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EDITORIAL
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“DON'T CRUSH MANHOOD; PAY THEM CASH”
Tphe an ove was the subject qf a release given to the Am
* e. vica by the Honorable Harland L. Mossman, candid
ate fo: County Attorney of Douglas County. Mr. Moss
man was the first man. to say, “Stop insulting America’s
mane.- od by giving him charity through a lot of red tape
Give him a job and pay him cash instead of grocery or
ders.' Mr. Mossman says that it is not the duty of the
American Government to crush manhood. The duty of
the Government is to restlore confidence in its citi
zen and it cannot restore that CONFIDENCE by giving
them grocery orders today and starving them tomorrow
The Government should make jobs fo^ the unemployed
citizens and pay them cash for their labor and let them
spend it where and with whom they please.”
Shortly after this news was given to the press of
the country, thousands of men began to receive cash for
their labor. Every man working on Government pro
jects today should remember the stand Mr. Mossman
took when it was not popular fojr any man to speak
in their interest. Mr. Mossman is the kind of a fearless
leader that is needed in the County Attorneys office.
He has the courage of his convictions. The hdfriesty of
his intentions of right cannot be questioned. He is,
one df the three men in Douglas County who stood by his
guns agains1 the Dennison Machine from 1907 till they
were put out of the City Hall. Mr. Mossman has never been
laiown to bite his tongue on expressing a thought or laying
thel filth and destruction qf the human family at the door
of the politician wrhere it belongs.
This is thefirst time that Douglas County and the
City of Omaha has had an opportunity to’ pay this fearless
leader for the unselfish service he rendered as an Am
erican Citizdn to this Community.
j YOUR STATE—A LUXURY
A recent issue of The Index carries an article on
“State Debts—a Reflection of Legislative Extravagance.”
> The story told is appalling. In 1880 the gross debt,
i with allowance made for sinking fund assets, was $274,
OOO,000—$5.48 per capita. In 1923 it w'as $1,034,000,000—
! $9.43 per capita. And in 1931 it was well over two billinn
and averaged slose to $20 per capita. Since then state
debts have continued to rise.
< In the opinon of The Index, the ofrly chance for
; relief for overburdened taxpayers lies in drastic changes
j in the fiscal policies of mqst of the states. Legislatures
i have grown more and mdre extravagant. They have
)made only gestures to balance budgets, taking the atti
i tude that the public will pay for anything. The voters
) themselves must absorb a large share of the blame—the
'list of major state bond issues they have approved the
‘last few (years for projects fundamentally unnecessary
and luxurious, is astounding.
In some of the more heavily taxed states, industr
' ies have mojvejd away by the dozens— taking with them
\ thousands of jobs ond millions of dollars worth of pur
chasing power. In practically every state the weight of
taxation is a high barrier to additional employment, to
[(expansion, to investment and savings and the productive
na0 of capital. Keep yjbur eye qn the sta'e capi al new3—
>and when the time cornels to vote again, vote with know
ledge.
; HOW CHEAP IS HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICITY ?
] On the theory that a penny saved is a penny earn
ed, electricity in the home is a money-maker—a fact that
-a great many of its users don’t realize. . EM
I That is the argument of Frederirk W. Crone, m an
article in Public Utilities Fortnightly. He backs it up with
i illustrations of the savings that acrrue when electricity
j is used for ordinary household tasks in the place of older,
IlepS ^Experinmnts show that fifty good-sized candles
have the same illuminating value as one 50-watt mazada
lamn At five cents each, burning for five and three
j^rters hours, they cost $2.50. The 50-watt lamp burn
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hour, costs one and three-quarters cents.
Another test demonstrated that it took two hours
and ten minutes to sweep certain rooms with a broom,
and at the finish the sweeper was exhausted. A vacuum
cleaner did the same work more efficiently in 40 minutes
at a cost of less than a cent, with little exertion oil the
part of the operator. Figure the price of household labor
in your locality, and you have the saving effected there.
A quanity of clothes were washed by hand, in
three hours and fifteen minutes. A washing machine did
the same job better in one hour, at a current cost of
slightly more than a cent. Figuring labor at 40 cents an
hour, a saving of nqarly a dollar is made in that common
instance. Other examples will come to the mind of the
1 housekeeper. Electricity isn’t only a tiny item in the fam
? ily budget—it really saves and makes money.
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LOWER YOUR FIRE BILL
1
Every fire permanently removes material wealth
from the economic ledger. The effects of fire can never
be undone. Those two axioms deserve remembering. A
J, good many people think that insurance coyers the loss
caused by fire. No pdlicy can do that. Insurance simply
! pays for a part of the direct loss, leaving unpaid the
greatest loss of all—the indirect loss.
Indirect loss can be measured in employment—men
; thrown out of their jobs because the factory wherei they
worked burned. It can be measured in taxes—whene/ver a
fire removes property from the assessment rolls, the
share of the cost of government it paid must be passed on
to other property. It can be measured, over a period of
time, in insurance based on the past fire experience of the
Community. It can be mefasured in a town’s lack of pro
gress—cases are an record where one great fire has lit
erally brought a comm'unity’s development to an end.
Fire prevention is a civic duty—and it rests on the
shoulders of every property owner to do1 his part to dis
charge it. You help pay for every fire—-and every fire
that is prevented actually means mon^y in your pocket.
Help make ydur ttfwn “fire-free.”
“Perhaps the strongest objection to public owner
ship and operation miay be found in the present economic
condition of the nation.” — Joseph B. Eastman, Federal
Coordination of Transportation. _. ________
Interesting:—and Important
During 1933 the farm cooperatives
of the country, dealing in all kinds of
products, handled a great deal more
of the goods the farmer sells and
buys than in previous years
That fact i3 interesting- It is like
wise vitally important
It shows that the ideal of maximum
agricultural organization is really
being attained- It’s a slow process- It
takes a great deal of time and effort.
Cooperative managements have giv
en that time and effort—and for the
most part they have been loyally
supported by their members, who
have brought in friends and neigh
bore- Education is as much a part of
cooperative work as is actual buying
and selling—it is every bit as essent
ial to the success of the movefcnent
The government, through the
Farm Credit Administration, is doing
a good work in advancing coopera
tion in their fields, are among the
strongest friends of agricultural or
ganization, as is the thinking public
in general- The movement is gather
ing speed continually—and unless the
signs fail us, 1934 will be the best
cooperative year the country has yet
seen
Against Public Ownership
“Although the findings of the
Transportation Conference agree in
the main with those of Coordinator
Eastman they dissent sharply from
his suggetion that public ownership
may be the way out for the rail
roads,”..says the New York Sun
editorially
“The conference finds, on the oth
er hand, that there is no reason to
believe that public ownership and
operation would produce better rail
way service; that operating economies
under ownership by the Government
would be similar to those the rail
ways themselves could affect under
consolidation; that to inject into the
present program of the Government
a further increase in Federal bonds
to acquire the railroads would pro
bably cause a decided increase in the
Government’s interest rates; that
there is no justification in fact for
the argument that tax economies
would flow from public ownership;
that the probable interference of
politics under Federal ownership
would be adverse to economical op
eration; that im none of the motives
determining public ownership in
foreign countries can be found valid
reason for similar action in the Unit
ed States, except only that private
of/ter prise might be unwilling or un
able to carry on.
“The conference suggests that with
proper cooperation from the Govern
ment private enterprise will in fact
be able to carry on- It admits that
various considerations, among them
acts done in the name of the Govern
ment itself, have tended to discour
age private capital. But it believes
that certain acts nd declarations
which could be taken by State and
Federal governments would help mat
erially to restore confidence of in
vestors
“First among these it places a de
claration by the National Administra
tion that it is the policy of the nation
to foster private ownership and op
eration- Next there should be a con
certed Federal and State policy of
according greater equality of regula
tion to the railroads and their com
petitors, placing each fortn of trans
portation upon a self-sustaining basis
without undue advantage to shipper,
employee or investor..
“In common with other bodies
which have made similar studies and
reports, the Transportation Confer
ence turns thumbs down on the In
land Waterways Corporation operat
ing the barge line on the Mississippi!
River. This Federal experiment, it!
correctly says, was originally under
taken to demonstrate the practic
ability of private common carrier en
terprise on such waterways. But in
asmuch as it operates tax free, with
out return on capital, and with the
absorpition of certain expenses by the
Government, the conference finds
that it does not demonstrate any
thing one way or the other- What it
actualy does is to provide “unfair
competition with private transporta
tion services.” The conference recom
mends that the Government promptly
withdraw froim this undertaking,
either by sale to private capital or by
liquidation.
“The gist of these extensive find
ings is that the railroads can work
their own way out of their troubles
if given reasonable support at Wash
ington and if not burdensomely pen
alized by unfair competition. No leg
A Hardy Annual
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: islation would be required to put one
of -the most important recommenda
j tions into effect. In view of Mr. East
j man’s somewhat ominous suggestion,
the President should make it clear
that he does not intend to consider
any more nonsense about public own
ership and operation ” *
Prevent Fire Accidents
in Homes
Newspapers carry gruesome stories
of children and adults burned to
death in homes.
It is high time for spring cleaning
of fire hazards- One of the most com
mon and easiest eliminated is accum
ulation of trash in attics, cellars,
barns and garages.
Wherever piles of rubbish, paper
and oily or paint soaked rags are
tolerated, there is a constant invita
tion to fire through carelessly dis
carded matches, cigars and cigar
ettes, as well as spontaneus ignition.
The first step in eliminating fire ac
cidents, therefore, is a thorough
clean-up of all trash
Work with a paint brush is recom
mended, for a spic and span house
seldom burns- ,
According to the National Board of
Fire Underwriters, carelessness with
matches and smoking materials is
one of the greatest causes of fire
($30,000,000 in 1932). Continuation of
high losses to life and property from
this source is an absolute disgrace
Matches should be kept in non
burning containers and out of the
reach of children; handy ash trays
should be provided and common sense
should be exercised when using smok
ing materials and matches.
In the spring, when heat is no long
er needed, is the time to clean the
heating plant, repair if necessary,
and get it ready for next fall. Chim
neys should be cleaned and inspected
at this time
Spring cleaning oi fire hazards I
may require the services of others
than yourself- All who thus employ
workmen to help them, will be aiding
the recovery program at a time when
additional work for the unemployed
is such a vital need- Do your part!
Don’t Scuttle The Past
Perhaps the greatest danger we
face in building for the future is that
we may forget the traditions and
heritages of the past
Under the stress of enthusiasm for
a new idea, a plan, a cause, it is easy
to throw overboard all that has gone
before- Because we feel strongly con
cerning abuses and inadequacies that
have appeared in the existing sys
tem. we are likely to correct them in
a manner that will not only do away
with what is bad, but with what is
good as well
That is especially applicable to this
country at this time. Great changes
are underway. The intentions of those
who are behind them are undoubtedly
of the best. It is the desire to safe
guard against the potential depres
sions of the future — as well as to
bring recovery now. We are seeking
a permanent, balanced social and eco
nohiic order, that will provide greater
opportunities for the masses of the
people
The danger lies in the possibility
that in seeking this, the American
tradition of individualism and free
dom will be destroyed- Signs of the
growth of fascism and socialism in
America are increasing- Responsible
observers believe the menace of dic
tatorship cannot b e exaggerated
Simple democracy, which gave busi
nesses and individuals the full chance
to work out their destinies, is lan
guishing.
There can be great progress within
the fabric of the American tradition
—the past is the best witness to that
Change that forgets or ignores that
tradition could easily do grave harm
to the common welfare.
A Minus And B-Plus
An article in Public Service Mag
azine points out what is happening
to two classes of our citizens under
present governmental policies.
Citizen A has saved some money.
He decides to invest it in sound, con
servative business enterprise and
finally selects securities of several
representative utilities- He believes
in -the future of the power industry,
knowing how vital an influence it ex
erts on American life. His investment
brings him a reasonable return—and
as he reaches middle age he depends
more and more upon it to maintain
his standard of living
Citizen B has also saved some mon
ey. He was originally a farm boy,
who migrated to the city- He feels
the yearnings for the soil again—
and returns to the old farm where he
puts his money in various improve
ments and additions.
What is happening now to those
citizens — both of whom are honest,
industrious and foresighted, and both
of whom put their money in genuine
ly productive enterprises of different
types ? The answer presents a strange
picture
Citizen A is literally faced with
the loss of his savings- The federal
government is building tax-free sub
sidized competing electric plants.
States are ordering utility rate re
ductions — when prices of all kinds
are rising. All forms of government
are levying heavier taxes—and in the
case of the federal three per cent
gross earnings tax, the company (A
and fellow citizens who bought secur
ities with him) is not allowed to in
clude it in the bills sent to customers.
As for citizen B, the government is
paying him to kill hogs, plow under
cotton and wheat- To do that it is
collecting a processing tax from A
and other taxpayers- It is forcing up
the price of the things B sells and A,
with his depleted income, must buy.
Think that comparison over. It re
quires no comment- And it reveals a
situation that ia directly eppoeed to
investment employment—and re
covery
Speed Is The Danger
The world’s record for throwing
the 10 pound shot one of the regular
events at all track and fMd meets, is
53 feet
The amount of energy possessed
by an average-sized automobile
traveling at 60 miles an hour would
be sufficient to throw that shot 52,
800 feet—nearly ten miles
To use another illustration, a car
traveling at 60 has the same capacity
for inflicting damage as if were
driven off a twelve-story building.
Those facts, brought out in a re
cent report of the Travelers Insur
ance Company, give some idea of the
Ma^xie
Miller
Writes
Man’s wife is sick — he's made a
few slip* during the two years—
wants to know if it is best to have
“on? woman” or promiscuous — he
would not concede so much to his
wife if he wer£ sick—better do right
and wait!
(Far advice, write to Maxie Miller,
care of The Literary Service Bureau,
516 Minnesota Avenu.s Kansas City,
Kansas, For personal reply, send
self addressed, stamped envelop;*)
(For The Literary Se.-vice Bureau)
Maxi a Miller: Here is one for
you- And it’s a serious one for me,
My wife has been sick two years. She
can’t be a wife to me — you under
stand- I haven’t been exactly good all
this time; I’ve made a few slips.
Now', since my wife is still sick the
thing that wn-ri js me is whether to
have one regular woman and be tme
to her, or to be what they cal] prom
iscuous- Now, Mrs- Miller, what do
you think? Tell me right away,
pluase—Worried Husband
Worried Husband: You know
what is right- You know if you were
sick you would not want your wife
to “step out on you;” so, play the
game fair- Of course, if you just will
not be fair, it is better a thousand
times to associate with one woman
than to go hopping around, bring
disgrace on the family and perhaps
get venereal disease and be ruined,
But the only right thing to do is to
keep your marriage vows and wait
Maxie Miller.
potential menace of speed on the
highway- During recent years the
death and injury rate pe^, accident
has been rising—and the increase
was especially marked in 1933- The
chance of a person being seriously
hurt or killed in an accident is sub
stantially greater now than it would
have been five or ten years ago in a
similar accident- The reason can be
expressed in one word: Spejtd
Today’s cars have better brakes,
betflar steering, better lights and
stronger bodies than those of the
past. By all engineering standards,
they are saflir. What has happened is
that the public has exaggerated the
increased safety factors—and actual
ly turned these improvements into
dangers
Watch your speed—adapt it to local
conditions at all times — and you’ll
have taken a long step toward be
coming a safe driver
Catching up with Europe!
—
We hear a great deal about over
taxed countries — and have been led
to think that we, by comparison, are
fortunate.
But if the present trend continues
American workers and investors will
soon have as much to fear from the
tax collector as the citizens of any
other country.
At the moment, about one dollar
out of eyetry five we earn goes to
government—the same ratio that
prevails in Germany- The highest
taxed country in the world is Eng
land- THesre government takes one
dollar out of every four of the nation
al income. That is very little more
than we pay—and we’re catching up
rapidly. A few yfeeks ago English
taxes— notably the income tax—were
reduced, while United States tax**
are steadily rising.
Moat of us don't pay our taxes di
rectly- We may ewen think we’re
beating the game- But if we rent a
house, its taxes are part of the rental
cost The taxes paid by the corner
grocery and the concerns producing
the food it soils are reflected in
prices- If we drive a car, buy a glass
of beer, turn on an electric light go
to a show, purchase clothes or other
necessities, we are paying taxes
On the average, we work one day
out of every five for the government
And unless there’s strong public op
position to higher taxes, we’ll soon be
working one day in four in order to
keep up with the tax collector.