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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOOTtNAIL
Parmele Theatre!
CNE NIGHT ONLY
WEDNESDAY
The Show That Has Started the World
Singing and Whistling Its Sparlking and Merry Tunes
'1 ROWLAND and CLIFFORD Offer that LSalle (Chicago) Opera House
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All Americans a Chance
to Feed Starring Helgixirn
Arrangements Made For Sending Parcel
Post Packages From Rural Districts.
How to Aid the Stricken Little Sister
of the World
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THAT WHIRLY GIRLEY
TANGO SHOW OF
SONGS DANCES MUSIC
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- The Season's Most Snappy Musical Offering! -
Costumes a Riot in Color and
Scenic Environment Superbly Designed
prices $1.50, $1X0, 75c and 50c. " Seats on Sale Monday at Weyrich & Hadraba's
orders from out of town patrons for seats will be filled in order they are received;
i personally guarantee this attraction lisving made a special trip to Omaha to witness this
production and I can honestly say it is the best I have seen for a good many years.
R. M. SHLAES, Manager Opera House.
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HOMELESS BELGIAN WOMEN ON THE WAY TO THE BREAD LINE.
A Fresh and Complete
Stock of Groceries!
I wish to impress upon the minds of all
my friends and patrons that I have re
ceived and opened up a new fresh and
complete line of groceries in the Gorder
building, opposite my old stand on Main
street, where I am ready and willing to
supply the trade with any and everything
in this line. I will conduct my business
in this location awaiting the completion
of the repairs on my former business place.
I will be pleased to meet all my old friends
and patrons, also all new ones who care
to favor me with their patronage.
L. B. EGEfJBERGER
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VERY LITTLE NEW RULE
AGE OF RAILWAY IN THE
WEST MM 1914
retarded by the lack of railway facil
ities, it is only reasonable to expect
that this condition will exist so long
as the lawmakers and commissioners
maintain their present attitude.
Very Pleasant Dance at Elks' Club.
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Railway Acre Gazette: Less than
2S0 miles of new line was completed
in the states lyin between Chicago
an J the Rocky mountains, and over
KK miles of this was in North and
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i. number of years led in the amount '
I l.nt eveninj? a verv rjleasant time
was enjoyed at the Elks' club at the
weekly dance for the members of th?
crder and their lady friends. The
evening was spent in the tripping of
the latest dances, which hav.; bee-i
demonstrated here by Miss Tale, in
structor from the Chambers academy
rf r.ew line constructed, only fifty-one 'of Omaha. Mis Tate has been con-
rr.iles was bui!t, as compared with
miles in the previous year, while in
Ok!iir:oma only four miles was built.
The figures for some of the other
itate; in this area Kan-as, 11 miles;
Mi.-souri, 1 mi'.es; Nebraka, 1
ducting classes on Wednesday evening
at the Elks and in the afternoon at
Coates' hall, and has had very flat-tc-rinjr
success in her work and a larjre
number have taken advantage of th-3
I'wa, 2 TnPes-
ejua
mile; 'occasion to take up ths modern danc?
ir.truc- I that are such a success in the larger
tlve, when it is remembered tlip.t the?e 'r ities.
The lessons and assembly oc-
nates have led i;i th? passage ofrupied several hours and it was near
drastic regulatory measures. White J tho midnight hour when the dancing
the devlopment of theo state?, and'rarly broke up and the members de
c specially of Texas and Oklahoma, is nailed for their homes.
TWO RANGES IN ONE
GATHERING OF BOOSTERS
. OF THE MISSOURI RIVER
NAVIGATION PROJECT
The Duplex Alcazar
is a single range
that does the wcrk
cf two. With it
you can cock in
comfort every
month of the -
year.
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Bums Coal and Gas
separately or both at
once. You can turn
coal in the winter and
keep the kitchen
warm; gas in the
lummer ana iicep
the kitchen cool.
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There is to be a gathering of the
boosters for the Missouri river
navigation project at the Commercial
club rooms in Omaha on Friday even
ing and a large number of delegates
are expected from the towns along
the river that might expect to be
benefited by the proposed improve
ment of the river for navigation pur
poses. It seems as though this city
rhould be represented, and the Com
mercial club here would do well to
have a representative on the ground
to get busy with the other towns in
getting some favorable action taken
on legislation along this line. The
movement is encouraged by the mer
chants, manufacturers and jobbers
along the river and the project really
looks better at this time than for
years. While the changes of years
has moved thee hannel of the' Mis
souri river farther and farther away
from this city, still the improvement
of the stream wouldp rove of benefit
here, as it would in all towns along
the river. Large delegations are ex
pected at the meeting, which will be
an open one, from Sioux City, Kansas
City and St. Joseph. A." W. Mac
kie, assistant to the president of the
Kansas City Missouri River Naviga
tion company, will be one of the prin
cipal speakers and will outline the
work that has been carried out in his
state toward making the stream such
that it can safely be used for naviga
tion, and to encourage the use of
river shipping to the towns farther
north along the river. Plattsmouth
should certainly be represented at this
meeting by a small delegation at
least.
OR the first time In Its history the postoflice d'i!artni'iit tins bt-fn en
listed in a charitable undertaking. From this time forth any Aiiur
lean who wishes to give food to the starving people of Ilt lUum lias
only to stamp his parcel in the regular way and send if tlinmli the
parcel post. It will go as straight and fast as rail and water will earry it to
the doors of the starving Belgians, and the money lie has paid for stamps
will be refunded to the donor by the American (.'ominissimi For IN-lief In
Belgium, the executive oflicos of which are at 71 I5radvay, New York ciy.
Seven million people, mostly women, children and ol.l men. are still shut
np in Belgium. Industry stopped when the Cermans came; the money gave
out through the payment of fines and indemnities: the crops were mr.iuly
ruined. With the coasts cut off, Belgium, which imports three-quarters of ln-r
food supply in normal times, could import no more. Work is gone: money is
gone; most important of all. food is srone. The Herman ooriiiiierors. who
need all their own supplies to guard against the proposed ".ie;ie of Germany"
by the allies, cannot and will not fee l them. The allies, tearing th it the
Germans will seize any food coining froiu a hostile source, cannot or wjl! tn.t
feed them. America must feed them or they will starve. There is no other
way. Seven million people, until last year the nm-t industrious, pe.u-ea'i:?
and prosjHTOiis nation in Europe, will go to their graves this winter j:iess
America gives as never nation gave before.
While Belgium needs everything, she needs most of nil j''v-t f! non
perishable food which will stand the test of o-ean trai-potalion. su 1 u
flour cf any kind. peas, beans and preserved meats. Tile donor h:e only to
put up his gift in packages of not less than twenty-live pouuds i:ur more than
fifty pounds, stamp it in the usual way and mnil it at the nearest posfnjH.ro.
lf the donor adds his ow n name and address, TO( J FTI I FH WITH " irii lA.i'
TKR the money he has paid for stamps will be refunded to him by the
commission.
I'aeh.iges mailed from NEBRASKA should be addressed !n OMAHA VAX
ANI STltltACK ro'SlI'ANY, HX; SOFTII SIXTEENTH STItEET; t'AlITEIi
TKANSFKi; AND STORAGE COM FAN Y, LINCOLN; wLu are ecliectins
agents for this district.
THE HOME OF A J. ALEX
ANDER GLADDENED DY THE
ADVENT OFFINEDADGHTER
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This morning the home of Mr. and
Mrs. A. A. Alexander, on Wintersteen
Hill, was galddened by the arrival
there of a fine little daughter that
made her appearance shortly after 10
o'clock and announced her pleasure at
the surroundings of her new home.
The mother and little one are doing
nicely and the father of the little
miss is greatly pleased with the addi
tion that has been made to the family
circle. Mrs. Alexander was formerly
Miss Frances Grebe of this city, and
her many friends here will be greatly
pleased to learn of the charming little
daughter that has come to the Alex
ander home.
If it's anything in the line of paper,
or office supply line, call at the Jour
nal office, where most everything In
the paper line can be found.
AN APPEAL TO MY PAR
1SH0NERS TO ASSIST
IN WORTHY MOVEMENT
To the Members of St. Luke's
Church:
At the last regular meeting of the
vestry the following resolution was
passed:
"Whereas, The members of the Min
isterial association of Plattsmouth
have decided upon holding special
services during the last four weeks of
the Lenten season, the same to be held
in the respective churches and in such
other places as may be convenient;
therefore be it
"Resolved, That the vestry of St.
Luke's church heartily approves this
action and pledges its sincere co
operation in support of this plan,
whereby it is hoped to awaken in a
useful activity the Christian spirit in
this community and to arouse a
greater individual interest in church
going and other religious matters."
Will you please read carefully the
article in last night's Journal concern
ing these meetings and the campaign
the Ministerial association intends to
engage in? And I ask of every mem
ber and communicant a hearty co
operation, much enthusiasm nnd many
prayers for this movement on the part
of the clergy, to enter into a special
organized work for the cause of their
Lord and Master, Jesus Christ. I also
ask that all may be prepared to do
their share of the great work that we
want to do. The pastors may work as
hard as can be, but if they are not
supported in prayer and labor by the
laymen the results will be but little.
So, beloved, I appeal to your gen
erosity, and may the prophetic words
which, announcing the restoration of
Israel, forshadowed at the same time
Ly the glories of the Messianic king
dom, be adopted by us as guiding our
aspirations and dictating our prayers.
"Enlarge the place of thy tent and let
them stretch forth the curtains of
thine habitations. Spare not, lengthen
thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes;
for thou shalt break forth on the right
hand and on the left; and thy seed
fihall inherit the Gentiles and make
the desolate cities to be inhabited."
Faithfully your rector,
Wilbur Scranton Leete.
LEGISUT1 BE
COMMENDED BY
R. K. COMMISSION
State Commission in Annual Report
Pays Attention to Flea of
Transportation Managers.
Call at the Journal office and see
the 75c Initial Stationery that you
can now buy for 50c.
The Nebraska state railway com
mission, in its annual report, recom
mends a law to declare it unlawful for
any unauthorized person to walk, ride
or travel upon the tracks or upon tne
light of way of any railroad company
or to cross tracks or right of way at
any place other than at a public or
private crossing. The commission fa
vors this with the necessary exemp
tions in favor of railroad employes.
''The commission says f. ft y-four
trespassers were killed in Nebraska
in 1913, and 4,354 in all the states re
portins. The national association of
lailwav commissioners has recom
mended such a law.
The commission asks the legislature
to provide for a commerce counsel to
be assigned to the commission, subjeci
to the commission's direction, and that
adequate compensation be provided
The commission has in the past man
aged to handle its own legal cases,
but the business has increased until
it is burdensome. The attorney gen
eral's department cannot give its en
tire time to the commission.
A penalty for the failure to keep
gates closed when not in use by a
person who owns land on both sides
cf railroad right of way is recom
mended. Wandering stock from pas
tures are a menace to human life and
property.
The commission asks that the "blue
sky" law be amended so that it will
not "apply to sales of stock of a Ne
braska company that has been in ex
istence five years or more. The pres
ent law does not apply to such com
panies that have been in existence
one year oimore.
Under "the present law a company
can drift along one year without dis
closing its real plans and then operate
under objectionable plans.
The commisson recommends that
the $100 minimum per share of stock
issued be reduced to $10.
False billing of shipments is a;
growing evil, the commission says.
The present law on the subject ap
plies only to carrier, not to shippers.
The evil is so unjust to honest ship
pers, as the commission views it, that
a law should be enacted making th3
practice a penal offense, subject both
to fine and imprisonment.
The railway commission calls atten
tion to the weakness of the full train
crew law enacted two years ago, and
fays if there is any merit in the law
as proposed before the last legis
lature, it should be amended. The
ret in cuestion appeared before the
legislature in the form of II. R. 57.
It purports to provide that a light,
engine running from one division
point to another, outskle yards limits,
must be manned by a crew comprising
rti engineer, fireman and conductor.
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I the state railway commission under
this law. The attorney general when
asked for an interpretation held that
thj law docs rot r.fply to light en
gines run between stations in general,
but only between two division points.
The railway commission is of the
rpinion that its greatest work during
its seven years' existence is the is
suance of order No. 19, promulgated
Auerust 5. effective September G. This
order reduces the class rates in Ne
braska and it is estimated will make
a saving of $750,000 a year to the
shippers of Nebraska. The first work
cn this tremendous task was com
menced in 1908. It is believed no other
state commission ' has done as much
in that time.
While the railroads have appealed
from the rates fixed in this order the
rates are in effect and their enforce
ment is in no wise interfered with by
the carrying of the case to the su
preme court of Nebraska, where the I
case is now pending.
In addition to many complaints filed
by the commission with the interstate
commerce commission, affecting inter
state rates in which Nebraska ship
pers are interested, the commission
has considered and disposed of many
complaints and applications. The an
nual report shows that in the year
1913 298 informal - complaints were
filed and 375 informal complaints
were disposed of.
During the past year forty formal
complaints were filed, fifty-one for
mal complaints were disposed of. At
he close of the fiscal j-ear, November
30, there were pending 120 informal
complaints, thirty-six formal com
plaints and forty-five applications.
During the past year 309 application
were passed upon by the commission,
and in addition innumerable matters
were considered and adjusted by the
commission.
RETIRING COUNTY COMMIS
SIONER JORDON PRESENTED
WITH GOLD HEADEO CANE
This afternoon shortly after 1
o'clock, and just preceding the swear
ing in of the new county officials they
all assembled in the room of the
county commissioners at the court
house and County Attorney Cole, in a
brief but very eloquent speech pre
sented to the retiring commissioner,
C. R. Jordan, a handsome ebony cane
with gold head, as a token of the
good feeling and friendship that had
existed between the commissioner and
the other officials at the court house.
The cane is a very handsome one and
Mr. Jordan was visably moved by the
feeling shown in the gift, as he thank
ed each and every one of the friends
who had aided in securing the gift to
present to him, and promised that he
would return to visit this city and
his friends as often as the occasion
would permit.
Announcement.
The Riley Hotel Barber Shop will
be open for business the latter part
of this week or the first of next week.
Everything modern and up-to-date.
E. G. Shellenbarger, Prop.
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C. C. Wescott departed this morn
ing for Omaha, where he was called
to look after some business matters
of importance for a few hours.
25,000 Pounds of Poultry
-WANTED!-
We will pay the following prices
this week:
Hens He
Springs -....10c
Ducks 10c
Geese 10c
HATT PRODUCE CO.
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FOURTH ANNUAL
Mask Ball
3 gyre saiLA, iJL-'.y
GIVEN BY
Saturday, Night, Jan. 9th
- AT THEIR HALL -
5 Cash Prizes 5
ADMISSION
Gents 50c Ladies 25c
Spectators 25c Children 10c
Music Furnished by Bohemian Brass Band
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