THURSDAY, JULY 11. 1935 PAGE TWO PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL Ihe PBattsmeuth Journal PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY AT PLATISMO TJTH, NEBRASKA Entered at Postoff ice, riattsmouth,. Neb,, aa second-class mail matter MRS. R. A. BATES, Publisher SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $2.00 A YEAR IN FIRST POSTAL ZONE Subscribers living in Second Postal Zone, 12.50 per year. Beyond 600 miles, 3.00 per year. Rate to Canada and foreign countries, $3.60 per year. All subscriptions are payable strictly in advance. CAR IS BURNED From Monday's Daily The tire department was called this morning to the vicinity of the Norfolk Packing Co. plant where an auto was reported on fire. The own er of the car on discovery of the blaze had rushed to the plant "office and gave the alarm, but the blaze was extinguished without a great deal of damage. VISITING IN THE CITY Mis3 Susan Cody, of Minneapolis, i3 in the city for a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Bates and family. Miss Cody is a granddaugh ter of the late Edward Johnson and great granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph V. Johnson, pioneer residents of Plattsmouth and Cass county. INSTALL WINDMILL Henry Ketelsen of this city has been busy for the past several days at the George Hanson farm near Ne hawka where he is placing in service a fine new modern windmill that will Ferve the farm with an ample supply of water for the modern system that supplies the farm home and stock buildings. Rains, Crops, Prosperity. Bet ter days are here again. Bible School Sunday, July 14th Naomi (a woman of Faith and Courage). Ruth 1:14-22; 4:14-17. Two books in the Bible, both in the Old Testament bear the names of women. Ruth and Esther. Ruth, a Gentile, married a Jewish husband. Esther, a Jewish woman, married a Gentile husband. This little book has only 85 verses, but these enclose a garden cf roses, as fragrant and full cf mystic calyxes as the traveler finds today about the ruins of Israel and Moab. The sig nificance and beauty of the brief nar rative cannot be highly enough esti mated, whether regard be had to the thought which fills it, the historical value which marks it, or the pure and charming form in which it is set forth. Author and date are unknown, but is a sequel to the book of Judges and an introduction to the books of L'amuel; the object is plainly to es tablish the fact of the decent o David he prognitor of the Messiah; and perhaps by the adoption of Ruth into the Jewish church to intimate the future ingathering of the Gen tiles. There is no story anywhere of love told as the love of Ruth for Naomi, the mother cf her dead husband. It i3 as pure as gold and strong as death. The scenes described in this book, arc in and about the city of Bethle hem, five mile3 south of Jerusalem; and truly called "the city of mother hood." Here was born the grand lather of David, by Ruth and Boas. Here King David was born, as also the Savior. Here Rachel died giving birth to Benjamin. It is interesting that after the birth of Christ, no other event in the New Testament ap pears to have taken place there, and no one is recorded to have visited the city, after the departure cf the holy family. The strange thing about Bethlehem is, that a famine should occur, in the granary of that coun try. Under the pressure of such a calamity a family of Bethlehem con cluded, after selling their property, to leave the country. Elcmilech, Naomi, Mahlon and Chilion, bid good bye to the old home and lriend3 and neighbors, and are gone. They land in the territory of a hostile tribe, in Moab, a heathen na tion, who worshipped 'Chemosh,' also identified with Baal-Peor. Here the sons married heathen women wrong for an Israelite. After a short so journ in Moab, the father died. It is the beginning of much sorrow. In side of ten years e'l the men are dead, leaving three widows, but no children. Naomi had taken her re ligion and her God into Moab. Thru her pious and godly ate ana wnoie gome influence she had won the re-i TO VISIT EUROPE From Wednesday's Dally Mr. and Mrs. Otto Petereit and children, Marvin and Kenneth, left this morning via auto for New York, stepping at Cleveland to visit with friends and at Niagara Falls. They will sail July 17th on the Europa for Germany to visit with Mr. Petereit's parents and relatives. Coming back they will go through southern Germany and Switzerland. They will take their auto with them to Europe to visit the many places of interest. HERE FOR FUNERAL Mrs. I. Pearlman ana son, William, and Mrs. Dollie Smith were here Sun day to attend the funeral of Mrs. Martha Petersen, an old friend and neighbor of the ladies. While here the Omaha party were able to meet a number of the old time friends and were guests for a short time of Mrs. R. A. Bates. RETURN FROM HONEYMOON Mr. and Mrs. Lester Thimgan, who have been on a week's honey moon trip in Colorado and Wyom ing, returned home Saturday after noon after a very pleasant outing. Phone the news to Ho. C. Lesson Study! By L. Neitzel, Murdock. Neb. spect and love of these two daughters-in-law. It seem that these emi grants did not prosper very much in Mcab, and Naomi came to the. con clusion, it would be better for her to o bark to the old home town, to her own people. We admire Naomi's faith and cour age that held her steady. Under the most adverse circumstances she re mains true to God. She has realized that it was the wrong move, to go into a heathen country, (who does not think here about the prodigal son?) ; but is not ashamed to go back, and back she goes. Here follows an interlude. The leave-taking of these two widowed girls is very pathetic. Orpha, the widow of Chilion i3 finally persuaded to go back to her people. She had not imbibed the religion of Naomi like Ruth. Orpha goes back to her people and her God and is forgotten. Ruth, on the other hand, is deter mined to cast her lot and fortune with the elderly widow, and as we see the result cf this choice, we are filled with wonder and amazement. at the miraculous and mysterious movements of the God cf all grace and glory, that brings out of these apparently mistaken moves of this family to such a glorious and happy ending! Naomi with her experience, cour age and faith in God. sets about and 2ngineers the marriage of Ruth to Boas, who is one of the esteemed and honored citizens of Bethlehem, a man of wealth and good judgment, who lot only redeems the homestead lost by Elemclech, but marries the young widow; both women eve now above v.ant, taken into the home of Boas, and enjoy the luxury of being in the eliatc class of Bethlehem. The significance of this narrative is (a) God leads his children often through waters of affliction to a mountain top experience. Naomi, homeless, childless, poor, becomes the nursemaid of the grandfather of Da vid, comes in direct line of the royal family, (b) Faith in God is always sure of a rich and liberal reward; ten years of sojourning in a foreign coun try, then going back home, to end her life in joy and peace and quiet, her name inscribed on the honor roll of fame! Ruth, the loving, trustful, obedient charming disciple of the God of Israel, who did give up home, parents, friends, country to be of tervice and comfort for a lone, poor jounced that it had sent ballots to its widow, is exalted, made rich, be-J members asking a vote on the asso comes the grandmother cf King Da-J ciation's proposed rules of business vid. and a direct ancestor of our procedure for the wool textile indus blessed Lcrd; all because she for-J try. The announcement stated that sock all that was dear to her, to gain most of the provisions of the former the favor of Jehovah, and an inheri- NRA code for the industrv had been tance with the Israel of God. Omaha Street Gar Strike Far from Settled Tram Company, Workers Far Apart, and Seemingly No Agreement Can Be Beached. Ernest Bowerman, strikers repre sentative on the arbitration board for the Omaha tram strike, submitted his resignation to Governor R. L. Cochran at Lincoln late Tuesday. Bowerman charged the street rail way company resisted every effort to restore "peace," resorted to "under handed methods" to deceive the gov ernor and circumvent his plan to speedily end the strike, and had "broken faith." The company, he said, defied the governor's authority and attempted to bring "peace" in Omaha where riots in connection with the tram strike caused two deaths, injuries to scores of persons, and heavy prop erty damage before national guards men placed the city under martial law. "No Hope of Early Peace." The Omahan said a speedy settle ment of the controversy now seems impossible, and asserted the com pany's main object is to "break the morale" of strikers. He predicted the arbitration board can be of no service now to settle dif ferences. The governor declined to comment on Bowerman's action, saying only. "I have his letter 3f resignation, and I want to read it before making any statement." Predicts Finish Fig-ht. Shortly after he returned to Om aha, Bowerman announced that tne union was more determined to win the strike now than it was on April 20. "We shall win this fight," he said. "We will fight the company economi cally. We are considering a free transportation service. No matter how long it takes, the union must win this contest after the company broke faith with the governor. All labor unions will join with us in the movement." He paid tribute to Cochran for his attempt to obtain permanent peace in Omaha, and lauded the governor's use jf the National Guard "to protect the rights of the strikers as well as the property cf the company." Definite ways and means of com batting the tram company will be worked cut at a series of union con ferences beginning within a few days. Bowerman said. The union would ignore any award which Sam Reynolds and John J. Led with, the two remaininb arbiters, might hand down, he added. FIVE KILLED IN COLLISION Chesterton, Ind., July 7. Five per sons were killed and two other3 ser iously injured when the autombbile in which they were riding collided with a New York Central train at the Calu met roads crossing. The dead: John Holzer, 20; Harry Lane, 21; Miss Virginia Olson, 17, and Glen C. Ccash, 23, all of Valparaiso; Miss Charlotte Wiseman, 20, Chesterton. The injured were Richard Slagle, 22, of Valparaiso, and Miss Mary H. Slatz, 21, of Chesterton. Physicians at the hospital here said Slagle's injur ies probably would prove fatal. The seven young people were returning from a dance at Michigan City when the accident occurred. Porter county deputy sheriffs said the collision oc curred when the train was backing up after it had passed the crossing and cme to a halt at the station. FIRE DESTROYS GAS TRUCK Franklin, Neb. A gasoline trans port truck owned by the Ault Oil company of Alma, and valued at 52,- i 500, was completely cesiroyed and the Franklin Motor company build ing was damaged to the extent of more than $1,500 Monday when a pool of gasoline under the truck caught fire. The truck was unloading gasoline in front of the building when the blazing fuel first was noticed. The flames quickly enveloped the truck and spread to the building, damaging the front cf the north wall, and threatening a lumber yard across the street before they were brought un der control. CODE ON WOOL INDUSTRY New York. The National Asso ciation of Wool Manufacturers an- retained. lew, Bigger, Better Clearwater Bathing Beach Popular Picnic Playgrounds BEAUTIFUL Plamore Park !0 ACIXKS AT I'l.ATTK ItlYKIl Three- MIIvn Svudi t Fort ( rook Dancing Bathing Beer and Sandwiches "Plan Your Picnic at Plamore" Siimmrr ( otla'ii" Sllt-H for I,t ne! Wew Low Admission Policy II ATIIIXU in: ( ii (iiioi.Mis Awy 70 WITNESSES AGAINST 2 Tacoma, Wash. It will be two wit nesses against seventy ueunesaay when Margaret Waley begins her fight against conviction in the George Weyerhaeuser kidnaping. That be came apparent when the defense in dicated that only kidnaper Herman I M. Walcy, husband of the 19-year-old defendant, will testify with her. The government marshaled at least seventy witnesses for the effort to prove Mrs. Waley guilty of conspiring to kidnap and kidnaping the 9-year-old timber fortune heir. Government attorneys met behind locked doors to organize the evidence they will present to the federal court jury of eleven men (one an alter nate) and two women, selected Fri day. Waley will be brought here from nearby McNeil island federal peni tentiary, whero he has started a forty-five year sentence. ROOSEVELT STRESSES SPEED Washington.) President Roosevelt emphasized speed in a talk to state public works administrators regard ing their part of the national work relief undertaking. "Speed is the essence," the pres ident said to the officials who gath ercd about his desk. "We want work now. Wc do not want it to run over into 1937 and 193S. Spend all that is possible in the coming eleven months of thisi fiscal year." Hitting at-"false accusations ol money spending," Mr. Roosevelt told the PWA directors to call attention to "enduring projects" which have been erected under the first two years of the prrislic works program. . "The mere telling of what you have done will dispel false informa tion," he said. "These projects will repay the money spent many times over because they have increased the capital assets of the nation." FRIENDLY SEPARATION ,H1 Los Angeles. The frleneiy sepa ration of Odrienne Ames, film actress, and Bruce Cabot, actor, was headed for the divorce courts with Miss Ames attorney ready to file her com plaint. Miss Ames blamed the clasfc of personalities and temperaments for the breakup of their home, but in sisted she was still on good terms with Cabot, and proved it by accom panying him to a popular Hollywood restaurant Saturday. Dies an "Unknown" 1 f . . Irene Blair n 'An "unknown woman" was identi fied by Detective William Parks in New York county morgue as Irene Blair, above, 24-year-old New York actress, who had been sought by police of 12 states ince her mysterious disappear v arj.ee. mufe. than a month aco. i J-4' ' ' I I it t f & . ' "5 r s 1 NAZIS FIGHT FRATERNITIES Berlin. The picturesque univer sity fraternities of Germany may be come only memories if the nazi re gime continues its present form. In the wake of the Von Schirach decree that no Hitler youth mem ber may continue to belong to stu dents' "corporations" or fraternities, the German students' union issued a resolution endorsing Von Schirach's position. The clash between nazi authori ties and the fraternities began July 5 when the famous old Borussia fra ternity chapter at Heidelberg was suspended for two years because members had discussed humorously Hitler's manner of eatin gasparagus while the reichsfuehrer was deliver ing a serious speech in the Reichstag May 25. COCHRAN ATTENDS ROUNDUP North Platte, Neb. Another large crowd, including Governor Cochran as guest of honor, attended the North Platte roundup program Saturday. Cochran in a short address related his experiences in the cattle coun try. "Dclly Dimples," a comedy rider, suffered minor injuries when stepped upon by a Brahma steer. Virginia Boal of Pellingham, Wash., a great granddaughter of Wil liam "Buffalo Bill" Couy. and a granddaughter of Police Judge John Day of North Platte, was the honor ed guest at the July 1 program. DR0WNER 'MEANT NO HARM' Lakeport, Calif. Sheri.T Taylor Day said he was "prelty 'well con vinced" J. W. Murphy, 41, Arbuckle, Calif., crchardist, was free of crim inal intent in the drowniug cf his niece, Marie Meyer, 14, in a nearby lake July 4. Three new witnesses to the trag edy, the sheriff Laid, have informed him Murphy apparently "meant no harm" when he duelled the girl sev eral times and then s'.var.i away while she drowned. They confirmed Murphy's story that he became "flus tered" and fled in terror. LIQUOR STORE OF YORK York. Neb. York's first package liquor house has opened.' Henry Rathjen secured the license and Earl Becker runs it. Tecumseh, Neb. Th3 city council refused to approve applications ot Louis Greene and K. M. Regain, made to the state liquor commission for the operation of hard liquor places of business here. Applications for beer licenses made by Floyd Wagner, Sam Whitehead and Sirs. Minnie T. Oldfather were approved. McCARL RULES OUT PLAN Washington. A treasury proposal to bind all parties entering into con tracts with the government to abide by any future legislation applying to wages, hours and. child labor restric tions has been held to be improper by Comptroller General McCarl. It was disclosed he had ruled a bid could not be rejected because the party making it refused to subscribe to such a principle. LANDMARK CONDEMNED Omaha. The old Murray hotel building at 14th and Harney, a city landmark, was condemned and order ed razed by the city council. The hotel was built forty years ago by Tom Murray, picturesque pioneer. The hostelry once was rated among early Omaha's finest. WAS FOSTER'S DAUGHTER. Pittsburgh. Mrs. Marion Foster Welch, only child of Slephen Collins Foster, composed, died in the Foster memorial home here, at 83. Con scious to the last, Mrs. Welch asked her physician to do nothing to pro long her life as she did not wish to be helpless and ill. KILLED BY WOMAN Omaha. Eugene Brcwn, 27, Ne gro FliRA worker, died Monday night of five bullet wounds inflicted, police raid, by Gladys Herman, 23, with whom Brown lived for the last two years. Police - said the shooting, at Brown's home, climaxed a series of quarrels. WALTONS TO C0LUMEUS Columbus, Neb, Nebraska division of the Izaak Walton league ha3 set Aug. 19 to 21 as its annual state con vention dates. Several hundred Ne braska sports enthusiasts arc expect ed to be here to discuss problems of game conservation and other per tinent questions. Phono your order for Job Print ing work or all kinds. 1101 ITEIS. On last Sunday evening Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Griffin were over to Ne braska City where they were attend ing a show. Harry E. Wiles and family were iiiing in Plattsmouth for the even ing last Saturday, guests at the home of Ben H. Wiles and family. John B. Roddy was called to Platts mouth last Monday morning where he was called to look after some busi ness matters for a short time. A. W. Propst was a visitor in Union last Saturday and was look ing after some business matters and visiting with hi3 many friends County Commissioner E. B. Chap- man has recently purchased a new , , A . , . . ,.,v,sh General Electric refrigerator. which the power company instana in home. L. J. Austin of Plattsmouth, was a visitor in Union last Monday and was doing some work on the new residence which is being built by Or ville Hathaway W. II. Kruger of Nehawka who is the manager of the Trunkcnbolz interests there, was delivering a load of gasoline to the filling station here on Monday of last week. W. J. Morris and family cf Nebras ka City were guests for the day last Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C E. Morris, where they all enjoyed a very fine dinner and an excellent visit. Lester Shumaker and family and Mr. Ray Schumaker were guests for the day and a very line dinner last Sunday at the home of the parents of Mrs. Shuniacker, Mr. and Mrs. II W. Griffin. Mrs Addie Partlctt who has been visiting in Union with her brother, Mr. Charles L. Greene and family for some time past, returned to her home at Hastings and was taken there by her brother, Mr. Greene. Charles Hathaway was shocking wheat for Albert Wilson who has been harvesting recently. Mr. Wil son has a large field of excellent wheat which good judges say will make nearly forty bushels to the acre. Daniel Reynolds, proprietor of the Union filling station, in order to keep the station and surroundings looking the very best, was touching up the pumps and the signs at the station and making them very at tractive to look upon. Mrs. John R. Tearson who has been here for irne time with her mother, Mrs. Mary B. Allison, was visiting icr a short time at her home in Au burn returned here last Sunday to be with the mother who is not in the very best of health. While in Union last week Mr. and Mrs. George M. Porter and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Van Patten were visit ing with Mr. and Mrs. P. F Rihn. they having been friends in the years gone by when they all worked in the Christian church at Plattsmouth. Mr. and Mrs. C E. Withrow, who publish a paper at Palmyra, came over on last Thursday and visited in Union, guests at the home of their son, Elmer Withrow and the family. Mr. Withrow has not been in Union for a long time, being kept pretty clcso with his work on the paper at Palmyra. Frank and Anna Bauer were over to Greenwood last Sunday where they were guests at the home of Mr. an- Mrs. Harvey Schroeder for the 'ay. They had a fine visit and a fine dinner as well. .Mr. Bauer said things were looking fine in the west portion of the county and we are sure he is right in this matter. Mayor George A. Stites in com pany with a number of grain men from St. Joseph were spending some three or fcur days looking over the wheat fields of the western portion of the state in an effort to sense the situation as to yields and quality of grain which is to be produced this year. They left last Friday and re turned home on Tuesday of this week Repairing Streets Monday. On last Monday the crossing and gutter between the filling station and the barber shop of Ira Clarke and the store of R. D. Stine, which has been in very bad condition for some time was removed and a new concrete gut ter placed in its stead and later one was placed on the sotfth side or Main street, directly oppe'site the enc which was being worked on Monday. Visited on 59th Anniversary Mr. Ida Farber and daughter, Mrs. Dr. Marion Farber, Mr. and Mrs. S. Smith, of Chicago, and Fannie Far ber of Washington, D. C, were guests for last Sunday while cn their way to St Louis, where they are to visit fcr some time with rclativs and friends Coincident with their visit was the 59th wedding aniversary cf Mr. and Mrs. Mont Robb. Mrs. Farber being the bridesmaid at the wedding , fifty-nine years ago oa the day which Moving to California Auction A UNION HOME TO BE SOLD Saturday, July 13 at 2 P. M. on the Premises Also all the Household Goods will be Sold at the Same Hour. Beth property and furniture be long to Earl Merritt and wife. This property is nicely located on two full lots, and right in the business part cf town. I'lenty of shade, shrub bery and fruit. lSxlS new garage and work shop. This sale will ba held regardless of weather. You may come and inspect the place at any time. TERMS Purchaser to deposit 20 i or purcnase prue on uay 01 haie. Merchantable abstract guaranteed. Ealance to be pai(1 v,he deed is given. possession at once. Two-thirds of purchase price can be gotten from Building and Loan. Earl illerriii & Oife OWNERS REX YOUNG - - - AUCTIONEER she visited at the Robb home on last Sunday. Machines Soon to Hum. Henry 11. Becker is at this time putting two threshing outfits in proper condition for operation and as soon as things will permit he is expecting to place two outfits at work and a number of other outfits are also expecting to be ready for work and this will make the thresh ing season the shorter and as well have the grain on the market sooner, thus will in a manner shorten the stringent times and get more money in circulation. Will Conduct Lifesaving School. Under the direction and conduct ed by the ('ass county branch of the American Red Cross their annual life saving school will soon be started. The director in the lifesaving depart ment will be Warren Stander. An examiner will be appointed later that those who may so desire may qualify. Visiting the Old Home. George M. Porter and wife and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Van Patte, all of Lincoln -visited in Union last week and were guests at the homes of D. B. Porter and W. H. Porter and Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Snavely, they being respectively, brother and sister of Messrs. Porter and Mrs. Snavely. They departed for seven mile creek where they will visit at their old home which they left some forty or more years ago. They are remaining for two weeks. Beys Knot Hole Club. The Knot Hole club met at home of Chas. McCarthy, July 3. the Six members were present. The niinute3 of the last meeting were read and approved. Each member told of what luck he had in tying knots. The games we played were lost trail and greenhorn and punch the ice box. Wendell Burbce wa3 elected for the game committee; Robert Opp and Harold Austin are to give a demon stration on tying knots. JACK BURKE, News Reporter. TRAM ARBITRATORS ADJOURN Omaha The street car strike arbi tration board adjourned . its final meeting here Saturday without mak ing an award alter encountering an unexpected impediment to settlement when representatives of the strikers and company deadlocked over what questions were subject to arbitration. Edward McMorrow, international official of the strikers' organization, contended all points in the strikers' demands were amenable to arbitra tion. J. A. C. Kennedy, street car company attorney, insisted that only those points to which the company agreed to arbitrate could go on to an award. John J. Ledwith, neutral chairman of the beard, ruled that only ques tions to which both sides agreed to arbitrate would be considered in the finding, which he said probably would be returned the latter part of next week. ARREST NEBRASKA MAN Falls City, Neb. Officers here v.-ere informed Andy Reed, a Rich ardson county farm worker, wan ar rested in Portland, Ore., in connec tion with the theft cf two Nebraska automobiles, one from Humboldt and one from West Point. Plieriff Gate; said federal authorities will return Reed to Nebraska. Improved crop conditions and hfohcr prices for farm products will stimulate business. Shrewd advertisers recognize this and will go after Increased trade.