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Today Ten in Is Dead. I nique in llisliny. 7 he Czar Exiled 11 is Thought. His Thought Tailed the Czars. ^By ARTHUR BRISBANE Lenin is dead. The all-Russlan soviet announces it officially. This time Lenin is really dead. History will call him n man re markable and great great in power, in persistency, great in ex traordinary success. Never h.Js (hat success been paralleled in all the world's history. What man except Lenin - can you mention, a theorist and dreamer for years, that ever lived to put his theories into practice, with them governing a great na tion? ! Plato dreamed and wrote of his model republic. The world reads “The Republic” still. It never ex isted, never could exist. The world reads Moore's "Utopia.” It’s only a name in a book, a name well concocted of two Greek words, meaning "not” and “place” or no place. Never have the Utopias of philosophy and literature been made part of real life, before Lenin. They ap pear in Scandinavian, Celtic and Arab traditions. Some dreamed of ancient earthly paradise, which they called “Atlantis,” a land out in the Atlantic. Columbus and other explorers ended that idea. Rousseau, Hobbes, Gharles Fourier, great intellectual geniuses, dozens of the great and small have imagined their “perfect gov ernment.” Among them all, Lenin, now •lead and gone to his place 'n his tory, is the only one that lived to try his dream in practice. He im posed his will and theories on 125,000,000 human beings, over turned a throne, killing its pos sessors, took every foot of land in a nation greater in area than the United States from the nobility that owned it and gave it to the peasants. That strange man Lenin with the concentrated, determined face, whose brother was knouted to death by order of the czar, and who lived to kill a czar, will stand out in the world’s history when today’s pigmips who think them selves giants shall be forgotten. The Lenin dream will not He , permanent, of course. As De Mandeville wrote his “Fable of the Bees” to illustrate the down fall of an artificially manufactured ideal commonwealth, so some writer of the future will write the downfall of Lenin's Marxiar. Communist-Bolshevik Utopia. Human beings are not fit for communism, while selfishness, in dividual greed exist within them as the mainsprings of th ir activ ity individuals will not he ready for freedom from the stern lash of necessity, as long as that lash is the only power that will drive them to work. The old ruling impulses, self preservation, reproduction and ambition, nature’s three driving powers, will rule again in Russia as everywhere. Intelligence at the top will take more than its share. Dull minds in at the bottom will do more than their share of the hard work. Society also is an evolution. You can no more invent and create new government or society than you could invent or create a new kind of human being. Each must grow. But apart from all that Lenin -lands out as the first man that ever made of a government theory an actual living government. Most marvelous of all, he has kept it going, sick or well, year after year, while in all other European coun tries, except Germany, various governments rose and fell—autoc racy of the old school seizing gov ernment in Italy and Spain while the new autocracy held Russia. Lenin's power was in his abso lute honesty, sincerity, devotion to his own convictions. One hundred and twenty mil lions of Russians mourn his death. They trusted him, and they could trust him. Farm Federation O.K. s Bank Loans Coolitlge Heeded Advice of Bureau Chiefs in Message tu (ioiigrc'ss. . Chicago. Jan. 23.—President Cool* idge's message to congress today rela tive to loans for relirf of farmers was declared at th«• headquarters of the American Kami iiurcan federa tion tonight to t>e Iti luirmony with recommendation* telegraphed to the president by tli»* ♦ xecutlv* commit* tee of the federation. The reronv inundations were Maid to have been telegraphed, la night and were as follows: “In approving the Norbeck Hurt' ness bill (providing loan* through a revolving fund of *5*1,000,UOO for the refinancing of . grleulture where needed, as In the northwest), wp de sire It to !)«• ho amended that the other groups, ruth as the present < reditor*. transportation systems, and other local business Interests be re quired to Join with and share the responsibilities with the farmers In order to secure the benefits offered by the hill.*' The hill referred to provides for tbe loaning of moneys to assist farmers in conversion of their farms <»n tho basis of diversified farming. Lester Clary Inipruveil. Heater Clary. 13. won of Mr. and Mrs. A! clary, j»24 Month Tenth street, who wan Injured Tueaday vhen lie run in front of n atreet car at Tenth and Hickory atr**ta, l« re ported Improved at kit. Joseph hoa oitaL f iCoolidjje Asks Congress for Far in Relief in Special Me>&age Urges Rc I funding of Past Indebted* ness and Financial Assistance. ((ontinuril from 1‘hkc Onr.) and sonic by private interests, were outline,! l,y President Coolldge today in :t special message to congress. The flt.,*jis include: The refunding of the pressing past due indebtedness of the fanner in the. territories most seriously af xeoled. Financial assistance through a federal agency t < > enable wheat farmers to make the change from a single crop system to diversified farming. The restoration, wherever it would be helpful, of the impaired capital of hanking institution* in the dis tressed sections. The creation by private capital of a substantial financing corpora tion to assist in the plan of reor ganization. The extension of the time the War Finance corporation can make loans. Mr. Coolldge told congress that these were measures "by which, with out undue alarm or agitation, but nevertheless promptly and effectively, we can bring to bear on a serious though happily, a localized emergen cy, every resource of the federal gov ernment and all assistance which the business and farming community can render." "The economic condition in certain wheat growing sections of the north west," the president said at the out set of his message "is reaching an acute stage that require* organized co-operation on the part of the fed eral government and the local In stitutions of that territory for its solution." Involved In Debt. Calling attention to the mention lie made of this situation in hi# mes sage to congress in December, he continued: "'lireat numbers of individual farm ers are so Involved in debt both on mortgages and to merchants and banks that they are unable to pre serve the equity of their property. They are unable to undertake the diversification of farming that is fundamentally necessary for sound agricultural reconstruction of the area. They are unable to meet their obligations and there has been in volved the entire mercantile and banking fabric of these regions. "Not only have there b«ert large numbers of foreclosures on actual farms, but there are great numbers of farmers who are continuing In possession on sufferance from their creditors. "There have been large and in creasing bank failures. Bills have been introduced providing for the lending by the federal government of monies directly to the farmer* for purposes of assisting them in conver sion of their farms on the basis of diversified farming. 1 am heartily In favor of these bills but they do not and will not compass the entire problem. "Many of the farmeia are. how ever. in such jeopardy front their creditors that even with this assist ance, there is no assurance that they would have a sufficient period in which to work out the necessary conversion of their methods and It would be useless to give tc this group such governmental assistance It it is to be only for purposes of immediate seizure by the creditors. "Suoh legislation therefore will be of little avail unless arrangements have been effected between the farm er and his creditors, uy the funding of past due indebtedness and Interest or by similar means, so that the loans will inure to the benefit of the farmer himself, instead of merely to the benefit of ids creditors. If such ar rangements CHn be made, the farmer tan be given the opportunity to work his way out of the pit; ent difficul ties. If they are not made, It In dif ficult to see how he can benefit from the plan. "In addition to legislation of this character, coupled with" the agree ments which I have mentioned look ing to the refunding of past due in debtedness. it is necessary to consider whether any steps can tie taken to bring financial help to certain limited areas of the northwest In which em barrassments and failures nmong country banks have added to the hardships of the farmeis. The war finance corporation is still function ing but its authority to mnke new loans expires March 31 of this year. [ recommend that congress extend until December 31, 1934, the time dur ing which loans can bo made by the j corporation and grant some exten 11 Ion of the period for which loans heretofore made can t-e renewed. "It appears to me that It Is es sential tbat the large business con cerns such as transportation, the more stable banks, not only in this territory, but In adjoining states, who necessarily benefit from the prosperi ty of these areas, should in their own Interest extend a very large measure 11'he Only Store in Omaha That Sells Both VICTOR and COLUMBIA Records Always a Complete Stock Come in and hear your favorites or take home a selection on approval. Schmoller & Mueller 1FM4.ia.ia D:_ _ _ AT lanlic n«t(« st. * lano t~o. ,U( ! Kernel of Corn Removed From Baby’s Lung in Omaha Without Employing X-Ra\, Knife or Anaesthetic « .* wnrar/r" | fjjob 'a.i'ir £audct( dttaf t(is Xfclliei o wtiL photo M KM5H1 LUNtf T IUOE 8 LEFT LUNG 6 KERNEL OK C MAIN BRONCHUS , CORN t> RIGHT - H LIGHT BULB E LEFT • « I FORCEPS . -."Jirr.. Robert Laudon, lo-monthsold son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Ft. Laudon. North Platte. Neb., is going home W ednes day with his mother, fully recovered from a painful operation to remove a kernel of corn from his k ft lung. An Omaha surgeon removed the kernel last Friday with a bronchoscope and forceps. No anesthetic could be given. Location of the corn was not known because X-ray reveals only metals as foreign objects. First attempt to locate the kernel last Tuesday at Methodist hospital was unsuccessful. All this time the baby had a temperature of 1011 because of In flamation of tlie windpipe and lungs After twice putting the tube down the baby'* throat the kernel was seen at the end of the bronchoscope where a tiny electric bulb is located. When the kernel was seen tile sur geon Inserted a long pair of forceps in the bronehoscope and grasprd it ltecause of the size of the kernel It was impossible to draw the corn through the tube. Bo bronchoscope, forceps and kernel .ill were with drawn at the same time. “Robert suffered a great deal but he is getting along fine now," said the mother yesterday. "It was a wonderful operation. We knew the baby had swallowed the corn for ho was in pain one evening after playing with kernels of corn on the floor. It was difficult, for him to breathe. The kernel of corn first went to the right lung, and then worked fo the left. ] brought him to Omaha in my arms with little hope of hia recovery. But we are going home today with Robert as sound in health as ever." Robert opened his big blue eyes wide with wonder at the camera man and cooed and laughed us his mother proudly held him up before the camera. of aid in remedy of this situation, and that creditors even further afield such as our insurance companies ami others should cooperate fully. "Iti those agricultural sections in which numerous bank failures have contributed to the distressful condl tions. It must be recognized, however, that there is a distinct limit to the scope of tire assistance which the fed eral government Can render, tiovern nient agencies cannot properly mirk loans upon 1nsc< ire collateral or to banking institutions whose capital is impaired. Tn certain sections u more drnatlc remedy may be necessary. It may bo necessary, on r well org t nized anil extensive scale, to provide systematically for tho restoration or strengthening of tire capital re sources of the country hanks and fl naming Institutions nc • utry to the proper service of the farmer. "It may be found to bp advisable !o create new financing institutions, such as have been organized with great success in the lirestock terrl tory to co-operate with the war' finance corporation. Tire government cannot supply banking capital, nor can It organize loan companies, but It can properly cull upon those largo concerns, the railroads, the mercan tile establishments, the agricultural supply houses and ail these largi buslnes establishments whose welfare is immediately connected with the welfare of tho farmer. It can ask them. In their own Interest, as well as In the Interest of the country, to co-operate with federal agencies In attacking the problem in a large way. "I have therefore directed the zee retarles of commerce and agriculture nnd tire managing director of the war finance corporation to confer with representatives of the Interested groups to devise a practical plan of action." ^ if«* Alleges 11 ti si hi ihI Mas Colored Matt-; Aokt* Divorce Shenandoah, la . Jan. 23.—Mrs. Maria Miller, In her divorce petition from Jesse Miller of Clnrlndu, alleges that her husband lrus u colored wife. Martha Miller, whom lie married July 19. 1921. at Leavenworth. Kan., and has never divorced. Doctor Is Held for Trial on Murder Count Hearing for Ntir-e \rrcstcd in (,a*c to Hr Held as Star Chamber Session. Dr. I5" A. Edward# was bound over to district court on $5,000 bond on a charge of murder while performing an Illegal operation, after a prelim 1 nary hearing in municipal court \rs terday . Case of Mr#. Lillian Child, jointly charged with causing the death of Miss Lillian Holman, was continued until thl# afternoon at 1:15. The hearing will he resumed ns a star chamber session In the office of Municipal Judge Holme#. Witnesses at the afternoon heat I ing Included Helen Brockan, book keeper at the Nicholas Penn hospital, and A. H. Uriffilh. manager, who testified that the girl# dying state ment, read In court, was signed in their presence after it had been read to her. Detective Arthur English, who raided the child home, where the operation is alleged to have been per formed, testified that lie found nn operating table In one room, and that Mrs. Child was wearing an apron on which was n blood stain when he en tered the house. He admitted that he did not have a search warrant. Heading of the girl s dying state nient brought the name of Ed llazen, hall player, Into court records In con neetion with the case for the first time. Hagen Is named in the state ment by Miss Holman ns the man re sponsible for her condition. Mrs. Olfs Recovering. Mrs. Carolina Olfs. 5B01 South Twenty-fourth street, is reported to bo recovering from a recent illness at Methodist hospital. Hiram Johnson to V isil Omaha PrceidcnliHl Aspirant Coming Next Month. Managerial Candidate Says. Frank A. Harrison o£ Lincoln, Neb and Alhambra. Cal., breezed Into Omaha Wednesday morning and straightway directed his footsteps to the court house. Mr. Harrison, who lias been Identi fied with Nebraska politics ever since Salt Creek became famous, probably will be the charge d'affalrs of the Hiram Johnson campaign In Nebras ka. which position he held four yeats ago when the California candidate carried the Nebraska presidential pref erential primary with a total vote of about 60,000 and about 25.000 over his next competitor. Tomorrow morning Frank 11. Hitchcock, general manager of the Johnson presidential campaign, is ex pected here to confer with Mr. Har rison, Dan Wonder of Lincoln and other Johnson leaders of the slate At this conference a Nebraska man ager will be named, according to telegraphic Information from John son's headquarters In Chicago. "It Is Johnson weather In Nebras ka," averred Mr. Harrison. He ex pressed his belief that Senator George W. Norna will be a candi date and that he will be re-elected. Mr. Harrison managed Senator Norris’ last campaign. High School Girl Injures Leg in Coasting Accident fly A«*<m i*tc«i Trr**. Grand Island. Neb. Jan. 23 —AletH Manchester, North Loup High school girl, was Injured painfully while coasting near Scotia. The slide, com ing down the chalk hills, crosses a narrow gulch which is bridged. The sled ran close to the wooden walls of the bridge and .in eight-inch splinter tore the flesh from knee to hip. requiring 30 stitches. 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Eawrenco waterway proj ect was adopted and its building urged for the earliest possible date Other resolutions follow: "YVhersas. the revenue* colte* ted by the federal government are now more than S8Oft,000.000 in t«c«*i*e of tte n»*»l*. and where**, the agricultural Internet* of the vountrv ere crippled t»'. th- after tho-wer deflation tiro» w, therefore. \ni»rove Mellon Tit Plan. Resolved: That th- N>bra«ka MiH'-rt ssoclatlon approve lhe Mellon tax plan, v»... especially ask that tax*** on tele phone and telegraph messages he *n nulled aa an unneces-ary and unjuat re jtrt* tjon in the business world “Resolved further: That the milter* promptly and vigorously urge upon th n representative* and senators In con* res* the Immedlau t i --g- of the Yistal decimal freight bill. * "lie"«i!ved forth'That to meet the emergent V of the threatened teas • f our flour trade m Cuba, we earnestly renuest the federal tariff commte-lon to enter Info p reciprocal agreement with Cuban renrea'-ntat Ives now in Washington, wherebv the tariff on Impor** of Cuban nugar ha reduced and a larger sale of our mill products In Cuba aetired. This a e t jon being nece**ar\ tn order to put our mill* on a parity with thos* of Cana da In competition for the flour tiade of Cuba. ■ Resolved further That we give our *'ipoort. as far a* possible to all th*i plans suggested bv the Millers National federation for e!in nattne the »v'l 'n»d' practices which have so demoralized and injured the milling Industry -luring the last year of Intensive n-.nip*»ttt i-m. I rre* KhI*- Cut. “Resolved further That we hold to the principle of more and better v. heat to the acre, and to the practice of dlv»r >.f!< -Cion of crons to maintain soil fer tility. but we are against continued arti fi ial agitation for the reduction of wheat acreage Jn th s hard winter wheat because of the superior auallt "f of t he hard winter wheat for bread making purposes, and the i'mlte dsunnlv 'f the same compared to the demand. “Resolved further That we tender a vote of thank" for the courtesies ex'end ed to this b dv. to th* Hotel Kontenelle. the Beni’" Brothers Bag comranv the nmahn chamber of Commerce and »o the speaker* who ha%e taken part In the program.” J. E. Jacobson, Lexington: (I. H Teeter®, North B®nd, and J C. Rousch, On aw a, la , made up the ievolutions committee. f*. V. Topping, Recretarj' of tlie Southwestern Millers' tengue, spoke on reduction of freight rates so that tlie central association imy be served as cheaply from Nebraska and points west as from Minneapolis mills. The speaker alto asked a reduction J of about 25 cents .* Hundred pounds on flour being shipped to Portland, Ore., to enlarge tlie opening made by th® growing oriental trade. The rate j now is 75 cents Railroads Favorable. ‘‘Railroads are inclined to accept ‘ lilts reduction." said Alt. T'ljiping. I "because they now no forc'd to carry empty cars west to take cait of the fruit grower*. They might lust as well be carry in , our flour with them.” A reduction of the tiriff on sugar from $1.76 to fl was advocated. This was urged, said tho speaker, to put the United States on a parity with Canada in competing for Cuban flour trnde. Cuba, bo said, in return for the reduction of Canadian tariff on sugar, buys almost entirely of Cana dian flour. Outlook Bad in East. A. It. Kinney, president of the Ne braska Consolidated Mills company, who is returning from a meeting In Chlongo and a visit to New dork, stated that the milling outlook in tho east is bad. due to the low quoted prices. The condition in the central west, he said, is little better, became of tho poor market. Chauncy Abbott, just back from Europe, sounded a hopeful note when he stated that the American com inert ia list should feel confidence in America. To prove this he cited con ditions in Europe. The general sentiment of the millets is one of hopefulness for 1924 because of the fact that there is not the surplus grain on hand that there was at the beginning of 1223. They also will cut down production until the market becomes steady. Omahan Killed When Hit bv Train; Allen DiltJ, 50, Struck by Burlington Train—Neigh bor Identifies Body. Allen DIM, 50, 1234’4 South Fif teenth street, was struck by Chicago, Burlington A Quincy train No. 38, east bound, at Fifteenth and Marcy streets yesterday at 3:30 and whs in stantly killed. He is married, but has no children. Indentification was made by F. A. Au«tin, who lives In the same house Only witness to the accident, so far as police have been able to discover, was Louis Hague, 2024 Vinton street. Mottes O Briftt of Omaha to I lead e\hra-ka Pioners Line In, Jan. 23.—Moses p. O'Brien of Omaha today was elected president of the Nebraska Territorial Pio neers, who are In convention here. T. II Bobbitt of Lincoln was chosen first yh president' Mrs. B. H. Ulan See It Today Tha new, low-priced ( adillac seven-passenger sedan, an ad dition to the present line of de luxe bodies, awaits your inspection. Conte! Tt await your inspection at our show- > room. J. H. Hansen Cadillac Co. HA 0710. 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