MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1938.
PLATTSMOTJTH - SEMI - WEEKLY JOUILNAL
PAGE FIVE
Hitler Returns
to Berlin as a
Conqueror
Residents Receive Nazi Leader with
Ovations Freneh-German Ac
cord Seems Imaiirent.
By FREDERICK OECHSNTR.
UP Staff Correspondent
BERLIN. Oct. 1 (UP) Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler, gratified by Germany's
rcaceful acquisition of the Sudeten
areas of Czechoslovakia, took steps
today for greater peace at home and
abroad.
At home, he was understood to
have prepared to grant amnesty to
many political prisoners held in con
servation camps, including the Rev.
Martin Niemoeller head of the Con
fessional Synod, who was the storm
center of the conflict between the
Nazis and the Protestant pastors.
Abroad, Hitler was expected to
reach a friendship and anti-war
agreement with France, similar to
the German-British agreement made
r.t Munich yesterday.
Negotiations for general limits of
European armaments also probably
wil follow.
This disclosure was made today as
Adolf Hitler returned to Berlin and
a Nazi triumph.
It was asserted in most reliable
quarters that a German-French dec
laration of friendship was actually
in process of preparation and might
be issued at any time.
Government quarters said that this
declaration would be of the same
character as that announced at Mu
nich yesterday by Hitler and Prime
Minister Neville Chamberlain
equivalent to a norf-aggression pact,
which they regarded as denning both
agreements.
Further, it was learned that as
the direct result of the British-French-German-Italian
agreement on
Sudetenland signed at Munich, and
the supplementing German-British
and German-French agreements, gov
ernment circles expected that the
cuestion of limitation of armaments
would be the subject of internation
al negotiations soon.
it was asserted that limitation of
armaments negotiations would be
conducted most probably along the
spme "man to man" lines which led
to the success at Munich, and that
direct. ..negotiations would be . sup
plemented through normal diplo
matic channels.
Well informed quarters suggested
here that heavy bombing airplanes,
heavy artillery and poison gas the
three most terrible weapons of mod
ern warfare most probably would
be the principal subject for limita
tion talk.
It was in these fields, German
sources suggested, that limitation
might first be achieved.
A million Germans, massed in the
streets and in the broad Wilhelm
Platz before Hitler's chancellery,
cheered and sang in jubilation today
as the Fuehrer returned from his
Munich triumph.
He had annexed Sudetenland to
his German Reich and hehad con
cluded a historic direct agreement
with Chamberlain.
Outstanding Triumph
The Fuehrer had also brought
three and a half million more Ger
mans into the Greater Germany, in
addition to the seven and a half mil
lion whom he brought in with Aus
tria a little more than six months
ago. He had defied the world and
again he had triumphed.
Today, his reception was that of a
conqueror.
The Fuehrer had traveled over
night by railroad from Munich, at
which place he had signed 'the four
power Sudetenland agreement and
with Prime Minister Neville' Cham
berlain agreed that Germany and
Britain must never fight each other
again.
He arrived at the Anhalter sta
tion at 10:40 a. m. (4:40 a. m. our
time) to find the first great crowd
massed to welcome him to his capi
tal. On the platform. Field Marshal
Hermann Goering and Dr. Paul J.
Goebbels, propaganda minister the
No. 2 and No. 3 Nazis were first
to shake hands with him. Then
came Gen. Walter von Bruchitsch,
commander in chief of the army,
and Gen. "Wilhelm Keitel, chief of
the high command of the armed
forces.
A little girl stepped forward and
shyly handed him a bouquet of red
roses.
Outside, Hitler reviewed an honor
guard consisting of SS troops and a
company of anti-aircraft troops, and
two Sudeten German delegates hand
ed him another bouquet.
The crowd before the station
broke into a roar of cheers, and be
gan singing such songs as "Deutsch
land Ueber Alles," the national an
them: the Nazi "Horst Wessel" an
them, and the Italian Fascist an
them, "Giovenezza." A big Focke
Wulff airplane, similar to the one
which recently flew to New York
and back in record time, circled
noisily overhead.
The cheering crowd which pack
ed the Etation plaza almost broke
through SS bodyguard cordons as
Hitler drove off in his open car.
As the car passed the new air
ministry in the Wilhelmstrasse, sev
dred officials and employees burst
into a great cheer.
The real crowd, estimated to num
ber more than 200,000, was jammed
into the "Wilhelm-Platz before Hit
ler's chancellery.
RECORD IS STANDARD
LINCOLN, Sept. 30 (UP) Gov
ernor Cochran, back at his desk after
attending: the governors' conference at
Oklahoma City issued the following
statement concerning the governor
ship race:
"I am in the unique position of
having two candidates in opposition
to the policies which I have advanced
with the coperation of the legis
lature and the public generally. Kor
tunatly, all three candidates have long
public records. I believe one can best
judge of what a person will do in
public office in the future by what
he has done in the past.
"During my administration many
new laws of a humanitarian character
have been passed which account for
any increase in the cost of govern
ment. The financing of these measures
has been based on a sound fiscal policy.
These laws may be improved upon in
the light of experience. I am certain
that increased expenditures mean in
creased taxation. It is fundamental
that you cannot .spend more and col
lect less of the tax payers' money.
VISITS IN OLD HOME
From Saturday s natty
Fred G. Dawson, who spent his boy
hood and youth in this city where his
parents were residents for many
years, was in the city for a few hours
today to visit with old friends and
amid the once familiar scenes. Mr.
Dawson is en route to his home at
Detroit after being in attendance at
the American Legion national con
vention at Los Angeles. Mr. Dawson
is now engaged as an engineer for
the city of Detroit and has had this
position for a number of. years. He
enjoyed meeting many ol" the old
friends although a large number arc
gone on or' moved away.
We can rurnlsli you w"lh num
ber Stamps made to order at a
price considerably be!ow that you
have been paying. Prompt service.
If you need stamps, see us.
House Rebuilt -Where
Hoover
Lived as Baby
Youngest Son Supervises the Res
toration of Tiny Iowa Cottage
Preserve Its Antiquity
WEST BRANCH, la. (UP) The
small two-room cottage in which for
mer President Herbert Hoover was
born at West Branch 74 years ago
is being remodeled under direction of
his wife and youngest son, Allan.
Unitl this summer the cottage
stood just. as it was rebuilt after the
Hoovers moved from it when Herbert
was 5 years aid. However, a two
story house had been constructed in
front of it and the tinv cottage had
been shifted to face in another direc
tion. Workmen put the cottage back on
the original site and removed the
other house. A caretaker's lodge is
being built in the rear of the cottage.
It will be ready for occupancy about
the middle of October, when the en
tire testoration project is expected
to be completed.
Both the exterior and interior of
the cottage have been painted and
the front yard is being landscaped.
New windows have been set and a
vork-shed, which sometimes served
hb extra Bleeping quarters, is being
rebuilt.
Wherever new materials were need
ed, the workmen used barn boards
f.nd battens similar to those used in
the original construction. Strips of
cloth were used to seal cracks and
the same old-fashioned lathes were
installed on the cottage's 12 windows.
Mrs. Hoover, who also is a native
lowan, having been born in Waterloo,
and the former president have visited
several times in recent years, the last
time in 1937.
A statute, given by the children of
Belgium in appreciation of Mr. Ho
over's aid to them during the World
War, will be erected in front of the
cottage when the restoration is completed.
Coal Mine in
Nebraska was
Long Hoped For
Honey Creek, Near Peru Produced
the Nearest to Successful Mine
in State Record.
BEAUTY AND '3 Rs' CLASH
ANTIOCH, Cal. (UP) A project
to establish beauty and cosmetology
courses in the high school curri
culum has been abandoned because
citizens and taxpayers held it was too
far a stretch from the original
"three R" conception of what ought
to be taught in public schools.
Phone news Items to Wo. C
Prior to 1906. Nebraska was
known as the "State without a
mine," say research workers on the
Federal Writers' Project, WPA.
Various attempts had been made
to locate coal in the state. In terri
torial days coal had been discovered
in some of the southeastern coun
ties, but never in sufficient quan
ities to make mining profitable. The
state legislature had passed a bill
giving a bonus to the first discoverer
of coal in paying quantities. Several
reports of coal had been made, but
the quantity and quality were not
sufficient to prove coal mining to be
a paying venture.
Probably the best coal mine ever
located in Nebraska was at Honey
Creek, two miles south and two miles
east of Peru in Nemaha county. For
many years the outcropping of coal
on the banks of Honey Creek had
been seen by residents of the vicin
ity, but no attempts had been made
to develop the industry. In 1906,
while working on a road up Honey
Creek hill, workmen noticed that the
coal seam thickened as it went
farther into the hill. The workmen
reported this to the lessees of the
land. Believing they had made a
real discovery, the lessees immediate
ly began developing the mine.
The topography of Honey Creek
hill was that of a ridge 140 feet
high and 2,071 feet long, tapering
towards the north. On the north
west side of the hill Honey Creek
flowed past the entrance of the
mine. On the east the tracks of the
B. & M. R.R. ran along the foot of
the hill and about one hundred yards
east was the Missouri river, into
which Honey Creek flowed.
Two shafts entered the mine on
the northwest side of the hill. The
average thickness of the coal was
thirty-three inches. With this as a
basic figure, engineers estimated
there were about 218,418 square
yards in Honey Creek hill at the
coal level. If the coal continued at
an average thickness of thirty-three
inches, coal amounting to approxi
mately 218,000 tons would be ob
tained from the mine.
The coal was removed by hand,
with the aid of picks and levers, and
transported from the mine by means
of push cars, which ran on light
rail tracks to the dump where the
coal was piled or loaded on wagons
to be delivered.
The Honey Creek mine produced
a fair grade of bituminous coal, but
of poor coking quality. It was hard
and compact when first mined but
soon slacked and crumbled to small
pieces when exposed to the air. It
was a poor coal for shipping or stor
ing and was best adapted to imme
diate steam or domestic consump
tion. The coal burned well, giving
a good amount of heat and leaving a
soft red ash.
While in operation the Honey
Creek mine furnished most of the
coal for the town of Peru, and also
for the State Normal school. Some
was shipped to nearby towns. The
market value of the coal was $3.50
per ton at the mine.
About six miners were employed.
Work continued for about twelve
years, at which time the vein began
to thin, making further working of
the mine unprofitable.
ANNOUNCE "KICK-OFF''
SCOUT BUSINESS MEETING
From Saturday's Daily
Scout committee chairmen of the
Arbor Ixidge district were notified in
a special bulletin sent out yesterday
that the "kickoff" business meeting
of the district will be held at Ne
braska City Tuesday night.
The bulletin reads: "Mr. Chair
man Notify your entire committee
and have at least a carload present.
Mr. Scoutmaster Grab a ride with
the Committee gang. There are lots
of fine summer programs to be re
viewed including the Camporee at
Plattsmouth. Site for the November
Court of Honor i3 to be selected and
plans for the annual district meet
ing are to be discussed. New sec
ond and first class advancement cards
will be available."
Troop Committee Treasurer Fred
Lugsch will drive a load of Scouters
down for the meeting. By that time
it. is hoped response to the 150 club
drive will be sufficient to permit the
payment of all of Plattsinouth's 193 8
area dues. $60 of the $90 was sent
last week. Dollars have been coming
in very slow and those having con
tact lists are urged to complete their
collections and turn proceeds over
to E. H. Wescott or Mr. Lugsch as
quickly as possible.
Plattsmouth is the only town in
Arbor Lodge district that has not
paid its 1938 area dues in full.
British Naval "
Leader Protests
Foreign Policy
Says Distrusts Foreign Policy That
Present Government Pursuing:
and Expects to Follow.
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LONDON, Oct. 1 (UP) Alfred
Duff Ccoper resigned today as first
lord of the admiralty, in protest
against Britain's foreign policy in
general.
The resignation came as a jarring
rote in the midst of unprecedented
national rejoicing over the narrow
escape from war provided by the Mun
ich agreement
In a letter to Prime Minister Nev
ille Chamberlain Duff Cooper wrote:
"It is extremely painful to me at
the moment of your great triumph
to be obligated to stril.e a discordant
note for reasons with which you arc
acquainted and which I propose to
explain in the Hous of Commons in
due course. I profoundly distrust the
foreign policy which the present gov
ernment is pursuing and f-cems likely
to continue to pursue.
"Feeling as I do, I conrider that
honor and loyalitv demand I should
ofTer my resignation. I do so with
profound regret because I have been
so proud to hold my present office,
one I envied beyond all others in the
state and have been so grateful to
you for having placed such confidence
in me and having shown me such
invaluable kindness and patience."
Chamberlain replied:
"I have received your Utter in
which you tender your resignation
from the government with great per
sonal regret, but knowing you arc
sincerely convinced that the foreign
policy of the presort government i.
mistaken I agree w:t!i you in thinking
that it would not be proper for you
to remain a member of the govern
ment. "Before submitting your resignation
for arroval of his Majesty the King,
I should like to thank you for your
work in the great office you are now
giving up and express the conviction
that differences over public policy will
make ro breach in our jersonal re
lations." The resignation stirred political and
financial circles deeply because of its
implications.
Cass county nas no tonded In
debtedness, as, like the state, we
have paid cash for our hard sur
faced roads and other improve
ments as we went.
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(Map Illustration) Map shows the highway
from Baltimore to Washington tthich has been
suggested for use at a National Laboratory of
Traffic Safety. One of the most heavily trav
elled highways in the country, the Baltimore
Washington Bled, is used each year by thou
sands of tourists on their tear to and from, tho
national capital.
Baltimore-Washington Highway at
Howard County showing reconstruc
tion to eliminate dangerous curve.
Modern lighting such as this on V. S. Route 20, near
Michigan City, Indiana, is recommended for mak'ng
the Battimorc-K ashington Hightcay safe far night
traffic. Tnrenty-six of the thirty-one fatalities occur
ring on the highway in 1937, happened during tlie
hours of dusk or darkness.
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Many State and Highway Officials Endorse
Project To Modernize Baltimore-Washington
Boulevard A s Safct y
Model for Natioi
Lighting for Safe Night Driving Stressed
m WASHINGTON The modern
ization of the Baltimore-Washington
Highway as a National Labora
tory of Traffic Safety has been
recommended in a resolution re
cently adopted by the Department
of Maryland and endorsed by the
Department of the District of Co
lumbia of the American Legion.
Positive Action Necessary
Commenting on the project, which
has already received commendation
and endorsement by two governors,
several senators and congressmen,
and many state and highway of
ficials, Bruce T. Bair, retiring Com
mander of the Maryland Legion,
stressed the necessity for positive,
national action regarding the traffic
accident prpblem and pointed out
the increasing toll of traffic deaths.
In 1937fever 39,700 people were
killed in automobile accidents and"
23.800 of those met death in acci
dent after dark. He said, "If our
recommendations are carried out.
the Baltimore-Washington Highway
will be modernized to incorporate
the most modern methods in road
design and construction, traffic plan
ning and control, and personnel for
adequate, and thorough enforcement.
The highway will serve as an admir
able laboratory for studying all traf
fic and safety factors, including
modern highway lighting and its
effectiveness in reducing night fa
talities." Lighting Urged
Because 2 of the 31 traffic fatali
ties on the Baltimore-Washington
Boulevard in 1937 occurred during
the hours of dusk or darkness, the
installation of modern lighting along
its entire course has been strongly
recommended. Other states, partic
ularly New Jersey and New York,
it was said, have proven the prac
ticability of cutting the night fatality
rate through the provision of ade-
of Traffic Saffey
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quate illumination on major, heavily
travelled highways.
Governor Nice of Maryland, in a
letter endorsing the project, called
attention to the fact that traffic ac
cidents cost the country around
$1,500,000,000 a year and said that,
in his opinion, there could be no
greater contribution to the safety
movement, nor any measure more
in line with real and sensible econ
omy, than a model highway which
would provide a basis of experience
and fact in developing sound legis
lation and more uniform and effici
ent practice throughout the country.
Great Need Met
Accenting the great need that the
development of a National Labora
tory of Traffic Safety would fulfill.
Lt Thomas Mason, Jr., Past Com
mander of the Department of the
District of Columbia of the Legion,
stated that there exists in the coun
try today no one highway to which
the public can turn, or upon which
their attention can be focussed, as
representing the consensus of scien
tific opinion and the most advanced
practice in providing maximum safe
ty, comfort and convenience for
present day motor travel.
Nation-wide Potentialities
Supporters of the project point
out that the Baltimore-Washington
Boulevard is about the one major
highway in the country, carrying
unusually heavy traffic which, be
cause it leads to and from the
nation's capital transcends purely
local significance and the only one.
therefore, which, would attract the
attention and interest of the general
public and highway officials, regard
less of their particular town or state.
It is believed that the real value of
the proposal lies in the possibility
of its expansion into a nation-wide
movement. Quoting Commander
Bair "The"ldea is so fundamental
that similar model highways should
be developed in every state. Cer
tainly no movement could more
fully warrant the financial assistance
of the Federal Government and
there is no reason why state high
way officials should not lay out
laboratory stretches of highway end
apply for federal aid to carry out
necessary construction and improve
ments." In many ways, the proposal of
the Maryland Legion would be a
national counterpart of New Jersey's
"Accident Laboratory" with which
according to a statement by E.
Donald Sterner. N. j. State High
way Commissioner the United
States Bureau of Public Roads has
expressed satisfaction. New Jersey
has, for long, been one of the most,
if not the most, progressive of the
states in its attack on the traffic ac
cident problem and. particularly,
with its advanced use of modern
highway lighting, in attacking the
night accident problem.
President's Conference Interested
A. Harry Moore. Governor of
New Jersey and Chairman of
the President's Accident Prevention
Conference, stated in a letter to
Commander Bair. "I am certain that
the members of my recently ap
pointed Street and Highway Safety
Committee and the members of
the President' Accident Prevention
Conference will be keenly interested
in the results promised in the De
partment of Maryland's resolution."
Highway Officials Approve
Among the many expressions of
approval . in the project from state
highway and motor vehicle officials
is the opinion of Murdock A Camp
bell. Vermont's Motor Vehicle Com
missioner, who said, think tht
project is worthy and much good
can be done in the utilization cf the
Baltimore-Washington Highway as
a national laboratory of traffic safe
ty. We should all profit from a
project of this nature."
The Legion has also received the
hearty endorsement of its resolution
from Senator Millard Tydings and
Congressman Stephen W. Gmbrill,
both of Maryland,