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The Omaha Bee MORNiN G—E V E N I N G—S U N D AY THE BEL-PUBLJSHING~CoT~Publisher N. B. UPDIKE, President « BALLARD DUNN JOY M. IIACKLKR. Editor in Chief Business Manager MEMBER~OF T11F.~ ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press, of which The Bee is a member, 4 Is exclusively entitled to the use for r«*publication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited -in this paper, and also the local news published herein. All rights of repuhlication of our special dispatches are also reserved. # The Omaha Bee is a member of the Audit Bureau of * '‘Circulations, the recognized authority on circulation audits, and The Omaha Bee’s circulation is regularly audited by th^ir organizations. Entered as second-class matter May 28, 1908. at Omaha postoffice, under act of March 3, 1879. j ~ beeTtelephones 4 "Private Branch Exchange. Ask for ATI a* i non * tlfe Department or Person Wanted. A I I&ntIC 1UUU OFFICES J| Main Office—17th and Farnam Chicago—Stegcr Bldg. Boston-—Globe Bldg. I , l*os Angeles—Fred It. Hall, San Fernando Bldg. Ban Francisco—Fred L. Hall, Sharon Bldg. New York City—270 Madison Avenue j . Seattle—A. L. Nietz, 514 Leary Bldg. MAIL SUBSCRIPTION RATES DAILY AND SUNDAY 1 year $5.00, 6 nfunths $3.00, 3 months $1.76, 1 month 70c DAILY ONLY 1 1 year $1.60, 6 months $2.75, 3 months $1.50, 1 month 75c SUNDAY ONLY 1 year $3.00, 6 months $1 75, 3 months $1.00, 1 month 50c Subscriptions outside the Fourth postal zone, or 600 miles from Omaha: Daily and Sunday. $1.00 per month; daily only, 75c per month; Sunday only, 50c per month. CITY SUBSCRIPTION RATES Morning and Sunday. I month 85c, 1 week 20c Evening and Sunday.1 month 65c, 1 week 15c Sunday Only .1 month 20c, 1 week 6c l------' Gindbd VheK? flie^st is at its &es( ONE SAFE COURSE OPEN TO ALL. A single great outstanding fact has been before the American voters since the opening of the cam paign. This is the possibility of the election going into congress. It is as certain as anything can be that La Toi lette will not get enough votes to elect him. Equally certain it is that Davis will fall far short of a ma jority in the electoral college. All signs and indi cations point to the conclusion that Calvin Coolidge will get both the popular and the electoral vote. A ^|Hg plurality in the one and a most decisive majority Sin the other. We believe this firmly. » , But this desired result can only be made possible ► by voting for Coolidge. Trades are being made, in • Nebraska and elsewhere, between the desperate op ponents of the republican party, seeking only to dis franchise the voters by deadlocking the electoral col lege and sending the election over to a deadlocked •house. Several times within the last few weeks we r have explained what this means and commented on '•the disaster it is certain to bring to the nation. “ * • • I* What reason is there for desiring to turrvCool " idge out of office, to substitute either of his oppo nents? We see all over the country the signs of re ps turning prosperity. Agricultural conditions are im proving. Getting better every day, with all pros pects for continuation of the movement upward. • industrial operations of all kinds are being resumed f;on an increasing scale. Evpry sign is hopeful, and • indicates the confidence of the people in the party » . • m power. • ' Since 1921, when the republicans started to re ibuild the wreck into which the democrats hud ^plunged the nation by encouraging the post-war orgy •of speculation, government finances have been sta Jbilized. Taxes have been reduced twice; expendi Jtures have been lessened greatly, almost cut in half. • Industry in all its branches has been revived. Com "meree set flowing freely once more. The home pro ■ ducers are protected by a tariff that secures them in ■*'the home market. While helping every nation in Eu jrope, we have kept on friendly terms with all through ^-declining to play the particular game of any. J This sort of intelligent process will be continue 1 finder Coolidge and a republican congress. • # • • Davis promises, if elected, to lower the protect i - Stariff, in the face of an industrial revival in Europe, r’He also stands pledged to a nearer approach to tli JLeague of Nations, to mix the United States ii ft European politics, and to merge our country wok x pne side or the other in the disputes that hold na i* {ions apart over there. g La Follette not only promises to lower the tariff, jbut his schemes would increase the taxes. He will fry certain experiments, some of which already have a been tested and proved futile. Already he has do- j |dared his adherence to one side of the European 1 s muddle. His whole program is too radical—so radi- 1 » cal that, he has frightened away many who believe (it}, real progressive action. Election of either Davis or La Follette means such radical changes in government policies as will require the readjustment of the entire industrial and • commercial program. This can not help but disturb > business, disjoint if not stop activities, affect prices, ;ind lessen the prospect for employment. It is not J progress hut a halt with either of them. You can £ no more change the entire policy of a government i without affecting business than you can turn over J an office building without disturbing its tenants. i vr* • * . * *. t > With Coolidge we have a party that is responsi l blo, that has a well defined program, looking to ' further advance, and one that may be depended J upon to carry out its pledges. 1 Davis also represents a party with a program, ' responsible as such, but whose policies are not in line with the spirit or the demands of the time. La Follette has no party, no responsibility, no program, other than his own, and the conflicting pledges made in his name by varying groups of his supporters. Are we to turn from the security offered by Cool idge to the confusion that must follow either of the others? Will we make sure that Coolidge is retained to carry on with his sane propressivism? Or, will we let congress decide what the people ought, to do for themselves? It is, after all, Coolidge or chaos • for the United State*. NOT A BOMB-THROWING OUTFIT. I '* j Wo are somewhat reluetnnt to believe that the explosion nn a Canadian railroad train, in which lives were lost, should he nseribed to the Doukho ’ hors. These people are the ultra-pacifist wing of . the Mennonite seet, which is known throughout the world for its peaceful attributes. Originally from ■ Germany, the sect migrated to Russia, thence to > America, and now have gone to Mexico and others to Bolivia, In search of a land.whore they can have - their hwii faith undisturbed by that of others. The fundamentals of their creed are belief in the ‘ fatherhood of God, thn brotherhood of man, the • commonalty of property, and the recognition of no ei nmeiit rave I hat of God. Human power and authority, they hold, is the usurpation of divine prerogatives. This has been modified to the extent of paying taxes and otherwise conforming to local iaws and regulations, as “rendering unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s.” The war rudely disturbed these people in both Canada and the United States. A migration from Manitoba and Saskatchewan fol lowed the war. The late Peter Jansen of Jansen, Neb., was twice called upon by 'the Dominion government to quiet religious outbursts among the Doukhobors. Their fanaticism took an exaggerated form of worship, dis turbing but not dangerous to others. Usually they kept exclusively to themselves, and certainly are not the sort of folks who breed bomb-throwers. GIVE FACTS TO THE PUBLIC. Oscar Wilde once said, “Hull Caine alwuys writes at the top of his voice.” Something of the sort ap plies to Samuel Untermyer and Frank P. Walsh. Neither of these men knows the meaning of modera tion. For them no middle distance exists. What ever they touch is either the best or the worst, and generally they make it out to be the worst. Just now they are whooping it up over the “slush fund.” This is a stock charge, heard in every campaign, and always alleged against the republican party. The mere fact that more voters prefer the republican ticket than all others put together is a certain sign of venality that prevails. If it were not for the uncounted millions of dirty dollars, no body would ever think of voting the republican ticket. That is if you listen to Walsh and Unter myer. We*ks of examination of witnesses of their own choosing, before an impartial committee has failed to develop any evidence of the existence of an enormous corruption fund. Yet the last utterance shouted by these men through the public press is that the republican conlmittee has been secretly using millions of dollars to corruptly control the election. Senator Borah, chairman of the committee, has the confidence of the public. He says the matter will be probed. It should be, for the sake of Amer ica’s reputation. We hope Senators Borah and Car raway and Pepper and Ladd will bring everything into the light. When that is done, it may not have the effect of silencing Untermyer and Walsh, for they will be in full c:r; on another trail of their own discovery, but it will, we think, show the world that the office of president of the United States is not for sale to the highest bidder. BEATS THE OLD BABYLON BRICK. If you wish, you may buy a bit of brick that was sun-dried and laid in the walls of Babylon, or Nineveh, or some other of the Mesopotamian capi tals long before Abraham set up the livestock busi ness in Canaan. This just referred to in order to show what durable material a well-made brick can be. The sort that is burned in a kiln is even more enduring than that dried in the sun. Sometimes it is said that no progress has been made in 10,000 years in the art and science of laying brick in a wall. It is just the same now as it was on the Plain of Shinar, when the descendants of Noah projected the first sky-scraper. But improvement has come in the art of making brick, and Omaha is just now the scene of an at tempt that promises to revolutionize building meth ods. By melting the peculiar clay found in this lo cality, fusing it to a clinker, then grinding the clinker and moulding the dust, a material is obtained that is only half as heavy and almost twice as strong ;s common sand brick. Experiments have passed beyond the laboratory stage and are said to he pro fessing in practical use of the new building ma terial. Architects and builders who have examined it, express great interest in the discovery. As one of the best known architects of the city says, it will, if entirely practical, reduce the cost of steel in a mod trn office building by fully one-half, for only half . s much will be needed on account of the lightness of the brick that go into the walls. Other vistas of economy in building are openeij, which explain the c; gerness with which the announcement was re ceived. Ju t as the modern brick beats that of Babylon, ~o does this new discovery promise to excel the moil < rn brick. It is a world of progress and Omaha may r ive a new industry that is abreast of the age. The death of the author of the Nick Carter tories happens almost as frequently as the death of the last survivor of the Charge of the Light Brigade. I.aFollette has been a big figure in Wisconsin, ■-'erving as governor and senator. Wisconsin has a big bonded state debt. Nebraska has none. Not having heard from Brother Charley of late we do not know whether he will give us a storm or fair weather on election day. Speaking of sweet music, there’s the rhythmic thump of plump ears of Nebraska corn colliding with the throw-boards. * Now that the election is about over let us hear in mind that the "Next Battle’’ is op November 15, at South Bend, Ind. Secretary of the Navy Wilbur is urging gun ele vation, hut that, is no reason for gun toting. "Skyscraper" won a steeplechase. Still they say names count for nothing. Chinese warfare is like £ a Follettc politics something of a puzzle. “Don’t gum the works." ■ 1 1 " . . .... ■ . —- ■ ... ■ Homespun Verse —By Omaha’s Own Poet— Robert Worthington Davie V._J ON THE FENCE AFTER ELECTION. I off have m«11 upon the fence lWore* I dhl the chore*. And thought about the promise* of office seek lug bores; I've studied much (he ideas which These fellers recommend. Hut I believe Hint energy Is man's most faithful friend. Now that suspense Is largely o’er, And emnke h is cleared away. ! *lt upon (lie fence and let My musing* go astray. I ini I don't Idly wait, to reap The things 'Iwus said I’d get. Hecausi* I know that one must earn His dimes and dollars yet. * Hut It’s a pleasure, T nni sure. To call ogsin to mind The luke warm issue* of the dn\s .V single step behind: And while I sit upon the fence • Till chore time drifts along 1 m thankful that my heart t* free. And that my |!iih arc strong j The Big Question I- ~ .. I v Letters From Our Readers All letters must he signed, hut name will be withheld upon requlst. Communi cations of 200 words and less, will be given preference. f A nte for the School Bonds. Omaha, Neb., To the Editor of The Omaha Bee: "To the millionaire and laborer, to the farmer and Hie busi ness man: There is only one thing that you can give your children that someone else cannot steal, and that is an education. (Jo to Ihe polls Tues day and vote for the bonds for your school." T. T. SLATTERY. That's Only Mike’* \A ay. Omaha, Neb., Nov. 1,-—To tlte Edi tor of The Omaha Bee: 1 note the World-Herald in its issue of this morning publishes a letier from a Mr. M. F. Harrington of O'Neill in which lie states that the committees at Washington representing organ ized labor have endorsed the candi dacy of Mr. Jamieson for Congress from the Second District. Ph ise per mit me to explain that they have not done ttiis, as all readers of Labor, published at Washington, know, and as all members know who have re ceived communications from their various national organizations, advis ing them of labor's endorsement*. Perhaps Mr. Harrington refers to a meeting of tho Dougins rounty C. P. P. A., called by their vice chair man in the absence from the state of their chairman, and which consisted of a hand-picked gathering from ttie various local labor organizations, who did endorse Mr. Jamieson, but this meeting did not represent the rank and file of labor, nor was it author ized from Washington. A. P SCNHBERO, Thirtieth and Webster streets. That's That for C anada. Glidden. la.—To the Editor of The Omaha Bee: 1’nder date of June II, 1924. you published an editorial up holding Canada as a cheaper wheat growing country than the Fnited .States, and you further Intimated that she could produce upwards of a half billion bushels of wheat every year. While there are many, including good authorities, who hold that opin ion of favoring Canada, It seems strange that so many are deserting that country. Why are her settlers mostly of the transient type” Asld* from politics or property own ership, I sec no excuse for anyone to "crack up" Canada, unless a little mud slinging exhibition Is attempted in an effort to appease the "Canucks" as regards tlte tariff. or in case such praise la intended merely as a courtesy towards a friendly na tion with no Intention of Injury or harm la lng done locally l>y indirectlv advertising a wilderness as western Canada to be a country "up and a-coniing." An observation of this year's pro dlcament up there does .not reveal •100,000,1100 bushels of wheat, or any where near that amount, but instead, It shows tlie ( anadinn farmers to be up and a coming back at the rata of 20,. 000 a month, and many thousanda more facing starvation, an occurrence Hist could be expected, in consider.! ■ —-V Abe Martin v-- ■_ __ ' ^ Silver dollars are returnin', as i.afe llu.l irot two back when he handed th' butcher a $i> bill fer a little dah o' mutton. Art Smiley ! don't play yolf no more, as he Bits enoujfn exercise walkin' where his car's parked t’ where he's (ruin'. iCtie) rlxlit, 19': l > tlon of the fart that farming In a ( aeml-arM "and short-seasoned country is a gamble. In fact. Canada has ; "broke" and starved out thousands of American Immigrants who, after years of toil In an effort to stay with it. have returned empty-handed to America, to start over again, where others are making money raising wheat exclusively on $50 or even $100 land. It seems that this government could, without Infringing upon the rights of freedom, prevent these and other wild goose chases by adminis tering a little fatherly advice oc casionally and save ambitious people time and money. Of course, our fathers "stayed with rowa and now look at Iowa;" but. aside from that, It is my intention to talk sense. The United States Year Hook slates that a satisfactory comparison of American and Canadian wheat-rais ing costs cannot he obtained from available studies. But my own ex perienro warrants the statement ta part of which is admitted by a Cana dian pa per l, that a large portion of western Canada, with its Injustice, its ‘ kill 'em quick" methods and its court rooms filled with non-compromis ing people, is no place for an honest and law abiding person looking for a future. In fact, the Canadian government has been assisting Its stranded vic tims in vacating a certain dry belt as large as several of our states, he muse the elements do not favor wheat raising or even diversified farming. Another opinion seems to prevail here, to the effect that Canada is very strict, lawfully. Quite so; her law s sound strict and concise and she makes arrests very freely, which spells discipline to anyone unfamiliar with the tipping world, but the truth Is there Is as muc h graft and bone- - headed confusion connected with the officers of the law of, ir. and for Can ada as there Is throughout the United States. As to the future of that country, time alone will tell. But a study of precipitation records shows that climate does not change In relation to settlement, and a study of actual realities, including hoom period ex citement and war expenses, would In dicate that Canada will Ire a hack dumber for some time. C. KEI.I.Y. | Trying to throw the election of president Into the house Is, In a man ner of speaking, quite a departure from the "let the people rule" ehtb boleth of 190S. Get more mileage out of your feet! cactuT'T] *,>k"TinK'*’«nlreelrPm corn lli!l ccrn* *nd callouM. ’Jh* ne»re«t drug (tore will Biipply the ntc.in* — (^ictuy ol cou r**. actus om Cure j NET AVERAGE PAID CIRCULATION for Sept., 1924, of THE OMAHA BEE Daily .73,340 Sunday .73,865 Don not inrltidr returns, left overe, lampUt or papers spoiled In piloting and Im ludea no special • ale* or free circulation of any kind. V. A. BRIDGE. Cir. Mgr. Subset ibed and iwprn to before me thie 4th dev of October, 1924. W »l QU1VEY. (Seal) Notaiy Public | _I LISTENING IN ' On the Nebraska r* ess • .__j Gus Buechler of the Grand Island ndependent meanly Insinuates that he reason men do not go to church * that they are not interested in vhat other men wear. • • • "If conditions in this country were talf as bad as some people claim, here wouldn't be any use trying to nake them better," declare* Editor 3arker of the Pender Republic. Lew Shelley of the Falrbliry News cmoans the fact that there has never >oen a beauty contest for men. In a nale beauty contest I*gw would be eliminated by a set of blind judges, inlcss the entries were limited to litn, Asa Wood of the Gering Courier, be Buck of the Harvard Courier and lack Walsh of the Auburn Republi :an. • • • Conan Doyle declares that every body will work in the next world, which impels Editor Huse of the IVatne Herald to remark that it will be hell for a lot of people until they set used to It. • • • The Nebraska City Press would ike to know what has become of LUMBER Millwork and General Building Material at 25% or More Saving to you. Don't even consider buy ing until you have sent us com plete lists of what you need and have our estimates by return mail. No money down. We ship quick and pay the freight. W. F. Hoppe Lumber Co. 9th and S St*. Lincoln, Neb , I Take43®® <>'.<* s ,# Laxative Broni_ \Quinihej '%v tablets Jf’ i The tonic and laxative effect of laxative PROMO QUININK Tablets will for tify the system against Grip, Influenza and other serious ills resulting from a Cold. | The box boars this signature j (*o-2fcSfrcrres‘ Price 30c. SUNNY SIDE UP ; lake Comfort, nor forget qhat Sunrise ne\/erfailed us^i/etr^ -- ✓---— THE VICTORS. After the battle is over ami cooled Is the heat of the fray: After tlie losing or winning, we come to the close of the <l«v. After winning or losing ia nothing compared to the way tlist we fought, For vlct’ry counts for hut little compared m the way that we wrought. • ’TIs striving, not winning, that measuiea the real honest worth of a man. And joy is the honest won laurel for doing the best that you can. The shouts of the Victors obscure the muses that led to t ha light. Hut sooner or later com** glory to those who went «b»v.« r^r the right. After the battle Is over, and counted the guilt or the cost. The loser Is often the vlctoi the victor the one who hna lost. Kor error may triumph a season, and rule for a tltne by lfa might, But Truth never die*, and In good time there romelh the triumph of right. Your manhood is measured bv striving, not merely by winning the fray. It isn't the fact you are winner; it's how you have fought through the day. J The battle, though lost, may be only the part of an Infinite plan To learn If you really measure full lip to the sis* of a man A woman stepped up to the counter In the flower depart ruent of a down town store and inquired as to the cost of wreaths and sprays. She was quoted prices and finally de elded on what she would take. Then she was risked when she wanted It delivered, and she replied: ' 1 11 let you know The party Isn’t dead yet.’* We have often wondered where the movies recruited their stars. Now we know, i.ittle Bryce came home from school the other day and told his mother that they had played ' llohlcn Docks and the Three Bears ''What part did you play?" asked the mother. ‘T was one of the trees, replied the lark A lot of those movie stats are so wooden that they must have been recruited from the lumber yard*. ! An Omaha man and his wife aie political opponents Tiiev have agreed to pair today, but both will remain at home, each to watch the other. Ere you went to work this morning Did you go and vote? Ere your office chair adorning Did you go and vote? if you didn't, quick, hop to It' Drab your hat now and go do it. Vote the right way *s you view it— But vote! ____ * Word com** of a torchlight parade that ended n day'* political rally In n western Nebraska county. It seems that people have actually l*een taking some interest in poWtics. after all. We speak from exp*rien<e when we say that It Is di< ; concerting for * man to make a talk at a Father ajwl Son banquet when two or three of his own boys ait in front and listen. He is afraid that the boys will laugh at the wrong Place. WILL M. MAUPIN. y ! V__/ V - those "No Beer, No Work” b atons j worn so prominently a few Years ago. • • • "Fortunately the eorrnpt practices 1 act iloes not apply to straw vote*,” chuckles the Auburn Herald j YOU CAN RIDE FROM OMAHA IO NEW YORK FOH *48« IF tmtu ticket read* tna ERIE RAILROAD DOUBLE TRACK FROM CHICAGO The scenic double track passenger route Two of the finest through trains daily. Nightly Sleeper tr Columbus. Ohio. Ask any Ticket Agent of connecting lines or write 5. L. CLARK. General Agent Woodmen of the World Bidg^ Omaha. N *h A. f. Wainscott, Trav. Pass. Agt., .H9 Railway Ekc. Bldg.. Kansas City. Mo H C HOt.ABIKD. G. P. 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