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THURSDAY, JUIY 5, 1931.
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Webster had an idea that politics
is the science and art of government.
There is no doubt that politicians
are artful but we have a different
idea about some of them being sci
entists. :o:
Our guess is that the movie fans'
discovery of certain off-color qualities
i:i Norma Shearer's films will be no
great news to Norma. Norma's beau
ty is not of that all-pervading type
which includes dumbness.
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Sally Rand's old classmates from
the Greenwood school, Kansas City,
have given her a remembrance gift.
Appropriately, they have given her
something to wear. It is described as
' dainty yellow gold bracelet."
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There doesn't seem to be much
freedom of speech on the radio, ac
cording to Ogden Reid of the New
York Herald Tribune, but so far it
is safe for listeners to say almost
anything they wish back to the voices
they hear on the air.
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A Philadelphia man is suing for
divorce because his wife occasionally
throw canned goods at him. The lady
in the enz? says she meant no harm,
but sometimes she got so mad she
couldn't sec. And that's when a
throwing woman really becomes
dangerous.
Bible School
Sunday, July 8th.
"Asa Relies on God
II Chron. 15:1-12
Am the great leaders otj:th,i!j,V
quarter, is one of outstanding char
r.c ter, Am, the son cf Abijah. Of
hi:-, father history says "He walked
in all Iho sins of his father . . . and
his heart was not perfect with the
Li.nl his God." (I Kings 15:31: it
i ? therefore very remarkable, in view
cf the evil surroundings, and the poor
training which he must have receiv
ed of his mother, Maacah, to find a
i.ian who fully relied on God and led
hi:; people to serve Jehovah, who so
. igmilly blessed him that he could
with 5S0.000 men defeat an army of
more than a million. (See II Chro.
1-1:8-1,'). What a blessting does a
net ion enjoy, that ha-, leaders that
rely on Col when a crisis comes, and
do net :ct Cod at naught, ignore
;him( and try man made schemes to
c-xlri"ate themselves out cf a bad sit
uation, whi'li makes malters only
worse. See the world situation of
today! No leader among all the as
tute politicians that lias even sug
gested to ask God to show the way.
"If any r.iau lack wisdom let him ask
God." J.vnci 1:5. None seem to
know what to do all kinds of ways
are tried, only not God's ways
htneo they v ill fail. Asa knew what
to !o in ;l crisis.
Then we would remark, that not
all children from godless parents, fol-l-v
in their steps. There are many
shining examples of men who have
ri?c:i above their evil and low surrounding-,
and have made a mark in
Ihu world Asa is such an example.
As a wise and capable leader he used
foresight, in ten years of peace he
used all diligence to prepare for any
eventuality. The wcrh was in a dif
ferent rendition than in our time.
They prepared for war we should
know better war never settles a
problem we can accomplish more by
arbitration talk it over. As Asa re
turned from the battle with the
Ethiopian, a man filled with the spir
it of God Azariah meet3 the vic
torious King and army and delivers
God's message to them. It was an
opportune time to bring home to the
people the far that it was not their
valor or bravery but God that gave
them the victory. Man is prone to
take all credit for any success, but
blame others for his failures. No peo
ple or nation makes any real ad-
vance, except God is the Leader, soir.ewed their allegiance to God,' and
recognized and honored.
"Blessed is the nation whose God
is the Lord." Psalms 33:12. A gen-.
erai came to Aoraaam Lincoln ana i
said with some satisfaction, "Mr.
President, God is surely with us." to
Members of Dillinger's family in
sist that he is still alive, but if so,
his organization isn't what is was.
Several leading members of his brain
trust have been knocked off recently.
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In Pennsylvania last week, a bolt
cf lightning struck a jug of moon
shine whisky sitting under a tree.
The shock was terrific, but nothing
has been heard of the lightning
since.
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Dr. Raymond Moley's magazine
speaks of Kansas City as being "Un
reformed and Unashamed," though
we prefer the original, as applied to
Philadelphia some years ago "Cor
rupt and Content."
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We hope, for the good of the meat
industry, that the movement to
change the name of hot dog sand
wiches to franks is unsuccessful.
Frank, somehow, just doesn't sound
appetizing, like hot dog.
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Another old proverb which has
been adjusted by the new deal is the
one advising against throwing good
money after bad. The inflationists,
the clever chaps, have evolved a
scheme to get around the injunction
by throwing bad money after good.
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Advertising expense yields a far
bicsgcp dividend than any form of
investment.
Lesson Study!
By L. Neitzel, Murdock. Neb.
which Lincoln
replied: "Are we
with God?"
This sentiment is expressed in v
2: "Jehovah is with you, while ye
are with him." The individual in
his undertakings can only expect
success as he takes God into partner
ship. Young people, starting out on
life's highway, with no experience
cf the wiles of the world, will not
meet with real success except as they
remember Jehovah's injunction to
Joshua: "This book of the law shall
not depart out of thy mouth; but
thou shalt meditate therein day and
night. ... for then shalt thou make
thy way prosperous, and then thou
shalt have good success." Jos. 1:8.
This phophet forsaw the future of
Israel, that they would forsake God
and he would leave them, even with
out a priest to teach them and be
without the book of the law. Which
all came true, the law was lost for
300 years until found by Josiah. This
prcphesy had a wonderful effect, es
pecially verse 7, where Azariah gave
them assurance, that the whole
hearted service of God "shall be re
warded." Here, Asa, as a true lead
er goes ahead with a good example
and orders a real housecleaning. The
effect was that many of the King
dom of Israel, seeing how God bless
ed the Kingdom of Juda, came over
the borders and joined them. So will
a church that will walk in holiness
(clean) before God win adherance.
make converts, "her work will be re
warded." A great revival followed after the
people had given up their idols. And
only after such a housecleaning will
the spirit of God come and dwell!
among them. That is man's part to
do "give up" all then God will "fill
all our wants." Nov.- the people were
ready to sacrifice to God; in their
new found joy. Yes! They enjoyed
their religion, they would gladly give
to God what they had. This great
gathering at Jerusalem, reminds us
of the great gathering of former
year3 in the open of groves and
tents, where the word was preached
in power, and souls by the score
found peace and pardon, and God's
people were baptized with the Holy
Ghost, and there would be praise and
jubilation often after the midnight
hour. Those were the happy days!
These pecple under the leadership of ;
Asa, made a new consecration, re
complete surrender "with all their
heart and with all their soul," just
like today, where God manifests his
power and the pecple make a full
and complete surrender, there i3 joy
among men, and joy in heaven.
Tins PIECE OF TOAST
NEEDS GEAIN OF SALT
I tossed a scrap of dry toast from
our breakfast table in the vine-hid
corner of the veranda. A chipping
sparrow pounced on it. But he caught
the attention of a robin that was
cruising the lawn for worms. The
robin hopped over and at his onset
the sparrow fled.
Now there was a challenging
squawk. A flash of grayish blue
dropped from a nest in a cedar tree.
Sulkily the robin retreated; and a
bristling bluejay stooped greedily
above the toast. Before the jay could
do more than glance at his plunder,
a hole in the gray trunk of a hick
ory tree was blocked by a splash of
firey scarlet. A redhead woodpecker
launched himself at the toast. Yell
ing his wrongs to high heaven, the
jay flew back into the cedar.
The woodpecker insolently put one
claw on the toast. But there was a
winnowing of wings from over the
top of the house, and four of the
snowy, stable pigeons settled down
beside him on the lawn. In noisy
wrath the woodpecker flew back to
the tree hole. The cat loafed around
the corner cf the veranda, and the
pigeons arose from their uutasted
feast. As the cat minced lazily for
ward, our big collie, Sandy, had
leaped from the floor beside my chair.
The cat fled. Sandy smelled at the
toast scornfully and returned to his!
ploce beside my chair. Then the
chipping sparrow slipped unobtrus
ively back to capture the toast.
Albert Payson Terhune in the Herald
Tribune Magazine.
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AGE STEPS ASIDE
FOR YOUNGER- MEN
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt's Na
tional Republican dub invites cer
tain cf the party's elder statesmen
into its councils. The replies of
Frank O. Lowden, 14 years ago a
leading presidential candidate, and
of George W. Wickersham, 25 years
ago attorney general of the United
States, have been spread on the pages
of the press and merit more than a
passing thought.
They both decline and for the same
reason. "The time has come," Gov
ernor Lowden says, "when the young
er men in the republican party must
assume responsibility and with that
idea in mind I ask you to name some
younger man in my place."
Wickersham wrote: "I feel that
the, work of the committee on na
tional af fairs -sliouht cqvsorfttkc-n
and carried through by the younger
men of the club."
Mr. Wickersham adds another note
which expresses a wisdom having in
it somthing of the unique. lie doQsn't
like the way things are going. What
is going on at Washington gives him
a chill. But that, he sugests, may be
due to the inability of age to appre
ciate "what concessions must be
made to thenew spirit of the ag-.
and just how far these concessions!
should go." j
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1 1 3. V 0 t
I
Lowden and Wickersham
been two or the more tolerant una
7 '
liberal leaders in a period ol great
conservation in their party. They
have more right than their mere
rigid capacity to keep up with the
times. Yet both mistrust it; both ad-
vise their party to put to the; fore
younger men and more capable, per
haps, of perceiving and consenting
to the changed currents cf the times.
The idea which these political war
riors of the old gerenation present
reflects, we may suppose, the issue
now working its way to decision in
the republican party. The party has
at Washington its David Reeds, its
Fesscs, its Snells and its Ogden Mills
determined to bold their party to
the moid which has held it lor more
than CO years. Opposing them are
those who agree with Wickersham
that -younger leadership is required
in the party "if it is to win back its
position of leadership in national af
fairs." The old guard, these seem to see,
if left to itself will lead the old par
ty into its grave. A combination of
the wise conservatism of age and the
challenging idealism of youth is
doubtless best for any party cr gov
ernment. The eld generation brought
us up to 1920. The reconstruction
following that wreck needs fresh
minds. So Wickersham and Lawden
decide us to their party. The avidity!
with which Ohio democrats have
taken to the senatorial candidacy of
Representative West suggests that a
like idea i3 running through the
democrtic party, too."
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Someone surely one who is Inex
perienced has expressed feeling for
the father of the Canadian quintu
plets in the event they should all
wake up at once and cry, during the
night. The real hazard, as we see
it, is that they may decide to wake
up and cry one at a time, j
Jcurncl Want-Ad ccsts IStUo
and accomplish much.
C. II. Whitworth was. a vi-itor in
Nebra:d:a City f or ' d short time on
lar t Monday, called there to look
after seme business matters.
Mrs. II. Yv Griffin und daughter,
Mies Hattio, were over to Nebraska
CUy on Ia:-t Monday afternoon where
thoy were meeting with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Everett and
the two little girU were over to Ne
braska City on last Saturday where
they were visiting with friends and
as well were doing some shopping.
P. F. Ri!:n and wifo were called
to Omaha ni Monday of this week
where they were looking after some
business matters in connection with
the store which Rhin and Greene
conduct here.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Greene and
the? kiddies were over to Weeping
Water on last Sunday where they
were enjoying a visit at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Henry O'Brien for
the day and dinner on last Sunday.
Mr. R. I). Stine and L. R. Upton
were over to Nebraska City last Mon
day where they were attending the
funeral of the late James Barkhurst.
who died last Sunday at the St.
Mary's hospital and was buried here.
Joe Brandt was a visitor in the
western portion of the county on
last week where he was looking af
ter his candidacy for the nomination
for register of deeds and was meet
ing with his many friends in Green
wood. Elmer Withrow was at Nebraska
City on last Monday where he was
one of the pall bearers at the James
Barkhurst funeral which was held
at the Porter funeral home last Mon
day and the burial being had at the
East Union cemetery.
Rev. and Mrs. W. A. Taylor were
visiting during the early portion of
this week at .the home of their
friend-:, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lidgett.
Mr. Lidgett has not been feeling so
well for the past several weeks but
it is to be hepod lie will soon be
feeling better aain. George Lind
say and wife were also visitors with
their old friend;. Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Lidgett.
On last Monday evening Misses
Margaret ai d Mildred Opp and Miss
Floy Whitworth were slumber guests
with their little friend. Miss Betty
M?y Austin who makes her home in
the country at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Ray BoUiuan. The little folks
enjoyed their. :--it to the country
very much. Mi ; s Joy Whitworth was
'.veil a visitor for over night with
her little frier.'!. Ada Armstrong.
Will :-I:l:c Gcod Officer.
When one has. pounded out a liv
ing in any avenue of hard labor,
they have an idea of values which
cannot come to one who has been
II v
in an atmosphere of plenty and
who have been given the means of a
living. Such is the. case cf II. W. Crif-
fin, the Uacksnvlth and manager of
the produce station. He hr-s made
is home in Cas count for ine Past
twenty year.-, a!! of which has been
filled wl
hard -work and service to
'.he people.
By his fair dealing lie has
m"iiv friend;; both as to the
made
work
which ho lias dene and tho money he
Ho has made
recking of the
isaionor for the
many friends in tho
rfi'it c rf county com.n.
rceond district. is coming well
qualified to serve tho pc-rple in this
capacity, for l.c is one of the people
and kmov; full well the value of the
dollars which he has made of his own
?.s well as that of the public. If you
wr.r.t tl.c full value of your tax dol
lar and desire it spent properly, you
have that opportunity by electing II.
W. Griffin for county commissioner.
Peaches Lock Very Fine.
Charles Morton
r;crihcr;Ft of Ur.io;
year they grow
peaches, have a
anu wire wno live
i, and where every
porno handsome
Tood prospect this
year. End expect to have some home
grown peaches, those large rosy
cheeked ones which they always
grow and which are expected to ripen
early in the first half August. Bet
ter keep this in mind for the peaches
are very fine. Herman Reitke also
Ins an extensive orchcrd cf some of
the very best peaches grown and
equalling the varieties which are
jjrown in California. But remember
that no one has to go to California
to get the very best in peaches.
Heme from the West.
Mr. and Mrr,. Henry Ruhman who
were spending some two weeks in
the west where they visited st the
home of Walter C. Ilaslin and wife
at Victoria, British Columbia, and
es well saw much fine scenery and
enjoyed the fine climate bordering
the ocean, returned last week, hav
inrj enjoyed the visit very much. They
were pieosed by the brother and Mr.
Kuhmnnn and wife visiting here on
Tuesday of this weelv, who also had
driven from Victoria and after a visit
hero will continue to Los Angeles
where they will visit for some time.
Attended Mother's Funeral.
Oi last Sunday at her :ate home
at Papinion Mrs. Alois Schramm,
mother of Rcy Schramm, living south
of Union, died and when notified of
tho death of the mother, Roy
Schramm and family hastened to tho
home of tho mother at Papillion
where they attended the funeral on
Tuesday of this week. The mother
was L'J yesrs of age and was born
In Europe, coming to America when
a young woman.
Shewing; Good Improvement.
Miss Ruthena Dysart who was at
the St. Mary's hospital at Nebraska
City for a time and where she un
derwent an operation for correction
fo an attack of appendicitis, return
ed home some time ago has been
fhowing good improvement and was
able to be down town for a short time
on last Monday. Her many friends
are pleased that cha is getting along
so nicely.
Buck to Eh Wcrk.
Orville Hathaway who has
rnjoyi;-; two wee-kr; vacation
the ta,': of carrying the rural
and who enjoyed tho varr.iicn
been
from
mail,
very
much, with the termination of
the
time has returned to hi.j work and
was greeted by the -patrons on the
route who were? p'. a:; ml to have their
friend and carrier nvr.in serving
them.
Will 7nk 5i
Charles I-'. St a
eratorr at thr- Ur.
asked by the rail
agent at Nehra. ':
flit
c.o i f thf op -
:i : t:;l ion ha . been
i.-.d to serve a.; the
, i:a (
1 1-
f
o com-
ing two weeks
is taking a
St a sic a i .-: avra
has fillc-d will
W. Carr who I
Avoca.
wVi! .? tl
-ac-.tic:;.
the p!
i.e I... kc
e arent there
Whiie Mr.
i-'o which he
1 after bv A.
ca
Uni. n f
rovd !fsk2 r. Cz-A I-.-an
W.
grew
t:i nee
K.
to
of
; : o c
a 'iii'"
L'nia:,
wh; was hern and '
vritin i a r-iort dis-j
farmer all hi." lifai
and who i,
after ;.; rw:i
veil qualified to look
farn a:;d a- well com -
potent to 1
the ernmly,
-.ok after tho interests cf
', La filed for the nomin -
the office cf co unty com -
at ion for
miss.ior.cr t.
tno democratic ticket.
time that the purpose of the meet
Girl C:r.53r. to J?Ie33. 1 1 r" was to have a general conference
A
little girl I.
Mr:. Char!"
rn to Mr.
Ilatcl.'fi lart week
a! r.e !.:: ppia.es.a to
which Li
the pare:
ht :
T ;-f
v.-'.i! tf trie entire i
home of Mr.
strong wh' r
now arrival,
nicely.
7Il3t
For well :
but IlOt qui l;
pie of Union
:nd
.11",
: a I Tlr
...n Arm-
All ar.
Jo Ycr.
:'i :
t. fifty
ears
.lie
0 V
g poo-;
every
ad vii i;
year and celebrated an OH Settlers:
picnic of till
jrtion .yf the state
and always enjoyed an c::: client time.
They kept the pra tice of having a
meeting and a pk-nia every year un
til tho ce-ming of thi lard
times
which some can mo ocr
sion and
now with the return of better times, I
will tho people here get together and
have vr.o of the good c h! fashioned
picnics that were so thoroughly en -
joyed in the years that have slipped
away
Funeral Ci Pir.:cc:
Tho funeral servlc. or
James W. Barkhurst was. 1
the Porter funeral born - at
City en Monday af .e: neon
the late
aid from
Cc braska
July -
ui o ciocK. -me sc-r-.;c' S
ly attended by the eld
.verc large
frin dr and
neighbors of Union and vicinity.
Rev. W. A. Taylor had charge of the
services and gave werdj of comfort
and hope to the members of
bereaved family circle.
The interment wr.a at th East Un
ion cemetery, the pall bearers being
old neighbors and friends, Eugene
Roddy, Elmer Witherow, Roy Due,
Herman Comer, Ccoige Comer and
Lee Farris.
Esatli Ci Uabe.
Thomas Lee Ccx, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Cox, of Nebraska City, was
born on June 23th at the St. Mary's
hospital at Nebraska City and died
there on June 30th. Tho funeral;
services were held on Sunday, July
1st, conducted by the itcv. W. A. Tay
lor of Union. The interment was at
the St. John's cemetery at Nchawka.
Motor car merger rumors are re
ported to be running in Detroit cir
cles. Some of the motor car designers
also seem to have been running in
circles.
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Science informs us that it's the year old coed and prominent in so
female mosriuito that bites and not clety, and Ralph Graves, film actor,
the male, which load
that so far we have
Hi to He lie v e ;
onlv had the !
pleasure of meeting the female.
La Rue Confesse
Part in $2,000,
000 Robbery
Exonerated Gus Winkler of Any
Part in the World's Largest
Bank Eobbery.
County Attorney Towle of Lancas
ter county announced Saturday night
says the Ftate Journal, that federal
department of justice agents have ob
tained a confession from Eddie La
Rue that he was a member of the
gang which robbed the Lincoln Na
tional bank on Sept. 17, 19 30, of $2,
500,000, the world's largest bank rob
bery. LaRue's confession, according to
Tcwle, completely exonerated Gus
Winkle,r of participation in the rob
bery. The statement of Towle follow
ed a meeting at Assistant U. S. Dis
trict Attorney Van Pelt's office Sat
urday afternoon, attended by Mr.
Towle, Mr. Van Pelt, U. R. District
Attorney Sandall of Omaha, Attorney
General Good and Department of Jus
tice Agent Reid Green.
Towle declared that there Avas
nothing in the confession of LaRue at
all rsuring or convincing that Tom
my O'Connor and Pop Lee, convicted
and sentenced to twenty-five years in
the Nebraska penitentiary for parti
cipation in tne robbery, were not
members of the gang. Nor was there
anything raid at the meeting that
indicated any feeling that the men
1 v
j c
ere innocent of the crime, Towle cle
ared. Attorney General Good said he en-
(icrsxd the statement of Countv At-
tcrncy Tcwle fully as to what took
place at tho meeting. Assistant U. S.
Attorney Van Pelt refused to amplify
any direct
r t --. iti t -l !
m j conference in connection with the
! confession cf LaRue but said that the
j. statement of Attorney Towle, as re-
I ported to him, covered the conversa-
lien cf the afternoon.
Confessed in Florida.
County Attorney Towle'e state-
! mcnts fellow:
! "I attended a meeting at Robert
i Van Pelt's office in the First Nation-
jal bank building Saturday afternoon,
! being calle d there by Mr. Van Pelt.
After arriving I learned for the first
j relaXlve to locating and identifying
crir.unals who are wanted by the gov
ernment and different states for vio
lations of law.
' Since the press has attempted to
t cf thc;rtate what happened or what was
g along 'said at the meeting, I think it well
j to state what really was said in sub
i stance. J. Reid Green, a federal
agent, had a purported statement of
Eddie LaRue relative to the Lincoln
National bank robbery and also his
criminal activities for the past several
years. LaRue is new serving a ten
year sentence at Leavenworth, Kas.,
federal prison and is wanted by Cook
county, Illinois, authorities for the
Ilackelt kidnaping, where the pen
i ally
is life, or a death penalty may
1)0 imposed.
This story of LaRue's was told to
federal agents in Tampa, Fla., who
! forwarded the information to Mr.
j Green. The statement, completely
I exonerated Gus Winkler, at one time
a suspect in the Lincoln National
ban!: robbery, from having had any
thing to do with it. The story told
by LaRue was that he and his crowd
went to the Capone syndicate and of
fered the stolen securities to them.
Vinklcr Buys Securities.
"They, according to LaRue's story,
dec lined to handle them but at a
later date when Winkler was hurt
in an automobile accident and pres
sure was brought to bear by Lancas-
tlieiter county authorities, Winkler went
j to LaRue and said he needed the se
curities and that they were sold to
Winkler, who returned them to the
Lincoln National bank.
"While the story of LaRue, in
c-.nz iiirtienrii rv rp t c-r A p1 fn f?-iv in-!
formation' as to the other robbers it i
v.-.'ir, vprv indefinite and first names
, m,,. .,i TL rrp
was nothing, however, that was at
all assuring or convincing that O'Con
nor or Lee were not participants in
the robbery here.
"I cannct forget the positive iden
tification of ten or fiftten witnesses
r.3 to each of these men. There was
nothing said at this meeting Satur
day afternoon relative to the release
cf O'Connor or Lee. and I think that
. , ii.J
each
one tnere nau no leeiing mai
the two
crime."
men are innocent cf the
ELOPE AND MARRY
Hollywood Betty Flournoy. 20
uireciur iiuu auiuui, eiuycu i(j 1U..1J,
Ariz., by plane and were married,
! friends here were advsed. by telegram.
FINDS THE NEW DEAL
EEST DEAL IN SIGHT
"Why," inquires a rriend, "docs
the Tribune stand so squarely behind
the new deal?"
That is a fair question and it de
serves a fair answer.
The new deal is the best deal in
sight for the American people!
The new deal is not a perfect
thing. It has lagged lamentably in
spots. Some c2 the departmental ex
ecutives have not measured up to
their responsibilities. Reservations
concerning some of its phases are
justified.
But
Compared with the proposals by
the political and private interest op
ponents cf the new deal, reason in
dicates there can be only one choice.
The Tribune has no potience with
all this talk about brain trusts, regi
mentation, suppression of individual
liberty, squelching the press and dic
tatorships. It is just plain hokum.
In the first place there is no brain
trust and never was. The most radi
cal piece of legislation pa.-sod by the
present congress, the Frazier debt
moratorium bill, certainly did not
emanate from any professional mind.
Tlure has been no regimentation.
Nobcdy has lest his liberty. Tho
press has not been censored. There
is no dictatorship of any kind. That
is all bunk put or.t for political pur
poses. On the other hand, the hungry have
been fed, money 1ms be n put into
circulation, banks have been KOpeu-
cd an(l Resits running into billions
have bevn salvaged. The br .id Hue
has all but vani -!.. 1. Industry lia:i
picked up from 100 to o00 per cent
and in some ca:;.;s as liueh as 400
per cent.
One year ago last Mar. h the na
tion was bankrupt financially and its
morale was the lowest living gun-rations
had ever known.. Million.; liave
o.-psric-necd new hope and faith has
been revived.
What does the- opposition oiler?
Would any oihar group of politicians
dare abandon all this administration
has undertaken? Deoididly r.ot.
What tho opposition politicians chi f-
ly want is to get i
ladle being used
icir hands on the
to distribute the
various fund.?.
There are flaws in the new deal,
quite a few of them, but mainly they
grow of the human incapacity of
individuals connected with it.
Some fundamental tilings have
been corrected. Other fundamental
t . .-. . .. . . .
tilings t.ave-Miof yet bcert corrected.
Our monetary system has been im
proved, but the methods by which
credit is controlled have not.
There still is much to be done,
whether by the new dealers or some
ether group. And the new dealers
constitute the only group thai has
demonstrated enough initiative anw
courage to do anything at all.
The Old Guard republican element
and selfi-fn business interests have
liberated a vast quantity of tear gas
to distract, confuse and disconcert
the people. That it all it amounts
to.
The choice
deal and old
one red.
The people
lies between th new
.Cthi.'lg t ',; i
must decide
whet !.e r
1 loovei -
the;
prefer Rooseveltism or
ir,m. liie l unclamr ntal issues
The fundamental i-
have
not changed one bit since
To the Tribune, a return f any
thing smacking oi" the principles of
llooverism would be impossible.
Most people hereabouts feel the samo
way about it.
Whatever its faults, despite the
failure of a rewind ividuals, the- ncy
deal represents action and move
ment forward. It contains no defects
which cannot bo cured.
The thinking man look's back to
March, lH2o, and shudders. Shall
we invite a return to the conditions
which prevailed through the dark
winter of 1932-1933?
There is just one program before
the American people today. That m
the probram which we now ure fol
lowing. And if we make a hash of
that, may God have mercy on us.
Sicux City Tribune
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PAIR TvOES BANK I1T IOWA
Paekwod Two young men pluck
ed a thousand dollars from the cash
ier's cage of the Farmers' Savings
bank here. The robbers were In tho
bank only five minutes.
The bandits approached the cash
ier shortly before 3 p. ui. and pre
sented a dollar bill for change. Ono
produced a small revolver, while his
companion threatened tho v.,
- - - - i'
i ei uuu u customer. Tho
customer.
Glen Middlekauff, was forced into a
room at the rear of the bank. Cashier
Loving and Bookkeeper Lutes were
forced to lie on the floor. A timo
lock prevented entry to the vault,
and the two fled with cash lying
loc?o within the cage.
.cfm boats wMI be plylnn ud
end down the Missouri, haulirtq
vast cargoes of freight.