THURSDAY, JANUABY 2, 1930. PAGE TWO PIATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL r fhe (Piattsmouth Journal PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY AT PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA Entered at Postoffice, Piattsmouth, Neb., as 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, $2.50 per year. Beyond oOO miles, $3.00 per year. Rate to Canada and foreign countries, $3.50 per'year. - All subscriptions are payable strictly in advance. CONSIDERS FRENCH TRADE Washington. President Roosevelt reserved judgment on whether France shall' benefit from reduced tariffs granted the netherlands by the Unit ed States. His action immediately brought speculation whether France v.-as being given another chance to remove trade restrictions against American products with the possi bility of being black-listed along with Germany if it does not. Negotiations for a reciprocal trade pact with France have been in pro gress for some time, but the govern ments have been unable to reach an agreement. Under Secretary Hull's program, tariff concessions granted to one na tion are extended to all which do not discriminate against American ex ports. Up to the present, Germany is the only nation denied such bene fits. WINNER OF MEDAL Chicago. Roger Adams, president of the American Chemical society and head of the chemistry depart ment of the University of Illinois, v. as named the w inner of the Willard Gibbs medal for 193C by the society's Chicago section. Bible School Sunday, Jan. 5th "A Mother's Song" Luka 1:45-58 Beginning the last year of a five year course of Bible study, we shall have six mouths study in the Gospel of Luke. This lesson should be used as an introduction to the Gospel, and the writer, his life and work be prop erly analyzed, and closed with the Mothers Song. Luke, in writing the Life of Jesus, has gathered his ma terial from eyewitnesses, and cor raborated by many, and having a "perfect understanding of all things from the very first," was able to give the church a very definite Gospel. In gathering his material, he con sulted the people that lived during the days when the events happened. For instance: The biith of Jesus; no one could tell that event better than Mary, the mother, for she "kept all these things and pondered them in her heart." The writers of the other gospels wrote what they "had seen and heard." They had missed much of what happened, which Luke learn ed by diligent research work; here is what Luke found that all the oth ers had missed: (1) Birth of John the Baptist, 1:5-25; (2) The Roman census, 2:1-4; (3) incidents of Christ's birth, 2:4-7; (4) Shepherds S: 20, 5) Simeon and Anna, 2:1-28; (C) Christ with the doctors, 39:42, (7) Widows son at Nain, 7:11-17; (8- Good Samaritan; 10:25-37; (9) barren fig tree, 13:6-10; (10) Wom an restored, 11:17; (11) dropsical man, 14:1-0; (12) prodigal son, 15: 11-32; (13) Dives and Lazarus, 16: 19:31; (14) ten lepers. 17:12-19; (15) Pharisees and Publican. 18:6 14. So we are indebted to Luke for many precious incidents, that might have been forgotten had he not found them when he did. As a physician Luke is careful to distinguish be tween ordinary diseases and demonia cul possess5 n; representing satan as an agent from without in the former and energizing from within in the latter. Thenceforth the Greeks be came familiar with the true doctrine of the cause of evil, and with the relation of the powers of darkness to God, a subject on which they had -i vain so ght illumination from their schools of philosophy. It is the opin ion of some scholars that Luke is the author of the Epistle to the lie brews. He was one of the seventy, as also one of the 120 of Pentecost. Both the Gospel and Acts were dedicated to his friend Theophilus, who being a rich Roman official, made it pos sible to have these writings publish ed, which was very expensive, in the absence of the printing press. With these introductory remarks, which could be extended, will give our attention to the lesson proper. It is significant that this Gcspel begins with a "song" and ends with CHURCH MOVE AGAINST WAR London. An appeal from Chris tian churches thruout Europe next Sunday for the people's assistance in outlawing all war was announced by Archbishop of Canterbury. In an ad dress from Lambeth palace the arch bishop said he recently had invited the authorities of European Christian communions to issue a solemn re minder of the part the people should play in shaping the course of na tions. The invitation, he asserted, has been largely accepted. "Hence an appeal to the loyalty of Christian citizens will be made," the archbishop added. "Much de pends on the answer, for assuredly Europe and indeed the world stands at the crossroads." MRS. LIVERMORE SEES SON Santa Barbara, Calif. Mrs. Dor othea Livermore has been permitted her first visit with her 16 year old son Jesse, jr., since she shot him dur ing a drinking bout Thanksgiving night, physicians revealed. The meeting for which the mother had pleaded was "quite embarrass ing," it was said. It occurred at the Cottage hospital. Lesson Study! By L. Neitzel, Murdock, Neb. "praise." The "Magnificat," so called because in the Latin Vulgate began with "Magnificant anima mea Domin ium." The words, as well as the thoughts, are those of a high souled Hebrew maiden of devout and medi tative habit, whose mind has taken the tone of the scriptures in which she has been motivated. "My soul doth magnify the Lord." The soul and the spirit are the immaterial part of men's nature, as opposed to the body or the flesh. It is in her in ner, higher life, in her real self that Mary blesses God in jubilation. Her soul is in a high state of exaltation; it is an echo of Hannah's song of Jubilation, I Sam. 2:1. Her thoughts go back to the first promise given to fallen man, that the time of fulfillment is near. God does remember. He never forgets. Mary is not excited like Elizabeth, but breathes a spirit of composed rap ture. Is is the lowly at heart who God can exalt, pride has no stand ing with him. It is a mothers song, who is fulfilling a high and holy mis sion to give the world the Saviour. In this song motherhood is exalted above all the heroism of mjen; she is the life-giver to perpetua'.e the race. The Roman Catholic church gets "The Blessed Virgin Mary" from this song. She is that, lut that is not to be worshipped, or that prayers are to be offered in her name. How is the human race blessed through her? By her holy obedience to the word of God, which made it possible for her to become the mother of our Lord. "Might and holiness" are ascribed to God; if these two attributes of God are both adequately recognized in our thought of God, then our trust in him and our worship of him be come the natural expression of our soul. "He put down princes from their thrones, and exalted them of low degree." Ilerod was ignored by the angels announcing Jesus' birth, but the "lowly" Zachariah, Eliza beth, Simeon and Anna were cheered J by the news, as were the shepherds. That is God's way. Great joy came to the home of tae aged couple, Zachariah and Elizabeth, when little John appeared and looked for a home; he was very welcome in the family. Even the neighbors and friends rejoiced with the parents, a real picture of Jewish home life. At this event old Zachariah burst out in a song of praise, "The Benedictus." If the Magnificat extols the glories Saviours Kingship, the Benedictus is the song of the blameless priest. It is priestly throughout. It begins with blessing and ends with peace. It is evident that Zachariah has in his mind the history of Melchizedek. Gen. 14. "Wonderful things in the Bible I see, But this is the greatest that Jesus loves me!" Auto Deaths Reach 36,000 During 1935 Rate of Death Per Accident In creases Nearly 7 Per Cent 828,000 Crashes. Deaths from automobile acci dents In the United States have num bered 3 6 thousand this year about the same as last year the Travelers Insurance company announced at Hartford, Conn., Sunday, but the rate of death per accident has increased nearly 7 per cent. Sixteen thousand pedestrians were killed in automobile accidents, a pre liminary survey of the year's exper ience discloses, with nine thousand persons losing their lives in colli sions between cars. Driving errors were involved in two-thirds of. the 82S thousand auto mobile accidents reported, indicating greater carelessness among drivers. Almost 24 thousand of the total deaths resulted from accidents in which there was careless operation. Only 23 per cent of the accidents assigned to driving errors were due to "exceeding the speed limit," but deaths from this cause amounted to 31 per cent of all fatalities result ing from improper motoring prac tices. More than 7,300 persons were kill ed because operators exceeded the speed limit, and 7,400 others met death when drivers drove on the wrong side of the road, failing to grant the right of way. Over SCO thousand of the SC4 thousand persons injured nou-fatal-ly were victims of accidents involv ing dangerous driving practices. Approximately 130 thousand per sons were injured in accidents where drivers exceeded the speed limit, and 240 thousand more were hurt because of driving on the wrong side of the road. Automobiles struck more than 250 thousand pedestrians. Nearly iOO or one-fifth of the 16 thousand pedes trian deaths occurred bcause of ac cidents at street and highway inter sections. The toll incuded 40 thousand child pedestrians of which more than 1, C00 were killed. LET'S QUIT KILLING The automobile death rate can be reduced. And the reckless arid incon siderate drivers, who are responsible for some 36,000 deaths a year in this country, can be curbed. A number of cities have proven this. One of them is Portland, Ore gon, which has been carrying on a "Let's Quit Killing" campaign that has produced fine results in a rela tively brief length of time. Where the national automobile death toll during the first ten months of this year, was at the highest point on record, traffic fatalities in Portland declined about 25 per cent. The "Let's Quit Killing" program can be carried cn by any community. The campaign in Portland has been led by a newspaper, working with safety authorities and the automobile association. Pamphlets, such as the sensational " And Sudden Death," have been widely distributed. Car toons and statistical material have brought the horrors of automobile accidents home to thousands of citi zens. And the local judiciary has co operated by levying sizable fines and prison sentences against violators of traffic laws. The automobile, properly handled, is one of the most useful and pleas urable servants of man. The same automobile, improperly handled, is one of the mcst lethal of weapons. In the "control" of drunken, irre sponsible, congenitally reckless or in competent driver it is as dangerous as a machine gun in the hands of a maniac. The automobile, in its brief his tory, has killed more people in this country than all wars in which we have engaged. It is increasing the massacre every year. What are you, as a citizen and an automobile driver, going to do to stop this carnage? NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS Notice i3 hereoy given to all stock holders of the Piattsmouth Loan & Building association, that the reg ular annual stockholders meeting will be held on Monday evening, Jan uary 6, 1936, for the purpose of electing three directors and such other business as may come before the meeting. The meeting will be held at the office of the association in the Brown Jewelry store. Piatts mouth, Nebraska, at 8 o'clock p. m. C. A. JOHNSON, President. E. P. LUTZ, Secretary. Journal Want-Ads cost little and accomplish much. Murray FIVE head of Horses for sale. Mur ray Hardware, Murray, Nebr. Edward McCullock has been feel ing quite poorly and was in town to consult with the doctor regarding his health. Jimmie Hoschar was looking after some business and visiting with friends at Piattsmouth last Wednes day evening. Mrs. Elbert Wiles spent Tuesday with her mother, Mrs. G. M. Minford, who, with Mr. Minford, are leaving soon for Florida. Thomas Nelson is again trying his hand at doing his own cooking, his housekeeper having returned to Om aha Christmas day. Harold Grier, who spent Christ-1 mas vacation in Schuyler, Nebr., is back in Murray, preparing to resume Ms work a3 principal of the Murray high school. Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Davis enter tained on Christmas day and had as guests J. V. Pitman and daughter. j Thelnia, and Mrs. Addie Perry and ! daughter, Miss Ilelene. Miss Dorothy Yost, who is a stu- l?nf- at tho ITtiivorcitv nf VDhr-icL-fi at Lincoln, is spending her vacation at home. She will resume her stud ios this coming Monday. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Young enter tained for Christmas, having as their guests the Dallas Young family of Piattsmouth, Dr. and Mrs. G. II. Gil more and James Smith, of Murray. At the sale of the Mrs. Brown property, Mrs. John Vantine was the purchaser. It looks like property in Murray is a good investment as there is always a good demand for same. FOR SALE Used Farmall tractor, cultivator and lister, in perfect con dition. Murray Hardware. Miss Lois Meade, who is attending Tarkio college at Tarkio, Missouri, is spending her mid-winter vacation at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Meade, of east of Mur ray. George Nickles received a car load cf coal the first of the week, the shipment arriving just in time, as he was entirely out and the weather cold enough to create a demand for fuel. Mrs. W. G. Boedeker and Mirs Jane and Miss Loa Davis were in Omaha Saturday shopping and tak ing in "The Tale of Two Cities," which they declare is a very fine pro duction. Mr. and Mrs. 'Will L. Seybolt were enjoying a line visit last Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bren del of Avoca. Mrs. Seybolt and Dr. Brendel are brother and sister. A very fine time was had. Charles Lau, Sr., of Louisville, was a visitor in Murray on last Monday, posting bills for a sale which he is to hold soon. He recently disposed of a portion of his real estate holdings and will not farm in the future. Mrs. Fred Allen, who was in Chi cago for some ten clays recently on account of the illness of an uncle, returning home when his condition improved, was called back to the Windy City this week when his con dition again took a more serious turn. Otto Schafer and Herman Wohl farth were in the northern part of the state where they were looking alter the purchase of come horses. Horses are in good demand just now, and with spring coming on it seems there will be an unprecedented de mand for farm horses by those who are getting away from tractor farm ing and returning to horsepower. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Kelsey, of Shen andoah, Iowa, were visiting for a day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George E. Nickles and Mrs. Nickles' mother, Mrs. Henry C. Long. Mrs. Kelsey is a sister of Mrs. Long. Miss Etta Nick les and brother, Lee, also came down from Piattsmouth, and with Mrs. Fannie Crosser were guests at the George Nickles home, making a rood sized family group to enjoy the sumptuous dinner that was served. Ladies Aid to Meet The Ladie3 Aid society of the Mur ray Christian church will meet next Wednesday, January 8, at which time they will be entertained by Mesdames C. M. Read, Malvern Read, Nclle (Wehrbein and Fred Drucker. Mrs. O. T. Leyda will have charge of the program. All members are urged to be present as this is an im portant meeting. Will Winter in Florida Mr. and Mrs. David Churchill, who have been making their home at Twin Falls, Idaho, for a number of years, have been visiting with friends in Murray during the past, week, be ing gue:3ts at the. home of Mr. and Mrs. Will S. Smith. They were also guests at the home or Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Rawls in Piattsmouth. The three ladies are sisters. Mr. Churchill is a brother of M. G. Churchill, of Mur ray, at whose home they also were guests a part of the time. At the con clusion of their visit here, Mr. and Mrs. Churchill will depart for Flor ida, enjoying the balance of the win ter in the mild climate that prevails in that part of the country. Will Make Home in Murray Mr. and Mrs. Earl Merritt, who have were former residents of Union, but have been living in California during the past few months, have ymoved to Murray and will make their home here. They are occupying the Mrs. Brown property. Mr. Mer ritt is a painter by trade. Will Make Home in Chicago Earl Jenkins, who has made his home in Chicago for many years, has been here visiting with his mother, Mrs. Jennie Jenkins over the Christ mas holidays, and is now returning to his home in the east. His mother is also moving to the Windy City to make her home with her son. Study Club Holds Meeting The Murray Home Study club held its December meeting at the home of Mrs. J. F. Brendel. The leader of the meeting was Mrs. Glen Boedeker, who chose as her topic, "What Makes a Happy Home?" A very interesting paper was read by the leader, in this connection and a very beautiful song, entitled "Home," was sung by Jane Boedeker. Mrs. Loyd Shubert gave a very beautiful little Christmas story, Mrs. C. D. Spangler read the poem, "Heap O' Livin." by Edgar A. Cuest. Mrs. Gilmore read a very interesting Christmas story ajid carols were sung by club members led by the song leader, Margaret Todd. An exchange of gifts in remem brance of the season brought to a climax a most enjoyable day. The January meeting of the club will be held at the home of Mrs. Fred Hild. Following is the paper on "Home" which was read at the meeting by Mrs. Glen Boedeker, the loader: "As Christmas is such a homey time, we might have something on the spirit of home. "A writer has given us a beautiful picture of home, that God built man's first home in the Garden of Eden, his la3t in heaven. That shows us what God would have the home be. Man has built all other3 and whether he build thi3 home in a cave, a cottage or a cabin, whether he uuild it ot logs, or brick or chiseled stone it is the best thing man ever dene and by far the most important. "We have so .many things to joy . . . music, sculpture, paintings, although cut quite badly about the neNV contract. Approximately GOO and fiction. But there is nothing in f face. Both cars were wrecked. I farmers were here. Tuesday the new- music to compare to the happy laugh-J Scurto was taken to a Nebraska C0I1traet v.-ill be explained in u met-t-ter of childhood. There is nothing in i City hospital. The Hamilton child-lins at Columbus for eastern Nebrus- sculpture to match the hearthstone group and not even Raphael's Sistine Madonna can compare to that of a mother with her children at her knee. Fiction never portrayed a love story like that written about heme life. "A happy home is not created by the surroundings, but comes from the heart." Enjoyable Family Gathering The home of Mr. and Mrs. Will S. Smith was the scene of a pleasant New Year's day gathering, with At torney and Mrs. C. A. Rawls, of Piattsmouth and Mr. and Mrs. David Churchill of Twin Falls. Idaho, as the guests. The three Indies are sis ters. Mr. and Mrs. Churchill will leave in a few days for Florida, where they expect to make their home for the winter. Will Organize Eand Here Professor James Smith, the music Ian and gardner, is planning to orga nize a band in Murray, which will begin holding regular rehearsals in the near future. Mr. Smith has had extensive experience in band work, having previously organized and di rected bands at Lewiston and at Ne hawka. He expects to have the new Murray band functioning in good shape by mid-summer, when they may lurnish music for Cass county night at the Ak-Sar-Ben den show, some time in June. Entertained on New Year's Bay Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Crosser were , , . , . . I uosi ami iioscusa on ac i tar a a y'jthan when they had as guests Mr. and Mrs. Frank Leppold, of Omaha, the latter a sister of Mr. Crosser; Lee Nickles and sister, Miss Etta, and the .mother cf Mr. Crosser, Mrs. Fannie Crosser, of Piattsmouth, and Mr. and Mrs. George E. Nickles, of Murray. All enjoyed the fine dinner and the family reunion. Children Badly Injured Monday morning as Marie Hamil ton, age 12, and her brother. Merle, age 6, children of Mr. and Mrs. Gard ner Hamilton, residing west of Mur ray, were on their way to school, they were picked up by a passing auto, the J Perfect Deb and Perfect Model , z r' i I i, & s A H rr - i h " , ' " t I - 4 -i ? X " ? Is 9 ' 5 J " I , y vf '''rTLuZzz'- - i , f 'I - : I 1 ' ' IS ' - - I ', If ' - , ' v Mardee Hoff i Perfection met perfection when Mardee HofT, 21, selected by Ameri can artists as the model with the most beautiful figure, was intro 'duced to her fellow New Yorker, Virginia Hyde, right, 18-year-olJ society girh chosen the "most perfect debutante". driver of' which sought to give the little ones a lift. The fog was quite dense at that hour, and as they j rounded the top of a hill they met! another car, colliding hcad-or in the fog, causing destruction of the car3 and severe injuries to the occupants, i Jesse Scurto, of Piattsmouth, driver j cf the car in which the children were j Fanners Are Tcld That It Will Kelp riding, had his lower jaw fractured, j Then Keep Up Vith Busi all his upper teeth knocked cut, the I1C33 Itecovcry. lower ones hanging to the broi:en I jaw Lcr.es. his nose broken and nu- j North Piatte. The l'JUC-37 carn mcrous gashes from the broken wind- no program got under v. ay in Ne- shield. Marie Hamilton suffered se vere cuts about the head and face, a j i,ol3 cut through her tcugue and a severe wound on one leg. Her Lroth- I or, Merle, was lc3 seriously injured. j re:i were given emergency treatment by Dr. Tyson and taken with their mother, to a hospital in Omaha. It wa3 found Merle's injuries were not bad enough to require him to remain at the hospital and he accompanied Dr. Tyson and his mother home, but Marie will be there for some time, receiving treatment for her wounds. The increasing number of acci dents all over the country give3 a warning that should le heeded. When more people are killed every year in automobile accidents than died from enemy gunfire in the world war, it is time to sit up and take more than passing notice of the danger that is ever present in the driving of a car, and which is increased many fold in times of fog, slippery roads and win ter weather as windshields frost over, preventing a clear view of the road. APAP.T Oil A-LUXURY TAX Washington. .. disagreement sprang up among democrats over whether the social security program should be financed by a tax on lux uries. Chairman Buchanan, of the house appropriations committee, said it should. Chairman Harrison, of the senate finance committee,, which passed on the method of financing incorporated in the present law, taid it should not. The act calls for rais ing the necessary money by payroll and employes taxes. Harrison said: "We gave weeks and months of study to the social security plan, and the question of c.." ...v.. v. viiiuiutiuilUII any other feature. It is mv be lief that at this session of congress the tax plan will not be changed." The social security act cail3 for the imposition of a 1 percent unem ployment insurance program begin ning Jan. 1, 1936, with 1 percent add ed yearly until 1938, when 3 per cent i3 reached. The act also ulti mately calls for a 3 percent tax on payrolls and' a 3 percent levy on em ploye's wages to finance the contrib utory old age pension program. Buchanan said there was "no rea son why the employer of eight or more persons or even employes who have jobs should be heavily taxed to pay insurance to those out of work." Virginia HydeJ l$jLju Ajax-ssviti is fix- Dbin-sd to 300 braska Monday as allotment cominit tcer.KTi from Torty counties met i:c re for the first of a sorici; cn two con- icrences to :.c ;ua;nt 1 gram oi'licials v. it'a and pio- dttaii.s of the 'a Inducers. Fred Wallace, Gibbon farmer and ehahman :" the state corn -hog board 'of re vi called thj attention cf the 1 farmers at th meeting here to the improved business conditior.s ai.u v :'! agricultural improvement likewise is essential thru control c: piuuuction. He scid larmcrs would use their iucrc ated revenue for ma chinery, building improvements mid jhoucchtdd reec:sitio;s. none of it go j ing cm ot circulation, j Jcj Ilc-.-i. ivpre:-et;tative of the l AAA's corn-licv; sevtio:;, declared the program is moving a v. ay to a long time Lasij. Farmers, thru community and county committees, v ill participate more and more in the program, he predicted. I:i the new contract, hog production will be lim ited to 100 price::: uf the ba.e and corn production v.ii: be decreased 10 percent .o 2 0 percen. of the base. BT-ELSLSS ACTIVITY GAD7S Kan.Has City. iU:. inc.,.- activity in the tenth federal reserve tihstru t for November showed xib:tantial gains over tl.e same mouth a year a;-;o. de spite recessions from k vols of the previous month, the federal reserve bank reported. "Retail trade, as reflected by de partment store falos, increased 7.7 percent and wholesale trade 3.9 er cent in dollar voiume ;u compared to November, 193 4," the icport .-aid. Both divisions showed "seasonal re censions" from October. Building operations, "altho sub stantially below normal." reported ::icre::;cd activity as compared with a ysr lgo. The bank said retail lumber sales in board feet increased 22A percent. TO EECFEH KUltSEHY Blair, Neb. The federal nursery here discontinued a.i an FL'RA proj ect in November, will 1 o reinstated early in J.-.nuary as a WPA project, school officials have been informed. Approximately fifty children oJ pre school age had been taken c are of at the nurseiy. Phone news items to No. C.