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THE NEBRASKA
SCENE
By the Lowell Service
Lincoln—Supporters of the uni
cameral legislature succeeded in
disturbing the complacency of the
conservatives on the legislative
council at the last meeting. For
the first time in the history of the
state, an issue was made of the
theory of holding down legislative
changes to the minimum. The
council was informed that, at the
next election, candidates would be
expected to take their constitu
encies into their confidence concern
ing prospective legislation.
In 1939, legislators appeared
with many bills that surprised the
folks at home. Some of these
measures had much to do with af
fairs far away.
“One of the most persistent and
expensive of legislative fallacies,”
said a unicameral proponent, “is
that a legislature must pass a lot
of bills. This error arose from the
fact that legislative bodies, in the
early days, had to enact many stat
utes. Then the laws had to be
amended and changed. This is not
true in Nebraska now.
“Legislation for the 1941 ses
sion will be entirely curative, unless
an attempt is made to make a revo
lutionary change in the policies of
state government. Any such in
novation or change should be dis
cussed during the campaign. The
people should be fully informed.
“At the next regular session of
the legislature, there is no excuse
for the introduction of more than
a hundred bills.” 1
With the war atmosphere engulf
ing personal political aspirations,
the members of the council spent
little time in oratory or bickering.
Senator Mueller tried to get a legis
lative council investigation of the
state assistance set up. He failed.
The majority of the members in
sisted that his ‘‘problem was a local
one" when he cited discrepancies in
old age assistance payments and a
reduction in the sums paid the
needy in Buffalo county. The mem
bers pledged the intensive study
and canvass of local opinion on the
following:
Application of the principles of
the Hatch bill to the political activ
ity of Nebraska office holders.
Improving methods of procedure
for the collection of taxes on per
sonal property and delinquent taxes
and tax foreclosures; considera
tion of new methods of assessment
of personal and intangible property.
More perfect routine for prepar
ing the biennial budget; standard
izing the salaries and duties of state
officers and employees and check
ing their expense and travel ac
counts; a study of the administra-'
tion of the trust funds in charge
| of the Board of Educational Lands
and Funds. (This action resulted
from a report of conditions made
exclusively in this column). Uni
I fication of the state’s education
' system.
An improved system for handling
'claims against the state; a round
i up of the cost of publications and
determination of duties to prevent
overlapping.
Clarification of the statutes im
posing penalties for drunken driv
ers and revocation of licenses; study
of the taxes on motor vehicles, with
the idea of revision downwards.
Clerk Srb was requested to secure
and compile information from the
various states on trade barrier leg
islation.
The last legislature put a few
teeth into the law prescribing pub
licity for money spent in promoting
initiative and referendum petitions.
Stiff penalties are prescribed for
failure to report the contributors
who put up the cash for the circu
lation of petitions and the subse
quent campaigns for the adoption of
proposals.
The form of petition must be
submitted to the secretary of state
for approval before the petitions
may be circulated.
An amendment to the primary
act, now in effect, requires that
candidates for office, who leave
their party moorings, must make
declaration of the change in party
affiliation ninety days before fil
ing in the primary.
Another change that has not re
ceived publicity is the exaction of
a $10 filing fee for candidates for
directors of public power districts.
In 1938, filing fees for these places
were not required.
The filing of the suit to invali
date the act of the last legislature
which set aside $50,000 for adver
tising the state’s resources has re
vealed a rift in the ranks of the
gasoline dealers. It seems that a
group led by Vincent C. Haskell,
attorney for the Nebraska Stand
ard Oil Company, made a tentative
agreement during the legislature
to forgive previous diversions of
gasoline inspection fees if the prac
tice was discontinued in the future.
As stated exclusively in this column
C. M. Sutherland of Lincoln rallied
a group of independent dealers and
started the legal attack on the
statute. A Burvey is now being
made to ascertain the sentiment for
a constitutional amendment to pre
vent further diversion of gasoline
money and require 90 per cent of
the money raised from the taxation
of auto fuels to be expended on the
highways. The state advertising
commission elected Keith Neville
of North Platte, chairman. State
Treasurer Havekost has been noti
fied by the court to hold the appro
priation in escrow until the suit is
settled.
County Attorney Max Towle i
“cracked down’’ on the Midway
gamblers during the last state fair,
and $850 was imposed on the con
cessionaires. In a statement, Coun
ty Attorney Towle severely criti
cized the management. Secretary
Perry Reed and W. B. Banning ex
plained that passes had been cut
down and that grouches resulted.
Towle came back with ferocious
criticism of the officials and their
attitude toward law enforcement.
Charles Graff of Bancroft, when
president of the state boaro of ag
riculture twenty-five years ago, re
buked some of the concessionaires
and sought to clean up the midway.
He continued his crusades through
1 4
out the years. More than a year
ago he resigned from the board,
asserting that the charac ter of some
of the amusements had a degrading
influence on youth.
County Attorney Towle declared
that his action resulted from the
complaints of the victims of the
gambling games. Secretary Reed
said that he had no intention of re
signing. Mr. Banning is credited
with a similar statement. Reed
has been connected with the state
fair board since 1900. Banning is
also a veteran.
Despite war scare headlines, poli
tics, national and state, had an
inning at the convention of the
Nebraska Federation of Labor at
Lincoln last week.
Acting after an impassioned ad
dress by President Roy M. Brewer,
of Grand Island, a resolution was
passed opposing the re-election of
Senator Edward R. Burke and en
dorsing President Roosevelt for a
third term. Strengthening the
neutrality laws and keeping the
nation out of the European war
were advocated.
According to one report, ex-Gov
ernor A. J. Weaver was in Lincoln
and met a number of the labor
leaders. Several prominent lead
ers declared that state matters
were left for later consideration,
when more candidates are in the
running. The 1940 convention will
be held at Scottsbluff.
Within the republican ranks, the
effort of State Chairman Lyle Jack
son to become national committee
man may develop into a major en
gagement. Discussions to promote
harmony and agree on a candidate
have been unavailing up to this
time.
Considerable pressure is being
applied to Kenneth Wherry of Paw
nee City to induce him to enter the
race against Jackson. As a coun-1
ter move, the Jackson forces sought!
to have Wherry take the state'
chairmanship, and another group
tried to interest him in the republi
can senatorial fight. Mr. Wherry,
however, has announced that he is
somewhat interested in the 1942
senatorial situation.
In the meantime, heat waves have
hovered over the state headquar
ters in the Lincoln hotel. The his
toric location of the republican
forces has been the Lindell, while
the democrats have maintained
headquarters at the Lincoln. Jack
son has placed Ann Evans of Lin
coln in the headquarters, and this
has aroused some opposition.
John Quinn, live wire organizer,
who directed the Heinke campaign,
has a desk at republican headquar
ters in the Lincoln hotel is doing
contact work among the young re
publicans. The party workers hope
for victory in 1940; so the posts
of national committeemen and
state chairman are important from
the standpoint of patronage.
Friends of the Lindell hotel may
make an effort to regain the re
publican headquarters.
Nebraska boosters are express
ing disappointment over the awards
of contracts connected with the
national defense movemet. For
almost two years, manufacturers
have been attracted to the midwest
as the proper location for certain
activities. Cooperation from Ne
braskans was lacking.
Several months ago, two tenta
tive surveys were made for the lo
cation of an eight-lane toll-road
highway through the state. The
preliminary estimates were attrac
tive, but Nebraska officials were
unresponsive. It is now reported
that the highway may be built from
Chicago to Los Angeles, following
a survey through southern Kansas.
Several who have tried to bring na
tional defense activities to the state
are discouraged. Their failures
will place the burden of relieving
unemployment squarely on the
WPA and the local authorities.
State Treasurer Havekost, in his
most recent report, announced that
the assets of the state government,
including investments, amounted to
$20,877,045 September 1, as com
pared with $20,483,934 at the end
of the previous month. The state
general fund overdraft however, in
creased slightly during the month
of August. State gasoline tax
funds amounting to $1,134,004 have
been distributed as follows: state
road construction, ,${>(><*,977; county
road construction $327,380; state
assistance $218,283; and to dealers
as refunds $20,392.
The selection of a code revision
group is now under consideration
by members of the state Supreme
court and officials of the Nebr. Bar
association, in accordance with a
law passed by the last legislature
which provides for the revision and
unification of the civil code of pro
cedure. It seems likely that the
Colorado plan will be followed. By
its provisions, seven committees are
named, and ten lawyers appointed
on each committee. Expnses from
bar associations are permitted, but
there will be no salaries for com
mittee members.
Nebraska will celebrate its
Thanksgiving day N<>vt'mber 30, in
stead of on November 23, as pro
claimed by President Roosevelt, ac
cording to announcement by Gover
nor R. L. Cochran. The governor
stated that he thought that a
change made on such short notice
would create much unnecessary con
fusion, but that he* believed that
irrangement should be made in 1940
to have the national state holiday
coincide in dates.
WHY THE ENTHUSIASM?
Young Democrats meeting at
Pittsburgh cheered the New Deal
to the echo and expressed enthus
iasm for a third term for Presi
dent Roosevelt. True it is that the
meetings were not so largely at
tended as hoped for, one afernocn
meeting being estimated at 500,
but this was no doubt in great part
due to the discouraging phases of
the Hatch law. But the meeting
made up in enthusiasm what it may
have lacked in numbers.
Some cynical persons may won
der why a meeting of young men
and women should be so enthusi
astic for the New Deal. For they
may recall that the present admin
I istration has pushed the national
| debt from something like twenty
billions up to forty-five billions
j and there are some pump priming
enthusiasts who now say we could
carry a debt load of sixty billions
j without blowing up.
None of the professors at Wash
ington has yet told us how the debt
is going to be paid. Yet nobody has
( denied that it must be paid in one
i way or another. If it is to be paid
; by taxes then the young men and
women at Pittsburgh were certain
ly cheering out of turn. For the
burden will not only be saddled on
the shoulders of the young voters
I of the nation but fastened on their
| children and their children’s chil
dren. Cheering for the New Deal,
therefore, under the circumstances
might seem to some observers a
little like the man who is about to
be executed, applauding the fellow
who is about to spring the trap
If, on the other hand, the debt is to
be cancelled by repudiation through
inflation, then this means general
ruin for young and old alike.
It must be true, therefore, that
when the Young Democrats were
cheering they were not thinking of
a half a ceqtury of burdensome
taxes. Nor were they contemplat
: ing the twelve million out of work.
There must have been another in
spiration for their enthusiasm.
Could it be for prospective federal
jobs? If so, then the youngsters
knew what they were cheering
about. Here is the bureaucratic
record of the New Deal for five
years expressed in terms of in
creasing the public payroll:
June, 1934 . 673,095
June, 1935 . 719,440
June, 1936 _. 824,259
June, 1937 _ 841,664
June, 1938 . 857,824
June, 1939 925,260
W.C.T.U. Convention Held
In Atkinson Thursday
The 30th annual convention of
the Holt County W.C.T.U. was held
in Atkinson, Thursday, September
14th in the Methodist church.
Delegates from O’Neill, Page,
and Ewing were present. Doctor
| Douglas, Mayor of Atkinson, gav*
an address of welcome which was
highly appreciated by the W.C.T.U.
ladies because of the frankness with
which he spoke of the conditions
existing at the present time and
especially of the defective system
| used in controlling the liquor traf
fic. A rising vote of thanks was
given the Doctor for his splendid
advice and suggestions
Mrs. Hattie Sylvester, who has
been a state field worker and or
ganizer in the state of Nebraska
for the past 23 years, was present
in the afternoon and conducted a
round table conference, at which
Hon. Frank Brady was present, pre
pared to answer all questions which
might be asked, and everyone felt
that he was very fair in his presen
tations and explanations of the
problems under discussion.
The following officers were
elected for the coming year: Mrs.
Goldie Stauffer, W Page, president;
Mrs. Mary Uttley, O’Neill, vice
president; Mrs. Elsie Johnson,
O’Neill, recording secretary; Mrs.
Lulu Dunn, Atkinson, treasurer;
Mrs. Linnie Rutherford, Page, cor
responding secretary.
Mrs. Sylvester gave the address
of the evening and in her happy,
inspiring way brought many les
sos to the people present. During
her stay in Holt county, Ewing
W.C.T.U. was reorganized and are
now busily engaged in a fight for
laws that will better protect the
youth of our nation.
Lutheran Church Notes
Regular Lutheran service at the
Episcopal church Sunday afternoon
at 2.
DON LAUREL - PRINCE DOMINO
BEAU ASTER HEREFORDS
Selling in Second Annual
AUCTION
At Ranch North of
MERRIMAN, NEBRASKA
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
25 YEARLING BULLS - 30 BRED FEMALES
Featuring the get and services of—
BEAU ASTER 55TH
A sire of low thick-set, well coupled, heavy bone, strong quar
tered cattle that have, during the past season, met the approval
of leading breeders over a large territory.
THE BULLS—Include top prospects for the more discriminating
ranchman and breeder. All are either of serviceable
age or w ill be by another season.
THE FEMALES—Comprise twenty 2 yr. old heifers, daughters
of Don Laurel 40th and Dandy Domino 123rd.—Most
have been mated to BEAU ASTER 35th, and ten cows
with calves at side or to calve soon.
Present day demands for quality feeder cattle make it good
business to employ only herd sires of the best conformation and
breeding. You will find many answering these qualifications
in this auction.
For further information address—
H. S. BATES
MERRIMAN, NEBRASKA
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WATERMELONS, each . 5c
POTATOES—Fancy No. 1 Early Ohio or Red
Triumph, per hundred ...$1.35 Peck.23c
ONIONS, Bushel Bag. 85c
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Canned Goods Bargains
Limit 24 Cans to Customer
PORK & BEANS, Armours — Cornhusker or
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Tomatoes M „
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