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MONDAY, OCTOEER IS, 1C14. PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. fACE A. FORTUNE OF WAR FAVORS ALLIES THE GOOD WORK II : .!.: ,,. 1'. -I iii - OF JUDGE MORRISSY m Lt: K: m P. m. TO lI n M i 99 n n MIH XI r l "7 IT II Hit F) II ll '7 II II Do the people of Nebraska know and under stand what the promises and pledges of the advo cates of prohibition are ? Many intelligent and vell-meaning citizens, deceived and misled by the prohibition cry "Make Nebraska Dry," believe that the adoption of the prohibitory amendment will make Nebraska "dry" and banish alcoholic beverages from the state. That this belief is a delusion and unfounded in fact is proven by the official promises and statements of the organization which framed the Nebraska prohibitory amendment and is leading the campaign for its adoption. The "Nebraska Dry Federation" in its official argument in support of the amendment filed with the Secretary of State says: "The proposed amendment does not ATTEMPT TO DEAL with the HABITS AND APPETITES of our citizens." This is an astounding statement coming from the organization which is imploring citizens to "vote Nebraska dry" and endeavoring by every means to persuade citizens to believe that the adoption of the amendment will make Nebraska "dry.' 99 The prohibition advocates admit that the amendment is not intended to reduce either the USE or the ABUSE of alcoholic beverages. It is not intended to keep alcoholic beverages from the drunkard ncr the boy. But it is A PROMISE that under pro hibition every person may USE or ABUSE these beverages in any degree so long as they follow the "MAIL-ORDER PLAN" and send their money OUTSIDE THE STATE. The statement deserves repeating: "NO ATTEMPT TO DEAL VITH THE HABITS AND APPETITES OF OUR CITI ZENS." Can anyone be deluded into the belief that this will make Nebraska "dry?" that it' will improve conditions and foster tem perance when its only command is "Use all you want but buy it outside the state?" Kansas has tried this method and has suffered the penalty of increased intemperance, increased crime, juvenile delinquency, pauperism and in creased taxation. The result of this system of "mail order" and "alley joint" distribution of alco holic beverages in prohibition states is forcibly illustrated in the following extract. From the Wichita (Kan.) "Beacon" of September 20, 1916. The "Beacon" says: "A young man suffering witk s severe back strain called at the office of a Schweiter building physician a few days ago for treatment. While the doctor was attending him he told how he was injured. 'I work in one of the railway freight warehouses he said. 'Last week we got a little behind with the unloading of liquor cars. We unloaded one a day that week and this left us with three cars to unload Monday. I was hustling along with the other workmen and strained by back trying to lift a barrel of whisky.' The workman told the physician that the railroad , for which he worked brought from seven to ten carloads of beer and whisky to Wichita every week." These conditions are offered to Nebraska by the advo cates of prohibition, not a "dry" Nebraska but a Neb raska flooded with an unrestricted supply of alcoholic beverages for the intemperate and the minor as well as all others. The Nebraska Prosperity League OPPOSED TO.STATE PROHIBITION.! IN FAVOR OF LOCALIOPTION. HIGH LICENSE President, L. F.7CROFOOT Treasurer, W. J. COAD Secretary, J. B. HAYNES Send for our literature. OMAHA, NEBRASKA m i Kinds of Insurance! SURETY BONDS Residence Masonic Home. Telephone No. 313 How Catarrh is Contracted. Mothers are sometimes so thought less as to neglect the colds which their children contract. The inflammation of the mucus membrane, at first acue, becomes chronic and the child has chronic tatarrh, a disease that is sel dom cured and that may prove a life's budden. Many persons who have this loathsome disease will remember hav ing had frequent colds at the time it was contracted. A little forethought, a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy judiciously used, and all this trou ble might have been avoided. Ob tainable everywhere. A want ad will bring what you want. Rumanians Retreat, in Northern Tran sylvania, But Press Offensive In Other Places. London, Oct. 15. Although Ruman ians in northern Transylvania con tinue to retreat before the Austro Germans, from this region all along the battle line of the vicinity of Or sova, at several points by violent counter attacks have gained an ad vantage. Bucharest admits the retirement of the Rumanian forces in the Kaliman mountains, but says farther south in fantry of the Teutonic allies were put to flight. Successes also were ob tained by the Rumanians in the Oitu za and Jiul valleys. On both sides of the Szurouk pass, Rumanians contin ue on the offensive, but Berlin says their attacks have been repulsed. German trenches in the neighbor hood of the Stuff and Schwaben xedoubts in the Triepval region of France have been captured by the British, and with them more than 300 prisoners. Near Gueudecourt the British also have slightly advanced their line. Berlin admits that the British north of Thiepval gained a firm hold on the German trenches and that the French south of the Somme have won a foot ing in the sugar refinery at Gener mont. The French in Saturday's fight ing in the Ablaincourt-Belloy sector made 1,100 German prisoners. Serbian troops have advanced along the left bank of the Cernar river, while the French have cut the railway line south of Seres. Gains for the Italians against the Austrians in the Carso region of the Austro-Italian theater are recorded by Rome. In the Carpathians the Austro-Ger-mans have recaptured the height of Smetres. In Volhynia violent fighting has broke out. Petrograd says that north of Korytniza the Rusians cap tured a German trench. Along the Stokhod, says Berlin, Russian attacks were repulsed. Berlin, Oct. 15. (Via Wireless to Sawille.)-r-Renewed allied attacks on both wings in Macedonia have failed to shake the German-Bulgar front, ac cording to official statements issued here today. Field Marshal Mackenzen reported the repulse of Serbian attacks on the river Czerna bend. An official state ment from the Bulbarian war office reported that 200 British soldiers were killed and one officer and twenty men captured near Barrakahs Youmaya on the Struma front. Near the village of Yenikoi, Bulgarian artillery routed three armored automobiles. When You Take Cold. With the average man a cold is a serious matter and should not be tri fled with, as some of the most dan gerous diseases start with a common cold. Take Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy and get rid of your cold as quick ly as possible. You are not experi menting when you use this remedy, as it has been in use for many years and has an established reputation. It con tains no opium or other narcotic. Ob tainable everywhere. TEAM AND DRAY WORK. If you want any team work, dray age or any work of that kind, call No. 76. WHEN don't forget that THIS is the garage to stop at when you are in Plattsmouth. Your car is in very careful hands when placed in our care and HERE you'll find everything for the motor tour ist in the shape of supplies and service. Moderate Charges! Patterson & Wynn Telephone 131 Lincoln,' Neb., Sept. 27. To the 1 . ... r.aitor ot the State Jorunal: Your paper puonshed a tabulation of what purported to be the number of opin ions written by judges of this court for two terms, and then taking these figures a? a basis undertook to show that my friends were making claims in my behalf that were not warranted Following this, the publicity bureau of one of the candidates sent a copy of your article to the weekly press, and I presume there are those who have studied the figures and reached the conclusion that they correctly re flect the record. For this reason I have had the records checked up; not for a part of the time I have been on the court, but for the whole time. I became chief justice of the court January 25, 1915, and the first sit ting of the court thereafter convened February 1, 1915. Since that date there have been submitted by ora argument, briefs, or both, 525 cases for final disposition. In these cases there have been written ,406 opinions of which I have written fifty-eight. As the court consists of a chief jus tice and six associate justices, it wil be seen that I have written the exact average of the whole court. Eighty three cases have been affirmed with out opinion or otherwise disposed of, and there are thirty-six cases pending. In the hearing of these 525 cases the records show the members of the court participating as follows: Morrissey, in 508 Barnes, in 471 Rose, in 452 Letton, in 425 Fawcett, in 416 Sedgwick, in 380 Hamer, in 297 During a part of this time Judge Hamer was sick and this may explain his absence in so many cases. It will be seen that I have participated in 101 more cases than the average for each justice, and I have written the same number of opinions as the aver- ge for each justice, besides handling the work incident to the office of chief justice. In addition to the cases mentioned, opinions were filed in a number of cafes submitted before I became a member of the court. I have not taken these into account as they belong to a period prior to my ser vice, and if some judge was behind with his work I am not responsible for it, nor is he to oe given credit for it during the period covered by this statement. I am not sajing that the value of a member of the court may be deter mined by the number of opinions he writes, or by the number of cases in which he partipates, but, inasmuch as the article mentioned dealt with the number of opinions written during a part of my term of services, I submit the above figures covering the whole period from my first day on the court to the present. Yours truly. A. M. MORRISSEY. T"T-I"I- -I-M-H' 'M-I-I"!- -M-l-I-I EAGLE Beacon M-i-l"I"l'!-I"I-I"I"I"I"I"I"! Fred Kent left Thursday for Ely- ria, O., at which place he will make his future home. Fred Muenchau, Sr., and family and Fred, Jr., autoed to Germantown Monday evening. Cecil Pettit has returned to Mur ray and is back at work as station agent at that point. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Setz of Platts mouth are visiting this week at the A. H. Vanlandingham home. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Coat man Tuesday, October 10th, a daught er, ine mother ana little one are re ported to be getting along nicely. Miss Amy Burdick returned home Monday from Nebraska City where she has been visiting at the home of her brother, Rex Burdick and family. Uncle Johnny Michael came down from Lincoln Thursday, afternoon for a few hours visit with friends in and about Eagle. He has recovered from his recent illness and is feling ood. The writer paid a visit to Joe Ry- ons and Mrs. ueorge eueitgenDacn at the Lincoln Sanitarium Wednesday and found them to be getting along nicely. Both will be removed to their homes next week. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Price, Carl Price and Mrs. August Bergman autoed to Fairbury Saturday morning and visited until Monday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Levi Vaughn. They report a very pleasant trip. F. W. Blomenkamp has commenced he erection of a new 24x50 foot ce ment block building on the lots just south of the bank, which will be occu pied by the drug store and postoffice when completed. The contract has been let to Elmer Pentico of Lincoln and the work of excavating was started Thursday morning. .. .-XX i A I V ''' 4 3? ' A 'it x 4. r :4 4 5 ft "1 if CHIEF JUSTICE Andrew M. Morrissey Candidate for Election to Succeed Himself On the Non-Partisan Ballot HALLOWE'EN DECORATIONS. You will find the greatest line Den- nison Hallowe'en party decorations ever displayed in Plattsmouth at The Journal office this season. You know we are the recognized paper house of Cass county, and if it is in the paper line you will find it here. Make your selections early, while the line is unbroken. Read the want ads in the Journal. WANTED! Junk of all kinds Iron, Paper, J- Magazines, Rags, Metels. 5 50c per 100 lbs. paid for mag- azines. s B. Hankinson, Phone 505 or 434. I X : '. , --i i? r -r - v5-'! I X ft j! JOHN G. MARTIN Central City, Neb. Candidate for Election on the Non-partisan Judiciary ballot For Supreme Judge MR. MARTIN is 56 years of age, was born and reared at Pittsburg. Pa., where he read law for four years prior to coming to Nebraska. Ho was educated at Wooster University, Wooster, Ohio, and Lafayette College at Easton, Pa. He came to Nebraska In 1S83 and first located at Columbus, where he practiced law until 1885 when he moved to Merrick County, Neb. II has devoted his entire time and energy to the practice of the law in this state ever since, excepting during the years of 1899 and 1900 when he was legal adviser of the auditing department of the United States located at Havanc, Cuba, under the military occupation of Cuba. ' As evidence of his conception of the duties of the ofnee to which ha aspires, and for the purpose of advising the electors of Nebraska as to hU conduct in that office if elected, he announces the following PLATFORM Equality before the law. Remove the law's vexatious delays. Substantial justice unhampered by technicalities. Purify the courts by severe punishment for perjury. No politics or favoritism, known on the bench. Would appreciate jeur support and will strive to merit your confidence