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VOL. LVL E* O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1936. No. 33
Receives Broken Neck In
Accident At CCC Camp
Mrs. Mina F. Gaddie received
word Tuesday that her son, John,
who has been working in the CCC
camp at Niobrara since last July,
had the misfortune, while picking
tree seeds to have a limb break
that he was holding to, swinging
him against the body of the tree
as he fell, receiving a serious in
jury to his neck. This was about
the middle of October and while
spending Christmas with his sis
ters and brothers at Omaha he was
taken to Fort Crook where an X
ray examination was made and it
revealed that a part of a joint in
the neck was broken and it was
necessary to put his neck in a cast
for six weeks and he will have to
remain in the hospital during that
time.
Bill Hammond Selected
As Bar Group Officer
At the meeting of the State Bar
Association, held in Lincoln last
week, W. J. Hammond of this city,
was honored by being selected as
one of the vice presidents of the
organization. This is quite an hon
or to Bill, as well as to Holt county,
when the members of the largest
organization in the state pick a
Holt county man for one of their
leading officers. Congratulations,
William.
Thomas Whelan Lauded
In A Magazine Article
The American Detective, one of
the largest detective magazines of
the country, paid quite a tribute to
Thomas Whalen, prosecuting at
torney of San Diego county, Calif.,
son of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Whelan
for many years residents of this
city, but who now resides in San
Diego, Calif. The article follows:
“Since 1931, Thomas Whalen has
served the people of San Diego
county as their District Attorney.
,His court record as a dynamic and
/'relentless prosecutor is proved by
Whis unexcelled success in obtaining
•convictions in the most involved
cases on the criminal calendar.
These cases he takes upon himself
to prosecute in person, a rare ex
ample of the court room district at
torney. The watchword of his of
fice is fairness, inexorable prosecu
tion of society’s enemies and co
operation with the other law en
forcement bodies throughout the
nation.
“In such cases as the internally
known “Carboxyhemoglobin Murd
er” a baffling case w’herein a wo
man murdered her husband by
means of illuminating gas; the
mystery of “The Black Gorilla,”
attacker of women, who terrorized
the community for a long period of
time, and many other intricate in
vestigations, Mr. Whalen, assumed
personal charge of the inquiry and
led his efficient staff of detectives
into the field as aids to the police,
thus bringing the culprits before
the bar of justice and obtaining a
conviction in each case.
“His record of over eighty-five
per cent of convictions in felony
cases is an outstanding one, and
goes to prove that under his lead
ership criminals have short shift
in San Diego county.”
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sunday School 10:00—Mr. C. E.
Yantzi superintendent.
Morning Worship 11:00—“The
Task of Forgetting.” The regular
Communion service will be post
poned until the following Sunday.
There will be no evening service.
We invite you to our services in
the morning.
H. D. Johnson, Pastor.
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES
Rev. A. J. May, Pastor
Sunday School at 10 a. m.
Morning Worship 11 a. m.—An
them by the choir. Sermon subject
“Pressing Forward.”
« Epworth League 6:30.
Special Musical Program at 7:30.
The Young People’s choir of the
Presbyterian church will favor us
by giving their Christmas Cantata,
“That Glorious Song.” This is a
very fine program and we invite
one anl all to plan to attend this
special program.
'"i’&yer meeting Thursday even
senior cnoir practice this week
on Saturday evening at Mr. and
Mrs. H. L. Lindburg’s.
Hospital Notes
Mrs. Charles Morton had her
tonsils removed Thursday, De
cember 19.
Phyllis Evelyn Taylor, of Cham
j bers, was operated on for acute
appedicitis Friday, December 20.
She went home feeling fine a week
later.
Miss Elsa Lou Ohmart had her
tonsils removed Thursday, De
cember 26.
Earl Ressel, of Chambers, came
in last Friday for medical treat
ment. He has improved greatly
and will soon be able to go home.
Mrs. David Alder, of Opportun
ity, was confined to the hospital a
few days last week and went home
Monday feeling much better.
Mrs. Myrtle Bellinger underwent
a major operation December 20.
She is convalescing as well as
could, be expected.
Miss Marie Haynes had her ton
sils removed Monday evening and
went home the next day.
TO THE ORIENT
WITH CONGRESS
By Karl Stefan
Manila, P. I.
The sugar industry pays about
43 per cent of the taxes in the
Philippine Islands. The industry
has been known as the “hidden gov
ernment” in the islands. It is now
fearful that independence may kill
the business in the Philippines.
Many, many ordinary Filipinos
don’t know what all this independ
ence is about. Many of them are
afraid to talk about it. They may
say the wrong word and “powerful
Manila politicians” may opress
them. Old timers tell members
that there is much fear in these
islands. “Take away the Americ
an warships and soldiers and these
people will be at each others
throats,” they say. That is what big
business out here is afraid of. They
say they still need the protection
of Uncle Sam’s fighting men.
Americans who have lived here
for thirty years or more make
wagers that Philippine independ
ence is far away. They say that
if Uncle Sapi means this independ
ence business, he is making it aw
fully easy for the Japanese. Time
once was when the Chinese were
the merchants of these islands.
The Japanese have taken away
the business from the Chinese.
Very few Filipinos are merchants.
Those w ho get educated want to be
lawyers, doctors of politicians. The
Japanese have already taken con
trol of the abaca business. This is
made into Manila rope. Most of
it is grown in the province of Da
voa. There are 30,000 Japanese
there and they grow nearly all
the abaca. An international gues
tion may arise over the Japanese
leasing of the Davoa islands. Fili
pinos and Japanese both admit
that this question is serious.
That much of the news coming
“censored” is admitted by many
who point out that some of the
powerful newspapers arfe controlled
by certain politicians and that even
some of the news leaving the Is
lands is closely scrutinized by
“friends of politicians in power.”
Mr. Fukumoto, representing the
Japanese newspaper Nichi-Nichi
was introduced to members. He
admitted Japanese are in Davoa to
stay. Admits that Japan must
have more room for its people. No
more land left to cultivate in Jap
an. He says Japan is fighting
communists and hopes America
will realize what she is up against.
Manila Bay
The American escort left the
ship as we passed Corrigedor.
That’s the Rock of Gibraltar at the
entrance to Manila Bay, passed by
Dewey. Many members had visit
ed this fortified island. Enough
food in the underground caverns
to last many a day and disappear
ing guns in places commanding
the sea. Many millions of dollars
of taxpayers money spent there.
Which brings up questions as to
just how much money Uncle Sam
has sunk in the Philippines. No
body really knows. Some mem
bers say they are going to “try to
find out” when they get home. They
admit America is giving the Fili
pinos a whole lot and getting no
thing in return.
The congressional party went to
the Orient on the Dollar liner
“President Grant.” It is returning
on the “Jefferson,” of the same
line. The two boats are very sim
ilar. Both are Shipping Board
boats and each cost the taxpayers
around eight million dollars. Five
of them were sold to the ship own
ers for seven hundred thousand
dollars. This boat, like the Presi
dent Grant, is subsidized by Uncle
Sam, who pays the owners about
$43,000 a trip. Many of us are
wondering why ship subsidy for
vessels like these?
After a very rough trip from
Manila the congressional party is
back in China. The scavanger sam
pans are numerous in this harbor.
These boats are manned by child
ren, women and some men. They
beg and steal. But their active
business in life is to attach a net
to a long pole and hold the net
under the drain of the ships to
catch the slop and refuse. Food is
everything in China. Four hun
dred billion people and not enough
food to go around makes even the
crumbs from the galley slop pail
a real morsel.
Members visited the slave mark
et. Over 6,000 people there watch
ing the sale of humanity. Girls 10
or 15 years old sold into slavery.
Doesn’t seem possible in this land
where missionaries have worked so
many years. Yet a visit late at
night into these places confirms
what is called “exaggerated stories
of tourists.”
Cruelty of Chinese against each
other transmits itself to Americ
ans. An American woman who lived
in China many years took an Am
erican woman tourist around the
town. A Chinese talked back to
her. She beat him up unmerciful
ly. Tourist friend ran away in
fright.
Kobe, Japan.
Back in Japan, members of the
party are again struck by the Jap
anese industry. Every' inch of the
hills are farmed. Smoke pours from
the cement and textile mills. Every
one at work. They sleep in factory
dormitories and pay their own
keep. Department stores are filled
with shoppers. Some stores are
ahead of the American stores. Some
have ten stories, with playgrounds
for children on the top floor. Little
boys at shooting galleries. Free
shooting. They learn to shoot early.
Compulsory military training and
compulsory education.
Nagoya, Japan
This town of nearly three mil
lion is the tea and china center of
Japan. Our boat is loaded to cap
acity with huge boxes of crockery
and tea sets and chinaware for the
states. Many boxes addressed to
Kresge, Woolworth, Butlers and
the A & P stores. Low cost labor
plus low cost merchandise finds its
way to the American chain stores
from Japan. American labor has
no chance to compete against this
situation. Congressmen watch the
cargo come abroad this boat and
wonder.
Yokahama, Japan
Christmas toys by the millions
here. They don’t have Christmas,
but they buy toys, and toys are
also shipped to America. Imita
tions of kewpie dolls,Mickey Mouse
and Popeye the Sailor Man. All
the comics are imitated.
Notes From Manila, P. I.
Many members of the congres
sional party visited Aguinaldo in
his home at Kawitt, which is across
the bay from Manila. Aguinaldo
keeps open house and visitors like
to go back home and say they vis
ited the Filipino rebel chieftain. He
is a lavish entertainer—insists on
visitors smoking his specially made
cigars and drinking his wines and
whiskey. He insists that everybody
register and the names of many
prominent Americans appear in
this book, including that of Gov.
General Frank Murphy.
Aguinaldo keeps an office in
downtown Manila. Here he “takes
care of” old-time Filipino soldiers.
He has quite a following among
the radicals and pension-seekers.
He works in this office from about
10 a. m. until 4 p. m., when he re- |
turns to Kawit for his daily siesta.
He has been holding frequent meet
ings at his house. These meetings
have been well attended. Many
speeches are made. His wife—his
(Continued on page 8, column 2.)
BRIEFLY STATED
A party was held at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wayman
northwest of O’Neill Friday night
in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
Kuhns and daughter,of Chugwater,
Wyo. Those present were Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Ernst and daughters,
Mr. and Mrs. John Dick and family,
Mrs. Homer Ernst and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Dave Bcllar and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ernst and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cole and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lorenz
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Lor
enz and son, Mr. and Mrs. Jake
Ernst, Harold Baker, Mr. and Mrs.
Ed. Roseler, Marie and Viola Rose
ler and Mrs. Henry Roseler. A
delicious lunch of sandwiches, pick
les, cake and coffee was served
about midnuight.
William Madgett, of Hastings,
has filed for the republican nomin
ation for governor. Mr. Madgett
served as mayor of the city of
Hastings for several terms and has
long been recognized as one of the
leading progressive republicans of
the state. Mr. Madgett is quite
well known in this city as he is the
owner of a half section of land two
and a half miles north of O’Neill,
and makes frequent visits here. H*e
is a good substantial citizen and
would make Nebraska a splendid
governor, if he should be nomin
ated and elected.
Once again The Frontier is mak
ing a rate of $1.00 per year to
readers in Holt and adjoining
counties. During the year The
Frontier publishes four serial
novels, any one of which would
cost you in book form $2. In ad
dition news of thecity, county,state
and nation. This is the biggest
reading value ever offered the
people of the county. Take ad
vantage of it, NOW.
Senator Burke, of Omaha, who
was elected two years ago on a
platform on which tie promised un
qualified support for President
Roosevelt, left for Washington last
week after announcing that he was
oposed to many of the Roosevelt
policies and was strongly in favor
of retrenchment in government ex
penditures. Evidently he has
changed his mind consierably in
two years.
Henry Wayman, one of the
staunch farmers of Grattan town
ship and an old time Frontier read
er, was a pleasant caller at this office
last Saturday and extended his
subscription to this family journal
up to Jan. 1, 1938. If several hun
dred of our readers would emulate
Mr. Wayman’s example the depres
sion would be a thing of the past
as far as this office was concerned.
The Frontier this week is carry
ing an advertisement of a public
sale for R. M. Kurtz on the old
Adam Martin place north of town.
This sale ad gives evidence that
better times are on the way back
for this is the first sale that we
have noticed for over three years
that did not say: “Terms Cash.”
At this sale nine months time will
be given with approved security.
Miss Ilene Grutsch, teacher in
District 150, gave a program and
pie social at the school house Mon
day, December 23. A very nice
crowd attended and the program
was one of the best witnessed this
season. There were 36 pies sold,
bringing in $9.50. Alden Breiner,
of O’Neill, won the beautiful cush
ion that was given away.
Indicative of the impossibility
of pleasing everyone is the in
stance of snow here Tuesday. Ice
skating had been satisfactory Sun
day. Monday a thaw and a freeze
that night promised even better'
! ice. Snow Tuesday, burying ice
skating, causing the Elkhorn blues.
Farmers are elated, youngsters, de
skated.
The Weather
High Low Mois,
Dec. 27 ... 18 0
Dec. 28 20 15 .8
Dec. 29 . 38 19
Dec. 30 _ 46 19
Dec. 31.. 44 30 T
Jan. 1 44 17 .9
Jan. 2 .... 42 15
THE NEBRASKA
SCENE
by James R. Lowell
Nineteen hundred and thirty-six
has already become a period of po
litical forecasting. One of the
earliest predictions was made in
York when C. A. McCloud, repub
lican national committeeman for
Nebraska, said, “I look for an un
instructed delegation to the nation
al convention in Cleveland June 9”.
McCloud, who had just returned,
from Washington where he had at
tended a meeting of the party’s
national committee, would not
guess what candidate would re
ceive Nebraska’s support. Govern
or Alf Landon, of Kansas, he said,
has a good following in this state.
That the race is still wide open,
however, was not denied by Mc
Cloud himself. “It’s too early in
the game to say who will receive
the nomination,” he stated. “Lan
don, Borah, Knox, and Dickinson
may be out in front now, but they
may all be in the ditch by the time
the delegates meet in Cleveland.”
This uncertainty apparently had
made McClond philosopical, for he
added: “Politics is an interesting
and fascinating game if one does
n’t take it too seriously.”
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Nebraska’s banks are coming out
of the depression in great style.
The biennial report of the state
banking department recently print
ed for distribution shows that there
were 297 solvent banks operating
in the state as of June 30, last.
They had total deposits of $65,
011,523 and gross assets of $76,
138,979. Following the long de
pression period in which the failure
of banks was a sign of the times,
this report gives a favorable com
parison with fhe corresponding
date in 1933. The number of banks
in business now, however, is 118
fewer this year. There were three
and a half million dollars more in
i total last June than in the same
two years previously. The 1933
figure was ^61,621,921.
Evidence of this improvement of
the state banking business is also
seen in the fact that since 1933,
there were nine new banks chart
ered with total capitalization of
$265,000. Five others increased
their capital stock by the gross
amount of $60,000. New banks
were: Burwell, Clarkson, Colum
bus, Decatur, Malmo, Peru, Ran
dolph, Scotia and Staplehurst.
Early approval of Nebraska’s so
cial security plan by federal auth
orities was expected by. Governor
Roy Cochran who said the state
board of educational lands and
funds planned to submit the pro
gram to officials shortly. “Our
program should be ready to get
under way by the middle of Jan
uary,” said the governor. “It will
fit in just about right with the con
gressional appropriation for social
security, now expected about the
middle of Jandary.”
State funds totaling $4,946,166
will be appropriated among Ne
braska’s 93 counties for social se
curity up to July 1, 1937, accord
ing to a compilation made here
recently. Here is how the state
funds will be used:
Old age pensions, $3,066,798.12 j
or 57.27 per cent.
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Total County Tax Levied Shows Increase Over
1934 On Decrease In The Assessed Valuation
Holt county totals of tax levied
as reported by John C. Gallagher,
County Clerk, to the State Tax
Commissioner, for the year 1935.
Shown in comparison are the fitf- ,
ures reported in 1934:
1933 1931
Valuation of County . $17,296,400.00 $17,991,795.00
Intangible value “A” _ 243,975.00 244,825.00
Intangible values “B”_ 551,485.00 578,360.00
State Tax_ 38,926.65 38,651.06
County Tax_- 88,627.34 90,940.84
School Tax_ 203,205.48 203,330.22
City and Village___ 36,171.97 29,874.32
Township_ 20,027.34 20,781.30
Old Age Pensions_- 11,172.00 2,7>5.0o
Poll Tax__ 6,919.00 0,699.50
Miscellaneous_ 1,970.88 1,085.70
Grand Total_$ 407,020.66 $ 394,147.94
Relief, $1,078,448.45 or 24.52 per
cent.
Blind pensions, $68,612.54 or 1.56
per cent.
Aid to dependent children, $684,
366.14 or 15.56 per cent.
Aid to crippled children, $34,
306.27 or .78 per cent.
Child welfare, $13,634.54 or .31
per cent.
These figures were compiled by
Lou Maupin, assistant secretary of
state. The total amount is to be
aportioned to the counties accord
ing to population, exclusive of
state administrative costs. Each
county may expend 3 per cent of
its total funds for administration.
The funds will be raised by an ad
ditional one cent a gallon tax on
gasoline, a $2 head tax, the old
fifty cent old age pension tax, and
beer and liquor taxes. The next
legislature is expected to furnish
additional revenue for continued
social security activities. State of
ficials hope, however, that the fed
eral government will contribute a
like amount for its present pro
gram.
A reduction of 37 per cent in the
administrative costs of the state
works progress administration will
effect a saving of $28,796, it has
been announced by Administrator
D. F. Felton. He said the cut,
which was effective on January 1,
would mean that approximately
150 persons in the state and the
six district offices would lose their
jobs. Twenty-five administrative
workers have been released in De
cember, said Neal McDonald, state
personnel director. The economy
move was ordered by Washington,
Felton said, and he explained that
the persons released had been hired
as temporary workers only.
Lawyers of Nebraska held their
thirty-sixth annual convention of
the Nebraska State Bar associa
tion in Lincoln last week. Mem
bers of the Nebraska County At
torney’s association also held their
annual meeting at the same time
and elected Rush C. Clark, of
ScottsblufF, president. Forty county
attorneys attended and heard John
A. Dowd, of Omaha, special agent
in charge of the United States de
partment of justice, bureau of in
vestigation; Atorney General Wil
liam H. Wright and Henry Beal.
C. A. Sorensen, of Lincoln, former
atorney general and president of
the Lancaster County Bar associa
tion, welcomed the lawyers. Jus
tice Bayard W. Paine and Justice
L. M. Day of the Nebraska su
preme court spoke.
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Twelve scientists from New York
plan to visit the ancient lake de
posits in the White RiveT valley
near Crawford next June. They
are seeking an anthropological
treasure trove that is believed to
contain skeletal remains of men
who lived there twenty or thirty
thousand years ago. Leading the
expedition will be Dr. Paul Mac
Clintock of Princeton University
and the Carnegie institution, and
Dr. Erwin H. Barbour, C. Bertrand
Schultz and Dr. A. L. Lugn of the
University of Nebraska. Altho
Nebraska scientists have explored
the region for eight years, it was
not until last September that Pro
fessor Schultz stumbled onto the
scientifically rich site at Crawford.
Senator George W. Norris got a
new hat from President Roosevelt
tbc other day, but he can’t wear
it. That is, he can’t unless he goes
to a warmer climate. It’s a straw
hat. Norris reported to the presi
dent that he once lost a hat while
visiting the White House. The
president sent him the hat as a
Christmas gift. He had bought it
last fall when he came thru the
Panama canal.
Litigation is still holding up the
state bonding program. A year
has passed since the Nebraska leg
islature, prompted by Governor
Cochran, put the state in the busi
ness of bonding public officers and
employes. The only progress made
so far in that direction, however, is
the passage of the law which would
set up a state bonding fund and its
administration. This, though, is
not yet in operation and will not
be until the courts have passed on
the question of its constitutionality
raised by private surety agencies
in an injunction suit recently begun
in the district court of Lancaster
county. Meanwhile, all state,
county, and local officials and em
ployes resonsible for the handling
New 1936-37 Program
For Corn-Hog Raisers
Is Getting Underway
County Allotment Committees
and Agricultural Agents from the
84 associations in the state attend
ed the first organization meetings
for the new program at either
North Platte or Columbus. These
plans will be carried out to pro
ducers in each of the 25 districts
in the county as soon as possible
after New Years. It is important
that every producer who intends to
sign a 1936-37 contract attend one
of these meetings since three main
preliminary steps will bt taken
care of:
1. The program will be explained
in detail.
2. Applications will be signed.
3. Community Committees will
be elected. Only those signing ap
plications can vote for the Com
munity Committeemen.
Since the Community Committee
will have the job of approving and
adjusting both corn and hog bases
and estblishing yields on the con
tracts it is very important that the
men elected are representative of
the community. Any corn and hog
producer is entitled to sign an ap
plication and vote at these meet
ings. The final contract will prob
ably be signed in April according
to preliminary estimates.
I Uncle of Rev. B. J. Leahy
Dies At Winner S. D.
Frank P. Leahy, for man years a
resident of this city, died at his
home at Winner, S. D., last Wed
nesday and the funeral was held
at the old family home at Wisner,
Nebr., last Saturday morning. Rev.
B. J. Leahy of this city, a nephew,
celebrating the requiem mass.
Mr. Leahy was 72 years of age
at the time of his death. He was
a resident of this city until about
twenty-five years ago when he
moved to South Dakota and for
the past twenty years had been a
resident of Winner. Surviving are
his widow and eight children, four
sons and four daughters.
4-H Club Calves Should
Be Weighed In Jan. 15
January 15 is the date calves for
baby beef clubs should be weighed
in and records started. There are
three baby beef clubs in Holt
county already organized and start
ed. There is still sufficient time to
organize and start a club of this
kind. Also, now is the time to
make arryigements for starting
hot lunch, pig, and several other
types of clubs.
Definite arrangements have not
been made concerning poultry clubs
where poults will be placed, on a
cooperative basis but it is hoped a
project will be offered, details of
which will be announced later. It
would help plan these projects if
interested club members or leaders
would get in touch with the Agri
cultural Agent as soon as possible.
Old County Jail Building
Is Being Torn Down
A force of workmen started in
this morning tearing down the old
Holt county jail building, getting
the ground ready for the excava
tion for the new court house and
jail. The old jail building was
started in 1909 and completed in
1910. For twenty-five years it has
served the county but now is com
ing down to make room for a more
substantial and imposing structure.
Judge and Mrs. R. R. Dickson
returned Monday night from Om
aha and Lincoln where they had
been looking after business mat
ters for the past week. At Lincoln
Judge Dickson attended the meet
ing of the District Judge's associa
tion of the state and also attended
the annual meeting of the State
Bar association.
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Only a little over three months
until we have a primary election
to nominate candidates for state
officers and for county and district
judges and members of congress;
also members of the unicameral
legislature. Prospective candid
ates will soon appear in large num
bers.
O’Neill merchants, almost with
out exception, say they had a
splendid Christmas business this
year and they are looking forward
to much better business during the
year 1936 than they had in 1935.