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fsb. bta-ti HLtorksj 3e. cibe Platte 3 IttOtt ourn SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION EIGHT PAGES VOLUME XXX PLATTSMO UTI1, NEBRASKA. TUUBSUAY NOVEMBER 9, 1911 NO 3 WILLI J I S SPEAKS ELOOUEIIILV H IE PIJELE Powerful and Logical Arraignment of the Republican Party- for Its Betrayal of the People's Interest, Election of the Demo cratic State Ticket Urged to Show Rebuke to Trusts. From Tuesday's Dally. Hon. W. J. Bryan spoke for two hours last night to a crowded opera house, and from the time he began his speech until its close he received the closest attention of the audience, of which the greater part were voters. His ad dress was 'delivered in a cool and dispassionate manner and appeal ed to the reason and calm judg ment of his audience. Mr. T3ryan's voice was clear, not 'the least hoarseness being manifest, al though he has been making three and four speeches a day since the opening of the campaign. In his party were two candidates for the supreme uourt, Judge Dean and Judge Stark, ex-congressman from his district, ana Mr. Harman, candidate for the railway commission, who, with the candidates on the county ticket, occupied the platform dur ing the speech. "Mr. Bryan was introduced by Colonel Hates, who briefly stated to the waiting throng that Mr. Uryan was with us this evening, that he had been here often be fore and needed no introduction. The distinguished orator was given an ovation as he quickly took his position before the audi ence, and his remarks were fre quently interrupted with ap plause. The speaker spoke of the fitness of the candidates on the state ticket and paused to introduce Judges Stark and Dean and Mr. Harmon to the audience, so -lire voters might see for whom they would vote today. He stated that he had opened the campaign in this county at Elmwood and that now he was here in the closing hours of the battle to address the voters of Plattsmouth. That this was what was formerly known as an off year, but ll.at he deemed the election to be held at this lime a most Important one. There were 'four candidates on the slate ticket beside theregertis of the univer sity, which it is important to have men of the right character and fitness for the positions. The three candidates 'for the supreme court, Judges Dean, Stark and Oldham, were discussed separate ly and their special qualifications dwelt upon, each one being well qualified for the responsible posi tions to which he aspired. Mr. Harman for the railway commis sion was highly spoken of by Mr. Bryan, and Mr. Miller and Mr. Knapp also commended for the office of regents of the university. Mr. Knapp, as a graduate of theH university, had a deep interest in the welfare of the school, while of Mr. MiTler it was said by the speaker thai ho is already the author of an idea which had been enacted into federal law-Mhat of campaign publicity before the election. Mr. Bryan then tooTc up the cudgel for the success of the democratic ticket at the polls in thjs election, and stated that he would address himself first to the democrats, econd to the popu lists, third to the progressive re publicans and then to the citizens of all parlies. He referred to the advanced grounds of progressive thought and governmental Ideas long advanced by the democrats of Nebraska. He was proud of the position the Nebraska democracy had held in the three previous ; national campaigns, and the speaker believed that the populist voters were as proud of the suc cess of the progressive element in the democratic party as the demo crats themselves. The progressive movement had taken hold of the republican party. of Nebraska, and the sneaker could not estimate the number of progressives In the republican party In Nebraska; the governor had placed the number at GO per cent of the party, while Congress man Norrls had placed it at 75 per cent. Mr. Bryan then spoke of the effect on the government and the policies at Washington should this state be lost to the democrats this fall. It would mean the dis approval of the action of the pro gressive element in congress at the last sessions, where demo crats and progressive republicans worked together to obtain just measures of reform for the benefit of the whole people. The speaker then -said that he supposed that Governor Aldrich would advise the support of the republican ticket in Nebraska from a biased motive. He then said that very little was known outside of the state as to what the governor of Nebraska thought or did. Mr. Bryan proved his state ment by naming over the six stales which join Nebraska, and then asked any person in the house who could name the gov ernors of these slates to stand up. Aflcr pausing a moment for someone to arise and none did so, he then drew the conclusion that if people in Nebraska took so lit tle interest in the affairs of neigh boring states, then what would the slate of New York know about Governor Aldrich of Nebraska? Tie Ihen urged that, as this-is the last time the people have a chance to speak "before a national election, 'H was important that Ihey vote for progressive ideas. Mr. "Bryan spoke of La FoTletV and the gallant fight he had madti for progressive legislation in t'be senate; the speaker had 'seen him stand alone while addressing t'he wnate when the standpat senators when La Follettc began to speak, and heard the doughty senator in form the senate that lheeats now voluntarily vacated by the gentle men would be filled with men tit progressive ideas, and -finch hud come to pass. The advocates oT prefta'tory wealth have been retired from the senate and thorr scats now occupied by progressive men. Progressive democratic ideas advocated in this state hafi bronchi us the 2-eent fare and the. bank guaranty law, -with other re form legislation, and in the legis lativc'braneh of the national con gress the last sessions had seen three epoch-making reforms, and Taft was found against all , of these. The income tax and the publicity before campaign; the former President Taft said could be managed by a federal statute if the same was desirable, white the democrats, fearing the delays of the courts in construing such a statute, were in favor of a con stitutional amendment. Mr. Bryan referred to the at titude of the federal court on the Standard Oil decision and ridiculed the phrase injected into Ihe Sherman anti-trust law, in which tire court had nullified a criminal statute by saying that it meant that trade should not he "unreasonably" restrained. Me asked what the people would think of the ten commandments if they staled that man should not "kill to an unreasonable" extent! or "thou shaft not steal to an un reasable aomunt," and the speaker noted also that the judges ap pointed by the president took the trust side of all questions passed upon, and in discussing the lean ing of President Tflfl to the side of predatory wealth, Mr. Bryan cued his support now of a na lional incorporation law, whicn would place the corporations above the jurisdiction of the state courts. In closing, Mr. Bryan ap pealed to all classes of voters to rallv to the support of the demo cratic principles. Judges Stark and Bean and Mr. i Harman had to leave when Mr, Bryan was about half through talking in order to catch No. 14 fto that they could reach their homes in the western part of the state in time to vote today. James and Frank Slander de parted from Louisville this morn ing for Houston and Galveston, TexBH, where Ihey have real estate possessions to look after. Injured at the Shops. From Tuesday's Dally. O. H. Tower had the misfortune this morning to have his hand badly mash'ed. The accident oc curred about 11 o'clock while Mr. Tower was at work on the repair track. He, with several other men, were lifting a heavy iron sill over a pair of trucks expecting to let it down on the opposite side, but from causn his helpers let go before Mr. Tower was aware thai the signal had been given and his left hand was caught between the sill and the car wheel. He walked to Dr. Livingston's office and had the injury dressed, and will be laid off for a few days at least. HUNTER SAFELY LAUDED Hi THE L Depot j Sheriff Edwards Captures Supposed Murderer at Craig', Missouri. Alex Hunter, charged with. tVe murder of John Wagner on Itoc night -of October 14, in Mill's county, Iowa, and who has been at large since that time, and kis thereabouts unknown for the Inst week, wits arrested :at Craig, Mo., Monday morning, a few miiles north of St. Joseph. The caiflurc was made by Deputy Sheriff Ed wards of Mills county, Iowa, who took Hunter to Glenwood last night. 'The officers received a tip Sunday That Hunter was at Craig, and Sheriff Buslmell, -suffering from an attack of pleurisy, (fid not participate in the capture, but sent his deputy, vtio went to Craig Sunday vvoriiwj and 'phoned up Monday about noon that he had his num. Deputy Sheriff Edwards was in Plattsmouth last week and -secured a picture of Tinnier, in rder to navtr :' stintt'ilfiiip-ty which u identify him when he was ap prehended. The deputy at thitt time denied that he or the sheriff had made any attempt to arrest Hunter at Clarinda at the time Hunter fled from the public works. But the following clipping from the Glenwood Tribune of Monday, quoting from the Clarinda paper, hardly corrorberales the dopiity's statement: "A Clarinda paper has the fol lowing to say about the 'bobble' niadc'by their officers in failing to arrest Alex Hunter, charged with the murder of John Wagner: "There was quite a sensation created In Clarinda when a tele phone message came from 'he sheriff of Mills county to Sheriff AVhitmore inquiring if there was a man here working with the street paving crew by the name of Alex llunter. If so, arrest him tm the charge of murder, and described him as wearing a tattood mark -on one wrist or fore arm. Deputy J. D. Jones went up West Mam street and interviewed the crew and was told there was no surh man on the job. He finally return ed and afterwards asked the gentlemen in charge of the con tract work, and he tokl Mr. Jones there was a man by that name on his pay-roll. "Following this there was an effort made to search for Alex Hunter again, but arriving at the scene it was found that Ihe matter had been talked of among the workmen, and shortly the said Alex Hunter very quietly asked the foreman to let him off a short time as he was deathly sick. Alex went apparently unconcerned and is undoubtedly going yet. He was shortly after at his boarding house for his overcoat and re marked to the lady he would be back in the evening or next day. ne hustled awny with other ar ticles and left an unpaid board bill. The ofllcers arc wondoring if it was good detective work. The deputy sheriff up at Olenwood came down just too late also. "Whether this Alex Hunter who had been hero a couple of weeks Is the man wanted is a mystery as they failed to get a look at that laitoo mark. However tne symp toms" appear all right." P. C. Nielson of Omaha, who has been visiting his son, Julias Niel son and family, for a short time, returned to his home this afternoon. ILLSCOH IHE BASKET BALL GAME SATURDAY II Account of the Qame Between the Different Classes of the - High School. The games Saturday night were called at 8 o'clock by Referee Lar son, before u full house, with hall resounding with the yells of the various classes. The first game was a contest between Ihe. Juniors and Fresh men, with the Juniors the win ners by a score of 35 to 7. The Freshmen were outclassed in all points of the game, making many fouls, while the Juniors showed good team work and nbility to throw baskets al their will. The second game was between the, Seniors and the Sophomores, the 'Seniors winning by a score of 48 to 13. The Sophomores, al though outclassed, played a good game, Noble al center starring for them.. The third game . was for tho championship of Ihe school be tween the Juniors and Seniors. It was most stubbornly fought and alone was worth the price of ad mission. At the end of tho first half the Juniors bad the lead, the score being 10 in fi in their favor. In the last hair the Seniors made one of the best rallies ever seen in Coa'tes' hall, coining up from be hind in the last few minutes of pUy, with tho whole house except a few Senior rooters against them, won the game with good straight brisketball. M. Arries for Ihe Seniors was sent in in the last hid f of the game, and it was large ly, owing to his playing that the Seniors were able to win. The next gamo will be played at Coates"' hall November 18, and it will be between the P. II. S. squad and Union. PARENTS. IN Ml After Long Separation Ada ffloore Will Meet Her Parents and Brothers and Sister. Prom Tuesday' Dally Miss Ada Moore, who has lwvn employed at the Riley for the jasl four 'months, has quite a ro manfir story regarding the finding of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. fte. II. Moore, whom she has not een for 'twelve years. Miss Moore is a young ady of 18, and for the past six years she has been a resi dent of Plattsmouth, a large part of this time she has been employ ed at William Barclay's restaur ant, l)ut last spring while visit ing a friend at Rockford, Neb., be gan to make an effort to locate her parents. . 'When Miss Moore was a little tot of 6 years, her parents having a large family, consisting of five boys and four girls, and the mother being in poor health, Miss Moore was given to Ihe Christian Children's Home society of Coun cil Bluffs to find a home for the little girl. She was not long In the custody of the home until William Nessen and wife of Cedar Creek, in this county, desiring a child in their family, adopted her. She lived in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nessen for six years, or un til 12 years of age, when she be gan making her own living. She had a very faint recollection .of her parents and brothers and sis ters, but finally resolved to Iry to locate them. She secured the names of Ihe town where her parents resided at that lime and wrote to the post master there regarding them. Her sisters and parents had been en deavoring to locate her during the years that she resided here. The home to whom Mr. and Mrs. Moore had given their daughter would give them no information regard ing her whereabouts. Her sisters and parents had been endeavoring to locate her during the years that she resided here. Her sister finally wrote to Governor Aldrich of this slate, who assisted In bringing the sisters in touch with each other. Last Tuesday Miss Mooro received tho first letter from her sister, who did not In form her parents of her success in locating Miss Ada until last Sat urday afternoon. Tomorrow Miss Moore will go to Centerville, Iowa, TUESDAY'S BALLOTS HE BUT H C1IGE 111 COURT HOUSE OFFICIALS - . . - ... , W. K. Fox, Treasurer; Junes Robertson Succeeds Himself for DU trict Clerk, D. C. Morgan for County Clerk, C. D. Quinton for Sheriff, and Miss Mary Foster as Suoerintendent M-M-4-HH-:-HM-! THE WINNERS. For District Judge Travis (dem.) For County Clerk -II. I). -Clell Morgan (dem.) For Clerk of the District Court James Robertson (rep.) For County Treasurer Kelly Fox (dem.) For County Judge A. J. Deeson (rep.) For Sheriff C. D. Quin ton (rep.) For County Superintend ent Miss Mary Foster (dem.) For Coroner II. I. Cle ments (rep.) For County Suveyor Fred Patterson (dem.) For County Commission er C. E. Ileebner (rep.) For Police Magistrate M. Archer (dem.) H-H-fr M-H 4-M-H I-MH The election returns, as is usually the case, brought some surprises In the participants in the contest for votes in Cass county. The day was an ideal one and a much larger vole was polled than was expected, while not so large as a year ago. The fight among the various candidates seemed to have centralized here in the city of Plattsmouth and Plattsmouth precinct, where political issues waxed very warm during the day, and the returns as they came in fromrtho various wards and precincts were eagerly watched by Ihe anxious can didates. Many rumors were set afloat by men who ought to have been in better business, regard ing Ibis candidate or lhat can didates, and not only pal them In circulation here in the city, but sent them broadcast over tho county in the hope of defeating certain candidates. Hut they were doomed, in a great measure, to disappointment. Otherwise the election was one of the most quiet and peaceful ever held, and whilo the successful candidates feel good over the result, it must bo conceded to the defeated can didates the right to feel some what downhearted if they feel so disposed. We will bo unable to and for the first time In twelve years see and converse with her father, and mother and brothers and sister. She is looking forward to the meeting with much an ticipation. Qerman St. Paul's Church. On next Sunday we will have our Mission day in connection with the "Harvest Home Festival." The services are as follows : Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. Morning service nt 10:30, held by Rev. F. Rasche of Hamburg, Iowa, who will speak on "Home Mission." The service in the afternoon begins at 2:30. Rev. II. F. Kern of (iriswold, Iowa, will speak on "The Foreign Mission Work." The choir of St. John's church of Omaha will be present again, as in former years, and (he mem bers of the clmir are hoped to be the guests of their Plattsmouth friends. We hope a!so that tho members in town will show their hospital ity lo the friends outside of town by being present at both services. The offering of Ihe day are, as usual, for the , mission work of our synod. Everybody .who un derstands German 19 invited. Improves Slowly. Mrs. August Rocssler went to Omaha this morning to visit her husband, al Immanuel hospital. The physicians took the splints from Mr. Roessler's injured hip last Sunday and he is on the road lo recovery, though the healing process is very slow. Mr. Hoes slcr will bo confined to the hos pital for three weeks yet. give a tabulated statement of the vote by precincts for a few days and herewith append the ofilcial vote of the whole county given to each candidate, as it appears at the present time, and the majority each one received. As will be seen, the democrats retain all the olllre8 they previously had and tho republicans did the same, so there is no causo for crowing on either side: . County Clerk. May field (rep.) 1,630 Morgan (dem.) 2,172 Majority for Morgan...., 542 Clerk of the District Court. Robertson (rep.) 2,061 Reynolds (dem.) 1,707 Majority for Robertson.. 354 County Treasurer. Egenberer (rep.) 1,821 Fox (dem.) 1,97J Majority Mr Fox 155 Sheriff. , Quinton (rep.) 2,274 Rhoden (dem.) 1,545 Majority for Quinton. .. . 729 County Superintendent ' F.vans (rep.) 1,874 I Foster (dem.) l,92o Majority for Miss Foster 48 Coroner Clements (rep.) 1,926 I Ratnour (dem.) 1,775 Majority for Clements... 151 , County Commissioner Ileebner (rep.) .1.996 Seybert idem. 1,752 Majority for Heebner. . , , 244 There was no opposition to the following candidates, who are not included in tho above table: Hon. H. D. Travis for district Judge; A. J. Deeson, county judge; Fred D. Patterson for surveyor, and ,M. Archer for police magistrate. Uncle Hen Backman, in West Rock HlulTs precinct, was re-elected road, overseer by 48 majority, which denotes that his labors, in that capacity are very highly ap preciated. Walter Hyers, a sterl ing young democrat in East Rock Bluffs, was also elected roadi overseer., We are unable to.givo Ihe vote on justices of the peace and constables in this city. Consults Dr. Allison. From Wednesday' Dally. L. II. Young, who had his leg broken two years ago by having a mule fall upon him, has been having trouble with tho injured leg recently, and, went to Omaha this morning to consult Dr. Alli son. At the time the injury was received Mr. Young was in the hospital for some weeks," and then carefully nursed his wound for months and it finally healed am) he thought a permanent cure was in process. A few weeks ago it broke, puss having formed about the injured tissues, and tho doctor then put something on it to draw the poison out. This has made the limb very sensalive and painful and Mr. Young goes to have this treated. Might Have Done Better. One of the conservative mer chants of the city, in remarking on the result of the election, be lieves that the political machinery should Operate much as the educational positions , are, taken care of by law. And' that aftep an officer has filled the position twice satisfactorily and elected a third time, that the certificate for life should bo issued and no more elections held for such office until incumbent dies, thus paying? the expense of the election and a great deal of worry. Doan's Regulets cure constipa tion, ).one the simnach, stimulate the, liver, promote digestion and appetite and easy passage pf th bowels. Ask your druggist for them. 25 cent8 a box.