JThe Frontier
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The last issue of our esteemed
contemporary used up a couple of
columns of space telling us that
Congressman Howard was going to
get a new postoffice building for
ONeill. The message from the
congressman was said to have
reached here the Saturday before
election. Merely a bid for votes.
On October 10, Postoffice Inspector
Batie, of Omaha, was in the city
with the word that O’Neill was to
have a new postoffice building and
he had been ordered here to look
over prospective sites for a build
ing. At that time he stated that all
the postoffices in the state, the same
sixe as O’Neill in point of receipts,
had been provided for and that we
were in line for a new building.
Had Edgar’s message reached here
prior to his visit we might have
been inclined to give him the credit,
but in viewr of the fact that all
other offices of our class in the
state had been taken care of, it
dot's not seem as if Edgar had
worked so hard for O’Neill, or if
he did, that his work was not very
effective. About as effective as he
was in the naming of a postmaster
for this city, and he said that he
had absolutely nothing to do with
that. But we will get the building
and a well known republican had, as
much to do with it as anyone else,
the Independent to the contrary
notwithstanding.
THEY DON'T MIX
Whether you are a “wet” or a
“dry”, this fact will interest you:
Repeal of prohibition has resulted
in a tremendous increase in drunk
en driving, according to reports of
police bureaus, safety departments
and similar organisations. No one
knows whether this is due to people
drinking more now than during the
prohibition era—hut it is a fact
that more people are taking drinks
and then getting behind the wheel
of their cars.
A driver does not even have to
be noticeably drunk to be danger
ous. Investigations show that very
moderate doses of alcohol produce
the following effects on the average
driver: Slower reactions, less uni
formity in response, * narrowing
of the field of attention, a rise in
self-assurance which breeds reck
lessness, and a general decline in
mechanical efficiency. The change
occurring may be relatively slight
—but when the driver is in sole
charge of a hurtling mass of metal,
it becomes important indeed. A
man who shows few signs of his
drinking, and is a pleasant and ra
tional companion, may become a
menace to the public in his car.
The “wets” of the country should
take the lead in discouraging the
drunken driver. He is one of the
worst dangers to the cause they
espouse—“alcohol on the highway”
is certain to be used as a potent
argument for prohibition. Today,
with liquor legally on sale in the
bulk of states, legislation to curb
drunken driving should be made
even stiffer than in the past—and
should be enforced to the letter.
Alcohol and gasoline don't mix.
Economic Hijfhlijfhts
Recently a group of seven sober,
faced men sat down at a table in
the little town of Kilgore, Texas.
Three were members of the Fed
eral Tender Board. Three belonged
to the State Tenders Board. The
seventh reprsented the Texas Rail
road Commission which, among
other jobs, regulates the state's
vast oil industry.
The seven men came together he
cause one of the country a most
difficult industrial problems had
reached a crucial point. The prob
lem was that of "hot oil”—-and it
was boiling more merrily than at
any time in the past.
Thtf “hot oil” problem is, basical
ly, of Dame Nature's creation
Went Texas possesses some of the
greatest oil fields in the world.
There seems to be an inexhaustible
supply of the stuff that greases and
propels the machinery of the
country. That looks like a very
happy situation—but there’s a big
fly in the ointment. If Texas and
other states were permitted to pro
duce all the oil they can, the na
tional market would be glutted and
surfeited with petroleum in no time
—and the price would drop to the
vanishing point.
States, the Federal government
and responsible oil men, unwilling
to see a necessary industry kept in
continuous upheavel, have been
wrestling with the problem for
years. Crux of their efforts came
in pro-ration laws, under which the
output of every oil field is strictly
regulated. Each well is given a
quota, which it isn’t supposed to
exceed. Thus supply and demand
are adjusted.
So far so good—the pro-ration
scheme is simple, workable and ef
ficient—if everybody abides by it.
And during the last few months an
increasing number of operators
have thru subterfuge been evading
oil regulations. These are the op
erators who produce “hot oil”—oil
in excess of the legal quota, which
is sneaked out of the state, sold at
low prices to anybody who wants it.
Upshot of these operations was
one of the grandest gasoline price
wars ever staged. Hardly a motor
ist. east of the Rocky Mountains,
was paying the ordinary price for
gas. Service stations were dispens
ing it at prices ranging down to
one cent a gallon, plus tax. And
the oil industry, which has nlenty
of troubles on its hands at all times,
could look forward to nothing save
chaos—and more chaos. Charges
flew thick and fast—small operat
ors blamed big operators for the
war, and vice versa. But dispas
sionate observers place the fault on
neither—it’s simply an example of
the ancient truism that when an in
dustry produces more of a product
than people can use, prices are go
ing to the basement.
The group which met in Kilgore
talked—then acted. The state’s
share of the work will lie in de
termining whit oil is legal, whut
isn’t. Then the Federal govern
ment will step in, using its con
] stitutional power over ull intcr
j state commerce. Federal agents
| will stop "'hot oil” at the border,
1 refuse to let it be shipped into
other territories.
It is said that the “hot oil” men
! are really worried now—it this
! alttte-federal effort succeeds, it is
obvious that a very profitable rack
’ et will be nipped In the bud. While,
at this writing, the gasoline war is
j still raging. It looks as If R won't
| be long before all U again quiet on
j the petroleum front.
Just about everybody who is able
to jead knows something of the
drastic changes in NRA set-up and
policy that have been taking place
for some months. Price-fixing has
been dropped in many codes; busi
ness is being given more power
over its own affairs; the era of
iron-handed* industrial dictatorship
is apparently coming to an end.
Not so well known are changes
that have taken place, or that will
take place, in the second most im
portant of the Administration’s
bureaus—the Agricultural Adjust
ment Administration, generally
spoken of as the AAA.
Main activity of the AAA was its
commodity und livestock reduction
program. It caused the wholesale
I killing of pigs and the ploughing
under of thousands of acres of cot
ton, in an attempt to cure overpro.
duction. Its opponents were blttei
in criticism of this—and its defend
ers equally impassioned on the other
side. But whether these measures
were sound or ill-advised, the fu
ture course of the bureau will take
very different lines.
Henry Wallace, Secretary of
Agriculture, has said that the AAA
has done about as much for the
farmer as it can, and that further
improvement in his position will
depend principally upon improved
conditions in the urban consuming
regions. Dr. Tugwell and Chester
Davis, AAA Administrator, have
recently said the same thing. The
AAA, apparently, is thru with pig
killing and cotton ploughing under.
The main reason for a change
now of AAA policies is due to the
fact that agricultural economic
conditions have caught up with city
conditions, while, in the past, the
farmer was generally in a worse
position than the urban worker.
Officials believe that the AAA has
exhausted the possibilities of its
past program, and must choose a
new tack for the future.
WHAT’S DOING AT
THE STATE HOUSE
By James R. Lowell
In the second consecutive demo
cratic landslide at a general elec
tion in Nebraska, unofficial totals
gathered from over the jktate by
the Associated Press indicate that
close to 550,000 votes were cast to
establish a new high record for an
off-presidential election and coming
within shooting distance of the all
time record, approximately 577,000
ballots, cast in the presidential elec
tion two years ago. Following is
a thumbnail sketch of the candid
ates elected to the congressional
and major state offices:
Edward R. Burke (D), United
States Senator, 52 years old and
father of two daughters. A lawyer
by profession, and before that a
school teacher. Lives in Omaha and
first got into national politics two
years ago when he was elected
United States representative from
the 2nd district. Has been ardent
in support of President Roosevelt,
and is now generally conceded to be
the leading figure in the democratic
party in the state. Member of the
Congregational church and a World
War veteran.
R. L. Cochran, 48, and has a son
and a daughter. Is the first gov
ernor of Nebraska to be a World
War veteran, also an engineer.
Lives in Lincoln and is a democrat
altho has served as state engineer
under both republican and demo
cratic governors. Started with the
state highway department in 1915
as a bridge inspector and became
head of the department 12 years
ago. Strictly a Nebraska product,
a s:n of homesteaders who settled
near Brady in Lincoln county, and
worked his way thru the state
university.
Richard C. Hunter (D), Omaha
lawyer, who will be United States
senator from Nebraska succeeding
Judge Thompson of Grand Island,
resigned, until Burke steps into the
office next January. Is 40 years
old and was born on a stock farm
near West Point, Nebr. Was a
| classmate of Cochran and U. S.
Represen tative-Elect McLaughlin
of the 2nd district, at the state
university, and a classmate of Sen
ator-Elect Burke at Harvard law
college.
Henry C. Luckey (D), congress
man from the 1st district, is a suc
cessful Lincoln contractor and
farmer; Charles F. Laughlin, 2nd
district /D), well-known Omaha at
torney and democratic political
leader; Karl Stefan, Norfolk, news
paperman and radio announcer,
beat out the veteran Congressman
Howard for the U. S. representa
tiveship in the 3rd district and thus
gives Nebraska one republican in
the lower house of congress where
as before all were democrats; C. G.
Binderup, Minden rancher and long
aevtive in democratic politics, 4th
district; Harry B. Coffee (D),
f rancher and successful business
man of the Chadron vicinity, 5th
district.
Walter Jurgensen (D. incumb
ent), lieutenant governor, Lincoln
insurance man, received, greatest
number of votes and largest maj
ority over opponent of any state
officer. Two years ago received
smallest majority; Harry R. Swan
son (D, incumbent), Omaha mach
inery salesman, secretary of state;
William B. Price (D. incumbent),
attorney from Lincoln, state aud
itor; Leo N. Swanson, Omaha
plumber, new to politics, beat out
Harry Conklin for commissioner of
public lands. Conklin had been in
volved in court action alleging mis
use of state money but was acquit
ted by a jury. Swanson is the
only republican elected to a major
state office.
George E. Hall (D. incumbent),
veteran Lincoln democratic politic
ian, treasurer; William H. Wright
(D), young attorney from Scotts
bluff who is now assistant by ap
pointment to Attorney eGneral
Good, attorney general; Will M.
Maupin (D), veteran newspaper
man, second democrat to be elected
to the office of state railway com
missioner.
On the non-political ballot, L. B.
Day (incumbent) was re-elected to
the supreme court bench from the
2nd district without opposition; E.
E. Good re-elected from 4th district
and E. F. Carter of Gering elected
from 6th district. C. W. Taylor re
elected state superintendent.
Proof that the republican party
is not dead yet was furnished in the
election by a gain in the number of
seats in the state legislature and
by various republican victories in
county contests. The republicans
gained a total of 11 seats in the
house and 10 in the senate, altho
the democrats retain control in both
houses. In the approaching legis
lature there will be 65 democrats
and 35 republicans in the house of
representatives and, 21 democrats
and 12 republicans in the senate.
Among the familiar faces of last
session that will not be seen in the
1935 legislature are J. P. O'Furey,
Hartington editor (D); Frank Mc
Carter (D), Bayard, president pro
tern of the 1933 senate; Watson L.
Prudy (D), Madison, senator; Rep.
Fred Barclay, Pawnee City (D),
and Rep. John Owen, Omaha, (D).
There will be two women mem
bers of the legislature: Dr. Claire
Owens, Exeter osteopath, who had
served in the house prior to the
1932 election, and. Mrs. Marjorie
Stark, Norfolk, who defeated the
veteran republican legislator, Obed
Raasch. Both of the ’women are
democrats and both will serve in
the lower house. Neil McDonald,
24, Hastings, will probably be the
“baby” member of the legislature.
He is a democrat.
Old timers returning after an
absence include the Albion ventril
oquist, John Washington Porter,
democratic representative; and J.
C. McGowan (R), Norfolk, presi
dent pro tern of the senate in 1931.
The veteran democratic repres
entative, Trenmor Cone, of Valley,
who has acquired the distinction of
being the legislature’s official “hell
raiser,” wras re-elected and has an
nounced his candidacy for the post
of speaker of the house. He is the
first to come out for this coveted,
position.
Members of the 1935 state legis
i lature (the last to serve for sev- "v
j eral years at least as a bi-cameral 1
organization) will be as follows (I F
stands for incumbent):
Senate—
Charles A. Defoe, Tecumseh (D);
Fred L. Carson, Avoca (D); Ed
ward Jelen, Omaha (D); George T.
Sullivan, Omaha (D); Charles B. v
Crowley, Omaha (D); Sam Howell,
Omaha (D); John J. McMahon,
Omaha (D); P. L. Cady, Arlington
(D); A. L. Neuman, Oakland (D,
I); John D. Reynolds, Niobrara
(R); John C. McGowan, Norfolk
(R); Emil E. Brodecky, Howell, (D,
1); Joseph F. Kaspar, Prague (D);
Rolla C. VanKirk, Lincoln (R, I);
Charles J. Warner, Waverly, (R,
I); John S. Callan, Odell (D, I);
Alois Slepicka, Wilber (D); F. O.
Price, Thayer (R); W. C. Bullard,
McCook (D, I); R. C. Regan, Co
lumbus (D); 0. Ed. Schultz, Elgin
(R); Frank J. Brady, Atkinson
(R); Archie C. O’Brien, Grand
Island (D); Ivan H. Mattson,
Kearney (D); Cloyd L. Stewart,
Clay Center D, I); Henry Pedersen,
Guide Rock (D, I); Edward Gil
lette, Holdrege (R); Charles E.
Allen, Cozad (R); A. T. Howard,
Scottsbluff (R); Alvin Blessing,
(Continued on page 8, column 6.)
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The spirit of the nation-wide hu
manitarian work of the American
Red Cross is typified in the 1934
poster drawn by the well-known
artist, Lawrence Wilbur. The Red
Cross nurse, shown protecting a
small boy who is in distress, is il
lustrative of the role of the organ
ization in rushing relief to victims
of disaster—whether storm, epid
emic, earthquake, fire, flood or
other type of catastrophe. During
the past year the Red Cross sent
materiul aid to victims in 103 dis
asters, giving assistance to 119,000
persons.
This is but one example of ser
vice given by the Red Cross. It
also serves in health conservation,
thru its Public Health Nursing
Services employing more than 750
nurses; in safety and accident pre
vention, thru its Life Saving and
First Aid instruction; in aid to vet
erans and service men thru its
Home Service wo'rk; and in cement
ing the youth of the nation thru
Junior Red Cross, into a national
society devoted to preparing them
in fitness for service, good citizen
ship and world friendship.
The 1034 Poster invites all men
and women to join the Red Cross
during the annual enrollment, so
that they may participate in this
vast humanitarian enterprise. Your
local Chapter will welcome you as
a member.
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To the Voters
of Holt County
May I take this medium of expressing my sincere grat
itude to the voters of Holt County for the splendid
support given me in the general election. I pledge my
best endeavors to fulfill the duties of the office, keeping
in mind at all times the interests of the entire county.
L. G. Gillespie
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