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Dear Sir —
To our many readers of the Weekly
Review and to our friend who in last
week's issue of the Review expressed
himself in the column “As Others See
It" in regards to the cafe operated by
our group at 223 No 9th St., are appre
ciate the statements you made as they
contain much truth. Now let us have
oar say This Is a new day. the pro
prietors of the American Oafs have
made a complete study of our needs In
Uncoln, and we are sure you will he
fair with us Before you condemn ua
give us a trial, then if we do not meas
ure up U> standard, we stand ready to
be condemned and criticised.
The American Cafe is giving em
ployment to four of our group, trying
to do our part in solving the depres
sion by taking our place In the busi
ness world of Lincoln I am sure Lin
coln is In dire need of such a place,
where we can be served and feel free
lo enjoy ourselves When visitors come
to our city, we will at least be able to
take care of their needs
The American Cafe will be fully
equipped to serve you at all tunes with
first class food and the brst of serv
ice. If we don't measure up to stan- ;
dard tell us; if we do. tell others, for'
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success
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ronizing the American Cafe and mak
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Dear Sir —
In your Issue of February 2nd. the
editorial The Crucial Test" was well
written. Just a trifle conservative In
the yean grave by the colored men have
worked Individually, collectively and
honestly far candidates they thought
friendly toward the race, with the
hope, and often the promise, of some
thing brtter as soon as the said candi
date was elected. Upon examination 1
find that there are now less than five
colored people in the employ of the
clTy of Lincoln. There was a time un
der a former administration, that we
could hold a Job as policemen, eleva
tor men. Janitors, etc. In the last few
years < before the panic afforded an ex
cuse! there has been a falling off of
this employment. WHY? Have we been
Incompetent, are we less worthy. OR
air there larger blocks of solid votes
that deserve attention, that is worthy
of more patronage There is no doubt
hi my mind about the matter At the
time we were holding the Jobs refer
red to. we had a solid block of some
few hundred vote*. From then until
last fall we became separated, work
ing in small groups, or even individ
ually for our own particular candi
date. in hopes, or on a solemn promise
of a Job after the election Mr Pegg.
I don’t attempt to say that 700 votes
will elect a candidate, but I do say
that 700 votes taken from the support
of any candidate in this coming elec
tion will surely defeat them
Ray Stokes.
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Officials who do too much shaking
down sometimes experience a shake
up.
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It looks as If the Technocrats made
the mistake of putting all their eggs
In one basket
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And then there was the one so dumb
eho thought racketeers were ten
nis players.
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The severest critics of business are
“Intellectuals", who get that way at
colleges endowed by business men.
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French and German cabinet posts
have afforded quite a bit of very tem
porary employment this winter.
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A new universal language called
“‘Basic English" contains wily 850
words. Inasmuch as it makes no dis
tinction In the use of “will'’ and
' shall" we are for It.
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It was a commendable Impulse that
prompted the American Society of
Composers, Authors and Publishers to
vote a life pension of *25 a week to
James W Blake, now 7S. author of the
wprds of ‘The Sidewalks of New
York." Written more than 30 years
ago, the song had a revival during A1
Smiths campaign for the presidency
in 1928 We are glad that Mr Bl&ke
Is to be provided for. but we also doubt
that his song, or any other Tin Pan
Alley production, has sufficient merit j
to entitle Us author to a pension.
Sidestepping the Facts
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“Thr unfortunate part of it all is that some real simplification of the gov- i
rmmrtit machinery and incident savings might have been affected by the eon- ;
stitutionnl convention that met in 1921 At that time ihe number of elective
state officers could have been reduced and a system of all state activities de
vised that would have represented genuine economy and efficiency. It ought to
he done now."
The above statement was t Imitated among the members of the legisla
ture in an editorial under the title "Repeal the Code" in a recent issue of the
Nebraska Farmer. The editorial was marked by a significant sign. The right
hand, probably that of an ex-officeholder, was outlined in blue ink on the
margin of ihc editorial, thr index finger pointing but the three fingers and
thumb were in thr characteristic prehensile formation.
It is just as well to sumnurij- some of the inaccuracies in this editorial al
though they will be repeated at intervals by the reactionary press that is '
fighting rode repeal and state goy eminent reform.
The constitutional convention did not meet in 1921. The forty-one pro
posals outlined by this body were adopted al a special election in September
21. 1926 and the body met December 2, 1919. One Governor Samuel Roy Me- j
Kelvir had formulated a Ctvtl Code, transcribed from the state of Illinois bv
Robert W. Prvoc. ( ode secretaries, under this amazing system, drew S3.000 peri
annum, twice the salary of the governor of the state.
Owing to the activities of the special interests the membership of the j
constitutional convention, elected on nun-partisan ballot. prnVed to be largely
reactionary . Early in the game emissaries of the governor served notice on the
convention that the code mast not be disturbed in any way. Furthermore, sal
aries must be advanced to make the positions of the governor, the judges of
the supreme court and the state officials "dignified". The unit for measuring
Ibis "dignity" has severely goaded the taxpayers of the state. The convention
boosted the governor to S'JWI, the supreme judges to the same figure and
gave state officials $5.0tW. This the delegates did undrr threat that the Mo
Kclvie cohorts would defeat the < (institutional amendments at the special elec
tion.
The legislature was given authority to fix salaries once in each eight year
'period but the formidable lobby at IJncoln has so far prevented any action in
favor of the taxpayers.
So great was the confusion under the code that in the years between 1920
and !926 a deficit of S5.OOd.IHHi tvas incurred. A legislative committee investigat
ed. fixed the amount and apportioned the responsibility. The inefficiency of
the rode departments was so great that the deficit was not only concealed for
’.ears but was vociferously denied by the subsidized press.
The republican party has never endorsed the code. The republican voters
in the primary of 192* nominat'd Arthur J. Weaver as candidate for govern
or to repeal the rode. Reactionaries fought him and prevented a fulfillment of
the pledge. Mr. MrKclvie’s faction leading the opposition. Standpat forces in
both parties are now opposing Bryan in his efforts to bring order and system
out of the tangle.
The on«v real hope lies with the forces of the Nebraska Progressive Teague.
This organization is planning to place before the people a simplified form of
government by initiative. This scheme unless the legislature takes piogressive
action will go before the people ir the faU of 1934 and. if adopted will become
effective about December 26. 1934
TkMitcrs so far have resisted every effort of the present legislature to
bi-tag about code reform.
Nebraska Leads in
New Organization
Yang Republican* Head the Militant
Crowd Rage* to Displwr
Veteran leader*.
By George W Kline
Lincoln. Netor —When the Hooverltes.
led by Chairman Everett Sanders of
the National Republican committee,
and the Wataonitea, the dissenting
faction. Join in battle for party con
trol, they will discover that a new
crowd is already milltantly organizing
to lead the campaign of 1936 Vice
President Charley Curtis has assumed
leadership of the National Republican
League and will oppose Sanders from
an office In New York in charge of
J. A. Campbell of White Plains
In plain language the ultra con
servative forces In the republican par
ty have split into two factions. Cur
tis hopes to control the younger voters.
The actual breach will be disclosed on
the night of February 13th, when
President Hoover will deliver a speech
in New York Senator Watson will
send forth a broadside on the same
date
Sad News for Curtis
There is a sorry message for Curtis
as far as Nebraska is concerned. Two
months ago organization really began
in this state. During the last cam
paign the republican state committee
ignored the youthful, virile forces
within the party and depended almost
entirely on past tenses and political
has-beens. Two weeks before election
the opposing elements began realign
ment. It is now definitely established
that Nebraska republicans will be
identified with a great middle of the
road reorganization movement that
has already been outlined.
Chairman Barton Green of Lancas
ter county and several other county
chairmen in the South Platte terri
tory really precipitated the reorgani
zation movement in the state. It
spread like a prairie fire.
At about the same time young re
publicans in the East realized that the
leadership of the Sanders-Watson
Curtis type of politicians had run its
course. Youfeg republicans in the house
of representatives, many of them de
feated in the November landslide, saw
the futility of boneheacUsm. They
quietly began the task of reorganiza
tion with the idea of eliminating Pres
ident Hoover as a political factor and
shelving Senator Watson among the
political fossils. Vice President Curtis
was also listed a museum piece of
real value to antiquarians.
A Complete Wreck
The republican machine in Nebras
ka. inspected by the youthful mechan
icians, turned out to be scrap heap ma
terial. Years of domination by profes
sional politicians in Omaha and Lin*
coin had made the contrivance a men
ace to all connected therewith. The
self-appointed leaders attracted oppo
sition from many factions. The young
er set in all parts of the state clamor
ed for recognition.
After the defeat of November, the
policy of Chairman ’•Bob" Smith was
not conciliatory to say the least. Ac
tive county chairmen complained of
snubs. Prof. J. C. Jensen was named
for the radio commission with out con
sulting the Important commercial in
terests involved. Chairman Green of
the Lancaster county committee took
the matter up with chairmen thruout
the state and protests were formulated.
Faithful to Hoover
Chairman Sanders of the National
Committee admitted that there was
merit in the protests but did not stop
the recommendation Chairman Smith
and National Committeeman McCloud
ignored the letters of the protesting
county chairmen. It is believed that the
Nebraska State committee will align
with the Hoover faction in the nation
al scrap.
The Senator Watson faction opposed
Hoover in Kansas City and are to be
reinforced by the clansmen of ex-Vice
President Curtis. These are al! of the
Old Guard faction. Progressive Repub
licans in Nebraska, in sympathy with
the younger element, will not be at
tracted to either of these national fac
tions. It is now apparent that Presi
dent Hoover will make another try for
the nomination. In 1936 his position
will be somewhat like that of Al Smith
a» the Chicago convention.
Several weeks ago the Nebraska state
committee forces pulled another "bon
er". Harley Jarsons was named for as
sistant secretary of the republican
state committee without any consul
tation with the dissatisfied bloc. Once
more sentiment rapidly crystalled for
a new deal
In a number of counties the caucus
system, in vogue in Lancaster, has
been adopted During the last six
months there has been caucus meet
ings in which men and principles have
been frankly discussed In most of
these, sentiment has been registered
for an entirely new combination in
1934
With the state divided into five con
gressional districts new candidates for
all the major positions are being stud
ied. observed and groomed. Both
Chairman Smith and National Com
mitteeman McCloud are out of touch
with the movement, are probably una
ware that it exists.
Young Set Holds Joker
The political Joker, it seems, is real
ly in the hands of the young dissent
ers. In the privacy of their caucus
meetings they can gv&ge sentiment and
study reactions They can avoid the
prejudice against Lancaster and Doug
las by holding down the candidates
from these counties It is now reported
that a youthful candidate for United
States senator will come from Omaha.
while the selection for governor will
be made from out In the state Howell.
Gnswoid and Wherry, according to
these political organisers are in the
discard
New issues, not necessarily arising
from the action of the present legis
lature. will furnish the ammunition
for the fray. The veteran candidates,
according to the youthful element,
-mage of the present era and are no*
I to be considered
It is believed that the South Platte
county chairmen may ‘tie in" with the
rapidly growing Baldnge organization
In Douglas county This group seems
destined to supplant a half dozen fac
tions and cliques that have heretofore
muddled Douglas county politics.
The impotency of the old guard
sponsors to stage a comeback has been
demonstrated at Lincoln during the
last three weeks. Victor Smith of Oma
ha has appeared three times before
committees and won three distinct,
unanimous verdicts in the negative.
The committees found out what he
wanted and then didn't give it to him
C Petrus Peterson, wheelhorse in many
a movement, that resulted in decreas
ed pluralities for the republican par
ty, is slated for a large percentage of
zero results. Art Bowring, snowed un
der in the last campaign for the sen
ate. is another advocate that is getting
it In the neck with painful regularity
Kearney, Nebr.—Under the direc
tion of B C. Gibbons. Fifth Distrie'
Chairman, rapid progress has been
made in this section in the organiza
tion or the Nebraska Progressive
League.
Progressive leaders in the American
Legion, the Taxpayers Leagues, the
civic clubs, women’s organizations and
both political parties have cooperated
in the organization to a remarkable
extent.
This county, formerly the banner
county of the old guard, was carried by
the progressives at the last election.
Terry Carpenter. "Norris Democrat.”
carrying the county by a plurality of 1.
Chairman Gibbons has been distrib
uting information about the actions of
the progressive members of the legis
lature. County chairmen will soon be
selected throughout the Fifth district
Information and progressive literature
is being sent from the state headquar
ters at Lincoln. This will be distributed
throughout the Fifth district..
Residing in the Fifth district are
more than 58.000 progressives. Their
names are among those on the "master
list" on file in the state headquarters
of the Nebraska Progressive League
at Lincoln. The list numbers 238.746
in the state and Mr. Gibbons has re
quested that the Fifth district list be
segregated and sent to district head
quarters for comparison with the local
lists.
PROSPERITY * at Chaska. Minn.
My friend. James F. Faber, city ed
itor of the Valley Keraid. published
at Chaska, Minnesota, sends me a
memorandum of the claim of that
thriving little city to the title of "the
mor' proseprous town in America." j
With 2,000 inhabitants Chaska has i
a surplus of over $88,000 In the city I
treasury. Taxes have been cut 30 per- I
cent. The people of Chaska have al- j
most $2,500,000 in the two banks, and
the town never had a bank failure, i
There are no natives on the poor |
list, and the city is providing a good
living for nearly ninety business and
professional men besides their employ
ees. On top of that Chaska has had j
new businesses opening in each year!
of the depression, and has only five 1
names on the delinquent tax list.
I know of no other town the size j
of Chaska that can make such a show- :
ing. Do you?
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SAVINGS * * in the banks
There is more money in the sav
ings banks of the United States than
ever before in our national history.
In New York State alone savings
bank deposits were more than five
thousand million dollars on the first
of January This money is owned by
more than five and one-half million
depositors.
The people of tne United States
are certainty not "broke” when sav
ings deposits increase like that. Folks
are putting their money into safe
places instead of spending it because
they are not quite sure yet what is
going to happen in the future. Just
as soon as conditions seem to be sta
blized there wrill be plenty of funds
available for Investment in promis
ing enterprises.
CREDIT • * * * and an idea
Taking the country as a whole,. the
banks are full of money, but it is
harder than ever for the average
person to borrow money from the
banks TTv reason for this Is very
clear. Fewer people than ever before
are in a position to give a banker
reasonable assurance that they will
be able to pay a loan when it is due.
It is not shortage of money that
is keeping us poor; it is shortage of
credit. The few who have good cred- |
it can borrow money cheaper than'
ever before.
I don't know how it would work,
but it seems to me there Is some 1
I
merit m the suggestion that if the
banks would lend everybody enough
' to pay their debts money would begin
I to circulate so fast that business
would immediately pick up and every
body's credit would be as good as tt
ever was. That idea is certainly not
any more foolish than a good many
of the inflationary proposals that have
been offered in Congress.
BABBITS 9 • • * they multiply
Two adjoining Long Island towns
voted a couple of years ago to permit
no shooting and to suppress cats, in
order to provide a bird refuge. But
the townspeople forgot all about rab
bits.
Now Center Island and Mill Neck
• are so full of rabbits that it is al
I most impossible to drive over the
i road without running over a few cot
tontails. Farmers and gardeners are
! wondering what they are going to
i do to protect thir lettuce, spinach
i and other garden crops in the spring.
They are trying to get the local game
ordinances amended to permit them
to shoot the rabbits.
What has happened in these Long
Island towns is what happens when
ever man interferes to upset the bal
ance of nature.
COINS * * • • * some valuable
i Rare old coins still bring high
prices. A penny sold at an auction
; in New York the other day for sixty
dollars It was a copper cent dated
1799.
Among the other rare coins sold
at the same time were some copper
'hard times" tokens Issued from pri
vate mints between 1834 and 1841.
One of them dated 1837, brought
$22.50
Coins are not valuable merely be
cause they are old; It Is rarity that
makes collectors bid for them. Th°
silver dollar of 1804 is so rare that
only four or five are known to be in
existence, and anyone finding one of
{those coins can almost name his own
j price for it. Most of the silver dol
: lars coined that year were sent to Eu
rope for the payment of certain ob
1 ligations and the ship was lost at
j sea. *
Last year the United States Mint
made more coins than in the pre
vious two years: there were more
than twenty million of them, worth
$68,000,000. One reason for the in
creased coinage was the large offer
ings of gold jewelry and ornaments,
| which the mint is obliged to pur
! chase and give gold coins in ex
change for.
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Be of Joy and
Good Cheer
Something more than a Hundred
I years ago a sermon was preached in
; in St. John’s Church, New York, which
! dealt very severely with the frailties
of poor human nature, and put forth,
with unctuous assurance, the promise
cf eternal punishment for a large pro
portion of the race. Among the wor
shippers was a gentleman of unfortu
nate reputation but keen mind, whose
name Ungers unforgettably in our his
tory' As he left the church a lady
spoke to him
“What did you think of the sermon.
Mr. Burr?" she asked.
"I think.” responded Aaron Burr,
“that God is better than most people
suppose."
That was the message of Jesus—
that God is supremely better than
anybody had ever dared to believe.
Not a petulant Creator, who had lost
control of his creation and, in wrath
was determined to destroy it all. Not
a stem Judge dispensing impersonal
justice. Not a vain King w'ho must
be flattered and bribed into conces
sions of mercy. Not a rigid Accoun
tant. checking up the sins against
penances and striking a cold hard
balance. Not any of these—nothing
like these—but a great Companion,
a wonderful Friend, a kindly indulgent,
joy-loving Father—.
For three years Jesus walked up and
down the shores of his lake and
through the streets of towns and cities,
trying to make them understand.
Then came the end, and almost before
his fine firm flesh was cold, the dis
torsion began. He who had cared
nothing for ceremonies and forms was
made the idol of formalism Men hid
themselves in monasteries; they lashed
themselves with whips; they tortured
their skins with harsh garments and
cried out that they were followers of
him-—of him who loved the crowd, who
gathered children about him wherever
he went, who celebrated the calling of;
a new disciple with a fea3t in which
all the neighborhood joined!
His last supper with his disciples was
an hour of solemn memories. Their
minds were heavy with foreboding.
He talked earnestly, but the whole
purpose of his talk was to lift up their
hearts, to make them think nobly of
themselves, to fill their spirits with
a conquering faith.
"My joy I leave with you." he ex
claimed.
"Be of good cheer," he exclaimed.
Joy—cheer—these are the words by
which he wished to be remembered.
But dowm through the ages has come
wicked falsehood that Jesus never
laughed
Lighting and Safety
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According to the National Safety :
Council, which recently conducted a
survey of four states, about 35 per
ceat of all night automobile accidents
are due to insufficient street and high
way lighting
TViat this is a conservative state- I
ment is indicated by the experience
of Detroit last year when the need
! for municipal economy caused a dras
tic curtailment of street illumination
The result as stated by Superintendent
Schrenk of the lighting department
was that while fatal accidents in day
time decreased 22 per cent night fatal
ities increased 23 percent, during the
period of 10 months.
Aside from the los*. of life and
limb Involved In the additional ac
cidents, it was found that handlin'*
these extra emergency cases cc*i the
city more than the saving In its light
bill, so the former lighting was restor
ed to virtually Its former level.
This illustrates that economy men.'
ores, which are being demanded prac
tlc&liy everywhere just now, may some
times be costly, if added dangers to
| the public are created thereby. This
is especially true with respect to mat
ters affecting traffic safety, fire pro
tection and the public health. It is es
i timated that traffic accidents alone
| now cost the American people about
two and a half billion dollars every
! year.
i The fellow who believes in radio ad
I vertislng ballyhoo tells this one "I
bought a carburetor guaranteed ta
save 5fl per cent on gas, a timer to
save 30 per cent, and a sparkplug to
save another 30 per cent, and after go
ing ten miles my gasoline tang ovc. -
j flowed
Recent additions to the long list of
school children's “bowlers:” "The Gulf
Stream Is composed of warm cur
rants." "Cereals are stories which last
several weeks.” "A centimeter is an in
sect with 100 legs.” "Alibi means that
you were somewhere else when you
committed the crime.”
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