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PLATTSnOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOUHMAL.
THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1914.
this daring young office has had.
IT MUST HAVE POWER.
Several new residences are con-
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Published 8eml-Wekly at Platttmouth, Nobr.
Entered at the Poetofflce at PUttsmouth. Nebraska, as second-class mall matter.
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8ubaoriptlon Prloei SI. SO Per Year In Advanoe
THOUGHT FOR TODAY.
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! Irresolution is a worse
-l" ice than rashness. He that
-I- shouts best may sometimes
- miss the mark; but he that 4
J- liots not at all can never
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It's all up with the candidates
ii"v. If you didn't get in it's
your own fault.
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Sunday was certainly a very hot
day, the thermometer registerin
H3 in ttie shade.
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W.-ll. after all, the United
Stales senate can guess pretty
g I sometimes. It appears to
hae taken Hilly Loriiner's exact
siz when it boosted him out of
the senate as a bad man.
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If Covernor Morehead is to be
blamed for changing his mind,
how- about It. H. Howell, who has
aniintiiieoil ! .'for the republican
nomination for governor, when he
promised other candidates that he
wouldn't run?
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lloss Hammond will have to do
!-oin hard work if he expeets the
republican nomination for gov
ernor. It was thought when he
first came out the nomination lay
in tlo palm of his right hand. Hut
not so since H. 11. Howell has tiled.
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One thing wherein Gov. More
head especially appeals to the
people h. js plain and common,
and his head has never swelled
because of his successes. Few
iim'ii bjar such honor's as meekly
and as unassumingly as John H.
Lincoln Herald.
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If one or two fellows who are
randiadtes on the democratic
ticket for stale ollices are nom
inated, and a personal light is
made on their records, it will
make I he countenances of many
democrats pale with shame.
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And now Carranza comes to the
front and says he will never ac
cept any man for president whom
II tier) a has even indirectly pre
ferred. Somebody has got to
serve, and we move that Villa be
pu.-hed for the place. He has done
more lighting and less bragging
than any man in the whole outfit.
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The Omaha judge seems to
hae the correct system. The
judue warns all auto and motor
cycle speeders that "the higher
the speed the greater the price."
The 4pen cut-out" fiend is being
taken care of as he deserves.
Gus is not of our kind of politics,
hut we realize the fact that he is a justice of the state supreme
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a spieuuia man, u, vpieuuiu oiuuer, court has said that tliere IS CX- Platfsmouth is holdinc- her own
and deserves a renomination and tremc danger in the delegation of pretty well this season.
re-election. wide powers to the state railway :o:.
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"" commission. lie suyyesis uiat Judge Tibbets of Lincoln pre
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AClu,u,1,b lu oldUSUeci dUUl- u,e "'ws activity snoum uu Ujcls a hard political light in Ne-
nal the business of this country bed because the legislature has h,raska.
has increased at the rate of $2,- allotted to it many duties not con
000,000 a day for the lirst week templated in the constitution. The
in June, in comparison with last justice finally denominates the
year's figures. commission "as unlicensed auto-
:o: cracy, possessive of powers that
Some fellows should be think- people would hesitate to give to
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ing oi some way or narmonizing Kings anu parnnieius
Another candidate for governor I the democrats instead of how one a fundamental study of the
has entered the lists as one who faction is going to control the learned justice's contentions is
has changed his mind. It is R. 13. Columbus convention. Because worth while. It brings out many
Howell of Omaha, who has just there must be harmony if the points which only a few people
yielded to the importunities of democrats expect to carry the have understood and a few points
dual
ANOTHER THINK.
It is the wise man that can
change his mind, and tradition
has it that the fool never does.
many political admirers and state.
altered his previously proclaimed
determination to keep out of the
race.
The new altitude of Mr. Howell
is going to relieve some of those
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Col. Roosevelt's resignation
from tne Outlook force nas a
string to it in the shape of a
promise lo write special arucies
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who persisieu in imagining mat for mo paper wnen ne snan leei the, commission under tins peo
I !nvii'niii T ii'oli .1 (1 h'lil pnniinil I HI i.nl'iviiirr front mil i 1 ie;i 1 i .-. I ........ I ....... t :.. II... I.nninnni
ted the unpardonable sin by al- duties. The colonel always has are greater than have been con-
Iowing his friends to force him another cup of colfee in view.
into a campaign for re-election.
In all material respects their
positions are identical
of them wanted to be a candidate
for governor. Each had said that
he would not be. Each was im-
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The Commercial club does not
seem as active as it was a year
ago. wnat s tne mailer?
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They are now expecting Hucrta
to hand in his resignation almost
any day then who'll be president
of Mexico?
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Then; has been no democrat
appointed postmaster at Lincoln
yet, and neither has Tommy Allen
been made distirct attorney.
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Hold the next band concert at
the park is the sentiment of over
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selves. Aim me powers given i iWO-tIiirds of those who attend
The band boys, many of them,
don't like the Air Dome for eon-
certs, and several of them refused
to play last Thursday night.
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which many people have mis
understood.
The commission was created by
the people. Its basic duties were
prescribed by the people them-
To leave the trust bills in mid-
Neither ajr between senate and house un
til the short session next winter
would mean their defeat ami an-
ferred at any time since by the the
legislature the representative of
the people. So to halt Ihe com
mission now in detail of service at
legislative hands would be to
draw the lines at the very ele
menls that contribute to its
What Sunday schools need, ac
cording to speakers at Ihe re-
igous conventions, is more and
better advertising. What advertis
ing needs, according to publicity
experts, is more of the Sunday
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other two years of business im
portuned by citizens who had at certainty. If congress will follow power
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uean ine weuaie 01 ine siaie anu the suggestions of President U- The commission cannot accom- school spirit
Of the party. son. all will end well. nlish its nnrn.ise if its field is lo
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i.ni setnia 10 nave iiuuiue :0: be only administrative. It must No one with an ounce of brains
same conception of the duty he Thc democratic county com- appropriate large judicial func- will contend thai President Wil
owed lo his party and the state ,:.- .....Pt in Weenina- Water linns. Ami
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Occasionally there is a woman
who suffers from brain-fag. She's
to further properly son has not the right to appoint im,llu i:,,,!
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io icspcLo a can io puuut uui, next Saturday lo lix the date for perform its full task it must as- whom he sees lit to office, but they
regardless of his own personal jK,ijinjr tne county convention to sume also a legislative function of will contend that it is not proper
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Ut-Mits or prtltl lilt t S. Ic.TrirW lvtil v ilolntrnt e from Cnsslnn nuan nriuinrl ! i n llonce tole fiwlil In rtnnomf o iii:uiv from
Governor Morehead would have L. .OUIlly lo t,e state convention at restrict it lo any single field would one family. The American peo
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pitieitiu io iun lor tongiess or c , . The date for the state be seriously to impair its useful- pie believe in a division of the
convention is Tuesday, July 28. ness and perhaps destroy its ef- spoils of oftice, and they are just
:o: Miciencv altogelher. It is better to as much due to one democrat as
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The primary election is but one have a commission of three-fold another, as long as I hey are
mouth off. Let us wait and see power tnat will accompiisii wnai Honest, good and true democrats
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who the grouches will be. Willi Ihe people want than to Have one and competent
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so many candidates it is certain of lesser power that will Je Help- :o:
that -some will be disappointed, less lo aid the people in regulation They can't down
The man who isn't ready to accept of utilities. The people want re- Morehead, no matter
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defeat and be willing to support suits even from the courts, ir tney try. i ne oi ner ua wniie m
his successful opponent should I hey do not get them they are en- were in Lincoln we niel a couple
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get out of Ihe race right now. Milled to prescribe relorms which oi uemoerais irom ine ei i
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I'resident wilson will now have
an opportunity to appoint a
democrat as a successor to Jus
tice Lurton of the United States
Mipreine court, who passed away
at Atlantic City, J., Sunday of
heart failure. He was 70 years
of age, and his home was in Ten
nessee. He was appointed by
President Taft.
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Joe Burr of Nebraska City lias
withdrawn from the race as a
cindidate for lloat representative
from Otoe and Cass counties on
the democratic ticket. Mr. Burr
is a good man, but believes, as
many others do, that according to
past precedents, the candidate
this year should come from Cass
county, as the last candidate
came from Otoe.
retire to private life. Mr. Howell
was very partial to continuance
in the important public office he
now Holds at the nead of the
Omaha water system and the
making of it a success as a public
ownership project.
When the call came to (Jover-
nor Morehead, it came from an
overwhelming majority of the
members of the democratic stale
connnillees and chairmen of
democratic stale committees and
chairman of democratic county
coinmitees, who might be expect
ed to express with fidelity the
sentiment of democrats in their
respective communities. Nine
out of ten of these importuned
Ihe governor to run again. It was
as practically unanimous as
sentiment ever is in regard lo a
candidate. Much more so than
usual.
Undoubtedly a large element of
the republican party entertained
a sincere conviction that the
candidacy of Mr. Howell was im
perative, as a large element of
the democracy' believed that Gov
ernor Morehead owed it lo his
party to submit lo its call. Lin
coln Star.
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Hon. W. B. Price was in Plalts-
moulh this week shaking hands
and becoming acquainted with Ihe
democratic voters. Mr. Price is a
candidate for the nomination for
congress, and he made a good im
pression upon all with whom he
met, and went away greatly en
couraged. :o:
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There are so man heal record
that a few are bouud-.to get
broken everv summer.
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Speaker Clark is in faor of
i extending the presidential term lo
six years. That's all right.
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.N'ii town in Cass county is any
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ii ivernor I ei ier pi eoai eu io iahH care oi
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how hard M-he democratic convention man
Ulmwood.
There are a heap of people
carrying I heir appendix around
Thev are not lit to be voted for in will. h'f the slate, and in a lime taiK
Hi,, i.rimnrv. The nir.ncv of t lie rnilwav com- w ith them, the conversation na- with them jusl because the doctor
:o: mission law must stand or fall on turally drifted upon Ihe governor- duln t think they had the money
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The Slate Journal, in reply to this so-called autocratic feature, ship, and tliey were, bom unanim-
an editorial in the World-Herald, if the commission cannot go to us for (.overnor Moreiieao, anu Qhl Mother Netlicoal wanted a
seems lo think there is a differ- the heart of any diseased system Ihey were free to declare that - t hey I peLt icf aL and went down town to
ence in tne pledges or dovernor which it seeks to restore to nor-
Morehead and II. B. Howell. Well.jmal health it cannot make diag
yes, there is some difference, but nosis of a case. And compelled to
the greatest mistake is made by I act without diagnosis it cannot
Howell, because he pledged to two prescribe a treatment that, will re-
of the leading republican candi- spond to the needs of the patient
dates for governor that under no The commission to be responsive
consideration would he become a t0 nublic needs must be supreme
believed he was the only man that
could be elected. This has been
Ihe Journal's opinion all along.
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The toll at grade crossings
candidate, and upon this pledge
they tiled for the office. Other
wise they would not have done so.
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Can't we get up some kind of
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continues, and news reports oi
the past week have hardly missed
i day without bringing to public
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but heincr suoreme must not "iieuuon unuu.n i
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f.n.rrl M.ol lw inlproiU ,.f sMIlHianu mumniui pi -
creators, the farmers of the field "'p
...irtu jiii.i ,imci:il nf ten the causes occur by the aulo
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...... ,.....i i. driver trying to beat tne ranva
on I isi'l 'i in in on
of August? We have had nothing justly. World-Herald
of this kind so far this season.
Several have proposed a "Home
Coining celebration." That will
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prove a drawing card, and bring
in a large number of former resi
dents, who would make it a pleas- I
The tailors lake advantage this
season when men don't want lo
wear anything to announce that
ure trip to this old lown. It would
bring to the town those who have
not seen one another for years
boys and girls of twenty or more
years ago, who graduated from
Ihe High school. These home
coming days have proved a pleas
ant event in other towns, and why
the coming fall clothes will be
form lilting."
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There should be a
law in every stale compeliin;
auto drivers to slop before pass-
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ing over rauroiia iniiA, cum u
SUCH il law IS put 111 j-mi
will not hear of any sucli ac
cidents.
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A strong delegation of demo-
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crais irom r,iiun"u cu piMiip
down lo Weeping aler next
a store. But wnen sue got mere
the girl said with a stare:
They're not wearing them things
any more.
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Wisconsin's eugenic marriage
law has been declared uncon
stitutional by the courts. In other
words, a person must have a
pretty good constitution to live up
to its provisions.
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Colonel Uoosevelt, iL seems, is
ministration because Ihe word
"regret" appears in the Columbian
treatv. Tsu't. it too bad that facts
have come to light showing that
that particular word was put in
the treaty by former President
Taft, who's already smashed?
You can't shut down on all the
knockers in Platlsmouth. Some of
them are old -enough to know bet
ter, but they won't down, so just
as well let them keep on wasting
their breath.
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The overskirt is coming back.
There is a multiplicity of them,
lirst is a long one, next a little
shorter and so on until the ladies
have three or four overykirts.
Looks like rather a warm garb for
this hot weather. But after all, is
it not more modest Mian the
transparent kind they have been
wearing?
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Domocratio Committee to Meet.
The Democratic County Com
mittee of Cass County is hereby
called to meet at Weeping Water,
Neb., on Saturday, July 18, 191 i,
at 11 o'clock a. m., for the pur
pose of calling Primaries and
County Convention, at which
,rimaries and Convention dele
gates will be selected to county
and state convention, and such
other matters as may come be
fore the Committee.
Yr. D. Wheeler,
Chairman.
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Indigestion, Mean Liver and
Bowels clogged. Clean up tonight.
Get a 25c bottle of Dr. King's New
Life Pills today and empty the
stomach and bowels of ferment
ing, gassy foods and waste. A
full bowel movement gives a
satisfied, thankful feeling makes
you feel fine. Effective, yet mild.
Don't gripe. 25c, at your Drug
gist. Bucklen's Arnica Salve for
Burns.
It. Beecher Howell tells what he
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expects lo do if he is elected ?"V- U;alurduv to ask that the county
ernor. Now, let's hear from Ross convi,(ion he held in that city
Hammond and the other repub- t ,ias be(,u son)(1 linie since a con-
lican candidal es. George Beige von,in n i..ls ,,,... i.,.id in Klm-
teils what should be done, but tLVood, and the Iasl held there was
would lake a good many years to OMe (,r the largest and most
carry out his platform, while we harmonious ever held in the coun-
Morehead
Lancaster county has several
candidates opposing Gus Hyers
tor re-election lo the ollice of nol in Platlsmouth?
sheriff. Of course this is a "free
for-all" race and nnv nirsnn i-jhi I it i..i... ;.. ..r 1 1. - know what Governor Morehead ( Tn nt!0it. irrespective of
j r . w i tioti. juiiii indiii: i win- " l i-- a - .
get in who possesses the entrance Lddest Germans in Nebraska, and vvi11 d,, because lie always does par,y will extend the glad hand
fee. But at this distance we can his nomination and election to ri,,t at lne rig,,L ti,,, They have a line large, airy hall
see no cause for onnosition to Lk ui..i ,o..- ii,.i nf..n and no monkey business. in which to meet, and every ar-
Gus. He has made, one of the and Cass counties will have a rep- :o: rangement will be made for all
best sheriff's in the stale, attend- lesenlalive in the next legislature Some democrats and repub- who attend, and Charley Hart, the
ed strictly to the duties of the that the voters of the district licans, too, seem lo think that an landlord of one of the best hotels
office, always ready lo go at a will be nroud of. As the World- election can't occur unless they in the slate, will be abundantly
moment's notice, no matter how Herald, the great organ of Ne- are on the ticket. This seems to prepared lo care for all who come,
dark the night or what part of bruska democracy, has frequently be the case on the stale ticket. There is no doubt about the hos-j
the county, Gus Hyers done his Laid there should be more men Some fellows delight to keep their pilable citizens of LImwood Keep-
duty. He has been tried and not like John Malles in our legis- names before the people, whether ing up their reputation in caring
found wanting, and we believe the Mature. Men who are always on they are ever elected or not. If for the convention in llrsl-class
people of Lancaster county know Mho lookout for the welfare of this they can't get the governorship, shape. The trains run so that it
Gus livers ti ill iinniiv .p.nwi down to an is easy to come and go. They
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has never had the experience that I Mattes to a man. . ernor. Anything, so it is an ollice. Journal says give it to them.
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