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The Omaha Bee MORNIN G—E V E N 1 N G—S U N D AY THE BEE PUBLISHING CO . Publlah^ N. b. UPDIKE. President BALLARD DUNN. JOY M. HACKLER. Editor in Chief Busina** Manager MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press, of which Th# Be* is a member, l« exclusively entitled to the usa for republieation of all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited In this paper, and also the local news published herein All rights of republieation of our apecial dispatches are also reserved. The Omaha Bee la a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations, the recognize^ authority on circulation audits and The Omaha lice's circulation is regularly audited bv their organisations. Entered ss second-class matter May 28, 1908, at Omaha postoffice under art of March 3, 1870. BEE TELEPHONES Private Branch Exchange. A-k for * T innn Ihe Department or Person Wanted At l»ntlC IUUU OFFICES Main Office—17th and Farnam Chicago—Steger Bldg. - Boston—Globe Bldg. Seattle—A. L. Nietx. 614 I.eary Bldg. Los Angeles—Fred L. Hall, San Fernando Bldg. San Francisco-—Fred L. Hall, Sharon Bldg. New Yo-rk City—270 Madison Ave. MAIL SUBSCRIPTION RATES DAILY AND SUNDAY 1 year 86.00. 6 months 33.00. ? monies <1.75. i month 76c DAILY ONLY 1 year 84.50. 6 months 82.7i, 8 months 81.60, 1 month 75c SUNDAY ONLY 1 year 83.00. 6 months 81.76, 3 months 81.00, 1 month fcte Subscriptions outside the Fourth postal lone, or 600 miles from Omaha: Daily and Sunday. 81.00 per month; daily only. 76c per month; Sunday only, 60c per month. CITY SUBSCRIPTION RATES Morning and Sunday.....,.,,.1 month 86c, 1 week 20c Evening and Sunday.1 month 66c, 1 week 16c Sunday Only .1 month 20c, 1 week ie V_—-1 " ■ Omaha Vbefe fhcM?st is at its Best OLD-TIMERS MIGHT TELL THE BOYS. Several million young men and women will go ‘o the polls this year for the first time. These will have no first-hand knowledge of what took place be fore they were born. They will know nothing of the bread lines and soup-houses that were a common thing in the United States under Grover Cleveland s last administration. They may have lightly listened to the stories of how the courthouse, the postoffice and other public build ings in Omaha were kept open and the corridors warmed in the winter time, that homeless and penni less wanderers might find shelter from the storms and a place to sleep. * a * Millions were out of work. Railroads were oper ated by receivers. The Union Pacific was one of them. Mills and factories were idle. Coxey’s army, Kelley’s army, other armies of the unemployed, marched over the land and were supported by char ity. Wages were low. The consuming power of the nation was down to the minimum. Why? In 1892 the workers and the farmers had listened to the voice of the reformer who was going to repeal the McKinley tariff bill, undo what the re publicans had done. Grover Cleveland and a demo cratic congress took hold of the government. In 1896 William McKinley was elected presi dent, the republican party again came into power. Prosperity came back again. Twelve years ago the democrats once more got hold of the government. The new voters of this year were still little boys and girls, and so may not realize what happened. a • • In the winter of 1913-14 bread lines were again set up. Millions of willing workers went hungry because they could not get any sort of employment. What might have followed had not the war come along to set wheels moving in America none can more than guess. All that is known for sure is that the first winter Woodrow Wilson was in the White House saw the greatest period of business depres sion known since the days of Grover Cleveland. Then four years ago 4,000,000 workers were idle in the United States. It was one of the great prob lems the present administration faced. These things do not just happen so. Experience has shown that a republican administration brings prosperity, because it knows how. A democratic government at Washington produces hard times. For some reason the democrats do not know how to manage things. • • • Old-timers know about these conditions. The younger folks ought to find out about them. The big question before the voters is: Are you interested in employment at good wages, prosperity and what goes with it? Or is it more important to try out somebody’s theory. Every time the country has tried it so far it has brought unhappiness and suffering. COST OF POSTAL SERVICE. Postal employes and the business world in gen eral are alike interested in news from Washington. The commission appointed to inquire into the costs of handling the mails has completed its inquiries and will be ready to report to congress in Decem ber. No information as to what the commission’s conclusions or recommendations will be is available at the present. Involved in the matter, however, are questions of grave importance. First is the reclassification and adjustment of salaries paid in the Postoffice department. A bill to increase the salaries of certain of the employes was passed by the last congress and vetoed by the president for the reason that no provision had been made to meet the added expense, and for the fur ther reason that such a measure was not in line with the policy of rigid economy to which the execu tive stands committed. This veto message is on the calendar in both house and senate as unfinished business, and should have the right of way when the session is resumed in December. Mr. Coolidge has been quoted as saying since congress adjourned that he favors the increase in pay if the legislative body will provide the money. One of the plans that was suggested when the bill was pending was an increase in parcel post rates. Another an upward revision of second class postage. Both of these matters have been especially inquired into by the fact-finding commission. In time its conclusions will be made known. Until then the public will still support the opinion that postal em ployes deserve better pay than they get. With •qual tenacity the public will hold to the idea that postul rates should not be increased. Between these a balance will have to be struck somewhere. It is impossible to add $60,000,000 or more to the pay roll without increasing the cost of operating the de partment. Whether this is to be added to the rates lor service, or to be charged to the general fund, is Ito be determined. That it can be made up by more efficient practices in the handling of mails, added revenue coming from increased use is un certain. come, but they have had long experience in waiting on congress for relief. Their experience might teach a lesson to others who are anxious to have the government take over the operation of industries in which many wage workers are engaged. POLITICAL ACTION UNDER THE LAW. Forming a new political party is not a simple matter of throwing up a hat and calling, “Come on!" Certain formalities must be complied with, certain motions gone through, preliminary to obtain ing a place on the ballot for a new-born organiza tion. Reasons for this are numerous enough, the chief one being that political parties are the result not of sudden inspiration, but the crystallization or experience, born of common thought and aspira tions. An established party has certain assets in the form of organization and the like, which are valuable and not to be lightly seized. Nor will they be put into jeopardy or be cheapened by the pres ence of an adventurer. However, there must be a way for a new organ ization to get its cause before the people. In Ne braska this is provided by the calling of a mass con vention. Through this method a list of electors for thj La Foliette ticket was chosen in this state. A similar method prevails in California, but the man agers of the third party fortunes preferred to adopt a plan of their own. This has just been rejected by the supreme court of the state, which adheres to the law. Complaint that the law is reactionary will hardly lie, for it was framed and enacted by one of the most advanced of all progressive groups, the Hiram Johnson wing of the republican party. It was es pecially designed to be useful to new parties. There fore it is regrettable that the La Foliette leaders could not find their way clear to conform to the law. However, they may do out there as the Wis consin brethren of the cult propose to do, vote for the socialist electors, who are pledged to vote for “Battling Boh.” The lesson is that in politics nowa days it is advisable even for insurgents to move carefully when they come to the serious business of getting on the ballot. The laws that govern elec tions are made for the protection of all. NOT AT PALMYRA, BRO. SWEET. Brother Sweet of the Nebraska City Press sticks to his assertion that there are more wailers than workers in the country. Not having seen a census covering the point recently, we are not in position to dispute him further than we have. However, in support of what was said here a day or two ago, we reproduce this bit of news from the Palmyra Items, printed in Otoe county: "The Palmyra Auto rompany also report the fact that they have sold to date 138 cars. 12 trucks, !t tractors and 102 second-hand cars since January 1. They’ already are past the 100 per cent mark on their whole year's estimate on sales and are lead ing the field for the third year on sales of any agency In the world In a town the size of Palmyra." That rather tends to substantiate the conclusion we reached that somewhere in the vicinity of Ne braska City there are more workers than wailers. Some of these are located not far from Palmyra. Another thought leaps to the mind. Otoe county has been one of the few democratic strongholds in Nebraska. Not always, for, while it was the home of J. Sterling Morton, it also was the home of Charles II. Van Wyck, Judge Hayward, Prank Ire land, John C. Watson, and other war horses of both parties gave more than local fame to tJ.e county. Political opinions have always been most staunchly held in Otoe. What we are trying to get at is this: We will venture the prediction that, whatever else happens, Otoe county will not give a majority for Robert M. La p’ollette in November. If you think so, read that bit of news from Palmyra once more. Those people are not wailers. Just as a curbstone opinion, we would say that Thaddeus H. Carraway, democratic senator from Arkansas is an excellent authority on what the presi dent and his cabinet are doing. .He is about as far away from confidential relations with the White House as it is possible to get, therefore he knows about as little what the president is doing or think ing as anyone can. Consequently he is eminently qualified from a democratic standpoint to speak for Mr. Coolidge. The El Paso Herald says the most potent letters in the alphabet are “U. S. A.,” although there is much to be raid in favor of “O. K." The Herald mav be right, hut we insist upon due consideration of “C. 0. D.” and “F. O. B.” The Brooklyn Citizen declares that a flat-footed declaration against prohibition will make Davis the next president. But the probabilities are that Mr. Davis has visited more territory than the writer for the Brooklyn Citizen. In brief, it is Senator La Collette's proposition that any congress, in the heat of political passion or religious prejudice, may amend the Constitution of the United States. What an ironical turn of fate it will be if Ram say MacDonald has to go to war with Egypt to hold the Sudan. Last time it was war with Sudan to hold Egypt. Maybe you noticed t!#t the Illinois lady who poisoned her husband because she loved the preacher is now telling how dear her children are. The absolute farthest north is attained by the 100-per cent American who complains about the for eign vote and fails to vote himself. Women voters in Nebraska are showing the men a good example. They are planning to get out the vote. A lot of men cast a straw vote because there is nothing else to do with a straw these days. Presumably Rev. Mr. llight is feeling very low down. r~-——-—s Homespun Verse —By Omaha's Own Pont— Robert Worthington Davie ___ I NDF.H WEIGHT “Don’t fret about, mv son," I "Aid, whan FIs stopped at the gala To tali me* that iny boy was Just twelve ounce* under weight. Good gosh, I thought, what will become of us If ha requires Another bite each day to quail thosa gluttonous desires! Why don’t plow handles grow as slim ns fish poles, I ran t see; And why they ain’t Identical, looka doggoned strange to me. Why (ain't n draft horse Just *s tall and mmewhere near the weight Of hi« long-narked, high-headed snd starved lookin' ninnin’ mate? Whan God Almighty comas to earth snd tails me thst my son Is underweight 1 11 know that ha tp Jokin’ Just for fun. And while ntv hoy is strong nnd wall snd ants ss any ca n. I’ll ne\ai fear thst h* will fall to grow to ha a man ! "■ " — ~r* SUNNY SIDE' ? * lake Comfort.nor forget, lhat Sunrise r&Verfailed r _ / -----1 IT'S I P TO YOl. Seekin' trouble is a waste o' lime an’ muscle, K r trouble has th' trait o’ seekin you. Better dodge it, an you can if you will hustle An' do th’ very best a man can do. Grievin' over failures only adds t' sorrow. An' makes today a whole lot worse f bear. But buckin' up today means glad tomorrow, With lighter loads o’ trouble an' o’ care. Mournin' over ctouds that darken tii horizon Won't keep you any safer through th da>, But hustle out an’ you’ll see it's surprisin' How sun can chase th’ gloomy clouds away. If you are lookin’ for despair you 11 find it, But flndin’ joy is easier by far. your darkest cloud will have th’ sun behind it. But seein’ it depends on what you are. Smilin' wins where wailin’ fails t make th distan-e, An’ he who wins th’ prize must do his best; Must play th’ game and yield not t' resistance. But tackle ev'ry job with greatest zest. All th’ world depends upon th’ vvillin workers Who do today th' work they have t' do. An’ stop their ears t’ wails of chronic shirkers— An’ what you are, ol’ top, depends on you. Either there is a Great Knack about keeping a busines desk clean, or the business men who accomplish it hare very little else to do. Every morning as we approach our daily task we find the faithful old typewriter anti desk all cluttered up with the accumulated debris of the day before. Never have we been able to keep the battered old desk clean. Clippings, un answered letters, cigar'ashes, empty matchboxes, exchange notes that can no longer he deciphered, all combine to make the old desk look like a junk shop. Try as we may we are tin able to keep it as clean as the desks of the men who have ^ multifarious business deals to consider and decide Anti if per chance we did arrive at the office and find the old desk devn;, of all these accumulated things, the chances are wed feel s blooming lonesome we couldn’t do a thing until we hud it ah cluttered up again. After due deliberation we have decided that th- elec-P lights are to blame for the lack of Interest in politics. The close observer will have noted that political enthusiasm began dying when the torchlight processions waned and winked nut And the disappearance of the torchlight procession was con temporaneous with the installation of electric street lichtin There is no u-e carrying a torch up a street already a glaie ■ f light from the electroliers. Popular Bedtime Story: I was detained at ih<- <>ffi- e p a business conference " A conductor on a Karnam car the other day actually called the streets so everybody could understand him. I'nfottunateiy the crowd-d condition of the car prevented us from getting h:« number. He Is worthy of promotion. WILL M. MAl'PIN. ^ --J ---— Letters From Our Readers All letter* mn*.t he nlrned. hilt name w III he withheld upon request. Communi cation* of 500 word* und le*» will be siren preference. . -- — ■ ■ — ■ ^ Hard to I'lease This Brother. Omaha—To the Editor of The Oma ha Bee: X wish every young Amer ican had the "guts" that Carl Keed has. That Is the sort of attitude we need in the younger generation. You can t expect the old fossils who were brought up in a certain rut to keep pace with this generation. The rea son that a democrat so-called votes for the "best man" Is because he has nothing really tangible to go by. no precedents or traditions. "Democ racy" is a high-sounding name and. at present—nothing else. This is a republic with a constitution culled "democratic" because it upholds—to a certain extent—the right to free speech, free press and the pursuit of happiness—whatever that is. The facts are, however, that there Is no such thing as free speech, free press or the enjoyment of liberty In the pursuit of happiness. There are in numerable laws and rules against these very things which the constitu tion is supposed to champion. An in dividual can lie sent to the pen for too free speech, the press ran also be punished for the like offense, and one can get Into all sorts of trouble pur suing the illusive elf called “happi ness." So it does a real American good to hear young America stand ing up for the principles of his be lief Anyone who wasn't asleep or burled alive knows what Wilsonlsm did to this country. Why try to sneak out of the real facts in the case. Woodrow* Wilson was no more fitted to be president of these 1'nlted States, than .would have been any other Individual who was obsessed by visions of a heaven on earth. Wilson undoubtedly was a good man, so far as character was concerned, but he was too much of a dreamer, and too little of a business man to oops with the practical problems which con fronted him as president of the Unit ed States, lie virtually promised at new world after the war was over, but he had no real ideas of how this was to happen or b« brought about; It was simply a vision. Here Is a truth that all who vote or expect to \ote In the future should think alsnit. When s person keeps switching front one political party to another, in order to vote for the best man." he is undermining the foundations of all of the parties. The right way to build Is to get on the right party and stay there through thick and thin. I have been a republican for over 30 years, anil 1 expect Jo remain one for the hnl a nee of my time. I don't get excited because a few crooks happened to get into the capltol. Urooks get Into other Institutions besides public of Aces, and anyway Mr. Uoolldge was not to blame for anything like that. Some people seem to think the presl dent omnipotent and omniscient, and that lie ought to know and see every thing that goes on. llmv utterly ah surd and Instead of using Just plain common sense in their voting, they are Influenced by every breath of political wind that comes along. Here Is another thing that 1 want to call attention to: 1 was born in the country: I cost my first vote in the. state of Nebraska, but because I hap ! pen to have been out of the state for a few vears, and because I did not get back here In time to be a resident of the state the length of; time required by a moss-grown stat-i ute—requiring a year's residence, T lose my vote. An American citizen should be allowed to vote wherever j he happens to be. provided he Is registered, arid the registration office should lie kept open until the day be fore election. Hundreds of loyal American citizens lose their votes be cause of this antiquated voting reg ulation. Other hundreds do not regls ter because they do not wish to state their political affiliations at the primaries—another has been Institu tion. They have no say In selecting ‘he candidates, therefore i' .n't think it worth while to vote. Anot: er thing, people—Intelligent people—are quite tired of the present political methods. The people have very little to sav re garding as to how the business of ad ministration is carried on and thev went a change. CHARLES FREDERICKS. If Vnu Understand This. Council Bluffs—To the Editor of The Omaha Bee: In the recent ad dress of Mr. La Follette In eulogy of Baron Von Steuben and speaking generally to the people of German origin and descent he revealed a re-1 markable Inconsistency, and the weakness of his position relative to power of the United States supreme court. The situation should be made clear for the benefit of all our peo ple of foreign descent, and who speak other than the English language. While national lunacy was univer sal, and the whole nation made up for the time of raving maniacs, the foreign language laws were enacted Thev violated every element of Inher ent human rights, making it a crlm inal -c-t for persons to speak with the native tongue, the language acquired and given to them ns a natural en dovvment. Such laws were enacted In varying degree over practically all of our nation. Even the Iowa supreme court was, so nearly Insane that four of the, seven members of that Itody decided such legislation was not an Invasion i of the inherent and natural rights of mankind. Proof that we need often ! times men who are not dependent | ■ 1 'I upon the popular vote and will in public questions of importance. It remained for the 1'nited State* supreme court alone to preserve and let us hope forever indicate thc Imits to which legislation may ap proach in such matters, and if no Pther occasion had ever arisen to iustify the court, In the exercise of >uoh power, this one instance alone ihould cause every patriot to revere that body and the wisdom which lodged this right in a responsible tribunal. The German people, and all persons whose native tongue is other than Knglish should therefore resent he attack of Mr La Follette on the institution that saved to them the tight to publicly worship God in the >nly tongue possible to thounsands >f such of our people. If the proposal of Mr. Ia. Follette o limit the power of the supreme •ourt Is such matters had been effec live, and this is the one vital and lefintte promise he makes, then there would Ire no relief from maniacal eglslatlon, such ns the recent lan guage laws Mr. Ia Follette Is making a special bid for the German vote, and if the issue is made clear to them his de feat will become a personal matter to every voter of foreign birth or de scent In our whole nation. L. H. MONROE. I N ION PACIFIC CHANGES DENVER SERVICE. Effective September 28. the Denver! Special trains, 11 and 14. between! Omaha and Denver, will be discon j tinued for the winter. The Colorado j Special will leave Omaha at 12:25 a. m , as heretofore, and arrive Den ver 3 p m. Sleeping cars ready in Omaha T'nion station at 10 p. m. The Colorado Express will leave Omaha at 4:25 p. m., arrive Denver 7:30 a. m., as heretofore. Tickets and berths at city ticket office. Sixteenth and Farnam streets, or at 1'nion station. Tenth and Marcy streets.— j Advertisement. According to the Auburn Herald. Brownsville, the second oldest town In Nebraska, w «s lighted by electric ity for the first, time one day last week. The juice is sent over a high tension line from Auburn. The world do move, even if it is slow in spots. LUMBER Millwork and General Building Material at 25Clc or More Saving to you. Don't even consider buy ing until you have sent us com plete lists of what you need and have our estimates by return mail. No money down. We ship quick and pay the freight. 4 W. F. Hoppe Lumber Co. 9th and S St*. Lincoln, Neb. ——■ 1 I i I I Rebuilding of U. S. National Bank Puts “Move" Up to Prominent Jewelers. JEWEL PRICES DROP Orders to Move! Building to be Remodeled! Not the pleasantest thing in the world to greet the ears of a busi ness man, yet. It happens very often In these trying days of com mercial strife and stress. The latest to be affected by a "move" order. Is the old estab lished Jewelry concern, the C. B Brown Jewelry Co., at present, and for a number of years past, quartered in the United States National Bank Building. Corner Sixteenth and Farnarn streets. The U. S National Bank Build ing Is to be remodeled so thor oughly that business couldn't be carried on In the present building even If Browns were allowed to slay. And all this in the face of the not-so-far-aw ay Christmas Jewelry trade which every Jewel «r must rely upon so much. The C. B. Brown Jewelry Co sees no wav out of It excepting lo sell goods in a hurry. But, goods of any kind will not sell In a hurry Jus' w hen you must have them sell, unless an attractive price Inducement is held forth So the management at Browns ha* decided to offer the necessary price lnducemeuls. One may purchnse any *rttcle in the Brown Jewelry establish ment at a discount ranging from HI per cent to ni) per rent, ex cepting a very few restricted lines. That's discount enough, Is It not, especially so when one considers that the very name •'Brown' signifies evcr.vihing in the way of prestige and quality. Since announcing the discounts a few davs ago the Brown Jewelry Co store has been thronged with folk who see the wisdom of buy ing Christmas Gifts ahead, now that these may be purchased at reductions sufficiently tempting. It's a really opportune time to purchase Watches, Diamonds, Gold Jewelry. I’enrla, Silver, l.calher Goods, and all those oth er classy lines that go to make up an authoritative Jewelry estab lishment. "Must Move!" Must Sell'" Thai s Hie slogan of The C. B. Brown Jewelry Co at this time. Gel the location right United Stales National Bank RUlg , 16th and Darnem S's l OSTEOPATHY i. a complete lyitem of thera peutic. applicable alike to all j curable di.ea.e., acute or chronic ^ZZZZ^ZZ^ZZZZZZ Attention Phonograph Record Purchasers This is the only store in the city that carries a complete stock of VIC TOR and COLUMBIA records. We cordially invite you to try our record service, open a charge account, take a selection home on approval. If not conveni ent to call, telephone AT 1H56 and your order will , receive prompt attention. Schmoller& Mueller Piano Co. 1514 16-15 D«ct«* St. Pbnna AT lanlic 1556 ... ■" ■ - • ■ I | Abe Martin | No wonder we have tired bust ness men, fer 1!* holes o’ nolf ’I) wear anyhuddy out. A feller 'll pay rash an’ never urumhle. but hr never gits a bill that looks reason able. c< or* t ihi if 4 * i $300 EXCURSION OMAHA to DES MOINES, IOWA and Return VIA ' SUNDAY, September 28th, 1924 Tickets Good Only on SPECIAL TRAIN Leaving 7:00 A. M., Returning From Des Moines 6:30 P. M. Same Day NO BAGGAGE CHECKED No Reduction in f are for Children Tickets on Sale Union Ticket Office, 311 South 16th St . j and Union Station, Omaha j. s. McNally Division Pauenger Agent, Omaha T t
