THE FRONTIER D. H. Cronin. Editor and Owner Entered at Postoffice at O’Neill, Nebraska, as Second Class Matter ' subscription” One Year, in Nebraska-$2.00 One Year, Outside Nebraska 2.25 Display advertising is charged for on a basis of 25c an inch (one oolumn wide) per week. Want ads 10c per line, first insertion. I Subsequent insertions 5c per line Every subscription is regarded as an open account. The names of subscribers will be instantly i removed from our mailing list at expiration of time paid for, if the publisher shall be notified; other wise the subscription remains in force at the designated subscrip tion price. Every subscriber must understand that these conditions are made a part of the contract between publisher and subscriber. THEDAYS OF LONG AGO Sixty Years Ago Holt Co. Banner, Oct. 16, 1883. Mrs. M. W. Flannigan and child ren left for Minneapolis last Tues day morning. They will spend the winter in that city. Ex-Judge Riley, of Boone coun ty. was a caller in this office last Saturday. The Judge and his two sons are looking for a stock ranch and will locate southwest of this city. Mrs. John Gibbons and two daughters of Chicago, old ac quaintances of John McCann and family, arrived in O’Neill Satur day night and will make this Elace their future home, erect a uilding and go into business. Mrs. Gibbons’ husband and son are still in Chicago, but will soon join them here. Holt Co. Banner, Oct. 23, 1883. Messrs. John and Charles O’Neill have purchased of Ed Evans the Commercial Hotel and took pos sesion Monday. Mr. John O’Neill is lately from Chelton county, Wisconsin, and left for there this morning but will return to O’Neill in a few weeks. Holt Co. Banner, Oct. 30, 1883. Mr. Matteson and Horace Ko zar killed a couple of deer the first of the week, about eight miles south of this city. M. Stannard, who resides about eight miles north of O’Neill, in forms us that he will start a mar ble shop in O’Neill and will com mence work in a short time. Dr. Connelly’s partner, Dr. D. B. Esaman. of Pennsylvania, ar rived in O’Neill Saturday night. Barney McGreevy and Miss Mary Mulroy and Thomas Naugh ton and Miss "B.” McGreevy, all of 0'’Neill, were married in St. Joseph’s Catholic church in this city, Rev. Father Smith officiat ing, on Thursday morning, Octo 25. 1883. Flora, wife of I. R. Smith, de parted this life at their residence in O’Neill on Monday, October 29, 1883, at 11 o’clock a. m., at the age of 30 years and six months. Fifty-Five Years Ago The Frontier, October 18, 1888. Mr. and' Mrs. David Adams and children returned last Thursday evening from an extended visit of several months in Ohio, Mr. Adams’ former home. Mrs. James Connolly, who died in Valentine last week, was bur ied in the Catholic cemetery in O’Neill Sunday morning. Mrs. Connolly was well known in O’Neill, having lived here for a number of years previous to her marriage and also afterwards. The Frontier, October 25, 1888. In the balmy fall days ft is hard to believe that cold, cruel winter is almost upon us. Miss Julia Weingartner enter tained a number of her young friends very pleasantly at her home last Friday evening. The Frontier, November 1, 1888. James H. Riggs returned last Saturday from an extended visit into the east. He floated around among the big cities of the east and thoorughly enjoyed himself for several weeks. Fifty Years Ago The Frontier, October 19, 1893. Emil Sniggs is in Chicago visit ing the world’s greatest sight— the fair. The Frontier, October 26, 1893. Some are under the impression that but a few from this city at tended the world’s fair in Chi cago. In order to find out the ex act number a Frontier reporter looked it up and found out that 110 went to Chicago over the Elk horn and 64 over the Short Line, making a total of 164 from this city who have seen the world’s greatest sight—the Columbian ex position. Forty Years Ago The Frontier, October 15, 1903. An early morning wedding oc curred yesterday at the Catholic church, when at the hour of six o’clock. Dr. George Mullen and Miss Nora Holland were united in marriage. The Frontier, November 5, 1903. Tuesday morning at 6:30 o’clock at the Catholic church, occurred the wedding of James Ryan and Miss Sara Brennan, boty of this city, Rev. M. F. Cassidy officiat ing. The election, which was held last Tuesday, was one of the “hot Invasion Is Costly lighting your Boy O/vm JOO par cant; How about your bond buying? IN AfctoTTioH TO OT4EB. 1 TWlNfiS, vlfe's ON T.-IELI) canons— IF ybu fib On BOMD Rahoks /bolt Bot4 ivtcwcf S*»» auRY^ct^l r\T J'*e Got a Home, too * (Miiter./ Every extra (BOND you buy through (the Payroll savinqs Plan willhelpmeqetbackfoit. \ Figure it out youmjy J test” ever held in the county. The count of the vote showed the win ners divided among the populists and the republicans. The follow ing were elected: D. J. Cronin, populist, treasurer; C. E. Hall, re publican, sheriff; John A. Har mon, democrat, clerk of district court; E. S. Gilmour, republican, county clerk; R. E. Slaymaker, populist, superintendent; J. N. Morgan, democrat, county judge; W. B. Cooper, populist, assessor. Thirty Years Ajro The Frontier, October 16, 1913. Married, at the Catholic church last Wednesday morning, October 15, 1913, Joseph McNichols to Miss Rose McDermott, Rev. M. F. Cassidy officiating. The Frontier, October 23, 1913. Hugh Birmingham, Ed Galla gher, J. P. Golden and Edward Campbell went to Lincoln last week to spend a few days with friends and to witness the Ne braska-Minnesota football game. The boys say the game was a beauty and the Nebraska people celebrated in true style their great victory over Minnesota, the first in eleven years. The Frontier, October 30, 1913. J. A. Brown of Dallas, S. D., was in the city the latter part of last week and rented the store room in the Golden Hotel and about November 15th will open a cigar, tobacco and stationery store therein. Mr. Brown has been en gaged in business at Dallas for several years and is convinced that O’Neill is a good town for an exclusive cigar and tobacco store. Married, at the Catholic church in this citv last Tuesday morning at 8:30 o’clock, Rev. M. F. Cassidy officiating, James H. Dunn of Irv ington, Iowa, and Miss Margaret Barrett of this city. The Frontier, November 6, 1913. Many business changes occur red in this city the first of the week. Among the changes was the O’Neill Dray & Transfer Line, which had been owned by J. B. Mellor and Thomas Quilty for a number of years, but which was sold last Monday to C. E. Hall and John Walmer, who took im mediate possession. P. D. Mullen, who for 22 years has been catering to the wants of the people in need of livery, has retired from the business, selling his livery stock to Joseph Fil singer, an employee of the Mc Ginnis Creamery Company, who took possession last Monday. Lawrence Finnegan, one of the Eioneers of this county, died at is home in this city last Sunday night, after a protracted illness of ailments due to old age. He was 84 years, two months and 21 days old at the time of his death. Twenty Years Ago The Frontier, October 18, 1923. The wedding of Miss Helen Harrington of this city to Earl Francis Buelow of Racine, Wis., occurred at St. Patrick’s church in this city at 7 o’clock Tuesday morning, Rev. M. F. Cassidy per forming the ceremony. The young couple will make their home at Racine, Wis. John Higgins of this city and Miss Hilda Withers of Amelia surprised their many friends by quietly going to Council Bluffs, Iowa, Thursday, where they were married. The wedding of Frank Musil and Miss Anna Burival took place at St. Patrick’s church in this city on October 2, at 7 o’clock, Rev. M. F. Cassidy performing the ceremony. The wedding of Frank Burival and Miss Antionette Homolka was solemnized at St. Patrick’s church Wednesday morning at 7 o’clock, Rev. Father Kohler officiating. A 10%-pound daughter arrived at the home of Dr. and Mrs. H. L. Bennett of this city last Saturday. The Frontier, October 25, 1923. P. B. Harty has purchased the Edward O’Connell house at the corner of Fifth and Clay streets and will move thereto in the near future. The first snow of the season to visit this vicinity came last Fri day about noon. A few flakes were visible in the city but those who reside a couple of miles north claim that the ground took on a white appearance. The Frontier, November 1,1923. Mr. and Mrs. Will Martin drove to Pierce last Saturday, where they visited until the following Monday with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Frank O’Connell and son, Frank Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. Edward O’Connell and child ren went to Columbus last Sat urday, where they have taken possession of the Meridian Hotel, which they recently purchased. The first regular snow of the season came Monday morning and continued throughout the day. About 9 inches is reported here. ' Yes, you still can borrow IN WAR as well as peace, people need money to meet special conditions. While borrowing for non-essential purposes is dis couraged by the government, the various loan regulations recognize that people will always need funds for certain sound reasons. If you want a loan, see us. If your purpose is one for which loans may still be made, we will wel come your application. It costs nothing to get the facts, and this is the place to get them. O’NEILL NATIONAL BANK O’NEILL, NEBRASKA Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Ten Years Ago The Frontier, October 19, 1933. Construction work on Highway 281 south of this city is expected to commence the first of the com ing week. Judge J. W. Woodrough of Om aha was in the city last Tuesday with a party of friends on his way , to Cherry county on his annual; duck hunt. The Frontier, October 26, 1933. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Klinger returned last evening from a six weeks’ visit with relatives in east ern Iowa, Illinois and the Chicago fair. Over a thousand people saw Orville Thorson of O’Neill win the Holt county corn picking con test held last Tuesday on the George A. French farm near Page. In eighty minutes Thorson husked 20.02 bushels after all de ductions had been made. The Frontier, November 2, 1933. Calvin Patterson of Norfolk and | Mrs. Hazel Wolfe of O’Neill were united in marriage at the Metho- j dist parsonage last Monday, Rev.' F. J. Aucock officiating, in the i presence of a few immediate friends of the contracting parties, j Bids are advertised for in this issue of The Frontier for one mile ! of paving on Highway No. 201 through this city. The notice calls for the submission of bids on No vember 10. — Views of Congress By Dr. A. L. Miller. M. C. Congress has been in session a little over a month since it re assembled after the summer re cess. Members came back with some very definite ideas about things that should be done and with the determination to do them. Many people are wonder ing why so little has been done. There is a very simple explana tion for this. The only way that Congress can act is by passing a bill or a reso lution. Every bill that is intro duced is referred to a committee for consideration for it would be! impossible for each member to give consideration to all bills, i Each committee is headed by a chairman who, with the majority of the committee, belong to the! party in power. This gives him the power to decide which bills shall be given consideration by the committee and reported to the House and which ones shall be withheld. Naturally he is guided by the wishes of the party in power so it is almost impossible to bring a bill out of the commit tee against its wishes. The only way is for a member to get 218 signatures (a majority of the membership of the House) on a petition to discharge the commit tee from consideration of the bill. This is a difficult ’thirig to do and the attempt is rarely successful. The present administration is the same as the party in power in the Congress, so it practically controls legislation. For fear that Congress might enact bills affect ing its policies, such bills are kept securely locked in the commit tees. The blame for the inactivity of Congress can, therefore, be placed directly on the shoulders of the party in power. In a speech before the House on the subject of Subsidies, de livered on October II, I said in part: “The cost of a proposed subsidy program would be hard to esti mate. It might well cost more than $5,000,000,000: The money thus expended bWThe administra tion would purchase the complete regimentation of agriculture and the right of someone in Washing ton to decide what people should raise for other people to eat. The efforts thus far by Washington bureaucrats along this line have been entirely faulty and destruc tive. The Washington bureaucrats who continue to tangle with the farm program are causing a lim ited supply of food and this acts as a weapon to keep control by the Government over agricul ture.” Although few matters of grave importance are before the House at present, there is a great deal of activity within the committees. Several of them are struggling with important problems while others are workif% on the many bills that have been referred to them for study. Probably the most important bill before any committee is the administration’s new tax proposals, aimed at rais-, ing an increase of 10 billions of dollars per year, which is before the House Committee on Ways and Means. The proposals were submitted by the Secretary of the Treasury and supported by Director Vinson of thq Office of Economic Stabili zation. Hearings are being held daily. At a time like this one would think that; the administra tion would make proposals pure ly on the basis of getting the most money with the least barm to the country, leaving politics com pletely out of the picture. That it has not done this is proven by the remarks of Chairman Dough ton, a democrat, when he said to Mr. Vinson: “Your schedule is an ingenious one, very ingenious, but ingenuity will not raise money for taxes.” The principal cause for his remark was the adminis tration’s proposal to eliminate the Victory Tax. which would have the effect of relieving over nine million taxpayers (voters) in the lower income brackets from pay ing income tax. Another proposal would place a very large percent age of the increase on that small group of voters in the middle in come bracket, mostly salaried workers who have had little or I no increase in earnings. victory Styled Shoes At A Popular Price 3.98 Sleek Suedes Built-up Heels Alligator Trims Calf Accents Correctly styled to go along with your casual clothes, or to wear with your dressiest dress. Pumps, ties, oxfords, black or brown suede, calf leath ers. Elasticized, gored and combination lasts. Also arch support types for street wear. Width AAA-B i Sixes 4-9 1 Expertly Fitted 1 OXFORDS $298* ‘ •* A young man's style in bal pattern with a Goodyear welt sole and leather heel. The sole edge and heel finished to blend with the dark underlay trim to contrast to the antique. DRESS OXFORDS — Men’s and youngr men’s styles In black leather with welted leather soles. A choice of various style toes and in blucher or bal patterns. Top quality popularly priced. Toughened For Hard Wear ! MEN'S LEATHER Work Shoes Black retan uppeT. All leather sole, stitched and nailed to give protection against hard wear. Blucher style with plain toe. Sizes 6 Vi to 11. 1 3.49 Men's Ties 49c Four-in-hand styles, gen erously cut and well tail ored. Big assortment of rich patterns. Dress Socks 25c Rayon socks with rein forced heel and toe. Su perior quality. Varied col ors and patterns. Men’s Bedroom Slippers 98c 87% wool. Chrome leather sole. Sizes 6 to 11. Color: Brown. Work Socks 2 For 35c Sturdy cotton socks made with a knit-on top. Plain colors in blue, gray, na tural, black, etc. MEN’S UNION SUITS 79c Medium weight suit for wear now. Ecru color, knit. Short sleeves and long leg. Sizes 36 to 46. Elastic cuff and ankle. BOYS’ SWEAT SHIRTS 49c For little men to up 10. In Red and Blue, solid colors. Made of heavy fleece cotton. Boys' Shirts 98c Billy Brown dress shirts made of fast color prints in desirable patterns. Sizes 6 to 14. BOYS’ TROUSERS 198 Fancy part wool dress trousers in blue, brown and grey patterns. Size 8 to 18. Boys' Sweater $1.98 -V V Novelty 2-tone styles In a wool knit. For school or every day. Button front. Sizes 80 to 86. LEGGINGS 79c PR. Grey sturdy build co vert legging just arriv ed. Size 15, 16, 17. Only five dozen, so hurry and get yours now. The administration wants to raise ten billion more in taxes. Two counter proposals are re ceiving a great deal of attention. One would cut government ex pense by five billion dollars a year. The other is a federal sales tax. To get the golden egg with out killing the goose is the real problem. The House Committee on Bank ing and Currency has reported a bill to extend the life of the Com modity Credit Corporation but without the provision authorizing the payments of subsidies that was requested by the War Food Administration. A merry battle is in progress before the Military Affairs Com mittee between the War Depart ment and the General Accounting Office. The latter office was set up by Congress to audit expendi tures of the various executive agencies to see that they kept within the scope of the laws auth orizing the expenditures. It is presided over by the Comptroller General and has always been a thorn in the side of these agen cies. The first Comptroller was J. R. McCarl from Nebraska. The War Department claims that the audit by G.A.O. so de lays the termination of contracts that many contractors are apt to go into bankruptcy awaiting final settlement, and that anyway, un der the First War Powers Act it does not need to submit settle ments to the General Accounting Office for approval. On the other hand, the Comptroller General maintains that untold amounts of money will be lost to the taxpay ers if he does not have the power to audit and approve the settle ment of these contracts. He pre sented the Committee with 270 cases to prove his point, most of them from the War Department, in which the negotiating officers had allowed payment of items running from false teeth to juke boxes. Among the items were: Wages paid to one single em ployee for 41 hours’ w