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lLATTSMOUTII, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, MARCH 25, 1908.
NUMHER VI
Platte
What the Bill Will Do for Union Labor and
Its Attitude Toward Railroads and
Industrial Combinations
A special from Washington to the
Omaha World-Herald, under date of
March 19. says the uncertainty, obscur- ,
ity and mystery which have surrounded
.the intentions of the administration's
friends in connection with proposed
legislation for amendment of the Sher
man anti-trust law were cleared today
by authoritative statement issued by
the men who have had charge of pre
paration of the bill, and with the ap
proval of the administration.
Seth Low, chairman of the National
Civic Federation, said today.
"I wish it to be known that the meas
ure on which the civic federation has
been at work is being drafted at the
request of the committee on interstate
commerce of both the senate and the
house. They united in the request,
which may explain away any disposi
tion to criticism of the interest of peo
ple outside the legislative branch of the
government in the matter. The effort
has been to draw a bill that will be fair
to all interests; to arrive at a modifica
tion of the present Sherman anti-trust
act which made modern methods law
ful. The bill is not quite in its final
form as yet. We hope in will be ready
for introduction in congress the first of
next week."
Labor Union Aspects of Bill
The bill, whose preparation is practi
cally, though not literally, complete, is
not primarily a measure for the relief
of organized labor from the effect of
the recent supreme court decision in the
Danbury hatters case, in which a labor
union was held a conspiracy in restraint
of trade and subjected to the triple
damage penalty of the Sherman law.
In fact, work on the measure was
started by the civic federation people
before the supreme court decision in
the Danbury case was handed down.
Not only is it not primarily a labor t
measure, but it is not yet assured of re- j
ceiving the active support of the labor j
organization interests. Conferences to j
this end are still in progress. The meas
ure as now formulated is understood to
extend important exemptions to labor
organizations, but it does not exempt
them from possible penalties for the
employment of the boycott. It does
look to a reduction of the penalty, how
ever, from tripple damages to actual
damages.
The effort to secure a measure was
inspired by a wish to give business a
square deal and to secure for the fed
eral government information about the
inside arrangements, agreement con
tracts and combinations of big business
interests. Labor, it is stated, gets no
more and no less of concession, through
the measure as now proposed, than
any other combination.
As to Railroad.
The measure applies to both railroads
and industrial combinaions, and is in
part a federal license act giving com
binations the right to register and to
Will Robertson Editor-in-chief
The question of whether or not the
Comhusker would be a success next
year was decided recently when the
Junior class at the University of Ne
braska elected Mr. Robertson of Platts
mouth, Editor-in-chief. Robertson's
election came as a surprise to many as
he is a junior-law. It was not thought
that a law student could be elected to
the office after the trouble of last year
between the college of law and the ac
ademic college. To those persons who
know Robertson it was no surprise, for
he is a capital fellow and thoroughly
competent to put out a winning book.
Robertson and Manager Palmer were
schoolmates in the Louisville High
School. Nebraska Wesleyan.
Dislocated His Arn
Friday evening, while wrestling with a
friend at his home, south of tthe city,
George Hild suffered a dislocation of
one of his arms and had to have the
services of physician to reduce the dis
location. The arm is doing as nicely as
could be expected under the circum
stances, but is somewhat sore.
twos.
file with proper authorities the state
ments of their terms of combination or
orrrmmontc; In iho l9 lf TU llmjuls
statemen(. wouM be filed with the
interstate commerce commission, and
in case of industrials with the commis
sioner of corporations. Its filing would
be an estoppel of prosecution unless it
be formally disapproved by the author
ity receiving it, on the ground that it
represented an unjust or unreasonable
restraint of trade.
Labor organizations are expected
from the requirement to file the corre
sponding information about their af
fairs, arrangements, agreements, etc.
So are agricultural and horticultural
organizations not designed primarily
for profit.
The labor people want an express ex
emption in their favor of the right to
employ the boycott and it is because of
their insistence on this that they have
not yet been induced to accept the bill
as drawn, this being a large concession
than the makers of the bill believe
should be permitted. It can be said,
however, that the ref usal of tne labor
people to give their approval to the
measure, and to pledge their co-operation
in the effort to secure its passage,
will not prevent the introduction of the
measure. On the other hand its intro
duction is assured, and it will be pressed
in the hope of passage at this season.
Would End Uncertainty
The administration is much interested
because of the strong belief that such
legislation would end the uncertainty in
financial, industrial and railroad circles
about the status of all kinds of combina
tions under the law, and would promote
a more rapid revival of business. At
the same time in would give the govern
ment information which is absolutely
necessary to the administration of the
government's supervision overall kinds
of interstate corporations. Experience
with the Sherman measure has convinc
ed those who have to do with its admin-
istration that it does not represent the
r;sht method of handling combinations,
Combination is the very esssene of
present day business conditions; what
is desired is a method under which
combination may be permitted for all
j economic and beneficial purposes, while
at the same time the regulative
power of the government, guided by
possession of accurate and detailed
information, may be exercised intelli
gently. It is recognized that the measure rep
resents a revolutionary change of
policy toward combinations, and that
it will be the subject of animated and
sharp disagreements among men who
will have to do with its actual enact
ment into law. The administration,
however, is disposed to press it vigor
ously on congress. While there have
been manifestations of disaffection al
ready, it is believed when the bill is
completed and fully understood the
discussion will be placed on a very dif
ference plane, and that passage of the
measure at this session will be by no
means hopeless.
Explosion at Elmwood
Henry Miller, L. W. Roettger's tin
ner, was seriously injured Wednesday
evening by the explosion of one of the
generators of the aceytelene gas mach
ine owned by the Elmwood Gas Co. Mr.
Miller, in company with L. A. Tyson,
went down to make some repairs on the
machine. They opened all door and
windows in the building, opened the
generators and thought they had all the
gas out of the machine, but when Mr.
Miller applied the soldering iron to the
machine a terriffic explosion occured,
throwing Mr. Miller against the wall, a
portion of the machine striking him in
the lower portion of the bowels. He
was taken home and medical aid sum
monded. His hands and face were
burned, hair and mustache singed and
it is feared he is injured bad internally.
His left limb seems to be paralzed. At
time of going to press he was resting
easier. Elmwood Leader-Echo.
Wm. Haberman returned last even
ing from a three month's visit at the
capitol city, and looks as fresh as a rose.
A New Business Firm
A trade was made today, wherein
Earl Barclay became owner of the
Perry Utterback resturant, and took
possession this afternoon, after the
serving of the midday meal. In the
business we predict for Master Earl a
good success. The firm just going out
of the business have conducted a first
class place and have done a good busi
ness. We wish for the new firm the
best of success. Earl will conduct a
twenty-four hour restraunt where the
hungry can be fed at all hours. The
key will not press the lock at all, and
they will always be ready for what
business may come their way. They
will merit, and we judge they will re
cieve a good business.
ANOTHER PIONEER
PASSES AWAY
Grandma Lynn Dies at the Ad
vanced Age of Eighty
Years
In speaking of the death of Mrs.
Lynn, the Nehawka Register says:
Sarah Truax was born in Bedford
county, Pa., February 27, 1828 and
died March 16, 1908, after having pas
sed the golden line allotted to man over
10 years. She was eighty years and
eighteen days old.
She was manied to Joshua Lynn in
April. 1848, and with him came to Ne
braska in 1859, coming by boat and
landing at Nebraska City March 27.
Mr. and Mrs. Lynn were among the
early settlers of Cass conuty, settling
on the old homestad near Union, where
she endured all the hardships incident
to pioneer life.
Mr. Lynn died several years ago and
she moved to a pleasant little home in
Union where she spent the later years
of her life, very near to her son Dan.
It was one of the dreams of her early
pioneer life to live in a nicely papered
nouses, she often told the writer of this
article, and a year or so before she died
she had her pretty little home fixed up
just as she dreamed she would like to
have it in an early day. Grandma Lynn
as she was affectionately called by
every one was a remarkably vigorous
woman. She professed religion and
joined the M. E. Church when she was
past sixty and was one of the most
faithful members. She never missect
Sunday school, prayer meeting or other
service, rain or shine claiming that if
she could make a dollar by going that
she would brave the inclement weather,
and many is the pastor of that church
who will look back with great pleasure
to the encouragement he received from
her. She was an artist at quilting, ex
ecuting some beautiful patterns and
presenting one to every new preacher
that came on the work at Union.
Grandma Lynn will live in the mem
ory of many people, and she will be of
that number of whom it will be said
"Well done, good and faithful servant,
enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.
HOBUE vera aw
Frank 17. Richoy, Highly Respected by All
Who Knew Him, Died March 20, 1908,
ai the Age of Thirty-Seven Years.
With the death of Frank W. Richey,
one of the best citizens of Plattsmouth
passed away. He was always cordial,
jovial and a man esteemed and re
spected by all. After a sickness of
over eight weeks, the first six of
which were attended by intense suffer
ing, and the last two less severe, he
died last evening at about 5 o'clock.
The end came peacefully.
Frank W. Richey was born Septem
ber 19th, 1870, and at the age of twelve
years came with his Darents to Platts
mouth, where he has lived ever since.
Here he grew to manhood and by his
honorable, upright life he gained the
confidence of everyone. Since leaving
school he has worked with his father
in the lumber yard, and for a number
of years has had most of the manage
ment of the business, owning an inter
est therein as a member of the firm.
For a number of years he has been a
The Consequence of Intemperance.
Intemperance is always the cause of
some disturbances of the stomach,
which are noticed mostly in the morn
ing. If neglected, they grow worse and
worse until becoming incurable. We
often called the attention of our read
ers to Triner'8 American Elixir of Bit
ter Wine, which is a very valuable
remedy in all stomach troubles. It
soothes the pain and brings the stomach
to its natural activity; it strengthens
the whole digestive system, the nerves
and the muscles and makes new rich
blood. Lf you are troubled with loss of
appetite, indigestion, sleeplesness, dull
headache and other difficulties resulting
from an improper digestion, you can
not find a better remedy than Triner's
American Elixir of Bitter Wine. At
drug stores. Jos. Triner, G1G-G22 So.
Ashland ave., Chicago, 111.
TNE REPUBLICAN
CITY CONVENTION
They
Endorse All fhe Present
City Officials Except
Mayor.
The republicans of Plattsmouth held
a convention at the council chamber Fri
day evening and displayed wisdom in en
dorsing the present city clerk, police
judge and treasurer. They nominated
W. L. Pickett for mayor and E. W.
Cook for member of the school board.
The action of the convention shows that
the republicans have no . faith in the
stickativeness of the old law in refer
ence to the matter of the mayor and
city officials holding over. A. L. Tidd
was chairman and J. E. Douglass sec
retary. But very little interest seemed
manifest. If the policy pursued by
Mayor Gering in conducting the city
government in the interests of the peo
ple, rich and poor, high and low, had
been in the interest of a certain ring,
he would have been endorsed also. In
the language of the old saying, "there's
a hen on," and the tax-payers want to
keep their eyes wide open as to Pickett's
nomination.
Candidates for councilmen in the var
ious wards were nominated as follows:
First ward A. E. Gass; Second Wil
liam Weber; Third F. H. Stimker;
Fifth Ira B. Green. No nomination in
the Fourth.
William Cook the Lucky Man
At the store of H. M. Soennichsen,
300 cans of baking powder, which were
being sold at 25c per can, were all sold
but four cans. W. P. Cook dropped
into the store, and as he had bought a
can of baking powder the night before,
he was not wanting anything in that
line,but as some of the bystanders
urged, he took a can and got number
266. The next morning he was ap
prised of the fact that he had drawn
the $45 Columbia Steele range. He had
it taken to his home and says it is a
fine stove and the cheapest one he ever
purchased.
member of the Knights of Pythias, and
at the time the Benevolent and Pro
tective Order of Elks was organized at
this place he became a member, and
has remained a member of both orders
since.
The funeral was conducted from
the residence of his father, F. M.
Richey, Sunday afternoon at
o'clock, the Rev. A. A. Randall
Rev. J. H. Salsbury, delivering
two
and
the
funeral addresses. The services at the
cemetery will be under the charge of
the Order of Elks. The friends who
wish to take a last view of the remains
of the one whom they love and respect,
the casket will be open from ten o'clock
tomorrow morning until noon. Could
all have lived that life of offense
towards no one, which has characterised
this man's life, which having nearly
reached what would be supposed to
have been the full prime of manhood,
and here cut short, this would be much
the better for that kind of citizenship.
ufls warn
A
Denver Paper Declares lie Was When
lie Released John Martin at the So
licitation of His Sweetheart,
llulda Anderson
The Denver Post prints a story to
the effect that Governor Sheldon was
buncoed when he gave John Martin a
release from prison on the solicitation
of his sweetheart, Hulda Anderson.
It asserts that the couple belonged to a j
gang of bunco artists, and that Martin j
was known as Andy Sampson, Andy i
Johnson and "Swede Andy." j
The astonishing declaration is made ;
that "the little woman was released, j
just before she came to Lincoln, from j
the Canon City penitentiary, where she
had served three years for larceny i
from the person committed in Denver
in January, 1905." The same author
ity say that Sampson was arrested at
the same time, fined $100 and given six
hours to leave town. He came to Lin
coln, where he soon got in trouble.
His partners deserted him, says the
Post, after he permitted the woman
to go to prison. The story continues :
"Immediately upon her release Hul
da Anderson went to Lincoln and ap
peared before Governor Sheldon. She
told the governor that if he would
pardon "Martin" she would reform
him. Give him to me, " said she. "He
did wrong and he has suffered. He
has served three years, but is he any
better for it? I can make a man out
of him. I will set him up in business
and be responsible for his behavior.
"The woman told Governor Sheldon
that she and Martin had been sweet
hearts; that he lost his job on a rail
road in Arkansas three years ago, and
that, in order to get to her to see her,
he had robbed a man. She said she
was living with her parents in Idaho.
"'When I heard of his arrest and
conviction, ' said she to the governor,
'I was heartbroken. I did not know
what to do. I finally went to Alaska
with a miner and his wife, and for
tune smiled upon me. I staked out a
claim, and now I have $50,000 in cash
to start my lover out in business
with.' "
Were Nice People.
In speaking of this matter the Lin
coln Evening News says: "John Mar
tin was released from the penitentiary
February 14 and married the woman
who was instrumental in securing his
release the same afternoon at Beatrice.
At the latter place Martin gave the
name of Andrew S. Jensen, nativity,
Norway, thirty-four years of age, and
Miss Anderson and Alma Lukonen,
nativity, Finland, aged twenty-five
For several days the bride and groom
stopped with Tom Draper in this city,
Previous to their mrrriage and the re-
lease of her lover from prison Miss
Inga Anderson, as she called herself,
had been boarding and rooming at the
Draper place for several months.
It was declared that Miss Anderson
was an exceedingly agreeable young
Wants Town Incorporated.
What is the use for a newspaper to
try and boost a town when after sug
gesting and lying awake nights to see
the town go ahead, and boosting some
times to the limit of rupturing the
truth, and the inhabitants (we will not
raise them to the dignity of citizens)
just drag along fearing to make any ef
fort as it might increase their taxes?
It takes push to make a town and some
one has got to be bighearted and open
handed enough to boost and pay taxes
if necessary. We have been trying for
the last year to get the people here to
incorporate, build sidewalks, get an of
ficial life that means the weeding out
of two or three eyesores that have ex
isted here for years, and it seems that
civic pride and patriotism to home
growth is dead as a salt mackerel. We
are through boosting and while Murray
and several other little towns are get
ting a move on them, Nehawka can
sleep on as long as they want to. We
have boosted a whole year and no re
sponse. When you are ready to do
something to take the town out of the
cowpasture class just come along; we
are ready. Nehawka Register.
C. A. Isacksonof Omaha is in the city
putting in some fire escapes on the
Columbia school building.
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woman to have about. She was polite
and considerate and of a generous dis
position. When Mr. and Mrs. Draper
were shown the account of the career
of the woman published in a Denver
paper they were astouned.
"Miss Anderson appeared to have
plenty of money and she spent it lav
ishly for clothes and everything that
caught her fancy," said Mrs. Tom
Draper. "She was one of the nicest
women to have around that one could
asj for"
Mr. Draper was told that Miss An-
derson had spent a couple of thousand
dollars here during the few months of
her stay. During the last three days
of their stay at the Draper house the
young woman seemed to be very down
hearted. She seldom spoke to any one
and remained in the seclusion of her
room. Martin would get up early and
leave their room, not returning till
I some hours later.
"While the young woman conducted
herself in an irreproachable manner
while she was rooming and boarding
at my place" said Mr. Draper, "I did
not quite like the look in her eyes.
They impressed me as belonging to one
who would take advantage of another
if it were possible to secure the upper
hand. My -wife and I never saw such
devotion as Miss Anderson displayed
towards Martin.
The couple told the Drapers that they
did not want to get married in Lin
coln because there would come more
noteriety than they were looking for.
They did not want their pictures pub
lished in the papers. They admitted
that they were going under assumed
names, but said it was because they
did not want their relatives to know
any thing about their movements. Mar
tin was particularly solicitous to have
it kept dark from his relatives that he
had just finished serving a term in the
penitentiary.
When Martin was released he indi-
i catef to chaplain Johnson, who had
taken considerable interest in his case,
that he wanted Johnson to marry h'uv
to Miss Anderson. The chaplain toll I
the convict that if he deserted the girl
after the sacrifices she had made for
him he ought to be taken out and
shot, and Anderson agreed that this
would be just punishment. At the
Draper place it was noticed that Mar
tin did not act like the lover, but on
the contrary he appeared to care little
for his new bride. Martin is a big fine
looking fellow, while the girl is not
! particularly attractive though she wore
j very expensive clothes and dre.-sed
j with taste. They went to Omaha from
' here .
j The Denver paper printed pictures of
' the two. Mr. Draper said that of
"Sampson" looked like Martin, but
j that of the woman, "Hulda Anderson"
resembled Inga Anderson only in the
I way the pair was dresbed.
Eggs Under Pure Food Law
Food Commissioners Johnson, accord
ing to Omaha egg wholesalers, has de
finitely announced to them his intent
ion of enforcing the pure food law as it
applies to the sale of eggs.
Farmers, country dealers and city
dealers alike will be prosecuted if they
are found selling eggs that cannot be
classed as pure food.
Mr. Johnson is now preparing liter
ature which will announce to the farm
ers that they will no longer be allowed
to dispose of incubator eggs, nest eggs,
boiled picnic eggs and eggs which have
been kept too long as fresh eggs.
It is said that country merchants, for
fear of losing trade, do not dare to find
fault with eggs that are brought in by
farmers' wives, and do net even count
them.
In order to relieve the dealer of em
barrassment, Mr. Johnson expects to
hang in every store a placard announc
ing the provisions of the law and his in
tention to enforce it.
He will make it plain to the farmtrc
that they will be prosecuted if ' caught
with the goods," and that it is not im
porable that an inspector will walk into
a store as they are in the very act of
selling poor eggs. Omaha News.
Mrs. J. W. Gamble and Miss i jhr
were visitors in Omaha today.