THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 193D.
President Roosevelt Delivers a
Ringing Message to New Congress
on the ! 'State of the Nation'
Places Responsibility for Results, of the Present
Crisis in the Hands of Congress as the
Nation's 4 Appropriating Body
FLAYS POLICIES OF DICTATOR CONTROLED LANDS
American Nation Must be in Guard that Such Doctrines Do
Not Affect Future of the United States Says
Taxes will Balance the Budget
By LYLE C. WILSON
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (UP)
President Roosevelt warned congress
today of a "deadline of danger" to
democracy from within and without,
and unmistakably threatened eco
nomic sanctions against aggressor
He said the United States would
decline to "intrevene with arms" to
prevent aggression.
But then in his annual message on
the state of the union a message
that bristled with bold challenge to
dictator states the president added:
"Words may be futile, but war
is not the only means of command
ing a decent respect for the opinions
of mankind.
"There are many methods short of
war but stronger than mere words,
of bringing home to aggressor gov
ernments the aggregate sentiments
of our people."
Mr. Roosevelt asked specifically for
amendment or revision of the exist
ing neutrality laws to end the possi
bility that such statutes may aid,
encourage or assist an aggrewsor na
tion in any manner.
Mr. Roosevelt delivered lis mes
sage in person before a joint session
of house and senate in the house
chamber. He Bpoke not to congress
alone but to the nation and to the
world. His words were broadcast in
Europe and Latin America as he ut
tered them.
"We are off on a race to make
democracy work," the president said,
"and that challenge must have reach
ed the ears of millions whose alleg
iance forced or real is to dic
tators." He said the time was shcrt "the
hour glass may be in the hands of
other nations."
Foreign Btorms, he charged, now
challenge free institutions, indispen
sible to Americans:
1. Religion.- -
2. Democracy.
3. International good faith.
"There comes a time," he con
tinued, "in the affairs of men when
they must prepare to defend not their
homes alone but the tenetH of faith
and humanity on whi:h their
churches, their governments and
their very civilization are founded.
To Bave one we must now make up
our minds to save all."
He said threats of. new economic
and military aggression were all
about us, that the world churned in
undeclared war. To the western hem
isphere the president repeated a
pledge that the United States would
do its part in continental defense and
promised that "from that determin
ation no American flinches."
He explained that did not mean
disassociation of American republics
from the rest of the world or "the
Americas against all comers." To the
contrary, he said, we stood ready to
take council with other nations to
end aggression, to terminate the
armaments race and to enable com
merce to be renewed.
The "danger from without" was
spotted by the president as what
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way J The foundation recipa for all
might happen if dictatorial "philoso
phies of force"-invade our Bhores. He
proposed to arm and act against that
danger.
The "danger from within" he ex
plained, thrives on social maladjust
ments and he proposed to perfect the
domestic social order against them.
He said we must be "strong and
united."
There was cautious endorsement of
plans to modify and perfect the new
deal. The president called again for
passage of the government reorgan
ization bill tBat was rejected by con
gress last April, for transportation
(railroad) legislation, for bigger old
age pension, for a national health
program, and for an end of factual
labor disputes and employer-employe
disputes. Some emergency govern
ment tools were roughly shaped, he
said and "still need some machining
down."
The president said to put the
United States house in order it
would be necessary:
1. For business men more widely
to understand affect of changes in
world and technological conditions
upon our economy in the past 20
years.
2. To prevent the farm program
to perfect farmers income and con
sumers purchasing power.
3. To establish whole-hearted ac
ceptance" of new standards of hon
esty in our financial markets."
4. To reconcile enormous and
antagonistic interest in the railroad
and general transportation field.
5. To revamp tax relationships be
tween federal, state and local units
of government and consider "relative
ly small tax increases."
6. To perfect labor organization
and obtain a universal ungrudging
attitude of employers toward the
labor movement.
"To be immediately practical," he
continued, ''while proceeding with
speeding evolution in the solving of
these and like problems, we must
wisely use instrumentalities like fed
eral i rvestment, which are imme
diately available to us."
Mr. Roosevelt evidently meant by
"federal investment" a continuation
of the spending program which he
regards as an investment in the fu
ture toward realization of a perfected
economy.
From first to last his message was
a challenge to dictatorship. He said
it involves a cost the Americans will
never pay regardless of its tempor
ary success in putting men to work
and in other fields.
FALLS CITY, MAN KILLED
FALLS CITY, Jan. 3 (Ur) Law
son Pool, 26, of Falls City was killeh
today when struck by a falling: derrick
pole in the Monarch Engineering Co.
warehouse. A crew of workers were
loading trucks with equipment for
the viaduct project at Binkerman
Ray Corn, foreman of the crew said
Pool became confused when Tie saw the
beam falling and apparently ran into
its path. It was the first fatal ac
cident at the Monarch plant in thirty
years of operation.
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13i cups flour 3j cup granulated
1 tap. baking sugar
powder 1 eg
U tap. salt i tsp. vanilla
?3 cup butter 2,tbipt. milk
Cookies may be shaped in various
ways there are rolled cookies, drop
cookies, sliced or ice-box cookies and
cookies which are spread in a pan
and cut after baking.' The flavor
may be varied by the addition of
chocolate or other flavorings and all
sorts cf decorations can bs arplied
with nuts or candied fruits to add
flavor The pastry - tube can be
MARITAL HAPPINESS
PROBED BY COLLEGE
GROUP
HAPPINESS in marriage is
far less dependent upon sex
than it is believed to be.'
This is one of the outstanding
conclusions which Professor Lewis
M. Terman of Stanford University
and his, associates are forced to
draw from their intimate study of
the married lives of 792 couples,
which Is being described in an
amazing series of articles in Cos
mopolitan by Albert E. Wissam.
D. Sc.
"While sex, as such, has some
Importance," says Dr. Wiggam in
the. February issue of the maga
zine, "yet the personalities and
the life backgrounds of the two
mates their education, family life
and the like have far more in
fluence than sex in determining
marital happiness."
There are many other surprises
In these phases of this great re
search. For example, "wall flow
ers" who have few "dates"' are ap
parently as likely to be happy
when they marry as the girls who
are popular with the boys, and the
boys who have few "dates" are as
likely to be happy as the boys who
are "ace high" with the girls.
The occupations of the hus
bands and their incomes had nc
effect on the average of the hap
piness scores. Unhappily married
couples often attribute theii
troubles to poverty. This no doubt
Is true in some cases, but such in
stances are offset by others in
which discord is caused by toe
much money.
"If you want to make a quick
check on your own chances for a
successful marriage, here are
twelve personality traits which
were determining factors in the
Terman tests.
Do you often feel Just miser
able? Do you try to get your own way,
even if you have to fl:ht for it?
Are you touchy on various sub
jects? Do you frequently feel grouchy?
Does some particularly useless
thought keep coming into your
mind to bother j-ou?
Do you usually avoid asking ad
vice? Do your feelings alternate be
tween happiness and sadness with
out apparent reason?
Are you often" in a state of ex
citement? Are you considered critical of
other people?
Does discipline make you dis
contented? Would you rather economize on
most other things than clothes?
Do you :ose your temper easily?
Ten questions answered "No" is
a good indication of happiness.
Eight "No's" are fair. Six "No's"
are poor. Less than four means
you are probably a rather difficult
marital partner.
BRITAIN LACKS WEALTH
LONDON. Jan. 4 fUP) Great
Britain has suffered a slump in
multi-millionaires, it was revealed to
day. Official statistics for 1937 showed
that Great Britain had only two es
states valued exveeding $10,000,000
and none exceeding $25,000,000. In
the year 193S there were six exceed
ing $10,000,000 and five exceeding
$15,000,000.
AN 0 THEE. SOVIET PURGE
MOSCOW. Jan. 3 (UP) Five for
mer officials of the Soviet secret po
lice were ordered executed today.
They were convicted by a military
tribunal at Kiev of illegal arrests
and extorting criminal confessions
rem innocent persons. Several of
the defendants testified they com
pelled victims to sign confessions
they belonged to Fascist youth or
ganizations. PETTY AND JACKIE SEPARATE
HOLLYWOOD, Cal., Jan. 3 (UT)
Betty Grable. Monde film star today
revealed she and her husband Jackie
Coopran, who made $4,000,000 as a
child star, have sepcrated until "his
financial condition is better.'
Festivities
used to add delicate trimmings.
Good cookie makers know that if
certain rules are followed they are
sure to have a good product. Cream
butter thoroughly before adding
other ingredients: have Ingredients
cold and combine thera quickly: chill
the dough for at least Vi hour bsfore
rolling it; work with about U of
the dough at a time and on a cold
board with little flour; dip cookia
cutter in flour each tima" before
using and deposit cookie on baking
sheet. Bake In a fairly hot oven on
a. lightly buttered baking sheet.
PIATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
Legislature is
Organized; Diers
New Speaker
Non-Partisan Organization Completed
as Legislature Settles Down to
Regular Procedure Today.
LINCOLN, Jan. 4 (UP) The uni
cameral legislature was ready to set
tle down to regular procedure today
after completing most of the organ
ization work at a long, opening ses
sion yesterday.
In a close race for the speakership,
Senator V. H. Diers of Gresham, a
democrat, was elected to the post over J
Edwin Sehultz of Elgin, a republi
can. The vote was 23 to 20. Mem
bers paid little attention to party
affiliation?, apparently, in casting
their ballots as the republicans hold
a majority of five votes this year.
Two years ago when the democrats
held a one-vote margin, Charles J.
Warner, a republican, was chosen
speaker.
L. B. Murphy of Seottsbluff was
elected chairman of the powerful
committee on committees which last
night voted to recommend that the
legislature adopt a proposal to reduce
the number of standing committees
from 17 to 15 in order "to expedite
business." At the suggestion of
Speaker Diers, the committee recom
mended that the commerce and com
munications committee bo combined
with the committee on hanking and
insurance and the drainage, irriga
tion and water power committee be
merged with the public highways and
bridges to form the public works
committee.
Two members from each congres
sional district, selected at non-partisan
caucuses, were named to the com
mittee on committees, which will ap
point standing and select committees.
They are:
First: James E. Reed, Lincoln;
Fred L. Carsten. Avoca.
Second: Ernest A. Adams, Omaha;
Charles F. Tvrdik, Omaha.
Third: Frank J. Brady. Atkinson;
Martin J. Mischke, Crofton.
Fourth: E. M. Neubaucr, Orleans;
Hugh B. Ashmore, Palisade.
Fifth: Harry E. Gantz, Alliance;
R. M. Howard, Flats.
Three bills were filed for intro
duction. Senator Frank Sorrell of
Syracuse had the honor of handing
Legislative Bill No. 1 to the clerk.
His bill would make compulsory after
Jan. 1, 1940, the presence of at least
10 per cent "Agrol," alcohol manu
factured from grain, in all gasoline
fuels. The purpose is to find a new
market for farm products.
The second bill sponsored by Jay
Hastings of Osceola and Swan Carl
son of Funk would repeal the state
truck regulatory act passed by the
last legislature. They do not advo
cate that there be no regulation,
however. The third measure, signed
by more than a dozen members head
ed by Carlson, would repeal the car
testing provision in L. B. 147, passed
by the last legislature and would re
duce the drivers' license fee from the
present level of 75 cents for renew
als and one dollar for new licenses
to 50 cents.
Other officers of the legislature
elected:
Chief Clerk: Hugo F. Srb, Dodge,
re-elected.
Assistant Clerk: Louis R. Eby,
Hartington mayor.
Sergeant-at-Arms: George L. San
to, Lincoln, who held a similar posi
tion for two years in the old senate.
Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Tracy
T. Frost. St. Paul, defeated for re
election this year to the unicameral
legislature.
Chaplain: Rev. Leonard L. Cham
bers. Lincoln, doorkeeper at the 1937
session.
Postmaster: Mrs. Marion J. Cush
ing. Ord, who held the same posi
tion last session and was a member
of the 1935 special session.
C&ss county Has no consed In
debtedness, as, like the state, wc
hav paid cash for our hard sur
faced roads and other improve
ments as wn want.
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Musterole has been used by millions for
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keeping Bureau. All druggists.
Burlington
Cuts Its Freight
Rates in State
New Rates Authorized by Rail Com
mission Effective as of Jan. 2 on
Less Than Car Load Lots.
From Tuesday's Dally
An important reduction in freight
rate-3 on less-than-carload shipments
between Burlington points in Ne
braska waa announced today by
D. E. Waller, local agent of the Bur
lington Route.
Mr. Waller said that the new
rates, recently authorized by the Ne
braska state railway commission and
effective January 2, place rail
freight rates on a parity with the
rates for other mediums of trans
portation. The new tariffs provide
substantial reductions on l.e.l rates
as well as lower rates on minimum
quantities of 5.000. 8,000, 12,000
16,000 and 20,000 pounds when
moving from one consignor to one
consignee. The usual free pick-up
and delivery service on shipments of
10.000 pounds and less will be con
tinued. The new low rates, Mr. Waller
said, will give less-than-carload ship
pers an opportunity to receive de
pendable rail service at greatly re
duced cost and, at the same time,
to contribute to the well-being of
one of Nebraska's largest and most
eEsential industries.
Shippers of tais vicinity are In
vited to call at the local Burlington
freight office for full details con
cerning the new rates on various
commodities.
HERE FROM DAKOTA
Miss Marie Kaufman had the
pleasure on Monday of having her
cousin, Mrs. Henry J. Braf, of Win
ner, South Dakota, here for a few
hours visit with her and Miss Alpha
C. Peterson. With Mrs. Braf was
her granddaughter, Catherine Braf
and Miss Marylin Taylor, a teacher
in the schools at Rosebud. They
were en route home from a visit
with relatives in Kansas.
MARRIED AT COURT HOUSE
One of the last acts of Judge
A. H. Duxbury in the old year was
that of performing the wedding
ceremony for Ernest Sterling Lyell
of Lincoln and Lola Adelia Wag
goner, of Johnson. The bridal couple
was accompanied by Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Current of Tecuniseh, who
were married here some two years
ago by Judge Duxbury.
RETURNS TO DUTY
Mrs. Pearl Mann, who has been
here during the holiday season with
her son, Robert M. Mann, "county surveyor-elect,
departed Sunday for
Odell, Nebraska, where she will re
sume her duties as teacher in the
high school. Mrs. Mann has been
teaching at Odell this year after sev
eral years of retirement from active
teaching work.
RETURNS TO OMAHA
Mir.s Hazel Hurley, of Omaha,
who has been here for the past three
months at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
John W. Alwin, has returned to her
home in Omaha. She is feeling
much improved in health altho for
some time her condition was quite
critical.
RETURNS TO B00NVTLLE
'rnm Tuesday's Pally
Stephen M. Davis returned yes
terday to Kemper Military school at
Boonville, Missouri after spending
his vacation here.
STARifi
THE RING!
Ruggedness makes
him a star performer
in the ring! Strong,
tough edges make
Star Single-edge
Blades star per
formers with the
roughed beard.
Famous since 1880.
Id XT
RECEIVES APPOINTMENT
OMAHA, Jan. 4 (UP) Bernard
G. Feter, son of Val J. Peter, Omaha
German lang-uae newspaper publish
er, has been appointed assistant statei
attorney for the city of Baltimore
Md. Young Peter has been in Balti
more as publisher of the Dail Cor
respondent, a Peter publication, since
1932. He was admitted to the Mary
land bar in 1933 and since has de
voted part of his time to the lejral
profession in addition to publishing
the newspaper. He was m Omaha for
Christmas vacations, returning a few
days agro to Baltimore where he will
take up his new duties today. Young
Feter is 29, a graduate of Creighton
and a member of the Nebrassa bar.
IOWA PEOPLE MARRIED
The beautiful single ring ceremony
was performed Saturday afternoon
at three o'clock in the First Chris
tian thurch. Rev. J. W. Taenzler of
ficiating. The bride and groom. Miss
Jessie Belle Kephart and Mr. Cleo
Sellers were attended by Calvin
Knight and Miss Bernerdine Harris.
After the wedding the bridal party
started on their homeward journey to
Sigourney, Iowa.
GOES TO VISIT BROTHER
Mr3. E. E. Gooding departed Sat
urday afternoon for Casper, Wyo
ming, where she will visit with her
brother, John Speck and family and
at Rawlins, where her younger
brother, Carl Speck, is in serious con
dition as the result of injuries sus
tained in an auto accident. The con
dition of the young man has caused
a great deal of worry to the members
of the family.
E0WLING NOTES
The Fetzer Shoe store bowling
team won two of three games from
the Black & White team on Mon
day evening at the local duckpin
alleys. The Fetzers rolled a total of
1901 against 1S90 for the Black &
White.
VISIT AT CLAY CENTER
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jacobs and
son, John and daughter, Shirley,
were at Clay Center over the New
Year where they spent the holiday
in visiting with their relatives and
old friends in that section of the
state.
TWO GOOD GAMES
From Wednesday's raily '
. The Joe's New Way defeated the
Hcrbster liquor store last evening at
the lotal duck pin alley by the score
of 1802 to 1712. The CYO team won
from the Wimpy Inn team by the
score of 1900 to 1S05.
HERE FROM DENVER
Mrs. Pauline Morse and brother,
Arthur Kief, of Denver are here to
enjoy a visit with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Williem Kief and the
brothers and sisters.
DICTATORS' IDEOLOGY STUDIED
LOS ANGELES (UP) The Uni
versity of California has opened a
new "laboratory" course in the tech
niques and ideology of modern dic
tators. NEW
Roller Skating Rink
First Door North of Overland
Theater, Nebraska City
New Floor New Skates Good Music
' PUBLIC SKATING
Sunday, Tuesday, Wednes
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7:30 to 10:30
Admission to All - - 25t
Matinee Sat. and Sun. 2:30
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PAGE FIVE
Plattsmouth
Greets New Year
in Grand Style
Firemen's Eall Is the Chief Social
Feature of the Festivities
of Saturday.
The advent of the New Year in
Plattsmouth was received very en
thusiastically by the residents of the
community in many social gather
ings, chief of which was the annual
ball of the Plattsmouth fire depart-
Iment, held at the American Legion
' building.
The large auditorium of the build
ing was filled with the dancers until
long after the passing of the old year
and who enjoyed the very fine dance
music provided by Billy Van and his
band of musicians. As the? new year
arrived the 6houts and cheers Joined
with the music of the band in the
greeting to the New Year.
A number of the residents of the
city observed the coming of 1939 in
home gatherings where friendly
greeting served to welcome in the
New Year.
A number of the local people were
at Omaha where Ihey participated
In the large and brilliant parties
that had been arranged at the down
town hotels and night clubs to wel
come the year 1939.
The city also was observing today
as New Year with the offices at the
court house, the bank, BREX shops
all being closed for the day as was
also the post office. The business
houses of the city, however, were
all open as usual during the morning
hours and attending to the demands
cf their patrons.
RETURNS TO COLLEGE
Miss Jean Knorr has returned to
her studies at Lindenwood college
after spending her vacation here
with her parents.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
Double Fralurr (irorcr O'llrlrn la
'Lawless Valley'
find llrinn Onnlevy and I.yaa Hurl la
'Sharpshooters
Here's a rare treat for action fan.
Also new Ferial. "Hawk of the Wilder
ness." Matinee every Saturday at 2:20.
Two Complete Shown Nightly
Adults 25c Children. . .10c
SUNDAY - MONDAY
The Marx llrm. cw Laugh Show
'Room Service'
Also Comedy, onall Iuk lind News
SM)AV MATI.XKi: AT 2:30
Alffbt MiowK, 7 aid U
Matinee, 10-25c Nights, 1 0-3 Oc
TUESDAY ONLY
II AIM; A IV DAY
Krrol l lynn nu Urttr Divia li
The Sisters
From the hook that thrilled the heart
of America. Also Comedy and Jimmy
1 xiny Orchestra. Matinee at l':30 and
two complete nipht shows at 7 and .
All Shows, 10 and 15c
WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY
DDI III.K I KtTl hi;
Hob Hope ttad ShlrleT ltoaa In
Thanks for the Memory'
aud ;lurli Stanrt mid Michael YVhelna
the Itovlne II cftrt ei-H, lu
'Time Out for Murder
Two Hit I'icturcH fur the Price f Otic:
K
15 Minutes of Fun
and Lively Music!
The
Big Smith
Barn Dance
12:30 P. M.
Every Saturday
PRESENTED DY
BIG SMITH
OVERALLS