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In Mr. Coolidge's Hands.
Religion in Politics.
Where Are the. Big Men?
False, Foolish Economy.
i y^By ARTHUR BRISBANE^
The oil scandal as far as the pub
i He is concerned is now in the hands
j of President Coolidge. He has
• taken full responsibility pledging
himself to go through with it, and
to punish the guilty. He prefers
to go ahead cautiously, carefully.
But the people will not complain of
that. He and his party will be
judged and rewarded or punished
according to results. It is all in
Mr. Coolidge’s hands*
It is said/ unjustly, of the people,
that they demand a scapegoat.
They don’t demand a scapegoat, but
they do want proof that stealing on
a wholesale scale, to the tune of
$100,000,000, is taken seriously by
their government.
If a colored employe of the White
House had given one of the White
House pictures to an outsider, ac
cepting a bribe in cash from the
outsider, the White House employe
and the outsider would be in jail
now. The people see no reason
for discriminating in favor of a
former cabinet official who delivers
public property, taking a cash bribe
in exchange.
The striking thing in our nation
al politics is the lack of men that
the people themselves particularly
want for president. How does it
happen that among 110,000,000
people there is actually not one of
whom a majority of the people
would unite in saying, “We want
that man for president?”
Why are there no leaders that
command public enthusiasm and
support?
Is it because the real ability of
the country goes into industry,
commerce, science, not into politics
and the public service.
The house of representatives
passed a bill for $729,000,000 to
provide funds for the postoffice
and the treasury and strikes out an
item allotting $1,500,000 to main
tain an airplane service between
New York and San Francisco.
That piece of unfortunate, petty,
narrow-minded, short-sighted, false
economy reminds ypu of the day
when members of congress were de
feated for re-election because they
voted money “for such a nonsensi
cal acheme as trying to send mes
sages on telegraph wires.”
That item of $1,500,000 for a
flying service between New York
and San Francisco would be the
best possible investment that the
country could make. We appropri
ate tens of millions for old-fashion
ed ships of the navy and their up
keep. Five millions spent on the
development of the flying machine
and on marksmanship in bomb
dropping would make our naval
collection of floating steel junk un
necessary, and enable us to sink
any fleet approaching this shore.
Flying ships above the water, in
visible submarines below the water
will supply all the protection this
country needs at sea. And every
congressman that votes against
American development of the fly
ing machine votes against the wel
fare and the safety of his country.
Fashions change even in religion.
Things that Robert Ingersoll said
while the pious held their breath,
and waited for the lightning to
■trike, are now said in the pulpit.
The Rev. William Montgomery
Brown of Ohio, bishop of the
Protestant Episcopal church, is to
he tried for heresy. Ilis book
classes Buddha, Allah, Jehovah and
Jesus in the same class. All, says
he, are versions of the “sun myth."
The founder of Christianity this
Christian bishop classes with “Santa
Claus and Urfclc Sam,” not real
personalities but convenient
symbols. He says of Jesus, “I
doubt that he ever lived.” And he
still preaches in a Christian pulpit.
Soon they will have cut out of
the Christian religion everything
except perhaps one commandment:
“Thou shalt not kill,” and then
some reformer will arise to say
that there are many exceptions to
that commandment, proving it by
the flood and by Sodom and Gomor
rah, but real Christianity is not dis
turbed by these “modern improve
ments.” On the contrary, the
faithful delight in proving that
their faith is stronger than any
body’s reason, or “high criticism. ’
(Copyright 1924.)
University Bursar Jailed
Minneapolis, Keb. 14. — Walter
N'uebner, assistant In ttie bursar’s of
fice at the University of Minnesota,
was arrested on a charge of embez
zlement growing out of an alleged
■hortago of $7,000 In his' accounts at
the university.
Legion Attacks
General O’Ryan
Charges Senate Counsel in
Vet Prohe Body Using Po
sition to Fight Bonus.
By International Nrni Sonic*.
Washington, Feb. 14.—Maj.'Gen.
John It. O'Ryan, chief counsel for
the senate committee that Investigated
the veterans bureau scandal was
charged today by the American Le
gion with using his official position
to accomplish the enactment of the
Mellon tax bill and the defeat of the
soldiers’ bonus.
The legion based its charges upon a
form letter written by O'Ryan, to
hundreds of doctors and lawyers
throughout the country who volun-j
tarily aided him in the Forbes inves
tigation, urging them to form com
mittees in their district to support the
Mellon plan.
“Bad Taste."
"The American Leion must consid
er It extremely bad taste that Gener
al O'Ryan makes use of his committee
that lafely worked in the cause of
the disabled soldiers, to now work for
a certain tax reduction plan," said
a Legion statement.
The letters in question were writ
ten by O’Ryan in his capacity as
chairman of the Citizens' National
Committee In support of the Mellon
tax reduction program. That made
1 ublic by the legion was addressed to
Colonel Henry J. States, of Louis
ville, Ky.
The O'Ryan letter then outlines the
Mellon plan, calling attention to Its
desirable features and then continues:
"If you feel as I do towards the
Mellon plan, you would undertake,
either directly or In co-operation with
others, to help organize a committee
in your state or section of the state
to aid our national committee In fur
therance of the Mellon plan.”
Foe of Bonus.
O'Ryan, the legion statement
charged, is well known aa a fde of
the bonus. John Thomas Taylor, leg
islative chairman, declared It was un
fortunate that the general should
undertake to make use of t-he organ
ization that had surrounded him “in
his work for the disabled veterans to
now work against their biggest
cause.”
The O’Ryan letter paints the Mel
lon plan in glowing terms, expatiat
ing benefits to big and little Incomes
alike.
"Mr. Mellon's proposal would re
duce the aggregate of Income taxes
to the extent of $323,000,000 an
nually,” it says. "Seventy per cent
of this total would go into reduction
of taxes on Incomes of $10,000 and
under.”
Hirman Johnson
Files in State
Rp.cial DUpitch to The Omaha Be*.
Lincoln, J*'eb. 14.—Petition bearing
782 signatures was Hied here today
for Hiram Johnson of California, ask
ing that his name be placed on the
republican primary ballot as a candi
date for the presidential nomination.
Among the signatures were those
of J. F. Heyn and A. V. Detweiler of
Omaha and Adam Breede of Hastings.
Petitions for delegates to the na
tlonal convention pledged to support
Johnson’s candidacy are expected to
be filed in the near future by the
Johnson headquarters here.
Hiram Johnson will speak In Lin
coln February 18.
R. S. Scofield filed today as a can
didate for secretary of state on thf
progressive ticket. Charles W. Poo!
incumbent, already Is a candidate foi
re-election on this ticket.
EDNA FERBER
The love start) of
‘a Harvet) lunch
room waitress.
RUPERT HUGHES
A page from boy
hood—a poignant
start) of adolescent
love.
IRVIN S. COBB
A start) of the hind
of boy Mr. Cobb
was himself.
(Ssinopolitan
March On Sale
Smbmatt Sc #omh
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Here Are Cost Figures Upholding
Fight of Omaha Bee on Wheat Tariff
Costs in I'nited States
Ter Bushel.
Hallock, Minn., district.$2.19
Halstad, Minn., district. 1.57
Cassellton, N. D., district... 2.11
Larlmore, N. 15., district. 1.70
Rugrby-Towner, N. 15., district 1.90
Jamestown, N. D., district.. 1.21
AbcrdeenMansfleld, S.D., dist. 1.31
Redfield, S. D„ district.... 1.45
Scoby-Plentywood, Mont., dist. 1.29
Carson, N. D., district ..1.64
Minot, N. D., district. 1.73
Rosebud, Mont., district.... 1.78
Cost* In Canada
Per Bushel.
Wes flock, Alta., district.$ .60
Vegreville, Alta., district.... .64
Olds, Alta., district.60
I.ethWrldge, Alta., district..., .68
Swift Current, Sask.. .93
Battleford, Saslt., district.64
Mslfort, Sask., district.82
Itoseton, Sask., district.08
Alameda, Sask., district. 1.19
Dauphin, Man., district. 1.02
Melita, Man., district.1.31
Ilamiota, Man., district.80
Note—These comparative cost figures Include In both Instances land
charges and Interest on stated values.
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Farm Relief Fund
Reaches 10 Million
(Cmil'iiuril Tr-om Page One.)
Hoover said he conveyed tlie “honest
wish” of President Coolidge for tlie
succese of the organization confer
ence.
President James E. Gorman pledged
tlie co-operation of the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific railroad to the new
corporation, lie aaid other western
rhllroad presidents had expressed a
similar attitude.
Farm Relief Main Thing.
Secretary Hoover said the commit
tee members should remember in ap
proaching the problem before them
that they should view it from the
standpoint of farmers and not aa
bankers. The time had passed, he
said, for sheer ruthlessness of econo
mio law to rule, for the business
structure of the nation waa inter
ested. The corporation must assume
the character of a relief agency, he
continued, and not merely an expe
dition to save tottering or badly dam
aged banks.
“We can have no permanent pros
perity until agriculture haa fully re
covered and is re-established on a
'firm economic basis," he said. Agri
culture needs not only money, but
help and advice.
“There are three times too many
banks in the territory involved, but
fundamentally the corporation should
be concerned with the feestabllsh
ment of the farmer.”
He recommended that eastern finan
cial institutions, such as mortgage
cempanies and Insurance firms which
have money outstanding in the north
west, should carry their share of the
burden.
Today's meeting ordered the fol
lowing telegram sent to President
Coolidge:
Work Is Comprehensive.
“The organization committee ap
pointed at the conference called by
you in Washington February 4, takes
pleasure in reporting that at a meet
ing in Chicago today subscriptions
wero received for the total amount of
f 10,000,000 recommended at your con
ference.
"Articles of Incorporation, with
broad powers designed effectively to
serve the agricultural interests were
tentatively drawn up.
"Fine spirit of co-operation was
evinced at the meeting and action to
bring the corporation into operation
at an early date may be relied upon."
Tl)e following were named members
of the executive committee of the cor
poration:
C. T. Jaffray, chairman. Minneapo
lis; John McHugh, New York; Ralph
Van Vechten, Chicago; G. H. Prince,
St. Paul; P. J. Leman, Minneapolis;
E. W. Decker, Minneapolis; C. C.
Webber, Minneapolis; J. R. Howard,
former president of the American
Farm Bureau federation, Chicago;
Charles Donnelly, president Northern
Pacific. St. Paul, *nd Ralph Budd,
St. Paul, president of the Great
Northern railroad.
A board of directors of 2S members,
representing every contributing city
to the corporation’s capital, and the
states of North and South Dakota
was named. E. J. Welser, Fargo, N.
D., and J. C. Bassett of Aberdeen, S.
D., represent North and South Da
kota, respectively.
Sloan Speaks for
Reform of Courts
(Coatlnanl From rage One.)
debate of the best minds In the coun
try, and, whether Its provisions relate
to the legislative, executive or judicial
departments of government, deliberate
consideration was to be a recognized
feature of government of every pub
lic act. The impulsive will of con
gress, executive or court was to be no
part of our American system, he said.
"During the growth of our coun
try," said Mr. Sloan, "there has been
an evolution and growth of our Judi
cial department growing more and
more complex from the institution of
many federal courts and many state
divisions of Jurisprudence giving us
a Judicial system differing In char
acter, dignity and respect from the
There isn’t a retail shoe store any
where that can “pick” a shoe out of
stock that will fit this foot. The illus
tration above is a print of a foot be
longing to one of Omaha's best
known business men. ,
He Had Sought Foot Comfort
—for Years
When you stop to think that
nearly everyone’s feet are more
or less imperfect and that all
ready-made shoes are built over
perfect lasts, then you will real
ize just why it is impossible for
any shoe retailer to assure foot
comfort.
J. R. Phipps will build your shoes
to your measure. He will guar
antee FOOT COMFORT and
longer wearing shoes. Made-to
measure shoes are better built
shoes; they are built to correct
foot troubles, therefore they give
you better health, unquestioned
comfort and real shoe economy.
Don’t buy ready-made shoes. You
can’t put imperfect feet into per
fect modeled shoes and expect
wear or comfort. Walk into J. R.
Phipps’ “cobbling store”—he will
take the print of your feet—then
you’ll know what foot comfort
really is—and note the reason
ableness of Phipps’ price.
Men’s or Women’s Made-to-Measure Shoes
—
J. R. Phipps
The Phippt Family have been builders of Better
Shoes for more than 150 years.
1504-6 Harney Street
courts of all other nations In the
world.
"The American courts are the most
highly developed and scientific In the
world. Our courts are built on the
theory that a litigant shall not be
denied opportunity to give reason for
the things for which he appeals and
that clash of mind shall bring forth
the truth, srr that his peers In the
box or the Judge on the bench may,
out of the conflict, see where the
right lies.
Unbiased View Difficult.
"We know hpw difficult It la for
an advocate In action to take an un
biased view of any great question of
law or fact no matter In what coun
try ho liveB, where he practices or
where be presides.
“We hear much from the platform
of tho hare-like speed of the foreign
courts and the tortoise pace of our
own forums. The magazines are full of
the efficiency of the European trial
courts and the cumbrous processes of
the American court trials.
"The statistics are shelf worn, but
are kept in stock. The arguments
make for monotony until one might
almost scent the propaganda to make
American courts appear as unpopular
as European crowns when our courts
are really the most developed in the
world."
Merchants Urged
to Identify Loot
Omaha Detectives Compli
mented for Capturing Four
Wahoo Robbery Suspects.
* Nebraska Retailers’ association
has notified members to appear In
Wahoo In an effort to Identify ma
terial found In the possession of four
alleged thieves caught In Omaha
Tuesday. The four are already Impli
cated In the robbery of tbe Tony Klrz
merchandise store at Vi'estotl and
goods found In their possession has
been Identified by Girz. Goods from
the Klrz establishment were valued at
$2,500.
This action of the Nebraska retail
ers la part of their vigorous campaign
against thefts from stores over the
state.
The federation has complimented
the detectives of the Omaha police
department on their work. Detectives
Danbaum and Brigham apprehended
the four arrested with stolen goods
In their possesion Tuesday.
The federation began Its campaign
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The year 1022 was a "vintage
year” for Burley tobacco—the
best Kentucky ever grew.
Favored all through the 'seram
with exceptional tobacco weafter
—just enough warmth and not too
much rain—the crop developed a
' “body” and character seldom
before equaled.
Our recent 60-million-pound pur
chase included a big carry-over
from this fine crop.
Fme quality—mild, full, mellow
flavor—this is nothing new for
Velvet smokers;but this big supply
is an extra safeguard. The same
price—mark this well—the same
quality as always: "The best
Burley grown in Kentucky.”
Lioorrr A Mriu Tobacco Co.
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against store robberies in this state
last August. Since that time, they
have worked on six robberies of large
size. This is the fourth Instance in
which arrests have been made. In the
three previous instances the robbers
were positively connected with the
crime and are now in the penitentiary.
Troubadour Coming.
Gunnar Bohman of Sweden, a popu
lar troubadour and lute player, is to
appear in his second concert at the
Swedish auditorium on Sunday eve
ning, February 24, under auspices of
lielge, No. 42, I. O. V.
Bishop Stuntg
Remains Unchanged
Miami, Fla., Feb. 14.—The condi
tion of Bishop Stuntz remained un
changed this morning after an un
comfortable night.
Physicians said that while his P*>
tial recovery waa indicated he will
never overcome the paralysis of his
left side. Mrs. Stuntz was expected
to arrive tomorrow.
Soft loops of brown ribbon drawn
through tlie brim of a matching felt
hat nestled softly against the hair.
Prices Do Help
^l’R moderate prices
enable every
w oman to step
brisky into Spring
hand in hand with
Fashion. The savings are
as impressive as the gar
ments themselves.
Smart flannels that ar
rived only yesterday—
$25
Remarkable are the values to be found
among our Spring coats.
3 Coats at 5 Coats at
$25.00 $39.50
Thompson-Belden’s
In This Week’s “Digest”
Nearly a Million Votes
IN THE RECORD-BREAKING
NATIONAL POLL ON
TAX REDUCTION
Are Tabulated State by State
i
Never before has such a comprehensive unofficial poll of the Nation been made. 1 lie New
Haven Evening Register declares that “we are actually given the spectacle of a weekly hold
ing an informal national election” in this nation-wide canvass of the electorate to test sentiment
for or against the Mellon Plan of Tax Reduction. 886.900 ballots have so far been received
and are tabulated in this week’s DIGEST. Fifteen million ballots have been mailed to voters.
This represents more than fifty per cent of the number of ballots cast in the last Presidential
election. They are being returned by the tens of thousands daily.
The sheer size of this greatest of all referendums may be visualized when one considers
that if the ballots so far returned were laid end to end they would cover a distance of sev
enty-five miles! Don’t miss reading THE DIGEST this week! You will probably be particularly
interested in learning how your State is voting on this vital question. Other news-features of
more than ordinary interest in the February 16th DIGEST are:
Why Woodrow Wilson Belongs to the Ages
The Attack On Attorney-General
Daugherty
The Tie'That Binds Paris and Prague
The Conquest of the Sahara
Why We Laugh
Presbyterian Fears of a Split
The Battle of the Bonus
The Innocent Sugar Exchange
Topics of the Day
More Scaldings From Teapot Dome
Germany’s New Merchant Marine
There Are Wave Lengths in Everything
A Chain of Opera Houses
Berating the Clergy in Fiction
“Five Solemn Senators ’ Versus Mr. Bok
Americans in the Winter Olympics
The Spice of Life
Many Interesting Illustrations, Including Humorous Cartoons
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