Nebraska Newspapers

    The - PlattGmouth - Journal
t Published Seml-Weektf it Plattsnouth, lebnski CZZD
R. A. BATES, Publisher.
Entered at tho Postoffice tt Plattstnouth, Nebraska, as second-class
matter.
ft.SO PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
An exchange refers to the "steel
tariff." Well put, but It should have
been spoiled steal.
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Stand up for Nebraska. He who
forgets to do this is not worthy of
the name citizen.
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It Is asserted that the lemon crop
is short. Well, too many lemons
are handed the people anyhow.
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Remember In the selection of dele
gates to Btate Democratic convention
tomorrow, select men who will guar
antee their attendance. Let Cass
county be fully represented with her
sixteen delegates.
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That special brand of prosperity
which Burkett helped Aldrlch and
Cannon thrust upon the country has
broken out In Hillings, Montana,
where the First National bank there
closed with $1,692,423 due deposi
tors. Whoop 'em up for Slippery El
mer.
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The Kearney Democrat puts It
thusly: "Every indication points to
one of the queerest mix-ups this year
in Nebraska that has been witnessed
for twenty years. There w ill be more
dodging, running, kicking, squealing,
bickering, trading and Jack knife po
litics than has ever been worked off
before."
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Here is a recipe that will make
horses glad In fly time. Take penny
royal, one ounce, aloehol, two oun
ces, fish oil, half pint. Mix in a
bottle and shake well before using.
Apply In the morning to the hair and
for twenty-four hours the flies will
not bother tho animal. He merciful
to your horso.
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It looks strange to tu masses of
necessities of life. You can have
these conditions If you will vote with
the Democrats.
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Mr. Bryan's latest contribution In
the Interest of Nebraska Democrats,
may read very smoothly, and be
tween the lines there Is something
that does not appear particularly
favorable to harmonizing the fac
tlons. The writer, who is a member
of the present legislature! favored
a special session of that body for the
sole purpose of adopting the Initiative
and referendum to simply satisfy the
desire of Mr. Dryan. This has failed,
and that gentleman seems to be out
of sorts over the matter. We very
much regret to nee our dear friend
act thusly, as he should be like all
other Democrats, put an abiding
faith In what the delegates do for
the best Interests of the party at
Grand Island on Tuesday, July 26,
and stay with what they do.
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When a man becomes politically
hide-bound In partisanship, one man
looks Just as good as another to
him, provided he belongs to bis par
ty. This is always the rule that ap
plies to men who are partisan blind
A vivid illustration of this principle
Is shown in the case of John Drama
of MInot, S. D., who was called as
a Juryman one day recently and when
asked If be had ever heard of a man
named Taft, replied that he had not.
In answer to the next question he was
not certain whether lie had ever
heard of a man named Roosevelt or
not, and to the next question he an
swered that "I am a Republican and
always vote the straight Republican
ticket." Such men as Mr. Rrama are
v.holly responsible for the present
brand of Republicanism, Cannonlsm
WHAT CONGRESS
ACCOMPLISHED .p
to tbl measure was a to whether
publication should be made both tefore
tud after eloctlon or after election
alone. L'veu with the ante-eleetlou
publication eliminated the measure 1
till felt to be a step lu tbe rij'bt di
rt tion.
Thp nassnee bv the house of the bill
A Review of the Work of the Session Just prohibit in gambling in cotton futvwes
Closed-The Gore Charges Taft and the brlnfs mea-ur before the senate
at the beginning of the short session
msurgcMS me IClors ine Dig dllU and may open the way to a general
Still Doing Business-Roosevelt and
the Congressional Campaign W1iy
"Scotty" Could Not Keep Up.
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law against all forms of stock ex
change gambling.
Talk about the big stick: You should
have seen Taft swinging It In tbe clos
ing days of the session. It iff, crash!
Dy JAMEi A. EDCER.TON. That was a senatorial head! Bang.
Our Whlngion Correspondent blnsr! Thai was the caput of a meui-
ERIIAPS the most sensational ber of the house! teddy in his most
episode of the close of tbe strenuous days never beat this! The
last session of congress was Taft golf games were evidently only
the charge by Senator Thorna JT! !TZ . " S TJS !
senators up In a row and took a crack
P. Core of Oklahoma that there
had been an attempt io unoe mm t each you my postal
to support certain Indian claims. It Dnn)j bill, eh? Rift". You don't favor
appears that a lawyer by the uame the land withdrawal bill, what? Smash!
of MeMurray had made contracts with You can't see the reclamation bond
Individual Indians to represent them measure, huh? Take that! Say. be
In coal land and other transactions for nd them so tame they would Jump
. , -.I.. . inrougn uoops or ue uowu aim run
a fee of 10 per cent of the value of ' ...
, , . , over. D d he get b s program.' Why.
Buco lanus. xue t.u.um uu iuw r. fae f.ouI( uave g0, pn,gruul ,wice a
amounted to sometning nae u.uuv.uuu, ou,,.
and It was estimated that with other
similar ones they might reach as blgb
The approaching congressional cam
paigns now form the one topic of con
versation among those who jet remain
in Washington, and the work of the
session Is chiefly Interesting to the per
spiring statesmen In Its possible influ
ence on politics. The regulars profess
to believe that their cause has been
much strengthened by the govern
ment's Injunction against tbe railroads
and by the forcing through of the Taft
program. They are free to admit that
the tide was against them up to the
time that these events were pulled off.
but are sure It has now turned. The
Democrats Insist that blgb prices, graft
exposures and the tiiriff are the Issues
that chiefly Interest the country, that
whatever political capital mlglit result
from enacting the Tuft program Is
neutralized by the fact that the Dem
ocrats aud Insurgents helped to put In
ninny good features in tbe railroad bill
and other measures and that the ques
tion of Caunouism Is still up and
will be a determining factor In the
election of the uext house.
The probable nttltude of Colonel
i Roosevelt Is still a subject of excited
Thomas p. oons. speculation, and the opinions range all
I ta n-np f'l-rttii Til ft ltti I m lum M linrlf
as $!o000,000. Core asserted that not , ' . '
' .... from Elba." Certainly no one man
one penny woiiu ui ? , u.c uuU Cver kept the entire country guessing
rendered in return. Ue alleged that 0 na Las i.oos,.vi!t Hure e loft
he bad been approached by a man who the presidency. Friends of the admin
had been bis friend in a time of need Lstratlou conlldently state that Oyster
aud was luformed that If he would Ray has been lu cordial comraunica
f:irnr the McMurrav claims there Hm with the White House. The Gar
neiu-rincnoi couiingem as coiiuueuiiy
assert that the colonel Is behind their
the Democratic party In Nebraska ' 811(1 tarlfflsni-
that the leaders will Insist on bring
ing forth an Issue that tho masses
will never support. Delegates should
be selected who are known to be op
posed to county option, and the ques
tion should ho settled In no uncer
tain tono of vol.'e In that conven-llon.
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It Is a typical Republican act to
keep cottons and woolens, which are
necessary to the comfort and life of
the masses, under a much higher tax
than Bilks, which only the more for
tunate may wear. Even the wicks of
the candles that feebly light the poor
est firesides are taxed nearly fifty
per cent, whllo diamonds and pearls
escape with a charge of only ten per
cent.
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I.KT THE LIGHT SHINE.
There are many good and suffi-
would be something in It for him, and
$.15,000 or $50,000 was named, ne was
also told that n similar offer nnd been
niado to a member of the house. He
alleged that a member of the present
house, a member of tbe present senate
and former setmtors from Kansas nnd
Nebraska were Interested lu these
claims. Three times be reiterated
program nnd will speak out when the
time comes. Amid all this clamor I
have beard one prediction that sounds
sensible. A western senator who had
been In consultation with Lodge told
me he hnd It straight that Roosevelt
did not Intend to take sides at all; that
he would talk principles and avoid
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(lent reasons why there ought to be uese cnarges on me uoo. , ,erSonaIitles. In the language of this
i ..n.i..i te. a auany me oouy was nnwi i ....
" hV " I"".- . , !, fill.
I'lexlon of the next congress of the Cnse. An amendment prepared by
L'nited States. The men who have Gore providing that congress must
I . nn n nlnlmd ivua Inaortiul
made these reasons obvious are the f" , " , tl ,
In the deflc ency appropriation bill.
men who have been visible particles An 0f tue Gore charges was
of congress during the past decade, heard in the house, and both bodies or-
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It is a duty that each man owes to
himself, his family and his country,
to send men to the next congress
who will be at least as active and
as earnest in undoing and lighting
dered an Investigation.
senator. "Roosevelt will speak for
straight Republican doctrines and
leave the Rallinger-l'lnchot controversy
and all other factional disputes Inside
the party severely alone.
There was one amusing Incident
which came as a result of the express
train time on which things were being
done. It was ou oue of the "pork
bllls-that relating to public buildings
aud Senator Scott was In charge,
"Speculation is rife" over the name
of the United States senator meant
by Senator Gore in connection with
the MeMurray Indian land deal. But
notwithstanding the mystery, there
are those w ho are reckless enough to
wager that the name does not belong
to any ono of the Democrats or In
aurgonts who are making a fight for
the rcople as against the privilege
grabbers. m i . , : v
A review of the work of congress
must emphasize thee facts: That
President Taft has procured practical- The c,ork WM plowlng through figures
ly tils eutire legislative program, iu- ke R b,rd d()g througn a wheatfleld,
cludlug tbe railroad bill, the postal . . tha ctw,, innr ..S(,nttvV hreath.
the w rongs perpetrated, as have been Uuvlngs bank bill, the statehood bill, j Sevcral tlmcs he had to call a bait
their pedecessors In bring these two conservation bins, tne tana Doaru eUuer to find mU wbat page the clerk
, . i appropriation nnu tne cauipuigu puu-
WTOngS abOUt. ,,',, ,1 ,l.f ln..rn
IIH.HJI I'Ult UUi tuiat '
have materially moditied tbe bouse
rlchted ts th snenr trust frnudu rules, have radically araencieu me rau
,,, . , . , road bill and have virtually forced
uui'uu-uoiittr congiess.ouai ex- nMl.mint 1f rnnrmn from tho
pendltures. The Bale of friar lands in makershlp and of Aldrlch and Hale
the Phlllnnlnes and Porto Rico Thn from the senate. The upshot of tbe
whole matter is tnat witn tne presi
dent and with the insurgents rests the
victory. 1
ROOSEVELT TO
AID BEVERIDGE
Promises to Make Campaign
Speech in Indiana.
VISITORS AT SAGAMORE HILL
B3YAN RAPS NINE SENATORS
Senator Carter of Montana Hat Con
ference' With Former President
New Hampshire Represented by No
elist and War Correspondent Ham
ilton Fish Present
Oyster Bay, N. Y., July 8. Albert J.
Beverldge, United States senator from
Indiana and one of the most promi
nent and consistent of the "progress
ive" Republicans, came down from Sag
amore Hill with a promise from Theo
dore Roosevelt to deliver a campaign
speech in his fight for re-election to
the senate. Mr. Beverldge departed
'content and smiling, but he left it for
the colonel to make the announcement
of the proposed campaign speech In
the senator's behalf. And this is what
Air. Roosevelt said:
"Mr. Foulke and Mr. Swift came to
Sagamore Hill to request me to go to
Indiana and speak in behalf of Senator
Beverldge. I promised them that I
would."
He added that he had agreed to
make only one speech for the senator,
and' as far as Is known, he will makti
xmly one.
Those who have followed the politi
cal conferences at Oyster Bay since
Theodore Roosevelt's return, share tha
belief that he has been feeling bis way
cautiously In his attitude toward tha
administration and the insurgents, but
the day's incidents are considered the
moBt important yet developed. Sen
ator Beverldge is making his fight for
re-election" as an insurgent.
In his fight the senator is placing
himself squarely' against President
Taft Insofar as the tariff figures. It Is
jointed out, however, that with this
Exception President Taft and the sen
ator from Indiana have been pulling
together as far a3 administration poli
cies are concerned. There has been
ino break between them.
Sagamore Hill was fairly swarming
all day with men of various political
persuasions. They came by train and
tiy automobile. They talked politics
Ull day long, but as they left town
Viey were unanimously reticent when
asked to tell what they knew. Conse
quently, Oyster B.ay is enveloped in an
i.itmosnhere of deen mvsterv.
V There were three Indianans among
he visitors. Besides Senator Bever
dge, they were William Dudley Foulke
ind Lucius B. Swif of Indianapolis
fPhree came from . New Hampshire,
Winston Churchill, the novelist; John
nnss, war correspondent, and his brotb
r, Robert R. Bass, who Is a candioate
,'"r the Republican nomination forgov
Tiior.
New York state was represented by
'.epresent;ive Hamilton Fish and
ames R. Shefflld. From Montana
here was United States Senator
Thomas H. Carter.
j Colonel Roosevelt appeared to be
well pleased with the result of the
day's work of talking politics.
Issues Another Statement Regarding
Initiative and Referendum.
Lincoln, July 8. Wiluaoi J. Bryaa
issued another statement regarding
the initiative and teierendum. iu
which he says: "The sentiment in
favor of this U practically unanimous
among Democrats, ana yet lu the lasl
legislature the toiloing Democratic
senators voted against the resolution:
Ransom, Howell, 'launer. Buck, Klein,
Buhrman, Bartos, Volpp and Besse. II
four of thesa had votea for the reiolu
tioa the amendment would have been
submitted and the liquor question
would not now be acute.
"The Democratic voters In the dis
tricts represented, or misrepresented,
as tbe case may be, by the abov
named senators, are to decide whethet
these gentlemen gave expression ta
the seutiment of their constituents
Since the adipurnment of the legisla
ture a Democratic state convention
the convention of 1JM)9 has unani
mously indorsed the Initiative and
referendum, and there is no doubt thai
the coming state convention will do
likewise. Yet In spite of this positiv
indorsement of this Democratic re
form by a state convention, Senator!
Ransom, Howell, Tanner, Buck, Klela
and Bartos recently declared that thej
would vote against the resolutioi
again if a special session were called
Senator Buhrman, who voted no al
the regular session, announced that II
a special session was called he would '
vote yes. Senators Volpp and Besse,
who voted no during the first session,
announced that they would vote na
again unless their constituents asked
them to vote yes."
"If a Democratic official," says Mr.
Bryan, "thinks that his conscience
told him to vote against the Initiative
and referendum, he is mistaken; such
a suggestion does not come from that
source. It was the voice of the ser
pent, not the voice of God, that
prompts a senator or representatlva
to deny to his people the right to con
trol their own government."
The statement urges all Demo
crats In the state to obtain pledges
of legislative candidates as to whera
they stand on this proposition, before
the primaries.
NEBRASKA STOCKMEN
RE-ELEG7 OFFICERS
Dab man Tells Conventicn Hs Is
PrccJ ui "iewloy" Title.
Panama canal scandal and steals.
The frightful Increase la the tariff
and cost of living. And, not least, the
Alaska coal land frauds. No sane
and Intelligent man ran expect evll-
Takine the lending measures In the
order of their lmortnnce. the railroad
bill has already been so fully de-
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A large majority of the bankers
ot the country are opposed to the
postal saving law as passed by con
gress and approved by the president.
As nearly all the bankers In tbe
country supported Taft they should
not now complain. Such a law Is
Just as objectionable under Bryan
Iiad he been elected, yet the bank
ers wanted Taft and got him. Now
let them hold their peace.
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On account ot the increased Inter
nal revenue tax on tobacco the manu
facturers are making the packages
smaller. On account of tho high tar
iff tax the doughnut is being made
3 list as largo on the outsldo as here
tofore, but the hole In the middle has
icon Increased one-third. Something
must bo done to compensate for the
Increased cost of cverthlug we are
obliged to buy. Let u have lower
taxci and larger capacity to buy the
doers to correct and reform their 8orlbcd ,n ,noso 0lH)r,9 tbnt 'u"nor
t ,, ,,, detailed description Is unnecessary,
own evils. The guilty will not turn Qn9 notnble f(Btun, of tnc mensurc
on the light. The broom that sweeps that has not been sutllrlently dwelt
clean and reaches the dark corners uPn- however, is that creating a com
. , , t .... mission to Inquire Into the watering
unu uarn pmces wnere me ciri is - .,,,,, nn(, ...u Porifl,i0n it is
concealed Is the new broom. The practically certain that with this as a
onlv man who can hn Henendnd nnnn lever the president will Insist on fur,-
, . , , , ... . t I tner legislation on ims one oeiore ui
to ask fair Judgment Is the man with ,, u ,,,. u ,.nt ,.
his now hands clean. This Is the to add that on all sides the new rail-
Issue and It la not a nnlltieal Irrhp. road law Is regarded as a distinrt lm-
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, . . ... . 1 provement on tne oia. ine uiKurgeuiB
but an Issue for and by the people clnlm crpd,t for Uli8, Ntn,n(r that the
as a whole. This Is the Issue In the bill as drafted by Attorney General
Sixth rnnirrPBsinn.il rtirirt Thi. Wlckersham was a step backward.
However tnat may De. me law as h
district has been poorly misrepresent
ed. There would be some credit at
tachable had It been ably misrepre
sented, but It has not, In fact, been
stands today Is generally looked upon
as an advance.
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Photo by American tTess Association.
NATBAX B. SCOTT.
T1 nAn tnl airlnfM Knntr Villi a a Anal,
lr .mssed was sublect to bitter attacks 5 . "ralghten out
....... . i w i . . ..a . ...i.i.t iA rnur inno
represented at ail during the past on ,be cmim that It would divert money
dozen years. The watch word Is:
"Turn on tho Light."
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from local communities Into Wall
street. It was admitted, however, that
as originally drafted the bill was even
more open to this charge, several sub
sequent restrictions having been placed
about tt. Poxtal savings banks are a
new departure In America, and the et-
Miss Goldle McBseramlth of Lin
coin who has been spending several
days In the city tho guest of Miss pprtment will be watched with Intern
Minnie McKay, departed for her home interest.
this mnt-Tiln IVIlua f-U'atf ii-iiAin.
' " Tb eamrtilm nubM-itv bill nijite
panyiug her for a visit of several only to -ontrenlniinl ! 'Nuv Th
days chl f mib'fx i of rnn-i ' l-m
some tangle Into which the fast pace
had Involved him. Twice he offered
this identical excuse for delaying the
procession: "Mr. President, five or six
senators were trjiug to talk to me at
one, and I could not keep up. It
whs observed that Senator Reed Smoot
of Utah was one of the "five or six,"
but it wns cvldeutly to some purpose
that he butted In. fr one of the
amendments moved by "Scotty" was
$5.0410 for some town lu Utah, where
at Kmont smiled lu a natisfled way ana
best n ret re i.
Alliance, Neb., July 8. President
H. M. Hampton and other officers ot
the Nebraska Stock Growers' associa
tion were re elected.
Mayor Lahlman of Omaha spoke for
an hour. His speech was for the most
part anecdotal and reminiscent of his
early days in this part of the country.
He touched upon the way he was fre
quently criticised by the press, citing
the incident of roping Bryan in New
Yf.rk and a cab horse on Broadway,
and said that he was very proud of
this accomplishment and that when
he was Ironically referred to a& "Cow
boy Jim," he was proud to think that
he could honestly claim title to the
epithet.
WOULD BAR FIGHT PICTURES
(TRIPLE TRAGEDY AT CHICAGO
Wife of Street Car Conductor Shoots
I Husband and Child and Takes Poison
Chicago, July 8. Mrs. Henry Mul
saw, goaded to desperation by the al
jjeged brutality and unfaithfulness of
her husband, a street car conductor
(Shot and fatally wounded the latter
and their three-year-old daughter, and
.then killed herself by taking carbolic
lucid. Mrs. Mulsaw planned her act care
fully. She borrowed a revolver from
er father, explaining that she needed
t for protection when her husband
worked at nights. Then she wrote let
Jers to her parents, her mother-in-law
and to the public. In these she de
clared she had been a good and falth-
ul wife, but that Mulsaw spent his
spare time with other women and
often beat her.
Mulsaw Is alleged to have been
kith another woman until 4 a. m.,
when he returned to his home. Ac
cording to the police, he began abus
ing hlg wife, seizing her by the hair
find kicking her. She then drew the
revolver and shot him in the abdomen.
He fell to the floor and she sent an
other bullet Into his l?ack. She then
nAnt n Vtat horlrrtMin on1 flrorl n hut.
et into the body of her little daugh
ter. Satisfied that both were dead,
aVia romnleted the traeedv bv taklnz
!he poison. That she again shot her
hild after this act is shown by the
marks of acid on the child's face.
The police found the woman dead.
At the hospital it was said that the
father and daughter could not live.
j HADLEY OFFERS REWARD
Governor of Missouri Makes Remarks
on Race Question.
I Jefferson City, July 8. Governor
Jladley offered a reward of $300 for
the arrest nnd conviction of every
person who was engaged In the lynch
ing of two negroes at Charleston last
Sunday. He said there was no excuse
lor the lynching, as he had not com
muted a sentence of any person con
Ivlcted of a capital crime. The gov
ernor warned negroes they must not
provoke race riots on account of the
Johnson-Jeffries fight. ,
Governor Shallenberger Will Seek Ad
vice of Attorney General.
Lincoln, July 8. "If there Is any
law by which I can stop the exhibition
of the Johnson-Jeffries prize fight pic
tures I shall certalndly prevent them
being shown In Nebraska."
This was the statement of Governor
Shallenberger.
"I shall consult the attorney gen
eral today and see Just wi t the law
Is and what we can do. I am opposed
to the exhibition of such pictures."
The officers of the Lancaster Coun
ty Women's Christian Temperance
union have presented a protest to
Mayor Ixve against permitting the
exhibition of the fight pictures In Lin
coln. The mayor has not yet deciaed
whether to Interfere, though personal
ly opposed to the pictures being shown.
Havelock Promises to Preserve Order.
Lincoln, July 8. A mass meeting of
the business men of Havelock was
held and resolutions addressed to Vice
President Bryam ot the Burlington
railroad were adopted, assuring the
Burlington officials that the officers or
the town would protect the employees
of the Burlington and would pledge
Itemselvea to see to it that there
would be no disturbances. These reso
lutions grew out of the strike of tne
bollermaUera nnd the trouble which re
cently occurred at. Wymore.
Killed by Fall From lc9 Car.
South Om.'.hu, July 8 Marble! No
vak was Instantly killed by falling
off an Ice car nt Swlffa packing plant.
He with some other laVrers were on
top filling the Ice tanks near the end
of the car, when ho lost his balance
and fell to tho ground, breaking his
neck.
Hastings Man Paralyzed.
Norfolk, Neb., July 8. Fred Foote,
a Northwestern brnkeman living at
Hastings, was paralyzed In the back
of his head, bis neck nnd shoulders
when he dived Into a shallow spot of
the Elkhorn river. He may recover.
Heavy Rain In Nebraska.
Beatrice, Neb., July 8. A heavy
rain practically Insures tho corn crop,
but will retard the wheat harvest tor
a few days.