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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. PAGE 5. " THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1916. GOOD AUTO ROADS TO O M A HA The cost of Bridge Tolls for Round Trip using our Commutation Books Auto and Driver, round Trip ..50c Extra Passengers, each, . 5c 310.00 Book, $5.00 $5.00 Bock, $2.50 Commutation Books Good any time and Transferable. PLATTSMOUTH uto & Wagon Bridge Go. WANTED BY BANKERS ACCIDENT IN SURANCE COMPANY, of Des Moines, Iowa, a representative of Plattsmouth and vicini ty. Fine opportunity for whole or part time man who is honest and a hustler, to connect with well known legal re serve company writing annual, monthly payment and Farm policies. Special contract for man who can write railroad business. Liberal contract and co-operation ex tended. Write to, VVM. SCHULZ, JR., General Agent, 736-7-9 Brandeis Building, Omaha, Nebr. ALVO NEWS ITEMS Obituary. Ida Maybel Thomas was born near De Witt, Clinton county, Iowa, August lS(;i. and died April 14, 1'JIG, at her home at Clatonia, Nebraska, of pneumonia. At the age of seven years .'he moved with her parents to Eing jrold county, Iowa, where she grew to womanhood. In 1SS5 the moved to Shell y county, Iowa, where she met and married "W. II. Sudevs February 14, 1SS7. To this union was born seven children, one daughter and one son having died in infancy and one daughter, Mary, having diod at the age of nineteen years. In 1897 they moved to Alvo, Nebraska, where they resided until 190C. wh?n they located at Clutoriia, Nebraska, their present heme. She leaves to mourn her loss her husband, four daughters, Mrs. Nellie Garcia, Clatonia; 2-Irs. Edith "Williams, Alvo; and Bessie Suders and Sarah Suders,Clatonia ; her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Thomas, Alvo; two sisters, Mrs. Edith Shelly, Almena, Kansas, and Mrte. Nellie Beck. Bird Island, Minnesota; one brother, Fred Thomas, Pickrell, Ne braska, and six grandchildren. Mrs. Suders had a cheerful disposition, al ways ready to show kindness to others and lived a consistent Christian life, having united with the Baptist church at the age of 18. The remains were brought to Alvo Sunday, April 1C, li'lo. The funeral services were held at the M. E. church, conducted by the Rev. M. A. Keith, and burial was in the Alvo cemetery beside her daugh ter Mary. Card of Thanks We desire to thank the kind friends and neighbors who assisted us during the sickness and burial of our beloved wife and daughters, and for the beau tiful hymns and flowers. W. II. Suders and Children. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Thomas and Family. Surprise Carl Rasenow. A surprise party was given in honor cf Karl Rosenow on Saturday, April 15, it being his eleventh birthday. A pleasant afternoon was spent and he received many little tokens in remem brance of the day. Ice cream and cake were served at four o'clock. Those prei-ent were members of his Sunday school class and teacher, Carmen Muir, Veiiie Sutton, Irene Friend, George Farse'll, Irene Sutton, Golda Bird, Hazel Hardknock, Gayle Bird, Dorothy Weideman, Clifford Buck nell. Everett Rathburn, Verl Rosenow, Giace Bucknell, Blanche Moore, Es ther Clark and Mrs. Rosenow. Roy Bennett was in Omaha Wednesday. Mogul 8-16 Saves Its OwnPrice In Fuel Bill Reduction THAT'S true. A Mogul 8-16 kerosene tractor saves its own price in- fuel bill saving, as com pared with a gasoline tractor. Until April 1st the price remains at $675 cash f. o. b. Chicago. Fortunate .early purchases of ma terial still allow you this low figure." After April 1st the price will be $725, same terms. At either price the Mogul 8-16 is by far the most eco nomical tractor because it operates on cheap, common kero sene cr coal oil. Gasoline to run the gasoline tractor costs over 100 per cent morp'than the kerosene a Mogul 8-16 will use. Which is best for j-ou? You know what gasoline costs you, and you know what you pay for kerosene. Figure it out jourself, or see your deder. This is a saving you can't afford to miss. Interactional Harvester Company of America (Incorporated) l Mojul kerosene tractors are old by $100 Reward, $100 The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is "at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages and that is catarrh. Catarrh beinp greatly influenced by constitutional conditions requires constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Sur faces of trie System thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, piving the patient strength by building up the con stitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in the curative powers of Hall's Catarrh Medicine that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure." Send for list of testimonials. Address F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. Ohio. Sold by all Druggist, 75c. John Murty was in Plattsmouth on Monday. John Meichel was in Lincoln on Wednesday. Will Aulthouse was in Omaha on Wednesday. Frank Dougherty had business in Omaha Wednesday. Fred Weaver of South Bend was in Alvo last Thursday. All library books should be return ed by Saturday, April 22. Mrs. Charles Kirkpatrick visited friends in Lincoln Monday. Mrs. Castle Shaffer was having: den tal work done in Lincoln Saturday. John Skinner took the election re turns to Plattsmouth Wednesday. Paul Frohlich of Lincoln visited Charles Bucknell and family 'Tuesday. S. C. Boyles shippod a car each of cattle and hogs to South Omaha on Tuesday. The Misses Flossie and Lila Jordan and Opal Cook were Lincoln visitors Saturday. The Ladies' Aid society will hold a Food Sale and Bazaar April 22, at Weideman's store. Mrs. Thomas Stout and daughters, Mabel and Elsie, were shopping in Lincoln Wednesday. In the basket ball game last Wed nesday the Reds won from the Blacks by a score of 51 to 38. Miss Flo Boyles came home from Kenesaw Saturday morning, visiting the home folks ever Sunday. James Hammond of Lincoln spent Thursday evening with his sister, Mrs Castle Shaffer, and Mr Shaffer. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Barrett of Havelock visited Saturday and Sun day with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Arm strong. George Curyea and son, Clarence, returned Sunday from Selden, Kan- as, where they have been attending to farm interests. Scott Jordan shipped a mixed car of stock this week and surprised his daughters with a new piano, which they were delighted to have. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Boyles went to Lincoln Saturday whore Mr. Boyles attended the Delta Tau Delta ban quet Saturday evening at the Lincoln hotel. Mrs. Boyles visited her mother nd brothers, Harry and Ralph, un til Wednesday morning. DEUEL CO. LAND. The best in vest ment in the state. Nr-.ie lor prices and terms. Ritchey Land Co., Chappell, York, Alvo, Neb. 3-2U-tf DIAZ REVOLT BOBS UP OH THE BORDER AGAIN JGIiti F. GOROER, Ptatismouib, Nebraska El Paso, Tex., April 20. United States secret service men were inves tigating reports yesterday that the Diaz revolution was being perfected at border points and would break out immediately on the withdrawal of the American expedition. Financial interests favoring inter vention were said to be ready to back the Diaz movement if the United States troops in Mexico did rfot re sult in intervention. Diaz himself i3 understood to be in hiding on the east coast of Mexico, but keeping in touch with his follow ers here and abroad. Secures a Fin Team. C. E. Babbitt has just disposed of a pair of his fine two-year-old fillies which brought a good price at $300, and Mr. Babbitt considers this excel lent for such young horses. The two fillies are of Percheron stock and are lated very highly and the purchaser, J. W. Sage, is feeling well pleased over the securing of the fine young mares. urn i m IflLLfKlf FARM "THE NIGGER" Story cf "The Nigger" Touches the Depths and Heights of Human Na ture, in Unforgetable and Forceful Development of Strong Theme. In "The Nigger," Edward Sheldon, America's most brilliant young dram atist, wrote what critics of this unfor gettable drama have termed THE American play. It deals uncompro misingly, and with rare courage, with a theme that has engaged countless thousands in bittercontroversy, and was at least a contributory cause to one of the bloodiest wars of history. To handle such a subject without any gloves requires the highest skill of the dramatist engaging in the task. The subject matter of "The Nigger" is not one to be treated lightly. It touches the heights and depths of hu man nature. It is like a mountain rooted in the living rock and rearing its summit above the clouds. Philip Morrow, master of Morrow's Rest, an old fashioned southern plan tation with its colonial mansion, sur rounded by magnolias and covered with roses, has been brought up and grown to manhood in the belief that the blood in his veins in the true Mor row strain, the most aristocratic in the south. Towards the negroes on his plantation he is kind, with the patronizing air of a man who knows that he holds their deztintes in his hands. At the beginning of the drama as picturized for William Fox, star ling William Farnum, the eminent $100,000 dramatic star, under the di rection of Edgar Lewis. Morris is the sheriff of his county, popular and en gaged to the belle of the state, Geor- gianna Byrd. The gods have been good to him and his ciip'of happiness is filled to overflowing. He has no suspicion that it is scon to be dashed ruthlessly from his hand. Morrow tries to save for the law a negro, Joe White, the offspring of Fhilip's eld "mammy" Jinny, whom a rnob wants to lynch for "the usual crime," as one of the characters calls it. But he is pow2rless and White pays the penalty. Clifford Noyes, a distiller and political boss, persuades Morrow to run for governor. Morrow is elected on the "liquor ticket." Soon after he assumes "office 'face riots oc cur. Whites and blacks, inflamed by liquor, kill each other. The militia is called out. Morrow is convinced that whiskey is at the bottom of the "ne gro question." He decides, therefore, to sign a rohibition bill introduced by Senator Long, his political opponent. The signing of the bill of course means that Noyes will be "wiped out." Noyes visits Morrow and in a force ful scene he accuses him of being a traitor to his party. "We elected you on your name and party loyalty and the saloon vote!" he thunders, "and you're a damned turncoat." , Morrow is firm and then Noyes springs the trap. Hs has in his pos session facts that show that Mor row's grandfather had a "yaller girl." After his wife's death, Mor low's grandfather sold the "yaller girl" down the river to New Orleans 'But her child he kept; substituting it for his own dead infant, whose birth caused his wife's death. He did this to keep the property from going to another branch of the family. Noyes uses his knowledge as a club to keep Morrow from signing the prohibition bill. "Yo' grandmothah was a niggah, Phil, and you're a niggah, too; now you've got it square between the eyes!" he exclaims. Morrow is staggered. He demands proof. It is at hand; not only in the form of letters, but in the person of "Mammy" Jinny, mother of the negro who was lynched. She is a sister of the ancestral Morrow's yaller gal and knows the whole story. But even in the hour of his supreme trial Morrow is staunch to what he believes to be the right. He signs the bill and tells the truth to Georgianna. She renounces him; but later pleads with him to go north with her where the taint in his blood will not be known. Morrow, however, is firm in his renunciation of all that means hap piness to him. He declares that he will resign his office and devote his life to the betterment of the negro and to solving the problem of the black man. Noyes rages and swears he will print the whole story in the "yellow" journal he owns if Mortfow does not veto the prohibition bill. Morrow checkmates him, however, by himself announcing to a mass meeting assem bled in his honor the taint in his blood. This done, ha resigns office and begins his new life of lonely self-abnegation: with a past to forget and an ancestry to forgive. This powerful picture will be shown Tuesday right April 25, at the Gem Theater in Plattsmouth. Be sure and see it. 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For milady Ave have Fashions latest fancier in idudv dif ferent makes and grades. For men we feature Kalston Shoes $4.00 to $o. 00 which have a world-wide reputation as style leaders. A full line of children's shoes also following the latest models. Whatever your neds, we are confident we can satisfy you. Give us an opportunity. GIRLS wanted at Plattsmouth Steam Laundry. Apply at once. 4-lS-tfd Fetzer Shoe Company m i-., . t-'--'. : t ....T - .... -- iiT tifk V3i r t. i i i m i j x - i i r - I I Ml rAf-ix K. 1 I I XI J I II Ml I t IT AVCJ HtLht tDlid LJEllj-y r cl - i lj rxcz : 1 'L'Jt IflfOLLBAEUS FX Presents EDWARD SHELDON'S Celebrated Play 14 66 Ji IQi JO 1 r? IM sr f2 99 with WOULD FATO 3 THE MAN WITH THE $100,000.00 FACE! E-Z yirva, r. 1 : A Magnificent Drama- A Masterfo! Production! Costing the Enormous Sum of $250,000 by Edward Lewis Mark White and George Smith from near Rock Bluffs were here yesterday for a few hours visiting with friends and looking after some matters of business. ; C. G. Mayfield of Louisville was here yesterday for a few hours, bring ing in the election returns from his district to the office of .County Clerk LibershaL Strikes Straight and True at Top-Root of a Vast Problem! IT WILL MAKE YOU THRILL! IT WILL MAKE YOU THROB! IT WILL MAKE YOU THINK! j Ofj TUESDAY, APRIL 25th Gem 'Theatre! nflTIHEE."AHB EVEBIK6I Matinee 5 and Oc FIVE BIG REELS Evening 10 and 15c