Neb State Historical Soc
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VOL. XXXII.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, MAY 12, 1913.
NO. 37.
"PLEASE DO NOT
PUBLISH ANYTHING
ABOUT IT IN THE PAPER
Some Pointers of Interest
Those Who Kick When Wen
tioned Unfavorably.
to
From Friday's Daily.
Every newspaper is. familiar
with the request, "Please do not
publish anything about it." Some
times it is made in the form of
a demand and accompanied by
threats of dire results if acqui
escence does not follow.
There are a fcv things the
public ought to keep in mind in
the matter of a newspaper's re
lation to the printing of news.
Iu the first place, a newspaper
owes an obligation to its whole
circle of readers to print a fair,
comprehensive report of the day's
happenings. It cannot overlook
this resnonsibility merely to
please individuals. That policy
involves an injustice to the many
and favoritism to the few. Who
shall be favored?
Much of the news that is
printed unfortunately occasions
annoyance and often heartache to
somebody. That is an unavoid
able incident of the newspaper
business. Is there justification
for shielding from such conse
quences the man or woman who
has influence, socially or in busi
ness, while the many who lack it
must be treated without such
consideration?
Persons who wish to escape
publicity should be carefcl not to
make news, or should count the
covst of advertisement to the world
as part of the price they must pay
for what they have determined
upon doing.
There are certain easily-defined
zones of publicity. The individual
who steps into any of these may
count upon getting his name in
the newspapers. One is the courts,
civil and criminal. The man who
goes to law invites advertisement.
Yet many men and sometimes
women appeal to a newspaper to
suppress reports of legal proceed
ings in order tint they may be
saved annoyance. The time to
consider immunity is before they
report to law.
Departure from the convention
alities of life is another means of
entering the publicity zone. Con
duct that is off the beaten trail
affords news. Those who defy so
cial observances or tread upon
established institutions must not
expect to escape print, and should
not ask to be saved from such
notoriety.
Further, much injustice may be
done by the suppression of news.
The tongue of goss'p, uninformed
of the real fact, can do a hundred
times more injury io the innocent
than publication of the truth will
do to those actually involved.
Often a newspaper is shielding the
refutation of a r.core from the
scandal of suspicion when it is
telling the truth about one who
has incurred the liability to cen
sure. A newspaper, with a sense of
responsibility, will exercise a cer
tain discrimination. There may
be times and circumstance that
justify suppression. Some hap
penings may in the reporting of
them serve no proper end. Of
two things the responsible news
paper will be jealously careful
the good name of a woman and
the reputation of a financial in
stitution. Both are of that delicacy to be
easily hurt. The good name of a
woman is treasure beyond price,
and a cloud cast upon the reputa
tion of a bank or trust company
may cause loss to thousands who
are dependent upon its solvency.
But this lesson the public
should learn the way to avoid
publicity is to avoid departure
from the beaten tract; and let this
be added to it if you have di
verged into the danger zone the
way to obtain considerate treat
ment is to assume that you are a
subject for news, and to take the
newspapers into your confidence
frajikly and fully.
Such confidence is rarely
ibused, and assuredly never by
uiy newspaper that makes profes
sion of decency up has regard for
ethics. Louisville Herald.
A HEARING ON THE
It Will Be Some Time Before the
Commission Render a De
cision in the Matter.
om Friday's Daily.
At the hearing on the telephone
rate raise held before the state
railway commission in Lincoln
yesterday the city of Plattsmouth
was represented by City Attorney
A. L. Tidd and the Commercial
club by II. A. Schneider, while the
telephone company was repre
sented by Manager Pollock and
Auditor J. K. Pollock. The com
pany presented reports of their
engineers on the value of the plant
and the earnings of the office
here. The city attorney presented
the returns of the company to the
assessors as to the value of the
property, which were slightlj
lower than that of the engineers.
The slate commission has had an
engineer here in the past few
months making tests of the serv
ice and also of the physical valu
ation of the plant and are in a
good position to pass on the ques
tion as they have received figures
on this subject and have given the
matter much thought as the tele
phone rate question has been be
fore them for over r. year on the
proposed raise in Lincoln, where
three engineers were employed,
one by the commission, one by the
city and one by the company, and
the estimates of the commission's
and the city's engineers were only
off a ff.w hundred dollars and this
being the rase the state commis
sioners thought the citizens here
could rely on the estimates made
by their representative and save
themselves the expense of hiring
an expert to furnish them an esti
mate. There were a few facts in
the case that were not clear to
the commission and they will have
their engineer return shortly to
secure additional figures before
I hey pass on the case. There is
no doubt that the gentlemen com
posing the state railway commis
sion will give the citizens here
full justice and their case will be
safe in their hands and if the
rates are found to be excessive
they will not be granted.
FUNERAL OF FRANK BURR
HELD THURSDAY AFTERNOON
From Friday's Dally.
The funeral of the late Frank
Burr was held yesterday afternon
from the home on West Main
street and was attended by a large
number of sorrowing relatives
and friends. I he services were
conducted by Ilev. M. W. Lorimer
of the First Presbyterian church
and ins words or comiort were
very cheering to the grief stricken
family. There w re a large num
ber of floral remembrances
placed on the casket that demon
strated the deep feeling of grief
that pievailed through the entire
community at his death. Th-3 in
terniont was made in Oak llil
cemetery, the casket being borne
to it3 last resting place by the
follow io? old friends: John
Kopia. John Svoboda, S. S. Good
ing, Ed Donat, II. M. Soennlchsen
and Henry Zuckweiler.
Mr. Burr died Monday night
after a short illness from a com
plication of diseases, and the, fu
neral was delayed pending the ar
rival of his daughter, Mrs. A.
Carney, of Akron, O., who arrive
Wednesday evening to attend th
funeral.
Daughter at Fight Home.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. W
A. Fight, near Mynard, was glad
dened last evening by the arriva
of a fine new daughter and th
little lady hopes to make her horn
with them until some young man
steals her away from the parenta
home during the next eighteen
years. The mother and daughter
nre both doing nicely and Will is
feeling greatly elated over the new
arrival.
TELEPHONE RATE CASE
6000 ROADS DUES
HON IS STILL A PROB
LEM FOR SOLUTION
From Friday's Dally.
The problem of good roads in
(his esction of the county is one
that every fanner or citizen of
the town should give thought to
or without good roads it will be
impossible to expiCl people io
ravel and every hour spent in
labor on the roads more than re
pays the person doing the work
by
giving him a roadway over
Inch the farmer can haul his
produce to market without break-
in
his wagons or having his
orses injured by falling into ruts
in
the roadway. In the central
and western section of the county
great many of the farmers have
purchased steel road drags and
propose to drag the roads at their
own expense whenever needed and
not wait until the road overseers
or commissioners get around to
do the work. This is the proper
spirit to show in the matter and
demonstrates that the farmers are
waking up to the fact that good
roads are essential to their wel
fare. There was a time when it
. .i . i ii
was tnougiu mai woi'K on uie
roads was unnecessary, but that
lime has vanished long ago and
the advent of the automobile on
the farm marked Lhe beginning of
an era of good road movements
that will in time give this section
of the country as splendid a sys
tem of roads as in the east, but
it will require a great deal of la
bor and the persons living along
I ho roads will be required to do
their share in seeing that the
highways are kept up in proper
shape.
COMMISSIONER PITZ
BECOMES A HERO AT
JEEPING WATER
Prom Friday's Dally.
The county commissioners were
out in the county yesterday in
specting bridges and looking after
the condition of the roads and
they ordered up several bridges
that were in bad shape and man
aged to get over some eighty
miles before returning to this
city. While at Weeping Water
yesterday afternoon Commis
sioner Pitz became quite a hero,
lie was standing near the auto of
the commissioners when he hap
pened to glance toward the Mis
souri Pacific depot and discovered
the roof of that structure bursting
into flames from a spark from a
passing locomotive. He at once
gave the alarm, and with a little
work with buckets the flames
were subdued and the building
saved from destruction. It is most
fortunate that the commissioner
was glancing that way as in a few
minutes the blaze would have
gained such headway that it
would have been impossible
to
save the depot.
MRS. HILTON RECEIVES COR
DIAL GREETING FROM FRIENDS
From Friday's Dally.
It was with much pleasure that
the many friends of Mrs. D
Aurelia ''Hilton welcomed her re-
turn to this city yesterday after
an absence of two years, which
she has spent in the sunny cil
niale of Kissimee, Fla., from
whence she has just returned,
bringing with her many flattering
reports of the prosperity, hospi
tality and morality of that thriv
ing southern town. That Mrs.
Hilton may be persuaded to again
take up her abode in our midst, is
the sincere desire of hosts of her
friends and acquaintances who
cherish in grateful remembrance
the many good works which fol
lowed her presence in the home of
old and young, rich and poor
alike, wherever the cry of suffer
ing humanity called her, during
the last few years of her residence
iu Plattsmouth and Omaha. Mrs.
Hilton is visiting with Mr. and
Mrs. Soennichsen for a few days
and expects to visit relatives in
this stale and in the east before
deciding upon her future home.
Railway Miscellany.
From Friday's Daily.
Railroads are looking for a
heavy summer tourist movement.
; The wool movement from the
northwest has begun and the crop
is said to have been fairly large.
Omaha has taken up with rail
road managers the problem of les
sening the smoke nuisance in that
city.
, Less than carload shipments
received in Lincoln during the
first quarter of the calendar year
showed a big decrease when com
pared with a like period in 191?.
The sheep movement to the
Soul h Omaha market from the
northwest was :H),0(M) head last
week against 1 0,000 head for the
same week a year ago. There was
a decrease in the cattle and hog
receipts at that market.
REV. LOU WALLACE GADE
PROSPERING IN NEW HOME
From Friday's Daily.
The Journal is in receipt of a
clipping from the Willinar
(Minn.) Republican-Gazette giv
ing an account of the meeting of
the congregation of the Presby
terian church of that place, of
which Ilev. L. W. (iade, formerly
of this city, is the pastor. The
meeting was a most interesting
one and was preceded by church
supper. The church, under the
pastorate of Ilev. (lade, has been
prospering and sir.ee lie assumed
charge of affairs seventy new
members have been brought into
the church. While in this city
Mr. Gado added many to the roll
of members and his genial, pleas
ant qualities won his hosts of
friends in every walk of life, who
will be pleased to learn of his
splendid success in his new field
nr..labor; for if there ever was a
prince among men, that man was
Ilev. Lou Wallace Gade, and his
leaving was universally regretted
by everyone, regardless of sect or
belief.
ENTERTAINED AT THE
E OF MR. AND MRS.
FI
From Friday's Dally.
The altar society of St. John's
Catholic church was entertained
yesterday afternoon at the pleas
ant home of Mrs. F. R. Guthmann
on North Fourth street at a coffee
and the afternoon was most de
lightfully spent by the ladies in
social conversation and the com
pany were very highly entertained
by several readings by Miss Marie
Douglass, who is 'i gifted elocu
tionist, and her readings proved
to be one of the most delightful
features of the afternoon. The
guests departed for their home
lale in the afternoon feeling that
as an entertainer Mrs. Guthmann
was without an equal and hoping
to have the pleasure of being her
guest in the future.
THE STORK LEAVES FINE BOY
AT HOME OF ANDY SNYOER
From Friday's Dally.
For the past few days Register
of Deeds Andy Snyder has had tho
appearance of attempting to con
ceal from the public some matter
of interest and it has at last
leaked out that Sunday evening his
home was visited by the stork and
a fine new son left with Mr. and
Mrs. Snyder. The little ono is
petting along fine and his father
should feel very proud over tho
addition to the democratic voto of
the county and should have given
the matter to the newspaper in
order that his many friends could
have called for their cigars before
this.
Mrs. E. E. Hilton, who has been
visiting friends here for a few
days, departed thu afternoon for
Ulue Springs, Neb., where she will
visit her mother and son, Howard,
for a short time.
FOREST ROSE The best Hour
on the market. Give it a trial.
PLEASING ISIOA
L
From Fi May's Daily.
I lie pupils of I he grades in the
Central building of the' schools
gave a most pleasing musical pro
gram this morning at the build
ing and the young folks taking
part in the program acquitted
themselves in a manner that re
flects great, credit upon them
selves as well as their instructors.
The program was as follows:
Trio "Graduation March". . . .
Carl Schneider, Newell Rob
erts, Mason Wescolt.
"Cock Robin's Funeral March"
Alice Poiloek.
"Two Little Froggies"
Clara Mae Morgan.
Violin solo
Grace Ileeson.
Accompanist, Elizabeth Heeson.
"Birds in the Orchard"
Helen Kgenberger.
"Song of the Nymphs"
Helen Roberts.
Violin solo
Robert Kroehler.
Accompanist, Kalhrine Waddick.
"Iris"
Ellen Belle MeDaniel.
"Around the Maple '
Gertrude Ramsey.
"Dancing Elves"
Clara Rainey.
"Pitli Pat and Tipple Toe"
Isabelle Rainey.
Minuet"
Myrtle Peterson.
Dancing Sunbeams"
Estella Tiilsch.
EPWORTH LEAGUE HOLD AN
ELECTION OF NEW OFFICERS
from Friday's Dally.
The Epworlh League, society
held their regular election of of
ficers last evening at their meet
ing in the parlors of the Meth
odist, church. Th-j meeting was
quite largely attended and much
interest was displayed in the work
for I Ik coining year ami the plans
were discussed' at, some length.
The following were chosen as the
officers: President, Miss Hazel
Tuey; first vice-president, Miss
Bertha Jackson; second vice
president, Miss Mildred Balser;
third vice-presid"nt, Miss Eliza
beth Kerr; fourth vice resident,
Miss Ellen Windham. To the
office of fourth vice-resident, who
has charge of the social features
of the society, the society elected
four additional members, Misses
Cecil Hawkenbery, Kate York,
Pauline Buttery and Miss Maddox,
who will assist in the different so
cial events of the coming year.
The remainder of the officers
were, treasurer, Jesse Perry; as
sistant treasurer, Chester Tuey;
secretary, Fred Hesse; organist,
Miss Violet Freese; league choris
ter, Don York; assistant chorister,
Miss Ferris York; ushers, George
Decker, Floyd Stone and Everett
Ward.
N. F. GILLISPIE GOT FIN
GERS SERIOUSLY SMASHED
From Frldnv's Dally.
Yesterday afternoon while W.
F. Gillespie, the grain buyer al
Mynard, was attempting to close
a sliding door on a grain car he
had the misfortune to receive
several badly mashed fingers. The
door at first resisted the efforts
of Mr. Gillespie to close it and
then sudednly gave way, catching
three of the fingers of his left
hand ami mashing them quite
badly. This injured members
were al, once dressed and made as
comfortable as possible, although
I hey will be very painful for sev
eral days.
Adam Schaffer of near Murray
was in the city loday for a few
hours attending Io some trading
with the merchants, and while
here paid his respects to tho Jour
nal office.
Sell your property by an ad In
the Journal.
PROGRAM AT THE GEN
TRALSGHOOLBUILDING
M. E. Ladies Meet.
from Friday's Dally.
The church pari rs of the M. E.
church was the scene of a most
delightful meeting of the Ladies'
Aid society and their friends yes
terday afternoon. Tho hostesses
on this occasion were Mesdaiues
Allen Beeson. John Brady and A.
J. Beesou and they were splendid
entertainers as the large number
in attendance report an enjoyable
time. The regular business ses
sion was held, at which time the
ladies made further plans for
their annual floral bazaar. The
hostesses served i dainty lunch
eon and an hour or so devoted to
a social time brought to a close
another very pleasant meeting of
this organization.
"THE GRAND" INSTEAD
OF "OPAL" IS NAME OF
NEW PICTURE HOUSE
From Friday's Dally.
Owing to the tact that there
was considerable dissatisfaction
expressed over the name of the
new moing picture, theatre Man
ager Shlaes has decided to give
his playhouse the name "The
Grand" instead of the "Opal," a9
the judges chosen by him decided
on as the proper handle for the
place. Mr. Shlaes thought the
name not very appropriate and as
there was quite a good many op
osed to it he decided to namo it
over in an effort to please his
patrons and the parly who handed
in the name can secure a ticket
good for two for thirty days by
calling at the theatre.
FORMER RESIDENT
" -nm
OF THIS CITY HONORED
From Friday's Dally.
At the city ehvlion in South
Omaha Tuesday Fr ink S. Richard
son, a former resident of this
city, was chosen as a member of
I he board of education as a re
uhliean. Mr. Richardson is a very
able man and the citizens of the
Magic City have made no mistake
in selecting him for the position.
Mr. Richardson is a brother of W.
T. Richardson, the Mynard mer
chant, and is well remembered
here, where lie resided and where
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
Richardson, were among the pio
neers of the county.
MAY TERM OF DISTRICT COURT
MEETS MONDAY, JUNE 3RD
From Friday's Dally.
The district coirl for the May
term vi!l convene in this city on
Monday, June L'nd, and the juv
tias been called to,- two weeks
later on June D',ih. '! he following
ueiitlemen have lieee selected,
drawn from Ihe n; .submitted
by the coinmissior'M's to serve as
imi n hers of the panel. Chare's
Troop, M. L. Freidrich, Joe Mul
lin, O. F. Harris, L. P. Wolcolt,
C. G. Mayfield, P. J. Linch, Jacob
Keiser, Harry WoH. C. II Hudson,
John Gauer, Val Hurkel, O. A.
Johnson, B. W. Livingston, John
Ledgway, George Oldham, Herman
Slroeiner, L. A. Tyson, A. R.
Slander, Robert Jameson, Nels
Anderson, J. W. Haynie, L. W.
Roeltger.
Quarantine Released.
From Friday's Dally.
Yesterday afternoon J.
W.
Rounds, who has been quaran
tined for diphtheria for the past
few weeks, was released and he
departed on No. :.'l for Lincoln,
where he will visit relatives for a
few days and relurn to his work
in the Burlington offices here
Monday. Mr. Rounds contracted
the disease while at Lincoln a few
weeks ago as his family was tak
ing milk from the dairy which
caused the epidemic in the capi
tal city by selling milk that had
disease germs in it.
Farm for Sale.
Anyone wanting to buy a farm
would do well to see W. R. Bryan,
county assessor.