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7 PAGE TWO PLAJTSMOU.TH . STSMI - WEEKLY JOUBNAL. MONDAY, DEC. 126, 1932 - L' if AIvo News George Ilardnock, the drayman, has been very busy with the delivering of goods to the grocery stores in AIvo. Arthur Skinner and W. E. Heier were shelling and delivering corn to the Rehmeier elevator on Wednesday of last week.' Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hermance were picking com over near Havelock dur ing most cf the past week, but came home for Christmas. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Tay lor was made happy on last Saturday night when the stork brought a new br,by girl, All are doing nicely. W. II. Warner was a visitor fcr the week, including Christmas day, at the tcme of hi3 brother, Frank Warner, of Lincoln, returning home early this week. Earl Olscn, the night operator for the Rock Island, was taking a vaca tion lact week and while he wa3 away the work Which he looks after was performed by Jack Ardmore, of Leb anon, Kansas. Frank E. Cook and wife, with their sen, Wesley, and daughter, Miss Joan, were enjoying Christmas day at the home of Mr. arid Mrs. George Borne meicr, where all enjoyed the day very , pleasantly. . Frank E. Cook, who was serving on the jury at the late term of the dis trict court, with the conclusion of the term returned home last Saturday and was well pleased that he could got home again. . Miss Evelyn Earkhurst, who is at tending Wesleyan University, is home for the holidays, which will last for fro -weeks. Miss Velnia, her sister, Trent to University Place in her car on last Wednesday t bring Miss Eve lyn home. . Turner 7.IcKinncn, who is general ly as lively rs a cricket, has been, go ing a little slower of late on account of an attack of muscular rheumatism, and although; he is wearing it out to some" extent, there is still a twinge of it now and then. While Simon Rehmeier was work ing about the elevator, he slipped and j in falling sustained the fracture of two of 'his, ribs.. While they were very painful, Mr. Rehmeier has to continue with. bis. work. an,d is glad that there is a' noticeable Improvement ' in his conditio! each day, for it makes,, it just that much easier to "keep, going. The Home Overjoyed The home of Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Coatnian was overjoyed on last Mon day by the arrival of a very fine young lady " who came to make her home with the, happy parents: The hemes of Simon Rehmeier and Roy Coatman were also gladdened by the new ar rival. ' " Improving His Heme W. II. Warner, who is more famil iarly known as Billie, has been en joying come improvement at his home, where a number of his friends went and all working together papered the home and otherwise improved it, mak ing the home much warmer and plac ing -it In excellent condition for his living in it.- Billie was well pleased with the very kindly assistance In getting the home In shape and warm. Entertained for Christmas . Mr. and Mrs. Frank Taylor, who are having Mrs. Taylor's parents, Mr. and .Mrs. G. Rehmeier with them this winter, entertained at their home south cf Alvo on Christmas and had as their guests for the occasion Mr. and Mrs. Simon Rehmeier and the twins. Fred- and Frank, and. as. well Fred'Rehmeier and family, Mr3. Rah mcier, Vincent and Frances, the lat ter family from Weeping Water. Heirs 'Brother Had Died T.Irs. Ilonry Miliar received the sad news that the husband of her sister, Mr3. Joseph Cecil, of Logan, Iowa, had died on last Sunday, and with her son. Kenneth, she immediately de parted for the home in Iowa, where they attended the funeral on Tuesday. Mr. Cecil was shout 70 years of age. The call telling of his death gave but meagre information and did not tell what the cause had been. Tid Gord Work The Ere which last week destroyed the heme cf. Ir. and Mrs. Martin E. Nickel, was discovered just after day 15ght arid cn a very cold morning-. The ccure cf the re was not known, but the Hamcs -were very rap;d In t'helr v-.-rt cf etruction. Mr. and Sirs. HsxoTd Nickel had just been SEirrictl and were still sleeping and ten Ilaroii's mother called them, lfH:r cr vhm the Lo-;s was afire, he tircsit wci foclirg him to Xt T7- cr were r.o hurry. When trey ill ret OTXt feuad the hefjf sf:? c-.-I tsJ to tu5tl to Tt their HI -r;r-- c: r-d save then frers CtST.rtlcn slerj wKh the buililnr The weather being so cold, interfered with the neighbors getting there "to render assistance, as the cars could not be started readily, but those who arrived on the scene early did' some heroic work in helping to save the contents of the building. Enjoyed the Meeting The regular meeting of the Parent Teachers association was held at the school building last Wednesday even ing with a very worth while program being put on. ' Many subjects perti nent to the best interest of the schools and the community were discussed. Christmas at Syracuse Mayor Arthur Dinges and wife were over to Syracuse on .last Sunday, where they spent Christmas day with the parents of Mrs. Dinges, George Bray and family. Christmas at Ames, Iowa Miss Whitmore, cno of the teach ers cf the Alvo schools, departed on last' Wednesday for her home at Ame3, Iowa,' where she went to spend Christmas. She was accompanied and was driven in their car by Walter Vincent, her friend and driver. The boy.s for boys will be boys, attached a pair of old shoes to the rear of the car, but they were discovered by Wal ter before he started and which he immediately removed. -. ' Give Pine Shower The Ladies Aid society of the Methodist church gave a very pleas ant shower on last Wednesday after noon at the church basement in honor of Mrs. Harold Nickel, who wa3 form erly Miss Ilardnock. A large number of the ladles of the church and com munity were present and many very beautiful and useful gifts were receiv ed by the guest of honor, which will make housekeeping easier ; Or Don't Do It at All Many of the friends of E. L. Nelson ccme to see him and sure make them selves at home,' which Mr. Nelson is well pleased to have them do. But a number of the visitors have not re frained from swearing and so "Mr. Nelson has placed a sign on the wall rear the stove, which says: "If you must swear, do it at home." Some of ! the friends "have literally" taken him at his '"word, for they do not swear so much in the store- and the inference is hat'they are doing1 it at home- or,, better still, not -a.tiall.-j I PRAISE CREDIT BRANCH : --.. " ' '- '- - : . -Omaha. In a letter to, Samuel R. Ferris of Chappell, Neb., Lieutenant Governor Metcalfe Tuerlay praised the work of the Omaha branch, Re gional 'Agricultural ,Credit corpor ation. The letter followed a Joint in vestigation by Metcalfe and Congressman-elect, Edward R. Burke of Om aha. - . " - ' .... .'- Ferris, had suggested appointment by Governor Bryan of an investigat ing committee. Approximately . sev enty farmers near Chappell,' he said, had applied for loans and only two had received any money. Metcalfe told Ferris that during Governor Bryan's illness his asso ciates had been carrying on his work without asknig &ny assistance from the t lieutenant governor and hence "any action of mine had to be in an unofficial capacity." . "As a whole," he wrote, "Mr. Eurke; a democrat, and I, a repub lican, .were much Impressed with the work this off leo is doing. . They are handicapped by the necessity for red tape and paper work but I feel cer tain they are making, every effort possible to render, a real service." -Metcalfe mailed a copy of his let ter to. Lincoln, asking that It be brought to the attention of Gover nor Bryan. - BLAKE GHOWHTG MOUNTAINS San ; Francisco. Earthquakes felt over a considerable portion of the far. west were attributed by are Car negie Institution sc-ismological labor4- atory at Pasadena to the growth of mountains in Nevada. After shocks Were experienced, particularly in west central Nevada, the apparent epicenter. " Chimneys toppled and windows were broken at Fallon. The main shocks were felt over a wide area from Denver to Long Beach, Calif. ';' ' Dr. C. F. Richter, Pasadena seis mologivt, cald the epicenter should show some "interesting effects" when examined. lie said the after shocks showed a continuous move ment of mountain growth and that tho upward thrust of the' earth was of conKiderable area. 'Dr. Bento Gu tenberg, an authority on earth move ments, said the quake was directly related to ths upward thrust of the earth in Pleasant Valley, Nev., In 1915. A forty foot vertical fault ap pear! 'the surface as the result of the movm:nt seventeen years ago. Journal Want-Ads set results! Manley News Banker YW. J. Rau was called to Plattsmouth last Thursday, where he had some business matters to look after. Miss Mary A. Murphy was spending Christmas at Omaha with her broth er, Jobn-Murphey, where both enjoy ed the visit very much. Mrs. Walter Mockenhaupt has been quite sick for the past two weeks and has been kept to her bed a great por tion of the time. She is some better now. Grover C. Rhoden and family were over to Lincoln on Monday, where they were looking after some busi ness matters and also visiting with friends. Mr. and Mrs. John C- Rauth were visiting at Glenwood, Iowa, on last Monday, where they were guests at the home of Mr. and 'Mrs. Joseph Hughes : ".? -.' ; . ' : - Otto. Harms departed last Monday, for Los Angeles, where he will make his home for some time and will en deavor to secure employment. He has a brother there and will also visit with him. Charles Gade and wife, with their little one, of Ashland, were guests on Christmas day at the home of the parents cf Mrs. Gade, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fleischman, where they all en joyed the day very pleasantly. At the school in Manley, there was held for the children a Christmas tree and program on last Thursday. The splendid program was much. en joyed by all. A special treat for the kiddies had also been arranged. Last Thursday Herman Rauth in stalled two side lights over the kit chen sink at the home of his father, making it much more convenient for those who have to work there by elim inating shadows cast by the overhead ceiling type of light. Mr. and Mrs. Teddy Harms and son, Junior, were in Omaha, a few days ago, where they were looking af ter some business matters and at the same time were consulting their phy sician as to the state of Mrs. Harms health. Mrs. Harms has been feel ing much better of late. - Fay Kestard, of Atchison Kansas, who Is a brother-in-Jaw of David Brann was visiting here for a short time last week and from here went to Omaha, 'from' WS6'nc6ttedae)aTtVd for" New York state.'where he expects to spend the 'winter. Mr.1 Branh'ae ccmpariied him to Omaha.'- ' ;' "' August Glaubitz, who has been staying "with his son, Wra: Glaubitz, for some time, left last week for his home at Chappell in the western part of the state. Frank H.! Standerand John P. Stander, a son, of Omaha, were looking after some business and also were visiting with friends in and about Manley for a short time last week. " Was Very Pleasant Affair At the home of Edward Murphey and wife was held recently a very pleasant card party under the aus pices of the Altar society of St. Pat rick's church, and which was "a most enjoyable affair. There were a large number present and a neat sum was realized for the society. Royal Neighbors Meet .. Mesdames Hill and Hawes enter tained at the home cf the latter on last -Monday the members of the Royal Neighbors of America. Twenty five were present and with a program and social afternoon all enjoyed. the occasion very much. There was also an exchange of presents. Entertained for Christmas Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Rauth'entertain ed at their home on Christmas day and had as. their guests Miss Anna Rauth of Omaha and A. F. Rauth and family of York. All enjoyed the visit and the fine Christmas dinner. Celebrated Wedding Anniversary The children of Mr. and Mrs. Jo seph Miller arranged a' party for their parents, which fell on the 29th day of November and being the fifteenth wedding anniversary of thi3 estim able couple,' a' merry time was' had and a large number of the friends of the couple were there to greet them and to provide a merry evening for the neylyweds. ...Will Visit in. California Mr. and. Mrs. Marion Koop, of Louisville, are to spend some months in California' this winter. They were in Manley last 'Monday, where they spent the evening with Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Bergman before their depar ture. Mr. Koop and Mrs. Bergman are brother and sister. Jinmy Brecenridc Loses Pony , Jimmy ..Breckenridse has - had -a pony with a long flowing tail that reached - nearly . to. the ground but the pony.ia no more. As It was pas turing in the stalks, the tail became langled and in its traveling about tho pony got one of his hind legs through the tail and as1 he worked to remove it the 'hair's of the tail cut and lacerated the leg until the pony had to be killed as the leg was cut into the hock joint and it would have bled to death. This is a most unusual accident. Roosevelt Plans Searching Study of World Tasks Norman Davis to Pay Visit on Mon ' day to President-elect Is Seeking Facts. Albany, N. Y., Dec. 2z President elect Roosevelt will begin an inde pendent study of world disarmament negotiations, now in progress, and world economic problems to be the subject of intergovernmental confer ences next spring. Having failed . to reach an agree ment with President Hoover on the latter's proposal for co-operative ef fort In attacking war debts, economic and disarmament, problems, the next step of the president-elect apparently will be to make himself closely ac- nuainted with all developments in world affairs prior to his assuming the presidency March 4. Roosevelt revealed today that he expects to receive a visit Monday from Norman H. Davis, who heads the United States representatives dis cutting disarmament proposals with European nations. Davis also is scheduled to bo a member of the United States' delegation which will represent the nation at the world wide economic conference slated to beein negotiations in London next spring. ' Would Name Own Envoys. The president-elect already is re garded as having indicated in hi3 ex change of telegrams with President Hoover that he approves of the method in, which' the world disarma ment problem i's'being attacked with Davis as head of the delegation. He also is believed" to have Indicated a desire to name" 'his' own' plenlnoten tiaries to any' future conferences with Europ3dri nations on" intergovern mental debts ror0ecor.'6mic"'propo"als. There isrreason to believe that Da yIscmsmliWeaTVtttt?6e president elect slibrt'ly after'the former's return f roni" Europe. -cHe reported "directly to Washington but is believed to be coming to Albany next week to dis cuss" foreiarn policy problems with Roosevelt. '" ' lit.' Roosevelt discussed the for eign- situation " last night and' thi3 morninar ' with "Felix Frankfurtar of the Harvard law school. Has Powerful Support. Mr.' Davis, a' democrat, who wa3 assistant" secretary of '-'state during the Wileon- administration at the same time that Mr. Roosevelt was assistant secretary of the navy, is in a position to give the governor first hand information on conditions in Europe and expert advice of methods of conducting negotiations. Mr. Davis has been mentioned fre quently as a possibility for appoint ment as secretary of state in the Roosevelt cabinet, and has powerful and influential ; support for thi3 ap pointment. The president-elect is understood to be ready to negotiate with any debtor nation, along the lines he has indicated, immediately after he takes office, using either the regular dip lomatic channels or special repre sentatives. Whether "sufficient pro gress in these .negotiations can be made to get action actually looking to revision by congress at a special session, if one i3 held, is a matter to bo decided in the future. That, it was learned, is a bridge that the gov ernor will crosa when he comes to it. World-Herald. LOCAL NEWS From Saturday's Hally Robert R. Livingston, student at the University of Nebraska, 13 here for the . holidav season with his father, Dr. T. P.-Livingston and other relatives and friend3. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Farnham and children. Mrs. Clare Jefferis and daughter, Miss Alice, depart this eve lng for an over Christmas visit at Lincoln with relatives. Bernard Galloway, who is teaching in the schools at Dorchester, Ne braska,, arrived here today to visit over the Christmas season with hl3 parents , and other relatives and friends. - . Plattsmouth stores offer every shopping advantage of tho larger city, plus a personal contact be tween buyer and seller that means far more than tho "opportunity of choosing from an extra shado or two of pink."' - Dr. Gilmer e Tells of Findings at Rock Bluff Unearths Turtle Mound Last Summer Writes Interesting Article in I Nebr. History Magazine Dr. G. II. Gilmore, of Murray, for more than forty years a Cass county practicing physician, with his inti hiate knowledge and personal friend ships with most of the residents of the Missouri river front along Cass county in the vicinity of Rock Bluffs and south, has recently come into state-wide publicity as a result of his unearthing of "Turtle Mound" located just south of the old townsito and about midway between Queen and King Hills. Dr. Gilmore has recently had published in the Nebraska His tory Magazine, an article describing his findings that will be very inter esting to Journal readers, and which is reproduced in its entirety below: The study of prehistoric man in Nebraska is made pcrsiblc only from the non-perishable debris cf his rlaces of habitation which inclules houpe ruins, burial and ceremonial. mounds, shop sites, bone and flint implements and. the various type? of pottery. The rough scenic bluff lands along the Missouri river in Cns. county, as well as the' broken lands along the Weeping Water end its tributaries, are rich in the evidence cf. occupancy by an ancient and unknown people. In the region cf Rock Tiluff. an old steamboat town on the Missouri river ! well known in tho early history of! the state, many valued nrheolcgiral ' discoveries have been made, studied j and recordei. In Jim. 1011, the' writer and Dr. T. P. Livingston, of j Plattsmouth. opened the first house' site in eastern -Cass county on Squaw ; Creek, at the ."western bcunt:.iry cf the town. Thi3 "earth lodge proved to be rectangular and har at the r-c-ntor a large cistern shaped cache containing many fliot implements, a clay pile and a small mcrtar for grinding paint j material. j In 1909 Dr. R. P. Gilder, of Oma- ' ha, made drawings and- qave written ; description of the, painted ro:k3 a mile north of Rock Bluff. Since then these ; rocks have been removed for building j purposes. ' i Each summer arcbeclctilsts are at- ' tractcd to and explcra . the Walker- j Gilmore buried virago. TIi's village, j one raiTe south cf Rork Bluff, is locat- ; ed in 'the valley which opcm to the : east into the bottom lacd of tha Mis-4 souri and .through wluvh, a ravine has cut to a depth . cf, from twenty taibrne, v. hicJi .would .indicateagraln thirty-feet: --"In fhcwtsth of "this ral vine at a depth of from ten: to twenty feet, below the surface -are rirata. of ashes from two inches to a Coct In. thickne?. Those arc Lcuse E'ts and are rich in artifacts. " - - Dr. Fred II. Sterns from the Pea body Museum, -Harvard University, excavated several rf t-'es'? house sites in the summers or 1014-13. Along this' ravine fcr ofi eighth of a mile. Dr. Stern and vzriy. lorntpd rxiventeen house ruins. Stco then five addition al hcue sites l.nvc been cxpor-ed. Dr. Stern found'in'the 'houses rpened the usual flint ard bene implements and pottery. In addition to this, charred maize, pumpkin and scu2"h need, also the bones of antelope, buffalo and the antlers of elk were found. . Dr. Sterns, in h! description of this villa?e,-In hit Stratinfication of Cultures in Fatern Nebraska," de clares that thh.vaL'cy t.23 thickly populated at different, periods and that a thousand re-irs is ample time to account for-all thece human evi dences.. On the cteop bluT just south of this ravine is a row of mound3, two of which wore opened by Dr. "W. D. Strong, but proved t-r bo ceremonial mounds and yielded but little archeo logical miterinl. The cemetery of Reck DIuff village is located cn r. high bluff just south of the town and In the heart of a pre historic vill;r;o. Seven house sites have been looted, but only three could bo worked without disturbing graves. Dr. Tf-nnT, with a party from the Nebraska Strte University, open ed two of the hew-' at tho south edge of the cemetery. Each proved to be a rectangular, hruso with a south en trance. Frcm a fa-'he holding fifteen bushels of ashes, Rcverr.l large pots were removed with bone and flint implements. , From thii 'crr.etSry, running north east, is a r-arrow ric.ga of a high bluff which at the ncrt?i end dips down in to the town. Alsng this -ridge are many deme shaped mounds. July 6, 1932, in corrrony with Walter Fur long and Joe Shcn, residents of Rock Bluff, wo nrrarded several of these mound.' with p. two in?h auger. At a mound near the ncrthea3t corner of a strip cf n"h?nl land the .auger was stepped hy c. rtrno at the depth cf thirty ir."!-?'. Thi1; ncund, which was twentr-f;r fot in riameter was then platted in three fDot squares and carefully worked. . By irae c t :rco trenches north and Bont' it wrr. a.i'crtained that the mound rr.rtnh'e 1 a floor of lime stcne clabs. To m.ko a thorough 'study of the mound ell earth was removed. The upper four inches was black loam underlaif! v.!th p grayish yellow clay packed. Csvcvsl broken arrow points and threo rcmr-leto point3 were found. All showed infciior. workmanship ex cepting one vvhich was made from a blue and white stratified flint un known to thi3 part of Nebraska and which ehowed superior workmanship. Parts cf scrapers, mulleda and celts were found. - At the cartcrn border of the stone slabs a n:n?s c human bones wa3 ex cavatel. There wa3 no regularity re-: trardlng bufist. The long bones were strewn a Hon t tiie stone noor ana one stood uprjgr.t ia a crars ueiweuu tuo stones. Tr.e uper rignt jaw snowea the teeth worn smooth 'to ' thY Jaw through Hinhy-Dhtby and note that VAN CAMP'S PEfL and Beans Medium Ji, I (Llmit'e cans" xjQ Bob White 10 Bars - This Ad for Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 27th and 2Sth BEEF HEARTS - Krom juiinc. tender brrf. Uellcioua SPMEmBS - I'rrK'j. menty nninll tender ribs. 7!ee to barbecue or with kraut. DcM's Large Size I'uri nud Thi!eom:r- Hue nc-rvej with 'hole ltc. il!eed from Huston HuttH. SAVER KRAUT, Fancy Long Shred - JLfJo, 5 DIC-O-WHEAT or 24oz. vrr-o-WHEAT ?ty &3 For H&altlis Sake "... Carca C:car-ery Batter, quartered, 24 !b.; Solids, lb 23e Silver Ear Poaches, lis. 2Vz ca, 2 for 1 25 v7i!scii's Certified Margarine, rer lb. 10 Banqueter Srar.d Feas, No. 2 can 12 12 Kiik's Hard Water Castile S?ap, per bar 5f Fir.c Granulated Sur, 10 lbs. fcr 47 Kinky-Dinky or Gcsundheit 3 lbs., 59 Mb 21c Can. eater. The teeth and bony sutures of the caTvariu'm showed this' man had lived to avery advanced age. . n , When the mound was cleared . of all earth, the figure of a turtle in fetone v.as evident. to the meet casual observer. This turtle figure "measured 13 feet and 9 inches in length and 10 feet in width. The circular outline of the sheli with four Ieg3 and tail were on the same level. A large flat stone sur mounted the slightly elevattsd center. The head of the turtle was absent or retracted into the shell. The stones were water and weath er worn and possibly taken from a ravine near by where the lime stone ledsres wero washed out. -What may be interpreted from this effigy of a turtle in stone? Dr. Strong says it is the only mound he has seen in the plains area that has had a meaning. Francis LaFlesche. in writing of the Omaha, says: "For instance. amongst the Cmaha, Osage, Kansa and Quapaws a turtle group is found as;a subgens of each tribe, and in each Instance Its members are keep ers of the turtle rites of the tribes." Tho turtle rites were observed ty the agricultural class and practiced prlcr to 1500. The form of the turtle was outlined and the sod cut out. The ceremonies connected with this figure were to secure rain and dispel storms, In the town cf Rock Bluff, on Fourth street, a house site has been worked out and below this two large caches were found with many pots herds of the. incised type. The Rock Bluff region abounds In hcusre sites and mounds which have not as yet been touched. - - Nctc A photo of '-the unearthed Turtle Mound and a map of ancient indian sites near Rock Bluff accom pan lea the foregcing-articlo by Dr. Gilmore, as published in the Nebras Ka History Magazine.) ' RooseveltSays;;':-. of Co-Operation Surprise Is Expressed " by President elect at Statement Issued from tho Whits House. ; Albany. Governor Roosevelt late Thursday night expressed regret at tho statement of President Hoover that the president-elect hud found it "undesirable to assent to my bus gestion3 for co-operatire action" on ioreign promems. saying ' he waa "rather surprised" at the white house etatemcnt, Mr. Roosevelt said he had ra3l! a .definite suggcGtior." to th presides looking awartf' rfr'iltminav- 6tudie3 of the Intergovernmental situ ation, had asked to be ,'kep i - advised on the progress of such etidies and : fppn;Bel'.Ef6iite lan . :2c. i " " ' ' , 1 i, ii Pineapple. PEACHES or H Fitted 391 no. iu, "uanon can - - - - lb 9 J 7Z - baked with UreMMlnST. Lb 1 72C kraut. Hirky-Dinky FLOUH 21 lbs., 53 48 lbs 89c tsad. Q,fXera , to. qonult f re.wim . Tlie president-elect issued his statement about 11 o'clock," writing, it!, cut himself arid asking hisfriend and adviser, Supreme Court Justice Rosenman, to dictate It over the tele phone to newspapermen. It was his' first public declaration regarding the' , recent proposals President Hoover . made to congress for co-operation be tween the president and president elect in setting up machinery to deal with debts, disarmament and world economic problems. Mr. Roosevelt's statement, as dictated by "Justice Rozenman, follows: : : "I am rather surprised at the white house statement issued Thurs day afternoon. It is a pity not only for this country, but for the solution of -world problems, that any state ment or intimation ehould be given1 that I consider it undesirable to as sent to co-operative action on for-' eign problems. I have "made to the president the definite suggestion that he select his representatives to make -preliminary-studies. I have asked to , be kept advised as to the progress cf these preliminaries. I have offers ed to consult with the president free ly between, now and March 4. I hope thl3 practical program and definite offer of co-epcration will ba ac cepted." " - Tho statement -was the first Mr. Roosevelt has made publicly' concern ing lii3 attitude toward . President Hoover's recent suggestion to con gress fcr . co-operation between the president-elect and the president to ward formation of a" commission to consider World war debts. 'economic problems and disarmaments." Mr. Roosevelt's comment referred to the brief Statement from Mr. Hoo ver which accompanied the release at Washington '-cf correspondence be- tweon tho president and his successor elect on tho Hoover -proposals. In this statement Mr." : Hoover said: V Governor Roosevelt considers it is undesirable for him to "assent5 to my suggestions for co-operative action qn tho foreign problems outlined In my recent message to congress. Stata Journal. : - FUANCE MAZES SAVING Paris. France effected a S3. 600.- 000 caving in tho-Hupkeep of her land military forces In 1932. accordine to a decree the official Journal is pub- usnmg xnurcaay. A law voted Jniv 5 called for reduction by S2.760 - 000, but the war minister at the tlma he Was Joseph Paul-Boncour, now the premier fcundvfurther nomies. ' I 1 H t ; - 4 IK ' i I: 1 rv . ' t i V