PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20. 1913.
FAGE TWO
ChiSdran Cry fer FleicS-ioa-'s
ear.
lhe Kind You Have Always Bought, and tviiicti has been
in use for over thirty years, has borne the signature of
and has teen made uncer his pcr-
Jijfj sonal supervision e:nce ltz lzturcy.
7c2cot4 Allow no une to deceive vcu in this.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-as-good are but
Experiments that trifle with and endanger th.; health cf
.. w . " . a.
Infants and Children iiperience agcurst v.:t:z-
Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pnrcri'.,
Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is pleasant. It contains
neither Opium, Morphine nor other narcotic sv-:t;,-.-.c:. Its
age is its guarantee. For niore than thirty it has
been in constant us for the relief of Constipation. Z-)M:::-r.:y-"Wind
Cclic and Diarrhoea; allaying Feverirlirfr-c. arkiag
therefrom, and by regulating the Stomach an'l Sk-ve's, aids
the assimilation cf 5ood; giving healthy and natural sleep
The Children's Panacea The Mother's Fricui.
STATEMENT
OF POSITION OF
R. R. WORK
as
ER8
REGARDING CONTROVERSY IN
REGARD TO MATTER OF
WAGE INCREASE.
SAYS ONLY WMT WHAT'S FAIR
And Cite Proof of Lessened Buying
Power of the Dollar Work
ing- an Injustice.
genuine CASTORIA
the Signature of
thst-t: ax:. r x JSC
Mr A
V TT T"l Tk A
in use m met aw ui
The Kind You Wave Always Bnu:
PLATTSMOUTH ODD FELLOWS jtho cession to attend 'he moot in
ATTV.TSTT1 T.nTIISVTTXE LODGE f his home lodge.
The members report
a very pleas
ant trip and a most interesting meet
ing with the Louisville brethren.
From i-jcsday's Daily.
Last evening the I. O. O. F. lodge
r.t Louisville heM a cla.ss initiation
at their lode rooms in that city and
to a.-iist in the work of conferring
the decrees upon the candidates
number of the members of Platte
Lcdse No. 7 of this city made the
trin nut tn mir 11 e! trli hiiri n z Cltv. !
T!ir trin wa? tiinrlf hv auto .and
th,.,, in rl,P n:,rtv v,rrr. John Kuicl i? phene them for terms on the Famous
,,r r-,.,r r'r,i- ' ii,n fv.rv t ti ICuibransen
Short ar.d sons. Harry and Tom, and!
J. It. N'oyes, who is here on the I ye print everything b"t money
i
lhe P'anious Gulhranscn Flayer
a ! Piano can be had from A. Hospe Co..
Hospe Co.. has been selling piar.os
to vurir friends ami reiatnes. iui
over forty-five years? AVrite or
6-4tw
jury panel and took advantage of Uiul butter. Let us serve you
Real Estate and Insurance!
AGENTS FOR
Equitable Life Insurance Co., of New York
Massachuse.s Bonding & Ins. Co., Accident and Health
American Live Stock Insurance Co.
Bankers' Automobile Insurance Co.
Bankers' Fire Insurance Co.
Central National Fire Insurance Co., of Des Moines
FOR SALE
FAFiJVl LANDS AND CITY PROPERTY!
Six good Cass county farms for sale; irrigated and
table land in North Platte Valley.
see F. G. EGEF3ESERGE1
cr EfVSIL J. FSILD,
OFFICES HOTEL WAGNER SUILDING
Telephone 108 Plattsmouth, Neb.
A VISIT TO THE
irown Park Minora! Sprlni
ATH HOUSE
r.t 25tli and O Streets, South Omaha, now under new
management, will convince you that we are fully equip
ped and prepared to treat you for rheumatism in all of
its various forms. Also colds, la grippe, nervous trou
I.ie, clc. We have relieved hundreds of others and wc
can help you.
ki!iful Service and Courteous Attention
Given to AH Our Patrons
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MANAGER
f b im
From Tuesday's Pally.
The Journal has been asked by tin;
committee represent mi; the federat
ed railrcad shop employes to i-'ive
space to the following article deal
ing with the position of the employ
es of the railroad in the preent con
troversy that is occupying the at
tention if the country. We are i
to be able to j:io the representatives
of the union this- opportunity to pre
sent their view of a very important
question and print lhe story gladly
and without cost to the members of
the federation.
OF It POSITION
Py F. V. .Miles, General Chair
man. Dist. '20, I. A. of M.
"The threatened strike of railroad
!"!! throUKh( ut tin? Fnited States i--eauv'in:r.
probably, mure cone rn th:in
ar.y other question r.ow before c!li
ci.il V.'ahitmton. The executive
heads of the railroad organizations
have ire- tited the oem-iTi is o. tiiei--membership
to the Ilailroad Ad.iii'i
istration. invoUini; an increase of
approximately 2 pi r cent in wa
together with a blanket airreemeat
covering vorkinL' ci.mlif ions. ote..
covering all railroads under govern
ment control.
'Tlx1 yivrn"iic:'.l. through the
Railroad A;i'iir.istration and Presi
dent V.'ilon. has answered these !-niL-nds;
i! .tly r fu -.iii.ir to c.t.i:u i'r.-'
re:ue--t of the i: ;i and olterint.' in
stead an itier.- e auiour ' i;.;: to
little more tha;: ." per cent.
'In order that the pu";i'e may
tli rou"hly undcr.land the pi. iti.n:
of ti e railroad worker.-, in this con
troversy. 1 will undertake to f-tat-:-that
positiun in au clear aa.l under
standai'ie a Manner as I am aide t.;
do. at the same time with an eye t(
bre vi; y.
1 0 1 :j the r.r'e ()f pay f.r th
mechanical shop torees on praetio-'i -!y
all of the railrrais west of Clii-ca.-o
was 4 1 cents p- hour. Tl :
rate v..; f .ce ied in a very few ; ;
on .-onie t.f the railroads ai d r.t re
lated points, but in no ca.-e v. as this
xces rate more than cnts pr
hour. Tiie general rate was, how
ever, will: the exception if tlie few
eases mentioned. 41 cents per hour.
The rati.1 in effect at the pie-ent tim
on all railroads trider novernment
control is tiS cctits per hour, an in
crease since 151" f f a fraction more
than 0" per cent. The cost of liv
covering a period of six years,
from 1513 to 1519, has increased, ac
cording to authorities 1 1 ." per cent,
which haves the railroad men, com
paratively speaking, in the same po
sition a s a mule with a bundle of
hay tied over his back and extended
out j ut beyond reach of his nose,
except that in the case of the work
ers the hay keeps K'ftinK just a lit
tle further away with each parsing
da y.
'In November, 1517, the hourly
rate on practically all railroads we t
of Chicago was increased to f4 cents,
and on July 2T., 151S, to t; cents
per hour, an increase of a fraction
less than T. per cent. 'i lie cost of
livintr duriat; tliii .-anie period soar-
j cd only "7 per cent, incidentally
shovin. the 'hay' several inches far
jther from our noser;. I'omp'-U'inf? our
i posit ion today with the prosperous
Jdays of 151", we find, u-inr as a
jba.sis the comparative value of a dol
jlar then and now. that where in 15 1?.
V.e received ,:.28 for eight l-.ours
work, we today receive for eight
hours work less than $2.50. Conse
quently, instead of bavins obtained
an increase in our daily wages', we
have actually accepted a reduction
of more than 3" per cent since the
.siinimcr of 1513.
"It must be remembered also that
2")0 per cent, and in some cases
hij-h as 500 per cent.
"We are now confronted with a
very serious problem. We must have
an increase in wages to take care of
oar immediate needs, and, at the
same time, we must insist that the
cost cf the necessities of life ehall
not rise higher.
"President Wilson, the other day
tied a verv scholarly statement
setting forth in very definite terms j
the position that the government
will take in all matters relating to
railroad wages. Among other things
he stated that it would not be the
policy of the government to provide
a permanent increase in railroad
wages, in order to take care of a
temporary situation, or condition.
:nd further that the profiteers and
others responsible for the high cost
of living are being investigated with
every hope of early success in re
ducing living costs. All very nice.
very scholarly, sounds logical and
reasonable. ami coming from the
president cf the Fnited States it
carries ne small weight. But we
working men know something about
living costs too. and ours is fast hand
information, gleaned from countless
nights of midnight oil burning, por
ing e ver the family budget; tortured
days and niuhts of hopeless uncer
tainty, wondering whether the pro
verbial ends would ever meet. And.
thou.rh we are unschooled in some
things, we cannot quote the great
authors offhand, an we know noth
ing of the binomial theorem, to say
nothing of the differential calculus,
we do know, and the president knows
that there are no laws on the federal!
statutes, nor on the statutes of the
several ttates. that can be used to
ortv T.t any man, or any combination
of n en. engaged in legitimate busi
ness, enterprises, from making all the
profit thy ran po-sibly make out of
their business. These are facts, and
in order that the president may carry
(;: his promises, some ve'ry revolu
tionary laws will have to be passed
by congress. It is impossible to con
ctive of our present congress passing
any very revolutionary laws, and so
we are face to face with this propo
sitionthe profiteers cannot be curb
ed, we cannot force the cost of liv
i:: down, therefore we must have
an increase in our wage's.
' "We "are net unreasonable men.
but we are face to face with facts
that are like fly paper, there's no
t; v r t i. away from them. We are
not particularly enthusiastic over a
strike, but we lirive exhauoted all
other means of arriving at an ad
justment. It is not a movement oi
radicals, as everyone has been led to
beli-jve. but the result of calm de
liberation on the part ef ."".00,000
goid Amer'can working men. nic-i
v.io have waited patiently for two
years to have their grievances ad-
ju.tcf!. a'i'l wnn are tieiermineu inai
justice- shall be done them. If it is
necessary to strike to gain the things
thev have been promised for two
years, they will strike, and they will
he baeUed by the entire streagtli of
the American labor movement as rep
resented bv the American Federation
of Labor.
'The president's proposal will not
be e-onsidered. that is certain, unless
1 am very much mistaken. It cannot
be ciuisidered. because there are no
facts to support it. It is regrettable.
i f course, that congress has been
blind to the handwriting on the
wall. II is not to be supposed that
a bodv ot intelligent men such as
oar eongress is supposed to be should
Ie unmindful of the trend of events.
They have failed miserably to pro
vide for the new order of things,
and directly to the doors of congress
shall accounts be laid.
"In conclusion. I wish to say that
in the- event a strike is called, we
shall make it as effective as possible-,
so that it may be adjusted as
quickly as possible."
MARRIAGE OF
POPULAR YOUNG
COUPLE TODAY
MISS MARY IEIPERT AND JOSEPH
KAFKA JOINED IN WED
LOCK THIS MORNING
iimKnaixHw
RECEPTICN AT HOME OF BRIOE
Following Celebration of Nuptial
Mass at Holy Rosary Catliolip
Church Many Present
From Tuesday's Dally.
This morning at the Holy Rosary
church in the west portion of the
city eiccurred the marriage of Miss
Mary Leipert, of Plattsmouth, and
Mr. Joseph Kafka, of Omaha, the
ceremony being performeel by Rev
Father Fedinand Suesser, rector of
the church.
The wedding was attended by a
number of the relatives and close
friends of the young people and the
bridal couple was attended by Mr.
James; Leipert, brother of the bride.
and Miss Antonia Kafka, sister of
the Kroom. as best man and brides
maid.
Following the ceremony the wed
ding party was entertained at dinner
at the home of the parents of the
bride south of this city, where a re
ception was held in their honor.
The bride is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Leipert and has been
reared to womanhood in this com
munity, where she is held in the
highest esteem by a large circle of
warm friends who join in wishing
lipr much iov and happiness in her
future years. The grooni is an in
dustrious and enegetic young man of
the metropolis who has made a great
many friends by his sterling quali
fies and who is well worthy of the
charming bride he has won.
EMgG ires'
GOOD TIME TO REPAIR AND OIL
YOUR HARNESS
BEFORE CORN HUSKING!
run Eflevaton
Complete Corn Elevator $275.00
Peter Schuettler, Newton and Charter Oak
FARM WAOE3S
Also Extra Wagon Boxes and
Shoveling Boards.
Stoughton and I. H. C. Spreaders!
ALL SIZES GASOLINE ENGINES
JOHN F. GOI3DE
i
AUTOMOBILES
ErmiBTHniWirKTarL-B:.!: ' zm: mr
FARM IMPLEMENTS
a:o:s'2: a a b etc::. as:
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A JOYFUL OCCASION
The hom of Mr. and Mrs. (he?tr
Minniear was gladdened yesterday by
the arrival of a tine little ten pound
NOTICE
To whom it may concern: The
statements made in the World-Herald
on the 11th day of November, in re-
TO CONDUCT SER
IES OF MEETINGS
Evangelistic Campaign to be Open
ed in Murray Christian Church
by Rev. L. W. Scott.
RETURNS
FROM VACATION
From Tuesday's Dally.
Dr. A. L. I 'arks of the Hurtingto-.i
lielief i-.nne down freun Omaha this
mornin.; to look after the interests
of his company and is feeling great
ly refreshed and rested from his va
cation ef several weeks, which he
spent in the south.
Dr. Parks had intended to take a
trip over to Cuba, while in tho south
but found that it would he necessary
te secure a passport and as his time
was limited he had t abandon this
feature of the trip. He spent the
greater part of the time at Key
the figures indicating the iiercent-1 West- Jacksonville and St. Augus
age of increase in the cost of living tiue' Florida, and had a most enjoy
apply to all commodities, the luxur- llhU' time, but is glad once more to
ies as well , as the necessities of life. ,,c ,JJCk in north.
;md w hile the railroad men have a I
very appreciable longing for some
of the luxuries enjoyed by those who
are mor rcs'Tally blessed with this
world's good -. we: are most concern
ed with the necessities. And the
facts bear on) nur contention, that
leaving out the luxuries, the cost of
the bare necessities has increased
since 1913 anywhere from 150 to
From Tuesday's Datty.
Rev. L. W. Scott, of th Chr't-iian
church of this city, who has been
conducting a very successful series
of evangelistic meetings at Nebraska
City, has just accepted the invitation
cf the good people of Murary to open
a fou weeks' series of meetings at
the Christian church in that city
and will preach the first sermon
there on next Sunday.
Rev. Scott will be assisted in the
services by Mrs. Scott, who will have
charge of the special music for the
meetings and will be a very valu
able assistant in the services.
The remarkable success secured
by He v. Scott at Nebraska has giv
en him a large number of invitations
to open meetings in different por
tions of the state, but the one at
Murray being nearer his home was
accepted and the people of Murray
can feel fortunate in securing Kev.
and Mrs. Scott for their series of
meetings and a real treat is in store'
for thorn in the way of an interest
ing series of meetings.
son who made his appearance atigard to our ta?rriag.? rue untrue.
their place and announced his inten
tion of making his horn with them
in the future.
The mother and little one are do
ing nicely and of course daddy will
pull through. The happy grandpar
ents and great grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. George J. Meisinger and
Mr. and Mrs. George Meisinger, are
all wearing a happy smile befitting
the occasion.
INCOME INSURANCE
See F. G. Egenberger for Income
Insurance. Office Wagner hotel build
ing. Phone No. 108.
hel l our f itlcnte ot ivam'ag'- a:v.'
nil parti?? -: dr.-ply i r.t crested in o:it
affairs had betted cease their talk
ing in the matter or they may tind
themselves in trouble.
MAKGARKT J. SHKAlJh'U
ROI'KKT SIHIADFU.
Don't buy a player piano until
you have investigated the Famotii
Gulbransen Flayer handled in this
territory only by A. Horpe Co., of
Omaha. 6-4tw
Newspaper advertising Is declared
the most valuable consistent with
Its cost. Give it a trial.
A 33
-Year Loa
A VERY HAPPY OCCASION
Last evening while the stork was
making his flight over this locality
iio ctnnnprl at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. A. II. Shindelbower and left in
houncintr little ten
pound ton and heir. Doth the motn
er and little one arc doing very nice
ly while the father has a smile that
itv in evidence and is
1 s v7 - -
bearing himself as only a proud
father can.
IJcad the Daily journal.
BANKING
BOOKKEEPING
TELEGRAPHY
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i r iuc ,or 21 irj. foiiho.
fv?ry rTnuata. Kaptd pro- ro
o.i -j-k ht nnvit". coitcCE
ADD MECHANICS TO FORCE
From Tuesday's Dally.
Tho T. II. Pollock Auto company
has just added two first class men to
i,!r cimn force. Harvc Manners,
well known in the community as a
first class auto mechanic and Horace
Scott, who has been employed for
several vears in the mechanical do
partmeut of the Blackstone and Cen
tral garages of Omaha ana comes
nii rrcfiinmfndod as an auto me
chanic.
The Pollock garage is now employ
ing seven mechanics in its shop and
is turning out a lot of work.
Money to loan on city real estate
by the plattsmouth Loan & Building
Association. See T. M. Patterson.
Secretary. 3-2tM
Let us print your sale bills.
BUT WHICH CAN BE PAID SOONER IF DESIRED
No Commissions
We place such loans through the LINCOLN
JOINT STOCK LAND BANK, of Lincoln,
Nebraskeu which during the past year has
loaned over $6,000,000.00 to the farmers of
Iowa and Nebraska.
NO DELAYS! NO RED TAPE!
A FAIR RATE OF INTEREST
Ask Us About It
Bank of Cass CoB9
Plattsmouth -:- -:- Nebraska
Big Type Poland-China Boars
for Sale!
Fourteen Big Typo Poland-China Boars
for sale. Black Prince is the sire of these
boars, and the dams are Waubonsic Girl,
Waubonsie Carrie Queen, Waubonsie 2d,
Waubonsie Queen. These boars dams came
from the Waubonsie Herd. These sows are
the breeding of Weatherhead Bros. & Wolfe.
Black Prince is the breeding of Adolph
Steinkamp.
James L. Terryberry & Son,
Cedar Creek, Nebraska