Today
L nsmote by the Sword. !
“McAdoo and Walsh.”
Coolidge A of Idle.
^By ARTHUR BRISBANE^,
You learned this by heart when
a little boy:
"And the might of the gentile,
unsmote by the sword, hath
melted like snow in the glance of
the Lord.”
That applies to John W. Davis,
candidate for the democratic nomi
nation.
He was running well, his nomi
nation seemed probable when Mr.
Bryan said in substance:
"Mt. Davis is the lawyer of J.
Pierpont Morgan. No court would
allow him to sit on a jury in a
case affecting Mr. Morgan’s inter
ests. The people don’t want him
as judge and jury in the White
House, where so many J. Pierpont
Morgan questions are settled.”
Mr. Bryan spoke kindly of Mr.
Davis, but when he had finished,
that gentleman's chances "un
smote by the sword,” had melted
like snow, in the glance of W. J.
Bryan.
If you want to know what Mr.
Bryan can do to a candidate, ask
l Mr. Alton B. Parker. He knows.
* The vice presidency may prove
more important than the presiden
tial nomination as regards the com
,. ing election. If Senator Walsh
" would take second place, he might
‘ pull to victory any one of half a
dozen men, as head of the ticket.
Walsh’s friends say “no” to sec
ond place.
There is some "Ralston and
Smith” talk. But A1 Smith’s
friends say that he wouldn’t take
second place either.
A McAdoo and Walsh ticket
would have an excellent chance to
win, and perhaps no other ticket,
at all likely to be named, would
have any chance against Coolidge.
But the A1 Smith men mean to kill
McAdoo, and Walsh probably could
not be persuaded.
McAdoo holds on remarkably,
considering that the democratic
convention thus far has been an
attempt to kill McAdoo, rather
than to fight republicans.
The hissing of Mr. Bryan from
the galleries yesterday will prob
ably postpone for some time “the
next democratic convention in
New York City.” It isn’t the city’s
fault, but hissing any but the local
candidate doesn’t suit the dele
gates.
George Harvey, listening In in
Washington, says the democrats
are about to commit suicide. A
few, much older than George Har
vey, believe that the nomination
of a reactionary at this convention,
and that's the kind of ai nomination
that is planned, might put an end
to the democratic party.
If La Follette ran he would take
at least as many democratic votes
as republican.
A'Woman got half a vote for the
presidency. Her name is Mrs. Car
roll Miller of Pennsylvania. That’s
one interesting item.
A New York taxi driver has fit
ted up a radio set in his taxi. The
“fare” bound uptown can hear as
he goes what the convention is
doing.
Twenfy-one days hence Mr. Cool
idge will be officially notified that
he is nominated. He seems to sus
pect it and, thanks to his secretary
of the treasury, Mellon, who shows
him how taxes can be cut, and his
attorney general, Stone, who prose
cutes 50-time millionaires as
though they had not a dollar, Mr.
Coolidge is piling up votes without
waiting for his notification.
The boom in grain continues.
Wheat, for July, September and
December, was strong yesterday,
closing higher than the day before.
On high prices for wheat a repub
lican can climb into the presiden
cy, as Jack climbed up his bean
stalk.
If you gamble you are foolish
and will get hurt. But watch the
grain markets and you will see
some fine “team work.”
Three hundred educators in
Washington tell you these things:
High schools “teach too much
English.”
The child’s education should be
gin in the cradle.
One million, two hundred and
fifty thousand children are partly
. deaf.
Other millions suffer from under
feeding, the great health problem.
You can’t “teach English.” The
foundation of all education is abil
ity to read the English language
easily and rapidly.
A child that reads easily has all
knowledge spread out before it on
library shelves. The rest depends
on ambition. James long ago ex
plained that to the teachers of
France.
The Southern Pacific railroad is
to buy the El Paso & Southwest
ern, paying $55,000,000. These
“railroad combinations” will con
tinue, and soon all the golden eggs
will be in one basket.
The group controlling the basket
will control the people as complete
ly as one microbe would control
the human body if it had charge of
all the veins and arteries.
* However, combinations, means
economy, with railroads r perinUy.
If the people have brains enough to
secure their share of the economy
by supervision, combinations will
* «ut least prevent stupid, economic
waste. Later the people will know
more and do more than at present.
(Copyright, 1924.)
Civil War Vcl, 94, Dios.
Hhenandoah, la., July 3.—Body of
L. N. Wilson, 94, veteran of the
» < tvll war who for years was socre
* "tnry of Masonic orders In Shenan
doah, will bo brought hero for burial
the morning of the Fourth of July.
'£ tThe Masonic lodge will fie In charge
JJ |nf the services. Ho died at the home
“ of his daughter, Mrs. W. JJ. Miner,
at Nets City, Kan 4
Harvesting Begun
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Around Table Rock
Wheat Up to Usual Standard
But Acreage Less Than
in Former Years.
Table Rock, Neb.. July 3.—Harvest
ing began in this locality this week
and several fields are already in the
shock. The wheat is generally quite
fair and up to the usual standard,
but the acreage is not so large as
in former years. Corn is about two
weeks later than usual, so that the
farmer is kept busy looking after the
two crops at the same time. Rains
have been quite frequent and the
ground is in fine condition for culti
vating. Pastures and meadows are in
the best of condition and the pota
to crop, owing to the rains, is ex
pected to be much larger than usual.
Auburn. July 3. — Phenomenally
cool weather has prevailed In Nemaha
county during June. According to
Local Weather Observer Dovel, lt>
days were clear, six partly cloudy
and eight cloudy. The highest temper
ature during the month was 91 de
grees on June 13, nnd the lowest, 47
on the third. The rainfall during the
month was 5.06 inches. It was the cold
est June ever known in this section but
despite this fact the crops are grow
ing nicely with wheat ready to cut.
Early corn is decidedly backward,
while late corn is up to the average.
Small fruits have suffered by rea
son of the recent rains, but raspber
ries are plentiful with an abundant
crop of cherries. A good apple crop
seems assured. There will be no
peaches, the extreme cold last winter
having killed the buds.
Beatrice, Neb., July 3.—A few farm
ers In Gage county have finished cut
ting and shocking their wheat, which
they believe will make a better yield
than last season. Oats will be ready
to cut within the next few days.
Roy Shafer, farmer living near
Odell, Is probably the first to finish
cutting Ills oats crop this season. He
figures that it will make a/hetter yield
than last year. He had in about 20
ueres.
Columbus—J. A. ' Kent, Union
Pacific employe, was badly burned
about the face and one hand near
Genoa, Neb., when a signal lamp ex
ploded in his hands.
Burgess Bedtime
Stories
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By THORNTON \V. BURGESS
Those for defense securely armed.
You'll find are very rarely harmed.
—Prickly Porky
An Independent Family.
All the way home from the Green
Forest to the Old Pasture Reddy Fox
chuckled. Old Man Coyote did the
same thing. Each had forgotten the
anger and disappointment which had
filled him when he discovered that
Yowler the Rob Cat was likely to get
one of those young Porcupines.
Yowler hadn't got the Porcupine, but
ho had been sadly punished. Reddy
knew- that had it not been for Yowler
he himself might have been the one
to have been taught a painful lesson.
That is why he chuckled all the way
home.
Reddy and Old Man Coyote were
not even sorry for Yowler. Both are
nfratd of Yowler and both have lost
many a good meal because of Yowler.
So both were rather pleased with the
way things had turned out. Of course
it wasn't nice of them to feci that
way. But It was rather a natural feel
ing.
Of course, w'ord of what had hap
pencil soon spread all through the
Green Forest. Such news travels very
fast,'and it wasn't long before every
one in the Green Forest knew Porcu
pines were host left alone.
As soon as Yowler the Bob Cat
had limped away, whining and spit
All the way liomc from the ^Jreen
Forest to the Old Pasture
Reddy Fox chuckled
ting and snarling, Mrs. Porky made
sure-that the youngster Yowler hail
tried to catch was unhurt. Then, fret
fully scolding him for having dis
obeyed her by not keeping right at
her heels, she once more started on
her way. You may be quite sure that
this time both youngsters kept close
to her. Until Yowler had made his
sad mistake those two youngsters had
not even known thnt there was such
a thing as danger. They had not
known what those little spears in
their coats were for. But now they
knew'. And although they had learn
ed that there were enemies they had
also learned that they could take
cqre of themselves.
So from that day on the two young
Porcupines were ready at the slight
est suspicion that an enemy was
near to lift the little spears hidden in
their coats and make themselves too
dangerous to tie touched. As day after
day they noticed how everybody took
pains to keep out of their way they
became mofe and more independent
By the time they were half grown
they were so Independent that they
no longer remained with their mother.
In fact their mother no longer seemed
to care anything about them. If she
did she didn't show it. She seemed
to think that It was time for them
to make their own way in the Great
World and that she had done her full
duty by them.,So Prickly Porky went
his way and did as he pleased. Mrs.
Porky went her way and did as she
pleased. The two young Porcupines
went their way and did an they pleas
id. It was the most independent fam
ily in all the Green Forest. No one
ever thought to try to make trouble
for any one else. Theirs was the in
dependence of being perfectly armed
for defense, but not for offense.
j (Copyright 1924.)
The next story, “A Dispute in the
Green Forest.”
Leniency Shown Still Owner
as He Has Large Family
Columhus, Neb., July 3.—The fact
that he has a family of nine children
is saving Mike Dui.as, Platte county
tenant farmer, residing near Genoa,
from spending the summer in Jail. He
was convicted at the last district
court session on a charge of illegal
possession of a still. JI s attorneys
filed a motion for a new trial but the
judge overruled the motion and as
sessed him the minimum penalty, 30
days in pail and $500 fine.
Van Orsdel at Beatrice.
Beatrice, Neb., July 3.—J. A. Van
Orsdel, associate justice of the su
preme court of appeals of the dis
trict of Columbus, addressed the
Itotary club at its wreekly meeting
Thursday. Judge Van Orsdel and
family a-e here to spend the heated
term at their summer home 9
Elevators’ Association
Organized at Syracuse
Bennett, Neb., July 3.—Manager*
and directors of farmers' elevators,
at a meeting at Syracuse organized
an association, the purpose of which
is to reach every farmer In this por
tion of the state with facts concern
ing the origin and history of the
farmers' elevators and the value of
organization to the farmer.
J. W. Shorthlll of Omaha, secre
tary of the Nebraska Co-operative
Grain and Livestock association, gave
an address.
The following officers were elected;
Y. R. Hadges of Syracuse, president;
L. O. Welch, Bennett, secretary treas
urer; oommitte on organization; F*.
S. DeLong, Syracuse; John Worth,
Nebraska City: E. H. Rlngland, Ben
nett, and F'red Wallace, Talmadgs.
New Postmaster on Job.
Table Rock. Neb., July 3.—Floyd M.
Ritchie, recently appointed post
master for Table Rock, took posses
sion of the postoffice yesterday on
telegraphic advice from the govern
ment. A. R. Kovanda has held the
office since April, 1915.
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