VOL. XXXIII.
I'LATTSMOUTII, NEBRASKA, MONDAY. I EBRl AKY 8. 191.-.
NO. G7.
MP'
H CROWD
is
AT JOY MEETING
T
Largest Audience of the Series and
One of the Most Interesting
Meetings of the Week.
From Friday's Daily.
The popular number of the George
Ellingwood Joy meetings, which was
given at the Methodist church last
evening, in spite of the disagreeable
weather conditions that were prevail-i-.g.
found the largest crowd of the
week present, the church being so
packed that not another person could
get into the building, and fully six
hi.ndred of the good citizens of P'atts
mooth heard Mr. Joy take up the dif
ferent questions handed to him and
answer them in a manner that left lit
tle doubt in the minds of his hearers.
The meeting opened as usual by the
in. ion services, the scripture being
read by Rev. Leet. while Rev. II. CI.
Mc('lu.-ky offered the opening prayer
and the benediction at the close was
from the lips of Rev. F. M. Druliner.
The choir gave a number of very in-sri-ing
-oiifs in a most delightful
manner. The special music' of the
ivening was the solo of Mrs. E. H.
Wescott. "THe Penitent," by VanDe
Water. and was one of the mot
beautiful of the numbers that has
1-tcn given among the series of the
week.
There were quite a large number
of questions
the desk awaiting
the arrival of the speaker and Mr.
Joy announced that he would to the
.- of his ability answer all the
question that might be put to him,
either in the list of written questions
r in the ones that might be aske.l
by persons in the audience. The
operirg question asked was one that
:.-k" 1 if Mr. Joy did not think that
the-e questions should be settled in
the home and if he favored the teach
ing of sex hygiene in the schools?
The writer of this question had evi
dently not followed closely the lec
tures of Mr. Joy, or he would have
omitted asking the question, but the
: nsver to l oth were given in no un
mistakah'e manner that will be even
more enlightening on the position of
the lecturer toward these two ques
tions. Mr. Joy stated that in his
opening address and on each night
sir.ee he had impressed on his hear
ers the necessity of implanting the
knowledge and of training the mind
into pure channels, first of all in the
home, as the beginning of the life
rf the child. Here in the fountain
head of God's divine institution of the
home shouid the training of the child
be taken up and carried on by the
parents to prepare it for future con
tact with the world.
In taking up the question of the
i lea of th' w riter of the question that
he favor -d the teaching of sex
hygiene, Mr. Joy made clear that he
net; at any time approached the
question in his address and that who
ever had written the question had
failed to grasp the true meaning of
Lis teaching of psychology as it re
lates to the training of the mind from
earliest childhood, the keeping of the
n.ind pure and filled with good
thoughts, the body kept pure and un
sullied and the spirit filled with the
true conception of Christianity. The
speaker pointed out the difference be
tween the teachings which he ad-'
vocated and those advanced by the
adherents of the sex hygiene idea,
which are directly opposite to each
other. The sex hygiene idea is by
example to show ihe consequences of
ihe wrongdoer, while that advocated
by himself in his addresses is in the
education and training of the mind
and body along pure lines from the
beginning of life. The answer given
by Mr. Joy left little doubt in the
minds of anyone in the audience as to
l 's position on this question, although
he hs often made the same stand at
his other meetings.
In taking uf a question sent in by
: mother who had a boy and girl and
found it necessary to withdraw one
f.om school, and asked for advice on
this subject, Mr. Joy stated that if it
were necs.ary to withhold from one
child the. continuation of their educa
tion, he believed that it would be bet
ter that the boy be allowed to remain
AGAIN LAST NIGH
in school, as he must of necessity fit
himself to u greater part in life, as
the producer of the necessities of life
for his family, which he would be call
cd ci to establish in time.
The speaker, after taking up the
different questions offered gave a very
pleasing musical program that afford
ed much pleasure to the audience and
displayed the wonderful talent that
is possessed by him, and his vocal and
instrumental selections were heartily
encored and appreciated by everyone
in the large audience present, and it
was with the greatest of regret that
they parted with the magnetic speak
er of the evening.
The sweet strains of music drawn
forth from the piano and given with
the voice of this talented man brought
the evening to a close, and the large
audience departed for their homes.
feeling that the coming of George
Ellingwood Joy to the city had been
an occasion of the greatest good for
the parents, the boys and gills, and
everyone who has been fortunate
enough to hear him in his wonderful
series of addresses, and no one who
has 1 eon at the lectures can fail but
to be better men or better women in
the future.
Tonight is the last night that we
shall have the privilege of hearing
Mr. Joy, and as the parting hour
draws near it brings a sense of regret
that we are not able to have a longer
stay from this man, who has stirred
and quickened the minds of the people
cf Flattf mouth as has not been done
for years. Wherever Mr. Joy goes he
takes with him a teaching for good,
and the community he visits is truly
fortunate.
KENSINGTON CLUB ENTER
TAINED AT THE HOME OF
MRS. JOHN BAUER, SR.
From Friday's Pally.
The Kensington club was enter
tained yesterday afternoon in a most
delightful manner at the cozy home of
Mrs. John Rauer, sr., on Vine street
and a large number of the members
of the club, as well as a number of
invited guests, were present to take
part in the pleasures of the occasion.
As is usual with this organization,
the ladies had ccme with their fancy
work and several hours were passed
most pleasantly in this way, as well
as with pleasant social conversation.
The Rauer home was arranged most
beautifully for the event and the floral
decorations prepared most artistical
ly. The decorations in the parlors
were carnations and ferns, while in
the dining room the decorations were
ti' the Valentine season, being red
hearts and tiny cupids emblematic of
the approaching Valentine day, and
these formed a handsome decoration
on the table, where a most tempting
ihree-course luncheon was served by
Mrs. L. B. Egenberger, jr., and Mrs.
II. E. Becker at a suitable hour and
brought to a close a most delightful
,-fternoon toa 11. The invited guests
present were: Mesdames Carl Kuns
mann, Joseph Droege, J. M. Johns
fnd Miss Anna Ilessler.
LADIES OF ST. LUKE'S
AUXILIARY ENTERTAINED
AT THE GERING HOME
From Friday's Pally.
Yesterday afternoon the members
of the Woman's Auxiliary of St.
Luke's parish in this city were very
pleasantly entertained at the beauti
ful Gering home, as the guests of
Miss Barbara Gering. The session
was largely devoted to the discussion
of different matters pertaining to the
welfare of the organization and in
visiting among the different members
present at the meeting. At a suitable
hour there were most tempting re
freshments served, which added great
ly to the pleasure and enjoyment of
the large number of ladies in attend
ance, and all felt the gracious hos
pitality afforded them on this oc
casion. Miss Violet Dodge departed this
afternoon for Omaha, where she will
spend the week at the wholesale mil
linery house, and will then go on to
Chicago to look over the season's of-
ferings in the millinery line before
locating for the spring season.
. SHLAES SELLS
HALF INTEREST III
SHOW BUSINESS
The Intention of The.-.e Gentlemen I:
to Incorporate Under the Name of
Midwest Amusement Company.
From FrMay's Pally.
Yesterday a deal was consummated
by the filing of articles of agreement
in the office of County Clerk Liber
shall wherfby J. C. Peterson, jr., of
this city becomes a partner in the
amusement houses owned by R. M
Shlaes in this city, and will hereafter
have a half interest in the moving
picture theaters here, as well as the
Air Dome in this city. It is the inten
tion of these gentlemen to incorporate
their interests in a short time under
the name of the Midwest Amusement
company, and to handle the business
in such a manner as to give to the
people of Plattsmouth the highest
class of amusements in the line of
moving pictures and vaudeville.
Mr. Shlaes has conducted the Gem
and Grand theaters here in a snlendid
manner in the time he has been here
and furnished to the people some
mighty fine attractions, and the new-
company will see to it that only the
est to be procured is offered to the
public. As soon as the season opens
the shows will be inaugurated at the
Air Dome in this city, and in addition
to this Mr. Shlaes expects to opprate
an Air Dome at Missouri Valley, Iowa,
and will devote his main attention to
that place, while Mr. Peterson will
lemain here to supervise the amuse
ment attractions in this city. In the
conduct of the Air Dome this season
a special feature will be made a part
of the firm, which will be announced
later, but which will prove a rare
treat to the residents of the city.
It is unnecessary to say anything at
length of the gentleman who has be
come interested in the firm, as
Charley Peterson was born and reared
in this city and is a young man whom
it is a pleasure to see locate here in
business, and he will see that the best
to be procured will be offered the pub
lic of the city who enjoy good, clean
amusement. His friends, who are
legion, will be more than pleased to
learn that he is to locate here and
will wish the firm the greatest of
success.
THE CASE OF REITTER
VS. REITTER SETTLED
AMICABLY OUT OF COURT
'rom Friday's Pally.
The session of the district court
which was to have been held here yes
terday was called off, as the case of
Anna Reitter vs. George Reitter, jr.,
which was to have been placed on
trial, was called off by the parties
interested, who have gotten together
and decided to settle up their differ
ences outside of the court. The case
consumed two days of the time of the
court last week and was postponed on
account of the illness of the defend
ant in the case and will now be ad
justed among the members of the
family. The case is one growing out
of the settlement of the estate of
George Reitter, sr., and involved quite
a large amount of money, as the
estate is one of great wealth, and the
plaintiff, who is the widow of the de
ceased, claimed that she did not re
ceive her proper share of the estate
that she should have had. The terms
cf settlement made were not given
out for publication.
August Heine and bride arrived in
the city Saturday afternoon on No. 2
from their home at Scribner, where
they were married on Wednesday last,
and will spend a portion of their
honeymoon here with relatives and
fiiends, being guests at the II. M.
Soernichsen and John Wichmann
homes.
Martin Lohnes and sister, Miss
Anna, from the vicinity of Cedar
Creek, drove in this morning from
their country home to visit for the
i day at the home of their uncle and
Jaunt, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Friedrich.
MR
Takes Up New Po ition.
From Friday's Daily.
Bjrcn Halstead has accepted a
position with the firm of Ilatt .Son
in the meat market and will at orcc
enter on his duties there. Mr. Hal
itead has had a great deal of ex
pel ience in this line of .nk and will
be found a very able a-istant in the
meat market, and his fi iends will b
very much pleased to learn that 1:
has decided to remain in this fit v.
hoi. ouesif e of tin.
(ID (illS. G. P. Iltll
From Saturday's Daily
A miscellaneous shower was given
st the pleasant country home of Mr.
and Mrs. G. P. Ileil o.i Wednesday
evening, February 3d, in honor of
Miss Lulu Ileil. The evening was
rpent in playing games, interspersed
ith vocal and instrumental music,
which made the time pass all too
rapidly and made the occasion a most
enjoyable one. At the midnight hour
l most delicious luncheon was served.
hose in attendance were: Frances,
Elenora, Helen and Anna Ileil, Helen
Horn, Rosa Schafer, Lucille and
Geneva Urich. Mati? Terrvberrv,
Emma Buechler, Anna Lohnes, Hel-.m
Ilennings. Freda Wohlfurth. Sophia
Kraeger, Anna Volk, Tena and
Louisa Kraeger, t lara Parkenir.g,
Josephine Rys. Clara and Emma
vraft. Mary Stohlrr.an. Anna Tarns,
Lulu and Katie Ileil. Philip, Walter,
Paul. Rudolph, Will and G- Heil,
Harry Horn, Elmer Schac, Otto
Schafer, Virgil and Henry Urish. Dan.
Jess. John and Fred Terryberry. John
find Fred Bt-uchler, Martin and Elmer
Lohnes, Allie Meisinger. Albert Ilen
nings. Herman and Otto Wohlfarth.
Ernest KahTer, Will Kelly. Will Macy,
Will Kraeger, Philip Kraeger, Philip.
Ferdinand and George Hennings, Ed
win Group, Ed Volk, John and Emil
Parkening, Fred Jochim. George
Kraft. John Wegener, Adam. Carl an !
Arnold Heil, Mr. and Mrs. John
Urish, Mr. and Mrs. II. E. Heil, Mr
and Mrs. G. P. Heil.
One Who Was There.
THE OLD TIMERS' BALL
LAST SATURDAY NIGHT
ONE GRAND SUCCESS
The members of the T. J. Sokol so-
crety Saturday evening enjoyed a
most delightful time at their hall in
the west part cf the city on the oc
casion of their annual old-timers' ball,
and there was a very large crowd in
attendance to take part in the pleas
ures of the evening. There were a
number of the persons present garbed
in the attire worn in the old country
and they lent quite a picturesque as
pect to the gathering. The Bohemian
brass band furnished the music fo;
the ocacsion and it was in the wee
sma hours that the jolly party
disbanded and wended their way
homeward, feeling that the occasion
had been one filled with the greatest
of enjoyment and mirth. The affair
was one of the most successful that
has been given here in years and fille 1
to the limit with the best of fun for
r 11 taking part in it.
COUNTY ASSESSOR W.
R. BRYAN IMPROVING
From Fri -lav's Dnilv
This morning County Assessor W.
R. Bryan was down town for the first
time in several days, as he has been
confined to his home suffering from
an attack of the grippe, which has
necessitated his remaining closely at
home. He is feeling much better
now, although he still feels the ef
fects of the illness and will have to
take good care of himself. His
absence has been missed greatly from
the court house, where his pleasant
smile is always in evidence to all whi
meet him. His friends will be pelased
to learn that he isl showing such im
provement. Wedding stationery at the Journal
office.
DEATH OF ATTOR
NEY ASIilTII AT
C0IC!L BLUFFS
Brother of Superintendent Askwith of
the Masonic Home, and Death
Was Very Sudden.
From Fridavp PtIIv.
The sad intelligence
here yesterday by Col.
was received
V. S. Askwith
of the .Masonic Home informing him
of the death at his home in Council
Plufr's of his youngest brother, Abner
W. Askwith. Mr. Askwith departed
this morning for Council Bluffs to as
sit the bereaved family. The death
was quite sudden, as the following
taken from the Council Bluffs depart -i.ient
of the World-Herald indicates:
Abner V. Askwith, well known at
torney, was found dead in his office,
over !; Pearl street, about 10 o'clock
Thursday morning. Death is thought
to have been caused by heart failure
or apoplexy.
A r.urr.ner of lawyer's' offices are
grouped in this building, and they are
so arranged that a person passing to
or from one of them is very apt to be
noticed by other occupants. Mrs. J.
Mat-umber, stenographer in one of the
o'!k-es. recalls that J
Askwith went
to his office Wednesday after noo:i
r( ssib
net ween
'.nd 3 o'clock. She
-ays lie i. ppeared in good spir its at
that time and spoke pleasantly as lie
; asscd thio'igh. Nothing further was
thought of the incident.
Thursday morning Mrs. Askwith
elephoi.ed from her home and in
q.ij.cd of o'hr tenants if they had
-cen Mr. Askwith. She said he had
rot returned home a.; usual Wednes
day night. Vigge Lyngby, another
; tto.rey with offices in the building,
and Charies Conl.-v, custodian of the
' vilding. who happened along at that
irr.e. stepped into Askwith's office.
Mr. Askwith was lying on the couch,
apparently asleep.
"I gue-s he is asleep," remarked
Mr. Lyngby, "don't you think we
ought to throw his coat over him? It
may be a little chilly."
Conley stepped toward the couch
r.nd mad-? a closer examination.
"He will not need any covering," he
replied. "The man is dead."
Dr. Treynor was summoned at
r rice, but l.e announced that Mr. Ask
with had been dead for some time He
was not sure of the cause of death
..nd thought an autopsy would be
necessary to determine this. The
bedy was taken in charge by Coroner
Cutler, who states he will not hold an
inquest.
Mr. Askwith was one of the best
known attorneys in the city and had
the repirtation of being one of the
best informed in legal lore. He had
participated in many of the most im
rortnnt actions that have been held in
'his section in late years.
Mr. Askwith came to this city in
18C8 and was for a number of years
"ssociatel with the law firm of
Wright & Baldwin. He was a mem
ber of the Pottawattamie County Bar
-s?ociation and was 61 years of age.
In his younger days Mr. Askwith
was known as a splendid all-round
-thlete aid made quite a record as a
ball player. He also had a passion
for f.owers and took great delight in
propr gating choice collections. He
made his home on a small fruit farm
just off Morningside avenue.
He is survived by a wife and one
on, Horace A. Askwith, living in
Portland, Oregon.
Error in the Figures.
In the account of the basket supper
that was given at the Becker school
some few weeks ago, and which ap
peared in the Journal, it was stated
that there was some S3G.35 taken in,
when this should have been $56'.35,
but owing to a typographical error
was given wrongly. At the supper
the large box of candy sold brought
some $lG.(i5f and the most popular
lady at the gathering was voted to be
Miss EIe?.nor Heil. The attendance
was large and the persons present
very generous, which greatly aided
the work of Miss Florence ,RummelI,
the teacher, and her pupils. There
were some twenty-eight boxes sold.
Regular 75c values in Initial Sta
tionery at the Journal office for 50c.
Mrs. Lutz Returns Home.
Saturday afternoon Mrs. Mike Lutc
was able to return home from Omaha,
where she has been for some weeks,
Laving ;.nd .gone an operation at ore
of the ho.-pita!.. in that city. Mrs.
Lut. was f ompelled to submit to quite
a severe operation, but is feeling i,i
splendid shape and her friends will be
greatly pleased t learn that she is
doing so nicely and is able to be wit.i
them again.
THAT ELECTROLIER IN
FRONT OF THE STORE
OF WAR G A 8 SHULOICEi
The enternrising firm of Warca &
Schuldice have iust rdaced on the
sidewalk in front of their place of
business on Main street one of the
latent types of electroliers, such as
are used in all cities having a modern
system of lighting. The electrolier is
fixed for five lamps and when lit
ud oresents a dazzling appearance
and ample light to make a most at-
tractive street. It has been discussed
in this city for the past year the ad-
.isabilitv of installing these lights on
the streets in place of the present old-
style arc lights, and the installing of
the electrolier bv this firm gives our
people an opportunity of seeing how
I they work and the splendmg lighting
facilities afforded by this system has
greatly pleased the general public,
and there is no doubt that a large ma-
oritv of the citizens would favor the
installing of the electroliers, and
most of the business men are favora-1
b!e to the proposition. The placing
of three of these in a block would
certainly make Main street present a
truly metropolitan appearance and
one that every resiuent oi t raits-1
. i i a -wi .
outh could be proud of. The cost of
installing the posts and lights will be
in the neighborhood of $75 each, and
the cost of maintaining them will be
nhnut the same as that of the arc
'ights in use at present. They would
certainly make a wonderful difference
in the looks of the street at night and
it would be well worth the price paid
for the lights.
BIRTHDAY CLUB ENJOYS
A m PLEASANT TIME
AT THE GERING HOME
The Birthday club enjoyed a most
pleasant time on Saturday evening.
when they met at the home of Miss
Barbara Gering to assist her in the
proper celebration of her anniversary.
The members came prepared for the
enjoyable event garbed -in unique and
striking costumes which each had pre- years ago." Newell said. As an m
I ared, without the knowledge of the stance. $7,000,000 in claims were pai i
other, and much merriment was had
as the company gathered at the hand-
some Gering home. The members
spent the evening most delightfully in
the enjoyment of several numbers on
the Victrola, as well as in delightful :
social conversation, which served to
make the occasion one of the raiest
enjoyment and the pleasures o par
ticipating in tha delightful hospitality
of the Gering home. At a late hour
the members of the club were invited
to the dining room, where the most
delicious refreshments were served,
which added greatly to the pleasures
of the occasion. The beautiful rooms
of the Gering home made a most
charming setting for the happy
gathering and the dining room was
especially handsome with the table
sparkling in silver and cut glass,
while a large floral centerpiece of pink
roses added a touch of beauty to the
scene. Those taking part in the
event were: Mesdame3 Annie Britt,
J. II. Donnelly, J. A. Donelan, R. W. i
Clement. Henry lierold, C. (.. l-ncke
and Misses Dora Fricke, Verna Leon
ard, Mia and Barbara Gering and
Julia Hermann.
Mrs. J. V. Egenberger, jr., of Salt
Lake City, who has been here for the
past few weeks visiting with her sis-
ters, being called here bv the death of
her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Holschuh, for one more dance before the start
departed this morning for her home, ing of the Lenton observation.
She was acocmpanied as far as Oma-
ha by her sisters, Mrs. John Hirz, Tom Kratchiville departed this aft
Mrs. Matt Sulzer and Mrs. J. V. ernoon for Crete, Neb., where he ex-
Egenberger.
HOST
es
FAVOR FREIGHT
RATE INCREASE
Burlington Auditor Say It 1-4 Keali-i
That the More Kerrtue th
Better the Srice.
The following address on the sub-
ject of the freight rate question a
viewed by the railroads is taken from
the Kansas City Journal from the ad
dress given there by James W. Newell
cf Chicago, the auditor of the Bur-
lington. and a son of Judge W. II.
Newell of this city. Mr. Newell in
i
cne of the very successful young m-n
in the railroad business today in the
United States, and being a Platts-
mouth man his success is a source of
much pleasure to his many life-lorg
friends and acquaintances in this city:
"Shippers favor the increase in
freight rates asked by the western
hailroads, said J. W. Newell of Chi-
cago. at the Hotel Baltimore la-t
r ight. Mr. Newell, who is auditor of
freight accounts for the Chicago,
i .
Burlington & Quincy line, spoke be-
fore the Traffic club at its luncheon
I yester day.
"What the shippers want is serv-
ice," said Mr. Newell. "Virtually all
of the lines have been compelled to
cut expenses in the last year. As a
result nearly everybody who does
business with the railroads is of the
opinion that the roads should be al-
lowed more revenue, in order that
they may spend more money.
Co-operation between the shippers
and the roads was urged at the lunch-
I -a m li it . 1
eon ty .Mr. Acwew. iie quoieu irorn
reports to the interstate commfrrs
commission showing that in the first
six months of 1914 nearly S18.000.000
in freight claims were filed by ship-
per?
"A large percentage of this big
otal was caused by improper mark-
Mng and packing," he told the club.
The railroads are now striving to
do tneir part, ine time nas Ruur n
i . ryi. . 1 I
when any ordinary laborer could be
employed to load a freight car. With
the great vogue of fiber-board con
tainers, loading a car has come to be
recognized as a science and almost as
an art.
''The shippers must learn to matk
their goods correctly and to see that
merchandise is properly pluced in con
tainers. Then there will be 10m-
raratively little loss."
Prompt payment of claims has led
to a large increase in the number of
lequests for indemnity, he declared,
"Merchants now file claims for
amounts so small that they would not
have considered worth while a few-
m ll'OO, and in l'JW .50,uou.uuu. inrs
is an advance of 337 per cent, while
in the same time the roads revenue
"''vanced only 109 per cent."
Fifty-five per cent of all claims
ade now are settled in fifteen days.
'nd 74 per cent within thirty days, he
-aid. Twelve per cent are withdrawn
-vithout settlement.
"We think the Burlington is a well
conducted road," said Newell. "But
700 freight claims come into my office
"very day. A reduction must be
made. Co-operation is the ordy
means of solving the problem, and
his the roads are earnestly striving
'o obtain."
Dance Is Very Successful.
The dance Saturday evening at
Coates hall was attended by a large
crowd of young people, and through
out was one of the most pleasant
dances of the season that has been
.iven by the Cosmopolitan club. The
Tr0ir,- orchestra furnished the music
for the occasion, which was very much
enjoyed and embraced a large number
cf the latest successes in the music
world. The next dance to be given
by this organization will be on lues-
day evening, February lbtn, on the
evening preceding the starting of
Lent, and will afford an opportunity
jpects to make his home in the future.