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THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1935. PAGE TWO PIATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOUBNAL i ? ! i I ft ! h i k H ti Ihe PiaTtsmQuth Journal PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY AT Entered at r'ostomce, naiismoum, MRS. R. A. BATES, Publisher SUBSCRIPTION PRICE ?2.00 A YEAR DT PIRST POSTAL ZONE Subscribers living in Second Postal Zone 2.60 per year. 7d 600 miles, S3. 00 per year. Rate to Canada and foreign countries, 3.B0 per year. All subscriptions are payable strictly in advance. FLEET STARTS MANEUVERS Aboard U. S. S. Pennsylvania, at Eoa in Maneuvers, oiT California Coast. ar from the sea lanes in the Pacific off California the United States fleet entered its big training event of the year Monday the an nual fleet problem. The most ma jestic unit in this array of the larg est force ever sent to sea in American naval maneuvers is the battle fleet. It is a fortified city of tremendous powers of - destruction, the twelve drcadnaughts forming the battle line of Admiral Laning's command. This heaviest striking power of the navy, manned by more than 20, 000 men, went thru various convo lutions in the first days of the maneuvers. They had moved out of Can Pedro anchorage in single col umn, and then swung north. Daily Journal 15c per weeK. WWWWWVyVWVvVWA J. Howard Davis Attorney at Law Plattsmoulh Bible School Sunday, May 5th 'Sin, Repentance, Faith" Luke 15:11-24. The first two wcrcs or the lesson title arc very seldom and in some sermons not mentioned. (I have.;al tended revival services two week3 at a time and never heard the word re-n Dontance.") Sin to manv neoBle is a vague term, and not - understood,;" and less used.-Thc three terms are' closely related toeach other,. Jftfietff iz no s.n, there is no need of repent ance, ncr faith. But sin is a fact, and is net a debatable problem; neither ( in the origin of sin. Genesis 3:1-24 io a clear and understandable state ment, rhowing us three thing3 (a) the read to sin; (b) sin itself; (c) the read away from Ein. God created man sinless, hence temptation to sin must come from vithout. So wes Christ sinless and Lc could not be tempted from within, all came from without. Was God's dealing with the fallen parents of the i ace too severe? No! Man had defi nil2 orders what t do and what not to do. Failure to do was to be pun ished by death, but God tempered the punishment with mercy holding cut hepe and a ccniing Redeemer. In Isaiah 1:10-20 the atmosphere is forensic, a court cf law in which each of the litigants arguos his own a:c. Gcd czllr, men to come to him and rca-n together talk this mat tor ever and r:ce how matters stand. He can and will prove to man that, a3 hr.pclons a"; his cendition may seem to be, He in His wisdom and mercy ' has found a way and a remedy where by n;a:i can bo cleansed from the filth and pollution of his sins. O the :or.i parsion of cur God! The depths of r.i.3 love and mercy! V.'e have an il- lustration in Mark 2:1-12, how Jeus deal., with sin. "Pal-y," impotence, is a good picture of tin in man. Jesus removes sin, and ma.i is restored. When msn is forgiven, everything is right again, we stand before him again in the cinle;sne33 of One by whem Gcd clone can forgive sins, the Lord Jesiu Christ. (I John 1:9). Every fin ii a sin before God and against Gcd and enly God can deal with the problem and guilt and bond age and pollution which Ein entails. How a bankrupt sinner waa restored to his Father's love will be shown in the lesson story. (Luke 15:11-24). The Father's Home: A lovely home with two grown sens, the pride of their parents. The first simple sen tence assumes at least three things: (a) Deep love, the love of a parent for his children; (b) Pride of his sons; (c) Hope for his sons. .The "younger" son probably dealt . with more leniently than the older child ren a little selfwilled became rest less begins to display a desire of self-assertion and self direction, chaf ing under parental restraint, and so comes with a request to the father, j PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA j ium.. o dvw . RICH MAN DIES IN CHAIR Ord, Neb. Kingsberry Iloff, 72, recluse bachelor farmer known here as cno of Valley county's wealthiest men, who Was found dead in a rock ing chair at his farm home, was buried here Monday after funeral services at the Methodist church. Friends said Iloff had used the chair as a bed for years because he suffered from asthma. He owned 3,000 acres of the best farm land in the country. His granaries are full of corn and he had hundreds of tons of hay. Hoff's wealth, which includes money in a bank, was estimated by his neighbors at $200,000. He never owned an automobile, and did his own cooking and his own house work. No will could be found. The only heirs are a sister, Mrs. Hannah Jones of Ord, and a brother, John S. Hoff of Oklahoma City. Kingsberry Hoff came to Valley county in a covered wagon in 1885, and lived on the same farm the rest of his life. He lived in a sod house until four years ago, when he built a small fram structure on his farm. His death was ascribed to a heart ailment. Lesson Study! By L. Neitzel, Murdock. Neb. That was not uncommon among the Jews. In this case he received one third and the older brother two-thirds cf the property. The father grants the request, whereupon the son turns his property into cash and leaves home. "Turning his back on love and care. with. his treasures in his purse, - tamily and- 13 gone Many a" son and daughter have left home "in like man- ner -wiLat a pun tne iar country auq, city has for young men and many a young womij, like an invisible mag net to get away from the restraint cf hernial life. The "far country" is not a matter of geography, but a mat ter cf the moral life of one's soul. One can live at home, and still be in a far country, away from God and from the way of honor and upright ness , ' 1 One day this young man finds that his money is all gone in an aban doned, profligate, dissolute life, rush ing headlong, without restraint or control, the godless life at last burn ed itself out, and no return from its expenditure. Bankrupt and a famine bring great want; he becomes a swine herder a disgraceful occupation for a Jew; but even husks are denied him! That brings him to his senses and is the turning point in his life. No man will turn to God until he sees lm "undone" condition, neither can God help a man to salvation un til ho crier: with Paul: "O wretched man that I am." And the Psalmist says: ' Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord." "I will arire" and he arose (ac tion -followed the resolve) and came to his father. Possibly the father had prayed that morning for the return of hi3 son, and expected an answer and was on the lockout for him. Watch ing, waiting, expectant he eees him coning filthy ragged barefoot it's the son, his boy who had left the family fireside. And so the joyful lather runs to meet the boy. O what a great day a united family, a hap py rounion. The boy had sinned re pented and had faith in a father's welcome. The jcybell3 tire ringing, robed in tho garments of righteousness, wash ed in the blood of the Lamb, tears wieu away, no more hunger, nor sighing, everlasting joy such is the welcome for a sinner who returns "heme."" "Ring the bell3 of heaven, there is joy today, For a soul returning from the wild! Sce the Father meets him cut upon the way, Welcoming His weary, wan dering child. Glcry! Glory! How the angels sing; . Glory! Glory! How the loud harps ring! 'Tis the ransomed army, like a mighty sea. Pealing forth the anthem cf tho free." Cornhusker Scouts to Hold Circus May 3 Event Will Be Staged at Lincoln Un der Auspices of Cornhusker Coun cil ; Many Troops Present. Boy Scouts of Lincoln and Nebras ka will turn their attention to the third Cornhusker Council Boy Scout circus at Memorial tadium next Fri day night, May 3, when the festival will be presented for the first time since 1931. Some 2,000 Scouts from 54 Nebraska counties have been drill ing since the first of the year for their part in the big three-ring af fair. When the first and second cir cus programs were presented, the University of Nebraska coliseum was the location but increased attendance in prospect this year has forced the change to the open-air pavilion. The starting time has been set for 7:30. According to R. J. Larson, local Scoutmaster, there will be 14 acts on the bill, starting with the pro logue which will find a group of Scouts and their leader coming onto the field and establishing a camp as if to stay overnight. An old Buck skine Pioneer appears on the scene and questions the right of the Scouts to use that name. Wrhereupon he is told that he will be shown just what the lad can accomplish. 2,000 in Grand Entry. The second event is the grand en try, when all 2,000 Scouts march! from the south field onto the main lot, with the pledge of allegiance given and presentation of greetings from each troop to Governor Roy E. Cochran, who will be present in a special box. Semi-Climax. The semi-climax of the evening will be reached in the seventh act, representing safety first. Under the appellation of "Stoma Scene," spec tators will see a village destroyed and everything in disorder. A Scout troop will come on, the scene to clean up the mess, establish communications, set up first aid stations and other de tails coincident with relief to a de stroyed city or village. Out-state troops will take charge in the eighth act with relay games on the program. The' ninth event dentonstrates the story of the stars, and the tenth is a parade of wonders in which all trcops'oh hand will par ticipate.' Imagination will be at a premium as it is likely that neither the' Scouts not thjectators..will be "abjc; tpi decide what the various I "wonders really are unless they possess an able imagination. The program enters the home stretch as types of fires hold the spot light, plu3 their uses, followed by a program put on by the Sea Scouts. B. B. Dawson, Scout executive of the Cornhusker Council, anticipates the best circus in the history of the event, and believes that the increased seating capacity will enable a larger audience to be on hand. Tents will be pitched on the prac tice field at the south end of the stadium, and troops from out-state will be assigned to "bunks" for their overnight stay. AGREES ON OIL REGULATION Washington. A senate subcom mittee agreed on a bill to regulate interstate oil shipments by establish ing quotas from states but decided to give the states every opportunity i to regulate their own production be- fore permitting government inter-1 vention." Senators Thomas, democrat, of Utah, Bulow, democrat, South Da - , , ' . ' . ' . uaKoia, inaicatea tney wouia report ' . : lu l"c 1U" "-' " a t n tllll n - ni a a n ill f-w 1 r S r - I general principles of the measure of Senator Thomas, democrat, Okla homa, with certain checks on the scope of the government's activities. The revised legislation bases regu lation of Interstate commerce in oil on a national defense premise, cre ates a five member federal petroleum j and twenty persons were sent to em board in the department of interior ergency ' hospitals as a new "black to fix quotas from the states, and 'roller" claud darkened the little dust from wells and pools upon occasion, . belt of ' the vast routhwest again, and approved agreements among James Walte, jr., son of a farmer states which would fix production fig- near Elder died of an illness the ures. - physicians said was aggravated by - breathing the dirt filled air and twen- LUCKEY TO SPONSOR BILL Jty new patients were admitted to Red Cross emergency hospitals at Spring- Washington. Arrangements were completed by H. H. Dudley, tate ad jutant of the American Legion in Nebraska for Introduction of a bill to authorize construction of a $300, 000 hospital building at Lincoln, Neb., for mental patients. Representative Luckey (d., Neb.) said he would introduce the bill Wed- nesday. It would authorize con - struction of a 164 bed building which would be an addition to the nresent Veterans hospital facilities at Lin - ecln. , FIRE FOLLOWS TWO BLASTS Omaha. A three-alarm fire at the Baum building, 13th and Farnam. shortly before 7 a. m. caused water damage of $10,000 to $25,000, ac cording to early estimates. The fire in the attic of the six story building was preceded by three heavy eyplosions, according to Wil liam Osterling, Paptllion, night watchman, and E. R. Ferguson, engi neer. Two more explosions occurred after firemen arrived. Fire fighters had little difficulty In confining tho blaze to the attic, which contained nothing of value. Water, however, seeped to all por tions of the structure. Heaviest losses were believed" sustained by the Kee Lox Manufacturing company, dealers in typewriter and office supplies, and the Leonard Kohn" radio company. President Plans Censorship Upon Army's Secrets Roosevelt Disavows Testimony Re garding Canadian Border; Shift ing of Blame for "Slip." Washington. An unprecedented presidential threat to censor mili tary secrets unfolded before congress accompanied an emphatic govern ment disavowal of army testimony on "emergency" war plans touching the unfortified Canadian border and off- shore British and French isles. Bluntly, Mr. . Roosevelt told the house military committee that if con fidential testimony given behind lock ed doors was to be printed as a pub lic document, "I shall find it neces sary as commander in chief of the army and navy to require that in the future. such testimony be given only after approval by me." The president wrote Chairman Mc Swain that assertions by high army officials "do hot represent the policy of the administration or of the com mander in chief," , In a matter of hours, Secretary Dern advised the white house that the views given by army officers "were individual and had not been submitted to either the chief of staff or the secretary of war." Then" swiftly, Brigadier General Andrews, chief of the general head quarters force and one of those con tributing the statements which rever berated internationally, added: "My testimony was never submitted to qr di6 cussed -wth?higher authority and representsj merely my; own views as an abstract military study with no concrete political thought or refer ence." " . On capitol hill there was a fast shifting of blame for the slip which publiczed data; given under pladges of secrecy. But there was no im mediate disposition to shelve the air base bill which was the basis of the incident. "We are going to pass the bill." was the comment of Representative Wilcox (dv Fla.), author of the measure to establish powerful de fensive air bases around the nation's borders. "There is nothing offensive to any one in this bill," Wilcox added. He conceded "a slip" in publication of the testimony and said "I suppose it was my fault; I arranged for the generals to testify." , The statements disavowed by Mr. Roosevelt and Secretary Dern were made by Andrews and Brigadier Gen- oral Kllhnnmp former, head of the. , ' ...... . w nri I nrmv war rlans division ana now on duty in Manila. Kilbourne said tne Wilcox measure as phrased by the war rlnnartmpnt fontained a "camou- I, , . . - -r flaged provision for putting an air base on the Canadian frontier. An . . drews told the committee the na- tinn "mW hp nreDared to seize nearby French and British islands in event' of an "emergency." CHILD DEATH LAID TO DUST Springfield, Colo. -A five year old victim was added to dust death lists field and Walsh, Colo., after the dust ' cloud rolled across the country about ' dawn. Ten deaths had occurred within a week's time in the "dust bowl" area of Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma and Texas butw hether the dust was to blame continued a disputed question. The Red Cross at Liberal, Kas., emergency headquarters, announced 6,000 cases of measles and 200 "dust cases" had been reported. Twenty- ! one nurses now are on duty and four I emergency hospitals are operating. Weeping Water Herbert Nutzman was visiting with his parents in Avoca for the day last Sunday. Frank Cox of Nehawka was look ing after some business matters in Weeping Water last Monday. Elmer Michelsen and son were In Omaha last Monday where they were making purchases for the store. Night Watchman A. J. Patterson was looking after some business mat ter, in Plattmouth last Friday. The Cole Motor company sold to a party in Elm wood one of the cele brated V-8 Fords, which was deliv ered last Saturday. It. H. Dehniilng and wife of near Louisville, were doing some trading and visiting with rriends in Weeping Water last Monday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Denning of near Avoca, were visiting and look ing after some business matters in Weeping Water on last Monday. Miss Clara Johnson has been mak ing some improvements at the cafe in the way of redecorating her party room and otherwise improving the place. At the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wal ter Fitzpatrick, on last Saturday there was Joy as a baby girl made its appearance and happiness reigns supreme. Max Bowman of Avoca was look ing after some business matters in Weeping Water last Monday after noon and was also visiting with his friends here. Jack Naumann and wife of Omaha, cousins of. Mrs. Sterling Amick, were guests at the Amick home lor the day last Sunday where they enjoyed a very fine visit. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bickford i3 rejoicing over the arrival of a very fine daughter which came to grace their home on last Sunday. All are doing very nicely. Fred Baker of Lincoln, represent ing a life insurance company, was in Weeping Water and wa3 visiting with his friend Chris Rasmussen and look ing after business last Monday. Perry Wright has been putting in his spare time in the construction of a brooder hcusc for his flock of lit tle chicks, as he recognizes that they need the best of care if they are to make the growth he desires. Julius A. Pitz, commissioner from Plattsmouth, E. B. Chapman from Union and our own Fred II. Gorder were down to Avoca where they were viewing some thre old bridges which need new ones in their stead.. They drove down that ;yay on. last Monday. G. H. Nelson of Omaha who, has quarry interests an tne vicinity oi Weeping Water, came down last Mon day and will open work here for the getting of stone to be used by his company in Omaha. This is adding to the employment of this place and is a welcome item. C. H. Gibson. Frank E. Woods, Roy Haslam and E. F. Marshall have .tr' I -.T7 . V' n;?TF-;i ""u,mm -' J """ " i hyy' 94-4! . rf r v- . ; been selected as a portion or the team to give the initiatory degree at the meeting of the 7th district conven tion of the I. O. O. F. which meets at Avoca this evening. The district is composed of Nehawka, Weeping Water, Elmwood and Avoca. Sheriff Homer Sylvester and De puty Thomas Walling were called to a point some six miles north of Woonino- Watpr Mondav when a ' ' - " gravel truck of the Eager Transfer company of Louisville and a car driv en by a traveling man from Council Bluffs collided on a narrow bridge. The traveling man was almost in stantly killed. Making Good Progress. The workmen contructing the rest room and greasing and service de partment at the Keckler Service sta tion are making rapid progress. By this time they have the building erected with the roof on and hammer ing away at the completion of the structure. When completed Mr. Keck ler will have an ideal place for his business and which will be a credit to the hustling city of Weeping Wa ter. Spent Very Nice Day. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Shields and Mrs. W. D. Baker with the auto of Mr. and Mrs. Shields with the day fine and the way pleasant last Sun day drove down to Peru where the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Baker is attending school and at which insti tution they were celebrating Fathers and Mothers day. The party took their dinner with them and ate it in the grove at the school. Believes in Wheat. E. F. Marshall wiio was success ful in growing a very fine wheat crop on 150 acres last summer, and with no restrictions on the growing of wheat this summer has 175 acres in and it is looking fine, and he is look ing forward to a very good yield. Sure They Were Only Boys. But boys have great ambition there is nothing worth while accomp lished, altho this same ambition gets people and nations into trouble. In this instance the ambitions of two Weeping Wrater lads, Verne Amick, the fourteen year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Amick, and Roy Embery conceived the idea of making a racer out of a discarded Ford chasis. After they had stripped it they hooked it up and assayed to see what speed they could get out cf it. They were proceeding quite well1 w;hen they met an obstruction in' the" way of ' an uneven piece of ground Which caused it to leave the ground for an instant and then re . volving, it came to earth the other side up, but the lads were under i neath the wild Ford running gears and before it had stopped it had ground a great deal of clothing from Verne, tore his shirt to shreds and impaired the beauty of the other gar- Ploughing It Under NOVAK'S hav Ihr lawmi price imI tnort complete line of l'el t'nra that ?-rwlll Ami anyvrherr. 1 11134 UK SOTO SKUA 1 14 1'I.VMOITII SKI1AN 1 1:U 1'I.YMOl Tll C OAI1I 1 l:i: 11.1 MOl'TII (111(11 1 JHS 11.1 MOl Til XF.OAN 1 J!:t5 11.1 'Mill Til '0 It'll i i: I'l.iMoiTii rotri-: l nm i'i.ymoi'tii si:iiax l u:n im.v moi in m;i)v 1 1II.-I4 ( IIKVItlll.KT COACH i iit:t: t iii;v!oi.i:t coach l i:tr loiii) si:i)N l mas foho co i ii-: 1 lliao CHKVIIOI.KT COACH 1 lt31 I'Oltl) COACH 1 10H1 ( IIKVItUl.KT SIMIAN 1 i:; Ill ICK SKOAN i mat s' i iKii iii:u t orn: l ri9 t iii: noi.irr cti.it n 1 WY1W 11.1 MOl'TII COACH 1 1 lia l'lll(l) I'ICK 11 1 llai Colli) Till CK i i!';ti t in: itoi.i: r thi ck 1 IK-"!) 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PANG BORN, tfWW Pastor. STATE'S NEW DEAL FAILS Oklahoma City. Governor Mar land, who in January hailed Okla homa as the first state laboratory for the P.ooseveltian "new deal," survey ed the wreckage of his program Tues day and decided to appeal to the peo ple to "rescue it." Thru four months of bickering with a rampant legislature which adjourned Tuesday, Marland repeatedly- warned the members, "you are turning down the principles of Franklin I). Roosevelt." He hinted he would "punish" members with an appeal to the people if they did not enact into law his Idca3 for rescuing the state from the depression. . . That plan crystalized as Marland announced he would bring his pro gram to a vote of a special election this summer. Meanwhile h will stump the state to reiterate his de mands that Oklahoma set up ma chinery to participate fully in the federal recovery program. All kinds or commercial print ing dene promptly at the Journal