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If you do not intend to shoot the way you talk, don’t talk war. -o Our navy is strong on submersible marines but in urgent need of a few floatibles. -o It may be necessary to resort to conscription to secure enlisted men for our armies, but many are willing to volunteer as officers. -o The low, vulgar, common people were justly rebuked for imagining they have a right to live, if an address against equal suffrage before the senate committee on privileges and elections the other day is correctly quoted in an Omaha paper. The re marks are attributed to one of two women, both of whom are the wives of directors and heavy stockholders in Omaha public service corporations and big business., and both of whom op pose suffrage for women. The woman in question is quoted as closing her address with the statement that “even men are voting becaue somebody graciously condescended to permit them so to do, not because they have any genuine right to a voice in their own government.” This may be true in nations ruled by “divine right,” and the big interests perhaps would like to have it so in this country, but fortu nately it is not. There is no “grucious condescension” to the exercise of the franchise in this country. Some of our misguided ancesters, it. may per haps be remembered, whipped the tar out of Johnny Bull because they could not subscribe to this doctrine and later, while still laboring under a mis-ap prehension, drafted a declaration of independence and a constitution at no place in either of which “gracious wiiuoavcuoiv/it la mvntivfucu. uuutc years later in our history another bunch of mutts contracted rheu matism, and some death, in getting the South to “graciously condescend” that humans are not chatties, and also to extend the franchise. It would seem that woman, who is just as amendable to the laws and taxes of the country as the imported laborer or the emancipated negro should have an equal voice with them in providing these regulations. But, however loath we are to admit it, the ancient doc •trine- that might makes right is the one that rules the world and women only are getting the franchise where they are strong enough to take it. There always will be a few sisters who will oppose woman suffrage, just as there were slaves, before the civil war, who conscientiously believed that they should not be freed or at least said that they did. However some may, some day, change their minds, just as a well-known twelve cylinder, limousine minister of Omaha did, ex cept that he changed over night from being an ardent suffragist to an anti. This divine delivered a scholarly ser mon one Sunday in behalf of suffrage. The next morning the sermon was given some publicity and all that morning the good man was kept busy listening to commendation of his ut terances. Along about noon the tele phone in his study rang, however, and the message over the wire spoiled his appetite for lunch. That afternoon he was afforded opportunity to closely in spect the carpet design in a magnifi cently furnished private office in one of the biggest banks of Omaha, while the stockholders of his church discuss ed among themselves in an offhand way the suffrage question. The sermon he delivered the next Sunday on why women should not vote still is being used as campaign literature by the anti-suffrage association. -o Legislative Letter. % Lincoln, Feb. 13.—Six weeks having flown since the convening of the state legislature, the“Alphonse and Gaston” period may be considered jto Lave passed away and the period of con tention and wordy warfare is again upon us, as is always the case at this stage of the legislative game. Mem bers have about reached the stage where they are anxious to see their favorite ideas of legislation advanced with certainty and readily become imr patient of opposition, thus affording the galleries the entertainment which the causal visitor longs to see and hear. During the week past the house has enjoyed several strenuous contests of oratorical warfare. Among these was the consideration of the bill by Bates of Lincoln county regulating “boxing” exhibitions and generally known as the “Melady” bill, its authorship being at tributed to an Omaha man of that for the Bill, Peterson of Lancaster took up the cudgels against it and fairly riddled the provisions and intent of the blli. Other members flocked to the attack and in short order practi cally the entire membership of the house was arrayed in fierce debate. The bill was only saved from defeat by the pleas of its sponsors to permit it to be again referred to a standing committee in the hope that amend ments and changes might make it pal atable to a majority. This was agreed to by a close vote, but all indications are that Nebraska will have to get along for another two years without legal sanctions for “boxing” exhibi tions. H. R. 262, creating a “school of ir rigation” in Scotts Bluff county, also precipitated a lively scrimmage, its opponents labeling it “another mis take similar to the creation of the Curtis schol,” and claiming the state can not locate a school on government land. The bill was as stoutly defend ed and was saved for the time being by referring it back for another hear ing which is scheduled for the present week. H. R. 123, which modifies the prse ent guarantee of deposits law by re moving “time deposits” from the pro tection of the law and prohibiting a bank from advertising that its deposi its are protected by state guarantee, also brought on a hot but one-sided contest in the house. By a vote of 81 to 10 the bill was indefinitely post poned. H. R. 1 is the bill for a new state eapitol building at Lincoln and was the subject of a public hearing before the house committee. The appropria tion named is a one mill levy extend ing over a term of years and designed to produce in total about $3,500,000, the building to bo erected one wing at a time. Greenwalt of Custer and Charles Wooster of Silver Creek ap peared as the leading opponents of the bill, with Richmond of Douglas lead ing the fight for the measure. A war of words was staged, the insinuation being made that the friends of a new eapitol had connived at the “propping up” of the presery. buidling with big timbers as an “object lesson” to scare members into voting for a new build ing. This was vehemently denied and architects and building engineers pres ent challenged the objectors to make a personal examination and escertain the truth of the claim that the east wing is not only dangerous but ready to fall down. Final decision was de layed to permit another hearing. Hostetter’s bill putting the use of “trading stamps” by merchants under a prohibitive license fee was produc tive of another lively two hours of contention, in which nearly all mem bers joined and was finally killed by indefinite postponement by a vote of 48 to 30. lno even-rate or auu-uioumi ination” fire insurance bill introduced by Ollis is a measure"that has been fought over in previous sessions and has lost none of its capacity to pro duce,, a first-class scrap. The bill was recommended for killing by the insur ance committee of the house and a fight to save it was unavailing. It went to the bone-yard. However, the fight along this line is not over for the session, as the senate has a similar measure which still remains to be dis posed of. The senate has not escaped the peevishness in the atmosphere, and during the week offered to the public several occasions of hot contention. S. F. 78, by Sandall, giving partial suffrage to women (to vote on all pub lic officers except those named in the constitution) was one of the incidents of this character. When the bill was reached in committee of the whole, senators protested that it had not been acted on in the standing committee and had not been officially placed on the general file. After two hours of debate, in which charges of “smother ing the bill” was voiced by a member supporting it, on a vote of 22 to 8 the bill was referred back to the standing committee for further hearings. The twice-a-month pay-day for railroad employees was the subject of a red hot hearing before a senate committee. A similar measure passed the house 90 to 3, and the issue now rests with the senate. No report has been made as yet by the senate committee. New laws passed by the senate and sent to the house for concurrence dur ing the week include the following: Howell—pension Omaha school jani tors and engineers; McMullen—intoix icated drivers of autos subject to fine up to $300 and six months in jail and damages in minimum of $300, also same fine and jail sentence for sten1 ing auto; Chappelle—suspended . ca tenae in certain misdemeanor cases; Robertson—referee’s sales held any where in county as designated by dis trict judge; Neal—publication once each week in daily or semi-weekly newspaper sufficient for legal notice publications; Spirk—prohibits posting of advertising matter or posters on bridges. Of a total of thirty bills passed by the house during the week, these are of more or less general^interest: Min imum wage for female labor; provid ing a standard size grape bakset, the the pounds per bushel of farm pro ducts, measure for hay in the stack; permitting operation of trains, on branch lines outside present railway commission rules; a landlord’s first lien on all crops of a renter; limited female suffrage; bond issues for im provements in the smaller cities and villages; a deficiency appropriation of $16,770 for back salaries of present supreme court commission; town boards in cities of second class may build sewers without vote of people; appropriating $80,000 for new hog barn for state fair. grounds; presi dential- elections eliminated from the ballot and appointed by the governor; amending bank guarantee law to pre vent certain abuses by bank officers; judicial reapportionment affecting Brown, Logan and Arthur counties; prohibiting physicians ‘splitting fees’ and curbing itnerant physicans; county clerk to register vital statis tics births and deaths; prohibiting barbers from working on Sunday; pro viding certain lands may be designated “forest areas.” One bill defeated on final vote in the house was that providing for a continuation of the forestry commis sion serving without pay. No report has as yet been made in either senate or house by the standing committees on enforcement of the pro hibitory amendment of the bill to that effect which each has under con sideration. It is predicted that the house committee will, report the bill framed by the joint committee on pro hibition within the coming week to the house for consideration and action. HELVEY NEWS BUREAU. MORE LOCAL MATTERS. Gene Mayfield has booked a wrest ling match to be hold in the Star theatre, this city, between Clarence Ekland and Fied McNally, on Wash ington’s birthday. Eklund is one of the acknowledged real wrestlers in the game and it should be worth the ad mission price to see him work. Morgan J. Doyle, lawyer, and globe trotter, representing the Investors Syndicate handling investment bonds, is in the city on business. Mr. Doyle is a recent graduate of Creighton University and will be remembered by Creighton men as the founder of the Booster and Mixers clubs and one of the leaders in the civic and' social spirit of the school. This office recently received from Clarence Eklund the following chal lenge: “I hereby challenge any wrestler, weight not to exceed 180 pounds, with or without a $50 side bet. Match to be held at O’Neill the last week of February or the forepart of March. Gate receipts to be divided to suit acceptor of this challenge.” Clarence Eklund, Light Heavy Weight Champion of America. True to the forcast published ex clusively in The Frontier of last week, Jawn Quig entertained the young ladies at a “pig” dinner. He went even further than we predicted and sent them to the “movie” show after wards where the young ladies ac corded him cheer after cheer. He has ARE YOU A SELF STARTER? Or do you move only when cranked by the force of necessity? Take the “57 steps” from the Golden Hotel Corner. PAY CASH AND PAY LESS February 17th and 19th. 8 Pounds of No. 1 Fish—Better than Meat . $0.75 15c Can of Norwegian Sardines packed in absolutely Pure Olive Oil . .09 Oil Sardines .05 Mustard Sardines .10 30c One Pound flat can of Sock eye Salmon ..25 One-half Pound flat can of Sock eye Salmon .!...... .15 30c flat can of Red Salmon steak .25 25c tall can of Red Salmon . .20 18c Flat can of Medium Red Sal mon Steak .20 Large cans of Oysters .18 Small cans of Oysters .09 15c Durkee’s Salad Dressing.09 15c Everbest Pepper Sauce “very hot” .:.09 35c Gold Buckel Oranges, not heated or colored. 24c 35c 1 Quart Bottle of Pure Maple and Cane Syrup ..25 Underwood Original Deviled Ham .14 1 Can of Imported Georges Brand French Mushrooms.39 DON’T BLAME ALICE— TRY PURITAN FLOUR WHY’ don’t you get that ROY’AL Tailored look? We offer ROY’AL made to measure suits at $17.00, $20, $22.50 and $25.00. We sell Heinz’s “57” Va rieties. Up Where the Prices are Down JOHN MELVIN-— S7 STEPS presented us with a list of those present which follows: Mae Ham mond, Grace Hammond, Etta Froelich, Mabel Meredith, Mary Stannard, Ina Owens, Ida Chapman, Hazel Walker, Lillian Brooks, F. McCafferty, Hattie Krajuvski, Beatrice Cronin, I. Biglin, Mary Sullivan, Martina Golden, E. Donohoe, M. Donohoe, M. Doyle, G. Ward, Julia Biglin, G. O’Malley, V. Testman, A. McCafferty, Sue O’Don nell, Mary Gallagher, B. Ryan and Lottie McNiehols. IN' THE OLDEN DAYS. Ten Years Ago. As compiled from the files of The Frontier of February 7, 1907: Sam Howard has accepted a posi tion with the Burlington railroad in Omaha in connection with their land seekers’ bureau, the management of which D. Clem Deaver left the land office here to accept about year ago. Ralph Evans has patented a grain door fastener, which has Toeen taken, for a test by the B. and M. railroad. County Clerk Simar has installed the loose leaf system in his office which will mean a large annual sav ing. Miss Sadie Skirving has been engaged to operate the typewriter. Mrs. Win. Clevish went to Omaha Saturday to enter a hospital for treat ment. Miss Addie Wrede and Mr .Clyde Murnan were united in marriage in St. Patrick’s church, last Wednesday. Twenty Years Ago. As compiled from the files of The Frontier of February 4, 1897:# The bachelors of the whist club entertained their friends at the Evans last Saturday evening. Miss Ona Skirving has accepted a position in J. P. Mann’s store, Mrs. C. E. Hall having resigned. Surveyor Berry has commenced work on the survey for the big ditch in the Golden Irrigation District. Mr. Berry is an engineer of much ex perience and his report is anxiously awaited by the people of that distritc. Grimes, of Holt, has introduced a bill in the Nebraska legislature giving women the right to vote. James Wilson, of Iowa, has accepted the position of Secretary of Agri culture under President McKinley. I .._ Thirty Years Ago. As compiled from the files of The Frontier of February 10, 1887: Mr. Emil Sniggs, son-in-law of O. E. Davidson, has purchased the Essex blacksmith shop, taking possesion last week. He moved his family up from Grand Island two weeks since and is now permently among us. The people of Dorsey have formed a stock company and are making ex tensive preparations to determine whether or not there is coal in that vicinity. Each share is valued at $10 and nearly 100 shares have been sotyl. They propose to sink a three inch hole to the depth of 1,000 feet, and give the question a thorough test. Mr. Bross, a bachelor farmer living about two miles west of Dustin was found in his bed nearly frozen to death this morning by J. W. Hinton, who lives about a half a mile from Mr. Bross’ place. The Arcade hotel has a new barn for the free use of its customers. Call and be thus accommodated. Wm. Laviolette’s new residence is assuming stately proportions under the carpenterial skill of Messrs Foley and Davidson. J, H. Davison A Full Stock of Everything in Harness and Horse Furnishings SHOE REPAIRING Guaranteed Goods and Satisfied Customers. Highest Price Paid far Hides. Come and See Me. O’NEILL, NEB. I We have a number of Regis tered Hereford Bulls, from 10 to 30 months old. Come and see them before buying elsewhere. Prices reason able. M. A. BAIRD & SONS Brunswick. Nebr. . 34-4p £g A. E. BOWEN M rtf Sells High Grade Pianos at ^ rtf $175 and up on EasyTerms. £S? O’Neill - Nebr. H ^wmwiiMi[ii.mili|jg Whist Expert Absent. The Frontier’s whist expert and story writer, L. C. Peters, is tempor arily out of the city, as will be noted in another column, and we are com pelled to withhold the account of last week’s tournament until his return. Charges of fraud, frame and other mean words flew so fast, so we are told, at the last session that it takes an expert, not only at whist, but also at manipulating the English language to properly describe and record this event. Mr. Peters is such a man, and his story will be eagerly loooked for by the whist fans. The boys’ basket ball team of the local high school received the- pro ceeds from the picture show at the Star last evening which will be used to defray the team’s expenses to Lincoln where they will represent O’Neill in the state tournament. The team has not received the encouragement that they are entitled to, the crowds at the games being very small. 7 To close out nearly 100 Gallons of High Grade Barn Paint to make room for our new spring stock of paint will sell at 85c per gallon with a guarantee that no paint is equal to this sold elsewhere for less than $1.25 per gallon. NEIL P. BRENNAN. Hardware and Implements. | I Just Arrived I A GAR OF JOHN DEERE IMPLEMENTS Harrows I Disc Harrows Listers I Elis | Spreaders, Etc Buy now and save money. We can save you some money if you buy p I your furniture now. We meet every ■ body's prices and beat everybody in quality. We have the latest designs | fWarner Sc Sons! PUBLIC S ALE Having rented my farm I will sell the following de- I scribed property at my place, 2 miles east and % mile north of C. B. & Q. Round House, at O’Neill, starts at I 10 o’clock, on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1917 20-HEAD OF HORSES-20 One gray team, weight 3200, !1 and 10 years old; 1 bay mare, weight 1250, coming 5 years old; 1 black mare, weight 1200, coming 5 years old; team of gray geldings, matched, coming 4 years old; 2 mules, coming I 2 and 3 years old; 1 sorrel mare, coming 4 years old; 1 I sorrel driving horse, 7 years old; 1 blue mare in foal, weight 1400; 2 gray mares in foal, 6 and 7 years old, weight 2100; 5 mare colts and 2 saddle horses, coming i 4 and 5 years old. 19-HEAD OF CATTLE-19 f Eleven milch cows, 2 to 5 years old, some fresh, others will be soon; 5 steer calves; 1 heifer calf and 2 2-year-old steers. 8-HEAD OF SHOATS-8 I FARM MACHINERY, ETC. Two double box wagons; 1 4-inch tire wagon with m rack; 1 top buggy; 1 6-foot McCormick mower; 1 14 foot harrow; 1 lister; 1 2-row eli, good as new; 2 riding cultivators; 1 walking cultivator; 1 8-foot disc; 1 stock saddle; 3 sets work harness; 1 set double driving har ness; 1 set single harness; 300 bushels of corn; 8 dozen chickens; household furniture and other articles too numerous to mention. PLENTY OF FR£E LUNCH SERVED AT NOON I? TERMS—One year’s time will be given on all sums - over $10 with approved security and 10 per cent in terest. Sums of $10 and under cash. All property must be settled for before removal. JAS* LOOB, Owner Col. James Moore, Auct. Jas. F. O’Donnell, Clerk V ^_ 1