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The Omaha Bee] M O R N I N G—E VENIN G—S U N D A Y THE BEE PUBLISHING CO , Publisher N. B. UPDIKE. President BALLARD DUNN. JOY M. HACKLER. Editor in Chief Huainesn Munnier ~ MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Th« Associated Press. of which The Bee is e member. M exclusively entitled to the use for republieation of ill news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in rbis paper, and also the local news published herein. All rights of republieation of our apeciai dispatches ara also reserved. The Omaha Bee is a memher of the Audit Bureau of Circulations, the recognized authority on circulation uudits, and The Omaha Bee's circulation is regularly audited by their organizations, Entered as second-class matter May 28, 1908. at Omaha postoffice under act of March 3. 1879. BEE TELEPHONES Private Branch Exchange. A-k for ATInnlle- 1 fMMT the Department or Person Wanted ^ * lanilC 1UW OFFICES Main Office—17th and Farnaat Chicago— Steger Bidg. Boston—-Globe lildg. Seattle—A. L. Nietz, 514 Leary Bldg. Lais Angeles—Fred L. Hall. San Fernando Bldg. San Fraueisco—F'rod L. Hall, Sharon Bldg. New York City—270 MadiBon Ave._ MAIL SUBSCRIPTION RATES DAILY AND SUNDAY 1 year 56 00. 6 months $3.00. ?■ monrna 41.75, 1 month 76c DAILY ONLY 1 roar $4.60. 6 months $2.Irk 8 months $1.50, 1 month 16c SUNDAY ONLY 1 year $3.00. 6 months *1.75. 8 months 61.00, 1 month 60c Subscriptions outside the Fourth postal zone, or bOO nuies lrom L'-uaha: Daily and Sunday. $1.00 per month; daily only. 76c per month; Sunday only. 60c per month. CITY SUBSCRIPTION RATES Morning and Sunday.. month 85c, 1 week 20c Evening and Sunday...1 month b6c, 1 week 15c Sunday Only .1 month 20c. 1 week $c V_---:-—-—-* OraalidVhefe llie^bst is at its Best RATES, TAXES, WAGES. Stated without attempt to point its purpose, but bluntly driven home, the La Toilette idea is to cut the earnings of the railroads without cutting the cost of operation, lie can do this in only one way, and that is to wipe out dividends. Money invested in railroads is to receive no return. Manufacturers, merchants, workers, farmers, everybody except rail road stockholders, are to have their earnings, in the form of profits or wages. La Follette does not dare tell his followers he has any notion of cutting wages. Indeed, he tells them he expects to so arrange matters they can in effect fix their own rate of pay. That is just what “democratic management” means. • * * In 1923 the railroads of the United States paid in taxes more than $336,000,000. In 1924 it is es timated this total will go over $366,000,000. All this money must come out of railroad earnings. In Nebraska the total tax bill of the state for 1923 was $53,280,000, of which the railroads paid a lit tle more than $5,000,000. If the government takes over the railroads, this tax will have to be paid direct by the property own ers. In Hooker county the school tax is in round numbers $50,000, and the Burlington railroad pays $11,400 of that. In Keith county the school tax is $154,000, and the Union Pacific pays $58,000 of that. When the railroads are owned by the public, this tax will be passed on to the farmer, the mer chant, the householder. But freight rates still will go on. The govern ment will have to pay as much as the private com pares do to run the roads. Experience under the McAdoo administration showed that it cost the gov ernment $100,000,000 a month, or $3,000,000 a day more to operate the roads than the total receipts a mounted to. And the first, thing Mr. McAdoo did was to boost all charges horizontally by 25 per cent. * * * No need to Wink at these farts. Every farmer k ows what labor cost means. He also knows that the railroads are paying wages more than 100 per cent greater than in 1914. That railrohd taxes are 3 66 per cent higher than then. And he knows that the money to meet these charges must come from some source. The Omaha Bee believes that freight rates on farm products in general are too high, and should be revised down ward. But the belief is equally as strong that no farmer fvould start out to adjust the carburetor on his car by smashing the flywheel or hitting the mani fold with a sledge hammer. That, however, is what La Follette’s program would do to the railroads. A BIG WESTERN SENATOR. Senator Warren of Wyoming is up for rc-elcction this year. He first entered the senate of the United States in 1890, and with the exception of two years has been in congress ever since. He is a big man, mentally and physically, and his state has profited tremendously by keeping him as their senator. In seniority there is only one man in the senate who ranks him, Henry Cabot' Lodge of Massachusetts. Senator Warren has attained the position of chair man of the committee on appropriations, one of the Host important chairmanships in the senate list. During the greater part of the senator s life he has been engaged in agricultural pursuits, devoting much attention to stock raising. He was one of the first to develop irrigation in the Rocky Mountain region, and the Reclamation act is largely his work. He introduced the first bill in congress that had for its purpose irrigation investigations. Following this he was chairman of the committee of seventeen that formulated the Reclamation act which has done so much not only for his home state but for western Nebraska. In the valley of the rintte on our west ern border, farmers are raising thousands of seres of sugar beets, made possible through irrigation. Senator W'arrcn is a protectionist of the old school and never falters in advocacy of any bill that tends to the protection of American industry. He has done much in aid of the people of Nebraska, and a- a neighbor state we sincerely hope that the peo ple of Wyoming may return him to the United States senate. "THE TIE THAT BINDS.” Evidence is accumulating to support the charge that the democrats and La Follettoites are in al liance to throw the election into congress. Mr. Davis admits that La t oilette will carry six or eight northern states. That means that Mr. Davis hopes this will come to pass. He knows that Davis and Bryan will not carry any of them, and the noxt hest thing is to keep Coolidge from getting them. William Gibbs McAdoo, from his sick room in Baltimore, sends out a letter regretting that, the Davis and La Follstte men are not more closely co operating. He would like to see a fusion between whnt he calls the "progressive” elements of the northern states, to confront the Coolidgc supporters. For what purpose? McAdoo is too wise and wary to delude himself with the thought that either Davis or “Rattling Robert” can be elected. His one aim must be to carry out the conspiracy entered into so long ago, and throw the election into congress. In Nebraska we note the efforts of the La Fol • lette generalissimo to secure votes for John N. Norton, chosen to succeed Bryan (C. W.) as the democratic candidate for governor. We read the appeals of the democratic >ditors of the st"te, couched in varying terms, but all leading to the same end. Only through fusion do they hope to defeat Coolidge in Nebraska. Through the unholiest combination of divergent political views ever paraded will it be possible to thwart the will of the people. No.matter how great the popular majority Coolidge may have, and he will have an enormous one, these conspirators hope to throw the election into a deadlocked congress. Then they will make further bargains, and divide the swag if possible. The only way to beat this game is to vote for Conl idge and Dawes. SMALL TOWNS AND GOOD ROADS. One mistaken impression, considerably prevalent, is that the good roads movement is essentially a big town affair. Nothing could be wider of the mark than this. Naturally in Nebraska Omaha, Lincoln, Grand Island, Hastings, Fremont, Beatrice and such communities are active in pressing the program for highway improvement. It is a snd' mistake, how ever, to think they are alone, or are solely inter ested in.the general project. How the smaller towns of the state are concerned, is shown by an article in the Oakland Independent, a paragraph from which reads: "At the instigation of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce, with tine cooperation from the com mercial clubs of other towns, a new through high way will be marked along the M. & O. railway. The committee mentioned last week met once last week and once this week with the road committee of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce, and was promised all the assistance that the Omaha people can give. On Monday State Engineer Cochran was also pres ent, and he was, if possible, even more eager than the others to help in the cause. All of those men thought and said that it wag time that northeastern Nebraska woke up and did sbmething to secure better roads." This is only a single instance of many that can be noted. The civic spirit of Oakland is aroused, and it will bear fruit in the way of better highways Principally because it will find a more ready echo among the farmers along the way than would a simi lar appeal from Omaha or any of the larger com munities. Not that such an appeal would be with out the hearing it deserves, but because Omaha has not the close neighborly touch and intimate com munication enjoyed by Oakland with the people who dwell on the farms. Good roads are vital to all. Farmers are the principal users of these highways. They must of necessity transport their produce of all sorts some distance over the roads before they can get to even the country market. It is encouraging to note the communities that are most nearly touched by this problem taking an intelligent interest in its solution. They are giving the aid in carrying on the great program that will mean more than all else. THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE. There are gratifying indications that Nebraska voters are waking up to their duty and determining in their minds to go to the polls next election day. Organizations of various kinds, particularly of women, all over the state are calling attention to the menace of indifference, and pastors of all de nominations arc urging voters to do their duty. These appeals are being made on a nonpartisan basis, the «f)le idea being to arouse the American electorate to a sense of individual responsibility. If the great hody of voters can be jarred out of their indifference and induced to go to the polls, there is little danger of any serious shock to Ameri can institutions when the result of election is an nounced. It is only when indifference permits dis turbers and secret enemies of cherished institutions to assume control that we may fear evil results. The great majority of American voters are honest, well meaning and patriotic, and when they register their will at the polls it is certain that it will bring no shock to business nor put in danger the government as conceived by the founders. From now on the energies of all patriotic people should be centered on getting out the largest possi ble vote, confident that whatever the increase in the total, the greater part of that increase will be for sanity and common sense. John W. Davis is very anxious to have the presi dent take action on sugar right now. Wonder if he thinks the housewives have forgotten what Wilson and Mitch Falmer did to sugar in 1920? Americans who think a national election once every four years is enough will get encouragement from England and Germany, where the elections are coming twice a year now. Bre’r Gompers has issued another clarion call, but the bars have been down for some time, and a lot of labor votes have gotten over into the Coolidgo pasture. A New Hampshire man is suing for a reward promised him for staying sober ten years. His ex perience ought to be sufficient compensation. Divorce ir. 15 minutes while you wait is the speed record attained by a Missouri court. This ought to stand for some time. Yeggs will keep on fooling around these country (owns until they encounter somebody who really can shoot straight. Suppose the Stillmans do kiss and make up, wc still have the ex-Mrs. Gould to furnish front pago stories. John W. Davis says "conservatism makes radi cals.” A democratic administration makes men des perate. Bryan (\V. J.) is still pleading for the man he said was unfit to be nominated. — Homespun Verse —By Omaha’# Own Poet— Robert Worthington Davie v.________—— -•' THE REMEMBRANCER. "We aren't at fault for the height we grow, And neither for what we weigh: Hut we arc to hlame for the deeds we do. And thn numermm things wo say — Wo can't he beautiful—all of us! But wo c»n ho clean and neat, And we ran display In an outward way The traits that make ua sweet,"— Hold a friend to me the other day When I met her on the street, I thought of the Great who'vo coine and K"ne, - Whoso virtues "o ofleji read, Who wore not beauty, hut gnve It to ) The world through a worthy deed. It seemeth true that It matters none Though homely and poor we grow, Tf we strive to give Through the years we live New faith to the ones In woe. And fashion our creeds superlative Hike the Great of long sgo. ■ -—----- 'I One Crop Where We Never Have a Shortage j v — - . ■ ■ -— ( — ’ Letters From All letters must he signed, hut nsme w cations of 200 words and less, will -. Message of the Klan. Burweli, Neb.—To the Editor of The Omaha 1’ce: I have read with gome interest the letters appearing in The Omaha Bee on the klan issue. Mr. Duzzentmattcr, while disclaiming membership in the order, warmly up holds it and denounce* those who condemn it as disturbers of the pub lic peace, even though among its condemnors can be found sueli men as Calvin Coolldge, John XV. Davis and Robert T.a Follette. Its latest defender, Mr. Clark, is peeved because of the ignorance of its enemies, who, ho thinks are not in telligent enough to appreciate the great good it is doing, and the greater good it intends to do. Now as to our ignorance of klan matters. It clearly is not our* fault if we are ignorant in these matters, for the klan has been dilligent in propagating its tenets, so the teach ers the klan has sent must he in part to blame. I attended a public lec ture in Burweli a few weeks ago given by a man introduced as the national lecturer of the Ku Klux Klan. His statements, then, must he considered as official, as binding on the klan. And if we taka hi* statements as a sample of the intel ligence of tiie leaders what In the name of all that, is good and holy are we to think of the*followers? This ion jrer cent American as sured us that it was Pope Plus II. that caused the freedom of worship clause to be inserted In the Constitution of the 1'nited States. Now, as nine or 10 years elapsed between the adop tion of the amendment and the elec tion of the poi>o in question, how was it possible for him to accomplish this feat, ignoring altogether his lack of influence or power? But this learned lecturer didn't seem to bo hampered by either chronology or facts. He also assured us that this clause in the first amendment disap peared in the course of years, got lost, was stolen nr perhaps wandered off the reservation, and when Pius IX came on the scene he caused it to be put back in the same old place. So it Is to the popes and not to the fathers of the Republic that wo are indebted for the right to worship God as we wish. Prospero could command the ele ments and rail tip a storm to destroy his enetnle*. but I doubt if Prospero could compel I'ncle Sam to either write a new constitution or amend an old one. Great is the power of the pope—no cording to the klan. But busy as the popes were In American affairs they were much busier in Mexican nfrjilrs. where con stitution w riling became almost a habit on account of popish interfer ence. As Is well known there Is no country on earth, with the possible exception of Russia, whers the church 1s so fiercely persecuted as In Mexico. Ft J If you »co two bobbed-headed wives talkin’ t’gcther they're tollin' how they put it over. It never nr rurs on uh how really insignificant wo are till we dodge n motor bus. (C'opyrlfftlt, It24 ' -N Our Readers II he withheld upon request. Communi be given preference. The Omaha Bee, the Kansan City Star and "Al” Smith, he asserted, were the greatest liars in America, and the bltterest'rnemies of the klan. Catholics should be disfranchised because they were controlled re ligiously ^nd politically by the pope. The Jews, because they were non producers, middlemen, who liked to make monov and trade with their kind. Evidently that branch of business is to he reserved for Gen tiles—that is, klan Gentiles. The ne groes are taboo because they are in creasing too fast and endangering white supremacy in the south. It would appear from this that race suicide or birth control, was not numbered among their vice*. Foreigners are debarred except those from northern and western Europe, “for that is where you get your Anglo-Saxons from," he told us. This will he news to England which has, from time to time immemorial, claimed that all the Anglo-Saxons on the planet were confined to ' the tight little isle.'1 Will the rest of Europe is willing to accept the doubt ful compliment of being dubbed Dutch Dutchmen' He was kind enough to let us know that he didn't want to hurt the feel ings of Catholics and perhaps that was why he failed to touch on the Knights of Columbus oath, the night ly drilling in the remetery in the dark of the moon, the thousands of rifles and tons of poison gas cached under the church and the number of kidnaped children they eat for break fast every morning. | I was surprised at the omission, but was later informed that \hese hair raising stories were reserved for the Use of organizers who when a “pros pect' seems reluctant to join, spring one or more of those blood-curdling tales, and he comes across. For ways that are dark and tricks that are vain the heathen Chinese may he peculiar, hut the smooth working chink has shsolutely (noth ing on the klan. MICHAF.I, O'CONNOR. About Shooting. Omaha—To the Editor of The Omaha Roe: A week or so ago there was a great hue and ery when an of fleer !n the dlscarge of his duty shot a man, but a few nights later when a man shot a policeman that wa- a dif ferent story. No voire was raised for the officer or against the offender. The use of firearms is to be deplored, but it's a safe rule always to halt when ordered to do so by an officer in uniform Better a fine or a few days in jail than a sojourn in the neatest hospital. FRANK J. CAR Ft. Ife I ikes W hat lie I.ikes. Casper, Wyo.—To the Kditor of The Omaha Bee: We were a little surprised to read in your paper of the ltith that a Mr. Frank Martin finds fault with your editorial condemning the attorney general of California for excluding the Lord's Prayer from the public schools. There is surely noth ing in the laird's Prayer that would injure any one and it might possibly do them good. The Lord's Prayer Is a very Im personal and short piece of literature. It doesn't mention ‘‘you'' or "I." It > ■■ — is very general in its application. It covers a broad field, as the words "our," "we" and "us" would Indi cate. So, for my part, think your editor ial was just fine. But you do have them right along now that we do think is hog wild and. the pure bunk. IVemean.of course, political matters, but at that wo like your paper, and just as soon as we can save enough kale to make the first payment on a flivver we are going to send the money back for a year's subscription. As it is now, we have to go to the public library to get the dope on Omaha from your paper. WII.LIAM C. TODK.R, I CELEBRATING Our 50th Birthday October 23rd, 1924 Flowers for the Ladies. ( Ymie 11 el p Fs ( Ylebrate. SUNNY SIDE UP ' lake Com fort, nor forget , qhatSunrise neVerfailefrer ___J ---- _ Z Sitting in our own private car on the feurllngton's pure-bre^ sire special train, with only three more demonstrations to *U« before ending the groat trip, wo can not forbear mentioning a few high lights of tlie journey The only thing this enterprise has sought to do is to sell an idea. H h« "dV"‘1**'l ""^. "d else. No particular breed of dairy animal has been ''xpIol.'<V no partisan talks have been made, and no effort to induce beef mttlemen to turn dairymen. The solo idea has hewn ♦»«»{« idea of better sires, whether it be for beef cattle, dairy rattl , horses, hogs, sheep or poultry. The work of organizing a treat enterprise of this kind is enormous. First local communities had to be interested, .hen breeders had to he interested. Then local newspapers had to he enlisted to advertise the project, and he it said to the ciedlt of the publishers they took hold and made the great success possible. Of course the Nebraska College of Agriculture took hold in wonderful hut characteristic style. The Nebraska Dairy Development society, the Creamery Men’s association, local commercial clubs and county agents came to the front with hearty cooperation. It cost not less than $5,000 to equip the train with stall* and install the various exhibits. And tHe per diem expense for the entire trip has been a hit more than *!,000 a day. The total expense has been in excess of $25,000, and all for th* purpose of selling a single idea—that of the desirability of bel ter sires Tile entire movement was organized with the thor oughness characterizing "big business," and the success fob ' lowing that organization has been little short of phenomenal. Mure than a ton of literature has heen distributed, and not less than a million questions answered frankly. We have had a wonderful experience on the trip. We have learned to know Nebraska better and love Nebraskans more. Old friendships have been renewed and new friendships made that are beyond price. This grand old commonwealth has emerged wholly from the gloom and depression and is today happier and more prosperous than it has been for many years. I.esson« learned in the bitter school of experience nr- now yielding a rich profit. A quarter of a century ego Nebraska stood 23d among the dairy states. Today It stands sixth, and in this good vrar of 1«24 Nebraska dairy cows will produce in excess of SO,000,000 pounds of butter, much of which is export butter soil! in competition with the boasted creamery products of Den mark, Sweden and New Zealand. In this good year Nebraska cows and hens will add more than $45,000,000 to the common wealth's wealth production. Great in I’s conception, almost faultbs« in its presentation, the pure bred sire special should, and will lie. as t rne rolls on. admittedly one of the greatest influences for good and perma nent prosperity ever let loose for the benefit of the whole people. We eount it a privilege snd an honor to have been asso ciated with it in ev en a very small measure, and the profit has been great in many wavs not to be measured in dollars and rPntg. WILL M. MAUPIN. \-------J . If Shipping Household Goods or Autos U»e Pool Car Service of Terminal Warehouse Co. The placing of several lots, furniture or autos in one car load, equalizes the freight. Phone JA ckson 1504 for rates :s to any city. Now Corns go without risky paring nT^VOCTORS say that it is dan X-J gerous to pare a corn your self. Infection may .result. Get Blue-jay. the scientific, new way. A noted scientist discovered it — different from any other method. Acta like magic. Stops pain in rstantly. Then the corn loosens and comes off. Simple, safe, scientific. Use it tonight. Walk in comfort tomorrow. Blue-jay >WAH XtU