THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1935, PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE SEVEU , 1 1 1 4 j e 5 n ! I I IP v ' if V n Eiieauy Holiday for All Kinds of Holiday Poultry Enables Us to Pay op ALL THIS WEEK Turkeys - Ducks - tee - Chickens N o Get Rid of All These Heavy Springs before January 1st After then they will Grade as Stags at Low Price We can continue paying top orices for these heavy springs curinq the next two weeks, but warn you in advance, they will grade as Stags after New Years and bring a much lower return. Before Ycu Sell always See Us First H Ccnvc.-ncntly Located at Corner Fifth and Main Streets Plattsmouth, Nebraska and owa May Receive Pension Funds Cochran, Herring See State's Quali fications Approved Without Extra Sessions. Governors Clyde L. Herring of Iowa and R. L. Cochran of Nebraska gain ed additional assurance Tuesday at Washington their states rn&y qualify for federal old age pension grants without new state legislation. "The significant thing to us." Herring said, "is that we won't C30 Man- dangerous and cost ly fires are started by can dles, faulty wiring or var ious other forms of deco ration. Don't Let a Fire Spoil Your Christmas It is always wi&o to have ample ins-ranee with de pendable companies. Call INSURANCE- AND BONDS Phone- 16 Plattsmoutm Our Prices Are Low m Selecting a funeral director is not a simple commercial transaction; a certain degree cf sentiment attaches to the natter, and it is therefore quits certain that the funeral dire tor be selected with care. SATTLER FUNERAL HOME .- v.- p 'maud TICE Dairy Nebraska have to call a special session of the legislature." Cochran said acis passed by a re cent special session of the Nebraska legislature already had general ap- i proval of security officials and ap parently the state needed only to submit a satisfactory plan of oper ation to qualify. Punds Increased. Herring said anticipated approval of Iowa's old age pension plan would increase funds available for pensions to needy aged for six months from $1,500,000 to 13,000,000. Cochran said security officials ad vised him because of the large amount of county unit control in the Ne braska program, extreme care would be necessary in selecting a competent director. Conferences with security officials capped a busy day for the two execu tives. They discussed relief and works progress administration situ ations with Harry L. Hopkins, relief administrator. They were told there was no chance for further direct re lief funds. Plea for Bridge. They renewed their plea for a free Missouri river bridge between Omaha and Council Bluffs in a conference with R. E. Toms, public roads design division chief. Toms reiterated the I roads bureau's objections but the ! governors said they hoped they quash ed the objections. President Roosevelt, to whom they appealed for assistance Monday, in dicated Tuesday their bridge plan had appealed to him. Cicrran and State Engineer A. C?. Tilley of Nebraska, discussed possible eastern Nebraska projects with rural electrification administration offi cials. Tilley said there was a good chance either the Lancaster county or eastern Nebraska project would get funds if REA officials are satis fied there are no legal difficulties. Tuesday night the chief executives were guest3 of President and Mrs. Roosevelt at a White House dinner and reception. SECURE MARRIAGE LICENSE Marriage license was issued today to Carl Fischer of Greenwood and Miss Ruth Richards of Ashland. The wedding will take place at Green wood. Phone news items to No. 6. BUT OUR FINE SERVICE IS EVE2T MORE IMPORTANT 5 AZU ST. S AVE. A PLATTSMOUTH. NEB PHONE 52 EAGLE HEWS ITEMS Mr. and Mrs. McKay anc daughter brought her home Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Spahnle visited Fred Beach last Wednesday evening. Miss Phyllis Rudolph was a guest at the J. L. Wall home last Friday evening. Mrs. Jesse Wall visited with her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Thomson and family on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. August Schwegman visited at the Edward Gerhard home last Monday evening. Mrs. J. H. Adee entertained the ladies of the local W. C. T. U. at her home last Friday afternoon. Pearl Norris spent Friday evening and Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. George Weyers and Beverly. The Methodist Ladies' Aid met at the home of Mrs. E. R. Kendle, Wed nesday afternoon, December 11th. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Gerhard and daughters visited Wednesday even ing at the Edward Gerhard home. Mrs. Charles Williams, who has been in ill health for the past sev everal weeks, is recovering slowly. Mrs. Emma Judkins spent the past week end in Lincoln with her daugh ter, Mrs. Oscar Anderson and Mr. An derson. Mrs. Frank Clements of Imperial visited several days last week with her mother, Mrs S. E. Allen and other relatives. Mrs. Arthur Adams was hostess to the members of the O Street Home Makers club at her home last Thurs day afternoon. G. H. Palmer enjoyed accompany ing Floyd Ostrander and Steve Gate ly of Syracuse on a motor trip to Fair mont last Sunday. Mrs. Edward Gerhard visited Mon day and Tuesday of last week with her daughtei, Mrs. Eldee McKay and family near Palmyra. The basketball team of Eagle high school were again the victors last Friday evening when they defeated the Greenwood team. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Nelson, daugh ter Helen, and Mr. and Mrs. Merl Miller were guests last Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Garlits. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Carr and son were dinner guests last Sunday at the home of Mrs. Carr's sister, Mrs. W. A. Rosey and Mr. Rosey of Lin coln. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Gerhard, Esther and Wilma, Mrs. Emma Doran and James visited Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gerhard and family on Tuesday even ing. Friday evening callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Muenchau w ere Miss Adella Gerdes and Arthur Ris tine of Lincoln and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Weyers. Congratulations are extended to Miss Helen Graham and James Doran, who were married on Wednesday at Council Bluffs. Mr. and Mrs. Doran will make their home near Eagle. Robert Corr left the middle of last week from Lincoln for California by plane where he was called due to the death of a relative. Floyd Bunton is carrying the mail during Mr. Corr's absence. Mrs. Verle Rosenow of Hunting ton Beach, Calif., is here visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Sexson and other relatives in this commun ity. Mrs. Rosenow will remain until after the holidays. Rev. and Mrs. D. J. Schuyleman left la3t Thursday morning for Scotts blufT where they visit for several weeks. We hope Rev. Schuyleman will recuperate completely during his vacation and enjoy his usual good health again. Mrs. Gladys Meadows of Kansas City came Friday and visited with her aunt Mrs. H. T. Sexson and fam ily. Mrs. Meadows was accompanied home Sunday evening by Mrs. J. A. Stowers. who has been visiting here for sometime. Pleasant Hill Club. The Pleasant Hill club met at the home of Mrs. George Rockenbach last Friday afternoon. The group leader, Mrs. Fred Ru dolph, was present and gave a very interesting talk. The alternoon was spent playing games. Mrs. Paul Chidester and Mrs. Henry Trunkenbolz gave the play let entitled, "Christmas Spirit." The members enjoyed an exchange of gifts. Mrs. Turley Wall poured the tea at the table where sandwiches, cookies and home-made candy were placed. Mrs. Wm. Umland Sr., Mrs. Verle Rosenow, Mrs. Dick Butts, Mrs. John Rockenbach, Jr., and Mrs. Carrie Stowers were welcome guests. Enjoy Family Dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence McMaster and sons had as their guests last unday Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sexson of Ravenna, Mrs. Gladys Meadows and Mrs. J. A. Stowers of Kansas City, Mr. and Mrs. IL T. Sexson aud Mr. and Mrs John Rockenbach and sons. Afternoon guests were Tr and Mrs. D. W. Slye and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Slye of Unadilla and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Rehmeier and family of Palmyra. Will Visit in the South. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gerhard ac companying Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Frey of Lincoln, left Friday morning for Corpus Christi, Texas. While en route they will visit relatives in Wichita, Kansas, and Ponca City, Oklahoma. Mr. and Mrs. Frey and Mrs. Gerhard will remain in Tefas for the winter, but Mr. Gerhard will return in a lew weeks to take care of his business. M. E. Church Notes. 10 a. m. Sunday school. 11 a. m. Morning worship. 7 p. m. Epworth League. Rev. Embree, a former district superintendent of this district, will have charge of the worship service next Sunday, and Dean McProud, of .TORY The following extracts are from a review of the book. "The Adams Family," by James Truslow Adams. It was given by Miss Olive Gass at a recent meeting of the Fontenelle Chapter of the Daughters of the Am erican Revolution. James Truslow Adams is no rela tion to the Adams family under re view tonight, but he is one of Am erica's best known historians, and is considered one of America's most astute interpreters. In 1921 he won the $2,000.00 Pulitzer prize in History for his book, "The Founding of New Eng land." Josh Billings, an early American humorist said, "It's better not to no so much, than to no so much that ain't so." But when we read a history by James Truslow Adams, we know we are getting "the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth." Students of heredity and its ef fect on social conditions will be in terested in the very marked manner in which the author presents the psychology of the 4 generations of jthe Adams Family. And all history carries out nis tneory mat nereaity is a strong factor in human life. For instance let us compare the Jonathan Edwards Family with the Jukes Family. Jonathan Edwards was born in 1703. His father was a clergyman. His wife was the daughter of a I trustee of Yale University. The de jscendents of these two have given us !one vice president of the U. S., 13 university presidents, to college pro fessors, 32 noted authors, 6 lawyers, 90 physicians, 300 ministers of the gospel, and 300 farmers. I Compare this record with the IJukes Family. The two original par ents in this country were dissolute and wicked. In 75 years they cost New York State $1,308,000.00. In the Jukes Family we find 300 de linquents, 200 died prematurely, 145 drunkards, 285 viciously diseased, 100 spent on an average each of 13 years in prison. With these startling statistics in mind, we shall follow with interest what the author has to present about "The Adams Family." His main object is not biological jbut psychological. "History is bio graphy." When we read the history of the iperiod, when President John Adams lived, for instance, we read his bio Igraphy. And on the contrary, when jwe read his biography, we become 'acquainted with the history of that period. ! "The proper knowledge of man kind is man," and the real import ance of history lies in the light which :it throws upon humanity. I Our author says that The Adams Family is the most distinguished fam ily in the U. S. They rose from ob scurity to international fame through the sheer force of character and in tellectual ability. The Adams Family arrived in Am erica about 163C. After four gener ations of this family had lived in America, the simple, honest life of yeomen, a something we know not what, occurred in the blood or brain of the line, lifting it to a higher plane from which it has never de scended. The family story is an inspiring tale and a fascinating problem. Our jautnor asks. Has it due to some mysterious result from the combin jation of Adams and Boylston blood on the side of the wife? or, to mere chance in a universe in which atoms ;rush and collide chaotically. Fascin Jating as the problem is it is in- soiudic There have been 8 generations of the Adams Family in the U. S. up to the present time. Of these our author has selected the last 4 beginning with John, the 2nd president of the i U. S. j Now I Bhall give you some of the ' characteristics of John Adams, and I when I give you the characteristics of John Adams, I give the character istics of his children and of their descendents up to the present time. A characteristic of the Adams mind, in its new phase was to be its broad sweep. Fondness for generalizations, dis like for the specific a taste for es tablishing general laws. The "new" Adams mind dating back to John, was not only concerned with law as a profession, but with law in re gard to nature and the universe. Nebraska Wesleyan university will occupy the pulpit the following Sun day morning. Plan to attend the ser vices each Sunday. Mrs. William Tinker conducted the league services last Sunday evening. Each member brought a gift which will be sent to the Mother Jewel's home for children at York, Nebr. Willing Workers Club. Mrs. William Trunkenbolz was hostess to the members of Willing Workers club last Thursday aiter- noon at a "Christmas Tea." Everyone enjoyed participating in the games. The prizes awarded to the winners added to the merriment. Mrs. J. L. Wall and Mrs. W. E. Muenchau presented the playlet, "Christmas Spirit." Tea was poured from a beautifully decorated table by Miss Pearl Schmidt. The next meeting will be with Mrs. E. M. Stewart. ;,r.r:v, OF THE By Miss i The Adams mind must be stung on all that shall hereafter inhabit it." ; into its best action, by crises in his- He died July 4, 1S26, at the age jtory. For 3 generations crises were :of 91. j provided for it. We shall now tell of some of the Another characteristic of the ! interesting events in the life of his Adams mind was that it instinctively !son, John Quincy Adams. He was also J rejected as unworthy the striving for ! born in Braintree, Mass.. in 17C7. (public office. This trait was cm- j He studied abroad, graduated at Har puasized in later generations by thejvard, and was the American minister i self-consciousness engendered by the .many times at European Courts. He 'prestige of the offices already held by jmarried Louisa Johnson about 1797. i members of the Adams Family. iShe proved to be a wife worthy of ! All 4 generations of the Adams I an Adams. After the birth of their i Family were reserved, honest, mor-; son abroad, J. Q. Adams and wife j bid, introspective ii nj d irritable. ' James Russell Lowell said of them, j"The Adamses have a genius for say ing even a gracious tiling in an un gracious way.". Another peculiarity of all 4 gener ations of the Adams Family, was the use of the pronoun I. It was never We. And so we see that the common characteristics of independent think ing, really separated them in most of their views on religion and politics. John Adams was born in Brain- i-i -r, .uasa., i i iV auu uiru iiui) t, 1826. His mother. Susanna Boyston, 'was of high social standing and the daughter of a prominent doctor. Lut at school John was graded bylfense. With me it is not my country the social standing of the Adamses, I which was not high, and he was not graded by his scholarship. Therefore, iin a class of 24 he stood 14th. Later in his school life at Harvard, wheniRussia, by ambitious politicians who i graded by his scholarship, he stood j wanted to get him out of the coun among the first three in a very large try. He left for St. Petersburg in class. 1 1 S 0 9 with his wife and children, ; John taught school and later (among w hom was little 2 year old studied law at Harvard, and from; Charles Francis who was to become henceforth the "Adams mind" was to jthe most notable of the family line, find its main line of action in law and i He did not return to the U. S. until i writing. I In 1764 John Adams married Abi jgail Smith. This marriage proved ! to be a most congenial one. Mrs. Adams was a woman of integrity and strong mentality and her influence w as felt by the three generations which followed j After the marriage of John Adams, he lived at Braintree, Mass., but his i interests were in Boston, j The attempt of England to tax the colonies, raised a storm of turmoil of lirresistable force against an immov iable obstacle. j This condition whirled John Adams from the obscurity of a village law yer, to the position of a world-known statesman! He became the chief figure in the Revolutionary Party. He w as one of the committee to prepare the Declar- ation of Independence and one of a committee to negotiate peace with England. That his contemporaries recog nized his keen mind, .is proven by the fact that even before the Revolu tionary War, he was made chairman of 25 committees and was a member of many more, in just one session of Congress. The Adamses had now made en trance into national affairs. John Adams must be given great credit for his astute judgment, in proposing George Washington for general of the American army. This bound the north and south In a common cause, and George Wash ington was the only man who would have been accepted by all sections. The battles of the American Revo lution are too familiar to members of the D. A. R. to recount. But the party claims. However, his rela biography of John Adams during tions with his cabinet were most that period, would be the history of the American Revolution, so closely was John Adams identified with every phase of it. He was vice president during Washington's presidency and in 1796 John Adams became president of the U. S. He made a capable and conscien- tious president, but he was unpopu lar as a man, because he was vain, irritable and quarrelsome. At 65 years of age he retired from public affairs and went back to his farm at Quincy, Mass. It is interesting to us, today, who are striving for neutrality, to know what. John Adams believed. He said, "We must separate ourselves as far as possible, and as long as possible, from all European politics ar-d wars." Shortly before his death he said, "I never was a politician. I never engaged in public affairs for my own interest or ambition, and I can look up to God for the sincerity of my intentions." John Adams was the first occupant public began to take notice of Charles of the White House. His blessing and Francis and his characteristics. He prayer on this occasion was as fol- .had the most brilliant mind of any of lows: "I pray heaven to bestow the! the Adamses, and he wa3 true to best of blessings on this house, and J LAND, FARM and RANCH BARGAINS HORSES for sale. Call at yards at Heisel Mill, Plattsmouth. dl6-4sw Farm Loans, 4 Vz 7c , First Trust Co., Nebraska City, Nebr. d9-lruw RE-EMPLOYMENT AID NEEDED Falls City, Neb. Richardson coun ty officials Monday protested the discontinuance of re-employment ser vice here. They said Richardson county has more need for the service than all the other counties in the district combined. Full time service, operated until a month ago by Elmer Percival, was replaced by one day a week service directed by an agent from Auburn. The district includes Richardson, Pawnee, Nemaha and Johnson counties. ADAMS FAMILY I Olive Gass returned to America in 1801. He became a senator in 1S03. He did not seek it, but like his father, he accepted honors only that he might better serve his country. J. Q. Adams was respected for his integrity but he had the exagger ated, unpleasant, characteristics of His father. Therefore he was not popular be cause he was the son of his father, unbending, not a good "mixer" and he would not sacrifice his integrity to party." "The country," he said, "is so to tally given up to party spirit, that not to follow it, is considered an of- right or wrong but what is the jus tice of the issue?" In 1809, J. Q. Adams was appoint ed to a position at St. Petersburg, IS 17. He found America growing rapidly. I wish to call your attention to a very momentous event regarding the Constitution which occurred in 1819 'Chief Justice John Marshall handed j dow n his decision in the case of Mc- Culloch vs. Maryland, which is among the greatest judicial utterances of all times, establishing tbe doctrine of implied powers in the Constitution. That admirable flexibility and ca pacity for growth which character ize it beyond all other constitutions is largely due to John Marshall, Chief Justice of U. S. To return to John Q. Adams, we next see him as Secretary of State. This gave him great prestige be cause at that time to be Secretary of ! State was an inevitable step to nom ination as President. As Secretary of State, the honor is really his for formulating "The Monroe Doctrine." J. Q. Adams was candidate for pres ident at the next presidential elec tion. There were 4 candidates and none of them received the necessary majority. Therefore the decision had to be made by the House of Representa tives. This resulted in Adams being elected President of the U. S. The nauguration occurred March 4, 1S25. Adams wrote in his diary: "I en- ,ter upon this day with a supplication. first for my country, secondly for myself." His inaugural address did not satisfy his party, and at once raised an antagonism that lasted 4 years. But Adams, having satisfied his conscience, moved right along the family line paying little regard to pleasant. On the whole, his term was one of peace both domestic and foreign. J. Q. Adams was not re-elected for a second term. He returned to his home, but was later elected to the House of Repre sentatives at Washington, which posi- tion he accepted. This was unusual and his friends and his son, Charles Francis, thought he belittled himself, but in the end it was best. For the nation at last came to appreciate John Quincy Adams and to honor him. i He died in the House of Repre-' sentatives in February, 184S. j We now introduce the brilliant son . of J. Q. Adams, Charles Francis of the 3rd generation. Charles Francis. Adams, a sou of J. Quincy Adams, was born in 1807, died in 1886. His father had been so continu ously, and "obstreperously" in the public eye, that Charles F. received little attention. But after the death of his father, J. Quincy Adams, the type: uncompanionable, touchy, re-1 (! tj men are careful about their insurance. When you seek an agency to handle your insurance ycu Ti'ant one -with abil ity and reputation. Foi many years we have been giving dependable insur ance service. Let us. help ycu, too today. Searl.S. Davis ofKiri:s: a.ii ri.ooa Platts. State Bank CIcJj. sm mm U Plattsmouth stores or.er1 Holi day buying cppcrlunities equal to any in the countrv. Read their ads in the Journal. strained, with Puritan traits ar.-l j conscience of his anc estors. He wu independent in juclrinent and action. jHe had strong literary tastes ar. J n desire to write. Some of his writings i brought him fame. j He was elected as state legislator and later as state senator. I The death of his father-in-law. Brooks, brought him and his wife an inheritance of $75,000.Ui and lor 'the first time, an Adams was ii h. j In polities, he wns a Whig. ot. a -j count of the slavery question. Charles Francis di:l a inodii i":s 1., her. lamount of writing. About l.v" wrote the life rand;; Uohn Adams, in 1U volumes, j So while the 3rd ?:ener;.tion was I concerning itself with the 1st. ti.e J 4 1 h generation v as growing u; aiul 'receiving its education. All ei the iboys of Charles Francis, graduated at Harvard. Lincoln, who was president at. tl.i time, honored Charles I, by ai i". lin ing him minister to London, and li? took up his work as minister in IMil. After successful work ur; n.ir.i.-tii-Charles returned to Ai.irua in lo'.s. There was no further eontinuini; career for Charles Francis a:. 1 v. . must turn to the 4ih general un, now pressing ahead! Of the 4 tons of Charles Fraiic-is 'Adams, our author concerns' himself imostly with Henry. When Henry grew to rnanho d 1;-? had a strong desire to go to Ger Jmany and study at their universities. iHis father permitted this but after !2 years Henry returned, disappnjntf d. j Henry had graduated in a Ijw 'course, but preferred literature, e pecially writing articles fur the pre---, jln this he was successful. 1 Later we see Henry as a t a he r. lie crisinated what was later l;i:o as the Quincy method . His home L ,came the meeting place where "i:. jtelleetuality" was the passport n..t , money alone. So we find at hi li Mr." !as guests, John Hay, Cabot L!-. 'Don Cameron, the Uoose ve its as: J jother worthwhile people, i Henry continued his writing, and in 1SS9 produced a Hi.-tory of the ,U. S. which is monumental and will lever remain erne of the great p.:o iductions of historical stholar.-hip. Henry died in 191S. His brilliant brother, Charles Fran cis II, had been made President ot the Union Pac ific Railroad in 1 S v 1 (but the position was un on-( n ial. : he returned to his real interct v. Li. h w as in historic al re se arc h. Char.' . j Francis died in 1915. I Broolis Adams, the young-1 1 of the '4 brothers of the 4th generation, was ibrilliant but erratic. lie wro:e n,s: h tut accomplished little eo:npa:d w:ih J h is brothers. With the i ath .f I Brooks Adams in 1927. t!.e author itransfers us to the line of John iAdams. a brother 't Brooks in whiih : we find the main line of A(i '..:is. s. w 'day, for Charles Francis Adams 111. son of John, is the hcjad of tr.e- Adams Family at present. Charles Francis III is true to type. A Harvard graduate, like ail of his family. Treasurer of a iinivei! ity ur 30 years; he is also a lawyer. lie sat in the cabinet at Washington a . Secretary of the Navy and is a n a:i honored in his community. A brief review e: the harac i.c;tics of the 4 generations of th;' , Acams l aniiiy snows tiui.-i k i:.ie jbcen combative, ungracious, not tai : ful, egotistical, independent in Jj la ment ana action. Not one of them would sa i if.ee moral integrity at the call of raity. They were industrious, they had ca pacity lor public business. They all rejected, as unworthy, th" :-triv::.g for public offico. President John Adams sai.', "I have never sacrificed ray judgment t kings, ministers nor people and I never will!" He certainly never did. nor has any Adams after hk.i. We have now considered X gt rer ations of Adamses in America. The first 4 generations were rv.o.-tly hon est, unknown farmers. Once, as John Quin y Adar.-r? v :.-!- dered about in the eemetery w 1: -re they were buried, he said. "Very lit tle more is known t.f them than i., recorded upon these tombnoms." What shall postciity knjv. of next 4 generations? Tonight, we have bee., k'u lying the patriotic deeds of "th: next fojr generations." It takes volumes to record them. The members of the Adams I-'a: :;ly have been "weighs! in the balanc" and found not wanting TJCCESSrUX business ft I i ? i i t