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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (June 4, 1924)
^0-4 **i * •i • ■ * . ■ •'. - - - r Omdhd Vheio theM^sl is dt its Best CONGRESS TO DROP THE JOB. Adjournment of congress at this point, with so much of its program incomplete, seems ill-advised. If the members are of the opinion that their pres ence at the national convention is imperative, a recess might have been taken without serious in • convenience to public business. Even some ad vantage might have come from a recess. It would have given time for consultation, for a readjust ment and a more orderly attack on the big mass of work that is yet waiting to be disposed of. The revenue bill and the bonus are now out of the way, and the track was then cleared for other matters that are of paramount importance. While probably the greater political importance at taches to the two principal measures so far made into law, the problems yet Unsolved have a very definite weight, so far as public welfare is con cerned. Among these are the questions of railroad rates and farm relief. Much talk has been in dulged, both in and out of congress, concerning these, and beyond a general agreement that some thing should be done, no action has been takA. On certain points the country has been assured of what congress will not do. Now, it is equally im portant to find out what congress will do. • • • Withdrawal in the house by its author of the Barkley bill, which was to supplant the railroad labor board, and the sidetracking of the Huddleston ,,,J>jlJ, which effected a horizontal reduction in freight rates, definitely disposes of the most radical of proposed railroad legislation. Other measures that were intended to achieve what the president recom mended, and for which there is yet a strong public demand, will now have to await consideration until congress Is reconvenied. In regard to farm relief legislation, a similar state of affairs is noted. The failure of the Mc Nary-Haugen bill is due to something of the same reason that accounts for the defeat of the Norbeck Burtness hill.. The Norris-Sinclair measure has no better chance of passing, while the Aswell bill, embodying the Yoakum co-operative marketing plan, remains in possession of the house committee on agriculture, with only a dim prospect of ever com ing out. President .Coolidge emphasized the need for some sort of legislation for the good of the farmer, and the matter was recently made the subject of conference, in hope that a compromise might be reached and a satisfactory law enacted. This is not / a case wherein the patient will recover if left alone —long enough. A remedy is required, and it is up r' -W» 'congress to provide it. * * * Borne recession of the radical wave, that swept >o high a few weeks ago, may be noted. The failure or withdrawal of bills that embodied extreme ideas , is one evidence of this. A short visit with the home folks may convince members of congress that the people would appreciate a little real constructive work, of which there has been plenty before the groups at Washington. Sensational investigations, out of which has come a never-ceasing flow of scandalous gossip, does not meet the needs of the people. Rip-snorting speeches on the floor do not bring home the bacon expected by the farmers, who would like to face a different situation with this } ear’s crop. Shippers, who sought some modifica .' 'on of the rate structure, are not content with hav ing heard the adventures of a lot of spies and special agents. Such things may look good to the spellbinders, now getting tuned up for the coming - campaign, but the voters would far rather give ear « recital of the few good laws passed than to hear many charges concerning somebody’s mis conduct. From start to finish the session now about to terminate has been an amazing spectacle of poli tical maneuverings. Blocs and groups have con trolled, and seldom has the real interest or good of the country had -any consideration. As a working is', hard to find a match for. body, congress has made a record-of disorder that FIFTEEN DAYS IN JAIL. A young woman has just been relieved from spending an enforced vacation of fifteen days in jail, because she was criminally careless. She saw, or thought she saw, her husband passing in a car with another woman. Hastily mounting a nfotorcycle she started in pursuit, and almost immediately ran over a’neighbor's child. Here is more material for realism than usually i« found in a popular novel, no matter what its length of author. This young woman scarcely could have made more mistakes than she did in the same length of.'time. It is not to discuss her actions, or their ( (resequences, that we now address ourselves to the consideration of fifteen days in jail. She is paying a'penalty she incurred. What is of interest, though, i* that in all of Omaha this girl alone is in jail for s peeding. Each day the news columns chronicle one or afore accidents, some of them quite serious, all trace able to the one cause. Drivers of cars are in too great haste. Some of them fail to exercise proper precautions, others deliberately tak$ chances. The rfsult is the same, pain and suffering for the victim, frequently big repair bills, and very rarely any ade quate punishment for the offender. Young Mrs. Bartels is a trasic victim, but her • ftxiation will be doubly tragic if she alone is to wear tfeV distinction of having been sent to jail fifteen (Uivs for speeetling. If she were to be the first of a procession, it might not be long before the supply of material for such sentences would he exhausted, 1 and the str'eets of Omaha would be free, from the 1 menace of speedsters. We suggest to the police magistrates that the experimerft be given a fair trial, j MAKE THE RIVER DRIVE REAL. Much mud and water has rolled down* the Mis souri river since first E. J. Cornish, as one of Oma ha’s park commissioners, proposed to erect a boule vard along the bluffs. Every now and then the sub ject has been taken up for discussion. Once the city planning board went so far as to have a survey made and blue prints prepared, together with the detailed cost of the improvement. Still the drive is incomplete. A boulevard of a sort runs over part of the route. Visitors to the city who make the ride are delighted by the prospect, and frequently express wonder that Omaha does not more definitely provide for the wonderful drive that is possible. Not so very long ago an official of the United States, who is engaged in such work, said that in all his travels and examinations, he never had seen a more naturally promising route. A Kansas City park official expressed his astonishment that Omaha has not taken advantage of n natural opportunity, adding that Kansas City had expended millions to obtain whnt is lying here unused, available just for the taking. The Chamber of Commerce now announces its intention of pressing for the completion of the boule vard. We have consistently advocated this improve ment for many years, and still ardently hope that steps will be taken to secure the route while still it is possible. It has the approval of every organization whose attention has been called to it, as well as the •support of all citizens in any way familiar with the project. Officially the city is for it. The citizens person ally are for it. Experts both in the city and outside the city are for it. Visitors who come to Omaha are for it. The vote in its favor is unanimous. The day of discussion is past. The time for action is here. It is to be hoped the Chamber of Commerce will move definitely for the completion of the project. HOMER CLYDE STUNTZ. The announced passing of Homer Clyde Stuntz, retired bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church, was not the less a shock to the community because it had been anticipated. His malady was such that there was little reason to expect he would he spared for long. This was recognized by the Quadrennial Conference of the Church, which lately placed him on the retired list because of the state of his health. Bishop Stuntz was something more than a churchman. His wide experience, his deep learning, and his remarkable versatility marked him ns one with an unusual capacity for usefulness. In the church he came into prominence while serving as a 1 missionary in India. He later was superintendent of the missionary work of the church in the Philip pines, and then served as field secretary for the Board of Foreign Missions, eastern division. I.ater he was assistant corresponding secretary for the board. He was in this work when he was elected bishop of the church in 1912. Service in South America and in Europe followed, and then he took up his residence in Omaha. In this city Bishop Stuntz was active in civic af fairs as well as in church matters. His views were broad, his counsel that of ripened wisdom sustained by large experience, and his place in the community was that, of a great man who earnestly desired to be useful to all. In the church he ranked among the leaders, a just tribute to his intellectual powers. He will be remembered best as a man, walking among men, for that was his attitude toward the world. ■ A New York man was heavily fined for holding a petting party with his own wife. It was such a violation of all Gotham's marital traditions that the presiding judge probably wanted to give him life imprisonment. Perhaps you have noticed that the Darwinian theory is being allowed to go on its way rejoicing, pending the outcome of a certain national conven tion soon to be held in Madison Square Garden. The manager of Georges Carpentier says his man went into the ring with a broken hand and<,a sprained ankle. It is quite evident he entered the ring with a sadly dislocated confidence. A German municipality offered 50 bottles of wine as a prize for the best playlet depicting life therein, and 26 American aspirants w-’re rrushed in the jam at the receiving window. We hope that French antipathy to Jazz will ex tend beyond the expulsion of American bands from restaurants. The world is fairly well fed up on French politics. . A federal judge in Ohio has decided against the Daugherty investigating committee, but. Gaston B. Means is still in Washington, continuing his wonder ful recital. A movie actress has just succeeded in recovering $2,500 from a beauty doctor who spoiled her lip. Some day they will give nature a chance. At least the visit of Mary and Doug to Europe will recall to mind the names of several ruling sov ereigns long since forgotten. Perhaps that "diabolical death ray," of which we are hearing so much, is merely a bit of canned demo cratic campaign dope. It is quite evident that President Goolidge does not hold the Pepper plan to be seasonable. Frank Tinney’s ideas of what constitutes humor seem to have become somewhat frazzled of late. Whether or not it was a prize fight, the gate re ceipts looked quite respectable. ■■ ' ■' ..— ■- -- - — "■'‘V Homespun Verse —By Omaha'* Own Poet— Robert Worthington Davie v.__— THE MAGIC OF THOSE LITTLE THINGS. Such little things es leaves and flowers, Take mitrh of mv tint rammeled hours; And In my thoughts are woven those (treat askance* that no one knows. • Such distant things ss evening skies And stars remote within the deep. A constant grace and beauty keep* A creaking car goes swiftly pnat. A man adown the street, walks fast A child In yonder cottage cries. A night hawk flutters a* lie Aloe, A canine barks—ttie scho thrills The restful silence of the hills - And yet unto my conscience ( lings The standard of those little tilings. Those little things, I truly say— For what of commonness have they? And where In merit d" they stand With mental pow'r and art of band With smile* and kindliness and grace Much as a mother's love may place Throughout (lie world" hut still theie dings i TIi# magic of those ^Ulr things. t /-:-—-- v Good Heavens, Son, How Do You Expect Papa to Build a Platform With That Stuff? I_____/ j '-“'ll Letters From Our Readers All letter* must be nlfiiwl. but nnme » ill h*» withheld upon re<juent. Communi etitlon* of 200 words iind leu will be viien preference. L __ 1 I'olitical Degeneracy. Tied Cloud, Neb.—To the KdltOr of The Omaha Bee: The nation has for some months past been witnessing disclosures of political degeneracy that should accuse to action all *e rious minded citizens. "We have been passing through a period of disclos ures that should bring to shame alt those who have In any wray con tributed to the situation, and the re tirement from political life of all of flciais at Washington who have either been guilty of passively overlooking law violations or actively participating In these violations. To remain silent under such circumstances is to be morally guilty of compounding the crime committed, and is Inexcusable from any point of view. We Hie witnessing at this time an attempt to convict one prominent sen ator, fleorge W. Norris of Nebraska, of political party heresy, and the po sition taken by some eritics is very amusing to the easunl observer. Since when has It become political heresy for a public official to honestly ex press his views with reference to po litical questions or matters pertaining! to his political party? If we are to liHik for Instructions as to political principles, who is better qualified to offer suggestions than our United .States senators? Would a disgraced ex-cabinet officer b« inoie preferable, or would you bate our political eco riomb-s given us b.v some trust mag nate, probably at tills tinie under ar rest and tint of jajl on bond? The choice Is easy to make. There is but one way to have good government, end that Is to have it administered by competent, honest of flciais. Anything short of this Is a mockery and augurs no good for the public Interest. The old story that this country t» so big and wealthy that no man or corporation ran do It any harm, is pure sophistry calculated only to mislead a simple mind—one thst knows no better than to eupinelv follow false teachers of political dot trine and to belicre in anything a political party may adopt, regardless of the fact whether it is right or wrong, or for thn good of the public or detrimental thereto. The time has come in this country when the political party which falls to serve tho true interest of the peo ple will ngt long remain In power, and this, of all years, appears to be the time when no attempt should b» made to deceive the yiter Into believ Ing that parly Interest is paramount to the welfare of the nation. The political corruption which has been uncovered In Washington by the Investigations <*f the past few months has been possible only through the slumbering Indifference of certain monopoly interest member* of con tress, some times called the "old guard'* of both political parlies as ”1 understand tlirr very reason able, but 1 hnin’t bought nothin’ on that side o’ th’ atreet since 1 nearly got run over,” we heiird" a woman sny t’day. Kver’ once in a while somehuddy gits too pop’lar fer his income. , togrriahi, i»:4 ) ‘ ■1 —. v listed by certain weak member! who are devoid of independent thought and action. This condition in our public life cannot und will not ever be cor rected until both of the.se elements have been removed from congressional offices. Jt is not enough that a man should declare his willingness to at all times vote for party policies. Such officials must nlso have the courage to stand against any and all nefarious schemes to hand the resources of this country as er to undetfervlng capital ists, whose only claim to special privileges is the cheek to ask for them. It is only through the presence of such men in the senate and con gross that unspeakable corruption is prevrnted. and it is outrageous for an attempt to he made to destroy pub lie confidence in a public servant who has withstood their assaults for more than 20 years. During all these years Nebraskan* have kept Senator Norris at Washing ton looking after legislative matters, and at no time has his action ever been detrimental to the public inter est. He has constantly and consistent Iv fought for honest legislation, and has done so nt times when it would have l»«*n f.*r more popular for him to have adopted a different course of action. It is all plain now. and the voter is keenly watching the course of political c\ent* at the national cap ltd). Instead of talking about political heresy, let the people clamor and fight for the election of more men like Sena tors Norris and Howell. The public, and that Includes the producing por tions of our population. Is far more deserving of political favors, if inv are to be extended, than those who rompose the criminal conspiracy class It is the criminal conspiracy class which keepa the trained lobbyist at Washington prepared to assault with slander, or otherwise, those public of ffcials who stand out for honest gnx emment and legislation which will protect the country from being rax ished and plundered bv corruptionists of every kind and character—that ele ment who live by their wits, and are strangers to any line of honorable en deavor. Compare the fight Senator Norris 1* making to save Muscle Shoals from the grasping clutches of Henry Font with what bis opponents are attempt Ing to do, nnd then Judge as to who la representing the real Interest of the general public. Don't forget, that it was Norris who introduced the resolu AnVFKTIHFMFXT. 4. \. *OST PAIN IN BACK OF NECK? READ WHAT THIS MAN SAYS: Mondamln, Iowa - "For over one year and a half I waa afflicted with what the deetora call*-l neurttU In both arm*, shnnldera. back of neck and head. I took treatment from many doctor*, also at the Spring*, hut found no relief until 1 com menced taking l)r. Pierce'* Atonic Tobin*. I hud not taken them over thirty day* until 1 Rot relief. I con tinned their use for »rveral week* and was then feeling fine. 1 i an do my work without any pain or trouble, al tluiUKh 1 am pust 75. .1. A. list, Route 2. lleHltli i« your most valuable aa*et. Do not neglect It. Milte Ur. Pierce, president of the Invalids' Hotel, In lluffalo. .N. Y , all sbout yourself. You will receive confidential medical advice KitKIO of all coat. <>r,*aemt I tic fm a 11 .mI pl.g, uf Anuilc tnnll uric acid). tion in the senate which gave us our first period of national prohibition during the great war, and for the first and only time in our history locked the door of every .saloon in this eoun try. it was Norris who led the fight for the agricultural and producing in terests of the mlddlewestern state:*, and is still fighting for legislation which will give relief to our Industrial life. (Yirnpare these thirlgs with what others are attempting to do at Wash ington. and then form your judgment. We are rapidly coming to a realiza tion that this country does belong to the people who ate the producers and the builders, and not to any other ele inents. Who. more than any other person In Nebraska, has by his honest, sensi ble course in public life, kept the state from the clutches of the wild, radical Bryans and their followers, if rnot Senator Norris? Bryan is down and out, but Senator Norris is still there, and h;»s the confidence of the ore than highgrade materials neeaeajor good concrete or gasoline ^BALANCE that COUNTS THE raw materials of concrete are sand, stona and cement, while petroleum compounds, boiling point fractions, are the components of gasoline. But concrete won't wear well or gasoline give big mileage and po\yer unless the ingredient* are in properly balanced proportion. In Red Crown the balance of light and slightly A heavier boiling point fractions is so accurate that adding or taking away any fraction gives a less satisfactory motor fuel. That is why we call it the balanced gasoline. As thousands of motorists know, you can always get quick starts in any w eather with Red Crown. 'l our motor develops full power on a lean mixture. Carbon does not accumulate fast. Every gallon gives big mileage. Get the most out of your car by using balanced gasoline. Drive in to any Red Crown Service Station and you will always receive prompt, «.. .. courteous attention and full measure of gasoline _ n -f* that is balanced for dependable power, quick n j N starts and economy, and Polarine motor oils that ° 1 give protective lubrication. t STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF NEBRASKA D CRO cthe Balanced Gasoline % [SUNNY SIDE IF lake Comfort nor forget lhat sunris-e neiXr failed as get , _ Cth*. iK^ltr J JINXED. il I never bet upon a game played on the Misehull lot | But what I picked the losing team and lost the Mourning put. •T a* been my fate t(trough all the years to never pick 'em right. And all my dream* of winning big have sulTeied sudden Might. | 1 never het upon a horse but what tile blasted nag j Kell dead upon the long home stretch or got the distance flag. « tell you this so >ou will know just how to bet your kale— Just watch my liets, then copper them iu win you cannot fall. I figured out a system that gave promise of great gain; ! •j was douMs cinched and riveted, and bound around with chain. I I took it out where Ak-Sar-Ben is holding races fine, Anti started in to clean up big with Ihtit new scheme of mine. A horae named Sarsaparilla looked immensely good that day. And on that nag mV system 1 determined all t" play. But something wrong there seemed to lie; before I could say % “scat!” Sarsaparilla (leaned my system nut and left me busted flat. - i Kverv now and then our old friend and neighbor, Grant L. Shntnwav, says a mouthful. Grant, by the way. is secretary of agriculture In th* Bryan cabinet. The particular mouthful to which we specifically refer is Grant's recent statement that there has been, of late, altogether toe much investigation and pronouncement, and not enough prosecution. It wilt be gener ally admitted that tergiversation has tieen featured of late, with a grave tendency to redundancy and tautological Impulse, with the result that periphrasis has been only too evident. What we need is more action and less pronunciamento. Horse racing is called "the sport of kings.” If that Is true we fail to understand why we always g.-t our money down on t tie t w o-spots. Personally we have never taken a great deal of Interest In Henry Kurd and his Muscle Shoals proposition. We are not of those who hold that Henry is a superman and look upon him as a model Industrialist. He makes a rattling good product and sells It at a moderate price, but while he is making gss buggies he is also making human machines. We don't care a whoop whether he gets Muscle Shoals or not. Our chief con cern is that Hncle Sam quits pouring good money into that j proposition. There are a lot of things more worth while to the j people at large than Hank's possession of Muscle Shoals. , » E’rlnstanoe. an opportunity to regain some of the privileges they have been deprived of during recent years. We are not going to admit that Luther Burbank 1* a genuine plant wizard until he furnishes the world with a seed less blackberry. Having long been a member of the Order of the Porcelain Incisors we know all the hardships of one who dotes on blackberry pie and Is afraid, while in the company of others, to consume goodly portions thereof. Just as soon as Luther responds to our Insistent demand and produces the seed less blackberry we shall Include him In our own Academy of Immortals. While talking about presidential possibilities and prohabili I tics, why not give some thought to candldatorial liabilities: WILL M. MALTIN’. .. .1 voter* behind him. and it cannot be destroyed. Those who have-recently rode into prominence on the republi can ticket will do well to adopt a course of action favorable to the In terest of the puyic. as the present j Nebraska senators have done, or ex 1 pect to have very brief public careers, as so many others have experienced in this state. A. C. POTTKR. I When in Omaha Hotel Conant 250 Room*—250 Biths—Ritrs $2 to $3 Build comiort into your home. Use Cdotes as insulation, sheathing, plas ter base. It insures comiort all year round. Cats fad bills one-third. ASK YOUR LUMBER DEALER
