, DZCEMEEE 1G, 1935.
PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
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THE AVERAGE policy
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realizes the worth of an
agency that will handle
his claim quickly and to
his satisfaction.
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ACCUSED OF PLTJEAL MATING
TO OPEN TRI-CQTTNTY BIDS
Hastings, Neb. Officers of the cen
tral Nebraska (Tri-County) public
power and irrigation project said
Thursday night nearly twenty con
tractor have submitted bids for a
100 miles canal axcavation job. The
bids will be opened by the directors
Saturday.
Project heads said they anticipate
an unusually low price in view of
the wide interest in the letting and
the general suitability of the soil to
be encountered. The letting includes
also about eighty wood bridges to be
constructed where the canals inter
sect highways.
The arrival of a PWA auditor is
expected Friday. His presence is re
quired before any money from the
first allotment out of Washington can
be released for any purpose.
Kingman, Ariz. The trial of Price
Johnson, polygamy cultist accused
of taking a barefoot 15 year old girl
for his "plural wife," moved quick
ly along the road that led to the
conviction ot 1. C. Spencer. John
son, like Spencer, was charged with
"open and notorious cohabitation," a
legal weapon invoked by the state in
its attempt to stamp out polygamous
practices of the Sanhedrin cult in iso
lated Short Creek, Ariz.
Howard Roarke, federal relief in
vestigator, produced birth certificates
and relief applications showing the
40 year old Johnson and his young
"plural wife," Helen Hull, were the
parents of two children. Roarke also
testified Johnson Istill was legally
married to Esther Johnson who had
borne him seven sons since their
union in 1912.
The relief officer testified it was
common knowledge that Johnson and
the Hull girl had lived together in
the socialistic colony of the San
hedrin cult, whose members cling to
the belief in plural wives despite the
fact their forbears, the Mormons,
dropped it. Officers said the Hull girl
disappeared while they were proceed
ing against other colonists last summer.
NAVY RESERVES REQUESTED
Many Farms
to Change from
Crops to Ranch'g
Forestry Also Is Expected to Take
Much Farm Land Over the
United States.
PROMOTE MARINE OFFICERS
Washington. The navy high com
mand asked President Roosevelt to
sanction an increase in the naval re
serves but a decision was deferred.
The navy leaders who spent two
hours at the white house left with
some doubt, however, that their re
nuest would be approved because of
the president's effort to reduce bud
get outlays.
"We are going to get all we can,"
sail Secretary Swanson in speaking
of the proposal to increase the re
serves. There are now about 30,000
naval reservists.
GUIDE ROCK MAN HURT
SPENDING SURVEY PLANNED
Hastings. Brewster Crary, 22,
Guide Rock, is in critical condition
at a hospital here as a result of in
juries suffered when his motorcycle
crashed into a car at an intersection
near Guide Rock. His injuries in
clude compound fracture of one leg,
arm fracture, head an dface laver-
ations and a lung injury. Crary hit
a car driven by John Yung of Guide
Rock. Yung and ethers in his car
escaped injury.
MIDGLEY JURY DISMISSED
Washington. Tha family prob
lem what becomes of father's in
come will be Investigated by the
government. Secretary Perkins said
a survey of spending distribution
whether the income be derived from
wage envelopes or clipping bond cou
pons would be made as a work re
lief project. She said demands from
both business and labor prompted the
move.
The project will employ 4,500 per
sons taken from relief rolls and will
require about 3,500 man-years or
relief work. The cost has not been
determined.
WARNS PRIVATE BUSINESS
Gcring, Neb. District Judge Ir
win late Wednesday night dismissed
the jury deliberating manslaughter
charges brought against Amos Midg
ley of Mitchell, after the automobile
accident here last Oct. 19 in which
Charles Swanson, aged Morrill resi
dent, was injured fatally. The jury
was unable to reach a verdict after
thirty hours of deliberation. It was
not determined immediately whether
Midgley will be retired.
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 12. Approx
imately C50.000 farms, comprising
more than 101,000,000 acres of land,
could be used to better advantage for
stock ranching, forestry, and other
conservational purposes rather than
continued crop production, according
to reports of state land planning
specialists attached to the Division
of Land Utilization, Resettlement Ad
ministration. These estimates are based on farm
by farm surve-s of problem areas in
each state. For the states of Ne
braska, Kansas, North and South Da
kota this work has been carried out
under the supervision of the regional
office of the Resettlement Adminis
tration at Lincoln, Nebraska.
In announcing these figures, Dr.
L. C. Gray, assistant administrator
in charge of Land Utilization, point
ed out the extensivencss of the prob
lem they indicated.
"All farms in the United States
cover approximately 987 million
acres of land," he said. "Thus, for
more than ten percent of our total
farm land, there is a need for work
ing out means of converting it to
uses that will be economically sound
and desirable both from the public
viewpoint and that of the individual
families concerned."
In this number are included all
farme which over a long period of
time will have to be used for some
other purpose than the cultivation
of crops. The present land purchase
program of the Resettlement Admin
istration is limited to approximately
9,500,000 acres, on which 22,000 fam
ilies are living. Other methods than
public purchase are expected to bring
ohni't thp imnroved use of most ct
the 101,000,000 acres.
Kvirlpnoes of the unsuitability of
these lands to arable agriculture in
Hude: considerable abandonment of
farms: inability of farmers to sup
port themselves; chronic tax delin
quency; and extreme poverty. Ero
sion and exhaustion of the soil, as
well as insufficient moisture and un
favorable physical characteristics are
among the causes of these conditions.
In the eastern portion of the Unit
ed States, most of the farms included
in this list would probably be used
Washington. The marine corps
announced 'Friday President Roose
velt had approved promotion of thirty-one
officers recommended for ad
vancement in rank by the special se
lection board. Heading the list were
ol. John C. Beaumont, now command
ing the fourth marine regiment at
Shanghai, hina, and oj. James J.
Meade, now commander of the first
marine brigade of the fleet marine
force of Quantico, Va., who were ele
vated to brigadier generals of the
linp. Meade, who was born in'
Charleston, Mass., in 18S2, thereby
became the youngest brigadier gen
eral in the marine corps.
Lieutenant colonels selected for
promotion to colonel included Albert
E. Randall, Omaha, now command
ing the marine barracks. Mare Is
land, Calif.
Outstanding
Men Live to a
Ripe Old Age
Figures Show That Men of Achieve
ment in Past as Today Have
Record of Long Life.
University
Leader Discusses
Corn Problem
New York, N. Y. Men of achieve
ment lived, on an average to as ripe
Ian age 2,000 or 3,000 years ago as do
the outstanding men of modern times,
even though ior the general popu
lation the average length of life is
by many years greater today than it
was in antiquity. This statement by
the statisticians of a leading life in
surance company is based on an un-
selected sample of 52 famous men of
antiquity, whose age at death is fair
ly well authorized.
The 52 famous men of old lived
STOCK RAISERS CHEERED
Dr. F. D. Weim, Chairman Agronomy
Department, U. of N., Says the
Seed Situation Serious.
FARM HOUSE BURNS
Milwaukee. Mayor Hoan, veteran
socialist, said that if private busi
ness falls to pay the bill for feed
ing the nation's Jobless, public own
ership will replace it. Hoan who had
a leading part In recent conferences
whichwhlch perfcted plans to fuse so-
J
cialists. La Follette progressives anu
seven
Falls City, Neb. Fire which
started when Mrs. Ida Mundell was
filling a kerosene lamp destroyed her
farm home and practically all its
furnishings. The loss was partly cov
ered by insurance. Mr.s Mundell's
husband, Steven Mundell, was crush
ed to death by a falling tree a few
weeks ago.
The Nebraska seed corn situation
lor 193C now appears like it may be
even more serious than in 1917. The
drought of the past three years has
depleted the old corn supply to al
most a minimum and the cold, damp
weather during the past six weeks
has added to the difficulties of cur
ing this year's corn crop. ,
Farmers in many sections are face
to face with a real seed corn problem.
As one means of helping the situa
tion, the seed corn supply for next
spring should now "be located. It
is even possible that fairly good seed
corn can be picked out of a field or
crib that on the. whole does not look
good.
I have made it a point during the
past three weeks to examine every
possible crib of corn. In Practically
every case, I was able to pick out a
few ears that will grow. It is not
necessary to nave a peneci ear m
order to have good seed corn. I would
much rather use seed corn selected
this manner than to buy corn
from distances south and east.
To take the guessing out of
an average of 66.7 years, which, the
statisticians point out, is not much
different from the average age at
death of a sample of 82 noted mathe
maticians cf modern times, namely
C4.3 years, and of a sample of 75
poets, namely 64.1 years. The aver
age age at death of American presi
dents also is not very widely differ
ent 68.4 years for the entire list
and 61.7 years for those who held of
fice since the Civil war.
The list of the men of antiquity
includes thrtfe monagenarians anji
eleven octogenarians. But on it are
the names of Alexander the Great
Persius and Terence, three men who
died under or just over 60 years oi
age. This brings to mind the names
of Shelley, Keats and Schubert,
among the noted of more modern
times who have had their careers cut
short at an early age.
"That there should be more uni
formity in the average age at death
of eminent men than in that of the
general population is to be expect
ed," the statisticians comment. "The
list necessarily excludes infants and
young children, and, as we know, it
is chiefly at the very early ages that
modern times have seen the greatest
reduction in mortality.
"In the case of a president of the
United States, the situation is even
more extreme, since there is very
little chance for anyone to obtain
this office before he reaches the age
cf 40 at least. But the close simil
arity in the average ages of prom-
the inent men throughout the ages prob-
Denver. Rain and snow after one
of the west's worst drouths have
nurtured prospects in seventeen west
ern states for a winter livestock sea
son that may exceed the ten year
average.
The United States department of
agriculture estimated that cattle are
in better condition in most western
grazing regions than at any time
since 1932 and the sheep prospects
are better than for five years. Slight
improvement was noted even in the
big dust bowl of the southwest.
The agricultural department's re
port said western ranges "generally
have a good supply of winter feed"
except in a few regions. These re
gions include western Montana, west
ern Kansas, southeastern Colorado
and parts of western Oklahoma,
northern Texas and eastern New
Mexico.
Condition of ranges was estimated
at SI percent of normal in the sev
enteen western states, compared with
LAND, FARM and
RANCH BARGAINS
HORSES for sale. Call at yards at
Heisel Mill, Plattsmouth. dl6-4sw
Farm Loans, 42-, First Trust
'Co.. Nebraska City, Nebr. d9-lmw
82 percent last month; 58 percent a
year ago and the ten year average of
79. C.
Cattle condition was estimated at
S7 percent of normal, compared with
71 percent a year ago and the ten
year average of 8 5.2. The sheep fig
ures were 90, 75 and SS.2.
FINDS ETHIOPIANS BRUTAL
SNOW TIES UP HIGHWAYS
Sheridan, Wyo. A sudden two
foot fall of snow marooned a huge
passenger bus and scores of private
cars. Highway traffic was intrrupted
for six hours twenty-five miles north
of here on the highway to Billings.
Reports from Parkman estimated
seventy -five automobiles including
the Billings-Sheridan bus, and freight
trucks were caught in the drifts.
New York. Hubert Fauntltroy
Julian, Harlem's familiar "Black
Eagle," returned from the wars a
disillusioned man. He said so. Also,
it seemed obvious to impartial ob
servers from hid words, his formal
morning coat, his striped pants, and
the correct ascot scarf tucked about a
wing collar.
Julian's arrival in a first class
cabin of the liner Aquitania conclud
ed a military phase in his career
which hastened him to Ethiopia
eight months ago to fight for his
adopted country and, between times,
to give setting-up exercises to llaile
Selassie's warriors.
After a tussle with the ascot tie
and doing things to a bottle of au
de cologne, he asserted the Italian
invasion of Africa wa-3 "an act of God
in answer to the suffering cries ot
humanity." He said he had sacri
ficed a military career to return to
the United States and tell the truth
about "inefficiency, lack of discipline
and brutality in Ethiopia." When
Harlem hears about it, he said, the
Ethiopian flag will be anathema
north of 125th st.
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problem, the corn should be tested ably comes as a surprise to anyone
for germination. It may not be neces- who has given thought to the matter
without actually carrying out me
arithmetic.
"It is a familiar fact that the life
span, tnat is me extreme limit at
tainable by most sturdy individuals,
has been practically unchanged in all
RED CK0SS CHAIRMAN
Washington. Ernest J. Swift,
w Wisconsin liberal sroups wartime director of Red Cross relief
said permanent unemployment con-; In European countries was named
fronts millions now on relief. He j vice chairman of the American Red
hiuned mechanical advances which Cross in charge of insular and for-
have abolished jobs in industry.
eign operations.
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sary to make an individual ear test,
but a representative sample of seed
for forestry or recreation including corn should be ootainea Dy taKing
summer homes in the future, pro- a few kernels from a large numDer
vided the obstacles standing In the of ears and getting the per cent ot
of enrh shifts are not too difi'i- germination. If the corn tested out
cult. In the grass country of the S5 per cent or better, tnere snouia De nistoric limes, eeu iuuuBU
west most of the lands would prob- no need for an ear test. The kernel age length of lire or tne popuiauuu
ably be utilized for cattle ranches. type of test can be made in tne state at large nas cnangea ery miLei .
'The use of this poor land for seed laboratory located in tne siate uui 10 una mis ueBi
I . . . I . . i nrra o Hco th nf o fair-
farming" said Dr. Gray, "has a tnree- capitol m Lincoln, iree oi cnarge. in iue mci
fold evil effect. It contributes to Farmers certainly should guard ly representative usi oi meu wuu
the existence of farm surpluses, ai- against tne purcnase oi seea corn ou i came ciumcm,
.h tho families oDerating these trucks that deliver it promiscuously ago. on the one hand, and those of
farms do not make a satisfactory liv- over the country. This is about the tne very recent pw i t' j -
in thereby. Second, the occupation most certain way of obtaining un- most oi us a Bomeww unespeiwu if
of many of these lands by poor lam- adapted seed possible.
ilies embarasses local governments if old corn cannot be found or If
because of tax delinquency, and ex- this year's crop is out of the ques-
cessive costs for schools and roads, tion, it may be necessary to go 50 or
Finally, the continued cultivation of 60 miles north and east in order to
o liriro nort nf this area will brine a-at a ccori oiitti1v Thp linps of eaual
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about a further deterioration of th growing seasons runs northeast and Diogenes, 83; uionysius, .
land and decrease its value for any southwest and hence it is much safer curus, 71; iunpiaes, ii, nerouoLu,
nrr.naP whatsoever." tn h,, mm from the north and 59; Hippocrates, 85; Horace, 57; Iso-
Although the public purchase of east tnan frora the south and east.
land by both state and federal gov- LiVe stock feeders in a community
ernments is now going on, partly to shipping corn in at all times might
act as a demonstration of how poor be ahle to furnjsn a good seed corn
supply for their section by buying
feeder corn that would be adapted
and allowing their neighbors to pick
seed at a reasonable price. This corn
should be purchased in the ear and
its location definitely established.
Farmers in looking for their 1936
seed corn should remember that ears
the following qualities usual-
are unsound: (1) If the ear is
rubbery and easily twisted or the
land can be converted to better uses.
this method is not advocated by
wholesale application.
"Private enterprise, backed by
nnrmal economic influences," Dr.
Gray states, "will Drlng aoout tne
change in the use of much of this
land in the tuture, as it has to a
certain extent in the past. The prin- havin
clpal role of the government in this Jy
regard is to encourage trends tnat
contribute to the sound use of land,
and to carry out certain preventive
and corrective work that is beyond
the scope of private land owners. For
example, several Wisconsin counties
nro eno.ouraeinsr tne proper u&e ui
land by zoning rural areas a method
already widely used in citie3. The
blocking together of large areas for
administration as forests and parks
is another activity in which public
action is bound to be extensive."
Various means of promoting better
land use, other than through public
acquisition, are being studied by the
land use planning section of the Re
settlement Administration. Revised
taxation systems to encourage con
servation, the development of county
zoning programs, the prosecution of
suit."
Some of the famous men of an
cint times and their age at death
were: Aeschylus, 69; Anacreon, 85;
Aristotle, 62; Casto, the Elder, 85;
Democrltus. 90: Demosthenes, 62,
crates, 98; Juvenal, 80; Livy, 76;
Xepos, 75; Pindar, 79; PIsistratus,
78; Plato. 80; Platus, 70; Plutarch,
74; Protagoras, 70; Pythagoras, 82;
Seneca, 69; Solon, 80; Sophocles,
89; Themistocles, 65; Theophrastus,
85; and Xenophon, 73.
OMAHA JUDGES DISAGREE
Omaha. A meeting of municipal
court judges, called to consider a
plan for a moratorium on garnisn
ment writs during the holidays,
broke up Thursday when the dis-
Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 17-18
NECK BONES, lb 5 c
KRAUT, Wisconsin Bulk, lb 5c
HAMBURGER, 2 lbs 25 c
CALF LIVER, Swift's Diamond C lb 25c
BACON, Hinky-Dinky, -ib. pkg lCc
BEEF STEAK, Round, lb 23c
PORK STEAK, lb 22c
VEAL STEAK, Round, Sirloin, T-Bone, lb 23 C
FRANKFURTS, lb 15c
MINCED HAM, lb 15c
OSTYERS, solid pack, pint 230
BACON SQUARES, lb 25p
ATTENTION FARMERS: We are In the market for
fancy fresh dressed poultry and will pay highest
market prices.
See our store manager for further
Information.
Glenn Valley
Catsup
Lge. 14-oz.
Bottle
Michigan or
Northern
Navy
Beans
5 lbs.
2c
Fresh Italian
Prunes
No.
Can
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kernels are loose on the cob; (2) If cussion turned to constable's fees. No
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the kernels or ear are dull, dark or
badly discolored; (3) If the hulls of
the kernels are blistered on both the
back and germ side; (4)This is by
far the most important if the germ
instead of being waxy in appearance
and of a dingy cream color is lark
yellow, brown or otherwise discolor
ed. Sometimes ears that are rubbery
and easily twisted though will grow
provided they are hung in a good
dry, warm, ventilated place. When
the seed is selected, it should be tak
en care of and not thrown in the
oats or wheat bin until next spring.
when it is time to plant.
The seed corn situation is not go
ing to be an impossible problem but
action was taken on the garnishment
recommendation of Judge Holmes af
ter he charged Judge Nebde with per
miting his constable to cut fees.
Judge Holmes recently Issued an
order to the municipal court clerk
he would recognize no applications
for garnishments between Dec. 11
and 25. The other four judges de
rUnrJ to sitrn the order and Pre
siding Judge Battin called all the
judges together in an effort to de
termine a policy.
WE.ECK KILLS A FIREMAN
Dearing, Ga.-
rrl crni-rkiia noliciM In re card to
i OTrirtT,D. t,p will need some very careful planning
tax-delinquent land are among tne
matters of policy which are now be
lng investigated.
between
time.
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merchandise values by reading will Bring you messages or vaiuo
the ads in the Journal. 1 from your home town stores.
A fireman was kill
ed and two engineers were Injured
when two trains of the Georgia rail
way crashed headon. A. J. Kirby,
planting fireman on an Atlanta-bound train.
was killed. Ed lowing, nis uremau
and W. H. Wallace, engineer of an
Augusta-bound train, were injured.
Phone news Items to No. 6.
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