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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (May 10, 1928)
Unemployment Statistics Revised Upward by New York Bureau From Commerce and Finance. The Labor Bureau, Inc., of New York City, revises its es timate of national unemployment upward to 5,790,000 from its first figure of 4,000,000. The Children’s Aid society of the metropolis also reports an increasing amount of unem ployment in the city. Senator Shipstead asserts that there are 8.000,000 out of work in the country. Six interior cities of New York state report a gain in February employment of 4 to 8 per cent, over January, ad mitting this to be below February last year. Ford plant (Detroit) employment figures of 97,565 are 45,565 higher than the low of last summer. The national Association of Manufacturers publishes a statement that 1,078 answers from its members replying to a questionnaire show that companies employing 663,180 per sons at present had but 655,015 on their payrolls a year ago, a gain of 1.24 per cent. The survey covered 23 classifica tions of industries, and the percentage of the industries re porting increases and decreases in employment were as fol lows : FAVORABLE More Less Of C/ o •*> Automobiles .56 44 Auto accessories .74 26 Cement .60 40 Chemicals .74 26 Clothing .72 28 Farm products, etc ...77 23 Glass, crockery, etc. ... 55 45 Leather .70 30 Lumber .62 38 Metals .58 42 Paints, etc.52 48 Paper, pulp .59 41 Rubber .86 14 Printing, etc.52 48 Unclassified .54 46 UNFAVORABLE More Lesi % % Building supplies .31 G9 Electrical .38 02 Furniture .38 02 Hardware, tools .40 60 Iron and steel .48 54 Jewrelry .47 53 Machinery .48 52 Textiles .49 51 . ■ a a a a • it Jias neen imimareu mat muse wuo nave ueeu utsem ployed would now be in a better situation had they saved their wages instead of spending them for radios, automobiles, etc. This is but a relative truth, capable of but limited appli cation. Business is sustained by spending. Goods are made for sale and consumption. If not sold and consumed, they cease to be made. Were all men to start in saving as much * as possible of their wages, business would quickly be brought to smash and they would have little or no wages to save. Wife's Suit Barred. From West's Law Docket. Section 12357. Michigan Compiled Laws 1915, provides that ‘‘whenever a cause of action shall accrue to or arise against any married woman fhe may sue or be sued in the same manner as if she were sole.” Susan Harvey brought an action under the authority of the above statute against John W. Harvey, Jr., her husband, to recover damages for injuries she received while rid ing in an automobile driven by him. The circuit court rendered judg ment for defendant on the ground that a wife cannot maintain an action against her husband to re cover damages for an injury oc casioned by his negligence. Plain tiff sued out writ of error to the Supreme Court of Michigan. Har vey vs. Harvey, 214 North West ern Reporter 305. It was conceded by both parties that at common law no such action could be brought, and that the common-law rule still prevails, un less abrogated by the quoted statute. Associate Justice Wiest, deliver ing the opinion of the court, said in part: “By legislation, common law disabilities of the wife have been largely lifted, but lifting a dis ability does not operate to grant a right of action theretofore nonexist ent between husband and wife.” The court cites the decision of the Supreme Court of Mississippi, in Austin vs. Austin, 100 Southern Reporter, 591, where, in passing on this same question, it was held that at common law the wife’s disabili ty to sue the husband was not alone for the lack of a remedy, which was merely incidental, but for the lack of any cause of action, and there fore in order to remove any disa bility of coverture affecting her right to sue. it was necessary to confer a right of action on her. Giving her a remedy to sue was not sufficient. Mr. Justice Wiest further said that: ‘‘Surely the legislature in confer ring equality of right to sue, did not confer a right of action never pos sessed by husband or wife at com mon law.” - - -- Cities Move Nearer Country. H. E. Duffy, in Sharks. Big cities are gradually getting nearer the country. Talk and plans for adequate highways outlets from the regions of massed skyscrapers and towering, cliff-like apartments, j wherein dwell thousands who have never seen a herd of cattle, are giv ing way to action. The latest and most startling highway project is that of New Jer sey. which is building a great super highway leading away from New York city's Holland vehicular tunnel, j It is estimated that this roadway, when completed, will carry 20,000 000 automobiles in a single year, or nearly as many as the entire regis tration in the United States. Travel to and from the sun bathed playgrounds scattered along the New Jersey coast will be accelerated by this super-highway with Its five traffic lanes. Long distance travel will also be accelerated inasmuch as the Lincoln highway will soon incorporate this high speed road and the Holland tunnel. Thousands of New York city's people who have given up all hope of comfortable week-end holiday travel will soon have an express route for 13 miles through Jersey Ctty. Newark and | Elizabeth without hindrance from a | fingle street or railroad crossing; I ■ amps provide local connection*. Double-decked through most of Jcrsev City and portions of Newark and Elizabeth, the new highway will eliminate I ha congestion now expect id when the motor owning herd lx tree to break »w»v from the earex of business This super-highway Trami thinks Me. Prom Tit-Etta. Tear her- Tosnmv. wi ve not done a stroke of work this morning, and I've told yon again and aaatn that 'he devil finds work tor Idle hands to do Tommy - Ye»'m, Thu her- Now take your copybook and write that out 10 times. • • Q. How 1'tlg have men ridden horses' H O. P A There is no zim dale record id In history shen man ftrai roda I.i»r»rbark but It Is ratable that the time Is not mire Uuti 2,900 )tara old AGE , By Sir Walter Raleigh. The best time for marriage will be towards 30, for as the younger times are unfit, either to choose or to govern a wife and family, so, if thou stay long, thou shalt hardly see the education of thy children, who, being left to strangers, are in effect lost; and better were it to be unborn than ill-bred; for thereby thy posterity shall either perish, or remain a shame to thy name. starts with a gigantic concrete via duct suspended over the maze of railroad tracks at the New Jersey entrance of the Holland tunnel. Aft er spinning along for a few moments the motorist will find himself at the beginning of the double-decked portion. The through motorist will shoot down the ramp onto the lower level while local traffic continues on the surface, for here the lower deck is submerged and the upper deck it flush with the streets of Jersey City. The two-level throughfare merges Into a single roadway just prior to crossing the Hackensack river at the western outskirts of Jersey City. The modern thought behind the project is again illustrated by the construc tion of a huge tunnel, through which the roadway passes, midway between the Passaic and Hacken sack rivers. The roadway now pro ceeds practically at street level until Newark and Elizabeth are reached Street and railroad crossings in and near these towns are avoided by means of elevated structures. Extraordinary as this super-high way is, it gives a definite indication of the steps that must be taken by both large and small cities in solv ing the problem of traffic conges tion. The builders of today must have vision. Visions of course may be costly, but, as in the case of this Holland tunnel extension, the expen diture will save money, actually, not theoretically. Experience has proven that high ways built to handle existing traf fic only will be entirely inadequate in 10 years. The least that a popu lous community can do with a cleat conscience is to make plans for * decade or two ahead. - — a • i. Litany. No, halt the step of spring on earth dear God, Spare me the gentleness of Apri. rain. The tender spread of green upor the sod, The eloquence of leaf—not that again! Deliver me from winds too flower sweet, From love emboldened by th« touch of spring. From beauty, stepping down my humble street. From youth, from innocence— everything That would dissolve my spirit’* thrall of frost. Once loosed from winter’s fast ness, man and eartn Must face again old dreams far bet ter loat. And feel once more the travail pains of birth. Good I,ord. deliver me from love and truth; Spare me. good Lord, the dream* of eager youth. —Elspeth in the New Yorker. TIPPETT ON COMMITTEE Indianapolis. Ind.—E. J. Tippett of Ohio, was appointed to the Na tional Publicity Advisory Committee of the American Legion, and his ap- I pointment confirmed at the Janu s-y meeting of the National Exe cutive Committee H* will serve un til December II, 1939. It's lent a Habit. From Ltid. Tramp: Mum, I’m de«|ierate. ) haven't eaten for three days. Ladv <who has been on a dletl; Nonsense! I felt that way mvaclt , at first, • • Q What standing has a gradu- j ate of the Coast Guard academy I ash A A graduate of the Coast j Guard academy has the same j standing at a graduate of the mill- j tary or naval academia* Tit# course j of the Coaa' Guard arad-mv ts the ! equivalent of a college euurae with ! •(rectal emphatic mi nar ganon. CONFESSION. (On having • ns'i vered honest- I ly the questions in a “character analysis" book.) It seems that I'm a listless man Predestined to perdition. A soul without a guiding plan, A mortal sans ambition, A silly fool whose f ilings vex The people whom I cherish. And poison to the other sex Who’d gladly see me perish, A dilettante devoid of brains, A hopeless moron (nearly)— And all because I took the pains To answer these sincerely! —Parke Cununings in the Forum magazine. Other Workers’ Side. From the Wall Street Journal. When Judge Hough In the Feder al Court of Cleveland ruled he other da«v that striking union miners must vacate company houses where the owners thereof wished to work their mines on a non-union basis he re marked that both sides were at fault. Tiie strikers were to blame for standing arbitrarily on the Jack sonville scale and the operators for refusing to confer with the strikers after injunction proceedings had been begun. This at least lndlcattes a wider outlook on the controversy than that of a Senate committee which can talk only of the "bitterness” manifested by operators toward the union. If the committee had made a real effort to illuminate the situa tion for the public benefit the jus tice of such court orders as Judge Hough's would be more easily un derstood and wholesale misrepre sentation of the general attitude of the courts in labor disputes would be less successful than it is. One of the mine properties affected by Judge Hough's order is Crabapple No. 1 Mine of the Warner Collieries Co. It happens that there is on tile with the Senate committee a copy of a petition from employes of this mine to Governor Donahey for protection from abuse by mine pick ets. The substance of that petition fnllnwfc • "We know that you are aware of certain facts relative to the coal situation in Eastern Ohio. But are you aware that the undersigned are American citizens living in a few miles radius of the Crabapple Mine No. 1, Belmant county? A good number of us have our homes, while others have lived in this locality all their lives. We feel that if the true circumstances are known by you, that you will be your good and valu able influence for our protection. "We have been working at this mine since January, 1928, and have been and still are called vile names and other remarks too abusive and in fact unprintable to you or any one else. Not only by adults but al so and mostly by children who are undoubtly drilled by their elders. This crowd numbers about 100 in the mornings, about 150 in the eve ning. mostly of foreign descent. ‘‘There has been violence in the nature of rock throwing, automo biles have been damaged by wind shields being broken by these rocks. This is very dangerous to occupants of these machines. One arrest was made on night o* February 10th by U. S. Marshal Oldfield and Deputy Sheriff Nichols. This case was taken care of by Fereral officer!, culprit now in Steubenville jail. Pdevious to this, two summons were taken out but nothing has come of them, no arrests being made by con stable. “We are convinced that if per mitted -peacefully to continue work ing we can make an honest and fair livelihood for ourselves and families. There are at present 80 or more men. One of these is of Polish descent being a naturalized citizen. All the rest are native born American citizens (white). - ■ - - - - ■ ♦ ♦--— Shallow Explanation. From the Kansas City Star. If it really is necessary to tha maintenance of the navy to con vince the American people that It isn’t for use in war but is just an institution of learning for the peace-time education of youth, then the nation has indeed sunk to a pretty low level of intelligence and courage. But we prefer to believe that those friends of the navy, in cluding Secretary Wilbur, who seem to have agreed that It wouldn't do to associate the national defense with anything so rude as fighting, have underestimated the mental capacities of Americans. It costs about $370,000,000 a year to maintain the navy, outside of new building, which is of course necessary from time to time, as at present. ’ This is understood by ev erybody except village idiots who are not consulted about anything except the conduct of the govern ment, and nobody objects to paving the bill or is under any misappre hension as to its necessity. It was equally clear, we believe, until gentlemen distrustful of the public intelligence began to breathe sooth ing assurance to the contrary, that ships mounting guns were intended to give an account of themsplves in a fight. That is what Americans who pay for the upkeep of the navy expect from it if the occasion arises; that is what they have be lieved a navy is for. secretary wuour, in imluk 11c support for the new construction program, assures us the navv is know hlin to be ladling treacle we "peaceful and neutral.” If we did'nt know him to be ladling treacle we would withdraw our support of the navv and vote to farm out the national defense to somebody who had .some ships and guns designed for shooting purposes. But we know the secretary Is merely pitching his appeal to the plane he thinks nac esaarv. In that the whole propa ganda designed to make people be lieve the navy is .something It isn’t Is wrong and even dangerously con ceived and fit only for a school for the feebleminded. • • Q. What nationality Is Brocco, the sit-day bicycle racer? A. P A Maurice Brocco la a French man. Bad lawks ktiead From The Humorist Prospective Hotilnlaw: I unite fail to see your ob faction. 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