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A THURSDAY, NOVEMBER, 2, 1916 PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. PAGE 2. FACTORY OWNER FAVORS WILSON Employer of Twelve Thousand Work ers Praises Eight-Hour Day Stand. Birmingham, Oct. 30. "I can un derstand how men who have always had the best things of life, the easy way, the soft places, the privileges and the favors, that inherited money and special laws can give, would vote for Hughes. He is their natural candidate and their logical choice. . But how the working people, who have always had the woist of it, could vote for Hughes is beyond my comprehension. He should not have the vote of a single workingman in the entire country. Woodrow Wilson should get the ballot of every worker in the land.'' The man who said this, in Bingham ton, X. Y., was George F. Johnson, partner in Endicott, Johnson & Co., the biggest manufacturers of shoes in the world. They employ 12,000 people. Two little cities, Endicott and John son, just outside of Binghamton, have been named after the partners and here their army of contented working people live. Johnson started as a workman in one of the factories he now owns. He got to the top by application and genius for large affairs. But money support spoiled him. "One of my impelling motives in coming out for the president," said Johnson, "was that he was the only president I have studied who has grasped the idea that a human being is more to be considered than a dollar or a machine. "I hold fast to the idea that human rights are greater than property rights. In Woodrow Wilson human 'rights had th kind of ardent cham pion that I have never before seen in high places. "Wilson has fostered and pushed laws that give the average man a chance to rise in the world. That is true democracy with a small 'd.' Only by helping the average man, instead of the wealthy classes, do we make for a greater republic. Wilson's atti tude toward public questions, and es pecially to social service measures, seems to me to be a very hopeful sign, not only for this country, but for the world. Foreign Policy Good. "I like the way he has handled Our foreign policies I have said it very reverently that Wilson must have been raised of God to earry this country through a great crisis. He seemed des tined to serve the people at a time when their best interests needed just that kind of service. "I look at our factories, all busy, and at the hundreds of thousands of young men all at work, strong and well and supporting wives, mothers and sisters. That is Wilson peace and prosperity. "And then I think what might be, factories closed, machines rusting, young men killed and maimed and blinded, widows and orphans here in this busy city, and all over the land, and I thank God for the way in which Wilson handled both the German and Mexican situations. "And, finally, I like the way he han dled the railroad strike situation. He faced the matter intelligently and did well. He could not have averted that industrial crisis in any other way. "My partner, H. B. Endicott, and myself, not only indorse what Wilson said about the eight-hour day, but have tried to. prove our faith by our works. We have just announced that, beginning November 1, all our em ployes will share Wilson prosperity bu having the eight-hour day with ten hours pay. This will in no way affect the wages of piece workers, who will icccive a scale that will enable them to continue at the prices they now re ceive." A committee of 130 representing the employes printed a full page card in the Binghamton papers testifying pub liclv to the many kindnesses the firm had extended to them, stating this was the reason there had never been a ripple of labor disturbance in "the big family," and thanking Endicott and Johnson for the voluntarily granted risrht-hour day and increased pay. The "Ad" is almost unique in the history of industrial concerns. MRS. JENNINGS INPROVING. From Weanesaay'a raliy. The-, many friends of Mrs. T. E. Jennings, who is at the Presbyterian hospital in Omaha recovering from an operation, will be pleased to learn that she is showing marked improvement ir.ce her. second operation and seems to be progressing very nicely toward recovery and . her condition !,as hrouTt grat encouragement to the members her family and the at tending p1 -ician. JUNIOR GUILD ENJOY AFTER-.. NOON AT STANFIELD HOME From Wednesday's Dan, Yesterday, afternoon the Junior Guild of St. Luke's church met at the cozy home of Mrs. Earl Stanfieid on West Pearl street to enjoy the after noon, and the. event was one of the greatest of enjoyment and pleasure to the members of the society. The ladies spent the time in sewing on the dainty articles that are being prepared for the holiday season, and social con versation also served to pass the time pleasantly. A very delectable lunch eon served at a suitable hour added much enjoyment to the pleasant event, and in serving the hostess was assist ed by Mrs. Jack Davis and Mrs. Rob ert Windham. THE POLLS TAKEN BY PAPERS FAVOR WILSON New York, Oct. 30. The New York Herald's straw vote to date shows Wilson leads Hughes in states which have 331 electoral votes. Only 266 electoral votes are necessary for election. The states which the Herald gives to President Wilson are: Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mon tana, New York, Ohio, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and all the south. Even without New York, which the president will carry by up ward of 100,000, the Herald shows he would have 286 electoral votes. "The. drift during the week was un questionably in the president's direc tion," the Herald says. The postal card poll taken by the New York American, which is op posing President Wilson's re-election, continues to give Wilson a lead of 5 to 3 over Hughes in the city of New York, the American reports that its postal card vote stands: Wilson, 9,708; Hughes, 7,430. In Ohio, the American finds the sen timent 4 to 3 for Wilson, tne vote there being: Wilson, 48,668; Hughes, 35,531. Buffalo, Oct. 30 The Courier's poll to date: Wilson, 10,570; Hughes, 7,556. Columbus, O., Oct. 30. The Even ing Dispatch's poll to date gives Wil son 34,445 and Hughes 22,244. NEHAWKA News Chas. Stone and family of Elmwood visited at the homes of D. C. West and Carl Stone Sunday. At a family reunion and dinner at Isaac Pollard's last Sunday, twenty two children and grandchildren were present. Mrs. Harry Duckworth of Chariton, la., was here a few days this week visiting her husband, who is employed as engineer in the Nehawka mills. Mr. and Mrs. Hilborn of Long Beach, Cal., who had been- visiting Mrs. Hilborn's father, Isaac Pollard and other relatives, left for their home last Monday. Mrs. Lottie Shotwell, who had been visiting her father, Isaac Pollard, and other relatives in and near Nehawka for several weeks, departed Wednes day morning for her home in Seattle, Wash. With corn selling around 90 cents per bushel, bad weather, help scarce and a large crop staring the farmer in the face, the corn husker is receiv ing the highest wages ever before paid in this locality. The beautiful bungalow that Mr Malcom Pollard is building for his son, Hall, is being plastered. It con sists of eight rooms, parlor, sitting: room, dining room and kitchen down stairs, three bedrooms and bath room upstairs. Edwin Schomaker went to Omaha Wednesday afternoon to visit his wife at the Swedish Immanuel hospital. where she fas operated on for appen dicitis aoout three weeks ago. Mr. Shoemaker informs us she is able to sit up, and is improving nicely. Pollard's apple crop, of which sev eral thousand bushels yet remain on the trees, are still safe. Through the use of smudge pots liberally distrib uted throughout the orchard, was the means of raising the temperature suf ficient to save the crop so . far. We understand he -has the full force of men devoting their time to picking and piling the fruit. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew StohJmann, from near Louisville, "Forded into the county seat yesterday for a few hours visit with county seat friends While here Mr. Stohlmann made the Jour nal ouice a brief call. JOHNSON LOOKS INTO PRISON LIFE -ft Chaplain of Nebraska Prison Tells of Trip to the East. Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 29. Chaplain E M. Johnson of the state penitentiary has returned from his trip to the meet ing of the national pris6n congress, held in Buffalo a couple of weeks ago Friday evening he gave an interesting account of the national meeting, at a meeting of the Nebraska prison con gress, held at the Lindell hotel. On his trip Mr. Johnson visited the following institutions: Cook county house of correction, commonly called the Bridewell, at Chicago; Erie county penitentiary at Buffalo; the Luzerne county industrial school for boys, the Alleghaney county penn work house, the Western Pennsylvania penitentiary, the Ohio pennitentiary, and the Joliet, 111., penitentiary. This he considered the most important part of his trip and no where did he find men receiving more personal consid eration or the honor system more ef fectively carried out than in our own Nebraska penitentiary. In studying the parole system o: the different states visited, only one thing did he find in which they had an advantage over Nebraska's plan, and that is in the care of the men while on parole. In the last legis lature a bill was passed making the secretary of the parole board ex-ofli-cio parole officer, but there was no provision for salary, and with the other duties that devolve upon the one occupying that position, no ade quate provision was made for the sup ervision of men on parole. In the next legislature the chaplain wants Us?" some bill introduced that would make provision for the field work of the parole system. It would help the parole board very much, if there was some one to go out into the community where the crime was com mitted and find out at first hand, out of the heat of a court trial, the real facts and circumstances surrounding the case. Not only this, but there have been instances where men have signed employment agreements for the paroled prisoner, purporting to be their friend, and later it was dis covered that the said friend was pos itively ,an unfit person to have a paro'ed man under his direction. The field man could find out the character and "responsibility of the- man who agrees to employ the prisoner. The field work is the only weakness in our parole system. In other respects it is equal' to,- and in some cases superior fo other states. He also recon-.mends stale aid for destitute families of prisoners, as lone in spree states; the placing of :ncri who are released on probation from the various courts of the state, under the supervision of the state parole board; the erection of dis trict work houses, including in the western sections of the state a num ber of counties, where the men com mitted from the various courts of the district, may be put to work. ED DONAT RECEIVES A LETTER FROM HIS BROTHER IN AUSTRIA From Wednesday's Cany. The letter received in this county from the friends in the warring coun tries of Europe gives one a little idea of the actual conditions that prevail in all the different nations. Edward Donat yesterday received a letter from his brother, Franz Donat, a textile manufacturer of Vienna, Austria, in which he relates how the war is felt in the Austrian capital. This letter was written on June 16th and has since been on its journey to this coun try, and has been held up several times by the censors of the countries through which it must pass to reach the United States. The letter states that while the war has been felt in Vienna to a great extent in the high prices of provisions, still at that time the price of labor and professional work had risen in proportion, and by this means the balance had been main tained. The writer of the letter ex pressed the thought that the plans to starve out Austria in the var would be unsuccessful and that they would be able to withstand the-pressure of the allies to force the central empire out. Mr. Donat has several sons who are over military age and a number of grandsons who will soon be of age to serve in thei'army.-. The mail from this country. toEjirepe seems to have been interferedwith greatly as the members of the amity in Vienna had failed to receive a letter, sent from this city shortly after the outbreak of the great war. MRS. LUGII1DA BRITTAIN GIVES A DINNER PARTY If you I.- " ' g for sale adver tise in the Journal. Yesterday afternoon the home of Mrs. Lucinda Brittain in the south part of the city was the scene of ,s verv pleasant gathering in celebra tion of the Hallowe'en season and in which a large number of the friends and neighbors took part. "" In honp of the occasion the home had been very prettily arranged with decora tions in keeping with the season and here for several hours the members of the party enjoyed themselves. A most delicious three course dinner was served by Mrs. Brittain that proved a most delightful feature of the occa sion and was enjoyed to the utmost as the hostess had prepared the entire menu herself although well advanced in years and it was certainly a rare treat to all who were fortunate enough to be present. ENTERTAINMENT AT THE PETERSON AND SOENNIGHSEN HOMES From Wednesdays Dally. One of the pleasant entertainments of the Hallowe'en season was given last evening by a number of the young ladies of the city at the homes of Misses Edna Peterson and Mathilde Soennichsen. The event was in the nature of a progressive party and the members of the jolly party assembled at the Peterson home, where Miss Pe terson and Miss Verna Hatt had ar ranged a rare treat for the members of the party. Here the home was made very attractive with the Hal lowe'en decorations and .pumpkins and the black cats and witches. A number of guessing games and contests were enjoyed for some time and the mem bers of the party were treated to dainty refreshments by the hostesses, which served to add to the jollity and pleasure of the guests. After a most delightful time the members of the party proceeded ' to the Soennichsen home, where another enjoyable treat had been prepared for everyone, and for several hours the home rang with merriment as the various stunts and games were enjoyed. At the Soen nichsen home Miss Mathilde Soennich sen and Mrs. Aline Franzen had charge of the arrangements and had provided an evening of the rarest de light to everyone. After the time had been spent in the usual Hallowe'en games the guests were invited to par take of the second course of the dain ty and delicious luncheon that was served by Miss Soennichsen, Mrs Franzen and Mises Helen and Marie Hunter. The young ladies enjoyed the occasion to the limit and will eag erly await another opportunity to take part in a similar function that is filled with such enjoyment. SONS AND DAUGHTERS ENJOY AN EVENING AT STANDER HOME From Wednesday's Daily. The Loyal Sons and Daughters last evening observed the Hallowe'en season in a very appropriate manner at the farm home of George Stander, four miles west of the city, and for several hours the joliv party made the Stander home ring with peals of mer riment and joy. The trip to the farm was made in hayracks and these ve hicles were loaded down vitl the mem bers of the party intent on a fine time and they were not disappointed in their expectations in the least. The rooms of the home ware very appro priately decorated with bundles of wheat, shocks of corn rd big golden pumpkins which certainly brought n touch of the bounteous . season just closed into the minds of the guests The evening was spent in a most pleasing manner at various amuse ments, consisting of singing of pongs and in games and contests. In the guessing contest of the cities of Ne braska, Bentel Stone won the first prize, and Mrs. Connors second; Mrs Li. L. Pickett gave a very delightful comic reading that was received with marked favor by everyone. . Other guessing contests anil fishing for part ners served to wtfilo away .the -time until a suitable . hour, when a very tempting luncheon, wai served by the members . of the . Loyal Daughters class to the gentlemen, the serving be ing looked after by Mrs. P. F..Rhin, Mrs. L. L. Pickett and Misses Viola Stander, Ruby Winscott and Blanche and Opal Cannon. It was nearinj the early morning hours when. the jolly party returned homeward to the city feeling' that the time spent would be long remembered by everyone fortu nate enough to be present to partici pate in the pleasant occasion. FINED FOR DRIVING GAR WHEN DRUNK Yesterday in county court William Carraher and John Fetty received a fine and costs for driving an automo bile while under the influence of liquor and at a rate of speed in excess of the law. Mr. Carraher received $36.57 and Mr. Fetty $16.57 for their offense. It would seem from the facts related in court that these two men were re turning to Union from Plattsmouth on Monday night and when about a mile and a half south of Murray they ran into a horse belonging to a horse trader that has been in this "locality for some time, and with the result that the horse was killed. As soon as the car struck the horse it was swung from the roadway into a steep bank, breaking the front spring and other wise damaging the machine. Here the machine remained until the next day, with the two men still in the car, and on Tuesday evening County Attorney Cole, returning from Union, saw the men and started an investigation, with the result that th"e information was filed yesterday before Judge Beeson. The two men stated that they were going at a good rate of speed at the time of the accident and did not sec the horse in the road until they were within six feet and then it was too late to stop. The accident occurred near the Hobsheidt farm south of Murray, and here the car remained until some timelater when the men got it started and progressed as .far as the Creed Harris farm, where the car remained until Tuesday night, when it was brought into Union. Sher iff Quinton, on receiving the warrant, hastened to Union and brought the two men here to be arraigned and given the fine as stated above. The county attorney proposes to take up all those driving cars while intoxicated as the danger is too groat to the oth ers who must travel the highways. LARGEST VOLUME OF BUSINESS EVER DONE IN P0ST0FFI0E The postofiice in this rcity for tlu month of October did the largest vol ume of business in the history of tho office for the past ten years and es tablished a record for receipts that makes the previous months look weak in comparison. An increase of $488.28 over the month of October one yeai ago is noted and the increase for the month put this month even hipher than the holiday months of December for the past few years. The increase is but another indication of the uni versal spirit of prosperity that is found in all lines of business and shows conclusively that the citizens ai-e all feeling a part of the general prosperity as the receipts from the postofilce comes to a great extent from the people in general as there are r.o concerns that use, a great deal of postage with the exception of the Olson company and their business" has not been exceptionally heavy for the past month. The showing is one that speaks of increasing business of the city and should be the source of grati fication to the people in general. -an exceptional value in Men's Genuine Leather Coats at $16.50 Made of soft, "pliable leather throughout and lined with finest flannel; can be worn as outer coat or undercoat. Because they are impervious to wind and devoid of weight and clumsiness these fine utility coats are indispensible to motorists, doc tors, huntsmen, civil engineers and all men exposed to wintry winds. At $16.50 this is indeed a rare value. We also have leathea shirts and pants. C. E. Wescott's Sons EVERYBODY'S STORE." L. A. TYSON, ELMWOOD, NEB., Candidate for Representative Seventh District Took the Hurt Out of Her Back. Mrs. Anna Byrd, Tuscumbia, Ala., writes: "I was down with my back so I could not stand up more than half the time. Foley Kidney Pills took all of the hurt out." Rheumatic pains, swollen ankles, backache, stiff joints and sleep disturbing bladder ailments indicate disordered kidneys and blad der trouble. Sold everywhere. ANDREW F. STURM Candidate for STATE SENATOR Solicits Your Support FOUND At Parmele theater, a lady's glove. Owner may have same by calling at this office and paying for this advertisement. 10-25-tfd FOR SALE. A 1-year-old male -Jersey-Duroc tried hog, for $35, if taken at once. G. R. Rhoden, Murray, Neb. FOR SALE. FOR SALE Duroc-Jersey boars. In . quire of A. W. Smith or Phone 475-W. 10-19-2wkswkly A want ad will bring what you want Republicans! Democrats! J-TUNDREDS of Grand Old Party men, hun- dreds of followers of the Democratic Donkey, make this store their clothes headquarters. They know satisfaction awaits them here in the fullest measure. But, we play favorites in clothes. We insist on selling them nationally-known ' Kuppenheimer, Society Brand Clothcraft Clothes and the way they come back and tell us how well pleased they are shows ythat weve got the right party in po.wer when it comes to to this important commodity. We are headquarters for clothes tailored in good style, in every size. and van; M f Stetson Hats Manhattan Shirts . Cat hart Overalls 1 Hanson Glairs