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Too Liberal With Philippine
Commissioner
The War Department won in the
House again Tuesday and passed
without a record vote, another ap
propriation amounting to nearly
two hundred million dollars, mak
ing the totjtl appropriated for the
War department this session of
Congress about six hundred million
dollars, A fight was made against
Borne of the useless expenditures
in these war department appropria
tion bills.
One fight was directed against
the $162,000 item for the High
Commissioner of the Philippine
Islands and the sum was cut down
twelve hundred dollars. People at
home who were unable to get a
loan for feed and seed should know
that the Government is not so
stingy when it comes to throwing
these High Commissioners a chance
to be toasted first. This High Com
missioner gets a salary of eighteen
thousand dollars a year. He also
gets three automobiles and three
chauffeurs and forty other employ
ees. Besides all ttpil Uncle Sam
gives him ten thousand dollars a
year to entertain his friends, etc.
It was mostly on the ten thous
and dollar "entertainment" expense
the fight centered. Ami after all
the fight, the House cut the enter
tainment amount down to seventy
eight hundred dollars. Those fight
ing against all of these lavish ex
penditures told the Hoime that
even the ambassador to London
gets only $4,800 for entertainment.
With people out of jobs and some
claiming to he without fbdd, the
opposition feels that Uncle Sam is
not helping to cut down useless ex
penditures when he allows his hired
men to spend thousands of dollars
of taxpayer's money to entertain.
Especially it is felt unjust when
those particular employes draw
$18 ,000 a year and expenses,
St. I.ouis Unloads On Taxpayers
The relief fund was robbed of
about seven million dollars which
will grow to about twenty-two mil
lion dollars in what is believed to
have been a great real estate
racket in St. Louis. Some members
of the House have told on the floor
that when St. Louis real estate
sharks wanted to dret rid of their
old slum district thov started the
"Thomas Jefferson Memorial” cam
paign. They tried to get the money
from a direct appropriation in the
house and that was Wetted. Then
they worked the plan thru a bond
I issue in St, Louis thru which the
, 1 town people would pay a third and
Uncle Sam take the rest of the
1 money from relief funds on the
grounds of re-employment. The
1 result is a charge of ‘‘stuffed ballot
' box’* thru which the bond issue won
and leaves l^ncle Same owning
thirty-seven blocks of old buildings
between the two bridges in St,
Louis. Uncle Sam will have to
keep up the grounds forever at
taxpayers expense.
In other words the St. Louis real
estate sharks ‘‘sold’’ the govern
mont these thirty-seven blocks of
property on which the Jefferson
memorial is to be built. It will be
government property and taken
care of at government expense.
The total cost will be thirty million
dollars. Thru the alleged fraud
ulent bond issue St. Louis pays
very little while the taxpayers of
the nation will dig up around
twenty-two and a half ^million dol
lars. The country is to hear much
more about this Memorial. A move
ment has been started here to make
some sort of investigation.
“Greatest Crops"
A letter from a close personal
friend of this congressional office
came from Boone county the other
day and it is attracting unusual at
tention among farm congressmen/
The letter in part reads as follows:
Dear Congressman:
We received your recent letter
asking how conditions are down on
the farm. Your letter found us ,
pretty busy enjoying our thistle
salad. But we are not complain
ing. That is good enough for a
man who insists on staying on the
farm under these conditions. We
have three of the greatest crops
ever produced in Boone county—
thistles, cut worms and grasshop
pers. And if we get some of that *
poisoned bran about Dec. 25th we
are just going to raise Hades, with *
the hoppers. I understand that is '
the best time to kill them because '
there won’t be so much other stuff *
for them to eat.
P. S.—Don’t worry about us folks ’
out here—we haven’t got anything ‘
left to lose. 1
Letters continue to reach the ‘
congressional office regarding the 1
grasshopper damage in various 1
parts of the third district. Insuf- 1
flcient poison bran has beem re- 1
ceived to do much good. This com- 1
plaint also comes from the vicinity 1
of Howells.
Our Gold Policy Knriches Foreigner
The government’s gold buying
program is apparently attracting
attention at home. Many letters
are being received asking just how
much gold and silver metal we have
buried and why we are purchasing
it and how long we will continue
to buy it. The answer to that is
that we, on June 11 had $12,143,
405,758.08 worth of gold and
$1,333,800,170.00 worth of silver
stored away. The treasury depart
ment tells us we “have" to keep
buying gold and silver as long as
it is offered to us. No real answer
is given why we are buying it ex
cept that it means a long range
world-peace program in stabilizing
our currency. All of the metal is
obligated for outstanding notes and
certificates with the exception of
about seven billion dollars.
We are paying $35.00 per ounce
for the gold and most of it is
bought from Russia and Great
Think twice before
you spend—not at all
before you bank
money.
The
O’NEILL NATIONAL
BANK
Capital. Surplus and
Undivided Profits,
$125,000.00
Thin Bank Carries No
Indebtedness of Officers
or Stockholders.
MEMBER FEDERAL DEFOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION
I Britain. Russians are mintinf
around seven billion dollars wortl
«f it a year and expect to exparn
the mining in the next five year:
until the output from Russia wil
be about twelve billion ounces. I
is claimed Russia can produce i
for three dollars an ounce. We pai
for it in government securities 01
regular bank notes. Mines in Can
ada, but more especially in Soutl
Africa are expanding and showing
large profits.
Many members have taken th«
floor recently urging the adminis
tration to stop buying this gold and
giving foreigners these enormous
profits. We borrow money with
tax free securities to buy this gold
and silver. A member of the
House committee on banking and
currency was asked by this con
gressional office today to explain
his views of the gold buying busi
ness, His answer to that question
follows: “It is most interesting to
observe how adroitly the ‘gold
changers’ of the world have ac
quired so much power over the
federal budget of the United States.
| We establish a new gold policy
which in simple terms says to the
entire gold holding world, (wheth
er in the form of ore, gold utensils
or actual hoarded gold), the United
States will take all the gold you
have to offer at $35.00 per ounce.
We name the price. You name the
amount as when and if you make
the tender or shipment. We do not
have the money in hand with which
to pay you for the gold you offer.
Whatever it amounts to, we shall
have to borrow from our people
the dollar exchange to hand to you
for the gold you deliver to us. Since
last Dec. 22, 1930, we have thus
purchased (up to June 8, 1937)
$878,001,200.77. For this we have
had to borrow with tax exempt in
terest hearing bonds. It is impos
sible for us to determine how much
gold you will ship to us; therefore,
we do not know how many dollars
we shall have to borrow with which
to pay you. These borrowings be
ing a part of our federal budget,
we thus are subjected to your ‘gold
offerings.’ We are at your mercy
and your ability and willingness to
offer gold. Unless we change our
policy or until we do make a
change, you can continue to offer
gold and we must pay even if you
mine and send us another 12 billion
dollars worth.” Strange how these
monetary policies get us all mixed
' up with other Ibuntries and result
1 in imposing unbearable tax and
I interest burdens upon our people,
s This time we find ourselves wor
I shipping the ‘gold calT but in a
l new way. It has enriched South
Africa alone $1,600,000,000. The
' President announces our gold policy
■ is to be continued. When and how
is the budget to be balanced ?
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BRIEFLY STATED
Robert Cook, one of the efficient
clerks at the Council Oak, has been
receiving the congratulations of his
friends for the past ten days when
it was discovered that on April 26,
accompanied by Mi«s Bernice Bren
er of Spencer, they motored to
Glenwood, Iowa, and were united in
marriage and are now comfortably
domiciled in a neat little home in
the city. Congratulations and long
life.
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THE NEBRASKA
SCENE
(Continued from page 1.)
county was illegal. He says that
he agrees with the opinion express
ed by Attorney General Hunter
that the transfer in this case is
legal. Mandamus action brought
to force State Treasurer Jensen to
issue the warrant for the transfer
of the $50,000 in question was
thrown out of the Douglas county
district court last Tuesday for lack
of jurisdiction._
The recent excessive heat and
dry weather have been a blessing
to the Nebraska wheat crop, ae
[ cording to Dr. George L. Peltier,
plant pathologist and bacteriologist
of the University of Nebraska. He
says “The last few days have meant
thousands of dollars to eastern Ne
braska wheat producers. The heat
and dry weather have hurried the
wheat on to maturity, and thus the
wheat has escaped a heavy build-up
of black stem rust infection.”
Minutes of Meetings
of the County Board
O’Neill, Nebraska,
May 28, 1937,
9:00 A. M.
Holt County Board of Supervis
ors met as per adjournment. All
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Week-End Specials
Frosted CINNAMON ROLLS—Dozen 10c
Assorted Cookies—Per Dozen 10c I
PIES—Lemon, Cocoanut Cream
or Chocolate—Each. 8c I
CHEESE ROLLS—Per Dozen 8c
VIENNA BREAD—Per Loaf 8c
Bread and Rolls Baked Fresh Morning
and Afternoon Daily
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Neighbor To
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Just being good neighbors
Is the best way to build a
Progressive Community.
\JL7 HEN flood, cyclone and catastrophe strike
without warning . . . then your local utility
company lands squarely on the front page of
the home town newspaper. You are given, on
these occasions, a spectacular picture of what
your public utilities mean to you.
But thrilling as the emergency
acts of public utility workers are,
it’s the day-in, day-out service they
bring to local business men and to
the homes of the community that
counts most. It is the untiring work
done EVERY day in helping you and
your fellow citizens that is most use
ful in making this community a bet
ter place in which to live and to
make a living.
•
Your public utility men are your
neighbors In your town . . . you
know them as Bill, Bob or Ben . . «
working for a living just as you are.
It’s their job to serve you with *. . .
electricity ... to protect the mutual
interests of you, of their companies
and of themselves.
The better the job your utility
men do for you, the better job they
are doing for their companies. It is
on this principle of Public Service
that your public utility companies
are founded. Your utilities’ aim is
to be good friends and good neigh
bors.
Interstate Power Company
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members present. Meeting railed
to order by Chairman. Minutes of
previous meeting were read and on
motion were approved as read.
The following claims were aud
ited and approved and on motion
were allowed and warrants ordered
drawn on 1937 estimate of General
fund in payment of same:
John Sullivan _$ 35.00
.] M. Gibson 34.40
John A. Carson_ 84.00
John Sullivan - 35.00
Claernce J. McClurg 60.37
B. T. Winchell *_ 121.04
Peter W. Duffy .. 201.78
John C. Gallagher__ 8.26
Clarence J. McClurg _ 103.06
J. C. Stein 43.00
Walter K. Smith_ 36.00
L. W. Reimer_ 36.00
E<1 J. Matousek __46.45
C. C. Bergstrom _ 163!20
John P. Sullivan _ 8,00 A
Esther Cole Harris_ 4,50 \
Clarence J. McClurg.. 49.16
Clarence J. McClurg_ 11.54
On motion, the following official
bonds were approved:
Elja McCullough, County Super
intendent
John L. Quig. Constable
Joe Thramer, Road Overseer,
District No. 55.
Lorenzo Harrington, Clerk, Josie.
The following claims were aud
ited and approved and on motion /
were allowed and warrants ordered 1
drawn on Road fund in payment bf '
same:
Wymans Garage_$ 33.51
Gilbert Winchell _ 41.00
The Alemite Co_ 52.03
(Continued on page 5, column 3.)
IF YOU LIKE TO MAKE
DISCOVERIES OF YOUR
OWN
May we suggest that you try O'Neill Food
Center, where you can find real prices, not a
few leaders.
‘Dictator High Patent—Every
Flour Sack Guaranteed.$1.69
Bananas Per Lb.:. 6c
Shredded Wheat Packages 23c
Corn Starch Per Package-7c
Beat-’Em-AII Soap 10 Bars. .19c
Pork & Beans Jl-oz. Can.... -13c
Matches Per Carton.. 18c
Peanut Butter 2-ib. jar..... 27c
Dark Syrup y2 Gallon.29c
Dri-Cleano Cleans With Safety
Non-Inflamable—Non-Explosive
Odorless! Leaves No Ring!
Makes 1 Gallon—Package.IOC
O’NEILL FOOD CENTER
E. J. RENWALD, Owner
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fonts of an older design. They range in size
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