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THE OMAHA BEE S • • * _ M O R N 1 N G—E V E N I N G—S U N P A Y THE BEE PUBLISHING CO., Publisher N. B. UPDIKE, President BALLARD DUNN, JOY M. HACKLER. Editor in Chief Business Mnrtnsrer MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press, of which The Bee is a member, is exclusively entitled to the use for )epublication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited • .in this paper, and also the local news published herein. All rights of republication of our special dispatches are al»*» reserved. The Omaha Bee is a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations, the recognized authority on circulation audits, and The Omaha Bee'* circulation i* regularly audited by their organizations. Entered as second-class matter May 1908, at Omaha postoffice under act of Maich 3, 1879. BEE TELEPHONES Private Branch Exchange. Ask for AT lantic 1000 the departrnetit or Person Wanted. OFFICES ■4ain Office - 17th and Farnam Co. It luff. 15 Seott St. So. Side—N. W. Cor. 24th N. New Yo rk— World Bldg. Detroit—Ford Bldg. j • Chicago —Tribune Bldg. hansas City—Bryant Bldg. St. Louis—Syn. Trust Bldg. Los Angeles—Higgins Bldg, a'an Fran.—Hollrook Bldg. Atlanta—Atlanta Trust Bldg. Oroabd-Vhefe fleetest is at its Best WHY THEY PICKED ON “PAT.” When a great political party meets in conven tion, it begins with a declaration of its purposes, what it proposes to do, and reasons why it should be given power to carry out its plans. All this is done in the “keynote” address. Viewed from any angle, that address is one of the most important features of the convention, and its delivery is generally as signed to an able, dependable representative of the party. And the democrats have chosen Senator “Pat” Harrison of Mississippi to accomplish that special work at New York. Can it he that this presages the democratic campaign? Is it to begin with lfiisrep resentation and end in deception? Senator Harri son’s true name is Byron Tntton Harrison. It is con ceivable that when he was a little chap, or even a rollrge boy, he might have been called “Pat” by his familiars, but why should he keep this up after he has come into such great public prominence? In the Congressional Directory he writes himself down “Pat.” "Who’s Who” carries his name twice. First as “Harrison, Byron Patton—See Harrison, Tat.” * * * “Pat” has something about it that is appealing, when it rightfully belongs to its wearer. Many a lad has proudly borne the name, because it reminded him of that great saint whose memory all right thinking people revere. “Pat” and “Mike” have been the heroes of many a snappy tale. So it is an advantage to honestly bear the name. Perhaps it is not dishonest to bear it, when a twist of one’s true name will permit, yet most people would regard even that as deception. Maybe this is why “Pat” Harrison, who is not even Milesian in his extraction, was selected to sound the keynote at New York, as he was the chief spokes ' man for Cox four years ago. He is accustomed to slipping around facts, and can cover up a soft place in I he track with such a pile of words that it takes careful inquiry at times to get at the truth he so adroitly obscures. TWO DEMOCRATS IN ACTION. “If any news comes—good or had tell (hem T j r.m wearing this," said Governor A1 Smith to his I secretary, and he wont away to bathe at Coney Is land. A democrat in act as well a* in name, the governor sought surcease from city swelter in the cooling waves where hoi polloi takes to the water for similar reasons. About the same hour of the day Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas was demonstrating his democracy by knocking a man down on the chaste and storied Chevy Chase golf links. The victim of the senatorial wallop is a doctor. A foursome of democratic senators was making its way over the rourse, taking as much time as if they were debat ing some hill they did not want to pass. A three; some asked permission to play through, which was granted. Just what happened next is obscured by the variant stories of observers, but all agree that Senator Robinson swung and landed a knockout punrh on the jaw of Dr. Joseph F. Mitchell of Wash ington. We do not know which of these two incidents is of greater import. One shows the spirit of the good fellow, who likes to mingle with mrn, the other that of the bravo, who loves to vaunt his personal prowess. No voice has sounded above that of Robin son in denouncing war. yet he knocks down a stran ger because of a trivial dispute concerning the etiquet of golf. Americans love a man who stands lip for his rights, and will not suhmit to he imposed upon. Also, they despise a bully. In this affair, or rather com parison of conduct, we believe the popular vote, will he cast for A1 Smith, who went in swimming, as against the distinguished senator who smote a chance opponent, and then describe his act’ as regret) able. MAKING THE OYSTER BE GOOD. Scientists long ago discovered that if every oys ter egg came to maturity it would not he great while until there would he no room left in the ocean. It would all he fdled with oysters. Happily for the sailor mnn, all the eggs an oyster deposits do not turn into fidl grown bivalve-. Moreover, so steady and per'istent has been the n'~au1t of man on this succulent morsel that mote than 100 years ago it« extinction was threatened, and oyster men began conserving the supply. This was accomplished through transplanting the eggs to specially prepared beds and there guarding them against, their enemies. Oyster farming is quite as much of an industry along the Atlantic seaboard as is the raising of po tatoes or other garden truck. From the huge T.ynn havens to the tiny blue points oysters glow under the watchful eyes of experienced cultivators. An oyster in good working order will produce 1 ft.000, 000 eggs at a sitting, and some of the really vigor ous ones will run the count up to 60,000,000. It seems strange that anything so prolific would need to be guarded. Contrary to the general view, the oyster is a cleanly creature. Impure water accounts for the denth of many of them. The starfish looks after millions more. Now the science of eugenics is being brought into play to aid the oyster breeder. Efforts are being made to mate only the strong and healthy and to keep their progeny from lining contaminated by the weaker breeds. Out of this may come the auper nvster, stteh as roi/ned the hoarh when the Black Hills region was uu ifiapd. Jbesstl oyster shells throe » nkmmtmk , . feet across have been found up there. Fortunately for all, no one has yet discovered a man-eating oyster. TWO BROTHERS GO TRAVELING. ‘‘Isn’t it funny what a difference just a few years make?” ran the popular song of not so very long ago. How very true it ia when applied to the fortunes of certain well known politicians. We read in our local democratic contemporary's account of the departure of the delegation headed by Governor Bryan for New York: “The party occupied three Pullmans, two com ing from Lincoln on train No. 12 and one being added here, together with an extra diner. The governor's observation car, Sunset View, was an especial observation compartment car sent by courtesy of R. Johnson, superintendent of the Pullman company. It 1s a regular private home on wheels, with eight compartments, showers and club section, finished in fine grained walnut." ‘‘Sent by courtesy of R. C. Johnson, superintend ent of the Pullman company.” Note that, and get a good grasp on the rest of the scenario. Then let your mind wander back over 28 years, and view William Jennings Bryan, en route to a democratic convention, from which he was to emerge a candi date for president, and become the most enduririg leader the party has ever had. William Jennings Bryan went to Chicago as a delegate, with his expenses paid by the newspaper of which he was editor. His trousers were patched where good editors put most strain on their trousers. He rode in an ordinary Pullman, and he was not the guest of the company, nor did he receive favors from its superintendent. Neither did he infest a high priced hotel while at the convention. Later, Mr. Bryan carried on the most extensive campaign ever followed by a presidential candidate, but he refused to have a special train, which any railroad would have given him, and he also refused to accept favors of any sort from the corporations, save such attention as the ticket paid for carried as his right. With John W. Cutright and his faithful typewriter for his companions, Mr. Bryan journeyed through out the length and breadth of the land, and when his trip was over his white plume waved unsullied by any gratuity or special attention from a railroad company. We wonder what Brother Will did say to Brother Charlie over at the Chicago meeting. Whatever it was, it did not detpr the governor from partaking of the contents of the fleshpots, such as they are. \ SELF-DETERMINATION IN OPERATION. Secretary Hughes presents for the consideration of Japan a principle as old as organized government. It is the right of an independent government to legislate with relation to it* domestic affairs, regard less of the wishes of any other power. A failure to do this is an acknowledgement in some degree of dependence. Japan’s sole grievance against the United States is that a law has been passed to exclude Japanese nationals from entry to American territory. It was objected to under the “most favored nation” clause of other treaties, but the secretary of state has made it plain to the Japanese government that immigra tion is a matter of purely domestic concern, and can not be considered otherwise. The inconsistency of the Japanese position is shown by the regulation* adopted by that government for dealing with Chinese and for the entry of foreigners into what was Korea, but now known as Chosen. There, by the way, i* a question only partly closed. Korea was suppressed and absorbed by Japan in face of a treaty between Korea and the United State* in which the integrity of the Hermit kingdom was guaranteed. Even the dismemberment of Poland dops not surpass in ruthlessness the act of the Japanese government in seizing Korea and making it a part of the mikado’s empire. That it was permitted by the United States is one black mark on our record, and one that turns up every now and then to confuse our diplomats. Self-determination, however, include* the right to judge who may become citizens, and who shall be refused that boon, as well as to decide who may be temporarily domiciled within our boundaries. Such is an elementary expression of national sovereignty, and Japan knows it as well as any. Rev. Mr. Beebe of Omaha, delegate to the St. Paul convention, again edges into the glare of the spotlight by hi* copyrighted whine about the “kept press.” One of the bulwarks of this republic is the fact that the “kept press” has kept after and ex posed blatherskites, clerical and otherwise. It will he pretty generally admitted that In Cool idge and Dawes the republican party has a couple of candidates with the abdominal adequacy to say what they mean, mean what they say, and do what they think is right. The news that, pas was used to break the senate session deadlock in Rhode Island was something of a surprise. Many people thought it was gas that made senate sessions. English women are said to he returning to flow ing tresses, long skirts and side-saddles. If this is true we may expect another visit from the prince of Wales. Of course it will be no trick at all for the demo cratic platform makers to throw a few fits about the money devils while enjoying their hospitality. Speaking of "farm relief," the adjournment of congress came about as near being it as anything that has happened of lHte. VIr. Cox says he lasted defeat in 19U'0. Mr. Cox should have has taster attended to if that is all he got A Keith county farmer reports thst he has a breed of hens that lay eggs a* big as hailstones. --- Homespun Verse —By Omaha's Own Pnat— Robert Worthington Dovif x____y JUDGMENT. I hold no anvy In my haart, 1 fin not shiv falgn To play (ha othar fallow's part, And (f«p his honast gain. • Tha world 1s nil s friand to rna. I nalthar shun nor snob, And may f avar, avar ha Plain, common, modast Hob W banavar arrogant# fnianka* Trua mailt and piaiands, Tha niiiluda discordant mskas A fallow chons# hi# fi lands, And downwardly has apt to gara As on# with r as son mini I’pon thoaa who 1h#lr stnndnrds rslsa, And mow too good for him. Trua worth and pi Ida ara not tha asm# Hlgnasa. II may ha said. In Inatanoas of shallow sham# Takas iafmi# In lha hasd; Hilt \ SIlia, ganilin# and daap. Parma#las tha ^L'Srt and soul. And will throughout tha long yaais kaap Una view and teak on* goal. *► y I --- - /—— -—--— The Delegates Are Arriving for the Democratic Convention. PSS-S—T— IS THERK AMYVHIHC-t £L$E YOU'D LIKE TOHWE Me BRIMGi [you^hem -££_i f \ “From State and Nation” —Editorials from Other Newspapers— ^ -_— ■ ■ Nebraska Id Ur* Dawes. From th« Aurora Republican. Nebraska takpa considerable prld* In the fact that Charles C». Pa wee \lce presidential nominee at the re publican convention. i« s former r*si dent of this state For 1J> years Dawes was a resident of Lincoln, end • ! though Nebraska Is no longer able to claim him *s « resident. It still feels pride in his accomplishments and re garde him xvlth a feeling of warm in terest. The work of Da ves has been a credit to himself end to the nation and well may any state in the union tnke please * in . ailing bin* her own Dawes it was who handled the gigan-; tic task of organization which was re-j quired to keep moving the supplies and equipment which enabled the American armies to continue the fight! in France. It was a pushing driving job—a Job which required the eerv i ices of a big man. That big man was Dawes. Again when the nation need ed a man to forte through the busi ness methods required under the bud get system approved by President i Harding, the man who was chosen to handle the job was Dawes mid the record of reduction in national c« pendit iires which was accomplished again showed that the form*! Nehras kan was on the Job with the same force and enthusiasm which earned for him the name of “11*11 and Mm la And It was the same “Hell and Maria Dawes who dominated the reparations committee and framed a system which, if not perfect, has at least found the approval of more nations that! any other scheme yet tried Tea, Charles Dawes Is a big man —a rnnn who will do honor to any job he tackles, If past performances are anything to go by. and a man who has the force and business ability to handle the presidency of the Fnited States If he should ho required to do so. Nebraska is proud of Dawes. W hnlesnmeh Honest. Fi«m th* W»v»ii Par* Id Hen Charles C. Pa wee, republican vice preaidential candidate, mad* a stimulating speech to his neighbors who had gathered at his home to offer congratulations. He did not talk partisan politics, but be took occasion to denounce too prevalent dema Roguery in nil patties. He said Ktuo pean countries were finally returning to sanity and common sense after h«v lug been driven to »ho brink of min. In the forthcoming campaign he said lie would give no quarter to demagogues in any party, and he would expect none In return. Ilei pointed out ns mu Important need of the time recital of truth end an appeal! to reason lather than an appeal t<> passion and prejudice. (leneral ! (— -—-\ Dawes is proving an attractive figure in American politics, and he promises to become r powerful force for higher political standards. He promise* to take the skin ofT the sunning political chameleon and hang It whera It may he seen. He i* refreshing I v rough in dealing v h false pretenses, and Is wholesomely honest In placing popu lar welfare aho\e partisan advan ta re. N Progressiv e Democrat. Fro*o tk# Ter k T'm»s Son •,.» Walsh of Massachusetts, who was hot for the bonus hill and for a cash bonus, naturally objects to that ‘special privilege" at which the finger of wrath Is always pointed In political platforms. The democratic party must have candidates and a platform that will endear it to pro gressives. farmers and labor. And "It is the millions of men and women who ask no favors of their govern ment. and who are pleading for a leadership that guarantees the Impo sition of no unjust burdens through privileged and discriminatory legisla tion In favor of the few. who will con w? It lit** our rallying forces ** Who m e the people that ask no favor* of their "ovei ninent * Not the f.it met a Not Hie members of if Miles unions Not the men who forced congress to give "oldiei s n dole of billions, meant t<» Ke the mere beginning of such doles I “n't it ratbag self possessed for the fmrfv That passed the Adamson act nnd the (’layton a< t and was even more ardent than the republican* to pass the bonus bill to appeal to ■ the millions of men and women who ask no fawns of their government We don't forget those tariff blessings con ferred Upon tis by the republicans, hut lust what class of people Is Sera tor Walsh "rallying?" Perhaps the salarlat” Is the only class that has neither cot nor asked any favors • * Washington. American Ideal* Hope of World. Charts* M Wright. tn Tbs Fsrt er*f nnl«' The concept of America must llvej through the age* because 1t is the one rcent bop* of the world. It cannot l>ve if we allow It to be tarnished bv the moral vandals of a sodden political and commercial underworld. It can only ll\> If we keep it pure and clean Thus, tliers is laid upon all men and women a great duty, a great reapon aH'ilil v Kach one must h# a keeper of hi* country's honor. So It must be In all things where an ideal of life end service Is involved So it must be in our unions, ip our ■• bools and In our churches In each of these there cornea now and again the vandal torch, the unclenn hand Only in Hi# righteotmnese of the great masses can there be protection and salvation. Ideals ai e per haps unstable thins* They are not palpable, like rock* and Decs Hut they are the stuff of hll man progress. Thev are the great banners of our onward march. They ere the source of our moral strength, tire binding web of our civilisation " e have got to keep them clean About this business w» of America must be devout and a* Inflexible as crusader * f-~ Letters From Our Readers All lelirrs mint he signed. bnt M»t will be withheld uiioit renneet lom iiiiinhations of ‘100 si'nli and lees will be given preference. v — The Omaha Auto tiuh. Omaha —To the Kditor of The Omaha Bee The Omaha Bee in a re rent editorial called attention lo the Importance of the construction s nd maintenanr# of good roads in Ne braska. Although our state stands high n per . apita wealth, its position .a near the end of the 45 states in the number of miles of good roada Th# Omaha All's club has don* much 10 secure the approval of the public for better highwavs II organised the Nebraska Good Roada a asocial ion some years ago to co opsrate with the club. There are over SO.00b passenger rare owned and operated In Douglas county, besides many commercial pars and trucks. All the owner* of these should be interested In the wel fare of the club. Important city ordinances and state laws are necessary to promote the business and other Interests of the people through this great auto traf fic and lo safeguard the live* of the people and prevent accident*. The i-lub hss a large membership, but not near as luge is it should be consider mg the iiiHMvrtano* to the public of lhe work It Is engaged iiimn l>. F. ltOI.AN. Knottier Inv esligatinn Asked. Twenty nine Miles or So This Side of Osceola. Neb To the Kditor of The Omaha Bee: Good lard, there should he another Investigating *-om hilitee to get Hell and Maria" straight The younger generation should know how ti sound* If there ts anything thet jar* on tny nerves 11 Is swearing hv people who cannot do it fluently Hell Met t ie ' sounds ton Insipid. Rut Hell and Maria sounds just right KVe all know pretty well -what t’harlev was thinking and h# did not have to say much Rut ih# tenderfoot can t get a punch out of Hell Merrie ' H. A SEED. \ Sufficient Description. It Is hard to describe an Atchison man ex. ept to say that hi* flsh pole i eel la always bright and shiny, while his saw* are always dull and rutty.— Atchison Globe. N ET A VERAGE PAID CIRCULATION for May, 1924. of THE OMAHA BEE Daily.. 73,980 Sunday. 76,373 Does not Include returns, left* • vote, samples nr papers spoiled in printing and includes no spenol soles nr froo circulation of any kind V. A BRIDGE, Cir. Mgr. .Vikarritiod and sworn to keforo ms this 5th day of Juris, 1924 w h quivfy. I ftaall N.I.r. f. ki., I Mi«. Vim Monts drew s ifond rsu tslnupe t’dsy. A good listenrr l" usually thinkm’ shout somethin' else. (CopirlshU Hit.) ..... T , - - * - ■ ■ '« - -*« » * - -- - — - - - - - - - - - _ SUNNYSIDEIp1 e VaJoe Comfort, nor focoet 8 *Jhat sunrise rm*r failea us yet ,, j I_j e*lt+ 'Jka.ettr j I.OOK 01 T; THE LIONS ARE LOOSE! They may do a lot of roaring and of howling, Ev'ry now and then a little bit of prowling; But It must be said In praise Of their upand-eomlng way* That you never hear them do a bit of growling. When they net their tawny mane* to wildly shaking Tou ran bet they've started some Mg understanding. Then Just bet your wad of dough That they’ll surely make it go. For success is something they are always making Welcome Lions! There’s no limit to our greeting. You’re a hunch that Omaha take Joy In greeting And we hope you like your slay So much, when you go awav Tou will feel like in a year or two repeating. - : We yearn to have soms psychologist tell us the why of It. We sit quietly In the grandstand, pick a horse tn win, but re fraln from backing our Judgment with the simoleons And invariably our choice in the circumstances mentioned romps home in the easiest sort of manner. Then, having seen our judgment vindlcsted, we pick * horse In the next race and hack our Judgment, with a couple of sesterce*. And invariably something happens to delay our choice, the result being that he is marked tardy at the wire. It ha* happened so often end consecutively that we are anxious to have somebody explain. Away hack in 1890, it rained for 17 consecutive days. On the 17th day, which was May I. we bet it would rain again in side of 24 hours, and it didn't rain again until the following April. We have always felt a little hit guilty about that. We may have been responsible for the historic drouth of that vear. - ![ Of course the fart that the democratic national convention meets In N«W York next week has nothing to do with the de ' Ision of Chairman Bryan of the capitol commission and Mem her Thompson of the supreme court tn have s conference of ( the commission with the successors of Architect Goodhue in Gotham next w»ek. Far he it from so! Years and years ago T)on Cameron conducted an eatery on Eleventh street. Just south of O street. In Lincoln. Two of hi* regular customer* for noondav lunch was a young lawyer named Charley Dawes and a voting regular armv captain, com mandant of the 1'nlversity of Nebraska cadets, named John Pershing. They always came in together. Don s custom wss to set several big pitcher* of rreatn on the grub counter, al lowing the diners to brighten their own coffee. After a time b* Suddenly quit and began serving the cream "on the «ide ' In tiny pitchers Captain Rillinglesly, another regular customer, complained at ths Innovation and asked the reason for it That fellow Dawe* get. everybody to watching him whll* he Is telling * storv and then Cap Pershing gets awav with s couple of cups of rr»am. They're too darned expensive” moaned Don. WILL M. MALTIN'. I LISTENING IN On the Nebraska Pres*. Ole Buck of the Harvard Courier sav* that If anybody ever reads the advertisement* along the highway* they are better driver* than he i*. • • • Ed Burr of the Central City Non pareil admit* that there is one thing to the credit of Charley Dawes—he is a former Nebraskan. The Cozad Txx-al wants it distinctly understood that it« town should not he judged by Its depot, end looks straight sr the Union Pacific h**d quarter* building in Om*ha when •ay* it, too. • • • The Wakefield Republican sav* js ju*t *« easy to follow * go<vl »-oad to * h:g store in * small town *« it i« to a big store :n s big town But * big store in s small town i-n t made by sitting around and declaring that "advertising doesn’t pay Mentor Brown of the Kearnev Hub takes a good look at the republican national ticket and ventures the opin ion that the tail to the presidential kita as well as the presidential kite have been dispensed with. ' We now have the presidential plane with twin cylinders." says Mentor. • • • Fred Carroll of the Schuyler Sun say* that If Charley Dawes were a bit better looking he might b* taken for Ole Buck. TVe shudder to think what Dane* will say If he ever reads that and then get* another square look at Ole. • • • Fred Howard of the Clay Center Sun admit* that he is one of the many who would like to correct the other fellow's morals. • • • ■With the invention of * machine into which a man may sing and not be heard by anybody but himself, Gui Ruerhler of the Grand Island Inde pendent ju*t know* that the world flsn't getting a hit worse. . . . Krtitnr Kuhl# of th* gh TT^r'l *r,r**i*r« jf th* «hine!# bob tip oHe ;n*!iy pnH for wnod'n • * • • r ms ha# 5 t4 ^d th*r* :« no?hine to piy," j th* F#«\*r City Tim*? Tribune. ' • a • I.ew Rheller of the Falrhory N>w« nforms Senator Norris that if h# simply t in not stand being petted by those southern beauties. I>ew is ready to art as substitute. N'ot.r* is here hy served on i-ewr Shelley. • • • Fred Howard of the Clay Center Sun asserts that "If you inclined to the helief that congress will ever pass a law which will make of a carelessly conducted enterprise a business suc cess vou are eligible for all of the sucker lists in California and Texas.'* pacific klorthwest Winter Sports all Summer in Mt. Rainier National Park Df | TOBOGGANING half a mile A to the slide. Skiing. Forty five square miles of glaciers bordered by myriads of brilliant hued wild flowers. This majestic peak reverently called by the Indians the "Mountain that was God" is one of the world's great spec tacles. A morning's ride by auto from Tacoma or Seattle. $7900 Round-trip from I m— Omaha to Portland, Tacoma Seattle Chevrnnt. Denver. accrue Colorado and Salt Lake Cite at no additional fare Lew pwiced aide trip* to Rocky Mountain. 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