The
Frontier
No. 39
VOL. LIU.
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1933.
Special
SALE!
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1933 Fashions in Cottons
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On sale Friday, Saturday and Monday
ANTON TOY
BAR OF 15HT DIST.
HOLDS MEETING AT
THE COURT HOUSE
Adopt Resolutions on the
Deaths of Three De
ceased Members.
Accordingtoarrangementmade at the
meeting held in this city on Monday,
November 14, 1932., the regular meet
ing of the Fifteenth Judical District
Bar Association was held in this city
last Monday afternoon.
Prior to the calling of the meeting
to order a short session of the district
court was held, Judge Dickson presid
ing, and the committees appointed at
the Memorial meeting held on Novem
ber 14, 1932, made their reports and
the resolutions were read and unan
imously adopted and order spread on
the records of the district court in
each county in the district.
Lewis Cass Chapman
WHEREAS, Lewis Cass Chapman,
a distinguished citizen, for nigh on to
fifty years, a loved, honored and es
teemed member of the Bar of Holt
county, Nebraska, and of the 15th Jud
icial District, having been removed by
death on the 12th day of May, 1932.
RESOLVED, That in the death of
our esteemed brother, the Bar of this
district has lost an honored member,
an able jurist, a learned advocate and
a kind and loving friend.
RESOLVED, That in recognition of
the long, active and able service at the
Bar of this District; throughout the
State artd adjoining States, we who
are permitted to remain, desire to ex
press our respect for his eminent
character and ability, our appreciation
of his distinguished service at the Bar,
and our sympathy for his family dur
ing their bereavement.
In order that it may be held in per
petual remembrance,
BE IT RESLOVED, That a copy of
this resolution be transmitted to the
Clerk of the District Court, of Holt
county, Nebraska, with request that
same be spread upon the record of
said Court.
EMMET A. HARMON,
Chairman of Committee.
Michael Francis Harrington
WHEREAS, Almightly God in His
great wisdom, on the 24th day of June,
A. D., 1932, called unto Himself the
Honorable Michael Francis Harring
ton, late of O’Neill, Nebraska. We ac
cept His holy will.
Mike Harrington, as we were wont
to affectionately call him, is dead. His
eloquent voice is stilled; his labors are
ended; his last term of Court has
adjourned sine die; his place at the
bar of the Court is empty; his work
is done. All that is left to us is mem
ory—a learned jurist; a powerful ad
vocate; a courteous gentleman; schol
ar; orator; wit; statesman; and citizen.
No more shall we sense the glow of his
warm friendship, or feel the clasp of
his friendly hand. A friend of man,
his heart was ever attune to the cry
of the meek and lowly in their want or
distress. For half a century his voice
was heard at the bar and in the public
forum, eloquently pleading the poor
man’s cause. His friends and bene
ficiaries are legion. We are proud to
number ourselves among these.
WHEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
that we. Honorable Robert R. Dickson,
Judge, and the entire bar of the Fif
teenth Judicial District, do hereby
adopt this resolution as a token of our
bereavement in the death of this truly
great man. The said members of the
bar, as a further mark of their affec
tion. petition the Court to make and
enter an order that this resolution be
spread on the Journals of the various
Courts in the said Judicial District, in
which the deceased labored for so
many years.
J. A. DONOHOE,
Chairman.
John H. Meredith
WHEREAS, God in His infinite
wisdom and mercy did on the 25th day
of July, 1932. call to his heavenly
abode John H. Meredith of O Neill,
Nebraska, and .... .
WHEREAS, John H. Meredith for
forty-five years had been a leading
member of the Holt county bar re
spected and admired for his candor and
sincerity; he had been one of the
pioneers in the development of this
section of Nebraska and in the estab
lishment here of legal procedure; his
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COUNTY CONCILIATION
COMMITTEE IS CHOSEN
Members Appointed to Committee to
Investigate Farm Debt Conditions.
Carrying out the recommendation
recently made by Governor Bryan, a
board of conciliation to consider mort
gage indebtedness problems has been
named for Holt county. The selection
was made by the state board, recently
selected by Governor Bryan, from a
list of names recommended to it. The
county board will hold its first meeting
at the court house at 1:30 o’clock, Sat
urday, February 18, 1933, to perfect
an organization by the selection of a
chairman and secretary. Persons de
siring to confer with the board may
do so at any time.
The Holt county members of the
committee are: John Carson, Red Bird;
John A. Robertson, Joy; Frank Mur
ray, Atkinson; J. K. Ernst, O’Neill,
and J. B. Ryan, O’Neill.
The different county groups, which
have been selected in each county, will
assume the actual task of mediation
while the state boards, appointed by
the governor two weeks ago, will stand
ready to listen to appeals and assist
wherever possible. In an outline of
the task before the committee Chair
man Smith said:
“Forms will be furnished county
boards upon which the financial worth,
indebtedness and character of the
debtor will be shown. This form to
gether with complete records from
courts, county recorders and county
treasurers’ offices and a statement
from creditors will be the necessary
information for reviewing the case.
“Debtors wishing assistance will fill
out this statement. A copy of this
statement is to be sent creditors for
suggestions an a settlement.
“When there is any possibility that
the debtor will be justified in continu
ing, cooperative help can doubtless be
received from the creditors to allow
him to remain on the farm.”
Should either party be dissatisfied,
he can appeal to the state board which
will make recommendations back to
the county group. If that does not
settle the problem, all material will
be presented to the district judge for
review if a foreclosure suit is desired.
KOPP WILL HAVE TO SERVE
TERM FOR CONTEMPT
The fine of $100 and jail sentence
of four months in the county jail given
Harry Kopp, of Stuart, by Judge Dick
son on May 2, 1932, on a charge of
contempt of court, was affirmed by the
supreme court last Tuesday.
Kopp was charged with trying to
obstruct justice in the trial of James
C. and John M. Flannigan, bankers,
charged with violation of the banking
law. The state charged that he re
quested Joe Juracek to tell Ralp Ros
enkrans, a member of the Flannigan
jury that he had a hundred dollar bet
up and that if the jury were hung he
would funrish him a farm, rent free.
Juracek was to get $50 and cancella
tion of a $7 debt.
Kopp did not testify, but relied upon
alleged errors. The Court sustained
none of these. It says that no pre
liminary examination is provided by
law on contempt charges; that the
record does not show that Kopp de
manded a day’s delay follow the ser
vice upon him, and that the fine is not
excessive, the criminal section not
governing a case like this.
Arrangements are being made to put
on a contract bridge tournament in
this city to run for six weeks. The
tournament will open at the Golden
Hotel next Monday evening and each
Monday evening thereafter for six
weeks. There will be four prizes given
to the winning players every night and
at the conclusion of the tournament
a grand prize for- the best contract
bridge players in the city.
ST. MARY’S ALUMNI PRESENTS
EXCELLENT PLAY AT K.C. HALL
The three act comedy “Sound Your
Horn,” sponsored by the Young Ladies
Society and the Alumni of St. Mary's
Academy, was presented under the di
rection of Mrs. F. J. Kubitschek at the
K. C. Hall last Tuesday afternoon and
evening to large and appreciative audi
ences.
The acting of the entire cast was
excellent and it would be a difficult
task to pick out the most outstanding
character in the play.
Miss Geneva Grady, who played the
part of Etta Lamb, a waitress, was
exceptionally weU cast as was Miss
Thelma Riley, who took the part of
Mrs. Van Dyke a self-made millionair
ess. The leads, Miss Christine Eliot,
owner of a hot dog refreshment stand,
and Theodore Webster, nephew of
Mrs. Van Dyke, were very well hand
led by Miss Helen Given and James
Tour. Larry Phalin, who took the
part of Homer Bird the contact man
who is in love with Etta, and Mary ^
Jo. Finley and Rita Reardon as Phyllis
and Drusilla, the two high school girls,
were unexcelled in their respective
parts. Miss Helen Reardon as Diane
Webster, niece of Mrs. Van Dyke, Bill
Beha, who took the part of Angiu,,
lawyer for Mrs. Van Dyke, and John
McCarthy, who took the part of Mr.
Beasley, the caretaker for the Van Dyke
estate, played their parts with the
skill of experienced actors.
Following is the cast with a synop
sis of the play:
Drusilla, a little girl about town
Mary Joan Finley
Phyllis, her chum _ Rita Reardon
Etta Lamb, a waitress Geneva Grady
Mr. Angus, attorney for the Van Dyke
estate .... Bill Beha
Homer Bird, contafct man for the Em
pire Bottling Works Larry Piralin
Christine Eliot, owner of a road side
refreshment stand Helen Givep3
Mrs. Van Dyke, a self-made million
airess __ _..Thelma Riley
Diane Webster, her niece.
Helen Reardon
Theodore Webster, her nephew
James Tour
Mr. Beasley,caretaker of the Van Dyke
estate _ John McCarthy
Act One—The interior of Christine
Eliot’s refreshment stand, on the State
Road. A morning in May.
Act Two—The same. An afternoon
a month later.
Act Three—The same. Evening of
the same day.
According to general opinion the
play was the best presented here for
several years and the members of the
cast have been receiving the congrat
ulations of the people of the city on
the hitherto unknown histronic ability
that was developed among the young
people of this city by this play nad
those fortunate enough to have seen
the play Tuesday afternon and evening
are of the opinion that these actors
should put on several more plays be
fore the season ends.
The singing and dancing between
the acts also received much praise.
The Girls and Boys Glee Clubs of St.
Mary’s Academy sang between the
first and second acts and a song and
dance review between the second and
third acts. Miss Jane Mains and Miss
Jeanette Kubitschek introduced the
various dancers who were: George
Hammond, MaryHarty, Dorothy Rear
don, Betty Biglin, Helen Reardon, Bob
Biglin, Jane Mains and Jeannette
Kubitschek.
The Orchestra under the direction of
Miss Roberta Arbutnot, played sev
eral numbers and Felician DuBray was
the soloist.
A delegation of fanners will ap
pear before the state legislature at
Lincoln today to impress the lawmak
ers with the necessity of speedy action
on measures intended to relieve farm
ers from some of their financial wor
ries. It is said that there were 500
farmers camped at the state fair
grounds last evening and that it was
expected there would be a couple of
thousand there today when the march
on the state capital was begun.
NEW AUTO LICENSE
LAW WILL BE PASSED
The committee of Roads and Bridges
of the House of Representatives last
Tuesday reported a new automobile
license law and it will be taken up on
the floor possibly this week. This
bill does away with the eight ton max
imum net load provision in the present
law, so objectionable to commercial
trucks. The registration fee under
the new bill will be as follows:
Passenger cars up to 2,700 -$3.00
From 2,700 to 3,500 pounds . 5.00
Over 3,500 pounds_ 8.00
Motorcycles _ 2.00
Farm and local trucks are scheduled
under the new bill at $G.OO and $8.00,
instead of the present fees of $8.00
and $12.00. Following is the com
mercial truck license under the pro
posed bill:
One ton _$ 8.00
Two ton _ 15.00
Three ton_ 35.00
Four ton-- 45.00
Five ton _ 65.00
Above five tons the license is $20
per ton. The bill allows a 20 per cent
tolerance. No reference is made to
farm or city trailers or semi-trailers,
an oversight that will probably be
corrected when the bill comes up in
committee of the whole.
Although the bill does not fix max
imum gross and nejt weights, the
formula under which weights are
based does work out a total gross
estimated at 46,800 and net of 32,000
for two units, semi-trailer and trailer.
Although the bill allows axles 40
inches apart, which might be construed
to mean eleven axles or 176,000 pounds,
for practical usage, but two axles per
unit with a third where desired are
considered.
State Senate Works on uincreni mu
In the state senate Wednesday they
worked most of the afternoon on
senate file number 306, the Neubauer
bill, which reduces the auto license tax
to $3.00 for all passenger cars of less
than seven passenger capacity.
Discussion and proposed amend
ments did not alter the senate’s opinion
of S. F. 306, the Neubauer bill reduc
ing registration fees for trucks and
buses, Wednesday afternoon. When the
committee of the whole had voted
down all important amendments and
was about to advance it to third read
ing the bill was laid aside on motion
of Bussard who was not satisfied. Pro
gress was reported and the senate will
await action by the house, which it was
reported had a similar bill under con
sideration. The senate bill is the
Schepman law with registration fees
cut.
When the bill was laid aside Neu
bauer’s amendment to permit an ex
cess of 1,000 pounds for commercial
trucks, a sort of tolerance allowance
over the amount a truck is licensed to
carry, was still pending and undis
posed of.
The bill as introduced and as it still
stands calls for a $3 fee for registra
tion of private passenger cars of less
than seven passenger capacity. For
commercial trucks the secedule starts
with a truck of less than one-half ton
advertised capacity at $6, for one and
one-half to two tons, $10; two to two
and one-half tons, $20, and on up to
$175 for trucks of from six to seven
tons.
The fees for local and farm trucks,
which are not classified as commercial
trucks, are: Trucks of less than 2,600
pounds, $4; 6,000 pounds or more, $6;
trailers or semitrailers of less than
1,000 pounds, $1; trailers or semitrail
ers of more than 1,000 pounds, $2.
Mrs. Margaret Allen was a pleas
ant caller at this office last Tuesday
and extended her subscription to The
Frontier to 1934. Mrs. Allen has been
a reader of this paper for twenty
seven years and she says that she
could not very well get along without
its weekly visits.
ATTEMPT MADE ON THE LIVES
OF PRES.-ELECT ROOSEVELT
AND CERMAK, CHICAGO MAYOR
Assailant Fires Five Shots Into Roosevelt
Party, Wounding Cermak and a Woman
Seriously and Hitting Three Others.
WOULD-BE ASSASSIN CAPTURED—JAILED
According; to radio announcement at
noon Mayor Cermak, of Chicago, is
in serious condition in a hospital at
Miami. He was shot in the abdomen.
Mrs. Joseph H. Gill of Miami, is said
to also be in a serious condition. The
doctors in attendance gave both of
them a fifty-fifty chance to live. The
others who were wounded were said
to be recovering.
The would-be assasin is in jail at
Miami. His name is Isadora Zungara.
The shooting was done with an old
fashioned 32-calibre revolver. When
questioned by the police after the
shooting he said that he was sorry
that he did not succeed in killing the
President-elect. He said that he
wanted to kill all officers. He saicf that
he had nothing personally against
Roosevelt but believed that all officers
should be disposed of.
In addition to Mayor Cermak and
Mrs. Gill, three others were wounded
by bullets from the gun in the hands
of the assasian, but their wounds were
not serious.
President-elect Roosevelt left Miami
this morning and headed for home.
Prior to his departure from Miami he
called at the hospial and visited the
wounded, expressing his hopes for
their complete recovery.
The following account of the shoot
ing is given in an Associated Press
dispatch in this morning’s World
Herald, bearing a Wednesday date
line:
“An apparent attempt to assassin
ate President-elect Roosevelt failed
here tonight, although two of a would
be killer’s five bullets struck Mayor
Anton J. Cermak of Chicago and a
woman.
“Mr. Roosevelt was not injured.
“Mayor Cermak was standing about
20 feet from Mr. Roosevelt on the
streets of Miami when the shooting
occurred.
“Mrs. Joseph H. Gill, of Miami, wife
of the president of the Florida Power
and Light company, wras also wounded.
“The president-elect cancelled his
plans to proceed to the north and went
to Jackson Memorial hospital with
Mayor Cermak.
“The assassin was captured and
taken to the county jail.
“The shooting occurred at a public
reception in Bay Front park on Bis
cayne bay for Mr. Roosevelt, who had
just returned a few hours previously
from a vacation cruise on a yacht in
the Bahamas.
“As the shot ended, the president
elect, and his party, climbed into an
automobile and placed Mayor Cermak
in the tonneau.
“Mr. Roosevelt sat on one side in
the automobile with Mayor Gautier of
Miami and cradled the head of Mayor
Cermak in his arm.
“Some of the witnesses, including
Robert H. Gore of Chicago and Rep
representative-elect Mark Wilcox of
this district, said the shooter did not
aim at Mr. Roosevelt.
“ ‘He was shooting at Cermak,’ said
Mr. Wilcox. ‘There is no doubt about
that. The killer waited until Mr.
Roosevelt had passed by and had sat
down.’
“The would-be killer was captured
by unidentified citizens standing by
him and by police who swarmed to
the scene.
“In addition to mayor Cermak and
Mrs. Gill, George Broadnax, United
States secret service agent attached to
the Atlanta office, was struck in the
head by a bullet. Mr. Roosevelt, who
heard the shooting and excitement,
looked back and waved hi3 arm to
show the people he was not hurt.”
BENJAMIN H. CRAVENS
Benjamin H. Cravens died at his
home northeast of this city last Thurs
day evening about 9:30, after an ill
ness of nearly a year of nephritis, at
the age of 44 years, one month and
21 days. The funeral was held from
the residence last Satruday afternoon,
Rev. Aucock of the Methodist church
officiating, interment in Prospect Hill
cemetery.
Deceased was a native of Missouri
and had been a resident of this state
about eight years and of this county
about four years. For the past year
he had been residing on the old Coyne
farm northeast of this city, but on ac
count of the condition of his health
had been unable to do any farming for
the past year, neighbors farming his
land.
He leaves a wife and two brothers
to mourn his passing. They are:
Charles A. and John C. of Louisville,
Ky., and Mrs. F. F. Laird, of Rich
mond, Virginia. The latter had been
here for a couple of weeks and was
with him when he passed away.
Miss Elizabeth Leahy, of Chicago,
arrived in the city last Monday even
ing from Jackson, where she had been
visiting relatives, for a short visit with
her brother, Father Leahy and other
friends in this city. She returned to
Jackson Wednesday morning.
Charles Meyers went to Spencer last
Sunday to visit friends in that city.
CONTEST FOR HIGH
SCHOOL GIRLS
High school girls of this county, and
throughout Nebraska, are to be given
the opportunity to win a university
scholarship.
Local teachers of home economics
have just received an announcement of
the 1933 National Meat Story Contest,
in which the scholarships, together
with other prizes, are offered to stud
ents writing the best essays. This con
test is sponsored by the National Live
Stock and Meat Board, which works
closely with the U. S. Department of
Agriculture and leading colleges and
universities, in furthering research
and education on the subject of live
stock and meat.
The contest, the tenth annual event
of this kind, is said to be attracting
wide attention throughout the state
on the part of girls who are studying
meat in their school work. Hundreds
already have enrolled.
These enthusiastic students are seek
ing up-to-the-mir.ute information on
the relation of meat to health, the
value of meat in the low cost diet, the
selection and preparation of meat, as
well as facts about the industry from
a national and a world viewpoint. It is
stated that more than 100,000 home
economic students have participated in
this contest since its inception.
The contest closes March 15. It will
be judged by nationally known home
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