THURSDAY, FERBUARY 23, 1935. PLATTSMOUTII SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE TWO 1 11 !!- .,, "" - ,,i J!" I f i; i f .? ! I'M i1 id I i i i : 1 ! I ii ffhe Plattsmouth Journa PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY AT Entered at Postoffice, Plattsmouth, MRS. R. A. BATES, Publisher SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $2.00 A YEAR IN FIRST POSTAL ZONE Subscribers living in Setond Postal Zone, $2.50 per year. Beyond 600 miles $3.00 per year. Rate to Canada and foreign countries, $3 50 per year. All subscriptions are payable strictly in advance. Duce Reveals Strength of War Machine Warns Potential Enemies; Can Put Eight Million Men Into Bat tlefield at Once. Rome, Feb. 26. In one of the most beliggerent statements of his militant career, Premier Mussolini Tuesday thundered a warning to potential enemies in Europe that he is ready to throw between seven and eight million soldiers into the field if war should come. This estimate of the legions Italy could mobilize for instant action was contained in a communique an nouncing the concentration at Naples of two new divisions to replace those men now being filtered into Africa. Stronger Than Ever. To any powerful adversary believ ing the dispatch of these soldiers would leave Italy weakened and open to attack, Mussolini made it plain that the country is now stronger than ever. Ho did not mention by name the imaginary enemy, but by referring in passing to the Franco-Itlian agree ments reached at Rome and the Anglo-French agreements reached at London, left the communique open to the conclusion that it was aimed at Germany. France and Italy have given guar Bible School ''f t-' v Sunday, I-Iarch S, 1C35. 'Peter Unmasks Falsehood and Hypocricy." Act3 5:1-6; S:lS-24. It seems very strange and the Bible ttudent is puzzled, perplexed, to find in the first congregation a state of effairs, as recorded in our lesson. May we not forget that among the twelve waa Judas and tares among the wheat. But that does not explain the severity cf the punishment for the offense. Let us note that the punishment was to be a detterent by fear, act as a restraint, disheartening. It had a ralutary effect "and great fear rame rpon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things." We note further that the commun ion of the early church had no scrip tural authority, was a voluntary act, hence it did not last long. This lesson plays in Jerusalem and in the city of I Samaria. The events in Chapter 5 took place in 31 A. D., while the events in Chapter 8 took place a year; later. In leading up to the lesson, may we examine cur hearts for any pos sible sin in the category of spiritual falsehood, i. e. taking vows when uniting with the church that they do r.ot keep. The context shows that to 1 lue nearcs CI tnc neuevers ana seai allcviate suffering among the poor j their acceptance for the Krngdom Christians, the wealthier, constrained ' Cf Chri3t' brought great joy to the be by love, sold some of their possessions jlievcr- and put the procecd3 into a common j imc-a, tha Sorcerer. Throughout fund for relief. Then czmo a Levite, i ti,c ancient world and in the pagan Barnabas of Cyprus (Lovites were not v-'crl(i Rf modern times, power has to penscco any land), who mav have ' ,)oen exercised over human beings by inherited tki.i land, sold it and brought the money to the Apostles. Now wo are to read a related event in the early church, similar in one way, tragically dl.:ci:nilar in another. If enly that little preposition "but" could be eliminated from cur lires. I and from tho hirtory cf the church of every age! A certain man named Ananias, i. c. "Jehovah had been gra- cicus;" Sapphira precious stone - "Sapphire," "Beautiful;" what mean ingful names they sold "a possession." cither land cr building. What may have been their probable reason of selling their property? All their aets were proper and in crder, except the hiding of part of the money. Thtejhe was on the way to destruction, plot of these two liars had to be ex- The severity with which Peter dealt posed. They professed to the bring- with Simon's requests indicates that ing of the whole sum into the com- he knew what frightful possibilities mon fund. What they kept back may such a perverted conception of the not have been a large amount. We are reminded here of a similar act as recorded in Joshua 7:1. Peter knew by experience what he wa3 speaking j ctrr ng denunciation and in his at r.bout. Satan had suggested this act. j temps to lead Simon back to th" Lord, Ananias could have resisted Satan; j I a beautiful example for all of us in but he allows him to "fill his heart" j a cimilar situation. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA Neb., as second-class mall matter antees to uphold the indepdence of Austria and Britain has pledged it self to consultation should that in dependence be threatened. Germany has been invited to give similar guar antees, but has made no answer. Mussolini's statement was issued as an unsigned government com munique through Count Ciano, his son-in-law, who is head of the press office. Warn Countries. Mussolini warned potential enemies that Italy is not weakening itself by reinforcements being sent to Africa. These men will be replaced by the two new divisions and war materials dispatched to the colonies will also be replaced. The government officially denied a 'rumor that the trans-Atlantic liner Rex would be taken from the service to New York to be used as transport. a troop , SHEETS ASKS FOR $25;020 Omaha. Suit for $25,000 for "or ganizing an employes union to be subservient to the wishes of company Thursday by "William Sheets, 3S, against the Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway company. For forming the Employers Pro tective association to oppose the A. F. of L. local then being organized, Sheets, who figured In a subsequent strike, avers the company agreed to retain him for life at $5 a day but later turned him out. On his life ex pectancy of twentyTnine years, he bases his claim for $25,000. Lesson Study! By L. Neitzel, Murdock. Neb. a gradual process so full yet grad ually and imperceptibly, until Satan haz possession of the whole man. Ananias had lied to the Holy Spirit, who wa3 the guide and source of power for the church and it was within the church that this sin was committed. The sin commonly ascrib ed to Ananias and his wife is false hood; "but when the whole story is unfolded, it is found to involve a com bination a numberous offenses. We can read it in at least four vanity, hypocrisy, lying, deliberate defiance of God." Herbert W. Luckock. Ter rible as the devine judgment was, it was done to check that kind of of fense, to save the church or what would have become of her? (De scribe the death of these two liars). The second part of the lesson takes us to Samaria. A great revival fol lowed the preaching of Philip, the deacon (Chap. 6:5). Peter and John are sent by the. "mother church" to investigate and report. They found the revival in full swing "with won ders and miracles and signs which were done." After a prayerscrvice, a Pentecostal meeting followed and the Hcly Spirit, by taking possession the praetice cf magic arts; playing upin'the ignorance and superstition cf the people. Simon Mague repre sents tho dark r.rt. Through Philip's prc5chir.g, converted, he holds with the believers; when through the in- -truri.entallty ci" Peter and John the lioy spirit fell upon tho converts, S'.r.ion z ready to pay a good price ioi i-uMf. ui giving ms limy uuii. to ethers thus ho wants to commer cializa religion. Peter rebukes Simon, it is eili.-.o Jr. vpr-r ? would lnoicat, but ; rather a vehement expression of hor ror on tho part of Teter, an expres sion which would warn Simon that work cf tho Holy Spirit might pro dine in the early church. The absence of all bitterness, however, in Peter's D. A. R. Leader Wants to Shield the First Lady Candidate for President General At tempts to Keep Mrs. Roosevelt From Being Campaign Issue Washington. An attempt to pre vent Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt from becoming a campaign issue of the Daughters of the American Revolu tion was made by Mrs. William A. Decker, candidate for president gen eral of the patriotic organization. Apparently seeking to counter check a move by her opponent Mrs. Becker said in a statement she had not meant a mere acknowledgment j of a gift book which called Mrs. Roosevelt a radical to be used as an endorsement of the publication. She said furthermore the blurb had been used on the Jacket of the book with out her permission. Mrs. Becker's opponent for presi dent general is Mrs. Flora Myers Gil lentine of Chattanooga, Tenn., and the latter had apparently referred to the Mrs. Roosevelt incident in her platform. Mrs. Becker said she de cried "the attempt to inject the rad ical issue" into the D. A. R. election. Mrs. Gillentine's platform had said "that the society should not be used for dissemination of propaganda for any outside groups," and that it op posed "interjection of partisan and political issues." The blurb quoting Mrs. Becker was discussed not long ago at a press con ference by Mrs. Roosevelt. The pres ident's wife at that time denied al legations made about her in the book, which criticized the new deal in general. The text of the blurb which quoted Mrs. Becker, was: "The information very valuable and I hope it will stimulate many people to think more about the destructive agencies in ouritJlffl vouth of the human race and that m idst. I v.Til be very glad to place a review in the next issue of my na- tional defense news which will be out about the middle of August. I will also be glad to recommend your book to interested inquirers." FORD BACK IN GOOD tJRACES v . Washington. As a definite step toward ending the one-time feud be tween Henry Ford and the NRA, the war department sent the Detroit manufacturers an invitation to bid on 4.910 trucks and cars to cost ; around 4 millions. Because he had . declined to sign the NRA automobile! ccde, Ford for many months was not invited to bid on government pur chases, or his bids were thrown out. He va3 definitely invited along 'with the code signers, however, to submit figures on the present batch of cars to be used by the civilian conserva tion corps. In an authoritative quar ter it was said that before March 28, when the bids are to be opened, j sensational setback by the state sen army officials expect the NRA to have' ate revised existing code compliance re quirements so as to make a Ford bid acceptable. Ford recently sold 400 cars to tho rrcsh ammunition the resolution was department of commerce and small-' tabled by the senate by a heavy ma er lots to ether governmental depart-1 jority. The resolution, addressed to ments, but complications attended other attempted sales. NRA officials ( are now working on revised com-; pliance requirements. These, under- stood to have tentative approval ofj President Roosevelt, would permit future bid3 by Ford, Sears Roebuck and several other large firms now' listed as NRA "holdscuts. ANSWERS EUCSIAN PHOTE'JT Berlin. A protest from soviet German secret police Russia jams treatment of a soviet off icial was an-, swered by the German foreign oilice with an expression of regret. The soviet embassy protested that M. Or-1 i jlowski, a Russian justice official, ; i hopelessly ill with tuberculosis at Saint Blasien sanitarium in tho Black forest, had been molested by the se cret police. According to the embassy, the j secret polico went to tho canitorium cabinet, arl sources clcse to tho gov j and demanded that the Russian be crnm.-int expressed the belief tho min , taken from hi bed v, hilo they search- . istry was breaking up among the ! cd for any incrim;natir.g " material. 1 rocks of Cubans island-wide school Physician refcused to' grant the re- quest on the rounds that their pa-J not ajtient, whom they had been treating for several months, might die from ; the escitemen atendant to such a terior and Justice did so ostensibly process. Thereupon, it was alleged, because they did r.ot approve Men that secret operatives lifted Owlow-, dieta's plans for general election thi3 ski out of hi3 bed and searched thru year. ' the mattress without, however, find-j ing anything there or elsewhere. i PLANT EIDER EILLLD Los Angeles. A stalled motor and a haavy gale were blamed for the crash of an airplane that resulted in tho death of Peter Wilbalda. 43, a ' ' . J ' passenger, anu severe injury 10 itoo crt Buxton, 30, the pilot. J. Howard Davis Attorney at Law Plattsmouth Urges Support of Anti-War Resolution Attorney A. L Tidd Outlines Bill That Would Stop Declaration of War Without a Vote. Representative Levi3 Ludlow of Indiana has endorsed House Joint Resolution No.' 167 in the house of rep:esentatives a3 an amendment to the constitution as follows: Section 1. Except in the event of an invasion of the United States or its territorial possessions and attack upon its citizens residing therein the authority of Congres3 to declare war shall not become effective until con firmed by a majority of all votes cast therocn in a nation wide referendum. Congress may by law provide for the enforcement of this section. Section 2. Whenever war is de clared, the President shall immediate ly conscript and take over, for use by the government, all the public and private war properties, yards, fac tories and supplies fixing the compen sation for. private properties tempor arily employed for the war period at a rate not in excess of four per cent based on the tax values assessed in the year preceding. Every person interested in world peace should write to the United States senators and congressmen to support this resolution. In speaking of this resolution Congressman Lud- , fow said there1 is only one force that can put in the constitution this amendment which means so much to is the force of public opinion. With other matters pressing hard upon congress thi3 resolution probably will make no progress unless . those who favor it get active and show to the law makers" that it is supported and sustained by a great wide awake nation-wide manifestation of public sentiment. Patents must show while they-are willing at all times to give their precious sons for the defense of the country they love they are not willing that one American boy should be 5acrificed to carry out the inhu- man schemes of the professional war promoters. Yyrite to allHie Nebraska congress- men and senators today expressing your wish for' the adoption of this resolution. 1 A. L. TIDD. ' -f- ATTACK CN SE2JAT0B TABLED Denver. Governor Johnson's at tack on Senator Costigan was given a Only a few hours after the gov ernor had said he expected the en actment of a resolution giving him Colorado's congressional delegation, would nave proteste dagainst "delay in tho )as3af:e Df federal relief by destructive amendments." Johnson's attack has been limited ,n Costiean on the ground he did not expres3 correctly the sentiment f t1, etMp when he voted for the prevailing wage amendment to the 5 billion, public works bill opposed by President Roosevelt. Carson City, man referred ture, without Nov. Governor Kir to the state legisla comment, a telegram from Governor' Johnson of Colorado criticizing Senator Ccstigan for vct- ing jn favor of an administration-op- posed amendment to the work relief bin. TWO: CP CAEINET EESIGN Havana. Two more oi Presiaeni Mcndcta's right hand men quit the strike. ' The two who resigned Cosmo Be La Torriente, secretary of state, and paui i)e Cardenas, secretary of in- Important quarters, however said they stepped out because they favor ed stronger tactics in dealing with the schol strike, participants in which estimate it has involved more than 300,000 persons. Jose ' Capote Diaz, secretary of education, and Rafael Santos Jimenez, secretary of commerce, cuit last week. Daily Journal S5c per week. Governor Lacks Power to Pick Out New Funds Attorney General Wright Gives the Legislators Opinion on Relief Measure Monday. Attorney General Wright Monday afternoon gave to the members of the legislature, confused by disagree ments and disputes over the powers of the governor in the matter of con trolling funds to be used, an' opinion, the gist of which i3 that while he may terminate the added gas tax of a cent at any time, when given the power to do so by the legislature, he is without power under the constitu tion to select the additional funds which are to bo used to supplement the gas tax and thus end it before the full term for which it is appro priated by the legislature. In the house Cone sought unsuc cessfully to have a request sent the governor that he introduce a bill specifically appropriating other spe cial taxes that will yield a million dollars, arguing that if he did not the gas tax would run for the full period and would provide the entire two millions. He wants the gas tax contribittion held to a million. This was opposed on the ground that if the governor was so inclined he would send in a draft without being asked to do so. Cono premised his demand on the contention the compromise effected last week which permits the governor to terminate the one-cent increase in gasoline tax at his discretion is without meaning. He pointer! out the governor is empowered to take such action only in the event that suffi cient revenue becomes available from other sources to meet relief needs, emphasizing that under the present form of th bill, there is no possibility such funds would become available. Cone also challenged the constitu tional validity of delegation of legis lative powers to tho chief executive in permitting him to suspend the gasoline tax increase at his own dis cretion. Administration leaders were able to beat down the Cone attack, only to face a new challenge from Bailey. Bailey moved to recall the measure, H. R. C75, for specific amendment. He proposed the act be amended to place a check on allotments made to counties in the form of a basis founded cn individual county relief loads. It lost 51 to 32. The motion to recall the biil was a signal for a storm of debate sim ilar to the polemics which snarled legislative efforts to solve the relief question last week. SHOT KILLS YOUNG WOMAN Chicago. A 17 year eld expectant mother, Mrs. Anna Solan, was shot and killed, climaxing a quarrel be tween her father and a cab driver over a taxi bill. An emergency Caesarian operation was performed in an effort to save the life of the unborn child, but the baby was dead. Held and to be booked for murder, police said, was the taxi driver, Theo dore Prade, 36. He was identified by the girl's mother, Mrs. Anna Junior, 40, as the person who fired several shot3 thru a window into the Junior home. Bullets struck Mrs. Solan in the head and abdomen. The argu ment started after Frank Junior, 43, returned from a round of taverns. The cab driver, who Junior said had been drinking with him, came inside the Junior home, attempting to col lect $14.95. Mrs. Junior said the steered the cab driver out of the house, assuring him of payment. She said she saw him turn as he reached the cab, fire hi3 revolver, and then speed away. EILVEE DEMAND TO HEliEW Washington. Nov congressional demands for silver inflation legisla tion approached cryctalization, coup led with capital talk about the "re volt" potentialities by a secret organ ization of 100 democratic house mem bers. Reports of a direct connection be tween the two movements were de nied. But many agreed the effect of both would be to push thru legisla tion not originally proposed by the administration. Representative Die3 (d., Tex.), making clear he had no intention cf upsetting administration plans, said he would call a meeting of silver ad vocates next week. "I'm going to propose, ne said, tnai we ccmpei the treasury to accept silver from any source and pay for it with silver dollars on new currency at the rate of $1.23 per ounce instead of 53 cents." Buy now ALL the things you need. Prices are going higher, so don't wait longer. EAGLE NEWS ITEMS Due to the conditions of the roads, school was not held on Monday or this week. W. B. Hursh spent Tuesday of last week at the Lafe Cray home near Rokeby. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Nelson, Helen and Edith spent Sunday in Ceresco with relatives. W. E. Muenchau was in Syracuse last Wednesday looking after some business matters. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Bahr of Lincoln visited with relatives at the Ivan Caddy home last Friday evening. Mrs. L. W. Piersol went to Lincoln on Wednesday of last week and visited with relatives until Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. George Trimble were dinner guests Sunday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Oberle. George Hardnock of Alvo was in town on Tuesday of last week and called at the home or Mrs. S. E. Allen. Mr. and Mr3. Floyd Siekman and children visited Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Franche. Claude Barret visited friends in Eagle during the past week before returning to his home in Los Angeles, California. Mr. and Mrs. Orvillc Hursh motor ed out from Lincoln on Sunday and were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Hursh. Mr. and Mrs. Will Hudson and Mrs. Anna Earl were entertained at dinner last Sunday at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Earl. Miss Marie Gerdis, Leroy Tupper and Arthur Ristine called at the homes of W. E. Muenchau and Her man Wolken last Friday evening. Mrs. Karclinc Spahnle, who has spent the past four months with sev eral of her children, returned to her own home on Wednesday of last week. Mr. and Mrs. William Trunken bolz are the proud parents of a boy, born on Saturday, February 23rd. Beth mother and baby arc reported to bo getting along nicely. The Farmers' Union held their reg ular monthly business meeting and an oyster supper in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Orill Allen and family last Wed nesday evening. Febr. 20 at the home of Turley Wall. On Thursday evening of last week Mr. and Sirs. Fred Klletsch of Lin coln visited at the Guy Jones home. Mrs. Klletsch, who had visited in their heme for several days returned to Eagle with them. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Houston came up from Elmwood on Friday and were making the necessary arrange ments prior to the renting of their property which George Hoffmeister and family plan to occupy. Mrs. Marie Trumble of Lincoln is reported to be getting along nicely after an - operation on Saturday at the Bailey Sanatorium. Miss Helen Nelson is caring for Ernest and Mary Ann Trumble while Mrs. Trumble is away. The Methodist Ladies' Aid served a fine supper on the evening of Febr. 22nd, at the church basement. This activity is an annual affair and as usual was well attended. The ladies are glad to report the net proceeds were approximately 524. Mrs. A. P. Stewart of Fairmont and Austin Trimble motored to To peka, Kansas for a short visit with their brother, Elanche Trimble and family. They found Mr. Trimble, who had suffered a paralytic stroke ' recently, somewhat Improved. They stopred in Eagle Monday night be fore returning to Fairmont on Tues day. The lesson, "Meat Cookery and The leson, "Meat Cookery and Meat Dishes" was " presented, vhen the Willing Workers extension club met at the heme of Dorothea Keil on Tuesday, February 19th. The meat dishes prepared during the lesson were served for lunch. Mrs. R. C. Wenzel, Mrs. L. W. Piersol, Mrs. Porter. Mrs. Valley Trumble and Mrs. W. B. Hursh were welcome guests. Birthday Party. A group arrived at the Jesse Wall home last Wednesday evening, Feb ruary 20th to help Mrs. Wall cele brate her birthday. The evening was very pleasantly spent at cards. At a late hour the lunch - consisting of sandwiches, pickles, co!Tee, ice cream, cake and candy was served. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. Ar thur Thomson of Palmyra, Mr. and Mrs. Fred, Rudolph, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Umland and Mr. and Mrs W B. Hursh. Eagle Methodist Church J T CAU....l ctuujiNnian, pastor Palmer, S. S. Supt. G. ii. Services for March Crd: Sunday school at 10 a. m. Let's don't let pld man winter "keep U3 iigperssen aiei CLOSING OUT OF THE Hennanscn Dairy at Louisville, Nebr. Location cn State Highway between Louisville and the Platte river, cn Ooturslay, March 2 Beginning at 1:00 P. M. 23 Head of Choice 23 MILK COWS Most of them reds and rcans; a few Jersey and Holsteii cows in the lot. ALSO SELLING 1931 Chevrolet truck. Vi ton, good condition; DeLaval cream (separator; hay chopper with motor; bottle wash er with motor; Kelvinator refrigera tor; pump jack with electric motor; heating stove; cook stove; wheelbar rows; tools; posts and other articles. Terms: Cash! Bo property to he re moved until settled for with Clerk. Mrs. Ben Hermanson OWNER Rex Young - - Auctioneer R. F. Patterson - - - Clerk from an enjoyable hour of Bible study. We must work to keep up our attendance record. Morning worship at 11, with Rev. W. C. George of Blair representing Crowcll Home giving us an address. We will b3 favored with special mu sic by a mixed quartette. Epworth League at C:43 p. m. Hu bert Stewart will lead this Sunday evening. Due to inclement weather, we did not have this lesion which was scheduled for last Sunday. We welcome all young people to our League. Thursday, February 28, there will be no choir praetice because cf the basketball tournament. However reg ular choir practice will bo held a week from Thursday, as usual. The churches of Alvo and Eagle will attend a church night meeting and covered dish supper at Elmwood, where they will hear the famous lay church worker, IT. Dow Bancroft, Monday evening, March 4. We hope that'- Eagle will have a good crowd there, because this talk will be a real inspiration for all of us. TRANSIENT CA1IP SMALLER Omaha. John McPhcrson, state transient director, announced he had received orders from Washington which will result in the Omaha tran sient shelter being reduce in size by half. From 1,300 to 1,400 men the Omaha shelter will bo reduced to COO or 700, the other to be relocated in three cr four additional camps out state. The order, McPherson said, is strictly a health measure. At the Omaha shelter the men have been sleeping in double deck beds. Wash ington ha3 ordered the double deck bed abolished. McPherson is busy trying to find sites for the additional camps. They must contain no more than 250 each. TELEPHONE OFFICIAL HERE Claude Walker, chief inspector of the Lincoln Telephone & Telegraph office, is in the city to spend a short time in checking over the central office equipment of the company at their local exchange. j . Tap Dance "Mike. .2?A?i..-- S-a"y O'Brien V- I Iaui oancer, went tM. "er,actA'Rith something: nevr! VIL e6k' A miniature michro-'; pnone was non j j t - -U i v, S ' I :::. j 7 ii ( i cltch. the detail steps of ier tap-dancing, T V 1 I 1 r 'I s v