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Republican Ticket
General Election
For Lieutenant Governor:
C. w. Johnson, Cheyenne county.
For Secretary of State:
Frank Marsh, Madison county.
For State Auditor:
George W. Marsh, of Lancaster
county.
For State Treasurer:
T. W. Bass, of Custer county.
For Attorney General:
Richard O. Johnson, of Lancast
er county.
For I .and Commissioner:
Leo N, Swanson, Douglas county.
For Railway Commissioner:
Robert J. Marsh, of Holt county.
For State Senator:
Frank J. Brady, of Holt county.
For United States Senator:
Robert G. Simmons, of Lancast
er county.
For U. S. Senator, (Short Term):
J. H. Kemp, of Nance county.
For Congress, Third District:
Karl Stefan, of Madison county.
For Governor:
Dwight Griswold, of Sheridan
county.
For State Representative:
L. G. Gillespie, of O'Neill.
For County Treasurer:
J. J. Krska, Atkinson.
For County Clerk:
C. P. Hancock, O’Neill.
For Register of Deeds:
Esther Cole Harris, Emmet.
For Clerk of the District Court:
Ira H. Moss, O’Neill.
For Sheriff:
Henry D. Grady, O’Neill.
For County Attorney:
Julius D. Cronin, O’Neill.
For County Surveyor:
M. F. Norton, O’Neill.
For County Assessor:
Chauncey D. Keyes, Inman.
For Supervisors. First District:
J. C. Stein.
For Supervisor, Third IMstrict:
C. W. Porter.
For Supervisor, Fifth District:
Ezra Cooke.
Fot Supervisor, Seventh District:
Ed. J. Matousek.
“LETS DO SOME
CAREFUL SORTING”
Atkinson Graphic: This news
paper observes among some voters
a seeming desire to “clean out the
court house” at the coming election.
"We grant the prohality that some
housecleaning might give us more
satisfactory county government, but
we are not like the simple soul who,
on spying one or two wormy apples
in the barrel, threw out the whole
lot without sorting them, assuming
that every last apple was rotten.
If voters follow the logic of the
simple soul who dumped out his
barrel of apples, Holt county gov
ernment will not be improved by
the result of the election November
€. Rather, let us do some sorting
in the cleanup. We know of some
county officers up for re-election
this fall whose services cannot be
excelled for efficiency and intelli
gence in any county in Nebraska.
One of these is Julius D. Crortln,
county attorney. The Graphic
feels qualified to cite Mr. Cronin
in this regard because for a good
many years we have had the op
portunity to watch the functioning
of bis office closer than that of any
other in the court house. Actions
of the county attorney make news,
therefore we keep tab on him.
In news gathering from such a
aource, one learns intimately the
makeup of the man—his abilities,
his sense of public duty, his sincer
ity, his honesty, whether or not he
is swayed by petty politics or per
sonal favoritism, and scores of
other characteristics that make of
him a desirable or undesirable pub
lic servant.
It is our belief that the average
citizen may not be aware of the
importance of the duties and re
sponsibilities of the county attor
ney. If, as citizens of Holt county,
pour interests and my interests
are to have their full share of pro
tection, the office requires the best
legal talent we can obtain. It
needs a man whose ability and ex
perience will measure up to the
best of those experienced lawyers
whom he must meet in court, not
only in criminal procedures but
likewise in the trial of civil cases
wherein the county and its tax
payers are interested parties. It
requires a man capable of adv.sing
the officers of the county to the end
that the county’s rights may be
safeguarded.
Julius D. Cronin measures up to
these requirements. Holt county
citizens have been fortunate in
having him as their county at
torney. They will do well to con
tinue him in that office. He has
a most enviable record. Outside
of a few of the largest counties
in the state, no county attorney
has been burdened with so many
important civil and criminal actions
—and, certainly, no county attorney
in Nebraska has been more suc
cessful.
It will interest taxpayers to
| JlfnoW that in only one criminal
case has it been necessary for the
county to hire legal assistance for
Mr. Cronin. That was in 1923,
when legal assistance cost the
county $150 in a complicated trial
of a conspiracy charge growing
out of the sale of stolen cars.
As county attorney he has con
ducted the prosecution of more
than 1,000 criminal cases in which
more than $25,000.00 in fines were
assessed. These are in addition to
many complaints and hearings in
juvenile cases and hundreds of
county matters that have been
cared for successfully by him.
In one of the Flannigan cases it
was disclosed that an attempt had
been made to bribe certain of the
jurors in order to acquit the de
fendants or secure a disagreement.
Mr. Cronin immediately began an
investigation which led to the ar
rest and conviction of those who at
tempted to interfere with the due
administration of justice.
The outcome of these cases safe
guarded the rights of those who
of necessity are compelled to ap
peal to the courts for settlement of
their differences. Preseeution of
those jury fixers will ever be a
warning to those who might at
tempt to interfere with the admin
istration of justice, thus assuring
fair and impartial juries in crminal
and cival cases.
His assistanje in the apprehen
sion and successful handling of the
murderers of F. J. Sexsmith and
Miss Josephine Verzal saved the
county the uncertainity and heavy
expense of two murder trials. His
securing of pleas of guilty in these
cases saved the county and its tax
payers from eight to ten thousand
dollars according to a conservative
estimate. Sentencing of the mur
derers within a few days of the
commission of their crimes estab
lished a record of efficiency and
speed in Nebraska.
These things are but a few of
the many that are brought about
only through legal ability and ex
perience. Pages might be written
setting forth a brilliant record of
Cronin’s successes as county attor
ney. We mention but a few that
come to mind, so that voters who
ure in the “housecleaning’’ frame
of mind might be induced to do
spme. serious thinking and some
careful sorting. ,
Cronin's record is replete with
successes. He deserves the sup
port of th& voters and his re
election on November 6 will assure
Holt county the continued service
of a man who has demonstrated
his capacity to conduct the affairs
of his office in a degree of ability,
fairness and economy without
precedent in Holt county.
WHAT’S DOING AT
THE STATE HOUSE
By James R. Lowell
Action of the state Game and
Park Commission is expected soon
to make a game preserve south of
Fremont on a tract between 300
and 550 acres in extent.
This announcement carries a pre
monition of what may be expected
in the future.
Nebraska is noted for its wond
erful breeding ground for migra
tory water foul as well as the
prairie chicken and sandhill grouse.
The United States government re
cently established one of the larg
est sancturies in the country in
Garden county, Nebraska.
Here the visitor can see ceunt
less thousands of ducks and geese
of all species nesting during the
summer months.
A large number of lakes and
swamps are found in this state, the
chief among which la Cresent lake,
the largest lake in Nebraska. Some
20 thousand acres here are given
over to migratory water fouls.
The United States government
also maintains a large game re
serve for buffalo, elk, antelope and
' deer in Cherry county near Val
entine. Here the visitor may see
these animals in their native state
roaming over the Niobrara hills
which were once a part of the gov
ernment fort at that place.
The state maintains a large game
reserve in the Wild Cat hills in
Scottsbluff county. Here buffalo,
elk, antelope and deer may be seen
in their natural state. Ultimately
mountain deer may be seen in this
same preserve.
Frank B. O'Connell, secretary of
the state Game and Park Commis
sion, this week announced that a
group of federal engineers have
commenced a survey of a proposed
federal game refuge in northern
Nebraska. O’Connell says that two
weeks to complete their study of a
proposed game refuge in northern
Dodge county is now under way.
Governor Bryan has announced a
probable development by the fed
eral government of a major refuge
project for protection and propaga
tion of migratory water foul in
Nebraska.
This project is to be located
south of Valentine and it will mean
a lot to Nebraska. Assurance has
been received that this project will
not in any way interfere with the
operation of state fishing laws un
der the state commission.
A federal survey has been made
to determine the advisibility and
extent of the Cherry county pro
ject. It has been recognized that
Nebraska duck hunters will be buy
ing federal hunting stamps and ex
pect some expression of financial
support in Nebraska, according to
Governor Bryan.
The federal officials have ex
pressed the opinion that a major
refuge for water foul and duck
nesting area might be located some
where in the sandhill region of
this state.
Plans suggested may include
some lakes and marshes held by the
state. Plans include the diversion
of water by canals and dams to
bring the water to maintain lake
levels. The Governor asks the state
game and park commissioners to
attend the forthcoming meeting at
Valentine.
O’Connell declares that his de
partment is working to bring to the
sandhills region of this state one
of the finest wild foul sanctuaries
in the United States. Probably a
half million dollars will be devoted
to this work in Cherry county.
The Sandhill region in Nebraska
is one of the most desirable regions
in America for wild foul sanctuary,
but to bring about the desired re
sults Nebraska must join with Can
ada, the Dakotas, and other states
in this work.
The political situation in Ne
braska has taken on new signific
ance with the signing of an agree
ment between Bob Simmons and
Ed Burke for a series of ten de
bates on the Roosevelt policies.
There will be two debates in each
of the five congressional districts.
The rules as adopted call for an
opening speech of thirty minutes,
then a speech of forty-five minutes
by the other candidate, and a re
buttal of fifteen minutes by the
first speaker. Simmons and Burke
will take turns in opening the de
bate.
The G. 0. P. is bringing into the
state outside mer. in the persons of
R. O. Brewster, of Maine, former
Gov. Edwin P. Morrow of Kentucky
and a republican Wyoming seriator.
The political atmosphere has
cooled off as a result of the closing
on petition filings for state, nation
al, legislative, judicial and the uni
versity regent offices October 8.
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The matter of employment in Ne
braska is looking up as a result of
recent activity on the part of the
PWA and state highway offices.
Bids for excavating thirteen mile
stretch of the Columbus-Genoa
power canal will be opened Oct. 19.
Engineers estimate the job will
cost $326,300. Bids were received
Oct. 5, for construction of nearly
21 miles of canal work on the $7,
500,000 Sutherland power and ir
rigation development.
Bids have been called for Oct. 22,
for construction of the regulating
reservoir unit to impound 6,000
acre feet of water on the Suther
land project.
At Holdrege, Nebraska, last week
delegations from six Nebraska val
leys gathered for a monster demon
stration in favor of irrigation and
hydro-electric projects in the tri
county area. North Loup, Middle
Loup, Blue Creeks, Arickaree Val
ley, and the Imperial Valley. Sen
ator George Norris was the main
speaker.
On the Columbus project a
change in the location of the canal
north of Monroe has been made.
As a result the plant will have an
increase in productive capacity of
about 25 per cent.
Francis Cornell, state director
of the national re-employment ser
vice. suggests that more hand labor
be employed on Nebraska's two
I
I big PWA water projects. Cor
I neU wants more hand and team
labor on these jobs.
Receding levels on the Missouri
in Nebraska have dispelled the
hopes of river contractors of gett
ing development equipment to con
tract sites immeditely. Virtually
every contractor on the river has
equipment enroute to project sites.
Recent low levels have tied up most
of the barges below Brownville.
Contracts totaling $18,850 for re
modeling of the old Science build
ing at Peru Normal for use as a
conservatory of music have been
awarded by the State Normal
board. The work will be aided by a
$5,500 PWA grant.
State departments are busily en
gaged at the present time in mak
ing up their budgets for the next
bienium. The state sheriff asks
for an appropriation of $75,000.
This is $25,000 more than the 1933
legislature allowed.
When Bill Condit was state
sheriff the office had an appropri
ation of $190,000.
The state pardon board whose
appropriation was also slashed sub
stantially a year ago is asking for
$10,220 more next time. The
schedule contemplates a raise from
$2,430 a year to $3,000 for Chief
Probation Officer M. T. Harmon,
and $180 raise for his chief clerk
Goldie Ferdrick.
D. F. Felton director of the state
department of agriculture and in
spection, estimates $449,441 will be
needed to operate all the depart
ment activities for the next fiscal
biennium. Most of the sum will
come from fees, special taxes, and
other departmental revenue. Only
$149,000 will be appropriated from
the state treasury if Felton’s re
commendations are allowed.
The state game and park com
mission estimates its revenue for
the next biennium at $330,000, a
$30,000 reduction from the estimate
made for the current two-year
period. The commission in its
budget proposes to set aside $60,000
for enforcement of fish and game
laws and protection of park prop
erty, a $9,000 increase above the
amount for these purposes this
biennium.
The supreme court budget re
quests for the next biennium $57,
120, a $5,280 increase.
A constitutional provision pre
vents reduction of salaries during
the terms bbing served and the
supreme court recognized this in a
test case two^years ago in holding
present state officers could draw
their salaries at the old figure. In
the new budget however the court
accepts the reduced figures for the
three judges who will be elected
this fall.
Nebraska to date has either spent
or contracted for $78,984,733 worth
of highways. In this combined
federal-stat ‘ 7,250 miles
of graded miles re
graded road; 775 miles of con
crete; 21 miles brick; 16 miles bit
uminous niafjTT529 miles bitumin
ious oil mitting; 6,617 miles
gravel; 8 slipways; 18 viaducts;
1088 bridges. '
E. N. Smith of Washington, ex
ecutive vice president of the Ameri
can Automobile Association, recent
ly visited Nebraska and criticised
Nebraska's highway system as
being built on a political basis.
Governor Bryan says* “pavements
are not built in detached pieces
over the state, but are being built
in continuous roads commencing
at the heavy traffic centers, and
are being pushed through the state
along the main traffic arteries.
Bryan says that the only in
stances where the state varied from
this policy was when federal funds
were provided, with requirements
that they be distributed so as to
provide employment in variious
counties.
Last week the highway depart
ment awarded bids totaling $142,
971. Bids were rejected on five
miles of paving in Clay county as
too high.
On October 18, bids will be re
ceived for construction of two pav
ing projects near Omaha and Lin
coln on which bids received Sep
tember 27, were rejected as ex
cessive. The projects are for pav
ing five miles between Omaha and
Elkhorn and four miles between
Lincoln and Union. On the Omaha
project a viaduct will be built
across the Union Pacific railway.
GIST OF THE CAPITOL NEWS
Attorney General Good has gone
to Washington where he is filing
suit against the state of Wyoming,
involving water rights of irrigators
of the two states in the Platte
river. While in the capitol Good
will appeal to the commodity credit
corporation for a modification of
corn loan rules to permit an ex
tension of time to farmers who do
not desire new loans on their grain
and to permit inspections for new
loans to be made without collect
ion of new inspection fees.
In its annual summary the state
insurance department reports 13
new Nebraska companies were or
ganized in the year ending June
30. The year also saw the licens
ing of 27 foreign companies. Fifty
two companies withdrew, were re
insured or merged. The report
lists a total of G26 companies doing
business in the state including 165
life underwriters, 321 fire, 140 cas
ualty firms. *
WHAT A BREAK:
Just when my old tires have run
their last mile, I can trade them in
at Gambles on new non-skid tires
for winter driving. And at sale
prices, too—as low as $3.25 exch.
POLITICAL EXTORTION
Washington Post: The current
attempt of politicians to levy a tax
upon government employees to pay
off the debt of the democratic party
is more brazen than surprising.
Even beyond most, the present ad
ministration has distributed jobs
as rewards to the “faithful.” It
seems entirely natural to party
leaders to demand a definite per
centage of the renumeration from
such jobs to replenish their political
war chests.
Civil service as well as patron
age employees are being solicited,
presumably on the theory that they
retain their jobs through the court
esy of politicians. Of course the
law exempts all federal employees
from any obligation to contribute
to political funds. But the law has
not prevented implied threats
against the security of the jobs of
non-contributors.
Such debauchery of the govern
ment service is the more offensive
when attempts are being made to
establish a “planned economy,” for
which a civil service completely in
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THE
O’NEILL NATIONAL
BANK
Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits,
SI 25,000.00
This bank carries no indebted
ness of officers or stockholders.
dependent of politics would seem
the first prerequisite. In this case,
the attempt to exploit federal em
ployees is so flagrant as to call
forth a formal statement from Sec
retary Wallace. He deserves com
mendation for reminding employees
in the agricultural department of
their legal rights. But his words
carry no assurance that subordin
ates of less integrity will not dis
criminate against non-contributors.
In his address at Yale University
a few months ago President Roose
velt said that he did not know the
political affiliations of many officials
in Washington. That blissful ig
norance is not share by Postmaster
General Farley and his efficient cot
erie of political engineers. They
know, and act upon their knowledge.
STILL BUYING VOTES.
Washington, Oct. 8.—Public
works projects, being paid for with
money borrowed by the United
States, are under way in all but
25 of the 3,071 counties of the
United States. This money is
being dispensed with a liberal hand,
preference being given to projects
which are backed by influential
democratic senators, congressmen
and governors. The campaign
waged by Governor Brann in Maine
is an indication of what is taking
place in every state this fall. The
public works and other relief ex
penditures are being held before
the voters as a reminder not of the
generosity, the benevolence of the
United States, but of the beneficent
spirit of the Roosevelt adminis
tration.
The democratic campaign book,
just off the press, emphasizes the
generosity with which billions have
been dispensed in the name of re
lief, and heralds this not as the
charitable act of the United States
government, but as the act of the
Roosevelt administration. This is
the last necessary proof that the
relief program is being used openly
by the democratic party as a bid
for votes.
Secretary of Commerce Roper,
whose sense of humor triumphs
over renewet business se-backs, re
ports on recovery as follows: “Bus
iness follows a zig zag course.
Right now it is more zig than zag.
But you have to zig before you can
zag."
ROBERT G.
Simmons
—a—
NEBRASKA’S
CHOICE
FOR
U.S. 1
SENATOR
Bob Simmons is a fearless fighter—
not a "rubber stamp." He pledges his
every act as Senator will be dictated
solely by Nebraska’s needs. '
Bob knows both eastern nnd western
Nebraska's problems.
In the primary election Bob Simmons
carried every one of the 36 counties
which he served in Congress for ten
years, with a vote of 28,904 to 4,36? for
his nearest opponent. These are the
people who know him, his qualifications
and his record.
Bob Simmons insists that "It is the
duty of the government to protect the
American Farmer nnd Laboring Man
in their fundamental right to supply
the American market against any
foreign producer.”
Vote for Experience—
Not for Experiments!
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Navy
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3 Pounds 16c
Maxwell
House
Coffee
Pound-- 31c
Baker’s
Breakfast
Cocoa
K*Td.. - 10c
Council Oak
Pure
Grape Jam
Made from Michigan
Concord Grapes and
sugar. Same as
home made.
16 ST'.. 15c
32,°,rt.-25c
Free-Stone
Peaches
Very special sale
price on solid pack
sliced peaches.
No. 10 4 7~
can.■ ■ V/
Evaporated
Raspberries
Lowest price in 20
years on new crop
raspberries!
H5?..-18c
Huskers’
Lotion
For chapped hands
and faces!
Bottle _19c
Baker’s
Premium
Chocolate
1 Pound 0 1 f*
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Calumet Baking Powder «r 22c
Palmolive
Toilet
Soap
4£k.*!... 19c
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2 .15c
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