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The Omaha Bee MORNIN G—E V E N I N G—S U N D A Y THE BEE PUBLISHING CO.. Publizhf-r , 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 is a member. Is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited ;n this paper, and also the local new* published herein. Ml rights of republication of our special dispatches are nl ?o reserved. The Omaha Bee 1* a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations, the recognized authority on circulation audit*. 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 8, 1879. BEE TELEPHONES Private Bunch Eichan«e. A,k lor AT lantlC 1000 the Department or Person wanted. OFFICES Main Office—17th and Farnam Chicago—Steger Bldg. Boffton—Globe Bldg. Los Angeles—Fred L. Hall, San Fernando Hldg. San Francisco—Fred L. Hall. Sharon Bldg. New York City—270 Madison Avenue Seattle—A. L. Nletz, 514 I.eary Bldg. MAIL SUBSCRIPTION^RATES DAILY AND SUNDAY 1 year $5.00, 6 months $3.00, 3 months $1.75, 1 month 75c DAILY ONLY 1 year $4.50, 6 months $2.75, 3 months $1.50, 1 month 75c SUNDAY ONLY 1 year $3.00, 8 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 Mominff and Sunday .1 .month 85e, 1 week 20c Evening and Sunday .1 month 65c, 1 week 15c Sunday Only .1 month 20c, 1 week f»c _-.„ .. ■ __/ OmahanlDhere the West is at its Best PRESIDENT CALVIN COOLIDGE. Today, Wednesday, March 4, Calvin Coolidge be comes president of the United States by virtue of election to that high office, not by succession. When, because of a national calamity, the death of President Handing, Vice President Coolidge was sworn in as chief executive, there were those who sneered at this Vermont-born farmer boy and pre dicted that he would not last. Hardly had the coun try recovered from the shock of President Harding’s death when it realized that there was a man of iron will, great mental capacity and intense patriotism in the executive chair; not the weak and easily con trolled man they had expected or desired. Nor did it take the republic long to come to a full realization that in Calvin Coolidge it had a chief ex ecutive to trust and to follow. Assuming the high place under peculiarly distressing circumstances, his courage and his wisdom were soon made manifest. That he made good in the estimation of the people was evidenced by his overwhelming and unprece dented majority at the last election. The country found it expedient to keep cool with Coolidge. Today the Verftiont-born farmer boy, the strug gling young lawyer, the courageous young governor of Massachusetts, the capable and self-effacing vice president, the iron-willed president by succession, is inaugurated president in his own right and through the confidence of a huge majority of the American people. No president ever read his title clearer. No pres ident ever assumed the duties of the high office backed by a greater confidence on the fart of the people. His every act since occupying the chair of the chief executive has shown his patriotism and his desire to serve well and wisely. The country has every reason to believe that his administration will be beneficial to all the people. * FATHER COOLIDGE ON DECK. John Coolidge of Vermont will be among those present during the inaugural services in Washington. Being a plain, old-fashioned Vermont farmer will not prevent him from being a distinguished guest in / the capitol. But there is no danger that it will go to his head. Doubtless he will be glad when it is all over so he can hark back to his granite hills, trim the wicks of his kerosene lamps, pail the cow, clean up the barn, fill the woodbox and sit down at his ease by his own fireside. Natural!^ John Coolidge will feel a justifiable pride as he occupies a place on the stand with the man about to be inaugurated president of the United States. Of course he will, because the man inaugu rated is John’s son. And patriotic Americans will re joice that the father is able to be present. When it comes right down to cases, if we are permitted co use the expression, the country owes considerable rf a debt to John Coolidge for having reared a son like Calvin. That being true,- everybody will rejoice when John Coolidge smiles at his son. Mingled with the cheers for the new president will be not a few for the plain old Vermont fanner who stands close by his side. LABORING UNDER MISAPPREHENSION. If judgment is.rendered on the attitude of some out-state newspapers towards the god roads bill and the gasoline tax, they are certainly laboring under a misapprehension. They take the attitude that be cause Omaha members of the Good Roads Commit tee favor the original good roads program and a gasoline tax to be used to match federal aid, Omaha has concealed an Ethopian in the fuel heap. Nothing could be further from the truth. Pro portionately Omaha and Douglas county have less Interest In federal aid than any other sections of the state. This for the simple reason that Douglas county has practically exhausted Its ability to benefit from federal aid. This for two reasons: First, Douglas county has already secured practically its proportionate share; secondly, Douglas county was paving roads long before federal aid was proposed. Thus It Is that Douglas county, which will pay not less than 20 per cent of whatever revenue is de rived from a gasoline tax, will get far less propor tionately than any other county under a law putting all the gas tax revenue Into a common pot to match federal aid. In the 50-50 split, which so many out state papers are demanding because they fear Doug las county, Douglas would get from three to five times more than the next highest county, with the possible exception of Lancaster. Under the proposition to use the gas tax to match federal aid, Buffalo county would get more than under the 50-50 split because Buffalo would be get ting its proportionate share from the revenue pro duced in Douglas, where there Is now comparatively little to do in the way of federal aid road-building. Again, Douglas county can, if so disposed, ac cept federal aid as a county, and under the 50-50 idea have an enormous sum at its disposal for build ing hard-surfaced roads. Omaha should not be judged by the short-sighted critich.ms of\out-state newspapers that take the po sition that whatever Omaha proposes is per se selfish. Douglas county, containing one-fifth of the state's population and paying more than one-tenth of the etata taxes, is entitled to some consideration. And tn tha^ connection it is entitled to be judged fairly. Its representatives in the legislature have always been liberally inclined towards the state institutions, and especially towards the university. The good roads program and the gasoline tax question should be considered on their merits, and those merits carefully examined. It is extremely short-sighted on the part of men and newspapers to oppose a public measure simply and solely because Omaha favors it. This municiality long ago discov ered that it can grow and prosper only as Nebraska grows and prospers, and that anything harmful to the state as a whole can not be beneficial to Omaha. THE NEW POSTAL RATES. Now that the postal pay increase has been granted, and our postoffice clerks and mail carriers '/ill enjoy a better wage, the public will be compelled to pay the increase. No longer will you be able to mail the picture postcard with its legend, “Having a good time, wish you were here,” for 1 cent. From now on you will have to dig up 2 cents for postage on each postcard. And if yoi^ use the parcel post you will have to dig up an additional 2 cents per package. If perchance you want to register a letter you will have to dig up a dime and a half, 15 cents, instead of the usual dime, with another 3 cents tacked on if you want a return receipt. Your favorite periodical, too, will probably cost you a little more, their postal rate having been increased. It will be a bit annoying for a time, but the pub lic will become accustomed to it. The public always does. But let the patrons of the postoffice bear in mind that the postal increase is in line with every thing else. You have been paying the same old rate for postage for years on end, while everything else was bally-hooting skyward. Instend of groaning about it let them remember that they are merely contributing to business, for the postal employes will have more money to spend. “NEVER HAD A CHANCE.” Saul Singer is not one of those who complained, while yet a young man, that he “never had a chance.” Twenty-five years ago Saul Singer, then a lad of 17, landed on American shores. He came from Sebastopol, homeless, friendless and penniless. But he did not sit down and whine about it. He secured a job in a New York sweatshop at starvation wages. He worked his way up, taking his compan ions along with him. In time he was an employer. He put the garment-making business on a humane plane. He raised wages and led the fight that re sulted in legislation beneficial to garment workers and manufacturers alike. He formulated a plan that resulted in closer and more amicable relations be tween employers and employes. The other day Saul Singer, only a quarter of a century ago a poor immigrant boy who could not talk the language of his adopted country, was elected vice president of a $60,000,000 banking corporation. And, to celebrate his new honor, there was a ban quet attended by managers of huge garment-making corporations and Federation of Labor officials. There is a moral connected herewith if the youth of America will take the time to dig it out. SPEAKER LONGWORTH. Tli selection of Nicholas Longworth to be speaker of the house of representatives will be en dorsed by republicans everywhere, and by the coun try a whole. His district, Hamilton county, elected him to the Fifty-eighth and each succeeding congress, and he will be speaker when he begins his 10th consecutive term. Before being elected to congress Speaker Long worth served in both branches of the Ohio legisla ture. and won his successive elections to congress on merit. His standing with his colleagues is shown by the fact that he was preferred above Representative Madden of Chicago, one of the really great men in congress. The action of the caucus was such that the new speaker begins his work under the most favorable auspices. That Nicholas Longworth will measure up cuiiy to the place is not questioned. He will be a fitting successor to really great men who have graced that exalted position, second in power and authority only to the presidency. The well known author who has gone to Africa to hunt big'game with a bow and arrow is not much. A liUle fellow has been bringing down big game with a small bow and arrow for ages untold. - - --> .. .. “ We are not overly interested in the centennial of the invention of the detachable collar, but we would like to celebrate the first anniversary of the inven tion of th i nonlosable collar button. * Democratic paragraphers are not worrying half as much about the president riding a hobby-horse as they are about his persistency in sticking on a few that the people like. A Philadelphia woman held a public funeral for her pet goldfish. If fish is a good brain food it’s a pity the Philadelphia woman didn’t fry her pet gold fish and eat it. The army-navy air service scrap makes interest ing reading, but it doesn't give the reading public much information about the aircraft situation. Senator La Follette wilt head a new party, -hut has not yet given it a name. The wise man always waits to select a name for the new baby. If Lie'utcnant Wood has anything left, perhaps some expert manipulator of the three little shells could accommodate him. Of course those disciplined senators and con gressmen are mad, but unfortunately not too mad t* talk. ------- * Homespun Verse By Omaha’s Own Poet— Robert Worthington Davit ____—-- ■ ■ ■■ J ISAAC SUNSHINE. Ony Isaac Sunshine glided down life’s smooth and easy trail, Believing that a master scheme would not his wishes fall. And In a very flccilng time he'd have abundant kale. Success was hla—anibsuch success that few Who live may claim; And It was his because he knew the way to play hla game. And hlo nfnr before the cops In dingle busses rnme. 'Twos sweet beyornl the power of words to deal ns was hla ernft. There must be much enjoyment In pn unsuspected graft, And It Is hard to even dream how heartily he laughed. lie was not wise, ns Time nvers, for swift Ills plans went bad; Ills cleverness bids fair to lake what privilege he bad, Anil he'll, no doubt, awake at length a sadder, wiser lad. But ona who laughs while misery on other*' backs 1s thrust, Shall bear the frightful burden* which a crooked codger mutt. And tell the world that justice U in moat respects unjust. - - ---- TNT Isn’t Half Strong Enough _^ BOMBING PLANES MAY SINK BATTLESHIPS AND DESTROY FORTIFIED CITIES IN 15 MINLTES— ^x«fc\\llili/. S.iW x.l --| THE OLD ARMY AND NAVY REGIME . L_\miL JLMLB BUT THE HIGH EXPLOSION HASN’T YET BEEN INVENTED THAT CAN PENETRATE THE OLD ARMY SYSTEM. _ --—- ■" Letters From Our Readers All letters must be signed, but name will be withheld upon request. Communications of 200 words and less, will be given preference. I_: Has aii Awful Peeve. Omaha.—To the Editor of The Omaha Bee. Your editorial, “ ’Twas Ever Thus,” speaks of ‘‘constructive criticism.'' Wbat is constructive criticism? Is it the telling of a patent truth or of some partial truth? From your point of view it appears to he re turn to that worn-out slogan: "If you can't, boost, don't knock.” The world is sadly in need of constructive criti cism. It has entirely too much of the other kind. In other words, ther# Is too much of the pulling down instead of the building up kind of clticism. Again, in other words, there is too much of the sort of plain fault-finding that hurts business, and there isn't enough of the public-spirited bunk which wants the puhiic to believe a thing, whether true or not. We must not call a spade a spade because It might hurt the prospects of our town and business; on the other hand, we can lie just as much about the ad vantages and inducements we have to offer as we think the stranger with out our gates will swallow, just so long as we cau get Jilin into our net. There is one tiling you newspa|>er edi tors ought to awaken to. and that Is that the public is no longer laboring under any illusions regarding the policy of the daily press. We know just how much to expect in the way of news; we know just what the press' policy is toward its subscriber and the entirely different policy it has to ward its advertisers—two different classes of customers. The editor of the average daily paper is Just 1ikn the storekeeper—he must not do any thing to offend his patrops and so lose no trad* to his competitor. You preach constructive criticism, but you dare not practice it. I will take one Instance as proof. The Braudels then ter has been charging first-class prices for second-class shows and you have helped advertise them as first class shows. You did not dare do other wise because this theater advertises. Here are a few- of the first-class show s: "Heart O' Mine,” "The Big Mogul," "Blossom Time,’ Pavlowa; "The Pass ing Show’ was punk; I.a Berencla Is good; Mitzl is a second class goulash. You have no constructive theatrical critics in Omaha, and If you had vou wouldn't use them. You have no real music critics. Your critics nowadays are supposed to write appraisals of performances, regardless of the actual critical opinion, in order not to trans gross upon the sacred territory of the box office. You present day editors - \ Abe Martin ^_s T / i k/ \ * "We’ro Rillin' t' have almost n many rail* for th’ dictionary ns we have for ‘Robinson Crusoe' an' ‘Lii cille,”’ says Librarian Myrt Pash t'day. We all love peace, but th' endin' o’ th' gasoline war jest seem ed t’ east a pall ovar avar'thing down our way. I (Capyrtf ht. till.) have the civic bug altogether too strongly entrenched in your policies. You holler for constructive criticism, hut what you want is booster propa ganda. The late Theodore Roosevelt said in effect that all criticism based on fact was constructive, and that only misleading criticism was harm ful. If I complain of the rent hogs— that's destructive criticism—for It might heep somebody from locating here. It matters not that it is the truth. If I complain of the dlrtv Children Cry FOR MOTHERFletcher’s Castoria is especially pre pared to relieve Infants itT arms and Children all ages of Constipation, Flatulency, Wind Colic and Diarrhea; allaying-Feverishness arising there from, and, by regulating the Stomach and Bowels, aids the assimilation of Food; giving healthy and natural sleep. fTo avoid imitation!, always look for the signature of Absolutely Harmless - No Opiatei, Physician! everywhere recommend it RADIANT COAL Smokeless Semi-Anthracite I LUMP $13.50 MINE RUN $11.50 SLACK $8.50 i Phon* WA laut 0300 f UPDIKE iXSf'cV! See Samples ©f tHii Coal at Haydaa’s Grocery D©pt. _^_ Pirry? Sick? You’re Rilious! Take a I fixative! Headachy ? Breath Bad? Stomach Sour? Clean the Bow els I streets, the smoke nuisance, the traf Brand parking systems, I get frowned upon, yet all of this is constructive criticism because it Is the truth. Allen Dale recently refused to ex press an opinion on some of the rotten New York plays because it was con structive, but not the kind wanted. Think it over. T. H. WALTERS. City. Editorial Feelings Hurt. We are beginning to feel sensitive over tlie great disparity in market frices quoted for old roosters and old hens. As we grow older, we are more inclined to recoil under what seems to be a personal affront when the copy reader says: Old roosters. 6 cents: old hens, 17 cents.—Wayne Herald. After listening to Dr. Sadler's Illuminating talk on pep we are going to take more exercise, eat less meat anil more vegeta bles, and quit a few things. We beat Dr. Sadler to It in the adoption of a fad. We are having as much fun as any man is entitled to Passing laiws and Uplifting the Dear People. At e do not know what onr blood pressure is, but we know It gels mighty high when we meet up with people who object to being Uplifted. - AVe also beat Dr. Sadler to this thing of Loving Our Job. But we can not hetp worrying about it now and then. It Is such a congenial Job that we are scared to death well lose It and have to go to work. We were so interested In the doctor's address that we plum forgot 1u ask him how to quit worrying about it. We are going to write and ask him. * The deaths so close together of Charley Lane and Everett Buckingham, companions from early manhood. Inflicted a dou ble loss upon Omaha and the entile west. While very young men in St. Joseph Charley and "Buck" roomed together. They owned a dress suit between them, and their only quarrels were about which was entitled to wear it next. One night there was a little fire in their rooming house and the dress suit was sadly soiled and shrunken by the water. Both had put on weight since the suit was purchased. When the. Insurance adjuster rame around Charley donned the tight fitting suit, swelled out his chest and declared that the water had caused It to shrink until It was unwearable. "Buck" backed Charley in Ihe declaration, and the adjuster finally agreed to furnish Charley with a new one. On the way back east with the remains of his old friend. "Buck” declared that Charley brought that suit to Omaha and used it for years. ■ "Know Omaha Better" Is a corking good slogan. To It We make bold to add: "Make a Better Omaha to Know." Nebraska Limerick. There was a man In Syracuse Who hit the booze lo beat the deuce. He swallowed some wood alcohol And on the doctor made a call. But Doc just sighed and said, "No use." AVe've stood a lot of gouging without making protest, but right here the worm turns. AVe've long Iteen partial to hard rolls and plenty of rolls for breakfast, or occasionally for lunch eon. For years the hard rolls were of satisfactory size. Of late they have decreased about one-third without any corre sponding decrease in price. As before remarked, we've gone to the limit of our patience. Either they put the hard rolls back to the old size or we’ll Quit eating them. - / AVe make no pretence of being a dramatic critic. AVe enjoy a show' that we like, but couldn’t tell you why. For some time we have been puzzled to know the difference lietween a "Fol lies" show and the burlesque. AVe have decided that the dif fereneg lies in the fact that in burlesque the chorus girls and dancers wear more clothes. At various times In our somewhat lone and altogether Un eventful life we have cherished as many ambitions as a certain man has pickles. Now we have but one. and that Is to be the possessor in fee simple of an extra collar button and two pairs of suspenders. WILL M. 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