PLATTSHOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOUIUIAL.
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1914.
PAGE 4.
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FATHER TO GET HIS.
Poor father, who lias been the
butt of jokes ami has lonjx been
held tip as the one who is down
trodden in -life, as about to pet
his reward. They are starting a
movement to set aside the first
Sunday in June as a day for
fattier to be remembered. It
seems to be the general practice
to forget father until it is lime
to make a touch. There's miphty
few poems and mighty few little
sentiments wasted on father.
Mother has had her share of the
eye - dimming, throat - choking
sentimental pieces written about
her, and mother, if" she could
come back, or be with many a son
Miiiu time, wouldn't recognize as
herself the being her son had
exalted her to when she was
away, far, far away, and couldn't
see or hear him. If mothers' day
and fathers' day would result in
a little more careful, thoughtful
consideration of the living par
ent they would be anniversaries
I hat would be well observed. It
is proposed to wear a red rose on
fathers' day if your father you
are honoring is living, and a
white rose if he's dead. Mabe a
visit back home to see father on
fathers' day might not be amiss,
if you haven't seen him for a long
time. We are strong for father.
The wandering boy, the wayward
daughter, the gray-haired mother
who weeps all the lime has been
exploited in story and in song-,
but alas, poor father, if he comes
in for any mention it is only as
a joke. He's regarded as a mint,
a strong prop on which everybody
leans, but he isn't supposed to
enjoy being made over or shown
any courtesies, and we are glad,
real glad, that poor father is, at
least to be given a small part of
the recognition which he has
long been deprived of.
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Even after some people pay a
big price for advice they will not
take it.
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The August primaries promise
to be a very warm event, and
then some.
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We know of no man more to be
envied than the owner of a good
alfalfa field.
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The spring work on the farm
is all very poetic, when seen from
the right side of a shady tree.
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flovernor Morehead has an
nounced that he will run again
for the position he now occupies.
The lale.-t-news from Tampico
and Vera Cruz: Americans and
Mexicans are engaged in a base
ball tournament.
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The Mexico City minstrels have
began to crack jokes about
lluerla, which marks the begin
ning of the end.
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The act prohibiting the placin
of a candidate's name on more
than - one political party ticket
may be legal, but is otherwise in
defensible.
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It is not surprising that Miss
Ahreiihoersterbaucmcr won a
spelling match out in the state
the other night. She might have
started early by practicing on her
own name.
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f Prospects for action at thi?
'session of congress on either the
jnation-wide prohibition or the
'woman suffrage proposed con-
stitutional amendments faded
farther away last week.
Winston Churchill, the British
lord of the admiralty, having
looped the loop six times in an
aeroplane, Secretary Daniels will
probably attempt the dare-devil
feat.
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Senator La Toilette's speech on
the railroad rale question, re
cently delivered, occupied 308
closely printed pages in the Con
gressional Record. And yet
some statesmen wonder at the
postal deficit.
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A clergyman in Hartlettsville,
Oklahoma, was mobbed the other
day because he tried to sell the
church. His defense is that he
received only S10 salary in six
mouths. This is at the rate of
05 cents a week. How much more
does he want?
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The department of agriculture
says the best way to kill the
dandelion is to cut off each sep
arate plant as close to the root
as possible and then put about a
thumbful of salt on the exposed
root. Another good way . is to eat
them.
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(rand opera is a great institu
tion, and ought to be a house
hold word, no doubt. But the
fact that one opera company went
broke on a western tour this year,
and another lost great gobs of
coin, would indicate that the peo
ple do not feel that way about it.
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Ross Hammond has resigned
the office, of collector of the in
ternal 'revenue. IS'ow who will be
his successor? This is the all
important question. Senator
Hitchcock has recommended Chris
(Wunther, and Bryan wants
Ceorge L. Loomis. Now comes
the tug of war.
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Joseph Benson Foraker is once
more a candidate for the United
Slates senate in Ohio. If he fits
into the situation in the Buckeye
state as it now exists evidently
the situation is not what it ap
pears to be. J. B. has had his
inning and should be satisfied.
He will never get another.
-:o:-
Charley Bryan is not as much
of a candidate for governor now
as he thought he was two weeks
ago. He is wise enough to know-
that he couldn't be elected if he
even secured the nomination. W.
J. Bryan and Charelv Brvati are
v "
two different persons and there
are thousands of democrats who
would support W. J. that wouldn't
touch Charley with a forty-foot
pole.
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III was announced with agreat
llourish that since secretary Me
Adoo has married into the presi
dent's family he was to resign
and be sent as minister to Trance.
Now it is stated on just as good
authority that there is no
foundation for the report and
that merely because he is the
president's son-in-law is no rea
son why he should retire from the
cabinet. Probably not.
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There seems to be two repub
lican committees in Nebraska,
but no republican party. While
this is the case, we can't say very
much, for there is likely to be
two democratic parlies in Ne
braska before the 5 August . pri
maries, if som'ethihg- 'isn't "done
very soon to harmonize the fac
tions. A good deal of the har
monizing could be accomplished
by more prompt action on the
part of the "Loggerheads' at
Washington. i
A BETTER FEELING.
If American industrial and
business organization is to be a
full success, it must work more
smoothly between employer and
employe, who should be bound
more closely together by a friend
ly feeling. Friction when it crops
out, ruins both the workers and
the business, as well as damage
done the general public. Thi
friction is proof that something
is wrong. It is evidence of the
need of a better understanding,
better working agreement. In
some manner, employers and em
ployes must work in greater
unity for, plainly speaking, both
ire striving to reach the same
end reward for their endeavors.
Advocating, a division of profits,
a current magazine says:
"In the first place industry
should be more effectively or
ganized so it will make more
money to uiviue. in tne second
place it' should divide the money
more fairly. And if it does divide
more fairly the stimulus of such
division will make more to di
vide."' Logical seems these assertions.
At the same time, employers and
employes must share in admit
ting that both are somewhat to
blame for the failure to get to
gether for their mutual advant
age and for the welfare of the
public. The problem is to find a
working arrangement which will
bring an understanding and an
effective unity, which in turn
mean more profits more to the
man who employs and to the
man who works. A satisfied em
ploye is a big stock in trade. Ite-
centlv there was held in New-
York City an exhibit of better in
dustrial relations. One of the
exhibits demonstrated how a cer
tain employer in Germany ad
vances funds 16 his workers to
enable them to build homes, thus
ubstituting for their feeling of
dependence one of self-respecting
ambition.
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Five million lady bugs are to
be distributed in California to
drive away a parasite that de
stroys the crops. Can this lady
bug business be construed as an
other development in the fem
inist movement?
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An exchange asks: "Who is
the greatest living man?" To
which the Los Angeles Express
replies: "It is our opinion it is
the fellow who never knocks,
takes his sorrows with a smile,
pays his bills and does all he can
to help somebody else." Name a
greater man if you can!
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Mr. Mellen, former president of
the New Haven railway, has been
telling so much important inside
truths about the way Big Busi
ness is conducted that it is
strange some thoroughly ex
asperated standpat editor doesn't
point an accusing, quivering
forefinger at Mr. Mellen's middle
vest button and hiss, "Muck
raker 1"
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This government patronage
business is a great thing with the
parly in power. Usually these
positions go to those who have
helped the party, but it seems in
Nebraska, so far, they have gone
to fellows who never voted a
straight democratic ticket in their
lifetime. But they get the offices,
through favoritism, and not for
steadfastness to the party.
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It is said the bull moose party
intends to have a ticket solely
made up of bull moosers, or they
won't play. The candidates,
however, have simply filed as re
publican candidates, and that
places them on the stand-pat side
of the fence. They must state
the ticket upon which they expert
to run', when they file.' There are
several bull moose candidates filed
but as they will be placed on the
republican ticket, they can't ex
pect the support of the bull
moose parly. This seems to be
quite a mix-up.
Congress is again requested to
kick the oil trust around, al
though you may have thought
that institution was dissolved
some time ago.
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This is the happiest time in the
life of the young girls and boys
who graduate. They begin to look
forward to a life of usefulness
Many will no doubt reach higher
in the education line, while
others will pursue avocations of
various kinds. The Journal sin
cerely hopes tho class of a
pleasant trip down the pathway
of Time, and may they all enjoy
happiness and prosperity.
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As Governor Morehead has de
cided to run for governor again,
it makes the duty of the Journal
very plain. While we very much
preferred him for congress, we
are with him in his late decision.
The call from the people of the
stale seems to have been loo
heavy lo decline their wishes. His
record as governor is one that
any democrat should feel proud
of, and on this magnificent rec
ord he again goes before, the peo
ple. Let the peoples' wishes be
granted. Governor Morehead is
the friend of the people, and the
people will no doubt repay him
with a renomination and re
election. -:o:-
Johu Mattes and Gus Young,
two as line fellows as God ever
put breath in, called on the Jour
nal yesterday afternoon and spent
a few moments in social con
versation. These two gentlemen
hail from Nebraska City, the
home of good fellows in general,
and lo say that we were glad to
lwif f liitiit lttff 1 1 l I f ikvtt'nci: if
Liu III uut lit 11 ' -M " ' - 1 v
Mr. Mattes is a democratic can
didate for stale senator, and he
was not here on an electioneering
trip, but simply stopped to see a
few friends. , John Matles is a
;enial gentleman (not any more
o, however, i ; than (Jus Young) ,
ami possesses; Uic ability to rep
resent Cass and Otoe counties in
the state senate as they should be
represented.
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Governor Morehead has not
been hasty in his decision to run
for governor again! There has
perhaps been a greater pressure
brought to bear upon him .than
one thinks, and such a pressure
as it is hard to overcome. The
governor lias hosts of friends all
over the stale, good ami true
friends, who have been very in
strumental in this decision, and
Governor Morehead being- some
what of a politician himself,
could not very well see his way
out only by the way he has de
cided upon. There has been a
number of prominent republicans
over the state who have been very
insistant upon the course he has
chosen, and it has been a pretty
hard proposition for him to turn
them all down, and believing in
their honesty, he simply didn't
have the heart to do it.
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One thing about mediation, it
has given President Wilson a
chance at the pie counter. The
appointment of IGU postmasters
in one day was no small achieve
ment.
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What is getting to be the mat
ter with our young men, any
way? They don't seem to care
to graduate from the High
schools. Out of 32 graduates
from the Plattsmoutb High school
2 4 are girls and 8 boys. We
notice in The list of 15 that
graduate from the Glenwood
(Iowa) school, there is only one
boy among the number. This is
certainly a queer culmination,
but it is a fact nevertheless.
r-'o'--r
' Colonel John Maher may not
be successful as a candidate for
governor, but he certainly is a
success in "skinning skunks."
They will all have to take off
their hats to the colonel in this
line of business.
LEGISLATIVE TIMBER.
"There are a great many tilings
on which I do not agree with John
Mattes," said a visitor from the
Second senatorial district in
Omaha yesterday, "but I wish
more men like him would file for
the legislature."
This emphasizes a point
worthy of emphasis. The dis
couraging thing is that the em
phasizing seems to do so little
good.
The state of Nebraska is large,
wealthy and populous. Its busi
ness is of tremendous import
ance. A large portion of that,
business, directly affecting the
welfare of every citizen, is trans
acted by the legislature. When
the legislature is in session, and
for a while after it has adjourned,
it is our practice in Nebraska to
bemoan the fact that it was not
made up of men of high ability.
broad experience and sound judg
ment, and point out the numer
ous instances in which it could,
and should, have done belter (ban
it did do. Then we forget about
it ami our forget tery is working
at its best when the time comes
about for selecting a new legis
Ialure.
The people of every legislative
district, the voters of all partie?
in every district, should take ;
keen and active interest in de
veloping high grade legislative
candidates. These nominations
hould not be allowed to go by
default. Thev should not be
tossed carelessly to men who are
not competent. The very best
men in Nebraska ' are none too
good to serve in the state legis
lature. A number of such men
have served in most sessions, but
if the number could be multiplied
several times over not only tin
politics but the business and
igricultural welfare of Nebraska
would take a shoot on the up-
rade that would in a very few-
sessions put rsemasKa to me
front where it belongs.
Tin example, set in the Second
senatorial district, comprising
Otoe and Cass . counties, wlien a
man of the standing of John
Matles is brought into the field,
is one that should be followed in
every district. If both parlies
will find and nominate candidates
who have not only views and
opinions, but, what is even more
important, character, experience
md ability, the work of the legis
lature, which is mostly non-partisan
after all, is going to be well
done no matter which party dom
inates it. World-Herald.
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A California professor an
nounces that a series of scientific
tests has resulted in the dis-
covery mat girls are smarter
than boys. Just like a professor
to lake a lot of trouble to prove
something that nobody ever
thought of disputing.
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It is universally believed over
the slate that about six fellows
in Lincoln are the ones who put
up the jobs for the democrats.
They are responsible for Bill
Price's candidacy and also for
Governor Morehead s uiicmma.
Charley Bryan never expected to
be a candidate for governor. It
was all talk for a purpose, and
that purpose was to induce Gov
ernor Morehead lo run again for
governor, and get him out of the
way of the nonenity for congress.
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The democrats never had such
a glorious prospect to carry Ne
braska as they had six months
ago, but the complications that
have entered into the arena since
that time have blasted the great
hope that existed. There is cause
for such a change, and that cause
emanates in the party ranks, and
from democratic leaders. It is
not loo late to adjudicate' differ
ences, if the powers at Washing
ton get together and-do it
neither expecting his own way in
matters that have almost split
the Nebraska democrats wide
open.
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For Hand and House !
Cleans Like Magic !
FOR THE HANDS Removes ink,
dirt, stains, grease of all kinds with
out injury to tender skins.
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE-'Juck Rab
bit" cleans floors, woodwork, enamel
ware, bath-tubs and kitchen utensils
One can will convince. Per can,
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The first of the series of "good
roads-good fellowship" runs,
held under the aupiee.s of the
arious clubs of Omaha, will be
held on June 5 and , the sched
ule taking in thirty cities in
southern Nebraska. The run will
stiirt at Lincoln June 7 mid will
include Emerald, Pleasantdale,
Milford, Ruby, Seward, Tamaroa,
Goehner, Beaer Crossing,
Friend, Dorchester. Shestak,
Crete, Wilber, IleWilt, Beatrice.
Fiiley, Crab Orchard. Vesta, Tee
umseh, Graf, Johnson. Itohrs.
Auburn, Julian, Nebraska City.
Union, Murray ami Plattsmoutb.
The stop over night will be made
at Beatrice, with the run finished
June d. The purpose is to stimu
late interest in better roads.
Plans will be discussed at the
various towns that concerted ac
tion may be secured for belter
roads. State aid will be discuss
ed and ways and means suggest
ed to secure such aid.
-:o:-
All the republicans who would
possibly be candidates for gov
ernor are evidently wailing to see
how the Iwo slate commitees are
going to patch up the machine
before they announce.
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Speaking of doubtful inesl
mer.ls, the United Stales spent
several hundred thousand dollars
rescuing Mexican refugees who
deeply resent being rescued. Why
not spend a few hundred thou
sand dollars more and send "em
back?
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at the home of John Kaffenberger, Jr., on the old John
Bauer farm, 1 mile north and one-half mile west of the
German Lutheran church, on Monday's and Tuesday's
of each week, the balance of the season at my home, 4
miles south of the German Lutheran church.
KOPlilN was foaled April 23, PJ10: bred by M. Journet, department o
Sarthe. Sire: Neptune (6747), by Duchcsnay (37117), bv Vulture (30257)
by Pourquoi Pas (!US9), by lion Eapoir (213), by Brilliant" (7;"j(J), bv
Coco II. (714), by Vieux Chaslin (713), by Coco (712), by Miguou (7U"), by
Jean LieBlanc (730)
Dam: Sauvage (G7S47) by Itivarol 41329 (5244), by Bosigoe (19i(l2), by
Brilliant III, 11116 (2919), by Fenclon 2;s2, (3S), bv Brilliant 1271 (7r3),
by Brilliant 1S9H (755), by Coco 11, (714), by Vieux Chaslin (713), by Coco
(712), by Mignon (715), by .lean LeBlanc (739)
2nd Dam: Margot (53:;";), by Besigue (lJt02), hv Brilliant III, 11110
(2919), by l'unelon 20S2 (38), by Brilliant 1271 (755). bv Brilliant 199 (75(i)
by Coeo II, (714) by Vieux Chasliu (713), by Coco, (7i2), by Mignon (715).
by Jean LeBlanc (739).
3d Dam: Margot (23504), by Sansonnet (4350), by. Vieux Decide (45G9),
belonging to M. Vinault.
4th Dam: Chaton, belonging to M. Esnault.
TEUMS: $15.00 to insure colt to stand up and suck. Parties disposing
of mares or removing from locality, service fee becomes due and must b
paid immediately. Care will be taken to prevent accidents, but will not
be responsible should any occur.
..JOHN U&1SH
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ICS- :' ATI
President Wilson, in his ad
!n ss at the Brooklyn navy yard
paiug tribute to the sailors ami
marines who Just their lives at
Vera Cruz, said: "Wc hae gone
down to Mexico to serve man
kind, if we can find the way." No
nobler purpo.-e could aeluale this
government in dealing with the
situation in Mexieo. "To serve
mankind" is a righteous duly and
"righteousness exallelh a na
tion." Kvery honest, righteous,
patriotic citizen will heartily en
dorse President WiNoifs righte
ous, patriotic declaration. II
should be the watchword that in
spires he officers, soldiers, sail
ors and marines now in Mexico.
It honors the Hag far more than
a salute of twenty-one guns. It
is an echo from the angels' song'
on the plains of Belhb hem,
"Peace on earth, and good will to
men.'
-:o:-
Tom Allen is not big enough to
hold down the U. S. di-lriet at
torney's ollice, but it looks like he
was going lo get it just the same.
. :o :
In this day when the old
slvles are becoming new, we are
confident the -slit effect in wom
en's clothing did not come from
(he apparel worn in the Garden
of F.den.
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You must even take the
metropolitan newspapers for
what they mean, instead of what
they say. For instance, the mar
kef, reports from Chicago say
"butter is stronger."
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Koprin is a black import
ported Percheroii, weighs
li)50 pounds, and is 4 yrs
old, and stands highly
among his clns.s of horses.
He was inspected this
spring by the state in
spector and is sound in
every way. I have dec
ided to stand Koprin
KOPR
