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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1916.
SPRAGUE IS
PLEASED WITH
THE OUTLOOK
Finds Conditions Out in State Better
Than Hoped For.
Lincoln, Net., Oct. 1G. Secretary
Bert Sprague of the democratic state
committee took his first trip out in
the state since the compaign opened
last Saturday and conditions he found
caused him to smile broadly upon his
return here today.
'Better than I had any reason to
hope for," said Mr. Sprague. "I am
.surprised, I must confess, by the re
markable strength shown by President
Wilson in this state. The democratic
state committee never doubted for a
single minute but that Nebraska
would give its electoral vote to Wood
row Wilson. We had thought he
would carry this state by a good safe
majority. It's going to be more than
a good majority. Wilson bids fair to
set a new mark for political speed in
this state.
"Every day imivoves the situation
with retrard to those candidates
against whom the republicans are di
recting their chief light. We have
gained immeasurably the past week
and I am going to make a prediction
which I haven't been in the habit o
doing. I am confident that the entire
democratic ticket is going to be elect
i'd. I met a large number of people
while out in the state among them
quite a number of republicans, and
want to say it's mighty rosy."
Mr. Hughes' speech made 500 votes
for President Wilson," said a promi
nent Lincoln republican in comment
ing upon the meeting here last Sat
urday night.
Republicans made no effort to con
ceal their disappointment here today
They had expected the republican
candidate's presence in the state to
offset the Wilson tide, but the attack
upon the Adamson bill did not set wel
with a large number.
The republican candidate rode from
Ninth and O streets to Fourteenth and
O with scarcely a concerted cheer
along the entire route. The regular
Saturday night shopping crovyd was
augmented by perhaps 10,000 out-of
town visitors. Frequently along the
route of the parade cheers were heard
for Wilson and a party of Wilson men
forgetting it was a nonpartisan recep
tion startled the auditorium meeting
with a rousing cheer for the president
at the close of Mr. Hughes' speech.
The optimism of the reports reach
ing the state headquarters from other
sections of the state when Mr. Hughes
unloosned his batteries has glad
dened the hearts of the workers of the
democratic state headquarters.
FRIZE WINNERS AT YOE-
MAIi'S CHILDREN FESTIVAL
From "Wednesday Danr.
The Yoeman's children festival was
a success from start to finish, last
evening at the A. O. U. W. hall, and
under auspices of the Plattsmouth
homestead 3954. The following are
the winers of the eight prizes that
were given, four by the home office at
Des Moines, la., and four by the local
lodge: Margaret Jay, Carl Ofe, Jaftett
Haffke, Bertha Preis, William Preis,
Charles Jay, Esther Shindlebauer,
John Gravitt. After the prizes were
awarded a delicious lunch was served
in the banquet room downstairs, which
was greatly enjoyed by all.
THE GOOD WORK
OF JUDGE MORRISSY
MOVEMENT FOR AID TO
SYRIA AND ARMENIA
The movement throughout the coun
try for the relief of the sufferers of
Syria and Armenia by the people of
the United States, is being pushed in
all of the states, and in this city the
movement is to be looked after by
Rev. T. A. Truscott, pastor of the
Methodist church, who will endeavor
to enlist the aid of the people in giv
ing to the relief of these two unfortu
rate races who have suffered from the
war of the old world. The United
States congress has taken recognition
of the needs of these two races and
under the direction of the resolution
of the senate, President Woodrow Wil
son has proclaimed Saturday and
Sunday, October 21st and 22d as joint
days upon which the people can con
tribute what they desire for relief
The proceeds of the contributions will
not be handled by any religious de
nomination, but by a committee com
posed of the leading business men of
New York, which includes a number
of the leading men in all walks of
life. The literature in regard to the
relief work will be distributed by Rev.
Truscott and will give everyone an
opportunity of doing something for
the unfortunate.
Used It Eleven Years.
There is one remedy that for many
rears has given relief from coughs.
colds, croup and whooping cough. Mrs
Chas. Rietz, Allen Mills, Pa., writes:
I have used Foley's Honey and Tar
for the past eleven years and I would
not be without it." It promptly re
lieves hoarseness, tickling throat and
wheezy breathing. Sold everywhere.
For Sale Metz roadster in fwc
condition, cheap. T. K. Pollock Auto
Co Htd, It wfc 1o-ti
If you have anything for sale adver
tise in the Journal.
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 27. To the
Editor of the State Jorunal: Your
paper puolished a tabulation of what
purported to be the number of opin
ions written by judges of this court
for two terms, and then taking these
figures as a basis undertook to show
that my friends were making claims
in my behalf that were not warranted.
Foll6win:r this, the publicity bureau
of one of the candidates sent a copy
of your article to the weekly press,
and I presume there are those who
have studied the figures and reached
the conclusion that they correctly re
flect the record. For this reason I
have had the records checked up;
not for a part of the time I have been
on the court, but for the whole time.
I became chief justice of the court
January 25, 1915, and the first sit
ting of the court thereafter convened
February 1, 1915. Since that date
there have been submitted by oral
argument, briefs, or both, 525 cases
for final disposition. In these cases
there have been written 40t opinions,
of which I have written fifty-eight.
As the court consists of a chief jus
tice and six associate justices, it will
be seen that I have written the exact
average of the whole court. Eighty
three cases have been affirmed with
out opinion or otherwise disposed of,
and there are thirty-six cases pending.
In the hearing of these 525 cases tne
lecords show the members of the court
participating as follows:
Morrissey, in : . 50ft
Barnes, in 471
Rose, in 4"2
Letton, in 425
Fawcett, in 410
Sedgwick, in 380
Hamer, in 297
During a part of this time Judge
Hamer was sick and this may explain
his absence in so many cases. It will
be seen that I have participated in
101 more cases than the average for
each justice, and I have written the
same number of opinions as the aver
sge for each justice, besides handling
the work incident to the office of
chief justice. In addition to the cases
mentioned, opinions were filed in
number of caes submitted before
became a member of the court. I have
not taken these into account as they
belong to a period prior to jny ser
vice, and it some judge was behind
with his work I am not responsible
for it, nor is he to De given credit for
it during the period covered by this
statement.
I am not saying that the value of a
member of the court may be deter
mined by the number of opinions he
writes, or by the number of cases in
which he partipates, but, inasmuch
as the article mentioned dealtAvith the
number of opinions written during a
part of my term of services, I submit
the above figures covering the whol
period from my first day on the
court to the present. Yours truly,
A. M. MORRISSEY.
SENATOR HITCHCOCK.
From Tuesday's Dally.
Senator Gilbert M. Hitchcock has
been a real representative of the peo
ple while at Washington. Men from
one end of the country to the other
say this. And all men of national
mportance know Senator Hitchcock's
record, and accord him a high place in
the national lawmaking field. At
present Senator Hitchcock occupies a
most important place in the senate.
He is chairman of the Phillipines com
mittee, ranking member of the for
eign relations committee an is next to
the chairman on the banking and cur
rency committee. And in addition he
is oh the military affairs committee,
another important division of labor
in the Senate. No member has more
important committee - - assignments
than these in view of the big questions
which have come and will come before
these committees. It is important
to have experienced and courageous
men on these committees and men who
favor peace above war, , and peace
presidents above war presidents.
A wnnt ad in the Journal will hrintr
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IN PLATTSMOUTH
FORTY YEARS AGO.
J J I I I
Robert T. Maxwell, Esq., of Weep
ing Water, showed his good-natured
visage in our city on Tuesday.
Hon. J. W. Beardsley made his
semi annual call in the 'city on Mon
day. Come oftener Joseph.
Mrs. Legget (formerly Thouvenel)
removed with her household goods,
etc., last Tuesday, to the residence of
her husband in Seward.
Hon. Sam Chapman, who has been
seriously ill for the past week or ten
days, is so far recovered as to be able
to come downtown again. .
Our old-time friend, II. C. McMak
en, once more shows his jolly face on
the streets of Plattsmouth, looking
heartier than ever.
D. N. Johnson of Ashland was in
town this week visiting his old home
and friends, and reports everything
lively at Ashland.
The freights are beginning to roll
over the B. & M. railroad at such an
unprecedented rate as to compel the
Transfer company to run on Sunday
last, and to fire up the President
Monday morning and put both boats
to transferring cars. But let them
come; shippers will find there will be
no blockade occur "at this point for
the Transfer is capable of taking over
forty cars an hour, or 400 in a day
each way.
Messrs F. S. and W: J. White, the
building movers of this locality, are
getting along finely moving the R. R.
buildings. We would suggest, s how-'
evei that the old shell left standing
so long on Main street yesterday,
was not a particularly good advertise
ment for our city.
Business in a Minute.
Great credit is due to the managers
and officers of the Burlington railroad
in Nebraska for the wonderful busi
ness abilities th"ey have displayed in
handling the immense transit business
which has unexpectedly been crowded
onto them since last Saturday.
When it is remembered that the
Burlington company was moving the
large two-story depot from its orig
inal site to the foot of Main street,
and that this building covered all but
one of the tracks, rendering the hand
ling of the immense number of cars
ten times more difficult from want of
track room, it will be seen how great
was the executive ability required to
meet the sudden emergency which the
calamity to the Omaha bridge ren
dered necessary. Through almost su
perhuman efforts, the officers and men,
laboring night and day, have man
aged to keep the numerous trains
moving and the road clear east and
west. They are now handling 400
cars daily. Three of the tracks are
clear up to this writing (Wednesday),
and by the time this paper is issued
all the tracks will be clear. The depot
will be in its place, and no matter
how many cars . come from the east
or west, the wonderful energies of the
Burlington force will be adequate to
take care of all of them, and no in
terruption will occur. In this connec
tion we would urge the attention of
the Burlington directors to the abso
lute necessity of constructing a bridge
here at the earliest possible moment.
Every day with all the wonderful
ability its officers and men have dis
played, an accident to their transfer
boats would absolutely close business
between Nebraska and the east. This
is too slender a thread for such a
powerful company to hang its pros
perity on; and we call on Mr. Perkins
and Messrs Irving and Holdrege to
lock the matter squarely in the face
and unite in proper representations to
their directors. The whole stock and
grain business of Nebraska now
hinges for its successful operation on
the merest acident to the transfer
at this point, and the entire commu
nity of this state is deeply interested
in securing a bridge at this point.
A Disgusting Habit.
Easier to Stop Now.
It is easier to check a bronchial
cough now than later Coughs grow
worse the longer they continue. Fo
ley's Honey and Tar stops tickling in
tha throat, allays inflammation and
irritation, restores sore and discharg
ing membranes to healthy condition,
opens congested air passages, and af
fords longed for relief. Sold everywhere.
One of the most annoying symptoms
of chronic gastritis is gas in the
stomach and bowels. This gas is
belched, and this disgusting habit un
fits the patient for associating with
any sensitive people. Triner's Amer
ican Elixir of Bitter Wine goes to
the very root of this trouble. It
cleans out the stomach and removes
quickly the accumulated waste mat
ter from the bowels. There are many
other troubles which call for the use
of Triner's American Elixir of Bitter
Wine, especially constipation, head
ache, nervousness, poverty of blood,
etc., because as a laxative and tonic
this remedy has no superior. Price
$1.00. At drugstores. Joseph Triner,
Manufacturing Chemist, 1333-1339 S.
Ashland ave., Chicago.
L. D. Hiatt, the Murray merchant,
was in the city for a few hours yes
terday afternoon en route home from
Omaha, where he spent a few hours
looking after some business matters.
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