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MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1923. - PULTTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE ITV1 Hog and Corn Control Program Is Outlined Process Tax to Pay the Fanners and Buy Pork for Needy Plan Corn Loans. Washington, Oct. 13. An agree ment on the major provisions of a 250 million dollar program for aid ing hog and corn producers has been reached by farm adjustment admin istration officials, aimed at produc tion control and early price better ment. Major point3 in the program as it stood today, with final action by President Roosevelt, Secretary Wal lace and George N. Peek, farm ad ministrator, still pending, included: Provisions for a processing tax on hogs, to be increased gradually to a maximum of from 1 to 1 cents a pound after January 1. To Cut Production. The tax proceeds would be used for payment of benefits to farmers who agree to reduce their market able tonnage of hogs grown for mar keting after October 1 next, and for purchasing hogs and converting them into food for the needy up to Octo ber 1. It was estimated by administra tors that it would be possible to buy and supply more than 500 million pounds of pork for the needy through the surplus relief corporation, in ad dition to 100 million pound3 now be ing distributed. A processing tax on corn used for other than animal feed would be levied. It would produce up to 60 million dollars :n 12 months, admin istrators estimated, but would be in sufficient to cut corn production next year by 500 million bushels, the goal. Plans Corn Loans. As a result, up to 40 million dol lars would be transferred from the Bankhead fund of 100 million dollars provided in the public works-NRA act for use by the administrators. This would be used for down payments to farmers, formed into county corn control associations, who agreed tc reduce their plantings next year by a given percentage. In addition, the program contem plates a loan program along lines similar to that being employed for cotton, applyfng to corn held in bond ed warehouses for sale. A 10-cent-per-pound loan is being made from RFC- fund3 to cotton farmers. The per bushel corn loan has not been determined. Private oney FOR hoice Farm Loans SEE Searl S. Davis At Soviet Stratosphere Ascent A Bcene at Moscow air field as the Soviet stratostat, U. S. S. com manded by George Prokofiev (above), started the climb to the stratosphere that broke all previous records by attaining an altitude of 11.8 miles. Note that the bag seems but partly inflated. This is to allow for gas expansion in the sun. The balloon came back to earth 31 miles from Moscow with valuable strat ' ... sphere, data. REPORT CURES FOR CANCER Chicago. Surgeons from the Unit ed States and abroad reported that 12,746 cases of cancer had been cured in the last three years. Thirty-one specialists renoted this progress in a symposium entitled "Cancer is Cur able" sponsored by the American col lege of surgeons. Their figures show, said Dr. F. K. Martin of Chicago, that the American death rate from cancer can be cut one-third from 150,000 to 100,000 a year by periodic exam inations and by early treatment. "The statement that cancer is curable," said Dr. Beckwith White house of the British radium commis sion, "Is the greatest contribution the profession can make to the public." Cancer's mortality rate has risen steadily until it i3 now second cause of death in the United States. Sur gery, X-ray and radium irridiation were the weapons used and all of them, the surgeons agreed, could be used to more advantage if patients would report for treatmnt before the disease is too far advanced. "I am convinced a grearet propor tion of patients are being cured than the statistics now available indicate," Dr. J. C. Mason of Mayo clinic de clared. Five years of freedom from the disease, after treatment, was con sidered a cure for the purposes of the symposium. HOLD FINE MEETING From Friday's Patty The O. F. Society (formerly known as Queen Esthers) of the Methodist church were entertained last evening at the home of Mrs. Henry Ofe, Jr. The meeting was presided over by the president, Mrs. Robert Hill. The devotional service was under the direction of Mrs. Edgar Newton, who gave it in her usual interesting manner. Mrs. C. C. Wescott gave a short talk on Christopher Columbus, which wa3 of of great interest to all. Plans were made for the coming activities of the society. After all business was over the hostess proceeded with the entertaining game of "Witch," from which a great ileal of fun was had. At the close of a most pleasant eve ning dainty and delicious refresh ments were served. The November meeting of the O. F. Society will be held at the home of Mrs. McMaken, who will be as sisted by Mrs. Charles Goodman. KELLY REWARD TO ARNOLDS Oklahoma City. A share of the $15,000 reward for the capture of George and Kathryn Kelly probably will go to the 12 year old Geraldine Arnold and Luther Arnold, her fath er, C. F. Colcord, Oklahoma City cap italist who underwrote the offer, in dicated. Asked it Arnold and the girl, who directed officers to the Kellys Memphis hiding place after jthey had used her as a "shield" in their flight, would share In the re ward, Colcord replied: "I think so." ? The capitalist said he Intended to (confer with authorities on the pay ment. Geraldine's father co-operated with federal agents in their search for the Kellys. ONIONS Onions at 75c a bushel, at my home or Plattsmouth. J. H. Fulton. ol6-tfw "ijL j'- h H; ::. ? I Lone Prison Isle to House Worst of U. S. Convicts Gangsters, Racketeers and Kidnapers Are to Be Segregated Intensify Fight. Washington, Oct. 12. A prison is land with bluff, rocky shores, un friendly alike to escape attempts and to conniving friends, has been se lected by the justice department for the future home of desperate gang sters, kidnapers and other persistent ly troublesome federal convicts. Attorney General Cummings, in outlining the plan to newspapermen, said the prison island will be used to detain underworld characters who foster rebellion among prisoners, at tempt to bribe guards and have influ ential gangster friends at large who are attempting to aid in their es cape. Hits Scotland Yard Idea. At the same time, proposals that an "American Scotland Yard" be cre ated to combat crime were shunted aside. Cummings pledged an inten sive campaign against criminals through state and federal co-operation. Cummings extended congratula tions to the "fearles3 officials" who prosecuted and sentenced Harvey Bailey and George "Machine Gun" Kelly for kidnaping in Oklahoma. The attorney general spoke at the opening of the two-day national anticrime conference under the aus pices of the United States Flag asso ciation. Suggests Alternative. Asserting "there are many curi ous misapprehensions about Scotlana Yard," Cummings said the English crime detection bureau is not adapt able "to our complex problems." He pointed out that the size of the United States makes a central crime agency impracticable. Instead of a Scotland Yard, Cum mings suggested the possible estab lishment of a national institute of criminology for scientific research and training of officers and the for mation of state constabularies un hampered by county lines. Silent on Capone. Alcatraz island was selected for the island prison, Cummings said It3 rocky shore3 rise precipitately from San Francisco bay. It is more than a mile from the nearest main land point. A swift, forbidding current swirls constantly around it. In all its long history as a military prison not one inmate has escaped. The attorney general indicated definitely that Bailey and Kelly, sen tenced to life terms for the Urschel kidnaping, will be sent to the island. Asked about Al Capone, he was non committal. 1 Repeater is Worst. Cummincs pointed, out that both Bailey and Kelly have made repeat ed threats to escaDe and added his belief that both should be kept away from the main body of federal con victs. Cummings said the most trouble some type recognized by penologists i3 the repeater who makes a busi ness of crime and who could not be reformed by corrective treatment. World-Herald. CHECKS RELIEF TO CITIES Iloldrcge, Neb. A plea to Nebras ka municipal officials to accept their responsibility in meeting unemploy ment and relief problems this win ter was voiced here by George Hodge, federal re-employment director for Nebraska. "Communities have a definite re sponsibility to solve the unemploy ment and relief problems and it is going to be absolutely necessary for them to do it this winter," Hodge said in a speech prepared for deliv ery before, the League of Nebraska Municipalities convention. "It's better for you to be lining up what you can provide in the way of vork and let people earn some money, than to sit back and later this winter have to feed them, which is just what will have to be done." HCCge sketched the setup of re employment machinery, but said it was essential that local communities take hold end try to fill the gap un til the federal public works program can get under way. MAN FLED SCENE OF BLAZE Los Angeles. A possibility that the Griffith park fire which caused the deaths of twenty-eight men may have been of incendiary origin de veloped when F. W. Rosewekamp testified at the coroner's inquest he saw "a man in a dark suit" run from a canyon where smoke was rising. ATA BOY Get Yourself a Load of Lots cf Plattsmouth folks now know just where they can buy Quality Cheaper Right Here Have a Look YOU'LL soon need good warm Under wear and our underwear prices have not been marked up to make the Blue Eagle frewx Hell's Bells, no we've marked 'em down to make him smile with the Hooey Bird Phil Railroads are Preparing to Ex tend Service Plan to Offer Pickup and Delivery Service in Freight to Regain Lost Business. All other Nebraska railroads are planning to shortly follow the ex ample of the Union Paeiiic railroad company in offering pickup and de livery service in connection with the handling of freight shipments of less than carload lots. Most .of thi3 busi ness on short hauls has gravitated to the trucks, because of the flexibility of their service, and the railroads.. following the advice of National Co ordinator Eastman, are planning to rnrrv out this experiment to see if they can get back the lost business. Union Pacific Stages has been do ing part of this service, calling at a place of business for goods and de livering them to point of destination, thu3 dispensing """with much packing and all cartage cost:. Under a recent decision of the interstate commerce commission thebus lines are barred from this work. The Union Pacific railroad had intended to embark or. this line Oct. ijby permission of the railway commission, but was unable to get ready by that date. It now desires the date extended to Nov. 1st. Rcpersentatiws of all of the lines held a conference Wednesday morn ing with Chairman Randall in which a ceneral discussion of the service was staged. Due to the fact that the ether two members of the commission are out of town attending the na tional convention of state commis sioners no action could be taken, but it i3 assumed that consent will be given to all of. the road3 since the application of the Union Pacific some weeks ago va3 unanimously ap proved. Representatives of the other roads have not filed any applications as yet, but they expect to do shortly so as to make the service uniform and universal. FIRST LADY HAS BIIiTHDAY Washington. The white house kaleideocope, ever interesting, ver shifting, was in varied and colorful pattern with the observance of Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt's first birthday there. "Who's Who" said it was her 49th. The Italian ambassador was rank ing guest at the luncheon which honored those distinguished guests. Signor Marconi of wireless fame and Sicnora Marconi. Teafime was set aside for women delegates here at - tending the American Federation of Labor convention. They were follow ed by fifty women from Baltimore, all interested in the region slum clear ance and better housing plan which is the particular hobby of the presi dent's uncle, Frederic A. Delano. All day there were congratulatory messages, gifts, and telephone calls. Guests included Mrs. Roosevelt's close friends, Mrs. Sabella Grcenway, the new Arizona representative, and Mrs. Henry Morgenthau, jr. PLEDGES CARE FOR JOBLESS Washington. Assurance wa3 giv en by Emergency Relief Administra tor Hopkins, that the "needy unem ployed arc going to be taken care of this winter." "The federal government," he said in an address, "is not going to coun tenance relief on a standard so low that the needy unemployed are only a calory or two ahead of the grim reaper. We are going to see that re lief is given quickly and on a basis of reasonable adequacy." Saying that 15,100,000 are now be ing cared for. on unemployment relief-rolls in this country, Hopkins added taf"the vast majority want work and not relief." Burlington " Reports a Gain in Business A 30 Per Cent Increase Over July and Prospects Brighter Numerous Men Put Back to Work The railroads are looking ti sev eral government projects in this Bec tion of the country to increase busi ness beyond the present peak. The Rurlington i3 turning particularly to the Loup City project. It will also handle considerable tonage of mater ial used in river development work. one instance being noticeable right here at home, where unloading side tracks are being constructed to ser vice the million and a half dollar project in this immediate locality. Throughout the entire summer. freight traffic has been considerably better than for some time and train men are optimistic over the outlook for the coming months. With potatoes and sugar beets now moving from the west, additional trains have been ad ded. The call for trainmen for the western districts has been filled, Lin coln officials report. About twenty experienced Burlington employes re turned to work recently as the result of increased tonage over this divis ion. No new men, however, were ad ded in that department. Although no extra passenger trains have been necessary, the pas senger business has also shown an improvement. Not so noticeable as the freight, the Burlington has added from one to three cars on most of its east bound trains. This increase in the passenger traffic is accredited fo the world's fair and the decrease in passenger rates. Potatoes began to move from the Ilemingford district about the middle of September and will continue to move until the first of the year. Sugar beet shipments started about the first of this month and they will continue to move for about ninety days. In spite of the stimulus to freight traffic during July, the peak grain month of the entire year, the Bur lington's general business shows a 30 per cent improvement. No one item is responsible for the increase, offi cials say. They believe this general improvement is an indication of in creasing prosperity over the country, as the railroads are generally the last to notice a gain. The shops at Havelock are said to have plenty of work on hand for the full force of 400 men. Word is ex pected frcm Chicago tomorrow in re gard to further working schedules. Numerous extra crews have also been put to work on track mainten ance, one such crew being here now dcinar some work on the main line tracks in this vicinity. WOULD PAY WAGES IN CASH Omaha. Karland L. Mossman Omaha member of the state federal relief committee, announced Wednes day that at the committee's meet ing he will offer a resolution provid ing for the payment of relief in money as wages, instead of in grocery orders as at prsent. "I am not alone in my belief as to the spending of federal money in cash for wages rather than for grocery or ders," said Mossman. "On Sept. 23, Harry L. Hopkins, federal relief ad ministrator, told the Untied States conference of mayors: 'I don't be lieve in grocery orders. I have come around to believe in cash instead of grocry orders, if you are going to gvie relief. I think it is all nonsense, this business about people not being able to handle the money.' " Mossman said it was his firm be lief that the vast majority of the un employed want to earn their living rather' than accept charity. CHEST GOAL $603,136 Omaha. Omaha community chest officials Wednesday announced their goal in the campaign opening Oct. 31 will be $G0S,136, approximately $10,000 more than last year. As the announcement was being made, Sup erintendent of Schools Anderson was telling public school principals that the schools this year will co-operate in the chest drive but will not act "as a collection agency." Any money the schools contribute, the superin tendent said, will be gladiy accepted and turned over but thtre "will be no quotas and no contests." FOUR U. S. SHIPS TAKEN FROM CUBA Washington. Oct. 12. The State department late Thursday announced four American ehip3 were being with drawn from the Cuban area. Fancy Hallowe'en matks, caps and novelties can pa found at the Bates Bcok ttore. Come and look them ovsr A Lively -in- MEN'S WINTER OVERCOATS 53L5 sftg 522L All Bran New All Wool D. B. Assorted Colors. These prices will not be possible long Buy Now WESCOTTS Price Criticises Officers of State for Misconduct State Auditor Says They Are Fur nisbins Defense in the 75,030 Alleged Shortage. "I will furnish tne information asked for by the attorney and board of educational lands and funds," said State Auditor Price after he and State Accountant Ruud had conferred with Attorney General Good. "It will take one week or ten days. The account ant has been buried in work and had not had time to comply with the at torney general's request." The board had taken action to have the attorney general employ an accountant out of his office fund3 if Price did not furnish the attorney general with the present value of coupons clipped from bonds bought by the state board, as the attorney general had desired this information before taking action in the form of a proposed suit against the former treasurer or other members of the former state board. Last May Price's accountant reported that the treas urer's books and land commissioner's record of bonds purchased by the board showed a shortage of 175,000 in the amount of coupons clipped to equalize the rate of interest to the state by the board when it bought bonds during the past two years. Price said his report of last May was correct and that it showed the face value of the coupons. He will now furnish the value of coupons at the time the transactions occurred. "The people of the state-'will lose about $11,000." said Price. "The face value of the coupons is $75,000 and this method of computation will cut this to about $65,000. "I am opposed to the attorney gen eral's method of computation," added Price. "I believe It wrong. The cou pons bought with bonds were taken at their face value. It was the same as a cash transaction. If the coupons were accepted for less by the state treasurer after they were bought. that is a matter for the board to ex plain. The defense in any suit i3 now being furnished with a defense by the attorney general, something the state should not do. Let the defense plead that if it desires. Why should th state set it up for the other side? We will need the information as to present value of the coupons, so 1 will furnish it. The board reflected upon me in its last meeting by adopt ing a motion or resolution, as if I had neglected my duty. The members of the board have always been against me and hampered me in every way possible in this matter. 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Kuning has Just returned from Washington where he conferred with Henry Morgenthau, Jr., governor of the federal farm credit administra tion, on agricultural conditions in this territory. He received instructions to renew more than 9,000 livestock loans by Dec. 1. "Mr. Morgenthau and other farm credit officials have a tin cere desire to work with farm ing reople in the mlddlcwest and are determined to se them through this distressing period." he asserted. Kuning said his c.Tice has not mad one foreclosure on a loan in the year it has been In operation. MACON LEAVES FOR PACIFIC Lakehurst, N. J. The navy's giant airship Macon cast off from her moor ing mast and soared toward her new permanent base at Sunnyvale, Calif. Comm. Alger II. Drescl, thirteen offi cers, fifty-five enlisted men and three civilians are aboard. The commander predicted the ship will make her des tination in about sixty hours. Tak ing a southern route the Macon i scheduled to pass over Richmond. 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