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[The Omaha Bee * I M O R N I N G—F. V E N 1 N G—S U N D A Y "*"* IHB BEE PUBLISHING CO.. Publisher v V b. UPDIKE. President *. .IlAil VKi. DTJNN. JOY M. HACKI.ER. ; Editor i.i Chief _Business Manager .< MEMBER OF THe’ ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press, of which The Bee is a member, , i« exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper, and also the local news published herein. All rights of repubiication ol our special dispatches are . also reserved. The Omaha Bee is a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations, the recognized authority on circulation audita. *« and The Omaha Bee’s circulation is regularly audited by aheir organizations. _ 5g*? Entered as second-class matter May 28, 1008, , ,at Omaha postoffice under act of March 8, 1870, 4 ,| f.“ BEE TELEPHONES 'V ^Private Branch Exchange. 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Th> fiery cross has gone around, the clans oi discontent are now rallying to the leadership of Robert Marion La Follette. Arthur Brisbane says it is impossible to exaggerate the vote for La bol lette. Perhaps to estimate, but some of the en thusiasts have little trouble in exaggerating. They have lumped whole groups of voters and sot them down as solid for "Battling Bob,’’ without slopping to learn if these actually are .committed. For ex ample, it is popular to say the railroad brotherhoods all are for him. Yet very recently Vice President Doak of the trainmen, .which is numerically the strongest of the “Big Four,” said that organization had not endorsed La Follette, and probably would not. 113 members are free to vote for whom they wish. Railway shop crafts have endorsed La Follette, hut these are not so many in number as before the disastrous strike of two years ago. That a great many of the men now working will vote for La Fol lette is probably true, hut that only adds to the dif ficulty of making the estimate of his strength. • * * The American Federation of Labor executive council, giving its endorsement to La Follette’s can didacy, rests its decision more on its grievance against the republican and democratic parties than on its devotion to "Battling Bob.” The approval so reluctantly given to the self-chosen independent can didate is more in the nature of a protest than a war whpop of a militant antagonist. Very heavy em phasis is laid on the statement that no general en dorsement is given to the dogma of the various groups that have wheeled into line behind La Fol r“ Gutter Here is one of the main difficulties of the whole campaign- Mr. La Follette announced himself as an independent candidate, writing his own declara tion of principles, and asking support on his plat form. He was immediately greeted by the third party organizers of various -tripes and callings, and hailed as their savior and candidate. They did not he-itate to write their own platforms, and put La Follette at the head of their ticket. The socialists . bandoned for the time their custom of nominating Kugene.V. Debs, and name La Follette. But they nuulc Debs general manager, and framed their own platform. The Conference for Progressive Political Action also named La Follette, and wrote a platform of its own. • * * |v V I *r Now comes the American Federation of Labor 1 aders end call attention to this confusion, which is fapklly being worse confounded. How can any man look for success in politics or elsewhere who is naked tf> stand on four different, and in many ways ir on" is tent platforms at, one and the same time? I,a Folleltn will feel himself bound only by his own declarations. He opposed a third party, and de clined to consider one. He wrote what he thought would attract votes to his cc.u-e. All the active ele ments of what Roosevelt called the “lunatic fringe” of American politics hastened to the muster, and each brought with him his own pet vagary for in clusion in the general program. So far “Fighting Bob” has not shown the cour se that is exhibited by Samuel Gompers. That granit oid opportunist is not so eager to elect I.a Follette as he is to teach the old parties a lesson, lie does not hesitate to say he will not accept the dogma of the dreamer?, malrontents, or deliberate * wreckers out to "imply stir up strife. I.a Follette might look better if he would show similar courage, Gut ns yet he has not indicated any inclination to disappoint any of the mixed lot who look up to him Moses, * * * Of all the clans that have marchod at the sum ■ mons, the socialists are the only one to present, a definite program. It includes government owner ship of the means of production and transportation as its central plank. That rests on Marxian doctrine. It is the first step along the road to the full applica tion of that doctrine, as Lenine exemplified it. in Russia. Before the campaign is over it will be in teresting to learn if Mr. I,a Follette expects to go with Messrs. Berger, Deb*, Hillquit, Germar and oth ers to the fulfillment of this great change in our system of civilization. It will be well, too, for Americans who own homes and are establishing Ihemselves in business in a small way to take note of Ihe various things that “Battling Bob" is expected to bring about. WHAT WILL THE HARVEST BET Word that comes down from the north is that I lie annual mobilization of the wheat harvest army is in progress in the Dakotas. Between 15,000 and 20,000 men will be engaged In the fields up there. This is one of the most noteworthy of all movements of migratory labor. Usually Ihe start is made In northern Texas, and the route is through Uklaho mn, Kansas and Nebraska, on up through the Dako t;,. Ih,| over Into Canada. Beginning late in May, ♦Vw- , |T|V is oc cupied until equally late in August. I*,, many years the wheat fields have been the v i ,ji7i„u and recruiting ground for the I. W. • ; hiit sinister group of political Ishmaelites, whose hands are raised against all other forms of organized workers. They have a political creed that goes along with their social dogma. Not even Russia has produced such hardboiled anarchists as have thrived in the past in the great wheat fields of this trans-Mississippi region. For some reason this year has been an exception, at least so far as outward manifestations of the presence of the I. W. W. is concerned. Very little has been heard of the pestiferous brood. The farmer-labor group has repudiated them, the nonpartisans give aid and comTort no longer to the “sab cat,” which was the euphemism for the I. W. W. exchequer. The wonder may be pardoned if there are as many of these avowed enemies of all government as there were a few ycari^ ago? Will the gathering home of the harvest which promises relief to hard-pressed tillers of the soil be as produc tive of “red” agitators in 1924 as in 1914, for ex ample, when every harvest hand carried a card and at least openly avowed allegiance to the “cat”? It will be iateresting to note the change, if any. In this part of the world it was noticed that the I. W. W. was missing from the wheat fields. What will the harvest be in the Dakotas? NEPTUNE’S MEAN DISPOSITION. A lot of hard luck was awaiting the American globe-girdling fliers when they started to cross the North Atlantic. They had plenty, of adventure mak ing the passage of the Pacific, but Neptune was hold ing off, ready to catch them on the home stretch. And catch them he did. Jumping from the Orkneys to Iceland is quite a feat,seven on a steamship. A lot of young Americans can tell something about it, for they took the ride under conditions almost as exciting as aviation can provide. Nelson and his mate made the hop all right, but Smith and Wade and their companions were com pelled to make two jumps of it. Smith got away from the Faroes and reached Iceland in good order, hut Wade and Ogden were forced down. And here comes the tragedy. The very precautions that were taken to secure the safety of the gallant adventur ers seemed to contribute to the undoing of the dis abled plane. When an attempt was made to hoist it to the deck of a man-of-war, an accident resulted in such damage as made its salvage doubtful. A night jn tow gave the waves opportunity to work on the helpless plane, and now it is at the bottom of the sea. A new plane should be provided for Wade and Ogden, that they may be permitted to end their flight with the others. It would be a tragedy in deed if they were to be counted out just in sight of the goal. We are just coming to understand the hardships and toil these young men have endured to make possible the first round-the-world flight. As they draw nearer and nearer home, with each day’s jump, public interest becomes more and more in tense, and the news of the mishap to Wade's plane was a shock indeed We trust, also, that Smith and the other gallant officers who have shared in the vicissitudes and trials of the journey, will not mistake the spirit of the welcome that awaits them. They will be permitted to end their journey, as planned, on the Pacific coast, but they will not be permitted to deny to their admiring countrymen the privilege of giving them on® rousing greeting after another, as they make the various landings along the air mail route. Neptune may have a mean disposition, and sol diers may not fare as well as sailors, but when the boys get back to land again, they will be given ample evidence that their exploit.nt-fully-appreciated if not entirely understood by their countrymen. WHO KILLED THE LAST “BUFF’LER”? A lot of history is yet undecided upon. A witty French critic once said that “History is a lie agreed upon.” A very recent critic complains that we are not yet accurate about things that happened only' twenty years ago, so can not expect to get very close to the truth of what took place twenty cen turies past. All of which is called to mind by a story to the effect that a former cowboy new resi dent at Peoria, ill., killed the last wild buffalo. Aside from the fact that a considerable number of “wild” buffalo still are alive, although but a handful compared to thp great herds that once roamed the prairies of the west, the statement is interesting from another angle. Like the “sole sur vivor of the Custer massacre,” this man is certain to have imitators, until there will be almost as many of him as there ever wore of the bison. The man who killed the last buffalo will increase and multi ply, even as the last buffalo has. We do not doubt that the retired cowboy alluded to actually did what he says he did. That is, he shot the surviving animal of a little bunch he had located a few miles northwest of Cheyenne. This was in 1885. Just about that time, however, Dr. V. T. M’Gillycuddy, who was then the Indian agent at Pine Ridge, was rounding up a considerable bunch of the animals from the free range, and im pounding them in a big corral not far from the agency. “Buffalo” Jones was collecting his famous herd in Kansas, and several other collectors through out the west were putting together little groups that still are represented in the greater herds. The main objection to the claim of the Peoria gentleman is that the last of the buffalo has not yet been killed. Jackie Coogan's mother has stipulated that Jackie is not to be kissed while he Is making his tour across the country. If a middle-aged understudy is needed for Jackie we are positive of the where abouts of one perfectly willing to act. Why should there be a shortage of lumber? Re cause so much is wasted in making useless planks for political planks. The pillbox officer* ale notified that the pillboxes are not supposed to provide soporific ingredients. f---- v Homespun Verse —By Omaha’s Own Poal— Robert Worthington Davie k_—-- -.. -J MY TREASURES. How lovely, Indeed, la the pen that hns written My lines through the years that have entered and gone; How faithful I he .hair In whl< h I hsva been sillin’ From dusk until • ame the flint breaking of dawn. The old oaken desk and the i halr that stands near It, The pen that Is previous and priceless lo me The little Hint holds them at heinl I revere It For »II that It Inis been and yel I* in he. lpiw tranquil the uttle wherein are iny treasures; llow mildest — but teeming with splendor, It seem*' Sweet col of my bliss where lb# firmament menturea Mv noimidb fancies and wandering dreams. The old oaken desk ami i he chair Ihat elands nnu It, The pen dial i« pin lops nnd priceless to tin The "tib that holds them at Imurl I raver* ll h Fill all that It lliia been and yel Is lo he. Introducing the Chief Orator of the Day t_____—-• / I [ladies ANDGCMUEMfli?) j i take: Pleasure in I INTRODUCING thec / MOST ELOQUENT AND / Influential.. Silver ' TbMGUED ORATOR Of ( TH&: CAMPATGK. r Letters From Our Readers All IHtrrw muat b« hut n»mr will he withheld upon requeftt. turn- j munlrutton* of words and le*» will oe Kitm preference. V-J\ Waste That la Needles*. O'Neill, Neb.—To the Editor of The Omaha Bee: While it is plain to be seen that l,. H. Monroe of found! Bluffs is an out and out I.a Fullette, I wish to reply to one statement he makes. He rites us to the high priced farm machinery that Is Impoverishing the farmor. If Mr. Monroe will come out and travel with me over 400 miles of Nebraska farm and hay land, I'll show him thousands, yes hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of that said high priced machinery, rotting ami rusting in back yards and fence cor ners. I make bold to assert that not one-tenth of all the farm machinery is actually worn out. In other words Nebraska fanners add many fold 10 the cost of their farm equipment through wilful neglect. Shalt we pass a 'aw to compel them to take care of their machinery? Now, lest Mr. Monroe may retort, that these cannot care for their ton chlnery properly, f "ill offer to l ike him to a man who has used the one self hinder many seasons and Its go ing good yet. That hinder never saw the inside of a shed. But a: each harvest end all its working parts are oiled and greased and the deck cov ered with an old hit of canvas 1 i lalm that the farmers of Nebras ka waste more each year than it takes to feed every man. woman and child in the state. "Wilful waste makes woeful want." someone has said, and no Iruer words were ever spoken. I fully realize. Mr. Editor, that all of the long haired ofTV« seekers will rear up on their hind legs and pro nounce ine a friend of the trusts, and big busineas. and blood thirsty oc f---\ Abe Martin i— -/\ Ther’* few tflingr* we like t' nay better’n “Well, he wouldn’t Ukc my advice." "Why call 'em "pro (freaaive*" when they don't never (fit nowhere? («’op>right, 19*4 ) NET AVERAGE PAID CIRCULATION for June, 1924, of THE OMAHA BEE Daily .74,616 Sunday .76,224 l)o#» not Includ# taturna. I#ft ov*n, Ilinplf* nr pap'll Ipoilrd in printing and Inrludra no aponal •aloa or fro# circulation al any Wind V A BRIDGE. Cir. Mgr. Hulttc t ib#d and iwnfn to brfm# nro this Sib day «f luly. 1924 W II QUIVt.Y. t So a I) Notary PubWi topuses, or worse If their command of Kngllah permits. But really it grieves me to have the word go forth that Nebraska, the stile of all states In my estimation, and I've tried it out for nearly half a century, is poverty stricken and soon will be in the hands of the sheriff. In rondusion. reminded by your excellent editorial, ‘ Other Sources of Farm Wealth," let me stale that farmers along the lines of the t ,X X. W. in Nebraska sold over 4,000.000 pounds of butter fat each month since May 1, 5924. Twelve million pounds of fat represents at least J4, 000.000 at the price received. For, God’s sake let 's away with this false and adverse advertising of the agricultural Industry, lest we pull the entire structure down about our, heads. O. H. NICHOLS. •\nditors. "Poes your wife lecture you n« much as site used to?" "No,” said Mr. Meekton "ileBrjct ta is too fine a apeakes to wash- « whole lecture on one person. Her audience Is now much larger, but less attentive.”—Washington Star. Conservative F.stimafe. Tt Is estimated that there are 52S | 042 born leader* In America who be ,. ~ m_ 'i J way t9 heal your skin with Resinol • if you are Buffering from eoiem*, * l ringworm or similar itching, red, . • unsightly lldn affection, luthe the • I Bure places with Ueainol Soap and J • hot water, thru gently apply a • • little Resinol Oiiomerit. You will « • lie astonished how instantly the • I itching Mop*'and healing begma. • • In most caar* the tick ikinquickly * ! l-nomct dear tnd healthy again, . • at very little cost. J • V f-tm t (Vntmtfit** Haa^m \ 8 *r «>!4 • • ly Aii ci 4»ttA it (.0 ,1 t t A ’ * • * i. no follower* and therefore despair of the American people.—Uuhuque American Tribune. Carrying Oil. “And 'ow '* yer usband keeping, M s. Iggins? ' 'K aint keepln': Vs on strike It's rne that « doin’ the keepln’."— Boston Transcript. _ I (5©t m©ir© buusmoss — by g@mg aSt@ir fit 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. Our “deeper-etched” play a most important part in your sales campaign. They print sharp er and add interest and charm to your prod ucts or service. Phone AT lantic 1000 and let us show you how to get more business through our “deeper etched” engravings. I Department of Engraving of the Omaha Bee* Ernest Scherci-Mir* I SUNNY SnjEUPl ''Jake Comfort, nor fococt (_<7Aa/ sunrinimur/u/tdas^j^,, j' lla. In, mad, th, study nf Nebraska snmethttta rnor, than |i h patting plea.surv for 30 or more years, we seldom Join th* summer throng that complains of heat. When spring brings copious rains, and an occasional shower falls during June and July, we revel in hot weather during August. As the per- j| spliation trickles from our shiny nose, and we long to take off our flesh and sit around In our liones, we utter qo Com plaint. There Is ever present the comforting thought that the hot weather has made the small grain, and Is making a corn crop, and with'these crops made there comes the comforting assurance that the old job will continue and daily associations made brighter by the smiles of prospering neighbors and friends. It would he mean of soul and ah exhibition of in gratitude for one to complain in such circumstances. Speaking of the month of August, reminds us that on its -i last day we will he privileged to celebrate another birthday. We decline, although from no motive of pride or otherwise, to reveal its exact number. SuffP e It to say that if admiring friends wish to give us' a cigar for each year It will require considerably more than ran he packed in tt»e usual box of Sb. We gather from the preliminary announcement that the j summer meeting of the Nebraska Press Association, to be held in Omaha August 21, 22 find 23, is going to lie a Humdinger with Horns and Altogether Pleasurable At noon*of the first day Montague Tancock will be hung without benefit or clergy. At sunrise of the second day Ole Buck Rmothered in the smoke of his own pipe. During the afternoon of th» third day de | ejsion will be rendered as to the homeliest member of the as sodation. previous elimination contests having left only Dew .Shelley of Fairbury and Ace Wood of tiering as extenders. Various other exhilarating sjiorts will he interspersed during the three days. Now ts the time to make arrangement* for attending. A Sing Sing convict has been pardoned because he snng so beautifully over the radio. We know a lot of radio singers who might l>e benefited by a course in Sing Sing. T t a*. A West Virginia wife. Jealous of her husiiand, secured the services of a number of her male friends and tarred and feath ered the other woman. We presume th< erring hust-and wa* given a medal and hailed as a Conquering Hero. The growing corn and the rattling threshing machines j1 taake so much noise that we simply can not hear the oratory of the political spellbinders. As a Chautauqua attraction wo sugg- d a debate between W J. Bryan and William Jennings tlryar* on the availability of John W. Davis as a democratic candidate for the president The corn is coming to the front, . , The W'heat is in the bin. The oats have made their gorgeous stunt, • Alfalfa's joining in. The sugar beets are growing sweet, . The steers are gaining weight. flood old Nebraska can t be beat—• Siv, she’s some bully state. — From “Odes of Prosperity.'' 1 v B. O. Oster. WILD M. MAl'PIN. j! -— I tot li Overdone. “I care not who maker the laws of ■he nation, if I may hut write /t« sonK*." Haiti Fletcher, the philosopher The consensus of opinion ir that there hag been too much activity in both •ines. — Detroit News. I'rettjr Mood. Me- Mow i* that back tire on your side. Kunice? She (looking over the «We of (he art—dll it's all right. It a flat on (he bottom, but It's round at the top. I —Laimion Answer*.