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VOL. XXXVII.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 18, 1919.
No. 25.
E, M. POLLARD
IS HIGH li
IN PRIMARY
EX-CONGRESSMAN OF NEHAW
KA LEADS IN PRIMARY
ELECTION RETURNS
A. L. HDD, THIS CITY, SECOND
Although Race is Still Close, with
Mr. Tidd and Searl S. Davis, of
Murray, Contenders.
From Wednesday's Rally.
The primary election to decide the
choice of the voters to go on the bal
lot in. November as candidates for
delegate to t lie constitutional con
vention was the lightest that has
ever been held in the county and
very little interest was showu in
the outcome of the battle by the vot
ers of the county, as only a very
tun a 11 per cent of the vote was poll
ed in any of the precincts.
F.rnest M. Pollard, of N'ehawka,
former congressman from th'i first
district, seems to have been an easy
victor over his opponents for a place
on the ticket as he h;is a lead over
the county that seems impossible to
overcome and all of the precincts of
the county outside of Plattsmouth
ami Hock IMuft's have giv n him a
majority of the votes cast. In the
western and middle sections :f the
county, Mr. Pollard has carried al
most all of the precincts.
The race for second place, the
winner of which will also appear on
the ballot in November. is rather
close, with Attorney A. L. Tidd, of
this city having u small lead over
S"arl S. Davis of Murray, of seventy
votes, but with the very light vote
cast it is still uncertain which of
the two will come under the wire in
the second place.
In the city of Plattsmouth Mr.
Tidd secured a very handsome vote
carrying all the wards with the ex
ception of the first, where Mr. Pol
lard was given a majority. In Fast
and West Roc P.lutfs Mr. Davi-5 was
given a big majority of the votes
cast and he also ran well in Platts
mouth precinct, although the pre
cinct was carried by Mr. Pollard.
Th" bail weather has interfered
with the canvassers bringing in the
returns from the outlying precincts
and especially in the central part of
the county and upon these depends
the result between Mr. Tidd and Mr.
Davis, as the result there will not
tend to b-ssen the lead of Pollard
and will probably add to his major
ity, as one of these missing precincts
is N'ehawka. the home of Mr. Pollard.
. For candidate in the eighth dis
i tfict
the name of W. H. Pitzer. or
Nebraska City, was the only one ap
pearing on the ballot, and he will
have a large majority. The voters,
however, took occasion to write in
the names of different persons so
that Mr. Pitzer will have an oppon
ent at the polls. The vote was quite
scattering on the written ballots, as
W. 15. Dunning had at noon receiv
ed two votes and Matthew Coring.
J. M. Leyda. L. G. Todd. W. II. Puis.
W. D. Wheeler and John Heeson one
each for this office.
The Vote by Precincts
The vote by precincts is given be
The first column is
that of
low
K. M. Pollard, the second that of A.
I.. Tidd and the third that of Searl ,
S. Davis. As stated above, a num
ber of precincts remain to be heard
from:
Plattsmouth
Plattsmouth
Plattsmouth
Plattsmouth
Plattsmouth
.,
3
5
1
3
, o
1st Ward- 3 4
2d Ward. 12
3d Ward. IS
4th Ward. 12
5th Ward-
20
47
36
20
Plattsmouth Precinct 2')
Fast Rock Bluffs 3
West Rock Bluffs :
liberty Precinct 43
Louisville 21
South Bend 12
Salt Creek 23
Tipton 38
Weeping Water. 2 22
Center 4
Eight Mile Grove 2
1
6
4
3
S
47
0
4
S
11
Total vote reported 273 192 150
.
Wanted: Steady work on farm for
married man. Address Albert E.
Rhafer, P. f. box C03, PlattEmouth.
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AN
DOING AWAY WITH BRIDGE.
From Wednesday's Daily.
In the vicinity of Louisville there
is a portion of the road that has oc
casioned the road supervisor there
considerable trouble due to the fact
that it is crossed twice by a small
creek in the area of a few miles and
the county has been at considerable
expense in keping up theise bridges
To overcome this the board of com
missioners some time ago entered
into an agreement with James M
i mover ror me construction ot a
ditch along the roadway that would
carry the water of the creek and
permit the filling up of a portion of
the old creek bed and do away with
the need or maintaining so manv
bridges in such a small territory.
The lard yesterday entered into a
contract with Hay Bennett for the
construcion of the ditch which is
to be thirty-five feet wide and of a
depth sufficient to carry off all the
surface water formerly carried by
the creek.
POPULAR YOUNG
PEOPLE WEDDED
Mr. Henry F. Nolting and Miss
Emma C. Tritscli United in Mar
riage Here This Afternoon.
frnm Wednesday's Dally.
This afternoon at 1:30 at the
residence of Rev. 11. G. McClusky
and family occurred the marriage
of Mr. Henry F. Nolting and Miss
Kmma ('. Tritscli. the marriage
lines being read by Rev. McClusky.
The wedding was a very quiet one
and the bridal couple were accom
panied by Miss Dora Nolting, sister
of the groom and Mr. Hugo Meis
inger. as the attendants. Follow
ing the wedding at the manse the
young people prepared for their
.) wedding trip and left this afternoon
for Plymouth. Michigan, where they
will enjoy a honeymoon of several
I weeks before returning home and
will make their home in the future
on the farm where their home is
awaiting their coming.
The bride is the charming and
accomplished daughter of Mrs. Ida
Tritscli, and has been reared to
womanhood in this community
where her charming personality has
won her a host of warm friends who
will join in wishing her much
happiness in her future life. The
groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Aug
ust Nolting and is one of the enter
prising and energetic young farm
ers of the county who has made for
himself a splendid reputation as a
young man of integrity and worth.
The Journal joins with the many
friends of Mr. a"nd Mrs. Nolting in
wishing them a long and happy
married life filled with all the suc
cess and joy that they so well de
serve. SHOWS ARE EXCELLENT.
From Weilncsdav's DaWv
Iloth of the moving picture
theatres in this city last evening had
especially fine programs arranged
for their patrons which the poor
lighting service mada impossible of
showing at the two fdiows as had
been planned and as a result a num
ber of the patrons were disappoint
ed but they will have the opportun
ity of witnessing these shows this
evening.
At the Gem "The Unpardonable
Sin" was shown and was one of the
best of the late pictures and one
that made a very deep impression
upon those who had the opportunity
of witnessing it. This picture is
different from the usual run of the
ovies and ia one that thri,,s the
beholder with its intensity
The Parmele presented America's
favorite. Fatty Arbuckle in 'one of
his side splitting comedies , which
was much enjoyed and a "A
Desert Hero" Fatty was all there.
"Poor Boob" with Bryant Wash-
burn in the steller role was one of
the features of the program and this
pleasing picture was much enjoyed. 1
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Homecoming celebration, Oct. 4.
SENATE IS ON
EDGE OVER THE
PEACE TREATY
CONSIDERATION MARKED BY IN
TERCHANGE BETWEEN HITCH
COCK AND LODGE.
WANTS PROGRAM CARRIED OUT
Reach First Section Amended When
Adjournment Is Taken
By 'Senators.
Washington. D. C. Sept., 16.
Formal reading of the German
peace treaty for amendment was be
gun late today in the senate, after
a sharp parliamentary wrangle and
demand by democrats for an avowal
from Republican Leader Lodge that
the pact be kept continually before
the body.
It has not been the intention of
opponents of the treaty to take it up
this week, as was indicated by a
motion of Senator Smoot to consider
other legislation after a four-hour
discussion. Senator Hitchcock of
Nebraska, leader of the administra
tion forces, insisting the treaty was
emergency business and pointing
out not one line of the document had
been read, drew fire from Senator
Lodge by asking if in all good faith
it was his purpose to expedite con
sideration.
My good faith and what I intend
to do is my business, benator
Lodge replied with feeling, and the
crowds in the gallery leaned for
ward, expecting the first real fight
over the treaty. Senator Hitchcock
thereupon again asked Senator
Lodge if he intended to carry out
his promise and keep the treaty be
fore the senate.
"I certainly do, and in my own
way. without advice from the sena
tor from Nebraska." Senator Lodge
declared.
Order Reading 'of Treaty.
The anwer was hurled by the
senator witli so much emphasis and
feeling that the gnlleriet? broke in
to applause, which led the discus
sion to the conduct of the crowds
coming out daily to hear it.
President Pro Tempore Cummins
declared that while vsiitors had
been permitted to applaud at the end
of an address, in violation of the
standing rules of the senate, they
would not be permitted to show
part isan feeling by noisy demonstra
tions. Senator Hitchcock said the
galleries generally were not aware
of the rule until it had been broken,
and Senator Williams. democrat.
Mississippi, insisted the rule ought
to be abolished so that visitors
could give expression to their feel
ings. Reach Johnson Amendment.
The democrats asked for the ayes
and nays on the Smoot j mot ion to
take up other business, and this was
met from the republican side by the
claim that there was no quorum.
Before the count was announced.
Senator Smoot withdrew his motion
and reading of the treaty was be
gun. The reading clerk struggled
through the preamble with its list
of all the signatories, difficult to
pronounce. The clerk had read
through Article 3 of the league
covenant when he reached the
amendment by Senator Johnson of
California to equalize the vote of
Great Britain and the United
States.
Senators on Edge.
All things considered, the treaty
had virtually a full day's run, start
ing off with a three-hour address by
, Senator Sherman, republican, Illi
nois, it was evident that the senate
was in a fighting frame of mind, as
Senator Sherman was interrupted
today by Senator Hitchcock and
Senator Walsh, democrat. Colorado
and answered by Senator McKellar
J democrat. Tennessee.
After Senator McKellar had
de
livered a spirited defense of the
treaty. Senator Lodg. calling atten
tion to the president's statement Ir
an address last night at Portland.
Ore., that th senator In 1915 favor
ed a lajfu f nations, quoted from
more thau a acor of npftechas by
the president to show, he said, in
consistencies on the latter's part.
Changes of mind had nothing to
do with the merits of the case, the
senator declared, and his statement
that he United States was the best
hope of mankind and would remain
so. provided it did not become in
volved in foreign entanglements,
was vigorously applauded.
NICE RAIN LAST NIGHT.
From U'pdnfsilav's Daily.
Gentle showers visii-d this vicin
liy lasi evening ami tii:s morning, a
considerable amount of rain fallin-
during the IS hour period. In Onia
na. However, the tall wa-; much heav
ier, commencing several hours ear
lier than here. t is but reasonable
iu e.vpeei a visitation oi ue ramv
season during the mxt few week.;,
and we need not be surprised if i;
proves our lot to get .some of t he
withheld moisture we needed so bad
ly earlier in the season.
PEOPLE TO PASS
IE
Board of County Commissioners Vote
to Submit to People Question of
Voting ?1C0.000 For 3ridges.
From Wednesday's Daily
The lxiard of county commission
ers at their session yesterday took
tip the question of the needs of the
county in the wav of new bridges
and which need is becoming more
pressing and the county board de
cided that it was fitting and proper
that the people of the county by
their votes decide at the November
election whether or not they desired
the issuance of bonds that would
permit the construction of the
bridges and will have the proposi
tion placed on the o&llot at ihe No
vember election on whether or not
the county be authorized to issue
J 100.000 in bonds. The work of
the commissioners along the lines of
bridge and road work has been
handicapped by the fact that the
amount of funds has been limited
and the increasing amount cf work
desired and becoming necessary over
the county makes it necessary that
tluy either have more funds to do
the 'work with or let it go. and as
it is the taxpayers who are to foot
the bill. the commissioners will
await their instructions before they
take up the matter of replacing
the bridges. A great deal of the i
hridee work nut iu years ago is i
getting in such diape all over the
county that some action should be
taken and in several cases the board
has been able to help the situation
by reconstruction of roads doing
away with an o. visional bridge but.
there are a groat many places where
bridge work is badly needed and
.should be done but this will have to
rest until more money is available.
RECEPTION IS POSTPONED.
From Wednesdav's Pally.
The informal reception which was
to have been given at the Methodist
church this evening to Rev. T. A.
Truscott and wife, formerly in
charge of the church in this city has
been postponed owing to the fact
that it was impossible for the guests
of henhr to reach this city until to
morrow. Rev. and Mrs. Truscott
are soon to leave for South America
where they will take up their work
for the church in the Argentine Re
public. Prior to their coming to
Plattsmouth the Truscott family
spent several years in the southern
country where Rev. Truscott was
very successful in his church work
and had a strong pastorate in the
Argentine. For the past year he has
been located at Syracdse, Nebraska,
in charge of the church tTiere but
his .marked ability in the wider
field of foreign work has led to his
call to service abroad and therefore
he will take tip the new duties. The
friends of this estimable family re
gret very much to see them leave
this state but extend to them their
best wishes for happiness and suc
cess in the new home in the far
country of the southern continent.
FOR SALE.
Coming three year old colt. Well
broke and gentle, $55. For partic
ulars see Frank Koubek, Platts
mouth, Neb. ll-lwkd&w
You will find 'a nice line or popu
lar copyright books at the Journal
MILLIONS 0
LOSS ADDED TO
DEATH TOLL
INDUSTRIES AT CORPUS CHRISTI
AND PORT ARANSAS ARE
WTLD OUT.
SHORE STREWN WITH BODIES
Relief Is Sent by Train and Airplane
to the Stricken
City.
With the known death list at
least forty-seven at Corpus Christi
and estimates that the toll will
amount to seventy-five or 100 in
that city alone, the situation in the
st orn! -swept West Gulf coast region
of Texas, continued uncertain Tues
day night.
While the death list in the af
fected territory outside of Corpus
Christi probably is considerable,
there was no confirmation of reports
placing the total into the hundreds.
Probably the most definite news
came from Corpus Christi Tuesday
night in the statement that fifty-six
bodies, none of whom had been
identified, had been discovered be
tween Portland and Taft. This in
formation was brought across
Xueces Bay by a resident who as
serted that twenty-six of the dead
were at Portland, which lies across
the bay eight miles west of Corpus
.Christi; twelve at one ranch house
and eighteen at another.
Wind SO Miles Hour.
Reports in railroad circles at
San Antonio were that Hie dead in
Rockport would not exceed three.
Radio advices at Galveston said six
men were drownd at Port Aransas
and that all the women and children
there had been saved.
Telegraphic advices received by
the press direct from Port Lavaca
which place had been isolated .ince
Sunday, reported no loss of life
there or at Seadrift and Port O'Con
nor, but said the property damage at
Port Lavaca would be about ?K'i.-
000. mainly on the bay front and
I to shipping. Port O'Connor and
Seadrift were said to have been con
siderably wrecked by the wind
which reached a velocity of sixty
five miles an hour. The velocity for
a few seconds at Port Lavaca was
reported as having attained ninety
miles ah hour.
Relief Hurried On.
State machinery for relief of storm
sufferers was completed lat Tues
day by Governor Hobby who order
ed units of the Texas national guard
to relieve federal troops at Corpus
Christi as quickly as transportation
could be arranged. The governor is
sued a proclamation urging prompt
contributions of money-and supplies
to the relief fund.
Three relief trains reached Corpus
Christk Tuesday with food, bedding,
clothing and medical supplies and
other trains were en route. Two re
lief trains were reported stalled by
washouts at Alice, Tex.
Seven scout airplanes were order
ed from Kelley Field, San Antonio,
to go to Corpus. Christi, and find
suitable landing fields for larger
planes which may be used to trans
port supplies from stalled trains in
to thecity. The scouting planes
also were under instructions to en
deavor to get news from Port Aran
sas and Rockport.
Loss Ten Millions.
Latest estimates placed the prop
erty loss in Corpus Christi at $10,
000.000 and meager advices indi
cated the damage at Port Aransas
would be very heavy.
Destruction in the lower part of
the business section and along the
north beach at Corpus Christi was
reported 'indescribable.' Rescue
workers faced a tremendous task of
clearing the debris blocked streets
and a steady rain which set in at
noon delayed it some.
RETURN HOME AFTER VISIT.
From Wednesday's Tally.
Mesdames H. F. Winke, Fred
Boedeker, both of near Wausa, sis
ters, the former from Mt. Pleasant
precinct, and the latter formerly
living near Louisville, who have
been visiting with relatives near
and at Tulsa, Oklahoma, passed
through this city on the Missouri
Pacific for their home in the north
part of the state last Tuesday. They
report they were having an excel
lent time on their visit and were
taking some Oklahoma peaches home
with them. They sav the weather
in the south was excessively warm
RASMUS PETERSEN ILL
From Wednesday s Dally.
Rasmus Petersen, one of the oil
residents of the city, who has been
in very poor health for some tinu'
was taken seriously sick at his hom
in the west part of the city yester
day afternoon and has since been
confined to his bed. Mr. Petersen
has been in failing health for the
(last three years and has had a num
her of verv serious attacks, which
makes his present illness the cans
of much anxiety to his family an 1
friends.
DEATH OF MRS, S. E.
HALL LAST EVENING
Aged Resident of City Called to Her
Last Long Rest Last Evening Aft
er Illness of Long Duration.
From Wednesdays Rail.
Last evening at 7:30 Mrs. S. E.
Hall, long years a resident of this
city, passed a vay at her home in
South Park after an illness covering
several months duration. Mrs. Hall
has during her residence here made
many warm friends who learn of her
death with the deepest sorrow and
share with the sorrowing children
the grief that death has brought to
them in the loss of the mother and
friend. During the long period of
illness Mrs. Hall bore her troubles
with true Christian fortitude and
with faith unshaken awaited the
final summons that bring to her the
peace and rest that her Christian
life had merited.
The funeral of this worthy lady
will be held tomorrow afternoon at
2:30 from the late home.
A biographical sketch of the de
parted will appear in the Journal to
morrow. LIGHT SERVICE PUT ON
THE BLINK LAST NIGHT
From Wednesday's Rally. i
As the result of the burning of a
pole on the transmission line six
miies west of this city last evening
the electric service in this city was
put out of commission for several
hours from 5:30 to 9 o'clock. The
cause of the accident seems rather
mysterious as there had been no
storms or electrical disturbances to
cause the fire and as far as can be
ascertained the reason for the short
circuit of the line causing the pole
to catch fire, is something that can
not be solved by the light company.
The company as soon as the short
age on the line was discovered sent
out workmen to the scene of the
trouble and had the work of repair
ing started but it required some
time to repair the damage and get
the wires strung up in proper shape.
The work of assembling the ma
chinery in the plant here was com
menced this morning by the force
of workmen under Superintendent
Kuykendal and it is hoped to have
it ready in a few weeks to overcome
these annoyances in the way of
breakdowns of the service to the
Plattsmouth consumers. Every ef
fort is being made by the local
management to overcome the diffi
culties in the way of getting the
proper kind of service for the Platts
mouth people but until the plant in
this city is equipped they are rather
up against it as the accidents to the
transmission line is something that
it is impossible to forstall and it
naturally requires some time before
the damage can be repaired and the
line put in working order.
MARRIED IN OMAHA
From Wednesday's Dally.
Yesterday at Omaha a marriage
license was issued to Conrad Denn
ing, of Louisville and Miss Mary
Carey, of Weeping Water, and the
two young people had the bonds of
matrimony performed In that city.
Both parties are quite, well known
in the central portion of the county,
where they have been making their
home practically all their lives.
Read the Daily Journal.
BAN PLACED
ON SINN FEIN
IRISH ORDER
BRITISH GOVERNMENT SUP
PRESSES ENTIRE ORGANIZA
TION THRU0UT IRELAND.
ACTION TAKEN FOLLOWS RAIDS
Arms, Explosives and Much Litera
ture Seized by
Officers.
Dublin, Sept. 12. Following
closely upon a speech delivered by
Viscount French, lord lieutenant and
governor general of Ireland, at Bel
fast Thursday, in which it was de
clared that the Rritish government
would not hesitate to resort to dras
tic steps to maintain law and order
in Ireland, the authorities today
proclaimed the suppression of the
Sinn Fein parliament and Sinn Fein
organization throughout Ireland.
A series of raids and searches fr
arms and documents were made in
the local Sinn Fein headquarters in
numerous towns In addition to Rul
lin. among them Cork. Relfast. Gal
way and Londonerry. Two promin
ent Sinn Fein members of the house
of commons were arrested here and
the residences of many perrons of
Sinn Fein leanings in Dublin and
other places were searched.
There were slight disorders in a
few places but no reports of a ser
ious resistance to the raiders have
bee-ji received. A detective whs shot
and killed in Dublin.
In the raids some arms' and explo
sives were found. Large niatit itics
of documents and Sinn Fein litera
ture wore seized, notably in Dublin.
where every copy of the report of
Frank P. Walsh and Kdward F.
Dunne, who investigated conditions
in Ireland on behalf of American-
Irish societies and correspondence
relating to arranging trade rela-
ions between Ireland, the I'nited
States and the other foreign eoun-
ries fell into the hands of the au
thorities. The belief was expressed
in Sinn Fein quarters here tonight
that nothing of incriminating na
ture was found.
ENJOYS PICNIC PARTY.
rora Wednesday's Ralty.
Last evening Rev. H. G. McClusky
and wife and Miss Kthel Hughes'.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Rawls, Mr. and
Mrs. D. C. Morgan and daughter.
Miss Gertrude, and Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Morgan, decided to enjoy u
pleasant picnic supper and made
their plans to picnic along the banks
of the Four Mile Creek, but the
threatening weather caused them to
change the program and the very
pleasant event was held at the grove
on the Sage farm on west Rock
trect. A dainty and tempting pic
nic supper was spread beneath the
shade of the trees and here the
members of the party enjoyed them
selves until twilight when they re
turned to their home.
HAS SOME BASE BALL TEAM.
From Wednesday's Rally.
This morning John Mefford, one
of the leading residents of Green
wood, was in the city for a short
time, bringing in the returns from
Salt Creek precinct. Mr. Mefford is
one of the leading residents of
Greenwood and is also one of the
loyal base ball fans of that place.
He states that Greenwood has had
one of the most successful base ball
teams this season of any town in
the state and the result of their
games has given them a big lead
over any of the other teams in this
portion of the state. The Green
wood team has trted several times
to secure a game with fhe Red Sox
of this city either at that place or in
Plattsmouth but the two teams
were unable to get together. Green
wood has a fine new ball park with
grandstand capable of seating
,000 people and at this park they
will stage a big tournament next
week on Friday, Saturday and Sun
day, with big prizes for the winning
teams.
One Ford touring car for quick
sale. Smith's Garage.