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4 PLATTSMOUTO SFMf-WEEKLY JOURNAL. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1916. PAGE 4. tZhz plattsmoutb Journal PIBUSHi:!) SE3II-WI-XKLY AT I'LATTSMOl Til, NEHHASK A, Entered at Postoffice at Plattsmouth. Neb., as second-class mail matter. R. A. BATES, Publisher IIHJCKIITIU.H rillCKi fl.50 THOUGHT FOK TODAY. Love, hope, fear, faiih these m:s!.e humanity, these are its -I- s?-n and note ami character. IJrow irln'4. ; i . Dmi'l delay, Iut do it today. If you have anything to :-ay. out with it. Don't stand around and grum 1 'c. :o: Yoa d-.-.t f 'y real v. hnt a j u ;:( until you get ! .- p'-ed d: m.-:i pinch "d. :o:- St:v.- )ic. p'e aie r.l.ays talking ?.b..ut what tiny are going to do, but ne-cr take nciicr.. :o: (l.viii'nr-t'cct Neville will have about ad hi- apr.oItii.nier ? nude Le f mi he i:vdi:-tc(l into o!7Ve. That"? th ? o:- r cap v:iv, -:o: If one hr:g f: m. pet nle 1 r-tny there. Ii ask what h di ( n ike place lie fame why be didn't ' h knocks en it, they ,1 tlr.it he hud to leave, a re. :o : Av.it th Vol ." ! ;a-k;'., one of the greatest statc-o :! tho Ur.ior, r.;-eds a new caritol, so heL- the use of henimins; and haw ing r.bout it. Let us get to work and commence the erection next season. :o : ?rrr,i' people advocate the raising of P-.dgian haro as a means of reducing the high price of meats. F-elgian hare are ;.: tty god c.-.t'.ig ;md might have .-ome cfect in that direction. :o :- A N'.'.v .Tcr?ey n :-.n paid his wife Shi ap'ece f.r kis. s. That's ju.-t how far a man will allow himself to be vi.-timi".:e !. when he !k lieves things are h: -'n on account of the war. Theic has of late been much rt -fere-ace to thifv.'s that a?7o.d "food for th'-opht." ar.d to be perfectly frank that is about the only ch ap feed to h -d at this writlr.g. Wbh the rr.inl.'.-'s of our h.ourch Id could get ::!,-": with hind. The boycf.tt in the cast brought tur-ley-. down off their high r. : t, and f-f.m present indications the Christmas tui key won't rr-ost so high. There are r.vi'iy ways of rlchmlng a cat, and the boycott K o::e of them. People dor.'t l ave t loiv; turkoy. -:o:- I' i. v:.n.'' cams Ui e now n a ' in a t rruiiruiar or heait : ''-.dc, ."-u th'-y are more easily i . ?, i!-d. V.-.J. a (aid s.hurk can handle th m in any o'd way. It makes iu -:o: S'"iimi s Independence is a great tb'ng, and other thru it is not. I'onie niv'N are so independent 'hat they do v.' t pay any attention to a statement v.h- u martd them and let the matte" drag along until they get good and 'v to !".'.; after This is exactly wha.t riiin-- a. man's credit. The man who is pooetual hi meeting his oblign t:e.r:s is the man who en joy j the con!: den':e of hi; fvllowmen. tf: Tlvc'y ci'y in Nebra'kn is proiu! of sc iior 1 built'i.og , the mo.- t of them p. -v.-e- sing modern r.nd up-to-date !)uildir gs. 1 '::.t ) ::: mouth is h( himl ev ery city of our dimension-; in the state, and we regret to see the Hoard c.f Education opposed by thoiso who .ogh.t he, as mu"h, if not more in i ;r-tol in the building up of those cuit rpvi-scs that v.il! do the city much good than wc are. The Hoard of Edu cation has labored hard to build up our schools, and we sincerely regret 4 c js to b? mppngo to this a.;j azrA ir.o'.tr.crt. for better School:'?. All A Ni l-: None too early o shopping. do Christmas -:o:- Ilurd coal at 1 5 r. ton is like burn ing money. :: Some men would remain unknown if I it wre n.t for their wive: i. :o : He who makes light of a promise make.- li.rht of his own promise. :o: . The man who operates on the theory tlu.t a sucker is born every minute svidoni goes broke. ':o: The Omaha Dee talking for a j ;;:e line to the oil fields of Wyoming Pi v tt'y good suggestion. C!i: in ('I nk favors a reluction of the Membership of the house from 4o" to 'Z'i'K Not a bad idea. :o: ffome pe pie who cry for justice, if the-.- ot what's coming to them, they would land in the penitentiary! :o: One small head finds it hard to take in all the news of the day, it coming in such quantities and variety. :o: Remember, if you are jrcin-c to mail your Christmas packages early, you will have to get a move on and do your shopping early. :o: The father of six marriageable daughters rarely knows what it is to wear a collar that is fraved on the tdges. :o:- The merry jingle of sleigh bells will 1 the proper caper. Everybody en joys Christmas much better when Mother Earth is covered with snow. :o: People who pay but little attention as to where they place their valuables on retiring for the night, are very careful to place the eggs and potatoes in the safest place about the house. . ;o: It is indeed strange that some peo ple should enjoy getting the commun ity "all riled up" over some question in which the people are directly in terested, simply because the disturber wants vengcnt-ir.ee. Such people are of no benefit to any community. :o: When the women (God bless them!) take the high cost of living in hand and will boycott those who insi.:t on luiuius juices for the necessities of life, you can bet your bottom dollar there's going to be something doing in the way of reducing the high cost of living. :o: Some of those New Yorkers who have had much to say in former presi dential elections, can now take Horace (Ire'dy's advice and "Go west and grow up with the country!" Those democrats in New York City are very treacherous, when they cannot control. Hut their influence has "gne glim meting among the things. that were." :o: Now it is stated that the railroad? have put their entire case for strike prevention into the hands of Presi dent Wiison, and will give him free ie-n .'n working out a solution. Which suggests that the railroads acquired some new information about the 8th of November when the returns came in. Lincoln Star. :o : If Ncbra-kt'. had enacted a atisfac t';vy vnr house law the shortage of cars would not have affected us ko seriously as now. A proper ware house law would have irovidcd for storage of all the giain that farmers now- have on their hands and corn that can't now get to market. You can't blsme Ihe elevators nor do w-e blame the railroads for not having ears. Hut a proper wai chouse law would have provided for the storage of all the grein that farmers might want to sell. Let us hope that the next legislature v.il! make prompt provision. Hast ings Democrat. - - l'HH VEAH I . WHAT LS THE NEED? At the adjourned session of the Ne braska Press association in Lincoln a new constitution was adopted which embraced the employment of a field secretary whose duty it shall be to go among the brethren and tell them how to conduct their business, among other things, says the Ilavclock Post. It is plan that has been tried in Iowa ...il t :x wun more or less success, it claimed, but its feasibility in Nebraska ii- doubted by many of the craft. We believe the annua! gatherings of the press association are for the purpose cf renewing friendships, talking over trad" conditions anil exchanging views is to the best means for bettering our condition, these things can be areem- d. hod at cither a business or social cs.-ion. We believe there should be wo meetings a year--one of purely -oe al and one of purely business na ture, but you cannot kerp rociability out of a business alfuir any more than you can keep business out of one of the ic-ial affairs. The views that a,-e i.ed by our brother editor." aie ah soibed by us just so much as we want ic I,M,rb them, hist rr.ui-Ii thev ire cf benefit to us. The plan to force the small news aper man in a town of five hundred with a business of two thousand dol- ars a year to pay for the privilege cf j receiving instructions on how to run j his business when the instructions are entirely inappropriate to the business, is unjust, because he pays i?5 a year for a privilege that is a burden. It may be all l ight to charge the news paper man who is in a town of two thousand people $10 for instructions, because he probably dees a business of 10,000 to SloiOO a year and can afford to risk the ten. Hut what we want to know is, what man will the press association be able to employ who is so brainy that he can go around indiscriminately and find j the leaks in the country press? Will! he be some man who has made a fail ure of his own venture, or v.ill he be one who has made a success and it patriot enough to his profession to be willing to give time and money to the innovation? Fellows who are making a success of their newspapers are kept busy at their desks following up their task, for when they let loose the paper goes to smash. Personality counts in the newspaper game more than in any other. And r. one will pay any atten tion to the failure, whether it cost? S-o or not. Let us forget this field secretary business and return again to the rocial affair once a year, when business can be talked if need be; and have a busi ness session once a year, when social matters can be enjoyed after work if they present themselves. That's the e 1 w..,,. l.,,f it- ! J J are open to conviction. Kearney Times. -:o:- IX THE HOUR OE VICTORY. It ;;hould be the most serious hour in the life of a man or of a political party. In the hour when a man win-: the consent of a woman to become his wife he must, if he be a true man, ser iously consider the weight of the re sponsibility assumed in his pledge to be all and do all that he has promise 1 to do for the one who has accepted him as her first choice among all men. And so, when the people have accepted one political party as the adminis trator of the affairs of a great state, the successful political party should very reiiously consider the weight of responsibility imposed by the people. On this subject Editor Hates, of the Plattsmouth Journal, says: "This is the supreme moment for the democrats of Nebraska. They are in control of every department of the state and .should remember that this authority carries with it all of the re sponsibility. Let every man elected to office in Nebraska do his full share toward carrying that responsibility with honor and for the good of all. The people have approved the demo cratic record of the past four years. Let nothing be. done that will shake that confidence." Every . word uttered by Colonel Bates 13 appropriate. But it is not enough to say that the democratic -arty in Neb-ask", will sit still and I hold fast to past achievements. The demo-rat.. Nebraska must go fcr- v.-a.d. i'i.ev must Plu'c? to the people t i Ihcif .bilitv and their d ire io sue- cc. uily solve fiew problems of state j as they shall appear. For instance, men of all pohtieal views unite in the j i declaration that the vast natural re- sources repiesented by the waieis in the Nebraska creeks and rivers must h.A -..f tu i .-1 i, . . i .eu not narncssea nv rrivate can- ital for the purpose of exploitation, but harnessed by the public, and for the good of all tho people. Men of all ,. . , . , .. , , pohucai views agie? that Nebraska is in urgent need ot a pubbc warehouse system, modeled upon the principle of cur state law which guarantees de - posits in the banks of Nebra ska. It hi . , i . . . , , administration-ami all departments are now in democratic handsto show the people that the democratic party is a leader, and not a follower. The ... , - ,T , , v:ctcnous democracy of Nebraska must prove to the people that it has the courage and the ability to enact legislation which will give the people two great boons. And so The Tele-ram ioins fdoe! H-l,-s -n u,U '! ..... that tins hour of wonderful victory all along the line, glad as it is, should Messrs. Lobeck, Sloan and Shallen also be a serious hour serious in con- i larger came in together from Chicago, templation of the duties devolving up- on democrats, and sorious in stern de- termination to perform every duty. Columbus Telegram. THE RAILROAD COMMISSION. Beth in this country and in Eng land the best results have been at tained by local control of local affairs and a control by the general govern ment only over things of a national character. This has worked well in the ease of railroad control, but now the railroad lawyers, backed up by prominent mem bers of the national chamber of com merce, are engaged in a prolonged and unanimous demand that the forty eight state railroad commissions shall be put out of business and that rail road regulation be placed under the single federal interstate commerce commission. "We are tired of having forty-eight masters, with conflicting authority. We want to be regulated by the fed eral government," chime these gentle men in beautiful unison. Unified control under a curtral au thority seems reasonable but let's look at it carefully first. The railroad gentlemen want, first federal incorporation of railroads, in rtead of state incorporation. This would remove from state jurisdiction any corporations so incorporated, and throw into the federal instead of state courts legal ouostions affecting their acts. State judges are elected bv the folks at home; federal judges have no local responsibility. The railroad gentlemen propose the creation of two federal commissions instead of one interstate commerce commission. One of these commis sions, to be called the federal railroad commission, would be a court of last appeal fron the interstate commerce commission in certain cases. This is merely the old commence court over again! Congress swatted the comerce court created under President Ta f I and put it out of busi ness because it decided everything the railroad way. Do we want it back again under another name? Then the railroads propose that the interstate commerce commission pro per shall work through a scries of "regional boards," located in all parts of the country, and these boards shall be empowered to deal with local rate questions. What is this but duplicating the work of the stale railroad commis sions? If the roads wt.nt to concen trate and centralize pw'er why h they propose a series of regional boards to handle local rates? It is simply to destroy the power of the state commissions for any effective i emulation, ar.d at the same time more easily control? Albany Times-Union. :o: The gill who expects .c. take ad vantage of leap year will have to hur ry up. :o: A.eroplanes are goin; up too, Strange. TOSPEMie i HE WtS I Vas:hington, Dec. 4. (Special Tele giam.) Congress resumed business ' at the old titand today with little out of the -di!1iry to warrant extended 1 Ascription. The congratulations and LuiniuiLm.cs dcimcl'ii i:ie memoers l-.,ri i,m, v.. -i..f..,i i relegated , to private life, were spoken xn the lobbies or in private, the en Iivenin? iCCne- of fni days, where men of opposite parties threw them- , . ., , . . . selves into one another a arms, being entirely missing from the picture, It was business fiom the beginning ; outside of the warm receptions ' sifcorde! Vice President Marshall ' ..iti ui'ur.vi v iiu i .i t ..'lain cio l lit , appealed in their respective places as lhc pi.esitinff Gint.er.s over the two ; houses, the wheels of legislation be 1 gun to grind early, betokening a de- sil'e to accomplish everything possible i within the time limit set by the con- I .... .. . i stitution for this session, namely :,.,,., 1 The roll call in the senate and house ; disclosed that the entire Nebraska ; ''?ation was present, a number of I 1 VJ n-crs coming in on - .a - . I 1 I 1 i morning trains, to oe on nana wnen I tno gavel fell, calling the house to : order. jas did Green of Council Bluffs, la ! Representative Kinkaid arrived this morning, coming by the southern route from Nebraska. Representative Reavis has been in Washington since shortly after election, while Representative Stephens" ari ived in the capital last week. Senator Nerris has been in the city for a fortnight. Senator Hitch cock arriving on Saturday. To Siop Self-Poisoning. For furred and coated tongue, bil if iis-ness, sour stomach, indigestion constipation and other results of a fermenting and poisoning mass of un digested food in the stomach and bowels, there is nothing better thar that ol 1-farhiened physic Foley Ca thartic Tablets. Do not gripe no sicken; act promptly. Sold every where. J. II. Meisinger ar.d son, Allic, mo tored in yesterday from their horn', a id spent a few hours looking aftei s me matters of business and visiting with friends. Bank Oflicial Recommends Them. T. .7. Norrell, vice president of the P ink of (Vtionwood. Tex., w rites: "J h ve received relief and recommend Foley's Kidney Pills to any one whe has kidney trouble." Kidney trouble manifests itself in many ways ii worry, by aches, pains, soreness, stiff ness and rheumatism. Sold every where. 5s.no Thonographa at Dawson's. MR. FAB1EH! A half million dollars worth of perfectly good farm ma chinery is thrown in the scrap pile every year in Nebraska. Farm work is the hardest work there is on machinery. Castings break, bearings wear out, shafts bend and break. Things get dull and pull hard, gears rattle, smash, bang and crash, paint gets dull Many farmers throw away machinery and buy new, be cause they are not aware that we can in nearly every case re-make such machinery equal and in many respects better than new. We do not care how bad your machinery is smashed or worn, they all look alike to us; we re make them as good as new and save you money. A dollar saved is a dollar earned, keep your money at home and you may get it back again besides it helps us to em ploy home labor. Put your machinery troubles up to us, we have the best equipped machine shop in the country; if you don't believe it call and see us. Visitors are always welcome. We make everything in metal. Now is a good time to over haul things for the spring rush WESTERN MACHINE AND FOUNDRY. L. C. Sharp. Plattsmouth - - Nebraska, J3m Children Cry The Kind You Have Always in iur mur .u years, and A sonal -1'"rfinni i All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Tust-as-jood " are h-'z Experiments that trifle with and endanger t!:o Lerltli of Infants and Children Experience against EsperimciiU What is CASTOR 5 A Casfori.i is a harmless snhstituto for Castor OH, Parr orie, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It Is plcnsrtnfc. is contains neither Opium, Morphine- nor oilwr :rrol';j substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys" V. ori:::j r.nd allays I'everishness. For more than ili'.-A y y.-.vs i'j lias been in constant use for the relief of Coiiru.ivatlDn ITatideney, "Wind Colic, all Teething Tr;::Z!cs aril Iiarrhu;a. It regulates Iho StomacTi .gr:a Eotvcls. assimilates the Food, giving healthy and natural elev". The Children's Panacea Tho Mother's friend. GENUis CASTOR! A alwav Bears the In Use For Over SO Years The Kind You Have Always Bought THC CENTAUR COMPANY. N K W YORK CITY m m ITO ay i o i fin s Originating in Norway, Method Was Taken Up Here Nine Years Ago. Over ?;VJr0,000 has heen raised iy led Cross Christmas Seals in the last ught years, and yet many people who .vil buy these holiday stickers at this linth annual sale do not know how his idea originated. While Red Cross Seals really date ack to the civil war when "Charity Stamps" were first used, the first cam nai.cn to sell holiday stickers for the tuberculosis fijht was only nine years jro in Delaware. Miss Emily P. Bis fell of Wilmington read an article by 7accb Riis describing stamps used for uherculosis work in Norway, and she onccived the idea of a similar plan lere. Single-handed, she launched a :ule which resulted in $3,000 clear money. Wnen r.liss tissell tried to convince the American Red Cross that (his idea should be made national as a peace activity of that society, she met with opposition, but finally persuaded he authorities, with the result that on An investment of a few hundred dol- 'ars $13."3,000 worth of Seals was sold in 1008 and the great national cam paiirn was launched. Since then the sale has gone forward by leaps and bounds, until now the Red Cross Seal .s an institution in the United States, ami offers to everyone a chance to help in the people's fight against the peo ple's disease. Last year over 75,000,- 000 Seals were sold, and this year the American Red Cross and the National U sociation for the Study and Preven tion of Tuberculosis, who conduct the ale, are out for a 100,000,000 sale or $1,000,000 for the tuberculosis war. The Red Cross Seals for Christmas ill be placed on sale today in the usual places of the city and each one purchased is money devoted to a good luse and to aid in helping the suf ferers from the dread disease of tuberculosis, which has been the cause of the death of so many thousands. t. is a worthy cause and should be supported by the public. DANCE ON DECE3IBEK 9. The Cosmopolitan club will give an other of their social dances on Satur day evening, December J), at Coates hall, to which the public is cordially invited to be present and a good timt is assured to all. The music will bt furnished by the Holly orchestra, ltd Our Jitney Ofler This and 5c. Don't miss this. Cut out this slip, enclose with five cents to Foley & Co., 2S35 Sheffield Ave., Chicago, 111., writ ing your name and address clearly. You will receive in return a trial pack age containing Foley s Honey and Tar Compound for coughs, colds and croup; Foley Kidney Pills, and Foley Catharic Tablets. Sold everywhere. ED for Fistcher's Bonght, and whleli Las liecn uas corno tiio s:i;nanr of itas oecn matie unticr Lis Tcr supervision since Its ir.i'ar.rv. s Signat Local News 'n'i:i V.Yilnosilay's Jiuily. Peter Eveland and C. M. Cox, of Murdoch, were in the city yesterday for a few hours looking after several matters of business at the court house. August Krecklow, of near Manley, was among the county road overseers attending the meeting of the board of county commissioners yesterday. W. C. K. Sidwall, in the employ of the IJu:lington at Sheridan, Wyo., came in this morning to enjoy a short visit with his friends. District Judge James T. Degley ami Court Reported Earl Travis were in Nebraska City yesterday holding a session of the district court. Will Tritseh and Henry Horn drove in this afternoon from their farm homes to look after a few matters of business with the merchants. Mrs. Mary Heinrich was among the Omaha passengers this morning, where she will enjoy a visit in that city with her daughter, Mrs. Karl Zavgren and family. Mr. and Mrs. William Gravitt do parted this afternoon for Omaha, in company with their daughter, Mrs. Will Rinker, who is to be operated on tomorrow at the Immanuel hospital. Mrs. Rinker has been in poor health for some time and it has become neces sary to perform the operation in order to give her. relief. F. J. Hennings was among those visiting in the city yesterday looking after some trading with the mer chants. C. W. Haffke was a visitor in Om aha today for a few hours, going there to look after his residence property in that city. Mrs. William Heil and daughter' came in this morning from their coun try home and departed on the early burhngton train for Omaha, where they will visit for the day. CARD OF THANKS. We feel the need to exnress on- heartfelt thanks and gratitude to the many good friends duriner the recent affliction and bereavement in the los .? of our loving husband and father. Es pecially do we feel indebted to thf members of the Swedish church and the immediate neighbors. We appre ciate all the many good deeds rendere.l and also the beautiful flowers. Tho love of our friends will remain dear to our hearts to the end of tho umv. God bless you and be with you, on ; and all. Mrs. E. P. Ilolmberg, Daniel Ilolmberg and family, Conrad Ilolmberg and family, P. E. Ilolmberg and family, Ernest Ilolmberg and family, Carl Ilolmberg. Tn 7 m m r ..:n 1 . , . i i i - . (joiu, uuui, M.UU1 or uruise. apply Dr. Thomas Electric Oil th household remedy. Two sis 25c an w at au arug stores. Y p i I i- 1 (; Th rTinison lin i.hv vprv hpst. 1 npr. Id - 7 '17Z'"' I nintmpnt. Snc st all w. I ..irPA.TTWi?snv rwv . stores price, . . v -