeches, is just a3 ridiculous. Ask
anyone who received mail from me
They will tell you that I placed pos
tage stamps, that I paid for, on my
lettera. which, I regretTo say, is not
the universal custom In Washington
But even more important to the
voters of this district is my past rec
ord. Some, if not all of the voters,
may remember when I was governor
oi .NeDrasaa, wnen tne salary was
one-third what it is now. It was the
custom then, and had been for many
years, to make up for the low salary
by paying a certain amount for up
keep of the governor's mansion. The
legislature made the usual appro
priation, for me, and I refused it.
While ! thought then that it was
morally right to aeeept the taoney.
I also thought then, as I do now, that
it was at least a technical violation
of my oath of office. This record is
a matter of history. Those who know
that reword w4U met, X jb sure, Be
lieve that I or Mrs. Morehead, ever
conspired to defraud tne govern
ment.
I realize that my opponent, whose
greatest achievement in politics was
as a registered lobbyist to force an
anti-German language bill onto the
people of this state,' is aligned with
a sinister crew. It is the same crew
who boast of electing Governor Mc
Mullen, then injuring him, that
beast of electing Governor Weaver,
then defeating him, and who dyna
mited Senator Wherry of Pawnee
county out of the road while posing
as hi3 friends.' They expect to fin
ish their present activities by my de
feat. But I cannot help but believe
that my record has. been too long
and open for their success. And :
alo firmly believe that right-think
ing and decent people, will resent tlie
despicable efforts to blacken the
name of Mrs. Morehead, who should
not have been dragged by these vu7-
tnres, into my campaign.
Pancake Lovers
to Have Treat
on Saturday
Pancake Day to Sec Dainty Cake3,
Batter, Syrup and Colfee Served
Free All Day Saturday.
The dwellers of Cass county and
Plattsmouth who are lovers of the
dainty pancake and its accompany
ing butter and syrup, will have a
treat afforded them on next Satur
day, when from 8 a. m. to 10 p. m.
these dainties will be served free of
cost.
The pancake feed will be held in
the vacant store room In the Masonic
building where all the facilities for
the preparing and serving of the
cakes will be arranged. :
As a part -of theteed there .will
be pancake eating' contests held at
8 o'clock in the morning and at 10
o'clock in the evening. Those who
aro planning to enter the contest
should commence training at once so
that they will be in the best of condi
tion to wage war on the pancake.
Candidates
for Congress and
Local Offices
Those Who Will Be Found on the
Ballot in Congressional and
County Races.
ji
Sheriff Captures
Cargo of Liquor
Last Evening
Five Gallons of "Hootch" Is Cap
tured Together with the Car
of Gus Whitely.
Late Monday night SherifT Ed W.
Thimgan and Deputy Sheriff Ray
Becker made the capture of the car
of Gus Whitely, which was at the
time occupied by Mrs. Whitely, the
car also containing some five gallons
of liquor.
The car was captured in a little
used street near the Whitely home
and the officers were compelled to
chase the car some distance before
it was overhauled and captured.
On reaching the car the officers
found only the wife of Mr. Whitely
in the car and the search revealed
the presence of the five gallons of
the "hootch."
The officers also captured Frank
March who was reported to have es
caped from the car and a search was
mad in the locality for Mr. Whitely
but without result and he could not
be located altho the officers spent
some time in the search.
The officers while on their search
found a five gallon jug that resi
dents of the neighborhood said had
been dropped in their yards a few
moments prior by a fleeing man. The
Jug was empty and from the jug to
the road a well defined trail w3
spread where the whiskey had been
poured out as the man ran from the
scene of the capture.
This Is the second time the car has
been captured, some three months
ago being taken near Murray and
while no liquor was found at the
time the officers claimed that it had
been thrown out of the car. On the
trial of the case a disagreed jury was
dismissed and on the retrial of the
case Mr. Whitely was acquitted.
Pay rolls build cities and every
new Industry secured adds Just
that much more. That's why
Plattsmouth welcomes aolna con
cerns and goes out In search of
them.
Below is a sketch of those who will
be found on the congressional and
local tickets at the election on Tues
day, November Sth:
Congress
John II. Moreheau, democrat; pres
ent congressman. Services have been
as mayor of Palls City, state senator.
1910, governor of Nebraska, 1913-
1917. congressman from first dis
trict since 1922. Parmer and banker.
Marcus A. Poteet, republican; at
torney of Lincoln, manager of cam
paigns of S. R. McKelvie and Adam
McMuilen for governor, commander
of Nebraska American Legion, 1929.
District Judge.
James T. Begley, present judge.
service as county attorney and coun
ty judge of Sarpy county, appointed
district judge in 1913, re-elected to
the office consecutively since that
time. Ha3 served with state supreme
court.
Dan W. Livingston, former city at
torney of Nebraska City, state repre
sentative from . Otoe county, 1927,
member board of education of Ne
braska City for twenty years, coun
ty attorney Otoe county, 1906-1911.
County Judge.
A. II. Duxbury, present county
ucge, served as city clerk or Platts
mouth, admitted to the bar in 1920,
elected as county judge in 1924 and
re-elected in 192S.
M. S. Briggs. resident of Cass
county since 18S4, admitted to the
bar in 1894. Engaged in law prac
tice and newspaper work.
, . Stats; Senator ... ;J.
W. B. Banning, democrat; farmer
and banker. Member of state sen
ate in sessions of 1909, 1911, 1923.
1925, 1927, 1929, democratic lead
er in last three sessions.
Troy L. Davis, republican; former
mayor of Weeping Water, state rep
resentative, 1923, 1927, 1329, 1930.
Mercantile business and real estate
and insurance.
State Representative.
George E. Nickles. democrat; first
time as candidate for office, lumber
and coal dealer at Murray.
Willard Clapp, republican; former
secretary to Congressman Pollard,
farmer near Elmwood.
County Commissioner.
George L. Farley, republican;
present commissioner, former county
superintendent, commissioner 1923,
elected 1930 for present term. In
surance business.
Julius A. Pitz, democrat; retired
farmer, county commissioner 1914-
1920, assessor Plattsmouth precinct
and Plattsmouth city.
County Sheriff.
Homer Sylvester, democrat; auto
mobile business, first time as candi
date for office.
Rex Young, republican; former
deputy sheriff five years, auctioneer.
County Surveyor.
Robert D. Fitch, democrat; first
time candidate for office, construc
tion engineer work.
Fulton Harris, republican; first
time candidate for public office. En-
aged as civil engineer.
RETURNS FROM THE WEST
Miss Ruth Patton, deputy in the
office of the county treasurer, re
turned home Saturday afternoon
after a delightful outing in the west.
While at Los Angeles she was the
guest of an aunt and a number of
the old friends. While there she had
the pleasure of meeting a large num
ber of the former friends who are
now making their home in Los An
geles, Long Beach and others of the
southern California cities.
William Baldwin,
War Veteran, is
Awarded $10,400
Secures Fayment of Claim for Dis
ability Incurred in Service
in World War.
Rotary Club Has
Visit from the Dis
trict President
Ray Meyers of Council Bluffs Meets
Here at Observation cf Ro
tary Ann Meeting.
William Baldwin of this city, vet
eran of the world war, Tuesday re
ceived from the U. S. Veterans bu
reau a settlement of his claim for
permanent disability in the sum of
$10,400.
This claim of Mr. Baldwin was for
disability which was contracted in
the United States army while in ser
vice in France and has been pend
ing before the government for the
past few years.
As the result of his heart trouble
and asthma, due to service connect
ed disability Mr. Baldwin also has
uffered an affliction of the spine,
all of which are of a permanent na
ture and incapacitates the veteran
from manual labor.
The check for the amount of the
claim in full was received yesterday
by Mr. Baldwin and closes his case as
far as the government is concerned.
The amount is one that shoudl care
amply for. the needs of the veteran
for his Hf e4im. and protect him from
the want and privation that is But
tered by so many disabled Teterans,
The many friends of Mr. Baldwin
will be pleased to learn of his suc
cessful settlement of his claim and
which will assure him comfort and
care.
VISITS OLD HOME
HOLD HALLOWE'EN PARTY
Tho home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Mrasek on west Main street was the
scene of a very delightful Hallowe'en
party in which a group of the young
folks participated. The members of
the party came in costume and some
very clever designs were to be found
in the garments of the young ladies.
In the course of the evening many
Hallowe'en games were played and
in these Beatrice Arn was the win
ner while the prize winning cos
tume was voted to Frances Hadraba.
Dainty refreshments were served at
an appropriate hour by Mrs. Rrasek
who was assisted by Miss Margaret
Mrasek. Those who enjoyed the oc
casion were Twila Fay Hendrix.
Patty Cloidt, Jean Knorr, Eleanor
Minor, Mary Margaret Kline, Beatrice
Arn, Wilma Swatek, Frances Had
raba, Frances Cloidt, Laura Mrasek,
and Mrs. Marjorie Lohnes, guardian
of the eampflre of which the slrl3
are members.
Thcma3 Mapes and daughter. Miss
Alice, of Denver, have been here
visiting for the past several days with.
Miss Margaret Mapes, Bister of Mr
Mapes. Mr. Mapes made his home
here in his boyhood days, being i
member of one of the old time farn
ilies of this community and while
here met many of the old time
friend3. He had come from Denver
to attend the homecoming of the
University of Nebraska and took ad
vantage of the occasion to visit at
the old home. Mr. Mapes and daugh
ter and Miss Margaret, motored to
Avoca, Iowa, the birthplace of Mr,
Mapes and where they spent come
time in the scenes of childhood days.
TAKEN ON LiaUOR CHARGE
From Wednesday's Dally
Federal officers, operating out of
the Omaha office of H. D. Wilson,
federal prohibition enforcement offi
cer, yesterday took Walter Burke of
this city into custody.
The charge filed against Mr. Burke
at Omaha was that of the sale of
intoxicating liquor. The alleged sale
was made some two week3 ago at
the same time that sale was secured
against a number of other local people.
While in the other case3 of vio
lations here the parties were arraign
ed in the local courts, but in the
case of Mr. Burke the officers took
the defendant on into Omaha to be
arraigned there before Commission
er Mary Mullen for trial in the fed
eral court befora Judge Woourouga.
OLD RESIDENTS HERE
From Wednesday's Dally
Last evening the Plattsmouth Ro
tary club had two exceptionally
pleaeant features afforded them at
their weekly meeting, a Rotary Ann
social and the visit of District Pres
ident Ray Meyers of Council Bluffs.
Tbe meeting was in the nature of
a C:30 dinner party served in the
large dining room of the Brown cafe
and attended by the members of the
club and their ladies.
The meeting was largely devoted
to the reception of President Meyers
and his message. The district presi
dent whose territory covers Nebras
ka, western Iowa and South Dakota,
had a very interesting message along
the line of the Rotary work. He
took up and discussed in detail the
various objects and aims of the greet
international organization. He also
stressed the necessity of international
co-operation in trade and all linee of
contact among the peoples of tbe
world. The cpeakier discussed the
plans for the remainder of the Rotary
year in all of the lines and depart
ments cf Rotary.
Tbe Rotary quartet composed of
Frank A. Clcidt, Harry G. McClusky.
It. W. Knorr and L. D. Hiatt gave
two very beautiful selections, "The
Dells of St. Mary's" and "I Love a
Lassie."
The two high school boys who will
be members of Rotary for November
were present and were greeted by
the members cf the club. The boya ,
this month are Robert Hirz, senior,
and Wiliiam Jensen, junior. .
HAVE HALLOWE'EN PARTY
The members of the Aweont camp
vre held a very pleasant Hallowe'en
party on Saturday evening at the
W. A. Robertson home on North
Sixth street. The party was held In
the spacious basement of the heme
and which had been arranged in the
general witching atmosphere of the
season. Streamers of black and
orange, lanterns, black cats, witches.
had been used to present the proyer
ettings for the party. The decor
ating committee was Rachel Robert
son, Mary Jane Mark, and Mary
Kathryn Wiles.
The girls of the campfire arrived
in costume for the party and as ht
ghostlike figures arrived they were
given many a thrill in the Etunts
that had been prepared for them by
the committee.
The campfire was especially harPT
to have with them Waunita Johnson.
who has been very 111 for the past
several weeks and is now able to re
sume her usual activity.
The jolly party enjoyed the games
of the Hallowe'en season, bobbing
for apples and other amusements
that served to pass the time most de
lightfully.
The refreshments were then served
by tho committee composed of E!va
Johnson, Marjorie Ann Tidball. Mrs.
Alice Woster. guardian of the camp
fire, assisted the girl3 in their party.
ARMISTICE DAY ADDRESS
The address before the Rotary
club at their meeting on November
Sth, will be in keeping with Arm
istice day, on which theme the pro
gram of the meeting will be based.
The speaker is to bo Rabbi Frederick
Cohn, one cf the most widely known
leaders of the Jcwi.h propla in the
west. The meeting will be under
he lcadsrship of Mayor John P. Sat-
tler and promises to he one of the
most Interesting meetings of the
year.
SHOWING IMPROVEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Wellman, of
Denver, Colorado, are here to enjoy
a visit at the home of Mrs. J. F. I Tho many friends cf John E.
Clugy as well as wtih other of the Kirkham, for many year3 city treas
old time friends in this city. Mr. urer of Plattsmouth, will be delight
and Mrs. Wellman departed from ed to learn that Mr. Kirkham is now
this city in 1906 for the west and showing a very pleasing rate of im
have since made their home at Den-' provemcnt at the Clarkson hospital
ver. They found the community at Omaha. Mr. Klrkhani has suf
where they once resided, much fered the amputation of bis leg and
changed and a larger part of the old which has cleared up the infection
time friends gone, younger people fron which he was suffering and it
having grown up and occupying a. is thought that be will now be able
large rari of tbe community life. to return home In a few weeks.
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