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The Omaha Bee MOKNIN C—E V E N I N &-S U N D A Y • THE BEE PUBLISHING CO., Publisher N. b. UPDIKE. President BALLARD DUNN. JOY M. HACKLER, ' Editor in Chief Business Manager MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press, of which The Bee ie a member, It 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 republication of our special dispatches art also reserved. _ The Omaha Bee la ■ member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations, the recognixed authority on circulation audita, and The Omaha Bee'i circulation is regularly audited by their orgataxations. Entered aa second-class matter May 28, 1808, at Omaha postoffice under act of March it, 1878. BEE TELEPHONES • Private Branch Exchange. Ark fur l_na:c 10OO the Department or Person Wanted. At 18I1IIC 1WU ' ' OFFICES Main Office—17th and Farnam Chicago—Stager Bldg. Boston—Globe Illdg. Seattle—A. L. 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He has wasted no time in battling windmills so far in his campaign. Issues that concern the people, in which their liberties and happiness are wrapped up, have occupied his time exclusively. What attention he has paid to his opponents has been on account of. their political attitude. Politics they espouse, causes they represent, have been challenged with vigor and directness. Charles Gates Dawes knows only one way to meet an issue, head on. Only one way to do a job, and that is to do it. When a committee went to France to investi gate his conduct during the war, its members were so impressed with what they saw they came home without investigating. Dawes was too busy on a big job to bother with the committee, and the com mittee members were smart enough to let him alone. When he came home from the war, the committee had him attend at Washington. One session was enough. Dawes held back nothing, told more than they wanted him to, and the committee was made a laughing stock. It did not get any good cam paign copy out of Pershing’s chief supply officer. • * • Right now the democrats are tagging along with the La Foiletteites in the lead, retailing scandal con cerning Dawes’ connection with a bank in Illinois. ' It makes no difference that the appellate court of Illinois exploded the story. It is just a trifle unfortunate for the mudgunner* that a democratic attorney looked after the interests «,f Charles Gates Dawes and his bank in the Lorimer suit. If it were not for this fact, and for the de cision handed down by the appellate court of the state of Illinois, the scandal mongers would be got- j ting away with a nice morsel of muck. Credit < ught to be given to “Burt” Wheeler, for he started it. As he had his kindergarten course in mud gun nery while serving as a democrat, anything he does in the line may be referred to the donkey party in part at least. Anyhow, when Wheeler was in Chicago a few weeks ago, he burst out with a frightful denuncia tion of Dawes for helping “Billy” Lorimer steal a million and a quarter dollars from 4,000 poor de positor* in the L'orimer bank. This was seized upon by the democrats, who have yelped it from stump to stump all over the country. John Barton Payne, who was good enough demo crat to be a member of Woodrow Wilson's cabinet, was Dawes’ ln#yer in the case, and he seems to be anxious to have the truth known. Calling the at tack “a malicious effort to confuse the public mind,” Payne cites that the supreme court did not pass upon the question of good faith, holding that to be immaterial, but the appellate court did consider the point, and delivered this opinion: "We think the Central Trust, company and Dawes acted entirely Innocently In the matler, and were doing a mere act of courtosy for 1-orlmer and his bank. There is no'contention that the Central Trust company or Dawes received any remunera lion for what was done." Of course, as Mr. Payne says, the politicians de cline to quote this decision, because it would not support the impression they seek to create. This rebuke from the former secretary of the interior will probably have little effect on his dcnfocratic breth ren, but the people will get the significance. * • * Dawes, however, will not be distracted by any ef fort of the opposition to divert attention from the Veal issues. To the farmers he has a message. This was delivered at Lincoln six weeks ago, and has been reiterated since. To the business men, he has a similnr message^and to the workers the same. It is a square deal for all, a continuation of policies that have brought prosperity. Sustain the Consti tution, because it is the charter of our liberties. When inequalities pr injustices appear, examine them and, when the cause is determined, rrmove it. No striking at one class to get even for another. Economy in government, reduction of taxes, en i ouragement of enterprise. These are the things Dawes advocates. Be muse he doea advocate them he is growing in strength and favor with the voters every day. His second visit to Nebraska will find him far ahead of where he was on the occasion of the first and even more than then regarded as a popular adopted son of the state, which will be proud to approve his course by it* votes in November. DOES BASE BALL NEED OVERHAULING? Iiyron Bancroft Johnson may he doing the cause i f organized base hall a service. He may he doing it n grout harm. His sweeping charges of corrup t mi, that not only include the league of which he i the active head, the American, but the National, the Pacific Coast, the American Association, and the Westrn, fake in a lot of territory. If these big organizations are shot through with rottenness, as ] asserts, is not the same thing true of the South i rn, the International, the Eastern, and other simi lar groups? Base hall is well established as a popular sport in America. It is the great national game. More young men and boys take part in it than in any ether, because it offers something no other game seems to possess. “Organized” base ball used to mean exclusively the professional brand. Amateur ball is now organized, substantially on a basis with the professional, differing chiefly in the amount of money involved and the quality of discipline en forced. Therefore, what affects the one touches the other, and all base ball is challenged by the John son accusations. As president of the American league, Johnson should make good on his charges. He should prove them or withdraw. Millions of Americans want to know if their idols are crooked gamblers, or if they are really what they are supposed to be, capable young athletes giving life and zest to a great out door sport. More than money is at stake. It is the future of the game. The burden of proof is on Johnson, for not many of the fans*are willing to accept his statements without solemn verification. “BATTLING BOB’S" VARYING ROLL CALL. Arthur Gilbert Hay is one of the most active <ontributors to the light fiction of the day. His is the job of furnishing an eager world with bulletins from La Follette headquarters in New York. Re cent output from his headquarters justifies the sus picion that he only counts what comes in, paying no attention to whatever may go out. Therefore, it is no great effort for him to carry all the midwestern states, including Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, Minnesota and the Dakotas for “Battling Bob.” In this way Mr. Hay goes a trifle farther than does Frank Harrison, La Follette generalissimo on the job. Harrison lists Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and Colorado as doubtful. Which means in his mind La Follette has not the remotest chance of success in either. It is just possible that Mr. Hry has not yet heard from A. W. Maxwell. Fifth district state ccn- j tral committeeman for La Follette in Iowa. On Saturday Mr. Maxwell announced his with drawal from the La Follette campaign because he found himself thoroughly out of harmony with “the Inefficient management of the movement an<V with the apparent Insincerity of some of those oc cupying high positions in the confidence of Senator Lo Follette.” This is but one break in the battle line. Editor Lochray of Omaha is another. No one has a right * to measure the influence of either of these men. When they were following La Follette they were re garded as of value to the campaign. Nojv that they have withdrawn, they must have some effect on the fortunes of the movement. George L. Berry, president of the Printing Press man’s International union, answers an inquirer by writing that he is not for La Follette. Mr. Berry probably controls no more than one vote, his own, but that one vote will not be cast for “Battling Bob.” There are hut three individual cases. How many more there are none can say, but it is an in dication that the roster of the “party of protest” as originally made up to include everybody needs con siderable revision. Mr. Hay will continue, doubtless, to issue his in teresting bulletins, but they will be le s and less im pressive as the day for election draws near. He realizes that he is in the same fix George Creel found himself during the war. He feels ho must give the people a good story, whether it is true or not. And, like Creel, he is doing it. IN ANY EVENT VOTE. Qu ill* naturally, the democrats are disjdelwed with the showing made by the Literary Digest’s poll. Any (bowing that puts John W. Davis third in the race will not suit a democrat. Howevgr true it may be, and none of them doubt it, still they do not like it. This leads to an important discovery made by an Omaha democrat. He explains: Republican postmasters throughout the land have entered into the jnost gigantic conspiracy ever unearthed. Instead of delivering the ballots to the persons addressed, they are marking them in the postoffice and sending them back to the magazine, llow very simple, yet how very, effective. Of course, some honest votes are gotten in, but they go from postoffices where a democrat is holding over under the civil service law. No democrat would stoop to such chicanery as the republicans. Editor Woods of the Digest explains the situa tion, but that only convicts him of being in cahoots with the wicked republicans. Just what reward he .is to get has not been announced yet, but some en terprising democratic editor will find it out and tell the world soon enough. The absurdity of the democratic charges amuses everybody. Whi n the extravagant claims they were making had been exposrd, they had to do something. That something took the form of a silly attack on the integrity of the poll. While this proves noth ing, it should have one effect. Whether you vote or not in the Digest’s poll, do not forget, that solemn duty on election day. Get out to the polls and ca«t your btillot for the candidate of your choice. You must admit that "Burt” Wheeler is versa tile. He bursts forth with a new charge every time he changes towns. All of them are untrue, hut that does not worry Wheeler aqy. He is in the charging business now. Representative Tom Connally of Texas is go ing to demand an investigation of the Literary Di gest’s poll. Such a proceeding will give the demo crats something to talk about after congress meets. Farm conditions, says the Department of Agri culture, are the best in five years. That is what worries both Davis and La Fnllotte. Another source of trouble for the Adullamites is thBt new names are going on the pay roll every day in the mills and factories. If Wheeler ever starts to investigate all the charges he is making, his work is rut out for the rest of his term as senator. Wheat price* keep on going up, a sure sign that the republicans sre trying to bribe the farmer*. r 1 - ' ——— -■ 1 Homespun Verse —By Omsba’i Own Poet — Robert Worthington Davie v..,,.. __«' "I^IOK AT VOI R <T,OTHKN.” "Look at your riot hen!" - I hemal her *11 y Mother of one, with much disgust. The little litd rnme In from play Wearing the hue of dirt add duet. 1’nder the coat of black and inn Itlg eye* glistened with honert nltu Can't you vision ft little mnn Helng calm In the fare of shnuo fan't you «**e bin Impish grin7 Hoy of two year*, nearing three Isn't he just as vmi have been? Isn't he as you'd like to be7 We hftve nil been through the fray Ask the Mother who truly knows! Many a time she * paused to say; "Look at ths dirt marks on your clothes! "I ^ e , _ ■ — -- -—N If You Vote for a Change of Government Look Out You Don’t Get a Change for the Worse - _ - - . ■ * IN lu ssil THEY I1AVK CO.MMlSlSM. A 10-IIOCR I)\Y ANII VERY IMiKMW'H HARNESSES TO CARRY EOAOS ON TIIKIK BACKS ---- Letters Frcm Our Readers A t |rtfrr« ma t hr «l*n.i! hul nnmr n III hr trllhhrM mpmm rr«i»e»l. ( okpimI ration* of 2Wi wottU MfHft Irtm w ll l«i u-t«n ntrfrrrm r. j . j Adam McMuIUm and the Firemen. Omaha.—To the Editor of The i Omaha Hoe: Kindly allow nr* a little spare to say n few words in behalf ■ mi Adam M Mullen, our candidate for ! rovf ; n<»r «*f the mate of Nebr'ska 1 rved with him In the !W sea of the I ris'atuie and found him l to always l*e a firm • i hi* word. He supported all of the progressive ' inea.rurfF. and also my two-pin toon ! hill, which pave tire firemen equal | tight* with other bread winners. I fuel that I wouki he ungrateful, j did I not say a word in hi* behalf at j this time, as he so robiy assisted me with my till. 1 suggest that the firemen will not forget when they go 10 the polls to put th'hr cross before the name of Adam McMullen. Here i* success to Adam and all of the republican ticket. El) LKEDKR. S,'»I7 North Thirtieth Street, j In Ivtstrrn Colorado. Vi in in. Colo.—To the Editor of The Omaha lle-e: Having been n constant read r of The Omaha I* f* . the past lie years nnd during that l>»nn time engage<1 in several different vo cations reven yrnis as iditm if the la ger tN’eh.l Herald and have come to look to Tilt Omaha lie* as alfy«>si a necessity Irf our home. 1 have always taken a keen Inter ''M in politics and will write my ver >n of the condition* In eastern Colo •ailo: I:n\ is iind Hrvnn nrc not taken se . ion. 'y h i» and will poll n small vote. La FolWt* had many supporters nt the beginning of the cnn«| sign, hut bis nttnc* upon the courts “f mirj , itmiry, t!i° root and foundation of opr national life, h < many other so drII: t and bolshevist ideas lias lost dm many votes and sober-minded i n king people are turning against m anti lining up for Coo'ldge. a* they know in him they have a man a ho is steering our ship *»f state safe ly on its coursa anti that prosperity i.< surely following In its wake. One reads anti listen* to the Mutant voice of the democratic candi dates who try to make the “dear |»ee I ul° believe that every ill that ha* be f illrn th*m is directly due to the re publican administration. Having no constructive policy of their own and nothing to offer the people whereby ibey may be benefited by n change of oiniifiistration, they hope to rule into dice by their tirade and abuse upon onr noble and honorable president. >,|ni has stood four-square for those thing* he believed for the best Inter est of the people in general. Jn hi Foilctte I am reminded of the three boys who met a man with a MPlrrel and each wanted it, The man told them the one whose politics was • to hl« way of thinking he would give the squirrel. One boy. whose father was a republican, boldly exclaimed WI am a republican." Another boy, whose father *ai a dehiocrat, said "I am a democrat." Then, turning to the other boy. he asked. "And wliat is your politics?" The boy, thinking rniy of petting the squirrel, said. Mister, I am for any gol blamed i thing to pet that squirrel " This taj the way many look upon the l>a Fob lot le W heeler eombinatlon. W. F. MO.VTCOMF.RY. i ( u-dinner for Mr. Heed. Ralston, la.—To the Editor of The i mm ha lice Mr. Reed said that he wanted competition and he's going to get tt. bn the first place. I wish to say that Mr. Reed is very ignorant concerning klan matters. Also I wish to point out a few errors in hi* statement. The first U that the klan doe- not require a memtiershlp fee of $10. as he has stated, but does require a donation of MO. Also the klan chapter in the Bible is not Romans 10, but Is Ro mans 1?, and if it did not take so much space 1 would explain it to him. Talk about a wolf In sheep's i loth ing' I won.ler if Mr. Reed has ever heard of the klan helping the poor and afflicted? 1 can give hundreds of Illustrations As to one heaven and one hell. That may be. hut why worry about that while we are on the earth? It is here we need to think about and keep America safe for Americans anj not have a conglomeration of every na tionality. GLENN CLARK. Ralston, la, CENTER SHOTS. Krupps' plant in Essen has turned to making steel teeth. We might ac ' uuire a supply to go into our traffic laws.—San 'Antonio New*. -r The league of nations sanctions a co-operative society of intellectuals After that will anybody deny that the league Is making the world safe for democracy?—Boston Transcript. Wouldn’t the world he an awful I place if the man who paints mae-t-j sine covers opened a beauty shop?— Flint Journal. Brother t'hariie may promise, but with La Follette attempting to dictate on one side and D ulde.vou Jay under taking to dictate on the other, who would win out?—Detroit Free Press. Ilrsi National, Bank of Omaha •h ssa T 7 011 «ill find it a gn-nt convenience aiul ...§’ Y saving of time to pay jour bills by check. I Your account is respectfully solicited. , 5 I FIRST NATIONAL BANK of OMAHA l|| * £ "The Same Kindly Care Afterwards that you Gave Before” f ' ■ I £ Why the Name “Funeral Home?” £ The Hoffmann-Crosby Funeral home was r the first of its kind in Omaha. It was de £ signed and built with but one thought in M £ • , mind—“better to sen e humanity in time ^ of greatest need”. It is as nearly like a ^ private duelling as it is possible to make it. A funeral held £ at home could be no more comforting, refined—or private— s than one held in this home. ^ Cleanliness as scrupulous as in ane’s own home is one great £ feature—privacy as inviolate as in one’s own home is recog r nized as equally necessary—and comforting. £ The receiving (or preparation) room is on the second floor; £ and only the careful, skilled men and women whose duties £ take them th*;re. are admitted. S' £ . From this room the body is taken to a “reposing room”—a £ * room as nearly like a bedroom in a private home as it can C be made. And here members of the family may. as at home. f gather by themselves to pay the last tribute to the loved one in his own chamber. < Hoffmana-Crosby’* Funeral Home is one of the very few in £ the Central West which was built for its particular purpose. yl £ Its refinements are perhaps unknown to the general public s —but they are a very real comfort to those who have be ^ come acquainted with them. £ Hoffmann-Crosby Funeral Home fj £ Twenty-fourth ^ , XT , Telephone r *t Dodge St. Omaha, Neb. Jackson 3901 ^ > , . ’■ f ' 0 ' * The fate of the Dunn recall jsdition show a how easy It Is to get people to sign petitions. Also how often petitions are not Signed by the people whose names appear thereon. The - petitions for the submission of an amendment prohibiting par tisan designations on the ballots were not signed as such. They were alleged to be petitions to remove the party circle. And It is doubtful if 30 per cent of the signers knew what they were signing, anyhow. We will wager $10u In real money that in 24 hours we can get 250 signers to a petition asking congress to enact a law requiring the Missouri river to flow the other.way. and do it by telling those approached that It Is a petition for something agreed upon by ourself arid the party • w ho accepts the wager. for the first time within our recollection we approach the opening of winter with no coal bill to worry about. Hereto fore we entered winter worrying about rent and coal; now we worry only about th? rent. Our apartment is steamheated b* the landlord. And it is a grand ami glorious feeling, t»elieve you us. By the way, what has become of the old spirit of nelgh borllness? Where are the motherly old women who always had a collection of yarbs and roots and were sent for before the doctor was called? And where are the good old men who were always ready to lend a helping hand to a neighbor and never thought of charging a cent for It? Three or four years ago our family car slid off Into a ditch In western Xebrask.i * A man came along and pul!e,| us out. He lived just two blocks from us. A week later he sent us a bill for $2.50 for pulling us out. forty years ago the neighbor who would do that would have been driven out of the community. Just as soon as we can locate a motion picture palace that does not waste our valuable time screening advertisement* animated and otherwise, we will make It a point to give it our undivided patronaee, mc-ajiwhlle recommending it to all of o .>■ — friends. Our possible patronage Is now cut about 90 per eer' I because we are usually short on time, to say nothing of being the possessor of a very abbreviated line of patience. After having been in enforced obscurity about as long as the average murderer sentenced to life imprisonment is kept tn durance, it might be just and propei to give Katty Arbuckle »■ least an equal show with the murderer to “come back.” The adoption of the proposed constitutional amendment would make it easily possible for Douglas county to nominate every candidate for state office. This statement will need no diagram to prove it to the man who will sit down and figure it out for himself. It is not our intention to fill this department with accounts of thi« special trip. All that will lie attended to in the new« columns. But this much to show the purpose of the "Pure-Bred Sires Special” run by the Burlington. WILD M MAUPIX. >v - When in Omaha Hotel Conanl 250 Rooms—250 Bjthv-.Rite: $2 to 13 NET AVERAGE PAID CIRCULATION for Sept., 1924, of THE OMAHA BEE Daily .73,340 Sunday . 73,865 J Does not inciudr return*. left overs. samples or papers spoiled in printinf and .nclude* no sp?n#^. sales or free circulation of any kind. V. A. BRIDGE. Cir. Mgr. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 4th day of October. 1824. W H. QU1VEY. (Seal) Notary Public THIS OFFICE WILL OBSERVE Monday, October 13, Columbus Day, As a Legal Holiday The Conservative Savings & Loan Ass’n. 1614 Htruy St.