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    THURSDAY. JAN. 22, 1931.
PAGE FIVE
Inas Wever is
Found Guilty; To
Serve Life Term
Continued from page one.
of the house, both in the abserce of
Mr. Wever.
7th Witness: Leonard Wever. bro
ther of deceased Geo. Wever, single,
fnrm t ti fl UorsVinv "NToH Mara I a
home with the Wevers tram 1920- and ,he Patient had complained ol:
1927. Paid board and room at rate j severe pains in the stomach and that
of $8.00 and $10.00 per week. Wit- 1,(1 had given him a hypordermic to
noss testified there was much quar-i Q"iet nis sufferings. Mrs. Wever
reiins. Testified he onlv saw the de-iha(1 told of tne husband having had
ceased drunk once in his life. Said BCTere vomiting spells. He had pre
that he had seon Mrs. Wever so drunk jpared two prescriptions for the use
that she had to be helped to bed. ot the patient that had been left at
Testified Mrs. Wever beat son brut- i the drug store to be called for. Dr.
ally for running away. Son just throe ! Westover testified that there had
years old. Witness had gone to theibeen no odor of liquor on the breath
home of his brother, George Wever of Wever at the time he had treated
in :he spring of 1927 and found Mrs. him. When he was called at the
Wever there with a man, he had , home about noon Tuesday Wever was
told George Wever about the matter, still in bad shape and a second mes
Mr. Jamieson pressed the witness as sage to the witness to call at the
to the cause of his quitting the em- Wever home was at the time that,
ploye of the Burlington here, and death had stricken the man. Dr.
witness replied that he was leaving ( Westover was questioned as to pills
on his own wish. Witness denied , that had been left at the Wever home
any trouble with women here or a for the patient and which it was ap
fight that Mr. Jamieson asked him , parent that the defense would seek
about with the husband of a mar-; to prove had been taken by Wever in
ried lady. an overdose and which might have
Sth Witness: Mrs. M. V. McCraTT. Unarf death
was called and testified that she r
sided just across the alley irom the! autopsy at the Saltier
home of Mrs. Etta ever, mother f ,funeral home J the
George Wever. She knew Mrs. Inas
Wever who had visited at her elder
Mrs. Wever home at different times
and th.at Mrs. Inas Wever had come
to her house to telephone, that Mrs.
Wever had tried to get a telephone
number and failed and witness had
told her to come back later but she;tlfied as to having made certain tests
said she would see Brownie Gla::ejn the stomach and stated that the
down town. Witness had accompan- indications were that Wever had been
ied Mrs. Wever to a dance here while I heavy drinker.
George Wever was hunting in the The main witness of the state was
west, that thev had gone to the Dr. John T. Meyers, of the University
dance about 8 o'clock and left at 10 hospital who had made the analysis
o'clock, that Mrs. Wever had danced 'of the stomach of Wever and who
with Glaze and had taken Mrs. Mc-(testified as to the finding of one
Crary home. On cross-examination j eighth of a grain of strychnine in
witness stated she saw nothing wrong the stomach which the witness stated
with going to the dance or nothing
had occurred there that was not in
her opinion all right.
9th Witness: Joseph F. Hadraba
was sworn and testified that he had
sold a quantity of arsnic to Mrs. cient to cause death. The direct ex
Wever on December Sth at the drug amination was covered by the wit
store of Weyrich & Hadraba. Sheness jn tne description of the test3
had said this was for rats. jmade to arrive at the conclusion a
10th Witness: Roy Otredosky tes- to tke amount of poison in the stom
tified that he was clerk in the drug acn anj other organs of the deceas
store of F. G. Fricke & Co.. and that ed the witness making the finding
he had sold strychnine to a lady Dy a compiex multiplication of milli-
wnom ne laentmea as tne aeienuam.
He stated that she had said th:it she!
wished it for rats. He had entered
TV . .. .ic,,
"Mrs. George Weber." Witness was j
shown and identified bottle by tie
countv attorney as tftat containing
the t'rvrtmne n,l which h:id been,
brought to him later by the county
sheriff.
11th Witness: James G. Mauzy
testified that two prescriptions had
been prepared by him on December i
Sth and 9th for Georce Wever. one:
on the Sth being called fcr ard the
other was not. The prescriptions had
been left by Dr. Westover for the
Wever family to call for. The medi-
cine had been for stomach trouble
and one partly a sedative.
John Toman, neighbor of the
Wevers testified to his being called
over to the Wever home to adminis
ter aid to George. Told of George
vomiting violently and he (Toman)
asked George what he had been
drinking. George told him he hadn't
had a drink.
Mrs. John Toman, neighbor, told
of being at the Wever home and j Begley.
George saying that he ached all over. Despite the snappy winter morn
Said his eyes v. ere glassy and blood ;ing, the court room at an early hour
shot. She returned to her own borne was filled to capacity and by 9 o'clock
but the Wevers' youvg son, BU y.
called her a second time but George
was dead when she reached the
Wever home.
Mrs. Etta Wever. mother of the
deceased, related that on Saturday
night George Wever brought his son
Billy to her house to spend the night
while they. Mr. and Mrs. George
W er attended a dance. George
was not ill then. Sunday morning
he came after his son and he was not
ill then. Then on a Monday evening
Mrs. George Wever went over to her
house after a hot water bottle, say
ing that "George had a touch of the
bellyache." Tuesday morning Mrs.
George Wever phoned to Mrs. Etta
Wever to come to their home right
aw;:y as George was very sick and
when Mrs. Etta Wever reached the
George Wever home, he was having
convultions. The mother said "Kid.
what's the matter?" to which he re
plied. "Mother. I wish to God I
knew." Dr. Westover had called at
the Wever home prior to Mrs. Etta
Wever's arrival and had prescribed
digitalis tablets. Also soda water.
Mrs. Inas Wever attempted to give
George a tablet followed by a small
glass of water. George swallowed the
tablet but drank very little if any
of the water. Then Mrs. Inas Wever
brought him a large glassful of
cloudy" liquid. George suggested that
she go to the basement and cut off
a small portion of beer cyphc n hose
to use as a drinking tube. She did
this and George drank the the con
tents of the large glass of liquid
(supposedly soda water! and died a
few moments later.
No trace has been found of the
rubber tube through which George
Wever drank the glass of cloudy
liquid. And the balance of the digi
talis tablets were thrown into the
garbage pail by Mrs. Inas Wever.
At the close of the morning ses
sion, tne crowciea coun ruuiii uui
into anolause. District Judge Begley
was very mucn annoyeci ai uus auu
said "This is no vaudeville show,
this is a murder trial and a vory ser
ious case. We will have no more dis
plays of this nature or the court
room will be closed to spectators."
From Wednesday's Dally
The Tuesday afternoon 3ei,aion of
the district court as the Wever mur-
der case dragged its course, was un
interesting to the large audience that,
had packed the room to hear the de
tails of the case, the afternoon ses
sion being largely one of the presen
tation of the case as to the sickness
and death of Mr. Wever and which
did not afford the curosity seekers,
the interest that they had felt in
the earlier phases of the case.
Dr. R. P. Westover, who was call
ed into the case on the afternoon
preceding the death of Mr. Wever,
testified as to the condition of the
i patient as he had found him, of the
unsettled condition of the stomach
Dr. Westover testified as to per-
ty in the pres
ence of John Sattler, Jr., removing
the viscera of the deceased and tes
timony of Sam Reed was to the ef
efct of delivering the same to Dr.
H. E. Eggers of the University oi
Nebraska medical school, who tes-
had been sufficient to cause death as
he testified that only about one-tenth
of the poison usually remained in
the stomach. He testified also there
had been some alcohol but not suffi-
grams
.,;
The cross-examination of
Meyers by Attorney William
Dr.
N.
Jamieson of the defense was very
fre and the attorney for the de-
" ri " . " . " V '
Omaha druggist and once head of the
chemistry department of the Creigh
ton university. Under the fire of
questions as to the effects of poison:?
and the amount necessary to cause
death Dr. Meyers admitted that there
might have been "infinitesimal
amount" of certain salts and other
substances included in the eight and
a half milligrams chimed to be
'strychnine and which had been
found in the organs of Mr. Wever.
The witness was also questioned as
to the possibility of poison from the
taking of an overdose of digitalis
tablets such as was claimed had been
left for the use of Wever.
Prosecution by the state against
Mrs. Inas Wever for the alleged mur
der of her husband, George Wever,
was resumed this morning in Dis
trict Court before District Judge
there was no standing room avail
able.
Mrs. Wever still maintains her
complete composure and sat through
the morning court session with all
the poise which she has displayed
throughout the trial.
Dr. Westover, physician, Platts
mouth, was requested by the defense
yesterday morning to produce the
battles from which he took the tab
lets that were administered to George
Wever during his fatal illness. These
bottles contained diyltallne and
strychnine-hyacine. The bottles were
produced in court.
Dr. Eggers, pharmacist, Omaha.
University hospital, resumed witness
stand. He was severely flayed by At
torney Jamieson for his strong tes
tomony in regard to the findings of
his examination of the organs of
George Wever, from which Dr. Eg
gers drew his conclusion that Wever
met his death by strychnine poison
ing. Dr. Geo. E. Neuhaus, mental spec
ialist, Omaha, testified that he had
been asked by the state to examine
the mental condition of Mrs. Inas
Wever. This he did in the Douglas
county jail at Omaha. However, he
did not report his findings but it is
supposed that he considers Mrs.
Wever normal mentally. He too was
of the opinion that George Wever
died from strychnine poison.
Attorney for the defense, Mr.
Jamieson, criticised both Dr. Eggers
and Dr. Neuhaus for their testimony
in this case and the fees they re
ceive from the state for such testi
mony. The court recessed at 10:30 after
the close of the testimony of Dr.
Neuhaus, and on the resumption of
the court. County Attorney W. G.
Kieck withdrew the state's offering
as to purchases of arsenic by the de
fendant Mrs. Wever, the court in
structing tne jury to disregard any
referenrp 'n the nnrrhnm nf the same
s having any bearing on the case.
At 10:50 County Attorney W. G.
Kieck rested the case for the state
of Nebraska.
The first witness of the defense
caller was Dr. Frank T. Lovely of
Omaha, police surgeon of that city,
who was questioned by Mr. Jamie
son and stated that he had had ex
perience with cases of poisoning from
bootleg liquor, that he treated four
of the recent eleven fatalities in
Omaha from that cause. Dr. Lovely
testified that poisoning caused con
vulsions before death in the cases
and which were caused by what was
known as "wet brain." On cross-examination
by Deputy Attorney Gen
eral Clifford L. Rein, Dr. Lovely
stated that he was a brother-in-law
of Mr. Jamieson.
John O'Brien, Omaha druggist and
chemist, was called and stated that
he was a graduate of Drane univer
sity and had taught there and had
been dean of the college of pharmacy
of Creighton university. Questioned
as to the form of the tests made by
Dr. John Meyers, state expert, Mr.
O'Brien stated he did not think the
test was the best and that the U. S.
test was considered best. He did not
qualify as an expert in poisons but
stated he knew some of their effects
and actions. Questioned as to the
effect of bootleg liquor in causing
death Mr. O'Brien stated that it
varied in the amount to cause death
as to the age. health condition and
the fact as to the general drinking
of the party. In normal persons the
witness states from one to two pints
was sufficient to cause death but this
varied in the person. Witness did
not believe that the test made by
Dr. Meyers in drying the remains of
the tissues of the organs of Mr. Wever
had been sufficient and that the or
gans were not sufficiently dried.
Witness told of tests for digitalis and
which he stated did not produce the
same reactions as those for strych
nine poisoning.
It is apparent that Mr. O'Brien,
pharmacist, was relied upon as the
star witness for the defense. In Mr.
O'Brien's testimony he strongly ob
jected to the method used by the state
in examining the organs of George
Wever, he claiming mat the state's
method was not a true test of the
amount of strychnine found in the
organs or taken into the body of Mr.
Wever. Then there were differences
of opinion as to the sized dose which
would cause fatality by strychnine,
other poisons, alcohol, etc.
Mr. James Taylor, Lincoln. Neb.,
took the stand in the defense of his
sister, Mrs. Wever. He told of having
made his home with the Wevers for
the period of about a year and of
George Wever's habitual drinking.
Said that Wever kept bootleg whisky
in the home all the time. He also said
that on one occasion he was called
upon by his sister. Mrs. Wever. to
take a shotgun from the hands of
George Wever. while George was un
der the influence of liquor.
Mrs. Metcalf of Lincoln. Mrs. Jenks
of Chicago, Mrs. Pearl Brink. Lincoln.
and Mrs. Paul Metcalf, Lincoln, all
sisters of Mrs. Wever testified for the
defense. They corborated the fact
that Wever was a drinking man. Also
emphasized that the Wever premises
were badly infested with rats, and
that George had remarked that "they
must get rid of them."
Mr. C. L. Wiles, Plattsmouth. Neb.,
owner of the property in which the
Wevers lived, said on the witness
stand that both Mr. and Mrs. Wever
had asked him to make repairs about
the premises because of damage by
rats. This was done early in the fall
of last year at which time a cement
well platform was built, new kitchen
porch and other minor repairs.
At the afternoon session Mrs. Inas
Wever was the first witness called
and gave her side of case. She stated
that she was married Nov. 27. 1920,
had been divorced Aug. 16, 1924, and
had since been reunited together as
man and wife. Had adopted a boy,
20 months old. who was now six
years of age, was now at Lincoln
with relatives of defendant and at
tending school. After first two years
of married life lived at Lincoln.
George had worked for an elevator
company, later had worked as paint
er. Witness worked at Glob laundry,
worked on mangle. Russell Wever
had resided with them some time, at
Lincoln, at Plattsmouth two brothers
and mother at several times, Leonard
first and then Russell later Ralph
and mother, and father-in-law also
here. Ralph and George had words
over Billy. Ralph wished him to
mind him and George objected. Wit
ness gave child same care as a child
of her own.
Had quarrels with husband, just
ordinary family affairs, last year
quarrels had been over relatives and
also over his drinking as he drank
a good deal. Had no telephone at
time of quarrel, testified to by Rus
sell Wever. Had called Chief Elliott
and complained of George's drinking
and buying booze. George had plan
ned to go to Omaha and did not think
he could afford to.
Was never in barber shop where
Cavender worked, had heard Ralph
tell of going to shop for wortt.
Had heard testimony of Irene
Wever and at the time there was
no telephone, had not said anything
about another man or diamond ring
and did not have one now.
On Saturday night had gone to
Eagles dance with George and had
met Otto Hike on Main street, had
met Pete Herold and John Lutz and
George had said was going to get a
drink. They had gone on to the
dance. Did not know of George
drinking after dance. Had gone to
Herold's and later to Chick's cafe
for chili. Had some wine, all drink
ing out of same jug.
Otto Hike and wife had been at
Wever home Sunday, Mrs. Hike about
3 p. m. and Otto later. George and
Otto Hike had not left house. Sun
day morning George Wever had gone
to mother's and had been drinking.
George had bought liquor several
days before Thanksgiving, had
bought two gallons home the night
before Thanksgiving, had bought a
quart on Thursday before death.
George had said he had thrown out
liquor. All of two gallons had been
used up. George took a drink in the
morning and at night.
In regard to testimony of Arnold
Lillie about trip to Tecumseh. Mrs.
Wever and a niece had returned with
Lillie. Had no hair pulling.
No truth that she bad hit George
over bead with a poker.
Had rented rooms from Oliv
Johnson. Mrs. Wever had cared for
Johnson children. Billy was sick
with ear trouble. Had no quarrel
over noise. Told little girl about
noise when Billy was sick and the
girl had told her mother.
Did not know Myron Birdsley, had
never seen or heard of him.
Had given Billy a switching for
running away to railroad tracks.
Had never been intoxicated and had
to be put to bed by Leonard Wever.
Usually had thirty-eight of forty
bottles of beer on hand. Leonard did
his share of drinking.
At one time Mrs. Wever had called
on Rex Young to see about husband
in the spring. Found Young at pic
ture show. Young had
brought
George home. Young had said found
George near river, George had said
that he had letter from father in
regard to indebtedness at Omaha
and he had said was going to jump
in river George had tried to drink OW after a two-weeks trial Capt.
kerosene and once threatened to shoot Newton V. Reynolds of the Kansas
himself last summer. Two years ago! City Police Traffic Department says
George had been sued and some words the plan is a success and that motor
about George drinking and had pour-(car congestion has almost disappear
ed out cup of kerosne and attempted
to take it. Witness had knocked cup
out of hand. Lived near creek and
also the Heisel flour mill. On ore
occasion at Lincoln :. home of a sis
ter George hr:d drank lemon extract.
Had got a bottle out of cabinet.
George had complained of legs on
Sunday. Hikes were there on Sun
day evening. George had said legs
felt bad and had gone to bed at once.
Had left home Monday between 7 and
7:30 a. m. He had come home be
tween 1 and 2 p. m. and was sick,
complained of being sick, had thrown
up and complained of being sick at
his stomach. George had said get
drink of water and he had ascribed
illness to drink he had Sunday or the
chili that he had eaten.
Was bothered a great deal by rais
in barn, cellar and also in well.
George and his brother had killed rat
in kitchen at one time. Mr. Wiles
had porch torn down and well clean
ed by Dewey Hobson.
Had complained to George about
his drinking, complained after
Thanksgiving.
On Monday afternoon she had ask
ed about calling a doctor, had gone
on to town to see Dr. Westover and
had received some medicine. Had
thrown up half a dozen times before
she had gone for physician. At first
vomit was green and later blood was
noticeable. Had called Dr. later on
her own volation. After Dr. Westover
had come out did not ask as to symp
toms and has asked what he had
been drinking. Dr. Westover had
said give George soda and water. Had
plenty of soda water. No medicine
that night.
George had kept complaining all
night Monday, several times had wit
ness rub legs. Some blood in vomit
later. Eyes were normal at time doc
tor there, gave a hypo, but without
effect. Was up all night with George.
Bill O'Donnell and George had been
out after horseradish and O'Donnell
had talked at home with George about
his drinking. O'Donnell had said li
quor smelled bad. Had seen George
drink out of container on Friday, had
drunk two glasses before supper. Did
not know where had got liquor Sat
urday. Mrs. Etta Wever had been there
and doctor had left seven or eight
tablets laid on dresser pills were
small white pills. Had said to give
one every three or four hours; had
given one after Dr. Westover left.
Had given George soda water at time
with pills. Had tried to raise George's
head and George had said to cut off
small piece of beer hose.
Mrs. Wever was still undergoing
direct examination as the Journal
goes to press.
GERMAN ANNIVERSARY DAY
Berlin The sixtieth anniversary
of the founding of the German reich
will furnish the occasion Sunday for
church and reichstag ceremonies m
which President Von Hindenburg
will participate. Flags displayed six
ty years ago in the hall of mirrors
at Versailles will be unfurled.
It was there the "iron chancellor,"
Bismarck, toward the close of the
Franco-Prussian war, proclaimed
Germany's federated states an em
pire and William of Prussia German
emperor. The occasion will be the
more memorable for Germany's ven
erable president since he was pres
ent at Versailles in 1871 as a young
lieutenant.
GIRL SL-. MA - ON TRIAL
DeWitt, Ark. A seventeen year
old girl in a crowded court room
Monday night shot to death a man on
trial for the slaying of her father
as the jury was ready to retire with
the case. The girl. Mrs. Helen Spence
Eaton, had sat in a front seat in the
courtroom thruout the day listening
to the trial of Jack Woris, thirty,
charged with killing her father,
Cicero Spence. When the jury was
ready to take the case the girl leaped
from her seat, drew an automatic
pistol she had concealed in her cloth
ingand fired four shots into Worls'
body. He died fifteen minutes later.
Poultry Wanted
Saturday
JM till 34
GUARANTEE NOT
LESS THAN
Hens, all sizes, lb. . . 17
Springs, smooth -
Stags, per lb 120
Old Roosters, lb. . . . P
We want good healthy Poultry free
from feed delivered at our Station
A. R.
Phone 391 Corner 0th and Pearl
Plattsmouth, Nebraska
Traffic Laws
Aid Pedestrian
and Motorist
New Kansas City Code Speeds Auto
mobiles but Guards Those
on Foot
Kansas City. Mo. High-priced
engineers, under supervision of Dr.
j Miller McClintock of Harvard Uui
j versify, studied the flow of motor
traffic in Kansas City for a year and
recommended a new code, and for
their services and expenses incident
thereto the city paid about $30,000.
ed from downtown areas.
The new traffic cle speeds up
motorcars ( but it also looks well to
the man who walks. Providing he
walks in certain designated lanes,
and keeps his eyes straight ahead,
the code gives the pedestrain the
right of way, and the law expresses
"the duty of the driver to exercise
due care for the safety of the pedes
trian." Captain Reynolds says traffic viola
tions are rapidly decreasing, and he
believes within 30 days they will de
crease 30 per cent.
The new traffic code permits a
speed of 4 5 miles per hour on boule
vards in residence sections, 25 miles
in any residence district, 20 miles
in business district and 15 miles past
schools. The fact that all vehicles
must come to a full stop at all major
intersections and that red and green
lights have been so changed under
the new regulations as to work more
in conjunction with the actual flow of
traffic, has helped speed up traffic
with less danger to pedyestrains, offi
cials say.
The Kansas City motorcycle squad
is going to make short work of per
sons driving while under influence of
narcotics and liquor. The new law
permits a fine up to $1000, and a
sentence of 90 days in jaid, or both.
Several are now in jail waiting trial
on the drunken-driver charge. Reck
less driving draws a fine of $25 to
$500, or five to 90 days in jail.
Street cars have right of way on
their own tracks and at a given sig
nal motorcars must move aside. Per
sons who continue to drive too slow
in a line of traffic may be arrested
for having committed a misdemean
or. Mild Pension
Bill Offered
Total Which Can Be Paid Indigents
Over 70 Is $250 a YearLeft
Optional with County
Elderly people who may have been
led during the recent political cam
paign to expect that they might be
able to retire on a comfortable cash
allowance from the state of Nebras
ka or its governmental subdivisions,
after reaching the age of 65 or so,
will be somewhat disappointed in the
provisions of the old age pension bill
introduced in the lower branch of
the legislature Saturday, as H. R. 56,
by Representative Porter.
Patterned after the Colorado law,
which might be termed "relief for
the indigent" rather than a pension
for the aged, the Porter measure
limits the amount which can be paid
any individual to $250 in a year, or
slightly more than $20 a month.
Even then, if one has as much
other income as $400 a year from
any source whatever, he cannot draw
anything fr the public treasury.
Moreover, ihe plan is left optional
with each county and will not be
come operative until the county
board has adopted it and levied the
tax necessary to provide for pay
ment of pensions.
These Cannot Be Pensioned.
Here are some of the people spe
cifically excluded from receiving any
of the benefits.
Anyone under 70 years of age.
Anyone who has not been for 15
years a citizen of the United States,
and for 10 years immediately preced
ing a resident of the state and coun
ty. Professional beggars.
Any person drawing a pension
from the United States or any other
governmental agency which, added
to other income, exceeds $400 a year.
Anyone who has transferred prop
erty to his children or others in or
der to qualify for an old age pension.
Anyone who has a .child or other
person who would be legally liable
for his support and able to provide
maintenance.
Anyone who possesses property to
the value of $2,500.
County May Cease Aid.
Where a county board votes to pay
old age pensions, under the forego
ing restrictions, and levies a tax for
that purpose, this does not commit
the county to the system permanent
ly. The Porter bill permits it to dis
continue such aid at any time after
one year's operation.
When a person who has been re
ceiving benefits dies, leaving an es
tate, the county may claim payment
from the proceeds thereof an amount
equal to all pension payments made,
plus 3 per cent simple interest upon
them.
County Judge to Administer.
The county judge is given author
ity to receive applications and fix
the amount of pension of each case,
not exceeding $250 per annum. One
whose request has been refused may
not apply again within a year.
Should the circumstances of a pen
sioner change so that he does not
longer need county aid, the certifi
cate issued to him may be revoked
by the county judge.
False representation or imperson
ation or the use of other fradulent
means to obtain a pension, either for
one's self or for another, is made
punishable by a miximun: fine of
$500, or a jail term not exceeding
one year, or both.
BANK'S EARNINGS TUMBLE
New York The effect of an era
of extreme ease in credit conditions
is mirrored in the annual fitatement
of the New York federal reserve bank.
issued Monday, which shows that
net earnings dropped from $12,263.
000 in 1929 to $4,588,000 in 1930.
Under the federal reserve act mem
ber banks, holding stock equal to I
percent of their capital anc surplus,
receive dividends at the rate of 6
percent, payao?t semi-annually, so
that all but $574,605 was distribut
ed la that miniier. The rest was car
ried to surplus.
Dividends were larger, altho the
paid in capital, shrank from $67,-
301.458 to $65,577,650 due to a re
duction in capital of banks and the
closing of the bank of United States,
a private institution which was in
no way connected with the govern
ment. Dividends however, are paid
on the average amount of capital
outstanding.
The shrinkage in income was
mainly aTtributable to the reduced
earnings from loans to member
banks and discounting of el gible pa
per for them, the rates cn which
were of course much lower in 1930
than 1929.
Journal Want Ads get results.
Just a Few o Our Offerings for
Friday and Saturday
Ice Berg Head Fancy Bleach'd
Lettuce Celery
Crisp Heads, Each Price, per Stock
7Vi 15
UDDI STQ Fancy Deep Red Winesaps Clj
Hfl LLO Bushel basket, 2.29, 4 lbs. . k9
ORANGES
Del Monie Canned Fruit Sale
Del Monte
Peaches
Sliced, Halves or Large
Melba Halves
Large No. 2V2 Cans
2 cans for 39
Doz.. 2.34 ; Case. 4.68
Del Monte
Sliced Pinapple
Large No. 2y2 Cans
2 cans for 49
Doz.. 2.94 : Case. 5.88
Crape Fruit No 19
COFFEE S"TLuun?..36
DHTTED MONOGRAM. A real ff
DU I I Cll value. Per lb kD
BEANS Nor. Navy 3 lbs. 2 1.
Eagle Brand Milk can 1 9
Northern Tissue 3 Roiu 25
Post Toasties 2 ig. Pkg. 2 i
SOAP&ET.29
SALTED PEANUT?"
Fresh, per lb
COFFEE
HINKYY
a pound.
rAVAlkA Camels, Caesters, Ola
aiUlluS Gold, Luckies. 2 pkgs..9
FLOUR
HINKY-DINKY BEST.
48-Ib. bag, 1.19; 24-lb. bag.
PHILATHEA CLASS MEETS
From Wednesday's Dally
The Philathea class of the Meth
odist church met last evening at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Wescott,
the latter for many years the teacher
of the class, with a very large DSjp
ber of members in attendance at the
meeting.
The meeting was presided over by
Mrs. W. A. Wells, the retiring presi
dent and the election of office) ami
other business matters served to takt
up the entire time of the meeting
so that the social program planned
was given up.
The officers selected for the year
included the following:
President Mrs. Bert Coleman.
Vice-President Mis. Carl Groff.
Secretary Mrs. W. L. Heinrich.
Treasurer Mrs. James O. Mauzy.
Teacher C. C. Wescott
Ttye class membership discussed
the plans for the year and decided
to hold the social meetings on tbe
third Tuesday of each month in the
future.
This class has in the past gradu
ated many teachers into the Sunday
school work and who are now active
ly engaged in this line of work and
once a member always a member Is
the rule of the Philathea class, mem
bers who are teaching are still car
ried as active members of the class.
At the close of the evening dainty
and delicious refreshments weri- serv
ed by the hostess, Mrs. Wescott and
which added very much to the pleas
ures of the occasion.
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SMALL size. 2 doz 29
MEDIUM size, dozen 20
IAEGE size, dozen 29
Del Monte
Apricots
The Very Finest Fmit
in Heavy Syrap
Large No. Wfa Cans
2 cans for 49
Doz.. 2.94 ; Case, 5.88
Del Monte
Bartlette Pears
Laige No. 2y2 Cans
2 cans for 49
Doz., 2.94: Case, 5.88
RINSOjS 19
CANDY BARS All
kinds. 3 for
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Friday :Saturdy
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