PAGE THREE PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL ot r. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1935. Washington Birthday is CI J Vi' j v. Cctinty Court House. Sa:ik, Postoffice and Refrigerator Car Shops Are Closed. Washington's birthday was very ;i:ii t in this tiiy and witii no public i b i rvalue of the day other than !: Hosing of the ctitirt house, bank, pc: tofl'itv and the refrigerator cur ps. '!'here was no public services raised for the ilav and beyond i I'M'i'vani't' at the lu-'h school there; v. a.; no other recognition eiwn the1 i day. At th" 1 , ii li school convocation; Mrs. K. 11. W'ts -oi I pivf a very in-J 1 1 iv.st int; talk o:i Washington and the. present day problem of the nation i ;..!(! w hicli provtd vt iy iuspirat it nal. j .V:v. Wtscot; i.s pasi state president . Ar the Kaui; volttt ion. mr.sic.l liters of the American pre'-; ra n ipriate pi ven to lv spirit hie.h ot" the d:iy w s .100 1 studei.t body. I The suov. fall In !:t the usual In pt nitrUV of tile ( kt d liday to some t x- ; travil I'l'U : e-iidelltS t In me v tit r. h !!ed i to v v ;v to be out. not 1 t ! rw: See the goods yoi: buy. Catalog descriptions arc allurir.q enough, but how aoout the roods when j ou cct tbem? SPECIAL Friday, Saturday Hens, 5 lbs. up, lb 15c Hens, under 5 lbs,, lb.. . 12c Leghorn Hens, lb iOc Crinq Us Your Poultry A Phone 26S-J. Koon or Evenings West ef Chevrolet Garr.se igest rrices at All Times and on All Produce See US First ! . FCR FR'DAY 1.ND SATURDAY February 25 and 26 Hvy. Hens, all sizes, lb. . I5C Leghorn Hens, lb 1 1 c Roosters, lb. . . IQc i Wc Pav Cash for Epps, Cream, i Poultry and Hides HOME DAIRY Conveniently located in the center cf the business section cf the city. A WIND0V7 aln:cst shut during a storm will result in much damage. A home partly insured will cause a greater financial loss when some unexpected thing occurs. Does youi insurance shew any gaps or leaks? Scarl S. Bavis 111 IK l: UM 1I.OOU Plaits. Stale Bank Bidg. il' "r T" 'dir,! Pou pa k r w f 1 Sis M STAR in Kvr4TH RING! 'a'!ir Rucsednpss makes I &r. t&&, him a starprrformer i fj?C y y 'n lbe ring! Strons. j y'Jf N J tough edges make I a 1 Star Sincle-edse ; I J'lados star per- ! VJ V i formers with the j Pi rouRhest beard. Famous since 1880. FOREIGN AFFAIRS HOLD ATTENTION OF PRESIDENT HYDE PARK. X. Y., Feb. 21 (UP) FureitMi affairs held the attention oosevelt today but hatever react ioi tion he might have had to week-end developments were kept seciet with no immediate likelihood that" he would break his silence. Secretary Marvin H. Mclntyre 'would make no comment when asked : whether the chief executive had studied the address of Adolf Hitler land the resignation of Anthony Eden ''from the P.ritish cabinet. It war assumed that Mr. Roosevelt iv.as in possession of a complete text ar- j of II tiler's speech, the! Destructive El ools Pouring Over Arkansas sansas. Red and Black Rivers Rage as Rain Lr.den Streams Flow Toward Mississippi. LITTLE KOCK. 1... Feb. n:: 1 u..o 1 iw i iv tmiuls ahniir a half (1, rjV),r ppvead o.er additional , lH)Us.nilj.. ,,, ;,(-n.s jn ;.,,uiii Arkansas today as rain laden streams rushed .toward tile Mississippi river, j Six hundred workers sand happed jieveer. along the Arkansas river south 'of I'itie Llntl. The flood of I lie Ked ; ri'er. whih burst through b.'Vees at Foreman and Fulton and l.oon families to have th'. ir forced homes 1 moved soul h v. ai d.. I Army engineers recruited WI'A vorKei to prevent a t lireateliell 1: on the IihicU river neat- levee h;va Mo" rk. Rescue .boa t S t or Red rivet in motor workers searched persons marooned by the wh.eii it burst through u oa kenei d levee? at Fulton. Two .Ne- pro children drowned when they fell out of rescue boats. Famii ies in many sections rf-turned to their home !u:t R.'il Cross officials b. lieved at least :.oeo weit still beinp cared for in temporary shelter. Several cases of pneumonia were reported. SET DATE FOR VOTING j YORK. Xeb.. Feb. 1'2 (XT') The citv council set March It; as the dae tor voting on a rtlerendum to1 issue $4T.. ( in debenture bonds to; acijuire a municipal electri;- light ; plant liei presented coin, spc :. Th.e estimated cost was hv C. Robert Fulton of Rin- cial er.gin- r who reconi- in a preliminary report a menu- plant with three diese! pow ered units, one unit to serve as a standby, l.r.dn voters siirned petitions asking lor th.e reierendum. OFFER STIFF RESISTANCE SAUAGOSA. Spain. Fel 2i in1 Groups .f loyalists still within the city of Terue! aiv of:ering si iff resist an .' to the insurgent wtdgv. iufor mation reaching nationalist division al lieadqtiarters here indicated today. The reports said that the nation alists v ere entering the city in an attempt to effect coniph te occu pa t ion. DEMANDS EDEN RETURN R( NION. Lb'. d (icor Feb. II ( IT ( David e. war-time premier i'(i;:iii il of act ion and t rot: g h 1 he p. ace and reMiislruci ion. geiu-ra 1 ea II to t lie Rrit ish ( issued a n' lire to- (lay to demand the recall of Anthony, Fden to the foreign secretaryship audi re-establ i.dimen! of his poli y surrender of irineiiles." o: no I WOULD OPEN LIQUOR QUESTION l.LNl Oi.N. Fb. intendent Ibrber! Saloon I.ea-.ue el 2 1 (IT I .-'II pel -S,ud of the Anti Nelraska told the in a n nu il session boar d of t list ees today he break tie elieved "tlie time is ripe toof the w hole lifiuor (iiiestion wide i had ! ipe!i," 1-y initativc petition. EEEIL BKITISII DOAT I.'iNIiON. Feb. 2-'. (l'i')- The I'riii'li gt earner Shetland today wire Usf(d Iter owners that she had been sh. !bV, and her forecastle damaged l is aliirnoon off Valencia. Spain ac ording in Lloyd J. No casualties oc urred. For Chest Colds Distressing cold in chest or throat, never safe to neglect, generally eases up when soothing, warming Mus ternie is applied. Better than a mustard plaster, Musterole gets action oprausr. it's NOT just a salve. It's a "counter irritant" stimulat ir.g, penetrating, and helpful in drawing out local con gestion and pair.. Used by millions for CO years. Recommended by many doctors and r.urses. All drucrists'. In three strer-rths: Kerala- Strength, Cliu- ere. '? 'md i.and Etri Srm::fc-. Ap- pr: T."3d bv G: Farm Problem of Japan Said to be 'Grave' Survey Findings Reported by Depart ment of Agriculture Ten ant Class High. WASHINGTON (IT) Japan , faces a "uruve agricultural situ-! lation" in some respects similar to; jthat in the United States, according; i to a survey made by the department: : of agriculture. i Some of the Japanese farm prob- ! lenis. the department said, are mi- j even distribution of land, burden-; i rome debts, depressed prices of farm I 'products, surpluses, and increasing J farm tenancy. 'Notwithstanding the important position of apriculture in Japan's na- tional economy." the survey report said, "it is commoniy apreed now 1 :nat it has been suffering from a prow 111 p depression. Self-Sufficiency Pushed Japan, in common w iih Europe an nations, lias pushed a program of economic self-sufficiency with rhasis on agriculture dunnc the tni" r'ast i in years. In some ways the prnu:ram ha.:-, been suecessl'ui and in others it has worked hardships on farmers. 1 lie department said. T"nder a system of small-scab1 Tarm inr. the -cultivation of land has been pushed to the utmost limit, and the production capacity of Japanese agri culture lias been increasing steadily, t lie d' part mcr.t said. "This increase, how i ver. has not been safi'icit nt to kee pace with, 'the xpaii.-Mon in rural population land there! against the relieve the pressure i ml . which is the basic cause of Japan's aiirkultural H's." the report said. "Japan's 1 r.J.fiO.OOO acres of ar able land are very unevenly distri but d amiii'g the farmers. Nearly Ll per cent of all farm owners possess j k m t.1iphants with spears from un its than 1 ;4 acres each. Two dtruoath ad let six-foot gorillas hug dred thousand families control per cent of all cultivated land." Tenant Class Large More than half ot the cultivated area of Japan is worked by tenants and part-tenants, paying a lent in kind oi" some ,"o to tin per cent of the crop, the report said. The gov ernment has b' gun si tenant-aid pro gram similar to that in the United Ftates. Japanese farmers are burdened the department said. ty laud indent tdn-.-ss loialinu about l ,7H,ion,(H.O an amount nearly in times that o nr. vears aao. 1 his. the report .said. is eqi:ia!eni terest iaTes in o:" the cases ; j.iii'i i 'i h.ti : Til '- "u ii.v l-.i -.-ill lll- mor- t nan ,' per cent re m2 to ;'.0 per cent. t he i partment sa id. Since Japan has never been an important outlet for t'nited States agricul p.ral produ ts. except cotton the efforts of the Japanese g(veru ment t i aid agriculture have had littb thect ujion agriitiltural cx jioris to the United States, the de p.artmeni said. WINS OLD GOLD PRIZE i:w YOR Feb ( IT)- JR Si. nt. Jr.. of Roston. Mass.. a a w et.;, cierk. was named win (! tiist j tize of ? 1 on. ono today m 1 in t lie duel .-d I lie V ' n ': n c, ; irnnii (id itoid ciuiti-st con-i by ! '. Lorillard coini.niy. as one of l.iMMt winners an by the company after months oi a ua 1 i i n of sha red lyzmg and comparing mil an: wi;s." The !!'! winners M.'.o.cmii jn prizes ranging ! ; m; ..".ii. lino ti a limn: need t ha t i ?L'e. The company a bulletin naming all mailed to all con- winners will In t. starts. HUNGARY TO DEFENSE Ri ll T , iUl'KST. Hungarv Feb 1 Ai nounceinent that meeting oi' parliament army commit te en called for Tuesday to con- ruler the question of national de fense" caused a sensation today in view of Adolf Hitler's speech to the Reichstag yesterday. Considerable attention was given lo a newspaper article by Tibor Von Eckhardt. former delegate to the Ltagrc of Na'ioas which was cap tioned "We Mu.4 Arm" and demand ed that interim 1 and foreign loans bt obtained for armaments. WE ARE THE Authorized Plymouth (and DeSoto) Dealers in Plattsmouth Make Your Next Car a 'PLYMOUTH' nu: I AIS S I Ml I ! I'M T II 1 1ST Ecnc Cccd Buys in Used Cars B. V. Bryant Motor Go. Guy Long, Salesman CAL I, rrffi From Monday's Iaiiy Miss Menota Lea my of Omaha was a puest of her sister, Miss Florence Lea my yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Karl Ihown and daughter. Marion, of I'apillion spent the week-ettd with Mrs. John Ione- Marriafre license was iss-.ted Satur-: day by County Judpe A. II. IHixbury to Russell Elmer Chinn. of I'latte ville, Colorado and Miss Bessie Lorene Copenhaver, of Union. From WeiltM'sday's I'aily John H. Fowler of Lincoln was a business visitor in I'lattsmouth yes terday. Mrs. E. P. Stewart and Im were in Omaha yesterday attending to lutsiness matters. Miss Helen Fiala returned yester- r,.oni Spencer. Nebraska where , . been visitinp. i llarley I'ecker 01 Chicago is in j I'lattsmouth visitinp his parents, Mr. ,iul Mrs. 11. E. Becker. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Muncie left iniiday evenins for W'athena. Kan- sas where they will visit Mr. Muncie't mother. STRANG! STORY TOLD OF BRAVE PIGMY HUNTERS ADTIS AhAHA (l l'i Stransrt : tales of African pytnies who hunt! elejdiants by runninu under themj and siabl)iiiK their stoma' lis open and; r. ho allow themselves to be husrped by giant gorillas in order to stab j them are told by four Italian explor-; ers who arrived here. j The pygmies, who were found in : Tanganyika, were described as being, o feet high. I "When they first saw us tney scampered into the trees.' said one I of the members of the exposition. "They inhabit the Ituri forests and have a peculiar way of hunting. They jthem and then they s-tab the gorillas ithrotmh the middle with a spear." i Gitints. t(o. were encountered on the journey. These hutre tribesmen, called the I'atussi. were found at Rake Kivu and th.e explorers des cribed them as "tin- n.ost beautiful ! race in Africa." All the men. ihe (explorers say. have beautiful bodies. j paint their faces and wear ! dress w ith red decorations. w bite They j lumms wnd the women in them are attractive. The explorers were Count Gigi Martinor.i and Count Salvadego. of ; . . llresci la ; Mgnor uingfi i. ampeno. oi I Jconie. ami a nir.iiiiun in n"'ir" latter their two motor cars in which .i .. .... i,..i-,a thev trekked for six months. WOMAN DIRECTS POLITICAL CLUB. PREFERS EOME RICHMOND. Va. ( IT Miss Charlotte Stratton. of Richmond, first woman in the state ever elected to iPe presidency of : Young Demo crats club, still believes woman's plac is in the home. ' :'f men are invaluable in politics as wrrkers." she admits, "bu' they ire not yet ready to hold office in state and national government." Miss Stratton. as head of the Ciay Ward Young Democratic club, said jshe litis no political ambitions, and lis in the political and business worlds .only "because of necessity." j The young Ri' hnionder is secre tary to T. McCall Frazier, chairman i of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage I Control board. j Three years ago at organization of the Clay Ward club. Miss Stratton was elected second vice president. She was elevated to the first vice presidency last year. The political organization of 4f( persons this year unanimously elected her president. "I hope they will never regret hav ing elected a woman president." she said. "1 want the club to forge ahead swiftly as possible so that I can prove a woman can carry on as well as a man." Almost in the same breath, how ever, she added that her tastes were really domestic, and she would much prefer housekeeping to political cam paigning. I Want ads sell all kinds c7 odd ; household goods. LAND, FARM and RANCH BARGAINS WANTED TO BUY Voting sound gentle work Kay ration. I'lattsmouth, ' alla. horse, phone 11 w FOE SALE One matched Iicrse WetjLt 3.000 lbs. Le Murray. Nebr. and Uiare. and Hogue f21-2tw MERCERVILLE SCHOOL NOTES We are making a stamp collec tion at school. We now have 19 dif ferent stamps. All of them are Amer ican except two which came from Germany. Eunice Baumgart brought them to us. Our school won the library banner apain for the third quarter. This is the third time we have had it this year. Last week we studied about the j,ot;t ffjce. First we each wr ite letter and addressed it. Then we mailed them. The mail clerks sorted and canceled. Last of all the post men delivered them to the right phi ccs. District Bar Meeting to be Held in City I of earth and water ill which mankind Members of the Bar Association andis vilai!v c;,!U erned. Their Ladies to Enjoy Ven.' Fine Meeting. a At frney e second 1). (). Dwyer, president of' judicial district bar as- ! socia'ion. has r.rranged for holding1 the annual meeting in this city on 'e(inesday. March L.'nd. j The members of the bar will have: their business session at :'.:"! in the afternoon to discuss business aflairs and the w t rk of the legal profession in the second district. The highlight of the day wiil be the dinner at i'r.V," which will be held at th.e large dining room of the Stewart cafe and at which will be present the members and their laCies as well as friends. Hancy M. Johnson, of Omaha, president of the Nebraska State Rar associati"ii. will be here for the meet ing and will speak at the dinner and Judge K. F. Carter, of the Ne braska sup! erne court, wili Ik the principal speak r of the banquet. Judge Carter is a very able speaker and will bring' real message to the Par nicmhers and their laities. A FAITHFUL FARM FRIEND The old 1; en miliums on iht nest chi ken house doesn't out in th know a thing supply and d about market juices, maud, the depression. or farm relief. Rutr day after day, week after week she just keeps put tin the same vitamins .. . the same proteins . . . the same healthtul food value which nature ordained in those eggs ... whether they pell for 1- cents or sixty cents a dozen. And it ' the world turned upside down tomor- j row we'd probably hud the hen sit- ting placidly underneath the mess; turning out her daily goblet of health: wrapped in the world's most sanitary package. I So if the same full ration .. . the j same bundle of carbohydrates, mill-' orals, fats, and vitamins is appear-j ing day after day from mother hen we're certainly getting a bargain now! when her prodmt is selling at the! lowest price in many years. Let's crack a few extra eggs into the fry-i ing pan for breakfast. We'll all be better for it. GRAND PRAIRIE CLUB The Grand the home of February 1 present. The Rrairie club met at Mrs. August Wendt Eight members wore lesson on 'Patterns and Their Fse." was the leaders. The last be held at the home of Mrs. Henry Schhttcr March 15. A delicious lunch was served by Mrs. Howard MeRride. MRS. AFG. WENDT. News Reporter. VISITS OVER SUNDAY Mrs. Zola Zorbaug'.i of Omaha.1 supervisor for th.e Rraillo and hook, binding project for the School for the; Rlind. was in the city over Sunday.: Mrs. Zorbaugh was a house guast of, Mrs. William A. Robertson and fam- iiy. j "For years I've' eaten Hi! says the "BIG TEN' Commissioner of Athletics, V: j N. A 1 iti Wildlife Preser vation Necessary - .1 T ! 10 tile JtatlOni Wildlife Restoration Week to HelpjT Build Sentiment for Protection j.f of Birds and Beasts. j i A great blue heron came to a tragic lend on Loup Tsland the other day. , ilt first stepped into a nmskrat trap! Ion the marsh, then flew against tbe' I windshield of a car. breakhm its' i neck and smashing the windshield. I New York dailies printed the story j of the bird's finish. ! Everyone is touched by the appeal j of wildlife. Although there wouldn't I seem to be very much connect ion b itween the death of the great blue j hi ron and the story of disastrous floods and America's dust bowl, yet ithev have to do with the great drama The General Wildlife Federation keeps saying that when we restore for wihi'ife. we restore for human life. National Wildliie Restoration Week, beginning March ::. will be a rally of all organizations concermd with America's oun.oor resources. It will call attention to what is being done by state and national agenei s on behalf of w ildliie. Women's clubs, farmers, sportsmen, beys and girls all are ledng called upon to join in a. national program of wildlife resi or ation. IMrector Na' ienal Wildlife Restoration Week is Frederick F. Jordan, with headquarters at -JOO Madison Ave.. New York City. A. L. Tidd of J'lattsmout h i.- chair man for this (ount's activity and the Nebraska Wildlife Federation state office is at lTiui South 24tii street. Lincoln. Nebraska. IOWA VISITORS HERE Mrs. Fairy Anderson and daugh-j , ter, Mrs. Dorothy Gilmore. of Silver' ! City, Iowa, were here Monday alter-' noon to visit with Mrs. Edith R. ;Oakes. of IK liver, who is hero as a: 'guest of Mrs. R. A. Rates. The ladies ' j were old friends and neighbors in, ;the Iov.xi city man years ago and; .the time was pleasantly spent in the renewing of old days. ; Mrs. Anderson has lived for forty three years in Iowa, coming there from her home in Pennsylvania and reaching Silver City, one of her first ; contacts was that of the Oakes faul tily who for the yours of their resi-. 'deuce there were close friends. KEW LIEEAEY BOOKS Recent additions to the rental col lection at public library are "Ma dame Curie," a biography of Madame Curie by her daughter. Eve Curie, and "Danger in My Rusiness." a bio graphy of John D. Craig, a very splendid adventure hook by this man to whom danger is ne. rely a medium in which to work. "Iron Trail" by Max Rrand wiil have its appeal :o western story fans. DIES NEAR UNION Jack Olden, ,"2. was tound (bad Saturday afternoon by relatives at his home northeast of Fnion. The deceased had apparently committed suicide as strychnine w'as in cviden- e. discussed hv ! The body was "nought to litis city meeting wilF'o the Streight funeral home where services wore held tins alleinoon. The interment was at the Rellevue cemetery. ATTENDS SCHOOL CONFERENCE From Mo.irlay'F Tallv County Superintf ink ut Miss Alpha C. Retrrson was at Omaha today where she was in attendance at a dis trict conference of county superin tendents at the office of H. M. Eaton. Douglas c o u n t y superintendent. The district include:- a large nun, her of the counties in eastern Ne- m (iMW JOHN L. GRIFFITH, great American athletic authority, P-reeident of the National Collegiate Athletic Attoeiation Alert mothers everywhere give chil dren this warm, tasty breakfast because it has the extra value of Nature's Vita min B!. ..Doctor's say you and the young sters should have this precious vitamin every day to combat nervousness, con stipation and poor digestion!. ..Yet this wonderfully wholesome breakfast costs only Vi cent per serving. There's no other oatmeal like Today many grocers otter Quaker Oats at a special price for 2 packages. IM SOLD OM A HOT, BREAKFAST! Horse & Machinery Sale Monday, Inarch 7 J. B. ELLIOTT. Jr. The John Deere Dealer Fhonc 27 Alvo, Nebr. Thomas Wallicg Company Abstracts cf Title Fhone 324 - IMammouth Farmers Attention We Pav from S1 to $3 for Dead Horses and Cows For FrornDt Service Call The Fort Crook Rendering Works Market 351 Omaha WE PAY ALL PHC1ME CALLS OVERLAND Theatre . Nebraska City Set., Sun., Mor... Tues. Sjh-n ?i:Ir.ey. Joel KeCrea and Httrr.liiev S-O'.avt in ''DEAD EHD" with ("air Trevor and Wendy Rarrie Ii'ickcy Mou-e. lievvs r.nd Corned-. -,itii.i: nil mv, ::: l It . g :."l ( !'IIM Ml Baicony, Always - - - 2Ci FRIDAY AKD SATURDAY nut ni l: 'i: i i iti: ll.llll 1 II 1 llf, Mff.lMt HhiiI. .loillt Mltck Itrini ii, Mmilr It!:.- in inn- ;rc- 'Bern to lie West' .lolin lliirr more. ini (M i rnr una hnrlc-. itiet.lerd in -Night Club Scandal' !. . A . . e ori IC . lirs Children . . .10c nin scriiil. i- -. .V Ad jits 25c SUNDAY - MONDAY li 1 1, i i i i : i i i . i : in -Heidi' r Ui. t.: A I -' ;'.-. . V. i V,. . . ;,!,.; ! .iii'v i t. 1 : : . i ; . i ' Oinvili. i!! V m l.n . s i ui.u matin 1:1: v i v. ft g ::a Matinee, 10-25c Nigrtts, 10-CCc TUESDAY CMLY ll:iruiiin l!n 'liilii n I "'i-mI:i lort-ICl 1 :ini: mill 'I rime I'oiit-r i :i "Second Honeymoon' Viirrli of Tinif .1. ;;!.:,. i ; 1 : Ii.. pi - . ;. t X:. i ' ; 1 1.1 1. 1 1! 1 , All Shows. io id l.ir fas?' m Since 1866 We appreciate the nice truck business you are giving U9 in CATTLE-KOCS-SKEEP Our Special Truck Department Assures You of: 2-t-hr. Unloading Service Intelligent Handling y Experienced Selling High Prices Prompt Remittance AND For every hiid of good insurance ... see this de pendable home agency! Protect What Yen Have CALL Oil LEE HI if niiil i ri'n ...HIM i INSURANCE --Tcr