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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
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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
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Stetson Hats
Manhattan
Shirts .
Cat hart Overalls
1 Hanson
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