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MAKE THE MISSOURI RIVER WORK.
Fortunately for the importance of the subject,
the speech by Cleveland A. Newton at the Chamber
of Commerce was broadcast by the Woodmen of the
World station. It thus reached a great many more
people than had assembled in the big dining ha.ll to
listen to one of the most convincing river talks ever
made in Omaha.
Representative Newton is not a propagandist, not
a railroad baiter, not, a hot air merchant. He is a
member of the rivers and harbors committee of the
house, intensely interested in waterway improve
ment. He is unusually well informed.
Waterways must be developed in order that the
great problems of transportation may be properly
solved. When a system is devised by which the
bulky, slow-moving freight is carried by water, and
‘the lighter stuff goes by rail; when the grain of Ne
braska, for example, is worked up into flour at or
before it reaches the river, and then is sent to market
on barges instead of in box ears, wheat growers will
not be worried so much about their market.
As to the pork barrel, Mr. Newton drove a big
hole in the bugaboo. He explained that of the $56,
000,000 for rivers and harbors appropriated by the
last congress, $40,000,000 went to harbors, $15,000,
000 to big rivers and only $186,000 to the little
rivers about which so much fuss was made. In 1922
these same little rivers carried 5,000,000 tons of
freight and saved the shippws more than a dollar a
ton.
Mr. Newton made a plea to Omaha that ought
not to go unheeded. He asks for organized support
irom the community for the projects which have the
approval of the president, of the War department
and of all who have studied the .situation. Our
Chamber of Commerce has been mildly interested in
the subject, but should become actively so. Trans
portation is vital to Nebraska. The very keystone of
its arch of prosperity. It will be a triumph to turn
the Missouri river to carrying something toward the
>ea besides the 10,000 acres of rich farm land it an
nually ravages from the region.
INSURANCE IN MEXICO.
President Coolidge and Secretary Hughes evident
ly are not going to content themselves with halfway
measures in carrying out their Mexico policy. They
have supplied President Obregon with arms, ammuni
tion and other war equipment, now they are plan
ning to make this step effective by granting permis
' si on to Obregon and his army to cross American
territory in his military maneuvers.
To this end the governors of the states whose
territory will be traversed have been asked to give
their consent. This is the proper thing to do. Hav
ing decided to support Obregon and constitutional
authority in Mexico the end is to be achieved only
by going through with it. Obregon is to be given a
free hand against the rebels.
Considerable comment is heard on this side as
to why our government should be concerned in what
political gyrations take place below the Rio Grande.
President Wilson resolutely declined to intervene
at any point in the proceedings, until Venustiano
Carranza had been set in the president’s chair. Then
he allowed Mexican troops to proceed across United
States territory, that an insurrection might he
equelched. Obregon succeeded Carranza after the
latter had been rather unceremoniously done away
with by some army officers, who took the not alto
gether unusual course in Mexico. De la Huerta
started his revolution as a curtain raiser to the
presidential campaign, his ostensible and perhaps his
only reason being that Obregon favored Calles as a
successor. I
In this Americans can have little concern, for it
is a matter peculiar to the Mexicans. But we are
' .ieeply and vitally interested in having orderly gov
ernment in the house of our next door neighbor.
The Obregon government is constitutional, has been
recognized as such, and so the administration at
Washington feels warranted in giving assistance to
its maintenance against those who would overthrow
'.t by force rather than by constitutional methods.
That is the situation below the border, and that is
Why 'President Coolidge has tried to help Obregon.
Mexico’s tranquility means something to the United
States, and Mexico will not be tranquil if the revolu
tion industry is allowed to develop as it did between
1912 and 1920.
PROPAGANDA TO END WAR.
Senators who have been opposed to the League
of Nations are now showing a similar attitude to
ward the Bok peace plan. It is not to be surmised
that any of these senators advocates war, or would
not welcome peace. They are patriotic, sincere men,
of broad experience in life, whose opinions are
worthy of attention at any time. For this very rea
son they have a great influence in the United States,
and even abroad, and their utterances carry weight.
On the other hand, a like group of men, as wise, pa
triotic ami sincere, influential and devoted, believe
that the liok peace plan will serve to bring the world
nearer to agreement and tranquility.
An issue so joined is not to he settled without
considerable give and take. Ordinary propaganda
does not reach the spot, whether it be an appeal to
reason or to prejudice. The Christian Science Moni
tor, discussing a proposal to educate the public mind
-gainst war by meam of moving pictures, concludes!
"Human lmtred and human intolerance lie deeper
than the eye. The men ami women of today need
nothing to convince them of the utter folly of the
effort to end wars by war, or of the hopelessness
of seeking peuce through the destruction of one na
tion by another. Hut a consciousness so long
dominated hy false belief* Is not stirred and awak
ened by any superficial .process. The moral fiber
must be rebuilt and reconstructed, and this can be
accomplished only as the still small voice Is listened
to and heeded. There are gratifying evidences every
where that the world Is willing and anxious to
‘ listen. Comprehension ih coming gradually from
• within. It ran never come from without."
We believe the Monitor is right; at any rate, ex
perience supports its opinion, as well us its statement
that the world is willing and anxious to listen. If
the Bok plan, or any similar, is ever adopted, it will
be because the people of the United States abhor
war and are eager to do away with it. Destiny, in
the shape and form of economic necessity, is driv
ing in that direction.
If all propaganda is propaganda to end war, we
can stand quite a lot of it.
WHERE THE WEST BEGINS
Jay House, formerly of Kansas, but now doing
time on a Philadelphia newspaper, has just been on
a visit back to the old home state. In his usual
breezy style he discusses things as he found them
out in the short grass country, and declares that he
never knewr Kansas republicans to he as unanimous
on any one thing as they are for President Coolidge.
According to Mr. House, the Kansas delegation is
as sure to be for Coolidge as the Massachusetts
delegation. To make it all the stronger he declares
that Fred Knapp is the only Hiram Johnson man in
Kansas, and explains by saying that Knapp is the
man who won undying fame by crawling under the
Bull Moose tent after the show was over.
Remarkable to relate,-Mr. House declares that
01’ Bill White doesn’t know a bloomin' thing about
Kansas, and that when 01’ Bill declares Kansas to
be poor and pure, while New York is rich and alco
holic, he merely reveals his dense ignorance of both.
Mr. House declares that in three weeks’ visit in the
old home town of Topeka he saw more liquor and
declined more invitations to drink than had hap
pened during any five or six years of his residence
there.
We are anxious to note what 01’ Bill’s reaction is
to the charges made by Mr. House. We are inclined
to believe that Jay House is writing of things he is
acquainted with, while 01’ Bill is WTiting the stuff he
knows will sell to eastern publications. Certain we
are that Mr. House is correct when he says that
Kansas is as strong for Collidge as Massachusetts.
Possibly 01’ Bill White will line up with Fred Knapp,
but that, like some of 01' Bill’s recent remarks about
the poorness and purity of Kansas, will only further
excite Kansas risibilities.
SOFT JOBS LEAD TO HARD ENDS.
“No, I wouldn’t have the darn job. It’s too much
grief and worry.”
This chance reply was overheard at the elevator
entrance to one of the big office buildings. The
speaker was a good looking young woman, who
had been asked by an acquaintance if she were
the new starter. Her remark is typical of the at
titude of many present day men and women.
Arthur Brisbane drove the nail home and clench
ed it in one of his meaty paragraphs the other day.
He said in substance that the colt never would be
come the finished racer unless it exerted itself.
Just to “get by” is too often the limit of ambi
tion, with the accompanying vice of envy for those
who do a little more.
Somebody must take the “grief” in the affairs
of life. Work must be done, and it is not always
easy. Reward and high position is for the man
or woman who gallantly and steadfastly assumes
the responsibilities and accepts the hardships that
go with command. Those who are content to be
merely followers need not complain if they are
so accepted and permitted to remain in the ruck.
Effort, ambition, persistence, bring success. A
job that has too much grief and worry in it to suit
the lazy mind will be taken by somebody, who
will use it as a stepping stone to a higher and bet
ter place. Then the shirker will complain that such
a person is lucky. Pluck is the right word. Cour
age commands the prizes this world has to offer if
we but intelligently persist.
Any time Caraway of Arkansas can not fire a
salute as well as a salvo, Harrison of Mississippi
can, and between them they keep the democratic
battery going pretty steadily. So long as they just
shoot at the wide, wide world, no harm is done.
Dr. Murphree expressed great surprise that he
should be named as Mr. Bryan’s choice for presi
dent. The most surprising thing about the choice
is that it was not of a man even less known than
Dr. Murphree.
Henry Ford has bought the little red school house
where he went as a boy, and some wonder what he
is going to do with it. Only one guess as to what,
he would have done with it 50 odd years ago.
Perhaps if some of the senators who are chasing
presidential nomination around the country were to
get back on the job in Washington, they might make
their influence more effective.
Up to the latest moment, we have not heard any
uproarious shout from Duncan U. Fletcher, npprov
ing Mr. Bryan's selection of a Florida man as candi
date for president.
Races with death are reported from several parts
of the country, but the old boy, who never Rat for a
picture, does not worry over the outcome. He will
win in the end.
But isn’t General Dawes asking a whole lot when
he demands the exhibition of a little common sense
in handling the reparations question?
John Drinkwater’s ideas, expressed in “Mary,
Queen of Scots,” evidently were practical, for his
wife has just divorced him.
John W. Davis is again prominently mentioned
as a democratic chance for the presidency. No rela
tion to Henry Gassaway.
If you want to know how the Bok plan is regard
ed in the senate, look over the committee named to
investigate it.
The first real loss in the Mexican revolution seems
to have been sustained by the United States navy.
Auto licenses having been settled for, now comes
the dog tax. It is just one thing after another.
Homespun Verse
—By Omaha’s Own Toet—
Robert Worthinf'ton Davie
GO FORTH ERE YOUR DREAMS HAVE
VANISHED.
ilie ye to the country who know it
From wat* lilng the man with hla plow
Turn uiulcr tin eighty and sow It
To something, and get you a cow,
A team and some swine and Home trinkets
A harrow and seeder ami disk.
And toll and keep tolling, md think It's
A pleasure with nothing to risk.
Keep sn.tllng na aprlng hastens past you.
And earth Is Ineffably dear;
Keep hoping your savings will lust you
Till autumn and harvest sppear;
And trust that the drouth will forsake you
Your acres of barley and mtilse,
While harvest will certainly make you
Well fixed for the rent of your days
Keep smiling and fervently trusting
That things will he lovely to view
Keep adding, arranging, adjusting
Your credit till visions come true
If drouth doesn't sadly beset you.
And rain doesn't wash you nwa>
And prices are pleasing—I'll bet you
A' III ho lii the country to atuy
“THE PEOPLE’S VOICE”
Editorial from reader* ot The Morning Bee. Reader* ot The Morning Eoe
are invited to use this column troelv fur expression
on matters of public Intereot.
1 Irregularity in Politics Condemned.
j Oxford, Neb.—To the Editor of The
i Omaha Hee: Every lawabiding citizen
i has a right to aspire to any elective
office for which he has the constitu
tional requirements, and if lie is a
member of one of the political parties
and has been loyal to its candidates
and platforms, he has a right to ask
that party to make him its standard
bearer at the election. If a candidate
believes political parties should be
abolished and favors the nonpArtisan
idea where groups and blocs attempt
to administer government by making
political trades and compromises, then
that candidate, if honest, will file as
an independent, so voters will not be
deceived.
There is no statute that would pen
alize the handful of senators who are
determined to wreck the party that
put them in office if they are not al
lowed to dictate its course, regardless
of the will of an overwhelming ma
jority. There is, however, an unwrit
ten law based on hohesty and integ
rity that should prevail in the halls of
congress as well as in business and
the home. Democrats rr.tiy well pause
in their rejoicing over the helpless
ness of the majority party in con
gress and seriously consider what the
precedent may mean for their party In
the future and for the government
without any responsible head. Trait
ors may prevent the majority party
from carrying out its governmental
policies, but may they not relieve It
of responsibility and transfer same to
ilie minority by a new political align
ment. Ha Pollette says a great vic
tory has been won in defeating the
will of the party that elected then*.
He forgets that our government is
founded on majority rule and grace
ful acquiescing of the minority.
When these senators were elected
a very strong minority had to yield
their wishes. Nebraska senators, who
seem to think they possess more wis
dom and more virtue than an over
whelming majority of their party in
congress, both received their nomina
tion by less than one third of their
party vote, and yet the party accept
ed the situation and elected them to
the senate. The people need not com
plain if little is accomplished of bene
fit in this congress, for what they
have sown they should expect to reap
It was P. T. Barnuro that said "the
American people love to be hutn
hugged,” and this certainly applies to
voters who worship at the shrine of
gallery players whose greatest qualitl
cations are deceptive promises and
their ability In appealing to tlic pas
sions and prejudices of men.
They told the general public that
the only thing that lay between them
and cheap freight rates was the Ksch
Cummins law. They promised the
farmers higher prices for their wheat
•and other products and the consumers
cheaper bread, meat and so forth.
They promised the cotton and wool
producers a higher price for cotton
and wool and the public cheaper cloth
Ing. They promised that freight rates
Should be cut 50 per cent and higher
wages and shorter hours for railroad
employes. They promised to relieve
tlie nation from the crushing burden
of taxation and they will tunnel the
ocean to the wpstern farmers' doors
and give the soldiers a five bllllon-dob
lar t>onus.
They promise women voters com
plete emancipation and pledge (inm
pers that women shall work only
where, when and at what hours lie
may dictate. They told farmers they
must rhirtail production while fncle
Sam spends millions to rnnke desert
and swamp lands productive. Farmers
are promised better mall service and
rural carriers are told to lay off every
time the moon changes or some one
has a birthday. Their voices ring out
against class legislation and the in
fluence of Wall street, but they tell
their farming constituency that they
will establish a gigantic corporation
to operate the railroads in the inter
csts of the farmers and to buy th- ir
grain at a high price, while the putv
lie Is to tie mulched to pay the $20,000
salaries of tire operating hoHt and the
capital is to he raised by a bond Issue.
When a measure is considered In the
present congress, the question ns to
what position will draw the most vot
ers weighs heavily, with scant consid
eration for what Is lies' for the coun
try s good, hut the people are getting
exactly what they voted for.
A. C. BANKIN’
War and the Prophetic*.
Oakland. Xeli.—To the Editor of the
Omaha Bee; An answer to the hope
ids* for peace, who think it is the or
der of things that men ant nations
must fight. It Is true that the pro
pherles do say that In the last days
■ve shall hear of wars and rumors of
wars. It Is also true that the pro
phecies sav that tn the last days the
children of men shall t-r dlso1 edlrnt
to their parents And no one w.uild
say that It would be wrong or saeri
ligloiis to train or rniso your rhll
dren to obey and honor their parents.
And If two men get In controversy
ovpr thoughts or things we have
courts to which they can refer their
troubles for settlement
Why should not the nations of the
world h" endowed with the same priv
ileges, and have a world eourt to
(Vhleh they ran refr r all their troubles
and differences for settlement, or nr
they doomed to believe that might
make* right, and the mighty priv
ileged to Impose on the weaker b<
cSuse of their strength, and the weal
er Imposed on because of tlielr weak
Hess'*
Shall We believe that we have nut
lived the beauty, virtue and glory of
our present dispensation without hav
ing conquered the brutal force* that
are now prevalent among nations and
men? And shall we believe that we
are ready to meet our Oral and n new
dispensation without having nt bast
tried to Improve the present rendition
of thlngn; or do wo believe that we
are better serving our Master by fold
ing our arms anil saving nothing on
la* done, and thus let the brtitnl forceji
domineer this beautiful world of out i’
NEBS JOHNSON,
A Roost for Dairy ing,
Kidney, Neb To the Editor of The
Omaha Bee Bet's farm less ami farm
better do It rosier .anil make more
I money; blow away the froth and
foam and ret right nt the sub tame
do n farming Inislne m In a buslnr.<s
tike .sensible way, Instead of preui h
Ing propaganda. Tench good old
fashioned hors* sens,-, that h Is not
a dlsgrnrn to fnim. but the most
honorable of all pi ifcvslops
The farmer gets too much advice
an | too little nsslstan e I think the
propaganda and polite d agitation
dally tendered and thundered a him
Is far worse than the real facts
The Aneu'lcan f iinier Is the most
typical product this country «-\cr
produced. His buslnr s ts so * i»io
plex and many dr t. he touches
civiliantInn nt it- it ni.uv mure
points than though In* were on. of the
many atoms of the overcrowded and
commercialised centere The United
States Is .1 farm bn c,| nation and our
growth and prosperity, otir common
weal or woe, depend on the men wlm
produce the ueeesHities <-f tif,
Thc day lias g. tie by when the
Arnrrh an farmer must nob hr i,, I nto d
with The ritlboiul, tiulbV, telephone.
telegraph, ;jood mad*, rural free d< !
livery, quick transportation and rapid
communication have transformed him
into a suburbanite, his social, political
and financial status has been changed.
His influence, prestige and power are
daily being enlarged and lie lias be
come a real factor in the affairs of
the government.
An enthusiastic and energetic
campaign already initiated should be
whole heartedly fostered and main
tained
Based upon actual experience, it
has been demonstrated with most
satisfactory results what the cow, the
row and ihe hen mean to the Amer
ican farmer. It is a bank upon which
the dividends are regular and certain.
The cow, the mother of prosperity,
the sow, the mortgage lifter, and the
hen the home provider. This trio
of "farm intelligence" attract the at
tention of all who are truly at heart
Interested in bettering farm life and
farm conditions.
Freight rates, legislation, finance,
crop restriction, co-operating market
ing and organization are all important
factors, but I think overshadowing
them all is the more important fact
that the farmer should "find him
self.'' He is out of balance, the world
war has had its effect and influence
upon the economics of the country.
What the country needs is a return
to "sanity,'' coupled with an intelli
gent, sound ami reasonable line of
credit for essentia! and necessary de
velopment.
In my judgment, dairying in Ne
braska (important as it is) does not
require or demand, an extravagant
outlay of capital or a long time mea
sure of credit; neither is it good Imsi
ness policy or judgment to enter into
a dairy campaign, and try to "go over
the top" in the least possible period,
or in the most economical way. It
should be a careful and conservative
Policy, based upon a thorough un
derstanding of what is to be accom
plished.
I think we should grow, not jump,
Int,i dairy development; start Intelli
gently with possibility of loss and
failure as far removed as conditions
permit: get a ij'ood start; build on a
sure foundation and gradually. Hut
with absolute certainty, build perrr.-i
nently. A slow, positive, careful and
certain development, assured with
8U( cess, is far mote satisfactory than
a tnushro' rrj growth, with early fatal
results. The one means achievement,
the othei, disappointment.
I feel confident of satisfactory re
Milts of the Nebraska dairy campaign,
with intelligent co-operation on the
part of those already interested: a
stimultion of a keener and deeper in
terest on the part of Nebraska's
twentieth century farmers: an active
participation in the campaign by men
of means and influence, backed by
popular sentiment and the [siblic
press. The results will Indeed be grati
fying, not only to Nebraska's farmers,
hut all other interests of the state
Will be better conserved and the pec
pie he made more independent and
seif reliant.
The future outlook for dairy prod
Nets never seemed more attractive;
the consumption is daily increasing, i
the demand Is greater than the stip
Ply. and 1 confidently hope and be
hew* in working out intelligently the
dal v problems of Nebraska a greater
service will he rendered to the farmer,
particularly, and the public, general
ly, than along any other line of
agricultural education now considered.
MARTIN w. DIMERV.
Hcgrets McMullen land.
Omaha—To the Editor of The Oma
ha Ree: Governor Bryan in a recent
ly published statement insists that In
opposing certain Issues he should not
he Considered as opposing the men
who favor these issues. He Is not
personally opposed to them hut ad
vises the public that they should not
lie regarded as available candidates.
lie refers to the Issues that were
made paramount by his party Iri the
Inst election, notably the league of
nations ns favored by President Wil
s-m. Since Mr. MrAdoo fuvored this
particular Issue and still favors it, he
is ruled out as not available as a can
didate by Governor Bryan. Political
issues change with the passing years.
The political errors of yesterday
may Is-, orne the tfuths of today.
There was no real error In the pro
posed plan for world peace and the
next election may so decide. At the
last tnte election the mass of the re
publicans favored their candidate for
governor but lie was defeated owing
to his approval of the proposed for
eign language law, still a part of the
stale law. Mr. Randall's defeat led
to the regrettable friction and trouble
between the governor and the legis
lature.
The republican candidate next In
favor with the republican voters who
lacked only a few hundred votes of
the nomination would have l»>en elect
ed If nominated and the hitter parti
san action between the governor and
the legislature would have heen avoid
ed. NEBRASKAN
“From State and Nation'’
—Editorials from Other I\eivs[>apers—
That Insidious Mali Jong.
From the Kansas City Journal.
The protest of the National Chi is
tlan council of China against the play
ing of mail jong by American Chris
tians probably will excite a smite In
this country.
But it Is not without its serious side
It is, of course, in theory, not the
business of the Christian Chinese
whether American Christians play rnah
jong. faritan or any other Chinese
gambling sport Almost any pastime
■ an Lo turned into a game of chance.
The Chinese are Inveterate garn
bleis. Kv4n in this country, see what
Is done with dominoes, ''galloping'
and stationary Americans bet again
on the weather. They have been
known to wager on the outcome of
wrestling bouts A pair of deuces
have appealed irresistibly to the na
tional sporting instinct in isolated in
stances.
It is even probable that somebody
could be found willing to iiet that In
derwood will get the democratic nom
ination.
But when all is said and done, there
is a grain of consistency in this pro
tost against adding to the tango of
aboriginal origin the national gam
bling game of China, even itt dena
tured form.
More Political Bunk.
From the Frankfln Tribune.
The News is in receipt of a copy of
a trill introduced in congress by Con
gressman Bhallenberger on Jan
uary 3 appropriating the sum of
$75,000 for the purchase of a site and j
LISTENING IN
On the Nebraska Press
The Nebraska City Pi ess wants to
know what New York city has done
for the rest of the country. Isn t
being a horrible example enough ?
• • •
The Aurora Republican leclares
that ‘milking machines will never be
a success until some genius adds a
profane phonograph and a device that
will kick Bossy In the ribs as occasion
requires.
• • •
The Blue Valley Blade. Seward, has
entered its 4&th year. Nebraska is
growing old.
The Tekamah Herald opines that
it would tie a very nice thing if demo
crats and republicans in congress
would get together on a tax reduction
program. Bo, too, would it be a
Very Nice Thing if the lion and the
lamb should permanently make their
bed in the same immediate locality.
• * •
The North Platte Tribune announces
that it will be opposed to any pro
posals for bond Issues during 1!<24.
• • •
' Some men.'' sagely observes the
Hastings Tribune, "are so proud of
having eggs for breakfast that they
advertise the fa. t on their vests."
Don Van Duson of the Blair Pilot,
who was captain of a company in
Colonel Bryan's regiment, says lie
know- who Colonel Bryan is for for
president—in Florida—and ran guess
who he is for in Nebraska.
• • •
Fred Howard of the clay Center
Sun declares that "we are never going
to get the best officials until some
wav is devised to make the official
mind a blank on the subject of re
election.
• • •
Editor Davis of the Silver Greek
Sand opines that the Four Horsemen
• f the Apocalypse were Buffalo Kill,
Phil Sheridan. Paul Revere and Bar
ney Google.
• • •
Editor Hammond of th* Holdretre
Progros* is of the opinion that if we
modd> in the endU«s «q^iaHblea of
Europe with the league of nation*,
the Monro* doctrine, like Mr. Monroe
himself, will be reyarded as deceased.
• • •
Kdgnr Howard declares In his Co
lumbus Telegram that ;< bl gambler
in Washington offers to l>et on Gov
ernor Bryan for first or second place
on the democratic national ticket as
against any other one man.
• • •
The Onl Quiz quotes a local man
as saying that he is convinced that
a lot of mouths are in need of new
brake linings.
• • •
“This would t*e a great world for
mother* if the daughters were a*
particular about the look* of the
kitchen a* they are ft the parlor. ’* ■
wya Lew Shelley in the Fairbury1
News.
BLUE CAB CO.
Meter Rate*—Prompt Serric*
CALL AT-3322
Three Enemies
~Carelessness
—Fire
'—Thieve*
\
-exact a tremendous toll upon
property.
Our Safe Deposit Vaults are
proof against all three. A cent
and a half a day will assure
you against loss of valuable
papers, j e w e 1 s, insurance
policies, etc.
erection of a public building in Frank
lin.
Doubtless many another town has
also been favored in the same way—
for you know there's an election com
ing on again next fall, and Mr.
Shallenberger is a candidate for re
election to succeed himself
Franklin has a very nice little post
oflice building, built by citizens of the
town and leased to the government at
a reasonable rental for a long term
of years, it was built and equipped
especially for the postofllce and It
cost when It was erected In 1910 just
$5,u00. Such a building could be built
now for llo.OOO, or perhaps less—if
governmental graft is not allowed to
enter into its erection—and it is plen
ty good enough and plenty large
enough for a town the size of this or
several times larger.
The sum of $75,000 would be enough
to erect postoffice buildings in each
of the seven towns in FVanklin coun
ty and leave a nice balance over.
But then, the bill will never ps**
and. as we said before, election is com
ing on again this fall.
"Afraid in Tell."
From the Milw„ukee Journa .
Many children suffer from the fear
! of a bogy man. Not the wicked ogre
i with terrible eyes, but a bogy created I
lout of their experience with parental!
! wrath. Part of this fear is instinct,
but more of it arises out of parental
methods of chastisement. The case of
the 8-year-old Pennsylvania boy who
went to bed with a bullet in his leg
and suffered throughout the night
rather than reveal to his father that 1
he had accidentally dis- barged a gun
illustrates how teal this fear is. and
to what lengths children will go undci .
its lash.
The norma! child is just and will
lake punishment if it is based on jus
tlce. But the decisions of most par- !
ents are arbitrary. They have little I
relation to the act for which punish 1
ment is given. And they are often ac
companied by criticism that hurts
worse than the punishmerF. All this
plays directly into the hands of this
instinctive fear, until the child is j
ready to do anything to conceal bis >
acts.
Justice on the part of the parent. |
taking Into account whatever extenu
ating circumstances there are in
I connection with the child's act. is the
right method of approach to this
problem of maintaining discipline
and at the same time keeping the con
fidence of the rhiid This may be
difficult—very difficult—at times,
but it will repay the effort to attain
If. Until parents do solve this prob
lem. and In solving It lay the bogy
man of fear, they can hardly be
called successful in their relation*
with their children
Fanners and Factories.
From th® N®traaka St»t® Journsl
Sonie formers and some manufac
turers have been getting together in
C'hk'Ago to discus®* the farmer s prob j
lenis There was discussion, the tenor
of which was to the effect that t>:«.
farmer's troubles came through ignor
ince of what his products cost him.
Then a comprehensive series of re*-.
lutions was adopted.
Reduction of taxes was demanded
This did not specify any of the taxes
by means of which prices of factory
products are increased. Restriction
of immigration was approved, not i
withstanding every immigrant admit
'e<i means now his foreign market is
largely closed to him, an extra mouth
for the farmer s home market. A res
olution oppose.! any tanif^ring with
the power* of the supreme court,
■lust w'hat this had to do with the
farmer's present needs is not explain
ed, There was a resolution against
public ownership of anything and an
other expressing admiration and sym
pathy for the railroads. of course
•here was opposition to government
price fixing for farmers
AU of this may he perfectly sound,
but it has little to do with the farm
ers. The resolutions proceeded from
minds more interested in the nonfarm
ing than In farming problem*. The
function of the farmer end of the
farmer manufacturer conference was
Abe Martin
LOOK'1. »#/<•?
DfKjrm HKrrt&i
t °r / C
S f/10’?5<
H RA00']'
Mrs. 'i’ilford Moots’ nephew, w)
pulled up an’ went t’ Montana a
few years ago, writes that he’s doin'
so well he’s been asked t’ addre?
th’ Chamber o’ Commerce. Th’ Joe
Kite family i3 jest recoverin’ from
some bargain bananas.
Copyright, 1924.
evidently to receive serious Instru'
tb'n in manufacturer political econ
omy and to affix a farmer imprint to
resolutions expressing ideas and in
terest.s'vcry dear to those purtieub.
man jfat turcrs.
It is extremely desirable far farm
ers to arrive at a friendly und*
standing with all other elements.
th*- economic system of which they w
arc a part. He should say. though,
that the farmer’s loss fn*m that ignor
since of costs so stressed at this r*,li
fer' nee i« nothing to his 1 sees from
letting himself 1 <■ a pi Htical en
dorser for it her folks who know n>
only what their costs are, but what
they want their profits to he.
Spreading the Beauty.
Tramp—Would you please subscriiie
naif a crown to my fund for beautify
mg the village?
The Vicar—But. my good mar. hew
are you going to beautify the village”
Tramp—By moving on to the next
village!—The Passing Show (London1
\n Hxpnrter.
Sam—What am you doin' now '
Bo—I'se an exporter.
"An exporter?" *
“Yep. the Pullman company yu<-;
fired me —Johns Hopkins Black and
Blue Jay.
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