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1 f )- PAGE 4. PLATTSMOUTH SEM I-WEEK L Y JOURNAL. '1 II LI IIS DAY, MARCH 29, 1917. Che plattemoutb Journal rrnuHi.n skmi-wi:i:ki.v at pi, attsjkhth, nkiihaska. Eateredat rostoflleoat I'iattsaiouth. Neb., as second-class mail matter. R. A. BATES, Publisher rBSCRIPTIO PllllKl ...r. .!--! . ... A THOUGHT FOR TOOA1 If you want to claim your - birthriiiht in the chain of v mental evolution, you mul -l" lenk to jour n link in that chain, ami not too husy to Kt j it Winning ami from v rut. Kdi.ii Philpott. -J -:o: Get fu: that drag aud use it. -:o:- n. ....- uvi'i- the country. -Tor s'' f.r v v have been very fortunate. :o: l.in i'.iv s::ow breaks h'o.-e in the we may get ours. : o: I' t -'i'.:iv i- a enir.mcr.dabie condi tio.", in enrs l".:t r."t in children. N'. t n,re than twenty-live bills J..ii bv.-n .-i-.-ncd by the governor. "Au- r Saltier sems to have .n'.o.th .-.l.t.g f...- iv-clvction. and without -:o: 'hat beef 1.; i::e up airaui. y...i will bear i..;s more '"beefing" ;.m wi.tr li e neat eaters. :o: ' K" ...iiii pi-'haps I'ir.it:)! i! i : i i; i- (. .'. ! i: the y were al- -i t :.:.:: without license. ;o: T'u r.a'.o s.aon is n -.v on. -ays t- - weati r-ai:. and he generally i i. - i: in :!: bad ord-.-r of thing.-, j i . . i ' i ! : : la e; i i i.ei'jid'or. ei n ;! '..!h h !. ha'.e iu-.-n born in-.der tb 1 Lt.' . f a tv.-ant. :o:- OM v. .me:- b.; a hard time jret l'. a .. ay, bvl: w.it till I id Sol is a ";: hir.i r o i and hard and he will d.-ramp in oiy 1 ; t ord-r. i "a ' - lia- a'e i;-.t pr-lty t(. ;iy l! - k;.-!. but :l:e worun foil..-; v.ili i .r. e ih ni ju-i tiie same. The Ufriier tiity art- the Later tb.ey like th.em. :o: If : i d'.ii't w:.t to dan-jo. that's 'ai- be-ine.-s, b'it b nt object to i '. .ei- etj yi'v, h !v.-ei V:- so I :i as t!. V !;.V the fiddle!-. f a'l !!n -ioa. -es in the price of food-.-..:r- pt i-haps the ine.it justified is that f r.dlk. This iinpM-lant article 1. - ;iver until lately co.-t anywhere I'.-ar its ii al value as compared with !: '.!: or cirr.ri'.i.in articles of foix!. :o: lla.viti .rdei(d I'ne'.e Sam t keep 'T tin- --e; n. Emer'r Pdll had to try l" ii :'. ' hi- !!iuf. It is to be 1 tMl that Anviba's eiiti'aiico into tl -a a r will .-l'ii-f.cn tiie st ruvtrle. a a! 't-t vi- keep out of oar hearts all h e !"! the Ge::v.an people e.-ecially ti - ; .'!".;. - wl have shown their b e fur Ana ri-a by leaving the f. be1 'and. This is a time that ! e-'!:- ok-ar th'Ji!:iii. and sound judjr n.' i :.' hate- b-e i.wt hi yet or !:.":.". tj (.- ;'.;a!'t;es. :o: 1 t;.j . ; . , -ti,; to ihiid: what i !i,a ! !. ,:tiei.4j!- .-oei: oir a If ; nil iia-re nt, just, it .v o:i tiling tie y m-'.y not exactly : f a-a! . ( c ho-.v qijkkly they n -uitiply tie oecu ranee ly four t a'l of ll fin are pood at subtrac ta n. but at iidditi-.u on multipliea ti iri inai.y of tl.em ;re wonders and th'-y w-ok wiihout pay, t i! I'l'ol.iii'in is one of the p'obletu that i- n"t di.po-ed of up to thi lii'u- by the senate, i;t v.hi-h will no ,!.. i -t rone to vote within a few day- -.-t;at'- ordered printed five hun- a.-i cjiies f the lill as it ia'T nvri- tifiu the hoise. Of cou'-.-e t'aere w il b anitiidments offered to the inea -uie in tile - nato anl we suspect that a portion of i iie.-e ameiKbrmmt.- "(..r- I" --i e the i-:vi'j al of th" senate. PKU YEA It IX AUTANCB April Foul," next Sunday. W hen you know you are watched it is mighty easy for you to be pood. :o: Lock.-; as if every European hock shop will soon have a crown or two in the windows. :o : They say that Bagdad recent ly captured hy the IJritish is one of the dirtiest and most unsanitary cities in the world and not a very choice nlaco in which to sojourn very long at a time. :o:- lli ei y citizen who claims Ameri ca for his home should support President Wilson and stand hy the Stars and Stripes. A thoroughly united country is what will do the business. :o: "If you don't like Uncle Sammy," y.a r:re in a iii;ce of a fix, for William has foibiii you to travel the seas, and if vou cross the Iiio Grande the Villa !.,,,, v:;i surelv get vou. Hotter : :e ;:; to id tilery, tlon't you -:o:- We nasi the senate will get down io business this week and act just as t'e constitutional amendment says. If they will do that the people will "e sYitisi'ed. When the people are with V'-u the chances are you can't e-o very far wron;'. :o : He sure and vote for Je.-s Warga because he- has beer, tested and "not fount wanting."' This is his second p. iucipics aul because he had made a .-p'.en ii 1 (official. No use to ".-(. p io trai'e ho -. es in the middle of ll'o stream." e-necia!iv v. lion your i hoi .-o t!:o best. :o :- There will have to be something dune .itii the prohibition amend itu.il this week or it will po by the l"ard. There is one section in the a!a r.dnreiit that they can't very well cr' t over, and that is were the peo ple of Nebraska are permitted keep it on hand for their own use. It would appear that to mark this sec tion out this amt r.drr.ent would not be h .'.al. While we would like to see it "! aia- dry," we await the action of ihe senate. :o : When the man breezes into your oily, who docs not know that it can not be done, yet poes ahead and doe- it tie to him. He is the very party every hamlet or city wants. Grab him and pive him the best corner lot in the city on which to locate. Welcome him with the baud and carry the rlad mitt extended for him. .Many a city has beaten the famous old Hip in their somnolence. It took a Mo ses to pet the children of Isreal out of tii' swamp. lie was the same kind of a man every town needs. We .-hould breed live wires instead of .-hoi t circuits. Plattsmouth has been against short circuits lonp enouph. We wear a forty dollar hat and po haiefo'jted. We buy pa:;oline for the ear : i 'I thin the pancake syrup for the kid.:. With the wealth lyinp idle on deposit in our local banks it looks as if many of us expected to take it with us. Some may, but we advise them to leave the paper money be hind. A few here have their first pair of overalls. True, we pay our debt.;. Hut for ih,t live wires in Platts- I'lM.i.b Ihinps would be worse yet. The word proprc.--ic should be found some vlu-ie ek-c than in the dictionary. Spriap will soon be here. How abouL a e.,;i of paint for the home? Paint's the stuff winch takes a city out of class ami sets the poor house still Pu-ther over the hill. Let us wash our faces and comb our hair (those that have hair) and catch step with the men who -aid it cannot be done. but went ahead and did it. SEEING KED. That the spirit of war is in the air is emphasized by newspaper reports which tell of bursts of patriotism everywhere, that the Keel Cross so ciety is swamped with applications, and that schools have established mil- ; itary drill. Have the people of the United States pone war mad? It wouUl seem so, if all reports are true. They are playinp right into the hamls of the money kings of Wall street. They have jumped at the bait, and have swallowed hook, sinker, ami all. They are bepinninp to see red and when once red is seen that means war. And you know What war is. President Wilson was re-elected be cause his campaign slogan was, 'Tie kept us out of war." That meant that the big majority of the people of the United States were opposed to war and there is every reason to believe that they still are of that opinion. All this war talk cannot be be cause of the loss of American lives at sea. That is out of the question, since about rive times as many American lives were lost in Mexico as were lost at sea because of Germany's subma line policy. And in Mexico they are constantly killing Americans and in sulting the American Hag. Hut no, America mu.-t be forced in to the world's greatest war for only one reason and that reason is not for patriotism, far from it, it is pure ly because Morgan and company's millions which have been invested in Hritish securities must be protected. Fphting for such a cause would not be patriotism. It would be the greatest mistake that the American people could pos sibly make. When these vast amounts of Eng lish securities were being brought to this country for Morgan and com pany we pointed out at that time that would have the very effect that England desired it to, and that was to eventually force the United States rom a neutral position to the side of the allies ''because these Mor- an millions must be protected." Now the time has arrived when we can point back to that statement and ay that we made no mistake when we said it. Let us hope that all Americans who are faithful to American ideals of justice, liberty, and humanity will be found strongly entrenched against the United States being dragged in to war for the mere purpose of sav ing millionaires' securities. If the American people are seeing red today it is because Morgan's mil lion's must be protected. Do you want the United States to engage in the world's greatest war for such a cause? Think it over. Think it over. Hastings Tribune. -:o:- ADD ANTIONAL GUARD CALLED National Issues.. The war' department statement fol lows: "Many states have deemed it ad visable to call out the national guard for police purposes of protection. As the necessity for such steps arises from issues which are more national than local it has been deemed advis able by the president to call into fed eral service, for the above mention ed purposes several guard organiza tions." The strength of the navy will be increased from HI, 000 men to 100,000 if the present plans are carried out by congress. The Zimmerman Mexican-Japanese plot and others convinced the na tion to the extent to which Germany could, and would go. Now that war prows daily rearer, the government foresees the possibility of trouble with in ther nation, aimed at such vital things as plants constructing ships or munitions. Hacial disturbances are regarded as a possibility. :o: The city election takes place next Tuesday. TIIE WHEAT SITUATION. The agricultural department lias been making another search in the United Stales for wheat and- reports that it found on the first of March 101,305,000 bushels. As Hour stocks are not considered, and if this be added to the 80,011,000 bushels said to be helel by the mills and in eleva tors, the total wheat on hand would be around 200,000,000 bushels. Spring seeding takes about 30,000,000 bush els, and domestic consumption from March 1 to July 1 averages 170,000, 000, making in all 200,000,000 bush els we will need before new wheat comes to market. This effor t to ascertain the amount of wheat in this country has been most carefully conducted and with out doubt the result is as accurate as it is possible to make it. It leaves this country in a position different from what was ever before known. There wll be practically no wheat to carry ever to next year. The outlook for a big crop this year is very good. There has been an increased acreage of fall wheat sown and the late rains and snows have put it in prime con dition for this tirre of year. The department reports that there will be a largely increased acreage of spring wheat sown. The great shortage in the countries south of the equator and the shortage in the war stricken countries is certain to make wheat a good price after thj crop is harvest ed, even though it should be a large one and every acre of wheat which Nebraska farmers will return a ;ood profit. World -Herald. :o :- THE OPTIMISM OF MU. HUGHES. In a recent issue of Leslie's the f dlowing lather extravagant expres sion of an optimism that the facts o not fully warrant is credited to Hon. Chailes Evans Hughes: "This is an hour when we are re acting upon the responsibilities which re pressing upon the leader of this ration. I am glad to say that I do rot believe that there is a man of ny party who does not stand be hind the president of the United Slates in maintaining inflexibly the lights committed to his trust. We are a nation of free men with the desire; our rights we would main obligation of manhood. Peace we tain; the honor of the ijntion is our sacred trust." ' O yes there are men, Mr. Hughes, who do not stand behind the presi dent of the United States in main- -laining inflexibly the rights com mitted to his trust. If Mr. Hughes could come to Lin coln next week he would hear one of those who does not stand behind tiie president in this respect and who came 1,500 miles to try and ex plain to his constituents why he has refused to do so. It is evident that Mr. Hughes has not been keeping in touch with the records of the senators of his party. Lincoln Star. -:o:- The navy needs men and there are thousands of young men here in the west that are just fitted for the navy. The enlistment for sailors is going on all over the country, and it is just simply a question of time until the young men will be called for the army or n:iv- ' :o: The new steel bridge that the state and the counties of Cass and Sarpy propose to place over the Platte river, will be a God-send to the traveling public, it will cost about $10,000.00 and will be free to everybody That's the proper caper. :o: The liritish government became socialistic enough to reach out anil take possession of all the coal minus. Now is the time for your Uncle Sam uel to do the umu thinp. -:o:- It looks now as though that grand old man Champ Clark will be re-elected speaker without any trouble. The Independents are for him. :o:- We hear a lot these days about the 'bone dry law." If the constitution al amendment says "bone dry," make it that way. -:o:- Letter files at the Journal ollice. BUMPER CROPS OR U. S. FOOD SHORTA Commisis'umor Says Government Should Guarantee Market to Farmer. Washington, .March 2S. "There is just one way to avoid a food shortage in the United States, and that is to r'dse the biggest crops this season that America ever raised. To accom plish this, the government ought to e ua latiteo a market to the farmer, fixing a miniruum price for all the principal' articles raised, "according. o the recommendation of Chairman Charles F. Nesbit of the special food commission, working under the aus pices of the treasury department and the District of Columbia government "The sipply is short," .Air. Nesbit continued "The 101 1 and 1015 wheat ciops were enormous, but the 1010 crop was not above normal, and the 10!? crop promises to be almost a failure. We have been exporting at steadily increasing rate for foreign consumption. "The canned g, ods crop is short. There are less horses for agricultural labor, less live stock on our farms. and iess provisions in our storehouse;-". The mounting prices of food will ero de an overwhelming demand for an embargo by summer or fall, unless -oraethi ng is done. "An embargo would mean starving the allies, ami lhat would mean losing the war. The United States must dp by raising crops. We must cul tivate our vacant lots our backyards, our untitled acres. Wo must work the land within the city limits where labor is at hand for the work. "Most rural communities are doing ail they can with the labor they have. City lauor could be used to make productive the land in and near our cities and towns. 'The work should be done co-ope r ai.i"ely, and it would pay the govern i "t to undertake to buy all surplus products of this character offered at .a. ' ertain price. If this were done ev rybndy would know that his prod-in-, s v.oald !ind a market, and lhat I o iie. oa-ed supply would not break the market, nor would the producer be robbed by the middleman." Local iews Mrs. W. T. Kichardsoti came in this ni' initrg from her home at Mnard and departed on the early Kurlington train for Omaha, wlieio she will visit for the day. P. E. Iluirner and wife who have been .spending a week in Omaha, re turned last evening after a most ele ligutful visit with their children in tiie metropolis Peter Lonhard, one of the prom inent farmers of near South lU-nd, came down yesterday from his home and spent a short time here looking after business affairs. Henry Iieil and wife and children (if the vicinity of Cedar Creek motored to this city this morning and spent the day visiting fiends and attendng to some business matters. George P. Meisinger, assessor- of Eight Mile (hove precinct, came in this morning from Cedar Creek to at tend the meeting of the county asses sors at the court house. F. W. Young came up from Union on the morning train to attend the county assessors meeting which is be ing held at the court house today. Mr. Young was a pleasant caller at this ollice. L. II. Puis and wife of Murray and Mrs. Adam Ilild of near Mynard were among those going to Omaha this morning, where they will visit at the hospital with Mrs. Fred llild for a few hours. Frank Hronek and daughter, who have boon here for a few days visiting, while en route to their home at Pocn tcllo, Ida., departed this morning for their home. Mr. Hronek and daughter have been in Chicago visiting for some time. .Air. and Mrs. Ed .loehim and lit tle son and baby daughter, Stephen Jochim and Mr. and Mrs. August Stohlman, of Louisville, motored to this city this afternoon for a .short visit with friends and to attend to .vomc important business matters. F'r any itching skin 1 rouble, piles, eczema, salt rheum, hives, scald head, hot lies, scabies, Hoan's ment v- hi' h'y recommended box at all stores. Oint ".Pc 'l We are prepared to serve large: or i small dmneis, banqiots, etc, at any, price to suit you, at the Riley Hotel., GE .First Security Bank CEDAR CREEK. NEBR. I Sound, Conservative and Progressive THE BANK OF THE PEOPLE THE BANK BY THE PEOPLE THE BANK FOR THE PEOPLE Wo are auxious to assist the farmer in feeding and handling his live stock for market ji are protected by the Depositors' Guaranty Fund of the fetate of Nebraska, winch has reached nearly $1, 000,000.(10 It is back of us and protects you! -OFFICERS- W. H. LOHNES, Vice-President T. J. SHANAHAN, Vice-President J. F. FOREMAN, Cashier Cedar C reeii Ice cream at Ii names' Saturday, March :jl. Will Schneider is beiid.ng a new hen house this week. For good, fresh Candy, Fruit and Nuts, see S. J. Eeames. Mrs. Iiuth Thomson sold a fine lot of East cm hats and bonnets this week. Mid Meisinger and family visited unde'" the parental roof Sunday for the day. August K-.'il and family were vis iting with Phiiir) Stoehr and family Sunday. Mrs. John IJusche was among the Viattsmoulh visitors Mon lay for lew hours. Wo ft" A: Ault are kept busy setting i p farm machinery for the farmer's these days. Mrs. J. F. Wolff is a very busy woman these days, kept busy trimming Faster bonnets for the Easter trade. John Tru-j is building a new house u his farm cast of Cedar Creek that is to be most comfortable and pleas ant. Pleaching at the Cedar Creek church next Sunday morning, April 1. Services will also b- held, in the eve ning. Henry Hcebncr. the Huff grain ele ator manager, was receiving grain Saturday from the farmers in this vi cinity. Andrew Thomscu, the Farmers' ele vator manager, was busy receiving grain Monday and Tuesday of this week. Mr-. Sam Hackcnberg and sou were ..iten lin:- the revival at I'l-.itt smout h !:;.-t week and greatly enjoyed the meeting. James Johnson, our blacksmith, is '".ammering from morning until night fixing up f; ' in machiner y for the fa r mors. Ferdinand Hennings, sr.. and sons were in town Monday for a few hours, hauling lumber and building material for their farm. Mr. Larson, our hotel man, depart ed on a business trip to Mason City, la., Saturday, where he will remain for a few hours. P. II. Roberts, manager of the Cedar Creek Lumber company, is. a very busy man these days, filling out or ders for building material. cad of -uar Wc have taken up the sale of PJ2AXWELLS in connection with the in Eight Mile Grove, Plattsmouth and Rock Bluffs Precinct, and are in position to offer our customers cars for $635.00, $940.00 and $1,180.00, f. o. b. Detroit. Have just unloaded a carload of the Maxwells andean make immediate deliveries of Touring or Roadster bodies with 30 h. motors and the new ignition system, which is a great im provement. Let us demonstrate our cars to you. if Cedir Creek Farm Loans, Insurance and Real Estate. See J. F. Foreman. Henry Heebner and Cashier J. F. Foreman went to Plattsmouth on busi ness in the new Maxwell roadster Tuesday, to spend a short time. The dance at Sayles' hall Saturday night was well attended and a jolly good time was had. The next dance will be on Saturday evening, April 7. Come in and read the bulletin board at the First Security bank, it will cost you nothing and has proved a great help to both the farmers and our- little village. We are glad to learn that our old i friend. Peter Meisinger, is up and aiound again after a severe seige of pneumonia that made hjs condition serious for some time. Louis Hennings has just completed ) a fine new modern dwelling on his farm south of town, and is moving his family this week to the new home. Louis has all new buildings, built up-to-date. The lumber and building material was purchased of the Cedar Creek Lumber company. Henry Dasher and family are pack ing their household goods and shipping them to Greenwood, where they have bought property. We are very sorry to lose such good neighbors, but our loss is Greenwood's gain. Their friends wish them a pleasant and hap py future in their new home. An Honest Letter From an Honest Man. Enos Halbert, Paoli, Ind., writes: "I contracted a severe cold this fall and coughed continually. Could hardly sleep at nights. I tried several reme dies without relief. (Jot Foley's Honey and. Tar and the first bottle re lieved me, curing my cough entirely. I can recommend it for all coughs." Get the genuine. Sold everywhere. Stock Foods for Horses, Cattle, Hogs. Chicken Lice .aer - ip at a big Discount Crescent Pharmacy. S. P. Stryker, Prop. 3-22-tM v V TM-I. W. A. ROBERTSON. Lawyer. East of Riley Hotel. Coates' Block, Second Floor. Automobiles!- & MULTi Nebraska 1 t 4 I Y . i j 1 ' A