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THTJBSBAY. APRIL 28. 1932.
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They soak the rich to make them
absorb the taxes.
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The tightest sticking things in
government bureaus are the salary
drawers.
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Not a war? Tell that ten years
from now to the veterans of the Jap
anese Legion.
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After all, why be surprised at the
country being a bit shaky when a
Quaker heads it?
:o:
Singing increases the blood-pres-pure,
declares a Southern doctor, but
he doesn't say whose.
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Another trouble in government
circles seems to be too much fact
finding and not enough fact facing.
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No, "Little Caesar," we're not go
ing to march in the beer parade May
14. We've decided to be the given
point.
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Congress has proposed that the
Army and Navy be consolidated.
They must want to beat Notre Dame
every year.
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Reflection persuades us that when
the FillpinoE shall have become com
petent for self-government, we shall
have a lot to learn from them.
: :o:
"A good conversationalist is al
ways appreciated at the table," says
a writer. Unless It so happens that
the other three are trying to play
bridge.
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The same people who are denounc
ing the present Digest poll as padded
were loud In their indorsement of
the poll in 1928 which showed Hoo
ver leading Smith.
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A financial statement says that
men everywhere are beginning to
get their feet on the ground. The
wonder is, we think, that the soles
lasted as long as they did.
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Congress is now challenging Mr.
Hoover to specify on economies. It's
the Bame Congres that, a few weeks
ago, said Mr. Hoover . was stealing
its prerogatives by specifying econ
omies. :o:
The old bureau in the bedroom
was a place where you hid your
money so you could find it when you
wafited It. A government bureau is
a plaee where you put your money
and never find it again.
Publisher
You can prove almost everything
by the Bible and everything by Bab
son. :o:
In the spring a young man's fancy
lightly turns to thought of most any
thing but work.
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We've begun looking forward to
3-cent postage as a last resort from
the deluge of spring poetry.
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A doctor says spinach is good for
the eyes. It is indeed. In its wild
state it is a beautiful sight. And it's
too bad some very nice people can't
let it go at that.
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The suggestion has been made that
all candidates have printed on the
backs of their cards "Good for one
square meal." This, he believes,
would be a sure vote-getter.
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Spring is here at last, the Univer
sity of Lawrence (Kansas) con
cludes from the fact three of the in
structors in the department of jour
nalism had guest speakers take over
their classes the other morning.
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Days have passed, weeks have
come, and still Rudy Vallee has not
written a croon song that will make
the public forget its poverty. Sir.
Hoover possibly set the famous
crooner to a more difficult task than
that of fooling itself rich.
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The surest way to make everybody
hate you is to go around town
"wolfing" about the way other folks
do, about the hard times, and about
everybody else being crooked. Hully
gee, maybe we will ee the day that
times like these may be something
to oigh for.
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Ossie Jacob y is going to promise
to love, honor and try to improve
his fiancee's bridge, and Ehe is go
ing to vow to reciprocate, with spec
ial attention to his tennis game. And
it looks like a true love match, pro
vided neither is ever called upon to
teach the other to drive a car.
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The somewhat mild statement on
prohibition given . out by Senator
James A. Reed on his arrival home
from Rochester, Minn., is explained
by the fact that he has been ill seven
weeks, and probably two or three
more will be Epent in light work
at his office to injure his complete
recuperation. Perhaps after that he
will have something really definite to
say about prohibition and other is
sues of the day.
KjlcjM on fiSae 1932 TcEcre2
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WHY NOT
A GRANDMOTHER'S DAY
Sunday, May 8th, will be Moth
er's Day. It is a pleasing sentimen
tal custom to set apart one especial
day in every year for the particular
remembrance of everybody's mother.
Very few of us are so unsentimental
as not to have tender and pleasant
recollections of childhood days in
which mother was everything to us.
She stood between the child and all
that would harm it. Sire did not have
to say, and probably never stopped
to realize, that she would gladly give
her own life, if necessary, to protect
the life of her child. We have known
of men and women whose lives have
been wrecked by an excess of mater
nal devotion, by the reluctance of
their mothers to let them live their
own lives, free from parental inter
ference. But even those look back
to their infancy with a tender de
votion to the figure that stood be
tween themselves and harm.
We should like to see somebody,
however, start a "Grandmother's
Day." It is our observation that
grandmothers have had about as
much to do with shaping the lives
of most of us as our mothers had. A
good many mothers would have made
a much poorer job of bringing up
their children if there hadn't been a
grandmother or two in the back
ground, to give them the benefit of
her wisdom gained from the exper
ience of raising a family to matur
ity. We hope that everybody who reads
this will remember his or her mother
with some appropriate gift, however
small, on Mother's Day, but let's not
forget grandma.
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WHAT A SITUATION
Pitiful indeed is the story which
comes out of Washington about the
advice given President Hoover by
"political friends." These gentlemen,
committed to the Hoover cause, have
asked the president to give up all
thought of going to California this
summer on the ground that such a
trip would be embarrassing. "If he
traveled to California." the story
says, "the voters in the towns along
the way would expect him to stop
and speak. If he did so, his advisers
fear that he might be a target for a
barrage of embarrassing political
questions." Questions, it may be
supposed, that would better not be
asked if Mr. Hoover is to be re-elected,
and questions which simply can
not be answered. It is reported that
the president is "veering" toward the
view of these advisers.
What a situation! The president
of the United States, approaching
election, doubts whether he dare go
among his people for fear his stew
ardship will be questioned. And the
president's advisers, men who expect
to stand with him through thiclc and
thin, have so little faith either in
his reocrd or hisx ability to answer
criticism that they urge him to hide
out on the Rapidan and conduct his
campaign solely by radio, a medium
which permits no heckling. Mil
waukee Journal.
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Hog's jowl and mixed greens are
better than a peace conference.
money.
MOMEY
A Nobraska Institution'
'PEANUT STAND"
IN PERSPECTIVE
Americans should thank General
Dawes for calling the New York
Stock Exchange a "peanut stand."
His pungent description may help to
break the strange obsession which
has kept so many eyes glued to tick
er tape in the last few years. The
nation might well take to heart his
further remark:
It is not what the crowd in
Wall Street thinks that con
trols. It is what the mass of the
people think and feel about it,
- and. take it from me, the mass
is feeling better.
A great part of the public has been
too much like a fireman who kept
so Dusy watcning me sieam guage
that he had no time to shovel. And
in the case of the stock market, the
guage has not always been even an
accurate measure of conditions in
the business boiler. Moreover, when
the top blew off the gauge in 1929
and 40. 000. 000, 000 of paper prof
its evaporated overnight, the fireman
got the idea that the boiler had burst
and he had lost his coal and water.
General Dawes does well in ask
ing Americans to turn their atten
tion to the essential and non-evaporating
wealth of the country and the
vast volume of production, distribu
tion and consumption as distinguish
ed from the buying and Belling of
shares. Recovery will come more
quickly if the fireman gives more ef
fort to producing and less to watch
ing the steam. But, abandoning anx
ious regard of the stock market as a
barometer of personal speculation or
of national prosperity, the public may
find some study of its workings edu
cational. One opportunity for such study is
offered by the current investigation
of short selling by a United States
Senate committee. It is not the most
favorable opportunity that might be
devised because politics and prejudice
are so largely involved. A better at
titude, both of the public and of the
stock traders, will be achieved if poli
ticians can stop baiting brokers and
exchange officials could drop some of
their mystical self-righteousness.
Politicians do positive harm by
stirring up excessive fears of fero
cious "bear raids," and Wall Street
does not help matters by assuming
the airs of a charitable institution.
Brokers cannot be blamed for a gen
eral collapse of values, but neither
can they reject all responsibility for
giving faulty advice. . Tbey . did not
make the mania for stock trading,
but they profited Ty it and encour
aged it.
The stock exchange will avoid
drastic and perhaps harmful regu
lation more readily by admitting that
there had ben abuses in the past
and showing a determination to pre
vent them in future than it will by
maintaining that it is merely a mar
ket place and its members merely
automatons. And it will allay sus
picion and fear if it will lay aside
the veil of mystery and give the pub
lic a better understanding of how
the "peanut stand" operates.
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It stacks up about like this: An
optimist has no money, and a pessi
mist won't lend you any.
BIGHT AND LEFT IN
AMERICAN POLITICS
In European politics the word
"left" is generally employed to de
note progressive principles and
trends of thought. Obviously the
word "right 'is used to denote stand
patism, conservatism or toryism.
Broadly speaking, the left con
cerns itself principally with meas
ures of human welfare while the
right concerns itself with vested in
terests and material things.
Students of American politics ob
serve in current developments a
tendency to draw a sharp line be
tween material and strictly human
interests. The republican party un
der Harding. Coolidge and, lately,
under Hoover, has displayed an in
creasing tendency to adhere to ten
ets of materialism.
The progressive spirit that found
expression under Rootevelt and that
was kept alive by the elder La Fol
lette has been all but dissipated. The
Borahs, the Norrises and others who
heired the mantle of the great T. R.,
have been unable to sustain public
interest in the principles he es
poused.
While the republican party has
been more definitely turning to the
right, as the Europeans would say,
the human principles that belong to
the left have more and more sought
expression through the democratic
party. But the democratic party of
late years has not been the party of
Jefferson, Jackson and Wilson. It,
too, has leaned more to the right
than to the left.
But the human principles are
eternal, not partisan, and are cap
able of expression through the me
dium of any party that offers them
sanctuary. It is already a matter
of leadership. And because they no
longer find lodgement in the party
of Hoover, Mellon and Watson, and
because they are insistent they now
seek expression elsewhere through
other leadership.
It is not too much to believe that
the insistent urge of human welfare
for a restatement and a redramati
zation that accounts for the swell
ing tide in the fortunes of the demo
cratic party and the definite swing
to the leadership of Governor rank
lin D. Roosevelt.
And, beyond all question, Roose
velt himself has experienced a def
inite turning to the left, even with
in recent weeks. Though the prin
ciples of the left are his logical her
itage, both by tradition and inclin
ation they are clarifying themselves
in mind for application on a broad.
national scale.
As frequently stated, the Issue of
this campaign is "conservatism
against liberalism." Hoover is ir
revocably identified with the eastern
financial community, which Is con-
servatice, while Roosevelt more near
ly than any other man, typifies the
common aspirations of the plain
folks of America seek to have trans
lated into terms of law and social
order. Sioux City Tribune.
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THERE IS NOTHING
NEW UNDER THE SUN
We think we live in a complicated
age, but more than three hundred
years ago everything was Just as
topsy-turvy as it is today. Robert
Burton, who waB borr. In 1576, pub
lished a famous book called "The
Anatomy of Melancholy" in 1621
And three hundred and eleven years
ago he wrote in that book a number
of paragraphs which have a very fa
miliar sound in this year of grace,
1932. Here are some of them:
"New news every day. Those ordi
nary rumors of war, plagues, fires,
inundations, thefts, murders, massa
cres, meteors, comets, spectrums.
prodigies, apparitions, shipwrecks
A vast confusion of vows, wishes, ac
tions, edicts, petitions, lawsuits,
pleas, laws, proclamations, com
plaints, grievances. Then come tid
ings of weddings, entertainments,
embassies, trophies, sports, plays,
treasons, robberies, enormous villain
ies of all kinds, funerals, death of
princes, new discoveries and expedi
tions. "Our summon bonum is commod
ity, and the goddess we adore. Dea
Moneta, Queen Money.
"So many professed Christians, yet
so few imitators of Christ; so much
talk of religion, so much science, yet
so little conscience.
"To see so many lawyers, yet so
little Justice; so many laws, yet never
more disorders. Lawyers get more to-
bold their peace than we to say our
very best.
"New books every day, pamphlets,
stories, whole catalogues of volumes
of all Borts, new paradoxes, schisms,
heresies, controversies in philosophy,
religion, &c."
Only the very young or the very
inexperienced think that there is any
material change in human nature
and its manifestations from century
to century.
FELLOW SPRING POETS
Perhaps it will not be decided this
season whether the spring poet is
an excrescence or a phenomenon. No
doubt the crocus would bloom as
early, the forsythia shine as sunnily,
the birds . sing as blithely, if no
spring poets were. It may be all the
tiny exultations of field and wood
land and stream would exult as ex
ultlngly though no one watched and
waited to preserve the memory of
thei flutterings in rhyme. Still, would
spring be spring without her bards?
It is a small town that has not
one spring poet. It is a big town that
could hold them all. And it is a wise
one that can decide whether to point
with pride to, or view with alarm,
those of its citizens whom spring has
thus smitten. For the information
of that mayor, alderman, town clerk,
policeman, fireman, dog-catcher or
staid resident who does not furtive
ly conceal one of these palpitating
poets behind a businesslike counten
ance, it should be pointed out that
the vernal versifiers are positively
a necessity to a community's self
respect during the year's whimsical
adolescence.
For spring poets are proxies ot
ourselves. They objectify that part
of ourselves which we find it diffi
cult to laugh at. but at which we
feel we should. So long as men feel
that way, and so long as spring is
kind, there will bud with the eager
ness of all spring's children these
long-suffering chirpers of the quill.
Of course, not all who write poetry
in spring can be called spring poets.
Some of them are at it the year
round. Neither, however, can many
who do not write poetry in spring be
omitted from the category, for sure
ly these would like to if they thought
they could, or if they dared.
Now, since we are agreed that the
spring poet is not only a respect
able, but an indispensable citizen,
why should we not all aspire to his
position in the community? No doubt
it is a duty. There is no way of tell
ing how many of our neighbors need
proxies and the more to laugh at,
the more to laugh with. Somehow,
too, one has the feeling that if he
does not attempt poetry when the
urge of spring is upon him he may
never do so. And, verily, 'tis better
to have tried to write poetry in the
spring than never to have tried it
at all.
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COMMON HONESTY
One evil, unless minimized severe
ly, no economic Eystem can stand up
under. That evil is fraud. It is the
curse of capitalism.
"Reported from Stockholm: "A 23
million dollar block of International
Match," listed in the assets of Kreu
ger' & Toll, cannot be found. This
bears out the recent announcement
of irergularities and deceptions in
the last official Kreuger & Toll bal
ance sheet for 1931.
Ivan Kreuger was a Swede. Fraud
in finance, banking and stock pro
motion is not peculiarly an Ameri
can Bin. There were enormous
frauds committed by Hatry, a com
pany promoter, in unauthorized is
sues of securities, whose crash pre
ceded our own stock market defla
tion. Hatry was an Englishman with
operating headquarters in London.
Since his collapse, notes the financial
editor of the Boston Transcript:
"All manner of fraud has been
exposed by the relentless shrinkage
in security values, including mani
pulation of collateral by a now de
funct brokerage house, and mani
pulation of industrial accounts.
Bank closings have revealed the most
questionable practices on the part
of bankers individually."
This observation has general ap
plication at home as well as abroad.
An optimistic turn to the situation
is given by the Transcript writer in
saying: "Apparently most of the in
iquity has been exposed." The word
apparently" indicates that he hopes
so, but is not sure.
Such cases as Kreuger & Toll re
flect corporation deceit and perfidy.
The Paris newspaper that printed,
in the interest of speculators in for
eign exchange, the false report that
one of the largest New York banks
had suspended payments reflects the
unscrupulous gambler in currencies.
Banking houses that swindle inves
tors reflect the low morality of the
trade in securities.
Blessed be common honesty. With
out it nothing in commercial life
can survive.
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We don't really know whether it
was the Big Papa Bear, or the Mid
dle-sized Mamma Bear, or the Little
Wee, Tiny BeaV that sheared Little
Goldilocks in Wall Street, but which
ever it was did it effectively.
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The line of cards for Mother's day
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.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The State of Nebraska, Cass coun
ty, ss.
In the County Court.
In the matter cf the estate of Ru
doph II. Ramsel, 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
Cth day of May. A. D. 1932 and on
the th day of August. A. 1. 1932. at
ten o'clock in the forenoon of each
day, to receive and examine all
claims against said estate, with a
view to their adjustment and allow
ance. The time limited for the pre
sentation of claims spainst said es
tate is three months from the Cth day
of May, A. D. 1932, and the time
limited for payment cf debts is one
year from said Cth day of May, 1D32.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said County Court this 8th day of
April, 1932.
A. II. DUX BURY,
(Seal) all-3w County Judge.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The State cf Nebraska, Cass coun
ty, ss.
In the County Court.
In the matter of the estate of John
Stuart Livingston, deceased.
To the creditors of sa!d estate:
You are hereby notified, that I will
sit at the County Court room In
Plattsmouth. in eaid county, on the
20th day cf May, A. D. 1932 and on
the 22nd day of August, A. D. 1932.
at ten o'clock ir the forenoon of
each day, to receive and examine all
claims against said t state, with a
view to their adjustmeni and allow
ance. The time limited fir the pre-f-entation
of claims agains said es
tate is three months from the 20th
day of May, A. D. 1932, r.nd the time
limited for payment of debts is one
year from said 20th day of May,
1932.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said County Court this 23rd day of
April, 1952.
A. II. DUXBURY.
(Seal) a23-3w County Judge.
ORDER OF HEARING
and Notice on Petition for Set
tlement of Account
In the County Court of Cass coun
ty, Nebraska.
State of Nebraska. Cass county, ps.
To all persons Interested in the
estate of Margaret Wehrbein, deceas
ed: On reading the petition of John
F. Wehrbein praying a final settle
ment and allowance of his account
filed in this Court on the 18th day
of April. 1932. an J for settlement and
distribution of said estate and dis
charge of executor;
It is hereby ordered that 3'ou 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 20th day of May, A. D.
1932, at 10 o'clock a. in., 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 weeks prior to said day of
hearing.
In witness whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and the seal of said
Court this ISth day of April, A. D.
1S32.
A. II. DUXBURY.
(Seal) a25-3w . County Judge.
NOTICE OF SALE
In the District Court of Cass coun
ty, Nebraska.
In the matter of the trusteeship cf
the estate of Anna Gorder Ploetz, de
ceased: Notice is hereby given that in pur
suance of an order of the Honorable
James T. Begley, Judge of the District-
Court of Cass county, Nebraska,
made on the 12th day of March. 1932,
for the sale of real estate hereinafter
described for the payment of legacies
and expenses of administration under
the last will and testament of Anna
Gorder Ploetz, deceased, there will be
sold at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash at the south door of
the Court House at Plattsmouth. Ne
braska, on the 30th day of April,
1932, at the hour of 10 o'clock a. m.,
the following described real estate,
to-wit:
. The east one-half (E4) of
the northeast quarter (NEU)
of Section eighteen (18), Town
ship twelve (12), north of Range
thirteen (13), east of the Cth
P. M., in Cass county, Nebraska,
and an undivided one-half inter
est in and to Lots two (2), three
(3) and four (4), in Block thirty-five
(35), in the City of Weep
ing Water in Cass county, Ne
braska. That the sale will be held open for
the period of one hour and that the
highest bid will be submitted to the
Court for confirmation and approval.
Dated this 26th day of March,
1932.
FRANK A. CLOIDT,
Trustee of the Estate of Anna
Gorder, Ploetz, Deceased.
A. L. TIDD.
Attorney. .
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