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The Morning Bee M O R N I N G—E V E N I N G—S UNDAY THE BEE PUBLISHING CO., 'Publisher. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press, of which The Bee Is s member, is exclusively •titled to the tue for rcpublication of all news dispatches credited to it or hot otherwise credited In this paper, and also the local news published herein. All rights of republications of our special dispatches are also reseired. BEE TELEPHONES Vrivat* Branch Exchange. Aak for the Department . t i .1 or Peraon Wanted. For Night Call* After 10 P. M.: , Sdltorlai Department. AT lantic 1021 or 1042. 1000 OFFICES Rain Office—17tn and Famam Co. Bluffs ... 16 Scott St. So. Side, N. W. Cor. 24th and N New York—286 Fifth Avenue Washington - 422 Star Bldg. Chicago - - 1720 Steger Bid*. BUTLER OR NO BUTLER, GIVE US PEACE. ' Are there no means by which the Omaha police department can be put on a stable basis? Or must , the citizens go on, patieeitly submitting to the everlasting wrangle that now marks the progress of what ought to be a firm and dependable force of competent policemen? Law enforcement is desirable, but should not be achieved at the cost of broken laws. Suspen sion of the entire morals squad now is sought, because a citizen alleges that his home was in vaded and searched without a warrant. Again and again have the police been told they must not enter homes of citizens to search, unless they have a warrant, duly issued, empowering them to do so. ) Many complaints are made that automobiles are i being stopped and searched, no discrimination being made. Unoffending people object to this procedure, and properly so. Such surveillance is not calculated to add to the dignity of the law, for it is the worst part of oppression. We are unwilling to believe that the officers of the law are setting about to make the law offensive,, but that certainly is the effect of the course that is being pursued. Enforcement of the law is one thing; invasions of homes and interception of auto mobile parties is quite another. Omaha deserves a better administration of the police department than has been given for months. Between the “wets” and the “drys” the average home-owning, taxpaying citizen impatiently says, “A plague on both your houses,” and longs for the time to come when the turmoil that disrupts and disorganizes the too small police force of the city can be brought to an end, and discipline and efficiency take the place of dis order and impotency. If Butler is at fault, the city commissioners have It in their power to remove him and put the de partment in the hands of some other member of the board. If Butler is capable of handling the de partment, he should have the support and assistance of the others. One way or the other, an end should be put to the present disgraceful wrangling, that the citizens may have the protection they are paying for and not getting. SOAK THE RECKLESS SPEEDER. A little home is darkened today, because the little babe that was its light lies cold and stark, its little life crushed out in an automobile accident. A man is in jail, held responsible for the accident that brought so much of sorrow into that home. His act may not have been willful, but it was wickedly careless. He disregarded the ordinary rules that make for safety on the highways, and caused a dreadful mishap. No amount of sophistry will excuse this, no tears of remorse change the result. A reckless automobile driver is( a potential murderer. He starts with no intent of injuring anyone, but frequently winds up with a death laid at his door. Wise men have tried to devise rules that will make driving safe for everybody, and reckless men disregard them. Their own safety is at stake, but that is no more to them than is the safety of others. For the sake of a few minutes, or maybe even seconds that would be con sumed in avoiding all danger, they accept tha hazard of human life, damage to property, misery and suf fering. Our highways should be ridded of these pests. Taxpayers have spent huge sums of money, providing good roads over which traffic may move in ease and safety, and along which the pleasure seeker may get some comfort and delight. All this the selfish, thoughtless speeder destroys. Bent on his own amusement, which consists apparently in seeking the highest velocity his car is capable of, he makes the highway a place of terror, and deprives all others of the joy that rightfully is theirs. Such drivers must be eliminated, one way or another. Let us hear no more of “unavoidable accidents” on the great broad roads of Nebraska. Accidents can be avoided, if drivers only will be careful and show regard and consideration for the rights of other drivers. Sending a man to prison may not restore life to a dead baby, nor repair any damage done, but it will be a mighty good example for others. W'hen reckless speeders learn that their folly is going to cast them a term in prison, they'will think a second time before stepping on the gas, just to give another driver their dust, or to cut in ahead of a car that has the right of way over them at an intersection or a turn. BOYS CAN DO "GIRLS’ WORK.” Somehow, toe have a sort of sneaking admiration for that boy from Wahoo who has examples of his skill at making tatting on exhibition at the state fair. Tatting is supposed to be a feminine art ex clusively; it may be simple enough, but some women never are able to control the skill required for tying the knots, and men usually look bewildered as they note the flash of the shuttle, while the hands cross and recross with swiftest motion as some fair sister “tats." Tatting is hardly work for boys; this one, It seems, does his stint on the farm as well as the rest, milking, watering stock, “slopping” the pigs, and all the other little routine duties the farmer lad is familiar with. Probably he has played base ball, and maybe can hold his own in other of the strenu ous sports to which 16-year-old,huskies give a lot of their time and energy, but he finds more pleasure in tying cotton thread into knots that grow into beautiful designs. What impels to this? It is the artistic impulse, a desire to create something beautiful, adding to the joy of life by bringing forth objects that appeal to the esthetic rather than the mere physical senses of man. Skill with knitting needles is not unknown to the list of masculine accomplishments. „Mnny sailors habitually knit, beguiling the tedium of idle hours at sea by making stockings, mittens, sweaters and all sorts of useful things from woolen yam. Their manhood is not questioned on this account. Men are tailors, and fashion dainty garments for the ladies to wear, and tailors have been known to carry on boxing and wrestling as sidelines. This boy who can wield a shuttle bettor than "ma” may turn out an artist in some line, or he may stick to farming. In either case he will be none the worse because he has done some beautiful work QUEEN FOR TWENTY-FIVE YEARS. Twenty-five years ago today an 18-year-old girl bowed her head while a grave and reverend father of the church placed upon it a diadem which desig nated her as queen of the Netherlands and the Dutch East and West Indies. At the flapper time of life, still “Standing with reluctant feet Where the brook and river meet," she became the ruler of 33,000,000 subjects, whose loyalty to her through this quarter of a century has been one of the really sweet notes in the jangling discord of Europe’s lack of concert. Today she stands justified in her utterance of that time, when in her coronation address she said: "The words of my beloved father 1 make my own: 'The House of Orange can never, no, never, do enough for the Netherlands.' In fulfilling this task I require your assistance, gentlemen members of the states-general. Let us work together for the happiness and prosperity of the Dutch people. May this be our goal. God bless us and our labors, that they may conduce to the welfare of the Netherlands.” Wilhelmina, wife and mother, is queen today over 57,000,000 people who hold allegiance to the House of Orange. Her people and her land have prospered. In so many ways have the conditipns of life of the Dutch, both in the home land and the colonies, been improved that scarcely any other country can point to greater progress. All her rule has not been quiet, nor have the waters over which she has steered the ship been ever placid. She has gone over many bumps, not a few of them considerable. Her marriage to a German prince brought her into unpleasant proximity to the throne of the kaiser, yet she had the courage and wisdom to surmount that obstacle. During the world war she courageously mounted guard over the mouth of the Scheldt, as well as the German frontier. Hol land’s neutrality was rigidly maintained, even when both sides longed for a little turning aside of the head, just for a moment. No ruler ever was more perplexed, nor one more resolute than Wilhelmina during those days. Today she kneels again at the church at Amster dam where she was crowned, and returns thanks for mercies enjoyed and guidance she has followed. In America, wherever enough of the Dutch are assem bled, clebrations will mark the occasions. Iowa and Nebraska possess a considerable number of citizens who trace their ancestry to settlers come from Hol land, and who have proved among the most sub stantial of the nation’s citizenship. These without diminishing their allegiance to their country, rejoice that the people of the Netherlands are so happily observing an auspicious event. LEAVE IT TO SELF-GOVERNMENT. There is this about the pleas of drys and wets to induce Governor Bryan to appoint a successor to Judge Post in the Ninth district who favors one side or another on prohibition. The legal qualifica tion of the man should be the deciding factor, not his personal leanings. The oath of office is such that a judge is required to uphold the laws of the state. With due regard to the amended' Sackett law, under which the governor has been asked to remove two Omaha municipal judges, these are domestic matters that had best be left to the community directly affected. It is not democracy for a gov ernor to step into a self-governing community and attempt to run its affairs. If there is, anything wrong with the public conduct of Judge Wappich or Judge Dineen, the people of Omaha can very well attend to the matter without outside interfer ence. There is a provision of the charter authorizing recall elections, and, furthermore, these same men will come up again at the regular election. The p.ople of Omaha, just as the people of every other tcv .! and every county, are fully capable of manag in." t lieir own government, and it should be left in their hands. HIRAM JOHNSON SOUNDS A TRUTH. Senator Hiram Johnson sticks pretty close to his original view of European politics. The people over there, he says, do not want our advice, they just want our assistance in carrying out their own plans. Therefore, he suggests, it is the part of wisdom for Americans to steer clear of Europe for the present. This has been a very popular idea in the United States since we got out of the world war. It is not isolation, but independence that is the aim of Ameri cans who still are moved by the national ideal. Some of our fellow countrymen are completely sold on the ideals of internationalism, which means they are willing to take on anybody’s trubles, at any cost. What this would mean is exemplified just now In the case of Italy, where the league of nations will be called upon to assume responsibility for a war or against a war. In either event, the United States would have to go where the league directs, and pend ing the return of affluence to a lot of countries that are on the verge of bankruptcy or otherwise heavily burdened, this country would have to foot the bills. Senator Johnson is on safe ground when he urges that the United States keep'out of the European muddle. That is just what this nation is doing, and will do. We are without concern or interest, but believe the quarrels of the old world will be settled sooner if the people on that side of the Atlantic are made to know they will get no* help from us either in the way of advice or money. Why should any faction or group control a judge of any country? Is not an untrammeled, indepen dent judiciary our country's greatest safeguard? Whoever put the “muss” in Mussolini did a good job. Nebraska’s state fair still is attractive. Homespun Verse —By Omaha's Own Poet— Robert Worthington Davit YOUR JOB AND MINE. Your Job Is best. I wish It were mine—how happy I'd be and how proud; Your freedom I envy, I think of you oft ns the enrefree, meandering cloud; You never meet trouble, nor sorrow endure. There'* pleasure In all that you do; There's blla* In the shine, there's rest In the shnde, ex istence Is dream like to you. The care* that I battle, the fears that I know, the weariness growing, and strife Are strangers to you; you live and you earn the best thnt I* given In life. Your pleasures arc many, your borne Is you* own, you're privilege*! to mix with the throng; Your life Is complete, wherever you roam existence is teeming with song. • But this Is the way of the race of man—your job Is better than mine; Mine Is continuous shadow and gloom, yours Is of gayest design— But you — how you envy my meager success. 'Tin Just human nature It seems You'd like to be me and I'd like to be you—and thus do we fashion our dreams. A “The People’s Voice” editorials front raadtra of Tfct Mornlna Boo. Reodcri ot Th« Morning Boa ara lavitad to un this column fraol* ftr axprattlon ao matters of public Interest. Political Parties. Omaha.—To the Editor of The Oma Bee; Aa a supplement to our letter in The Omaha Bee last Saturday we wish to approach this subject from a different viewpoint. In our last letter we referred to the inevitable differ ences of political parties. In this let ter we desire to emphasize the need of unity of purpose on the part of the men whom the people may elect to represent them. Henry Ford, in his book entitled "My Life and Work," characterizes the "proeent industrial system, the monetary plan, and the organization of society itself, as unnatural, immoral and Inhuman." That is a strong charge to bring against these three principal feutures of our political and social civilization. We are attempting to apply this charge to the political party that will waive Its principles, and thrust them aside to make way for a candidate who flouts them as unnatural, immoral and inhuman. Since parties are necessary they must, of course, be composed of hu man beings who may entertain dif ferent views. If they wish to acorn plish any service of value to the pub lic they should decide upon certain principles that will represent the com mon purpose and the common ends. Every organization should have some purpose in view of more importance than the mere coming together of a certain rnimber of members. That something else is the vital principle for which they come together, to be of service to the public. That purpose is binding on the party always. It is not necessarily obligatory on the in dividual voter. He may leave the party whenever he pleases, he may vote for some friend who does not be lieve in his party at all. But the party that will stultify itself by fol lowing the leadership of a man who believes that Its fundamental princi ples are unnatural, immoral and in human. such a party should be sup pressed In some way as a menace to public welfare. We called at a Ford establishment r few days ago. The building Inside and outside, the convenience for public service, indicated the Ford Motor com pany which it represented. We were told that Ford automobiles could be furnished direct from the factory. Also that all parts of an automobile could be assembled and the machine completed on the spot. All of these parts should be so adjusted and so related to one ^another in order to make the machine of service. If some of the parts could not be adjusted to the others the machine would be use less. We have two important depart ments of our government.; the legls lative and the executive. If a man should be elected as the leader for the executive department, and men of entirely different views for the legis lative department, between whom there could be no point of contact, It would lead to chaos in the government and if continued would bring on un reasoning socialism and possibly an archy in the end. The people of Ne braska have good reason to realize the force of party honesty and party principles in the affairs of govern ment. The last state election is added proof of the unreason of electing to high office men who are not in har mony with party policies and party principles. The democrats named their candidates, hut on account of being in the minority they elected only one, viz: The governor. The republic ans named theirs. Tfiey elected all ex oept one, v-iz: The candidate for gov ernor. Th'e republican candidate was rejected not because he was not a man of high character and of well known ability and integrity. Why then was he defeated since all the other repub lican candidates were elected? Pimply because he stood for one of the vital principles of his party to outlaw the teaching of foreign languages in pub lic schools of Nebraska. The result was a republican legislature and a democratic governor. The people have tasted the bitter fruit of such a mix ture It should not occur again. "Th* fault of our political system lies pri marily with a sordid standard of pub lic life tinder which politicians will yield to any clamor that Insures tenure of office.” That Is why we have had so many wars: that Is why the dlplo maoy.of the past among nations has been so selfish and corrupt. That Is why President Wilson, In his famous H points, insisted on open covenants, openly arrived at. _T>. F. DOLAN. Jealousy. Omaha—To the Editor of The Oma ha Bee: Of all the rurses that have ever blighted the earth, jealousy has been the most deadly. Ever since It put murder in the heart of Saul against David, It has eaten Its way down through the centuries, toppling more governments, dethroning more rulers, causing more murders, sui cides. wars and divorces, than any other agency. And now It lays Its craven hands on the public acts of our It. Beecher Howell, the most resourceful man we ev r had In holding public office. Who among us hut he could run the Metro politan Water District from the Jun gits of Panama; who hut he could h u e run It from Europe, while pre paring us for a visitation of the radio; who else hut he could advise the state legislature, he elected to the United States senate and draw two salaries While voyaging away to Cuha. with out the aid of an accountant? Answer; Nobody could. What man could begrudge him his Jaunts o'er the sens. Who can draw with such eloyerness two salaries? Who can run the great waterworks from Liverpool, Or from old "Palree" In a radio srhoolT After vlew’lng old Panama's wilds, did not he Pack up his kodak and haste hack to you. In time to ace the old Oas Compsn le, Put It over on us by a million or two? Some folks would complain to he hung or bo shot. No public servant their little souls please. Though he sail all the seas, or rust out In one spot, Their grumbling Is chronic, an Itching disease. GEOROE B. CHILD. One Day to lln It. A schoolboy at lunchtime entered a grocery sloro and said to the clerk Take this order Ten pounds sugar st 6 rents; It pounds coffee at 25 rents; eight pounds tea at 30 cents Add that up. How murh Is It?" The clerk replied, "*5.75." "Are you sure?" asked the boy. "Of course I am sure.' The boy thanked' him and said: "That's my arithmetic lesson for to morrow."—Judge. Extenuating t'Iremust mires. Lady Motorist- Oh, Mister Police limn, when 1 tell you why I speeded, you'll let mo go. officer Why weie you speeding? Lady Motorist I was trying to ralcli up with that lady to see how her hat Is trimmed.—Dry Goods Econ omlst. A Tho impending visit of Karl Birken head to Omaha for the purpose of lecturing on English affairs will give some interest to an account of one of his predec»-ssors 50 years ago. On Thursday evening. December 11, 1B73, The Evening Bee published a review of a lecture delivered in Omaha by Charles Bradlaugh, the noted English liberal, who later was to be suspended from parliament because of some of his extreme views. “THE REPUBLICAN MOVEMENT IN ENGLAND.” “Such was the subject of Charles Bradlaugh’s lecture last evening at tht Academy of Music, which was crowded to the utmost capacity by an audience anxious to hear this great English orator and agitator of re publican principles In England. "Mr. Bradlaugh Is a fine looking man, and his appearance upon the stage impresses at once that he is endowed with great powers of elo quence. He speaks very slowly at first, and with gome hesitancy, but when he gets warmed up with his subject, his sentences roll out one after another with wonderful rapidity and power, enlisting the sympathies of his audience. "His lecture was divided Into three principal subjects: 1 Why the re publican movement in England existed. 2. How its desired ends shall be ac complished. 3. A Justification of his own course in coming to this country to agitate this subject. "Mr. Bradlaugh directed his efforts principally to tne impeachment of the loyal house of Brunswick, which he certainly accomplishe.d last evening in the minds of his hearers. He spoke at some length upon Ireland's wrongs: the hardships nnd wrongs of the workingmen of Great Britain to day; he showed that there was greater corruption in England than in Amer ica, as in the former country they have a more careful way of ponceal ing It; the extravagance and cost nr the present royal family wag enorm ous and beyond all reason. “How the republican movement ts to accomplish Its end, namely, a re public in England, is a difficult prob lem. Mr. Bradlaugh says that the royal famllv are In power only by an act of parliament, and If that act were repealed, they would be left out in the cold. The republicans intend. If they ever become -powerful enough, to repeal this act. The common peo ple were not ready for a republic yet. They had been held in oppression and Ignorance too long. They must be educated to the idea of s republic first All this would be brought about In time, but the progress would be slow. “The audience Interrupted the speaker by frequent bursts of ap plause, alternated with laughter at the grim humor and keen sarcasm with which he enlivened his lecture It Is difficult to estimate the effec* of such a lecture ns this upon the crowded audiences in England. Heot land nnd Ireland; when regple who are comparatively little Interested In the subject become wildly enthusl astlc, how much more so must those become who are directly Interested." The IJog That Wouldn't Come Back. He had married a fluffy young thing nnd as time went on grew to detest her homely little pet poodle dog that snapped and snarled whenever he came near. One day Fido mvsterious ly disappeared and he promptlv nnd generously offered $100 for Its re covery. "But I thought." said a friend, "you hated that dog like poisdn.” “So I did," he replied. "I could not bear It.” "Then why on earth do you offer such a big reward for Its return?" "I like to please my wife " “Well, that may be. but $10 01s sure to bring the dog hack." “I think not," he answered, "unless someone saw me bury it In the gar den."—Everybody's Magazine. A New Slogan. Another drop in wheat prices Now nay It in flours—Washington Host. Daily Prayer If- tn a t.urkler fr» all them that trust In Him.—17 gam 22:31 Almighty God. pour out Thy Spirit upon us in this morning hour, and Rive us the blessed consciousness of Thy presence as we stand upon the threshold of this new day. Guide us unerringly through e.fch hour by Thy Spirit that wo mav enter wider fields of usefulness. Strew our common pathway with beautiful and fragrant flowers, and set upon our daily board the plate of plenty and the cup of g-^od i cheer Multiply the qualities of our hearts and the excellencies of our lives, and thrust us out Into new regions of experience and service. Help us. loving Father, to interpret life at its highest levels, and with a deep sense of the world’s awful reed. Kn al lo us. by Thy abounding grace ami infinite love, t<> reflect the Spirit, life [and purpose of Jesus Christ to the men whom wo meet this day. May w % be. in the truest sense, reflectors of God. so that mdn shall say as did one in the long ago; “I hnvo seen Thy face as though I had seen the face of God.” Give u« an increasing apprecla tton of the glorious Gospel of Jesus Christ, a Gospel thnt uplifts, redeems anil beautifies the lives of men. Speak to us, gracious Father, that wo may go forth to the task.* of this day In faith, hope and love, through Jesuit Christ, our Ford Amen RRV itnWIN I. MAVIS. Cincinnati, o NET AVERAGE CIRCULATION for Auguat, 1923, of THE OMAHA BEE ! Daily . i Sunday . D«e» not Include return*. loft over*. Rumple* or pnper* epoi|ed tn printing and include* nr apcr**l * ftlea. B. BREWER. Gen. Mgr. V. A. BRIDGE, Cir. Mgr. .Vihtrribed and twotn to before me tbi* 4th day of September. 1923. W II QU1VI.Y, ; (Seftl) Notm y Public ---—-1 “From State and. Nation” —Editorials from Other Newspapers— Kai.su Wheat and Hold Price of Bread. From the Sidney Enterprise. Pealing with the wheat price prob lem. N. lb Updike of The Omaha Bee says the farmer raises wheat for noth ing. but the baker sells bread to the consumer at a high price, making over 300 per cent. He urges wheat prices brought up and not bread down. We all know this could well be done, but few of us think it will be done. If wheat goes up—as we all hope it will—bread will undoubtedly take a big hike at once, unless the government is prepared to deal with the problem. Mr. Updike's statements are, in part, as follows: "As nearly as I can figure It out, the wheat market is in the same con dition as the gasoline market. It turned out that the ta^ik wagon peo ple were making all the big money between the refinery price and the filling station price. "It looks to me like the baker is making the money at the present time. The cost of a barrel of Hour is approximately $6. The Hour turned Into bread is retailing at $24, leaving a gap of $18. "it Is rny understanding that the baker could pay practically $lu a bar rel for flour and still make good money. In other words, tvneat could go up 50 cents a bushel without inter fering wdth the retail price of bread. “On account of the high price of labor, I do not think the consumer is kicking on an 8-cent loaf of bread. I beleve this Is the reason there is such a big demand for milling wheat. As I understand It. the mills are having no trouble to sell the flour as fast as they can make it, to bakers. "I wdsh you would check this up around there and see If I am wrong, and If so, tell me where I am wrong." More money to the farmer for his wheat is the biggest need of this country today. With that thought in mind it is easy to see that a reduction in the price of bread would not bene fit the situation. To put down the price of bread would tend to lower the prire of wheat. There is now a good demand for flour, and if the "Buy n barrel of flour” movement finds general approval there will be a still bigger demand. I know one Nebraska miller who at the present time has orders for 40,000 barrels of flour more than he has manufactured. That alone represents over 187.000 bushels or wheat.” Th^ present price of bread is rather a hardship on poor folks, hut none would kick on it if the farmer got more for his wheat, but we all object to the farmer bring robbed, and most of us believe $18 is too much for a baker to make on a barrel of flour. Taxes and Tlirir Remedy. From the Pittsburgh Gazette-Times. There is a minimum below which taxation cannot go. But there is abundance of proof that in the last .several years in many directions there has oeen an orgy of spending that has elevated tax rates to the point that tney hear heavily on the people, farmers Included, and are ac countable, more or less, for high wages, high freight rates and other charrea against living. Whatever ttu remedy for high taxes is. it is in tha nurds of the people tnemselves. America a Success. Philip Kerr in the London Observer. When all has been said and done. A - ei-'ea hlu l)eon a success. As an experiment in democracy thd United i as been tne most successful experiment ever known. KY>r 150 years it has given a higher standard of living, an arnrler education, and a freer life to tne whole body of its citizens from top to bottom, than any I her land It has absorbed millions of emigrants from all the races of Europe, has made them patriotic citi zens. has given them l>etter oppor tunities than ever before, and has not he”itatea to entrust them with full political responsibility as well. Vet !t hat never been unfaithful to the great tradition of political and re ligious rreedom which its founders brought f-om England, or men I ke Ceorge Washington or Abraham I.in coln have given it since. And. despite all the croakers and the tremendous difficulty of assimilating some clast* s of Immigrants to American standards, there Is no sign of that tradition fail ing now. X** r has America failed In the fundamental duties of a state It has kept the reign of law within its. If. It has cut out the canker of slavery from Its own heart, at the cos- of a civil win. And when the test of the great war came. de«pite its traditions. its distance, its aversion to Europe, im democratic control or foreign policy, alone among neutrals, It came in efteetively on the rlgnt side, and within is months landed 2,OUU,uOU men on the snores of France to nght for freedom » cause. It is tms huge country, with its queer mixture of humanity and violence, which is now the most powerful state and tne most significant portent In the modem world. Hirain’s Hard I,uek. From tho New York Time*. Senator Johnson has given up the struggle against Mr. Harding. He will have to give up, if he hasnt, the struggle Rgainst Mr. Coolldge. Besides, Mr. Ha Follette, an elder progressive, with all the modern Im provements that the California soli tary lacks, is 11 years older than he; anti will insist on the seniority rule. What is there left for the son or the Holden West? Another raid into the presidential primaries? He m;iv not find again the crafty republican bosses who used him as a decoy duck Pathetic, apparently incurable, Is Mr. Johnson's case It might be called the gradual ossification of a progres sive. Negro Contributions to Civilization. From the New York Evening Post. The Spingam medal for the most distinguished achievement by an American of African descent went to Dr. George Washington Carver of Tuskegee Institute for services in agricultural chemistry whicn would distinguish any white scientist. He has developed 165 by products of the peanut and 115 of the sweet potato: discovered values In a neglected berry, and devised means of using okra fibre in paper, rope, matting and carpet. It is a constant complaint of negroes that crimes by colored folk are always reported, and frequently exaggerated, with special emphasis on the criminal’s race, while negro contributions to civilization are over looked. The commission wnlch in vestigated the Chicago race riots found that the Chicago newspapers were decidedly at fault In this regard. The Spingarn award Is a useful dpvir» for bringing unusual accomplishment by negroes to public notice. In the long run highly distinguished service oy a negro receives full public recognition The achievements of Rooker Washington in education, of Du Bois and Bralthvaite in literature of Bert Afilliams on the stage, of Harry Burleigh as a composer, are appreciated nt their full value. Bo* service of less outstanding merit is Th’ only make or break proposi tion that don’t require any capital is marriage. Th’ greatest benefac tor Germany ever had wuz Gutten berg, th’ inventor o’ th’ printin’ press.__ frequently slighted. Tne rise of the negro race in the naif century since emancipation has been ascumsning. In agriculture, In business. In profes sional ana even artistic neias, their conquest of the obstacles presented by poverty, ijjfiorance ana social prejudice has been tremennous. A colored man may achieve suostantlal success without arousing any other notice than the jealousy of wmte men who have failed, while the misstep of a negro evokes derisive common's on the worthlessness of the race In general. Th!- is .1 Kind of Injustice which feeds Ku Klux Klanism and retaras national growth. Always Blame the Tariff. When the tariff law was passed the democrats blamed It for the high cost of foodstuffs. When food prices dropped the democrats blamed It to the republican tariff. Which is which, and where are we at?—Newcastle (Ind.) Courier. A Mis-Fit in Politics. The spectacle of Senator Hiram Johnson being forced to suspend his presidential boom because he does not yet know Just what to oppose is quite significant of the spirit of the Johnson candidacy—Buffalo Kxpress Enjoy thirst Quench it with this beverage —not from one vine or one tree, but a blend of pure prod ucts from nature’s store I house with a flavor all its own. And served ice-cold. 5* kv Delicious and Refreshing A The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, Ga. v*!*___ more cars than are destroyed by accident BURNED out bearings, broken crank shafts, connecting reds and wrist pins, scratched cylinders that have to be re-bored and motors that rattle and knock, tell of incorrect lubrication. These motor troubles can be largely avoided by using high quality motor oil of the right grade. It must withstand the oil-destroying heat of motor operation. For years Polarine has been keeping down costs for tens of thousands of motorists by guarding motors against destructive friction and wear. 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