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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
TH3SSSAT. DEC. 5. 1939.
Budget for
1930 is Given
in Message
U. S. Expense to Be $4,000,000,000
in Year; $122,000,000
Treasury Surjlus
Washington, Dec. 2. President
Hoover Monday laid before congress
a recommendation for tax reduction
a request for $3,S30.443,231 for gov
ernmental use next year, and a
bright picture aof the nation's fi
nances. Drawing a lesson from the lower
ing of taxes in the past, the Presi
dent said that there was no doubt
that increased revenues had always
followed and that the stimulus given
to business was partly re.ponsiblt
for these upward jumps in receipts.
Predicts Surplus
In his first budget message h
estimated the treasury's outlay for
the 12 months 5 fgir.nir. next July
at $4,102,938,700, and f'gured there
would be a 5122.000.0 00 surplus at
the end of that period.
The difference, between appropria
tions asked and expenditures for;-asl
was explained as being due :o the
fact that the President, had not in
cluded any amount for the revolving
fund of the federal farm board, bo
cause it had not. been determined how
much would be necessary. In the
estimate cf outgo, however, the
amount was placed at $200,000,000.
A further difference of $72,000,000
was due to a carryover of appropria
tions from the present year which
be available r.ext year. s submitted
the request was for $ 1 33.G0C.00O
less than for this year.
Expect Postal Deficit
The tax" reducing suggestion fol
lowed the previously announced pro
gram of the administration, which
desires a decrease of from 12 to 11
per cent, in corporation income lev
ies, and vr dilutions of 1 per cent on
normal individual incomes, making
those rates range from V per cent
to t per cent.
In addition to the approi ru.tion
asked. $7 00,4 70,577 will be needed
for the Postc-HIce department, but,
inasmuch as this government activ
ity pays the larger portion of its
cost cut of its own revenues, the
treasury will be concerned only
with the deficit.
The President called for increased
sums for a r.mnhor of government
et'orts and organizations, including
the army, the npvy, rivers
mil
har
aml rs, flood tonirol, Indian cart.
rest protection.
Asks Mere For Euildins
Congress wi
in form d that the
treasury would expend
in the present year in
$39. 500. 00c
carrying on
the Luge government builtiins: P,V?
"gram. and that it planned to allot
an additional ?S0,000.00l for next
year. In addition the President will
submit later a request for $5,000,000
more for this purpose.
A total of $3SO. 392, .126 was asked
for the navy, which is $10,303,000
more than last year.
Alterations on battleships, safety
ami salvage operations for submar
ines, increased navy pay, improve
ments to air stations, amnvnitisn
storage facilities, aviation, tbe con
struction cf the tw new dirigibles,
and other items were listed as con
tributing to the increase.
Provide Ecr Cruisers
As to the cruiser construction pro
grom. the President said:
"For the 11 cruisers and one
aircraft carrier authorized by
the act of Feb. 13, 1929. pro
vision is made to carry for
ward work on two cruisers al
ready laid down, for three
cruisers and the aircraft car
rier to be laid down late in the
fiscal year 1930. and for the
remaining 10 cruisers to be com
menced late in the fiscal year."
The War department's total esti
mate was $46(1. G2fi, 332, including
the funds needed for the Panama
canal. This is $3,173,000 more than
was required last year. Provision
was made for carrying out the five
year building program of both the
army and the navy aviation branches,
the army being allotted $3G,7CG,
8 25 for this purpose and the navy
$32,230,000. No estimate was sub
mitted for Boulder Dam construction
the details not having been ready in
time.
Sees Improvement
In his discussion of taxes, Mr.
Hoover said the government would
have a surplus of $225,581,334 at
the end of the present (1930) fiscal
year.
"For the current fiscal year,
there is a marked Improvement
over the financial situation as
estimated in the budget for
1929, transmitted tor congress
In December, 1922." he said.
"Compared with the estimate
of one year ago, receipts show
an increase of about $408,000,
000 and the expenditures
about $243,000,000. On the
receipt side the increase in the
estimate is reflected generally
in the income tax, $305,000,
000, due to an abnormal in
crease in the Incomes reported
by individuals for 1928 and to
this exceedingly prosperous
business year.
"With art estimated surplus
of over $225,000,000 this year
and $122,000,000 next year, it
is felt that some measure of re
duction in taxes is justified.
Since the fiscal year 1921 four
tax reductions have been made.
Experience has shown that
each reduction in taxes has re
sulted in revenue in excess of
the mathematically computed
return under the reduced rates.
Asks Quick Tax Cut
"Undoubtedly an increase in
the prosperity of business,
brought forth by tax reduction,
is partly responsible for this
experience. Such reduction gives
the taxpayer correspondingly
more for his own use and thus
increases the capital available
for general business. Under
the present circumstances I am
in favor of a reduction in in
come taxes, to be effective on re
turns for the calendar year
1929, which will be due March
15,1930. Payments under these
returns will be made during the
last half of the current fiscal
year, 1930, and their fist half
of the coming fiscal year 1931,
so that the retduction will be
tiected in the two years for
which we now anticipate a sur
plus. Heeds Mellon Plan
"I, therefore. recommend
thatvyixes upon incomes for the
calendar year 1929 be reduced
in the approximate sum of $160,
000,000. I would suggest to
congress that this be effected, as
recommended by the secretary of
the treasury, by reducing by 1
per cent the rate of the normal
tax on the incomes and payable
in the calendar year 1930. This
will afford either directly or in
directly relief to the maximum
number of taxpayers. Our effort
will be to conduct our financial
requirement! so as to continue
the benefits of reduced taxation
for succeeding years. It would
not. however, at this time, be
safe to extend the period of the
condition of our finances justi
fies a continuation or extension
of the reduction.
In Good Condition
"Our finances are in sound
condition. The public debt,
which at its peak in August
1919. amounted to ?2G,59n,
O0O.000, stood at $10,931.00,
000 on June 30, 1929. We are
wisely committed to a policy
which insures the further pro
gressive reduction of the debt.
We will reach in 1931 for the
first time the period when the
annual reduction required by
law in the principal of the debt
will be greater than the annual
interest charges on the debt.
The increases asked in appropria
tions for river and harbor improve
ment were $5,000,000: for Mississ
ippi river food control 55. 000, 000;
for Indian care S3. 100. 000 and for
forest protection $2,000,000. He did
not mention the prohibition bureau
appropriation in his accompanying
message, and the amount of enforce
ment was left for coverage in the
detailed budget figures submitted.
Bee-News.
M
Mexican issues
to be Debated
at Yashingfam
Vsit of Culles. Oritz Rubio and Mor
row Regarded cf Much Sig
nificance. Mexico City The almost simul
taneous arrival in Washington from
Europe of Elias Plutarco Calles, for
mer President, still seen as a guid
ing hand in Mexican politics, of
President-elect Oritz Rubio, and of
Dwight W. Morrow, American Am
bassador, indicates in the opinion of
conservative observers of United
States and Mexico relations that it
will be during these three men's stay
in the United States that a program
will be mapped out on disputed ques
tions. These include the block settlement
of American claims, the resumption
of interest payment by Mexico on its
international obligations and an
agreement on payment to be made to
Americans whose lands have been ex
propriated under provisions of the
Mexican agrarian laws.
Mr. Morrow is departing for Wash
ington Dec. 6. General Calles is re
ported due in New York about the
same time, and the latest informa
tion available on the departure of
Oritz Rubio is that he will arrive
shortly before the others.
The solution of these three prob
lems hinges entirely on the future
stability of Mexico and an improved
economic situation that will be the
natural reaction if the Oritz Rubio
Administration prospers.
Until this stage is reached there
will be ample time for the London
naval conference, which Mr. Morrow
will attend as a member of the
American delegation, to conclude its
work with th presence of the Am
bassador in Mexico not essential need
ed during this transient stage when
it will be possible for a clearer vision
to be gained on the prospects of an
undisturbed future for Mexico.
TINKHAM TO HAVE HEARING
"Washington Representative Tink-
ham of Massachusetts had the way
opened Monday for him to testify be
fore the senate lobby committee
about activities of the board of temp
erance of the Methodist Episcopal
church and the federal council of
churches, which he has attacked. An
swering the republican foe of the pro
hibition law. Chairman Caraway of
the committee assured him of an op
portunity to be heard later. Mean
time Senator Caraway said the com
mittee would conclude the inquiry in
to activities on the tariff and begin
the Investigation of those interested
in the Muscle Shoals legislation.
"I shall be glad to appear before
the committee at its earliest conven
ience," Representative Tinkham said.
"I have some Important information
to present." Tinkham requested the
committee to "unmask the indefen
sible political actipities" of the two
organizations.
Save further worry in selecting
your Christmas cards by calling at
the Bates Book and Gift Shop and
having the advantage of a very large
line to select from.
Cochran
Discusses Road
Plans for Year
Program for 1930 Include 100 Miles
of Paving, 550 Miles of Gravel
and 100 Bridges
Omaha Nebraska's road building
program for the coming year will
include 100 miles of paving, 550
miles of additional graveling, con
struction of about 100 bridges, in
cluding a new bridge acioss the
Platte ' river between Omaha and
Lincoln. State Engineer Cochran told
members of the chamber cf com
merce good fellowship committee
here Monday.
Mr. Cochran said rerouting of the
Omaha-Lincoln road near Ashland
will shorten it six miles and will
eliminate twenty right angle turns.
Disciising expenditures, Cochran
paid the present annual revenue the
state gets from three cents of the
four-cent gas tax and 30 per cent of
the auto license fees amounts to $7,
250,000, but will not be so large
this year because there has been but
nine months' operation under the
larger gas tax. Forty per cent of
the total is used for maintenance,
the sneaker explained.
"The maintenance bill this year
will be about $3,000,000. and next
year will increase to about $3,500.
000," lie stated. "Increased traffic
is a factor, but one of the biggest
factors is the increasing mileage of
the state highway system. We have
now as many state highways not yet
surfaced as we had in 1925 when the
first gas tax was passed, because the
legislature keeps adding hew routes
to the state system."
This year eighty-five miles of pav
ing has been contracted for and
about seventy miles is completed, said
Cochran. A wet October and an early
winter thwarted the highway depart
ment's plans to complete the entire
mileage of paving during 192S, he
explained.
In Nebraska federal aid has con
tributed about 4 0 per cent of the
total road building cost, not becau:-
Nebraska's share has been large!
than other states, but because it has
spent less state money for roads, said
the state engineer.
"We have been barely able to keep
up with our federal aid allotments
so they wouldn't be lost to the state
and now we are still $900,000 be
hind," the speaker continued. "To
day Nebrask i received $1.5S6.000
more in federal-aid money, and we
are not ready for it. If the propesa
to increase the total federal air ap
nronriation from $75,000,000
SI 25,000.000 goes thru, that wil
add another million dollars a year t'
Nebraska's share, and we will still
be behind a year from now .
"Increased traffic on Nebrask'
roads has been greater than the in
crease in car ownership and amount:
to 100 per cent since 1925. The
character of trafTic in changing. Ar
astonishing number of trucks de
liver stock to the Omaha marke'
each year. Railroad? have investor
$2,000,000 in rolling stock to br
tion is, now last are we going to uf
able to meet these changes.
"In 1913 there were only 25.000
cars and trucks in Nebraska. Now
there are twice as manv as that ir
Douglas county and 400,000 in the
state. Ten per cent of these arc
trucks. . v"
"Nebraska started on a highway
building program later than most
states. We were the fortieth state
to adopt the gas tax method. There
were less than 300 miles of road sur
facing in Nebraska when I came intr
office. Now there are about 4,400
miles of graveled roads and 250 mileb
of pavement.
"We've gotten out of the mud, not
because we had a lot of money but
in spite of the fact that we didn't
have. Nebraska has spent only one-
third of the amount adjacent states
have spent on roads."
TRAIN ROBBER CONFESSES
Pawnee, Okl. Tom Vernon, for
mer rodeo rider, who was arrested
here Sunday night in connection
with the robbery of a train In Cali
fornia, and another later in Wyom
ing, Monday night confessed to the
wrecking and robbing of the Cali
fornia train, Allen Jones, Pawnee
county sheriff, said. Vernon, Sheriff
Jones said, denied any part in the
holdup a week ago Monday near
Cheyenne, Wyo., however, and said
he would fight extradition to Wyom
ing on that charge. He told the sher
iff he was willing to go to California
to face a charge of robbing a train
near Saugus. Calif., Nov. 10. and
would not oppose extradition to that
state.
In his confession Vernon told the
sheriff he robbed the train because
he was out of work and needed
money. He had been promised a job
by the railroad company, he said,
and "had been disappointed."
Playing a lone hand, Vernon said
he wrecked and robbed the train and
made his escape without aid.
NEBRASKA ART ON DISPLAY
Omaha Artists from Lincoln,
Omaha and many out of state cities
are represented in the December ex
hibition of oil and water color paint
ings, sculpture, sketches and cer
amics. The exhibition will be open to
the public thruout December.
Oil paintings on display include
works of Miss Tressa Emerson of the
fine arts college of the University of
Nebraska and Dr. Robert F. Gilder,
Bernard Szold and August Dunbler
of Omaha. Dwight KIrsch, also of
the fine arts college at Lincoln, is
exhibiting a series of designs for, a
production of "Emperor Jones."
Your ad in the Journal will be
Roy
read, and they sure do get results.
STATE MILITA MOEILIZED
New Orleans New Orleans was
thrown into a state of excitement
late Monday by sudden mobilization
of state militia at Jackson barracks
under secret orders from Governor
Long. But after 250 men had been
assembled they were dismissed with
the explanation that it was a "test
mobilization."
Investigation, however, disclosed
that the governor had ordered the
troops mobilized to oust Dr. V. K.
ltuon irom the office ot state con
servation commissioner and to in
stall his appointee, Robert S. Macs
tri, but Dr. Irion made such a course
unnecessary by voluntarily sur
rendering the office after the state
supreme court had held that Maestri
was entitled to the office.
Iowa Scores
in Livestock
Show Entries
Elliott Brovm of Rose Hill Takes
Honors Boy Frcm Same State
Comes Second
Chicago Another Iowa farm boy
led his steer out of the prize ring
Tuesday at the international live
stock show with a grand champion
ship ribbon dangling from its ears.
The boy was Kllioit Drown, aged
twenty, of Hose Hill, and the s.ivr
was Lucky Strike, a grade Aberdeen
Angus calf. The pair of them sur
vived the keenest competition in the
history of the livestock show, nos
ing out another Iowa youngster and
'lis steer for the premiere honor.; of
the annual exposition. The reserve
grand championship was won by
Waldo Mommsen of Miles, la., a 4-H
lub boy, and Mike, his grand Aber
deen Angus yearling.
Mommsen, whose steer had been
judged champion in the junior livc
itock feeding contest and grand
champion yearling, fell qust short
:f duplicating the record of Clar
ence Goecke, aged twelve, of State
Center, la., who won the grand
:hampionship last year after winnii.er
he junior championship. Drown
aimself just was graduated from
1 -1 1 work last year and plans to
jnter college after Christmas.
Schools Take Prizes.
Other grand champions cf the
stock show were won by Purdue
university, which exhibited the best
.vether in the sheep show and the
Kansas State Agricultural school
.vhich won the ribbon for the cham
pion barrow in the swine competi
ion. A veteran . wheat grower whose
'arm nestles in the footballs of the
Canadian Rockies became the new
.vheat king Tuesday. He was Jo
eph H. ;B. Smith of Wolf Creek.
Vlberta, who thought so little of his
hances that he did not even come
o the show. He sent his champion
ship sample, a box of hard red spring
(veat. C. Kdson Smit cf Coravallis,
Mont., weat king the last two years,
von the reserve championship.
The new corn kings hails from In
liana and Missouri, L. M. Xogler of
Hope, Ind., winnig the champion -
hip for the. best ten ears, and John
',. Pflantz' of Hannibal, Mo., taking
he award for the best single ear.
V'ogler's corn was white dent ant
Pflantz' was yellow. Another Men
anan, t;. i. uustatson ot victor, re-
ained his crown as the champion
lats raiser with a sample of victory
)ats. The junior king title went to
in Illinois boy, Maurice Butler of.
Chatham.
Much as Brown regrets it, he and
his steer will part Thursday when it
goes on the auction block to the
aighest bidder. Last year the grand
champion neeted young Geocke $.s.
000.
A. C. Shallenberger of Alma. Neb
won fifth in the breeding Shorthorn
division for heifers, two to two and
one half years old, and fourth for
heifers one and one-half to two years
old.
In the breeding Polled Shorthorn
division, Albert Hultme & Sons of
Aronville, Neb., won second prize
on a cow and third for heifers, 12
to 14 months old.
The grand championship of Short
horn females went to Vilager's Gold-
le, owned by Fred II. Deacon of
Unionville, Ontario, which was also
judged the senior champion female.
Edellyn Orange Blossom II, owned
Dy ii;ueiiyn farms or wuson, ill., wao
scored the junior champion Short
horn female.
Bert A. Hanson of Monkato, Minn.,
won the grand champion female
award in the breeding polled Short
horn class with Doan eBauty. Blos
som Time, owned by Elm Grove
farm of Belvidere, Tenn., was senior
champion female. State Journal.
NATIONALIST PARTY SPLITS
Berlin The nationalist party,
which sponsored the recent petition
for a referendum which would reject
the Young plan for reparations, was
split wide open Tuesday by the resig
nation ot six members wno also are
in the reichstag. Their withdrawal
from the party ranks followed the
break which already had appeared
in the reichstag last week when sev
eral members of the party voted
against the Young plan sponsored by
Alfred Hugenberg, the leader of the
party.
Those who withdrew Tuesday were
Herren Lambach, Huelser, Hartwig,
Kloenne, Lejeuce and Treviranus.
Their resignations were handed in
while the executive committee of the
party was in session to discuss oust
ing them for their insurgency. All
will retain their reichstag mandates
and parliamentary circles predicted
an even greater split in the nation
alist camp with a probability that
those who withdrew would unite
with about eighteen members of the
Christian national trade party to
form an Independent group in the
reichstag.
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OKlahcma Identiued by iwo
of the Passengers.
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Identined as t no lone robber w
wrecked and robbed the Portl
Limited near Cheyenne last Monday
night, Tom "Buffalo" Vernon, rodeo
performer and ex-convict, was ar
rested Sunday night in Pawnee,
Okla.. Union Pacific officials here
were informed.
Vernon was captured by pe'-ml
Agent Matt McCourt of Omaha and
Sheriff G. II. R-nnsa of Cheyenne at
10:45 p. m. Sunday as ho stepped
from a bun that took him to Pawnee
from Th. ...
Identification was established by
pictures of the robber which passer.-
gfrs on the train had chosen from
photographs of suspects.
Two passengers of the wrecked
train accompanied the officers to
Pawnee and confirmed the ident ifica-
tion, according to Associated Press
dispatches.
Had TLevoIver When Caught
The .MS caliber revolver, witt
which ernon is beneved io have
held up the 27 passengers !' the
limited and robbed them of approx
imately five hundred dollars, wr.s in
his pocket wheu he was arrested, lie
was also carrying a sum of money
but the exact amount was not learn
ed. Officials t,f the Southern Pacific
railroad believe Vernon is th same
man who wrecked and robbed one of
their trains at Saugus, Cal.. recent
ly, McCourt's report revealed. Re
wards totaling between eight and
10 thousand dollars have been offered
for his capture.
Railroad authorities said Sunday
night that they had known Vernon's
identity for several days hut kept
it secret to aid in the search for the
man. Vernon's record . tl.sy said,
showed he had served three peniten
tiary sentences for robbcy and that
he was released last August from
Folsom prison in California at, the
expiration of his last term.
Will Seek Extradition.
He also is suspected of robbing a
Santa Fe train recently, it was said.
W. M. Jeffers, vice-president of the
Union Pacific, was in communication
with the governor of Wyoming late
Sunday 10 start extradition proceed
ings to remove Vernon to Cheyenne
for trial. California authorities, it
was said are making an effort to take
him to Los Angeles.
The Union Pacific will assist the
prosecution case in an effort to secure
the death penalty for the robber, Mr.
Jeffers said, train robbery being a
capital offense punishable by hang
ing under an old Wyoming law that
dates from Vigilante days.
"Dead or Alive."
In the robbery, which occurred
about three miles east of Cheyenne
November 23, the robber went tb.ru
the train after it had been derailed.
Tie plates and rails had been loosen
ed in such away that electric block
signals were not disturbed, and no
warning of the condition cf the track
was given to the engineer.
None was seriously hurt in the de
railment, and all passengers were
taken back to Cheyenne shortly after
ward. The man hunt that followed
was organized under orders to get
the rpbber "dead or alive."
John Gale, chief special agent for
417 Main St.
Plattsmouth,
Nebr.
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the ra'lri'jid. picked up Vernon's trail
i:i Dfiivrr after effort to catch him
at th3 plate where he had roomed
in Cl:eve:;!:T failed. -Wot ld-Herahl.
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President Declares Grcvth.
Only Problems; U. S
Progress
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Per.ce
With Woi Id.
Washington, Dec.
Hoov. v told congress
first annual message
3. President
rue.;day in his
hat the United
States is at ptace with the. world
sound financially and
It ms are these of
t;:e omy
nvt'i and
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greii.!.
He wrote a sur-.vv (f ev
r.:i- ;
an ;
inuiai anu liuuisiri.u situauo
engineer and cat elr.iiy anal;. o 1 each.
He gave promise- of sub . nti.il tax
reduction, adequate national defense
and assurances that this ioun
would never be invaded by foreign
foe.
The pre;
ient's me.-::age
It was i;;) v. a
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tensive :.-
1: cf
000 words.
He suggested to
tional expense for
reasonably 1"" rot
congr th;
armaments
need as av
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cr.uld '
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supplants other f turns of offensive ami
te-i'ensive weapons of war.
However, he reiterated and made
it plain the United States will insist
upon a paritv with Great
lu itain in
warships and should it become
sary this country will carry
n-3ces-
out a
building program by congress.
'Don't Scrap Arms'
At times the president spoke a
the idealist, the altiuist in search of
a panacea for the world's ailments.
Hut he made it plain tl-.at the time
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States should join t he
at some future tim.
J sae the p;
t be United
j world court
i ile made
it plain, however
he
he
I would not r. v,v
! tion and vvoul 1
recommend such
iu t do so until
international and domestic
situations make "it conv
X'litical
iti.t to
deal with it."
His reference to the world court
was generally accepted as an intima
tion on his part that lie wished to
i
eliminate tuts as a problem vnicn the
scenate should now consider.
U. S. Finances Strong.
The president found the finances
of the United States so strong that
a new reduction of $23S,00'J.00J in
the public debt hps been made since
Jui.e 30. a 22-j.O0O.00O surplus in
sight, and a $1 (JO. 000, 000 tax tut is
certain.
He foresaw difficulty in keeping
1931 expenditures within the bounds
; of the present ytnr, but felt never
i theless the tax burden should he
I lightened by turnir.g part of the pros
pective surplus batk to the taxpay
1 ers.
"Every dollar so returned ft-rtil-iizes
the soil of prosperity," the piesi
jdent said.
The piesidont spoke with the
greatest confidence of the ability of
the United States to weather any
storm wlntii might blow, but urged
caution throughout.
The pie-idcnt then gave his views
on prohibition. He frankly admitted
tluu unless the populace of the Unit
ed States support the government the
i movement could not succeed. Uma-
ha Bee-News.
I
A card cf reminoer to an old friend
is always an acceptable tcken for the
Christmas season and nov? is the
time to call at the Bates Book &
Girt Shcp and rn?.ks your selections
3
Jas. W. Varner,
Manager
Plattsmouth
Store
Prices Good
r.d Saturday,
Dec. 6-7th
Fossa&le
2-Ib.
- r.
i j
per Lb.
HINKY CmKY- Fully 1
guaranteed. 48-lb. bag I D
G. Limit of ten
TEH bars for.
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