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VOL. XXXIV.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1915.
NO. 4i.
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SPEEDING AUTO
MOBILE AT LONG
BEACH, CALIF.
Well Known Plattsmouth Boy Makes
Stout Time in Run of 300 Miles.
hich Is Going Some.
From Tuesday's Daily.
Our former fellow townsman. Walt
er Thorn;'.-, who is manager of the
Long Beach. California, auto company
seem.- to have become quite a figure
in the f.ufmohile wcrld anj from the
following taken from the Lone Beach
Press seems to have did a great deal
in lower::. g the speed record in the
recent e: .durance contest held in that
.-ectioi of California with a record of
115 miles in. r.ine hours::
"I-ft Long Beach p. m.. W. L.
Thomas, driver, Hershall Thomas,
mechanician, E. S. Gunby and H. J.
Helps, official observors.
"Took course leading through Na
ples, Seal Beach, Westminister, Bolsa,
arrived at Santa Ana at (:45 a. m..
thence tc Tustin where we encounter
ed wet pavements and roads to Los
Fores, about 50 miles; from Tustin
our course ran to I i vine. El Tcro to
San Juan Capistrana, arriving at 7:28
a. m. along the bluff below San Juan,
we encountered very sloppy roads with
much slipping of wheels for 3.3 miles
and finally had to put on chains to en
rble us to keep the road, losing 20
minutes of time.
From this point our route took us to J
San Onofre :.nd we haJ 1.5 miles of
wet muddy roads uir.g our chains for
It', miles. i:rrived at Oceans ide at 8:55
a. m. Between Oceanside and Carl
had to make a detour over 1.5 miles
wet roads on account of the new
bridge bvlng built across a salt marsh.
From Cr.r! our course took us to En
cinitas, Cardiff. Pel Mar, thence up the
Torrey Pine grade, which we took on
high with ease and celebrated at the
summit with a lunch in which we used
23 minutes of our time.
From the summit we had dirt roads
for lit. 5 miles into San Diego, passing
through La Jolla with some patches of
slippery going. We arrived at San
Diego at 10:'-0 a. ni. and after a drive
to the fair grounds and other places
in the city stopped fo- lunch, speed
c meter reading 123 miles covered.
After lunch we took on eight gal
lons of gasoline, one quart oil and one
pint water in radiator and at 12
o'clock, noon, turned oar faces towards
home, coming over some route to a
point west of Santa Ana, where we de
toured to Huntington Beach. We were
delayed 15 minutes in the O'Neal
'.anch by the stalling of a truck
until a road could be made to pass
around, found our muddy soot of the
morning sufficiently dry to allow free
going.
Took on five gallons gasoline at Tus
tin on our return trip and arrived at
Long Beach at 4:50 p. m., thence
through Long Beach to Wilmington
: r.d on to Gardena, thence back to
Long Beach over same road, arriving
at the Long Beach Auto company ga
rage at 5:30 p. m.. and. refilled the
gasoline tank to overflowing with 8
gallons, no water or cil needed.
Sum maty :
Speedometer leading 102" miles at
Long Beach, arriving f:30 p. m.
Speedometer reading 741 miles at
Lomr Bereh, leaving a. m.
Two hundred ard eighty rr.iles
made on trip.
Twenty-one gallons gas, one quart
il and one pint water used on trip;
elapsed time 11 hours SO minutes;
actual time 0 hours 20 minutes; with
rn mechanical troubles or adjustments
or tire trouble, average miles per
Pour on trip 150.
John Crabill Much Better.
From Tu'lav D'1t
Yesterday Dr. Charles R. Kennedy
of Omaha and Mrs. John W. Crabill
motored down from the metropolis for
a few minutes and they report that
Mr. Crabill is showing very satisfac
tory progress, and while he is not en
tirely out of danger the conditions are
much more favorable as to be very
encouraging to the family. It is to be
hoped that his present improvement
will continue until he is completely
out of danger.
Dennison's Christmas Boxes at the
Journal office. Place your presents in
r. nice box. All prices and all sizes.
NELSON JEAN'S NEW RESI
DENCE IS SHOWING UP
From Tuesdays Daily.
The new residence of Nelson Jean
on North Seventh street is progress
ing nicely and will soon be ready for
the final carpenter work and the
plastering1 and with favorable condi
tion should be ready for occupancy
this winter. The carpenter work has
been looked after in a most workman
shiplike manner and under the direc
lion of Frank Konfrst and a force of
very capable workmen. This new-
home will add greatly to that section
of the city and be a home that is
both handsome and comfortable and
from its commanding situation gives a
splendid view of the city from all
directions. It is a bungalow with two
stories and will be thoroughly equip
ped with all modern devices for con
venience and comfort of the occupants
FORMER PLATTSMOUTH
BOY SELECTED A FORD
PEACE DELEGATE
From TuesdaVs Dallv.
Among those selected to accompany
the Henry Ford peace party on their
trip to Europe from this state is a
young man whom has a interest to
the residents of this city as he comes
from a farmer Plattsmouth family
who were residents here for many
years and where the young man was
born. The gentleman is William F.
Noble, son of Mr. and Mrs. George
W. Noble of Omaha and he was se
lected for the trip to Europe in the
interest of a peace movement by
Chancellor Avery of the state univer
sity at which institution the young
man is a student and a member of
the senior class of the college of arts
and sciences. The selection of Mr.
Noble by the chancellor is a very fine
tribute to his ability and worth and
one that is afforded to but few of his
age. The party will sail on Saturday
on the "Oscar 11" for the war riddled
continent and will make stops at
Copenhagen. Stockholm, Christina
pnd The Hague, to interest the pop
ulation of the peaceful countries in
a movement to try and bring peace to
their warring neighbors. A great
many distinguished citizens of the
United States are to accompany the
party and do what they can to restore
peace. The trip will occupy some six
weeks.
COUNCIL BLUFFS HUNT
ERS HAVE EXPERIENCE
IN GETTING TO CITY
From Tuesday's Dally.
Saturady evening a party of gentle
men from Council Bluffs were en
gaged in hunting and having a good
outing decided that they would put
in to Glenwood and spend the evening
there reveling in the pleasures of the
dance but learned on their arrival
there that there was nothing doing
in the light frantastic, but that Platts
mouth the home of the dance was
holding two of these pleasureable
events and without delay the party
started their auto truck westward to
ward the metropolis of Cass county.
The trip was made without accident
and the party landed on the ferry
safe and sound but as the craft near
ed the Nebraska shore one of the
party was not content to wait until
the ferry anchored but leaped high
in the air in a mighty effort to reach
the bank of the river but sad to say
missed by several feet and sank deep
into the water and mud with the re
sult that he was completely deluged
with water and mud and it was neces
sary on reaching the city to arouse
one of the local clothing men from
his slumbers at 2 a. m. to hasten
down and save the party by giving
them some new dry clothes. The oblig
ing clothing man wrapping his top
coat over his flowing pajunian came
down and procured the clothes for the
dampened hunter and everything was
lovely.
-
W. F. Kinslow, owner of the Hotel
Riley, departed this morning for
South Dakota, where he will look over
some land interests in that section for
a short time.
THE CLOSE OF
THE BURLINGTON
DAMAGE SUIT
Gust Johnson Sues ('., B. & Q. Rail
way for Injuries Sustained in a
Fall From a Car.
From Wednesday's Dally.
The damage suit of Gust Johnson
vs. the C, B. & Q. railroad was drag
ged through the courts all day yester
day, when the plaintiffs finished their
testimony and the defense took an in
ning by offering the statements as to
the facts in the case as they saw them.
There were qiute a number of the
shop men to testify in the case as to
the accident and the question of
whethtr or not the plaintiff had
knowledge of the loose condition of
the running board on top of the car,
which caused his fall. The statements
of the plaintiff and the defendant,
Slatinski, as to this fact were quite
different, as Mr. Johnson stated the
man told him the car was finished,
while Slatinski stated he told John
son it was not.
The defense offered in evidence in
support of their case a statement
signed by Mr. Johnson in which he
had stated that he had not remember
ed the loose board, and Attorney Ger-
ing made an effort to compel the rail
road company to produce a hand-written
statement which had been made
from the statements of Mr. Johnson
on May 1, the day after the accident.
and which the plaintiff alleged had
been substituted for it the one made
on the printed blank of the company
at the orders of the shop officials. The
court, however, ruled against the
plaintiff.
The closing argument of counsel
was commenced shortly before 5
o'clock and was opened by Mr. Ger-
ing for the plaintiff, who attacked the
testimony of the witnesses for the de
fense and pointed out the liability of
the company for the act of their em
ploye, Slatinski, and a plea for the
granting of the amount of damages
asked.
Attorney W. A. Robertson opened
for the railroad with a statement of
their side of the case and laid stress
on the fact that Johnson, the plaintiff,
had been careless and forgotten the
warning as to the loosened condition
of the running board. Judge Root
also laid a great deal of emphasis on
.the carelessness of the plaintiff, as
well as to his having a rather hot
temper at times.
Mr. Gering closed by a most elo
quent plea for his client and the just
ness of his cause and asked that the
jury, if they were convinced of the
right of the plaintiff to recover, that
the verdict be one that would be suf
ficient to guarantee him being cared
for if he were unable to labor.
The arguments closing at 6 o'clock.
Judge Begley decided not to give the
instructions to the jury until this
morning, and allowed them to go to
their homes and boarding places for
the night.
This morning Judge Begley gave
his instructions to the jury and at
9:55 they retired to deliberate over the
case and at noon had failed to reach a
verdict.
Uniform Valuations.
From Tuesday Daily
Secretary Bernecker of the state
board of equalization is conducting a
campaign for uniformity of valuations
by county assessors. He has com
piled a table showing the variations
in valuing automobiles, lives stock,
farm lands and other items of prop
erty in Nebraska. He will attempt to
secure more uniformity in fixing
values in 1916.
Motor Up From L'nion.
From Tuesday' Dailv.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Garrison and
Rev. and Mrs. W. A. Taylor and Mr.
George Hastings of Spearfish, S. D.,
motored to this city from Union yes
terday afternoon in the Garrison car
to visit county seat friends and attend
to some important business matters
Rev. and Mrs. Taylor were pleasant
callers at this office.
FARM LOANS, at 5 per cent and 5',
per cent. No delays. T. H. Pollock.
11-29 tf d
A MUNICIPAL CHRISTMAS
TREE AT GLENWOOD, IOWA
Our neighboring city of Glenwood
has come to the front with a proposi
tion of holding a municipal Christmas
tree and the idea, which is an excellent
one, seems to have met with much
favor from the public-spirited citizens
there and the committees to care for
the taking care of the plans have been
appointed and all are going to make
it a rousing success. The matter of a
celebration of this nature has been
urged in Plattsmouth several times,
but has never been taken up. The
outcome of the celebration in our live
little neighbor across the river will be
watched with interest and should
prove a great success in every way, as
there is a lot of good workers there
to make it go.
INSTALLING A NUMBER
OF HITCHING POSTS
ON FIFTH STREET
.rom Tuesday's Dally.
The city is installing a number of
new hitching posts on South Fifth
street just east of the Air Dome and
which can be used by the farmers to
tie up to when they are in town.
These posts are placed on the side hill
and will be found a great improve
ment over the present hitching posts
near the corner of Main and Fifth
streets which have for a long time
been the source of considerable an
noyance to the property owners there
as well as detracting very much from
the general appearance of the princi
pal business street with dirty and re
fuse which was constantly before the
public eye and the ie;r."s had worn
down the street in places so that the
refuse could accumulate even more
easily than before and in the summer
was decidedly anything but fragrant.
The horses have become loosened and
scattered all over the street making
it very untidy. The removing of the
hitching posts in this particular spot
is a move that would certainly be
appreciated to the fullest extent by
everyone and spots just as con -enient
could be found for locating them.
THE BURLINGTON DAM
AGE CASE STILL ON
IN DISTRICT COURT
From Tuesday's Dallr
The trial of the case of Gust
Johnson vs. the C. B. & Q. railroad
and Frank Slatinski continued in the
district court yesterday and this
morning and it seems probable that
it will run well into Wednesday be
fore the testimony is completed.
Yesterday afternoon C. M. Parker,
foreman of the frieght car depart
ment, Frank Schuldice and Otto
Finder, truckmen in the employ of
the railroad company in the shops
and L. E. Vroman, piece work in
spector and Dr. J. S. Livingston were
on the stand to give the facts in the
case as far as lay in their knowledge.
A greater part of the testimony of
Mr. Parker was in regard to the
technical details of the construction
of freight cars and the position of
grab irons on the cars. Messers
Schuldice and Finder testified as to
having assisted in carrying Mr. John
son to the depot and accompanied
him to the office of the company
surgeon where his broken limb was
set as well as assisted him to his
home. The plaintiff had on exhibit
a minature reproduction of a running
board of which is placed on the top
of a freight car and the grab irons
which will occupy such a prominent
place in the contentions in the case.
Dr. Livingston testified as to the
character of the injuries of Mr. John
son. The railroad company will have a
large number of witnesses in their
behalf to testify as to the accident
and this will occupy a greater part
of the day tomorrow. The case has
attracted a great deal of attention
here where the plaintiff has resided
for a great many years and its out
come will be awaited with interest.
Candy Boxes at the Journal office.
If it is in the paper line you will find
it here.
MEMORIAL SERVICES
OF B. P. E. O. NEXT
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
From Tuesday's Dallv.
The memorial services of the B. P.
O. E. will be held on next Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Parmele
theater when Plattsmouth lodge, No.
739 will pay their tribute of love to
the memory of the departed brothers
of the order. The service will be open
to the public and will be in the same
order as that of last vear when the
impressive ceremony was carried out
in such a beautiful manner. It is a
tender and beautiful custom to each
year gather to pay this tribute to
those who come no more to share the
joys and sorrows of their fraternal
brothers and is a ceremony peculiar to
the Elks. The program is one of
great interest and the address of the
day given by Rev. Arthur C. A. Bux
ton, of Council Bluffs, chaplin of the
Council Bluffs lodge and the eulogy
will be given by Hon. Norman S.
Genung of Glenwood. The service will
be commenced at 3 o'clock and the
members of the lodge will march in a
body from the club rooms on Sixth
rtreet to the theater where they will
occupy seats in the front rows of the
parquet. The program to be given
will be as follows:
Selection Orchestra
Opening Ceremonies. . .Lodge Officers
Vocal The Rosary V...Nevin
Miss Barbara Clement.
Ceremonies Lodge
Opening Ode Lodge
Invocation - Chaplain
Selection Orchestra
Vocal The Lord Is My Light
Miss Kathryn Bauder
Violin Solo Selected
Miss Agnes Knoflicek.
Eulogy Borther N. E. Genung
Braf-s Quartet Pilgrim's Chorus..-
Wagner
Address Rev. A. C. A. Buxton
Closing Ceremonies Lodge
Doxology.
Benediction Rev. W. S. Leete
Selection Orchestra
THE REVIVAL
MEETINGS AT THE
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
From Tuesday's Dally.
Last evening at the Christian
Church, Rev. PerLee preached to an
intensely interested audience, one of
bis strongest sermons which is enti
tled, "Seeking Religion Up a Tree."
This is a picture drawn from the
incident of Zaccheus, who climbed up
a sycamore tree, being of small sta
tue, that he might see the Master
pass by. When he had been told to
dine with him that day he hastened
to obey, and accepted his Lord and
became his follower. In this Rev.
Pei Lee drew a picture, of the lost
condition of not only this man, but
all men who find they are lost. Tell
ing of an icident in which he figured
while climbing Long Peak, in Colora
do and getting lost at night while at
tempting to return. When the party
found themselves, he lingered to the
time when a sinner has returned to
acknowledge the Lord, and accept his
pardon.
Much interest was manifested in
the meetings, and with the progress
they are growing. The subject for
the meeting this evening will be of
"Two Cities." This will be an in
teresting sermon and should be heard
by all. There will be good singing
and excellent music, and a committee
has the matter in hand who will see
that nothing is left undone that will
insure its success. The meetings be
gin at 7:30.
Getting Along Very Nicely.
From Tuesdav's DallT.
James Holly, who was operated on
a few days ago at the Immanuel hos
pital in Omaha, is reported as getting
along nicely and is now on the high
way to recovery and the operation
teems to have been most successful
and it is hoped will result in restoring
him to complete health. Mr. Holly has
not been in the best of health for some
years past and the operation was
found necessary to afford him the de
sired relief from his suffering.
Everyone reads the want ads.
DETATH OF LITTLE CLIFFORD
NEILSON THIS MORNING
A very sad blow was given to Mr
and Mrs. Julius Neilson this morning
when their little three-months-old
son, Clifford Franklin Neilson, was
taken from them by death and in
their sorrow and grief over the loss
of the bright little son will receive
the deepest sympathy of their many
friends and neighbors. Little Clifford
was born on September 1st and had
apparently been in the best of health
until last night about midnight when
he developed what seemed to be pneu
monia and despite all that could be
done for his relief he steadily grew
worse until death came to end the
story of his childish life of only a
brief space of a few months. The
funeral will be held Friday after
noon at 2 o'clock from the home of
the parents.
VISIT PLATTSMOUTH
FOR FIRST TIME IN
TWENTY-ONE YEARS
From Tuesday-? Dally.
Yesterday two former Plattsmouth
residents were in the city for a short
time to look over the old town and
visit with their old acquaintances in
this city, where they had passed so
many happy years. The men, John
Young of Omaha and Leonard Ander
son of Salida. Colorado, were here
some twenty-one years ago and have
not since their removal from the city
been able to visit here. They were
most agreeably surprised with the
general appearance of the city and the
rpparent improvement over that which
had prevailed while they were living
here in the early nineties. Both men
were employed in the Burlington shops
in this city and were somewhat disap
pointed in the fact that a great many
of their old associates had been called
way since their removal, and it was
with difficulty that they found anyone
whom they knew.
DOUBLE ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATED AT THE
T. J. SOKOL HALL
From 'Wednesday's Dally.
Last evening was a golden occasion
at the T. J. Sokol hall when two of
their members, in whose hair the
silvering touch of time has been felt,
as well as one of the more useful
members, gathered to celebrate their
joint birthdays, and the occasion was
one of the rarest pleasure to all who
graced the festal event. Andrew
Matous and John Svoboda, sr., were
each 72 years of age and Anton
Homola had just crossed the line at
26 yesterday, and the celebration held
was one long to be remembered. The
guests of honor were introduced to the
gathering and compelled to respond
to the greetings of their friends,
which thejT did in a most eloquent
manner, and were received with the
greatest of enthusiasm. The event
was thoroughly enjoyed and it was a
late hour when the party adjourned
and wended their way homeward,
wishing their friends many more such
happy gatherings.
The Rye Crop.
From Tuesday's Daily.
According to figures tabulated by
the Nebraska state board of agri
culture the 1915 rye crop amounted to
3,002,011 bushels and the cash value
is estimated at $1,200,804. The acre
age v.-as 93.408 and the average yield
per acre was 32.13 bushels.
Build Paved Road.
From Tuesday's Dally.
Inmates of the state penitentiary
Thursday completed eleven blocks of
state paving on Holdrege street. Gov
ernor Morehead planned to test the
rbility of the convicts in constructing
highways, and the engineers have pro
nounced the experiment a success in
every way. The scheme seems to
have possibilities, and farmers of Ne
braska and displaying keen interest.
Dennison's Tags, Seals, Stickers and
Christmas Cards at the Journal office.
EX-GOVERNOR
GEORGE L SHEL
DON IN TOWN
Greets Many of His Old Friend. ho
Are Always Pleased iu Take the
Former Governor bv the Maud.
Yesterday ex-Governor George L.
Sheldon of Nebraska, was in th" city
for a few hours en route from his ol
home at Nehawka to Chicago, where
he will spend a few ciays looking afte r
some matte.-s in regard to his b'i.-iness
interests.
The ex-governor looking a- hale
and hearty as when lie was wi-h us.
and the chief executive of this great
commonwealth, and the life in the
south seems to have airreed with him
wonderfully. He is now a planter in
Mississippi, where a fine home has
been established, and where the fam
ily are now enjoying life. Mr.
Sheldon is of the opinion that a great
future awaits the south and that they
are just really beginning to reailr.e the
great opportunities that lie in wait
for them in that wonderful fertile
region. The conditions growing out
of the civil war have gradually been
did away with and the younger gen
eration of the south has commenced
to grapple with the big question of
the development of their part of the
United States in a spirit that means
success and one ot tne greatest m
cfustrial revolutions when the spirit of
the new south gets in the saddle. The
negro, always a part of the problem
of the southland, has gradually been
put in a place where he does not
hamper the advance of the community
nd is given the fullest opportunity to
better himself, but not to impose in
tolerable conditions on the whiue
population by which he may be sur
rounded.
The ex-governor is the same genial
and clever gentleman that made him
one of the most pleasant men that
ever filled the executive chair of the
state, and his visit up north has be n
o .1-11
one ot mucn pleasure to rus oiu
friends and they are legion through
Cass county, his old home, and it will
be a hard matter to displace George
Sheldon in the hearts of the residents
of old Cass.
In returning from Chicago Mr.
Sheldon expects to be able to stop
here for a visit with his friend-; for a
few clavs before returning to the
south. He was brought to this city
in an auto by his brother, Fra:.k 1.
Sheldon, the Nehawka merchant.
POLLOCK-DUFF BRIDGE
CO, DOING SOME NEC
ES
From Wednesdays Dally.
There has been a great deal of im
provement, macie near the I'!.itt
river auto and wagon bridge, by the
Pollock-Duff company, the owners of
the structure, that will aid very much
in making the bridge much more sub
stantial and eliminate a numUr f
possibilities of danger from hkh
water in the spring. A large wlllo
mat 200 feet long has been woven
and placed from the Burlington rad
road bridge to below the wagon
bridge arid this has been used as a
retainer for the river bank and ii
prevent it caving in and to protect
the wagon bridge ard the residence
of the toll keeper at the south end of
the bridge. At this end of the struct
ure an additional span of fourteen
feet has been built as the bank here
was in such shape that it was thought
best for the bridge, to cut back and
put in the additional spars which
will lighten the pressure of the dirt
on the last pier of the bridge and
also make a much better approach
to the bridge. New planks have been
placed wherever needed and the bridge
in general placed in first class shaj
for the winter and early spring. The
work of rip-rapping was done under
the supervision of John Frederickson,
one of the bridge men of the Burl
ington, who has had long experience
in this line of work.
County Superintendent Miss Eda
Marquardt was among those going to
Omaha this morning, where she will
visit for the day.