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GOOD COMES FROM CALAMITY.
Omaha has just had a remarkable illustration of
the truth of David Garrick's remark, that “A fellow
feeling makes us wondrous kind.” When the citi
zens awakened on Tuesday morning to find that
something had gone wrong with the water, and "that
nauseous mud flowed from the faucets in place of the
crystal streams to which they were accustomed, it
was a real calamity. Then it was they began to
realize how much they depended on the modern util
ity supply for their comfort and well being.
No time to philosophize, however, for the first
thing to do was to get water for domestic needs
One of the earliest bits of relief was the supply af
forded by artesian wells and springs, in different
parts of the city. Owners of these generously put
them at the disposal of the public without stint or
limit. Then came our sister city over the river,
Council Bluffs, put its plant at Omaha’s disposal, and
provided water for all who came. The Nebraska
Power company, with its great distillation plant, took
care of its own needs and those of the tramway, that
these services would not be interrupted, and yet had
some water left to give to all who applied.
Automobile owners got into the game in splen
did spirit, putting their cars at the service of those
who had none, to assist in providing all with as much
pure water as might be needed or available. Thus it
was all along the line. Everybody tried to the ut
most to aid all others, and through this splendid
spirit of co-operation the severity of the calamity
lost much of its force.
The Omaha Bee desires to thank all who re
sponded to our call for volunteers to assist in dis
tributing water supply. The service was well done
and thoroughly appreciated. It is not a time, though,
for giving or claiming especial credit, as all came
through swiftly when the need was made known.
How'ever careless city folk'may seem under ordinary
conditions, a touch of disaster proves that our hearts
all beat as one when help is needed and we can
give it.
WHY NOT JUST BE CAREFUL?
A smooth stretch of highway, a motor running
sweetly, and the bright clean air of a summer after
noon or evening, lull the driver’s judgment to sleep,
and the first thing he knows he is bowling along the
road at a rate of speed that is dangerously high.
Others are affected the same way, and soon the joy
is taken out of joy riding because too many motor
cars are traveling too fast for safety. Some excite
ment may be had from whizzing past another car,
yet it is purchased at the price of imminent accident
and perhaps death.
A coroner's jury in Omaha has just returned a
verdict of unavoidable accident in the case of a good
man who died from injuries received in an accident
on one of Douglas county’s well-paved roads. It was
brought out at the examination that the car bi
which the dead man was a passenger was traveling
at between 35 and 40 miles an hour, and was trying
to pass another car, traveling in the same direction
but at a slower rate. Coming from the opposite
direction was a third car also moving very fast. The
combination is simple enough, and the result certain.
The first car was forced into the ditch, turned over
three times, and one death resulted.
Such accidents as that are not unavoidable; a lit
tle care will make safety certain. One or two sec
onds of time may be lost, but in this case a life
would have been saved, by slowing down a trifle and
waiting until the way was clear before taking the
spurt to pass. The roads are filled with drivers who
do not expect to harm themselves or anyone else, but
who neglect the ordinary precautions that make for
safety at all times.
The unavoidable accident is a rarity. The acci
dent that can be avoided by simply being careful is
so frequent that it is shocking to contemplate the
record of lives lost or bodies maimed that might
have been spared if drivers only used good sense at
all times.
FAMILY MATTERS IN GEORGIA.
Are these things done better in Georgia than
elsewhere, or should we be shocked rather than
stirred with envy when we read of how family dif
ficulties are settled down that way? John W. Minter
had among other things in his family a son-in-law
named Millard Trouton. The latter had quarreled
with his wife, who had returned to her father's roof.
A not unnatural course on part of Trouton was to
endeavor to get his wife to return to his home. To
this Minter objected, and now in his confession to
the police he tells how simply but effectually' he
went about to settle for good and all one of his
domestic problems.
A family party was made up, consisting of Min
ter, his four sons, three sons-in-law and a friend.
They went to Trouton’s house, called him out, threw
him into an automobile, and drove away to a grove
on the bank of a river. Just what took place here
is not told in detail, save that the proceedings were
concluded by Minter firing five bullets into Trouton’s
body. The hands and feet of the corpse were then
tied and It was thrown into the river.
Presumably peace and quiet settled upon the
patriarchal household, the head of which had thus
summarily ridded it of an objectionable member.
Lawabiding folks will wonder just what form of civ
ilization is known in a region where such things
occur. In darkest Africa or the South Sea islands
a happening of that sort might not surprise any
body, but in a highly cultured commonwealth, such
as Georgia, a murder like this is a challenge to the
authorities that cannot be ignored. It is but one of
a series of crimes that have blackened the good name
of the state, and ought to arouse its citizens to a
sense of their situation.
Wheat was too low. The Omaha Bee ‘took up
the campaign to increase its price. It has gone up
8 cents a bushel. Gasoline was too high, and The
Omaha Bee took hold of that problem. Gasoline fell
6*4 cpnts a gallon. That’s evening things up.
Uncle Andy Mellon came home with some well
defined notions of what Kurope needs, one of them
being that France ought to let up just a little on the
policy she is pursuing. This just about makes it
unanimous outside of France.
BREAKING UP THE BATTLESHIPS.
Expressed in dollars and cents, the contribution
of the United States to the peace of the world
through participation in the limitation of naval arma
ment will be noteworthy. It is impossible just at
this time to give exact figures, but an item in the
> total which ultimately may be made known to the
people is the cost of the two unfinished battleships
at the Brooklyn navy yard, the South Dakota and
the Indiana. Work on these vessels was about 35
per cent completed when the conference at Washing
ton stopped building. A little more than $20,000,
000 had been spent on them as far as building had
gone.
Orders have gone out for the sale of the incom
plete warships to the highest bidder, the purchaser
to break up and remove the material now on the ways.
This material represents a cost to the government
of about $150 a ton, and naval experts look for a
final return on the sale of about $9 per ton. Some
shrinkage, but it is part of our payment for peace
insurance.
While it is not expected that the hulks will be
dismantled with anything like the celerity displayed
in building ships during the war, when everything
was under forced draft, there is an opportunity for
a real test. We used to read of the incredible num
ber of rivets driven day by day by the workers with
the pneumatic hammers. How many of these same
rivets can be taken out in a day? A good guess is
that of the reply given by the soldier who was under
going a civil service examination. He was asked
how many British soldiers came to this side during
the revolutionary war, and, not knowing the figures,
he wrote down: “A lot more than went home.”
Americans, however, are willing to pay the price
of making good on the professions of their repre
sentatives at the Washington conference. The faith
of the nation was then pledged to the world, and it
will be kept.
TRAGEDY OF A NEW YORK STREET.
A little baby buggy stood empty in the street all
day long, and all day long a mother washed little
baby clothes, trying to still her aching heart, hoping
that each sound she heard was her baby coming back.
When night fell, a father, tired and worn from his
search, dull from grief and worry, slowly pulled the
little empty buggy into the home and set it by the
little empty crib.
Baby is gone, where none can say. She was
snatched from the little buggy by a woman who was
passing and who fled with the treasure she had
seized. Charity holds she was demented; she must
have been, or she would not willingly have visited
on another woman the anguish of sorrow that comes
with the loss of the baby. Even that sorrow, keen
and poignant as it is, might be lessened if the mother
but knew that the baby is dead. She has not even
that poor consolation. All she knows is that the
little mite of bone of her bone and flesh of her flesh,
soul of her soul, is missing, and, like Rachael, she
mourns for her child and will not be comforted.
It is hard to visualize such a tragedy. Mothers
all over this land look more joyously into their
cradles, hold their little ones a little tighter to their
breasts, and silently thank the Father of All for their
safety, while sympathizing deeply with that stricken
woman. All that man can do is being done to dis
cover the b«fbe and restore it to its parents. Police
men, taxi drivers, radio operators, every possible
agency, is enlisted in the search, which we hope will
be successful. It will be good news to all whan the
word is flashed that little Baby Lillian McKenzie has
been found.
FOR YOU CAN NOT EAT A MEDAL.
Helen Wills will get her picture in the paper
oftener, perhaps, than will the Council Bluffs girls
who are going to the Iowa state fair at Des Moines
to show what they know about household arts. It is
a distinction to be a tennis champion, but not a bar
to matrimony, as is shown in the case of May Sutton,
who became Mrs. Bundy, or Molla Burstedt, who is
now Mrs. Mallory. Yet, if a girl is to make a choice
of career, whether she will be tennis champion or
breadmaking champion, she will do well to choose
the latter. One can not make much of a meal out
of a medal, but a loaf of almost any kind of bread
goes a long ways when one is hungry.
Council Bluffs will be represented by three teams
at Des Moines, and we doubt not will be well repre
sented. The girls go with a full understanding that
the winners will have to know their stuff, for three
Iowa girls from Eddyville last year topped the coun
try and won a trip to Europe for their ability as
canners.
Iowa has not turned out many athletic champions
of either sex, although she has a lot of boys and
girls who can play a great many games well, but she
also has a lot more who. know how to take care of a
home and do the thousand and one little odd jobs
that turn up in the course of a day, and they are
the ones that count in the long run when it comes to
perpetuating the institutions for which the United
States is noted.
The Moors are after the Spaniards again, but
that has been going on so long it is hard to get ex
cited over the fact.
Governor Bryan's coal plan begins to look like
his tax plan.
Now you know what clean water is worth.
Homespun Verse
—By Omaha’s Own I’oet—
Robert Worthington Davie
YOUTH.
Youth was gay, and youth, we say. was dear for what
It taught
Of smiles and tears to tint the years with optimistic
thought.
In dreams we played; In dreams surveyed the vast, ex
panse before.
We saw the great, Immaculate dream fashioned Joys In
store
Beyond the years of shallow tenrs through which we
swiftly sped;
We saw the light where Hope was bright, wo hastened
on ahead.
Today we gaze o’er faded ways of youth forever gone,
And gather the propensity that keeps us plodding on;
Within the gloom of working room the smiles we used
to wear
Endow with zeal the minds that feel the horridness of
err re.
And though we ache, our fingers shake, and Hope seems
almost dead,
We grief defy and pain decry because of rapture fled.
Our hearts are glad for all we've had; wo can not fall to
show
Our gratitude. Our attitude the world will surely know,
True youth remains and thought retains the erstwhile
youthful zeal;
Desire Is young; the songs wo sung stdl ting with strong
appeal—
And so we tread, inspired, ahead and follow right and
truth, '
And profit by, and e'er rely upon, the dreams of youth
In 1890 the people of Nebraska
were Intensely Interested In tho gen
eral subject of irrigation. Especial
ly was ihia intense because the state
had felt the premonition of the
drouth that later brought such dire
distress to the farmers and cattle
raisers. Mr. Rosewater was then
battling for federal control of the
reclamation work, and on Saturday.
March 15. 1890, he published this ed
itorial.
“TIIE EAST AND IRRIGATION."
“It has been apparent ever since
the subject of reclaiming the arid
lands of the west by irrigation began
to be seriously discussed that every
effort to put into effect such an en
terprise under the auspices of the gov
ernment would encounter a vigorous
opposition in the east. So far as the
matter has been given any considera
tion by the press of that section the
expression has been unfavorable to
the government having anything to
do with Irrigation, and so far as we
know there is no eastern member of
congress who does not hold a like
view. This opposition seeks to jus
tify itself with the argument that the
government has no right to perform
a work of this kind, the benefits of
which will go largely to private par
ties, and it refuses to see any advan
tage to the whole people from redeem
ing and making available for the pro
duction of wealth, and for the homes
of a population as large as that of the
country at present, an area equal to
more than half the land in the nation
now being cultivated. The govern
ment might spend money, the op
ponents of irrigation assert, to remove
the surplus stones from the farms of
New England as properly as it might
spend money to supply the lacking
moisture to the farms of the west.
“It Is easy enough to find argu
ments of this sort, to presume waste
and fraud, and to assert that the plan
is one to get rid of public revenue,
and such assertion may appear to
some as honest evidence of a sincere
concern for the welfare of the public
treasury. It is shown in this frank
declaration of the New York Com
mercial Advertiser:
“ ‘Fortunately, the farmers nf the
east will be a unit against the project.
The farms of all New England are ail
declining in value through western
compelItion. To waste hundreds of
millions of dollars in Intensifying this
competition and precipitating this de
cline will he resisted even by the loyal
republican farmers of Vermont.*
"This is the sectional dog-in-the
manger feeling that is at the bottom
of eastern opposition to the govern
ment taking any action for reclaim
ing the arid regions of the west. Be
cause agriculture In the east is less
profitable than formerly and farm
lands consequently less valuable, due
It may be In part to the competition
of the west, there must be no further
addition made to the agricultural re
sources of the country. AVhcther or
not it is possible to Improve the agri
cultural conditions in New England
and restore the value of farms there
does nnt enter into the consideration.
They are largely unprofitable and are
rated at a lower valuation than for
merly. with the possibility of still
farthei* depreciating, therefore there
shall he no expansion of the produc
tive acres of the nation. Thn develop
ment of the west having brought mis
fortune to the agricultural interests
of New England, it is now proposed to
array those interests against the pro
posal to enlarge development In the
only practical way In which it can be
done, for without irrigation in a large
degree by the government the arid
regions may never ho reclaimed, or,
at any rate, will not bo until the do
mnnris of population, half a century
or more hence, make the absorption
of this territory by settlers impera
tive. In the meantime. N»w England
farms might recover their lost value,
but in that event the gain to the coun
try would bo small compared with the
berfeflts to flow from reclaiming our
vast unw itcred empire.
“Doubtless this eastern opposition
will bo effootive In preventing any
appropriation by the present congress
beyond what is neeessarv to continue
surveys of tho arid regions, and even
for this preliminary work the aiiow
anco may not ho liberal. But the sec.
tionnl and narrow spirit which now
stands In tho way of a policy that
would add 50 per rent to the produc
tive rapacity of the country, with the
almost abs lute certainty that rverv
iloliar expend' J f. r this purpose would
ho many times repaid to the govern
ment. will not nlways bo ns influen
tial in congress as at tho present.*’
And so On.
The T'nlted States Is manufacturing
small airplanes to be carried Inside
submarines, and the next step will be
to produce a smaller submarine to ro
Inside these airplanes.—Toronto Mall
and Empire,
Race That Persists.
The Puritans abolished the May pole
because it hurt their sensibilities to
tree human betnps happy. The de
scendants of these Puritans now live
In America.—Louisville Courier
Journal.
Daily Prayer
Thy word I* a lump unto my and
ft light unto my path I hav- morn, and
I will perform If. that I will k**r>p thy
righteous Judgment* A- ept, I h« *oe< h
Than, the fr* n ^111 offerings of my
mouth, O T.ord, and teach m« Thy Judg
m-nt* Thy tr*tlm<>T)t*»e have I faVrn aa
an h »• r It ago forever; for they a re the re
Joining i.f my heart I’e. II®: 10, J06.
10*. 111.
Our dear Heavenly Father, wo
thank Theo that during the night we
could retd nnd Nlecp under the
shadow of Thy protecting wing. We
are grateful for the opportunities for
service which come with tho new
day. We pray for strength to over
come evil nnd perform our tasks May
WO show the spirit of the Master in
all we think, say and do.
Bless our absent friends and loved
ones, nnd keep them in Thy holy will.
Remember In mercy the tempted and
tried and afTllried ones. and sustain
them In Thy grace. Bless those In
authority In our state and nation with
wisdom to know and st length in do
Thy will.
Nuatain those who labor for tho es
tuhlishment of Thy Kingdom at home
and abroad, and hasten the time when
all men may know and obey Thee. For
.Jesus’ sake Amen.
rbv Howard a kuaml;k.
Cleveland, Ohio
“THE PEOPLE’S VOICE”
Editorial from readers of The Morning Beg. Raadara of The Morning Boo
aro Invited to uao thla column freely for oapreaslon
og mattera of public Interact.
What Is Wrong with Muny Baseball?
Omaha.—To the Editor of The Oma
ha Bee: In your issue of August 20
you have an editorial, "Save Amateur
Baseball.” This is a very timely topic
and something must by done to save it.
You say there is a lesion existing,
but as your remarks are based on
misinformation, naturally you do not
name the exact pathology nor do you
mention any form of treatment. Brief
ly, I will correct some misstatements,
name the disease and outline treat
ment.
X. The managers of the Metropoli
tan league were backed by the board
of directors In their stand to allow
players 'to play out of town, and to
date no action to the contrary has
been taken by the hoard. Since that
vote was taken there has been no
meeting of the board.
2, You state that the association
has existed successfully and has
grown, etc. It si-ems that Its exis
tence has been very stormy, for in
stance, the Townsend-South Omaha
Merchants fiasco of last fall and
spring and the inconsistencies of their
rulings on law violations this summer.
For Instance, Elndberg went out of
town, played ball, suspended. Krupski
went out of town, played ball, not sus
pended. Moore went out of town,
played ball, no action of any kind
taken. Three different rulings of one
law. I would say successfully incon
sistent.
As far as growth is concerned, you
are obviously wrong. Last year we
bad 12 class C clubs. This year we
had but eight class C clubs and it was
difficult work to get them, is drop
ping from 12 clubs in 1922 to eight
clubs in 1923 your idea of growth?
You say that when a ball player is
good enough to receive money for his
services, he should be barred. Is there
any law in the city or state code pro
hibiting good players from playing
on our muny parks, which belong to
the thousands of fans who congregate
there And who wish for and are en
titled to the best ball that we can
give them? Does it seem reasonable
to bar a player because he is good
when the fans want to see good play
ers? In my opinion it is only fair to
the fan, the backer, the manager and
the player to keep him performing
free of charge on our muny parks as
long as he conducts himself as a
sportsman and a gentleman.
No amount of newspaper propa
ganda will make a wrong right. It
is wrong to bar the young players.
Ooing out to a nearby town and
earning a few dollars by playing a
game of ball is no sin. At least a
great number of players consider It
no sin and will not sign up to play
ball with teams in the association un
til they are allowed this permission.
There are as many, If not more, class
A ball players outside the association
as are in it.
Therefore, I would name the lesion
of disease affecting our association at
this time as dwarfism or inability to
grow. I believe that Omaha has out
grown the Simon-puxp standard and
that we should have one league for
the higher classification and more lib
eral ruling. This is not an attempt
to professionalize anyone who does
not wish to become a professional. On
the other hand, it would provide a
league which would serve as a finish
ing school fop the youth of the town
"’ho wish to and are able to make
baseball their profession. Some of our
boys are bound to become profes
sional hail players—why*not let them
Play at home until they are ready
for the higher class leagues? I be
lieve In training players for higher
leagues than Class D, where every
freight train brings another ball
player. At present our hall players
are barred at a time when they are
hardly fit for Class D. TVe do not
finish our youth for other professions
at a Class D level. YVe give theni the
best education th-re Is—why n<< do
it in baseball? There has’ been a
dearth of Omaha boys reaching the
big leagues in the last seven nr eight
years. They havo been getting sus
pended before they really knew how
to play ball, because experience teach
es that they will go out for the money
ns soon as they get the offer, and
then, according to our present ar
rangement, they are young outlaws,
and we have no further Interest in
them. I don t think they are neces
sarily criminals for playing for money
on week days, and I am sure there
are thousands of other fans who
think the same.
Participation In games in such a
league in no way conflicts with A. A
I ■ rulings and will not harm one's col
legiate amateur standing
I do not want to belittle the great
good done by the Muny association,
and they are not through vet, and I
f-'ci sure that the inconsistencies on
ruling one player in and another out
to he due wholly to their on!v half
hearted approval In n law which. If
changed, would make the association
w-ork the more pleasant and manv
embarrassing situations would lie
avoided. The player, the managers
and the backer would el! know where
they ere at nnd more hall teams and
good hall games In the association
would result. Omaha Is getting big
ger. you can't keep It down so
Yours for a little growth In the
Muny association.
■TAMES F. KET,I„Y.
About Bread and Flour.
Omaha.—To the Editor of The
Omaha Bee: The Omaha bakers In
the role of public benefactors Is so
novel that It should be commended hy
everyone. The move to aid the
farmer by boosting the price of flour
with tho consequent raise In wheat,
without Increasing the cost of bread.
Is Indeed a most praiseworthy Idea,
but. ill view of the fact that yie bak
ers have steadfastly refused to aid
the vast army of consumers hy lower
ing the price of bread during the
years since flour reared Its |>e.ok war
price, and has been quite steadily de
clining. T think we may be pardoned
if we look for a possible motive other
than pure philanthropy.
It is weli known that the "buy a
barrel of flour" movement has re
suited In the storage of a lot of the
low-priced flour, which, with the cool
weather coming, will mean that a
great many homes will enjoy the treat
of home made bread once more, and
finding It so very much cheaper as
NET AVERAGE
CIRCULATION
for July, 1923, of
THE OMAHA BEE
Daily .72,472
Sunday .75,703 |
Doe* not Include return*, left
over*. samples or paper* spoiled ir
printing and include* nr special
• ale*.
B. BREWER. Gen. Mgr.
V. A. BRIDGE, Cir. Mgr.
Subscribed and sworn to before ms
ibis 4th day of August. IP2.1.
W. H QU1VEY,
(Seal) Notary Public
well as better, will In many cases re
sult In a continuance ot the practice,
restoring the home baking, which has
become almost a lost art.
Of course this would result In de
creased revenue for the bakers, higher
priced flour would largely put a stop
to the flour buying movement by the
ordinary consumers.
Also, I have no doubt but that the
large buk^rs have their flour con
tracted for from six months to a year
ahead at the present low price, dur
ing which time matters will probably
have adjusted themselves.
I noticed In the same Issue of The
Omaha Bee which published the offer
of the bakers to aid the farmers' that
Attorney General Spillman Is censur
ing the secretary of agriculture for
his failure to enforce the "honest
bread loaf law." It will be remem
bered that said law, which was passed
by the legislature two years ago last
winter after a bitter fight by Omaha
bakers, simply provided for a stand
ard weight for a loaf of bread as for
a pound of butter or any other pack
age of food. (The law did not fix the
price In any way.)
The Omaha bakers carried their
fight against this just law through all
the courts while the consumers paid
the cost in short weight breadi and
has continued to pay It, as the law
has never been enforced.
I noticed In the reports of the Colo
rado bakers' convention held In Den
ver recently, that the average price
of a pound loaf In that state is 7
cents.
Of course “the greatest good to the
greatest number” is what we all want,
and as there seems no hope of re
duced price of bread in Omaha, re
gardless of the cost of flour or other
Ingredients, by all means encourage
the movement to raise the bakers'
flour, hut don't enthuse too much over
the generosity of the bakers in cut
ting their profits.
It Is possible they fear a public re
volt as in the case of gasoline.
M. L.
A Return lo Competition.
Beatrice, Neb.—To the Editor of
The Omaha Bee: The time has come
when the people of this country must
say whether American industry shall
continue to be operated by politicians
or by the owners of these industries,
whether these politicians, by author
ity of our government, shall say w hat
is a fair market value of products
and services, or whether the natural
law of "supply and demand" and
"competition" shall fix the price.
To elect or appoint a political ap
prentice, to fix prices with the view
of coping with the inventor of manip
ulation, will never adjust the price
satisfactorily for the producer, con
sumer and middle man. Government
and state dictation to American in
dustry. before the fact and through
commissioners, is the menace of the
age, impedes honest industry, forms
monopolies and is a breeder of fraud.
The trust and monopoly in classes
of business hhs reached such a bold
and open practice in America, in the
absence of laws to prevent them from
such practice, and thus aided by
price fixing commissions, that the
popular demand of the bolshevik, as
an alternative of the oppressed, Is
communism or government control of
and dictation to first one Industry and
then another.
The only remedy to such a condi
tion Is proper antitrust and anti
monopoly legislation, with penalties
severe enough to destroy such op
pression.
Railroads did once, and will, best
serve the people, with laws enacted
with metes and bounds, within which
they may act, and in the absence of
a commission which acts before the
fact, thus destroying this forced trust
snd permitting competition to akain
exist among them.
The farmer did once, and will, best
prosper when the working of the
natural law of supply and demand
governs the price without government
formed and forced trusts and
monopolies, making place for operators
"f fraud and corruption, unjust dis
crimination, inflated and depressed
prires at will, retarded service for
selfish purposes, impeded development
of small Industries, permanent politi
cal machinery and untold disturbances
in the commercial and Industrial world
today.
The farmer will never get justice in
the hand-* of the selfi-h political re
former. The law of supply and de
mand will treat him more honorably.
The people of this commonwealth
will get better rates and improved
LISTENING IN
On the Nebraska Press
_ __
Kvery cloud has a silver lining. The
state haa needed a good laugh for
some time. It has now been supplied
by Congressman Shallenberger's sup
port—for machine purposes only—of
Henry Ford!—Grand Island Indepen
dent.
Pure bunk! Governor Bryan, than
whom nobody can claim more with
less right, says he has cut the state
asessment $1,000,000, and some folks
believe it. Sure, the levy will be
must less, but he fails to specify the
Items which would prove he hadn't a
thing In the world to do with It.—
Gering Midwest.
Former Congressman Stephens
wants to be governor of Nebraska, ac
cording to a Fremont friend of that
gentleman, who says Dan V. will file
when things look right. Mr. Stephens
Is capable. He would make a good
governor. But things will not soon
look right. It will be a long time be
fore Nebraska voters forget the stor
ies of atrocities told by Messrs. Steph
ens and Hammond on their return
from France—stories that now appear
to have been put over to build war
morale.—Norfolk Press.
There is no car shortage in Ne
braska this summer, prinicpally be
cause the farmer is short of inclina
tion to sell wheat at a price which is
below the cost of production.—Ne
braska City Press.
Perhaps your state taxes have been
reduced. It all depends on how you
figure. Your assessment is raised
and the tax rate lowered. S'ou pay
less per hundred, but you pay more
on hundreds. It is a pretty game.—
Gering Midwest.
service if the common carriers have
a free hand in a fight for the business
than they will if these common car
riers follow the directions of the vary
ing minds of the railroad commission
er^LLOYD CROCKKR.
Abe Martin
Senator-elect Johnson o’ Minn«
soty is coin’ t’ learn that ther’s a
lot o’ difference in fjittin’ elected
t’ th’ senate an’ findin’ somebuddy
t’ do his milkin’ while he’s savin’ th’
country. Th’ feller that sold Ike
Lark a second hand car wuz re
moved from th’ calaboose t’ th’ jail,
th’ constable fearin’ p-roup action.
(Copyright, 1923.)
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