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The Omaha Bee MORNIN G—E V E N I N G—S UNDAY '% t - - - ; . THE BEE PUBLISHING CO., Publisher • N. B. UPDIKE. President I*. BALLARD DUNN. JOY M. HACKLER. i*i J ; _Editor in Chief_Business Manager i' MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press, of which The Bee is a member, is exclusively entitled to the nse for republicatfon of ail news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited Iri this paper, and also tha local news published herein. All rights of republication of our special dispatches ere **■', also reserved. % The Omaha Bee Is a member of the Audit Bureau of ■»i Circulations, the recognised authority on circulation audits, and The Omaha Bee’s circulation ia regularly audited by their organisations. __ Entered as second-class matter May 28, 1908, at Omaha postoffice under act of March 8, 1878. BEE TELEPHONES Private Branch Exchange. Ask for 1TI..1;. 10410 : the Department or Perscn Wanted. A1 I>1UIC IWU >: OFFICES Main Office—17th and Farnam Co. 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One of the visitors to the convention of the American Federation of Labor at Portland, Ore., last October was Frank Hodges of England. Mr. ;, Hodges is secretary of the coal miners union of * Great Britain. He is also general secretary of the : International Federation of Coal Miners, which in eludes all the organized coal miners of the world. * He may, therefore, be regarded as qualified to speak T for labor. In his address to the convention he said: “I would like to give expression to one conclusion 1 I have arrived at since I have been here, and that if: that you have taught the world in America how S' to maintain the purchasing power of the workers and therefore you have maintained a higher standard of living in America for th* workers of America. . Although you earn a considerable amount of ,•'. dollars in wages, it Is not the amount of dollars that convinces me that your standard Is higher than the Standard of living in our country. 1 have seen, 1 '* have witnessed, 1 have definitely adjudged that, apart if: from the monetary expression of the dollar, your standard of living is higher than any standard of living T have ever come across for the working If ” rlasn movement. * * * 1 The highest standard of living in the world! ! There it is. It is the testimony of a man who i knows what he is talking about. A message from 1 the representative of British workers, to a conven * tion of American workers. Mr. Hodges did not rest ;* his statement on what he had seen at Portland alone. ' He had covered a considerable portion of the United ■ « States on his visit. He knew what he was saying. How was that standard established? Have the -British workers, with their labor government been able to approach it? Not yet. The British stand ard is higher, however, than that of any continental European country'. The American standard of living was not set up exclusively for the union men and women, or for the nonunion workers, but for all Americans. It has been gained not by class efforts or manifestations, but through co-operation. By policies that include everybody. Whatever of im provement in conditions is ascribable to organiza tions of labor, and it is admitted they have achieved much, has been accomplished through economic and not through political endeavor. What Frank Hodges said publicly was echoed privately by other visitors to the Portland conven tion from foreign lands. No one comes to America from abroad but is struck by the same thought with regard to our life. • * * Blatherskites are busy, telling the workers of ^ the land about, the injustices and wrongs they suffer under our “capitalistic” system. The existing insti tutions should be overthrown, we should adopt the system that prevails abroad. Then our workers will be as happy and as prosperous as those of Russia, of Germany, of France, of England, where a million or more draw the ‘‘dole,” and loaf at public expense. Frank Hodges, who does most of his talking in Eng ^ land, expresses surprise ami delight at the Ameri Hf^n standard of living. He congratulates American workers on their ability to maintain it. They have taught the world a lesson, he says. Yet our La Fol lette friends say we have much to learn from the >ld country. How silly! If the workers really are anxious for a change, ’et them return to power the democrats, who prom ise free trade. Or elect La Follette, who regards Russia as a model, and whose chief supporters want to sovietize industry. That will be one very certain way to alter the conditions which led Frank llodgps to so warmly congratulate fhe workers of America. DEMOCRATIC FAMILY JAR. Hon. A. W. Barkeley comes all the way up from Kentucky to tell us that republicans should not con cern themselves over what Mr. Bryan said about Mr. Davis. This is n private affair of the democrats, ‘‘a family squabble,” and the family ought to be allowed, to take care of its own troubles. Very good, we say. Just now the democrats have so many troubles, though, that their noise disturbs the entire neighbor hood, and folks can not help noticing. By the way, just how does the matter stand as regards William Jennings Bryan and John William Davi*? Of course, Mr. Bryan will give his undi vided support to Brother Charlie. Let “W. J. B.” tell his own tale in his own words. After his inter view with Mr. Davis, following the convention, Mr. Bryan issued a formal statement, saying: "After Mr. pnvls was nominated 1 was compelled tn decide whether to support the democratic ticket In spite of my objections or attempt to defeat the democratic party til the hope of getting reforms outside that party. "I whs confident that If I left T would carry Home democrats with me. hut I was afraid I might help the republican^ tlc l.et instead of the Indepen dent ticket. "Inasmuch ns there Is no assurance Hint an In dependent ticket will tie permanent. I faced Hie possibility through deserting the democrats of helng a man without a party. "Ko I decided to atl'-k." In other words, the Great Commoner lias not changed his opinion of Davis at all. He still regards liir.i n« n ‘’tool of Wall *trect,” and not worthy In I.- ,,f. iu-d ji "blent for that reason. But. if Davis I. not elected, who will be? So, not that be bate? Davis less but that he hates Coolidge more, he “de cided to stick.” What sort of spectacle does the great moral leader present in this? He decided to stick, to swal low Davis, Morgan, W'all Street, Smith, Brennan and all, that he might have a party and help his brother. No wonder Bre'er Barkeley objects when the “squabble” is mentioned. f FARMER AND THE TARIFF. Lieutenant Governor Robert %F. Rockwell of Colorado, who hopes to be nominated and elected governor, tells the farmers of his state just where he stands on one important issue. Mr. Rockwell knows something of farming, for he comes from a farming community and for eighteen years has been a dirt farmer. Addressing the Colorado F armers congress at the State Agricultural college last week, he said: “Ona of the things which is absolutely necessary to the producer today is the tariff. The American market is still the best market in the world, and with the bars let down, our country would agnin be swamped with the grain, sugar and cheap meats from South America, Australia, Canada and other foreign countries. “We cannot compete with the present price of our lands and our present standard of living with the tax free lands of South America, at it cents an acre, where they are not called upon to feed their cattle at all, but merely exchange pastures. “Our beet industry of Colorado will he reduced , to nothing if Cuban sugar Is let into the t'nlted Slates free of duty.” The farmer needs, too, better and cheaper trans portation, better facilities for credit, and improved marketing and distributing methods. All these are contemplated in the program laid down by the presi dent in his message to congress last December, and by the platform adopted by the republican conven tion at Cleveland. Here is the pledge: “We promise every assistance in the reorganiza tion of the market system on sounder and more economical lines, and where diversification is needed government assistance during tlie period of transi tion. Vigorous efforts of this administration toward broadening our exports market will be continued. The republican party pledges itself to the develop ment and enactment of measures which will place the agricultural Interests of America on a basis of economic equality with other industries to assure its prosperity and success. We favor adequate tariff protection to such of our agricultural products as are threatened by competition. We favor, without putting the government into business, the establish ment of a federal system of organization for co operative marketing of farm products.” Every point Governor Rockwell raised is covered in this plank. It is a promise, too, that will be kept. Last winter the farmers found out who were their friends, when they -saw one relief measure after another go down under the onslaught of the demo crats and the radicals. It was not the farmer the opposition was after, so much as it was Coolidge. The platform plank contains the president’s message program. He will put it through, unless the elements that defeated him in congress get support from the voters in reward for their betrayal of the farmer. This does not seem possible. REPARATIONS “POKER" IN PROGRESS. General Dawes may have gone a little beyond diplomatic usage in wiring direct to the American representative at the interallied conference at Lon don. He did, however, exhibit the common sense that has so notably characterized even his most ex plosive outbursts. In this case a fervor that will challenge more attention than his favorite expletive marks the message: j-yur work must lie and will he approved bv the peijjfje of the world because personal considerations were always buried in our efforts to point out a practical, euonomic a ad common sense basis for the future co-operation between the allies and Germany. •'It is my prayer and expectation that the im portant conference now in session will demonstrate that the nations are facing away from chaos with a sincere determination to found an enduring. Chris tian peace, based upon common good faith.” Thursday is the day set for the plenary session of the conference. Three committees into which it has been divided will make report. The proceed ings will then take on a formal nature. The atti tude of both Germany and France causes appre hension. Neither of these comes through with the frank acceptance of the Dawes report. France con tinues to insist on being permitted to take individ ual action against Germany, in event of default in payment. Germany hopps to secure some pledge of protection against France. England is firmly for the Dawea plan. The same is true almost wholly as to Belgium and Italy. Neither of the latter is inclined to openly break with France. Opinion inclines to the belief, however, that Belgium at least will go with England, if France insists on terms that are not acceptable to all. The hands again have been dealt. The great reparations poker game is once more approaching the stage of a showdown. It is .significant that originally poker in American was called “bluff." That appears to he what is now going on in London. His field of opportunity having been enlarged, will Brother Charley assure the consumers of the east that he will keep down the rising price of bread in the face of the rapidly rising price of wheat. Little Finland is prompt to pay Uncle Sam the interest on money borrowed. But little Finland is so busy at work that it hasn't any time to sit around and whine in self-pity. Aviators now fly after dark by aid of compass. Some very notable flights have been made after night without guide of any aort. The market quotations are depriving the demo crats of most of their political thunder. OmHha will he proud to have the globe-circling fliers as guests for a day or two. -- Homespun Verse —By OmaKt'i Own Pont— Robert IT'nrthinfiton Davie ^ STERN IS JUSTICE. Stern Is Justice, cruel seeming, when s llltl# child st piny ruts disgusted with surroundings and decides to run away, And In face of countless dangers where those wonders are unfurled. Hastens forth to glimpse the magic of a visionary world. * Tenge are moments when the searchers hunt In every spot and nook, floaxti each street until Mis certain there Is no place else tO look! Then appears the little skeerlt, Innocent and full of Joy. And one's fear Is changed to anger to the sorrow of the boy. Stern Is justice, cruel seeming. to n father mors per chance Than It seerneth to the rascal as he shrieks and tries In dance, | Fur there's few who don't i-emember vividly the dls ta nt da v I When the disregarded orders and from horn* went SWift UV'ti.s. ^ IF WE WERE TO BELIEVE THE POLITICIAN W ALL STREET IS FULL OF POP-EYED OGRES WITH HORNS AND FORKED TAILS ---- ■ — --:-—----- -- — ■*— 1 -----1 fj.PYNAPPt*Pl-W*INfc | TO TOM LAMONT THE BENEFITS of ) HlJ NATIONAL TEE!* |Cl.EANINt, CAMPAIGN I PROMINENT CORPORATION ___ ifcd*____ ATTORNEY TRYING To IJuLIUS BARNES SHO'HrHi, OF* .REMEMBER WHAT HiS His SIXSAl'-AB SHOES V'JITH /WIFE TOLD HIM TO 8*inG 1 great PRipg__ ^OMe-PCRTBC CORNS,,. . AS A MATTER OF FACT IT AND ITS INHABITANTS ARE NO DIFFERENT FROM MOST OF I HE MAIN STREE TS IN U. S A. _ /---' > Letters From Our Readers All IfMrra mn*t bf «i«:nfd. b»l **nif will hr wlthbfW ii|»«n reoi»e*t. t«w munlratlon* «f word* and lr*« will he given preference. V_-___' Answer to a Waiter. Omaha.—To tjie Kdttor of The Omaha Bee: The only point T Rain from reading Janie* W. Hanson's let ter in Monday's Bee is that, whaleiet Is. Is rotten—due, according to this bright "economist." to the fact that republicans are and have been In power. Here and there 1 hear the mouth Inge of socialistic ne'er do wells. A1 ways their plaint Is that the govern ment. with a capital "G," will not put them on Kasy Street. Not one of these failures ever stop* to consider that the government could not If It would. Not one of them honestly analyzes his own self and then faces his personal weakness and la'-k of guts. Always It Is the party in power that »s at fault. One alibi for failure Is as good as another Meantime these mouthy comtnun 1st* draw their weekly stipend and blow It In. exfieotlng the millenlum to dawn before long, so what* the use of saving. And. If their Income happens to lie 11,06(1 or better, part of the weekly stipend mentioned helps pay bridge losses of the wife, social expenses beyond their means, ft better rar than they can afford— and when, at the end of the year, they owe for their groceries, etc., the damned republican* sre to blame. Prosperity lies within your own brain and you can have It to any reasonable degree If you will pay the price. But why talk of "hraln" to a so clallst? If thev had anything of the kind they wouldn't be aoclallsta. COMMON BKNSR. Jerry Picks a Winner. Omaha -To the Kdttor of The Omaha. Bee Tha political situation Is a puzzle to our most astute politicians. Including Governor Bryan, who seems to lie the absolute dictator as to who shall be the candidate for governor. I wish to call attention to the fact that Andy McMullen 1* a formidable candidate, consequently It would be amusing If It were not so ridiculous, to witness the political maneuvers of noncntlcs striving to get on the ticket. I have no desire to Imitate the bosses and dictate who shall or must be selected, but as a citizen who lie came such without nny mental resei Nation whatsoever. 1 am Interested In the election of men with ability and dignity to fifth# who -will honestl.N enforce the laws, so Ihnt thfe glorious republic of our* shall endure. Therefore, after due delllierstlon and n careful aurvey nf the political situation, 1 am fully convinced that Harley c). Moorhead I* the only man who can defeat Adam McMullen, the pin head politician* and other wise acres to the contrary nntwlthstand Ing. JKiniV HOWARD. Natural. Wife D've know you're growing quite handsome, John? Ilushsml Ye*. Mary; It's a way I have when It get* anywhere near your birthday.—Knndnn Tit lilts. I ■ ' ■ i LISTENING IN On the Nebraska Press. The Eagle Beacon Is convinced that the nomination of Davis puts a quie tus on the democratic rallying cry of "reactionary.'' • • • Charley Botkin of the Gothenburg Independent says It Is really wonder ful the number of women who can't drive cars but ran drive husbands • • • Replying to those who wonder If Brother Charley will take his name off the state pay roll while running for vice president, Fred Howard of the Clay Center Sun says, "Not on your life." ... A justice of the peace at Columbus decided that chewing gum Is a drug Gus Buechler of the Grand Island In dependent overrules the decision. Gus says It is a disease a • • The Grand Island Independent ■ays there is a lot of satisfaction In trying as hard as one can to he a useful citizen, even If the result isn I much. • • • Speaking nut of \cais of experience Editor Sutherland of the Tekatmh Herald says he has discovered that the besl speech maker's ace tire poor est working officials and the moel lavish promlsei s the poorest perform era. _ Spice of Life Klhel Oh, dear, I'm In nu.h a | quMiiilar>! Blanch—What* wrong** Kthel—Why. 1 proposed to .Tack last night and he accepted rue, and now Tom. who refused me last week, write* that he has rer-onaidered In my favor.—Boston Transcript. • Don't Ignore the little things"— begun the l>oss. "I'm not,*' growled the clerk who has been on a picnic, as he continued his scratching.—Cincinnati Knquirer. Anion. Amos, how' we hate you! flow we do despise, berate you! How we d fain annihilate you! And your bills wed veto We hate your humming through the night. Tour dunning us with bills at sight. Tour Itching, stinging, burning bite. Oh Amos, Amos Quito. —From a Scrapbook. * I caught my boy Josh laughin' at my grammar.” said Karmei* Corntos-' •el. •'Did you reprove him?'* ‘ I did. I told him that while l>e was welcome to us* the dear old home for a lionrdin' house he mustn’t »•* p«*. t to have the attractions of a calm ret. I'm perfectly w illin' to «et out the menu, but 1 don't intend to furnish no personal entertainment.—. Washington Htar. Give your nature-loving soul a real treat—in the beautiful if River toy (harks Easily and quickly reached a CL Wonderful csnip life -good hotels— \ j'X clubs cottages. Thrilling exploration T la \ trips. Fine boating, bathing, fishing—float \ trips down the James and white Rivers— \ every mile a miracle of beauty. \ CL Low summer vacation fares to i Hollis ter, Branson and (jalena. J CL For illustrated booklet and detailed J travel information call on or write to I T r Godlrav / District Pssaeagrr Agent 144)4 First Nst'l Rank Bldg i Jackson 411,1) Omaha, Neb • _ITI NET AVERAGE PAID CIRCULATION for Juno, 1924, of THE OMAHA BEE Daily .74,616 Sunday .76,224 1 Uom not fnclud# taturua. laft I ovrra, anmplaa or paptta apoilad In printing and Inrludaa no apaclal aalaa or ft#a circulation of any kind V. A. BRIDGE. Cir M*r. Sutiarrihad and aworn to hrfnt# tna tIsia Silt day of July, IV/4 j W It QUIVEY. (Seal) Notary Public n HAYFEVER SUFFERERS : Urnd u* your vmmr anil nddfMi Wr * want to t^11 vou ■ tmut "IIAY-RRM • . urwlr dl«ov#i#i1 ■Itntil# mnl • wholly rfforth# Not tiiKrn • tnl«>r milly. N"! • ■•Mini. Inrxfnit. • ■ I v r! A no*r w**h that hdfelt tli* miioiiu* m«mbrtnf> Pmv*«u «no* . ( tnr You ftrod nn lomrrr nuff*r or Iravrl to ••rap* • uffciin* from thil a K«|U#lly •ffr« th# for hr«.| m | tnn> not urn ihi*. *o ••ml his mini* I ii a fit#r. NO MONFY NO OBMttATION . j .lull .H*nd Nim* md AddrNi to AMERICAN DRUG CORP Crnti .1 N.l'l Rh RM«.. SI. I out.. Mo. * .*.5 HU « \\T \HS IIKINIi HKM ITS ^ aim kki iwr.nr> r. ONE FRIENI TELLS ANOTHER The fan\e of a aucccaeful remedy la often xproad far and with by women telling one another of It* merit*. o* it evidenced by a letter written by Mr*. IHdbert Buah of Mascna, N. Y. Kb* write* I wna In auoh a bad condition I could hatdly walk, a friend who had taken l.ydia K. I'lnkham a \r»f table OsiviMUnil with ex-client result* advlard me tn trv tl It haa given me hack my health and I cannot pratae tl enough." There are women every where who have been lienettlcd to l.ydia K I’lnkhant * Sogetahte font pound and gtadh tell their frtenda end neighbor* about it, a I SUNNY SIDE l)P" I fyJoe Comfort, nor forget <I)uU sunrtst} r=- v \ Franklin P. Adams of the New York Tribune ahd Jay E House of the Philadelphia Public Hedger, the two moat dls lingulshed column donductors In the world, agree that, the column conductor who talks most about himself Is the one who wins greatest recognition. That handicaps us beyond hope of success, if we romance • about ourself everybody will know It and give us the laugh. If we tell the truth about ourself we'll lose our Job. We gather from consultation with divers and sundry friends who attended the New York convention that they had a fine time socially, but nothing politically that would Incline them to favor holding another democratic convention in Ootham. The trouble with the average New Yorker Is his belief that j the west begins where the sun down side of New Vork ends Noting that Chairman Saekett Insists that every voter he given a full and free opportunity to vote his preference, a lot of democrats are hopeful of finding a way to vote for Davis and Dawes. Since disposing of the family auto, having wearied of pa’ I lng storage and repair bills, we have loat all Interest in the governor’s campaign for cheaper gasoline. But If he begins s campaign for cheaper-shoea .he will at once enlist our en thusiastic approbation. It seems that we are compelled to buy a pair of shoes every other day. Twenty years ago. when we passed the Lindell hotel at Lincoln two or three tiniea a dat-, we saw a dozen or fifteen veterans of the civil war sitting in the shade and fighting ’em over again. Now only three or four are to be wren, a little remnant of the once flrand Army post. It Is -when we com liare those old days with the present that we realize that Tern pus continues to fugit with an ever increasing gait. Hot weather has solved one of our social problems, at least temporarily. When in doubt about the proper time to remove • our hat in the presence of the ladles, bless ’em. we lift It and pretend that we are wiping the perspiration from our nob!" • expanse of brow. — Nebraska IJmerfrk, • - ! A plunger who lived in Orleans Spent money beyond his real mean*. Now caught in the crash He diets on hash. With now and then helpings of beans. Speaking of the law of supply and demand, what Is the reason for the Insistent demand for those old-fashioned, tall, dark‘brown quart bottles? The present mlx-up about getting names on hallots Is taken bv us to be a vindication of divers and sundry remarks we have made about our primary law. And we herebjr broadcast to a breathless public that wh.-it we actually think about our present primary law would be barred from the mails If pub lished. WILL M MAt PIN. I—' ■ __J For Wednesday Only. Beautiful Hand Decorated TABLE LAMPS For Wednesday Only These lamps have hand decorated 8-inch shades The stands are neatly finished in bronze, gold, verde, black and gold, ivory, copper bronze and antique. Each lamp is of distinctive coloring and style. »nd stands 14 Inches high. We only have a limited number of these beautiful lamps to sell at this price. Every lamp a bargain. Values tip to *18.50. Wednesday only .312.50 Nebraska fjj Power g. See Salt Lake City on your way to AAV I lows tone IT costs no more—Salt Lake City and scenic Colorado are included in a Union Pacific Yellowstone ticket at tha lowest round-trip fare to the Park alone. Salt Lake City is one of the most inter* esting cities in America. The Mormon Temple, Tabernacle, marvelous organ. Great Salt Lake where you bathe and cannot sink, the Wasatch Mountain drives, and Bingham, a unique mining town where you can see a whole moun tain of copper being dynamited away— are themselves worth the trip. I Grand Circle Tour of the Rockies Yellowstone, Salt Lake, Colorado $4000 Rounder™ Pour-and-one • 1 alf-day motor tour through Yellowstone Park, including meals and todg ngt at hotels, $54 00 additional; at cam pa. $45-00. Season. June 10 to September IS. Through Yellowstone sleeping cam from Omaha fo through Salt Ijike City right to Park entrance at West Yellows ton*. 0'rile for fm hoollift' mod oropt ttd It) a> hrlp you rrrtkyomr plum' * fpr lefermattea. It!— A k. Curt,, Cit, Pm, 4»*M, U. P Srat». 1411 Do**> St.. O04I11 Pk«« JecAaui mi Ceto1 4,t«A T.cAat 04»c. 141* DoS a, Si PAee* At'eetk- **14, e» Jal.-a Mature, JCHA *»4 M,rcj Street, l/nion Pacific #