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Corn-Hog Farmer Must lie
Protected Against Substitutes
If the Corn-hog farmer is not
protected from the competition of
substitute commodities some farm
district members fear that the com
farmer may face the same predica
ment. as that now faced by the cot
ton growers. The 1938 production
was over two billion bushels and the
forecast on July J, 1939, was over
two and a half billion bushels. That
is why members from corn and hog
states have organized to fight
against substitutes before the sit
uation grows too critical. In the
meantime, many farmers from the
Third District write about grass
hopper damage to corn.
Chain Store Fight Next Session
Scores of congressmen went on
a boat ride Sunday and discussed
, the chain stores, and the plight of
the independent merchants. Many
speeches were made on behulf of
the Pat-man Anti-Chain store bill.
There will be nothing further done
about that bill this session but next
session, beginning early in Janu
ary, the organised sponsor and sup
porters of the measure plan to start
a real campaign that will again
bring to Ihe front the arguments
pro and con'on inis much debated
bill.
Orggnj^e to Protect Lard
Producers
Bacon sell^ for lBb a pound here
Lard has dropped to two pounds for
16c. A gf°MP of farm district
members went ground to the retail
stores to iwtestigate. >They have
decided thttt 'the hog'bnd lard pro
ducers of the country are faced
with the greatest carry over of
hog lard in our history and they
want to do something about it, be
cause lard substitutes arc selling
for 21c a pound in this city while
lard hits the lowest price in many
years. Normal exports of lard,
upwards of 1)00,000,000 pounds,
have shrunk to a fraction of that
amount. This group of members
now numbering about twenty have
called on every farm district mem
ber to hold regular meetings to dis
cuss ways arid means of protecting
American producers and do some
thing about the flood of foreign
fats and oils coming here and driv
ing down thu price of domestic
products.
Congressman Stefan Charged With
New Responsibilities
The Third district office was hon
ored by an appointment as official
delegate from the Congress of the
United States to the Interparlia
mentary Union which meets at
Oslo, Norway, on August 14th. At
the same timoan appointment came
from the Appropriations commit
tee for the Third District member
to make congressional inspection
of several important American mis
sions abroad. Since it is apparent
that the work of the House of
Representatives for the current ses
sion has been substantially com
pleted, the Third District member
has decided to accept these official
appointments.
Three members of the House sub
committee which handles appropri
ations for the Department of State,
one of whom is the Third District
member, will make a real investi
gation into how eighteen and a half
million dollars of American tax
payers money is being spent, an
nually, by that department and its
employees in our foreign missions.
The appropriations for this depart
ment for the fiscal year of 1940
amounts to $18,517,700. The State
Department acquired the Bureau of
Foreign and Domestic Commerce
this year with resultant increase in
its administrative expense. These
sub-committee members will have
to make new appropriations for the
Department of State early next
year.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
State Department is America’s first
line of defense, members of the
committee believe they can find
places where there should be some
savings. They believe they can
hold down demands for further in
creases if they see first-hand what
the money is being spent for. Large
amounts spent in foreign coun
tries for the rehabilitation of for
eign political refugees, and other
items, are among those to be in
vestigated. All three members have
been selected as official delegates
to the Interparliamentary Union
in Oslo, Norway and during their
absence will be on official business
for Uncle Sam.
Nebraskans Oppose Wheeler
Lea Bill
A deluge of telegrams has ar
rived from Nebraska urging mem
bers to vote against the Wheeler
Lea bill for the reason that the pro.
posed legislation, if enacted, would
eliminate competition in the field
of transportation. The legislation
provides for the regulation of in
land water transportation by the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Farm organizations have also com
municated their opposition to this
bill.
Session Labors Appear Over
The spend-lend legislation sug
gested by the President has been
introducted in the House. Because
of much opposition, the item of a
half billion dollars for loans to
foreign countries has been elimin
ated. Sentiment for the early pas
sage of this legislation has not yet
generated much momentum. If
the Senate does nothing further
about the neutrality bill, consider
ation of which has been postponed
by the Senate Committee on For
eign Relations, and if nothing is
done about the new spending pro
gram, there is little more that this
Congress can expect to do until
next session. Amendments to the
wage and hour act, are approach
ing agreement. Agreements have
been reached on other controver
sial items and it is now a sort
of clean-up period here. Many are
the indications that this session
will wind up the last of July or
early August. Many members have
already gone home and others have
left town, to carry out special as
signments.
Washington Office To
Remain Open
The Third District office will re
main open in Washington at least
through the month of September
and there will be no interruption to
the transaction of Congressional
business. Congressional mail should
be addressed to the Washington of
fice until contrary notice is given.
To Establish Roosevelt Library
Although not by unanimous con
sent, the House passed the bill for
the Franklin D. Roosevelt library
to be established in New York state.
The President contributes fifteen
acres of land and his collection of
books and papers. Funds with which
to construct the building will be
raised by public subscription, and
the Federal Government will main
tain the establishment at public
expense. An attempt to limit the
annual expenditures to $12,000 a
year, failed, but an amendment to
eliminate admission fees to the
grounds and building, went into the
bill. The latter may be eliminated
in conference. While some op
posed this measure on entirely par
tisan grounds, others voted against
it because the Government recently
constructed a annex to the Library
of Congress at a cost of many mil
lions of dollars and they thought
there was sufficient room in this
new building for the President’s
books and papers.
THE NEBRASKA
SCENE
By the Lowell Service
Lincoln—Stalwart republicans of
Omaha will have none of Thomas E.
Dewey. Such outspoken partisans
as Clint Brome, and the galaxy of
party workers who consort with
Amos Thomas, Bob Smith, et al. are
looking toward Ohio for “youth,
energy, and upstanding leadership.”
“We do not care for a colorful
candidate,” declared Mr. Brom e.
“The opposition has a cinch on the
color, the glamour, and the ro
mance. What we want is a careful,
hard-headed executive.”
Republicans out in the state have
been unkind enough to comment
forcibly on Omaha’s unwillingness
to accept Dewey.
“Racket smashing, gang bust
ing. and attacks on the underworld
evidently do not appeal to the GOP
in the metropolis,” said an out-state
man. “A president with a flair
for cleaning up municipal govern
ment, however, certainly does at
tract the people at large.”
County Chairman Robert A. Nel
son of Lancaster seems to have
the Dewey movement well in hand.
Since Editor James E. Lawrence
of the Lincoln Star took a fall out
of Frank Arnold of the Nebraska
Federation of Taxpayer’s Leagues,
there has been considerable com
ment. The talk about a special
session of the legislature to make
changes in the old-age assistance
law, to conform to recent federal
legislation on old-age pensions, has
caused suggestions that the sen
ators give the Taxpayer’s league a
casual working over.
Criticisms of county government,
Mr. Lawrence insisted, were inac
curate. Attacks were made on
education, particularly on strugg
ling rural school districts. The
sources of the money that keeps the
League going should be disclosed,
it was urged.
Mr. Arnold has never criticized
state expenditures, the creation of
bureaus, private checking accounts
by state officers, or the valuations
adopted by the state board of equal
ization.
In suggesting that there be a
special session, Neil C. Vandemoer,
state assistance director, stated
that the United States senate had
adopted an amendment which would
require Nebraska to appropriate
$10 more a month for each old-age
pension recipient. The state would
have to raise $380,000 more to
match grants starting January 1,
1941. Instead of receiving $15.40
a month, as at present, for the
average grant, the old people would
each receive a minimum of $25
monthly.
For delegates at large to the
Democratic national convention,
Sterling Mutz of Lincoln, I. II.
Dunn of Omaha, John W. Delehant
of Beatrice, and Keith Neville of
North Platte are considered possi
bilities. George W. O’Malley has
been talked of but it is doubtful if
he can participate in the primary
because he is internal revenue col
lector. U. S. District Attorney Vo
tava may be out for the same rea
son.
In the First district, Clinton J.
Campbell is highly regarded, pro
vided he is not a candidate for
Congress in the First District.
There is a call for Dr. A. P. Fitz
simmons of Tecumseh, if his health
is improved.
In the Second district, William A.
Schall is on the list. He is sup
posed to be the boy who will ndmi
nate Governor Cochran for vice
president, with Keith Neville on the
list for a seconding speech. Otto
Bauman may be the other Second
district delegate.
In the Third district, the dope
sters have listed Edward Howard
of Columbus and Webb Rice of Nor
folk.
In the Fourth district, there is
talk of Grace Shallenberger, with
Bernard McNeney, veteran demo
cratic war horse, in California on
a health-seeking trip.
In the Fifth district, Will Mor
row of Scotts Bluff and Attorney
Crites of Chadron are mentioned.
In the 1940 campaign, the ques
tion of the neutrality bill will prob
ably be a formidable factor. Sen
ator Norris has taken a leading
part in the fight. The first effect
of his statements was to alienate the
strong Pro-German seniment which
came to the senior senator as a re
sult of his stand against the World
War. His opponents chortled with
delight, as they did more than twen
tf years ago. However now there
is uneasiness. Some feel that Sen
ator Norris is canny, and that there
will be a kickback that may cause
disaster to some who have not
studied the situation as carefully
as has Senator Norris. Evidently
he has figured that if the United
States should reverse its present
stand and permit the sale of all sup
plies on a cash-and-carry basist.
that development, in Senator Nor
ris’ opinion, would have a strong
tendency to discourage aggression.
Said the Washington Post:
‘‘The emphasis placed by Sen
ator Norris on neutrality act re
vision is really on war prevention.
And that is precisely where the
emphasis belongs.”
Future progres-, of projects in the
Republican River valley and else
where throughout the state is in
timately connected with the fate of
the lending bill, pending before
Congress as this is written. Un
less this bill passes, there will be
nothing for the municipalities that
have spent large sums in special
elections and in preparing plans
and specifications. With the cut
down in WPA, the situation in Ne
braska, if the lending bill is de
feated, will be tense, to say the
least. Also, Republican River de
velopments would have to await
the next Congress.
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If there is anything that has not
been known concerning J. Sterling
Morton, great tree planter and
great Ntbraskan, it seems likely
that it is going to be revealed now.
His son, Mark Morton, has given
free access, at his home at Whea
ton. 111., to his three house guests
to eleven large boxes of source ma
terial made up of letttrs, clippings,
articles, diaries, and reports, all
bearing on his fatner and his work.
The three guests are Ned C. Ab
bott, head of the school for the
blind at Nebraska City, who is writ
ing a book on “Those Abner Mos
ton Follys”; Dr. J. L. Sellers, chair
man of the department of history
at the Univtndty of Nebraska; and
James Ci Olsen^ the Morton scholar,
who is planning a thesis on “The
Great Part J. sterling Morton Had
in the Development of Nebraska.”
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Ninety-five contractors submit
ted 4B9 bids, of which 40 were ac
cepted, at the big road project let
ting at the state capitol last week.
State Engineer A. C. Tilley says
that more bids wert made at thi3
letting than at any time since Janu
ary, 1937. The 40 bids accepted
totaled $1,128,167, which is $80,499
less than the engineer’s cost esti
mate of $l,liqb,666. Among the
bids was one of 7.7 cents per cubic
yard for exeafation, a bid which
was the lowest that has been re
ceived for a long time for this type
of work. It was given in connec
tion with four miles of grading in
Lincoln county, east of Wellfleet.
A new recreation site, near Ayr,
ten miles south of Hastings, was
MONEY deposited
here today the burglar
v
cannot get tonight.
The
O’NEILL NATIONAL
BANK
Capital, Surplus and This Bank Carries No
Undivided Profits, Indebtedness of Officers
$140,000.00 or Stockholders.
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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dedicated July 16 by Governor R.
L. Cochran. This brings the nom
ber of state recreation grounds up
to 28. Among the attractions of
the new site, according to Frank
O’Connell, secretary of the state
game and conservation commission,
is a 27 acre lake, well stocked with
fish. The American Legion helped
obtain the site, and the WPA helped
to develop it.
Te Nebraska Supreme Court has
been asked by Wm. J. Ritter and
other Othoe county landowners to
nollify the decision of the district
court which would dissolve Drain
age District No. 1 of Otoe and John
son counties. The high court is
also asked to order the drainage dis
trict to improve the ditches and
dykes so as to prevent flooding of
farm land by overflow from the
Little Nemaha river.
Federal funds, amounting to $30,
100 have been allotted to the Ne
braska child welfare program and
approval of the program for the
fiscal year /ending June 30, 194CJ;
has been given by the federal child
welfare bureau, it has been an
nounced by State Assistance Dir
ector Neil C. Vandemoer. The fed
eral funds will supplement a $50,
000 state appropriation for this
work. Director Vandemoer stated
that $20,000 more in federal funds
might be available later.
Federal Judge Thomas C. Mun
?er has issued an order cutting the
attorney fees in the reorganization
jf Woods Bros. Corporation, now
;he Lancaster Corporation, by less
than one-third of the amounts
asked. A total of $199,759 had been
isked in 27 claims for attorney fees;
:he total granted was $60,884.
That fewer persons have asked
for employment and that more pri
vate jobs were filled in June, 1939,
than in June 1938, was showed by
a report from the state employment
service last week. Fourteen per
cent fewer persons asked for work,
and 11 per cent more jobs were
filled. During the first half cf
1939, 7,289 men and women ob
tained private employment, while
during the same period in 1938. the
number was 5,936.
Aid for drouth-stricken farmers
in Boone and southern Antelope
counties was asked of oficials of
the farm security administration
last week by a delegation of Boone
county officials and State Senator
Edwin Schultz of Elgin. State Ad
ministrator L. A. W’hite promised
that everything possible would be
done to relieve the critical situation
caused by failure of the small grain
crop and great damage done to the
corn crop by grasshoppers. Boone
county was represented by County
I Attorney Wm. Keeshan and Com
missioners Ed Atwater, Arthur
Freeburg, and L. A. Green.
State Engineer A. C. Tilley, who
was to have addressed the annual
convention of the Nebr. Rural Let
ter Carriers’ association at Fre*
mont last week, was detained in
Lincoln, and his address was read
by M. B. Jones, construction engin
eer for the state highway depart
ment. In it, the interest of the
letter carriers in an adequate high,
way system was stressed, since
the R.F.D. systems in Nebraska
cover some 35,600 miles. Among
the speakers was J. Ed Cooper,
supt. of the division of rural mails
at Washington, D. C.
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