ARTHUR J. WEAVER
Whose constructive record in
his own community and in the
state nominated him
for
GOVERNOR
of Nebraska
As President of the Constitu
tional Convention he rendered
a great public service in direct
ing the work of that body suc
cessfully and so economically
that he turned back part of its
appropriation to the state
treasury.
A Most Unusual Endorsement
During the 1D25 session of the Nebraska Legislature when Presi
dent Coolidge was considering Cabinet selections, the-following resolu
tion was unanimously passed in the House, every member present
voting for it:
“WHEREAS, it has b-vn widely published that the name of Honor
able A. J. Weaver of Falls City, Nebraska, is beinc ursed before
the President as a suitable perst.n for the office of Secretary of
Agriculture in the Cabinet of the President, and
WHEREAS, the Honorable A. J. Weaver being a practical farmer
and a nan of great executive ability in business affairs and of wide
experience in public affairs, and is exceedingly well <!ua!lGed by
reason of experience and ability for a place in the Cabinet; therefore
“BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives or tne State
of Nebraska that we heartily endorse Mr. Weaver for this posi
tion arid strongly urge the President to recognize the agricul
tural interests of the groat west by selecting him for this position.*'
A similar resolution was passed by unanimous vote in the Ne
braska senate on the same day:
Arthur J. Weaver is still “a Practical Farmer • *
a Man of Great Executive Ability * * of Wide Experience
in Public Affairs * * Exceedingly Well Qualified by Reason
of Experience and Ability.”
Such A Man Will Make Nebraska An Able Governor
EDUCATIONAL NOTES.
The Holt County Teachers Institute,
which was held on Thursday and Fri
day of last week, was especially suc
cessful. Only one teacher of the
whole teaching force of the County
was absent. This was because of ill
ness. Some of the teachers must come
a distance of sixty miles by auto over
sand trails. Two-hundredi seventy
three teachers and seventy-five Senior
Normal Trainers of the county were in
attendance. All members of the
faculty did their best to make their
classes very instructive and interest
ing.
Chas. W. Taylor, State Superintend
ent of Schools, gave a very interesting
I opening address, after which he held
separate conferences with the High
School and Rural teachers. We regret
that he was able to be with us only the
first half day.
Mrs. Otley D. Campbell of the Oma
ha Public Schools gave some very con
structive work in Music Appreciation
and the teaching of Music. She also
had charge of the Community Singing
periods. Mrs. Campbell has a charm
ing personality and exceptional abil
r ity for holding the attention of her
' audience.
Malvina Sco.'t gave instruction in
Reading and Number work Methods
for the Primary and Intermediate
grades. Her work was very interest
ing and her classes were over crowd
ed at every session. Miss Scott has
served as Primary Instructor in the
Kearney State Normal for ten years,
and is considered one of the best in
the state.
Joseph G. Masters, Principal of the
Central High School, Omaha, held in
teresting sessions of special benefit to
the High School teachers and superin
tendents. His address on the old his
torical trails were especially interest
ing. He told some very thrilling
stories of the hardships of the pioneers
and their experiences with the Indians
while trying to settle up our country.!
Professor F. M. Gregg of the Ne
braska Wesleyan University talked to
the teachers on the necessity of the
development of a good moral char
acter in school children. He gave in
struction as to how Character Edu
cation should be taught in the schools.
Professor Gregg is the author of the
Character Education Manual now be-;
ing used throughout the schools of
Nebraska and has studied this subject
thoroughly.
The teachers wer, reated to an en
tertaining program given on Thurs
day and1 on Friday by St. Mary’s
Academy. Both programs were very
well rendered and were welcomed by
the teachers as a recess from the
routine work.
The Program and Mixer on Thurs
day evening, of which the O’Neill
teachers took charge, was enjoyed by
a large number of teachers and their
friends. The O’Neill Teachers gave a
very pleasing musical program, after
which Mr. Masters gave some thrill
ing stories of the pioneers and Indians
along the Powder River. Every one
then adjourned tjo the gymnasium
where games were played and refresh
ments were served.
The faculty members and teachers
in attendance reported that they had
spent a very enjoyable as well as
profitable two days.
I wish to take this means of thank
ing each teacher in the county for his
or her conscientious attendance at all
sessions.
LUELLA PARKER,
County Superintendent.
The Frontier Prints The Sale Bills
PLEASANT VALLEY.
Merney Tipton’s called at the C. A.
Grass home Tuesday.
George Zeller sawed wood Monday
for Claude Hamilton.
George Fink and Claude Hamilton
nutoedt>ver to Ewing Tuesday.
George Fink has five or six men
picking corn for him this week.
Fred Bredeholft finished threshing
buckwheat in Pleasant Valley last
week. ,,
Claude Hamilton and mother spent
Sunday evening at the George Fink
home.
Mr. and Mrs. George Fink spent
Tuesday evening at the Cora Hamil
ton home.
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Streeter and
Cljdc Streeter autoed over to Nor
folk Monday.
Mrs. Floyd Haynes is at her moth
er’s, Mrs. Wert, and has been quite
sick since Sunday.
The Crumley boys and Claude Hom
ilton took in Uncle Tom’s Cabin at
the Royal Monday night.
Mrs. Ralph Pribill and children
spent the week end with her father,
Mr. Carpenter, of Creighton.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Grass and
daughter, Katheryn, spent Sunday
afternoon at the Prince Stevens place.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Ethen Allen
a 9 Vi pound baby boy on the 7th of
October. Mother and1 baby doing fine.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Perkins and
sort, Bobby, spent uie afternoon Mon
day, at the Cora Hamilton place. Mr.
Perkins helped saw wood.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Hart
ford an 8 Vi pound baby girl, on the
tilth of September. Mrs. Hartford
will be remembered as Constance
Grasa, of Page. Mother and baby are
doing fine.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry, of Tecurnseh,
and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Henry and
baby, Beth, of Colridge, and Mr. and
Mrs. James Miner, of Bartlett, Ne
barska, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sny
<?er, of Page, all spent the day at the
George Fink home Sunday. Mr. and
Mrs. Lloyd Henry and baby, Beth, and
Mr. and Mrs. James Miner returned
to their' homes Sunday night., while
Mr. and Mrs. Henry, of Tecurnseh,
will spend the week with their daugh
ter, Mrs. Frank Snyder.
SURROUNDING AND
PLEASANTVIEW ITEMS
Levi Yantzi trucked hogs for Elmer
Warner Friday.
Joe Kubik delivered corn to Arm
strong Monday.
Bessie Klingler, of O’Neill, visit
ed in District 159 Monday.
The dance at the Michael Mullen
home was well attended Friday even
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. Bailey Miller were
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. H.
Bessey.
Wm. Steskal and McDermith Bros,
have returned from South Dakota.
They worked in the harvest field.
Mrs. Bert Freed entertained the
Guild at her home Wednesday and in
the evening her many friends came to
remind her of her birthday annivers
ary. A delicious luncheon was served
and all wishing for many return of the
day.
A number of friends attended the
weakling of Louise Gottchalk Wednes
day to Mr. Jahns, of Los Angeles, Cali,
fornia, in the Lutheran church in At
kinson, the 10th, at seven o’clock in
the evening. Lunches was served in
the basement of the church.
HOTEL WELLINGTON
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a good room in
the heart of the
city for only
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BORAH PRAISES
HOOVER RECORD
AS A LEADER
Veteran Senator Finds Candi
date Singularly Fitted to Deal
With Present-Day Problems.
PUBLIC SHOWS INTEREST
Biggest Issues Arc Agriculture, Con
servation, Maintenance of Constitu
tion and Simplification of Govern
ment.
By Senator William E. Borah
IN many respects this is an excep
tipnal campaign. I have never
taken part in a campaign In which
the issues were so extensive in nurn
her, and at the same time so serious
in their import.
If the discussions can be kept upon
a level with the issues involved it will
be a campaign worthy of the intelli
gence and patriotism of the great
American electorate. In the cam
paigns of the past we have had our
problems of government, of human
freedom,—great political questions.
We now have our economic problems
and they are no less vital to the hap
piness, and, in my judgment, to the
freedom of the people, than the is
sues which have been settled by the
voters in other campaigns.
My feeling is that peoplo look seri
ously upon the Issues of the cam
paign. They feel deeply. There is
more voluntary political activity than
I have ever seen in a campaign. This
interest is a healthy condition of af
fairs,—it is the most gratifying fea
ture thus far of the contest.
Voters Independent
It may not be quite orthodox Jo
say so, but 1 have also discovered an
independence of thought and action
upon the part of the voters that is
refreshing as well as encouraging.
No political party is entitled to win
unless its candidates and their posi
tions upon public questions command
the confidence of the majority of the
electorate. Instead of a political
party fearing, it ought to covet the
earnest and sincere initiative upon
the part of the Individual voters rela
tive to public questions.
The Republican party has nomi
nated a candidate whose intellectual
and moral equipment, whose years
of arduous things done and achieved,
singularly and especially fit him to
organize and harness these great
economic forces in harmony with
sound business, and, at the same time,
in harmony with the rights of the
masses.
Born in humble station, acquainted
with adversity, taking his steps slow
ly but with a sure purpose, now a
master of economic principles and
theories, an engineering, organizing
and directing mind, tested at least
under the responsibilities of an awlui
catastrophe and unheard of emer
gencies, a humanitarian whose vigi
lance and foresight saved the lives of
millions—his record and his quali
fications are submitted with confi
dence to the consideration of the
American electorate.
Outstanding Figure
When the great War closed, second
only to the Commander-In-Chief and
to the General In charge of the forces,
the outstanding and impressive figure
was Herbert Hoover. Through his
brilliant, tireless and resourceful
leadership not only were the fighting
forces fed, but countless thousands
of women and children, even across
the fighting lines, were snatched from
the skeleton clutch of famine.
A great newspaper of a different
political faith, speaking of one, and
only one, of his many performances
during the War, has said: “Whatever
Mr. Hoover may do in improving our
own commerce and bettering com
mercial relations in the world today,
lie may have the consciousness that
he has written the brightest chapter
that any one man has written in the
history of the War.”
This was in reference to one mat
ter. There are others. Whether tom
posing the war passions of contending
foes in order that he might be per
mitted to feed hungry children, or
contending with diplomats and gen
erals for the privilege of passing on
food to the helpless and the dying, or
setting up the machinery in a foreign
land and among a suspicious people
with which to feed daily eleven mil
lion famine-stricken men and women,
whether breaking down and controll
ing the war spirit that he might care
for those on the other side of the
conflict, whether finding markets for
accumulated food products at the
close of the War, or organizing and
bringing into marked efficiency a
great department of the Government,
he has met responsibility with superb
confidence and continuing success.
Three presidents have called him
to great undertakings. Three presi
dents have assigned him to extraor
dinary tasks. He did not fail them.
I venture to believe that the Ameri
can people are going to assign him
to a still greater undertaking and
stil! greater responsibility.
A man with his record, with his
creed, can safely be entrusted with
the affairs of the American people.
He possesses that kind of ability
which rises to meet the emergency.
He was clothed with all but auto
cratic power and he did not abuse it.
lie was trusted as few men have oeen
trusted and he was faithful to the
trust.
CURTIS PLEDGES
PROMPT FARM AID
Vice-Presidential Candidate Asks
Non-Partisan Solution Under
Hoover Leadership.
URGES JOINT COMMITTEE
Agricultural Situation, He Ex
plains. Is of Deep Economic
Importance to Citizens.
By
U. S. SENATOR CHARLES CURTIS
Republican Vice-Pres idea tin I Candidate.
Senator Curtis, in his Address of
Acceptance, stressed the impor
tance of prompt action on the
question of farm aid. “The prob
lem," he declared, “is of deep
seated economic importance to
every citizen without regard to oc
cupation or political prrty.” He
added the significant thought that
“properly its solution is and al
ways should be, non-partisan." For
the leadership of such a non-par
tisan movement, involving the ex
penditure of hundreds of millions
of dollars by the federal govern
ment, he declared that the leader
ship should be Hoover’s—a man
well worthy of the party’s choice.
HE question of the proper re
lief for Agriculture is a try
ing and perplexing one. The
problem is of deep-seated
economic importance to
every citizen without regard to his
occupation or his political party.
Properly, its solution is and always
should be, non-partisan. I am con
vinced that if a small joint committee
of the House and Senate were ap
pointed to study the problem and to
find its proper solution, the necessary
relief quickly could and would be af
forded. The Committee could be as
sisted in its ta* bv the advice and
experience of the most capable ex
perts on the subject whose services
can be obtained.
It will be remembered that for
years we had great trouble with the
problem of settling our standard of
value. The failure to settle the ques
tion bad brought forth the Greenback
Party, and later the Free Silver party.
In 1899, that great and able statesman
from Maine, Thomas B. Iteed, a,point
ed a Committee of Eleven to draw
a measure fixing the standard of
value, in three weeks the committee
had agreed upon a draft of a bill, and
the Gold Standard Act of 1900 was the
result. We have had no trouble with
that question since then. If such a
committee could nettle so satisfactor
ily that great and vexing question,
surely a similar committee of able leg
islators specifically charged with the
task could agree upon an agricultural
relief plan which would be equally
satisfactory.
The solution will be found, and
found promptly. Our party has
pledged itself to the development and
enactment of measures which will
place the agricultural interests of the
United States cn a basis of economic
equality with other industries, to in
sure its prosperity and success.
Phiiacsphy of Farming
Encouragement of Agriculture al
ways has been a Republican doctrine.
It is a necessary part of dur philos
ophy of government. Agriculture is
the basic industry cf the country and
in the very nature of things will ever
i be so. Whatever is to the detriment
of the farmer is, eventually, to the
detriment of all our citizens; his wel
fare and prosperity are inevitably re
flected In the welfare and prosperity
of the whole nation.
Many plans for the encouragement
of Agriculture have been proposed,
and many have been given effect by
our party. In the course of my pollt
! leal life every one which in my opin
ion promised an appreciable measure
of sound relief has had my whole
hearted and active support.
Of recent years, twro farm measures
have been introduced by me in the
Senate. Two Democrat members ol
the Mouse joined in tlieir preparaton
and introduction. The first was
known as the Curtis-Aswell Bill, It
croat 1 cn Interstate Farm Marketing
Association. Its purpose was to pro
tv oto a ml stimulate the orderly Uow
<>! ’I’iculttaul commodities in com
to t r:; to remove burdens and e
:"u on nueh commodities in com
n re ; u:i:l to provide tor the process
. p: paring for market, handling,
ring and marketing of ag
c nunadltles through co-op
SAYS FARMERS I
NEED HOOVER
AND TARIFF
. <p
Congressman Dickinson Warns
Against Past Records of
Democrats.
PLATFORM IS EVASIVE
Iowa Leader Declares Hoover Knew
How to Handle Agrlcutural
Problems.
WOODSTOCK, la.—Herbert Hoo
ver and a protective tariff was the
specific recommended for the curing
of farm ills by Congressman L. J.
Dickinson of Algana, la., a leader of
the farm bloc In the House, in an ad
dress here this afternoon at the farm
ers’ meeting and Republican rally.
"The record of the Democratic
party has always been for a tariff for
revenue only," Congressman Dickin
son Bald, "and they have never been
converted to a tariff for protective
purposes.
"Herbert Iloover, in his acceptance
speech, declared ‘an adequate tariff is
the foundation of farm relief.’ He fur
ther declared that ‘the domestic mar
HON. L. J. DICKINSON
ket must bo protected. I will use my
office and influence to give the farmer
the full benefit of our historic tariff
policy.’
‘'Protection of dairy commodities
has greatly increased under the pro
tective tariff policies as carried out
under the present Republican admin
istration. We increased by executes
order the tariff on dairy products from
eight to twelve cents a pound. This
domestic market can be preserved for
' the American producer under the Ro
: publican policies, and It can be lost
, under the policy outlined by the Derao
i cratic platform.
"Apparently, to satisfy a certain
group of farmers, a cleverly devised
sentence was written Into the Demo
cratic platform whereby the party
pledges that an honest endeavor will
he made to formulate a legislative
plan whereby the losses In the con
trol of surplus crops will be charged
back against the unit of the product.
This Is a faint effort to describe the
equalization fee. After the adoption
of this platform, Governor Smith was
quoted in the newspapers as saying
that he was opposed to the fee, but
that he pledged that the mechanics
would be devised through conferences
with the friends of agriculture to for
mulate a legislative program to carry
out his platform pledges. This is the
same problem over which a dispute
has been raging for eight years. The
Democratic platform simply adds
more confusion to an already con
fused situation.
"The pledge of Herbert Hoover is
definitely certain. He knows in ad
vance how this problem can be han
dled. Any conference ho calls will
be merely for the purpose of arrang
ing specific details. His pledge cre
ates the experimental stage of such a
program. He believes agriculture can
be organized to where it will be self
sustaining, and by reason of his
knowledge and experl once, he is In a
position where lie can nead that or
! ganization."
Sings Hoover Praises
Miss Marion Tniley has joined the
ranks of Herbert Hoover supporters*
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