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VOL. XXXV.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1917.
No.
CITY COUNCIL
ENJOYS A VERY
'HEATED' SESSION
After the Routine Business, the Mem
bers Were Perfectly Willing to
Adjourn and Return to Their
Peaceful Homes.
From Tuesday's Daily.
The city council last evening: en
joyed a very torrid session at the
city hall and one which made the
members anxious to hasten to the end
of the meeting in order that thev
might journey homeward.
The light question or the question
of why there was not better light
service was also one of the chief fea
tures of the evening1 meeting of the
lawmakers and in this Superintend
ent Smith endeavored to explain to
the members of the council why the
service was frequently interrupted
in the past few weeks.
Chief of Police Barclay addressed
a communication to the council in re
gard to auto drivers giving a sign of
the hand when approaching a cross
ing and also to have the drivers of
cars refrain from using their cutout
on Main street at night time, as it
was very annoying. This was re
ferred to the tire and water commit
tee for consideration.
City Clerk Jess Warga reported
that during the month of June there
had been collected in his office the
sum of $920.00, from different sources,
and also S3 11 as the result of the mu
nicipal carnival, and the last sum was
placed in the fire department fund
for the purchase of new equipment.
The chief of the fire department
reported that all the equipment on
hand was in good shape and that a
new nozzle, as well as six new coats,
hail been received from the city clerk
and will be put into usa at once.
Police Judge Archer reported that
during the month just closed he had
collected the sum of $43 in fines and
costs, which had been turned over to
the city treasurer.
The claims committee reported on
the claims of Peters & Parker for
the -" per cent balance on the paving
in district No. 10, and on their rec
ommendation the same was ordered
paid.
Councilman Bestor, of the streets,
alleys and bridges committee, report
ed that the plans and specifications
for the Chicago avenue paving was
ready and on motion the same were
adopted and the mayor and clerk au
thorized to advertise for bids or. the
same.
when there was trouble that it was'
impossible to get the office or power
house over the telephone.
This matter-was discussed by Mr.
Johnson and 'Mr. Smith and the su
perintendent explained that this had
occurred but once when, during a
breakdown it had been necessary to
have the telephone calls discontinued
except in very urgent cases. Coun
cilman Luschinsky, of the lighting
committee, explained that he had un-
OUR JOHN MURTEY
WRITES INTERESTING
WASHINGTON LETTER
From Tuesday's Pailv.
Washington, D. C, July 5. Editor
Journal: I have been in Washington
derstood that there had been a pri- ;r the past ten day3' eXCept dys
vate code used by the telephone com- sp?nt in .Ne7 York Cit heard
pany in getting connections with the tne debate in tfte senate and house on
offices of the light comoanv and he food contro1 1 don't think
desired to have it explained. Mr. they will interfere with prices on farm
Smith stated that there had been only Products very much. It seems the
one time to his nowledge when the avera?e Pnce ha3 ralsed about 100
private code was used by the com- Pr cent on manv articles since the
panv. war commenced, with the exception of
He also took occasion to say that steel and building material it runs
the light company was willing to re- Irom u to b0 Per cent- "nat they
place the lights that were burnt out seem to be afraid of is that with a
in the street service if they were only short croP of wneat a scarcity might
notified. j develop that would send prices out of
Councilman Bestor was of the aI1 reason, and that the best plan
opinion that the transformers that wcu,tl be to have one buyer only for
were in use at the light plant were the al"es and the United States, thus
not a sufficient guarantee against the removing competition, and to keep the
burning out of the transformers that Prices on a level with the articles the
might leave the plant absolutely with- farmers have to buy. , That, on the
out hope of supplying current to the present basis, would put wheat under
city for a short time and he thought If they apply the same to corn, it
that the only solution of the problem would probably be around $1 per bu.
was to have the plant in this city put Ifc seems to be the opinion though that
in running order. I wheat is the only product that it will
The bids for the construction of the I be necessary to control. The fact that
storm sewer on Chicago avenue were the average price paid western farm
opened by City Clerk Warga and the ers for wheat for several years before
following figures were submitted: J. the war was about 85 cents, and that
H. McMaken, for concrete sewer, last winter a buying craze set in that
3,415; brick, 54,415; reinforced con-J carried it to $3.50 per bushel in Oma-
crete pipe, S3,Soi). Keystone Pipe j ha and Kansas City, or in advance of
Co.. concrete sewer, S4.5S0: brick, I over 400 per cent above normal price.
$4,624.50; reinforced concrete pipe, brought a scare on the western con
$4,324. A. F. Hanson, of Omaha, re- sumers, and they don't want it to oc
inforced concrete pipe, $4,791.94. The cur again. I think everybody expects
bids were all referred to' the streets, J prices on food products to be about
alloys and bridges committee, who,! double normal until after the war
after a few minutes deliberation, re- closes, with the exception of potatoes
turned with the recommendation that the chances are there will be more
all the bids be rejected and that new potatoes raised in the United States
estimates be prepared. This was this year than we can consume, and
adopt'rd by the council. as they cannot be kept over for an-
Councilman Buttery called the at- other year, they will probably be
tention of the council to the fact that I cheaper than they were before the
many of the trees along Washington War. We have heard it stated in the
street needed trimming, as they ob- press that our soldier boys should not
scured the street lights and did not be compelled to go to a foreign conn-
permit the light to give the proper try to fight, that it should be left to
service, and on. motion the street volunteers to go to France, but you
commissioner was authorized to go cannot find a man in linifnrm in
ahead and have them trimmed up. Washinsrton or in New York that don't
The dispute between James Blaha Vant to go to France. The youne
and the city over a warrant for $6.25 recruits from different states, that are
was discussed at some length by Mr. here, are all eager to go to France.
Blaha, but it was decided by the coun- So the j nothine in the idea that
cii to let the fire department thresh all should be left to volunteer. The
out the question at their meeting this fact ig that they wQuld aIj or neariy
evening and to nna out tiennnei all volunteer, and would be very quick
from the records as to wnai amount to ,j0 so
Mr. Blaha was entitled to receive for It seers they wiI1 not get Qur boyg
hlS Services. nnHpr tho rprpnt rotrictraMnn trvo-ofVmi-
mayor Sattler stated that the com- much before September and with four
..or... J.V. V. n A tfforaA tn coll th mil- I ......
Councilman Luschinsky stated that . 7,1 months' training to go through after
thsre had been a ereat deal of com- motor lo xne.c iy "T "TV that. they would not get into activ
plaint on the poor lighting service
p-iven the city and they had taken
the matter up with the manager of
the local light plant and that he
send an agent here, but it as certain
ly to be hoped that they would have
one here as soon as possible in order
to demonstrate the pulmotor, so that
it could be used in case of accidents.
assemble as a boarj of equalization,
which occupied some little time before
would address the council on the mat
ter of the poor light offered the city.
Mr. Smith, of the lighting com
pany, stated that during the past
month there had been a great deal of
trouble experienced by the light com
pany in this city, due to the very
heavy electrical storms, as well as
U . r.i Uf Vii7 u.-o,-o fninff rnn.
lilt; l u ii.ciu tutjr Uv...y, I , -
, , t u I the final adjournment.
sulerable work on the main high 1
power line from the station to the
husiness nortion of the city. This
work of replacing the lines with
heavier power wire had taken some
little time and the result had been
that several times the current had
been shut off, but this was the only
possible way of getting the line in.
There had also been some trouble on
the line in the alley near the Journal
nfficp that had occasioned some
trouble
service in France before next spring;
and if Russia gets into line, as it now
appears, the war will probably be
over by that time, so that our boys
may get through . this war without
-i M i,--wl that I '
WuKuman ,c wl w- Ravine to eo into the trenches, and
Trie sirwt spri iin.it: r lk: ucu ihuic i u- , , , ,
ii a ...,...,1 rt tmnnQC r nln V T n I "
me lu u.i. volunteers will see active service, and
Hus and on motion this was ordered , .
looked after at once.
The council then adjourned, to re
we all hope that this may happen, and
. I that next spring will see the world all
at peace. Your friend.
JOHN MURTEY.
SAMUEL RAKER, FATHER OF
MRS. W. E. ROSEIICRAHS,
SUSTAINS VERY BAD FALL
THE THIRD GAME MUST BE
PLAYED TO DECIDE VICTORS
NEBRASKA CROPS
FAR EXCEEDS THE
VIC! 0 I ftT VGA!
I1LLU LJ1I ILfiSS
From Tuesday's Dally.
Last evening shortly after 6 o clock
the members of the base ball team
of Company C and the second team of
the city gathered at the Dase ball park
to try out on the second game of the
series. This game resulted in a vic
tory for the second team, by a score
of 5 to 3, and makes the series one
Immense Harvests Indicated in
most Every Kind of Farm
Product.
AI-
WINTER WHEAT-AND RYE
SHOW ONLY SHORTAGES
Corn and Potatoes Banner Staples
Total Increase Abcut Twelve
Per Cent.
The government's July 1 forecast of
Nebraska crops indicates that 3vi.-
000,000 bushels of ccrn. wheat, oats,
barley, rye, potatoes arl apples will
be harvested in the stat.- this year, as
compared with a 191G crop, as esti
mated in December, of 352,'.'00,orC
bushels.
Corn, which last year constituted
slightly more than half of the grain,
this year will form over two-thirds
of the grain crop.
"Most of the abandoned winter
wheat, alfalfa and clover fields not
sown to small grain were left lor
corn, reads the report oi Aaron h..
Anderson, field agent for the depart
ment of agriculture. This accounts for
the largest acreage by far in the his
tory of the state.
"While corn is a few days late, the
present condition is very promising.
Most fields are receiving Letter enre
than usual."
Field, Get Better Care.
The key to the Nebraska situation
lies in the governments report, re
peated for other crops than corn, that
"most fields are receiving better care
than usual."
After the winter wheat, alfalfa and
clover were killed by the severe, al
most snowless winter, Nebraska farm
ers buckled down to work to offset the
damage by better cultivation. Drought
in southwestern counties is in a meas
ure being offset by the same more
careful cultivation.
The government's comparison of
prices of products on JuTy 1, 1917, and
July 1, 191C, shows a considerably
greater increase of prices in Nebraska
than in the United States as a whole.
Detail of Condtim3.
Crop conditions other than corn, as
stated by Mr. Anderson in his report,
follow :
The winter wheat in southwestern
Nebraska, comprising about one-third
of the total acreage this year, is badly
damaged by drought. The remainder
of the winter wheat has made consid
erable improvement.
JUDGMENT GF 8USTAF
JOHNSON FOR 5,009
AFFIRMED YESTERDAY
FINE MENU FOR THE
NAVY-ON 4TH OF JULY
ners of the first game by a score of
6 to A: . Too much Hula, was the fate
of the soldiers, as he was able to
A message was received in this city
last evening from Omaha stating that
Councilman Weber inquired as to I Samuel Raker, father of Mrs. W. E
whether or not there were three lines Rosencrans, of this city, was in quite
Ot Wire not insuwieu lunmug wci kiwo "u ...l fu enldior- u-orA tho win
different portions of the city and that city where he has been residing ' -
which were a danger to the public. I since the death of his wife several
Mr Smith stated that the wires of months ago. Mr. Raker, who is past
.i t - t tz -T o ti4 f I AirrVif-tr rocrc rf qqpd Viae rtrf hpon in I
tne mgn u w f - f 71 nw V strike them out at ease, and coupled
1 tuv"li J J I I nnth cACArol rant orrnr hv tho mom
1 o, ronotc Agnco film rt hoi
storm or a nr X r , Tt.T .Z mI,Z bers of the soldiers' team, resulted in
1 l. Uny.nmo noniriirniic f r tholl-Ant inflTKrl TCI niS room thff OTPftlPT I
iu ureinv ui uct-uu - i -f e i . . jt,
rj. V,Q ff t,nf tU f tho time On Tiipd.-,v PVPn. a viirturj, ii u aCT.v,iui,. i6"
puunc. iu r ------- - - Johnson and Gustafson were the only
city was all on one line, Mr. Smith mg he had been put to bed as usual, M
stated that he was having cutouts but during the night he arose, and,
nut on the lines over the different I scuring his clothing, made his way
portions of the city and with these I from the room wnere ne was sleeping
he hoped to- be able to have it ar-j into-the one adjoining .and in some
ranged so that in case of trouble each manner fell to the floor, causing what
section could be cut off -without the is thought to be a iracture or the hip.
necessity of shutting down the power The aged man was in great pain and game
all nvpr town - his condition makes his recovery very
Councilman Johnson gave the state- doubtful. Mrs. Rosencrans is now at For Sale Mercer automobile, in
the bedside of the father. ' auire at Propst garage. lwd&w
11 b WA1A 1, - - . - I -
Prim WVilrp.'ilav's Dnitv.
The Nebraska state supreme court
at Lincoln yesterday atnrmed the de
cision of the district court of Cass
county in the case of Gustaf Johnson
vs. the Chicago, Burlington .5: Quincy
railroad, in which th? plaintiff was
awarded a judgment for S5.0O0 for
injuries received while at his work
in the shops in this city on April 30,
1914.
The case was tried at the term of
court commencing November 30, 1913,
and the jury gave Mr. Johnson a ver
c.ict for the sum of $3,000 in his suit
for 20,000 damages. Mr. Joh:-on was
formerly employed as assistant fore
man in the freieht car department at
the local shops and on April 30. 1914,
while he was climbing to the top of a
box car to inspect some repairs he
grabbed hold of a hand iron on top of
the car which was fastened to a plat
form, and the platform being loose
gave away and Mr. Johnson was
thrown to the ground below with the
result that one of the lower limbs was
fractured in a severe manner. Mr.
Johnson was confined to his home for
several months following the acci
dent. The suit was one that attracted
much attention and the railroad com
pany in their defense alleged the fact
of contributory negligence in that the
plaintiff had knowledge of the fact
that the work on the car was not
completed. This was denied by the
plaintiff ar.d the negligence of Frank
Slatinski, an employe of the company,
who was working on the car, was
charced as being responsible for the
accident-
The verdict in the supreme court
for the plaintiff will probably close
the case. Attorney Matthew Gering,
of this city, appeared as attorney for
the plaintiff, Mr. Johnson.
SOLDIERS WIN FROM
THE SECOND TEAM
IN VERY CLOSE GAME
soldiers to solve the delivery of Hula
to any degree and both secured safe
hits off his delivery. Dailey, who did
the throwing for the Sammies, was in
good form, but received Very ragged
support in the opening innings of the
From Tuesday's Dailj
Those who have an idea that the
navy doe? not provioe gooa iooa lor
the sailors and these who are just
finishing up their work in the train
ing station in San Francisco on July
4. This menu was printed on a patri
otic card and was sent to this city
by Herbert J. Allen, who enlisted
from here a short time ago, and is
ntw about ready for service. The
manu is as follows:
Radishes Sweet Pickles. Green Onions
Iced Cantaloupes.
Cream of Tomato Soup.
Croutons.
Fricandeau of Lamb.
. Green Garden Peas.
Baked Spiced Ham.
Roast Young Chicken.
Oyster Dressing.
Giblet Gravy. Mashed Potatoes.
Asparagus on Buttered Toast. -Hearts
of Lettuce Salad.
French Dressing.
Neapolitan Ice Cream.
Pumpkin Pie. Apple Pie.
Full Cream Cheese. Toasted Crackers.
Marble Cake. Oranges. Bananas.
' Mixed Nuts and Raisins.
Cigars. Coffee
The third and deciding game of
baseball between the representatives
of Uncle Sam's army and the second
teams of the city was staged last even
ing at the Red Sox park, when a
number of fans gathered to view the
battle, and when the smoke of the
tont!ict rolled away it was found that
the soldiers of Company C were the
winners by the score of 3 to 2. in the
whirlwind seven-inning combat.- Dai
ley for the soldiers and Hula for the
second team were the slab artists and
Dailey secured eight strikeouts to six
for Hula. Errors on both sides came
at times when costly and several
times the soldiers were threatening
with men on bases, but were held- The
fielding of Rasneick and Pavlik for
the soldiers was one of the chief fea
tures of the game, while for the sec
end team Hula showed the best form,
both in fielding and batting. The chief
hitters of the soldiers were Gustaf
son. Johnson and Dailey. The tabu
lated score was as follows:
SECOND TEAM.
AB. R. H. PO. A- E
Martin, s. s ..3 0 0 0 1 (
Hula, p 4 1 3 2 4 (
Carmen, lb 4
Jirousek, 2b 4
Eoggs, 3b 4
Pries, r. f - 4
E. Long, c. f 3
V- Long, 1. f 3
Gradoville, c 3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
3
2
4
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
John Rohrdanz and wife came in
this morning from their home west
of Mynard and departed on the early
Burlington train for Omaha, where
they will visit for the day in that
city with Mrs. John Heil at the
Methodist hospital.
Totals 31 2 9 17 6 5
COMPANY C.
AB. R. H. PO. A E.
Gustafson, 1. f. ... 4 0 1 1 0 1
Jones, s. s. ...... 3 1 0 12 1
Johnson. 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0
Rasneick, lb . 3 1 0 8 0 0
Renner, r- f. . 3 0 2 0 0 0
Janda", 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0
McCarthy, c. f . . . 1 0 0 1 0 0
Pavlik, c. 3 1 0 8 0 0
Dailey, p ........ 3 0 1 1 4 1
Totals 23 3 5 20 7 3
TAKES AWAY PRISONER.
Last evening Deputy United States
Marshal Grant Yates came down from
Omaha to secure Edward Sullivan, the
young deaf mute who has been in the
county jail here since Saturday await
ing the coming of the federal authori
ties. The young man Is wanted in
the east for fraud and will probably
face a federal indictment , before he
gets through with the affair. Mr.
Yates is the former chief-of-police of
Nebraska City, where he made his
home for many years, and is serving
now under United States Marshal
Flynn, and is one of the most efficient
men in the federal service in the state.
HON. R. B. WINDHAM
ENJOYS DELIGHTFUL
OUTING IN MICHIGAN
GUS HYERS, FORMER
PLATTSMOUTH BOY,
IS COLORADO BANKER
The many old friends of Gus Hysrs,
former Plattsmouth man, and for
many years sheriff of Lancaster coun
ty, will be pleased to learn that he
is meeting with much success in his
new home in Hoi yoke, Colo., where
he has been located since last Jan
uary. .Mr. riyers has just oeen select
ed as cashier of the First National
bank of Holyoke, and is associated in
the control of the bank by a number
of the prominent business men of Lin
coln. It goes without saying that
Gus will make good in the position
and the people of Holyoke are fortu
nate in securing our former fellow
townsman. In speaking of the change
the State Journal has the following
special from Holyoke:
Mr. Hyers carr.e to Holyoke in Jan
uary, intending to go into the real es
tate and building and lean business,
but when he came with a strong rec
ommendation from the Lincoln First
National bank, the Heginbotham fam
ily took Mr. Hyers in as a partner and
placed him in charge of the general
cattle and insurance business. The
result was that as the familv wanted
some active duties and burdens re
moved they sold a controlling interest
to the above parties. Will Hegin-
botham, older son, and Mr. Hyers will
have actual charge cf the bank's af
fairs. Mr. Hyers is very much elated
over having his home town men asso
ciated with him in business. The bank
is on the corner of the street on the
O. L. D. and recently was visited by
five judges of the Nebraska supreme
court, who paid their respects to Mr.
Hyers as they were en route home
from a western automobile tour.
John Heginbotham, president of the
bank, makes the following statement
concerning the addition of Mr. Hyers
to the bank and the town: '"The man
agement of this bank has not changed.
only Gus A. Hyers has been elected
cashier and George B. Heginbotham
has been promoted to second vice
president. Mr. Hyers, formerly a
prominent citizen of Lincoln, Neb., has
been associated with us as stockholder
and officer since the first of the year.
He is a welcome addition to our offi
cial force and to our communitv life.
He has already made many friends
and will undoubtedly be an important
factor in the future development of
this section. His family is now lo
cated in their new residence erected
in Holyoke."
Hon. R. B- Windham, of this city,
has just returned home from a few
weeks spent in Michigan on a very
pleasant outing. Mr. Windham was
at Ann Arbor for a short time to
attend the forty-fcurth reunion of his
class in the law school of the Univer
sity of Michigan and enjoyed a
splendid time in meeting the former
classmates with whom he had been
so intimately associated during his
stay at the lav.- school. He reports
that the war has brought about quite
a change in the school and every day
large numbers of the students are
leaving for the front to see service in
the cause of .their country. At the
commencement exercises of the school
of law out of the class of ISO mem
bers only 70 were present to receive
their diplomas, as 110 of the class had
enlisted and departed and it will Le
necessary to ser.d these graduates
their diplomas at their headquarters.
Between 1,100 and 1.200 students of
the University of Michigan have en
listed in some of the arms of the serv
ice of the nation since the opening of
the war and more are still preparing
to enter as soon as they call. Mr.
Windham spent a short time at Bay
View, Mich., fishing and also at Chi
cago, where he visited with Mr. an I
Mrs- II. C. King at their home at
Waukegan. a suburb of the big city.
He reports that the crop conditio :
in Michigan are not near as favorable
as in Nebraska. Through Illinois the
corn does not appear as well ad
vanced. In Michigan a great deal of
cold weather has kept back the crops
to a greater extent than in Nebraska
and the Central West It was as a
whole a most delightful outing in
every way and cne which brings Mr.
Windham home feeling much refresh
ed and rested and ready to resume his
busines sduties, and he feels that the
lake country has nothing on old Ne
braska as being a real place to live.
ARRESTED FOR WIFE
DESERTION FOR VKiGH
HE IS WANTED IN IOWA
Sheriff Quinton Tuesday evening
succeeded in rounding up one E.
Wright, who has been wanted for
some time at Correctionville. Ia.. on
the charge of wife desertion. The
man was reported as being in Platts
mouth, but the sheriff was unable f )r
S3veral days to get a line on the man.
as he was very ciever in keeping his
identity from becoming known. It
seems that the man Wright, when he
mailed any letters, would send them
out from some rural route in the vi
cinity of the city and therefore keep
anyone from learning his exact
whereabouts. He was employed by
the Missouri Pacific on the road work.
As soon as the sheriff definitely lo
cated the man he notified the author
ities at Correctionville, who came af
ter him yesterday and removed him
back to his home to face the music
on the charge that will be preferred
against him.
N Dr. E. T. George,' superintendent of
the Tecumseh district of the Metho
dist church, was in the city today for
a short time, having held quarterly
conference here last night at the
.church-
The United Slates
Government Go-operates
with the 7,600 member banks in maintaining the
Federal Reserve Banking System for the protec
tion of the business interests of the country.
Through the Federal Reserve Board in Wash
ington it supervises the twelve Federal reserve
banks; it appoints one-third of their directors; it
deposits its funds largely with them; it guaran
tees the currency they issue.
This co-operation greatly increases the value
of the system to us and our community.
Are you linked up with this
new national system as one
of our depositors? If not, you
should delay no longer.
FinST 1ATI0NAL BANK
-The only National Bank in Plattsmouth
