Sf Historical Society
VOL. NO. ZLIX
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBR. 23, 1933.
NO. 7
Five Year
Farm Relief
Plan Offered
E. J. Richey of This City Has Plan
That Would Strengthen Prices
of Farm Products.
E. J. Richey, one of the civic lead
ers of the community, has in common
with all residents of the west, given
much thought to the relief of the
farming classes of the country and
the raising of prices of all products
This has led Mr. Richey to the orig
ination of a five year plan to aid agri
culture and which is given below:
This plan contemplates first, loan
by or through the bankers on corn
at fifteen cents per bushel, or a fixed
price on any other farm commodity;
note to be given by the farmers
bearing 4 secured by bill of sale;
note to be due upon the sale' of the
corn or other commodity. The bank
ers to give the farmer an agreement
that the bill of sale is held as col
lateral to I the loan with right of
sale at an agreed minimum price,
and the farmers to receive the profit
in excess of the amount of his note
The bankers to further agree not to
put corn or other commodity on mar
ket for less than the agreed minimum
(say 75c per bu.). The corn or other
commodity to be marketed in an or
derly system under a marketing com
mission, which commission is to rep
resent both the farmers and the bank
ers, with an AGREEMENT FROM
THE FARMERS that they will abide
the dictates of the marketing com
mission with reference to production.
The items covered by the bill of sale
to carry ample insurance to protect
both., the farmer and the bankers.
These notes to be re-discountable
with -the Federal Reserve banks, or
the Reconstruction Finance Corpor
ation. The plan to be advertised
through the co-operation of the farm
ers, the bankers, business men, mor
gage holders, radio, newspapers, etc.,
so as to make its terms known
throughout the land.
For the purpose of carrying the
plan to effect, sub-divide the country
into the local banking districts, the
local bankers to get in touch with
the farmers of their banking district
and report to a state organization,
which in turn can report to a nation
al organization, and when it is as
sured that such a plan will meet with
sufficient support to insure success,
then the system of notes, bills of sale,
and contracts to be executed. It
would be necessary to have the bill
of sale of at least one and one-half
billions of bushels of corn to assure
control of the price to the banker.
If the farmer did not care to make a
lean, let him give the banker a bill
of sale with the same agreement as
though he has made the loan.
Under this plan, for example, if a
farmer has four thousand bushels of
corn for sale, he can obtain a loan
on it at 15 cents per bushel, or $600.
Note to be given carrying 4 and
payable when the corn is sold. He
gives a bill of sale of the corn to
the bankers from whom he obtains
the money, the corn is insured, and
the insurance policy and bill of sale
follows the note as does also the
agreement of the bankers not to sell
below a minimum fixed price, say 75c
per bushel, and that the farmer will
derive in profit on all of the increase
over and above the amount of his
note and interest.
Under this plan of bill of sale at
tached to the note, the bankers can
then assure their depositors that their
money is invested in a commodity
which 13 at its lowest price and is
bound to Increase in value. The re
discount of these notes with the Fed
eral Reserve banks or the Recon
struction Finance Corporation, will
maintain the banks reserve. While
4 on the loans seems exceedingly
low, the bankers will prosper by hav
ing their customers prosperous in
stead of bankrupt. This means that
the bankers note cases will be worth
one hundred cents on the dollar.
Demands should be placed before
the tariff commission of the United
States for the placing of an import
duty on farm "products sufficient to
protect these products against for
eign competition.
Provision should be made for tak
ing care of chattel mortgages now In
existence, either by extension of
time or otherwise, to give the mort
gagors time to meet the situation on
an increased income.
The five year plan if put into ef
feet at once would help to force the
price of the present crop and with
the bill of sale idea in effect, con
trol of the market would be secured,
and hence price valuations forced up
to the standard fixed in the agree
ment, and over a five year period
the farmer could be educated to con
trol production in accordance with
demand. This plan if put into ef
feet at once would stop the bank
failures and mortgage foreclosures
It would give the country a buying
power and put the unemployed back
to work.
Fred T. Ramge
Observes Passing
of Birthday
Seventy-fifth Anniversary Is Marked
by Family Dinner Party Here
for Fifty-four Years.
From Monday's Dally
The seventy-fifth birthday anni
versary of Fred T. Ramge, one of the
long time and highly esteemed resi
dents of the city, was observed today
at the family home on North Tenth
street.
The event was quietly enjoyed by
the members of the family circle in
a dinner party and at which all of
the children were in attendance to
spend the day with the father and
mother.
This is not only the seventy-fifth
birthday anniversary but also fifty-
four years ago on this date Mr.
Ramge, then twenty-one years of age.
arrived in Plattsmouth to mako his
home and he has since been one of
the leading citizens of ' the , com
munity. ... ;j ., .....
Mr. Ramge waa born in Hamburg,
Germany, February 20, 1858, and
when fifteen years of age came to the
United States to seek hi3 fortune. He
located In Iowa for a number of years
until he came from Burlington to
his city in 1879 to make his future
home. Mr. Ramge and Mis3 Alice
Oliver were married here in this city
in 18 82 and last year they celebrated
their golden wedding at the home
here.
The members of the family to en
joy the day here today were Fred T
Ramge, Jr., of this city, Mr. and Mrs.
A. O. Ramge and family of south of
this city and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Meisinger of Omaha.
VISITS IN TEXAS
S. S. Gooding of this city, who
departed a few day3 ago for a trip
to the southwest, has arrived at El
Paso, Texas, where he will spend a
few days before resuming his trip
into old Mexico. Mr. Gooding states
that he was much impressed with
Little Rock, Arkansas, where he spent
a few days but that the western por
tion of Texas, "the staked plains"
country was far from attractive and
for 300 miles the country was desert
sand and sage brush. He states that
El Paso is a large and very fine city
but difficult to get around in owing
to the crooked streets. Mr. Gooding
made a visit to Jaraze, Mexico,
across the river from El Paso and
where he found a very colorful popu
lation and a great deal of excitement
in the wild life of the Mexican city.
He goes from El Paso back to Fort
Worth, Texas and hence on to Laredo
where he will cross into Mexico en
route to Mexico City.
RELEASED FROM COMPLAINT
County Attorney W. G. Kieck Sat
urday dismissed the charges that had
been preferred against Bill Baker on
a statutory offense. The complain
ing witness in the case had married
following the filing of the case and
desired that the charge be dropped
against the defendant. Mr. Kieck at
once withdrew the charges as being
unfounded.
RECEIVES HONOR
Teresa Libershal of Plattsmouth,
a senior in the College of Agriculture
at the University of Nebraska, was
one of the 89 students who received
a tuition scholarship for the current
semester. These awards are made to
worthy students on a basis of schol
arship and financial need. Mis3 Lib
ershal is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank J. Libershal.
Avoca Winner
of Cass County
Tournament
Defeat Greenwood in Finals 22 to 12
to Add to Lo-jg list of
Victories.
The Cans county basketball tour
nament closed on Saturday evening
at Avoca with the fast and aggres
sive team of that place again prov
ing its prowness and annexing the
tournament honors from Greenwood,
22 to 12. The Avoca team had been
rated as the probable winner and
never faltered in its onward inarch
to victory, eliminating the Platts
mouth Reserves 34 to 6 in the second
round, and Alvo in the semi finals
by the score of 37 to 15.
The championship game was hard
fought by the Greenwood team whose
fighting qualities had been demon
strated in their win in the semi finals
over Weeping Water 22 to 6. The
first half of the game was close with
Avoca leading 8 to 5 at tho half time
In tho second half the smooth ma
chine like play of the southern Cass
county team told on the Greenwood
quintet and who were unable to check
the cohorts of Coach L. L. Larson.
The Avoca team ha3 had a splen
did record in the past two seasons
and only bowed to Shubert in the re
gional tournament last spring. The
success of the team is a tribute to
the excellent coaching work of L. L.
Larson, head of the Avoca athletic
department.
Tho box score of the gamo was as
follows:
Avoca
FG FT PF TP
Carstons, f . 2 10 5
Fager, f 0 0 0 0
E. Stovall. t 10,1 2
W.1-Stovall, o -1 1 '---"8
M. Stovall, g 1 2 2 3" 6
N. Johnson, g " 3 0 1 6
9
6 22
Greenwood
FQ FT PF TP
O. Stevenson, f 3 2 2 8
Armstrong, f 0 0 10
Rouse, f 1 1 1 3
Brakhogge, c 0 0 0 0
Mayer, g 0 10 1
L. Stevenson, g 0 0 2 0
4 4 6 12
Referee, Zaar, Murdock; umpire,
Poat, Otoe.
The consolation honors were won
by Alvo from Weeping Water, 22
to 14.
REPRESENTATIVE VISITS HERE
Hon. George E. Nickles of Murray,
was in the city for a short time Sat
urday evening visiting with friends
and discussing with the home folks
the various measures that are now
pending before the state legislature.
Mr. Nickles Is a member of the fi
nance committee of the house and
which has a large number of mat
ters concerning the revenue and tax
measures before them. He is also
much interested in the five year farm
relief plan that has been presented
by E. J. Richey of this city. The
plan was shown by Mr. Nickles to
several at Lincoln and has attracted
a great deal of favorable expression
from the legislators.
HERE FROM ULYSSES
From Monday's Dally
Mr. and Mrs. James Gilmour of
Ulysses, Nebraska, arrived this morn
ing from their home to spend a short
time here with the relatives and
friends. Mrs. C. F. Vallery, sister of
Mrs. Gilmour, has been quite poorly
for some time and Mrs. Gilmour has
been here several times to look after
her care. While here they will also
visit at the A. J. Snyder and Sam Gil
mour homes. Mr. Gilmour was a
pleasant caller at the Journal today
and renewed his subscription to the
semi-weekly edition of the paper.
SMALL FERE TODAY
From Monday's Dally
The fire department was called
thi3 noon to the residence property
just west of the John Bajeck home.
The roof of the house had caught
from sparks from the chimney and
soon was blazing quite freely. The
blaze was extinguished in a short
time by the firemen with only a small
damage to the structure. The resi
dence was occupied by a family
named Dooley.
ENTERTAIN FRIENDS
The home of Mr. and Mrs. P. T,
Becker on North llth street, was
the scene of a very pleasant dinner
party Sunday, they , entertaining
number of friends from Omaha at
dinner and during 'the afternoon
The party comprised Mr. and Mrs
Solon Burkhart and'- Mr. and Mrs
W. E. Tabor of Omaha and John H
Becker, who was home from the state
university over Sunday. Mr. Burk
hart i3 the general manager cf the
Dold Packing Co., at Omaha, and Mr.
Tabor is superintendent of the large
packing plant. The occasion was one
that all enjoyed to the utmost.
Dismiss Action
Against Charles
Grassman Today
Soonest of Relatives That He Be Ho
Prosecuted for: Shooting
Aray Sunday.
From Tuesday's Dally.
This morning in the county court
a dismissal was made of the case of
Charles Grassman, Louisville young
man, held here cunuay for an alleged
shooting affray at the home of Ster
ling Miller near Weeping Water.
Tho dismissal of the easevas made
at the request of Mrs. Grassman, wife
of the man and Mr. and Mrs. Sterling
Miller, brother-in-law and sister-in-
law oZ Grassman, stating that they
were tot prosecuting the case and re
questing that action against Grass-
man be halted b7 the county attor
ney. .
The case was settled by agreement
cf tho parties and the payment of
the costs that had been caused the
county In the matter, .
Mr. Grassman -vjtu- released on a
-
peace bond in the sum. of $1,000
which i3 to be operative for a year
and which wa3 signed by Mr. Grass
man and his grandfather; C. F.
Wheeler of Louisville.
HONORED ON BIRTHDAY
Albert Schiessl waa the honor
guest on Sunday at a delightful
birthday dinner, the event being held
at the home of the parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Schiessl on west Oak
street.
The dinner was very attractively
arranged by the ladies of the family
and embraced all of the good thlng3
that anyone could have desired. The
centemiece of the . table was the"!
handsome birthday cake baked by
Mrs. Louis Schiessl, which with its
blowing candles made a handsome
picture. The dinner wa3 served by
the sisters of the guest of honor and
Miss Florene Born.
While the dinner was drawing to
tho close, Franklin Sedlak, Robert
Ulstrup and Betty Louise Sedlak,
joined in singing "Happy Birthday"
for their uncle.
The members of the family were
all delighted that the mother, who
has been poorly, was able to Join the
other members of the family at the
table for the dinner.
. The afternoon was spent in pin
ochle and taking victures and in
showering the guest of honor with
many happy returns of the day.
Those who enjoyed the event were:
Mr. and Mrs. Al Ulstrup, daughter,
Ellen and son, Robert, of Ashland;
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Janda and Mr.
and Mrs. Pery Dunn, of Omaha; Mr.
and Mrs. Max Vallery, Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Schiessl, Mr. and Mrs. Prank
S.-dlak, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schiessl
and the guest of honor.
OPEN NEW OFFICES
The B. M. & T. Co., which was or
ganized here some time ago by Mich
ael J. McCloud, A. L. Brown and Ed
W. Thimgan, former sheriff, now has
offices in the building of C. A. Rawls,
east of the court house. This com
pany is engaged in the handling of
stocks, bonds, insurance and loans as
well as a general brokerage business.
Mr. McCloud and Mr. Thimgan are
the active field .men of the firm and
have had much promising success in
the few weeks that they have been
- engaged in the new firm. The firm
has been able to handle several deals
of stock transference that has proven
most satisfactory ; to. j the customers
and the company.
Arrest Suspect
in Murdock Rob
bery in Iowa
H. J. Heckathorne Arrested in Osceola,
Iowa, as an Accomplice of P.
F. O'Hare in Robbery.
Prom Wednesday's Daily
Deputy Sheriff Jarvis Lancr-ster re
turned last evening "from Osceola,
Iowa, bringing with him H. J. Hecka
thorne, 30, who is a suspect in the
attempted robbery of the Farmers
Mercantile Co. store at Murdock on
the night of February 1st.
At the time of the attempted rob
bery P. F. O'Haro, 25, was .led
when he fell down a stairway in the
store and broke his neck after ne
had attempted to battle Cass Syl
vester, brother of Sheriff Homer Syl
vester. O'Hare had been seen in Murdock
and vicinity during the day as well
as at Plattsmouth and accompanied
by a companion and when entering
the store the accomplice had remain
ed away from the building and made
his escape in the excitement when
Cass Sylvester fired at O'Hare inside
the store building.
The officers have been carrying on
a search for the second man in the
robbery and were notified that Kecka-
thorn was being held at Osceola,
Iowa, as a suspect in the case.
Deputy Sheriff Lancaster drove to
Osceola Tuesday afternoon and was
accompanied by Frank Melvin, Eddie
Craig, Herman Wendt and John
Amgwcrt, of Murdock, to identify the
man if possible. The Murdock men
were able to make the identification
of tho man as the one that they had
seen In company with O'Hare on the
day cf the robbery.
.Heckathorne stated .to the officers
that he 'was with O'Hare at Mur
dock on the day. of the robbery, but
that he was not there at night when
O'Hare had made his ill venture at
tempt to rob the store and ran into
a trap that had resulted in his death.
SUFFERS SEVERE LOSS
The McMaken Trucking Co., suf
fered a loss of $ 1.0 00 lato Monday
afternoon when a trailer loaded with
furniture was burned while in transit
to Omaha from this city. The trailer
was attached to a truck and engaged
in transporting the household effects
of John N. Beck and family to Om
aha.
When past La Platte the driver of
the truck first noticed that the trail
er loaded with the household goods
was fire. Efforts were made to ex
tinguish the blaze, without success,
and the household effects as well as
the body of the truck wa3 destroyed.
The fire evidently originated from
something la the furniture and had
probably been smouldering for some
time until it burst into flames and
soon swept the trailer and Its con
tents.
Rea McMaken, head of the truck
ing company, estimates that the cost
of the fire will reach at least $1,000
by the time the damage is repaired
and the trailer placed back into serv
ice.
LIGHTS WERE OUT
From Wednesday's Pally
The street lights in the northwest
section of the city were all out last
evening and that portion of the city
plunged into darkness not unlike the
bottomless pit, save where the light
of a passing car or from some home
beamed out as a lighthouse for the
traveler. The break In the service
was occasioned by the limb of a tree
falling on the electric line and caus
ing the consequent disruption of the
city service. The private lines, how
ever, were operating in that section
of the city.
DELIVERS ADDRESS
From Tuesday's Dally
R. Poster Patterson, principal of
the high school, was at Omaha today
where he was called to address the
members of the Tribe of Yessir, Cham
ber of Commerce pep organization.
Mr. Patterson spoke on "George
Washington," he being a close stu
dent of the life and. times of the
great general and first president of
the republic. The address was given
at the noonday luncheon of the club
and very largely attended.
JOINS KAPPA ZETA CHI
Miss Jean Hayes, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert B. Hayes of this!
city, a student at Morningside college
at Sioux City, has become a member
of the Kappa Zeta Chi Eorority at her
school. Miss Hayes is in her sopho
more year at Morningside and has
Deen active In the work of the mu-
sical department of the college. The
college held the close of their pledg
ing campagin a week ago and thej
results of the pledges announced in
the "Reporter," official paper of the
college. Miss Hayes was one of the
members of the graduating class of;
1931 of the local high school.
Rotarians
Hear of Bees
and Culture
Interesting Talks Given by James
and Charles Warga on This
Important Industry.
Bee raising and its various aspects
was the subject of the talks given
Tuesday before the Plattsmouth
Rotary club, James and and Charle3
Warga, who have followed the cul -
ture of bees for several years, being
the speakers.
They had with them several specl-
mens of the combs in which the
honey is deposited by the bees, and
with their long and varied experience
they gave many interesting facts in
regard to the bees, their life and the
busy periods when they are gather -
ing and depositing the money in the
combs for storage and of which they
are disponed for the gratification of
mankind for this delicacy.
It had been hoped that the lecture
could, be illustrated by films, but the holder of $10,000 of tho regis
which. failed to r arrivo in time for i tcred 'warrants-rn 'which 'tfce7' bad
the meetltrsrtma which will probably j Invested a part of their funds-while
be shown later to tho Rotarians. j individuals hold a number of -tho.'
In the entertainment feature of warrants,
the meeting Miss - Cora Williams, J The case probably will be decided
supervisor of music cf the local city Eoon and the result will determine
schools, presented the string quartet what action the city may find ncccs-
of the high school, composed of four sary to take in regard to the war
of the talented young ladie3 and who rants that are now carried as a part
were heard In several well given
numbers. The quartet wa3 composed
of Misses Alice Hiatt, Lois Bestor,
Marjorie Tidball and Rachel Robert
son.
The meeting wa3 in charge of!
R. A. Bates as the chairman of the
current program.
HAVE PATRIOTIC WINDOWS
The display windows of the H. M.
Soennichsen Co., have a shov.lng of
a special George Washington' win
dow, arranged by the Daughters of
the American Revolution. The win
dow has a large portrait of the first
president as well as an ancient spin
ning wheel, old time musket and the
banner of the Fontenelle chapter of
the Daughters of the American Revo
lution, as well as the American flag
to add to tho patriotic observance
of the day.
The portrait of General Washing-
ton f3 also shown in the east win- eral George Washington, the city to
dows of the C. E. Wescott's Sons d?y 0b3erTe(i a partial holiday and
store and which pays a special trib- the DankSf posioffice, offices at tho
ute to the great leader of the na-
tion.
RETIRES AS TREASURER
Jesse P. Perry, who for a period of
fifteen years had served as the treas
urer of tho First Methodist church,
retired Sunday from the office after
tho church body had at last heeded
his often repeated requests to be re
lieved of the office,
The church
elected as the successor to Mr. Perry,
Mrs. John W. Crabill, who has been
an active leader in the various church
societies and who will now carry on
the work of the treasurership.
LEAVES ON TOUR
From Tuesday's Dally
Mrs. E. H. Wescott, state regent
of the Daughters of the American i
Revolution, departed this morning onj
a tour that will includo three unit3 Gerald Ketelsen, who has been at
of the D. A. R. organization. Mrs. the Clarkson hospital at Omaha, rc
Wescott will first visit at the chapter covering from a very severe case of
at Sterling today, returning to Lin- pneumonia, has so far recovered that
coin Wednesday. On Thursday Mrs. he was able to return home Sunday.
Wescott . visits Blair and will assist Gerald stood the trip nicely and 13
in the dedication of a monument that now at the family home recuperating,
will be erected by the D. A. R. to-'The" little lad however, cannot re
mark one of the pioneer Epots of the -ceive company ' until ho Is some
state. . stronger.
! Amue Validity
of City Warrants
in State Court
Ca3e c A Tidd vs e. Kirlt-
i,0 -f Qi t Knmhitfivl t.
Supreme Court.
On Tuesday afternoon in the state
supreme court the case of A. L. Tidd
Vs. John E. Kirkham, city treasurer
Cf Plattsmouth, v.-e.t argued to the
court and submitted by the attorneys
in the action.
The city wa3 represented in tho
action by City Attorney J. A. Cap
well while W. A. Robertson appeared
as attorney for the Plattsmouth
Board of Education and other own
ers of tho city warrants that are in
question. Mr. Tidd appeared in his
own interests in the case.
This action wa3 filed by Mr. Tidd,
a taxpayer, against Mr. Kirkham.
then city treasurer, to prevent the
paying of interest or the principal of
warrants aggregating some $18,000.
which were issued by the city for
the erection of the viaduct on Granite
street and also for use in tho con-
struction of a road connecting with
:the county road to the Missouri river
traffic bridge.
The case was tried here in the dis
trict court before Judge W. G. Hast-
ing3 of Omaha on the bench, who
found for the city and declared tho
'warrants to be legal and that tho city
.was in Its power in issuing the came.
no protest having been made at tho
. time.
The case was then appealed to the
'supreme court by Mr. Tidd and where
it i3 now to receive the judgment of
tho high court.
The board of education of the city
of tho floating Indebtedness of tha
city.
j '
ENTERS NEW FIELD
Rev. A. V. Hunter, who has been
pastor of the Methodist church at
Lexington, Nebraska, ha3 entered a
new field of labor for the church. Mr.
Hunter will become field worker for
the Werleyan university and Rev.
L. H. Kaub, .who"" has held this posi
tion takes over the church at Lex
ington. Mr. Hunter was pastor of tho
Plattsmouth church for a number of
yeara and in his new work will have
the opportunity of a general acquain
tance over the state in the interest
of tho great Methodist school.
CITY HAS HOLIDAY
From Wednesday's Dally
In honor of the two hundred and
erst cirthday anniversary of Gen-
court house and the BREX shops wero
all closed for the entire day.
Tho business housea of tho city,
however, were open as usual find the
day was merely Wednesday to thosa
in the DUSnesfl section
REJOICE IN NEW SON
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Tulene are
enjoying the pleasures of being tho
grandparents of a fine nine pound
grandson that arrived at their borne
on Sunday. The young man is a
con of Hr. and Mrs. George Iske of
K2ycef Wyoming, the mother hav-
ing been here for some weeks at tho
home of the parents. All are doing
nicely and the event has brought a
great deal of pleasure to all of the
'members cf the family circle.
RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL