MONDAY, OCT. 5, 1931.
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The man who does the least talk
ing often has the most to say.
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Two million American women get
alimony.
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Don't fail to put your hand in
your pocket when you feel for the
poor.
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But to most girls, getting Empress
Eugenie curves is just a matter of
figures.
A sheriff would hate to be known
by the company he keeps.
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You simply can't figure it out. If
we reduce our navy, what shall we
do with our bean-growers?
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"They shall not pass" also seems
to be the slogan of many a captain
of industry around dividend time.
Things are so qutet in New York
you can almost hear the stocks fall.
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No man is ever so busy that he
can't find time to make an occasional
mistake.
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A headline says a man "fled from
death in pajamas." You don't catch
death .wearing a night-shirt.
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A husband's pay envelope may
cramp a woman's style, but if it
doesn't, her style will cramp him.
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As you Jog along through this old
world don't forget that one time out
of every million the other fellow is
right and you are wrong.
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In view of the fact that Gandhi
uses only a loin cloth as an outer
garment, one naturally wonders
what he has in the way of under
wear.
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'Exanwie the failures In this world
and yoi will find that moat of them
are experts at framing alibis.
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Investment advice is being given
in New York, but you can't blame
folks there for not banking on it.
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Fatty Arburckle, arrested recent
ly, was given a sobriety test and was
found sober as a judge. What Judge?
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For a couple of electric company
gents, Owen D. Young and Gerard
Swope certainly are a couple of live
wires.
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One of the world's urgent needs
today is fewer people who have so
much to say and no more sense than
to say it.
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Gandhi, irked by stalling at Lon
don, probably isn't aware of the
tendency to talk in circles at a Bound
Table Conference.
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Well, just to be cheery, let's pon
der on the fact that hand to mouth
buying for cash is better than thumb
to nose buying on credit.
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Sailing from Europe to New York,
Mayor Jimmy Walker . was low in
spirits. He'll probably capitalize on
it by writing "Transatlantic Blues."
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' The suggestion is made that col
leges establish a chair of irtughter,
but the one the practical Joler, with
a ' perverted ' sense of humor, pulled
'at from under you as you were sit
ting down, to set a laugh, hardly
would answer the purpose, we
reckon.
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Discussions within party lines, far
in advance of a presidential earn
paign, are conducted with a frank
ness , which ' apparently - ignores the
fact that they may dig up some argu
ments which the opposition will be
glad to use When the oratory gets
under way.
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Ex-Senator Tom Heflin, of Ala
bama, denied the privilege of using
a city park out in California in which
to make an address, held a meeting
out in the country. One of these days
Tom-Tom may wake up to a realis
aiion of the fact that nobody cares
particularly what he thinks on any
subject.
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FH0GRES3 OF THE AUTOMOBILE
THE FRENCH VISIT TO BERLIN
"These ' shatter-proof wi ndshlelds
are certainly a vast improvement
Now give us rubber telephone poles!"
That quip of a speeding motorist
serves Dr. Julius Klein, assistant
secretary of commerce, as text for a
delightful little sermon on the pro
gress of the automobile.' Within the
last three and a half decades there
have been no fewer than 840 dif
ferent makes of American cars. Who
now remembers tht "Mecca,! the
"Black Crow," the "Eagle," the
"Lion," the "Centaur," the "Sphinx,"
the "perfection," or. the "Hazard?"
Yet each of those and many another
had its days. Prior to 1905, we are
told,, 186 makes. of automobiles were
brought forth in the United States,
of which only eleven are still in the
land of the living. From that year
to 1910 129 others entered the mar
ket; but all save live of (hose have
passed from the scene.. From 1910
to 1920 there were 167 additions,
eleven of which are extant today.
From 1920 to 1920 came 77 new
makes, and eighteen of them proved
fit enough to survive. What do these
remarkable figures mean?
"It would be impossible," answers
Dr. Klein, "to exaggerate the amount
of labor, skill, patience, downright
genius that have been devoted to the
task' of bringing this . about the
painful processes of trial and error.
the ruthless scrapping of faulty de
vices. American motor companies
are . spending tens of millions each
year, solely for research to bring
their products nearer to absolute per
fection of performance and design.
The spirit 'of tireless dissatisfaction,
of constant restless striving, is the
spirit that has made American indus
try and business great, and it is em
bodied superbly in .these gleaming
cars that' whirl by you on vacation
trips. It is a long march of progress
from the chain-drive, low-powered.
slow motor cars with rear tonneau
entrance which plied the street back
in the Gay Nineties and around the
turn of the century, to the silent.
swiff, graceful, and highly efficient
passenger ear of 1931 but every la
borer and technician who helped to
manufacture those 640 different
makes of automobiles which appear
ed in the intervening years contri
buted to that development."
A wondrous story it Is, and Im
mensely creditable to the country's
will and Imagination, as wel' as to
Its resourcefulness and enterprise.
Though the American automobile
manufacturers of today cannot give
us rubber telephone poles, they do
everything else to make motoring
safe, convenient, and altogether
Of overwhelming importance to
Europe and therefore to the world
is the visit which Premier Laval and
Foreign Minister Briand are paying
in Berlin. This is no mere courtesy
cam. It cannot be regarded simply
as a polite return of the Bruening
Curtius sojourn in Paris. Not for
Sixty years has such an event been
registered. And unquestionably the
mutual pledge of Franco-German fi
nancial and commercial co-operation
which has already resulted from the
l.aval-Bruening conversations and
which is to be put into operation by
a joint commission, gives a new
orientation to Franco-German rela
tions. The visit is an extremely not
able event in the life of the world.
That the French and German
statesmen possess a magic wand and
will perform a dazzling conjuring
feat would be an absurd supposition.
One should look for an absurd suppo
sition. One should look for no mir
aculous change. The Franco-German
problem, which is among the
oldest of European problems, cannot
be solved by the simple expedient
of taking trains. That would be too
easy, and indeed one of the defects
of public diplomacy is the temptation
to resort to facile means. Expecta
tions of immediate transformation
are to be deprecated. Serious
thought, prolonged labor and the
profoundest good will are all needed
to establish genuine and solid
Franco-German friendship.
Nevertheless, though the atmos
phere lately has been one of disap
pointment and disillusionment, this
visit serves the important purpose of
affirming before the world the un
abated confidence and renewed hope
of French and German statesmen in
the-possibility of peaceful co-operation
and stable understanding. It
Is gratifying that peoples and press
on both sides of the Rhine recognize
the momentous character of those
efforts and are displaying cordiality
toward hosts and guests. Sothing
should be left ; undone to help the
two Governments which approach
each toher at a vital moment of their
countries' destinies.
Many attempts have been made
since the war to restore the essential
unity of European nations which
now and then for centuries have
divided themselves into hostile
camps. There was a stage of resist
ance and coercion. There was a stage
of political conciliation. There was
a stage of apparent breakdown. And
now under the stress of economic
perturbations which might be fatal
cfr victors as well as vanquished, it
is seen that economic collaboration is
an urgent necessity if civilization
is to be saved.
TheVe are other divisions of vary
ing degrees, but most of them would
disappear if the ancient Franco-German
feud could be healed. Here is
the central schism in Europe, and
the time has come when it must be
bridged.
" It is therefore with unusual inter
est that this visit which in its na
ture cannot be expected to achieve
instant unity of two countries but
can properly be regarded as a re
markable earnest of the determina
tion of the two countries to overcome
all obstacles which separate them
is being watched. It is generally
recognized that the French Premier
moves with extreme caution. He is
no lover of extravagant phrases and
magnificent but meaningless ges
tures. If he consented to go to Ber
lin, It was because he saw genuine
possibility of formulating plans on
which France and Germany could
work together.
There has been lately some reac
tion, which appears justified, against
merely rhetorical methods. Verbal
exchanges which invite the opening
of acrimonious political debates have
limited utility. Germany in present
circumstances cannot be truly re
conciled to political conditions im
posed upon her, and France in pres
ent circumstances does not fSel that
she an permit deviation from those
political conditions. It is entirely
outside these fruitless discussions of
disabilities, grievances and abstract
tions the justice or injustice of re
vision or of status quo that solu
tions are to be found.
At least this is the growing con
viction of Franco-German statesmen.
They are coming to believe that by
multiplying their practical contacts
and co-operating on the practical
terrain, by getting aside those things
which divide them and concentrat
ing on those that can bring them
together, the way of peace is to be
found.
If they can cultivate the habit of
working together in the economic
sphere, they can. safely trust to time
And thought to settle their political
problems. It is on these lines that
the Immediate hope of real accord
lies.
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IT'S DOUSLt ACTING
WHERE IS THE BEST
ENGLISH SPOKEN!
Probably there will always be dis
putes as to where the best English is
spoken. Mr. St. John Ervine, an
Irishman, is indefatigable in his de
tense of the claims of Belfast. Mr.
Shaw, another Irishman, perhaps
would prefer to say that the best
English is spoken in Belfast only
when he happens to be there. Both
these authorities, however, suggest
that the correct. speaking of English
i3 a most rare accomplishment, to be
encountered only at very long inter
vals. It is therefore comforting to
learn that, in the opinion of Mr.
J. R. Firth, senior lecturer in phon
etics, University College, London,
good English is so plentiful and so
easily acquired that it may be heard
in places so far apart as Dublin,
Edinburgh, Inverness, Norwich, Lon
don, Cambridge, the Riviera, and
Simla.
If he can be that broad why does
he omit Toronto, Melbourne and
Cape Town? Or Boston, Ann Arbor,
Nashville and Los Angeles? But the
last would be to reopen the debate
on whether there is an American
language distinct from English.
Pontificating about the English
language is, of course, a futile bus!
ness. Even in such a comparatively
stable matter as spelling, for ex
ample, considerable variations are
possible. Most authorities would al
low "connection" and "connexion,'
though the former is chiefly used in
America while the New English die
tionary and The Times admit only
the latter version of the word. The
lack of certainly which is one of the
distinguishing features of the Eng
lish language arises from the fact
that in Britain there is no generally
recognized authority, comparable, for
instance, with the French Academy,
to decide what is, and what is not,
correct. Any one of - half a dozen
accents or locutions may be defend
ed as the possible speech of an edu
cated Englishman.
Nevertheless, the speech of Lon
don is gradually getting, itself ac
cepted as the standard version of
the language. This is . the culmin
ation of a process that has been go
ing on for several centuries, and is
now proceeding at an accelerated
pace. What will be the standard in
America?
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Why expect the government to set
tle the unemployment, depression,
and over-produe.ton problems when
it has spent more than a dozen years
in trying to solve the simple problem
of what to do with Muacle Shoals?
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Journal Want AOs pet results.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The 8tate of Nebraska, Cass coun
ty, ss.
In the County Court.
In the matter of the estate of C. N.
Barrows, deceased.
To the creditors of said estate:
You are hereby notified, that I
will sit at the County Court room in
Plattsmouth, in said county, on the
23rd day of October. A. D. 1931. and
on the 25th day of January, A. D.
1932, at ten o'clock in the fore
noon of each day to receive and ex
amine all claims against said estate,
with a view to their adjustment and
allowance. The time limited for. the
presentation of claims against said
estate is three months from the 23rd
day of October, A. D. 1931, and the
time limited for payment of debts Is
one year from said 23rd day of Octo
ber. A. D. 1931.
Witness ray hand and the seal of
said County Court this 21st day of
September, 1931.
A. H. DUXBURY.
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
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In the County Court of Cass coun
ty, Nebraska.
In the matter of the estate of Fred
Patterson, Deceased.
Notice of Administration.
All persons interested in said es
tate are hereby notified that a peti
tion has been filed in said Court, al
leging that said deceased died leaving
no last will and testament and pray
ing for administration upon his es
tate and for such other and further
orders and proceedings in the prem
ises as may be required by the stat
utes In such cases made and provided
to the end that said estate and all
things pertaining thereto may be
finally settled and determined, and
that a hearing will be had on said
petition before said Court on the
16th day of October, A. D. 1931, and
that if they fall to appear at said
Court on said 16 th day of October,
A. D. 1931, at ten o'clock a. m., to
contest the said petition, the Court
may grant the same and grant ad
ministration of said estate to Robert
D., Patterson or some other suitable
person and proceed to a settlement
thereof.
A. H. DUXBURY.
(Seal) s2i-3w County Judge.
ORDER OF HEARING AND NO
TICE OF PROBATE OF WILL
r , in the County Court of Cass Coun
ty. Nebraska..
State of Nebraska, County of Cass,
ss.
To all persons interested in the
estate of Green Piggott, deceased:
On reading the petition of Jennie
E. Jenkins praying that the instru
ment filed in this court on the 23rd
day of September, 1931. and pur
porting to be the last will and testa
ment of the said deceased, may be
proved and allowed, and recorded
as the last will and testament of
Green Piggott, deceased; that said
instrument be admitted to probate.
and the administration of said estato
be granted to James Earl Jenkins
as executor;
It Is hereby ordered that you, and
all persons interested in said mat
ter, may, and do. appear at the Coun
ty Court to be held In and for said
county, on the 23rd day of October
A. D., 1931. at ten o'clock a. m., to
show cause, if any there be, why
the prayer of the petitioner should
not be granted, and that notice of
the pendency of said petition and
that the hearing thereof be given
to all persons interested in said mat
ter by publishing a copy of this order
in the Plattsmouth Journal, a semi
weekly newspaper printed in said
county, for three successive weeks
prior to said day of hearing.
Witness my hand, and seal of said
court, this 25th day of September
A. D.. 1931.
A. H. DUXBURY.
(Seal) s2S-3w County Judge.
ORDER OF HEARING
and Notice on Petition for Settle
ment of Account
In the County Court of Cass coun
ty, Nebraska.
State of Nebraska, Cass county, ss.
To all persons interested in the
Matter of the Trusteeship of the es
tate of Anna Gorder Ploetz, deceased:
On reading the petition of Julius
Ploets. Executor, and WInfield R.
Ross. Administrator with the Will
Annexed of the Estate of Augustus
F. Ploets, deceased, praying a final
settlement and allowance of their ac
count filed in this Court on the 23 rd
day of September, 1931, and for as
signment of said trust funds to Frank
A. Cloidt, as Trustee of the Estate of
Anna Gorder Ploetz, deceased, and
for discharge of Augustus F. Ploets
as Trustee:
It is hereby ordered that you and
all persons interested in said matter
may. and do, appear at the County
Court to be held in and for said coun
ty, on the 23rd day of October, A. D.
1931, at ten o'clock a. m., to show
cause, if any there be, why the pray
er of the petitioner should not be
granted, and that notice of the pen
dency of said petition and the Hear
ing thereof be given to all persons in
terested In said matter by publishing
a copy of this order In the Platts
mouth Journal, a semi-weekly news
paper printed in said county, for
three successive weeks prior to said
day of hearing.
In witness whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and the seal of
said Court, this 23rd day of Septem
ber. A. D. 1931.
A. H. DUXBURY.
for 0 yean.. .
pleasant.
(Seal) s23-3w County Judge.
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