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THE NEBRASKA
SCENE
By the Lowell Service
Lincoln, Nebr.—Charles Wayland
Bryan, three times governor of Ne
braska, is quietly planning a polit
ical comeback.
Charley is pulling wires for a
statewide campaign. In contact
with him are nearly all the former
Bryan appointees who were scat
tered to the four winds by Cochran
when he took control of the state
government. Ed Luikart, one of
the wheel horses of the Cochran
campaign in 1934, is supposed to be
cooperating with Bryan. Luikart
has a formidable German following.
Along with Luikart are many oth
ers of recognized political power.
Cecil Matthews, who was ousted by
Cochran from the post of Labor
Commissioner, is doing press ag
entry in the cause of Bryan. There
is just one logical objective for
Bryan to seek in a 1938 state-wide
campaign—the governorship.
According to the wise boys who
discuss politics in Lincoln, Charley
Bryan will use the “exemption of
homesteads from taxation issue. He
will, it is stated, organize clubs
tbruout the state, initiate an
amendment by securing 70,000 sig
natures and fuse the signers into
a powerful political machine for
use in the summer of l!t.‘18 and the
campaign of 1040. There are people
in Nebraska who declare that Char
ley was mixed up in some presi
dential campaigns and a vice presi
dential contest in times past. A
few are so unkind as to remark that
Bryan stooges, inspired the North
Platte meeting which heralded Gov
ernor Cochran as u presidential pos
sibility. If Governor Cochran as
pires to the Presidency, the people
of Nebraska certainly need Charley
Bryan to lift the tax burden from
the humble cottager and hold tax
levies within due bounds. At ,least
the Bryan Boosters will tell you so
if you drift into Lincoln just now.
The effect of the Bryan invasion
on the political future of Cochran
is now causing much speculation.
While Cochran has drifted to the
Conservatives in making appoint
ments and in udopting policies, the
Progressives claim to furnish the
basis for his political strength. One
of the foundation stones of the
Cochran structure is the Charley
Bryan following. In the event of
Bryan’s candidacy, a big slice of
Cochran’s following will be lost.
The Presidential agitation is a
direct thrust at Senator Burke who
will, if eastern newspapermen are
to be believed, seek national honors
in 1940.
In the last campaign the Cochran
people divided about 50-50 between
Carpenter and Norris. Terry is
now considered a potential candid
ate for governor. Senator Norris
is resting in the shade of the pines
and the beech trees of his Wiscon
sin home. In the cool days of Oc
tober, if Congress is not in session,
Senator Norris will probably make
a few speeches in the state. He
will tell what has really been going
on in Washington. There were
mysterious scurryings to and fro
under the dome of Nebraska’s ten
million-dollar capitol while Senator
Norris was in the naval hospital.
Now shivers chase along the spines
of the Cochran contingent. They
vision monkey wrenches thrown in
to the innards of the Cochran
machine.
On July 31, a balance on hand of
$469,345.28 was in the state general
fund, according to the report of
State Treasurer Jensen. Current
revenue funds amounted to $2,500,
003.27, and receipts $1,743,789.10.
Norton, Dafoe and Quigley are
usually mentioned as likely lads
when it comes to the next cam
paign. Democrats from the north
east part of the state are casting
the lur towards Harry Parmenter
of Yutan. Congressman I.uckey,
after discreetly expressing opposi
tion to President Roosevelt made
a pilgrimage to Tecumseh to feel
the boys out. He sought to pierce
the veil that shrouds Jud Douglas
and extract a few pearls of politica
wisdom from the astute Dr. A. I1
, Fitzsimmons.
All these are likely boys for gov
ernor, in Mr. Luckey's opinion, bu
they would make a mistake if an;
of them should try for congress.
Louis Bucholz, director of agri
culture, on his return from a trii
to northeast Nebraska, with Dr
J. S. Anderson, state veterinarian
estimated that approximately *
thousand cattle have died of an
thrax during the last few days
within the quarantined district
An emergency laboratory has been
set up at a CCC camp in Niobrara,
and twenty veterinarians are work
ing hard vaccinating cattle. The
counties under quarantine are Ced
ar, Boyd and Knox.
The annual audit of the state
liquor commission shows that there
was a loss in license money of
$100,195.04, this being true, accord
ing to J. A. McEaehen, chairman
of the commission, to the decision
of the Supreme court that beer and
liquor can be sold in the same room,
a decision which caused retailers to
take out Class C licenses. A total
of $1,727,587.44 was collected dur
ing the year,
A copy of tenative regulations in
regard to the handling of milk and
cream under the new state cream
grading law, which goes into effect
Aug. lfi, was sent out last week to
creamery managers throut Nebras
ka by A. L. Haecker, chief of the
state dairy bureau. The new law
fixes three grades for cream—first,
second and unlawful, the last mean
ing unfit for human use.
Altho Secretary of State Harry
Swanson lost his suit to enjoin
Land Commissioner Leo Swanson
from interfering with his cooling
system for his office, he will prob
ably be able to keep the cool air
until fall. He is appealing the
matter to the Supreme court, which
(Continued on page T>, column 5.)
PRIVATE AND
PUBLIC MONOPLY
President Roosevelt, in an ad
dress at the laying of the corner
stone for the new Federal Trade
Commission home in Washington,
rightfully warned the country of
the dangers of monoply. Among
other things, he said:
“But the danger to the country
growing out of monoply and out of
unfair methods of competition still
exist and still call for action. They
make the work of the Federal Trade
Commission of vital importance in
our economic life. We must not be
lulled by any false sense of secur
ity. Eternal vigilance is the price
of opportunity for honest business.”
There are one or two points, in
addition, which it would be well to
bear in mind. While we are con
templating and contending against
the monopolistic and unfair prac
tices of big business, let us re
member that there is danger to
our economic life also from govern
ment monopoly and the unfair
competitive practices of a govern
ment which goes into business.
As Senator O’Mahoney said the
other duy in his speech against the
substitute Court bill, it is not in
keeping with American liberal tra
dition to substitute “big govern
ment” for “big business.” We
want no control of the political
economic life of the country by the
1 so-called “economic royalists.”
. Neither do we want the repression
that is sure to come from the
- straight-jacket of an autocratic
government. Neither is in keeping
with the American tradition of our
constitutional procedure.
Control of the business and econ
omic life of a country by the so
' called captains of industry is a
form of industrial fascism. Con
trol of the business and economic
life of a nation by a centralized
bureaucratic government is a form
of federal fascism. It may not be
identical with the autocracy they
have in Germany or Italy but it is
fascism just the same. We want
neither kind of control in the
United States.
The Federal Trade Commission
was set up for the partial purpose
of controlling and eliminating un
fair trade practices by private busi
ness. This is a sound procedure.
But unfair competition by the fed
eral government is reprehensible,
too. When the federal govern
ment, with money belonging to the
people, sets up a business in com
petition with private effort, this
competition is apt to be unfair be
cause of the fact that Uncle Sam
need neither pay a profit on in
vestment or pay in the taxes which
must be raised by the private en
terprise. He has here an unfair
advantage, and worst of all he is
using some of his competitor’s
monye with which to ruin his com
petitor.
BRIEFLY STATED
Mrs. Elizabeth Bellar left for
Wood Lake last Thursday for a
visit with relatives.
Alberta Van Every and Mr. and
Mrs. Melvin Kurtz left Thursday
for the Burwell rodeo.
There will be Lutheran services
Wednesday, Aug. 18, at 8 p, m. in
the Episcopal church of this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Johnson
and Mrs. Roy Johnson visited rela
tives at St. Charles, S. D., last
Sunday.
Miss Ruth Scott of St. Francis
Mission, S. D., was in O’Neill Mon
day visiting with Miss Bernadine
Protivinsy.
Judge Dickson and Reporter Mc
Elhaney were over in Boyd county
holding court Tuesday and Wed
nesday of this week.
Bernard McCaffery and John
Hanley came up from Omaha last
Monday night and will visit rela
tives and friends here for several
days.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Biglin and
children went down to Jackson last
Monday morning where they will
spend the week visiting relatives
and friends.
Opal Boshart, who has been vis
iting Mrs. Hans Egger at Columbus
for the past ten days, is expected
home next Sunday. Mrs. Egger
will return with her for a short
visit.
A meeting in which all interested
in Prospect Hill cemtery are asked
to attend, is planned for Monday,
August 16, at the K. C. hall in
this city. The meeting will begin
at 8 p. m.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Nissen and
son left last Sunday for a two
weeks visit in Colorado and Wy
oming.
Mrs. Sidney Faulhaber and
daughter, Mary, returned to their
home at Middlebranch after having
spent six weeks here visiting at the
home of her mother, Mrs. Mary
Zastrow.
Connie Golden, Connie Biglin,
Betty McNally, Vern and Kay
Coyne returned Sunday afternoon
from Long Pine where they spent a
week vacationing. Bob Biglin going
to Long Pine for them.
Mr. and Mrs. Z. W. Credle and
daughter, Judith, came up from
Omaha Wednesday evening for a
few days visit at the home of Mrs.
Credle's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F.
O’Donnell, and with other relatives
and friends here.
STEFAN
(Continued from page 1.)
leaders of these dancing masters
who are meeting in this city. He
comes from Wisconsin and he tells
in public how he taught Bob La
Follette, the Wisconsin statesman
how to dance. He has been telling
senators and congressmen that
there would be fewer deaths among
their numbers if they danced more.
This old dancing master is a Ger
man American and says that the
public is not walking enough and is
riding automobiles too much to be
hardened against physical exercise
when that suddenly confronts this
modern generation.
Must Be On Guard Against
Widows
Count DeZapp is an old time
newspaperman and is a member of
the White House newspaper staff.
He’s about 65 years old and is a
widower. He tells his newspaper
friends that there are so many
more women in Washington that
young and old men have a hard
time from being “captured” and
getting married. This old news
paperman tells in public how he
was approached the other day by
a very distinguished woman who is
the widow of a very high govern
ment official and who asked him to
marry her with the promise that if
he did she would have ready a set
tlement of a very large amount of
money. He says this widow is
among the army of many lonely
women in this town who are seek
ing male companions.
Members Getting Ready To Leave
In front of many congressmen’s
offices these days are big sacks full
of supplies, stationary, etc, ad
dressed to their home towns. This
means that a lot of the members
are getting ready to go home and
see their constituents. They feel
adjournment of the first session of
the 75th Congress is near. Many
of the members plan taking a few
weeks rest before going back to
their people and see what the folks
at home are saying and how the
folks at home feel about things. (
Every roll call these days shows
that the House is getting along
without more than 100 members
who have already gone home.
HpHE man who will not ac
cumulate money in bank
should not accumulate a fam
ily and leave them in years to
come to the charity of others.
The
O’NEILL NATIONAL
BANK
I
Capital, Surplus and
Undivided Profits,
| $125,000.00
This Bank Carries No
Indebtedness of Oflieers
or Stockholders.
! MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
| CORPORATION
I
GREEN LIGHT p
For quickest action and fastest getaway when
the light turns green, fill your tank with
WHITE ROSE GASOLINE
and be sure your car is properly lubricated
with wear proof
EN-AR-CO MOTOR OIL
MELLOR MOTOR CO.
Fifth & Douglas Sts. O’Neill, Nebr.
Passing
on Hills
or
Curves
HOW many times have you been guilty of
the extremely hazardous and foolhardy
violation shown in the illustration? De
spite all that can be done to safeguard traffic
by erecting warning signs, proper design of
curves, decreasing grades and removing ob
stacles that obstruct vision, some drivers will
persist in gambling not only their own lives,
but endangering the lives and property of all
other motorists on the highways by attempt
ing to pass other traffic on hills or curves.
Plainly visible at every curve and hill is a regu
latory sign “No Passing.” To violate this rule
of the road will result in painful injury or
death, plus damage suits for loss of life and
property. Hundreds of graves are filled an
nually because some drivers will not respect
the rights of others when traveling on public
highways.
If car No. 1 is traveling at 60 miles per
hour, car No. 2 at 40 miles per hour and vehicle
No. 4 is approaching at a speed of fifty miles
per hour, NINE HUNDRED SEVENTY
FEET of roadway is needed for all traffic to
clear. THINK OF THE CHANCES BEFORE
YOU ATTEMPT TO PASS ANOTHER CAR.
(Copyright, 1937. P. L. Cummings, Des Moines, la.)
Traffic Violations are increasing daily—motor vehicle accidents also are greater as the speed
mania grips the nation and carelessness in driving remains unchecked. A comprehensive study of
this ever-present problem is being sponsored by this group of O’Neill merchants who are present
ing this “Drive With Safety” Campaign.
O. F. BIGLIN
Furniture and Undertaking
BROWN-McDONALD CO.
Golden Rule Store
COYNE HARDWARE
Hardware
Paints, Oils and Varnishes
MELLOR MOTOR CO.
■ '■
Ford Sales and Service
MILLER BROS.
CHEVROLET CO.
“Chevrolet Dealers Over 22 Years”
O’NEILL NATIONAL BANK
Capital, Surplus and
Undivided Profits $140,000.00
JOHNSON DRUGS
GALENA LUMBER CO.
Building Material and Coal
SETH NOBLE
Lumber, Coal and Paint
L. G. GILLESPIE
City, Farm and Auto Insurance
Real Estate Dealer
CORNER DRUG STORE
C. E. Stout, Prop.
HARTY LAUNDRY & DRY
CLEANING
Rugs Cleaned
Hats Cleaned and Blocked