The Omaha Bee morn Fn C—E V E N I N C-S U N D A Y THE BEE PUBLISHING CO.. PubU»he7 N. 0. UPDIKE. President BALLARD DUNN, JOY M. HACKLIER, Editor m Chief Business Manager MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press, of which The Bee ie a member, I* exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited In this paper, and also the local news published herein. All rights of republication of our special dispatches are also reserved. The Omaha Bee la a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations, the recognized authority on circulation audits, and The Omaha Bee’s circulation ia regularly audited by their organizations. Entered as second-class matter May 28, 1008, at .Omaha postoffice under act of March 8, 1879. BEE TELEPHONES Private Branch Exchange. Ask for a t 1.ml' 1 non the Department or Person Wanted. At l&TltlC 1UUU OFFICES Main Office—17th and Farnam Co. Bluffs—16 Scott St. So. Side—N. W. Cor. 24th N. 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Stimulated and uplifted by the ringing, resonant keynote emitted by "Pat” Harrison and the stern and corroding sarcasm of Chairman Walsh, the democratic platform writers approached their task hi a state of mental exaltation. How good they felt: ; “Long boastful that It was the only party 'flt to • govern,'" they said, “the republican party has f proved Its inability to govern even itself. . ^ . „ This nation can not afford to entrust its welfare to ; a political organization that can not master Itself. .... A vote for Coolldge Is a vote for chaos!'' * • v What a luminous, edifying example of self-gov ernment the democratic party now presents. Ten t^ys after that boasted plank was adopted, we find tjje weary delegates, embittered, divided, led or driven from candidate to candidate, unable to agree oft any choice for nominee. After two weeks of Unremitting effort, bickering, quarreling and threat ening, even democratic newspapers begin to shed tears, and see but little hope. One of the most ardent newspaper supporters sighs for a “boss.” A “boss,” it recites, might— , “have made the convention function more efficiently and more satisfactorily to the rank and file of the • party than a thousand free and Independent indi vidualists have been able to do for themselves.” The trouble with the democratic convention is not a lack of bosses—they are plagued with them. Surely no one will deny that Tammany is a boss— nor “Peg-Leg” George Brennan—nor Tom Taggart, whose “privileges” at French Lick Springs require tbe winking of the law. And who would deny the tftie “boss” to Hearst, who kicked out the League of Nations and turned the back of the democratic pjirty upon its own patron saint, Woodrow Wilson. * • * ' • ' • Dan Stephens of Fremont, chairman of the Ne braska delegation at the convention, has it right. He sees the issue. He may differ from those whe still discern the rosy tints of dawn hovering over Madison Square Garden, but he knows. He is there in the middle of it. He is a blunt man, Dan Steph ens, and he’ believes in telling the truth. And here is the way he tells it: “The question at issue before this convention iis whether the ‘bosses' or the people's delegates are to name the candidate. "Up »e the present time the bosses have suc re 'ded in throwing enough sops to the f vorite sons 'rom various states to divide the vote of the people so that the people are unable to make a nomination. “On one side McAdoo and the favorite sons are dividing the vote of the people. On the other side are the bosses, reactionaries and bootleggers, back ing A1 Smith and the other wet candidates repre senting eastern states which seldom if ever go democratic. ( • “George Brennan, the Illinoi* boss, throws a few ! votes to our favorite son, th' ^ ivernor, to the gov ernor of Kansas, a senator f m Arkansas and to - candidates from other states, as a sop to keep them 'in the field. “These candidates in no way represent him or are in sympathy with his views, yet with this sup he is able to hold these favorite sons In the field and thereby defeat the nomination of McAdoo, who has received votes from 43 states and has solid ■ delegations from some 23 states. “These states that are voting for McAdoo con trol 257 votes In the electoral college and yet the bosses have been able, through the Influence of the favorite sons, up to the present time, to defeat the nomination of the popular candidate. J “McAdoo has a clear majority In the conven , tlon, If the votes could be got to him, and he Is en . titled to the nomination. But unless t^ie people at home take a hand and see that they are no longer ; misrepresented by their delegates, they are likely , to get A1 Smith as their nominee or somebody , equally disappointing." • • • No equivocation about Dan Stephens. “Brother Gharlie,” too, it seems, has been a tool of the bosses -^-hanging on to his paltry votes in the hope that Ijtehtning might strike him. I The answer at Madison Square is to be found in the clash of petty personal ambitions. Gharlie Bryan is one of the answers and Nebraska owes a debt of gratitude to Dan Stephens for hav ing pointed it out. Verily, "this nation can not afford to trust its welfare to a political organization that can not mas ter itself.” The democratic party is that organiza tion it so accurately describes and rightfully con demns. ' Look at the record made at New York, view the proceedings day by day, and then ask the platform builders, “What do you mean, ‘chaoB’?” SPEAKING OF NEBRASKA. ; Nebraskans are to be pardoned if now and then tjiey pause in their delightful task of building a greater and a better state to boast of what Ne braska has. But there are some things worth boast ing about that Nebraska has not. For instance, Nebraska is one of two states that does not owe a dollar of state bonded indebtedness Wisconsin being the other one. That is really something to boast about, isn’t it? Not only is Nebraska free from bonded state debt, but it is the owner and possessor of several millions of dollars’ worth of bonds issued by sister common wealths. These bonds are the investment of the permanent school fund of Nebraska, which fund is now in excess of $10,000,000. In other words, the permanent school fund of Nebraska represents about $50 for each child of school age in the state. While we are pointing with pride to the many good things we have in Nebraska, let us pause now and then to point with equal pride to one thing we haven’t got—a bonded state debt. WHEN A BOY DIES. When one whose days has reached the patriarch’s allotment moves to his rest, little occasion is noted for sorrow. Those he leaves behind will miss him, but they do not begrudge him the reward that is his at the completion of his task. When a strong and lusty man is cut off in his vigor, there is regret, for he leaves a task unfinished. And for the boy, who is called just as he is stepping into the open door of life, there is real sorrow, for he leaves a task uncommenced. His promise, whatever it may have been, is unfulfilled. Every father and mother in the land today is sending to the White House unuttered but tender and effective messages of loving sympathy. The sorrow that has fallen upon the president and his wife, and the brother of the boy who has journeyed on ahead is shared by all. How wide is the door through which the spirit may escape, even at a time when it seems most care fully guarded, was never better shown. A little thing, so insignificant and such a common experience among active, energetic boys and girls, opened the way. All that medical science or skill could do was not enough to' stop the gap. “He cometh forth as a flower, and is cut down.” Calvin Coolidge, Jr., had modeled his life on a splendid example. One of the pictures that have become familiar to Americans is that of Calvin Cool idge, Sr., and his boys. Again and again are they shown together, and the fact is but attributable to the intimate bond that held them close. A com munity between father and sons sacred and full of meaning. One has dropped out of the picture, here on earth. The bond will be the stronger now. A CANDIDATE AT LAST. “Fighting Bob” La Follette is finally a candi date for President of the United States. “Bob” has been itching to be a candidate for years. In fact it has beenfthe sole ambition of the Wisconsin sen ator since long before Roosevelt took the Progres sive nomination for himself in 1912. “Bob” had it all lined up in 1912 in fact, but Roosevelt slipped around him and made off with the prize. So “Bob” has been trying to whip up issues ever since in the hope of developing another great de mand for himself as a candidate for President. “Bob” has been lurid enough, more lurid than ever in fact, but somehow he couldn’t whip up much enthusiasm. Something must be done about it, however. He just must be a candidate. “Bob” is getting along in years. He finally determined that the year 1924 must see the great adventure, or never. The opportunity came in the serious illness of Eugene V. Debs, many times candidate of the So cialist Party. “Gene” couldn’t run. The Social ists needed a candidate—and the bargain was made. In order to make it look as if there was a great demand from the “peeppl,” that “Bob” sacrifice himself, there was staged a "progressive” conven tion in Cleveland on July 4. Those who read the proceedings of that gathering, however, remember the names of the steering committee: Morris Hill quit, Victor Berger, Judge Jacob Pauken, William H. Johnson—and several other Socialist Party leaders. On Sunday, July 6, these same men moved over to the regular Socialist Party convention, joined up with socialist mayor of Milwaukee, Daniel Hoan, and laid the foundation for a Socialist “endorse ment” of “Fighting Bob.” The net result of La Follette’s life ambition— to be a candidate for president—finds him taking “Gene” Debs’ place as the candidate of the Socialist Party. The fact of the matter Is that Victor Berger, so cialist congressman from the Milwaukee district; Mayor Daniel Hoan, socialist mayor of Milwaukee, and the Socialist Party organization throughout Wisconsin, have for years been the mainstay of La Follette’s strength in Wisconsin. La Follette has always run as a Republican. But his main backing has been the socialist leaders. He has been edging over closer nnd closer to Berger and Hoan, until he,has finally come out under his true colors. As the substitute candidate of the Socialist Party he may poll as many socialist votes as the high water mark for “Gene” Debs, 914,000 in 1920. Many of the “comrades,” however, are sticklers for party reg ularity and “Fighting Bob” doesn’t carry a mem bership card, as "Gene” Debs does. However that may be—“Boh” is a candidate for President. He ought to he happy. Filipino soldiers who turned bolshevik and mu tinied may later thank whatever God thev worship they were not serving under Trotzky when they pulled their stuff. They would have found out what a blank wall is for. We hope Charlie Salter’s new automobile gives him as much joy as it did the donors, and that he be spared for a long time to ride in it. If the democrats really want to end the deadlock, we suggest they get together on Jiggs nnd Barney Google. Fighting Bob La Follette now has a chance to do his stuff. He will never get away with another bluff. Even New York will not be sorry when the democrats go home. The Free Ice and Milk Fund is 100 per cent serv ice. Get in. /-v Homespun Verse —By Omaha*! Own Poet— Robert Worthinaton Davie v__/ UPRIGHT UFRIGHTUS. Rnv* tny friend, Upright Ufrlghtus,— "Finding wrong will never right us, Nor will grumbling east our fault* nnd flaw* awny. This complaining makes rue nervous; What wo need the most Is Service To upbuild our faith nnd keep us from decay. "Time Is ripe for ardent fighting; Purdy foolish Is reciting Day by day the shallow messnges sod vsln. Now has dawned the day to rally Round Integrity, and aally Forth to honest goodllneea and godly gnln." But I ask Upright Ufrlghtus,— While I differ with bronchitis,— How we'll hope to make our honest efforts win Till we cleanse both cot nnd palace. And let gravity from chalice Drain the last atomic quantities of sin. — Somebody Will Stampede That Convention Yet V_____—-—-' / If-T”— -■> NR CHAIRMAN / It) LIKE TO OFFER. I A RESOLUT/OM is. i 4r ^_/f J&B. Letters From Oar Readers All letters must he signed, hut name will lie withheld upon reouest. Com munication* of 200 words and less will he given preference. V___/ Voire for McAdoo. Omaha—To the Editor of The Omaha Bee: I note In an editorial today that you again take a whack at McAdoo. and also a whack at W, J. Bryan because he has been sup porting Mr. McAdoo. I have noted for some time that The Omaha Bee has been continually throwing bricks at McAdoo. Luckily Mr. McAdoo is so well and popularly known that the bricks thrown by an Omaha paper are not felt. The question comes to my mind, that If The Omaha Bee has so much stuff on McAdoo In the way of cor ruption, etc., why don't they present It to the American Bar association or the courts. Everyone knows that the charges regarding oil made against McAdoo all fell flat In the In vestigation, but still The Omaha Bee keeps harping and harping on the subject. Whether this harping Is simply because The Omaha Bee Is a republican newspaper and McAdoo Is a democrat, or for some other reason, nobody seems to know. The fart re mains that there is plenty of real oil dope on the republican leaders with out singling out one lone democrat and trying to establish a case. I lived In Washington, D. C., for four years, and I know that McAdoo was, next to Wilson, the most popular man there during that time He 1* still popular; he has ability, and It ill behooves any Omaha newspaper to keep pecking away at the man. I-et's have more news and less fault-find ing. I am a republican, but I don't approve of such tactlca on tb* part of any party paper—democrat or re publican. Let's cut It out now and forever. H. R. SHANLEY. ' N Abe Martin \— -i count o’ ther pull never seem t’ tumble. Wouldn’t this bo c dandy world if we could nil stand dtscour asrement like a reformer? _(Copyright, 1924 ) NET AVERAGE PAID CIRCULATION for June, 1924, of THE OMAHA BEE Daily .74,616 Sunday .76,224 Does not Include returns, left overs. samples or papers spoiled in printing and includes no special sales or free circulation of any kind. V. A. BRIDGE, Cir. Mgr. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 0th day of July, 1924 W H. QUIVfcY. (Seal) Notary Public i Center Shots We think we have discovered the real reason for the lengthening of skirts. It was to prevent the waist line from falling below the hem.— Punch. It may be true that we are what we think, but we don't know of many who are what they think they are.— Cleveland Times and Commercial. One of the most pathetic sights In the political world Is a lame duck counting his chickens before they are hatched.—Dallas Tlmes-Herald. The coming out parties of the girls are about the same as ever, only they come out a little further.—Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch. Neither party will chance a wet plank. It’s the farmer vote they are after—not the hie vote.—Norfolk Vir ginian-Pilot. "Hogs," says the market report, "are little changed." So we observe hourly every time we go out.—Ameri can Lumberman. America spends over a billion a year for candy. That Is nothing t > w hat the political plums cost her.— Seattle Argus. The honeymoon Is over when she appears at breakfast with her regular face.—Baltimore Sun. Every man Is boss of his own home —when the family is away.—Kalama *oo Gazette. On the Other Hand. Housewife—Fancy a big. strapping fellow like you asking for money. You should be ashamed of yourself. Tramp—I am. madam. But once I cot 13 months for taking It without i'-klng.—Edinburg Weekly Scotsman. TO A FRIEND'S WIFE. I stood up with you when you were wed. And you, beautiful and fair, mumbled "love and obey," But nowj—by his own hand he lies dead. And you, his \\lfe, are wiping the tears away. I. alone of all the world, am the only one Who knows why my friend has left this vale, I know who made him this world shun— Why do you tremble and grow pale? You slew the artist's soul within him, With sneers at his art—he tried to do— In those few moments he could spare —So dim Was your vision—he tried so hard for you. The darkest fate I will hope for you. Is that you mate with one of your kind; I pray not for vengeance—I pity you. His face will always be In wout _mind. _ — H f, Ottstt Docs not dc Press the heart, like Aspirin, _ 25 fa box ■ Build comfort into your home. Use Celotex m insulation,sheathing, plas ter base. It insures comiort all year round. Cuts fuel bills one-third. UPDIKE LUMBER & COAL CO JP——mwmmmm—i Notice of Change of Fare Effective July 10,1924, fares on the line operating between N Street and Fort Crook will be as follows: Tn each of the existing fare zones, the cash fare will be 7 cents. Tickets will be sold by the conductor at the rate of 4 for 25 cents, said tickets be ing good for a ride in any one zone. Omaha & Southern Interurban Railway Co. 1 SUNNYSIDE UF cJaJce Comfort, nor foroet | Duit SUM*J Frank Carey, who makes this department frequently, and who Is always welcome, Is an Inquiring sort of fellow. Now he wants to know what has become of— Sa polio Pittsburgh Stogies Granger Twist Battle Ax 99-Cent Stores . Free Bus to the Depot. We are unable to Impart the desired Information. Neither do we know what has become of— Clap pipes Feather ticks ;; Lye hominy And the girls who retired to their bedrooms W'hen they applied powder and a bit of rouge. We feel greatly flattered and highly complimented. Yea i terday we paused on East Farnam to gaze through a window at a 14,000 automobile. A polite salesman sauntered out and actually endeavored to sell It to us. After several minutes of conversation we walked on, elevated In spirit. Incidentally it may be stated that we agreed with the polite salesman as to price, but were unable to come to an agreement on terms. "Be careful; death Is so permanent," Is a sign adorning a filling station In North Omaha. Which reminds us that a lot of people who tried to gain a minute actually gained an eternity of time. The auto driver who boasts to us that he drove 200 miles In six hours merely advertises that he Is anxious to wake up on the other side. We hereby announce our Independent candidacy for the legislature, our purpose being to Pass a Law offering a bounty of 12,500 per scalp of all auto drivers who travel faster than 40 miles an hour on public roads. We easily recall the time when the Police Gazette was found mostly In barber shops and saloons, and was considered by Truly Good People to be something to be Shunned and Its devotees Prayed For. But the Pink ’Un was a Great Family ^ Journal compared to scores of flashy, trashy, sex-arousing and virtue-flouting periodicals lavishly displayed on practically every news stand. A free press Is one thing; a licentious press Is quite another thing. Horace Davis says the height of impudence Is for man seated In a crowded street car to try to flirt with a woman hanging to a strap. We can match that. Being somew-hat old fashioned we recently arose from our seat in a crowded street car to make room for a frail, gray-haired lady, but before she could bow her thanks and take the seat a painted flapper of about 17 slid Into It with a pert giggle. Then and there we determined to become more active in the organization ef branches of the Bedslat Club. Most denunciations of "big business" fall from the lips of men who give personal testimony to their poor business. Twenty-eight years ago Mr. Bryan Insisted that mankind should not be crucified upon a cross of gold. And now the democratic bosses In New York are doing that very thing to a lot of short-pursed delegates from the outlving states WILL M. MAUPIN. » Jl It’s l'p to Your Hat. Of all the articles that a man wears his hat alone fully, freely and flexibly Interprets his personality. 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A hat may look aristocratic or vulgar, serious or hu morous, gloomy or cheerful, digitized or flippant, radical or conservative, rakish or righteous, fresh or wilted, alive or dead.—John David In Tha I A merican Hatter. m f Disc Wheels Nickeled Radiator Nickeled Headlights Now regrular equip ment on Durant Cars The most powerful 4-cylinder car built. a Here 54 Years Andrew Murphy & Son 14th and Jackson Sts. H INK HT ATF.M K\T BANK mTf.Mf.NT ‘ Charter No. 2770 Braerva Diauiet Na. 10 RFPORT OF CONDITION OF THE MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK AT OMAHA, IN THE STATE OF NEBRASKA. AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESf ON JUNE SO. 1924. RESOURCES Loans ar,d discounts, including rediscounts . 19,170,295.51 — I ? 5*0 295.51 Overdrafts, unsecured . 1£.095.94 U. S. Government securities owned: Deposited to secure circulation (U. S. bor.ds par value) 50,900.50 All other United States Government securities (includ ing premiums, if any' .. ... 425.516.5?— 4T1.916.5S Other bonds, stocks, securities, etc.i... 196 920 41 Hanking house . . 106.006 04 Real estate owned other than banking housa .. 145,762.17 lawful reserve with Federal Reserve bank.. 746.479 14 Items with Federal Reserve hank in process of collection 225.965 "l Cash in vault and amount due from national banks ... 1,555.619.03 Amount due from State banks, hankers, and trust com panies in the United States (other than included in three preceding items) . 926.165 6# Exchanges for clearing house .. . 2T5.2&6.44 Checks on other banks in the same city or town as reporting bank (other thgn above it am).. . . 94.499 64 Total of five preceding items . . 2,914.666.49 Miscellaneous cash items... 5 5.265 66_ 15 264 44 Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer and due from U. S. Treasurer ... 2 5 64 64 Total ... *11.925 949.94 LIABILITIES Capital stock paid in . $ 1.666 666 64 Surplus fund ... 566 664 6# Undivided profits less current expenses, interest, and taxes paid . 291.954 91 Circulating notes outstanding .. 50.966 60 Amount due to national bank* . .. 656 bT4 54 Amount due to State barks, bankers, and trust com panies in the United States and foreign eountr.es tother than above item)... 1,545.744.74 Certified checks outstanding ... 14 646 25 Cashier's checks outstanding .. 170.555.lt Total of four preceding items. .. 52 444,749 64 Demand deposit* (other than bank deposits) subject to Reserve ideposit* payable u thin 50 days' Individual deposits subject to check. . 7.919.214.44 Certificates of deposit due in lets than 90 days (other than for money borrowed) . 127.496 *1 Dividends unpaid ... . 9 155 64 Total of demand deposit* (other than bank deposits) subjects (.> Ro?«rr\e. three preceding items. 9,055 *56 17 Time deposits subject to Reservo i pa v able after 90 day*, or subject to *0 days or more notice, and postal sax ings ) ; Certificates of deposit (other than for money borrowed) 969,9*1 5% Postal sax mg* deposits ... .... 96 4*6 24 Total of time deposits subject to Rr«cr\e, two pre ceding items ....... 426.41151 Total ..... tT2.921.94Mt State of Nebraska. Courty of Douglas, *s: 1. 8. 8. Kent. Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnlv #w#ar that tha a aboxe statement I* trua to the be*t of my knowledge and belief 5 8 KENT. Cashier. Corm • \(te*t FKFD V HAMILTON, C \\ HAMILTON. G. SAM ROGERS. Direct ore Subscribed and sxxorn to before me this 7th dav of July. 1924. ‘SSAU CHARI.KS II. riX.A, NoUrr