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KOITDAT, XJJiTteSY 29, 1843. PLATT9M0IJTH SEMI - JOURNAL PAGE THREE U. S. Protests to Japan Vain Over Incidents and Bombings After Trade Pact Abrogation Eight Missions are Targets in Air Raids During Month Following Action to Set Aside Treaty May Cause Trouble By ROBERT T. BELLAIRE SHANGHAI (UP) Under-Secretary or State Sumner Welle9 and Ambassador Nelson T. Johnson re cently centered American attention on the trade situation at Tientsin, the bottleneck for North China im ports and exports, where American trade, according to official statistics, has been virtually paralyzed by var ious Japanese innovations. These innovations are: 1. Import and export control. 2. Introduction of a new currency bearing a false and arbitrary ex change rate. 3. A system limiting the availa bility of foreign exchange. 4. Barter agreements between Peiping and Tokyo. 5. Blockade of the Anglo-French concessions by which the Japanese are delaying movement of American goods, refusing an adequate number of passes for Chinese employes of American companies and preventing the procurement of adequate vital materials such as coal for the oper ation of factories, although the coal supplies outside the concessions are adequate for all needs. Lieut.-Gen. Masaharu Homma, garrison commander at Tientsin, gav.3 the most decisive indication of the Japanese attitude when he warned that Americans would not receive favorable treatment in the future if the trade treaty abrogation was car ried out. General's Words Recalled This attitude was further clarified on Dec. 27 when Homma's official spokesman at Tientsin issued a state ment that passive neutrality and cessation of assistance to General issimo Chang Kai-Shek by third pow ers would not be sufficient to lift the Tientsin blockade. He said the mini mum Japanese terms were "active cooperation in establishing the new order." Authoritative quarters Interpreted issued not to molest Americans "who behave themselves properly." At Peiping on the same day, however, the army spokesman denied that the sentry had been punished. In addition to American protests over incidents, diplomatic represen tatives also have protested the fol lowing mission bombings: Southern Baptist and Scout Mis sion hospital and girls school at Wuchow, Kwangkai, bombed, July 29. Lutheran United Mission at Koh sin, Honan, bombed July 26. This made the 33rd American mission to be bombed between February and July, 1939. American Mission and Catholic Cathedral at Changchow, near Amoy, bombed on Aug. 7. Several Ameri cans narrowly escaped injury. Reformed Church Mission at Yuan- ling, Hunan, bombed Aug. 21. Twen ty Americans, including the Rev. George Snyder of Akron, O., escaped without injury. Bombs Fire Homes Several American missionary homes burned in Chungking, Aug. 21, as '. result of fires from Japanese bomb ings. American Catholic Mission at Yuengkong, Kwangtung, bombed in August. American Southern Baptist Mis sion at Ishsien. Shantung, bombed Sept. 22. At Liling, Hunan, on Oct. 5. Am erican Evangelical Church Mission, with headquarters at Cleveland, was bombed. On Nov. 3, four direct hits made on American-operated St. Luke's hospital near Foochow. Two Chinese patients killed. American Christian Missionary Al liance Mission at Suishan, Szeehwan, bombed. An American residence was destroyed and 19 Chinese killed nearby. On Nov. 20, China Inland Mission this statement as a demand for cred-at Langchow was hit its and loans without any active or, direct third-power participation in the development of China. This would be similar to the situation pre vailing in Manchukuo. Although the Japanese promised to reopen the Yangtze as far as Nan king on a strictly limited basis in the near future, authoritative quar ters point out that thus far there have been no assurances of relax ation of North China restrictions. Tientsin Situation Stressed Ambassador Johnson emphasized the importance of the United States is attaching to the Tientsin situ ation when on Dec. 15 he visited Tientsin and conferred with officials of the Chamber of Commerce for two hours. A week later, the Chamber pre sented Homma with a resolution re questing that passage of American cargo into the concession be facili tated; second, that Chinese employes of American companies be passed, and third, that Americans be passed without being submitted to search. The resolution contradicted Hom ma's earlier statement in which he accused the Chamber of interfering with establishment of the "new or der of East Asia." Admiral Thomas C. Hart, com mander of the Asiatic Fleet, also at tracted attention to the Tientsin situ ation late in 1939, when after ar riving in Manila, he characterized the Tientsin situation as "aggra vating." Within a month after the abro gation of the Japanese - American treaty of 1911, at least eight Ameri can missions were bombed while sev eral Americana were involved in in cidents with armed Japanese. Bichard Case Most Serious The most serious of these took place on Aug. 15 at Tientsin, where 59-year-old Mrs. Frances Mary Rich ard of San Francisco was slapped on the face by a Japanese sentry on the grounds that she used a pass is sued by the Japanese consul "too often." Japanese consular officials admitted there was no limit to the number of times the pass might be used. Mrs. Richard was accused of bring ing too large supplies of vegetables Into the concessions, although her livelihood largely depended on the gale of canned vegetables among the foreign community. Japanese consular officers at Tientsin later announced the sentry had been punished and new orders Four bombs hit the Hebron Mis sion at Kwanshan. Kwangtung, which was being used for child refugees. Dec. 4. Evangelical Lutheran Mission nt Shasi. Hupeh, hit on Dec. 21. Several bombs damaged property of Standard Oil installation at Shasi, Hupeh. Dec. 24. Japanese bombs destroyed China Inland Mission at Hochu, Shansi, Dec. 28, killing a Norwegian mis sionary, P. Torjisen. On Nov. 11, bomb damaged So- cony Oil property at Yiyang, Hunan. On Dec. 30, during a raid at Ichang, American Church Mission property was damaged, and another bomb hit American Lutheran Mis sion chapel in the same city. On Dec. 7, bombs damaged Amer ican Mission at Kochow, Kwangtung. STOMACH HYPERACIDITY HELD LARGELY MYTHICAL BOSTON, (UP) Acid stomach is largely a myth and calls for rear rangement of living habits rather than the use of alkaline preparations, according to Prof. Chester M. Jones of Harvard Medical school. "Hyperacidity," he said in a lec ture, "usually is only a supposed chemical disorder of the stomach" and taking medicine is not the way to attack the fundamental cause, which is "usually one of improper dietary or living habits." Jor.es said that gas in the stom ach is rarely due to fermentation and usually is due to "swallowed air." Persons suffering from digestive troubles, he said, often do not have an organic disease but suffer because of the abuse of alcohol or tobacco. Qn VALENTINE'S DAY Let Hearts Be Gay and hearts are the keynote of party refreshments 1 ,4- x . by Dorothy Creig Senator Norris Would Favor Sen. Burton Wheeler If President Not a Candidate Ne Iraskan Would Favor Naming of Montanan for Presidency. Hearts are trumps at this Vatentine luncheon from the heart shaped chlcken-and-mushroom shortcake to the heart decorated cake 4 VALENTINE party is one of the gayest and and easiest of all parties to give. We play up hearts and romance; and since romance is ever in high favor, a party built around it begins, continues on and ends up in a happy glow. The refreshments and table; flecorations feature hearts, too. For Instance, in the chicken and mush room shortcake suggested below, use a heart shaped cookie cutter to giv heart shape to the biscuit dough. And for added emphasis we might even garnish the shortcake with a tiny red heart of pimiento cut out with a small heart cutter. Our simple sponge cake dessert assumes a gay Valentine air with a decoration of candy hearts. No trouble, and a lot of fun! Valentine Luncheon Menu Tomato Juice Creamed Chichen-and-Mu$hroom i Shortcake Buttered Green Peat Spiced Peaches 1 Sponge Cake with Marshmallotc Icing 1 Coffee I This is the way to make the: Creamed Chicken-and- Mushroom Shortcake 2 cans condensed cream of mush room soup cup cream, light' 2 egg yolks 2 cups chickea (cut In Inch squares) Empty the cream of mushroom soup in a saucepan and mix well. Then stir in the cream and heat. Add the egg yolks (mixed with some of the hot mushroom sauce), and the chicken. Serve on the shortcake biscuits (cut heart shape). Serves 8. Shortcake Biscuits: 3 cups fiour. sifted 4 tablespoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons shortening 114 cups milk Mix dry ingredients and sift Cut in the shortening. Then add the milk gradually mixing with a knife until a soft dough forma. Toss on a floured board and roll lightly about inch thick. Cut out 16 biscuits with a heartr shaped cutter. Place 8 biscuits on a bak ing pan, brush with soft butter -and place the remaining biscuits on top. Then bake in a hot (450) oven for 12-15 minutes. Serve the creamed chicken and mushrooms over the lower part of the short cake and place the other half biscuit on top. Place a piece of pimiento cut heart shape on top of the biscuit. Note: This is not a rich biscuit mixture, but makes very well shaped hearts because It does not spread whilo baking. REPOET STRANGE BIRD EATING CATTLE IN KANSAS WICHITA, Kan., Jan. 27 (UP) Farmers from the wind-swept Cimar ron river valley reported today a strange bird was eating fheir cattle on the hoof. Starving on the icy snow-covered expanse of southwestern Kansas the birds were said to be attacking live stock in feedlots. As yet no success ful defense has been devised. Flocks of the birds alight on rumps of cattle. and begin drilling along the back none. Apparently they first were attracted by grubs under the hide. Shea they get a taste of blood and become ravenous for it. Poison, the only apparent eradication of the birds, failed because meat bait was eaten by dogs. It was said cattle 20 far were not dying, because owners treated them. Milk cows lost so much weight that daily production fell off. SOCIAL CIRCLE CLUB VALUE OF MUNICIPAL PROPERTY LINCOLN, Jan. 27 (UP) Total property values in Nebraska muni cipalities last year stood at $633, 835,-- 087, which was 31.02 per cent of the assessed valuation for the state, Tax Commissioner William Smith report ed today. . Smith's report covered 527 incor porated cities and towns and nine unincorporated towns. He listed the total valuation for the state at $2, 043,513,086 with rural property nt $1,409,677,999. In 1937 the state's total valuation was $2,058,224,961 of which $629,518,587 was in muni cipalities and $1,437,706,378 in rural areas. Comparable figures for 1938 were unavailable. FOUR BROTHERS IN NAVY; TWO MORE MAY ENLIST SCHALLER, la., (Ur) Bruce Patten, lG-year-okl Schaller youth, has his eye on the U. S. navy. Although he isn't old enough to join, he has a good reason five brothers in the service. Four of the brothers My re, 21; Allen, 22; Clarence, 24, and Gilbert, 2& are on the U. S. S. Nevada. The other one, Ray, 18, recently went to the Great Lakes Naval Training Station. Still another Pattern brother, Mar vin, 27, has been discharged from the service but is planning to re-enlist, according to H. E. Freyer, Fort Dodge recruiting officer. MRS. ROOSEVELT SHOCKED WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (UB) Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt suggested today that a congressional commit tee should visit the District of Co lumbia's home for the aged to see what she described as condition "far below the level of decency." Mrs. Roosevelt, accompanied by Mrs. Henry Morgenthau, wife of the secretary of the treasury, made a sur trise visit to the institution yester day because, she said, of a letter she received from someone who had read of her visits to other loc.il in stitutions and who asked her to visit the Washington home. January 9th ilrs. John Hobscheidt and Mrs. Martin Sporer entertained the Social Circle club at the pleasant country home of. Mrs. Hobscheidt. A large crowd was present despite the cold, snowy weather. At noon the two ladies served a wonderful dinner md with each lady bringing a cover ed dish to help the hostesses the din ner was a huge success indeed. After dinner Miss Kobel, a talented musician from Louisville, gave sev eral beautiful selections on the piano accordian and they were sure enjoyed by all present. We all hope Mis3 Kobel can be with us again in the near future. The president, Mrs. Harry Gobelman, then opened the meeting with a club ong, and a short business session was held and sev eral topics were discussed, then the music leader, Mrs. Ezra Albin, took charge with Mrs. Raymond Haith at tlu piano, the afternoon was spent in singing club songs and old loved Christmas songs. Several visitors were present, and everyone spent a very happy day. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Raymond Haith with Mrs. Tony Klimm assisting her. Everyone try and come. The after noon will be spent in playing bingo and bring something you have no more use for, for prizes. CLUB REPORTER. DIES AT MASONIC HOME NOW SHOWING IMPROVEMENT Plattsmouth friends will be inter ested in learning that Mrs. J. H. McMaken, who is now making her home at Wymore, is improving after 1 very severe case of the flu. Mrs. McMaken has been with her daugh ter since the death of Mr. McMaken some months ago. MRS. BRUCE BETTER The rnanv friends of Mrs. Arthur Bruce will be pleased to learn that she has shown rapid improvement following her siege of bronchial pneumonia at the family home. Mrs. Bruce has been ill for the past week. RECOVERING FROM ILLNESS Mrs. John E. Turner, who has bean ill at the home on Locust street for the past week is reported as being very much better, but is still feeling the effects of the illness. Late Wednesday at the Nebraska Masonic Home occurred the death of Fred Berger, SS, a long time resident of the vicinity of Shelby, Nebraska. Mr. Berger was born December 14, 1851, at Langnan, Switzerland, corning in 1859 to the United States where he has since resided. For a great many years he has resided in and near Shelby, Nebraska, engaged in farming until his health became such that he was unable to work. He made his home with a daughter at Shelby until coming here. He was admitted to the Home on December 26, 1939, from Lebanon lodge No. 323. A. F. & A. M. of Cclumbus, and has been bedfast since that time. There are eight children surviving Mr. Eerger, Harry, Seattle; Fred, residing in California; Kenneth, Og den. Utah; Mrs. Jennie Thayer, Og den; Mrs. Olive Noble and Mrs. Min nie Scow, both of Shelby; Miss Grace Berger and Miss Esther Berger, Los Angeles. The body is at the Horton funeril home and will be taken to the old home at Shelby for the interment. WHO HAS THE RABBIT FOOT? One of the ornaments at the Ne braska Masonic Home grounds is a small iron Negro boy which in the past served as a hitching post. Some time ago Mr. Evers, the superin tendent, placed a rabbit's foot around the neck of the iron boy, for good luck. The rabbit's foot was discover ed to be missing today. As a coinci dence of the missing foot the bowling team of the Home employees really went to town last night in their games, which leads the superin tendent to ponder. He is open, how ever, to any possible clues as to the disappearance. By RONALD G. VAN TINE United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (UP) Sen. George W. Norris, Ind., Neb., clo.se friend f the new deal, announc ed today that Sen. Burton K. Wheeler D., Mont., was his choice for the presidency if President Roosevelt does not seek a third term. "If President Roosevelt isn't the democratic candidate and Wheeler is, I'd support him," Norris said in an interview. "I think Wheeler has made a wonderfully fine record since he's served in the senate. He is fully qualified to be president."' Norris previously had announced his belief that Mr Roosevelt should seek a third term if an international crisis threatens the peace of this country. Norris' endorsement of Wheeler came after the Montana senator was taken under the political wing of President John L. Lewis of the Con gress of Industrial Organizations, and after indications that high American Federation of Labor officials and the railroad brotherhoods, independent unions, might support him for the democratic nomination. Wheeler addressed delegates at Lewis United Mine Workers con vention at Columbus, O., yesterday. He did not mention the presidential race. The Norris statement was his second during the past week on poten tial presidential candidates. In the first he praised the appointment of Robert H. Jackson as attorney gen eral and said that Jackson possesses I qualifications not only for the cabinet post "but for any other within the ! f . i . 1 giic 01 me American peopie. Despite the warmth of the indorse ment, friends of Norris said it was not aimed necessarily at projecting Jackson into the forefront of the 1940 campaign. Norris is said to believe that Jackson could run a stronger race in 1944. Wheeler, whose arrival at the min er's convention was greeted by a band and much fanfare, kept the political pot boiling after his address by tell ing reporters that "for the sake" of the democratic party Mr. Roosevelt should announce his third-term in tentions now. Previously, Wheeler had said he did not believe Mr. Roosevelt would seek re-election and that, regardless of personal popularity, it would be "extremely difficult" to elect anyone on a third-term ticket. On Thursday, before leaving for Columbus, he called at the White House following Lewis' charge that the new deal had broken faith with labor. And in his appearance before the UMW delegates he attempted to refute the accusation. His spirited defense of the demo cratic party's labor record, however, was said by persons close to the Roosevelt-Wheeler "fued" to mark little progress in efforts to patch up dif ferences arising from the court re organization battle of two years ago. Norris' endorsement of Wheeler was an important development in his unannounced campaign for the demo cratic nomination. Norris, first came to Washington as a member of the house of repres entatives in 1900, generally is con sidered a man of no political party. Until 1936 he nominally was a re publican, although he always leaned far to the liberal side. In 1936 he ran as an independent and, with President Roosevelt "bolting" the democratic nominee, was re-elected. Meanwhile, Sen. Alva B. Adams, D., Colo.,, an astute political observ er, said that "Wheeler is one of the men who is going to have a very substantial vote when the democratic national convention meets." He added, however, that he was not ready to count Sen. James F. Byrnes, D., S. C, "out of the pic ture." Byrnes has served as chief I strategist for the administration in major legislative controversies. Parent Vocation Does Not Affect thaUf Child Survey at University of Nebraska Shows Ease and Interest of Sub jects Dominate Choice. LINCOLN, Nebr. Whether dad recognizes it or not, his profession has little if any influence on the vocation his son will follow. Ease and interest of high school subjects are the major factors in fluencing the student's choice of a vocation, according to a question naire prepared by Dr. W. S. Gregory of the department of psychology of she University of Nebraska, which was answered by 500 freshmen in the College of Arts and Sciences. "Suppose we take the journalism student as an example," says Dr, Gregory, who is also freshman ad viser for the arts college. "Our data indicate that he found high school English and social sciences easy and interesting. Those who found mathe matics and chemistry especially in teresting and not too difficult are now registered for an engineering and pre-( hemistry courses at the university." "It is important that the high school teacher recognize that these factors are not only responsible for the student's selection of college courses but his choice of a vocation as well," the university educator points out. "This fact attaches a significance to any effort on the part of the instructor that will influence the individual's interest and achieve ment in his studies." Dr. Gregory's study reveals that journalism men rank interest in English first, social studies second, followed by science, languages and mathematics, while pre-chemistry students rank mathematics first, so cial sciences second. English third and languages fourth. Law students place social studies first in interest, with English second. Women consistently rank lan guages higher in interest and eass. Women in journalism, chemistry and social work, agreed with the men in the rating of subjects. Only 17 per cent of the 500 students question ed realized that their choice of an occupation was influenced by their scholastic experiences in high school. UNDERGOES OPERATION Mrs. Clyde Little was sent to the Clarkson hospital, Omaha Tuesday where she underwent an operation Thursday morning. The operation was for the removal of her appendix and the last reports from the hospital indicated her condition as "good." COUNTY COURT NOTES LOVE TURNED TO HATE ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Jan. 26 (UP) A love that turned to hate was re vealed today when police found the frozen body of Jane Miller, 21-year-old stenographer, and Alfred Dick, 22-year-old filling station attendant. Police said Dick had killed the girl and then shot himself. A note left by Dick said: "I killed her to get revenge. Don't bury me In the same cemetery with her, please." BELIEVE DEUTSCHLAND SUNK LONDON, Jan. 26 (UP) Navy men believed today the German pock et battleship, Deutschland may have been sunk and that Germany was at tempting to conceal it by announcing that the shin's name had been chang ed to the Luetzow. There already was a Luetzow in the German fleet, a heavy cruiser of 10,000 tons, same size as the Deutsch land. Nothing was said about chang in the name of the Luetzow which was launched only last July. Application has been filed for the appointment of Rev. Peter C. Krey, of Murdock, as the guardian of Henry C, Dorothy M. and Adelaide Kloepper, minors. Jay H. Austin, of Union, has been appointed as the guardian of Betty M. Austin, a minor. LIVINGSTON SALE FEB. 1 The postponed farm sale of B. W. Livingston & Son, will be held on Thursday. February 1st at the Dovey section near Cedar Creek. SUMMARY OF ANNUAL REPORT made to the Department of Rankin?, State of Nebraska, bv the Ml IMXX'K O-O PF.lt TI K ( I(KI)IT SSO('l TIOX of Murdock. Nebraska, at the close of business December 31, 11039. Resources Loans to Members $ 8.0G1.20 Office Building-, Furniture and Fixtures SI.". 00 Cash on Hand and Due from -Banks 5,491.87 TOTAL $ 13,868.07 Liabilities Share Capital Paid In by Members $ l.Sr.G.OO Deposits of Members 1 1,743.11;! Guaranty Fund (Reserve for Contingencies) 96.00 Undivided, Profits 17.14 TOTAL $ 13.SCS.07 State of Nebraska 1 ss. County of Cass J We the President, the Secretary or Secretary-Treasurer, and a niajoritv of the Supervisory Committee of " tjie Murdock Co-Operative Credit Associa tion of Murdock, Nebraska, do solemn ly swear that the foregoing statement of the condition of the said association is true and correct to the best of our knowledge and belief. HENHV MEIERJURGEN. President. HENRY A. TOOL, Secretary-Treasurer. I. C. McCRORY. HERMAN F. SCHWEPPE, w. j. b. Mcdonald. Supervisory Committee. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 9th day of January. 1940. ORRIS E. BRADFORD. (Seal Notary Public. (My Commission expires Jan. 29, 1910)