PAGE TWO PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL MONDAY. AUG. 24, 1931. 11 Weyrich & Hadraba PRESCRIPTIONS Driigs Kodaks Radios Candy School Supplies Farmer-Victims of Drouth Given State Road Worl i Governor Bryan't Relief Plan Also Seeks Feed tor Stocks; Ask for Federal Aid. Lincoln, Neb., Aim. 20. A two- l l,t plan to relieve BSM niloynn'iit afford relief tor tsiineus of drontn ttricken counties in sertasrn Nebraska, was perfected today ' Governor iiryan. Departing from the- usual custom ci ,nv:iiiiiim highway contracts, tiio governor grsl arranged aa agreement s : h Knox county officials arhdreby tin- coanty win andertaks : l-nlie grading project on Itlgnway t4, con necting BloosnfleM with center, the county seat. lit then announced plans to ap peal ti other ettteeas of the stats mors aouatsously rsantd with wops tin year, to coa tribute fssd for lire stock in tin- t rickeii areas eailHUV Ing BOyd, Pedsir. Knox. Holt. Kca Paha and Rock counties. This ap peal. !: laid, will ! made about October I, the farmers ami Ifve sto k nil n there saying they will lie able to p; vide their own t 1 until about that time. Give Work to Many. The highway arrangement was an- nouuesd after a conference between tin- governor, Ben at Of Koster of Nio brara; John Korsythe, Knox county 'commissioner, and State Representa tive Mark Lukens of Blnonifleld. The pbtrr. tffJS governor explilied, win sffbrd eenptopmsnl to hundred! of farmer.-- in Knox county whose crops have been i : . l-. . i by drouth for two veins and destroyed by grass hopper thi: year, and the loss of tattle from anthrax 1'nder the asrecincfll the ounty will do the work entirely by hand and team labor. No otie man i to receive more than one hundred dol lar for his work, which is to be al ternate. I ahttUt to afford the same op portunity to all Seeks Federal Leans. The projsst described by Bryan "purely emergency will cost : bout 1 ' thousand dollars, and Is the BrSt he -aid he has planned in var lOUft stricken counties to afford the same relief. Although under th- mip ervMon of the county, the work will be paid for by the state. Governor Bryan also announced thai be wouM personally request the federal government to extend los is from th.' remaining drouth relief fund to farmers of the stricken areas : the purchase of feed and seed. In appealing to other farmers of the state for help in fsedtng live BlOCK in the counties afflicted, the governoi said be expected the re sponse of N'elMaskai.s last year to the Deeds of other states. More than one hundred cam el foodstuffs then wre shivped out. he said. World HeraM. Journal Want Ads Bargain Wednesday AT Fetzer 38 pair Boys' Tan and Black Calfskin Shoes Sires 32 to j. : l.i iade shoes in discontinued lines. $149 pair pa;r i.. hildroTi i Strap and Oxford Styles in patent and duH leathers. Sizes 9 to 2. $X8 pair 28 pair Men's Tan Oxfords Ali high grade footwear in Values to $7. $e95 pair wJ ;nir Wome n's Strap and Pump Patterns. Season esixi Patent, Black kid and Colored kids. Most aU aiaes. Ba: gain Wednesday only $XeS pair Home oi Quality Internal Taxes Show Decline of Half Billion Decrease Due Mainly to Lower poration and Income Re turns and Taxes Cor- Washingtop -Internal revenue col lections for 1 1 1 fiscal year that end e. June "a. declined $ i! 1 1 .916,978, I'm Treasury made known in its an nual report. The total collections from this source for the year were M48,1S8, 7.". . Last year the returns amount ed to $..040.1 4a. 7.:;. The heavy loss of revenue was due in the main to the large decrease in i lu- rteurhs from income and cor poration taxes. These fell off a total of $r.r.o,i'l S.732 for the year. In IfSfi collections from this source amounted to $ 2.4 1 0.259. S80. Tie l9.'?l fiscal year produced only $1,860,040,497 from these taxes. The sources of income and the am. units as listed by the Treasury lie as follows. Tear Year Boureee ! 1 . .'Hie stats .. Tobacco . I !. 19.11 1 2,4 10.: :.".. -:: $ l . m n , o 4 , 4 N ; 4 . T , 2 f 4 s,7 s . :: 1 1 4.".o. ofin 41 t,j6.30j i;.7.".i.7.".!i 1 l.gfg.4 14 . fSS4,Sf 3 1 :t 7, J 1 CSS.SSt ".::: 77.7 tS.SSI 4 1 . '.' ' , 0 4 Admissions 1 C Sles tax . apedal tax . Barap tax . . Dtett sptrm Ml.a' The income :..:ioi.ms :t.44."..'iis 5.801. si S.44R.91S tax receipt?! for 1'U 11 elude payments for the third and fourth Quartan for 1929 a"nd the first and secon duuartcrs for 1930. together with additional collections made for prior- years. The collections for the fiscal yean 1931 and 1930 Horn miscel laneaUS taxes, which include all sources of Irregular revenue sxcepl h me tax. were a? follows: ia::i $r.6s.tKH.2;.6.sa 1999 e..SSfi.ROL-.K!! Decrease I99J1 .. 1S9.9S.M There was a decrease of $1.4fl. si:.9( la the collections from the places of amusement during the fiscal year 1931. Tax refunds made during the fis cal year 1!!1 the Treasury reported totaled 99t4TC,9&9.62 These re funds covered taxes IfmgaHy collect ed la 1929. 1999. 1981. and prior years. Of this amount $(13,127,955. 21 was on incomes taxes and $5,086, 909.89 on estate taxes. The large falling off in the excise tax for 1931. the department ex plains, was due to repeal of the tax on automobile manufacture, effective May 88, 192S. SAVES LIFE IN FIRE Anita, la. Carl Palmer of the Lincoln Center community was a hero in the eyes of his friends. He Saved the life Of his invalid brother. carrying him to safety from a burn ing building. Footwear Alvo News Mrs. P. Kahler has been visiting in Kansas for the past few days with relatives and friends. Mrs. John Murtey has been rather poorly during the past week but is reported as beii g some better at this time. (reorge Rratin and the good wife Of South Mend were visiting for the day on last Wednesday at tlie home of parents. Wr. Yeager and wife. J H Weiehel was R visitor in Omaha on last Monday and had a load of very tine hogs on the market which were delivered there by Johr B. Skinner. Coatman and Skinner on Monday of last week made three trips with stock to Omaha and then finished the day by hauling cobs. Not an extra good day eit her. P. J. Linch and the good wife and their daughter. Miss Alda. SPere guests for the day and dint er at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Weychel on las. Sunday. Mesdames J. H. Weiehel and Jen nie Rouse were visiting in Elm wood on last Friday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Walsh, who is sister Of Mr. Weiehel. Roy Coatman was unloading coal for John Banning on last Wednesday and thus the coal warmed Roy tjiis time and will serve the same purpose with some one else next time. I.ee Coatman moved their house hold effects to Lincoln on last week and are now at home so they do not have to travel hack and forth. Busi BOSS in their garage is very good. S. c. Hardnock, wife and son, who have been visiting for some time with relatives In Wood River and vicinity where they were spending a week, returned home las week and were well pleased with the very pleasanl visit which they had. They, however, report the crops of corn there as be ing very poor. VV. II. Warner, while he has com Dieted the threshing of 'he grain in this vicinity is now at the hulling of clover. A piece of excellent clover which he hulled for W. C. Timlin produced two bushels of seed to the acre which is pretty fair. Mr. War ner was also hailing for W. K. Hei.r but we were not able to get the yield of this pie . Last week the W. C. T. V. of Alvo met at the county home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Btewan where they were entertained rurally by Mrs. Stewart who is a very clever entertainer and who has the knack of making every body enjoy themselves at her home. The ladies had a good program and also were entertained by a delight ful lunch served by the pleasant hos tess. Rev. Rue! Jackson, pastor of the Methodist church of Alvo. who hSS been with the good wife, taking their vacation, returned on Saturday of last week and taking the good wife to Omaha on the following Monday where she was visit tug with rela tives. He returned and took a num ber of the boys of the Rihle school to the camp near Crete where they are enjoying a few days outing. Moved Horseshoe Court. The horseshOS court which has been very popular bet we u the Ida. k smith shop and the ston buikUUg of Wm. Stewart has been removed and is now located on the east side of the Berkhunrl and Son store while during the forenoon the sun pets ;tt the east end of the court, it is a most pleasant place to play during the af ternoon. Writes from Honolulu. Phillip Coatman. son of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Coatman. Who is station ed at Honolulu in the Sandwich is lands, with the government of the I'nited States, as mechanic in the air service, writes very interestingly to LbS parents and friends here. Phillip passed his first examination in the mechanical service with hon ors and also was selected to take the position of the foreman during his temporary absence whi.h is very flattering. Phillip dost ribes the land scape as being very beautiful and also tells of a young man alia, lied to the air service station who made a glider which he was able to keep aloft for sixteen hours and which looks very tine. Phillip' is enjoying himself, some two thousand miles from his native shore. School Year To Open. The school year for the year t and l!t"L' will USglll on gUgttSl 81. This will enahle the school to have a good vacation at the mid-winter sad still complete their work by the time the warm weather comes in the spring. Also as has been in the past should some sickness close the school for a period, they still have an op portunity to get out in time. Dorotha Coatman Still Poorly. Miss Dorotha Coalman who has been in poor health for the greater portion of the summer still remain poorly, not feeling the bssl from the infection of her lungs. Her grand father. H. A. iagwerseh of Armour. Smith Dakota, was visiting in Alvo. lining to visit the granddaughter and the remainder of the Coalman family. Visited In Kearney. Last WSSk one day, Charles God l" and wife went to Lincoln where they were joined by Mr. and Mrs. I. K. Dickerson and the kiddies, th.y all goinK to Kearney where they visited for a few days with relatives and returned heme arriving Sunday, after having enjoyed the visit great ly. Msny Attend Picnic. What is known as the Bushberry picnic, was celebrated or. Sunday. September ltUh. by tome three hun dred people, who a.- ha been UjtShr practice In th pat to gather lOOM Sunday in August tor an annual pic- nle and get-together. There were games, visiting and speaking and with one feature which in never fall to have was good eats anil plenty of them. LOCAL NEWS from Thursdays DanV Dr. L. B. Bacon of Pacific tion was among the visitor. Wednesday to take advantage Junc- heie Of the tree bridge over the Missouri river. Attorney H. II. Kuppinger and At torney Walter Johnson of Omaha were in the city today where they were called to look after some legal ma 1 1 ct s. Mr. :.nd Mrs p. 15. Tritsch and son, Maynard, oj near uoutsviiie, were in the city for a short time to day looking alter some matters of business. Mr. and Mrs. Klmer Younker and daughter, of Gleawood, were la the city Wednesday for a few hours visit ing old friends and looking at't:;r some business matters. Mrs. K. H. Wescott was at Elm wood today where she was called on some matters in connection with her work as state regent of the Daugh ters of the American Revolution. Carl Lincoln and Ray Honeywell, well known residents of near Pacific Junction were in the city Wednes day to spend a few hours visiting with friends and looking after some business matters. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rebel and children departed last evening for western Minnesota where they will spend 8 few days at the home of .Mr and Mrs. Frank Cecbel, the former a brother of Mrs. Rebal. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. dwell of Kim ball, Nebraska, were here Wednes day for the day as guests of Mr. at d Mrs. W. A. Robertson, former class mates tit the state university. Mrs. Klwell is also a cousin of Dr. R. 1'. Westover of this city. Kroni Friday's rml'v Attorney Call Ganz of Alvo was in the city for a short time today, attending to some matters in the county court. William Mcl.ennon, E 1 m w o o d banker, was in the city for a short time today to look after some mat ters in the county court. Mr. and Mis. Harry Long and son. of Aurora. Illinois, are here for a short visit with the old time friends and enjoying a short vacation. From SnturrtHVs Oatly Matthew Thimgan Of Hurdock was ' hers today for a few hours looking i rfter some matters of business and visiting with friends. Judge C. I., i; raves was in Union today to mingle with the did friends at the Old Settler's reunion of which he was one of the founders. Deputy Sheriff Rex Young was at Cnion today where he was assisting in the policing of the Old Settler's picnic and helping out in handling t he ; raffic. Miss Velma Fulton, daughter of I Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Fulton, arrived horns this BnYernpoB foots Peru, where she has been attending Peru state college. -Mr. and Mrs. t . l. Kishel and son. BOrald, of Guide Rock. Nebraska, are here for a visit with their niece-. Mrs. Alice Rates and Mrs. Mai tin Peterson and family for a short time. Mr. and Mrs. G. il. Ruffington. and family, of Woods, South Dakota. : are here lor a visit at the home of .Mrs. Ruffet ingwm's parents, Mr. and Mrs. K. M. Gfaiwin and the other , relatives and friends in this section. Mr. and Mrs. Karl Misner ajjd two , children. Robbie and Patricia of Kan I sas City. Missouri, were her' last ! evening visiting at the home of Mr. ; and Mrs. George Hut ton. They de : parted this morning for Omaha and ' later in the day continued on to Har vard. Nebraska, to visit relatives there. ACCUSED OF PRYING INTO WALKER'S LIFE New York. Aug. 1!. From demo cratic quarters today came the ac cusation that the republican-controlled Hofstadtcr committee is "at tempting to pry into the private life of Mayor .lames J. Walker." Samuel Seabury. chief counsel for the legislative committee investigat ing the Tammany city government, s! aght n subpoena during the after noon for RuSSl II T. Sherwood, w hom be said he wished to atMStiOB in re gard to "certain matters in which hi' acted as an agent for Mavor Wal ker."' Senator John J. Dunnigan. dem ocratic spokesman for the democratic minority of the committee, immed iately issued a statement declaring that De man sough Is tin accoutant who handles Mm mayor's private business affairs and keeps bis finan cial records. THREE HELD BY BANDITS Crown Point. Ind. Two young men held up A. G. Johnson, manager ot the Palace Theater in frown Point, early Monday and then kid najSJ him. his wit -, and the oper ator of the theater and took about $6f0 in cash and three diamond rings belonging to Mrs. Johnson and valued at IfOO. afterwards, the men. both of whom were armed, ordered the three Into a sedan on which there were no license plates. Then they were driv en to Highland. Ind.. about two and a half miles south of Hammond, and released. MASL'UNALD KEfiEWS BUDGET CONFERENCE London. Aug. 17. Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald resumed confer ences with chief cabinet members Monday to formulate plans for sav ing approximately $500,000,000 so that the national budget may be bal anced. Outside was a crowd so large police had to keep it in order. Moc.. of the throng were tourists from the British provinces, bui there was a ! generous sprinkling ot American?. BAYER ASPIRIN is always SAFE beware f imitations LgflgmtgSsS Unless you see the name Bayer and the word genuine on the package as pictured almve you can never be sure that you are taking the genuine Bayer Aspirin that thousands of physicians prescribe in their daily practice. The name Bayer means genuine Aspirin. It is your guarantee of purity your protection against some imitation. Millions of users have proved it is safe. Genuine Bayer Aspirin promptly relieves : Headaches Colds Sore Throat Rheumatism Neuritis Neuralgia Lumbago Toothache No harmful after-effects follow its use. It does not depress the heart. 0MAHAN TO FACE CHAHGES Omaha Deputy County Attorney Yeager Monday night said he bad prepaied a complaint charging Wil liam Baker of Omaha with obtaining money under false pretenses. The complaint will be filed Tuesday morning. Yeager 6aid. Haker was arrested Monday after he hail been named by Fred Therin. also of Omaha, as the mail whom he paid $50 for "protection" from a li gnor raid. Therin was one of ap proximately 200 Omahans arrested in a citywide drive against alleged Honor resorts. The raiding started Saturday and continued until late Sunday. County Attorney Henry Beal ami Yeager soaferrsd on the case and de cided Baker could not he charged with bribery or blackmail. Of Baker. Detective Chief Paul Sutton said, "I don't know Baker and never heard his name mentioned until Therin made the charge. I since have learn ed of his reputation." 'HOPPERS AS BAIT A Fremont. Ohio, firm has writ ten to Lincoln inquiring as to the use of grasshoppers as bait in bass tisbing. The communication was re ceived by the American Lsgion 1 headquarters and "Hard Boiled" Hank, is invited to send specimens of the 'hoppers to the Ohio Arm with all plans and specifications. If the Ohio Anna can use the Xebraski grasshoppers, they can have millions I of them tiiid removing them from the state and not a protest uttered even by Governor Bryan or Attorney General Sorenscn. Local fishermen ; have used grasshoppers for bait for years and find the.n excellent, ibej fish having a great appetite for the In BOTt 1. so come on Ohio and get your 'hoppers. rj S. TO QUIT IMPORTER'S DISAPPEARANCE AT SEA New York. Aug. 19. An inijuiiy into the disappearance of Hiasasbi Fujim ira. Japan BS Importer, from the liner Pelgenland between Hali fax and New York last Friday, was ordered by I'nited States Attoreny George .. Medlie Wednesday. f f T f i Come to Plattsmouth Wednesday, Aug. 26th Among the Bargains here are many for School Opening For One Hour! 10 to 11 a. m. We will sell Men's and Boys' POLO SHIKTS in assorted colors at 25c each f r Men's Co veil Pants Belt loops, tuff bottoms. Blue. gray98c Ken's and Misses' all wool Bath ing Svits Plain colors. Sizes 34 and 36. Each $1.29 Men's Dress Straw Hats Lat est style good for next year. Greatly reduced 50c Boys' and Children's Straw Hats. A "steal" at 5c Boy$' Shiits Blue, gray and scmo fancy. Full cut. Our best make. Each 49c Boys' Pull-Over Sweaters As sorted new patterns $1.45 y X T T t Open Every Wednesday Evening 3 Million a Day Said Crime Cost in United States Wickersham Eeport Lists 'Stagger ing Total for President He: 6 Dry Cos. High Washington, Aug. 21. T e Wick- ! ershaiii rnn.i ission lilac: H e aa- I anal cost of crime in th. I at beyond a thousand mill "ou:i ' ; y ,OH ;ioi- lars. its latest report reached no tuqUH sum estimate but contained a series of staggering statistics Which eve:. In their conceded incoinp.et asm snowed tremendous toll taken year ly by criminality. j Prohibition was named bj 657-page document, made pul i day after resting for at least 'on President Hoover's books1, a heavy contributor to this cost. It was estimated that $34 550, or two-thirds of all the g meat funds appropriated for ti ministration of federal criini: . I tice during the year 1929-JU, j expended toward prohibition forcemeat alone. the . as I gh I .! ad- ; jus- were SB- In Nebraska the cost was Kiven as 13,811; in Iowa. South Dakota, S75,50'J $7.S,n2".; in : in Wvom- ing. .flS.SZU. Over 3 Million Daily. Studding almost every page of the report were scores of other certified and WttlawlOll figures dealing with both the annual direct and indirect cost of crime. Totalled they reached well above the $1,119,790,600 mark, or more than three million dollars a day. Here are some of the major find ings: Hundreds of invest igators, delving into the records of three hundred cities of more than 25 thousand population, found an nual expenditures to combat crime were more than 24 7 mil lion dollars. Cites Fraud Losses. Investigation into the activi ties of the 48 states found ex penditures of approximately $r1.72u.00U annuariy upon penal and correctional institutions anil parole. The federal government was shown to contribute about $52. 76.00( annually to criminal justice, of which prohibition gets 66 per cent, the anti-narcotic and motor vehicle theft laws 10. S per cent and all other criminal laws but 21.2 per cent. More than In million dollars is paid each year in the larger cities for crime prote.-tlre ser vices: more than 6S million dol lars is lost annually through known fraudulent uses of the mails: known forgeries account for another 40 million dollars: theft of insured property annual ly totals more than $47,747,000 while 106 million dollars more is contributed for crime insurance. Can't List "Rackets." Goldthwaite H. Dorr and Sidney P. Simpson of the Ne' York bar. who engineered the stuiry ror the commission, asserted these figures were but fragmentary. It WSS "wholly impossible." they added, to make an accurate estimate of the total economic cost of criminality in the United States. It was pointed out that tl e limi tations of time and funds had balked even an estimate upon such huge levies as those extracted by orgr.n iaed bootlegging, extortion, racke teering, thefts of uninsured proper ty, fraudulent bankruptcies, bucket shops and confidence games, ranging from the sale of "gold brb ks" to fix ing fights and races. However, the findings actually set down in statistical form were said by the entire commission to "strikingly confirm the accuracy of the genera! belief that crimes imposes a rremen- Bcvs' Whoonie Pants Fast col or. Elastic waist. Pair 69c Boys' School 'Kerchiefs Fancy border. Hemstitched. 9 for $1 Beys' Sox Just like dad's. As sorted colors. Pair 16c Men's Blue Work Shirts Two pockets, coat stvle. Sizes 15 to 17. A real value at. 49c Children's Royal sorted patterns. Wednesday only Sleepers As Ages 1 to 4. 39c For One Hour! 1 tc 2 p. m. We will sell Kay nee WASH SLITS, sizes 1 to 6. Limited stock, at 5Cc each Wescott's Plattsmouth TTT7T f Poultry Wanted Poultry prices are down, but we have 5,000 lbs. sold, and will pay the following prices Up to 5 o'clock p. m. on Wednes., Aug. 26 One Day Only Heavy Springs, lb . . 18c Heavy Hens, lb ... . 15c Leghorn Springs . . . 13c Leghorn Hens 10c Roosters, per lb ... . 7c Cream 27c Prices Good until 5 P. M. Platissioufh Produce Successor to Farmers Co-Operative Creamery dous e'onomic burden on the com mand! y." Give Omaha Cos's. The part played by the HOhra ci'ips sfud'ed was listed as folios For Lincoln: Criminal police cost, $61.:;::l'. Cost of criminal prosecution. $7. 768. Cost of criminal courts. I11.S&6. Cost of penal and correctional In stiutions. $10,330. Cost of probation, $289. Total, 90,775. Per capita. $1.21. For Omaha : Criminal police cost, $485,137. Cost of criminal prosecution. l"i -643. Cost of criminal courts. Cost of per.al and correctional in stitutions. $ os. Cost of probation, $6,437. Total. 108,017. Per capita, $2.S4. The figures for Omaha are for the calendar year 1929. Those for Lin coln are for 1930. World-Herald. DOCTOR "NOT RESPONSIBLE" Ogallala Dr. W. E. Ash of Coun cil Bluffs. Ia.. sneci;.lis in ner diseases, told county authorities hi re 1 Friday night that Dr. H. J. O'Don H nell is "suffering from impulsive ln ! sanity and is not responsible for his behavior." O'Donnell pleaded guilty recently to having set fire to five Innldfngs at Paxton. whn he had established a practice in medicine. Dr. Ash SSM told county authorities Dr. O'Don nell might "make adequate adjust ment to his condition by prolonged treatment." Dr. Ash recommended confinement of Dr. O'Donnell in a psychopatl Ic hospital. After he had pleaded guil ty. O'Donnell decided to fight Un charge. There is nothing to be gain ed. Dr. Ash said, by imposing a pris on sentence upon O'Donnell. WALKER GETS AN OVATION Carsbad. Czechoslovakia Broad way was never brighter than was the local theater Platz when the crowds filled it up before the curtain went up on the performance of the oper etta "Die Fledermaus" given in honor of Mayor Walker of New York. When the mayor stepped into his flag draped box inside the faotS d Stadttheater which was decorated with American colors, the applaus was thunderous. With him was B. ur gernif ister Becker, and after the sec ond act a toast to the mayor's health was proposed from the stage. He ap plauded the actors heartily and he seemed to enjoy the performance. t f t f For One Hour! 7 to 8 p. m. We will sell Men s Full Cut Wide-Bad $1.00 4 -IN-HAND TIKS for each Beys' Long Pants Cuff bottom. Belt loops. Grav and brown $1.47 assorted 29c ::.i:. Fine for school Beys' fancy Boys' Ases Boyi' Golf Hose in patterns. Pair Muslin Gowns to 16. Each..- -Full cut. .49c t t f h.nicker rants in assort ed colors. 9 to 18 69c B3s' Dress Caps Assorted col ois. 68 tc 634. Each 39c Mer.'s Riding Breerhes Assart ed whipcords, moles and cords. Sizes 30 Is 40 waist. Double seat and knee. Pair $2.39 South Side Main St. Corner of 5th 1