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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-RATEsi Display advertising on pages 4, 6 and 8 are charged for on a basis of 25c an inch (one column wide) per week; on page 1 the charge is 40 cents an inch per week. Want ads, 10c per line, first insertion, subsequent insertions, 5c per line. One Year, in Nebraska $2.00 One Year, outside Nebraska $2.50 Every subscription is regarded as an open account. The names of subscribers will be instantly re moved from our mailing list at ex piration of time paid for, if pub lisher shall be notified; otherwise the subscription remains in force at thedesignated subscription price. Everysubscriber must un- , derstand that these con- V ditions are made a part of the contract between pub lisher and subscriber. ■ WHAT’S DOING IN THE LEGISLATURE By James R. Lowell Three highly important resolu tions had their innings in the leg islature last week. The one con cerning the Townsend old age pen sion plan was voted down; the second, for ratification of the child labor amendment is being studied in committee, and the third, favor ing the use of corn alcohol in motor fuel is making fair headway to ward adoption. The house turned thumbs down on the Townsend plan by a decisive majority. The payment of $200 a month to old persons was denoun ced as “criminal,'' “fantastic," and “impossible." Sullenberger, of Chadron, who introduced, the reso lution said that he did so because three-fourths of the voters of Dawes county had signed petitions for it. Samples of the opposition viewpoint are shown in the follow ing quotations: Cushing (R) of Old—“It’s crim inal to give the old people of this state any hope for the Townsend plan . . . When Dr. Townsend refused to answer questions before congress he gave up any right to have his plan considered." Havekost, of Hooper — “The scheme is cuckoo." Steele (R) of Kimball—“Within two months it would take more than $200 a month to buy bread and butter. There would be the most awful inflation this country has ever seen.” Incidentally Steele’s remarks brought Richard, of Ar apahoe, who is strong for inflation, around to vote for the resolution. The general idea among the repres entatives seemed to be that they favored old age pensions but in a more reasonable form than the Townsend plan. Following appearance of Arthur Mullen, a leader in Nebraska dem ocracy, and Grace Abbott, famous sociologist, before the legislature, the joint resolution, S. F. 21, to ratify the federal child labor amendment, wes sent back to the constitutional ainondnToufs com mittee of the senate for a further hearing. Mullen spoke against the amendment as being sponsored, by communists, while Miss Abbott, who spoke several days later, de clared that such charges are absurd. The amendment in question pro vides that “congress shall have , power to limit, regulate, and pro hibit the labor of persons under 18 years of age,” and that “the power of the several states is unimpaired by this article except that the op eration of state laws shall be sus pended to the extent necessary to give effect to legislation enacted by the congress.” A resolution memorializing con gress to pass legislation requiring the use of 10 per cent alcohol in gasoline was passed by the house, while a similar resolution has been introduced in the senate. Consid erable comment was heard on the same subject at the 1933 session, and resolutions resembling those of 1935 were adopted but without up pavent effect upon congress. Governor Cochran has introduced his relief bill calling for a one-cent tax on gasoline until July 1, 1936, after which time until the end of the biennium, liquor and miscellan eous taxes are expected to furnish enough funds to complete the $2, 000,000 per year budget which fed eral authorities have required the state to put up aside from the ap proximately $2,000,000 per year being furnished, by the counties for relief. The governor figures that the additional gas tax will raise nearly $3,000,000 while liquor is expected to augment the relief ap propriation by nearly $1,000,000. A second relief bill introduced on behalf of the government provides for administration of the state re lief fund thru a temporary state assistance comm:ttee under the present constitutional board known as the beard of educational lands and funds, of which the governor is chairman. Sums allocated by the state board are to be administered by county boards cooperating with such welfare agencies as provided by law. Both bills carry the emerg ency measure clause. It is expected that the assistance board will dup licate largely the present state relief committee. An auxiliary relief bill has been approved by committee for gener al file is one to extend for two years the power of counties to use inheritance taxes for relief, altho funds derived from this source dur ing the past two years have been negligible. A bill to give dictatory powers to members of the house of repres entatives in that they would have power or disapprove of relief ex penditures in their various dis tricts, was killed. The New liquor committee head ed by Dugan, of Omaha, has been coming in for some overtime work; what with frequent public hear ings being held within the past 10 days. The committee contains two members from each congressional district except the 2nd( dominated by Omaha) which has three mem bers. The first public hearing on liquor control was held in the house cham ber Monday evening. Chairman Dugan made it plain that the com mittee is not interested in hearing old fashioned harangues on the pros and cons of the liquor ques tion, but is attempting to set up an effective liquor control bill in view of the fact that liquor has been legalized in that state by mandate of the voters. Stewart, president pro tern of the senate, declare that “everyone is familiar with the liquor question. I don’t believe long debate will bring out much new information. The state want a liquor act. We shall proceed to enact it.” The liquor committee have ex pressed themselves as being in op position to local optiop. Lincoln drys in the person of the Lincoln ministerial association have proclaimed three demands upon the legislature, entailing a drastic re vise of the “Wright” proposal. They demand that no lequor license be granted in any of the 28 coun ties that voted, dry in the last elec tion until after the 1936 general election. They demand an election every two years by all counties to deter mine whether they shall be dry or wet, and that after 1936 no liquor license shall be granted in commun ities that voted dry even tho loc ated in wet counties. One bill of general interest was signed by the governor last week, S. P. 6, which makes effective the postponement of delinquent dates on semi-annual tax payments from March 1 to May 1, and from Au gust 1 to September 1. The bill bears the emergency clause and makes it unnecessary to pay the first half of 1984 taxes before May 1, next. After once killing the bill which would permit cities to build new electric light plants by pledging fu ture earnings, the senate voted to revive the bill, marking an import ant victory for advocates of public ownership. Word had been spread around that certain power trusts, especial ly the Fairbanks-Morse company, had been sponsoring the bill in view of selling power equipment to mun icipalities. Senator Pedersen of Guide Rock, declared that “this is a bill which Senator Norris ad vocated and the people adopted in 1930, which gave the cities the power to pledge future earnings for improvement of electric plants.” The question of whether or not automobile and truck owners must pay the property tax on their machines before they can get lic ense plates is still being argued in the legislature. The average pro perty tax on automobiles in Ne braska is $1.37 a year, in addition to license fees. The tw'o bills cov ering this problem provide a pen alty of $100 fine for violating the law and also provide that the car may be sold to satisfy any legal judgment concerned with violation of the law. Prospects are brightening for the advocates of the short ballot. The senate in committee of the whole approved last week three proposed amendments to the con stitution to adopt the short ballot system by making all executive state officers except the governor, lieutenant governor and auditor, appointive instead of elective. The governor and lieutenant governor Would be made ineligible for re election and must have been citiz ens of the United States and of Ne braska for 10 years prior to elec tion (instead of five years as at present). S. F. 74, which proposes three constitutional amendments to the people (involving the above prin ciples) providing for the short bal lot, has been making good headway in the legislature. Nebraska dentists had their op portunity to air their views on “advertising” last week during a hearing of the senate committee on medical societies. A senate bill would severely restrict dental ad vertising, forbid advertising of free examination, painless dentistry, professional superiority or guar anteed work. Opponents of the bill declared that dentists who do not advertise in the accepted sense spend just as much money getting “free” adver tising by joining golf clubs, civic organizations and other wise get ting into the public print. Advo cates of the bill said that dental advertisments “as are” were almost always misleading and a detriment to the profession. At the close of the hearing it appeared doubtful whether the bill would pass. The Ak-Sar-Ben pari-mutuel bet ting bill as an accompaniment to horse racing in Nebraska was ad vanced by the senate. Another bill that seems slated for anal passage is one introduced 1 y Van Kirk (R) of Lincoln, which proposes to change the rules of the road regarding overtaking mot or vehicles. It would set up the following traffic rules: To stop— driver puts hand out and down. To turn left—driver puts hand straight out. To turn right—driver puts hand out and up. Of general interest-is the bill in troduced by O'Brien of Omaha, which seeks to repeal the six months waiting period before a de cree of divorce becomes effective in Nebraska, Some years ago the waiting period was adopted by a Nebraska legislature as a means of reconciliation of divorced people, but records show that divorced peo ple have gone out of the state and been married and returned to Ne braska without any question as to the legality of the new marriage. Economic Highlights Those who forecast that the pre sent Congress, like its predecessor, would be simply a rubber-stamp for okeying the plans and experi ments of the President, were mis taken. The Congress has a mind of its own these days, and it doesn’t hesitate to express it. It isn’t so disruptive to Presidential policies, of course, as the Congresses which wr< aked havoc with the Hoover Administration, and contributed much to its collapse, but it is giv ing Mr. Roosevelt something to think about. The first actual rebellion against the White House came in the Sen ate, when the World. Court was up for a vote. Every President since the war has advocated American participation in the court, with reservations—and every President has been turned down flat by the Senate. It was almost universally believed, however, that Mr. Roose velt would be able to do what Hard ing, Coolidge and Hoover were un i able to do. Most big newspapers— outside of the Hearst chain—were for the World Couit, as were most publicists and political commenta tors of both parties. It is said that congratulations were being re ceived by World Court advocates before a vote was taken, so cer tain seemed the passing of the necessary bill. right tor the Court was led by Majority Leader Robinson—no ex pert on foreign policy, he is con scientious, hard working, loyal to hit; chief. Fight against it was led by Senators Borah and Johnson, who fear and despise any kind of participation in European affairs. Result was that the Court was defeated—it gained a substantial majority in the vote, but not the two-third* necessary for authoriz ing American participation. Some 20 Democratic senators desterted Mr. Roosevelt to vote against the bill. That was major rebuff number one. Number two will probably arise when the President’s social security program begins to be worked out. Few senators seem to favor Mr. Roosevelt’s recommenda tions—they have other and, for the most part, wilder ideas as to what should be done for the aged, the ill and the destitute. It is no secret that the White House is worried, is bringing all pressure to bear in an effort to subdue opposition. The President’s $5,000,000,000 public works bill has also found hard going. Congressmen are op posed to giving the sole authority for disbursing it into Mr. Roose velt’s hands, wish to ear-mark the money for definite purposes. As a result, legislation is held up. Behind much of the opposition to the White House is the old element of political patronage. Mr. Roose velt has not, in the view of many Congressmen, allowed them to make their choice of “Deserving Democrats” for government jobs; he has often disregarded the recom mendations of Senators and Repre [senatives as to state appointments. | Congress is angry over this—and a Congressman, “robbed” of his chance to put constituents in easy and profitable jobs, is in no mood for joining whole-heartedly into a program advanced by the man who did the “robbing.” Disappearing foreign trade has been one of the most difficult of problems during late years. Last year an effort to solve it was made by passing legislation whereby the President was empowered to enter into reciprocal trade agreements with foreign powers, under which each county would agree to grant the other favors. Secretary of State Hull is heart and soul in favor of these treaties —he wants all foreign nations not discriminating against American products, to have equal advantages in trading with us. He is opposed to trade quotas, regimentation and similar barriers to the free flow of products. (Jposed to this is George reek, special White House Advisor on foreign trade—and the clash be tween the views of Messrs. Peek and Hull has, according to Business Week, “blocked the whole progress of export recovery.’’ Mr. Peek stands for government barter, with iron-handed regimentation of both imports and exports. A short time ago business men were elated at an authoritative re port that the President has finally decided against Mr. Peek, and for Mr. Hull. He will throw his weight behind reciprocal trade agreements, not barter. Thus, the chances are that strong efforts will soon be made to bring trade back, now' that a course of action has been decided upon. If these efforts succeed., many hun dreds of millions of dollars will come from foreign shores to tinkle in American cash registers. Business observers are now say ing that what the construction in dustry did to break the depression of 1921, the motor industry seems to be doing on behalf of the cur rent and infinitely more important depression. Both production and sales are rising, and it is forecast that 3,000,000 units will be sold in 1935. Business reports continue to show improvement in all lines, NEBRASKA NEWS OF STATE AFFAIRS By James R. Ltiwell Jarvis Lancaster, formerly Cass county deputy shefiff who was made a hero when he shot a boy from an army training camp at tempting to hold up a bank in Plattsmouth, and who was sub sequently made deputy state sheriff as a reward for his work, has been discharged by State Sheriff Benton “with cause” and J. T. Roberts, Butler county sheriff has been ap pointed in his place. Senator Norris, appearing in Lincoln to receive an honorary de gree from the state university as a part of its charter day activities, told legislators that “vve have been making millionaires in the last few years at a very rapid rate, while there is little doubt in the minds of thinking people that the redis tribution of wealth is necessary if we are to preserve our civilization. This does not mean that we should take the property of A and give it to B, but it means that we should take the money from the very wealthy where it can perform no real service for humanity, and give it, in the form of taxes, to all the people, from whom it was origin ally taken, and under whose laws it was accumulated.” Drouth insurance in the way of irrigation was made possible for 50,000 acres of land in the Platte valley when approval of the Daw son county irrigation plan was made by the state railway com mission. The water is to come from the reservoir of the Souther land project. Republicans Will Hold Homecoming At Lincoln Nebraska Republicans will have a big homecoming at Lincoln March first when they inaugurate Founder’s Day. Officially March first is State Day in Nebraska and the purpose of Republicans is to celebrate it as they do in Kansas. For more than 40 years Kansas Re publicans without reference to fac tion have gathered for meetings during the day and a big banquet and ball in the evening. This year over 2 thousand Republicans were seated at the banquet. It is beli. ved tha$ more than a thousand men and women will attend this year’s Founder's Day meetings in Lincoln.' The prin cipal speaker at the banquet will be Honorable Harold McGugin, former Kansas congressman, a brilliant and forceful orator. One of the speakers at the aDernoon meeting will be George Olmstead of Des Moines, National Chairman of the Young Men's Republican Organization. 'There will be others including able women speakers. At the first meeting a statewide organization will be set up. Mean while the plans are being carried forward under the executive com mittee of the following: Sam R. McKelvie, C. A. Sorensen, William Putney, Lyle Jackson, Hugh Butler, Robert G. Simmons, H. A. Spencer, Mrs. Elsie Peterson Diers, A1 Mc Intosh, Charles Stuart, Harley Par sons, Mike Poteet, Robert Joyce. Others active in the movement now are J. C. Seacrest, Stanley Matzke, Robert Van Pelt, Robert Smith of Omaha, Clint Brome, Abe Shotwell, Wayne Landon, Mrs. Ralph Mosely, Mrs. Curry Watson, Dwight Griswold, Kenneth Wherry, and many others. People who can attend the meet ings March first are requested to write the Founder’s Day Commit tee, Lincoln Hotel, Lincoln, Nebras ka, notifying them so that an es timate can be made of the number to be provided for at the banquet and ball. Hotel reservations should be made without delay. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Sunday School 10:00 a.m.—R. M. Souers, superintendent. Morning Worship 11:00—“The Home that God Meant.” Evening Service 7:30—“God’s Way.” The choirs will sing special num bers. H. D. Johnson, Pastor. Book* Were Whipped During colonial days, books which offended were publicly punished by being whipped or burned or both, writes L. V. Monasterial, Manila, Philippine Islands, in Collier’s Weekly. One such case occurred in Boston In 1754 when the hangman burned in the middle of King street a pamphlet which criticized a court. About the same time another book was sentenced “to be publlckly wliipt with forty stripes, save one, and then burnt.” Formal Investiture of Msgr. McNamara Held Here Thursday Morning (Continued from page 1.) Rev. Jos Myers, Atkinson, Nebr.; Rev. .Tos. Ostdiek, Omaha, Nebr.; Rev. B. Calvin, Spalding, Nebr.; Rev. John Gleeson, St. Paul, Nebr.; Rev. Chas J. Oborny, Verdigree. Nebr.; Rev. M. Schauer, Primrose, Nebr.; Rev. M. A. Quinn, Bancroft, Nebr.; Rev. A. S. Kluther, Central City, Nebr.; Rev. Jos. B. Falke, Randolph, Nebr.; Rev. George A. Smiskol, Omaha, Nebr.; Rev. J. O’Sullivan, Laurel, Nebr.; Rev. Chas. Strassberger, Bloomfield, Nebr.; Rev. Francis Latsch, Con stance, Nebr.; Rev. Wm. Kearns, j Wayne, Nebr.; Rev. C. Stratmann, Monteray, j Nebr.; Rev. Thos. Carmody, Willis, ' Nebr.; Rev. H. F. Gatley, Norfolk, ! Nebr.; Rev. T. O’Sullivan, Tilden, | Nebr.; Rev. Jos. Rose, Wisner, ' Nebf.; Rev. Peter Grobbell, St. | Charles, Nebr.; Rev. Robert F. Du ! be, Fairfax, S. D.; Rev. Wm. Mul iligan, St. Edwards, Nebr.; Rev. ' Robert F. Marron, Scotia, Nebr.; Rev. W’m. J. Leahy, S. J. Omaha, I Nebr.; Mr. J. Clement Ryan, S. J.. 1 Omaha, Nebr.; Rev. N. J. Nuberg er, Omaha, Nebr., and Rev. C. Pet lach, Clarkson, Nebr. MORE BIG SAVINGS IN FEBRUARY! What a year this has started out to be for Gamble customers—5-Gal. Oil, 11.29—Tiger Spark Plugs, 29c each exchange, in sets—7-piece Socket Wrench Set, 39c—A full line of tool and replacement parts. Black Auto Enamel, pt. 45c. 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