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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (March 4, 1924)
Today iVo Improved Bible, Thanks. In Fewer Words. Hope for Sufferers. Common Sense Terms. ^By ARTHUR BRISBANE^ ‘“Modernist” religious gentle men propose to broadcast prayers and imitation Bible texts, based on present-day conditions. This they believe will be a great improve ment on the Bible, which is out of date. Modernist improvement on the Bible would compare with the old Bible about as well as a badly managed orphan asylum compares with a real mother. Six verses from the book of Job contain more power and spirit than a million modernist “improve ments.” If you don’t like the Bible, Mr. Modernist, leave it to those that do like it and want it. Above all, and for heaven’s sake, don’t “improve” it. “The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.” At Geneva, the International Union for Saving Children pub lishes in 36 different languages a solemn assertion of children’s rights on the earth. “Mankind recognizes that it owes to the child the best that it has to give,” etc. It’s a message quite long and pretty. Everything in it was said in few words long ago, “Whoso that offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were bet ter for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.” While the Union for the Saving of Children, under the auspices of the league of nations, issues pretty messages, and this and other countries call themselves “Chris tian,” millions of children are starving in various parts of the world, while farmers here are won dering what to do with surplus grain and other food. Two hundred thousand children die in this country every year be cause their mothers are neglected in child birth. And most interest ing of all, hundreds of thousands of American children are deprived of their only chance in life by the brutality of child labor, the su preme court of the United States deciding that a law passed to pro tect children violates the consti tution. The worst agony in life is not physical. It is the dreadful pain in the hearts of those that watch others—mother, father or child-— slowly dying in pain. Doctor Spil ler and Doctor Frazier of the Uni versity of Pennsylvania, announce an operation to relieve or abolish pain in hopeless cancer cases. The body has two sets of nerves. One, the “afferent nerves,” carry information to the brain. What we call pain, is the nerve telling the brain that something is the matter and should be attended to. Another set, the “efferent nerves,” carry information and instruction from the brain to the muscles. If nerves that carry sensation to the brain are cut off complete ly life goes on and the body func tion pain of “navicular” disease in the operation is called “chordot omy.” It consists in severing nerves in the spinal column that carry sensation, and suffering to the brain. The relief is not com plete in case mjjiute nerve fibres escape the knife, and the operation is only performed in desperate cases, with which drugs cannot deal adequately. In that cancer announcement, there is hope for sufferers. A similar operation is familiar to veterinary surgeons. With horses suffering from the excrucia tion pain of “navicular" disease in ' the hoof, a nerve is cut out, in the horse’s foreleg below the knee. After that it feels no pain, the horse goes “sound,” but there is more danger of stumbling. Pain in child birth might be eliminated if doctors could find a vay to deaden temporarily the pain-carrying nerve without inter fering with the efferent nerves, and their stimulation of the 'nuscles necessary to labor. The human body is like a mod ern building. The skeleton is the jteel frame. The lungs are the ventilation, the heart is the power, the nerves represent the wiring jystem. One of these days men Will know how to shut off and lurn on their various sets of serves as easily and ns simply ns you cut off the bell on your tele phone when you don’t want it to ring in your bedroom at night. Mr. Mellon, secretary of the treasury, suggests a surtax on big Incomes of 25 per cent. Such a tax, actually collected instead of being evaded by tax free bonds and various other ingenuities, would supply more money than the nation would need with all the pub lic extravagance, and soon wipe out the public debt besides. It Is now proposed to “compromise” by making the surtax 37 1-2 per cent, instead of 25, Why compromise in a matter of government business? Mellon un derstands finance as well ns any man in the United States, lie de clares that the 25 per cent tax will more than supply money needed. Taxes should weigh most heav ily upon the most prosperous. The government protects them in the possession of their fortune, and they should pay proportionately for that protection. But they should pay what It costs and no more. It is foolish to exact excessive taxes when they are not needed. Excessive taxation discourages en terprise; a man will not risk money building up new factories, provid ing work, giving opportunity if ho must stand nil the loss, and give up half the profit, when there is a profit. y (Copyright, 1*24.) Koutskv and J Butler Clash on Paving Bids Laughter Greets Paving Men Claiming They Didn't Know Who Called Secret Session by Telephone. Intimation that Omaha is in the grip of a paving combine so strong that It Is not considered “healthy” for and outside contractor to appear in the city hall on the day of a letting, was voiced before the city council committee Monday morning by John 15. Kecf of Sioux City, la., representa tive of the M. L. Flynn Contracting company, low bidder on certain con tracts In 42 paving districts in Omaha, for wtiich bids were opened a week ago Tuesday. “Why do you think there is some thing crooked in Omaha?” he was asked. "I don’t care to answer that. If you go to contractors anywhere in Nebraska or southern Iowa, you'll hear about it. They all know you." He testified that he considers 10 cents a yard a fair profit on paving work. "Did you hear any reports of col lusion in Omaha?” "Yes.” “Did you hear nhout the report that you were In collusion with the Wick ham company of Council Bluffs?” “Yes. There's nothing to it.” "Did any Omaha contractors tell you to 50 back to Sioux City and stay there?”* "They intimated as much.” He tfcen testified that before sub mitting bids, he conferred with Com missioner Koutsky, who told him It would be "all right.” “Why did you do that?” Commis sioner Hopkins asked. “Well, there might have been some thing wrong for outsiders." Not Healthy to Appear. "When did you submit your bid?" "Shortly before 10 the morning of the letting.” "Why didn’t you submit It sooner?” "Not unless I wanted the others to know all about ft.” “Did you submit It yourself?” “No. I sent a representative. I didn’t think It would be healthy for me to appear." “Why didn't you come In?” "Do you think If I showed up with a bid I would have got any consldera tion?” James Hanley, attorney represent ing a group of citizens, then asked Keef where his asphalt plant Is lo cated. Meeting Adjourns. "Do you think It would be good business for me to tell you that?" was the reply. "No,” Hanley admitted. "Do you expect to remain In Oma ha?” he was asked. "Yes, if the gang will let me.” Mayor Dahlman then offered to see to it personally that any contractor who desires to submit a bid on any city work, will be given the same consideration that all contractors receive. The committee then directed the city engineer to prepare figures on various types of paving which he con siders to be fair, and adjourned until next Monday morning. Collusion Denied. Denial of alleged collusion among Omaha contractors to force up the price of paving was made by paving contractors at the meeting. The committee met to consider the advisability of throwing out all bids received a week ago last Tuesday for work in 42 paving districts of Omaha and readvertlslng the projects on the ground that even the lowest bid, $2.53 a square yard, submitted by an "out side" contractor, is too high. In addition to the paving conlrac tors, citizens and property owners In terested in various paving Jobs were in the council chamber. Petitions from 12 different groups of property owners, protesting against the award ing of contracts on the bids sub mitted, were filed. Opens With Tilt. The session opened with a tilt be tween Commissioner Joseph Koutsky and Commissioner Dan Butler, who presided, as chairman of the commit tee of the whole. Koutsky charged that Butler called the meeting Just to blackmail him. "The purpose of this meeting Is to blackmail me," Koutsky declared. "You have been doing it for tw® and a half years now.” In response to a question from Butler concerning his knowledge of a meeting of local paving contractors before the bids were submitted, Kout sky retorted: "The contractors you represent probably could tell you who was at the meeting. I'll give *11 the Information I have, and men tion all names, when the right time comes. "You can’t blackmail me. Mr. But ler. I know what you are." Butler suggested that a shorthand leporter be called. "Yes, Butler always has a short hand reporter when he has dirty work today.” Koutsky commented In a loud aside. When tho reporter arrived. Butler resumed his questioning of Koutsky, and suggested that his statement con cerning blackmail bad been unwar ranted, whereupon Koutsky repeated It for the benefit of the record. In response to a question, Koutsky admitted he had suggested calling a grand Jury session to Investigate the paving situation, and ulso to Investi gate the city coal department, the records of which were supposed to have been audited by the accounts ADVEHTIsrMKNT. t flood Thing . DON’T MI AH IT. Bond yoor nun* and sddre** plainly written together with ft cent* (and this a to Chamberlain Medicine Co, Det ies, Iowa, and receive In return s trial package containing Chamberlain’s Cough ltemedy for coughs, colds, croup, bronchial, "flu” and whooping coughs, and tickling throat: Chamberlain's Htom ach and Liver Tablet* for ttomich trou ble*, Indigestion, gaa*y peine that crowd the heart, biliousness end constipation; Chamberlain’* Halve, needed in every family for hums, scalds, wounds, piles, and skin affections; these valued family methanes lot uub h cents. Don't nuts ik and finance department, of which Mr. Butler is in charge. Here Mayor James Dahlinnn inter posed to »ay that a charge had beep made that certain contractors met to form a combination, and that the meeting was called nominally to in vestigate this charge. "I am unable to see. however,” he added, "how that can affect these bids, In view of the fact that the low bidder is an outside man, a mar who never wrent near the meeting and probably knew nothing of It. I* the low bidder had been one of the alleged ring, that would be different.' Don Johnson, of the contracting firm of Baur & Johnson, testified that he attended a meeting of the con tractors at ITotcl Fontenello February 19. He declined to take oath before beginning his testimony. (•ood Fellowship Meeting. "It was just a good fellowship meet ing," he explained, "to discuss costs and what work was worth. The bids were already made out, before the meeting.” "Who called the meeting?” he was asked. "I don’t know. I was called by telephone." James Parks, another contractor, testified that he attended the meet ing. He denied that there was any agreement ns to prices or any divis ion of work. "If the council readvertised forbids, could you give us any assurance of lower bids?” Commissioner Hummel asked. "Not on brick.” Kd Baur, the next witness, a mem ber of the firm of Baur & Johnson, was unable to say offhand whether his firm would be able to offer a lower bid. Assure Lower Hid*. "Johnson, his partner, told me they would not." Koutsky offered. Richard Murphy of the Hugh Mur phy Construction company testified that he was called by telephone to attend the contractors' meeting Just to “discuss general conditions.” "There was no agreement as to the price to be charged for any kind of work," he said. “There was no division of work." He added that his firm did not bid on the letting in question. "Will you assure the council of low er bids if the work is readvertised?" Hopkins asked. "Yes," Murphy replied. "Have you any connection with John T. Kearns, who submitted bids at this letting and who was reported to be tied up with the Murphy com pany?” Butler asked. "No." Not Even Quoted. Continuing his testimony, he said that a bid of $2.42 for similar work was a reasonable bid last fail. "Were you correctly quoted In a newspaper interview to the effect that you made $30,000 last fall on two JobB at $2.47?" Commissioner Koutnky asked. Investigation of the article referred to revealed that Murphy had not been quoted at all. “Why didn't you bid this time?” he was asked. "I didn't want to involve my com pany In any more liability." x-ieo Wickham, president of the Wickhani Construction company, also denied any colludon among contract ars to control prices. "I was only at the meeting about 20 minutes.” he said. "Who called the meeting?" "I don't know." (I-aughter.) "Kout sky asked m© not to bid. I had no connection with nny other company." "Could you give the council assur ance of a lower bid if the work were readvertised?" Commissioner Hum mel asked. "Yes.” "Could you save $100,000?" Hop kins asked. "No.” “Fifty thousand dollars?" "No.” "But the bids were too high?" "Yes." "You said that the bids were 40 cents too high?” Hummel asked. "No, I said they were 40 cents higher than last year." Des Moines Shows Way for Omaha J Bee Reporter Found Remark ably Efficient Business Getting System. (Continued From r»*e One.) Des Moines Chamber of Commerce, but in its 17 years of active life, it has done so many times, but very graciously. Some of the chamber's leaders made the best workers of the committee. There is little friction between tbe two organizations now. The present secretary of the committee Is a for mer president of the chamber. Faith in Their City. "Wo have faith now we can do anything.” said Alex Fitzhugh, sec retary of the committee. "This has resulted In a steady growth for our olty. We always boost; never knock, and keep away from ‘reform.’ Des Moines with less to go on than any of the large cities of the middle west, Is now the ‘peppiest’ city of them all.” The greater Des Moines committee always works with other committees in bringing big gatherings to Des Moines and usually underwrites a certain amount of tbe money needed to bring a gathering. For example, Bolton claims that Camp Dodge cost the committee only $11,000; that all the rest of the money spent was ob tained through sales of various con cessions. They have underwritten conventions for as high as $50,000 and obtained the money back— through popular subscriptions of per sons vitally interested and in other ways. Every member of the Greater Des Moines committee has to work. Fitz hugh said. There is no "dead tim ber.” To be a member of the Greater Des Moines committee is the greatest honor In Des Moines. The major work of the Greater Des Moines Committee follows: Slung the People of Moines. “We decided early In our life that the people of our eity weren't ‘sold’ on the city and decided to sell them first before starting out to sell the city to the world,” said Mr. Bolton. ''Through that beginning the commit tee lias become the fountain head of inspiration. It has placed faith and confidence in the hearts of the people of Des Moines. We all know what faith 1 nreliglon doe*. It has made persons eve nkill each other. We have placed a faith and confidence in our people which has given} them the courage to boost and build Des Moines. "Local money has built Dee Moines' biggest buildings. We lay claim that some member of the Greater Des Moines committee has taken part in the erection of every building worth over JlOn.OOO. erected in Des Moines during the last 15 years.” "Faith and confidence gives cour age and from this comes ambition,” continued Bolton. "The Des Moines of today is the result of this stimu lated ambition. The people of Des Moines are sold now. They are build ing homes. They are erecting build ing buildings. They are contributing their share of finances to help boost the city and make 1t a larger and bet ter place in which to live. “In order lo win our own people over over to the side of Des Moines, we had factory visiting day# and still have them. We showed them that Des Moines had something to start on. We have interested our people also in the scenee and places of Des Moines which have become common bora use they are always with us. We Interested them In the natural beauty of the surrounding country and places In the eity. That was the laat step In ‘selling our city’ to our own people.” Selling Des Moines to Iowa. Tho soil of Iowa Is golden. Ralph Bolton and his committee started out to induce that gold to flow to Dea Moines. 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No ona who takes Oliva Tahleta la avei cursed with a "dark brown taste," a bat hreath. a dull, listless, "no good'' fesllna. constipation, torpid liver, bad disposition or pimply face. Olive Tablet* ate a purely vegetable compound niised with olive oil; you will know them by their olive color. I)r. Edward* apent years among patients afflicted with liver and bowel complaints • ml Olive Tablets are the immensely ef feetive result. Take one or two nightly for awweek. See how mprh better you fee) and took, lhc and 80c. Al»\EKT1HEMKNT. "Gets-lt" Removes Corns Quickly Civ* Your Corns the Laugh One touch of ‘'OtU-It” puls torn or callous pain lo sleep forever. Two or three drop* ap plied lo corn or callous *nnn shrivel* them Ini^s n In*we piece of dead tissue that can easily t*« preled off with finger. There is no dinger no bother, no guess work ju*t quick, sure and pirating relief “tieta It" doe* not fail. None satisfaction i- absolutely litfMnieed Coata but a trfllc. L Lawicuic & t J, Chit * J I Merchant Who Pushes “Greater Omaha Plan” * state. They conducted several special tours through the state. They dis tributed thousands of boosting cards, telling of the city. They made every ecort and are still doing it, to get state conventions to meet in Des Moines. They appeal to their state neighbors to buy and sell in Des Moines, Selling Des Moines to the World. The next step we all know. Borne of the greatest and most important gatherings In the country have been held In Des Moines. Among them were: the great Camp Dodge; the na tional Shrine convention; the national W. C. T. U. convention; National Council on Church Work and so on. Quoting Bolton: "We strive for these conventions and great gather ings because we believe they are mile stones in our development. We aim to make of these national and local leaders of thought permanent boosters for Des Moines. That is invaluable in the development of a city. Next comes the publicity from these con ventions. It heralds to the world that Des Moines exists and strives and that, if such a lot of noise is made about It, there must be something to the city.” For these local and national meet ings. lies Moines needed a great meeting hall. The result—the Greater Des Moines Committee built the wonderful Coliseum In 1909. The big conventions and smaller ones are held in tills hall. Under the great gatherings also comes tho state fair. The commit tee has been a great factor in devel oping this fair until it is one of th» most important in America. It made $50,0000 profit this year. Good Itoad Building. The Greater Des Moihes Committee realized long ago that their neighbors, the tillers of the golden Iowa soil, could not trsvei to Des Moines unless the roads were improved. They have fostered several "Good Roads Clubs” and have been a big factor In get ting the roads in Polk county paved. Within two years. Bolton said, every piece of the *0 miles of road in Polk county will he paved. "Our aim Is hard surface roads sv erywhere In Iowa," he said. "We want to make it as easy as possible for persons to travel to lies Moines. A paved road from Chicago to Oma ha through Des Moines Is now the plan of the Greater Des Moines com mittee. It Is failed No. 7." Ijower Freight Rate*. Des Moines has Issued several fold ers showing how low tho freight rates are In and out of that city. In this way the committee has induced many factories to locate there. One of their biggest boasts is that Its freight rates are much lower than that of Omaha, any place in Iowa. They publish a folder with a map to show how this Is. The average freight rate In Des Moines Is 34.8. they claim, and the average freight rate In Omaha is 52.9. Bringing New Factories. Another booklet tells of the work done to attract industries. In regard to Camp Dodge, Bolton said that Des Moines obtained the camp because of the work of the Greater Des Moines committee. The committee on hearing that the army officer* were In fit. Paul, went there and talked to the officers before they even reached Omaha. "We told them to give us the or der and we would fill It to the last detail," Bolton said. "We kept In close contact with them during tho rest of the Journey, until they ar rived in Des Moines." On their arriv al in that city, Bolton said, two mem bers of the Greater Des Moines com mittee were assigned to each mem ber of the party. Each member of the Greater Des Moines committee selected for the task was well versed on the subject he was to talk with the army officer to whom he was del egated. "We spent $4,000 for data to show the army officers, in order to wrlve home with them what we had." said Bolton. "In that way we sold them Des Moines." Beatrice Worthless Check Suspect Held at Hastings Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee. Beatrice, Neb., March 3.—Accord ing to information received by Chief of Police Acton.#the man who is al leged to have secured about $30 here Saturday night on a no-fund check Is under arrest at Hastings, Neb. The man, garbed as a railroad em ploye, gave his name as Ralph Mc Donald here, but Is said to have been known at Hastings as Jack Cum mings. Officers here say he will be prosecuted st Hastings and then will he brought to Beatrice for trial. Wymore Farmers Fall Back on “Old Dobbin” for Travel Wymore. Neb., March 3.—More than 115 farmers of this vicinity were transacting business at the First National hank at Wymore Sat urday, the greater number of them arriving during the afternoon, and by the use of "Old Dobbin." on ac count of road conditions. Tho un usual Influx was caused by the fixing up of new loans, new notes, pay ments, and new farm leases. There are no farms left unrented In south ern Gape, as far as is known. -NEBRIN' VWl STOPS J ,( Colds Pains ■ Headaches_ iseorin is positively saier ana more effective than Aspirin or remedies containing the heart depressing, habit-forming drug, acetanilide. How Omaha j Storms Des Moines When organized the group un doubtedly will be known a* "The Greater Omaha committee.” Like the Des Moines committee, there will be a downtown offlre and secretory. The limn liana hoarded the special car on the Rock Island at the I'nlnn station at 9:30 Sunday night; train pulled out of here at 2:40 a. in. Mon day morning' arrived in Des Moines at 6:55 a. in., and automobiles were waiting lo take them to the Fort Des Moines hotel. At 8 a. m., "Omaha breakfast" was served at hotel. Morning was spent visiting and walking about downtown section of city. At noon Omalians were guests of the Greater Des Moines committee ! at luncheon at Des Moines club. | At this time the Greater Des Moines committee was explainrd and tlie work related by various speakers, leading businessmen of Des Moines. The afternoon was spent automo bile riding. At 6 o'clock a dinner was served at tlie Drs Moines club It was followed by entertainment The return special was on track at Des Moines at 10 o'clock last night. The train was scheduled to leave Des Moines about 3:30 a. m.f arriving in Omaha at 8:40 this morning. Coiner Student First in Stale Oratorical Meet Hastings, Neb , March 3.—Leslie It. Smith, Coiner, won first place in the Nebraska intercollegiate oratorical contest here Saturday night. His subject was "A RJght About Face.” A. J. Morrisey, Creighton, won sec ond, and Earl Raitt, Wesleyan, third. Eight colleges were represented. FYankin Pioneer Dies. Franklin, Neb., March 3.—Mr§. 8. E. Chitwood, resident of Franklin for nearly 35 years, died here. She would have been 79 on March 12. She leaves one non, Orson Chitwood, and three grandsons, Earl, Hugh and Ray. Funeral services were held Mon day, Rev. J. H. Beitel officiating, as sisted by Rev. P. J. Thiel. ! M "W1.. 'BSi Widow of Ex-Nebraska Uni Professor Dies Syracuse, Neb., March 3—Georgia. Talbot Hunt, wife of the late Prof, E. W. Hunt, for many years Instruc tor In the University of Nebraska and at one time editor of the Twen tieth Century Farmer, died Sunday in St. Elizabeth hospital, Lincoln. Since the death of her husband. November 20. 1313, she had made her home on the old homestead north east of Syracuse, where she lived a a a girl. A fortnight ago she was called to Lincoln to care for the fam ily of her daughter, who was 111 with appendicitis, and while in Lincoln was stricken with pneumonia. Mrs. Hunt is survived by her foster son and daughter. Edward I. 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