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Nebraska State Histori cal Society l&lattsmoutb VOL. XXXVL PLATTSMOUTH, NEERA5KA, MONDAY, APRIL 14. 1919. No. 85. HONORABLE R. B. WINDHAM WRITES TO OS GIVES OUT LINE OF WOEK DONE IN LEGISLATURE DURING PRESENT SESSION. BEEN BUSY SESSION FOR HIM His Woik Exceedingly Heavy at This Time as Session Draws to Close Finish Next Week. From Friday" Dallv. To those who do not knov the work a member of the legislature is called upon to do if he would con scientiously endeavor to do his duty by those whom he represent." in the law-making body of the common wealth, it would le well to stop and consider the many measures which come before a single session, eac'a of which must be weighed to deternine if it is worthy of being passed or not. As the closing hours of a ses sion approach the work multiplies and the responsibilities increase in proportion while in nine cases out of ten the work has to be done for nothing. During the past couple or weeks the over-worked members of the legislature have been toiling along without hope of any pay, as the time limit for which they may draw pay has elapsed. Some of the work that confronts them together with a brief review of what has been done during the past sefsion is contained in the following letter written by Hon. R. B. "Wind ham. Eighth district representative, to Col. M. A. Bates, editor of the Journal : Lincoln. April 10th. Dear Col. Bates: As an old legislator, both in Mis souri and Nebraska, you can appre ciate the strenuous life I am leading as the 37th session draws to a close. The Judiciary committee, of which I am a member, is the hardest work ed committee of the House, the larg est number of bills being referred to it. To make things more invest ing. I was made a member of the Sifting committee, and I f.nd it no "bed of roses." Every member is inristing that his bill Is very ltapor tant and r-hould be reported out. There will be several hundred meas ures which cannot be reached for consideration this session. A good many bills of importance have been passed. Among those arousing the mort interest were the Capitol appropriation for f . 00(1,000, the good roads bills, bill providing for a constitutional convention, the woman''; suffrage measure, the paro chial school bill, the language bill, the bill giving the Farmers' co-op-.erative associations the righf to pur cTiase a seat on the grain exchange at Omaha and the Code bill, which passed the house this forenoon and there are many others only second in importance. The general opinion among those claiming to know ir. that more con structive legislation has been enact ed than in 1907. the year heretofore credited with enacting the most leg idation of this character. The ?.ih session is drawing slow ly to an end. It was expected the end would come the middle cf this week, but we find now we can not reach a stopping place until Tues day or Wednesday of next week. I have found the session very in teresting and profitable and never worked with a finer lot of men, but I cm anxious to get home. 1 take this opportunity to personally thank you for the courtesy shown ire thru the columns of the Journal during my service up here as well f.s dur ing the campaign last fall. Cordially yours. R. B. WINDHAM. SOUTH OF TOWN SOCIAL WORKERS WILL MEET The Social Workers of the Red Cross branch south of the city, will meet the coming week on Wednes day afternoon at the home of Mrs. Henry Tims. All members sre cor dially Invited to attend and participate. WILL COME HOME SUNDAY. From Friday's Daily. A. (J. Roman, who has been on the sick list for the past few days. tia now itreiiug iigniiy impruveu ami is out again, though not able to re ctum to work as yet. He reports Mrs. Roman as considerably better and has the promise of the physi cian at the hospital where she lias been so long that she will be able to return home soon. The folks ex pect to go to Omaha Sunday and ac company her home. Mrs. Roman has been in the hospital a long time and it will seem especially good to her many friends to see her come home. HAVE WE SLEEPING SICK NESS IN PLATTSMOUTH? From Friday's Pally. The Journal takes note that many of the towns and cities hereabouts are busy perfecting plans for wel coming home the boys who are now returning daily from the service. Hamilton county has already held a memorial service for those bovs from within the confines of the county who paid in full their devotion to country and the cause of Liberty. Omaha, Lincoln and many other cit ies and towns over the state have the arrangements well along for a great reception. Across the river the counties of southwestern Iowa that contributed so largely to the famous Rainbow division have pooled the is sue and are arranging for a one-day celebration in the county seats of each of the respective counties.. By thus co-operating in the matter they are enabled to get carnival and out door attractions at a minimum of expense, whereas the price would be prohibitive for but one town to se cure the attractions. And the sol dier boys, themselves, together with many of their friends, will Journey from town to town over the district, spending a week of enjoyment and celebration. Why not Plattsmouth have some sort of reception for the boys of old Cass county who answered the call of their country. Let us rejoice at their return. Why not get busy at once. tcMhe end that we may have a fitting celebration some time during the coming summer. "BLUE JEANS" IS A COU.NTRYLIFE STORY Seven-Reel Feature Coming to the Parmele Next Tuesday and Wednesday Nights. "Blue Jeans." the seven-reel Metro production in which Viola Dana stars and which will be Ehown at the Par mele next Tuesday and Wednesday nights, is a regular country life story replete with all the characters familiar to the farm and to the small suburban village. It carries with it the atmosphere of David Harum with the quaint Hoosier speech immorta lized in the titles. The picture, of course, brings out tne tones ot tne entire keyboard of human nature, from the ridiculous to the sublime. ARMY DIVISION IS TO START HOME SOON Eighty-Ninth Division, Roy Holly a Member, Will Start for the U. S. on Next Tuesday. From Friday's Dally. Those who have husbands and sweethearts in the Eighty-ninth di vision, now located on the Rhine river, will receive joyously the glad news that they will be starting for home next Tuesday, April 15th. It is planned to have the troops sail down the Rhine river and they will embark from Antwerp about the 1st of May. William Holly has just re ceived a letter from his son. Ser geant W. R. Holly, in which he tells of the embarkation plans, saying ii - will be needless for friends to write to him longer at the overseas ad-j dress as before the letters can get! there they will be well on their way home. For Rent: Two rooms for light housekeeping. Will furnish If re- quesxea. Airs. ix. r. rum. uuw STORM PLAYED HAVOC WITH TELEPHONE WIRES From Friday's Eal!y. Last evening Roy Cole and James H. Jones, two of Plattsmouth's live wire linemen, departed via the Bur lington for Lincoln, where they go to assist in clearing up wire trouble which resulted from the storm of the past few days. The reports coming from the west and central parts of !the stale are to the effect that the wires are pretty much all down, and it will require a great deal of work to get them in good working condi tion again soon. In the telephone and telegraph business delays of minutes mean dol lars so the companies bend every ef fort to get their broken lines back into working shape as quickly as possible. BEATH OF A FORMER PLATTSMOUTH GIRL Mrs. Arthur Jones, Nee Miss Burger, Succoiabs to Pneumonia at Her Home in Louisville. Frm Friday's Ia!ly. Wednesday morning Mrs. Arthur Jones, of Ixmisville. died at her home there of pneumonia, following an attack of influenza. Mrs. Jone; was formerly a citizen of Flatts- mouth and a cousin of Will H. Clem ent, Her sister, Mrs. Mollie Long. formerlv Miss Mollie Burger, who is now residing at wapeiio. tow a. ar rived here yesterday morning on her way to Liouisville to attend the fun eral which is being held at that place this afternoon. She was accompanied to Louisville by Mrs. Clement, who also contemplated attending the fun eral. Mrs. Jones leaves three children lo mourn the death of a mother. whos1 tender care thev need so badly. MAKES PURCHASE OF NEW AUTO TRUCK Frank Elliott. Collins Oil Represen tative Buys Equipment to Han dle Increasing Business From Friday's Dali. F. W. Elliott. Collins Oil represen tative of this city, has maele arrange ments for the purchase of a new Republic auto truck through the T. H. Pollock Auto company. Mr. Elliott finds his increasing business too heavy for the one truck he has at present and will have a tank in stalled on the new Republic truck, so as to be the better enabled to serve his numerous patrons about the city and country. Since he be gan handling the local business for the Collins company its volume has rapidly grown until now its has In come necessary to operate two oil trucks to handle the trade. It will be some time yet before Mr. Elliott receives the new truck and gets it in operation. TAKEN TO HOSPITAL IN OMAHA FOR TREATMENT From Thursday's Ia11y. East evening hlrs. C. W. Stoehr. residing northwest of the city, was taken to Omaha on the late afternoon Missouri Pacific train, being convey ed to the Emanuel hospital imme diately upon her arrival there, for treatment and a subsequent operation for relief from gall stones, with which she has been troubled for some time, but only yesterday did the affliction become acute. She was accompanied by her husband, who will remain with her through the ordeal of the operation. This will be the fourth time an operation has been resorted to in order to correct i trouble of this kind in the case of !Mrs. Stoehr and it is hoped this i last effort will prove successful, in- , suring her against further suffering , from this affliction. EGGS FOR HATCHING. Single combed Buff Orphington eggs for hatching. setting of fifteen eggs, or five dollars . per hundred. See or call Sam Good- j man. luynara, rsenr. iy-ii victory mm WELL ADVER- T IKjilU ill n. f9 P THE TRICE or peace- SHOWN TO MOKE THAN" WO LOCAL ! PEOPLE LAST N1CIIT ALSO HEARD BR. HEEff SPEAK - (Who Was Major Overman LVri:i War Crowd Entlie? iastic in Patriotic Demonstration. The rain did not. serve to Veep people; away fom the I'arn.-'.e last night, for the theatre both down stairs and in the baWony was pack ed to capacity with eayer. enthusias tic patriotic Americans who were anxious to see the much-advert is-d Victory loan film. "The 1'riee of I'eaee." And they v re not disap pointed for havii-g hrawd the rain and come from th-ir homes- to see this wonderful picture. And the audience applauded en thusiastically the various scene? of America's rapid t ran:--format ion from a peace nation to the leadiag war nation on the globe. l'.es of all the scenes were not f.il-.e 1 but rep resented a real happenstance as can best be testified to by Bill 1 ledum...-! lern. in ca?e he has time to pause long enough from h:s. wood-saw in,; job to verify the faci.s. Whenever our hoya were shown in action or Ohl (llory waved defiantly in the ele ment the crowd assembled at the theatre gave vent to tluir applause even more erthusia-di. ally than at other times in the uj "fouling cf the picture and no one cot i let gat:: I lh--audience other than one ei inct ly American if he be gov erred bv the applause-. It was patriotism. One en the plea evening wriF the a gro: di:-piuv of sant events of the presence of Vajor Henry, a man wlio has lately re- turned from overseas and who hiiii elf saw pleuiy of the h"ll of life :tt tie front, being a member of the medical unit. Aft-.-r the first two rfels of the pi.tnre had be-en shown, an interval was devoted to liste-nin.; to what Major Henry might say. Vic tory Liberty Loan e'ommi sillier .1 I. Falter, in a f 'W well cho-.en word; introduced Ir. Henry who spoke for a short time on the coming lan. Or. Henry said America is tesponsi ble frr winning tli" war. not that the other allies had not rourht hard enough, but because they were whip ped to a standstill at the time the United States came to their assis tance. Majeir Henry paid his liom tfge to American womanhood, whom, he declared had piled Ite-d Cross wor'; high in the hospitals fver-;as and ! thus been responsible for the saving of many lives. The good wonie-i b-M-k home he said had furnished the in centive that enabled our boys to go to the front and latr to go over the top and porhaps never come bach. He paid a splendid tribute to Amer icanism when he declared that al though the Ennli.-h and French were! not cowards or lacking for bravery y-t each had to have a leader, while the American soldiers era capable of coins: ahead without lenders audi accomplishing results. The Ameru-nii soldiers he declared were the object .of marveling on the part of our allies when they were seen to go over the top laughing as though they were merely going out to engage in some sort of sport whclly insensible to danger. Hut. ?aid Major Henry, thejtihUl a ;,Ir pollock will be able to Xmeriecn bovs nre given little to brasrging about personal feats, al though they all take pride in the doings of their company, division or regiment. The Major laid emphasis on the tact that the boys who went over to fight for democracy, are going to exact 100 per cent Americanism in this country, when they return, and there will be no room here for those who can't qualify as such. He said the boys over there have done their part, upwards of SO. 000 of them having paid ,lie supreme price. New those who remain must he re turned to their homes and he put the issue sejuarely up to his audience. One dollar pertThe Victory loan is to defray the ex - 'per."e of returning the boys to their j homes and all true patriotic Ameri-j cans win support u wuu iuv .mr j vigoro-is support a s characterized their acti-ms in the event of former I loans. I Ali.-r Major 1! nry':: address the ! 'showing of the picture was i out in- j 1 !"(!. Seme truly iiotabb- incidents ir"l":i:1;;l,lt- of which were actually ,.e.; under hesw etielnv l.re. At lorn. i C ii e .a shown the 'i.t erland. it.:; : now !!ic 1 .- vial jim i.. bringing home j , ii p'.vuru.-. 1 iii, t;'J troop. on a .!iigie .rip. I Frcm the .i.-it evidenced last ev ening the Victory sport l-rm hum I itc. in lit eas:iy put oer nere BAD SNOW MO BLIZ ZARD RAGES EH WEST Trr.nis relayed Many Hours on Ac county of Heavy S-iov.-fall and Prevailing Hih Winds. ; From Tl:ur la y's I a i v. I Thi i.iorning Train f. on . which the? ar- ; Buriinuten through here river! it: l'lat tsmoutli nearly three hi'.irs late was covered with mow a; a ie'-ult of IUp storm rating in the west. W. K. iUi.se iifrans. who was r. -turning oh No. ; "rom a trip to the w ester. l part of the state ;;ays that a McCook and west of there it lias been 'iiowing for two das. and t he w ind is blowing the i tiow in blinding sheets, completely obliterating the landscape from view and blockading the roads. While the snow is from a foot to fourteen iinhes in depth, the- temperature is not low and the backbone of the storm is supposed to be- ahoat broken warmer v.-e-aiher a:.d 1 3c .ring ricie1- are promised by t he weal h'.T i: n t la- near f ut nr GOMES HOME ON FURLOUGH TO VISIT WITH HIS MOTHER! t evening Clvde Kaufman ar- ri '. V ! Ks ir: d he-nn- on a icrhuigii. coming to it with his mother. Mrs. Eliza i'I'mhti. who has bet n sic k for a ni'i'.i' of viehs with pneumonia. Fpori his arrival he finds his mother making excellent progress towards re gaining he-r health. Mr. Kaufman has, been in the army for a long time and as this young l'laitsmouth soldier alighted from the train last night, carrying a couple of large suit cases, one in each hand. sv irgic.g then! a- toys while he wal'.' J The h!:Mh of the p'.atf rm. it couid not help but lie noticed how the soi.iicr boy who went away s-ev-eral month:; ago now comes homo a inr!'::1 i nr. arrived at Man's estate "in der with the manlv airs of a defen- of the nation. Clyde is we v ill ! r.t ill continue to call him. will re main during the term of his fur lough, visiting witli his mother atid sister, .as well as numerous friends here, nnd at its expiration will re t urn to iris station. T. H. POLLOCK AUTO CO. TAKES !H MORE TERRITORY From Thursday's IaHy. The T. 11. Pollock Auto Company of this city are growing in both ! territory and business, and during i the past few days have extended 'their limit's and are taking in the Ford Stations, in all eastern C'ass 'County towns, including Nehawka. j liouisville and Fnion. This will I re mean be-l t er Ford service for all stations that now become ia member and a part of the Platts mouth agency, in fact the home agency for Cass county. This will insure the very best of service pos- carry all supplies in greater quanti ties and will mean the very best cf service for all Ford users, the car that k. always in demand. LOUIS KEIL DOING NICELY. From Tiersdny's lally. Louis Keil who has been at the hospital at Omaha, for some time past has been making very good progress, and was able a few days since to be allowed to return home, and did so last Monday, and has been making good progress since. Carl Keil. his brother and wife were in the city today looking after some I business matters and reports Louis , feeding pretty fair at this time. xiaETS at ijie J Ouruai uniCB. DIED IN SOUTH mm from m PNEU NIA 3 RESULTING FROM INFLUENZA GUY H. SMITH PASSES TO THE GREAT BEYOND WAS SICK FDR BUT A WEEK;RENE TRUSCUTT- Interment Will be at the Old Home Iu Newton. Iowa Nephew to Accompany the Remains From Tl.ursilay s raily. (jie,v H. Smith, formerly of this city, where he was interested firrt in a garage with his brother, Sam G. Smith and later on a farm with his nephew, S. Bay -Smith, but later a resident of South Omaha, died last evening at his home, of pneumonia. superinduced by influenza. Mr. Smith had been sick but about a week. He leaves a wife and two children, the entire family being sick, the mother in an Omaha hospital and the two children at home. .Mrs. Smith has not been apprised of her husband's death on account of the seriousness ef her own condition. A telephone message was received last nirht from the deceased man's nephew, S. Kay Smith, telling of his death and the condition of the other members of the family. Mr. Smith departed this morning for Omaha to render what assistance h? may in the way of looking after the family's welfare and accompanying the re mains of his uncle to the tatter's old rjihome at Nevton, Iowa, where inter ment will be made. Newtou was the boyhood home of both the deceased man and his brother, Sam G. Smith. He fo re departing for Omaha Ray called repeated'.y for his father to ap prise him of the news of his broth er's death, but the phone was out of commission and he was unable to gei in communication with him. The deceased man will be well re membered by many people in Platts mouth through his association with his brother Sam in the auto livery business two warn ago. IT NE EE WENT OPERATION NICELY Prrim Friday's Ta!Iy. Orville Denson. who has been at a hospital in Omaha, where he un derwent an operation yesterday, had not recovered consciouFness lat er in the day when the folks left the hospital to return home, but he was rallying nicely from the affects c:f the anaesthetic and tue pnysicians were confident he would be getting along first rate. It is hoped that the little fellow will soon be entirely well p. gain and able to return to his home here at at early date. A Service message Test for With a big market waiting and a fair price assured by the Government's guar anty, farmers should bend every effort to secure a bumper wheat crop this year. The first step in securing such a crop Is to select seed wheat with care. Successful Cass county farmers tell us that good, clean A-l seed wheat should test 90 per cent to 95 per cent strong and be of pure variety and free from foul seed. It should be treated with formaldehyde for safety. If an additional supply of seed is needed, it should be obtained from a reliable source NEAR HOME. If funds are needed for such purchase we can accommodate you. First National Bank Plattsmouth, Nebraska IS IMPROVING AT HOSPITAL NOW From Thursday's rfuly. Mrs. Frank Swoboda, who under went an operation about a week a? for a complication of troubles at the St. Joseph hospital, in Omaha, is reported as pettii.g along rather slowlv. bin showing some noticeable improvement from day to day, and hopes are entertained that she will soon commence to improve more rap idly. .Mr. Swobodu was a passenger to Omaha this morning, pedug up to visit his wife at the hospital. LINCOLN HOSPITAL FROM EFFECTS OF INFLUENZA HAE BEEN SICK LITTLE M02E THAN A WEEK Daughter of Former M. E. Church Paster Here, Eev. Truscctt and V7ife. Succombs. From Thursday' rii. A messace received this morning by Mrs. John W .Crabill conveyed the sad news of the death of a for mer Plattsmouth ycung lady. Mrs. Charles Cummins, during the niht, at the Lincoln Sanitarium from tbe effects of influenza. Mrs. Cummings was formerly Miss Irene Tru.ceitt, and fdie had been sick only about a week. E. H. Wescott received a card ye ; terday from Rev. T. A. Truscott. on which he told of the daughter's ser ious condition. The funeral will be held tomor row end interment will be at Lin coln where the resided. Mrs. C.ummings, as Miss Irene Truscott will be remembered by the eutlr community, and had a host of warm personal friends in Platts mouth. who will grieve, to learn of her untimely death. Just as fhe was blooming into mature womanhood, and with the world bright before her. Truly the Ling of shadows loves a shining mark. E0INO SOME GOOD WOEr K0Y7. From Friday's Pally. The Eaglea lodge at it k ir.eotinj last night had a good representation of the membership present and had a class for initiation which added to the interest of the occasion. Another class of even larfter magnitude is to be taken in at the next meeting Id at an early date. All the rat niters are looking forward to the occasion of the next initiation with ranch In terest. FOR SALE. Ford truck, nearly new. Reo truck in pood condition. Fordson tractor nearly new, with plow. Also a fe-w work horses. Frank Vallery, Mur ray, Neb. the Best!