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About The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 23, 1913)
The PlaUsmouth Journal - rr Published Seni-Weeklj at Plattsmouth, Nebraska GH3 R. A. BATES, Entered at the I'odtoifice st I'lattsmouth, Nebraska, as Beeond-clas matter. $1.5 0 PER YEAR IN AD VANCE K-K !. THOUGHT FOR TODAY. .J. li.ni't hang a dismal J J picture on the wall, and do J not. daub with sables and I glooms in your eonversa- lion. Don't be a cynic ! and disconsolate preacher J Emerson. H--WH--:--W-H-H- The legislature seems intent to furnish the people plenty of bills for their money. :o: Surely Omaha shows some evi dence of being a better town. It has put the ban on boxing exhibi tions. There are still great hopes that the democrats will get two more United Stales senators from Il linois. :o : The personnel of President Wil son's cabinet si ill remains a mystery, although plenty of sur mises are in the nir. :o: Ex-Governor Shailenberger de clines the position as member of the controlling board, tendered him by Governor Morehead. :o: It is said that President-elect Wilson opposes an inaugural ball. Well, what if lie does? An in augural ball is not a necessity. i :o: President-elect Wilson is op posed to the independence of the Philippines, Here is one demo crat that agrees with him. Wail n while longer. Good things ahead for l'lalls tooulh the coming season keep bobbing up. All that is needed is boosting, and they will surely materialize: There is one sure thing about the introduction of bills in the legislature at least one-half of them will find a safely deposit in the waste basket. When you honestly believe you aro right have tho inborn courage, to stand by it, come what may. That will win where subterfuge and deceit will lose, lly all means don't bo n hypocrite. :o:- Congressman Lobcck does not approve of the plan of Congress man Stephens of. holding elections for postmasters. As yet we have not heard from Congressman Ma Kuiro on the subject. :o- The idea of giving George W. Morris a position in President Wilson's cabinet is preposterous, when there are so many able democrats for bucIi places George W. Noma, in the opinion of this paper, is ono of tho great est political hypocrites of tho age. :o: The republican papers, and more especially tho Slato Journal noeins to bo more worried about Governor Morehead's appoint mcnls than tho governor's most intimate friends. Governor More head will provo equal to tho emergency without tho aid of tho old Stale Journal or any of its ilk :o: It is to bo regretted that cx Governor Shallonbcrger has de clined to accept tho position, as ono of tho members of tho board of control. Ho is ono of tho most competent men In tho stalo for lh? position, and that is why Governor ' Morehead appointed klm. The Journal is very sorry ko declined. Publisher. Of course you are going to at tend the Commercial club banquet at Coates' hall Thursday evening, January 30. "Hal pins are to be much small er," says a fashion note. And let us hope that I hey are to be much shorter, too. -:o: Who will be appointed in ex Governor Shallenberger's place on the board of control? Don't all speak at once. :o: Give us home rule in every city in Nebraska. "Let the people rule" who have the right to rule within their own city Units. :o: Jasper L. McBrien; who was called here to see Iho board of education in reference to tho superintendency of the Platts- mouth schools, has accepted a similar position with the IlarvaTd (Neb.) schools. :o: If plenty of good ice does not find its way lo tho various ice houses in this city it will not be the fault of the weather man and the ice dealers have no kick com ing. :o: The fellow who remarked "that there were too many laws al ready," evidently was "talking through his hat," as the present legislature means to give us sev eral hundred more. :o: Parson Mixby of the State Jour nal never uttered more trulh in his life in his "Daily Drift," in as few words as in the following: "If we were governor we would parcel out the political sinecures lo men in need of I he money :o: Lent begins Kcbniary 5, and I or will be ushered in on the 2.'id oT March. This is I he earliest thai Lent and Kasler have come for nearly one hundred years, and it will be eighty-seven years bo on they will come that early igain. :o: Grain men say there has as yet een no serious reports concern ing the condition of fall wheat in Nebraska. If the weather con tinues cold there will likely be greater danger, especially where the ground is left bare and un protected. :o: Hanker Haker's laconic remark that concentration of money had gone far enough, is agreed to by this paper. We would like to see a little or it passed around, which wc know would be perfectly agree- able to a few fellows around Iho journal oince, ana I no writer in particular, :o: Candidates for postofilce will be subjected to a primary election in Iho Third congressional district, Congressman Dan Stephens has senl out lo county chairmen in Ins district suggestions, with rules for the government of such pri- maries. Mr. Stephens does not tlesiro to encounter any more trouble than is absolutely noccs- sary in itio distribution of patron- ugo in this line. :o: If you think tho general public does not need educating along commercial lines just ask tho averago postmaster his experience with the parcel post. And what has been given more prominence than tho parcel post? You can't advertise ono day or one month and expect ovcryono in your ter- ritory to know all about you and your goods from that limo on. Omaha Trado Exhibit, Sisrns have been unearthed right hen in Cass county of a pre historic race in Nebraska hun dreds of j ears ago. And there is good reason to siippo.-e that if such is the case the people on earth at that lime were people of high intelligence and cry artistic. Plenty of indications of this fact have come lo light in the past few years along the Missouri river south of Plattsmouth. :o: One man in a hundred reads a book; ninety-nine in a hundred reads a newspaper. Nearly a century ago when the American press, which is now a spreading oak, was in its green tw ig, Thomas Jefferson said he would rather live in a country with newspapers and without government than in a country with a government and without newspapers. At the be ginning of 1 9 i 3 resolve to at least say a good word for your home paper. :o: There is a probability of a law being passed decreasing the num ber of saloons to one for every ne thousand inhabitants in towns and cities. Such a law would de crease ttie mimner in unianu io one-half its present number, and Plait smooth to live saloons. Then such a law would increase the , , . ,. ,. , ,, locense and as much liquor would be sold as there is now. We can not see how such a law would ef fect any good, and it should never become a law. :o: The movement seems to be pretty general in agricultural communities to utilize school louses for social as well as educa tional purposes, and farmers are also agitating the consolidation of rural schools by erecting large central school houses that can be used for all meetings of a public character. It would be a great help in solving the question of content merit on the farm and would materially aid the "back to the farm" movement. :0: ; , Some of the postmasters are worrying about Uie new parcel post regulations, declaring that as the law says packages can weigh eleven pounds, there are any number of turkeys, chickens and live animals that can come within that limit, even when properly packed and craled. They are also concerned about butter and eggs, for they are of the Opinion thai if there is much traf fic, in these products it will be necessary lor posioinces lo no .equipped with refrigerating plants, or at least with an ico box of suitable capacity. :o: The day of joy among the seed merchants was set for January 7 this year, when obi slock was passed over to Uncle Sain. The department of agriculture called f(. bi(ls fol. approximately 1,200,- Loo pounds of vegetable and 50,- m) ,0unds of flower seed. It is fl significant fact that the seed (,.aiors never oppose the free dis- ,.jniijou 0f Kovernmcnt seeds. LIU Hie reason is not difficult to fm,, And congressmen and sen- ators hardlv dare kick because Ihey aro tho chief beneficiaries of the plunder plan. Tho best seods supplied by the government are from tho experiment farms. :o: Ex-Congressman 12. M. Pollard 0f Nehawka is ono of tho Nebraska Lpple growers who has great faith tho ability of this state to grow jts 0WIl apples, and also establish J a g00t market outside forthosur- piua n0 8ay8 tho dumping of au sorts of horticultural Junk on tho homo market is responsible for tho fact that largo quantities of foreign grown apples are sold in this stato every year. Ho be - liovos that the new association (of which ho was elected president) recently organized at Auburn, has a great field of usefulness before it, and the Journal is of tho same opinion. FAcry apple grower in Nebraska should bo greatly in lerested in such an organization j and help boost it along. The governor no doubt has his weal tier eye on several ojher democrats who would make good members of I he board of control. The stale boasts of many good and competent democrats who are able lo hold down a position of this character. No set of men has any right to .Hem pi to control Governor More head's appointments. We do not believe I hat such effort will have any effect with the governor. He is too level-headed to let anyone wreak venganco or play spite- work through him. -:o:- This newspaper, in common with other newspapers, has been criticised for not printing all the meanness that has been per petrated in this city. Tin; Journal is not a metropolitan journal, which papers are supposed to con- lain all such dirty shift' and their reporters are glad lo get it. The Journal proposes to stick, as far as possible, to depicting people's virtues instead of their faults, un til they become so rank as to gel into the police or oilier courts, then such affairs become public properly. A citizen recited to us the oilier day a case he said "needed airing," and we ought lo air il, bul we declined lo do so. He said he would do it if be was editor of I he paper. Hut he would do no such thing. There are certain re strictions on this business and a newspaper man must keep himself within the bounds of decency in publishing such events as are not lit for political ion. The following is the lext of a bill that has been introduced in the owa legislature on the sub ject of intermarriage: "Inter marriage or illicit relations of white persons with negroes, In dians or Mongolians is punishable by imprisonment in a penitentiary tor Ho), less I ban six mouths nor more llian five ears. A person is considered a negro, au Indian or Mongoliaaii if he be a descendant or one or these lo I lie third gen ual ion, inclusive, though one an cestor of each general inn was a while person. Marriages between uch persons soleniinzed in this late afler the prohibitive act is passed shall ne void. .Marriages solemnized in other slates, be- 1 -uch persons who intend to make their home in Iowa, shall he oid. Clerks of district courts who issue marriage licenses to per sons, prohibited by this act from intermarrying, and knowing these persons come under the pro visions of the act, and persons who perform such marriage cere monies shall be guilty of a mis demeanor." A law of this kind should be on the statute books of every slate in the union. :o: Instead of a surplus for tho past year, the postmaster general reports a deficit of $1,781,111. He had promised a surplus of $2,- 000,000 and candidly admits that in doing so ho failed to estimate the large amount of franked mail during a presidential campaign. It was this that produced tho do fie it . If lhi3 matter had been paid for at ordinary postage rates it would have notted the government $20,000,000. If it had not been carried at all the postofilce depart ment would be ahead today in stead of finding Itself in tho hole. The sending of political stump speeches and campaign docu mcnts through the mails freo of cost is not only a burden to the government, but In most cases a bore to the recipient. Moreover it is connected with a transparent fraud. Most of these speeches were never actually delivered in congress, but wcro inserted under the "leave to print" rule. In this process tho government is put to a double expense first in print ing the stuff; second, in carrying il through tho mails. Colli tho franking abuse and tho leave to print abuse should bo abolished They serve no public purpose, and they arc not honest. Prof. Lowe of Australia has dis covered ano her comet. We don't nocd any more, but suppose there is room. .:o : Make our arrangements to at tend the Commercial club banquet. Don't be a grouch, when you know it is your duly to attend. :o : President-elect Wilson has dis covered a wav to cut out zozologi- cal demonstrations at a ball, llej proposes to omit the ball. No country in the world can surpass the 1'nned Stales in per capita wealth, even if the per capita basis is entirely tbeorilical. ;o: Some fellows go after Governor Morehead like they thought he was "easy," but they will awake some night from their sleep to find out their mistake. :o: Mon than 300 proposed new laws mark I he second week of the present legislature. Now, how many of those will be adopted? Not one-fourth of them. :o: An editor out in the state says he is willing to wait until a man sells his hogs to pay his subscrip tion, bul that he don't like to wait for his century plant lo bloom. Senator Harding's Sunday base ball bill is liable to meel with considerable opposition from the Methodist church people in Lin coln. Already Ihey are moving in that direction. Lincoln properly owners are not agitating a new capital build ing to any great extent. They'will he fortunate if they retain the old one until the slate is necessarily compelled to build a better and more commodious one. He fore conceding truly the en tire success of the parcel post system the government will have to lake into account the additional cost of enlarging buildings, extra clerks and improved delivery serv ice. Dig business always means big expenses. :o ; According to the. latest official sliin,ile the population of the United Slates, without counting outlying possesion, is 90,590,000. I'lie per capita of money in cir culation is J?3 'i .72, bul somehow this fails to meet the socialists' idea of a division. :o : Platlsmouth's needs most right now a few up-to-date modern cot tages, that would readily find oc cupants at a good rental Such an investment would pay big in terest on the money paid out. Who will be the first capitalist to grab the bull by the horns? :o: A traveling man who comes to Plattsmouth once every two weeks says our city is one of the best towns in his territory, and he travels over a large scope of coun try in both Iowa and Nebraska. The Journal is satisfied ho is tell ing the truth, and it made us feel good w hen ho told us. :o: The removal of the state uni versity to tho stale agricultural farm is still a leading matter in stale affairs, and some of tho real estate dealers of Lincoln are said lo be taking quite an interest pro and con. It is a hard matter to keep real estate men out of such affairs. There's big money in it for those who aro lucky enough to get on the right side. :o: If we were in Governor More head's place wo would give tho whole bunch of advisers who in fest the executive office to under stand that I was elected to per form tho duties of governor of Nebraska and that I was plenty able lo do so without any such advisors, who come to harrass me about appointments lo office. Ad vice, like salvation, is free, especially as long as the adviser is interested in some office for himself or some near friend. The problem f lowering tin Cost ot lhlllg is Io be settled l,y eabli-hing slale poultry farm ami .hipping eggs i i in the mini, try to the cities by parcel post, the whole transaction to be upon the ca-h basis. It was eay enough to snhe after tlo- right plan was dis covered. :o: slaleman i- au innocent, persou- II , ...w.l.l 1., 1 .. .... II, ..I ' le. lie i p iui' limt, m every session of congress for the past doen years one or inore hills on this subject have been proposed, and in no ease has any of them passed. Cummins' bill has not the fainte.t chance of en actment. Kven if this were a long session the bill would fail. :o: There seems to be more trouble in store for Omaha. It is almost certain that the Union Pacific rail road will by lease secure the Cen tral Pacific, and in thai) case the head offices, which have been located in Omaha from the very starting of the road, will be re moved to San Francisco- This would prove another hard blow to the metropolis of Nebraska. :o: A resolution in lawmaking is proposed by Representative Itusch of Otoe county, who wili introduce a measure to make all acts passed by the legislature inoperative at the end of ten years. Under this plan, any law would have to be re-enacted when the ten years were up, or be automatically oast aside. Mr. Busch justifies- his proposal by pointing to the largo amount of dead timber now con tained in the statutes of Nebraska, which is carried along from one year to another, making the print ed volume twice as large a it should be and doubling the ex pense on the state for printing. While the scheme might have some bad features, he believes-its merits in getting rid of obsoleto laws would outweigh the draw backs. FDSE5TEDS0 WAHOOMILLCO. WAKOO.NEB. FOREST ROSE FLOUR i Forest Rose Floor Guaranteed to Be the Best on the Market ' SOLD BY LEADING DEALERS Bough! and Sold ON COMMISSION! Insurance Placed in Best Companies! Farm Loans and Rental Agency Virgil Mullis ROBERT WILKINSON DUNBAR L.J. HALL UNION Wilkinson & Hall -AUCTIONEERS- The holding of successful sales is our line. Our interests are with the seller when it comes to getting every dollar your property is worth. For open dates address or call either of us at our expense by phone Dates can be made at the Journal office . -WILKINSON & HALL- wffl Real Estate