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REAL ESTATE and INSURANCE We Write All Kinds of insurance Phones B-6190 — B-2084 McWilliams and woods Progressive Legislation Has Excellent Chance Retortion In Cool of Government Pronto* by House an* Senate Organisation. Organization In the house and sen ate. completed this week by the selec tion of committees, indicates pr ogres *ve legislation lor the state In the house the old members have . octroi of the committees. However, the veterans are nearly all of the pro gressive variety with some tendency to radicalism In the senate the new senators are in control In most of the preceding sessions the senate has dis played the most conservatism. It is different this year lames are already somewhat clari fied Speaker O'Malley and several of his colleagues seek the repeal of the -ode. Muir of Lancaster has introduc ed bills requested by the Nebraska Progressive League for reduction of •lanes and remodeling the state gov ernment. Some of the contents of Miss Muir’s bills are demanded in the gov ernor's message. Remodeling the state government and decreased salaries are pledges of the republican platform It n, said that the main features of the Muir bills have the endorsement of Barton Green. Lancaster county chair man. and now regarded as the repub lican state leader. Cushing of Ord has the income tax matter well in hand. He is a republican of independent voting habits. He was elected without opposition to his seat in the present legislature The Division Line The definition of progressiveness has I oeen clearly made by the two Roose-1 veils. Theodore Roosevelt acted on the I heory that the constitution must def- i mitely forbid action. Franklin D ! Roosevelt in a statement concerning j "he Prograssive League, said: “Progressives in the right sense of the word mean those who realize that a government must grow and change; that what is wise government today may be foolish government tomorrow. The conservatives are those who be lieve that things are good enough as they are md should be let strictly done lest ruin and destruction follow in the wake of any alteration.” Use Only CORYELL 70 <r/;V/V/V,v///V//»V/V//V// “The National SHOE REPAIRING SHOP Fred Hock, Prop. Shoe repairing of the better kind; work called for and delivered. Phone B-7850—925 O St. Lincoln, Nebr. When Hungry Think of The Cotton Club 926 No. 16th St. I Fried Chicken & Barbecue Ribs are our Specialty; also Soft Drinks. .IOHNIE WILLIAMS, Prop. w»^w,v*v>v//v/v;v/v/1 BOSTON MARKET We Appreciate YOUR PATRONAGE 4XIV//V/VAV//AV//V//VAV/ COLLEGE CLEANERS Solicits Your Patronage I Wish You All Success F O 68 — 1744 Calvert St. COAL! COAL! THE VERY BEST AT THE LOWEST PRICES Missouri Nut $5.50 Primo Lump 6.50 Pea Carbon . 7.00 Crown Semi Lump 0.00 •SAVE WITH CASH” Baughan Coal Co. U-5389 16th & Hoidreffe Many of the democrats are inclinde to take the governor's message as a test, declaring that progressive mem bers of the party should support the main suggestions of that document. Expert Early Action The senate U expected to take ac tion on the confirmation of Kenneth Wherry for the board of control at an early date. Under the law. the govern or Is required to select a republican for the office. Should Wherry fall of con firmation it is expected that L. B Johnson of Omaha would get the next nomination The names of W. H. Smith for tax commissioner and ex-Senator Wherry for the board of control were submit ted to the senate last week Smith was immediately confirmed. Then it was learned that a statute requires a day to elapse before confirmation. Also some of the senators feared that some discrimination against Wherry might be Inferred. So the Smith confirmation was reconsidered. Some of the legal theorists declare that the senate does not have the power to reconsider a confirmation. So far as can be ascer tained. there is no opposition to Mr. Smith, who compiled the budget pre paring the way for a tax cut of $17. 000,000 Senator Boelts led off in the upper house with bills to bring school board members nearer to the people. He has a bill to abolish the Form Bureau and the county agents. He favors a state bank. Senator Banning will support the sales tax. Senator Bullard Is study ing county government and has collect ed much data on the county manager plan. Senator McCarter has introduced a bill for an income tax law. It is short and simple. There are no exemptions. A half dozen anti-chain store bills have been introduced. Progressive* In Control The two houses started out on a pro gressive basis. Speaker O’Malley in the house .nd President Pro Tern McCar ter In the senate are undeniably pro gressives. The democratic members of the legislature have shown a disposi tion to promptly keep their platform pledges. The senate has reduced the pay of its employees 33 1-3 per cent as com pared with 1931 This is an injustice to some of them, but the senators evi dently wanted a consistent record. They are Intent on economy and some drastic salary reductions later. When Governor Bryan submitted the names of Tax Commissioner Smith for reap pointment he was promptly confirm ed. The selection of Senator Kenneth Wherry for the republican member of the board of control was deferred as Is the custom. On Friday the confirma tion of Smith was reconsidered and a special committee was selected on mo tion of Banning to canvass the situa tion. Senator Gass first proposed a com mittee to investigate all executive ap pointments. After some discussion, Banning's substitute motion prevailed. Senator Welch announced that Attor ney General Good had held that there was some doubt as to the authority of the legislature to reduce salaries of these appointees after confirmation. It was reported that both Smith and Wherry would accept any salary reduc tions made by the legislature. Howev er, the senators voted for the most formal course. House Is I'nwieldly In the house, the more unwieldly body, committee selections came more slowly. Representative W. H. O'Gara, majority floor leader, put In some long hours getting the democrats into work ing order. One of the bills to be Introduced this session will provide for the reduc tion of the number of members of the legislature to a total Of 50. This par ticular bill fixes the number of sena tors at 15 and reduces the house mem bership to 35. The constitution limits house membership not to exceed 100 and the senate membership not to be in excess of 50. Trenmore Cone presented a flock of bills which caused furore in the ranks of the capitalists. His bills reducing the rate of Interest on delinquent taxes and cutting down the legal rate of In terest are backed by Governor Bryan's message. His moratorium bill is papu lar throughout the state. Three lawyers have pronounced it constitutional. Lawyers In Doubt Attorneys who presume to advise on constitutional points have not covered themselves with glory during the last two months. Around a legislature, the poor old constitution is twisted and to meet party necessity. Some people take these legal opinions seriously when printed in newspapers notoriously sub servient to the private Interests. A cabal, so the story goes, came in to existence with the avowed purpose of seating Lieutenant Governor Met calfe In the evecutlvp chair, f or weeks the dally prey.*, had heralded the ver sion tha: in Nebraskn the lieutenant governor could fill the term of the regularly elected governor. In the con stitution Is a disability clause Why not usurp the office and seek a court declaration of disability? In tlus wav Mr Bryan would be dispossessed and the office could be held against Mr. Jurgensen. the lieutenant governor. Very little excitement resulted A cou ple of deputy sheriffs had to be In and out of the executive office—merely completing the ruing of their bonds Fred Hawxby had a quo warranto suit ready for filing But Thursday passed peacefully : the newly elected state officers took up their duties. Explanations of the pres ence of Dwight Ortswoid, J. A. Rod man and a number of national guards men appeared in the presa,. The na tional guard attacked the governor, but it was only a verbal broadside Recently, the supreme court of *he United States entered an opinion which seemed to settle the question ac cording to the reports in the newspa pers. But when Uie opinion in question is compared with the decision of the Nebraska supreme court in the case of one Samuel Roy McKelvie the quee tlon is somewhat clarified In the present controversy Metcalfe, in the event of Mr Bryan's disability, inher ited the office of governor with all its rights and duties and emoluments until midnight. January 4th. After midnight, if the disability still existed, Mr Jurgen sen automatically assumed the office Mr Metcalfe, by the inter pretation of the court in the McKelvie case, is Ineligible to the office of gov ernor from January 5, 1933 until the first Thursday in January 1P36. In stead of assisting the lieutenant gov ernor into office in such a contingen cy, the constitution emphatically bars succession Bald a legal bookworm in disposing of the Metcalfe-Jurgen sen case: "It is folly to seek out the vagaries of a federal court if thereby you must neglect the whimsicalities ol courts nearer home." SENATE COMMITTEES Agriculture, Livestock and Grazing E. M Neubauer, Chairman; C. An dersen, V Anderoeon. Banning, Nee land, Pedersen. Rothwell, Warner Banks and Banking Thomas Gass. Chairman, Boelts. Prush, McCarter, Neeland, Neumann, Pedersen, Stewart, Warner. Chlld*-Wclfare Emil E Brodecky, Chairman V, An derson, Bullard, Murray. O’Furey, Sanden. Van Kirk. Claims and Deficiencies Watson L. Purdy. Chairman; V. An derson, Banning, Dworak, Green, Kun kel, Pedersen Constitutional Amendments, Federal Relations and Apportionment James A. Brunt, Chairman; V An derson, Boelts. Hawxby, Halpine. Mur ray, Neuman. Peterson, Purdy, Van Kirk, Srb Educational. University, Normal Schools and Library P R. Peterson. Chairman; Pren, Brodecky, Callan, Dwork, Gass, Hawx by, Neeland, O'Furey, Pedersen, Welch. Employees E. M Neubauer, Chairman Fees and Salaries Harry Pedersen, Chairman; V. An derson, Frush, Kunkel, Neubauer. Hun den, Welch, finance, Ways and Means John S. Callan. Chairman; Banning, Brunt, Dworak, Halpine, Hawxby, Neubauer. Peterson, Srb, 8tewart. War ner. Fish and Game Geo. Frush, Chairman; C. Anderson, Breen, Bullard, Gass, McCarmick. Neu bauer. Pedersen, Rothwell. Highway Bridge and Ferries Christ Andersen, Chairman; Bail ing, Callan, Frush, Green, Murray, Neeland. Pedersen. Purdy, Sanden, Welch. Insurance W. B. Banning. Chairman; C. An dersen, Brodecky. Brunt, Bullard, Dworak Hawxby, McCormick. Warner, Welch Judiciary Hugo F. Srb, Chairman; Brunt, Bul lard, Halpine, Hawxby. McCormick Neumann, O’Furey, Stewart, Van Kirk, Irrigation, Water Power and Drainage W. C. Bullard. Chairman; Boeltz, Oreen, McCormick. Noeland. Peterson, Stewart. Labor Chas. D. Green. Chutrman; Murray, Neumann, Purdy, Rothwell, Sanden, Van Kirk. Manufacturers, Retailers and Commerce Victor Anderson, Chairman; Boelts, Brodecky. McCormick, Murray, Roth well, Warner, Medical Societies John C. Boelts, Chairman; Murray, Neumann, Rothwell. Van Kirk War ner. Welch. Miscellaneous Corporations Andy J. Welch, Chairman: Boeltz Kunkel, McCarter, Srb. Rothwell. Van Kirk Miscellaneous Subjects Gus A. Dworak, Chairman; Banning, Bren, Bullard, McCormick. Peterson, Srb, Warner, Welch. Municipal Affairs J. P. O’Furey. Chairman; Brunt, Cal lan. Green, McCormick. Neubauer, Pur dy, McCarter, Warner Privileges and Elections F E. McCormick, Chairman; C An dersen, Boeltz. Gass, Halpine. Neeland, Sanden. Public Instruction Stewart. Chairman; Newman, Bren, Brodecky. Class. Van Kirk. Welch, Railroads Arthur L Neumann, Chairman, Bren dreen. Kunkel. McCarter. Purdy Kan den. Stewart. Vnn Kirk. Revenue and Taxation Fred O. Hawxby. Chairman; V An derson. Frush C. Andersen. Halpine. Kunkel, Neelnnri Neubauer Pedersen Sandrn, Warner Rules I*. F Halpine. Chairman; Frush, Stewart School Lands and Funds F A Neeland. Chairman. Hrodecky, HrunV, Or» n. Kunkei Neubauer Committee on C ommittees J. P O’ Furey, Chairman; John 8. ' Oallsn. Ou* A Dworak. Fred O, Hast Trying To Throttle Bryan’s Muny Plan | t.iniurd T. Meet wood. Lincoln A l tor ney, Protest* Against Policy I Of ( 'ommiasioner*. Declaring that the present city ad ministration Is hostile to municipal ownership and is trying to throttle the muny gas station by mismanagement. Leonard T. Fleetwood has made this principle a leading issue for the spring campaign '.He Insists that oft repeat ed attempts to abolish the muny en terprises have failed Now the policy Is to Insure death by Inefficiency and lack of businesa management. "Long before Mr Bryan was admit ted to be Nebraska's greatest govern or." said Mr Fleetwood, "he became Lincoln's most efficient executive aft er jealousy and envy had done their worst H« established the muny gas station—the only one in the world He has saved thousands of dollars to the people of Lancaster county, as has the rauny coal station reduced fuel ex penses in the city. The common people appreciate these muny Institutions. Now that Mr. Bryan is unable to defend them we should re pel every attack, open or covert I have considerable data about the man ner in which these stations have been operated during the last two years. The record Is not to the credit of the effi ciency of the present city administra tion.” Mr Fleetwood has made a careful study of the milk situation. I has been stated that a milk depot located at the State Farm for distribution to the city customers might assist in solving the milk problem. Along with this Is suggested a laboratory to study meth ods of Increasing the price to the pro ducer. Mr. Fleetwood has also an nounced that the present arbitrary milk ordinances should be repealed, as they encourage monopoly and Invite racketeering .. .... ... ft.-. — A Social Chat With Loretta Mr, and Mrs. James Dean. 1018 Rose Street, were charming hosts at their beautiful home to fourteen distinguish ed guests last Thursday night at a "Wild Game Dinner," the table being magnificent with Its lovely silver and sparkling glassware with a center of fragrant sweetpcas. The evening was spent in music and games. Mr. and Mrs. "Buddie" Holmes en tertained last Thursday night at the *n lutiful home of their sister, Mrs. Bis'.cue Johnson. There were two ta bles of whist. The hostess served a de licious luncheon. Mr. and Mrs. Holmes are a new addition to the young social set and the Review welcomes them among us. Mr. Harry Leland. state oil Inspector of Nebraska, was a welcome visitor In the city. He also looked after some bus iness at the State House. Mr and Mrs. Gordon oi Beatrice were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs Guy Wiley. Mrs. Wiley entertained on Monday night In theli honor Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Dean, Mr and Mrs. Cicero Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Huston and their house guest. A beautiful cut bowl of roses was cho sen by Mrs Wiley for the decoration of her home for the social event. Mrs. Swanlgan regretted very much that she was unable to attend, as Mrs Wi ley Is considered one of the most charming hostesses in Lincoln, The Charity Club met at the home of Mrs. Mildred Woods Monday after noon. A nice number was present. The club Is sponsoring a benefit tea, to be I given next Sunday afternoon, Jan. IS. at the residence of Mrs. James Dean. It Is to be hoped that the public will turn out and give them the aid that they rightfully deserve The Chariy Club is doing great work In Lincoln. Mrs. Win. Woods Is president and Mrs. I Dorothy Dean, vice president Mr. and Mrs. McWilliams were vis itors In Omaha Sunday. The Rev. Burbridgc ol Quinn Chapel, Rev. Winchester of Mt. Zion, and Rev, Jones of Neuman M. K.. have formed a club known as "The Little Three." and we look forward to seeing great things from this club, as each membei is one of the great leaders of our city and an honor to any community. The Review extends greetings and stands ready to assist In any way possible. Calvin <'oolidgr The di atli of Calvin Cooltdge loses for the Race one of its dearest friends. It loses for the nation its only living vice-president. They railed him "Silent Cal" but that did not truly portray the man Did he ever fail to speak hi' convictions? No! He took with him to 1 the presidential chair the stern and i unyielding precepts of New England conscience Never did Calvin Coohd ;e ever fall In his congressional speeche ; to mention (he Negro with a plea for ' the nation's legislators to heed the Race’s wcllare The colored people of i America do mourn the loss of their friend and benefactor Calvin Cool ! id ;r. I'rtitrcllvo Statistics The evident inaccuracy ol lynching statistics of "the land of tile free and the home of the brave" is the effort of 1 certain groups to roncral the embar rassing extent ol barbaric southern public murders The disparity between the records ranges between etgtu and I thirty-two which goes to show that |-- — j by, E M Neubauer I* R Peterson I Hugo P 8rb Continued Nest Week BONDED INSURED RELIABLE New express service at less than freight rates between Lincoln nnd Chicago LINCOLN MOTOR EXPRESS, INC. Phone B-5522 Lincoln, Nebraska America hu taken to the statistical method, to protest against her name being smeared with the atrocious num bers that formerly were recorded Whatever the number. It Is too many, and those who are fighting for a lynchless America will have much to do Church Notes A Musical Tea. sponsored by the “Home Benevolent Charity Club'., for the benefit of the Lincoln Urban League will be given Sunday, January .ith, from 3:00 to 7:00 p. m. at the residence of Mrs. James Dean 1018 Rose street The public Is cordially tn vited Mrs Wm Woods, Pres. "The Loyal Workers Club” of the Mt Zlno Baptist church will give a chitterllng supper Tuesday, January 17th at the home of Mrs J. B Bonds. 1928 You Bt.. Oood supper for 25 cents. Mrs. McCrowley, Pres Quinn Chapel Allen Christian En deavor league will be held Sunday, Jan- ' uary 16th. at 6:30 p. m. All young peo ple Invited Members of the O E. 8 are urged to come and bring a guest to the dinner given by the Dinner Club at the resi dence of the W. M. Bailie Brown 426 So 22nd 8t„ Friday, January 20th. Mrs K. Huston, Chairman. The New Methodist Literary Club has an Interesting program for Wed • nesday night at 8:00 p. in., Jan. 18th The public is welcome Mrs F C. Berry, Pres The Zion Baptist Choir rehearsal on Friday, January 13th. All members are urged to attend. Mrs John Beard, President Rev O. Jones congregation and choir were welcome visitors Sunday evening, Jan. 8th, at the First Method ist Episcopal church in University Place. ***** A large chorus is preparing a short program of spirituals under the direc tion of Mrs. Blanche Johnson and Mrs. Ruth McWilliams, to be given Tuesday, Jan. 17th, at 4:00 p. m., at the First Bapturt. church, when the Rt Rev. J. A. Gregg of Kansas City, Kans., deliv ers his address to the Nebraska Minis ters and Laymen convention which convenes here next week Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Oordan were Sun day worshippers at the Mt. Zion Bap tist church ***** Mr. Felix Polk and Mr. Gus Harding are improving at this time. Mr W. Haywood and Mr. C. F. Peck ins of Omaha were Quinn Chapel vis 160 Sunday morning. --- o TOMORROW TAXES— Italian method I was greatly Impressed on m> recent visit to Italy with the age ol some ol the houses which are still occupied for residential and business purposes. A house 300 years old is almost "mod ern". In the Jewish section ol Rome, where there are still descendants of the Jewish slaves captured in the Holy Land by Emperor Titus, while Saint Paul was still preaching, some of the buildings have stood since the ttme of the Caesars! Many buildings from BOO to 1,000 years old we still oc cupied in Venice, Florence and Naples. They are all built of stone or brick, of course They have survived because Italy, like other European nations, has nev i * r Used real estate out of existence j I'heie is no tax on lands or buildings j ;is such Farm land pays taxes only on ! wha< it produces, town buildings pay I trixr.'i only on the rent income If Uteri-, 1 's no production or no income, no' taxes That struck ine as a sensible svs- 1 tern UK.Lit—salt figures Whatever happens in the matter of j legalizing beer without repealing the prohibition amendment one thing seems certain to me The tax on br-rr \ will never, unless the open saloon re | turns provide anything like the revr- , ntte and other benefits whirh its advo , cates have claimed America never consumed more than ; '*0 million barrel* of beer a vear even when a pint cos* only a nickel und the j tax was a dollar a barrel The proposed tax of >3 a barrel would be nearly a nickel a pint w it b hardly likely than anywhere marly as mutli beei would be sold, especially If It had to be bought In bottles and carried home to drink The largest number ol per sons ever employed In the breweries was about 80,000. not very much un employment relief in that figure, even if brewing started up at top speed. And what of reduced milk ronnump tton as an offset to the farm rrvenu from barley and hope? Whiskey has always been the Amei inn drink, always produced the lasg eat revenue and la what most A inert can drinkers reall.y want. HERO—eye witness While ref jmlng to America on the Conte dl Havola, I saw a man risk his life for others in mid-ocean Oennaro Amatruda, an able seaman from Am alfl. near Naples, is a real hero A valve broke on a ten-inch coa denser pipe, letting the ocean flow lu to the ship's dynamo compartment , The captain brought the ship up Into the wind—"hove her to," as sail cm* say -stopped the engines, shifted the oil In the fuel tanks so as to lieei the great vessel over and lift the pip. hole above water level, and asked for a volunteer to go overside and try to put a plug in the hole "I won't order any man to take the risk," said Cap triin Lena. “If nobody volunteers, I'll go over myself.” Armatruda stepped up. Plenty mor> sailors,” he said, "but only one cap tain,” They tied a rope around him and lowered him into the sea. It was pitch dark and raining. Water broke over him at times submerging him ten feet or more. After more than an hour he got the plug into tlie hole "Any more holes? Otve me unotber plug!” he said as they hauled him up, grinning. I was glad to chip in toward the fund of 1700 which the passenger* raised for Amatruda. It will keep bw wife and four children In Amalfi free from want the rest of their lives, wliat • ever happens to him. GYROSCOPES—how they work Three little flywheels down In Uu* hold of a great ship keep it from roll ing In the worst of storms The gyro scope stabilizers on the 50,000-ton Conte dl Havola look huge when one stands beside them, but compared with the bulk of the ship Itself they are about as big, proportionately, as three grapefruit in a conoe. • A flywheel always tends to revolve on the plane in which it started. Try to tilt It and it will resist. These gy roscopes are simply flywheels revolv ing at 910 revolutions a minute. The first wave that strikes the side of a ship does not roll it; rolling is due to a succession of wave impulses. Check the first impulse and the next ware becomes. In effect, the llrst wave, and so on A very slight resistance checks the first wave That is all there is to the stabilizing of a ship by gyroscopes CIH'RC II—it stand* One does not have to be a Roman Catholic to stand reverert and awe struck in the great church at Rome, which was built over the grave of Saint Peter, the founder of the organ ized church which is based on the teachings of Christ. It is the very heart and center of Christianity, as well an the largest and most beautiful church In the world. I was interested in the fact that the last two pretenders to the throne of England, James Stewart and his son Charles Edward, are also buried in St Peter’s; they are still held by many good Catholics to have been wrong fully barred from the throne of Great Britain. On the road to Ostia stands the tomb of Saint Paul, who was, like Pe ter, condemned to death ih Rome for his Christian teachings. The great structure of ihigan Rome stands in ruins; no one knows where Caesars arc burled The gloria* of their ancient capital is the churches and monuments of the religion they per secuted. .- -o Mrs Phannie Corneal is becoming more popular each week with her boyw at Lancaster, where she is teaching a large class of colored men - -.o- ■ Mrs Sarah J, McWilliams was In deed happy last Sunday and the chit - dren's program was very entertaining The high spot so far as the youngster# were concerned were those fine box a* they received at the end of th program ■** Business Men May Reach New Customers In Uncotn there are IJOO possible cash buyers of merchandise the Ne gro people of the city The Review '5 also ctrrulatUiR in Beatrice, Orand Is land. hTemont Hasting* and Nebraska city Your advertisement in this paper will reach tltese readers, and it la a field from which the casual advertiser is pretty much excluded Apportion the Review an auequat* advertising allowance for 1034 We so licit the ideas and «ugRt* tier a of th* progressive business men in Lincoln to aid us in bringing about the reiortna for which the Review stand*
