big dividends to the promoters and
owners of the line. Business Inter
ests alone would make this construc
tion of this line a matter of vital lia
I portance to the people of Plattsmouth
and Cass County. It f cheap o main
nterdUhepostamcea Plattomouth. Ne- thig jlne and jt can be put jnt0 ser-
vice for practically nan wnai a mie
The Plattsmouth Journal
PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT
PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA.
R. A. RATES, Publisher.
$1,50 Per Year In Advance.
from Omaha would cost. There are
no heavy grades nor big bridges to
After these four days of March, It construct. A public duty calls on
must be admitted that the weather I tlle ni0neyed men of this section to
bureau Is doing some good work. But take up this matter
then maybe, It Is only preparing to
jolt the people the harder when it There are rumors in the air of the
does turn loose. 1 aDDroach of the spring campaign for
city offices. A number of worthy
The action of the house in defeat- cltlzeng have their ears to the ground
ing the 7 to 7 bill Is commendable. hop,ng tQ faear the tread of comlng
Nebraska has the best liquor laws mayoratty honors. So far as heard
in the Union and there ls.no occasion from a great many of these are deglr.
to be changing them about and un- oug of tQe honor of headlng the dem-
settling conditions. The living up to ocrat,c Ucket whe gome others are
these laws by the saloon men is all fllrUng wlta a 80-called citizens"
that is required to show their effi- movement The democrats have an
ciency and they are generally doing abundance of exceiient material and
this the state over. I Ko j.pniij ,inon ta noml
nate men who will fill the several po
sitlons acceptably and with great
I credit to themselves and to the city
The meeting of the central commit
tee should be held at once and prepa
rations Inaugurated to place a ticket
In the field.
enables him to load the produce at
his doors and hurry it to market, get
ting the advantage of the good prices
of the day. Besides this the roads
enable the people of the country to
vjutt the cities and attend their little
parties and celebrations, giving their
families the benefit of the outing at
small expense. All these things be
lne taken into consideration, the
value of a line through so wood and
well settled a country as central
Cass County can be readily seen.
This line Is too good a thing to be
overlooked. The business men should
boom It.
done years ago. It will give editors enas, snail De sumcient aeiense.
nd other writers an opportunity to I While broad on Its face, the latter
make amends for unintentional in- Is too indefinite and leaves star-
ury from reports of doings which eyed Justice in a rather precarious
have no foundation in fact. Crete position before a bad jury.
The republican press has been
howling Itself hoarse over the failure
of the democratic legislature to pass
a lot of laws, and now when the sift
ing committee gets to work and re
ports certain measures which will be
passed, the same papers howls over
the "steam roller." These gentlemen
worry themselves much and unneces
sarily. The legislature will pass the
measures pledged by the democratic
platform and that speedily, too.
The attorneys for R. Mead Shum
way, under sentence of death for
murder, are making a desperate
fight to save their client and are us
Ing every possible means to that end.
The standard Oil crowd seem to The supreme court having declined
have been quito successful In get- to interfere, they now seek to have a
ting away from that big fine in the commission appointed to investigate
federal court. They did not fare hl sanity under the provisions of
so well In Texas and Missouri and the recently enacted Wilson bill,
have been havlg all kinds of trouble Without special regard to the Shum-
In getting settled up with those way case, It Is such matters as this
states. The effective handling of which cause lynehlngs. The people
these trusts and corporations seems tire of the law's delays and rise to
to lie with the courts appointed by the emergency and take the law into
the peoplo and responsible to them their own hands. The passage of
Instead of the courts appointed by the Wilson act may have been
the president and responsible to no prompted by the highest humanitar-
one but the United States senate. Ian motives but at this time it looks
And yet some people wonder why of doubtful judgment
criticism Is Indulged in of the United
States courts. '
The first step In the carrying out
of the democratic platform pledge to
enact a bank guaranty law was tak
en yesterday in the house in passing
a bill to that effect. The republicans
tried to substitute the colorless
Myers bill but failed. The bill now
goes to the senate where It will re
celve the votes of the majority and
then to Governor Shallenberger who
will sign the bill, and give to Ne
braska citizens a guarantee of their
deposits in the banks. The enact
ment of the remaining platform
pledges will be made speedily and
then the legislature will adjourn
This is as it should be and will show
the people of Nebraska no mistake
was made In electing a democratic
legislature and state government
ROCKKFKL1.KU SAW
"TIIF. I.IOX AM) T1IK MOl SK."
Democrat.
The proposal to nominate a citi
zen's ticket In this city should not
receive serious consideration at the
hands of the democratic city central
committee. That body should at
once call a democratic convention.
That body is capable of naming effi
cient city officers and it should be
done. There should be no cloaking
of Jobs under the guise of a citizen's
ticket. The democrats should put
forth a ticket which will define
where it stands on vital issues before
the voters and taxpayers of the city,
and when It does this It will be do
ing Its w hole duty to the people. The
theory that men will give the city
business proper attention when they
lack so little Interest in the public
welfare that they will not get out and
make a fight to see the measures
they believe in carried, is not found
ed upon sound reasoning. Let us
have a ticket that will stand for
something.
It is such defects that the Bates'
i
bill desires to remedy. It alms to
provide Just punishment for inten
tional or malicious libel and at the
same time protect the man or men
who have told the truth without li
bellous intents. In this way the
writer of a newspaper will be allowed
to correct unintentional mistakes
and thus clear himself or itself of
the charge of premeditated Kbel.
There must be a libel law, and
while it should be strict, It should
not kill the many who are innocent
simply to get hold of a few who are
guilty. There are papers that must
be held in check as well as there are
papers that should be given a cer
tain amount of liberty in presenting
facts. The Bates' amendment will
do this. Let It become a law.Fre-
mont Herald.
"The best laid plans of men and
mice gang aft agley" certainly held
good yesterday at Washington. Af
ter a week's preparation and much
advertising, the Inauguration of Wil
liam II. Taft as twenty-seventh pres
ident of the United States, was con
fined to a parade of soldiers and to
ceremonies in the senate chamber In
stead of out of doors. This was due
to the weather bureau falling to pro
duce the right kind of weather. A
great blizzard prevailed in Washing
ton and vicinity causing the stalling
of trains and prostrating wires.
Wireless telegraphy enabled those In
New York to learn of the progress
of affairs until 11:25 this morning.
Today marked the inauguration of me reign or ineouore ciosea as it
William II. Taft as President of the commenced strenuously and full of
I l i rr i ii. it i
small factories for Pliittsmouth United States. Without retard to noisu ana cury. i ouuy mere win oe
should be one at thn sincranR for the 1 nartv affiliations the beulde of Hie Pcacc
coming year. These factories are the I country welcome his advent as a
forerunners of larger ones and are harbinger of a more peaceful and )n the Newspaper Job.
worth having. While each employes contented condition of public affairs. U Is a great game is newspaper
a few people the aggregate Is largo After four years of the wild, harum 'nS- It is a bug whose bite never
and they mean the spending of much warum excitement and noise, it heals. It is a web from whose mesh
money In the city. One of the best will be a great relief to have once es the entangled one finds extreme
things riattsmouth ever had Is the more a President who will observe difficulty In disengaging himself. Its
numerous cigar factories In the city, the constitution and the rights of the fascinations are impelling, its charms
They Involve the expenditure of much co-crdlnate bodies of the govern- Irresistible, and a paradox Is estab
money every month and have been ment. With all due respect to the Hshed which we declare, with a feel
an unfailing source of wealth for the good Intentions of Theodore Rooso- Ing f confidence that every person
business men and citizens generally, velt, his methods have not been such o engaged will endorse the state
lf they are successful they demon- as to produce a feeling of security ment, that all who are In It have their
strate that other factories can be with any clns3 or any business Inter- spells of "cussing" It, the almost ln
so, If properly managed as the cigar ests. It required but little to set variable result being that one who
factories have been. Boom the small him going and then he bristled with leaves It generally goes back to this
factory and help in the up-bulldlng of flrery denunciation of men and af- fond but harshly berated love.
The hanging of R. Mead Shumway
yesterday at Lincoln was an ex
ample of even-handed Justice. There
never was an occasion for the su
preme court to have interfered in
the execution and had it done so,
it would have been taking a step
which would not have been Justified.
The crime for which he was con
victed was a wanton, cold-blooded
, . 1 Card of Thanks.
The undersigned desires to re
turn thanks for the many kind
nesses shown them during the final
illness and death of their beloved
husband and father, and they es
pecially desire to thank the Wood
the Woodmen of the World for their
kind offerings.
Mrs. Charlei Telpel and family
Charles Spence, now In business at
Havelock, was In the city today and
paid the Journal a call, renewing his
subscription to the old reliable. His
visit was an appreciated one.
Standard Oil King St-es lYciduction
From a Scat in the "IVanut."
John D. Rockefeller saw "The
Lion and the Mouse" for the first and
only time In his lifoat the Eucllnd
avenue opera house, Cleveland, Ohio,
from a twenty'ftve cent gallery seat.
This fact is significent, in as much
as the central character of Chas.
Klein's great play is popularly sup
posed to represent John D. in its
grasping and cunning methods of
accumulating untold wealth. The
character In the play Is sneerlngly re
referred to as "Ready Money" Ryder,
the richest man ia the world.
The fact that John D. saw the play
only once and then from a seat in
the "peanut" as the gallery gods
are pleased to term that portion of
the Cleveland theater where the Oil
king took refuge when the "Lion and
the Mouse" visited his native city, is
a mustery to a great many people
because they reason that Rockefeller
could buy all "The Lion and
the Mouse" companies on earth and
then never miss the money paid.
During the entire performance
Rockefeller never once removed his
hat, but, it is said, that he smiled
frequently and at times even grew
enthusiastic and applauded the act
ors.
The Lion and, the Mouse will soon
be with us again and it is certain not
few of us will relish the opportunity
of again witnessing the performance,
if for no other reason that to clear
up a long lingering doubt as to
whether or not Mr. Klein really
dramatized John D. Rockefeller and
his methods. At the Parmele Theater
Thursday, March 11, 1909.
Robt. Kendall, the well known
and cruel murder and the Jury whlcn and popular farmer from near Union
fm,nH him pniitv nrtert imnn the law was in the city this morning for a
short time, continuing oh to Omaha
on the noon train of the Burling
ton.
An alarm of fire it 3:15 this af
ternoon took the department to the
home of Prof II. S. Austin on North
Fifth street. The blaze did not
amount to anything as It was merely
some flames In a trunk. There was
no loss.
and the evidence and their findings
should not have been set aside. That
the law was allowed to take Its
course Is no more than right. Had
there been extenuating circum
stances surrounding the crime, peo
ple would not have been so unani
mously in favor of execution. It Is
abhorrent to the average man to
commit nanging or me taning oi mitkk to (hkditoiis
... . . . I State of Nebraska, Casa County, xh
human life even as a punishment in county court:
i I In tlie matter of the estate of August
but under the circumstances sur- stohlman, deceased.
rounding the Shumway case it was I creditors of said deceased will meet
1 the Administratrix of sa d estate, bo
the only thing to do. fore me. County Judire of Cass County.
Nohrafka, at the County Court room in
Plnttsmoiith, In snid CMintV. on the
The hnildina- of thp interurban 8th day of March, 1909, and on the 8th
I day of September. 1909. at 10 o'clock
line from this city to Elmwood and n., each day, for the purpose of pre
i ot-niiiiit iiitru iiuiiii ui e.tti..lfiu
MnrHni'lr nnirht in ho urimit hv tho I adjustment and allowance.
I Six months are allowed for the cred
Horn of said deceased to present thel
I claims, and one year for the Admlnls
Spring is opening up, capital Is com- tratrlx to settle said estate, from the
r I Sth day of March, 1909.
itness my hand and seal of paid
County Court, at Plattsmouth. Ne
braska, this 8th day of February,
the city.
The action ol the senate romu lt
tce In finding that 'Vt-sldent Koor.4
velt exceeded hlu authority v.ien he
permitted tho steel rust U absorb
the TenneBee'Iron & Steel Company
was to bo expected It was quite
plain that nowhere had the President
the right to pornift what was so
plainly a violation of the law aud
hU nctlon was all the more cxtraor
d.nary becauso he has been so ag
gressive In his denunciation i.t
fusts and tiifir methods, onj so
rfresslve and alrcst vlndicMv-a In I li
menclng to flow out into new in
vestments we are assured by the
eastern papers, and there Is no good
reason why it cannot be diverted this
way. The state has a safe and stable
government, a legislature which
does not meditate any radical legis
lation and a broad and fertile field
for Improvements
this road Is something which every
1909.
Allen J. Beeson.
County Judge.
NOTII K TO C HKDITOHH
Ip County Court.
' n County Court.
In the matter of the estate of Joh
U. Melstnger. deceased.
Notice Is hereby Riven that the cred
Itors or Bald estate will meet th
executors of said estate, before me,
Nebras
Matt
29th day
executors or sain esiaie. netore
The buildlnz of County Judpe of Cass County, Net
i uu uuiiuiu v kft Bt the Count y Cmirt room .,,
Ing which every m,"',h: SJ& ?n uiTJi9t,h
of March. 1909. and on the 29th dav of
.i... ik. iin. ..in mi.mni.u w nemwr. iu. at u o ciock a. m.
ia....c, a.UII8 ....c n ... " eacl day for tho purpose of present
and the Journal believes they will foMment'.M ad
fairs, causing consternation to reign Now comes John Callan O Laugh
where there should have been the Hn. a newspaper correspondent to
varlest satisfaction. And In the end whom the President gave, a few
ho accomplished little by his out weeks ago, appointed as assistant soc-
bursts. The good he did accomplish retary of Btate. Just the other day
was done In his calmer moments and another honor was tendered to Mr.
It Is to be regretted he was not al- O'Laughlln, that of going to the
ways calm. To William H. Taft the Argentine republic as a minister lad-
American peoplo extend a hearty wel- en with diplomatic opportunities and
come and hopo that his admlnlstra- powers.
tlon will be blessed with good and The political field opened wide
that It will be devoted to the genuine and green for Mr. O'Laughlin. He
elevation of the rights of the peoplo. might have kept on until he became
ambassador to the splendid court of
be willing to do their share toward
aiding In the construction ( of the
road. From personal talks with
many farmers It can be said they are
anxious to see the line built and
whatever they can do to aid In it will
cheerfullydone. The Interest of
the town In this line is so obvious
that It needs no comment.
If this city, Murdock and Elmwood st. Jamoi,( or ne mght ,,ave flod a
. A I 1... l J I
ere co.u.ecce,, vy a., cicccr.c roaa. cnaP nt the table whero the chief
p'lisult of ri,K of them thnugri the there would bo an Immense Increase executive's advisors sit.
"o.irts. r.u instruction to the At
liincy General to comm. :nco Milt
rio dissolve 'rt, r.ergor will end in
Mi okc without r.inbt as a cose com
menced unf. s t...i con .lkioin. enti
hu.tly bo carried to a puccvhsiV, con
in the business each of these towns
would do. Tho lnterurbans of Ill
inois, Indiana and Ohio have united
tho cities and towns of the state to
gether In a vast network and every
Rut not for O'Laughlln, tho news
paper man. Ho has turned his back
on tho state, war and navy building.
Ho has respectfully Informed the
President that tho dignities of a post
In South America do not attract htm.
Preferring a typewriter, a stack of
copy paper and a good story, he has
one of them have felt the good lnflu-
Ijfion evei gtvln.r tho lhrn?y ences which go with Buch a connec-
C.oicral tht jiroa'-st posslVo credit tlon. There has been a largo and
...... . . . . . I .1. ..!.. In.,.. In 11... 1... Ik...
uir goou ia cn ,nj nonesiy in me ....b ... uUn.i..na unv decided to go back to some littered
It rr i I
tce. ve none, iney nave oecomo not do(ik Ehtpd bv ,, ,oh
- 1 1 t . 1 1 . . !.... I
moue ,.npo.u.u .euu. ,.c....iB. rum- WU bo Qn tnQ wrU, Job , f()r
The Journal Is glad to note an petlng with the larger cities. tt the Chlcniro Tribune. And von never
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awakening upon the question of they have become concentrating rn undlri,,ftnd wny O'Laughlln does
building an interurban between this points for farm produce of all kinds th8 8tranK0 thlnRi unI)8g yo aro a
city and Murdock and Elmwood. The
many advantages of the route have
been pointed out so ofteu that people
are commencing to m them clearly.
Tho thing now to do Is to have the
local business men get together tnd
start In on booming tho line. Tho
union of the west end of tho county
with this city by an fleet tic rond
menus hundreds of thousands of dol-
and descriptions. Ily means of these
newspaper man. Lincoln Star.
roads farmers aro enabled to reach
tho markets of tho cities In a few Col. Hates of Cass county has In
moments where beforo hours wero trottuced a bill to amend tho libr
required. Tho freight business from law so it will be similar to tho Mln
tho farm to tho city by tho olectrlc nesota law. It is house roll No. 406
lino has grown to enormous proper- and provides that the complaint shn
tlons. The uso of tho telephone on- be made within a certain time, an
nbles tho farmer to know Just what that retraction or correction shall
tho market piico Is for anything he J be construed to nhow tho niotlv
lars to all concerned and means also, has to sell and tho electric railroad This Is Just what should have been
Six months are allowed for thn rred
itors of said deceased to present the!
claims, and one year for the executors
to settle said estate, from the 29th day
of March, 1909.
ltness my nana and seal or said
county court, at riattsmouth, Nebras
Ka, mis jst oay or March, 1909.
(Seal.)
Allen J. Beeson.
County Judge
u. u. uwyer,
Attorney ror estate,
Breaks Record.
The Lincoln division of the Bur
lington yesterday had a special train
standing In front of the depot ready
to make a trip to Milford in twenty-
five minutes after a telephone or
der had been received, and fifteen
minutes before the physician who
ordered It had arrived at the depot
to take It. Julius E. Vance, a young
banker of Milford, was taken sud
denly ill during the forenoon and
the physician in charge diagnosed
the case as intestinal obstruction
and advised that an operation must
bo performed without delay. Dr.
McLeod of Lincoln was telephoned
to come on a special train. The run
to Milford was made as rapidly as
the condition of the track would per
mit, but the record was made in
getting a train ready for a trip in
twenty-five minutes after the order
was received. Mr. Vance was re
ported in a very fair way to recov
ery last night. State Journal.
To Make Visit.
Henry and George Lohnes accom
panied by their venerable mother
Mrs. Catherine Lohnes came In this
morning from Pckin and Peoria,
111., to make a visit with Phillip
Stoehr and family and John Lohnes
and family near Cedar Creek. The
two gentlemen are prominent and
well known citizens of their locality
and are enjoving a little vacation of
several weeks. The aged Mrs.
Lohnes stood the trip very well and
was quite spry and active on her ar
rival here.
James A. Walker and wife of Mur
ray came up this morning from their
town for a visit in the city during
the day. While here Mr. Walker
paid his customary visit to this of
fice where he was received as al
ways, with much appreciation.
A Libel Suit.
Disowning either professional or
Belflsh ends, and speaking purely In
tho Interest of human Justice, we
wish to commend a bill introduced in
the legislature by Col. Bates of
Plattsmouth, known as H. R. 496,
naming and stipulating the reasons
which shall constitute grounds for
bringing libel proceedings before a
court.
Col. nates' measure Becks to add
no new statute to the books. It Is
only an amendment of an existing
law, and Is intended to prune from
the old act those features which arc
not only an Injustice to a publisher,
but a stoppage upon such publicity of
various matters as profusely belong
to the people In general.
In this respect the bill of Col.
Bates means to give a writer or
publisher a chance to show good in
tent by providing, as is tho enso in
several states, that complaint ognlnst
alleged libel shall be made with
in a certain time and that retrac
tion or correction shall bo construed
to show the Intent. This is In nc
ord with, but more explicit than, the
bill of rights of Nebraska, which do
flares that truth when published
JUST RECEIVED
A Fresh Stock of
mum camdy
The kind that makes your mouth water
eirino
Druggists
with good motives and for Justifiable
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