THE FRONTIER D. H. CRONIN, Publisher. W. C. TEMPLETON, Editor and Business Manager. Entered at the postoffice at O’Neill, Nebraska, as second-class matter. W ASHINGTON LETTER Congress has presented some unus ual legislative situations this session, especially as compared with the stormy, turbulent time of last session The House has devoted most of its time to the great supply bills, con sidering them very carefully, without partisanship or serious controversy. There have been no political moves of consequence. We have worked with little strain or excitement. The legislative work of the senate has been devoted largely to Muscle Shoals a fight centering largely around the plan of Senator Norris to operate it as a government experi ment in power and nitrate develop ; Senator Underwood proposing a "leasing” plan; and Senator Jones a plan which merely postponed the decision, that of referring the whole matter to a commission to study and report back to Congress. Party lines were broken or rather never form ed—Senator Norris was supported by those Senators generally classed as progressive. Senutoi Uudei v»uou .al lied the conservatives to his hill. The Jones, or administration plan (if any of P (> three can be called the "ad ministration plan”) fell between the contending forces on the final votes. It was a strange "merry-go-round” that they had. The committee on ag riculture rejwn ted out the Norris bill, this was defeated in the Senate by the Underwood bill, which in turn gave way to the Jones bill. The southern democrats, feeling that the Jones proposal was a postponement and not a decision, next joined with Senator Norris and substituted the Non is proposal for the Jones pro posal. The Norris plan in turn again mot defeat when 10 senators went to the I ndcrwood plan a second time. The bill now goes to conference be tween the house and senate, where in all probability an entirely new bill will bo written, and submitted to both house and senate as a Conference report, with very little opportunity for amendment or debate. In this way laws are sometimes made. By way of contrast, appropriation bills, authorizing the expenditure'of bun 'ii (Ip of millions ol’ dohars havo bn a p.ts: ed by the Senate or. the re pot 1 of a committee, v bleu, examina tion, reading and practically no de bate in the senate. Sort of a “swallow the hook, line and sinker” process. Democratic senators have been en tertaining the senate by a discussion of “What is wrong with the democrat ic party"—a sort of a family affair, which the republican senators enjoy ed. Then Senator Ladd, recently de posed as a republican, told the sen ate of his -feelings. The discussion following has started a seemingly endless debate on tbe question of— "When a man has been put out of a political party—how does he get back n?” Then there is Senator Borah’s unanswered question "What is tbe est of party regularity and loyalty?” How far can a member follow his own judgment and conclusions? Cabinet, Supreme Court and Diplo matic changes have followed in quick uccession. It Is difficult to judge now whether the President’s an louncement of resignations and the appointment of successors at the same time is indicative of “team work” with his political advsers and party lead ers, or whether that he is acting in dependently of their advice and rec ommendations. Time will tell. The resignation of Secretary Slemp and the appointment of Congressman Sanders as the President’s secretary s meeting with generous approval from members of congress. Sanders, i young man, after eight years of service, was voluntarily leaving con fess, in order to practice law. In ncrcasing numbers, valuable public nen are going into private pursuits n order to accumulate a competence, landers is a fine type, democratic in bought and bearing, and a splendid ibie man. His knowledge of congress and its members will he of valuable aid to the president, and likewise our acquaintance with Mr .Sanders will he of benefit to congress. Robert G. Simmons. Notes from the Metropolis Steady improvement in business in 11)25 was predicted by Fred W. Thom as, vice-president of the First Nation al bank, Omaha, in an address before the Nebraska Master Builders Asso ciation convention here last Wednes day. He based his prediction on the fact that Nebraska farmers who had borrowed $13,000,000 from the War Finance corporation have paid back all but $55,000. "Nebraska is looked upon in Washington as the model state for farm financing,” he said. The quarantine recently imposed on Nebraska poultry has been lifted by the Canadian Pacific, Soo Line, South Shore lines and Spokane Internation al railroads, according to a letter re ceived by the Traffic bureau of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce from O. F. Nichols, district freight agent. Dates for the 1925 national Ameri can Legion convention to be held in Omaha ha/e been officially set for October 5 to 9. Omaha on these days expects to be host to as many as 75, 000 former ex-service men. INCREASE TIIEIR CHANCES HY HATCHING THEM EARLY For breeders of Plymouth Rocks, Rhode Island Reds, Orpingtons, Yyan dottes, and others of the medium and heavy breeds of chickens, the time for hatching is rapidly approaching, reminds the Agricultural College Lin coln. Of course, tt\e equpment and condi tions will in a large degree determine the date of hatching, but flock own ers will find it is the early chicks that pay because: 1. Early chicks do not have the handicap of hot weather, parasites, etc., and grow more rapidly than those hatched when weather is more favor able for conditions that hinder growth of chicks. 2. Early hatched pullets reach ma turity younger and w#ill be laying when eggs are in demand and high in price in September, October and November. 3. Surplus cockerels from early breeds should be hatched between late February and early April. The lighter weight breeds as the Leg horns and Anconas may be hatched until May first and still be expected to be laying before the middle of No vember. Now is the time to get the incubators, brooders and other equip ment ready for the 1925 crop. ! IIOLT COUNTY IS RICHER RY $160,000 YEARLY IS CLAIMED Holt county is richer yearly by $160,000 because of the soil fertility produced as a by-product of dairying according to the Iilue Valley Cream ery Institute. The figure is based on data resulting from many care fully kept records on a considerable number of farms. The average quantity of manure recovered for use on crop lands in the area studied was 7.4 tons per cow, and since the fertilizing value of a ton of manure is $2.60 the by product of each cow is approximately twenty dollars. The application of this figure to the 8,000 dairy cattle in this county brings the total added value to the soil fertility here to the almost unbelievable figure given above. In keeping with its better feeding program the Institute estimates that from 25 to 60 per cent greater profit from each ton of feed can be made by local farmers who milk cows through improved feeding methods, alone. This was demonstrated, it states, by the ex periment recently concluded by the University of Minnesota. The school’s dairy division about a year ago pur chased four average cows with avail able records but without a scientific feeding ration and by merely placing them on a home-grown ration suit able to their needs, increased each cow’s production almost forty per cent. ATKINSON LIGHT CO. SELLS THEIR PLANT (Atkinson Graphic) The electric power plant, lines and service of the Atkinson Milling and Light Company were sold Wednes day morning when H. H. Henley, president of the Minnesota Electric Distributing Company, the Tri-State w*«*wi—win—m ■ 11 >i —**»—w—bub^—nawanaww————aaaai m hay rack with truck and and extra box, buggy, Galloway manure spreader, . j p, ’ Century cultivator good as new, walking cultivator, 3-section harrow, Deering 8 i v binder, 6-foot McCormick mower, 12-foot McCormick hay rake, hay stacker and sweep, Osborne disc, John Deere lister, John Deere 2-row Eli, Endgate seeder, 80 rods planter wire, Ford motor on truck for be t work, grind stone, 1% horse power gas engine and power washer, pump Jack, Galloway cream separ ator laundry stove, heating stove, 2 sets work harness, 2 ests of fly nets. 50-gallon gas barrel, 2-15 gal lon banels, - chicken coops 10 feet long, and many other articles too numerous too mention. | FREE LUNCH AT NOON BRING YOUR TIN CUP !' TERMS—One year’s time with approved security... $10 and under, cash. Richard Janzing, Owner Co?. James Moore, Auctioneer Nebraska State Bank, Clerk Utilties Company and the Iowa River Light and Power Company, was in the city and closed a deal with the local firm The property was bought for the Tri-State Utilities Company. The new firm will have charge of the service here immediately, how ever the actual operation of the plant will be in the hands of the for mer owners, J. H. Wellman, W. O. Fillmore and D. H. Williams, for a few months. Mr. Henley says that as soon as the weather permits, his company ex pects to inter-connect Atkinson and O’Neill with a high line. As soon as this can be done Atkinson will have 21-hour service. They are now spend ing about $40,000 in improvements on their plant in O’Neill. This includes a 300 horsepower fuel oil Diesiel en gine which they are now installing. ffJ.f. Ilenldy says they now have transmission lines connected through solid from Sioux Falls, S. D., to Creighton, Nebraska, and during 1925 they propose to erect a line from Creighton to O’Neill and Atkinson. This will be a part of a continuous inter-connected transmission system from Iaruisville, Ky., to Minneapolis and St. Paul, at present, he says, the longest inter-connected line in the country. The Bassett Electric Distributing Company was also bought by this firm Tuesday night. These transmission lines afford elec trie light and power for farmers over 1000 of whom are now using the ser vice of this large company. The local company has retained the mill and some other property here The individuals are not certain as to what they will do when the new firm takes complete charge here. The Atkinson Milling & Light Company have been in operation in Atkinson for about five years. Dumg this time they have built a new power house and installed much new equip ment. Just recently their franchise was renewed by the city council. The new company has made ar rangements with the Security State Bank for the collection of all ac counts. Beginning February 1st all bills are due and payable at that bank. SEE SUN ECLIPSE HERE AT 7:45 A. M. SATURDAY Overcast Sky Would Wake Pay Like Pusk with Sun 87 per cent Covered - - SEEK EFFECT ON RADIO BY TEST (From Omaha World-Herald) When you arise Saturday morning and the clock says it’s 7:45, though the outside world ‘looks dark and gloomy—believe the clock! Omaha then will be in the throes of an eclipse of the sun—total, in a number of northeastern states and 87 per cent eclipsed to Omaha. Father Rigge of Creighton said when the sun rises for the middle west Saturday, its eclipse by the moon will be more than half over. The day, if clear, will be about as dark as if the sky were full of clouds, Father Rigge said. If the skv is overcast, it will be as dusk. When the sun first rises, it will not be necessary to use smoked glass to observe it, Father Rigge believes, but as it rises higher in the sky, some protection must be provided for the eye. It will last an hour. Partial Eclipse Hard to Observe “Omaha has not had a total eclipse of the sun in the past four centuries and none will occur within the next two,” Father Rigge said. "London has had only two total eclipses in years and Rome three. “New York is having a total eclipse Saturday and California had one in September a year ago.” Father Rigge said eclipses of the sun are unusually hard to observe unless they are total. “It’s like looking into the glaring lights of an automobile, but if the eclipse is total, we can look and see what’s around. For this reason, there will be no special observations made here Saturday.” The American Radio Relay League co-operating with the Scientifc Amer ican and other agences has made preparations to test the effect of the eclipse on radio waves. One of the objects will be to establish whether the moon, by shutting off most of the sunlight will cause momentary re turn to night-time radio recepton. pos sibly indicating to some extent why rado transmission is not as far-reacli , ing in daylight as it is in darkness. Crozer Nebraska Observer Archie M. Crozier, Weeping Water, Nebraska, has been appointed offical observer for Nebraska and Charles Hites, Oskaloosa, Hewitt Crotewohl, Hartley and Louis R. Huber, Tipton, for Iowa. Radio fans of this vicinity have been asked to lsten for signals from 2LO, the station of the British Broad casting company, London, which will endeavor to transmit music to this country during the eclipse. Station V>1P of Philadelphia, will attempt to broadcast to London. Father Rigge said Saturday’s eclipse i v». Ill be greatest, insofar as Omaha Is concerned, since 1869, when 96 per I cent of tl^e sun was hidden from view i by the moon’s shadow. In 1717, the greatest eclipse—98% per cent—oc curred lioie. The next Lip, eclipse will be in 1954 Fniher lli^ge added. TKnj it will bo; 9c.6 per cent. The Minnesota Electric Distributing Co. have torn out a space in the side of the building to mal o doors large enough to allow them to put in their ne v 300 b. p. eng'ne. MRS. McROBERTS Eliza Sanders was born November 4, 1841 at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. She moved from there to Ottawa, Can ada and from there to Michigan and then to Minnesota, She was married ter William Sharp who lost his life in the civil war. To this union was born one child, Carlton, who died in chldhood. She was married to William E. Mc Robert on January 22, 1868 at . St Peter, Minesota to which union were born two children, Willie and Chester. The former died at the age of three years and the latter at the age of IP years. Her husband preceeded hei in death September 22, 1920. By the side of her husband and children she was laid to rest in the cemetery at Marquette chappel. In 1878 she and her husband home steaded in the vicinity of Blackbird where they lived until 1904 when they moved to O’Neill. From there they moved in November 1919 to Sidney Nebraska where she passed away on January 14, 1925 at the age of 83 years two months and 10 days. When she moved to O'Neill, she transferred her membership to the Presbyterian church. Previous to thi: she was a member of the Baptist church and a worker in its activities until age and sickness denied her this privilege. The remains were accompanied here by Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Hodgkin from Sidney. Mr. Hodgkin is a nephew and the deceased made her home neai them at Sidney, She leaves no immediate relatives. TOMLINSON—KILPATRICK Robert Glenn Tomlinson and Mis; Esther Marie, Kilpatrick were united in marriage at Council Bluffs, Iowa Tuesday noon, January 20, 1925, and will take a short wedding trip to thr former home of the bride at Harlan Iowa, and then will return here where they will make their home. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Tomlinson of this city and an examplary young man, who has been raised among us and is wrell known to our readers. The bride is the bright and winsome •laughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Kil patrick who live north of town on the Eagle. She has lived in O’Neill near ly all her life where she has many warm friends. She has held several responsible position here which she has held with credit. We joi» with the friends of this fine young couple in wishing them joy and happiness in their journey to gether down life’s journey. COLDEST DECEMBER OF RECORD IN NEBRASKA According to state weather officials December, 1924, was one of the five coldest Decembers recorded in the 52 years on record in Omaha. Twelve sub-zero days were recorded during that month. However, the cold days were not the coldest of record by sev eral degrees and Nebraska fared much better than some other states. An early spring and long summer loom for 1925, according to the av erages tor be found among records kept by the weather observer at Co lumbus, Neb. December just closed was* the coldest with the most snow in 52 years, Records show that sim ilar years such as 1888, 1909, 1914, and 1920, all of which had cold snowy Decembers, were followed by tem peratures which after March 25 nev er dropped below 36. The coldest year of all with the most snow in the past was 1909 and that was 40 per cent 1910, 90 degrees temperatures were warmer that December 1924. In recorded in Inarch and from April 1 to October 29 no freezing tempera tures were recorded. Dame Fashion Dame Fashion is the mistress who holds the iron hand in every village everywhere across our fair young land. No matter what the style may he—from sleeveless coats to shingles, from lace-work hose to lipstick shades and jade-green ear-ring dingles, we’ve got to step right to her tune, and keep us fat or thin, or tall or short, >r small or large, if we would praise win. From Paris, like a thunderbolt, mines news that Madame Stunning las said that bobs are crude and coarse—that long locks are more cun ring. Then off we trot to all the rhops to purchase wigs and tresses, and have our frocks cut at the length that Madame wears her dresses. The music that we try to play, the classic >r the jazz, you may he sure is echo ing whatever fashion has. The things adorning car and hair, the length and style of clothes, and even our most winning smiles we practice on our beaus, the way we curl our shingled heads, the steps we try to dance—all copied after movie sfars, or someone off in France. No doubt if word were sent around that it was all the style to cut our heads off—we’d make haste and lose them—with a smile. —Marjorie Alderscn. DECISION ON MONO WI BANK CASE RESERVED . Lincoln, Neb., Jarrf. 17.—Stan E. Pet erson, secretary of the state bank guarantee fund commission, yester lay received word from District Judge Robert R. Dickson of O’Neill that his decision in a suit involving 80 thous and dollars in deposits of the closed State Bank of Monowi will be reserv d for forty days to await action by he supreme court in the matter of v motion for a rehearing. This is a est case, in which the higher court had held that payment of more than > per cent interest by an officer of a bank does not prevent the depositor ’rom protection of the guarantee fund.. Rebekah’s Install. Last Friday night, Mrs. Lena But ler, District Deputy President, and -.taff of Inman, came up and installed the officers of Eden Rebekah lodge. The local Rebekah’s held a kensing ion in the afternoon and entertained the ladies to a nice supper and in visiting and getting acquainted. Geo. Colman was degree master and he and his team did very credible work' in installation, each one know ng their part and doing it. After the lodge work was finished our ladies served lunch about mid night and visited with the Inman la dies until after midnight and near train time. It was a very pleasant time and the Inman ladies and the O’Neill Rebekahs are better acquain ted. Those installed were: N. G.—Dorothy Davidson. V. G.—Opal Ashley. Rec. Sec.—Minnie Downey. Finan. Sec.—Hilda Bowen. Treasurer—Catherine Swigert. R. S. N. G.—Bertha Gillespie. L. S. N. G.—Goldie Hereford. R. S. V. G.—Flo Wise. L. S. V. G.—Winnie Shaughnesy. Warden—Esther Pine. Con.—Gladys Richardson. Chaplain—Mrs. Pine. I. G.—Ruth Barnard. O. G.—Mrs. Ennis. Among those present from Inman were: Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Coleman, Messedames Stella Keyes, Wilcox, Crosser, Lena ButleiJ, Jackson and Coventry, and Miss Gladys Hancock_ L. E. Soukup went to Sioux City Monday where he goes to buy new Pool tables for his pool hall. He has also put a partition in the back end and will serve light lunches. TO THE DEPOSITOR: National Banks Fail— When they do depositors Jose heavily. Why? Because deposits In National Banks are not guaranteed. State Banks Fall— When they do depositors a»e paid in full. Why? Because deposits in State Banks are prtoected tjy the Depoalters Guarantee Fund >t 'tv* -Hat* y Nebraska. The Nebraska State Bank of O’Neill is the only bank in O’Neill which offers yeu this protection. You will protect yourself and please us by depositing your money with ua 4 Per Cent, Paid os Time Deposits Nebraska State Bank O’Neill, Nebraska