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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 4, 1925)
Omato Vhefc the^st is at its Best STONE SPIKES THE MUD GUNS. It took a Philadelphia lawyer to tame a certain group of the United States senate. Harlan Fiske Stone seems to have turned the trick very neatly. Nominated by the president for a place on the Su preme Court of the United States, Mr. Stone was Immediately fired upon by the mud-gunners. He was carrying on the prosecution of Senator Burton X. Wheeler, before the federal court of Montana. Also, he had set on foot a grand jury inquiry in the District of Columbia. Notice was served on Mr. Stone, not directly but by inference that if he did • not cease to “persecute” Senator Wheeler, he could not be confirmed as associate justice of the supreme court. Please not that the attorney general was nob heralding his discoveries through the newspapers. He was conducting no three-ringed circus in the guise of an “investigation.” By strictly legal meth ods of procedure he was going about to determine if a crime had been committed. To the charge that he was dragging Mr. Wheeler from his home in Mon tana to be tried before a court in the District of Co lumbia, the attorney general returned the answer that the Montana case would be tried in Montana. An entirely new case, involving a new state of facts, was being examined in Washington. Senator Wheeler would have ample opportunity, if he wished, to appear before the grand jury and tell his story’. But, and the attorney general made this very clear, the cases would not be dropped. So Senator Walsh and those acting with him have abandoned • heir case before the senate judiciary committee. Harlan F. Stone would not lay down. The opposi 1 in to him broke down instead. EAT FROM YOUR OWN BACKYARD. When primitive man turned to agriculture, he undoubtedly followed the custom as pertained to "•anie. It was the practice when one of the tribe, or i dozen, killed a beast, all gathered to help eat it. Food was a common necessity, and the taking of it was a community pursuit. So, when tilling of the soil was forced upon the tribes, they worked fields in common. An echo of that resounded during the war. Americans by common necessity were turned to the cultivation of backyard plots, to supplement the usual sources of food supply. It worked well, if only for the moral effect it produced. Nebraskans now have a chance to apply the prin ciple to daily life. Either Joe Redfield or Harvey Milliken renews a suggestion that: “If the people of Nebraska would patronize home Industry to the extent of using Nebraska potatles, Nebraska sugar, Nebraska flour, and other Nebras ka agricultural products. It woud bring a prosperity to our state never before experienced.” Nebraska raises more than enough good potatoes to supply the home needs. But millions of bushels of spuds are annually brought in from other states, and ours are shipped abroad. Nebraskans can con sume but a small proportion of the wheat raised in the state. But our wheat makes the best of flour, and all Nebraska bread could well be made from the home product. Likewise, the sugar. One hundred and one thousand tons of good sugar were made in Nebraska in 1924. How many Omaha'housewives ask for the sugar that comes from Nebraska soil and sunshine? This is capable of great extension. Our people Import thousands of tons of food every year, not a pound of which but can be grown in the state. Mil lions of tons of food is shipped out of the state each year, for this is one of the greatest of food exporting regions in the world. Would it not help a lot if the people of Ne braska began to eat more of the food that is raised in their own backyard? A MOMENTOUS DISCOVERY. Just as the food experts have succeeded in con vincing the'eitizenry that the great need is vitamines, and that sauer kraut is the ideal conveyer of the same, along cornea some scientific sharp to throw a metaphorical monkey-wrench into the digestive ma chinery. This scientific investigator hurls broadcast the startling information that sauer kraut worthy of the time-honored name contains .72 per cent of alcohol. Horrible thought! That is almost 50 per cent more alcoholic content than is permitted by the Vol stead act. If the Volstead act is made applicable to rauer kraut, then farewell, a fond farewell, to our best conveyer of the essential vitamine. If the Volstead act is not applicable to sauer kraut, then what a vista of conjecture and suspicion Is opened to our vision. Just think of the legal en* tanglements that will follow. When a man charged with imbibing a sufficient quantity of alcoholic bever age is haled into Court and insists that it wasn't liquor, but sauer kraut, how is justice to be adminis tered with even hand? How will the member? of our constantly growing army of prohibition enforcement officers differentiate between the man tanked up on hootch and the johh who has filled his stomach with the succulent and healthful sauer kraut. It is clear that the momentous discovery of this scientific gentleman will necesitate the Passage of Another Law. Either sauer kraut is subject to the Volstead act, or it isn’t. Either a man has the right to imbibe, or is it inhale, sauer kraut without l?t or hindrance, or its alcoholic content must be reduced 50 per cent or more in order that he may not be come the object of solicitude on the part of the gal lant army of reformers. Something must be done about it, and it must be done at once. This insidious monster must not be allowed to thrive and grow. “The lips that touch sauer kraut shall never touch mine,” should be sung everywhere. Either sauer kraut must be prohibited or its alcoholic content made to conform strictly to requirements of the Volstead act. .—■*«—; , HEART INTEREST IN THE NEWS. Millions of Americans watched with deep interest for the end of the great dog race just over in Alaska. In all the compiled records of romance nothing exceeds this. A dash of hundreds of miles across the frozen wastes. Blizzards to en counter. Rivers and mountains and arms of the sea to cross. Twenty dogs and valiant drivers were urged to the topmost speed. Not just to set up a Tecord. Not for a purse of gold. The stake was human life. The stakeholder was Death himself. Diphtheria, dread disease at any time, scourges the ice-bound city of Nome. “City” by courtesy. It is a spot on the map, away up-on,the northwest shoulder of the continent, just below the mouth of Behring strait. The last vessel leaves in October. The first one in comes in June. For eight months out of the twelve Nome ‘is cut off from the world, save by dog-train. Telegraph and radio alone keep the people in touch with civilization. These bring the news that diphtheria is sweeping the camp. Only one doctor, and he without the medicine that is needed. A special dog train was made for tl^g race of hun dreds of miles across the unsettled country, to carry in the drugs needed by the doctor. On it depended the salvation of at least 150 possible victims of the scourge. Just when the race seemed to be won, a terrible blizzard intervened, to slow if not to stop the rescue. But the dogs and their driver won through the storm. The precious medicine was delivered. Another effort is to be made with air plane. Man’s latest triumph is to be pitted against his oldest antagonist. This is a sporting event of highest luster. The energy and endurance of man against the threat of Death. No wonder people are watching the news that comes from Nome. MAJESTY OF THE LAW. Judge Patrick and Judge Holmes, both of the municipal court, have declined to issue search war rants based on suspicion. They ask that when an officer swears that a crime is committed that he know what he is swearing to. It is not enough for the law for the officer to swear that the thinks maybe a crime is being committed or that he has been told that such is the case. He is asked to swear '©f his own personal and positive knowledge. This will tend to make the “booze hounds” a little more certain in their work. Unfortunately it may give the bootlegger a little more security. But it comes a little nearer to complying with the law. The Fourth amendment to the Constitution of the United States provides: “The right df the people to be secure In their persons, houses, papers and effects, against unrea sonable searches and seizures, shall not lie violated, and no warrants shall issue but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and par ticularly describing the place to lie searched, and m the person or things to be seized.” This does not leave much room for “maybe.” It definitely and specifically sets out what the officer must do. Yet it has been most flagrantly ignored or abused in the process of enforcing the Eighteenth amendment. Now that the courts have begun to recognize the Fourth as well as the Eighteenth amendment, a more rational enforcement of the Volstead act may result. We are for the enforce ment of all laws. But we are as resolutely opposed to the violation of one law in order to make another law look good. John Thompson, jr., the young man just made president of a $30,000,000 chain restaurant system, began as a dishwasher and worked his way up, al though his father owned the whole shebang. A lot of young men not too proud to live off of Dad’s bounty are too proud to begin at the bottom and work up. Former Chancellor of the Exchequer McKenna of England foresees an early date for the English pound sterling to be worth par. This gives rise to the hope that the American quart will soon reach sixteen ounces. Considerable interest was aroused in the finding of a marble head of Cesar at the bottom of the Hud son river. There are so many ivory heads along the banks of the Hudson that no interest is mani fest. Those at a loss to discover certain words in a crossword puzzle should step on a tack in the stilly watches of the night. It is simply wonderful what words come to mind in such circumstances. President Coolidge break* another precedent. He not only talks about economy in government hut he actual^ insists upon it. - . — ■■ — < Whale oil may be a wonderful brain Rtimulant, but crude oil continues to be the great political stimulant. France wants the world to guarantee its safety. Only France can guarantee its own honesty. Law enforcement will be easier when legislative foolishness is reduced to a minimum. Senatorial courtesy, however, should not be Used as a cloak for senatorial eussedness. The price of flour follows the price of wheat, up but not down. —By Omaha’s Own Poat— Robert Worthington Davie l DIVEDSITY. Good men and wise men can not see All In a single light— That which I* dark to you and me To othenhmay he bright; Our viewpoint* differ more or less! lights are not akin: The thing* that you would fain suppress, I'd gladly usher In. Hut everyone who Is sincere line equal light to feel And judge the consequential here, And hi* own views icvenl. The point of differing will bear No emptiness, If wo Are true unto ourselves, and fulr With our sincerity. 'Tl* best, no doubt, ilwtf we do nut Interior! things alike, And all select n single spot,— A single WHY to •Irik*,— And niirrh *l»>nic the In Hue lri ptftp, with lit end \ trend— lror life would nil be glnom or nhine, And pi outlet *ouUl bt dead Did Somebody Say Something About a Coolidge Myth? j --—-—-" * r-----'j! Letters f rom Our Readers All letters must be signed, but name will be withheld upon request. Communi cations of 2C0 words and less, will be given preference. Opposes flip Amendment. Oxford, Neb.—To the Editor of The Omaha Bee: How many of our peo ple are taking an interest In the pending child labor amendment? How many even know that such a law is altout to be foisted upon a sleeping nation by a ll organized minorities that are well equipped with means for lobbying the state legislatures.' Though loud tor "let the people rule," these organizations fought to death a resolution to let the people vote whether they wished to thus sovietlze their government. They thus exposed their scheme and show their only hope to write this iniquitous law into the constitution is by subtle methods before state legislatures. The greatest curse one could wish upon our children ami young men and women would be to clothe congress with this autocratic power. It not only robs the states of their constitutional duty to protect and foster the wel fare of their citizens. It lays the foundation for another tax-eating bu reau with its horde of inspectors pry ing Into the affairs of every home in the land, and places another tax of millions uponathe overburdened tillers of the soli. It is surreptitiously called1 "the child labor amendment" while child or children are not mentioned. Its real purpose Is to place our young men and women up to 18 years of age absolutely under the control and dic tates of congress, regardless of wheth er It Is manned by statesmen or dema gogues. Thousands of our youth go to the had for lack of work to one that Is Injured by overwork. What man or woman worth their salt to society has not worked and worked hard before they were 18 years old? "What is a home without a mother" wilt he changed to where Is a. home without a government Inspector. The states that are the home of the I. W. IV. are going to pass this amendment, but where is the great agricultural state of Nebraska going to stand? Will our legislature vote to protect our young men and women and-their parents, or will they vote to Jeopardize their welfare and to make this a strictly bureaucratic government? A C. RANKIN. Worth Fighting For. Omaha.—To the Kditor of The Omaha Bee: ran the 18th amend ment to the federal constitution he en forced without violation of the 4th amendment? This question was dis cussed In congress when the Volstead act was under discussion, and not a few of the ablest members of the senate declared that the 18th amend ment would prove to be In contraven tion of the 4th amendment. The 4th amendment reads as follows: "The right of the jteople to be se cure In their persons, homes, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizure shall not he vlo Abe Martin --—-, Th’ hardest thinK f And i* some buddy that kin toll u* what hap pened at a banquet. Tell Binkley wants t’ trade a $7fi moh jontcw sot for a dictionary, or a loud speaker. <t'oi'jrl*hi, ttss / luted and no warrants shall issue but upon probable cause, supported by oath or a fflrnlhtion, afcd particularly describing the place to be searched and the person or things to be seized.” The Albert Krug Case is only one of many. Now and then the court takes occasion to denounce the action of an officer who violates the express terms of the 4th amendment. In the Albert Krug case Judge Holmes dismissed the charges and repri manded the officer who entered the defendant's house without a warrant. To be sure, the officer carried what purported to be a warrant. Hut it was not supported by oath or affirma tion of citizens who knew the facts and who were willing to go before the court and swear to their knowledge of probable cause for entering the premises of defendants and making search and seizure. The warrant must also name the person or things to be seized, which was not done in (h s case. This 41 h amendment to the federal constitution was worth fight ing for by our ancestors and it Is worth fighting for now. and In my humble opinion public sentiment Is risilg to such a pitch that will com pel law officers to respect its pro visions. I-.y the way. there was a time when law officers could Is- sued on their bonds for violation of law as in the Krug case. Are they no longer bond ed, and if not, why not? J R HATNK8. 'MOTHERFletcher’s Castoria is especially pre pared to relieve Infants ift arms and Children all ages of Constipation, Flatulency, Wind Colic and Diarrhea; allaying Feverishness arising therefrom, and, by regulating the Stomach and Rowels, aids the assimilation of Food; giving natural sleep. To avoid imitations, always look-for the siipiature of /hsolutfly 1 larmiers - No Opiates. Physicians everywhere recommend i# Mr. Harry Goble Tells How Cnticura Healed Eruptions *' My back began to hth and bum and a raah of atr.all pimples broke out across my shoulders. T’-<* pimples were hard and red and scaled over, and would break and scale over again. They itched and burned causing me to scratch until my back was covered with acre eruptions. The eruptions were so sore that when I lay down 1 could not get a bit of sleep “ I read an advertisement .or Cuticura Soap and Ointment and purchased soma. In a few days I got relief, and after using three cakea of Soap and one ar.d a hall boxes of Ointment 1 was healed ' (Signed' Harrv Goble, Lexington Nebr.. July 5. 19H. * These fragrant emollients are all von need for all toilet purpose* Soap to cleanse and putify. Oint ment to aoothe and has!. Talcum to powder and sweeten. ' LISTENING IN On the Nebraska Press v_✓ Frank W. Brown, son of ex Mayor Brown of Lincoln, and formerly a newspaper publisher in Kearney, is now publishing the Idaho State Jour nal. He was recently elected presi dent of the Idaho Editorial associa tion. • • • Will Crmnh has been publishing the Fairbury Journal 18 years and says he is just learning to do the job right. • • • The York Republican suggests “Eat Another Chicken" as a good slogan for Nebraskans. • • • The annual business meeting of the Nebraska Press association will be held at Lincoln February 19, 20 and 21. . . . D ie Krebs of the Scotia Register is going to California. He admits that he isn't riding the cushions, but act-i ing as chapernne to a lot of Duroc. Berkshire and Poland China hogs “But when I get there I'm going to put in 10 of the sight seein est days you ever heard about," declares. Krebs. • • • Will Israel of the Havelock Post went to Rochester to learn what was the matter with hitn. The docs told him to return home and take a rest That reminds us of the mail carrier who was instructed to walk a few miles every day for exercise. • • • 4 \Vhv not a twind,” queried the Merna Menaeniper. We ll bite. Why < not a band * SUNNY SIDE UP lake Comfort, nor forget , Qhat Sunrise ne^erfailea.^^ _ A — ■-■■ --- ' * A competent foothall coach having been secured for th* 1’niversltv of Nebraska. It Is now up to the legislature to pro v.de an adequate appropriation for that Institution ®* The importance of football as compared with other branchesi of the higher education is shown by the fact that the coach wil receive a salary equal to the combined salaries of three or four professors whc teach such relatively unimportant branch** as mathematics, chemistry, civil government agriculture, dairy ing, and such like subjects. The educational Rubicon has been crossed and once more Is the higher education saved to our children. . Modern Definition*. Statesman—Politician lookl ng for a job. Sinecure—The other fellow's work. Ueform_Asklng the legislature to make others do some thing you are unwilling to do yourself. Booster—Usually a fellow who tells what should be done, hilt never does it. Crank—One who refuses to agree with you. Advice—Synonym for German mark. Brain Leaks. Love flies out of the window when suspicion enters the door. Many church members look upon the contribution *x>x as an admission fee to week-day Indulgence. A majority of professional reformers would havs to go to work for a living if salaries were stopped. The children a spinster never had are always models ror the children of real mothers. Advice Is cheap because the supply Is always greatly in excess of the demand. Men ready with excuses are seldom ready with effort. Nebraska Limerick. There was a young man in Oshkosh Who got his shirt back from the wash. The bosom and collar Inclined him to 'hollw: ' They've ruined my last garment, b'goshl'' How Did It Happen? Of course you have noticed that square section cut out of the southwest corner of Nebraska, thus enabling Colorado to assume the shape of a square. Why was that section cut out of Nebraska? Why is it that Nebraska's western border is not straight? We have been asked that question numerous times, but we have never been able to find the answer. Nebraska was admitted to the Union prior to Colorado's admission. Financial Note. "My face is my fortune," chortled Miss Passay. "Well. I'm no Teferee in bankruptcy.” growled Oldrlch Gotrox, reaching for hts hat. Waitin'. LPtle touch o’ winter— Ain't complainin', fr I know That another June is cornin' When th’ roses bloom an’ blow. Shiver now. but I remember That there'll be another spring When th’ violets are bloomin’ An' th’ feathered songsters sing. Little touch o' freezin'. But I'm makin' no complaint. Jus' a waitin' fr th' June time When th’ freezin’ weather ain't. Shiver now, but spring is cornin' Jus’ around th’ corner there. Worth while waitin' fr th' roses Spreadin’ fragrance on th' air. Superstition. 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