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Behold Your President. Hear Him Talk. Three Doors; Side, Cel lar, Back. Alas for “Pure Democ racy. ^By ARTHUR BRISBANE^ While I’resident Harding was talking in New York about various things, many stood with noses against closed glass doors, content to look, hearing nothing. Perhaps you, also, would like to see the president as he appeared and hear some things he said. You are looking through the eyes of this writer sitting at the reporters’ table. The president stands about three feet away, and you have a “close up.” Opposite him in a box sits Mrs. Harding, with flowers in her hand, looking proud of her part ner. It is a luncheon of the Asso ciated Press, some important edi tors and many others that feel im portant are there. Ochs of the New York Times sits two scats from the president to the right. Lawson of the Chicago News sits two seats to the left. Melville Ktone sits next to the president on one side, Noyes, president of the Associated Press, next to him on the other. The floor of the big ballroom is covered with editors, publishers, reporters, photograph- \ ers. The president stands to speak, i He wears a black two-button cut- I away coat, both buttons fastened. He is not fat, not thin, just a be- ' coming curve. His hlHck waistcoat has an edg ing of white around the neck. But tons concealed inside enable the valet to fasten fhe white edging, ; carefully starched, to the black waistcoat. The trousers are gray with black stripes, necktie black, with little gray stripes. It is ornamented with one large white pearl that is j old-fashioned. Cravat pins have , gone out. Ilis collar is turned down, but much too high, bad for the presi dent’s pneumogastric nerve, which runs up beside a blood vessel on the neck, and should be free from all pressure. The president is handsome. No ; wonder his wife looks proud. He has heavy black eyebrows, thick hair, almost white. He is tall, wide shoulders. He has kept his youth and good looks, most of the other ed:tors have lost theirs. On the finger of his left hand a large gold seal ring with little chipped diamonds fastened in it. Ii might have to do with some fra ternal, secret society, mysterious grips, passwords, etc! There is no wedding ring. That also ha's gone out, among men. So much for personal appear ance. Fiyet the president advises his fellow editors to have “less eager ness, more accuracy.” The answer to that is, “La critique est aisee, mais l’art est difficile.” Ninety-nine per cent of all edi tors are lacking in eagerness. That’s what’s the matter with them Reporters and news agencies At tend to accuracy well enough. 9 The president humorously com plains that a newspaper said he had broken all his eight golf clubs in five weeks. That was an attempt to disgrace him as a golfer. It wouldn’t hurt him with farm voters. They would wonder why eight different cluhs were needed to hit one little white ball, and ad mire him for breaking the eight. What the president said about the world court you can read else where in this paper. He was He- ' liant, yet plainly on the defensive. It is said that Senator Lodge and other advisers in Washington had urged him not to commit him self to the world court for fear of splitting his party. He rejected the advice, but while he endorsed the world court, , you had a feeling that he was not ] proud of it. You remembered the simple English girl, apologizing for her baby that had no father, “It’s such a little one, your honor.” Mr. Harding said his party didn’t propose to enter the league “by the side door, or the back door, or the cellar door.” Evi dently the reference to the world court as a back door to the league of nations—which is exactly what it is—(ticks in his mind. He emphasized the fact that no European nation could name more than one judge of the world court; we ourselves would name one. He did not explain what good that would do us if Europe named five and the five were united against us—as they would be—since Europe hates the United States, united in just one firm after-the wur conviction, which is the United States should pay the bill. After his escape from the world court the president became hap pier—,<o did his audience. He saic* he hoped to fix up the diffic.ui'y with Mexico, which was taken to mean recognition of that country by the United States, the American president taking charge of international relations instead of leaving that branch to American oil companies operating in Mexico. IIc was loudly applauded when ha announced his shipping policy, hU determination to give the United States a merchant marine. He could see that he had the edi tor;), big and semi-big, with him when he «aid in case the govern ment couldn’t sell the ships at a fair price, "We are going to oper ate them, and operate aggres sively,” Mr. Hauling spoke of “the grow ing importance of political par ties.” Primaries which give voters a chance to select candidates in stead of leaving that to bosses, have made parties less powerful. The president didn’t use the word “bosses,” hut that is what he meant. (CntiJright, I University Is. “Making Good" Senators Find Special Investigating Commit tee Refutes Charges of High Cost—Finds Efficiency in Operation. ."special Dir.pt't rti t» The Omaha Bee. Lincoln, Ap01 25.—The report of a special senate finance subcommittee, which says "the University of Ne braska is making good to the state," was adopted. Senator Banning is chairman of the committee and the other members are ^Hastings, Robbins, McGowan, Warner, Aline and Reifen rath. The committee s findings follow: Making (land to State. "The University of Nebraska is making good to the state. It is under the direction of an able hoard of re gents and an ePcient administration. The Institution has many colleges, di visions and departments. It is en trusted not only with the higher in structional work of Nebraska but in cludes also much of the research, sur vey and extension activities relating to state development. "The university Is making a rapid growth, the number of students hav ing doubled with the past few years. This presents a real problem to the resents and chancellor, because the appropriations for the support of thei institution have not kept pace with the growth. Ranks With Leaders. "We obsc-me also that the univer sity, although hampered by lacjj x>f funds, holds high rank among the leading universities of the country. The per capita cost for the education of students is less than In most state universities. Notwithstanding these faets, we find that there is consider able criticism by citizens because of the increasing amount needed to sup port tlie university, but we find In this connection that, the cost is much less than is generally supposed. Some of the funds are provided by the fed eral government; the legislature votes certain amounts; and there Is a large revolving fund derived from the sale of poultry, dairy products, etc., and all of these are taken Into account in the general budget, making a total cost of the university appear much greater than tt really is. The fact is. that the cost to the people of the state for the biennium is not now >6.000.000, as generally claimed, but only a little over half the amount. "We find that all property of the university is carefully inventoried: that there is a well devised system for the purchase of supplies and that an efficiency survey has been made looking forward to even greater co ordination of the departments and activities to the end that there will be no duplication. All purchases are carefully Investigated; materials and supplies are bought for the most part at wholesale and only when needed." Eight Bills Signed by Governor Bryan Special DUpntrh to The Omaha Bee. Lincoln, April 25.—Governor Bryan ! Wednesday signed the following bills: S. F. 72. by Banning. Sets qualifi-1 cations and fees for state Insurance examiners. S. F. 100. by Osborne, Allows in vestment of state funds in Irrigation district warrants. S. F. 196, by Anderson and Warner. Makes tobacco licenses run for calen dar year. S. F. 246. by Thielen. Broadens ! powers of eminent domain in cities of second class. S. F. 261. by hiroh. Provides for equity jurisdiction in cases Involving disputed land boundaries S, F. 273, by Purcell. Accepts Vic toria Springs pHi-k in « Uster county. S. F. 276. by Warner. Brings ae' eessory to setting fire under arson laws. S. F. 314. by Good. Validates or ganization of irrigation districts. Bryan Barks World Court. New York. April 25.—William Jen nings Bryan in an address i>efore the la-ague of Nations’ Nonpartisan as sociation yesterday, advocated sup port of President Harding s proposal i for America's membership In the ■ World court, with a reservation for, Independence of action with respect i to America's right to declare war. I “I would like to see Mr. Harding' take a murh longer step forward and announce our willingness to partici pate in any tribunal on earth em powered to Investigate any dispute ; likely to lend to war." AD\KltTISI MK.v r. Woman's Health Restored She Claims Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Did It After Everything EUe Failed Milwaukee,Wia. — “ 1 feel that I ought to let you know about my caae. 1 tu tiling and could barely do my j housework and washing I was so run-down, just from having one child. I took a lot of medicines and had doctors. Then , I gave them all up and took Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vege table Compound and 1 feel wonder iuuy goon now. i no every imng mat : comes along, and we all take your i medicine as a tonic when we don't feel iuat so. I am thankful for what the Vegetable Compound has done for my health and for my family.”— Mrs. Mary Saiechsck, 944 28th St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Letters like these testify to the ▼alue of the Vegetable Compound. These women speak from the fullness of their hearts. They describe as cor rectly as they can their conditions: First, those symptoms that affected them most conspicuously; and later the disappearanceof those symptoms. They are sincere expressions or grati- . I tude. For nearly fifty years Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has been so praised by women Commission Is Warned to Cut Capitol Expense (Continued From Page One.) proposed by architect, best interests of state would not have been properly protected, and it was preferable to invite bids on sections of building separately. The commission has since arranged wo contract for plumb Ing will be let In sections. ( liangrs Necessary. Fifth, committee finds 50 or more changes were necessary in architect's plans and specifications for building and slates: "Committee realizes practical Im possibility of electing any building without making numerous changes in plans and specifications. The state; has been required to bear the extra i expense in making the corrections in | plans and specifications. "In order that public may know I something of expense state pays as part of architect's costs, we cite the i following figures: “Experts have received from 18 | cents per hour to $14.28 per hour for! services." Sixth, charge Goodhue dosed speci fications on acoustical materials: "Your committee does not recom mend use of any particular acoustical material, but is satisfied from ev idence that there are other and much cheaper makes of acoustical material which were used In United Slates supreme court chamber at Washington, in Do minion Parliament building at Otta wa, state capitol building at Cheyenne. Wyo.; Temple Bethel at Detroit. Mich. We believe capitol commission can j make a waving of many thousands of* dollars on acoustic materia) If It sees fit to invito bids on various kinds of sueh material now being used in other public buildings." No Jusliflahle Excuse. Seventh, that architect flowed bids on radiators so only one firm could sell same; "Your committee finds capitol com mission later caused these plans and specifications to he opened to other • makers of radiators. We are, how ever, of opinion that architect has ' offered no justifiable excuse for so drawing his plans and specifications." Eighth, that architect's plans and specifications provided for claws of. windows which was made only by 1 one company: "Later this matter was taken up with architect by commission so that ! bids of other standard companies could also be received, and by so doing capitol commission saved state j approximately 111.000." Ninth, that architect neglected to inform commission of purchase of certain marble columns: "It seems this matter Will be prop erly adjusted." Tenth, that Goodhue favored cer tain New York sculptor to do the carving: "Saving proposed by other sculptors of f26,000 for one section of building, alone; saving of all three sections would be large enough to at ( Fast justify capitol commission in care fully investigating skill, ability and reputation of other carvers." ( ail lie Adjusted. Eleventh. that architect wrote closed specifications on certain locks: “We do not believe architect has offered any justifiable excuse for so drafting his plans and specifications. As contract for this material has not been let tills matter, cwn still he properly eared for and adjusted if the capitol commission, in its judg ment, deems it advisable to do so." Twelfth, that bonding and over lapping of stone walls is not justi fiable: “We believe it to be a departure from generally acknowledged practice of masons.’’ >. Members of committee signing tlie teport were: John Wlltse. chairman; J. S. Kroh. E. It. Purcell, w a. Mc Cain, E. L. Kemper, J. 1'. Kendall. Their report praises (he capitol com mission, but criticises the architect a* negligent In not preparing for competitive bids on all details of the building. The report was accepted by the senate and house today. Howell Leading Tax Bill Fight Measure for Uqual Taxation of Private and City Owned Utilities Is Opposed. Special Dispatch to Tli« Omaha Bee. Lincoln. April 25.—Senator K. IS. Howell arrived in Lincoln late this afternoon in an endeavor to persuade senate leaders to call senate tile 24 back from they house for speciflc amendment. This bill, killed on third reading yesterday in the house, reconsidered and placed on third reading again to ns y, provides for submitting consti tutional amendments In the people calling for repeal of the $200 tax ex emption on household goods, repeals lax exemption on municipally-owned utilities and repeal of tax exemption on warrants and bonds issued in the future by statq, county and city gov ernments. The senator, in an Interview with .Senator M. F. Rickard, expressed a willingness to have municipally-owned plants pay their just share of state taxes, but he expressed fear that under the amendment as proposed the plant* owned by the city and operated for the taxpayers would be forced to pay city taxes, which he dots not believe Is fair. t After Senator Howell s explanation. Senator RirkarH, chairman of the committee which prepared the bill, expressed sympathy with Senator Howell's views and promised to see that tlie bill was taken ^>ack to the senate for an amendment before a vote was lakep on It In the house. .Senator Howell also has requested the chairman of the senate irriga tion committee for a hearing on house roll 597, a hill drawn by the house irrigation committee materially chang ing methods of creating water power districts in the state. This bill was passed by the house today. Widow of War Hero Dies When His Body Arrives Cliarolles, France. April 25.—Mad ame Scheffer, widow of a French war hero, died here from emotion when her husband's body was returned by the government. Madame Scheffer had been sickly ever since the death of her husband In 1517. She recently asked the government to return his body from where he fell in Verdun. Madame SchetTer was at the station to claim the body, but when she saw the coffin crumpled In a heap upon the plntform. Husband and wife will be buried together. IMPROVED DININO CATV SERVICE TO TWIN CITIES—CHICAOO A NORTH WESTERN LINE. , Reginning Monday. April 30, break fast will be served In dining car on North Western train leaving Omaha Union Station 8:00 A. M. dally, to Sioux city. St. Paul and Minneapolis A la carle .service with the season’s delicacies. The Best of Everything. W .! Smith, C.oneral Agent C. A N Wf Ry.. 1301 Earn a m St. (Telephone Atlantic 7868.)— Advertisement. I II M I Ml 111 ■ I ^Wl Do You Suffer from Dizziness, Nervousness, Headaches, Backache? 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Senate Makes Slash in Appropriations (ContliiHe'1 From rage One.) capitol commission calls tor an ex penditure In excess of this amount, ' we will let the next legislature draft a law which will make an additional appropriation lawful but I do not think that we should make an ap propriation calling for metre titan the law sets forth even if the governor does ask us to disregard the law," he said. This reduction was proposed fol lowing a reading of the report of the special Investigating committee on the rharges made by George K. Johnson, former state engineer, against Bert ram Goodhue, architect, in which the committee declared It unlawful to make plans and specifications calling for the expenditure of more money then the law provides to be used for any project. Report Out Bills. Immediately after passage of this bill, the senate miscellaneous commit tee met, reconsidered its action on the Mathers Dysart bills and recommended them for passage. Action probably will be taken on these hills by the senate tomorrow. Before giving these hills a favor able recommendation, the committee cut the substance matter from them and placed the. substance matter of Senate File 2 and Senate File 318 in the bills. These two senate files, which now bear the Mathers Dysart title, give tlie governor option of appointing heads of state activities, confirmed by the senate, or placing these activi ties under constitutional officers, if the latter alternative Is chosen by the governor, the lieutenant governor Is placed at the head of tlte depart ment of agriculture at a salary of 12,500 a year. Must Go to House. With these amendments, the Dysart Mathers bills must be returned to the house for consideration. They will first go to the house judiciary com mittee, where Senate Files 2 and 31S, identically the same as the amend ed Marthers-Dysart bills, are repos ing. After all hills are corralled in tho house Judiciary committee, it is con aidered probable that house and sen ate leaders will meet and thresh out other amendment* to the hills which may be acceptable to both bodies. The United Htates is the greatest athletic nation in the world. Women’s Clubs Heads Elected Third District Federation I Adopts Uniform Constitu tion at Alhion Meeting. Kptiinl Dispatch to 1 nr Omaha Her. Albion. Neb., April 25.—The dis tinguishing feature of the 20th an nual convention of the Third district, Nebraska Federated Women's clubs, now in session here is the adop tion of the proposed uniform con etltution as submitted to the districts in -the state. The department of public welfare re ported Thursday through Its chairman, Mrs. H. E. Mason of Meadow Grove; press and publicity by Mrs. W. T. Fish er of Randolph; Amerlcancitlzenship by Mrs. Elizabeth Freeman of Wlsner. Mrs. Charles L. Hetnpel of Omaha, state chairman of American citizen ship addressed the convention. Mrs. Janies T. I.eeg, vice president of the Nebraska Federation and editor of the club bulletin 5|>oke in the in lerest of the official organ. Tba convention luncheon, served to 1 TO delegates and visitors in the basement of the M. E. church at noon, was a delightful Affair. Mrs. W. E Mlnier, corresponding secre tary of Nebraska Federation, "as toast mistress. Toasts were responded to by all district departmental chair men. t.'nder the leadership of Mrs. Emily Sltzer of Albion, fine chorus sing ing and beautiful vocal solo num bers were rendered for the delegates The following officers were elected: President. Miss Fanny l)eboW of Cole ridge; vice president, Mrs. C. H Ran dall of Randolph: treasurer. Mrs. Jack Sanford of South Sioux City; executive board members, Mrs. Bert ITacher of Madison and Mrs. Max Wolf of Albion. First Mortgage Middle West Power Co. 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