Today
No One in Jail, Why?
Androdes and Lawyer.
Livermore Says “Sell.”
“The Sons of Apes.”
By ARTHUR BRISBANE
The enterprising insiders were
really earnest workers, selling pub
lic property, while they had the
chance. A charge is seriously
made that naval coal fields in
Alaska were transferred to the
Interior department, later to be
transferred to private owners, as
were the naval oil fields; also that
development of government coal
fields was stopped to oblige private
competitors.
The average American is a good
natured, long suffering person.
But he begins to wonder why no
body is put in jail. The time for
merely talking seems to be long
drawn out.
The president withdraws Mr.
Strawn of Chicago as one of spe
cial counsel to prosecute bribe
takers in the oil scandal.
Mr. Strawn is an able lawyer,
with an excellent reputation. But
the people want a different kind
of lawyer to go after those rascals.
It was suggested here, when the
scandal first broke, that the presi
dent should take such men as
Hiram Johnson and Senator Reed
of Missouri, or if he did not want
them for political reasons, such
a man as Max Stouer of New York.
The people want action. They
remember the story of Androcles
and the lion that licked Androcles’
feet in the arena instead of eating
him up. Afldrocles had once pulled
a thorn from the lion's foot.
When a corporation lawyer
meets an oil scandal gentleman in
the legal arena, he is apt to remem
ber favors that some oil corpora
tion has done him, and lick the
feet of the oil man instead of eat
ing him. Nothing could be sillier
than to “prosecute” thieving cor
porations with lawyers that those
very corporations have fattened.
Mr. Jesse Livermore, young man
with light hair, big backhead and
solemn face, knows more about
stock and such things than all
others put together. So it is said.
He sells or buys tens of thousands
of shares at a time, and thousands
follows when he says “buy” or
“sell.” Now he says sell. Excite
ment caused by Washington revela
tions will put stocks down, says he.
Perhaps so, his opinion is often
sound. But such revelations ought
to put stocks up, if stock gamblers
were intelligent. When you know
the facts you can deal with them.
When the people know that their
officials have been selling national
property at bargain prices, one
hundred million dollars worth of
it for one hundred thousand dol
lars cash, they can stop it, if they
will.
William Jennings Bryan saya that
universities are “causing degrada
tion of youth” by teaching evolu
tion. He defies to open discussion
“the sons of apes,” as he calls these
evolutionists. Mr. Bryan will be
lieve in evolution, he says, when
you can make an onion out of lily
bulb or vice versa. It might inter
est Mr. Bryan to see the rough sea
shore plant that by evolution has
been made into the modern cab
bage. It would also help solve Mr.
Bryan’s problem if he would read
enough of Darwin to know that Dar
win never said that men descended
from monkeys. He merely said that
monkeys of the higher type are
nearer to man in construction than
other animals.
Mr. Bryan can learn for himself
that every bone in his body is dupli
cated almost exactly in the skeleton
of a chimpanzee, including the rudi
mentary tail bones. That doesn’t
mean that a chimpanzee was the
original Mr. Bryan. *
A new country does new things.
The government of Ireland actually
feels responsible for those out of
work. There are only 40,000 of
them now, yet the free state govern
ment will spend $10,000,000 in pub
lic highway building at once, to sup
ply work for those that want it.
Here we should call that socialism,
“or dangerous paternalism,” at
least. Giving the. railroads BOO
extra millions a year out of the
public pocket to insure dividends
we call “business.”
The French will vote to increase
taxes, realizing that reparations
will be slim. Those that have been
lately selling francs, predicting that
the price will drop to 2 cents, should
proceed cautiously.
There is a marvelous paying ca
pacity in the French. If they make
up their minds to come to the
rescue of their currency their word
may hurt the feelings of the bears
on French money.
Five Cows a Farm
Urged for Profit
Western Nebraska Particular
ly Needs More Dairy Stock,
Says F. D. Tomson.
Lincoln, Feb. 17.—Nebraska fann
ers, who intend to profit from the
work of the Nebraska Dairy Develop
ment nssociation and purchase dairy
cattle, must be careful that these
cattle are bought at the right price
and will not turn out to be "board
ers.” This is a warning issued here
by Frank D. Tomson, a leader in
the dairy depvelopment movement.
"There are unscrupulous people
selling dairy cattle just as there are
unscrupulous people selling other
commodities,” he said. "They must
not be allowed to market their wares
in this state. Tubercular cattle, cattle
that will not give enough butter fat
to pay Jtbeif way, and cattle that are
priced beyond their real value have
no place in this dairy development
movement."
Mr. Tomson declared that there
would be no attempt to get farmers
who intend purchasing cattle to ad
here to one breed.
"This will not be a campaign for
the Holstein, the Shorthorn, the
Ayreshire, or any other,” he said.
"Some farmers prefer a cow that not
only milks Well, but is good beef
stock as well. To many the Shorthorn
Is ideal for that purpose. If it is a
Shorthorn that they want there will
be no attempt to persuade them to
buy something else.
we are trying to get dairy cattle
on farms where they have been neg
lected and where they may mean the
difference between breaking even a
fair return for the year.”
The western counties of the state,
in particular, can profit by putting
In four or five head of dairy cat
tle, said Mr. Tomson.
"So far as I know there has been
no census such as was taken in North
Dakota to tell us how many farms
in Nebraska have no cows and buy
Condensed milk. However, the num
ber is large enough for serious con
sideration.”
Although the Nebraska Dairy De
velopment association will require
money for education w-ork, it is prob
able that the purchases of cattle
will be financed by banks located
in the community.
As Mr. Tomson points out, no one
knows the financial situation of the
prospective purchaser and his ability
to handle his cattle than the banker
in the county, where the farm is lo
cated.
The association .will install a pub
licity bureau and will probably have
field men to see that cattle, when
once purchased, are handled in a
fashion that will make it a paying in
vestment.
Federal census figures show that
Nebraska Is behind practically every
state Immediately east and south of
It. Wisconsin leads the United
States with 2,195,000 dairy cows; Min
nesota has 1,641,000, Iowa 1,160,000,
Missouri 777,2J0, Kansas 718,000, and
Nebraska 570,000.
The dairy cow devleopment move
ment will be brought to a focus here
February 20, when leaders of the
movement will meet to complete or
ganization.
Superior—The old brick Baptist
church is being torn down in prepara
tion for the erection of a modern
structure to cost $40,000 and to have
a seating capacity of about 400. The
old building was erected in 1884. The
Baptists will hold their meetings in
the I. O. O. F. building until their
new church is ready.
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By R. H. PETERS.
* Staff Correspondent The Omaha Bee.
Lincoln, Feb. 17.—Governor Bryan
Is to bo pitied. For a week and more
he has been imploring President Cool
idge to deliver Nebraska from the
tentacles of the oil octopus.
"The situation is beyond the con
trol of the state. We must have na
tional action,” is the tenor of his
pleading as he regrets his inability
to fight increased prices with state
agencies, because he cannot purchase
gasoline.
Now comes Commissioner Hopkins
of Omaha with the announcement
that he has secured 10,000 gallons
which he will sell to all and sundry
for 17 cents.
Hopkins isn't playing the game.
Instead of joining the governor in his
demands upon the president he has
gone out and secured action himself.
However, it isn't the first time that
the governor has discovered that the
way of the politician who talks a
great deal and does little is hard and
thorny.
Nebraska’s democratic machine is
still looking for a senator. Bryan
has decided to fight for re-election.
W. H. Thompson of Grand Island is
seeking a place on the state supreme
bench, J. N. Norton declares posi
tively that he will not be a candi
date and the field dwindles to a few,
with Congressman Morehead in the
lead.
Morehead is the only democratic
congressman who has not filed for
re-election, but a delayed filing is
not unknown in his case. Although,
frankly, no definite information re
garding Morehead is being dissemi
nated, he is as likely a candidate as
any for the democratic nomination.
And while the machine is searching
for a complaisant nominee, Trenmor
Cone, who has already filed for the
nomination, is working vigorously.
Cone is In the state house practically
every day. He is about to engage
n publicity man, and all in all he is
taking himself very seriously.
Unfortunately for his ambitions, the
governor 1* scornful. He freely refers
to his as the "gravel magnate’’ and
tries to smile every time he is men
tioned.
Of course, when senatorial candi
dates who are democrats are being
discussed there is always Gilbert M
Hitchcock, and it may be said that
friends are urging him to try again.
By dint of shunting W. H. Thomp
son to the supreme court ballot har
mony between the Bryan and Hitch
cock wings has been maintained, and
the only difficulty is, how can Bryan
throw his whole strength behind
Hitchcock and maintain his present
attitude toward big business?
Another who is being mentioned is
Andrew M. Morrissey, chief justice
of the supreme court. Morrissey, it
will be recalled, was appointed to the
bench while sewing as Morehead's
secretary when the congressman was
governor of Nebraska.
In any event the democrats who
rdake slates in Nebraska will have
to work rapidly. But three weeks
remain in W’hich a candidate may file
his nomination.
Coolidge headquarters here is en
thusiastic over t lie reception its peti
tions are receiving. One candidate
for the national convention—the peti
tions for candidates carry Coolidge's
name as well—reported recently that
only one person, to date, had refeused
to sign.
"The man who refused me was a
democrat, although I have a number
of democratic names on my peti
tions,’’ he said. "However, he told
me that while he was not signing any
petitions, he intended marking his
ballot for Coolidge in event he re
ceived the republican nomination.”
Like the Dakotas go so will go
Nebraska’s rural voters, according to
Hiram Johnson supporters, whose
candidate will come into the state
Monday.
Johnson Is going to have an ex
ceedingly busy day, with two speech
es in Lincoln, one before the Univer
sity of Nebraska and one at the audi
torium, and two in Omaha.
Farmers’ Union Notes
Omaha—President C. J. Osborn of the
Nebraska Farmer's union epsnt the en
tire week of February 16 ui Washington.
D. C., where he went to attend a meeting
of the board of directors of the National
Farmer's union, of which board he Is a
member. He also attended the annuftl
meeting of the National Board of Farm
organizations, a national federation, for
legislative and protective purposes, of
upward of a dozen farm organizations
throughout the country. Its president is
Charles S. Barrett, president of the Na
tional Farmer's union.
Niobrara—The Farmer's Union Co-Op
erative association of this place, which
operate* a store and elevator, is in better
fininclal condition now than at any time
since it was organized In 1917, the audi
tor's report for the year 192.1 shows. The
deficit of 19,329.90 with which the as
sociation came out of the slump of 1920
has been entirely overcome and more, so
that with a paid-up capital of 355.460,
the present net worth of the business Is
60,254.64. Business volume for the year
was 1162.606.06. consisting of grain, live
stock, groceries, dry goods, shoes, hard
ware, Implements and cream. The oper
ating profit for the year was 32,156.06,
but after charging off bad dsbte and de
preciation the reeult was a small loss.
Allen fi. Stinson has succeeded Ed
Thomas as manager. Warren Foner la
Lresident of the association, and J. B.
laka la secretary.
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Barneaton—A combined net profit of
92.171.86 waa made In 1923 by the store
and elevator operated by the Farmers
Union Co-Operative association of this
place. Store sales totaled 975.069 07, on
which the net profit was 31.159 34. while
in the elevator department, sales totaled
3149,131.48. with a net profit of $1019 61
The combined net profit for the year re
duces the deficit or the association, car
ried over from previous years, to 33.720.66.
Contrary to the current belief that It is
always the co-operative stores that lose
money, the store department of this as
sociation has always paid, and the deflrtt
was accumulated in the elevator depart
ment.
Hay Springs—The etockholer* of the
Farmers Union Co-Operative association
which operates a general store here, held
their annual meeting on February 12.
C. McCarthy, manager of the Farmers
Union State exchange, Omaha, was present
anrl gave an address. He urged the
members to patronize their own business
and see that it patronized the state whole
sale. He also suggested that the asso
ciation take up the co-operative shipping
of livestock. On aalea aggregating over
$100,000, the store made a profit of
$H*o In 1923. This small profit waa due
to handling goods on narrow margins, the
report showed. The soundness nr the fi
nancial condition of the association la
shown by the fact that the directors have
never had to sign a note for borrowed
money.
Fllley—What is considered sn excellent
record In low cost of operation was made
in the latest fiscal year by the store of
the Farmers Union Co-Operative associa
tion here. On sales totaling $73,329.07,
operating expenses were only $5,589.29, or
7 6 p»;r cent of the sales. With an aver
age inventory a little under $10,000. the
stock was turned sevei times In the year.
Net profit was $2,460.94 The assoc iation
is in a very satisfactory financial con
dition. having a net worth of $9,503.14 on
a paid-up capital of $8,400 Accounts
receivable at the close of the year were
only $458,46, showing that the business
Is conducted practically on a cash basts.
Earl Krushour Is manager.
Taylor—Flfty.alx thousand pounds of
butterfat was handled by the Farmers
Union cream station here in the year
1923. ^hich is considered a good show
ing for a town 10 miles from a railroad.
The station is operated on a co-operative
basis Butterfat is purchased on a cer
tain margin, and after the salary of the
operator and the expenses of the station
are paid, what is left at the end of the
year Is returned to the patrons In pro
portion to the amount of butterfat each
has delivered. J. S. Swanson of Wester
ville. president of the Custer County
Farmers union, was the speaker at the'
annual supper held by the Farmers union
local which la back of the cream station.
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Cattle Ranges 88
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Feed Plentiful, Little Loss,
According to Report Issued
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liy AfHoriatrd Preiw.
Sioux Falls, S. P., Feb. 17.—The
condition of ranges is very similar to
that of a month ago, with but a sea
sonal decline noted in most of the
range country, according to the west
ern livestock and range report for
February, issued today by the divi
sion of crop and livestock estimates
at Denver.
The condition on February 1 aver
aged 88 per cent of normal, compared
with 89 last month and 86 a year ago,
the report said. Snow covers the
range in some of the northern states,
but as food has generally been plen
tiful, little loss has occurred.
"Further deterioration in range
conditions is reported in California,
but If the recent rains are succeeded
by warm weather a rapid improve
ment may be expected," the report
said. "Extremely cold weather and
alternate freezing and thawing caused
considerable damage in Oklahoma,
both to the range and to wheat pas
ture*. Heavy snows and cold rains
In the north and northwest and ex
cessive moisture In the southeast
have retarded the growth of vegeta
tion in Texas. For the range states
as a whole, however, the moisture
supply is good and the outlook for
spring range quite favorable."
The report by regional states is as
follows:
§ o u t h Dakota — Conditions have
teen excellent for both cattle and
sheep and due to the mild winter
large surplus stocks of both rough
and concentrate feeds are on hand.
Range conditions are unusually good.
North Dakota—Conditions of pas
tures and ranges show a moderate
'decline from the averages of a month
ago. Cattle have maintained their
previous condition and sheep declined
'only ono point. Hay and feed sup
plies continue ample In all sections
of the state.
Montana—Range* were generally
covered with enow during January'
'hut much of this has now disappeared
and stock are utilizing winter pas
tures as much as could he expected.
Snow Is about normal In the moun
tain districts and prospects for spring
range favorable. Cattle and sheep
are In excellent condition. Feeding
was general throughout January but
the feed supply Is generally reported
adequate until grass.
Nebraska — Ranges and pastures
are fair but little used, as hay is
plentiful. Cattle conditions slightly
lower.
■Wyoming—Livestock continues In
good condition, although some shrink
was eaused by weather conditions.
Range conditions are generally good,
but the feed lacks strength. The hay
supply Is ample with a surplus in a
few sections. It Is estimated that
per cent of the 1923 hay crop Is
unfed. Livestock were light during
January'.
Farmer’s Wife Dies.
Beatrice, Neb., Feb. 17.—Mre.
Carrie May Guenther, wife of Adolph
Guenther, farmer living east of
Holmesvllle, died after a brief illness.
She was 47 years of age and leaves
her husband and four children.
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Dunbar—A caeserlan section opera
tion was performed here Friday by
Dr. Derntody of Omaha, assisted by
Dr. W. D. Gibbon of this place, on
Mrs. Andrew Mossell. Both mother
and child, a fine baby boy, are doing
nicely.
Dunbar—The funeral of Mrs. Alsx
Warnock, wife of A. Warnock of this
place, who died In an Omaha hospital
last week, was held here,' with Dr.
Ross of Colorado Springs In charge.
The big First Presbyterian church of
tills place was filled with friends. She
Is survived by many relatives, coming
from an old and prominent Otoe
county family, among whom are Mrs.
Margaret Wilkinson of Lincoln, Mrs.
Thomas of Nebraska City, sisters, and
the following brothers, James McAl
lister of Dunbar, Will McAllister of
Colorado Springs and David G. Mc
Allister, county treasurer, of Nebras
ka City.
Peru—Mrs. Wilber W. Anness of
Dunbar, associate grand conductress
of the O. E. 8. grand chapter and
district supervisor for the counties of
Otoe, Nemaha, Richardson and John
son, held an Eastern Star school of
instruction here and was the guest
of honor at an afternoon luncheon
for the officers of the Peru chapter,
held at the home of Worthy Matron
Mrs. George W. Brown.
Newcastle—Fritz Beyeler fell about
20 feet while trimming trees here and
escaped with a severely sprained
nnkle. The ladder on which he was
working slipped from the limbs of
the tree and when Mr. Beyeler real
ized his dangerous position he clung
to the ladder, which broke the force
of the fall to some extent.
Columbus—W. T. Graham of the
First Trust company of Omaha has
been booked to give the main address
at the Big Brothers banquet, at which
the Elks will entertain their boys at
the Evans hotel Monday night at
7:30. Mr. Graham's subject will be
"Riley's Kids.”
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Farmers Oppose
Education Bill
Bureau Fails to See here
Towner-Sterling Measure Is
to Benefit Rural Schools.
Lincoln, Feb. 17.—The Towner
Sterling bill is before engress. Ac
cording to the terms of this bill, it Is
proposed to appropriate $100,000,000
for an educational department In
Washington. The Farm Bureau fed
eration is not particularly Interested
in this measure except in so far. as
It relates to rural education.
After a somewhat careful study of
the measure. It announces it is unable
to discover anything which the pro
posed Federal Department of Educa
tion will do which is not already be
ing done by the authorities in
charge of rural schools at the present
time. Besides. $100,000,000 is more
than the Farm Bureau federation has
or ever expects to have, and more
than the farmers have or may ever
have.
The Farm Bureau federation always
has been an advocate of education—
practical educaUon. It believes there
is not enough education of the right
kind, but is unable to conceive how a
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system of rural education now en
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The hope la held out to some that
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This Is a myth, the federation de
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will come In the form of lnspertoi»
and supervisors and superintendents
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grams, prepared in Washington, and
prescribe methods, many of which
will not be applicable to local condi
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the school district will have to do is
send their children to the school, pay
their taxes and furnish the money to
put the program outlined by a fed
eral bureau a thousand miles away.
Reel Cloud—At a recent contest In
the local high school Miss Virginia
Auld, a niece of Miss Wllla Cather,
was awarded a medal for the best
essay on the life of Lincoln. More
than 20 papers were submitted.
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