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The Frontier D. H. Cronin, Editor and Proprietor Entered at the Postoffice at O’Neill, Nebraska as Second Class Matter. " ADVERTISING RATES: Display advertising on Pages 4, 5 and 8 are charged for on a basis of 26 cents an inch (one column wide) per week; on Page 1 the charge is 4t> cents an inch per week. Local ad vertisements, 10 cent per line first insertion, subsequent insertions 5 cents per line. Every subscription is regarded as an open account. The names of sub scribers will be instantly removed from our mailing list at expiration of time paid for, if publisher shall be notified; otherwise the subscription remains in force at the designated subscription price. Every subscriber must undestand that these conditions are made a part of the contract be tween publisher and subscriber. LONG TIME TO WAIT. Ashland Daily Independent: Wars will end when we have an encyclopedia and a history all peoples can read with out getting mad. WILDERNESS OF VOICES. Lowell Evening Ledger: In these days of radio broadcasting even a voice crying in the wilderness does not lack an audience. PLENTY OF LISTENERS IN. San Antonio Express: A Long Is land society belle accepted a propos al by wireless. The swain whose girl has given him the air may take heart. BUT THEY DID STOP. Cleveland News: Firemen of Mon roe, Michigan who drove their engine into the side of a speeding freight train can logically claim that they stop for nothing. IF NOT, SUPPOSE HE WAS. Philadelphia Evening Bulletin: Man who has just returned to a Cambridge, Mass., library a book he had out for 88 years is evidently what you might call a careful reader. WET THINKING. Washington Star: Jud Tunkins says opposition to the Eighteenth Amendment has caused many people to think more about what they drink than about what they think. GREAT TO KNOW -SOMETHING. Almost any American audience now sleeps through a discms|8ion of the fi nancial situation, but 'cheers wildly when beer is mentioned. They actu ally know what the speaker is talking about whcp he jpentions beer.—Oklo homa City Daily Oklahoman. ■■, ; r b. The deipocrais in the national senate the forepart of the week agreed on a broad prbgram for the short session of congress. Among the list proposed is the repeal and the modification of the Volstead act. They will try and carry out the democratic promise of *‘Beer for Christmas.” NATIONAL AFFAIRS. By Frank P. Litschert. The question of the foreign debts and whether or not they will be paid continues to^be(tjie all absorbing topic of the day. The propaganda for can cellation goes ahead in Europe and in certain financial quarters in the United States. Up to this time there is no evidence that the progaganda is hav ing any great effect among the chosen representatives of the American people in Congress. We are told that the British pound sterling is slumping to ward zero because of the necessity for war debt payments; that nations will be forced into repudiation of their in ternational debts with fatal effects on foreign trade; we are told that if the debt payments are continued the de pression will continue and that cancel lation will mean immediate prosperity. But to each argument someone in favor of retaining the validity of these debts has found an answer. One finan cial writer of national reputation tells us that there is good reason to doubt the permancy of the recent slump in the British pound. He opines that it may have been in part manipulated by financial interests who want to put the worst possible phase on debt payments for the purpose of frightening Ameri ca into cancellation. He adds that some of the slump is undoubtedly due to the short selling of the British mon ey, and that when the covering comes, as it must, there is apt to be a rapid advance. He believes that if the pay ment is made, much of the fog and furor will disappear, the pound will re cover and business will go along as usual. While it is possible that some of the smaller countries who owe us money and whose credit is none too good at any time may be forced to repudiate their obligations, temporiarly at least, there is apparently little fear that countries like Great Britian and France will use the remedy of repudiation. They have too much at stake in the way of national credit. Some finan ciers seem to be of the opinion that If any nations are threatening, the soon er they get to it the better. The Commercial and Financial Chronicle said recently: “If some countries should actually default in their war debt payment, that would not be half so unsettling as the constant agitation of the ques tion with attendent uncertainties. The counry now needs a rest, and should be spared from the constant in jection of foreign issues in its daily affairs after having suffered so severe ly from these during the last eighteen months.” Some of the eastern seaboard finan ciers who think cancellation would be such an unmixed blessing are evidently out of touch with the people back in the states, and do not realize the state of public feeling. In this regard, it may be said, that cancellation of war debt payments would be followed not only by a protest, but by a demand for the scaling down or cancellation of private obligations in this country. There are many mortgages on many farms in America, because of which a great many farm owners now face dispossession. Many of these will be unable to see why, if we can forgive Europe’s debts, a little cancelling can not be done at home in the interest of the American who owes money. The seaboard financier would doubtless shudder at such a proposal as spelling the end of financial order, but let him not forget that cancelling the Euro pean debt would set a dangerous prece dent and one which might have reper cussions in various parts of the coun try, far different from the kind that might be ordinarily expected. In view of Europe’s present attitude, that the debts are purely political and that the allied nations are being harsh ly treated, it is interesting to note just what was said when these loans were being negotiated back in 1917. Then the pleas to Uncle Sam to aid were vehement and frantic. As the Wash ington Star recently stated: “Dis patches of Lord Balfour, British sec retary of state for foreign affairs; Walter Hines Page, American ambas sador to London; many other continen tal statesmen, and Admiral W. S. Sims, show the pressure under which President Wilson and Secretary Mc Adoo of the Treasury sanctioned loans of approximately four billion that year to Great Britian, France, Italy, Rus sia, Belgium and Serbia. “On June 28, 1917, Ambassador Page said: ‘Financial disaster to all European allies is imminent unless the United States government advances to the British enough money to pay for British purchases in the United States,’ and added: , “Unless we do come to their rescue we are all in danger of disaster. Great Britian will have to abandon the gold standard.” The New Era of Road Building Ohio recently completed 1,800 miles of dustless, mudless farm-to-market roads at an average cost of but $2,000 a mile. Commenting on this, State Highway Director Merrell said, “The relationship of flattened public pocket books to the ever increasing need for new roads opens up a new era of road construction.” Like all other “commodities,” roads have gone through constant evolution in this country. At the beginning of the automobile age, there are few highways that didn’t tax the re sources of even the horse and buggy. J'hen came the beginnings of the superhighways, costing untold thous ands of dollars a mile. “Political” roads were built — splendid, high priced arteries, traversing country which had no need for them. Millions of dollars of tax money were wasted in this way. Now, as Mr. Merrell said, we have come to a new era. We have learned that the cost of a road must be meas ured by the return it gives us—that it is as wasteful to build a $20,000 a mile road where a $2,000 a mile road would serve, as to build a low cost road where traffic demands an artery HOLIDAY Special Beginning December 10th and continuing to December 24th. Permanent Waves. $3.00.2 for $5.00 Guaranteed Waves with ringlet ends . . . $5.00 ... 2 for $9.00 Hot oil treatment—Shampoo and finger wave.$1.00 Shampoo—finger wave and Nu sheen Rinse.$1.00 Violet Ray Facial and Eye Brow arch.$1.00 Thero-oil Shampoo and finger wave.$1.00 $1.00 bottle Permanent Wave Oil.50c Phone 102 MARGARET’S BEAUTY SHOPPE O’NEILL, NEBRASKA that can withstand the constant pas-' sage of the heaviest vehicles. Science, has given us materials and processes making possible the construction of i first-class, weatherproof rural road for very small sums. States which are buil^jng low-cost roads, connecting farms and small towns with the outside world, are lay ing a foundation for the future. They are setting the stage for more profit able farming, and for accelerated com munity development. Mail Bandits .Make Big Haul. Five bandits robbed a registered mail carrier in Chicago last Tuesday and got away with $500,000. The mail was intended for one of the larger Chicago banks. The vice president of the bank said that of the half million taken by the robbers there wrs pos sibly $200,000 that might be clashed as I negotiable. HOLT COUNTY FARM BUREAU NOTES James W. Rooney County Extension Agent * i. _____ Judging Team Wins Third at Chicago The Holt county Girls Room Judg ing Team* consisting of Martha Fisher and Birdie Doolittle of Amelia, placed third in the judging contest at the Eleventh National 4-H Club Congress held at Chicago November 29th to December 2nd. In individual judging Martha placed sixth and Birdie ninth. These girls competed with a number of tdams from various parts of the United States. Women’s Project Meetings The leaders of the women’s project clubs will meet at ten o’clock on Thursday December 15th at Atkinson at the World Memorial hall and on Friday, December 16th at Ewing at the City hall at the same time for the third training meeting. Seedling Trees Will be Available Nebraska farmers will again be able to get broadleaf and evergreen seed lings and transplants for wlndfrreak and woodlot planting next spring, ac cording to an announcement made to day from the College of Agriculture by Extension Forester Watkins. Present plans call for the distribu tion of about 850,000 seedlings. Aa^in other years they will be distributed through the extension service and lojcal farm bureaus by virtue of the Clarke McNary congressional act. Farm ;rs will pay one cent each to cover he digging, packing and shipping char ;es on the trees. - * Practically the same-varieties t lat were offered last year will be av li able again this spring, Watjuns ss ya. Though some red cedar seedlings i rill be available for planting, the distri iu tion of this variety will fee restric ed to western Nebraska in ehler to h :lp prevent the spread of cedar r ist among apple trees, In the past six y&ars it. is estimated that Nebraska farmers have planted approximately twelve million seedlings for woodlot and windbreak purposes. Last Spring 950,000 were distributed in practically every county in the-state. Favorable weather conditions ftsfe ideal growing conditions and the per centage of survival was large. Application blanks for seedlings have not yet arrived at this office arid further notice will be given when the blanks arrive. .,4 Verdict of Coroner’s Jury The Coroner’s jury, which was em paneled on November 21 and heard evidence on the killing of F. J. Sex smith, prominent Holt county farmer who was found slain at his farm home on Honey creek, northwest of this city, on Sunday morning, November 21, and which adjourned without ar riving at a verdict to meet again at the call of the coroner, convened again last Tuesday morning. In the mean time the murder mystery had been solved, a confession obtained from one of the guilty parties and both of them are now in jail. The coroner’s jury returned the following verdict: State of Nebraska i Holt County ) ss' At an inquisition holden at O’Neill in said county, on the 6th day of De cember, A. D. 1932, before me Julius D. Cronin Coroner of said county, upon the body of F. J. Sexsmith lying dead, by the jurors whose names are hereto subscribed, the said Jurors, upon their oath, do say; That F. J. Sexsmith came to his death on the 20th day of November, 1932, as a result of gun shot wound feloniously inflicted by one Frank Mackay aided and abetted by one Lloyd Hammond. In testimony wereof, the said Jur ors have hereunto set their hands the dav and year aforesaid. L. G. Gillespie William Grutsch Eugene Krier Mat Ernest J. C. Parker S. J. Weekes. BRIEFLY STATED Editor Murfin, of the Page Report er, was an O’Neill visitor this morning. Rev, B. J. Leahy left last Monday morning for a few days visit at Sioux City, Iowa. E. C. McElhaney, of Omaha, was in the city last Wednesday visiting rela tives and friends. W. T. Fisher, for many years a resi dent of Atkinson but now living at Randolph, was an O’Neill visitor last Sunday. Mrs. H. M. Uttley, president of the Holt county W. C. T. U. attended an anti beer rally held by that organiza tion at Atkinson last Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Todson and child ren drove<to Grand Island last Sunday to attend the funeral of Mr. Todson’s nephew, Peter Hitchler, aged eight, who was buried in that city on thati day. Mrs. Della Shaw left last Sunday for Irvington, Kentuckey, where she ex pects to spend the winter. Her daught er, Mrs. D. H. Clauson and Mrs. J. P. Brown accompanied her as far as Om aha, returning home Monday evening. Our Indian summer weather was checked last Tuesday night when the thermometer dropped down to 5 be low ?ero. AH day Wednesday it was (ptite cool, never getting-ovex 7 above. That night it dropped down to 6 below and all day today it has hung around zero. v.ywy little snow ,has fallen here and the indications are that it is going to clear ijp without further snow. Weathef olifcerver Harry Bowen has been on the job checking the weather at this station for the Federal weather bureau for fifteen years, since the spring of 1917. During all that time he says that last month was the first | month in all the fifteen years that -there was not enough moisture here to register. Even the dry year of 1931 there was sufficient moisture here to enable them to record it. Whiel Ed. Heeb and family were at church last Sunday some one broke into his home and broke the door of a safe that he had in his living room. The door of the safe was not blown off, but the hinges were torn off and the door badly battered, so that entrance to the safe was gained. There was not much of value in the safe, so the perpetrators of this theft were not very well paid for their pillaging. T. T. Waid was a pleasant caller at .. . ... .____ Shoppers j BEAUTIFUL SILK LINGERIE, including .... DANCE SETS, CHEMISE, GOWNS, SLIPS, one two and three-piece PAJAMAS. (Satin, crepe, rayon) HUMMINGBIRD HOSIERY-ROLLINS HOSIERY COMPLETE LINE OF BEAUTIFUL DRESSES Special Sale on all wools and velvets. EXCEPTIONALLY NICE LINE OF HATS ... All at reduced prices. COMPLETE LINE OF CARNEY ART GIFTS... perfume, bokay incense, bath salts, sachet and special gift packages. PERFECT GIFTS FOR PARTICULAR WOMEN. Have established a Wrapping Department to take care of all Xmas packages. For a minimum sum ! we will box and wrap your Xmas Packages, ready for mailing. A CORDIAL INVITATION TO VISIT I The CHAPMAN STYLE SHOP I this office last Saturday and for the thirty-fourth annual time renewed his subscription to The Frontier, paying up to January 1, 1934. Mr. Waid says that he subscribed for The Front ier a week after he arrived in this county and has taken it ever since and will continue to read it the balance -.... . - ,!» of his life. He says that this paper is like the beverage outlawed by the Volstead act, that it improves with age. Many thanks for your kind words of appreciation “Wink” and we hope that you will live many more years to enjoy the weekly visits of this dis seminator of current events. 1 < The Junior Class of O’NEILL PUBLIC SCHOOL Presents “The Red Headed Step Child” and OTHER ATTRACTIONS at HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM Friday, December 16, 1932 Evening performance at 8 o’clock. Adm. 25c & 15c Matinee at 2:30.—Adm. 10c, 15c & 25c We urge that children attend the matinee. Wealth is born in a bank account and dies out of it. The O’Neill National Bank Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits, $125,000.00. This bank carries no indebted ness of officers or stockholders. m groiaai * At Meal Time Beans fcHIGAN^NAVY 3 POUNDS 10c I Hominy SSK can.5c North State Peas, 3 ans. 25c I Cane Sugar, 5 OUNDS_ 24c I BUY NOW FOR THE HOLIDAYS 2 PINEAPPLE M. 1 Sc I Large No. 2\ Can-A I GRAPE JAM This seedless ^rap« jam 2 1>01 Nn ■ is a fine spread. Grape JAH H jam sandwiches add to the variety in the school lunch ■< H —a delightful filler for layer and rolled cakes. X £ H MORNING LIGHT GREEN BEANS Qc I Fancy, tender, young beans. As free from strings as Rf| those you have in season from your own garden. CAN— ^ SELOX ss. The speed soap— ^ ✓X for soaking I I IC clothes,for dishes, III for boiler, for washing machine. 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