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. ■ *j > - •! j Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb. The pleas ex pose both of the defendants to the death sentence. Notwithstanding the pleas of guilty the court, how ever, may decide to call a jury and hear evidence. As a matter of public service, the action of At torney Darrow is to be commended. We will be spared the recital of details of at least one and maybe other crimes of such a nature that they should be considered by scientists behind closed doors, not in public. Even if the extreme penalty be not exacted, and life sentence be inflicted, it will appear to many that justice has been substantially served. In either event, Darrow has served his clients well. He has also added another bay to his laurels ns a lawyer capable of making good defense in a desperate case. If Nathan and Richard can only be put away and forgotten, it will be well for all. It will be a long time, however, if ever, that their frightful crime fades from the record. They stand high in America’s list of monsters. I i Why More Folks Don’t Have Their Papers Follow Them on Their Vacations] SUNNY SireTJP cJake Comfort, nor foroet <Ikat sunrtr*rm»rf*i/*<tcU‘Vfk4L/hr j |==- " ' ' ~s When we get ready to organize our own personal pendent political party, which we shall proceed to do «horU>. we purpose being our own preferred candidate, writing; our.own platform and selecting our own campaign manager. We know who will be our candidate, having already selected us. and our platform Is already formulated, so all we hava left Is *° we will offer the campaign management to our old friend Mike Harrington. We have no doubts about Mike accepting the post, and our Judgment in making the selection Is based upon Mike s experl enee with political parUes of divers and sundry kinds. He has been successively, and sometimes successfully, democrat, popu list, democrat, populist, bull mooser, and Is now fronting for La Follette. No matter what the party he is affiliating with for the moment, Mike is always the crusader. We will hold our political party launching in abeyance until Mike has finished his work for La Follette, because we shall Insist that he give his undivided attention to our candidacy. We claim that Jerry Howard was the only attendant upon the recent democratic gathering at Lincoln who came through with a clean political slate. Jerry was there for the dual pur poses of nominating Harley Morehead and throwing the hooks into Brother Charley. Jerry’s candidate did not get a vote and Brother Charley seems well satisfied with his successor on the ticket. — We have it on the authority of Frank Carey that a man approached a clerk in one of the local 5 and 10 stores and in quired for the rug and carpet department. Lottie Clifford has gone went and done ft, taking advantage of our temporary absence from the family domicile, e have made no protest thereat, but we Have Issued the Ultimatum. Any application of henna tea to the shorn locks will be followed by a disruption of what has heretofore been a more or less happy family circle. And If there Is even a slight symptom of a lipstick we shall forget ourself and reach for a bedslat. The Information that all the notification speeches and ac ceptation addresses will be broadcasted disturbs us not a bit. Firstly, because we have no radio apparatus in our apart ment. Secondly, because we never expect to have. Thirdly, because we’ve heard too many of them In days gone by and would instantly tune out and pick up something lively, as for Instance a Bed Time Story. And to our mind the acme of piffle is the average Bed Time Story. It appears that while the governor is trying to prevent the gasoline dealers making a big financial profit be Is not a bit averse to making a lot of political profit. Loeb and Leopold are said to be very natty dressers and especially pernickety In the matter of neckwear. A perfectly lovely pair of neckties await them. WILL M. MAUPIN. j L~ — —^ TEN killed as train hits picnic motor bus AUTO DRt'jE(l' KILLS FOUR, - FLEES— —7) mother cuts throat OP DAUGHTER AND INFANT 50K TO SPITE HUSBAND Youth shot TH<*ou<iH stqm^ch Bt *PL>ttMATe LET’S BE FAIR ABOUT IT. The Herman Record, noting that ex-Police Cap tain Wheeler is denouncing the Omaha police force as inefficient, says: 'Tf Captain Wheeler thinks his revelations wilt shock the people he is misinformed. The inef ficiency of the police was known even when Wheeler was a member of it.” It may be true, probably is, that Omaha’s police force is not the best in the world. It is doubtless true that it could easily be made more efficient. But that it is as inefficient as the Herman Record would have its readers believe is wholly untrue. Omaha with more than 200,000 inhabitants and a daily float ing population of other thousands, naturally adds a goodly share to crime statistics. But did the Her man Record or other rural critics of Omaha’s morals, ever stop to think that the crime statistics of enough smaller cities of the middle west to equal Omaha’s population would probably show about as many crimes per day, or per week, as are chronicled in Omaha. The metropolitan newspapers usually make note of the crimes committed in their cities, while the rural newspapers very often withhold names and particulars “out of consideration for the families” of the accused parties. Denouncing the Omaha police for inefficiency is not calculated to make the task of the police depart ment easier. On the contrary it makes the task more difficult by persuading the criminal element to flock to this city. It must be apparent to every right-thinking citizen that the police force of Omaha, and of every other metropolitan city, would be able to function more efficiently if it had the co-operation of good citizens instead of their continued criticism and nagging. The Omaha police department is handicapped by this lack of co-operation, by lack of proper financing, and by the. politicians who are will ing to sacrifice public safety if that seems to them the best method of advancing their own selfish in terests. Despite all assertions to the contrary, the aver age of safety for life and property in Omaha is above that of most cities of Omaha’s size. ANOTHER DREAM COMING TRUE. When the McKeen motor car was presented, it seemed as if a solution for the suburban traffic had been discovered. On light runs out of Omaha and elsewhere, this self-contained gasoline-propelled car did the work and did it well. Another experiment was to have the gasoline engine drive a generator to provide the current for an electric motor. This, too, was a success. But a serious drawback oper uted against both, the high cost of fuel. Now the New York Central is experimenting with a locomotive built by the General Electric com pany. Crude oil is the fuel used and the current lor the motor is generated by the engine. A 60-ton locomotive is being used in the experiment. Its greatest value so far shown is that it operates on about 6-7 of the amount of fuel consumed in the ordinary process of developing an equal amount of powrer. It has flexibility, responds readily to de mands, and pulls its load as reliably as the old type of machine. So enthusiastic are its promoters they assert that the end of the present day type of locomotive Is at hand. Perhaps. Yet the old style has weathered many an onslaught. Even established advantages of electric locomotives with power generated at central stations have not been sufficient to run the “old ket tles” to the scrap heap. Managers with vision will watch nil these experi ments, and when it becomes clear that money will be saved by adopting the new methods, the change will come quick enough. One of the dreams of the men who handle the power for the railroads has been to harness electricity and fuel in a good working team, and the new oil-burner may provide the means. An enthusiastic democrat exclaims the state committee did just as well as a primary. No doubt of it, so far as general results go, but what about consulting the voters? Mike Endres learned how to keep books when he was county treasurer, and so he knows how as sheriff. The jail feeding secret still is safe. Every little bit given to the Free Ice and Milk Fund helps make life easier for some baby who might otherwise suffer. Come on in. A Maryland womnn led a mob to tar and feather a girl she saw vamping her husband. How the hus band fared is not reported. Three million dollars is the upset price for the La Follette campaign. Some of those volunteer* are going to do well. Friday was not the 13th of the month, but the accident toll marks it as a pretty fair hoodoo date. Omaha’s welcome to the flyers should cap their experiences on the round-the-world flight. Cal Coolidge’s cat is missing, but the president still has his goat. | FATHER KILLS FAMILY OF 1 SEVEtt WITH BUTtWfcR Knife 'THRILL. SLAYERS" LAUGH AS VICTIMS MOTHER. WEEPS v DEMENTED Mother THROWN J baby And takes pouon - --r- etc. Omaha Vhefethe^st is at its Best GOVERNOR, DO YOUR STUFF. Under the law, the governor is charged with the duty of filling all vacancies on the bench, as soon as they occur. In the past this has been performed expeditiously, to the end that no public interest might suffer in any respect through the lack of a judge. Governor Bryan has filled several such va cancies, and usually with commendable promptness. This is why his reluctance to name a successor to the late Hon. William F. Wappich seems inex plicable. Judge Wappich died in April, and his suc cessor has not yet been named. The existence of the vavancy is well known to Governor Bryan, hav ing been called to his attention by the presiding judge of the Municipal court, on the bench of which tribunal Judge Wappich sat. A number of names have been mentioned in connection with the place, and several aspirants have presented their claims to the office with the evidence of support that are deemed necessary at times to impress an executive when he comes to filling a nonpartisan position. Yet the governor resolutely declines to move. * * * The municipal court of Omaha is an important tribunal, far more so than is generally understood. Its judges are not occupied Exclusively with cases arising under the Volstead act, nor with police court dockets. The court is of prime importance because it is “the poor man’s court,” established to take the place of the several justices of the peace that formerly functioned. Cases involving minor sums are quite as important to the parties as are those involving millions. It is not the amount of money or property involved, but the elements of justice and equity that give value to a case. These elements are present in all matter brought to the municipal court. Many abuses that grew up under the old justice court practice have been corrected, many e\'ils re moved. Oppression of the weak is no longer pos sible, because the new court operates along different lines. It is a dignified tribunal, its judges not de pendent on fees or favors for incomes, and its de cisions are uniformly righteous and respected. Not from the justice and police courts alone has business come to the municipal court, but the county court has been greatly relieved, and even the district court has contributed to some extent. The volume of business is always great, and just now is more than the judges available can properly take care of. So Governor Bryan s delay in naming a successor to Judge Wappich is hamper ing justice. / * • * We expect Governor Bryan will select a demo crat to fill the place, although the law provides that judicial places shall be filled by nonpartisan choice. This is a minor matter. So, also, is the question of whether the new judge be dry enough to suit the prohibition < enforcement officials or wet enough to win approval from the bootleggers’ union. Dockets in the municipal court are becoming clogged be cause the judges are unable to dispatch all the busi ness laid before them. Governor Bryan is con tributing to this state of affairs by neglecting to fulfill the duty laid upon him by the law. Let him name the judge, as he is authorized and required to do, and give that much help to the public business. WHEN “FAIR” PRICES ARE “FAIR.” Governor Bryan was very generous a week ago •when he declared that 15 cents was a “fair” price to charge for gasoline. In answer to this thoughtful decision by the governor the Standard Oil company continues to maintain that “fair" price and gasoline at the sta tions of this company in Omaha still costs 15 cents a gallon. Across the river in Council Bluffs, however, the Standard Oil company is selling its product at 13 cents a gallon. Council Bluffs, though, is in Iowa and the governor of the state apparently lacks the foresight of Brother Charlie in protecting the inter ests of his constituents. Perhaps, Brother Charlie, being a good and loyal Nebraskan, is engaged in the commendable and laudable cause of encouraging home industry. In Omaha, you know, the filling stations nre operated by the Standard Oil Company of Nebraska, whereas in Iowa it’s the Standard Oil company of Indiuna. EVADING THE NOOSE. Clarence Harrow is a lawyer of experience, astute and full of resource. About 12 years ago he astounded the prosecution at I.os Angeles by pro ducing his clients, the McNamara brothers and Mc Manlgle, with a full confession of guilt. It whs a sensational climax to a trial that had attracted much attention. Harrow’s tactics still nre considered good. Since the Los Angeles experience it has become gen erally known that Ortie McMnnigle was a detective and had supplied the prosecution with all the facts to which confession was made. By a change of plea Harrow at that time secured sentences for his clients much lighter than might have come at the hands of the jury. Such is the background of experience which has led him to make the plea of "guilty” in the case of r i Homespun Verse — By Omaht’i Own Pont— Robert Worthinpton Davie _—.— -—-' ACHIEVEMENT IS WORK. •Tl* probably true mb It ever hue been— The fellowa who study nnd toll,— 'Who went her the storm without flinching will win. And rise In the fare of turmoil. The gradual turn to the easy coma things Is Inclined to deprive us of thrift; Hut we being born without motor* or wings Ourselves by exeftion must lift. An heritage tenders no aims, though we claim Both weal nnd cognizance through kin. There's nothing, oh, nothing hut pride In a name, And pride offers naught to begin. Though nearer and greater the luxuries grow And they may Induce us to shirk We will ever learn as observing we go That honest achievement 1* work. I /-—— > Letters From Our Readers Ail letters must be signed, but name will he withheld upon request. Communi cations of 200 words and less will bo given preference. _J Simple Home Remedy. Omaha.—To the Editor of the Omaha Bee: I would not feel I were doing my duty to mankind If I were not to tell at this time what to do when you step on a nail, rutty tin, or, in fart, get a cut on any part of yeur body from which you might ex pect Infection; In fact, the Injured part usually does not hurt you at first, but a day or two later the In fection starts, nnd even then I be lieve If taken In time, life can be saved. I believe the death of the two boys here In Omaha, as well as Cal vin Cnolidge. Jr., could have been averted if attended to In the follow ing manner. I have seen this dem ons*!-1 ted for many years over and over again: On getting the blister, cut, etc., 1m mediately bathe the part In quite warm water, to remove any dirt; then take a piece of fat bacon, the older the better, saturate It with spirits of turpentine, and hind on the wound. This will probably take out all the poison, and I wish to assure you that It Is a sure cure, ss I hav% seen It done even when the top of a foot has turned to dark purple from the Infection. Do not watt as a last re sort to try this slmplo home remedy. READER. Farmer's View of IFollette. Sheridan County, Neb,—To the Editor of The Omaha Bee: The en 1 losed clipping is one of ths planks of the 1m Follette .platform anil I wonder If the arch objectors, dog-in the-manger, rule or ruin maligners of the beet country on earth really believe such rotten bunk. If so. In stead of bis drawing somo $10,000 salary as United States senator and using Uncle Sam's time to stir up strife and contention among our own people, sueh a one Is a more fit can didate for ft mad house than for the greatest office on earth. If the au thor of that plank could have attend ed our Fourth of July celebration up here in the wild nnd wooly west. In the newest part of our state, and supposed by sueh as he to he peo pled by a class steeped In the depths of poverty, he would have seen from 2 000 to 4.000 well dressed, well be haved. well fed. patriots, Intelligent American citizens, i»nd could have heard our worthy congressman. Hob Simmons, of the Big Sixth, deliver that patriotic oration, filled with op tlmtsm nnd faith In our country. Nine out of ten of the people came In nutoe. and most of them were those ■ poverty stricken" farmers, and at the bnll game the ensh receipts were $700. And then, four days Inter, we had with us four days the Savage Carnival company; then July 11 began our five days of Chautauqua, all of which were liberally patronized. All these things giving the lie to the pessimistic demagogues who brazenly aim to deceive the people with their un-American propaganda. SUBSCRIBE!!. The clipping referred to In the fore going Is from the Rushvllle Record er of July 12, nnd reads; When Bob l.a Follette delivers hint self on the following ns a sop for Independent support, we nre Inclined to sinlle, and wonder how many of the dear people will fall for such a tissue of falsehoods. "In n land of untold wealth, dedl cated to the principles of eqpal ap portunity for all. special pivlleges to none, life has become a desperate struggle for the average man and woman. The millions at work on the farms, In the mines. In transports tlon. In the factories and shops and stores, with all their Industry and savings, find themselves poorer at the end of the year than at the be ginning." Life has Indeed become desperate /-—-v Abe Martin ---/ Mr. Lemmie Peters, who grad uated with such high honors a few years ago, an’ whose essay, "We’ve Left th’ Bay an' th’ Ocean Lies Be fore Us," wuz th’ talk o' th’ town, has finally found himself an’ Is mowin' lawns at 40 cents an hour. Boseo Moon wuz arrested t’day on suspicion o' being a boy bandit, but he proved he wuz bom in 1898. (Coprrlfbt 1*14 ) NET AVERAGE PAID CIRCULATION for June, 1924, of THE OMAHA BEE Daily .74,616 Sunday .76,224 Dec* not Include return*. left over*, • ample* or peper* spoiled in printing and 'include* no special sale* or frea circulation of any kind. V. A. BRIDGE. Clr. Mgr. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 8th day of July. 1924 W H QUIVCY. (Seal) Notary PuhHe s%_NO COMMISSION_6% 5 REAL ESTATE LOANS § I 6% INTEREST | l NO COMMISSION ! ° h'any Repayment* jJJ o The Conservative Savings & Loan Ass’n ? Z 1614 H»rn«jr Slraat 6% NO COMMISSION 6% I ■ - 1,1. struggle for the average man and woman, but more particularly against the niach,nations of ambitious poll t! ians who exploit the people with such demagogery.—Rushvllle Record er, July 12. 1524. The Hero Soft Pedals. ■Tobllng was a man whom his fe! 0 low clerks mentally dubbed as being a braggart. According to himself he was always having the most ex traordinary adventures, and has be*n the hero of Innumerable thrilling episodes. One morning he came to the office and described how he had raptured a burglar who had broken Into his house on the previous night. "Of course, he gave In In the end." » — declared Jobling boastfully, "but I had to use considerable force." "Indeed"’ remarked one of the listeners. "And what force was It you used?” "Oh," exclaimed the other, rather taken aback. “It was—er—ah—the police force.”—Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph._ (Get m©F@ begfinuegg ■ — by going after It Keen-minded business men are getting ready | for a bigger fall business. They are laying * their merchandising and advertising plans | carefully—as a good general plans his cam | paign. 1 Our “deeper-etched” play a most important I part in your sales campaign. They printsharp I er and add interest and charm to your prod I ucts or service. Phone AT lantie 1000 and let |j us show you how to get more business through I our “deeper etched” engravings. I Department of Engraving I of the Omaha Bee* Ernest Scherer -Mft* \