ION
AT
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
The union ;serices held by the
Methodist, Christian and Presby
terian churches yesterday at the
Presbyterian church was largely
attended by the members of the
different churches. At the morn
ins worship hour the prayer
service was conducted by Hev. V.
L. Austin of the Methodist church,
while the sermon on "Memorial
Day" was delivered by Hev. D. L.
Dunkleberger of the Christian
church, who preached a most
eloquent and powerful sermon on
the observance of the day that
has been hallowed to the memory
of the old soldiers of the republic
who passed over to the Great
Beyond. There were a large num
ber of the veterans and members
of the Relief Corps present to
hear the sermon, and all were
delighted with the beauty and
soundness of the remarks of the
minister. The choir of the
church sang several very pleasing
numbers, especially the duet be
tween Lynn Minor and Miss Ma
thilde Vallery, "Hark, Hark, My
Soul."
In the evening the pastor of
the church, Rev. M. W. Lorimer,
delivered the baccalaureate ser
mon to the graduating class of
the Palttsmouth High school, who
occupied seats immediately in
front of the pulpit. The sermon
was one of the strongest that has
been delivered to any class here
in recent years and the young
people were greatly impressed
with the able address of the pas
tor on the future of the class and
their individual members in the
carrying out of the Christian life.
The church was crowded with
worshippers at this service and
everyone was greatly struck with
the power and forcibleness of the
sermon.
FRED ENGELKEMEIER COM
ING BACK TO PLATTSMOUTH
I
The handsome residence prop
erty of C. W. Baylor, on North
Ninth street, which is at present
occupied by Register' of Deeds A;
J. Snyder and family, has been
purchased by Fred Engelkemeier,
one of the leading retired farm
ers of the county, who will move
to town in about a month to
make his 1mm e here. The prop
erty is one of the neatest homes
in that section of the city and
will make Mr. and Mrs. Engelke
meier a most comfortable home
They bought the Pepperberg resi
dence some two years ago, but
found that it was far too large
and disposed of it, removing back
to the farm, but having an oppor
tunity to secure a place as do
sirable as that of Mr. Baylor, they
took it up at one. Mr. Engelke
meier will spend several hcndred
dollars in improvements on the
property, including a large porch
and the installing of a heating
plant in the house. We are great
ly pleased to see this worthy citi
zen decide to locate in this city
and bid him a warm welcome.
MISS BLANCHE ROBERTSON
ENAGAGED FOR ANOTHER
TERM AT SOUTH OMAHA
Among the list of teachers
elected by the board of education
of South Omaha to the permanent
list appears the name of Miss
Blanche Robertson of this city,
the accomplished daughter of
District Clerk James Robertson.
Miss Robertson has taught in the
schools in that city for the past
three years and the election to
the permanent list speaks of the
ability of this lady as a teacher,
as it means that as long as she
desires to hold a position on the
teaching staff of the schools it is
hers, and is a well deserved
recognition of her splendid work
along this line.
In the County Court In and for Cast
County, Nebraska.
In Rs Estate or Wai.tir I UfiTIPC
J. Whits, Drckafid. f NUIIUC
To all Tcrsons Interested:
You are lioreby notified Hint on Hie 10th day
of May, A. I)., KM 3. Annie Iona White, tiled her
petition In the alwve court alleirtiig the death
Mwtate of Walter J. White, on the 4th day of
May, A. 1)., 11)13, and presenting an Instrument
purporting to lie. said last will and testament
for probate.
A hearing will l had on said petition on the
3lRt day of May. A. 1)., 11)13. at one o'clock p.m.,
liefore which hour all objections thereto, if
any. must be filed.
By the court
ALLEN J. BEESON. County Judpe
Ravi A. Robertson Attorney.
SERVICES
Farmers Dragging the Roads.
From Saturday' Dally.
John W. Murdoch of near No
hawka drove up this morning
from his home to look after the
filial settlement of his father's
estate in county court today. The
father of Mr. Murdoch was John
Murdoch, one of the pioneer
citizens of the county, located
near Xehawka. While driving to
this city Mr. Mordoch traveled
some twenty miles, and in all that
territory, only found two miles
that had not been dragged. This
is certainly something that the
farmers of Cass county should be
proud of and speaks well of their
pushing of the good roads ques
tion. While in the city Mr.
Mordoch made a very pleasant
call at the Journal office and we
were very much pleased to meet
him and he has a cordial invita
tion to make this his head
quarters whenever in the city.
WITH CREEPING PARALYSIS
Yesterday afternoon Henry Ro
man, the son of Mr. and Mrs.
(us Roman, was stricken with
what seems to be creeping
paralysis while on his way home
from town to the residence on
Pearl street. It was necessary to
summon a carriage to convey the
young man home, as he was un
able to use his lower limbs.
Henry has been afflicted with this
complaint for some time, but has
been able to be around until yes
terday, when the malady become
more severe. It is to be hoped
that the progress of the paralysis
can be checked and the young
man restored to the use of his
limbs.
CLASS PLAT AT THE
PARMELE THEATER TONIGHT
The offerings by the senior
class of the High school this
evening at the Parmele theater
will be one of the best that has
been given by the High school
students so far. The first will be
the one-act playlet, "The French
Maid and the Phonograph," which
is a very pleasing little comedy,
and the young ladies taking part
in it display . remarkable talent
and it is sure to please all who
all end and serves as a curtain
raiser for the main presentation,
that of "The Senior," a three-act
comedy of life at one of the small
colleges, and the different charac
ters are ably handled by the
young men and women who take
part. The leading parts in the
play are taken by Donald Arries
and Miss Janet Clement, who have
several very effective scenes, and
the play is concluded by a most
pleasing love scene.
FOR BRIDES TO BE
AT SOUTH OMAHA
Mrs. H. D. Holmes entertained
a number of young ladies at a
miscellaneous shower Saturday
evening at her home in South
Omaha in honor of the two
brides-to-be, Misses Ethel Hal
lance' and Hess Edwards, of this
city, and which proved a most
delightful occasion. The even
ing was very pleasantly whiled
away in high five. In the final
count it was found that Miss
Delia Reich of Omaha had the
highest number of points and
was awarded the prize, a string of
beads. The brides-to-be were
then blindfolded and led in a
roundabout way to the dining
room at the home of Mrs. J. D.
McHride. The table was very
prettily decorated in pink and
white, streamers being festooned
from the chandelier to a
large pink heart in the center of
the table. On the large heart was
a doll dressed as a bride. At each
end of the large heart was a
sprinkler filled with spring
flowers, and leading from each
hole in the spout were tiny pink
ribbons, which led to the brides-
to-be places, and at the end of
these tiny ribbons were lied the
miscellaneous gifts presented to
them by the guests. Each guest's
place was marked with a pink
heart and candle. The brides-lobe
opened their various packages
and read the numerous verse
which was to accompany it, after
which a delicious two-course
1 ,;icheon was served by little
Margaret McHride and Master
John Warren McBride. Those in
attendance from this city return
ed home on the midnight train.
NEWSPAPERS SOME
TIMES HELP III GET
TING THE IRK DONE
The Nebraska City Press takes
the position that agitation for the
use of the road drag will never
accomplish much until the peo
ple who use the roads become
interested. However, the Press
man forgets that nothing of
moment was ever accomplished
without a good deal of dishearten
ing agitation. People have been
forced to do things against their
will in the past, and have been
grateful afterwards for having
been forced. Newspaper agitation
will not drag the roads; but it
sometimes helps officials as well
as t lie people to see tiieir duly,
and the day is not far distant
when roads that are uncared for
in this part of Nebraska will bo
curiosities. We wish to admit
frankly that the day is still in the
distance, though Nehawka News.
THE WAY IT IS WITH MER
CHANTS WHO DO
NOT ADVDERTISE
A man entered a store one bit
ter cold day and bought a woolen
muffler. When he opened the
muffler he found inside of it the
photograph of a beautiful girl
together with a note saying: "If
you are single, please write to
me." A name and address fol
lowed, and the man smiled. He
was single, and lie put the photo
graph on his sitting room mantel.
There, every evening, looking up
from his books, ho beheld it. It
was very beautiful and in a week
he had fallen head over heels in
love. So he wrote to the girl, an
other week passed, u week of
anxious, nerve-racking suspense.
Then he received this crushing
reply: "Sir: The Mary Smith to
whom you wrote was my grand
mother. She died nine years ago,
aged 86. Yours truly, ." The
heart-broken bachelor, on look
ing into this strange matter,
found that he had bought the
muffler from a dealer that did
not advertise.
OF II LARGEST
GLASSES 111 STATE
County Superintendent Mary E.
Foster returned last evening from
Union, where she visited over
Sunday with her parents, 1). W.
Foster and wife. Miss Foster
was in attendance Saturday at the
eighth grade graduation exercises
at Weeping Water, when 178 of
the scholars of the Cass county
schools finished their studies in
the grades and are now ready for
High school work. This is one of
the largest classes of any county
in the state and the superintend
ent feels much pride in the splen
did showing made by the differ
ent schools throughout the coun
ty. There was a large attendance
present at the exercises and a
splendid exhibit of school work
was given at the High school
building in that city by the pupils
of the different schools, which
was most creditable to Hie
scholars as well as the teachers.
The address given by Fred M.
Hunter of Lincoln to the class
was a splendid one and filled with
many good thoughts for the
students who have prepared
themselves for further advance
ment in their school work.
LOST A small brown Cocker
spaniel, answers to name of
"Brownie." Last seen following
farm wagon out of town. Parties
knowing whereabouts please
notify Journal office.
K. S. Social Dance.
The Katholoky Sokols will give
a social dance at their hall on
Thursday night, May 29, the
dance which was to have been
given last Saturday night having
been postponed to this date. Good
music and a most enjoyable time
guaranteed everyone in attend
ance. Remember I he date
Thursday night, May 29.
CASTOR I A
For Infant! and Children,
Tho Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature of
ON
NO CONFERENCE
TO BEHELD NOW
Rsad Olliclals and Commission
Postpone Action.
a, L AND B. IS CONCERNED.
Officials Not Satisfied With Present
Order and Want More Liberality.
Lorimer May Demonstrate Tubercu.
losis Cure at Kearney.
Uncoln, May 20. Todays coufer.
moe between the state railway com
missioners and the officials of the
Omaha, Lincoln and Beatrice tuterur
b;ui road haa been Indefinitely post
poned. The real reason for putting it
off has not yet been given out, but :t
Is believed that it la an evidence of
the desire of the road's officials to
make further delay In the matter of
Ktock and bond issue which will im
press the commission with the fact
that there will be no building of the
line until liberal treatment In the mat
ter of securities Is given them.
At the present time Commissioner
Clarke Is Inclined to look favorably
upon the company's contention that it
Ihould be allowed to Issue stock and
bonds In excess of the exact cost of
he road, while Commissioner Hall be
lieves that the road should be granted
right to Issue only the amount neecB
lary to actually complete the line be
tween here and Omaha. He wants re
ports mad and contracts shown to
the commission as proof that no water
Is being drawn for the benefit of the
leeurity purchasers and the disadvan
tage ot tho public in general. He la
willing to allow 12'i per cent for
financing, but does not want the
amount to run beyond that. I
Californlan Here.
Representative W. C. Clark of the
California state legislature is a visitor
kere while Investigating the methods
Used In the Nebraska legislative refer
ence bureau. He conies here as the
right hand man of Governor Hiram
Johnson, who asked him to make the
trip and to Include In his Itinerary the
Itates of Nebraska, Indiana, Wiscon
sin, New York and the national cap
ital. He will gather data relative to
the operations of the various state bu
reaus and will Install all desirable
methods In the bureau which the Cali
fornia legislature will open Bhortly.
While In the city Mr. Clark discussed
Secretary of State Bryan's call on the
lawmakers of the west. He declared
that In the opinion of Callfornlans the
cabinet member offered no good rea
lon why the alien land bill should not
be pnssed and that that was the rea
son for refusing to hearken to Mr. Bry
sn's words. He failed to see where
;he bill In question was either Ill-timed
sr inconsistent with the possible atti-
tude of the country at large on the
Japanese question.
"Blond Boss" May Come.
Members of the board of secretaries
sf the state board of health have wired
o former Senator William lorimer of
Illinois, asking him to come here and
demonstrate the tuberculosis cure
Which he. is exploiting in his home
Itate. It Is likely that if the Invitation
Is accepted the doctors and the demon
Itrators will go to Kearney, where pa
tients of the state hospital will be pre.
railed upon to submit to the new cure.
Dr. M. H. Deffenbaugh, who was sent
lo Chicago at the Instigation of Gov
ernor Morehead, returned and report
ed that while no positive cures have
pet been made, several marked Im
provements have been noted in the
conditions of the patients treated.
Test Will Leave.
Lieutenant Frederick C. Test, who
for the nast year has been the in-
Itructor-lnspector of the Nebraska na
tional guard, has been ordered by the
ar department to rejoin his regiment,
iow quartered at Texas City, Tex.
He will leave for that point sometime
Ma week stopping at Omaha en route
so visit with his father. Lieutenant
rest will be supplanted here tempo
rarily by Lieutenant Colonel W. E.
aycr, who has spent the past two
rears In Kansas. Lieutenant Test's
work with the national guard has been
nuch praised by the commissioned of
ficers of the guard and by both Gov
irnors Aldrlch and Morehead.
Germans Will Sing.
Germans of the city are making
fo&t preparation for the state saenger.
lest, which Is to be held In Lincoln,
(Lug. 6 and 7. The festival Is held
ilennlally and more than 800 singers
lave taken part In It In the past.
Fully that number are expected to be
here this year. German folk nongs
md music that Is recalled from the
Vaterland Is generally on the program
ind the chief places are reserved for
;he pieces that live mainly In the
hemory of those who crossed the big
bond to become residents of Uncle
&an's domain.
Corn Crop News.
A bulletin Issued by the university
Igrlculture extension department lm
larta the Information that the pres
ent year's corn planting Is the latest
ihat has occurred since 1892 and that
lor the first time In the history of the
Itate the heaviest crop of alfalfa ever
known on the first cutting Is ready for
the mower before the corn planting Is
Inlshed. Heavy rains are of course
responsible for the big crop of alfalfa
tnd the late spring Is held blameable
tor the delay In the dropping of the
MORTGAGE LAW BOTHERS
Assessors Up in Air Over Supreme
Court's Decision.
Lincoln, May 2t;. Respite the fact
that the state supteme court recently
decided that real estate mortgage
values may bo deducted from the cap
ital stock of banks, for purposes of
taxation, the 1913 . asstssnu?. w.ll
likely be made with such holdup in
cluded. The county boards are the
only bodies standing In the way of
that action and inasmuch as they have
been advised by the state board to ad
here to the rules of the past they will
likely not make any change.
The state's legal department has In
dicated that it is out of patience with
the Buprenie court's decision. Not
only will a rehearing be asked for In
the case which caused the decision to
be handed down, but every effort will
be made to prove at that time that the
Justices were at sea when they leaned
over the high bench and stated that
the mortgages spoken of should not be
taken Into consideration In the valua
tion of banks' taxable properties.
By the greater share of the assess
ors of the state the real estate mort
gages are looked upon In reality as
Investments, contrary to a ruling of
the state supreme court In a case In
which the Royal Highlanders were
concerned, and similar to a ruling In
the Oleson ense from Cuming county,
where It was decided that an offset
could not be made between the capital
stock and a real estate mortgage.
AUDITOR HOWARD
REFUSES LICENSE
Kansas Cily Society Denied Ad
mittance lo Nebraska,
Lincoln, May 26. State Auditor
Howard announces he has refused a
license to the National Benevolent so
ciety of Kansas City. Upon the show.
Ing made It appeared the company has
less than $1,500 of assets to meet lia
bilities. Mr. Howard Is of the opin
ion that companies should develop
their own territory before branching
out Into other Htates. This society at
one time was licensed In this Btate, but
was refused a license last year.
Also the State Farmers' Mutual Hail
Insurance company of Wauseca, Minn.,
was refused a license ior the rOasofl
the law governing mutual companies
makes no provision under which this
particular company could be admitted
to do business In this state.
Insurance Commissioner Clancy has
accepted an Invitation to address a
meeting of the Nebraska fire InBur
ance men at Fremont, June 17. .
Water Power Showing.
Lincoln, May 26. Officials of the
Bnbcock-Doherty and the Sharp-Moore
water power Interests will appear be
fore the state board of Irrigation today
to make showings as to their progress
on work on the Loup and Platte rlV'
ers. The former concern must show
that It has spent $20,000 and removed
20,000 cubic yards of earth since No
vember and the Commonwealth com
pany must produce proof that It has
Fpent enough money to warrant the
board giving It nn extension of time In
the matter of development.
Fremont G'rl Run Over by Auto.
Fremont, Neb., May 26. Betsy
Backmnn, a seven year-old daughter of
Axel Backman, was run over by nn nu
tomobllo driven by N. Whltlnch and
quite badly cut and bruised about the
head and limbs. The child ran across
the street In front of the car and evi
dently did not see It.
URGES GREATER EFFICIENCY
Redfleld Again Gives a Warning to
Manufacturers.
New York, May 26. The rate of
wages are not tho controlling factor
In the cost of production and there are
many manufacturers who should em
ploy more efficient methods before at
tempting to reduce wageB on account
of tho proposed reductions in tho tar
Iff, William C. Redfleld, .secretary of
commerce, said. He was speaking at
a dinner given In honor of Secretary
f War Garrison by the Hudson Coun
ty (N. Y.) Bar association.
"The cost of labor is In many Indus
tries but a minor part of the total cost
and rarely the controlling element
therein," Mr. Redfleld said, "the differ
ence in wages between America and
Europe often, therefore, affects but a
small part of the total cost of manu
facture, and Is itself so modified by
many other conditions affecting cost
as to have too small value as a basis
for argument. The chief controlling
factor In production is the rate and
quality of output. Differences In cost
may have no relation to labor.
"The Industries In our country
which meet foreign competition best
are those which pay the highest rate
of wages, such as machinery, steel and
shoe Industries. Tho industries In
America which profesB the least abil
lty to meet foreign competition are
those which pay the lowest wages
among us, such ns the textile manu
facturers."
To Divorce Penniless Yankee Wife
Rome, May 26. The Marchcsa dl
San Germano, who Is the daughter of
Dr. Peyton Hoge of Penile valley, ex
pects soon to be divorced. Her hus
band has lived several months In Hun
gary and (hanged his nationality In
order to g't the benefit of Austrian
law. The marrlnne was one of the
few cases !n which a wealthy Italian
nobleman took as his bride nn Arnr.
TO FIX BLAME FOR
PIEP. DISASTER
Inquiry al Long Csacii Where
TWrlj-fiVB Lost Lives.
DEATH LIST IS GROWING.
Several of the Injured Are Not Ex
pected to Survive Damage 6ult
Aggregating Million Dollars Will Fol
low Victims Are Chiefly Women.
Long Beach, Cal., May 26. Prospec
tive damage suits, aggregating proba
bly $1,000,000 or more, and a grand
ury Investigation engaged the atten
tion of city officials as the most Immi
nent outcome of the disaster when
thirty-five persons lost their lives In
the collapse of a portion of the munic
ipal pier Just after the close of the
British Empire day pageant.
The list of dead was added to by
the deuth of Mrs. B. C. Bush, Bcventy
years old, who succumbed to her In-
uries. The list la expr.eted to be fur-
ther increased by the death of Miss
Marguerite Reed, aged twelve, of Long
Beach, whose back was broken, and
of W. C. Cooper of Pasadena, Cal., one
of the two veterans of the Crimean
war, who were in the van of the Em
pire Day parade. Rectification of er
rors made in the list of dead brought
out the following names:
Miss Frances Harriett Newell of
Kenosha, Wis.; Mrs. Mollle Gates of
Oak Park, 111.; Miss Lilly M. Holmes
of Denver, Ernest G. Eales and wife
of Los Angeles, Mrs. M. P. McDonald
of Compton, Cal.
Too weak to uphold the burden ot
nearly 10,000 human beings assembled
for tho festivities of British "Empire
day," the land end of the big double
decked municipal pier In front of the
city auditorium at Long Beach, Cal.,
collapsed. Hundreds of persons on the
top deck were plunged down on the
heads of other hundreds crowded on
the second deck. The lower deck then
gave way and all were dropped down a
chute of shattered woodwork to the
tide-washed sands twenty-nve feet be
low.
Thirty-three persons, mostly women,
Wr-il!!nfi-l)y the shivered timbers
or crushed to death by Tailing bodies
of companions and friends. Fifty
more were Rcrlously Injured, while
hysteria and paralyzing fright disabled
scores of others.
The victims were subjects or former
subjects of Great Britain, in southern
California.
ROOSEVELT AT MARQUETTE
Will Push His Libel Case Against an
Editor.
Marquette, Mich., May 26. Theo
dore Roosevelt arrived here to prose
cute his libel suit against George A.
Newett, publisher ot the Iron Ore at
lshpemlng. The suit resulted from
the publication during the last presi
dential campalgu of an article in the
Iron Ore, In which a statement was
made that Colonel Roosevelt was un
truthful, was given to the use of pro
fanity and used Intoxicants to excess.
He will bo his own personal witness.
A number of men of national reputa
tion will testify In Colonel Roosevelt's
behalf.
Depositions to be submitted have
been taken from former Surgeon Gen
eral Rlxey of the United States navy,
Admiral Dewey, Albert Shaw, editor of
the Review of Reviews, and many oth
ers. Declarations as to Colonel Roose
velt's habits have been obtained from
men residing at the principal cities
visited by hitn during the last cam
paign.
Colonel Roosevelt has been Informed
that Mr. Newett's attorneys have been
active In gathering depositions in an
attempt to prove justification for the
publication of the articles.
MEETING T0JJE CALLED
National Committee Will Meet Sixty
Days After Congress Quits.
Washington, May 26. Leaders of
the Republican party members of
the executive committee of tho na
tional comwlttee from twelve states
gathered here and laid preliminary
plans for the congressional campaign
of 1914 and the national political bat
tle of two years later, to regain con
trol of congress and possession of the
White House.
As a result the Republican national
committee will meet sixty days after
the adjournment of the extra session
of congress and an extraordinary Re
publican national convention Is ex
pected not later than a year hence.
Changes in the basis of representation
In national conventions and reforms
of methods of party procedure, which
have be?n subject to criticism, will be
disposed of through these agencies.
Close cooperation between tho na
tional committee and the congres
sional campaign committee was agreed
upon.
Sylvia Pankhurst Attacked by Crowd.
London, May 26. Victoria park, In
the west end, was the scene of rioting
when trade unionists and Socialists
attempted to hold a demonstration In
support of votes for working women.
The crowd stormed a truck on which
were Sylvia Pankhurst and other mill
tant suffragettes and dragged It out
side the park.
The weather.
Fair and warmer.
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