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About The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1912)
The Plattsmouth Journal Published Semi-Weekly at R. A. BATES, Kntcred at the Postolfice at Plattsmouth, Nebraska, as second-clas natter. $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE Chi i.st mas runnes a great, many useless expenditures, and it's touuli when I In- mistletoe proves a dead loss. -:o:- A diamond was found in a Min nesota hen. An odd setting for a Kern, truly especially as it is not a setting lion. :o: J. 1 Morgan unblusliiiigly con fesses that In- lias been engaged in business on a large scale and lias sticccilcd. The wretch! Well, how about that lliddlcrs' 1'ontest? 'I'lic hoys art- gelling anxious. Ilight away alter I he holidays would ho a good time. Onward, light onward, with tin1 good New Year resolutions, and may lliey he of the kind that will slick to you good and plenty. :o: All m k with the larilf, President Tail . intends to turn over to President Wilson all I lie hard work he couldn't, accomplish him self, even to settling the war in Mexico. :o ; There, was not as many who went away from home to do their Christmas shopping as usual this year, and, of course, those who did cannot celehrate as cheerfully as those who bought at home and have a -clear conscience. :o: , Well, Mr. Wilson and Mr. -liryan have had their conference, and now we suppose Hie meddlers will not he satisfied till they know the result. Km- this they will have to he content to wait, the same ns the balance of us. Kansas sheriffs are making themselves and equal suffrage highly popular with mule citizens by placing the burden of jury ser vice on the women. Almost every jury down in Kansas now is com posed of members of what was once considered the "weaker sex." :o:- The knockers could adopt a resolution on the New Year that would be a good resolution for the year as follows: "Wo promise to ipiit knocking on every public improvement or move out of town." The progressive citien is all right, hut the knocker (.'mil pity him. It is a popular delusion with some people that a long and solemn face and a non-com municative tongue are marks of wisdom. I i 1 1 it ever occur to you, poor unsophisticated mortal, how many fellows there are who could not in any other way maintain u reputation for having any sense at all? :o : The man who succeeds Prof. Abbott as superintendent of the Plattsmouth schools, we trust, will lie one who will till the position as well. We are informed there have been several applications al ready, and one or two have state wide reputations as educators Our schools are in tine shape am we trust they will be kept that way. :o: The, state of Illinois has put in to effect a luvv enabling a widow, without means of support, to keep her children together and rear them. Under Ibis law if a man dies, leaving his wife and children without means, the children are left in charge of (he mother ami the state pays the mother an an nunily to bring up the children. It is one of Hie wisest laws vol iiiude by man. Plattsmouth, Nebraska Publisher. The Journal is ph-ased to note that our- merchants have enjoyed a line Christmas business. :o: In his campaign speeches Mr. Taft referred to him as "Profes sor Wilson." The president-elect can now gracefully hand the title back. :o: The unfortunate predicament of old General Sickles goes to show that the best warriors are not usually the best or even fairly good business men. :o : Uncle Sam is accommodat ing. There has been so much complaining of the "red tape" in ollicial affairs thai the govern ment has changed the color of its lape to blue. :o : Ion't he afraid that the par cels post business is going to come like an avalaiice; Hie first week in January will be very much like the first, week in January last year, unless, of course, you choose to make it different yourself. Omaha Trade Kxhihit. :o: llailroad ollicials are watching the parcels post innovation with deep interest. The express trallio on the railroads is one of the im portant departments and if this is affected it will reduce the earnings of Hie railroads materially. Then are some who think that Ihe par- v eh post will work up new busi 'less that the express companies never previously handled and not afTerta (he, latter while others pre dict that the express tratllc will he cut TjO per cent. With the in crease in the mail by the parcels post, the present postal car u ilities promise to be inadequate. and it is likely (hat all roads will ie cnmpcleld to add more postal cars. :o: i The Farmers' Congress and the Nebraska Co-operative Live Stock and shipping associations in dorsed by resolution and instruct ed their legislative commit lees to use every honorable means to so cure the passage of the bill creat ing the Nebraska lievelopment and Public Welfare commission A tentative draft of a bill as pro- posed by committees from the State Association of Cominerria clubs and the Slate Editorial as sociation was explained, after which Hie commission was ap proved. The commission has foi its purpose Hie publication of useful facts relative tit Nebraska and the prevention of the publica tion of statements which reflect on the slate. :o: Mespitc the fact that two bloody wars were waged in the year just drawing to a close, I wo off-sot ting facts redeem to a large ex tent the sanguinary showing It appears more than probable that the sound of the Christinas chinu of l'Jl'. with their refrain of "peace on earth and good will to men," will silence the guns of the Malkin war. Especially to the Christian world will this event prove cause for rejoicing; it wi undoubtedly assure a far greali' measure of religious freedom in the countries hitherto so savagely oppressed by TurRey. Kven though the cross will not rise above the crescent of the Ottoman and the dream of mass celebrated in Hi cathedral of SI. Sophia in Con slantiupolc will not he realize! the Christian world has already won its most menioiiable victory since Tours and Chalons and has all but wiped out the slain of Marshall, Dentlat, Coatea blocK. Those colored people down south who arc offering $5,000 for the delivery of Jack Johnson w ith in their borders, are not, through their implied reasons for wanting him, showing a very high regard for the laws of the country but they show a mighty wholesome respect for the law is, or ought to be, higher than the mere statute nf a stale. Johnson, like Hie, in lended assassin of lloosevelt, seemed to make sure of the ter ritory in which he was operating. I'he goose bone prophet is now much in evidence. On Thanks giving day the goose breast was irefully inspected and its tints ind shades, its grill work, curves, avilies and angles, the sharpness f its ridge, the tenacity of its junction, its longitudinal pro portions, its clastic energy, the arious spots with which it is ornamented were all examined, ith the result that Mr. (loose predicted that up to the Christmas holidays the weather will be mild. After New Year's the weather will ie cold. January and February ill be marked by blizzards, but there will be a spell of mild weather in February. After which ilizzard weather will sot in in March and we are apt to have a lie spring. People, therefore, ho pin their faith to the do mestic goose as a prophet will be flighted to know what we are to ive. -:o: The patrons of Hie Plallsmoiith schools regret very 1 much that rof. Abbott is to leave, lie has proved faithful to the trust re posed in him and has greatly im proved Hie manner of running school affairs. He is a gentleman and scholar in every sense of the erm, ami the .loiirual regrets to see him remove from our city, be- ause in his removal it loses an arnesl, friend and one who lias proved his friendship on many occasions. As soon as it was known that lion. John II. More- lead was elected governor we made up our mind to lose Prof. bboll, because his record as uperintendent of the blind asylum was sullicient to commend lim to the new governor as one of the kind of men he was look ing for to place at I lie head of the stale institutions. While we re gret the departure of Prof. Ab bott and family, our best wishes go with them for all that is good success, prosperilv and good health. THE PARCELS POST. The average retailer, especially in this section of the country, need not feel awed by the parcels post, or feel at all helpless or handicapped because of the law. It is not necessary for him to know all the data and statistics from foreign countries on this subject, or to haves ludied a long list of comparative freight, postal and express arles, classifications, etc. All the retailer needs to know is the general principles of the law, its provisions that affect his business particularly, and then lo know his own busines and his own community. In' fact, a knowledge of the latter two are quite essen tial factors in the success of any man in more considerations than that of the parcels post. It is known local and im mediate conditions that count af ter all. Theoretical men are. all right and the world could not get along without thnn, and the prac tical men need their study and their theories as a basis for their practical action, mil the practical business man, the average retail er, need not worry his head about studying out these theories, especially when he can get so many ready made, but routine his efforts to tho practical side of the business and study just what ef fect the system will have on his community, on his business.- In his intimate knowledge of his immediate community the re tail merchant has a great advant age over evel'V olhej' competitor outside, and in that knowledge he can make peculiar use of the par cels post to build up fits own busi ness as no other man can use it to build up competition. An intimate understanding of a community and its peculiar needs and conditions is a great deal bet ter than an intimate understand ing of the parcels post system throughout the world and a great deal easier and more interesting study to Hie average business man. Don't let the parcels post scare ou. Learn your community and the parrels post will be easy. :o:- BOARD AS POLITICAL MACHINE. Warning is given that there is going to be a demand at the ap proaching session of the legis lature for the repeal of the law creating the board of pardons, and those who have observed its operations are not without some good reason to urge for its re peal. As an abstract proposition the pardon board is a progressive in stitution. When properly created and properly administered it is an instrument for the protection of the people and the stale from the scandals arising from abuses of I he pardoning pow er by ex ecutives and for the relief of the people from that, contempt for Un law and the courts that indis criminate pardoning creates. It is not the fault of the system if the board of pardons in Ne braska has not proven satis factory. It is the fault of its creator and its component ma terial. II is not surprising that the Nebraska board of pardons lias not given entire satisfaction, for it was created as a political machine. II has seemed at all times as if the members realized that they owed more to the ad niinhlral ion thai appointed Hiein than they did to Hie public. The majority of the membership were recognizable as political agents of the governor. 'J'o command public cnnfiilece a board of pardons should be com posed of 1 1 i who are above any ambition for political plugging. There are plenty of men available for the places. It would not be dinicull to find capable citizens of Nebraska who would accept the responsibility of administering the delicate affairs of a pardoning board without recognizing any re lations its work may be made to bear to the political fortunes of any man or any parly. It is going to be a shabby excuse to offer for gelling rid of the pardoning board that it would be better lo return to the old plan of executive pardons. It would be no better. It never was any bet ter. Perhaps it would be belter lo let I he jujdge tlx sentences than lo leave to a political machine the llxingof indeteriniinate sentences, but the scandals that have at tended executive pardons have not been less repulsively odorous than those thai are inspiring the promised protest against the board of pardons. Lincoln Star. CROUPY COUGHS AND WHEEZY COLDS. The quickest, .simplest way to rid the children of dangerous, croupy coughs ami wheezy, stuffy colds is to give them Foley's Honey nnd Tar Compound. It gives almost instant relief and stops a cough promptly. It soothes and heals. Contains no opiates. For sale by F. fi. Fricko ti Co. Tho Modern Woodmen of 4 j America will give I heir first 4 ! annual mask ball on the I evening of January 25, 1913. ! j. Com! prizes will be given I and a royal good lime is assured lo all. Music by Hie. J ! M. W". A. orchestra. Attention, Ladlesl (Jet your tailor-made suit at home, one thai will be satis factory; any style, and made by experienced tailors, from 'M) up. Vejvodii A Kaleek, Leonard New IluilJiug. ALLAN A. RYAN. Son of Thomas F. Ryan, Who Was Operated on And Sank Very Low. COUNTER PROPOSALS WIRED TO LONDON Into ASIsged Atrocities. Constantinople, Dec. 26. Tho porte telegraphed to Rechad Pasha at Lon don counter peace proposals as de cided mon by the council of minis ters. The exact nature of the pro posals has not been revealed, but the official view of the situation is still hopeful. The Turkish press is unanimous in declaring that tho allies' conditions are not acceptable and that the Turk ish delegates were not sent to London to commit Filicide. The porte has repeated to the pow ers the demand made a month ago for a consular Inquiry respecting the ntrocities alleged to have been com mitted by the allies In the occupied territories. Several marines from the United States converted yacht Scorpion had in altercation with some persons In a public building, ending In blows. One of the men Involved was Senor Zola, thp military attache of the Span- !sn legation. INDIANS WIN CROP PRIZES Results Attributed Largely to Work Of Agricultural Experts. Washington, Dec. 26. Officials of the Indian hureau are much pleased because at the state fair at Muskogee, Okla., a number of full blood Indians won prizes over their white compet Itors for exhibits of corn, cotton. beans and some other products. Joe Kelly, a full blood Mississippi Choctaw, living near Ardmore, took first and fourth prizes for his corn and a second prize for cotton, and Silas Bacon of the same tribe carried off both first and second prizes for his fine field beans. There were other scattered prizes. "There good results we can attrlb nte largely to the work the expert farmers have been doing," said Act Ing Coii'miss-Ioner Abbott. "We are hoping to extend the work of these ex perts, who are teaching the Indian how to make the best use of his land." ALTON BANDIT IDENTIFIED Suspects Confronted by Engineer, Fire man and Express Messenger. Springfield, 111., Dec. 26. "We have the goods' on one of these men," said Chief Detective Cain, after Jack Hart nett of Chicago and Elmer Vigus of Springfield, held In connection with the attempted robbery of the Alton "Hummer," had been confronted by Engineer McClaughlin, Fireman Sulli van and Express Messenger Ayer of the train. Cain said that later In the day he might tell which of the two he had definitely connected with tho case. Bonfires Will Greet Wilson on Trip. Staunton, Va., Dec. 26. With all of the arrangements practically com pleted, Staunton, the birthplace of Woodrow Wilson, enthusiastically awaits the arrival of its distinguished bon tomorrow night, which will mark the beginning of the celebration In honor of his home-coming. The city is in gala attire for the celebration, probably the most spectacular feature of the celebration will be the herald ing of the distinguished visitor by the glare of bonfires. Taft Inspects Panama Canal. Panama, Dec. 26. President Taft spent the forenoon Inspecting the cen tral and Pacific divisions of the Pan ama canal, the Culcbra cut and the fortifications at the Pacific end of the anal Percival II. Dodge, the Amer ican minister to Panama, entertained the president at dinner. last night Mr. Taft attended a ball given by President Perras. W. C. Heaton Hurt In Auto Crash. Lincoln, Dec. 2fi. An automobile, drlen by State Auditor Silas R. Par- ton, congressman elect from the Fifth Nebraska district, was In collision with another ninclilne, nnd W. C. lieu ton of Onnilin. riding with Barton, was nadly Injured o- CHANGE GUARD REGIMENTS Adjutant Genera! Reassigns Gcni panies of State Militia. MAKES MOBILIZATION EASIER. Old First and Second Regiments WW Keep Their Numbers Short Dis tance to Travel to Reach One Base, Convicts Given Day of Rest. Lincoln, Dec. 26 For several years the adjutant general's office has been of the opinion that the two regiments of the Nebraska guard should be reor ganized as far as assignment of com panies to regiments was concerned. but it has never been put Into effect. For several weeks Adjutant General Pnelps has been working upon a plan for the reassignment of companies so that in case of mobilization each regi ment could be brought to some point with as little expense aa possible. He has at last worked out a plan and haa renumbered tho regiments four and five instead of one and two. This ieave3 the original regiments which participated in the Spanish-American war with an exclusive right to the number under which they were mus tered out at that time. Under the new assignment tho companies of the Fourth regiment can be mobilized at Hastings by traveling 922 miles, at Fremont 994 miles, and at Grand Island 1,072 miles. The com panies of the Fifth regiment can be brought to Omaha by traveling only 6G7 miles, to Fremont 679 miles, and Columbus 909 miles. Under the old system the shortest distance the com panies could travel In the First regi ment to any one given point was 1,230 miles and the Second regiment 1,276 miles. Under the new arrangement sent out by Adjutant General Phelps there will be considerable saving In trans portation in case the regiments are called upon to nuet by themselves. The order will go into effect April 1, 1913. Under the new assignment the field officers with their respective staffs is made as follows: Fourth Regiment Colonel Herbert J. Paul. Lieutenant Colonel Walter F. Summons, Major Otis M. Newman, Major Albert II. Ilollingsworth, Major Clyde E. McCormick. Fifth Regiment Colonel George A. Ebberly, Lieutenant Colonel W. Ed mund Pachr, Major Charles E. Frazier, Major Charles H. Johnson, Major Iver S. Johnson Convicts Given Day for Pastime. Tho prisoners at the state peniten tiary were given a day of liberty Christmas by Warden Melick, but the liberty only extended Inside the high, wall of the prison. It was an. ideal day for the outdoor sports, in which the men indulged. Boxlig, wrestling and other athletic contests enlivened the forenoon until noon, when the prisoners went to the chapel and en Joyed the minstrel show, which was put on for the iwpeclal benefit of the Inmates of Little Lancaster. After the show came the big dinner of chicken, potatoes, brown gravy, pickled beets, bread, coffee and pie. This was topped off by cigars fur nished by Warden Melick as the usual cloanup of 'a Christmas dinner at the Nebraska penitentiary. TURNS CANARIES LOOSE Released Convict Buys Birds and Lets Them Go. Chicago, Dec. 26. A gray-haired man, probably fifty years old, walked Into Mike Connolly's shop at 527 Southwestern avenue and bought three singing canaries. A moment later the stranger turned the birds loose in the street. . My friend," IWke said, "you're fool ish. You Just paid $3 apiece for those birds." Mr. Connolly," the man answered. "I Just got out of a cage down at Jol let. I was there fifteen years. I want the birds to enjoy the same freedom Im enjoying." CHICAGO FIRE CHIEF HURT Automobile Crashes Into His Buggy on Way to Fire. Chicago. Dee. 26. Battalion Chief Thonvts llackett and his driver were seriously injured In the wreck or their vehicle while speeding to a fire which destroyed the St. Andrew's Episcopal church. An automobile, driven at high speed, crashed into the buggy and de molished It. Hackett and the driver were hurled fifty feet. Both were taken to a nospital. The edifice, valued at JM.OflO, was totally destroyed. Six Fi'emen Overcome by Smoke. Pittsburgh, Dec. 26. Six firemen Were overcome by smoke and damage approximating jlOO.000 was done when an eight-story building, occu pied as the city warehouse of the Westinghouso Electric nnd Manufact uring company whs destroyed by fire. Crossed wire were given as the cause. Fruit Men to Organize. Auburn, Neb., Doc. 26. A meeting Is cnllcd at the court house In Ne maha county on Jan. 2, for the pur pose of reorganizing the old South eastern NrasUa Fruit Growers' as-focltitlon.