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New Men, New Monu
ments.
O’Banion and Napoleon.
Harvard’s Catholic “Fel
low.”
Beheading Two Sisters.
By ARTHUR BRISBANE.
As men change, their monuments
change. A pile of drying skulls,
five times the height of a man,
seemed glorious to one kind of
ruler. Then came the great pyra
mid, with the little body of some
Pharaoh lying under it. Then the
man on horseback, with letters tell
ing how he had ridden over his
enemies. There was the castle on
the hill, and the great cathedral
monument to religion’s power.
Now comes the financial monu
ment, celebrating the power of
capital, which is human labor
frozen into money, controlling mil
lions of dollars ready to be re
leased for any kind of work.
p Yesterday in Chicago, S. W.
r Straus dedicated to the use of con
structive finance a building 32 stor
ies high, costing $18,000,000, look
ing out across Lake Michigan, and
creating a new financial center on
Michigan avenue.
With his “Straus plan,” S. W.
Straus has done more building, in
the big cities of the United States,
than any other individual in Amer
ica. More than any other he has
contributed to the solution of a
great problem thut followed the
»' war—the shortage of dwellings.
Dollars gathered together and
wisely used together have power as
great as that of the waters gath
ered together above Niagara’s cliff.
The Straus plan gathers scat
tered dollars, and combines them
for safe investment in big build
ing units. Under this plan, safe
and profitable investments are
found for hundreds of millions and
employment for tens of thousands
of mechanics.
S. W. Straus is able truthfully
to boast of the fact that in more
than forty years of continuous
business no investor has ever lost
a dollar through his firm.
He deserves congratulations on
his new and gigantic monument to
conservative finance.
Clergymen in Chicago deplore
the “grand funeral” given to Dion
O’Banion, a professional murderer.
They say the $10,000 coffin and ex
| pensive flowers set a bad example.
“What will the youth of our cities
think about it?” asks the Rev. Dr.
McCartney.
Another Interesting question Is
this: What will civilized human
beings in the future think about
the honor we pay the corpse of Na
poleon, lying under the magnificent
gilt dome of the “Invalides?”
There was a real, wholesale kill
er, a champion “gunman.” When
poor devils, soldiers of another
gunman, were fleeing across the ice
of a frozen lake, he said to the
gunners, “Lower your aim, and
break the ice.” The men were
drowned. O’Bonion never would
have thought of that.
John J. Chapman of New York
protests to William Lawrence, Epis
copal bishop of Massachusetts, be
cause a Roman Catholic, James
Byrne, has been elected a “fellow”
of Harvard college. Mr. Chapman
says the Roman Catholics are try
ing to “control American educa
tion.”
Mr. Chapman knows the history
of ancient universities. He knows
that in France, Spain, Italy, Eng
land and elsewhere, they were
folded directly by the Roman
Catholic church.
If universities in Paris, at Ox
ford, and elsewhere, would survive
the fact that they were direct crea
tions * of the Roman Catholic
church, it is probable that Harvard
will be able to survive the election
of one Roman Catholic “fellow.”
This is the first time, by the way,
that a Roman Catholic has ever
been elected one of the seven “fel
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In Berlin yesterday two young
sisters, Elizabeth and Gertrude
Alma, 23 and 24 years old, were
sentenced to have their heads cut
off for murder. These young wo
men, educated, studying with a
Belgian artist, murdered his house
keeper and robbed the house.
You know that there is a differ
ence between men and women when
you read that. To read that two
young men had murdered some one
would not shock you much, but sis
ters committing a murder—that
seems very strange.
It is hard to imagine two young,
educated women committing mur
der,' and harder still to imagine
any human being standing up,
broad-ax in hand, to chop off the
heads of two girls, one after the
other.
The girls will feel nothing. The
moment their necks are broken
sensation will end. The man that
cuts their heads off will feel as lit
tle, probably.
How deep are the depths of bru
tality in human beings, of all na
tionalities?
In New York a woman has been
convicted of atrociously burning
the fingers of her stepdaughter, a
child 9 years old, for taking a 5
cent piece. The child was seen in
school weeping over her burned
hands. If any head is to be cut
off, it should be that of the woman
capable of such a crime. She might
produce children like herself.
The government is arranging to
supply the Shenandoah, Los An
geles and future dirigibles with fuel
in midocean. Admiral Moffett
plans a sort of bridle to hold the
airboat while she drops a pipe to
the deck of the ship and sucks up
a gasoline supply.
That will seem strange in future,
when airships will be five times as
big as any vessel ever launched
and will easily go twice around the
world under their own power, or
more probably by “wireless power”
taken up from power stations on
the earth.
Builta Tells of
Airplane Trip,
London to Paris
Lions Also to Hear Frank
Beels in Plea for Better
Roads in Ne
braska.
A 140-inile trip by airplane from
London to Paris was the most thrill
ing experience during his recent trip
abroad, said Frank Builta in relat
ing some of his experiences and im
pressions to members of the Lions
dub Tuesday noon at the Hotel
Fontenelle.
"It was a 10-passenger plane and
the majority of travelers in it were
Americans," said Builta. "The revo
lutions made to a height of a mile
were frightening but the bumps from
air pockets made gooseflesh. I was
relieved when we reached Paris.’’
Devastation Cleared Up.
In reference to Paris, Builta told
the men that all they had heard of
Paris was true. He said that 90 per
cent of the devastated war region had
been cleared up in Fiance. Builta
said that although the man of the
streets in England hud no love for
America, that France felt nothing but
kindliness toward us.
A plea for all civic organisations to
join the Nebraska Good Roads as
sociation was made by Frank L.
Beels, secretary of the association.
Nebraska 45tli.
"During the six years of trying to
build good roads in Nebraska we
have been handicapped by lack of
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funds.” said Beels. "Our highway de
partment in the slate has been a
football in politics for years. Now a
nonpartisan highway commission has
been appointed and the efforts will
be to plan a consistent road building
program, to regulate a saving of all
funds possible and to work for more
efficient maintenance of highways.
Nebraska is a part of a little island
of states surrounded by gasoline tax
states. A source of inco'me could be
even derived from tourists on such
a tax. Now Nebraska stands 45th
in the number of hard surface scads
in the state.
"The stronger counties and strong
e’r cities must help the weaker," Mr.
Beels continued. "Your paved roads
now lead to dirt roads and we want
them to lead td paved ones. The
association needs the support of the
taxpayers in Omaha.”
Oberlies to Speak.
L. O. Oberlies of Lincoln will^be
speaker at the Concord club's dad
and son meeting Thursday noon at
the Fontenelle hotel. All members
have been requested to bring their
own son or some other lad.
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Plans Made Here
for G. A. R. Camp;
8,000 Are Expected
National Officers Also to At
tend State Encampment
in Omaha Next
May 5.
Twelve hundred delegates and 5,000
to 8,000 visitors are expected to be
in Omaha the week of May 5, 1925.
at the Nebraska department encamp
ment of the G. A. R. and allied or
ganizations, it was stated yesterday
at a meeting of officers of all the
organizations in the Rome hotel to
make preliminary plans.
Harmon Bross, assistant adjutant
general of the Nebraska G. A. It.,
presided. The following general com
mittee was appointed for the en
campment:
J. S. Davisson, past department
commander, chairman: R. S. Wilcox,
Charles T. Moore, Dr. J. B. Ralph,
Joseph T. Beatty, all of the G. A. R.;
Moses P. O’Brien, Earl S. Lewis, W.
lJ. Hatterworth, Charles T. Smith.
John Berger, all of the Sons of Veter
ans; Selestlne Troyer, department
president Women's Belief Corps,
Grand Island; Ora D. Jones, depart
ment president G. A. R. Ladies, Lin
coln; Lena Hubeck. department presi
dent Daughters of Veterans, 8t. Paul;
and Mrs. A. B. Butler, division presi
dent, Sons of Venterans auxiliary.
University Place.
The commander-in-chief of the G.
A. R. and Sons of Veterans and other
national officers will attend the en
campment.
The Rome hotel was chosen as
headquarters. Memorial hall in the
courthouse as well as two other meet
ing places outside the hotel will be
used for the sessions of the organiza
tions.
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WINS BY 9 VOTES
Hartington, Nov. 18.—The canvass
ing board in making the official
count of votes for Cedar county judge
found that Judge Wilbur F. Bryant,
republican, had defeated Clarence E.
Haley, democrat, by 9 votes. The
mail vote gave Bryant 16 and Haley
4. Before the official count Haley
was leading by 5 votes but in the
final count he lost one and Judge
Bryant gained one.
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At a Meeting of the Board of Directors:
The General Manager speaks:
“Gentlemen, since our last meeting we have received
notices from our insurance agents, stating that our
policies are expiring. I recommend that I be author
ized to renew these policies on our stock and buildings
and automobiles.”
The Presidents
“That should be attended to—but I think we are ignor
,, ing an important point in regard to the placing of
our insurance. Have you a list of the companies
whose policies we now hold!”
General Manager:
“Yes, sir. Here it is.”
The Presidents
“Gentlemen, I am surprised to find none of our insur
> ance is with our good Omaha companies. I am im
pressed with the financial strength and progress of
our Omaha insurance companies. We all know their i
various managers personally. I think you will agree
with me that we owe it to our own business and to
the community at large to show special consideration
to these prosperous Omaha companies when renewing
these policies.”
General Managers
“Are you sure, Mr. President, that they are safe com
, panics to handle our risks!”
The Presidents
“Certainly. I have examined the statements of the fire
companies who are now carrying our risks and find
n that the ratio of their assets to their obligations out
standing is about $1.65 for every $1 of their obliga
tions, while our Omaha fire insurance companies have
assets of approximately $5.28 to every $1 of obliga
tions outstanding.”
General Managers
“That convinces me of the safety of our local com
panies. I desire to patronize them. I have found,
moreover, that many of their thousands of employes
are customers of ours. These companies expend large
amounts in Omaha annually. I have recently learned
that their combined assets and investments centered
in Omaha exceed $150,000,000.00.”
“I, therefore, move that we establish the rule that we
fhall hereafter require that Omaha insurance com
panies be offered their full line of insurance—fire,
i tornado, casualty, automobile, accident, together with
business life insurance, before we purchase policies
in any of the other companies.”
From the Minutes:
- “The motion was unanimously adopted.”
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The Financial Stability of These Omaha
Companies is Beyond Question:
Equity Life Insurance Co. Guarantee Fund Life Association
Prairie Life Insurance Co. National Security Fire Insurance
Omaha Life Insurance Co. Company
Columbia Life Insurance Co. Woodmen of the World Life Insur
Travelers’ Health Association ance Association
Physicians’ Casualty Associa- North American National Life In
tion surance Company
Nebraska Indemnity Co. Northwestern Life Insurance Co.
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Bridgeport, Nov, IS.—Acting upon
advice of Professor Stewart of the
Agricultural college at Lincoln, who
judged the exhibits at the corn show
held at Chappell last week, Paul Mc
Nair. winner of sweepstakes prize,
and other winners In the various
classes will exhibit corn at the In
ternational corn show at Chicago. Mr.
Stewart declared that some of the
specimens on exhibition at Chappell
were the most perfect samples of
corn he had ever seen, and offered
to take them to the Chicago show and
look after them while there. The
Chappell exhibition Included samples
of corn and potatoes from seven
counties.
Ponca.—A high school literary en
tertainment and carnival held here
was attended by a large crowd and
the proceeds, $141. will be used to
pay for football equipment.
JUDGE KELLEY
DIES IN IDAHO
Madison. Nov. 18.—The Teton Peak
Chronicle. St. Anthony, Idaho, chron
icles the death of Judge Hugh D.
Kelley, at his home at Ashton,
Idaho, October 31, death resulting
quite suddenly from acute Indiges
tion. Funeral services were con
ducted by the Odd Fellow's of Ashton
and St. Anthony with 200 Odd Fel
lows present, representing every
part of Snake Klver country. Among
those who spoke was Judge N. D.
Jackson, formerly of Nellgh, Neb.
Judge Kelly was a pioneer of
Madison, coming from Iowa In 1881.
In 1882 he was appointed county
Judge of Madison county, and after
wards was elected for several terms.
In 1891 he moved to Norfolk, where
he resided until 1901 when he went
to Squirrel Creek country, Idaho,
where he has since made his home.
He was a member of Madison
Lodge No. 85. I. O. O. F.
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