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Nth. no SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION EIGHT PAGES VOLUME XXVI11 PLATTSMOUTII. NEBRASKA. MONDAY, MARCH 2'J, 1909 NO. t) f THAT "CITIZENS" CONVENTION "But Avoid Foolish Questions and ContentionsFor They are Unprofitable and Vain"--Titus 3-9 From Friday's Dally. After several long weeks of tra vail and pain the child has been born. Into a cold and unfeeling world last night was ushered the Citizens ticket of the city of Platts mouth. That Its course through life will be one of tumult and trouble is predicted by all the poltical doctors of the city. The weekling seemed to be al most entirely in the hands of repub lican doctors, the democrats present seeming to be merely there in the capacity of wet nurses to the infant. Among the republican doctors pres ent all the remedies In existence cal culated to relieve the condition of the infant were applied. It represented all shades and degrees of finatical ideas some of the prominent members being those pillored not long since as spies of the county attorney's of fice while others had equally notori ous records as "reformers." It was not strange that a ticket born of such a combination should be a weird and strange one. To blend all the various nostrums for good gov ernment into one ticket seems almost beyond the power of man and it re mains to be seen whether It has been successfully done There was an active participation in the convention of probably one hundred men. In addition to those there was present an equal number of idly curious spectators who sen ed much amused at the proceedings and robbed the meeting of much of the dignity- which should have gone with it. Of those in the conven ninety per cent at least were re publicans. The remaining ti'ii per cent were prohibitionists and off color democrats. The latter were however very active considering their numbers and dictated things to their republican brethren in lively fash ion. It was about eight thirty o'clock before the crowd was large enough to warrant J. P. Falter calling it to order. Presumably he was chair man of the of the self-constituted and mysterious "committee' which called this strange and unique gathering tr get her as he rapped foi order and staiea the first business before the meeting was the election of a chair raan. The hall was full of confu elon and considerable delay was ex ptrleur.td in herding the pnrtli Ipants Into Beats. A. W. Atwood nominated C. A. Rawls for chairman and J M. RoWrts was also named for the.sam, positiou. 'Another delay occurred white ibe candidates watted for some one to second the nominations and this tc(me painful until Mr. UavU withdiew his name and Mr. KobrU v, as t.!erted by acclamation although the acclaim was rather feobl;. Mr. Rrberta on taking the chair thanked tNe ruet!ng for the privilege of pre siding over the deliberations and P'-omised to do the best he c uH R. H. Wescott was then chosen secre tary. Tiiis cleared the decks for vi-tlon and business was commenced with a rush. The reading of th all was dispensed with and neralnat.oni fw rcaor were called for. Jacob P. Fal ter took the floor or rather held it as he had from the start, and u. a speech which bristled with eloquence, nomin ated Dr. Edgar D. Cummins, elou- glzing him as a man everyone knew, born and raised In the city and a good clean citizen with many other verbal pyrotechnics which In a proper, well regulated convention would have set the crowd wild but which seemed to fall like one of the pancakes a newly wed wife bakes, on the crowd. Hon. R. B. Windom In a speech occupying several minutes seconded Dr. Cum mins' nomination. Mr. Windham paid special attention to the fact that the meeting doubtless reflected the sen timent of a great many, perhaps large portion of the citizens. Dr. Cummins would give the city an effi clent administration. Not everyone was satisfied with the ticket already In the field and perhaps even a, third one might be necessary. This meet Ing was non- partisan (and the speak er did not smile). The large num ber present seemed to signify that things were not satisfactory. There seemed to be a feeling that this tick et would give better government. Whether the people wanted this tick et or not could be told at the polls ond ward, W. G. Straight; third ward O. C. Hudson and August Johnson; foourth ward. Harry Barthold, fifth ward On motion of Rev. Salsbury the committee and candidates were era powered to select a chairman of the committee. He also moved that the committee be empowered to fill any vacancy which might exist on the ticket and several other motions all relative to empowering the commit tee to do many things, all of which prevailed. The convention then adjourned or rather dissembled the members dragging themselves dispiritedly out of the hail. Indeed, it was much such a scene as the poet depicts when he speaks of the "funeral train pass ing through the vale." DKKKXSK F.XAMIXKS MMBKK OF WITNESSES. Test If v In Tmiiiium'. and there was much more along the From KrWav. Dttllv. same lines. Mr. Windham's speech Th. nntnro of thu mao in uhir-h got scattering applause at the finish Dr. Golding was recently subpoenaed but there was no enthusiasm. to act as a wltnpsa In a Tennpsnep A pause for further nominations, court is explained in the following resulted In none and Dr. CummillH Item whlrh flnneared In tho Omaha was named by acclamation. The doctor was not present and did not say how he liked the prospects. J. N. Wise then took the floor and nom- Dee last evening: Dr. D. G. Golding of Fremont, who wag summoned as a witness before the Pnlted States district court of Inated R. W. Clements for city treas- the eastern Tennessee district In the urer. Mr. Wise spoke of Mr. Cloni- case of the United Slates against H. ents as a man known in this city c. Jett, will be called upon to tes since his childhood. He had known tify In a pension case in which Jett his parents 50 years ago. The young is defendant. It was first thought man had a reputation above reproach Dr. Golding's evidence was wanted and had been faithful to every trust in some of the night rider cases, or reposed in him. He had served the possibly In some of the feud cases bo city as city treasurer for several common to that district years with eminent satisfaction. Mr. Dr. Golding was wholly Ignorant as Clements was nominated by acclama- to the cause of the summona and tion. He was called for but was not certainly knew nothing about any present so his actions in regard to night rider or feud cases In which the nomination are not known. the Jetts or anybody else was con- The naming of Clements produced cerned more enthusiasm than any other liner Murder Trial In Omulia Cre ates J rent Interest. Omaha, March 17. By the testi mony of relatives the defense Wed nesday morning entered upon Its en deavor to show that the life history of Mrs. Alta Banner had been such as to substantiate the theory that she was not mentally responsible at the moment she shot Fred Danner in South Omaha lust July. The most Important witness toward this end was Mrs. Harriett Hudspeth, mother of the defense. Alta, her youngest daughter, was born in Iowa. When she was fourteen the family moved to Newport, Neb. Frederick King, who lived on a ranch near them was the first sweetheart, and the marriage occurred when Alta was eighteen. They soon removed to South Om aha, and their daughter Marjorie was born there. Four years after a son was born. His death at the age of four affected Mrs. King visibly. She did not seem like herself. All her devotion centered upon Mar jorie who was nine years old when Mr. and Mrs. King separated. She sent her daughter to a Catholic him Mrs. Danner Inquired for Frank Banner. Fernland, who had been subpoenaed as a witnesss for the pros ecution, said that he was out of the city when the state rested its case Tuesday afternoon and that he had not been trying to avoid coming into court. The St. Patrick Social. From Friday's Pally. The St. Patrick social given by the young ladles of the Christian church at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. K. M. Godwin Wednesday evening was an unqualified success. There was a large number in attendance and all seemed to enjoy the entertainment very much. A musical and elocutionary pro gram of rare merit was rendered. Piano solos by Miss Vlrgle McDan lel anr Mr. E. H. Wescott; vocal solos by Miss Howard, W. G. Brooks and reading by Miss Josephine Hall and Mildred Cummins. The pro gram was brought to a close by sev eral Irish Jokes by Rev. Luther Moore At the close of this pleasing fea ture the guests were led by Install ments to the dining room where de llcious coffee, cakes and pickles were served. Owing to the fact that academy and gave her all the advunt- It was St. Patrick's day the young ages her means permitted. MrB. ladles of the class were attired In Hudspeth said she knew but little green and white. A neat sum was about Frank Banner, not having seen realized which will be used for the him until the day before her daughter benefit of the young men's class and he were married. who are planning to build a room In The witness said that after her connection with the church daughter's marriage to Frank Banner sne was still discontented. Sh i nalri that when Marjorie was taken ill she spent four days with an aunt and Moving to Town. From Friday's Dally. Conrad Melsinger, one of the coun ty's foremost citizens and farmers, move of the convention but it still was called to Tennessee to testify In lacked much of the nature of a pop- a pension case. H. C. Jett had been ular uprising. I a soldier in the Spanish-American Emmons Richey was then named war. It appears that Dr. Golding for city clerk by I. W. Glenn and had some time previous to that war nominated by acclamation and when treated Jett for a similar ailment. called for briefly thanked the con- Fremont Herald. vention. Judge M. Archer was then named Sues for $5,000 Damages. was then taken to South Omaha, where Mrs. Banner attended her. The yesterday completed the task of mov- It later developed that Dr. Golding "duCt ' "' Dfnier toward her lng his household goods Into the city " I Tnr m-VilsVt Vt n n A Inmate Innn V n r0 I . . . a.... Offer a Better Kail. Railroads of the United States and other countries can have a steel rail which will be guaranteed not to break, providing they are willing to pay the price. This statement la made by officials of the Pennsylvania Steel company, an Independent manu facturer of steel rails. In the exhibit made by this com pany for the benettt of American railroad engineering experts now in session at Chicago, an "eighty pound" Bteel rail twenty feet long made of manganese steel and which has been twisted until six complete turns of the rail have been made. It is guar anteed that a "100-pound" rail will withstand a dynamlcforce of 150,000 foot pounds, that test bars forged from the head of the rati will show a ensile strength of 150,000 to 159,000 pounds to the square inch and that uessemer ana open hearth process rails will break at from about one sixth to one-eighth of the dynamic force which the new rails will with stand. The association has decided to com pel the steel rail manufacturers to use a certain kind of drop forge In testing rails, It being claimed that their tests In this respect are not uni form and are frequently of no value. In this connection the Pennsylvania Steel company Is exhibiting a new testing machine, which will show, it is claimed, In a short time Just ex actly what a rail will do under any given conditions of traffic. For ex ample the number of wheels over the Horse Shoe curve of the Pennsylvania road 1b 10,400 each day. Just what a rail would do under this 'Strain can be shown by this machine in three hours. for police Judge by acclamation and From Friday's Dally. when called for briefly thanked the Ered Thrall, Jr., who is in Jail In Ing to show there was nothing unus convention for the nomination which default of a $1,000 bond for assault ual In Mrs. Banner's conduct in this had come to him unsolicited. If with intent to wound upon Ross regard. She said that Mrs. Banner elected he would do the best he could Delaney of Union, has commenced was never robust except when about and would uphold the constitution action In district court against De- 17 years old. and the statutes of the state of Ne- laney asking Jo, 000 damages. The As the -examination of Mrs. Hud- braska as well as the ordinances of grounds for the case is the fight speth was being finished, Royal Hud- the city of Plattsmouth and would which Thall and Delaney had In the speth the father of Mrs. Banner, make It 15 and costs. village of Union and which was the came Into the court room, walked A motion to nominate II. N. cause of the arrest of Thrall. Thrall over to his daughter and kissed her. Dovey and Dr. C. A. Marshall for It will be recalled, was badly worsted Mr. Hudspeth was then placed on members of the school board pre- In the fight, Delaney giving him a I the witness stand. He said he no. vailed unanimously. Mr. Dovey rose severe beating which caused him to ticed a remarkable change In his father, which has always been that of from his palatial home In the coun of marked devotion, changed strange- try. Mr. Melsinger will occupy the ly at this time. She seemed weak Trlllltv nronertv on North Fourth and exhausted, her face drawn and street and have a nice comfortable res Pftle- ' ldence there. He la eladlv welcomed Under cross-examination Mrs. I to the city by all as he and his fam speth Said that all mothers show more tly are quite Justly considered among love for living children after the the very best In the county. The death of another, the purpose of the Journal extends its best wishes to stale In this line of questioning be- him and hopes that he will find his new residence and his new friends as congenial as the place and those whom he leaves behind him In the country. Remove to Omaha. From Friday's Dally. W. S. Soper and wife departed this morning on the early train for their future home at Omaha. There was large number of friends at the depot to see them depart. These excellent people have made themselves de- up and endeavored to get his name 80 to his store and arm himself with daughter's conduct after birth and scrvedly popular during their stay In taken off the ticket but without sue- a rifle and Btart after Delaney. Sher- death of her second child. the city and have built up a large cess. iff Quinton was in the town at the "I have never seen her once when circle of friends and acaualntances He spoke of having held the posi- time and he promptly placed Thrall she appeared like the same woman J who are very Borry to have them tlon for nine years and thought It was unaer BrreBl BIier R struggle wun since the death of her child until to-1 change their headquarters. In a bus time to step aside and let some- n,m ana n18 'Kea "ther. it is ror day," he said Iness sense they have developed quite the heating wnicn Delaney gave him Witness said he never Baw Frank I a large business here and were con that Thrall now wants damages. The Banner until after his marriage, when sidered one of the best and most re. case should he for trial in the dls- he and Mrs. Banner came to visit liable firms In the city. No matter trict court at the May term, at which A Pleasant Nunie. From Saturday's Dally. MIbs Gladys Marshall lust evening was the recipient of a more than pleasant surprise party given by a number of her young lady friends. The occasion was In honor of her birthday anniversary. She was very much surprised when the guests ar rived but soon recovered and pro ceeded to entertain them. The principal amusement was de rived from social conversation and other diversions which were entered Into with much Interest and enthu siasm and occasioned much merriment. The pleasure of the evening were further augmented when delicious refreshments were served. At a late hour the gueste dispersed wishing Miss Marshall many more returns of the day. Those who enjoyed this occasion were Misses Ruth Johnson, Holen Chapman, Frances and Ida Weidman. one else in. He also thought it due to himself that he be permitted to re tire. For the welfare of the cause, how ever, It was thought best to keep time the criminal case agalnBt Thrall htm tiirhni tn th. tti-Vo on i rh.tr. I win De neara. man Roberts Insisted that he would rule out of order aoifwypaolnfwyp rule him out of order and that his excuse was not good. The convention then on the sug gestion of ex-County Attorney Rawls proceeded to take a recess and the several wards got together and se lected their candidates for council men. The various corners of the room were pre-empted by the several wards and soon the noise and tumult Pollard to Take Charge. From Friday's Dally. The news comes from the morn' Ing papers that Congressman E. M Pollard Intends to move to this city at once and take charge of the News- Herald plant which he bought some time Blnce and which has been ap pearing since his purchase under a temporary management. Mr. Pollard will be welcomed to the city with them overnight. I where they may eventually locate the Mr. Hudspeth testified that dur-J Journal has. no hesitancy In thor ing the Illness of Marjorie Mrs. Ban-loughly endorsing them as excellent ner acted strangely, did not talk sen- people and good and reliable In their slbly, gcHtulated much and sometimes I business dealings. refused to talk at all The first clash occurred between council when the defense asked ques tions along what Judge Sears had earlier characterized as the lines of Iteaclie Ripe Age From Friday' Dally. At the home of J. W. Edward yesterday, Grandpa Edwards eel- onen arms if the report Droves true or me caucuses were neara on every ftnd the Journa, w, be K,ad t0 wel. nana, j ne Bixm wara ncia us cau- come the ex-congressman as a brother cub ID the gallery. lournallst. That hi rireaenre unon On the floor the caucus of the the News-Herald would put some Uf' the Thaw case. Objection was made cbrated his 88th birthday, he having to the defense asking Mr. Hudspeth been born on March 18, 1821, In to answer the queBtion of whether he Orange County, Ind, near Half Moon bad heard rumors about Marjorle's Springs. The occasion was cele chaslty. The court ruled that he Ibrated by a little dinner at which could answer yes or no. were present some 14 of his de Winifred Hudspeth, mother of the I gcendante. This venerable and defendant, testified that when a girl aged man was a soldier through the Alta had been cheerful and sunny, civil war serving with distinction third, fourth and fifth wards were nt0 tUat paper and Introduce some thoUBh ,ncl'npl to be over sensitive, He was a member of the third Iowa the active ones. In the third where modern deas goes without saying he 8l(1 he no,,ced a rhanKe ,n h,'r Cavalry. This distinguished citizen the candidacy of L. G. Larson was anA h 1.1 u . afler her marriage to King and more had two wives, and seven children proposed, some disorder prevailed for g00(, , the comunlty la the opln- PrUcu,ar,3r af,er lhe dpath of tholr "v1" 'th five children dead. He and after It was accomplished sev- on of alI Ag Bn addition to the In- 8on' He 88,(1 lhot "he thn brke ha" twenty"four Kran1 children llv. eral delegates abruptly left the cau- telllgence and good citizenship of the dn nd ,rnPc,',''(, h,m 88 a nervou Ing and three dead. He ao has one city Mr. Pollard would prove valua- cus. The fourth ward was animated and at times seemed rather warm In argument. In the fifth there was con slderable head shaking and three or four times pointed fingers were In evidence, After a recess of several minutes the convention reassembled and nam ed the following candidates for the council: First ward to fill vacancy J. P. Falter. First ward for long term, Geo. E. Dovey. Second ward Fred Rnrnge. Third Ward L. O. Larson. Fourth ward C. M. Parker. Fifth ward Aug. Gorder. These nominations were on motion ratified by the convention. A call of the wards for committee men was then made and the follow ing gentlemen were chosen: First ward, Chas. Guthman; sec- wreck, was morose and not com- grand child. The day was most munlcatlve. Her devotion to Mar- J pleasantly spent and the venerable Jorle was emphasized. citizen thoroughly enjoyed himself Mr. Hudspeth said that during the as did his aged wife. illness of Majorie, his sister was greatly arrecte.i. sne seemed more Dntcrtaln Social Workers Off the Track. sicmicr man ever. Bunenng irom Krom Friday s Dally. The Missouri Pacific had another 'BCl1 r 8,,M'P anl n,,arly worn out. The Soclul Workers of the M. E wreck this forenoon In their yards Sne ,0'(' n'm Mno nnd nl "''i'1 f"f church were netertnlned at the home ble. The Journal hopes that the re- port Is true and that he will at once assume charge and move himself and his esteemed family to the city. in this city. The freight train from r,ve or Blx nKh,R because of her am- the south blocks the way and the IHy concerning Marjorie. tracks will have to he cleared be- Reforet aklng up this line of tes. fore the main line trains can puss. ,lmony the defense walled Ran- Th ntiDinn temio.i and tun mn dolph Ross, a state witness to the Jumped the track at the II ft M. hootlng. for further cres-examlna. crossing Just as they were taking the h''n. It tried to show by him that switch and it will take some time when Mrs. Banner went Into the cigar of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Wescott yes terday afternoon. When Invited to Sunnyslde and the soclul workers al ways expert a delightful time and their expectations were fully real Ized In the entertainment of jester day. Social conversation intersperse to get the track cleared. Nebraska utorw she Inquired for her husband, I with vocal and Instrumental music City News. Thomas and Charles Gradelle were passengers this noon on the fast mall for Omaha where they will visit with friends. Frank Banner, and not Fred Banner, were thoroughly enjoyed and the dis Witness said he could not remember llcious luncheon served was not th1 any names having been mentioned. I least appreciated of the many de. Charles Fernland, proprietor of the! llRhtful things provided by th cigar store In front of whlrh the thoughtful hostess for the entertain hooting occurred, testified Ross told linrnt of her guests, Episcopal Directory Out. From Katurday'i Dally. Chicago, March 20 (Special..) The official Protestant Episcopal dl- ectory Just Issued gives the follow ing statistics on the number of com municants In the churches mention ed In Nebraska. Harvard, St. John's, 21; Lincoln, Holy Trinity, 280; St. Luke's, 64; St. Simon's (colored), 2; Nebraska City, St. Mary's, 95; Norfolk, Trinity, 92; Omaha, Trinity cathedral, 422; All Saints, 343; Good Shepherd, 223; St. Andrew's, 182; St. Barnabas', 224; 8t. John's, 247; St. Mathlas, 172: St. Paul's, 92; St. Philip's (colored). 130; Plattsmouth, St. Luke's. 89, Schuyler, Holy Trinity, 69; South Omaha, St. Clement, 48; St. Edward, 25; St. Martin, '215; Tecumseh, Grace,' 44; Wymore, St. Luke's, 71. J.V. KgenlM-rger Withdraws. From Saturday' Dally. J. v. Kgenbergcr who was nomi nated by the democrats for a mem ber of the school board desires the Journal to announce that he cannot possibly accept the nomination. lit has made It a settled part of his busi ness policy to refuse to mix in poli tics and hold office of any kind and for this reason will not accept. It is to be regretted that so excellent and capable a man as Mr. Egcnbcrger cannot bo Induced to serve as hi splendid administrative qualities aro needed In any public office. Missouri Will light Hack. Jefferson City, Mo., March 20 Governor Hadley, In a statement is sued tonight, declared if the rail roads Insist on t ho restoration of the 3-cent pimsenger fare rate the entire machinery of the state govern ment will be employed to retallute on the railroads. "If the special dispensation is grant ed Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, Okla homa and other neighboring states In the matter of 2-cent fares, the state of Missouri will strike back at the railroads through various me thods of litigation and legislation," said the governor.