The Frontier
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C. W. Bryan, a brother of W. J.
Bryan, was selected as one of the city
commissioners at the city election
in Lincoln last Tuesday. He defeated
the present mayor by 700 votes and
will undoubtedly be selected by hia
colleagues for mayor.
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At the city election in Omaha last
Tuesday Mayor Dahlman was reelect
ed city commissioner and will undoubt
edly be again selected as mayor oi
the metropolis. Mayor Jim is slip
ping a little, homever, as he had to
be content with fifth position in the
balloting, instead of heading the list
as he has at other elections. The
administration slate succeeded in elect
ing five members of the commission
and the antis two.
o.
It is stated that C. W. Bryan oi
Lincoln wants to be the next demo
cratic candidate for governor of this
state. If that is true Lincoln repub
licans assisted him in his ambitior
when they elected him to membershii
on the city commission of Lincoln. II
might be possible that the republicani
of the capitol city thought Mr. Bryai
would be one of the easiest men ii
the democratic party to defeat ant
for that reason supported him in thi
election in Lincoln the first of th<
week. One thing is certain, andtha
is that without republican suppor
ha would not have even made a decen
showing in the election.
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Democrats Blundering.
Washington, May 4.—One of th<
classic blunders of the presen
administration is now bfeore th<
Court of Customs Appeal, and t
decision is looked for at an early date
The Court is expected to interpret
the meaning of the provision in tli<
Underwood Tariff bill proposing t<
give a five per cent discount in cus
toms on merchandise imported ir
American vessels. Thus far thaf
clause has failed in its purpose, jusf
as the tariff measure of which it is a
part failed to provide adequate reve
une.
Enacted October 13, 1913, it failed
on its first test, and that test applied,
too, by the then Attorney General less
than 30 days after the bill was signed.
No sooner had the tariff bill been
presented to the Secretary of the
Treasury for administration than a
doubt arose in his mind as to the five
per cent discount provision. He ap
pealed for advice to Attorney General
McReynolds, who is now on the Su
preme Court bench. The provision
was pronounced inoperative.
“The five per cent discount to
American vessels cannot be given," is
the language of the Attorney General
quoted by the Secretary, “without im
paring the stipulations of existing
treaties between the United States
and various other powers, and con
sequently the subsection is inopera
tive."
Acting on this opinion the Secretary
of the Treasury issued an order to
customs collectors, instructing them to
-make no allowance of discount on
duties under this provisioin.
Importers who had relied on the law
appealed to the Board of General Ap
praisers. Their ruling resulted in
further confusion, and neither side be
ing satisfied, the case was taken to the
Court of Customs Appeals, more than
a year alter tne law nuu passeu.
The Democratic Committee report
on the five per cent provision defined it
as "a discrimination in faver of Ameri
can shipping, designed to build up our
merchant marine and keep at home
millions of dollars now being paid to
foreign vessels to carry our products
to foreign markets.”
Yet although they fully realize the
tremendous importance of this meas
ure which they said involved millions
of dollars, they lacked the foresight to
consult their own Attorney General as
to the possibility of enacting it into
law. They had a vague idea of what
they wanted, adopted a vague method
of trying to secure it, and by careless
guess work threw the whole matter
into the courts.
Furthermore, even if the principle
of discrimination had not been ques
tioned by the Attorney General the
provision was so clumsily drafted
that three different interpretations
have been placed upon it. Counsel for
the importers claimed one interpreta
tion, government attorneys claimed
another, and the Board of General Ap
praisers furnished a third different
from them all.
During the debate in Congress on
this provision, Republican members
repeatedly warned the Democrats that,
quite apart from its policy, its phrase
ology was meaningless and should be
corrected to become effective.
It was so much breath wasted. The
majority stubbornly refused to accept
either caution, suggestion or amend
ment. The result has been that this
very important clause has thus far
proven mere useless verbiage, except
to cause litigation and expense to all
concerned. About the only purpose
it has served is to emphasize the fact
that the inefficient methods of Demo
cratic legislators have made it im
possible for them to put even their
own ideas into effect.
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‘‘I have used Chamberlain’s Tablets
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Endorsed By All.
The teachers in the schools, the
preachers in their pulpits, the press
and in fact every right minded citizen
endorses and encourages the attend
ance to see Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Noth
ing is more discouraging, however,
than to see the false and out versions
as given by many so-called Unclt
Tom’s Cabin company who do nol
even try to give a satisfactory per
formance. For a quarter of a centurj
the Terry Big Uncle Tom’s Cabir
Company had been the monarch oi
them all. This company uses the G
L. Aiken version which is acknowledg
1 ed to be the only true representatior
of the author’s story. This version is
1 not used by other companies on ac
count of the amount of scenery re
1 quired and the large cast. This com
1 pony carries the best actors, Cubar
' bloodhounds and everything necessarj
' to give a worthy presentation of Har
' riot Ward Beecher Stowe’s wonderfu
story of slavery days. In the Tent or
May 17.
, Crop Outlook Splendid.
; The Burlington’s Nebraska crop re
s port for the week ending last Saturdaj
i night shows that the winter wheat o1
, the state still continues in a bettei
; condition than at any corresponding
period during former years. On the
basis of 100 per cent being the con
dition, on the several divisions of the
road, the condition at this time is esti
mated as follows:
Omaha division, 102 per cent.
Lincoln division, 102 per cent.
Wymore division, 103 per cent.
McCook division, 103 per cent.
Spring grain is up and is making
rapid growth.
It is estimated that up to last Sat
urday night about 20 per cent of the
corn acreage had been planted, with
practically all of the crop in the
ground by the end of the week.
During the week there was no freez
ing weather or severe frosts in any
portion of the state. In the western
part of the state, where they are
grown extensively, a goodly portion of
the sugar beet have been planted.
The Burlington’s report indciates
that aside from a limited area along
the Missouri river, there was no
abundance of rain last week and that
in no locality are crops in immediate
need of moisture.
Weather Forecast.
U. S. Department of Agriculture,
Weather Bureau:
Weather forecast for the week be
ginning Wednesday, May 6, 1916, is
sued by the U. S. Weather Bureau,
Washington, D. C., tor the Upper
Mississippi Valley and Plain States:
Fair weather with slowly rising
temperature is indicated for several
days, probably followed toward the
end of the weekly period by showers
over the extreme Northwest.
Summary of weather and crop con
ditions in Nebraska for week ending
May 3, 1915:
Lincoln, Neb., May 4, 1915.—The
week was warm, the temperature
averaging 4 degrees above the normal.
The temperature was low Tuesday
morning, with heavy frost in the ex
treme western counties. Showers oc
curred in nearly all parts of the State.
The rainfall was less than half an inch
in many counties, but ranged from
three-fourths to somewhat more than
an inch in others. The rainfall
generally was heaviest in the western
counties. The past week has been ex
cellent for the growth of vegetation
and for the progress of work. Apple
trees are in full bloom. Wheat, oats,
and grass have grown fast. Alfalfa
is 12 to 24 inches high. Corn plant
ing has begun in the southern counties
and seeding of small grain is well ad
vanced in the northern.
$8,000.00
was what Morris S. Effing
ham did not lose. Burglars
broke into his store. They
broke into his safe. They
found 93 cents in the safe.
They got 93 cents. They
could not get the $8,000. It
was in Bank.
If your money is in this
Bank, no one can get it,
but those you wish to
have it. If you keep it
in cash, anyone can get it.
This bank carries no indebtedness of
officers or stock holders and
we are a member of
The Federal Reserve Bank.
Capital, surplus and undivided profits
$95,000.00.
THE O’NEILL NATIONAL
BANK,
O’NEILL. NEBRASKA.
The City Council.
The new city council, with Mayor
Dishner in the chair, met in the library
building last Saturday morning and
formally took charge of the city af
fairs, the old council closing -up the
business of the year at a meeting last
Friday night.
J. B. Ryan was elected president of
the council, after which Mayor Dishner
announced the following committees
for the ensuing year:
Judiciary, Finance and Official
Bonds—Meredith and King.
Streets and Alleys—Mullen and
Ryan.
Waterworks and Sewers—King and
McCarthy.
Fire Department—Barnard and
Meredith.
Auditing Committee—Ryan, McCar
thy and Barnard.
Dr. J. P. Gilligan was appointed city
physician for member of the board of
health.
The saloon license was fixed for the
ensuing year at $1,500, the same as it
has been the past year, and license
was granted to the following appli
cants: J. J. Thomas, O’Connor &
Enright, Arthur Ryan, J. W. Sullivan
and O. E. Kint.
The mayor had not decided upon the
appointments he desired to make for
policeman and nightwatchman and no
appointments were made. Tom Grady
was appointed night watch temporarily
and he is now filling the position.
M. H. McCarthy tendered his res
ignation as member of the council
from the second ward and the res
ignation was accepted with regret.
The council held their regular
monthly meeting last Monday night
and at this meeting R. R. Morrison
was appointed councilman from the
first ward to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of M. H. McCarthy.
The council at this meeting also de
cided to dispense with the services of
a policeman and no appointment will
be made for. that position.
Sick Headache.
Mrs. A. L. Luckie, East Rochester,
N. Y., was a victim of sick headache
and despondency, caused by a badly
weakened and debilitated condition
of her stomach, when she began tak
ing Chamberlain’s Tablets. Slit says,
“I found them pleasant to fake, also
mild and effective. In a few weeks’
time I was restored to my former
good health.” For sale by all dealers.
THE SUPERVISORS.
(Continued from'last week.)
W. T. Hayes. 24.00
H. U. Hubbard. 43.05
P. C. Kelley. 34.15
P. C. Kelley . 6.38
P. C. Keley. 137.50
Ed McBride . 60.00
Th D. Sievers . 40.00
H. W. Tomlinson . 22.40
H. W. Tomlinson. 29.40
Henry Bausch . 2.00
Etta Bullard. 30.00
T. J. Coyne . 165.75
Josephine Carlon. 54.17
On motion, Board adjourned to Apr.
15, 1915, 10 o’clock A. M.
M. P. Sullivan, Chairman.
P. C. Kelley, County Clerk.
O’Neill, Neb., April 15, 1915, 9 a. m.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
all members present.
Board took up the matter of as
certaining the amount of the damage
having been done to county bridges in
the recent floods.
On motion the official bond of R. E.
Gallagher, Deputy County Treasurer,
was approved.
At 12 o’clock upon motion board ad
journed until 1 o’clock p. m.
M. P. Sullivan, Chairman.
P. C. Kelley, County Clerk.
O’Neil, Neb., April 15, 1915, 1 p. m.
Board met pursuant to adjounrmnet
all members present.
| Dr. E. J. Crawford, appeared before
the board in regard to settlement of
his claims for attending county pa
tients.
At 5 o’clock p. m. on motion board
adjourned until 9 o’clock tomorrow
morning.
M. P. Sullivan, Chairman.
P. C. Kelley, County Clerk.
O’Nell,, Neb., April 16, 16 ,1915, 9 a. m.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
all members present.
Mr. Chairman: I move that the fol
lowing named persons be and are
hereby appointed superintendents of
dragging in the following named drag
ging districts:
Jerry Hanley, Grattan township.
R. O. Anderson, Ewing.
Gene Smith, Verdigris.
Henry Henning, Sand Creek.
John Damere, Saratoga.
Henry Wabs, Coleman.
W. J. Douglas, Atkinson.
D. M. Stuart, Stuart.
C. D. Keyes, Inman.
Jno. Reitz, McClure.
Chas. Allen, Chambers.
A. C. Schreier, Conley.
James Petr, Shamrock.
Jno. Wenner, Sheridan.
A. E. White, Francis.
Albert Purnell, Emmet.
Gilbert Owens, Lake.
John Funk, Deloit.
Th. D. Sievers.
H. U. Hubbard.
Motion carried.
Board went into committee of the
whole |;o examine bridges destroyed
by flood along Elkhorn river. At 5
o’clock p. m. April 17, committee arosi
and on motion board adjourned until
April 19, 1915, 10 o’clock a. m.
M. P. Sullivan, Chairman.
P. C. Kelley, County Clerk.
Race Meet and Base Ball Tournament.
April 28, 1915.
Race Meet and Base Ball Tourn
ament, O’Neill, Nebraska, July 2 and
3. $100.00 each day for base ball
purse, prefer Holt county teams, the
two winning teams play Sunday, July
4, for a purse of $100.00. Everybody
get ready and get their team in shape.
Address, John L. Quig, Sec.,
46-4 O’Neill, Nebraska.
Ninety Per Cent Become Farmers.
During the twenty years of its ex
istance, the University School of Ag
riculture has enrolled 6,981 students
At least 90 per cent of the male
students come from rural homes and
an equal or greater number of the
men who graduate return to the farm
to make agriculture their life work.
During the four years that the normal
training class has been organized, 64
young women have graduated. Over
50 of this number are now engaged in
teaching in rural schools of Nebraska.
Supervisor’s Proceedings.
O’Neill, Neb., April 19, 1915, 10 a. m.
Board* met pursuant to adjournment
all members present.
On motion board went into com
A. M. G. S. S. C. J.
et
B. M. V. H.
DRAMA PRESENTED BY THE CLASS OF ’15
St. Mary’s Academy
O’Neill, Nebraska.
Monday Evening, May 10, 1915
“The Coming of Geraldine”
DRAMA IN FIVE ACTS
CAST OF CHARACTERS
MISS GERALDINE—Young Irish Orphan.Mae D. Hammond, ’15
NORA MALONE—“Granny”.Bessie Armstrong, ’15
BETTY—Miss Geraldine’s Maid.Mae Keys, ’15
AILEEN—Little Pupil.Irene Stout
EVA—Little Pupil....Catherine King
NANCY—Little Pupil..Roberta Arbuthnot
EZEKIAH PATTERSON—A Quaker.Shirley H. Engle, ’15
DEBORAH—His Wife.Hilda Hirsch, ’15
MRS. LEIGHTENHEIMER—.Helen Keber, ’15
LOUISA—Her Children.Marie Bazelmann
LENA—Her Children.Rose Gregor, ’15
FREDDIE—Her Children.Norman Pixlej
MISS PRY.Ursula McHugh, ’15
EDWARD O’CONNOR—Geraldine’s Guardian.Loretta M. Higgins, ’15
MRS. WORTHINGTON O’CONNOR—His Wife.Helen V. Mullen, ’15
CLEMENTINA WORTHINGTON—Her Niece.S....Bridget Carr, ’15
MAUDE WORTHINGTON—His Niece.Margaret Haneman, ’15
MRS. HARRIMAN—Housekeeper.Lucille Berigan, T5
MISS SCARRON—Trained Nurse.Neoma O’Kief, 'lb
SUSAN—Parlor Maid.Ester Kelleher, ’15
EPHESIANS—“Effie foh shoot”—Colored Maid.Ruth O’Malley, ’15
PAULINA—Late Arrival from Holland.Ethel Kasper, ’15
POLLY—Late Arrival from Holland.Agnes Hughes, ’15
; ACT I—SCENE I—Dublin 1849. Sitting room of college. Geraldine
O’Connor, an orphan, receives letters from a cousin in America, her guardian
who has betrayed his trust. A visit from her father’s old nurse, Granny
Malone. School children entertain.
INTERLUDE
ACT II—SCENE I—Miss Geraldine and Betty adrift in New York, the
guardian having failed to meet them in Castle Garden. Kind Quakers bring
them to their home.
SCENE II—Mr. O’Connor’s elegant mansion on Fifth Avenue. Mrs.
O’Connor’s schemes are a great success. Effie goes to the Intelligence Office.
SCENE III—Street in New York, Betty, hired as waitress, bound for
the O’Connor Mansion.
INTERLUDE
ACT III—SCENE I—Garden or Courtyard. Betty has to come out to
have a laugh by herself, when she discovers that she is in the O’Connor home.
False alarm that Mr. O’Connor has smallpox. His wife and her frivolus
nieces fly to Newport. Betty sends to the Quaker house for Miss Geraldine.
Pauline and Polly in deserted garden.
INTERLUDE
ACT IV—SCENE I—Interior of Mr. O’Connor’s mansion. Miss Ger
aldine, under the assumed name of Miss Patterson installed as nurse and
general housekeeper, Granny as cook, and Betty as maid. Effie enjoys life.
INTERLUDE
ACT V—SCENE I—Mrs. O’Connor and nieres return to the great dis
comfiture of Effie. “Who is that girl?”
SCENE II—Schemes fall to the ground. Mr. O’Connor discovers who
Miss Patterson is. Repentance, restitution.
TABLEAU
mittee of the whole for the purpose of
examining bridges, damaged or de- i
stroyed by floods along the Elkhorn j
river in eastern part of county.
At 5 o’clock, p. m., April 20, com
littee arose and on motion board ad
ourned until 9 o’clock, tomorrow
(Continued on page five.)
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