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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 7, 1920)
IN THE MATTER OF TAXES. Omaha Ec-e: In blowing off tho top i.j its state campaign., tho World-Her ald resorts to an expose of tax rates in Nebraska, and without explaining why, sets out a comparison between the days of John Henry Morehead and the present state administration. It adroitly conceals all the facts in the case, save the one that more money is collected'now than during the years Moretiead or Neville. This is pur posely done to create the impression l hat the McKelvie administration has ! on extravagant. I et us take a peep under the surface. According to the figures used by the World-Herald taxes in Douglas county for the last eight years totaled: 1913 Under Morehead $357,470.23 1914 Unde Morehead 365,333.04 1915 Under Morehead .327,486.18 1916 Under Morehead 314,223.03 1917 Under Neville 457,075.60 1918 Under Neville 436,664.59 1919 Under McKelvie 776,073.44 1920 Under McKelvie 733,363.63 It will be noted that the tide began to rise with the passing of Morehead and the coming of Neville. Taxes under Morehead were collected entire ly on a prew'ar basis, and for that reason no comparison can fairly be made with the McKelvie totals. It 'will be noted that the sum set down for the second year of Neville’ term is $296,699.04 less than for MteKelvie’s second year. Now, consider that for 1920 the increased levy in Douglas county for normal schol purposes was . 8,95.3 greater than in 1918; for road building, $140 289; and for a new Capi tol $89,547, a total of $238,789. This reduces the excess to $57,910.04, an increase of about 12 M; per cent for 1920 over 1918. In the light of every thing else, is that excessive? What housowifo but know3 that the cost of living has increased far above 12% per cent in 1920 over 1918.? What is true of Douglas county is doubtless true of the other counties selected by the World-Herald to illus trate its thesis and so for the state. Taxes have increased in Nebraska, just because special levies have been made for specific purposes. The World-Herald has pleaded as persist ently. and perhaps as effectively as the Bee for good roads; it surely can not now complain that the money is being raised to provide these good roads. As to the normal schools, the same is true. John Henry Morehead was opposed to erecting a new state house when he was governor; he has not voiced his opposition since he re tired from office, so that it may be surmised that now he really favors the plan. This accounts for another large sum in the increase. The rest is chargable directly to the increased cost of doing business. Not a state institution can be man aged on so little money as when More I ead was governor; supplies of all kinds cost more; it has been necessary to increase the pay of all employees of the state in order that they might live. The World-Herald knows this. It also knows that the salaries of. the elective state officers are the same now as in 1913, and therefore no charge can be laid against them of piling up a big bill of expenses. Fewer names are on the pay roll than were there when Morehead was running things, another point that should not be over looked. As to the great reduction in ex penditures made during the second term of Morehead’s administration, it was on paper only. People yet re call with great disgust the quarrel publican MEETING AT K. C. HALL Wednesday Oct 13th at 8 o’clock, P. M. Hon. Eton H. Hooker 4, of New York Will address the voters on the issues of the day from a republican stand point. Mr. Hooker is said to be a very gifted speaker and those who fail to hear him will miss a treat. I Friday, Oct. 15 1 Is DeLavel Service Bay j At Our Store — Gome Early and Avoid Delays. Tell Your Neighbors. For the benefit of users of De Laval Cream Separators we have arranged We urge that every De Laval user bring his complete separator to our store for a careful in spection, which will be.made free of charge. Sh: dd any part, due to unusual wear or accident, need to be replaced this will be done, the only eharge being for the price of the new parts used, no charge for * service. A De Laval Representative will be with us to assist with this important work. Bring in your if Separator complete (it is not necessary to bring in | the base jf inconvenient to do so) on the date I mentioned and get the benefit of his advice on the i care and operation of your separator, as well as the j free service. It is our wish and that of the De Laval I Company that every De Laval Separator give the ' best satisfaction at the least cost, and we urge you to (take advantage of this free and useful service. Wa.rrver (&. Sorvs Friday, October 15,1920. O’Neill, Nebraska. . mm miii i I ' JW".' 1 — between the governor and Stnto Treas urer Hall, because the latter would not turn over the fees collected by that famous drug and food department, because the legislature had not ap propriated the money and the con stitution said it should go into the treasurer}-. The item was left out of the appropriation bill that the demo crats might make a pretense of econ omy; it required an order of the supreme court, at the expense of the constitution, to help Morehead out of the hole. He ought not to brag about such “economy” while the record stands as it does. Finally, the acid' proof of the whole proposition is the tax levy. Here it is for Douglas county for the last three years: 1918 1919 1920 General Fund 3.00 4.80 3.44 University .1.00 1.00 1.00 University Building 0.75 0.75 0.75 University Activities 0.75 0.75 0.75 Normal ..0.85 1.00 1.00 Bridges .0.20 0.20 0.15 Institution Improv. 0.48 Roads ..0.65 3.00 2.20 Capitol 3.00 2.20 Totals .7.68 13.00 10.39 It will e noted the increases are for the specific purposes of roads, eapitol building and normal schools, with a rise of less than one-half mill in the general fund for 1920 over 1918. Just a little examination takes the stuffing out of the straw man the World-Herald has set up. - I A HOPEFUL SUGGESTION. Country Gentleman: “My niece plays the piano entirely by car," pridefully said Farmer Bentover. “They say Dr. Croak is real good on all kinds of ear trouble," remarked Farmer Field. NOTHING ELSE TO DO. Columbia State: At a ball game be tween a South Carolina negro team and a visiting team of similar color a negro preacher was acting as umpire. The pitcher had gone rather wild, and had permitted all the bases to fill. Another man came to bat, and the nervous pitcher shot one over. “Ball one," yelled the ump. The pitcher tried again. “Ball two,’ was the decision. Another effort by the hurler. “Ball three,” said the umpire. The pitcher saw the predicament, and made one master effort to save the day. “Ball four,” yelled the ump, “and the man’s out.” “Howr come, I’se out?” inquired the enraged batter. “I’se repelled to put you out, nigger. Don’t you see dar’s nowhere else to put you?” reasoned the umpire. ■ " 11 -■»" '?."" LITTLE LECTURES ^GINGER, JIM The reason some men have so much on their minds is because they are always thinking about themselves. DON’T BE EXTRAVAGANT by discarding clothing whi h is still servicable. If you don’t know the full extent of our cleaning and pressing service, consult us at once. ADD ECONOMY TO STYLE Many of our friends will wear new garments this fall—old ones which we have cleaned and re modeled. They look like new. They save the cost of new. We will be glad to give you expert advice. Talk it over. Call 209. O’Neill Sanitary Laundry | Nobody thinks anything now of going away on a trip THE railroads were partly responsible. But it wasn’t until the automobile reached * its present state of develop ment that the old barriers against * travel were finally broken down. Select your tires ac- ^ cording to the roads More people own auto KjSKta&SS mobiles today than ever ht-trdimry country thought of owning a horse oruscoThHu‘s'chal“ and buggy in the old days. , * For front wheels—The u- s. Plain. That’s because the cost of For best results— Roya^co/ds r° U' s‘ motoring has been brought within reach of the average citizen's pocketbook. We lock upon it as part of RCHM.CORO-NQB3Y-CHAIN-I’SC.)-PLAJ11 °1*' ^eeP & there. If • it weren’t for the trade of the man with the medium priced car there wouldn’t be much in this tire business for us. III The less a man has to spend on motoring, the more important it is that his tires should be of first quality. Any tire is not good enough for the small car owner. He wants a tire that will give him | just as much for his money I in the small size as the big : car man gets for his money in the large size. IV In thinking over what kind of tires we would represent : in this community we tried to put ourselves in the place of the car owner. And we believe we hit it exactly when we selected U. S. Tires. United States Tires WARNER & SONS, O’Neill, Nebr. J. T. THOMPSON, Inman, Nebr. \