PAGE FIVE THURSDAY. AUGUST 6, 1925. PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL Items of Expense Involved In Handling Checking Accounts! 1 Stationery: Pass books, check books, deposit slips, ledger sheets, monthly statements, advice cards, etc., all furnished by the. bank free of charge for the use of each checking account. 2 Labor: Nearly all banking business is now done by checks. Each bank in Plattsmouth handles hundreds of checks daily. To receive deposits, sort checks, post ledgers and statements, clear local items, collect out-of-town checks by mail, receive and pay out funds over the counter all require a large force of highly trained and well paid employees. 3 Postage: A large item now and steadily increasing. 4 Risks: Every check paid or cashed by a bank involves at least seven distinct risks, namely: (1) Date of check; (2) Signature; (3) Alteration; (4) Filing; (5) Stop payment; (6) Sufficiency of balance; (7) Uncollected funds. It is impossible for any bank to escape all these risks and the resultant losses become substantial during the course of a year's business. The foregoing is not a complete list of the expenses to which Plattsmouth banks are subject, but they have to do with checking accounts and constitute a valid reason for a 50c minimum charge. Plattsmouth State H. A. SCHNEIDER, President ANDY GRAVES WINS GAME ON FOETY-NTNTH BIRTHDAY rr...m Tuesday's I !!- Anly Graves, veteran Bellevue pit cher, celebrated his 4 9th birthday Sunday by beating the Council Bluffs Legion team, S to 3, at Belle vue. Grave--: has been pitching for S 4 years. Wolfong's fielding and K"z. r.y's hitting helped Graves to beat the ElurTman while the veteran himself hurled a steady game. The day of harsh physics is gone, reople want mild, easy laxatives. Doan's R' -gulets have satisfied thous ands. 3 Oc ut all drug stores. ... ? Red Bird Poultry t Yards y Eggs and Fancy Poul- j try Dressed or Live f" E. F. GRYBSKY 101S N. 11th St. Phone C99-J, Plattsmouth iff Foi Sale ai the Bates Bo3k and Stationery Store Bank The First National Bank H. N. Farmers State Bank T. H. POLLOCK, President FIRE PREVENTION Insurance companies, state insur ance departments, city governments and large private industries all co operate to prevent destruction of property by fire. As the largest corporations employ legal talent to prevent litigation, so the insurance companies employ ex perts in fire prevention campaigns. Active fire prevention work was not taken up systematically in our country until about 1915. At first, many property owners resisted hav ing inspectors visit their homes, basements and office buildings to point out fire hazards and suggest changes. The first Idea was that, since in surance companies collected premi ums on risks to pay the losses, let the buildings burn and put new money into circulation to employ more la bor. They overlooked the great fact every dollar of fire loss had to be collected first from the public, and the more fires, the higher insurance rates. Cities that put on fire prevention campaigns cut fire losses that aver aged from $2 to $11 per capita an nually to about 90 cents per capita. The fire loss in the United States last year was about $548,000,000, and about 16.000 lives. There is still room for fire prevention. Where it is not undertaken voluntarily, it should be made compulsory. Business forms of all kinds printed at the Journal office. DOVEY, President WANDERING HOBO CREATES EXCITE MENT IN THIS CITY Strange Action of Tramp Near Ferry Road Causes Stir Among Pass ing Tourists Last Night. From Wednesday's Daily Early last evening a party of tour ists who had crossed the ferry and came on into this city reported the fact that some man, apparently a tramp, was acting very strangely and apparently deranged, near the old spring near the ferry road. This place is a favorite rendezvous of the tramp and is the local "jungle" where the wanderers gather. The police drove to the scene where the man had been reported to have been hidden in a clump of bushes and having a bad case of the D. T. or some other derangement. Upon reaching the scene the police failed to find the man but were in formed by other parties that the man had gone on down the Burlington tracks to the depot and from there had treked through the residence por tion of the city toward the Missouri Pacific depot. Officers Libershal and Jackson drove out there and located the man near the Nebraska Masonic Home and as soon as the stranger saw the officers he gave an extra hitch to his trousers and started on double-quick time for a freight train that was in the M. P. yards, stating that he was going south and going fast. The man was recognized as a hobo who had been sheltered here the night before by the ponce in tne city jail and he had apparently fail ed to heed the request given yester day morning to leave the city and had gone on down to the "jungle" where, with some companions, he had evidently received a "shot" of some thing that had caused him to take the warpath and attracted the at tention of the passersby to his con dition. The police felt that the commun ity was well rid of the man and saved the expense of feeding him by allow ing him to get away on the Missouri Pacific to the southland. WHAT CAUSES TAXATION? Canada has a net debt of $2.37S. 000,000; a decrease of $11,000,000 for the year ending June 30. At this rate of decrease, it would take 200 years to pay it all off. It has been estimated that the United States debt could be paid off inside the next 20 years. Canada has a government owned railroad 6yste mand the widely ad vertised governmentallys owned On tario hydro-electric system. While government ownership and operation of such properties is not responsible for all of Canada's great debt, it is responsible for a heavy drain on the taxpayer which is not felt in the United States, where pri vate industry operates the railroads and electric companies and gives as good as good or better service than that prevailing in Canada. American private industry, corre sponding to the Canadian properties mentioned, pays to our government millions of dollars a year In taxes, instead of being tax-exempt as would be the case under government own ership. For croup or sore throat, use Dr. Thomas' Eclectic Oil. Two sizes, 30c and 60c. At all drug Stores. Try Journal Want Ads. It pays. (DIIPtfNCD TCI I Q UUUMll.ll IL.LLU OF HIS FIGHT ON BOOTLEGGERS Former Plattsmouth Man Says "Get the Big Fellows" in the Game For the Best Results. ,, , . , , .. Emory H. Buekner. former Platte- moutn coy. now Limea states a s- dont knQW whatg j tQ become tnct for southern New ork, who of , but j dont think It ehou,d be has been a most successful foe of the aIlowed to die by tne dead-letter. bootlegger in the nation s wettest iack-of-enforcement method, spot, is in Lincoln visiting with rela- j ..j do think however that nation tives and attending a family reun- aJ prohibition was a mistake. It sav lon. In speaking of the warfare :ors of the oId ab3entee landlordism against the bootlegger, Mr. Buekner that wrougnt such havoc ln England gives the following interview to the;unt modern, liberal and socialistic , World-Herald on the situation in .thoucht djd awav with it to a large .ew iuik auu iuc .u b" .eral: . . . ... "The chief trouble with prohibi tion enforcement and of course speak only of New ioik where Know conuuions is ciiai iue iener;n 'government has been shadow-boxing with it instead of fighting with it. iWhen you fight, if you ever expect !to lick your opponent, you've got to stop shadow-boxing and land a right jhook to the jaw once in a while. I "In other words you have to stop wasting your energy on the minnows land get after the bis fish. For all ithe years since prohibition has been !in effect nationally the courts have !been cluttering up with thousands 'of minor cases until they are now in a helpless muddle in which it is near ly impossible to prosecute anybody, while the big fellows have been al lowed to go on. with no room upon the dockets for them if they were arrested." ! Mr. Buekner talked prohibition en- force ment for an hour today upon .the front porch of his father's home where he is spending a few days' va 1 cation. The day he left New York he drove the final spike into a machine I with which he expects to be able to I go out and get at least some percent age of enforcement on Manhattan by the plentiful use of the horrible pad jlock which has kept New York's bon ton life so uneasy all summer. Won't Tell His Own Views After a conference with the new federal director of prohibition. As- . sistant Secretary Andrews, at Wash ington, an arrangement was complet ed whereby the prohibition enforce ment department will supply Buck ner's department with twenty or thirty extra personnel to aid the three assistants and three stenogra phers which have made up his work ing force thus far. And. strange to say. nobody knows whether or not this Nebraska boy. son or J. 1). M. nucKner. .vietnoaist minister at Lincoln for many years, who has been the first to throw a real scare into the blase New York illicit barkeeping business, is a pro hibitionist or an anti-prohibitionist. as far as his own feelings in the mat ter go. "I've never told a living soul, and I never will, whether I am personally for or against prohibition," Buekner told the World-Herald today. "This question doea not enter into the mat ter. I'm a lawyer, and Uncle Sam happens to be my client. I'm taking care of his business just as I would take care of the business of any oth er client. His business, among other things, is the enforcement of the pro hibition law and I'm going to do that for him, regardless of my own feel ings, as long as he retains me." Well, what about the padlocks? The Padlock the Only Way "I don't deserve the credit that has been given me for the invention of the padlock method, Buekner said. "It existed long before I started to use it in New York. It represents the onlv means of getting quick ac tion through a crowded court, and I had to have quick action or no action at all. The padlock had been used before, even in New York. It is only because I went out and padlocked the hisrh-Driced cafes and fancy places that I was credited with originating the method. And when I padlocked the places I got action immediately." The other great phase of the Buek ner brand of prohibition enforce ment is the "bargain day" court ses sions. On these days all who so de sire are permitted to come into court, plead guilty, take a fine, pay it and go forth. Hundreds of cases are handled in a day smaller fry. "Sometimes I am criticized for let ting these peopl" off with fines," Buekner said. "But I'm after the greatest final effect, by whatever means, and I have to keep the courts cleaned. Under the federal system of courts, which has never kept up with the widening scope of federal jurisdiction and power, every minor offender must be heard before a com missioner, bound over to a grand jury. There are hundreds of federal court cases developing in New York every week, and we have only six judges to hear them. I figured it out mathematically that if things went on as they were when I took office, by the time my term was expired, there would be so many cases on the New York federal docket that it would take 5 hundred years to clean them all up. Bargain Days in Court "So I have my bargain days and shove the little fellows through in order to save the courts for the big fellows. If I insisted on jail sen tences for all the small fry each of them would demand a trial by jury and we'd never even scratch the sur face." "Do vou think your padlock idea would be a good one for the rest of the country to try out?" the inter viewer asked him. "I don't know anything about the rest of the country. I would wish it clearly understood that I am speak ing only for conditions in New York, which are quite dinerent, naturally, from conditions in other places." Buekner criticized tSe federal gov ernment "bureaucracy," which, he eaid, is responsible for a divided house on prohibition enforcement. "With one branch of it under the de partment of justice and the other un- der the internal revenue department good work is impossible," he said. "Prohibition Was a Mistake" The decision to decentralize na tional enforcement and to localize it under various groups instead of "pyramiding it all at Washington" was another great step forward, .Buekner said. I "Would you risk a prophecy about the ultimate future of national pro hibition, whether it will recover it3 balance and thrive or finally die?" Buekner was asked. J "I couldn't make any prophecies, especially at this stage of the game," he Baid .Tm on, just 6tarting. ! - extent. Conditions vary too much in different parts of this country for a - lgroup of gtates at one end to rule a I ! group at the other end. where public I;SPntiment mar he vastlv different. Too many laws are made by congress men and senators who have never seen, and know little or nothing about, the people or the conditions to which the laws are to be applied." ENJOY A REAL TIME Frora Wednesday's raily The devotees of whist in this city have derived a great deal of pleasure in the visits here of M. L. Cook, the well known traveling man, who is known over this section of Nebraska and western Iowa for his skill in this game. Frequently the local play ers have had the opportunity of play- ing with him and enjoying some of the fine points of the game. The last of the week Mr. Cook in vited his Plattsmouth friends to Omaha to enjoy the evening at the pleasant Cook home on Myrtle ave nue, where Mrs. Cook, who is also an expert at bridge and whist, pro vided a most hospitable occasion for the visitors from this city. In the playing. Mrs. E. J. Richey secured the high honors in the ladies' contest and Douglas W. McCrary in the gentlemen's. The visitors were entertained at a most delightful luncheon following the games and also enjoyed the op portunity of viewing the many tro phies that have been won by both Mr. and Mrs. Cook in state and inter state whist contests. Those attending the pleasant oc casion from this city were Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Richey, Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Barclay, Douglas W. McCrary, Frank M. Bestor and John F. Wolff. Everyone in the party was enthus iastic over the delightful hospitality that had been afforded them and feel ing that they were indeed most be fittingly entertained. GIVES DELIGHTFUL SHOWER From Wednesday's Daily The country home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Beil, near old Kenosha, was the scene of a very pleasant shower that was given in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Greeley Beil, wto of the newly weds of the summer season. The hospitable Beil home was filled by some of the old time friends of the family, some 100 being present take part in the occasion. The evening we.s spent in gam-cs and a general god time as weil as dancing for those who wished to join in this popular entertainment feature. The guests of honor received mtny beautiful and attractive gifts that they can long treasure as the re memberances of the many old time friends and associates. At a suitable hour dainty refresh ments of ice cream, cake, lemonade and coffee were served that added very much to the enjoyment of all the members of the party. When the wee, small hours arrived the mem bers of the party departed wishing Mr. and Mrs. Beil a long and happy life in the future years. LEAVE FOR THE NORTH From Wednesday's Daily Today, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Todd and family departed by auto for a trip that they are planning to cover the next two weeks. The family will drive to St. Paul, Minneapolis and also to South Dakota for a brief visit, viewing the many points of in terest in these states. Mr. and Mrs. Todd have recently returned here from a visit to California and will now look over the great lake coun try of Minnesota for the heated pe riod. YOUNG MAN VERY POORLY From Wednesday's Daily Clyde' Ptak. the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Emmons Ptak, who has been in very poor health since last April, yesterday had a very serious day and his condition caused a great deal of apprehension to the members of the family. Clyde has borne his long sickness with the greatest pa tience and his friends are hopeful that he may be able to come from the attack with improvement. NOTICE TO CREDITORS The State of Nebraska, Cass coun ty, ss. In the County Court. In the matter of the estate of Hen ry S. Prery, deceased. To the creditors of said estate: You are hereby notified, that I will sit at the county court room in Plattsmouth in said county, on Sep tember S, 1925, and December S, 1925, at 10 o'clock a. m., each day, to receive and - examine all claims against said estate, with a view to their adjustment and allowance. The time limited for the presentation of claims against said estate is three months from the 8th day of Septem ber, A. D. 1925, and the time limited for payment of debts is one year from said 8th day of September, 1925. Witness my hand and the seal of said county court, this 4th day of August, ID 25. A. H. DUXBURY, County Judge. ENGAGEMENT OF VIRGINIA BEESON IS ANNOUNCED Mrs. Allen J. Beeson Entertains a Number of Young Ladies of This City in Her Honor. From Wednesday's Daily Last evening "Clover Lodge," the (harming homej of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Beeson was the scene of one of the very pleasant social events of the late summer season. Mrs. Beeson en tertaining a large party of friends in honor of her daughter. Miss Virginia Beeson, who is here from Los An geles where she has been attending the University of South California for the past two years and fallowing her graduation from Plattsmouth High school in the class of 1922. The occasion was in the nature of an announcement of the engagement of Miss Virginia to Mr. George Wos- ling Riggs of Los Angeles, the mar riage to occur the coming winter. At 5:30 Mrs. Beeson was hostess at a bridge luncheon, covers being laid for fourteen gin-s'. The rooms and the tables were very attractive in the color scheme of green and white with a touch of pink being used in the decoration, pink roses, Sbwsta daisies and green candles en tering into the decorative plan of the evening. The engagement mes sage at the luncheon was carried cut in dainty CupHlgrams at each place which gave the information of trie forthcoming wedding to the guests. Mrs. Beeson, later, at S o'clock. entertained at bridge also to a large partv of the friends, the decorative plan being the same as that used in the luncheon. At the bridge, the announcement was made in the tiny Cupidgrams which were found on each of the tally cards provided for the guests. In the play. Miss Helen Farley was awarded the first prize. Mrs. Waldemar Soennichsen, the sec ond and Miss Martha Gorder the con solation prize. The guest prize was awarded to the bride-to-be, Miss Bee son. In entertaining and serving at the two pleasant events, Mrs. Beeson was assisted by L. L. Wiles. Mrs. J. E. Wiles. Mrs. James G. Mauzy, Mrs. A. S. Ghrist. Mrs. M. E. Brantner and Mrs. William Baird. The large number of the young friends who were in attendance were delichted at the pleasantness of the event and the bride-to-be received a shower of well wishes on the forth coming happiness. Those from out of the city who were guests of the evening were: Misses Harriett and Florence Pea cock of Lincoln. Grace Beeson of Omaha, Mrs. J. D. Hawksworth of Lincoln. Miss Ruth Troxel and Miss Clara Mae Morgan of Omaha. Miss Kathryn Wadick of Sheridan, Wyo ming, and Mrs. Hamilton Thorne Cf Philadelphia. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS OPEN CONVENTION Duluth, Minn., Aug. 5. Opening Tuesday morning with the conven tion parade, followed by pontifical high mass and a civic reception, the 43rd annual supreme convention of the Knights of Columbus held its first business session here Tuesday afternoon with 320 of a possible 32o delegates present. Approximately 3. 000 more members of the order and their wives are here as visitors. Messages from Tope Fius XI and from Marshal Ferdinand Foch to the Knights of Columbus were read to the delegates this afternoon by Su preme Knight James A. Flaherty as part of his annual report. The total assets or tne Knignts oi Columbus on June 30, last, were $21,595,306.19, exclusive of special funds, and at that date there were 751. S82 members in the order, the annual report of Supreme Soeretary William J. MeGihley of New Haven, Conn., revealed. $200,000 IS PLEDGED FOB BBYAN KEH0RIAL New York, Aug. 4. About 200 thousand dollars already has been raised for the proposed Bryan mem orial university at Dayton. Tenn.. Alfred D. Fairbairn of Washington, an originator of the idea, announced today. He said a nationwide campaign is planned for the rest of thfund3 nec essary to begin construction next spring on the fundamentalist institu tion. Fairbairn was among the fun damentalist adherents at Scopes' trial and received Mr. Bryan's pledge of 5 thousand dollars toward a uni versity. Dayton organizations have pledged 100 thousand dollars, ho added, and George F. Washburn of Manomet. Mass!, has pledged 50 thousand dol lars. POSTAL KATE INCREASE PROTESTED BY MANY New York, Aug. 4. Witnesses con tinued today to file protests against the recent increases in rostal rates before the special joint subcommit tee of congress, now in session here as part of a national-wide inquiry. H. B. Thompson, counsel for the Proprietary association, submitted a report to show a decrease in revenue to the postoffice since the one and one-half cent rate on samples going through the mails was ordered. KFNF TO BROADCAST SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON Shenandcah. Ia., July 30. Sunday school folks will be able to get their lessons by radio beginning Friday. KFNF radio station. Henrv Field jseed company, will broadcast the In jternational Sunday school lesson 'from 7 to 7:30 p. m. each Friday. l?nmpnno from the Shenandoah churches will be in charge. The study will be preceded by one or two songs. LOCALNEWS Dr. Heineman. Dentist, Hotel Main Bldg., Phone 527. j Dr. H. C. Leopold, Osteopathic physician and surgeon, phone 20S. J7-tf J From Monday's Daily Dr. N. D. Talcott, of Greenwood, wns here today for a short time at tending to some matters in the county court. i Willis Richard.-;, of South Rend. was amone the visitors in the city today, makins; the trip down this fnorning on the Schuyler. I Attorney C. E. Tefi't of W--tp'ii- Water was among the visitors i:i th- c ity tc day to att nd t sorc in:tit ts (at the court houe for a few urs. I Attorney Andrew 1. Moran, c f N - braska City, was here tid;iy for :i i few hours lookine aft-r som.- inat iters of business at th" -ourt l.ou-e. j Mr. and Mrs. John Car::;:uk of Omaha were here yesterday for a , f'.'W hours, iruests :tt the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kunsman, part ::ts c f Mrs. Carmack. j Earl Towje and wife of Weepir.i: 'Water, were here yesterday fer a few , hours, having motor J oer fr in 'their home (,n a Suuday ou;ii:g that was very much enjoyed. D. W. Livintou, the niir.r.t Ne braska City attorney, was iu the city .touay for a lew hours att' r; him to is-jine matters of bu?iie-s aiei visit- ing with his many frier,, N. j John C. Miller, d.rk of the ;is itrict court of Otoe county, was lore (today for a few hours, assi-tins; iu some matters in the office of the ("ass county clerk of the district court in 'the transfer of funds over to the new clerk. Mrs. B-al. Mrs. Minnie Anderson of Union, who has been visitintr at the he en of her daughter, Mrs. V. T. Arn and family, re turned to In r hor:e y -terday. She was acro:::pai;ied by hi r two granddaughters. Marjorie an 1 Bernicv Arn and Miss Gladys P.ush nell, who will spend the vck at Union. Mr. and Mrs. Charles By. rs ati 1 wife of r,e;ir Fiini and John SrhHMtz of Ithica. Nebraska, were her yester day visiting for the day at the coun try home of Mr. ami Mrs. A:i rt T - 1 . . . C . f . - . T I . .... ... ruiiK, t as i ci .'luiuj. i i.e in- .li bers of the party were old friends of tne runs iainwy in r;iumu is ionn. August Mumm. wife and Oauuht-r.N IIazd and Helen, departed y,t,r.lty for Omaha where they will for a short time and the-ru-e (,71 tn is soula, Montana, where they v ill nick" their heme in the- future. Mr. ai.d Mrs. Mumm came here from Mis--ii i to take charge of the Pl.tUsns'-uth Hotel, but Mr. P. F. Goos has now resumed control of the property. From Tuesday's Ia:!y Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Falls of Kan sas City are here visitine at t !. h of Mr. and Mrs. Julius A. l':;z. V. Ealid was formerly Miss II.. I n Nims nei( e of Mr. I'itz. Misses Dorothy and Flor. '.. e Vv and Robert T. Propst, of Kal-tor-. Mr Robert L. Propst and Miss Itoher;.. were week end guests at th'- lm::." of and Mrs E. Haii-trom Avoca. They rcturne-d to Om:di:i to day, Mrs. C. E. Wilcox and Mariiynri accompanying them. Ernest and August Pautsch came in this morning from their homes near Louisville and while here were pleasant visitors at the Journal of fice for a short time. Both of the splendid gtntleme-n are old time read ers of the paper and their visits ur always greatly appreciated. From Wednesday's Dully Attorney Carl Ganz of Alvo wa.i here today attending to some mat ters at the county court for a few hours. Robert Troop of near Mynard and A. W. Prop-t of Union we re here yes terday for a few hours looking atter some matters of business. C. T. Peacock and wife and daneh ters. Misses Harriott and Flore nc:. are here for a visit with the- rela tive's and friends and the your.u la dies to attend a number cf social events. Eruil Ohm and wife of Aih-.tis. Ohio, who were called here by th death of the mother of Mr. Ohm. de parted this morning for Omaha fr r.i were they will go on to their ho:i: in the wset. Mrs. Chris Ih il. one of the hichlv esteemed pioneer ladies from ioa Kenosha. with Mr. and Mrs. Fr-d Boil, were here today for a few hours visiting with friends and h king aft r some trading. Mrs. Henry Ofe and si n. Hti.iy. Jr., who have been enjoyin'-' j.n a'Jt.j trip in Wisconsin and vi.-itinsr a number of the relative? at. 1 old time friends of Mrs. Ofe in that locality, returned home est-rday aftr a most delightful outing and a picas ant trip. A country clubhouse in New J r sey was burned by an incendiary th other day. There are mny rear':, why a man should become sere at his golf club, taken through a vhoh' ca reer, and perhaps this chap saved tin all of them. Dr. Joe J. Stibal Chiropractor Schmidtrnann Building Telephone No. 3 Disease is an effect. It is simply the absence of normal nerve function. Ch:rerr.-!e-tic locates the cause of th" effect, adjusts it ard t'r." ef fect vanishes.