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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL.
TMLTRSDAY. JANUARY 1, 131.
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Cbc plattsmoutb journal
Published Sam i-W e e k I y at Plattamouthj N b r.
Entered at the l'ostoffice st Plattsmoutb, Nebraska, aa second-class mail matter.
R. A. BATES, Publisher
Subscription Prioe; S1.50 Per Year In Advanoe
THE CURRENCY BILL.
Now that the new liankin- and
currency bill has become a law
and will be put in operation with
in a very short time, the duty
falls upon the banks and the
business interests of the coun
try to carry out the spirit of the
law and to give it a square deal
and a fair trial. It has been the
desire of the president and of
congress to enact a law that
would come nearest to meeting
the needs of the country and
would be of the greatest benefit
to the greatest number of peo
ple. This law affects all in
terests and all sections of the
. country alike. The purpose of
; Ue. administration was not to
,iurt the banks, but to help them.
; Hanking is among the most im-
porlant branches of business, if
7 it is not the most important, in
the country, and nothing' could be
gained, either politically or
otherwise, by antagonizing the
banks. Banking, however, is
only one branch of business and
it is entitled to no favors from
the government that could not be
granted to any otner branch of
business.
The new law imposes no hard
ships whatever upon the banks,
and many of the leading bankers
of the country declare unre
servedly that it will be of great
benefit to the banks. And the
fact that practically all of the
national banks of New York, Chi-
r.agoand .other big cities, have al
ready decided to operate tinder
the new system, leaves no doubt
as to the justice and merits of
the law. Putting a new and
stronger pair of lines on a high
spirited team of Horses is only a
precaution suggested by wisdom
and experience, and does not
mean that the load will be made
heavier or that greater speed will
be demanded. It means that the
team must he kept under control
of the driver, and that the driver
will regulate the load and speed.
So the government must regulate
the speed of passengers aboard
- the ship of state. The bankers
of the country now have an op
portunity to control the cur
rency and protect the cargo and
show the quality of their citizen
ship, and the measure of their
patriotism. The new law may
not be all that they might desire
nor all that it should be, but if
the bankers honestly ami
earnestly endeavor to work' out
the best there Is in it and to
suggest amendments wherever
there are defects, tlie new system
will become an unqualified suc
cess. No law is perfect as first
written and enacted. Further
more, all laws are compromises
and are hammered out of con
flicting ideas and opinions. Their
Haws are disclosed by the hard
blows of business, and their
merits are brought to the surface
by their application to real con
ditions and the actual affairs of
life. Thus are our laws perfect
ed, and thus it will be with the
new currency law, with the new
tariff law, and with the new in
come tax law. All oT these laws
must be amended from time to
time, but during this process of
evolution every citizen should
feel it his duty to carry out the
real, spirit of the law and make
the best of it. A man who wants
to obev the law can find ways of
doing it, although the law may
be imperfect.
:o:
IT 1914 proves better for
PlalLsnioulb than 1913 it will
haveio go some. But then there
is nothing like making the t'f
fort
t
If the . boy nasn't smashed
about two-thirds of his toys by
now he is likely to be in the sissy
class.
:o:
Speaker Clark also predicts a
business boom. And Champ is
generally right on his predic
tions. :o:
It is hard to please the people:
The man who has to pay no in
come lax, wishes he had to, while
on the opposite hand you
Finish it.
:o:
Briefly, no pocket is l3rge
enough to hold a bottle and a
bank book at the same lime. And
we don't belong to the W. C. T.
U., either.
:o:
We know of some fellows who
are preparing to run for office
next fall who won't be able to
touch sides, edge or bottom. But
they will be wiser after they
make the attempt.
-:o:
An exchange remarks that
never before, have eggs been so
high in price as now. The Wil
son species of hens are not lay
ing eggs of the Hoosevelt-Taft
species, but they lay belter eggs.
:o:
When a husband . gives money
lo his wife, the assumption in
law is that it is a gift, but when
a wife gives money to her hus
band it is a loan. Such is the
conclusion of a referee in bank
ruptcy in Philadelphia.
:o:
Some of the women appointed
as judges and clerks at elections
in Chicago objected to the men
smoking and . petitioned the
board to prohibit smoking at the
polls. Thereupon the smokers
petilio'ned against allowing wom
en lo officiate who use strong
perfumes, stating that the odors
of musk and other "balms" made
them so sick that they were un
able to properly conduct the pub
lic business.
-:o:
Since the meeting of the na
tional republican committee the
bull moose element have been
holding conventions and saying
what they intended doing in the
future. In this stale at their
meeting a resolution was passed
that no republican who stayed
with his party last presidential
election need aspire to office in
their party. Evidently" our op
ponents are' getting themselves
in a worse shape than they were
last year.
:o:
That was a shocking story of
the Harvard professor who, hav
ing been made a member of a
public utilities commission in
Massachusetts, has been found
out, and now admits that he has
been in the employ of corpora
tions paying him $833.35 a
speech. Such revelations may
lend to shake the public con
fidence in professors as public
officials which has of late been
one of the most beautiful mani
festations in our public life.
:o:
The German kaiser put the ban
on the tango. It is said that the
reason of his recent order forbid
ding all officers in uniform" from
dancing it was occasioned by the
discovery that the Crown Princess
Cecillie was taking lessons in the
tango, the one-step and the other
ultra-modern dances from an
American woman who runs a
fashionable (lancing academy in
Berlin. The crown prince was
also getting. interested in the new
dance and so-the kaiser put his
foot down on it.. Very properly,
too.
Yes, of course you will lurn
over a new leaf and keep it
tuned for a few weeks at least.
A Salina (Kansas) woman who
served four -months in jail for
killiaig her husband, must now
serve one year in the peniten
tiary for selling liquor..
:o: '
Those who banded themselves
together under the name of
"Spugs" have learned by this
lime that the giving of useless
presents at Christinas cannot be
prevented. The American peo
ple enjoy useless giving the same
as they enjoy enforced lipping.
:o:
Nearly everyone who knows
anything about finances is well
pleased with the curency bill. All
the big ba'nkers in the country
commend the measure as one of
the greatest ever enacted, and the
people in the great west can soon
witness better times to follow.
There is no doubt about that.
:o:
. There seems to be quite a de
maud for Governor Moi'ehead to
consent to run for another term.
The governor has hosts of warm
friends throughout the slate, and
while he has made himself very
popular as Nebraska's chief ex
ecutive, we do not believe he can
be prevailed upon to run for a
re-election. We believe, how
ever, he could easily be re
nominated, and just as easily re
elected. :o:
Factions are not a good thing
for a party and it is very un
fortunate that they exist to some
extent in the democratic party of
Nebraska. And right now is the
proper time to begin a campaign
of harmonization. It must be
done if we expect to succeed in
the election next fall. The "give
and take" policy is the best way
to accomplish the work. "You
can lead a horse to water, but you
can't make him drink."
:o:
Speaking of the government
taking over the telephone and
telegraph lines Secretary lied field
says that "the largest trusts
have grown too large for ef
ficiency," and expresses doubt of
the ability of the United Stales to
handle the proposition with any
more efficiency than the private
Individuals. If the government
can handle a proposition like the
postoflice department ami put it
on a basis that the department
occupies this year, there need be
no hesitation in taking public
ownership of telephone and tele
graph. :o:
It is really amusing to note
how very satisfactory the
political situation is to some
democrats in Nebraska, and
especially those who are greatly
anticipating a nice, fat govern
ment position. It is not to those
whom we direct our remarks, be
cause they do not care, as long
as their nests are "well feather
ed." It is apparently all they are
in politics for. It is to the com
mon herd that we appeal for or
ganization and harmonization.
They are the ones who do the
work and bring forth victory, and
not those who have their milts
extended constantly for just
what they can obtain.
:o:
The death of Jacob V. Wolfe
in the south is reported. Thus
passes away one of the best
known men in Nebraska, and
one of considerable ability.
Uncle Jake Wolfe was in the
fullest sense of. the term a good
man. The writer first knew
Uncle Jke at Spencer, Owen
county, Indiana, in 18("G, at which
time he .was 'publisher of the
Owen County. Journal, and Uncle
Jake was county treasurer. He
was then a democrat of the Dan
Voorhees onler, and . took quite
an important pan m politics. He
was popular, and notwithstand
ing the- hot times in those days,
he had a manner of getting along
with republicans as well as
democrats. Peace to his ashes!
Fine winter weather, ain't it?
:o:
We hope the passage of the
currency bill will have such an
effect upon the country as to s!op
the calamity howlers, especially
those who are capable of stop
ping. :o:- ;
Three terms should be enough
for most any man, yet there are
some congressman who want to
hold on "like grim death." But
haven't they had enough for a
simple experiment?
:o:-
Marriages and divorces in
Kansas cost about the same.
According to statistics marriages
average $8.50 per m. a'nd di
vorces $55 ped d. but there are
four times as many ill's as d's.
:o:
Governor Miller of Delaware
defends the whipping post. The
whipping post is Delaware's chief
claim to fame. A per.-jn who
deserves whipping at the post is
mean enough to deserve hang
ing outright.
:o:
Postmaster General Burleson
favors federal aid in improving
rural free delivery roads. It
might be well lo inquire into
where these roads are' that were
exempted from the usual re
quirement. :o:
The congressmen have got to
pay a 1 per cent income tax,. It
was indeed a great oversight not
to provide for their own exemp
tion on this as well as they have
on many other matters they are
hot justly entitled to.
:o :
The latest candidate out is W.
II. Smith of Seward, who wants
the democratic nomination for
secretary of state. He has been
in the limelight for several years
two times secretary of the sen
ate, and once a member of that
body.
:o:-
When an immigrant stands
every oilier test for admission to
this country except the one of
literacy, it may be safely con
cluded that his illiteracy is nol
his fault, but is due to the con
ditions from which he is trying
lo flee.
:o :
Whe-n some men gel a tasle of
office-holding it seems they
never know when to let up until
the public sit down on them
prelly hard at the polls. And it
simply is a question of time
when they "get it in the neck"
good and ple'nly.
:o:
Dr. Anna Shaw, president of
the National Woma'n's Suffrage
League, has thought of a new way
to make the men mad. She has
stated in an interview that Susan
B. Anthony would have made a
belter executive than Abraham
Lincoln. The old hessian!
:o :
"Public ownership (of tele
phones) in oilier countries has
nol been satisfactory," says
Theodore N. Vail, the president
of the Bell Telephone trust. I f
Mr, Vail thinks that private own
ership of telephones has been
satisfactory in America he is in
a distinguished minority.
:o:
Stale Health Inspector W. H.
Wilson, who has charge of this
bureau, gave out the total num
ber of marriages In Nebraska in
1913 was 12,373, while suits for
divorce tallied 2,372, and the
number of decrees granted was
1,885. According lo this report,
Cass county is down for 138
marriages and 9 divorces.
:o:
The. Wahoo Democrat suggests
that if the members of the coun
try press have he ltcrve to sug
gest the best men for office on
the primary, they will assist ma
terially in minimizing the
danger of the nomination of un
known or incompetent candid
ales. All of which is very true,
but it will be a hard matter lo
accomplish. Primary elections
are not the thing, anyway.
JFvI
MORE C1ST15
WEDDING SELLS
Groom Was Born and Reared in
This City and the Bride a
Lady of Crete.
From Monday's Paily.
The following arrotinl of I In
wedding of David George While,
formerly of this cily, and .Mis
Gertrude- Fstelle .McKinley of
Crete, which occurred in Crete on
Christinas day, appeared in Hi '
Slate Journal of vo.-hrday, and
the lifelong friends of Mr. While
will be trreallv ideased to learn of
the happy occasion. The bride
and groom are here for a few
days visiting with the brother
aud sister of the grooni, Arthur
White and Mrs. Stanley Kuhns:
Christmas nighl, December ::.".
at 8:30 o'clock, in tin Grace M.
K. church at Crcle occurred tin
marriage of Miss Gertrude
Fstell McKinley, seen d eldest
daughter of Mr. and Mr. Charles
William McKinley, wvll known
residents of that, cily, to Da id
George While of .Missoula, Mon
tana, formerly of Platlsniouih.
and son of the lale Mr. and Mrs.
M. A. White. Several hundred
guests were assembled at I he
church and sharply at 8::o Mrs.
C. C. Duliy sang, "( Premise Me."
The "Lohengrin" bridal march.
Willi Miss Mildred '.ample-!! :i!
he pipe organ, followed. Tin
groom and his two bes! men,
Harold ?lulligan of P.. -at l ie.- ami
Wiiitield Biesse of I.iin o!:i.
entered from the sid. vr-dry
room to the altar and w .! im-i
by the Rev. John C i I. tin
officiating minister. The hri lal
arty were ushered to Hie altar
by Ihe attendants Wiiiiani Aten
and Lowney Farrow b. lii of Lin
coln. They were followed by Use
two bridesmaids the .Mi-M-s lily
and Doliie McKinley younger -idlers
of Ihe bride. Miss Cora
Whitacre as maid of honor, Mrs.
Fd Hoehl of Lcwisfon. Moni..
maiden of honor, and li lie Mi s
Hloise McKinley, oung.- si-N-r
of the bride, as llower :iil. The
laller carried the ring in a ha-kel
of roses and was folh-wed ! ill"
bride. Mr. White went forward
across the altar I" meet. Ihe
bride, and they passed b the cen
ter of the allar, the rest of the
party forming a semicircle
around the pulpit. The i-eie'ip-ov
was impressive and beautiful. Af
ter Ihe service Ihe bride ami
groom left the allar pn-reded by
Ihe flower girl and followed l
Ihe other members of Do par!
ami the Rev. Mr. Calvert. Mrs.
C. C. DutTy s:iu--r ' I Promised
Thee." Congratulations w.-re
offered in the church parlor-;.
Punch was served. The bride
wore a very simple gown of heavy
cream while satin with a lorn:
train. The skirl was cmiuht up
with a liny while rhine-lone
buckle in the front, Ihe waist wa
while silk chiffon (loth over
shadow lace. willi long -lcer-and
a high neck. The only trim
ming was a very modes! cd'inir
of lhineslone around the neck
and sleeves. She wore a Ion:-'
lulle veil falling out oer the
train, with a wreath of lilies of
Ihe valley wound around her head
and carried a shower bouquet of
lilies of the valley and roses.
Miss McKinley was born and
reared in the cily of Crete. She
was a Student of Doaiie college
and she is also well known in
Lincoln. Mr. While is a gradu
ate and post graduate of I lie -tale
university. He is exceptionally
welt known in university rirrb
and is a member of the Delia Tan
Delta fraternity. His ushers, at
tendants and best men were lra
fernily brothers. Mr. Whit i
at present located a! .Mi--oii!a.
Mont., in the government fore.-1
service. The couple left Crete
Christmas night. They will visit
at Mr. While's old home in
Plallsmouth a few day.-, ami will
be at home in Missoula a Her Jan
uary 1.
For Sale.
One section, O'n acres wlo-al
land, iii Franklin county, Wash
ington. Land rolling, but not
rouyht. All plowed spring o!
11)12; no wa.-lee land. Fir.-1
crop wheat 25 bushels p' r acre
raised in l'.M7. Local d 2 mib-s
north of Kahbdus; 2 railroad-.
All fenced. Price, --?22..j' per
acre, on easy terms. Good op
portunity for farmer with boys
who wants large farm. owner
an invalid. Must sell. For par
ticulars write owner. W. C.
Sampson. P. O. Box 3i. Pia'ts
niouth, Neb. 12-1 i-lmo-w
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Unite j, lar.- mimb-r -..! h.-i -d
at the homr or Mr. and Mr-. Wil-
lia.m Puis r.hri-lma- ni-hl. A
ni.-.- linn- wa- had b.r th.- . n.jov - '
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Mr. and Mrs. f.ouj,. I i o di i h
-pent Sniniav at the Inei f Mr.!
and .Mrs. I'iitii! !i. it ;o ;
Murray.
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nioiilli.
Mr. and Mr-. G.-..; F-i'. -
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Stanton county, vln-rr they v-- t
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leas.
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Mr. a e.d Mrs. Mielia. I fldd i.-idj
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HOFJSS AJ'iD CATTLE
at the Cromwell farm,1 mi.'o south and 3;
miles cast of Elmwood, and 2 miles north
and 5 miles west of Avoca, on
100 HEAD OF CATTLE
mostly cows, sonic of which, arc fresh
and some soon will be. . '
30 Head Kures and fules
consisting cf well matched teams, some
good old horses and single driver type
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STARTS IMMEDIATELY AFTER
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