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SWITCHMEN MAY STRIKE
The Western Railroads May tie Tied Up
for Some Time.
EFFECTS TWENTY-TWO THOUSAND MEN
An Increase of Ten Cent Per Hour
Asked for Between Buffalo
and Pacific Coast.
Is
A switchmen's strike, to tie up all
the railways west of Buffalo through
to the Paclflo coast, seems now almost
certain. The men In the local yards
at this city have been for some time
expecting this to happen but have not
said very much about it. The general
managers of all the railroads In Chi
cago have Issued an ultimatum, curtly
notifying the switchmen that their
demands for an eight-hour day and In
crease in pay cannot be granted. ..The
refusal seems to admit of no compro
mise and it has placed the switchmen
in the position of either accepting de
feat or of trying to gain their ends by
declaring the strike they have threat
ened to call.
The demands are not made by all
switchmen, but includes only those
who arc members of the switchmen's
union of North America. Itissaid
that In case of a strike be inn called
the labor situation may be complicated
by the attitude cf the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen, which Is not yet
defined.
On September 20, the switchmen
presented their demands to the rail
way managers, demanding a hearing
on or before October 23. They asked
that 42 cents an hour be paid foremen
and 38 cents to helpers, all time over
eight hours to be paid for at that rate.
This is an increase of 10 cents an hour
and cuts the average working time
down, it is claimed, nearly four hours.
The managers' refusal of the de
mands were given yesterday by Daniel
Smith, chairman of the central com
mittee, who at once carried the notice
to A. J. Heberling, vice president of
the national organization, who is in
Chicago watching the outcome.
"The demand made Is an absolute
necessity," said Mr. Ileberling. "The
men cannot live on the pay they now
receive with the constant Increase in
cost of living. If we can gain the de
mand made, It will be the second in
crease in pay made to switchmen in
twenty years.
"Another reason for the demand for
more money Is that of late injuries to
switchmen have become so frequent
that it makes insurance almost impos
sible. It is a dangerous calling and
statistics compiled by the insurance
companies show that the life of the
switchman is only about seven years,
"A strike, If called, will effect 22,'
OC0 men and we feel sure that in case
we decide to go out that at least 14,
000 other railway employes will go
out also."
Officials of the union say final ac
tion will depend upon the action ta
ken by the men themslves when a
referendum is taken. It is expected
that this vote will be taken within
few days.
As the Journal understands it, such
a strike will not particulary effect the
Burlington road only in Chicago, where
all such employees belonging to
the union that is demanding the in
crease of ten cents per hour. It this
be the case a tie up in Chicago is the
only effect it will have upon that road.
Busy Getting1 Ready for Sale.
The ladles of the Aid society and
Auxiliary of the Presbyterian church
met yesterday afternoon In a joint
session at the home of Mrs. n. J
Strelght, who was assisted in enter
talnlne by Mesdames P. . Ruffner
and J. W. Johnson. The afternoon
was devoted to the preparation of ar
tides for the Rummage sale, which
will be held under the auspices of the
Fresbyterian church from the 10th
until the nth of November. The
ladles will have room open on the 8th
to recelve.mark and arrange the goods
for the convenience of the patrons,
After an afternoon of Industrious
wcrk, the dc'iclous refreshments
served by the hostess proved to be a
verv welcome diversion before the
meeting adjourned.
The Verdict of Everybody.
To fill the vacancy on the demo
crat ticket for state senator, Henry
Gerlng resigning, the democrat cen
tra! committee Induced .lamcsStandcr
of Louisville to make the race. The
worst we can say of Mr. Standcr Is
that he is a very fine man, a gentle
man and a scholar.-Weeping Water
Herald.
Keep the bowels open when you
have a cold and use a good remedy to
allay the Inllamatlon of the mucus
membranes. The best is Kenedy's
Laxitlve Honey and tar. It contains
no oplates,;moves the bowels, drives
out the cold. Is reliable and tastes
good. Sold by F. O. Frlcke A Co. and
Oerlng& Co.
Goat to Tennessee.
Attorney l O. Dwyer, the demo
cratic candidate for county attorney,
departed this morning for Tennessee
on urgent leal matters, and will be
gone until Monday or Tuesday next.
Mr. Pwyer started last evening for
Chicago on No. 14, which Is Intended
to connect with the Denver-Chicago
train which runs to Pacific Junction
on the other side of the river, but on
his arrival at the Junction the other
train had just "pulled out," and he
was forced to return on No. 13 and
take a fresh start this morning. Mr.
Dwyer will make a canvass of the
county on his return home.
BARTLEYMAYBREAKSILENCE
111 Ei-Treuorir Does Not Like the Mai
ler la Which Hi Is Bilnc Criticised.
"Any charges I may have to make
against candidates or other persons
will be made over my own signature "
So declared Joseph S. Bartlay, ex-
treasurer of the state of Nebraska, In
discussing an interview published In a
Holt county newspaper and purport
ing to emanate from him. The Inter
view charged that Attorney General
Norris Brown bad indirectly been a
beneficiary of the failure of a Buffalo
county bank in which Bartley had de
posited a large amount of state funds.
Hartley's statement, given above, Is
the first authentic and authorized one
given to a newspaper and is a refuta
tion of the alleged Interview published
n the Holt county paper.
"I have made no charge against any
candidate," continued Mr. Bartley,
'and as I said before, none Is authentic
unless my signature Is attached."
Since the appearance of the Holt
county story several newspapers have
attacked Bartley as the alleged author
of It. Referring to the statements of
one of the local papers, Bartley said:
"If the bricks in the building that
newspaper calls its home could speak,
many of them, I believe, could tell a
story of decided interest."
Many attempts have been made to
induce the former treasurer to make
statements concerning candidates for
public office, but these have been
skillfully foiled by the ex-offlclal.
From the conversation connected with
the statement authorized by Mr. Bart
ley, however, the Insinuation might
be conveyed that the ex-treasurer may
soon break a long silence and give to
the publ ic o ver his own signature some
very interesting bits oi the financial
history of the state from 1903 to 18U7.
Lincoln (star.
Torments of Tetter and Eciema Al
layed.
The intense itching characteristic
of eczema, tetter and like skin diseases
is instantly allayed ty applying Cham
berlain's Salve and many severe cases
have been permanently cured by its
use. For sale by F. G. Frlcke & Co
and at D'Ment's.
To the Music Lovers of Plattsmouth,
The Choral union exists for the
benefit of no person, sect or sex, but
for the cultivation of the musical tal
entof all who avail themselves of Its
opportunities. You who do not assist
In making this movement a success
miss a great opportunity to contribute
to a heightened standard of musical
excellence and to secure personal ad
vantages which are priceless.
It Is unfortunate that the purposes
of the Union have been so seriously
misunderstood and consequently mis
interpreted. An outline of the plans
for the winter's work will show its
universal adaptlblllty to the musical
needs and accomplishments of our
people. The Union is to meet the
first and third Thursday nights of
each month from 7 to 10 o'clock. The
first hour and a half to be devoted to
rudlmental work under the direction
of Mrs. Mae Morgan. The second hour
and a halt to high grade chorus work
under the direction of Prof. J. II
Slmms of Omaha. Prof Slrams is
president of the Omaha Musical Art
society and director of the choir in
All Saint's Episcopal church, also the
director of one or two other musical
societies of Omaha. He has the un
qualified recommendation of Frof,
Jones of Bellevue college and Trof,
Thos. J. Kelley, director of the great
musical chorus at the Omaha exposl
tloo. Trof. Slmms Is available at
very nominal puce. Here Is an op
portunlty to secure the best. If you
are Interested come to the meeting of
the Choral union Thursday night at
the home of Mrs. Hassc, where the
matter will bo considered.
The Inlatlon fee Is one dollar-later
expenses arc met by a per capita as
scssinent J. II. K.w.Hirnv,
President Choral I'nion
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mcnt of the stomach and by Indigcs
tlon. Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets correct theso disorders
and effect a cure. By taking these
taklets as soon as the first Indications
of the disease appears, the attack may
bo warded off. Get a free sample and
try them. For sale by F. 0. Frlcke &
Co., and at D'Ment's.
Pincsalve cleanses wounds, Is highly
antiseptic, uncqualcd for cracked
hands. Good for cuts. Sold by Gcr-
Ing & Co. 's drugstore.
A VERY CLEVER SWINDLE
Postoflice Authorites An Looking Into an
Unusual Case at Tecuseti.
Pcstotlice Inspector Moore has re
ceived notification from Tecumseh of
one of the cleverest frauds ever perpe
trated In the state, and which In
volved the ritling of a mail box, says
the Omaha Bee.
A man purporting to be John Spicer,
a farmer, walked into the office of L.
C. Chapman, a prominent Tecumseh
attorney, last Monday and engaged
the services of Mr. Chapman in col
lecting IIW wages which he said was
due his son, Fred Spicer, for work on
the farm of William Kershaw, a well-to-do
farmer living near Tecumseh.
Mr. Chapman Immediately wrote
Mr. Kershaw asklpg if be wished to
make settlement, and when the letter
had been placed in Kenshaw's mail
box, Spicer is said to have stolen It
from the mall box and mailed a clev-
eraly forged letter back to Attorney
Chapman saying that for various rea
sons he, Mr. Kershaw, would settle
for only $170 and enclosing a draft on
Tecumseh bank for the amount.
As soon as Chapman received the
forged letter, Spicer arrived and they
read It over together,Splccr, of course,
agreeing to settle for $170.
Together they went to the bank and
cashed the check, Attorney Chapman
kecplDgllO for his fee and Spicer
making oil with the rest.
When Attorney Chapman found out
he had been duped he tried to get
Kershaw by 'phone, but It was found
that the wires had been cut.
Mrs. Spurlock's Work.
Speaking of the recent death of M rs.
Spurlock, the Lincoln Star says: "For
seventeen years, Mrs. Spurlock has la
bored zealously for the upbuilding of
the Mothers' Jewels home at York.
Beginning with a few small buildings,
the home now has excellent quarters
and sixty-nine children are housed and
educated. The home owns 200 acres
of land near York and is In prosperous
condition financially. The boys and
girls who have been sent out from the
home have made excellent records.
"During the hard times In Nebras
ka, Mrs. Spurlock was on the verge of
despair,. but managed to weather the
storm. She originated the system of
sending boxes of supplies and clothing
from Methodist churches in all parts
of the state. These boxes have been
sent to the home from hundreds of
churches and have materially benefited
the Inmates."
Encourage the Home Boys.
(Communicated.)
An eastern paper tells of an Incident
where a ball game took place on Sun
day afternoon, also, just across the
way was a church where there wss
held divine worship at the same time
The ball game drew 500 people while
at church were gathered about 50.
Not favoring Sunday sports a per
son can compare the two the various
amount of enthusiasm credited to one
and to the other.Now It seems strange
that as a person travels through all
the small, as well as large towns of
the west they can see In nearly every
case a neatly-fenced In ball diamond
and grand stand. Here people are
willing that some one else go about
and start things going. Now we will
suppose some one else has done so. In
this case it Is the organizing of a city
foot ball team. Is It too much trouble
for the several thousand people here
to show the boys that they are to be
encouraged? Saturday afternoon
there are a great many people at lets
ure and last Saturday found about 45
of them at the ball game. Now is
this encouraging the boys? Why in
town of this size there bad ought to be
at least 500 people at such a game as
we played last Saturday, and the one
before. The boys are doing nobly and
now encourage them by your presence
at their next game.
Takes First Prlae.
At the stock show that is now
progress in Nebraska City today,
W. White, the manager of the Ne
braska telephone company in thlsclty
walked away with the first prize for
the best single driving horse. We
are indeed pleased to learn of his sue
cess In the contest, and to know that
old Cass can put forward some turn
outs that are a credit to any stock
show.
Seay-Thomas Wedding.
In the parlors of the St. Luke's rec
tory, a pretty wedding occurred last
night at 7:110, when Mr. Win. Seay and
Miss Lillian Thomas, were united
holy wedlock. Theccrcmony was per
formed In the presence of about
dozen relatives, by Canon II. 11. Bur
gess. The bride is a daughter of J. W
Thomas, who resides near tills city
and the news of this happy event will
be a surprise to her many friends
In this city. Mr. Seay served
through theil'hllipplne campaign and
Is to be congratulated in capturing
one of Cass county's popular young la
dies. The young couple departed this
afternoon for Wilber, near which place
the groom Is located on a ranch.
For Sale.-Oliver typewriter good as
new $00. Inquire at the Journa
office.
Birthday Surprise Party.
At the homo of J. C. York a pleas
nt surprise party occurred last even
ing, the occasion being In honor of
their daughter, Miss Katle.who passed
her tenth blttlulay yesterday. Vari
ous games assisted toward the social
time, enjoyed by the young folks, and
at a late hour delicious refreshments
were served. Each of those Invited
presented their friend with a gift that
will he treasured by her In years to
come.
The following were among those
who were present: Misses Edith Re
bal, Janet Brantncr, May Glenn, Vio
let Freese, Gertrude Robinson, Helen
Hadraba, Florence and Pauline Ka-
ascck, Nellie and Zema Schaub, Edith
Grassman, Zella Elliott, Doris Nell-
son, Cclica Kalascek, Blanche Had
raba.
SLANDERER AND TATTLER
I or Shi Has i Reckless Dlsregird for
Truth and Honest Reputation.
.The following was handed to a Jour
nal roporter several days since with
request that we give the same a place
in our columns. It fully Illustrates the
character for which It Is Intended,
and we hope there are none In Platts
mouth who will take It so much to
heart that they will think we have
hit the nail on the head." We give
thr article, however, for Just what It
Is worth, let It strike where It may:
'The slanderer or tattler that all
towns and communities have been
cursed with from Christ down to the
present time, lias been well represent
ed by the immortal Loftan Inhls book
characters, as a serpent with a
characteristic human head, colled In
the grass, striking with an arrow tip
ped tongue Into the bleeding heart of
the victim. The serpent with his
venom and Ire, with his slimy, slippery
folds and his noiseless crawl, with his
deadly coil and fatal fang, Is the only
fit emblem of the man or woman who
stabs and kills you In character. Jeal
ousy and envy, prejudice and malignity
are the sac of poison under the slander
er or tattler's tongue, from which he
feeds his deadly fangs, and which
pierce your good name. Love and
honor never engage In this vile busi
ness; but the slanderer is a total stran
ger to noble Instincts of the human
breast. He or she has a reckless dis
regard for truth and honest reputation
fox everything about them. The
neighborhood gossip has nothing
better to do than to gratify an over
weaning desire to talk about his neigh
bor, and such people- seem to find a
fiendish delight In their base vocation
A bit of scandal Is a sugar plum which
they roll in their mouth and divide
with each other; and the plum grows
as it rolls from mouth to mouth, like
the five loaves and the two little fishes
with which the Master fed five tuous
and hungry souls and had twelve
baskets left to eat between meals.
Some one has said of the slanderer
that bis edge Is sharper than the
sword; whose tongue outvenoms all
the worms of Nile. It is impossible,
w ith an ordinary sense of the humane,
to comprehend or appreciate the
nature and character of slander. We
can see how men In the heat of pas
sion can slay their fellows, how hun
ger and penury can steal, how the
wreck of habit can debauch himself,
but there are souls too lofty, hearts
too pure, to understand how this mon
ster of all lnquity can ruin the repu
tation or destroy the character of an
immortal being. How infinitely worse
than theft or murder or arson is the
slanderer. The victim of the tattler
often suffers more than from theft or
murder, as with a consciousness of
innocence, he endures a lifetime of
shame without the power of rectifica
tion or defense."
ManZan relieves Instantly the pain
caused by those blind, bleeding, itch
Ing and protruding piles. It is put up
in collapsible tubes in such a way that
it can be applied where the trouble
originates, thus stopping the pain im
mediately. Try one bottle, and if you
are not relieved, your money will be
refunded. Try our free offer. Sold by
Gerlng & Co.'s drug store.
Prowlers Still Busy.
The home of Rev. A. L. Zlnk and
several other residents of high school
hill, report that some mysterious
prowler was In that neighborhood
last night. Tho Christian minister
and his family were aroused during
the night by the barking of their dog,
but an investigation of the premises
failed to disclose the source of the
trouble. Whoever this unknown noc
turnal prowler is, he had Letter take
warning In time, or he will receive a
load of shot from some of tho clti.cns
whom ho molests.
Among the places to be visited last
night was that of Mrs, Anton Hook
mcycr. It Is reported that some one
attempted to gain entrance to the
house, when Mrs. ISookmcyer and
daughter ran to a neighbors, thus
frightening the Intruder away. Noth
ing has yet been missed from the
premises visited last night.
"Suffered dayand night the torment
of itching piles. Nothing helped me
until I used Doan'i Ointment. It
cured me permanently." Hon. John
' R. Garrett, mayor, Glrard. Ala.
A, G, -SHALLENBERGER,
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FUSION CANDIDATE FOR 60YERN0R.
THE CHOICE OF THE PEOPLE!
He stands for:
Two tint Railroad Fare,
Lower freight Rates,
No Free Passes,
Equal Taxation,
Direct Primaries.
SIXTY RIPRAPPERS WANTED
By the Burlington Officials Who Have
Charge of Work Across the River.
THE PRESENT FORCE IS INSUFFICIENT
Task of Protecting River Bank bj Means
of Stone md Willows Must be Com
pleted Before Winter.
The Burlington olllclals at this point
who have charge of the riprap work
that lias been In progress since last
spring on the cast bank of the river
gave the Information today that sixty
more men were wanted at once, In or
dcr to complete the work before win
ter arrives. This work was nccessl
tatcd by the encroachment of the
"Old Muddy" last spring, and In order
to prevent a repetition of the cutting
off of the banks next spring, two gangs
of men have been employed all sum
mcr, sinking mattings of willows and
stone, along the bank for a distance of
several miles. The two gangs at pres
ent employed are under Oscar Samp
son and Oscar Arvldson, but the en
tire work is under the supervision of
I). C. VVoodrlng, superintendent of
bridges for the Iiurllngton.
The construction of this riprap work
was begun several years ago, when
about a mile and a half of willows and
stone was placed In the river just
above the bridge. This proved to be
a very effective protection for the
bank, until the sudden rise last spring
secured a hold on the land above the
old riprap work, which it threatened
to wash out and resume washing away
the bank.
Additional men are very urgently
needed, In order to finish up the Job,
before the river freezes, as after that
time the work Is carried on with dlfll
culty.
A Blf Land Deal.
xnere was a big deal closed up yes
terday involving a tract of G30 acres
of land on the Missouri bottom, the
total consideration on both sides be
Ing 1100,000.
By the deal George Eoilcau of Red
Oak comes into possession of a portion
of the old John Wright farm four
miles south of Pacific Junction.
This farm was recently owned
by
Amos Everham who traded it about
year ago to ex-State Senator Elliott
Lowe of Lincoln, Neb.
The rarm was put in at lioo an
acre, 125,000 cash being paid and the
balance being various Red Oak prop
erties.
A few weeks ago Mr. Hoi lean
quired from W. 11. Cowglll the C.
Tlmmons farm of 2,10 acres In that
ac
F,
lo
cality, so that now he has about
acres of line bottom land In a body.
This big deal was engineered I
(ilenwood real estate men, Rromely &
Lewis acting fur Lowe and P.. V.
iJrcenxlec for Rolleau.- ("Ilenwood
Tribune.
Failed to Find W.itch.
Mrs. Louisa Cooper and Miss Edith
I!u.el, who went to Omaha yesterday
afternoon In an endeavor to secure
somo trace, or If possible, recover the
watch which was stolen from Mrs.
Cooper several days ago, were unable
to do so, and returned home last night.
The number of the watch had been
sent to the chief of police in Omaha,
who had In turn notified tho pawn
shops that a watch bad been stolen,
but no one had attempted to leave a
watch of that number in an Omaha
shop, but it may turn up later on,
when the matter Is forgotten.
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THE PLATTSMOUTH SCHOOLS
The following figures are taken from
the reports of the teachers for the
first month: Enrollment in high
school 185; grades, 010; average attend
ance in high school, 172; grades, 797;
tardy marks-high school, 10; grades,
40; per cent of attendance, high school
97; grades, 93. Last year for the cor
responding month the figures were as
follows: Enrollment high school,
1G4; grades, 8)7; average attendance
high school, 150; grades, 782; tardy
marks, 2 47; per cent of attendance,
08-93.
We have never had a more favora
ble start than this year. Pupils and
teachers were down to progressive
work the second day of school. The
deportment of the pupils in the build
ings and on the grounds has been
highly satisfactory.
Principal Strickland has sent to
parents of the high school pupils a cir
cular relative to home study that has
my hearty approval. We have been
gradually increasing the demands upon
high school students until today It Is
absolutely necessary for those who ei
pecttogetthe best results to give
some time to home study.
Had I been writing the circular I
should have asked thlsquestlon, "Are
you sure that social demands upon
your child Is not Interfering with
school work? ' My!observatlon during
the last four years has convinced me
that In many cases pupils have not at
tained best results because of their
social life. No child can give two or
three evenings of the week to the
theatre or social functions and be pre
pared to do the best work In school.
I find an excellent article along this
same line in this week's Nebraska
Teacher, from the pen of Supt. A. A.
Reed of Superior. I shall ask our city
papers to give it space some day soon.
Tho San Francisco collection
amounts to IM.25. The gift will cer
tainly broaden the children's concep
tion of "Who is My Neighbor?"
E. L. Rot'SR, Superintendent.
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