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MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 1933. PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE THREE Hitler Permits ' . mss fT J HEDEieeaa Duelists t Actiom' Chanceior. Hiter With the lifting of the ban on dueling' by Chancellor Adolf Hitler, Heidelberg University, historic seat of German culture, is once more the battle ground for the traditional student duel, bloody, but not danger ous combats that provide the contestants with "scars of honor" that mark the wearer a true son of the Fatherland. According to the new Heidelberg code, freshman students must fight seven duels before they become full-fledged members of the fraternities to which they aspire. Although the duels are alarming to watch, very little damage accrues to the duelists. Surgeons are on hand to sterilize the weapons and to minister to the fighters when the much-desired scars have been acquired. Europe Seen by Morgenthau as on Brink of War Delegate to Wheat Conference Says Countries Saving Resources Spirit of Distrust. New York, August 4. Henry Mor genthau. Sr., United States delegate to the Geneva wheat conference and later an adviser at the London eco nomic conference, returned with the belief that Europe is on the brink of war. "All European countries are con serving their resources," he said, "and the unwillingness on the part of some of them to go all the way In the matter of wheat curtailment is because of a feeling that they must prepare for war and in preparing for war they must have grains to tap and draw upon." Under these cir cumstances, he said, the wheat agree ments reached at Geneva were the best that could be accomplished. He himself, he added, was not satisfied with them. "All Europe is ready for war," Morgenthau said. "The individual states would be self-contained. At present France is working tooth and nail to be self-contained and is offer ing a bonus on wheat. In Germany there will be war from within or without. Conditions are similar to what they were in 1913 all over Eu The "Bat Girl" 9 IPs U -f -4 v Two years ago, Edith Riley, of Washington, was in the national spot light as the "Bat Girl." She was found in the condition shown in inset and her parents were sent to prison for ill treating her. She is shown above as she appears today after two years of good food and proper care, bright and healthy in mind and body. Student Duels rope. All the countries are expend ing more for armament. All distrust each other. "Europe will not look to us for man power again, as she has all the men she wants, but one group or an other would like a financial alliance, in case of war." Morgenthau praised the leadership of Secretary of State Hull at the London conference, declaring he em ployed "at all times the greatest per sonal logic and charm." Of the con ference itself, he said: "You cannot expect action from a town hall meet Ing of sixty delegates. . . . Better re suits will come later from bilateral or multilaterial meetings." The former ambassador to Turkey said the war was brewing in Ger many. He asserted that the policies of Chancellor Hitler, if successful, would work for a general war, and if these policies were unsuccessful civil war would result within that nation and spread over the conti nent. Asked how Europe could prepare financially and physically for anoth er war, Morgenthau replied: "By martial law. The nations of Europe can easily confiscate sufficient means to carry on war. It is most pathetic. as the masses of the people want peace, but the leaders want war. All the countries are expending more for armament. All distrust each other." Morgenthau said he would present these views soon to President Roose velt. State Journal. If you have something to sell, try a Journal Want-Ad. Two Years After fM"I"M"M"W"I-I"I"I-M"M'4 GREENWOOD I"M"M-l"M"r?l"M"I"I' Miss Eunice Kyles visited her sis ter, Mrs. Kinney and family, at Alvo, during the past week. Mrs. D. H. Headley and son visited Mrs. Ollie Trumble in Lincoln on Monday of last week. Mrs. Warren Boucher left Wednes day for Springfield, Mo., for a visit with her sister, Mrs. Young. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Leesley and family were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Eston Cope at Waverly on Sunday. Miss Doris Johnson, of Louisville, visited from Tuesday until Sunday with her friend, Mrs. Ray McNurlin. Mrs. Otto Erickson and daughters, Margaret and Mary Ellen visited at the A. E. Leesley home Tuesday af ternoon. Mrs. Edna Binger, of Omaha, came down last week and is spending some time visiting her mother, Mrs. Alice Buckingham. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Armstrong and Dr. and Mrs. N. D. Talcott went to Union Sunday in the interest of the Red Cross work. Mrs. Effie J. Barr, who was called here by the death of her mother, the late Mrs. Blanche Stiles, has return ed to her home in Whittier, Calif. Miss Helen Marvin spent several days last week in Fremont, where she was invited to a number of par ties in honor of Miss Valeria Wal ling. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Keiser and Mrs. Alice Keiser, all of Springfield, were visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Sanborn for the day last Sunday. Earl Stradley and Darrell Buck ingham left last Tuesday for Hem- ingford to look after the threshing of their crops in that section of the country. Alta Kyles is visiting Dr. and Mrs. William Wallace In Lincoln this week prior to her moving to Friend, where the Doctor will establish himself an office in dentistry. Mrs. Bern Ice Newman and son of Long Beach, Calif., arrived Wednes day of last week for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Peters and other relatives. Mrs. Dora Leesley, accompanied Mrs. John Leesley to her home at Omaha, on Monday of last week, at which place she visited over night with relatives and friends. Nels Anderson has purchased the property cf the late Mrs. Blanche Stiles and moved his family there on Monday of this week. This will make the family a very nice home. Col. P. L. Hall is spending consid erable time at Fort Crook, where he has recently been meeting with the Reserve Officers association and now is assisting with the management of the C. M. T. C. camp. Mrs. Ella Marshall, of Ashland, was a visitor in Greenwood on la3t Sunday and a guest of her sister, Mrs. Aaron Wright and Miss Catherine Coleman, at the home of another sister, Mrs. E. A. Landon. , Mrs. Nannie Coleman received a message Monday announcing that her son-in-law, John Schuster, of Under wood, Iowa, had been seriously hurt in an automobile accident late Sat urday night near Weston, Iowa. P. A. Sanborn was a visitor in Om aha on last Monday, where he was called to look after some business matters for a short time and to se cure some repairs and supplies for the business which he conducts in Greenwood. Miss Cornelia Gant, Miss Leonota Larson, Miss Amy Larson, Miss Ruth Jefferson, Miss Maud Holden and Ed gar Cole drove out from Lincoln on Tuesday evening and in company with Mr. and Mrs. Mathews enjoyed a picnic supper. Mr. and Mrs. Verne Shepler and son and Mrs. Ben Howard visited at the A. D. Finlay home near Emerald Friday evening. Mrs. Howard re mained until Sunday evening to as sist with the work. She reported Mrs. Myra Howard, as being much better again at this time. Mrs. Earl Bartley and two child ren, of Powhattan, Kansas, came up last Saturday for a few days visit with her sister, Mrs. R. E. Mathews and family. She returned to her home on Thursday, accompanied by Mrs. Mathews and son, Emory, who will visit relatives there for about ten days or two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lapham and sons, and her mother, Mrs. Shely, Mrs. Dora Leesley and Mrs. John Leesley drove to Fremont Sunday, where they enjoyed a picnic and al so met Mrs. Sheley's brother, with whom she went home for an extend ed visit. The rest of the folks re turned home that evening. Robert Will and family, of Platts mouth, were visiting in Greenwood one day the past week, being guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Etheredge. They came up for the purpose of visiting Miss Virginia Wtfl, a niece of Robert Will and a cousin of Mrs. Etheredge, who is here from her home In Los Angeles, to visit with the relatives in Cass county. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Etheredge and Miss Virginia Will were visiting in Alvo last Wednesday afternoon, go ing over to visit at the home of P. J. Linch and daughter, Miss Alta, but found them away from home, as they were visiting at Sioux City with Verle Linch. While there, they paid a visit at the home of J. H. Weychel, who has been very poorly, but is reported some better now. L. C. C. Kensineton A week ago Thursday afternoon, the L. C. C. kensington was pleas antly entertained by Mrs. Goodhart Vant at her home. There were six tables cf player3 present and the time was spent playing five hundred. The first prize was won by Mrs. L. C. Marvin and the second high by Mrs. P. L. Hall. The guest prize was won by Mrs. Dwayne Cribble. Mrs. A. N. Holmes and Mrs. O. L. Sandy, of Ashland, and Mr3. Jack Gribble were also guests. Delicious refresh ments were served by the hostess at the close of the afternoon. The next meeting, scheduled for Thursday afternoon of this week, with Mrs. G. E. Bucknell, has been postponed indefinitely. 0. F. Peters Still Poorly O. F. Peters, who has been at the Bryan Memorial hospital in Lincoln for a number of weeks, undergoing an operation recently, is in a very critical condition. On Wednesday of last week, Messrs. Rex and Leo Pet ers were over to Lincoln to visit with their father, but found him still very poorly, although slight improvement in his condition is reported. Showing Improvement Reports from the bedside of Mrs. Myra Howard, who has been very sick at the home of A. D. Finley, near Emerald, where she went to visit some time ago, are to the effect that she is now showing some improve ment and hopes are entertained thai she will continue to improve. Purchases New Car Verne Shepler, one of the Green wood rural mail carriers, has pur chased a new V-S Ford car for use in carrying the mail. He is well sat isfied with his choice and expects to receive good service'. from it as he makes his daily rounds delivering the mail. Visit Greatly Appreciated The Elmwood concert band, com posed of a group of good fellows and splendid musicians, . came over to Greenwood and furnished the people here a most delightful concert, which was enjoyed and appreciated by all who had opportunity of hearing it. Still Very Poorly Grandmother Fisher, who has been quite sick for some time past, still remains very poorly and is confined to her home and bed, where it is necessary to have some one to care for her. Her many friends are hop ing that it will not be long until she will be well enough to be about once more. Celebrated Birth Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Monaan and Uncle John M. Mefford were over to Lincoln on last Monday, where they were visiting at the home of G. G Mefford and where they enjoyed a very fine visit. The purpose of the visit was to join with the other rela tives and friends in a surprise cele bration, observing the passing of the birthday of Mr. G. G. Mefford. There were a large number of the friends of this gentleman present and he was the recipient of a num ber of gifts expressing the good will of his acquaintances. At an ap propriate hour a delightful luncheon was served, consisting of good things to eat that had been brought by the friends and relatives who came to make the evening a most merry and long-to-be-remembered one. Many Attend Plattsmouth Meeting: A week ago Friday night a meet ing of business men was called at Plattsmouth to consider plans for complying with the president's NRA movement that has for its purpose the employment of increasing num bers of men and advances in wages of those now employed to provide greater buying power. The business houses of Greenwood were well rep resented at the meeting as the busi ness men of this community have al ways been fair in their dealings and are more than willing to do their part now in hastening the date of national recovery from the depres sion and bringing about the return of prosperity. Various phases of the NRA requirements were discussed and much enlightening information received. Representative business Declares NRA Drive is Setting a Rapid Pace General Hugh S. Johnson Puts Four teen More Lines Under Tem porary Codes. Washington, Aug. 4. The cam paign for re-employment of five mil lion jobless persons by Labor day was proceeding faster than even he had expected, Hugh S. Johnson, recovery administrator, told newspaper men today. Expressing full satisfaction with the response to the nationwide ap peal for higher wages and shortened working hours, Johnson said he had no idea how many employes already had been touched by the codes and agreements. "And I am not going to start count ing the sheep until we have most of them herded together," he asserted. Meanwhile, flour manufacturers employing thousands of workers were blanketed under a temporary wage and hour code and the laundry men's agreement revoked 24 hours after ap proval when it was found to pro vide for wages below 14 cents an hour for women in the south. Codes for 13 Others. The flour code, which, when adopt ed by mills, will allow them to dis play the blue eagle, provided for a 40-hour week instead of 35 as pre scribed in President Roosevelt's gen eral agreement for such workers. Wages for the millers will range from 45 cents an hour minimum in the larger cities to as low as 37 cents in smaller communities, with a 5-cent differential for southern territory. Late in the day 13 other Indus tries were granted permission to join the flour mills and the grow ing group of other businesses in op erating under temporary codes of their own until permanent ones can be established. This permission was given adver tising specialties, ice cream, fluid milk, knitted outerwear, oil burners, optical supplies, paint, varnish and lacquer, printing plants, toys and playthings, gasoline pump, retail lumber roducts, ice and paper boxes. In peremptorily withdrawing the code for the laundry industry, the administration utilized for the first time its power to annul or modify codes. Tailed to Note Low Pay. By an oversight, the deputy ad ministrators and labor advisers of the recovery administration failed to note the 14 cents an hour rate in the south for women fixed in the agreement, with a 10 per cent differ ential allowed for communities un der 100 thousand population. Action on other codes either pend ing or expected, will come before the administration soon. men were present from every town in the county and it was evident that all are willing to do their part to put Cass county in the honor list of those co-operating wholeheartedly with the "new deal" being promulgated at Washington. Taking Vacation at Farm Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Holt, who have been spending a week or more at the Century of Progress exposi tion in Chicago, returning home last week, left for Aurora, Nebr., where they have a farm, and expected to spend the second week of their vaca tion there, while Mr. Holt looks af ter affairs at the farm and they also visit with a brother and family, who resides near Aurora. During their absence, Mr. Holt is being relieved from his duties at the Rock Island station by Bert Houston, who is an extra agent in the employe of the railroad. They have been having a splendid time and will doubtless be loath to return home. Former Citizen Injured Word has come of a wreck that oc curred in Iowa, east of Council Bluffs, in which there was a man kill ed and a former citizen of Green wood, John Schuester, very badly in jured. It was feared that he might not be able to recover. At latest re ports he was still in a very precar ious condition although everything possible is being done for him. LAB'S CONFESSION IS HOAX San Diego, Calif. The story or Phillip Charles Edwards, 19 year old San Diego high school graduate, who tried for three days to convince of ficers he mutilated and killed Dal- bert Aposhian, 7, was disclosed as a hoax, police announced. His object, he told his mother, Mrs. Helen Gra ham, and his attorney, W. S. Stnaley, was that he hoped to get a vaude ville contract. HOWARD LEAVES CAPITAL Washing ton. Representative Howard of Nebraska left Washing ton, the last of Nebraska's lawmak ers to quit the capital. "I feel certain the public works administration will accept the Colum bus power project within the near fu ture as one of its job-making under takings," Howard said. "I have re mained in Washington to be certain that nothing is left undone in its be half." He will stop in Creston, la., for a few days with his daughters, Mrs. j Harry Rex and Mrs. Clarence Coen, reaching Columbus by Aug. 10. Mrs. Howard, Findley Howard and John Byrnes left for Nebraska by auto mobile Monday. "There i3 a strong possibility that the congress may be reassembled in special session in October," Howard said. Begin Registra tion of Jobless for Entire State Eastern Connties Organize and Be gin Registration Job Not Just for Those on Relief Rolls Omaha. Steps to begin the reg istration of all unemployed in ten eastern Nebraska counties by the early part of next week on projects in the state to cost 2 million dollars, were taken in a meeting here Friday afternoon. The Douglas county committee will meet Saturday to arrange for an Omaha office to be open by Monday for registration and to name a man ager for the office. The county committees of five per sons each are headed by R. N. Houser of Wahoo, F. G. Ingham of Lyons, Dr. Robert B. Armstrong of Papilllon, Theodore II. Lundt of Blair, D. D. Wainscott of Weeping Water. Ne chairman has been selected for Dodge county but M. C. Townsend, county agent at Fremont, will be in charge of registrations. Randall Biart, state relief director. stressed the point that jobs avail able must not be given Just to peo ple on relief rolls. "If this were done, men now unemployed who have not asked for relief might think It nec essary to do so to get employment," he said. i Omaha. Representatives of ten eastern counties met here with George Hodge of Lincoln, federal re employment director for Nebraska to discuss means of registering unem ployed persons to be given work on public works projects. The list of unemployed compiled is to be sub mitted to successful bidders on such projects, Hodge said. Paul L. Martin, president of the chamber of commerce, represented Douglas county at the meeting. Oth er counties represented were Sarpy, Cass, Saunders, Washington, Burt, Cuming, Thurston and Colfax. Jfaa M-ELLY DONX PJURT DlR-AUN 1.95 Here's a frock we simply can't keep in stock I Seems as if we're always saying "Sorry, no more ... you'll have to wait a few days." But here it is again ... in all colors and sizes . . and if you can squeeze a single minute out of to morrow you'd better hurry down ana claim your Nelly Don Print Duralin ... for it won't be here longl Ladies Toggery Shop of Personal Service WE NOTE at this time with a feeling of genuine respect and regard, the passing of our personal friend and fellow mer chant, Mr. Philip Thierolf. C.E.Wescott'sSons FORMER OFFICIALS ACCUSED Chicago. Court action to claim about $ 2,0 00,0 00 from two former state , treasurers of Illinois alleging fraud in previous settlements and dismissal of suits against them was started. The former treasurers arc Lennington Small of Kankakee, also governor of Illinois for two terms, and Fred E. Sterling of Rockford, former lieutenant-governor. A Kcore of other defendants also are named. Nearly 500 printed pages were used by Attorney General Kerner in outlining the cases, which have been a point of contention in Illinois poli tics for more than ten years. Kern er promised to reinstate the suits when he was campaigning for lec tion last fall, at the same time Small was trying for his third term as gov ernor with Former Mayor Thompson of Chicago as his campaign manager. The suits charge, in effect, that during their terms as treasurer. Small and Sterling loaned huge sums of state money to Chicago meat pack ers thru a bank which they controll ed. The packers paid 7 percent in terest for the money, the suits charge, but the ctate of Illinois received only 2 percent. In any event. Small and Sterling have replied, the state re ceived more income from Interest in their terms than ever before. "FLU" SERUM IS A SUCCESS London. Two cures of influenzal pneumonia by serum similar to that for immunizing ferrets against "flu" were claimed by Dr. Ronald Hare, a London Investigator. In telling how he treated two women, one of whom was dying. Doctor Hare said "both cases reacted in a very dramatic fashion" and recovered. The serum was prepared for human beings con valescing from influenza. . Recent an nouncements that ferrets could be infected with the "flu" virus were considered highly important because of the possibility that the germ could be isolated and an antidote be found for humans. p WM1 lli