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MORE DOUBT ON THE INVESTIGATION.
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Daniel F. Steck, democratic candidate for United
States senator in Iowa, has raised a further issue in
connection with the investigations that were carried
on at Washington last winter and spring. He
presents an affidavit from a detective, who posi
tively swears that the Roxie Stinson story was a
frame-up. That Senator Wheeler knew it was, and
that he was a party to the deal.
Wheeler denounces the story as preposterous.
Brookhart says it is without foundation. These de
nials were to be expected from the gentlemen who
make them. Yet the affidavit recites a story no
more preposterous than the one told on the witness
stand by Roxie Stinson. Then Senator Wheeler
carefully and skillfully guided her along a dangerous
path. He assisted her in retailing a lot of scan
dalous gossip, concerning men in high standing.
Through her Wheeler was enabled to besmirch the
memory of Warren G. Harding. All the way the
inquiry exhibited the partisan animus of the presid
ing genius, who is now a candidate for vice president.
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It does not matter that the public instinctively
saw through the story as told by Roxie Stinson, and
put no more reliance on her testimony than was
given to that of Gaston B. Means, who has not only
repudiated his story but also has repudiated his
repudiation. It is plain that Wheeler knew the
worthlessness of these witnesses as witnesses, but
ho was making campaign thunder. His faith is open
to challenge, for he was then laying a foundation
for what has come to pass since.
A judge of the Douglas county district court,
learned in the law and familiar with the history of
our country, says Wheeler could not have been ad
mitted to practice law if he did not know that some
of the statements he made in his Omaha address are
untrue. Half truths at the best. Certainly, he
•would be a poor attorney for the defense in any
case if he let the procreation get away with what
he tried to put over in the investigation he con
ducted.
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Candidate Steck, by the way, is a grandson of
General James B. Weaver, and comes by his fighting
qualities honestly. He presents his charge against
Wheeler and Brookhart for consideration, and asks
that it be inquired into. Not by a partisan com
mittee, but by the Department of Justice. Attorney
General Stone is asked to take cognizance of tl)o
whole affair. Should this engage the attention of
the Department of Justice, we may get something
approaching the truth.
It may be interesting to know just how far the
conspiracy, if there was one, exterfded and who is
concerned in it besides those now in the open seek
ing to profit by it. Why Thomas J. Walsh withheld
his information for a year, waiting until the stage
was being set for a national campaign before he
started the oil inquiry. Why, after the Walsh re
port exonerates Denby and Roosevelt, their names
ure persistently coupled with that of Fall and with
Doheny and Sinclair.
And why, above all things, was a self-confessed
liar, an indicted criminal, Gaston B. Means, nllowed
to tell the most fantastic tale of all history. Pro
tected by Wheeler, Means day after day recited
what he has since said was prompted by Wheeler.
As a witness he would be impeached in any court,
but Wheeler shouts that anything questioning his
good faith is preposterous. An investigation of the
investigators will be in order.
REVOLUTION, NO MATTER HOW.
Victor L. Berger tells the world lie would rather
see the revolution come under MacDonald than un
der Lenin. Yet he wants to see the revolution
come. On the floor of the house at Washington last
spring he denounced the Constitution of the United
States as an outworn document. He had appealed
to and was protected by that document when under
sentence for his disloyal actions. His present cam
paign in behalf of La Follette is carried on under
the Constitution, but with the secret and frequently
expressed hope that his ideas will gather sufficient
force to discard the fundamental law. He wants
a new one.
La Follette, says Berger, was not satisfactory
to the socialists at first, but he has come around
to a point where they look upon him as one of their
own. “Battling Bob,” grand old warrior that he
is, will be rejoiced to know that he has disintegrated
so rapidly since he sent his message to the Cleve
land conference. Maybe he was already socialist
and merely holding back the announcement just
made in his name.
At any rate, Berger’s pretense that he has just
been converted to La Follette is stupid. It. docs
not become him. He was at Cleveland when the
socialists adopted La Follette ns their eandidnte,
and made no protest, gave no notice of reservation
of any kind, but did express approval of Debs’ ad
vice that the party name no candidate.
Berger disclaims the Third Internationale. But
he accepts the soviet government of Russia, which
Is dominated by the Third Internationale. F.very
Russian communi t lender who is associated with
one is associated with the other. They are tied
in so close and intimately they can not be separteil.
Whoever accepts the one must take on the other.
Berger is fully aware of this, and when he is plead
ing for La Follette he is pleading for the revolution.
A MODERN MISSIONARY JOURNEY.
Spreading the gospel of good dairy cows and
pure-bred sires throughout Nebraska is a missionary
undertaking of more than usual worth. Right now
that is the work of a caravan bound to have tre
mendous influence for good. That the people are
hungry for this kind of industrial gospel is evi
denced hy the crowds that meet the “Pure-Bred
Sires” special at every stopping point, and the in
terest shown in the lectures and demonstrations.
People are eager to learn about dairying and
livestock production, which is a gratifying indication
that they are waking up to the importance of good
breeding, intensive farming and better methods
along all lines of production. The organizations
promoting this missionary campaign are rendering
a service to Nebraska that can not be measured in
terms of dollars and cents. Their efforts will re
sult in better livestock, better dairying methods and
better farm methods, which will mean increasing
and more permanent prosperity.
Men of far-seeing vision and the determination
to make these dreams come true are the men who
have made Nebraska. Men like George W. Hold
rege, Robert W. Furnas, Captain Akers, J. Sterling
Morton, and men of their class, young men of vision
in the days when Nebraska was a wilderness, laid
broad and deep the foundations of this great com
monwealth. Mr. Hol’drege has lived to see the frui
tion of his hopes and dreams.
There are men of similar caliber today; men of
broad vision, less known, perhaps, but performing
a similar work along somewhat different lines. They
are the men who are devoting their lives to just such
work as is now’ being performed by these modern
missionaries of the new gospel of better farm meth
ods—better sires, better dairy cows and better busi
ness. They have made this their life work. They
are as unselfish in their efforts as the men of those
early days who worked untiringly to develop the in
fant state carved out of a desert. In time their
dreams will come true, although many will have
passed to their final rew’ard ere that glad day comes
to view.
Some of these days it will dawn upon the people
of Nebraska that it would be far better for them
to co-operate with these men of broad vision and
demonstrated business ability, rather than to pull
back and complain. That it would be far better to
listen than to lament; better to W’ork with than to
worry about.
Other missionary journeys will be taken in days
to come, and men and women who willingly listen
with open minds are the men and women who are
going to succeed far beyond those who close their
ears and impugn the motives of those who come
among them with the sole purpose to build a better
Nebraska.
THE WORLDS FOSTER MOTHER.
The dairy cow of today has earned her title of i
“the world’s foster mother.” The dairy cow is
practically a development of modern time. A few
generations ago the cow produced only enough milk |
to suckle her calf, and when the calf was big enough !
to rustle for itself the mother ceased making milk. J
But man’s necessities have always been the in- !
centive that forced him to further effort, and grad- |
ually he developed the dairy cow of today—the milk '
manufacturing machine that v^-ks night and day
practically the year around. Not only has the dairy j
cow added untold wealth to the world, but she has
been the greatest known factor in building better I
and stronger men and women.' Milk is the greatest
health food known to mankind. The dairy cow has
saved more babies from untimely death than nny
other agency; restored more men and women to
health, and pulled more despairing men and women
back to hope and effort.
While producing wealth and building health, the
dairy cow is restoring fertility to the soil, thereby
increasing crop production, and making for greater
diversification. The growing interest in dairy de
velopment in Nebraska means more than merely
adding to the annual income from milk and butter.
It means more and better farmers, and more and
better farms. It means an end to “soil mining” that
threatens the productivity and a renewal of the
former productivity of Nebraska soil.
The Cow, the Sow and the Hen are the coming
factors in Nebraska’s prosperity.
Democrats are so certain of success in Nebraska
thev nre begging for Brvan (W. J.) to come and
help them out. Always the call for the old doctor.
A Pittsburg woman was ordered to appear to
serve as a juror or show cause. She presented a
pair of twins, and the judge said that was enough.
Wisconsin is without a state government, be
cause all its officials are out stumping for La Fol
lette. Shows what a good organization can do.
Nebraska is being honored this year, and appre
ciates the attention she is getting. Also, Nebras
kans will vote right as usual.
“Battling Bob” has now discovered an enormous
slush fund being used against him. This announce
ment is q little past due.
“T. R.” Junior has taught the Tammanyites ono
thing. Instead of being a name and an echo, he
is a repeater.
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Homespun Verse
-—By Omaha** Own Poet—
Robert Worthington Davie
TRACING OI K STEPS.
There once more beside the streamlet In the valley of
Adair,
Where the autumn winds were sighing while tho leaves
, defied despair—
We went wnlklng, talking slowly, underneath the trees
of gold,
Down along tho moon bright pathway to our rendezvous
of old.
Little hoys and girls remember—when their youth has
passed away.
When their carefree days are ended and their hair Is
touched with gray—
Those old haunts, those lanes romantic, where so oft
at night they strolled,
And in blissful adolescence dreaded not once of grow
ing old.
Tho reflective gleams of fervor and revered effulgence
shine •
In the hearts of those grown weary and of those on
life's decline;
And the years—though they go swiftly and take us
front youth afnr—
Leave Indelible Inscriptions that Old Time can never
mar.
We march down our treasured valleys oftentimes, and
wo behold
Loveliness that Is more sacred when we have grown
wise and old;
And we must admit that progress Is dependent, mote
or less,
On the truths which rise like s'-a birds through tin*
hazy bUesfulnflge.
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The Winning of the West.
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Letters From Our Readers
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cations of 200 words and lens will he Riven preference.
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Do Not Confuse the Woodards,
Omaha—To the Editor of The Oma
ha Bee; There are two members in
the Carpenters union by the name of
Woodard. Wo are both called "Ed.’’
Oneis E. N. Woodard. My name is
C. E. Woodard. All my life as a voter
I have been independent, rarely regis
tered with any party, and never with
the republican party. I want the
whole world to know that I am not
a "K. K. Ka communist nor a
renegade progressive. I was reared
to respect and revere the constitution
of the United States and our flog.
Old Glory. I am for La p’ollette and
Wheeler. Lochray has been repudiat
ed by the Omaha Central Labor
union and the Daily Worker. See
i.oir issue of October 7 for verifi
cation. My respect for myself for
bids me mentioning other card men
In the Swedish auditorium. 1 have
never played the part of the trained
gout at the stockyards and never will.
C. E. WOODARD.
Bob as a Moses.
Omaha—To the Editor of The Oma
ha Bee: Our ancestors in this coun
try, sought to establish and maintain
the supreme governmental power
where it Inherently exists—In the
people. To do so, they provided for
three co-ordinate branches of gov
ernment—legislative, judicial and ex
ecutive. They intended that the
power of each of tho three should he
subordinate to the will of the su
preme governing power—the people.
It was Intended that the power of
each official should be kept within
constitutional limitations. To give ef
fect to those Intentions, the power
was reserved to the people to re
move from office, every two years,
representatives who failed to support
the constitution.
An act In violation of a constitu
tional limitation by an official of any
one of the three branches of such a
government, is traitorous, and It has
always been the duty of the house
of representatives to impeach any of
ficial who cannot bo removed from
office by tho votes of the people. In
each case where such official has
committed such traitorous act. The
first net of any federal Judge, dis
pensing favors Instead of laws, should
have been closely followed by an im
peachment of such judge. But rep
resentatives of the people have failed
to thus support the constitution, and
as a result, instead of remaining co
ordinate, two branches of the gov
ernment have become subordinate to
the Judicial branch. By excluding the
two branches of government, and the
people, from the final Interpretation
of the meaning of the constitution.
It became subordinate to the will of
nine men. Thus aided by traitorous
representatives, they have succeeded
In robbing the people of their gov
ernment by the people. It thus 1h>
came n judicial despotism.
The dupes of King John of Eng
Abe Martin
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Carryin’ bouquets t' th’ teacher
won’t (jit you anywhere unless
you’ve £ot th’ Koods. Wo don’t be
lieve we’ve seen anybuddy lijrht a
citcur with a $.r> bill since th’ saloons
closed.
(Copyrtfhi, *»34 I
land, and those who hoped to receive
favors through him, supported hts
despotism and believed, or pretended
to believe, that it was law. A Moses
is trying to deliver the people from
the bondage of Judicial despotism in
this nation by having restored to
them their constitutional government,
subordinate to the will of the people
only. Ask the next person who tells
you he will vote against I«i Toilette,
if he wants to help nine men retain
their despotic power like King John
was aided in 1215?
It. T. BLODGETT.
A 1 able,
Wausa, Neb —Te the Editor of The
Omaha Bee: This fable just present
ed itself to my mind: Once upon a
time there was a school in which one
of the most fickle-minded students
was a hoy named Congress. One day
joung Congress persistently figured
his arithmetic problems wrong. In
multiplying :<S by 7 he said 7 times 8
are 48, put down the 8 and carry the
4: 7 times !> are 62 and 4 are 66.
Answer, 668. The teacher, whose
name was Supreme Court, said:
"That's wrong. Your figuring does
not agree with tiie multiplication
table. Erase It."
Now It happened that young Con
gress had an uncle who was very in
dulgent with him, especially when the
nephew was in an Irritable mood.
To him Congres went and complained:
"Uncle Bob, the teacher cancels my
problems and grades me 0 Just be
cause he claims they don't agree with
the multiplication table."
"I'll see the school board about
that," said the uncle, So to the school
hoard he went and asked: “Look here,
Is there anything In your contract
with this fellow. Supreme Court, that
gives him the power to cancel a prob
lem In arithmetic just because, iti
his opinion, It conflicts with the mul
tiplication table?"
"No. there Is no such provision,"
replied tlie president of the board.
"Then," said Uncle Bob, "I de
mand that you Insert In the contract
a provision forbidding Mr. Supreme
Court to declare any problem wrong
that my nephew figures."
"Why, we can't do that.” replied
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PAID CIRCULATION
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THE OMAHA BEE
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Sunday .73,86S
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this 41b day of October. 1924
W. H. QUIVKY.
(SmI) Not mi y Public
the president. ‘That is what Mr.
Supreme Court is hired for—to In
terpret the rules and see that all
school work is done according to
fundamental principles.”
‘ Then I will see that I am elected
president of this school hoard,” said
Uncle Bob, "and I'll fix the contract
with that fellow. Why, it is pre
posterous that this one feilow alone
shall have power to declare a prob
lem wrong, when all of us. the whole
Congress relation, say It is right."
OLD-TIMER.
The Good Little Bad Man.
"What has become of Tarantula
Tim?"
"Hadn't you heard tell about Tim?”
asked Cactus Joe In surprise. He's
the only Crimson Gulcher who has
made good as a bad man in the
movies."
"But he was always ready to give
up if anything like real trouble rame
up."
"That's just it. He had all the style
of the desperado, and yet any movie
dln-ctor could make him come down
and be handled like a kitten."—
Washington Star,
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more, it is time for him to take up
a new line."
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The county delinquent tax lists a-<
now appearing in the weekly ne^s
papers, and the most noticeable thine
about them is their brevity. Th
used to be "pie ’ for the country pu
Ushers, but prosperity has cut them
down to a minimum and county pub
lishers no longer cut one another ?
throats to g»t to be the "offs. . •
county organ "
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Bditor Fardner of the Eat
Beacon sagely remarks that "the c f
ference between reput ilcan and deir.
icrntic tariff is the difference bet wee:,
irosperlty and hard times."
Somebody.” suggests Don Van
Pusen of the Blair Pilot, "ought t
tell Brother Charley that the mone1
he saved the state by stopping roa 1
i improvement has ail been paid out.
land more too. to fix cars that have
been jarred to pieces over the rough „
roads "
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The Beaver City Times Tribune has
discovered that the radio has nothing
on the grapevine telegraph.
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( LISTENING IN "i
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On the Nebraska Press ^
Remember that while many a ear
gets smashed to bits at a grade cross
ing, what usually suffers worst in it
are the nuts.—Philadelphia North
American.
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Secretary Ruck of the Nebraska
Press association says the way to
make people take an interest in vot
ing is to pass a law depriving them
of the franchise.
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Bob Rice of the Central City Re
publican knows his sniff. Bob says
the space being accorded LnFollette
and Wheeler in the democratic press
is an admission that Coolldge and
Dawes are making a runaway race of
it, leaving Davis and Bryan well
back of the distance flag.
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Ceorge Wright of the Crete Yldette
evidently favors the county farm
agent plan for he says: “When a
fellow knows so much about his line
of business that he cannot learn ■
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In 3 Months I
On October 10, 1924, the Cash Reserve of The Omaha Na
tional Bank (as reported to the Comptroller of Currency) was
$14,507,329.64. This is a gain of $5,069,481.13 over the last
previous statement to the Comptroller, June 30, 1924.
Deposits October 10, 1924, were $28,671,203.56, a gain of
$4,831,910 over the last previous statement. Here are the
figures:
Statement of October 10, 1924
Resources
1. Cash Reserve. $14,507,329.64
2. United States
Bonds . 1,200.000.00
3. Municipal and
Corporation
Bonds . 845.728.91
4. Banking house 1,000.000.00
5. Loans and Dis
counts . 14,236,085.26
6. Other items. . 124,129.58
Total.$31,913,273.39
Liabilities
1. Deposits _$28,671,208.56
2. Circulation . . 995,750.00
3. Letters of
Credit . 84.886.05
4. Borrowed
Money . None
Total .$29,951,839.61
5. Capital . 1,000.000.00
6. Surplus and Un
divided Profits 1,161,433.78
Total.$31,913,273.39
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The mental processes of some men are beyond com
prehension. The other day we met such a man up In Garfield
county. He landed there about 30 years ago, an emigrant from
Bohemia. He had nothing when he arri*»d, so he went to
work on a cattle ranch. He saved his money and later bought
some cheap land. He farmed that land well, made money and
bought more land to farm well. He has raised a fine family
of children who are prospering on farms of their own. He
doesn't owe a dollar In the world, and $75,000 would not buy
him out.
But for an hour he stood and talked with us, only to moan
about conditions. Every man's hand was against him. The
corporations were robbing him blind. Wall street was a-strad
dle of his neck. Everyting was going to Heliangone, and the
only salvation for the American people was to vote for Ia
Follette. And after he had gotten his calamity wall out of his
system, and had wiped his weeping eyes, he, bade us boodby
and climbed into a $2,400 automobile and started for his 800
acre, mortgage free and well stocked and equipped farm. Ain't
It awful, Mabel!
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Thirty years ago we knew a young man who was a school
teacher by profession. He was a grade teacher in the Kearney
Industrial School for Boys when we first met him. No, we
were a man grown then, so were not one of his pupils. Twen
ty-five years ago he quit teaching and went to Burwell, en
gaging In the abstract and Insurance business. He was tire
less, energetic and quick to see and seize opportunities. He
conducted his business on the square, was public spirited and
always willing to help the weak. Today E. B. Fenner is ac
counted a wealthy man. He has planted a beautiful little
park and given It to the school children of Burwell, because
lie has never had a child of his own. He served with distinc
tion in V. M. C. A. and Red Cross work overseas, paying his
own expenses and refusing ail remuneration. He was decorat
ed by President Clemenceau of France and cited for distin
guished service by his own country. And you can wager your
ultimate slmoleon that Leonard Fenner is not going to vote
for a man who is continually howling calamity and appealing
to political prejudices and selfish passions.
We are not much of a ‘‘j'iner," but the other night we
were Initiated into another secret and fraternal order. Its found
er,was Theodore Roosevelt. Its name is typical of friendship
and devotion. “The Order of the Yellow Dogs.” Doesn’t sound
so much, does it? But did you ever know anybody whose
friendship is as loyal and true as that of a yellow dog? Well,
that sort of friendship is the cornerstone of the order. We
are rather proud of being an Elk and a Moose, and to them
we add the pride we now have ih being a Y’ellow Dog.
Polled our train the other day, all hut the train crew,
most of whom are wearing La Follette buttons. Twenty-eight
votes cast, Coolldge getting 24, Davis 2 and Ia Follette 2.
WILL M. M A UP IN.
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