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PAGE 2. PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1917. GEORGE JACKSON CHOSEN SPEAKER LUTHER LEAGUE ENJOYS A FIE WATCH PARTY Democrats in. House Meet m Caucus and Start Organization. The home of Mr. and Mrs. August Koesslcr on North Fourth street was the scene of a very pleasant gathering on Sumlav evening last, when the Misses Roessler entertained the mem bers of, the Luther league of St. Paul's church at a watch party to bid the old year farewell and to welcome the The time up to the midnight Lincoln, Neb., Jon. 1. George Jack son of Nelson was chosen to be speak- new, er of the next legislature on. the hour was spent in games of all kinds fourth hallnt in tha demnc rjitir bnnsftland in a genuine cood time among the caucus here tonight. Fifty-seven demo crats were present and three absent. On the decisive ballot Jackson re ceived twenty-nine votes, Representa tive Ollis of Valley county fifteen, Reisenrath of Knox nine and Trumble of Sherman four. Jackson will be re-elected when the members until the approach of the midnight hour marked the passing of the year 1916 and the dawning of 1917, when the members of the party joined in singing several songs appro priate to the occasion. The occasion was a very pleasant one to all the young people and they felt greatly the legislature convenes tomorrow, lie delightful hospitality afforded them by was first elected in 1915, and has been their hostesses. At a suitable hour speaker for the Dast two vears. refreshments were served, which add- George Potts of DuBois was chosen ed very much to the pleasure of the in caucus to asrain be clerk of the I occasion. house. m Other house officers elected were as follows: Lee Metcalfe of Omaha, first assistant clerk; J. W. Kelly of Merna, second assistant clerk; Jason Evans of College View, sergeant-at- arms; the Rev. Thomas Davis of Mil- ford, chaplain. W. J. Taylor of Merna was made CASS COUNTY COUPLE MARRIED EN LINCOLN From Tuesday's Daily. Mr. John W. Laiurhlin. of Ashland. chairman of the committee on com-1 , Miss Mabel Gei.ard of Weeping Water, were married at high noon on mittees and was therefore by that honor given also the right to the title Christmas day in Lincoln, in the pies of the floor leadership of the session. ence of a few friends and relatives ror mis nonor ne ueieateu Hainan Thcv ped ,!n the afternoon Norton of Polk county by a vote of train for Kansas City for a short vis ? 4 .-. ); - I ..... . . .. o ivf lt W1tn relatives or the groom m Just before the adjournment of the Garden City, Mo. meeung jayior oi busier proposeu a jW will return to Ashland to motion creating a special prohibition commence house-keeping oi. the home committee of five members, three ot farm where the groom has a home in the majority party and two of the readiness for them. minority party. Ihis committee will The bride is the voungest daughter supervise all legislation of that char- 0f Mrs. Silas V. Gerard and has acter. He prefaced it by resenting or10wn to womanhood in this vicinitv the charge that the democratic party She is a graduate of the Weepim is the tool of the liquor interests and Water High School having won ihe this' remark was roundly cheered by scholarship of the class of 190o. She members and spectators alike. also attended several terms of school T a A. T 1 x? d t i i i aepresenuiuve iaior , oi busier at t'eru ana has been a verv success- presided at the democratic caucus. ful teacher in the county for a num- During the afternoon representa- ber of years . I L 1 1 1 II rri ,1 lives neiu caucuses Dy congressional me groom is the son ot .lr. ami districts to make their selections of Mrs. Oscar M. Laughlin, one of the membership upon the committee on prominent and pioneer families of committees. Those chosen were: Ashland, and is a hiuhlv resnectec First .District- Dafoe of Johnson land industrious young farmer. and Reishick of Richardson. This worthy young couple have Second District Bulla and Shannon host- of friends who wish them ALICE DOVEY SOON TO MAERY A LEAD ING PLAYWRIGHT DEATH OF FORMER RESIDENT OF THIS COUNTY III COLORADO l'"rim WViiiicsday's laily. From Y'lnsla v'Jf 1 ail v Mrs. Fred Spangler today received a mesage announcing the death of her brother, Geortre Burke at his The New York Herald has in a re- home at Louisville, Colo., after an ill- .A ' . . A 1 - A . 1 I 7 ' cent issue me announcement oi tne ness of some duration and during iortncommg marriage or two ot the which time he suffered from cancer leading members of the theatrical pro- of the face from which he has been fession in that city and one that will sufferer for the past year. Burke re- oe oi great interest in xnis city,, as sided in this city up to fifteen years one of the parties is Miss Alice Dovey, ago when he removed to the west and the charming musical comedy star, has since made his home in the min ana a oaugnter oi iur. ana lurs. im? regions of Colorado, being em George E. Dovey of this city. The ployed as a foreman in a coal min- groom-to-be is Jack Hazard, one ot inpf company near Louisville. He was xne members or me v ery uood ju- forty-one years old at the time of die company in which Miss Dovey his death and ieays a widow and lias starred for the past two seasons, three children to mourn his death and a young man whose work as a The funeral will be held at the late playwright has brought him much home in Colorado tomorrow afternoon. success as his productions have been numbered among the greatest hits on Broadway in the past two seasons. "Go to It," and "Turn to the Right" are among the successes 'that Mr. Hazard has given to the stage and from these he has secured handsome royalties. The date for the wedding is set lor the early spring. Jiiss Dovey in her time on the stage has become one of the leading stars in the great city of the nation and has appeared in the greater musical com edy successes of the past few years, including the "Land of Nod, "The Stubborn Cinderella," "The Pink FUNERAL OF THE LATE WM. D. JONES From Wednesday's Daily. The funeral services of the late William D. Jones was held yesterday afternoon from the home on North Third street, where for so many years this lovable and kindly gentleman had resided, and the home was filled with a large number of the old friends who called to pay . the last tribute to the T.nrlv" nn.l "Vow Hnnd FMrHo " Tt. ... ... I memorv of the worth v friend and as- was while -Miss Dovey was an the . . . . . erv Good Lddie company that she . . . met Mr. Hazard who was one of the leading men of the production and the romance is to culminate in happy wedding bells in the spring. a time. The services were simple yet very impressive and were in accord- HIEF BARCLAY GIVES CIGARS TO FIRE BOYS loin Weiltir-'lay's Daily. The members of the ance with the wishes of the departed, who had spent the greater part of his lifetime in this community and whose dealings with his fellow man had en deared him to them. The services were conducted by Father V. S. Leete of St. Luke's Episcopal church and Rev. H. G. McClusky of the First Presbyterian church. Rev. McClusky offered the prayer and read the pas sages of the beautiful Twenty-third Psalm, while Father Leete gave the Plattsmouth Volunteer Fire department met last scripture lesson and the final prayer evening at the council chambers in tu f..,su-t nl.nnt tn Hnm-t on their regular monthly session and the of Douglas and Sass of Sarpy. Thyd District Dau of Dodge, Os- terman of Merrick and Radke of Cedar. Fourth District Fuller of Seward ;ind Norton of Polk. happy and prosperous life. They wil be at home to their friends after Tt b niary 1st. inose attending the veuuing were Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Y. Laughlin Mr. and Mrs. Rov Keller, of Ashland Fifth District Swanson of Clay and Gerard, Mr. Fred and ML- sffmeister of Chase. Sophia Koester. of Weeping Water Hoffmei Sixth District Taylor of Custer, Trumble of Sheridan and Anderson of Boyd John Mattes of Nebraska Citv was selected by members of the majority party in the state senate as its choke for the presidency pro tern. T 11-1.1 , . . r. wairam ot Usceola was chosen as secretary and George Dold of Stockville, first assistant, and Paul Young of Nebraska City, second assistant. Tom Costello ,of Grand Island was made sergeant-at-arms and the Rev. james nun oi umaha was niatle chaplain. Phil Kohl of Wayne was given the chairmanship of the committee on committees and the following mem bers were elevated to that body: Mattes of Otoe, Gates of Sarpy, Tan- SGARGITY OF PRINT PAPER IS DISTRESSING From Wt.inrs. lay's Dai I v. The crisis in the print paper sup ply of the country is fast approaching and even now the smaller publishers of newspapers are finding it very dif ficult to secure the paper needed for the publication unless in small quan tities and of a grade far inferior t that formerly supplied to the news paper publishers. While the paper is scarcer and the qualitv very much poorer the price has shot up to four times what it formerly was and this makes it hard indeed for the nub . . ..... . t ncr ot Douglas, Wilson of Dodge, il- lishers of the small country papers son of Frontier, Buhrmanof Howard to breast the tide of the high cost of and Real of Custer. printing. Every device that can pos Slight disagreement arose over J sibly be taken advantage of is taken some of the caucuse details and the up eagerly by the newspapers of the two Lancaster county members, country. Reducing the size of the pa along with Howell of Douglas and pers, h;is been one of the first steps Real of Custer served warning on that the newspapers are put up their colleagues that they might not I against and this crisis in the new abide by results. print field has made it necessary for John Moriarty of Douglas was the Journal to join in the movement given the chairmanship of the com-I by cutting both the size of the daily i A 1 m mittee on employes and was given authority to start work at once. Senator Henry of Colfax county was the chairman of the caucus. Republican organizationisis had lots and weekly editions to the present size, lour and six pages. the other papers have adopted a practice of ob serving all holidays by suspending publication and thereby gaining a lit- MKS. STEPHEN HIZZELL DEAD. of time during the day to talk over t,e on the high cost of print paper and party affairs. Not the least subiect tne othvv necessities of the trade. All of discussion in that camp was the over the country the publishers are possible lineup of the party nation- looking for a possibility of some way ally during the next lour yeaiv. There of 'ttin even on the cost of pub- are standDatters and oroirressive re- nhing tneir papers out it is a poor rmhlicans both in this vear's Wista- outlooK at tne present time. tive appointment of g. u. p. warriors, but all of them are hopeful that the party will profit by its mistakes. That ..11 41,,. romil.llV'jni! li.wl 4.. 4.. II- was a" Fmuhv11c.i,u "-"" From U.lMfs.lay's Daily about the democrats were so peace- A tard was received here by friends ful in their settlement oi nonors in today announcing , the death at her both houses that they couldn t rile home in Hickman, Neb., of Mrs .1 T .-1 nn -mm w TP ill nil wtj-v' I . 1 -w it m tnera ay enuevwmiH in- atepnen liuzzen, lor many years a key-wrenches into the smoothly-run- resident of Plattsmouth. The mes ning machinery. Isace did not give the particulars of the death but stated that the funeral When babv suffers with eczema or was to be held in that city. Mrs. Fome itching skin trouble, use Doan's I Buzzell was a sister of Mrs. George o;imnnt little of it Eoes a loVg I Porter of Lincoln and of Bird Critsch- ii cm v. 1 1. way and it is safe for children. oOc field, for a great many ears county a box at all stores. clerk of Cass county. at. tho conclusion of the services at ie general leeling of appreciation ot the home the wa hQt le work of tne members of the de- . , , -. ,.. boys were given a very pleasant treat when they found a box of cigars awaiting them as a piesent from Chief Barclay and the chief made a short address in which he expressed the th part men t when they had been called out to assist in protecting the prop crty interests of the people of the city. The address was received with marked approval by the members of th" department and was thoroughly appreciated by them. One of the chief matters of the session was the election of oHicers and the following were selected: Chief T. M. Scarbrough. Assistant Chief Percy Fields. President Joe Sebatka. Vice President Stanley Kuhns. Secretary G. II. Classen. Treasurer Emil Stanek. The following resolution was pre pared and expressed the sentiments uf the members of the department thor oughly: "We wish to take this manner in thanking our chief of police for the speech and the box of cigars given last night at our meeting. If the other property owners of the city of Plattsmouth were as strong for the fire department as Mr. Barclay there would be far more enthusiasm in the Plattsmouth Volunteer Fire Depart ment. THE FIRE BOYS." as the casket was about to depart on the last journey to its resting place in the ctiy of the silent. Prior to the funeral services the friends had been permitted to take their last farewell of the one they had held so dear, and AUTOMOBILE TAX IN CASS COUNTY AN IM PORTANT FACTOR From Wednesday's Daily. The registering and taxing of the automobiles of this county has be come one of the largest tasks of the county treasurer's office and requires the attention of some of the office force almost constantly to handle the business and keep track of the re ceipts of the applicants for licenses. In the report that Treasurer Fox is sending to the office of Secretary of State Pool, for the business for the year 191(5, it shows that there was in this county 1,283 automobiles regis tered, and sixty-six motorcycles. The office of the treasurer collected during the year the sum of $3,009, and this is within $100 of being sufficient to pay the salaries of the combined force of the treasurer's office. County Treas urer Fox turns over to the state $471.80 as the share of the automo bile tax that goes to the general gov ernment. These figures show that the automobile is some factor in the taxa ble property of this county and this feature will be even stronger as more and, more of the prosperous farmers secure automobiles. PAJUNI0N- the ideal IVJacle to look like paj-iuias, but without the discomfort of a tight belt they assure free dom of the body and a per fect night's rest made in Outing Eden cloth, Madras and silk stripe effects. They afford all the advantages of pajamas without any of the discomforts. Silsn's and Boys' Sizes! A full range, complete in every size for man or boy and priced from PAJUNIONU w 1 f V 7 J ww nvui -? ; H 1 "I 1 ' ij : rr.HTCN "caRLSBAD SLKPINGWSAR. INSURANCE RATE OF A. 0. U. W. GO UP Nebraska Delegates Convene in Oma ha to Decide on lie-Adjustment of Costs. $1.7.5 to $3.50 Brighton Outing Gowns Priced Up from 50c c. escoti s Soils "EVERYBODY'S STORE." New ties every week! HITS THE VETERAN MEMBERS R.V FO !. COKSIG R BETTER LAWS to Oak Hill cemetery, where it was laid to rest in the family burial lot MISS CAROLINE LEINER IN A VERY SERIOUS CONDITION CLASS OF 1911 BAN QUET AT THE RILEY I'"imu Wctliit'situ y's Jaily. The reports from the bedside of Miss Caroline Leiner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Leiner of this city, and who for the past week has been at the home of her aunt in Lincoln; indicate that the patient is in a very serious condition. The young lady was operated qi at a hospital in Om aha for appendicitis several months ago, and had been getting along nice ly until on Saturday, December 2;?d. when she was en route from her home here to Lincoln to visit her aunt, and was one of those in the Burlington wreck at Gibson. On reaching Lin coln Miss Leiner complained a great deal and medical assistance was sum coned, and it was found that she had suffered an injury to her person that affected the former operation and made necessary a second operation which was performed on Monday last The attending physicians are hopefu that if the patient survives until after tomorrow she will have a good chance for recovery, and her family and friends are anxiously awaiting word from her bedside as to her condition Omaha, Jan. 4. Rates in the An cient Order of United Workmen, one of the oldest of the fraternal insur ance companies, are to tie advanced. Representatives of the Nebraska grand lodge of the order are now in Omaha to make the advance and put it into effect. Some 000 of these dele gates are in the city holding their session in the Hotel Fontenelle behind closed doors. Before the Ancient Order of United Workmen grand lodge dele gates salve the problem that has Recommends Strengthening of Public Warehouse, Car Distribution and Otncr Acts. In detailed repent to the governor, covering forty-live typewritten pages, the Nebraska jtate railway commis sion tells of the work it has done dur ing the past year, and recommends to the legislature, strengthening of the public warehouse,' transmission ine rates. The litigation over this de cision will be one of the big probkms to be handled during the next bien- nium. ihe difference in rates in volved means at least three and a quarter millions to the Nebraska con sumers, who must ultimately pay freight rate advances, the commis sion reports. Other features of the report are on the complaints that have been made and decisions rendered. Four hun dred sixty-eight informal complaints have been made and 40 disposed o'. Thiity-nine formal complaints have been received and thirty-seven dis posed ot. the commission passed on Cob applications. lirnnrrVit thm torrnthor fhn lovol iihinl - " r otner laws. of rates adopted not long ago by the TI ,.onm.t . in thtk ;nfIl r,,,,, congress will be tjK t.ommjssj. t is s;,rre( i,v in effect. The new rates will m.t IIcRl.;. T. Clark, chairman: Thomas hit the young fellows very hard, but h naH .u-d H. r Tavlor. It will be the men who joined the order, years the jast i.l.p,.t sj,ned by Mr. Clark, ago and have been paying assess- who w.ls (ief,.ated for re-election hv 7 Constipation causes headache, judi cal distribution, anti-pass and I gestion, dizziness, drowsiness. For a mild, opening medkir.e. us? Doan's Regulets. 2-V a box at i.il .-tores. Easy to entertain reserve a table for your party at the Riley for spe- ments of $1.50 to $U per month and have now reached the age of o years or thereabouts will be boosted to $S or so per month for the remainder of their lives, in the event they continue to participate in the insurance feature To set how this advance, or rather Victor Wilson. The commission complains that it has been given the dutv of enfor the public warehouse law, without the machinery therefor, and asks the leg islature to- make of the act all its framers intended. It declares nrovi- at it -fii -;" readjustment ot rates, as it is called, sions should be made for mvestiga- is made, besides the Nebraska dele- tions. Since the law went into effect gates there are piesent Joseph Ober- seventy-eight elevators have been felder, Sidney, member of the grand I licensed as public warehouses, and the - 1 1 J t W f tlll J?l i . , 1 nnance committee;, u. m. urayoeu, i montniy reports to tne commission grand lodge, Kansas; Ford Cooper have indicated a heavy business is bc- Jackson, publisher of the Kansas I ing done. Woodman, St. Louis; Wilbur J. How- The attorney general has been ell, grand recorder, Missouri; E. B. asked to prosecute violations of the The spirit of Dome Coming week so imbued the members of the class of 1910, last September at their picnic that they decided to have another meeting at Christmas time. With NOW PROGRESSING NICELY. The many friends of Miss Clara Mae Morgan will be pleased to learn this idea they met Saturday evening I that she is progressing nicely at the t the Hotel Riley for a six-course I Methodist hospital in Omaha, where banquet. The shaded candles on the I she was operated ori last Saturday, table gave warmth and cheerfulness I and is now feeling as well as possible to the occasion and the class colors of land her friends hope for "her speedy brown and gold, revived memories recovery. The attending physicians and brought back to mind many I are well pleased with the result of things to be laughed about. It was I the operation and have hopes that Jhe indeed a pleasure, not only for those I patient may return home in a short out of town but also for those living! time. Mrs. Mae Morgan, mother of here, to assemble and reestablish the I vounjr lady, has been at the hospital old time school asociations. A meet-1 siruf the oneration assisting in her ing was held m the parlors of the tarf lotel after the banquet and a per manent organization was formed. It was decided to meet annually during the holidays. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President Rachel Livingstone. Secretary Mary Peterson. Treasurer Gertrude Morgan. COMPLETES MORTGAGE RECORD FOR THE YEAR. County Recorder A. J. Snyder has just given out the mortgage record for the year-1916 that has 'just closed and during this period of time there were filed 265 farm mortgages, valued L. H. Young of near Nehawka, and at $1,400,867, and during the same lis sister, Mrs. Charles Troop of this period 2G4 farm mortgages were re- city, were among those going to Oma-1 leased, valued at $1,072, 525. . On city la this afternoon, where they will visit their brother, R. A. Young, at a hospital. property there were filed 17 mort gages valued at 197,369 and 144 re leased, valued at $199,045. Evans, grand master, Iowa, and B. F. Carlson, grand overseer, Minnesota, At 9 o'clock Wednesday morning the special session of the Nebraska grand lodge convened in the ballroom law, but he has refused to do so" be cause ot ins opinion that the law could not be enforced. The inhar- mony between the commission and the attorney general has made it impos- of the Hotel Fontenelle. It was called sible to prevent violations of the law. The transmission law, regulating the construction of hig voltage elec tric transmission lines outside of cit ies of the metropolitan, first and sec ond class, is a trood lav,, the commis sion believes. It recommends that it be strengthened by the addition of penalties for non-compliance. The box car shortage during the past year is given considerable space in the report, and the commission con fesses that it has been almost help- to order by Frank Anderson, Hol- drege, grand master for Nebraska. The address of welcome was by Mayor Dahlman, followed by the re sponse by the grand master. Then the crand lodgewent into executive session. During the morning session Jacob Oberfelder presented the rules gov erning the present session of the body and they were adopted unanimously. Andersen MakeS Plea. Grand Master Anderson delivered t 1 k f if? fjl Boy's like to dress well same as the rest of us, and "Best-Ever" Clothes are as carefully designed as any high I TI less in dealing with the situation. The B'auc "icin s 5U1C. 1 ney are most. :ie( hm-fit ' in r:i i Idl-h t im ir I alart mar (a A an executive audi ess, cxp aimng the I , . . . . . ' ' w vviui- ment that has ever been known in the I A U i j . necessity of a readjustment of nates I f , wji(! , ,,. f, Stand tHC rough-and-tumble ....it: w "- i - . ing ils height November 30." Nebras- Srmcl every day boy life ka, however, on account of her favor-"BestrEver" boys' clothes have no equal. able position, has suffered less than nd Prices $4 and Up and giving the reasons for calling the present session. While no vote was taken on the A 1 1 1 - . .1 I proposition ioomok to an aovuuce oi Kansas Oklahoma, Colorado readjustment, it was. apparent that other stat(k5 to the west- members present were in periect ac- xh:s onft DroblCm has caused :. v,., v cord with the ideas advanced by the heavy drain upon! the commission's speaker. financs. The oflice force was put on The afternoon session was given the field as much as possible to check over almost entirely to a discussion on the carriers and insure a fair divi- of the proposed rates, what effect put- s0n of cars among the shippers. The ting them into effect would have upon commission recommends that the leg- membership now and in the: future, islature provide a more elastic law Every phase of the rate question was covering this condition, and allow the gone into and some slight changes! commission to make the rules after .... .1. were maue in me jricia ku.uu.us mcauiip iicive uecn neiu. OtCtSOTt lats CnrJmrf T 7 f xl. . 1 1 1 .I" 1 i- -1. . , Anotner session oi me granu louge over me ciass ireigni raie advances, .111 r Tliiirctu v ttio ilosiro ti- I i-Vi tnrll Jn f ho infoi-cfutn n,.r I inir to complete the business in order merce commission holding the rates in a. 1 ' L. .11 4- - f nffi-,v I MA 1(1 licPlMivi I nof a..,, 1 I IS 'I J .t .' ' - "l lllil v U-cl-cfeULCSs may tauii Lite aiici - i ui vat 1 n w. x uiovi uiiiuaiui, oiiu f V"-: -1 noon trams home. towing tne rauroaas to matce mgherll cPfulip chiorccU lan Suris Hanson Gloves !'" " '" " "" I ! .I,..'