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. ■ .■-■■■■ ' The Omaha Bee M O R N I N G—E V E N I N G—S U N D AY THE BEE PUBLISHING CO Publisher N. B. UPDIKE, President BALLARD DUNN. JOY M. HACKLER. Editor in Chief Bminess Manager MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Th* As?ociat*d Presn, of which 111* Bee i* a member, Ir exclusively entitled to the u*e for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited In this paper, and also the local news published herein. All risrht.s of replication of our special dispatches are also reserved. The Omaha Bee is a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations, the recognized authority on circulation audits, and The Omaha Bee's circulation is regularly audited by their organizations. _ Entered ns second-class matter May 28, 1908, at .*** Omaha postoffice, under act of March 8, 1879. > BEE TELEPHONES [ Private Branch Exchange. Ask for at 1 1 AHA [ the Department or Person Wanted. ** 1 IttllilC 1 ! I “ OFFICES Main Office—17th and Farnam | Chicago—Stcgcr Bldg. Bouton—Globe Bldg, i Los Angeles—Fred L. Hall, San Fernando Bldg. San Francisco—Fred L. Hall, Sharon Bldg. New York City—270 Madison Avenue [ Seattle—A. L. Nieta, 514 Leary Bldg. ’■ MAIL SUBSCRIPTION RATES DAILY AND SUNDAY ! 1 year *5.00, fi months *3.00. 3 months $1.75, 1 month 75c DAILY ONLY , 1 year *4.50, 6 months $2.75, 3 months *1.50, 1 month 76c t •. SUNDAY ONLY III yoar $3.00, 6 months $1.75, 3 months *1.00. 1 month 60c 1 Subscriptions outside the Fourth postal sone, or 600 miles from Omaha: Daily and Sunday, *1.00 per month: . daily only, 75c per month: Sunday only, 60e per month. I CITY SUBSCRIPTION RATES I Morning and Sunday.1 month R5c, 1 week 20c f Evening and Sunday.1 month 65c, 1 week 15c IfSiindBy Only ... , ■•! month 20c, 1 week 6c ^ IK; loraalidVhofc the^st is at ifs Best If .1' ’ MODERN SPIRIT IN BUSINESS. d £ “A man who says he is not in business for him M^lf is dealing in hokum,” said a speaker to a noon-, tfey lunch club. If his statement is to be accepted nit its face, then he shot very wide of the mark. It 'A not “hokum,” but high inspiration that leads a man in business to the belief that he really is serving tfie public. Unless his business fills a niche in the Jeneral plan of the life of the community he is out $ place. Naturally, he is expected to secure a rea sonable return in the form of profits on his ven ture for the service he gives. If he seeks only prof its and evndes public service, he will lose, and he de serves to. ’ President Coolidge, addressing the executive committee of the New York Business Men’s Repub lican association, gave a much truer interpretation the modern spirit of business when he said: "The merchants and the manufacturers today are seeking to deliver something besides their goods, -and they are delivering It with pride. That new i gomethlng Is the sense of giving service to the com munity. "These are the lines of real progress. To tear * down a system under which so much of genuine progress has been accomplished In so short a period - merely because the minor defects have not, yet been entirely eliminated would be a policy of destruction. We need not fear that the American community will commit itself to such a policy. It Is the long *wgpressed genius of the American ,people to build up, to construct. That genius was never more vig orous, never more Intent on exercising Itself than inow. It will continue to be supreme In our country." x We believe the president’s words will carry morn of weight with them than the lightly cynical state ment that the thought of service is hokum. The tjiue spirit of service is permeating more rapidly tjian many think, and the “golden rule of business" iR no longer, “Do the other fellow first." The square deal and the even break are coming to control, and success in life is founded on something more sub stantial than merely beating the other man to it in a business deal. LAW SHOULD BE REPAIRED. The supreme court of the State of Nebraska has just undone a piece of legislation that was deemed very important when it was passed. In passing on the law the court does not condemn it becau«e of its purpose, but for a mistake in its framing. The law $* th«| one that provided for the formation of what p known as farm lighting districts. Under it the interested parties in any county may form a district to carry on lighting and allied business. Such dis tricts may vote bonds to pay for distribution and other service, obtaining current from near-by source inf supply. Such a plan is in operation in Saunders county. The suit, however, went up from Platte f ounty. The court finds that the legis'ature was actuated iy proper motives in passing the law, but blundered in fixing its provisions. It gives to private individ uals both legislative and judicial power. For exam ple, the board is authorized to fix boundaries. Under this, the board may include the whole of a farmer’s holdings, except his residence. He would then be taxed to bear the cost and expense of maintenance, and have none of the benefits. Such a condition Iwould be intolerable. Says the court: "Designing purposes might use this power to '. renter within themselves all voire In creating and « managing the district and he the only ones bene i,' flted. To omit to create tribunals to decide the lm * portant matters of benefit and whether a public use * Is contemplated Is equivalent to letting the plaintiff ‘ In a case select his own Jury." " This defect should be easily cured. The object vf the law is good. When everybody has an equal ■Voice, and there is authority to settle questions im partially, then senvice will come from the plan. The decision serves another turn just now. It shows 4he need of a proper tribunal to review the acts of Stny, legislative body and with the power of declaring them invalid, when they outrage the principle of justice. * PROGRESS MEETS A REBUFF. * A teacher in Connecticut is awaiting trial be cause he got just a step ahead of the procession. •J3eiqg an up-to-date pedagogue, he planned and i rented an electric chair, in which he aat unruly Poys. According to the nature of their offenses, they were treated with applications of electric cur tent of varying intensities. Naturnlly, the boys ob jected. Their fathers went so far as to have the Enterprising professor arrested. Ho sets up as a defense thnt his purpose was to frighten, rather than to injure the boys. He seems to have suc ceeded. • ‘ W’hnt he really has done is to give further em phasis to the reluctance of humnnity to take on new ways. So far ns the actual punishment went, and punishment as a rule consists more in fright than pain, his plan is admirable. The average boy has such acquaintance with the rod or the strap that it holds little terror. The maxim handed down from generations leading back to th# beginning still holds: •‘A scolding doesn’t hurt, a whipping doesn’t last |rag, and kill they dare not.” Many a school boy oh emprise of mischief bent has been sustained by this thought. Here was something new. Nobody enjoys the sensation of an electric shock, even when its coming is known. To be strapped to a chajr for the purpose of receiving a charge is an experience that would certainly make a due impression on the mind of the dullest lad. Yet the parents are of the old school. They were subjected to some other form of punishment, and insist that school discipline shall remain as it was in the beginning. If the culprit is to be sub jected to corporeal punishment, it must follow after the fashion of, the fathers. Maybe they are right, but as a novelty the electric chair offers attraction. It would soon lose its efficacy, for the boys would become accustomed to it in time, but i£ would work wonders while being introduced. STATE INTEREST IN GOOD ROADS. A few days ago farmers living near Hordville, co-operating with the residents of the town, hauled 500 loads of gravel from the Platte river and dis tributed the material over the streets. Up in Burt county, the residents of another town spent one day in putting gravel on a road to close a gap. Such incidents are noted day after day. People of Ne braska are taking an active interest in the good roads movement. They are showing that interest by real work. It will not solve the state’s problem to put gravel on the streets in one small town, nor to grade and finish a road leading to a cemetery at another. But each of these efforts is a move toward the completion of the general task. A great demonstration has been called to meet in Omaha, not because this is the headquarters for the movement, but for the reason that it will give accommodation to more delegates. At this conven tion details of the campaign to get Nebraska out of the mud will be discussed. The big program that has been endorsed, contemplating the expenditure of $42,000,000 within the next seven years, means that the whole state of Nebraska is concerned. Every community, large or small, near or far, is in terested, and every farmer has his share. It is not intended that this money shall be raised by direct taxation. Fees for motor vehicle licenses and a tax on gasoline are looked to as sources for the greater part of the money, and the bulk of the remainder will come from the federal treasury under the good roads law. Plans that have been worked out are compre hensive, sound, and will in time give the state the system of highways that is sought. Good all-the year roads are what Nebraska wants, and what the people are working to provide. WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT. Slowly the milk is beginning to exude from the cocoanut. Frank P. Walsh and Samuel Untermeyer between them have unearthed the awful truth that one of the objects of the republicans in the present campaign is to defeat the candidates on the opposi tion tickets. Wouldn’t that jar you! All over the country the conspiracy has spread. Kvery voting precinct has been entered, even the home has been approached, in this unheard-of proceeding. Litera ture is being employed along with the usual means of speaking in public. Voters are being persuaded to vote for Calvin Coolidge and other republicans. Another fearful fact^ shown up in all its sinister l'ideousness is that the name of neither Elbridge Gary or J. P. Morgan appears on the list of con tributors to the republican campaign fund. Samuel Untermeyer sees in this the unimpeachable truth of his charge that Chairman Butler is holding out on the Borah committee. Sam knows that Gary and Morgan both will feel hurt and humiliated if not per mitted to slip two or three millions apiece into the “slush fund.” to corrupt the electorate.' Frank Whlsh is more exercised over the discov ery that in Montana a move is fostered by the re publicans to prevent Thomas J. Walsh from being re-elected to the United States senate. It is rumored that a similar attempt is being made in Massachu setts to defeat David I. Walsh. Looks like a war is being made on the Walshes. The whole proceeding before the Borah commit tee so far puts the La Follette charges in the cate gory of the ridiculous. All that has been brought out worthy of any attention is the fact that, while j the republican fund is much larger than the others, i it is very much smaller than it was four years ago, j and has not yet come up to the budget set at the | beginning of the campaign. Also, that Clem Shaver | is threatened with a deficit. Somebody has put up a lot of sign boards all over Montana, advising voters to favor Walsh for senator. This causes the senator great worry. He can think of no enemy who would be mean enough to do such a trick, unless it should be the republican rational committee. Ain’t politics getting to be something awful? ---- Congressman Howard complains that the re publicans are putting too much rrmney in the Third district pot. This is perhaps the first time Edgar ever complained about the size of the ante. Commissioner Dunn Is going to change the safety zone designations by drawing lines. What be should do is to put up a high strong wall the on rushing drivers will be willing to respect. One of the ameliorating features of life these hectic days of high-power campaigning is the lus cious pumpkin pie. It never bloomed finer thnn in Nebraska this year. “Jake” Thomas is going to give Omaha the “up and down” this week. He will be astonished if he ever finds out what tho boys have been doing. Montana's contribution to the national repub lican “slush fund,” it seems, is $6. That ought not to keep Senator Walsh awake at nights. And again, the pure-bred sire idea should not he confined to four-footed animals, either. ---* Homespun Verse —By Omaha’s Own Poet— Robert Worthington Davie . - --—---—J THEY’RE WITH THEIR GRANDMA NOW. At eventide I'm lost, tt seems— All Is so mini amt still; So placid that. In ract, my dreams Can not the silence fill. Their constant shouting Is amiss— Hut needed, 1 allow. I can not fit myself to this— They're with their grandma now! TTow often have I wished their veils Might not l>« quite ns strong, jtut this too sudden silence tells Mo that my wish was wrong; And I am listening tonight To a lone cricket's lay, It doesn't seem to strike mS right— The children are away! The gentle patting of their feet Echoes through memory, And all that made their presence sweet la wonderful to me. I will not e'er believe them rode. Nor bothersome. I r»» I've had enough of solitude— They’ra with their grandma now! ^_ ' ~ ' — N Agriculture Has Lost One of Its Ablest Councilors and Friends and the Nation a Worthy Servant ► u -, Letters From Our Readers All letter* mint be signed, but name will be withheld upon request. Communi cations of 200 words and less, will be given preference. V_____J Tax the Nun-Voters. Omaha—To the Editor of The Oma ha Bee: Editor? send out their clar ion calls for "the volets to vote;" the politicians worry how "to get the vot ers to vote," the preachers say the "voters must vote," but the voters themselves are the ones least con cernetl, seemingly, about voting. Ezra Meeker, the air trail blazer, and pioneer Oregon Trail promoter, says "I w’ould make non-voting odi ous," that persons who fail to exer rlse their eleetive franchise should he penalized." His statement is along the lines of a proposal that T submit ted to the Omaha Philosophical so ciety about 10 years ago and was dis cussed by the venerable Mr. Tibbies and others at that time. My Idea is In order to get out the vote am! keep the vote coming out year after year. Instead of falling he low 50 per rent of the qualified vot ers who vote, would he to have a law passed by n 11 legislatures and con gress by which a J10 tax would he levied upon every voter. When the voter goes to the primary he ia to be given a receipt for $5. and when he goes to the fall election for presi dent, that he hg given another re c-ipt for $5. Money ia the only value that a great many people have of values. Bet it hit their poeketbook or checkbook and they may see the importance of their elective franchise. The civil war was fought to give a large number of people the right to vote, yet for all the deaths caused by that war, the great white population is inconsiderate of the sacrifices per formed. Thousands of dollars and countlesa houra of work have been spent to give women the light to vote, 't ill they appreciate It until a money value Is placed upon it? All the taxes collected under the above proposed ldi*a of the J10 non voting tax could bo used in some worthy state enter prise. Mr Editor, Is there any eonstltu tlonal limitation on such an idea? j J. r. cross. If They Succeed Tills Time. Omaha. Neb.—To the Editor of The Omaha Ree: About a vear ago It tie came apparent that Calvin Cnolldge would be nominated to succeed him self Had this not been so there never would have heen any "oil scan dal" pulled off. But the democratic managers became alarmed at the popularity the president was gaining. Something must ho done. A round Ing up of champion gossips, scandal mongers and slanderers was started and the machinery set In motion. Terrible tales of corruption were draw n from dend men's lips. But soon the primaries started end everywhere Calvin Coolldga wna en dnrsed by the republican voters, and nominated by the conven tion In compliance with the wish of the republican voters expressed at the primaries. As the campaign started tho democratic ticket seemed unable to make any headway. This worried the bosses. Tt became more and more evident that tho ticket was doomed to defeat. Then a light went tip. Senator T.n Fotletto had noml nated himself a candidate for prpsl (lent, taken unto himself a running mate, written a platTorm and had captured and annexed to himself the entire soelnllst party and his run nlng mate, Senator Wheeler, brought along the I. W. Wa. Although the "oil Investigation' ' r"^wl Hnd failed to produce the In NETAVERAGE PAID CIRCULATION for Sept., 1924, of THE OMAHA BEE Daily .73,340 Sunday .73,865 Bf>»» twit Include returns, !«ft 6 svsrs, •Ample or papers spoil* d in printing «nd includes no sp^rUl \ j snlrs or frss rlrcuUtion of any kind. V. A. BRIDGE, Cir. Mgr. 1 5uhsr.rihrd and .worn to hefnri ms ; this 4th day of Octohrr, 1924. W. H. QUIVEY. (SmI) Notary Public tended' effect, yet no doubt many re publicans had become bewildered by it and would hesitate about voting for Coolidge. These must be herded over to La Kollette so as to split the republican party and prevent the elec tion of a president by the people, since It was evidently Impossible to elect Davis and Bryan. This should be easy to do since 1.H Kollette lias always been s good republican when running for office. Notice the plan in operation. While mud Is being slung at the president of the United States we hear only words of commendation for Senator I.a Kollette from the democratic press and speakers. His war record, a record of bitter opposition and ob struction to President Wilsons war policy, is carefully hushed up now. and the raillc.il planks In T.a Knl lette't platform are lightly brushed aside as of no significance Now give ye heed to this: If the scheme succeeds this time, then as i prelude to future campaigns scan dais will he stirred up and profes slonal s andal mongers and slander ers will be at a premium. General Dawes Is right: "The proper time to put out a prairie fire Is when It starts." OLD TIMER. \\ Oman's .Advice lo Women Voters. ! Omaha To the Editor of The Oma ha Bee: it’s very seldom that a woman writes anything for The Bee. but as we are to vote we feel like urging every woman to vote right, tnd t" d*> ao all she has to do la to ' ike one look around at the men ahe knows and she will find Juat as one man said in a recent letter In The I!ee: The toughs, the bootleggers, the gamblers and all of that rlsss of people will flock to the polls to vote the democratic ticket, or perhaps now a good many will vote for La Kollette Now, sister voters. If you want to be classed with that kind of people, do Hip same, but I know you don't want a plan elected by such people to be at the head of our gov "rnment for four years. Do you 'ear "V of thst class of people sav ing they are for c’oolldge" No. of 'em sc not. It Is the better elaaa of LUMBER Mill ork and General Building I Material at 25rr or More Saving to you. Don’t even consider buy ing until you have sent ti* com plete lists of what yon need and have our estimates by return mail. No money down. We ship quick and pay the freight. W. F. Hoppe Lumber Co. 9th and 8 St§. Lincoln, Nob. i people, intelligent, earnest and patri otic Americans that will vote for L'oolldge. So vote for Coolidge. HARRIET ROVE. la Follette Against Prohibition. Omaha—To the Editor of The Oma ha Bee: Kor the benefit of those not informed on the congressional record of Senator I-a Follette in regard to prohibition, I lake this means of In forming you. In 3 013 he voted yes on the vote to secure unanimous consent to con si. lec tiie Webb-Kenyon bill. He vot ed yes to exepipt liquors for personal u«e. Five instance* follow where he voted with the wets. He also voted yes on the Stone amendment to com pensate liquor dealers. He did vote to submit the Eighteenth amendment but stated that he did this because he believed in the principle of refer endum. not because he believed in tiie principle of prohibition. He vot ed against the Vclstead enforcement code. He whs not voting on the treaty with Great Britain against' smuggling-1 . As far as the writer knows there ■ » no enforcement plank in the plat 1 form of the Independent party head [ ed by Senator l.t Follette A WHITE RIBBONER. I When in Omaha Hotel Conant 250 Rooms— 250 Baths— Rites tr $3 i —■ ! An enemy of your I Coal Bin. I STANDARD ■ CHICS URNACE I ___ I "BLANKETS| Large Assortment B REAL BARGAINS I Priced From ■ 95c to $6.951 Scott Omaha Tent IS and Awning Co. M 15th and Howard Opposite Auditorium iJP [ ^ ■■ . --- A Sating in Lightr* "Splendld." said the youth In the smoking room as he put down the hewspaper. "I see that the price of gasoline has come down.'' ''Yes,” rejoined one of the other members, ''but I'd no idea vou had a car." "I haven't: hut I've a gasoline cigar lighter.”—Kdinburgh Scota man.___ MISSOURI HARD k WOOD IN p Fireplace, Furnace i| Cut to Lengthi— Ife vVell Sea»oned, Dry and Clear » 12-inch, 16-inch, 24-inch j!fi Oak—Hickory—Ash K Phone AT lantic 2700 jW Sunderland Bros. Ce. 1 15th and Harney |V; YOU CAN RIDE fROk* ow a Ha ic ERIE RAILROAD DOUBLE TRACK FROM CHICAGO The scenic double track pastengei route Two of the finest threugh trains daily. Nightly Sleeper tc Columbus, Ohio. Ask any Ticket Agent of connecting lines or write 5. L. CLARK. General Agent Woodmen of the World Bldg.. Omaha. Neb. A. F. Wainscott, Trav. Pass. Aft., 330 Railway Lit Bldg., Kansas City, Ms H C HOLABIKO. G P A Ck cagn RADIANT COAL] Smokeless Semi-Anthracite E | Lump $13.50 Mine Run $11.50 Slack $8.50 I Phone WA-lnut 0300 P [ UPDIKE iw II See Samples of This Coal at Hayden’s Grocery Dept. P i n B /' ' - ' - - — f ....— _ — —— \ - I F P I-eachy of Carleton, Neb., Is the first In with an answer to our recent acrostic. Thst Mr. Beachy selected the wrong exHetive of four letters docs not materially alter the facts. He merely used a stronger one than we did. , Our congratulations to the "young people s pastm" who is giving advice about marriage to young people. If his advice is followed to the limit there will be noticeable results, the exact nature of which only the future ran reveal. Announcement that Alfred Clapp is dead would not cause a ripple. But it is different when the name of Hew Dockstader Is mentioned. Yet one man bore both names, although the flrat was almost unknown. I^w DorkatacW made millions j laugh, He never sprung a joke that hurt the feelings of man or woman He radiated laughter and good cheer And that, after all Is said and d#ne, good friends, Is about the best sort of thing man can do. We are ag'ln the proposition to impose a fine upon voter* who remain away from the polls through indifference nr neglect. We are ag'in it for the same reason that we ate ag in merely imposing a fine upon reckless auto drivers. It is not sufficient punishment. The voter who fails to vote should b* ostracized, excommunicated and banished from beneath the protecting folds of the flag. The idea of a "Father and Son" week is fine. It may el'* a lot of hoys an opportunity to see Iwd away from the office, the eilih or the golf links. There is just one trouble with the Idea, however; it lacks 51 weeks of being what it should be. Having thoughtfully crossed our fingers w* make admis sion that although more than *0 winters have left their traces in our once raven locks, we have never had our tonsil* re moved, never had our appendix amputated, never shot a golf hall, never wore knee panties since our 30th birthday, and don f know the difference between Einstein’s theory of relativity and the contents of the fourth dimension. This to explain why we are such darned poor company at an evening gathering where nothing but conversation is indulged in. A recent visit to a well-equipped public school playground Impelled us to wonder hown thunder we managed to enjoy recess and noon periods in our youthful days Our playground equipment consisted of a shinny club cut with our own hands from an Osage orange hedgerow, a baseball hat laboriously shaved out from a hickory slab, and a ball made from yarn un raveled from divers and sundry woolen socks of home manufac ture. Our athletic coach was the boy who was big enough to enforce his order*. But, as vve remember it, we had a bully ■ good time, in spite of all the handicaps. As one means of getting out the vote on election day we suggest that golf courses and bridge tables be closed on elec tlon day to all except those who are able to present a cer tificate to the effect that they have voted. If the party who deftly and surreptitiously lifted the copy i of Sheldon's History of Nebraska from the littered up desk »t which we daily labor, will kindly return it, all will be forgiven. Paul and Webster agree upon the definition of the word "faith," and who are we to suggest a better? But if you want to see a real definition of faith take a look at the average < in didate for public ( file •>. Your vote may be the one to decide an election. Make this ! the Year of Nebraska's Big Vote! W1EE M. MAi'PIN. ---' New way ends Corns quick HERE is instant relief from that burning corn—the new way. Acts quick, no waiting for results— iifferent from any other method. . • Pain stops instantly, then the corn ^ loosens and comes off. Ends the dan ger of paring acorn yourself. Sim ply get Blue-.iay at your druggist. Use it tonight, walk in comfort to morrow'. Crippled by Corns? Use “Gets-lt” lt'« ind wonderful how 'tVvTt'’ vat •ml r« ’ 'uvi Pvt a few rtrotva at • li ra a buttrnc c *:n and Pr>--in IS, pa,a ... . „ on.e f vnv-rr ,S matter bow Km* <« <» h»-i coma, bow had they may he, wSetVr hard ar *.'!'■ nr ahat >nu have tried, hr'leva tSr. - t.,t> It will end ram |H" at once im von ra cvn lift the ram ntht o« wits the rite-*. * blooev ha, k (Sumtee C«at» hut a t-t£~ •aid tvwiywhere k Lawreaca k C*. Chaw* C,+%9 ?«" I* *oM In ill* PttT fc. man A lit Corn *11 Drug Co. • « drug ttor#^
