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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1925)
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Matson, county attorney of Ivincaster county, speaking before the members of the Omaha Bar association Thursday noon at the Brandels restaurants. lie bitterly assailed the state legislature for what he termed passing laws that allow registra tion of horses, inspection of osteo paths and chiropodists, and allow ing of hiving commissions, while it refuses to pass laws lo eurb crime. Blames "Fool Ijtws." "It is evident that if the wave of crime-is not stopped our civiliza tion is threatened," he said. "Despite the fact that the public, says there is no crime, any county attorney’s office will tell you that crime is increasing at an alarming rate,'' he told the Omaha attorneys. He Warned the many "fool laws’’ and too much regulation for this in crease. "It is a crime to soil clgarets to a youth bet wen the ages of 1S and 21 In Nebraska hut at the same time there Is no law against him smoking clgarets. There are laws making it a penalty for speeding by country cross roads, passing vehicles on the road or passing over a bridge at more than 15 miles an hour," he said. "Everything la Regulated." "Then there are the regulations in laws. They regulate this and they regulate that, everything ts regulat ed. Is it any reason that a boy starts on the path of crime?” he asked. His talk was said by the 50 attor neys present to have been one of the best ever heard on the crime sub ject In Omaha. It follows in part: "We Americans are an original and amazing people. We pride ourselves on doing tilings differently and we do things differently and we do things on a big scale. There's nothing email about us,, except the republican vote south of the Mason and Dixon line. We Defy Competition. "Our music, our art, our politics and our sports are all our own and we ex'cel at whalerei tt* undertake. Wo have the highest and biggest buildings In the world, the world's champion boxers In every class and the world’s champion wrestlers. We defy competition. "Rut speaking of sports, some mis guided commentator has said that baseball Is our national past-time, tie overlooked the fact that the playing of this game Is limited, for the most part, to the summer months and Is engaged In by but a relatively small proportion of the male population on the sunny side of mid life. Newspaper accounts of the games occupy the In side of publications save for a few days during the world series, when they divide front page space with politics and scandal. “Other commentators, equally mis guided. have said that football Is the great national sport, but they too have ignored the fact that Its playing Is limited to a few short months In the autumn, and the players are gener ally husky young males attending high schools or colleges, and the sea son expires with the selection of “all" teams, by experts and near experts, poRsessIng varying degrees of expert ness, Fame Is Temporary. “The fame of the heroes of the diamond and the gridiron la temporary and fleeting. With the approach of age or the conferring of degrees these heroes retire to the professional and business world, and the stars of to day are forgotten In the glamor of the stars of tomorrow. “The real national sport Is not. baseball: It is not football; It Is not any other athletic game or contest. It is murder and robbery! It Is con fined to no season of the year. In fart It is encaged in every day of tile year, rain or shine. It is playv ed by the old as vvell as the young, it is played in the dark as well as in the light, it Is played in every state of the union. There are no sex distinctions and the color line Is not drawn, , The players are always front page headliners. A musty and mildewed rha raoter of the underworld blos som* into an American Beauty rose overnight when she murders her paramour or rival. No one ever heard of a murderess who wasn't beautiful or wistful when seen through the astigmatic eyes of the reporter straining his or her voca bulary In an endeavor to write some thing unusual- and here I may say that a beautiful murderess Is usually unusual. Some scintillating sob-sister of either the male or female variety, applies some brilliant sobriquet and at once it becomes a household phrase from Penobscot bay to San Diego har bor. Not a detail of the sordid life or crime is omitted. Tf there's a triangle or sex complex, hotzlggity! How- It is devoured.. Pa and Ma and the children vIp wllh each other to get the first peep at the paper. "Trial By Newspapers." ■ i enluries ago men aettled their differences by ordeal; then fol lowed trial by battle, then trial by jury. But we In America, while re taining In form “trial by jury, have substituted trial by newspaper. Kvery observer knows that news papers create public sentiment snd that public sentiment moves Juries. I've even heard of convictions being reversed because public sentiment! was In favor of the prosecution, but I've never heard any criticism of acquittals that have been brought about through public sentiment or clamor. “We have so much crime in \incrica because we make It profitable to follow erime as a voca tion. \ St. I,ouis highway man w ho can play fourth class ragtime on a piano is permitted hy a misguided warden to broadcast Ids product over tile radio, lie gains a pardon, is donated thousands of dollars and heroines a S6IKI a week attraction on file vaudeville stage. Ills story, j Is carried hy the leading press : agencies and his photograpli is rar | lied in the leading dailies of the nation. Moral, if you want to gain —Special— : 2,000 PLAYER : : PIANO ROLLS : ! 10 for $1 j - Sample—Demonatrator—Uaed ■ : A. HOSPE CO. ! 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It absorbs and carries through the intestinal tract a great amount of moisture. Through the length of its journey, it sweeps and cleans thoroughly. It rouses a sluggish intestine to natural, healthy action. Contrast this natural action with the irritating effect of habit-form ing drugs and pills which lose their effectiveness unless the dose is increased constantly, Elat at least two tablespoonfuls of Kellogg’s ALL-BRAN every day — in chronic cases, with every meal. If eaten regularly, it is guaranteed to bring permanent relief, or your grocer returns the purchase price. It is never neces sary to increase tjie amount you first find effective. Eat it with milk or cream; sprinkled over other cereals; cooked with hot cereals; in soups, and in the recipes given on every package. You’ll like it with fruit too. Only ALL-BRAN can bring sure results. Products which are only part bran are doubtful. They bring only partial results, or none at all. Doctors recommend Kellogg’s ALL-BRAN. They know it brings results. So don’t you take chances. Kellogg’s is the original and only ALL-BRAN, You know what it will do. Go to your grocer and buy a package of Kellogg's ALL BRAN. It is also served in leading hotels and restaurants. Begin eat ing it today. You’ll feel better in a week. The original ALL-BRAN—ready-to-eat Rtutvts CONSTIPATION ^ - AU.BRAN i COOKCD/>kbumbud lj( •tAOV TO CAT 9? | fame anil fortune heroine a high wayman and an ex-ConvIrt. "Occasionally a murderer or "a t hug gets convicted anil Is sentenced to a pensl Institution. If he's youthful enough he's sent to a boarding school, sometimes called a reformatory, from which he may hope to graduate with honors and be admitted to the peni tentiary for more daring and glorious deeds. If he's beyond the reformatory age, then lie s consigned to the peni tentiary. temporarily. He doesn't even land In either institution until rela tives, friends and hired agents arc pulling at the latchstrlng to get him out. A charitable public, more in tent on reforming some degenerate who could he reformed only by being reborn, than -In protecting life and property from bandits, has placed the pardon and parole power In some po litical agency, an agency that prob ably never gave a thought to the subject of crimes and criminals hi* fore being elected. A few months or years at the most, with no hard wotk, with regular hours to ent and sleep, first class food, baths, libraries, schools, moving pictures and theaters, then the Inevitable parole, pardon or commutation, and once more liberty. 500 Per Cent Increase. "But were reforming them, and we re reforming them fast right here in Nebraska. In 1908 there were four committed to our penitentiary for robbery, and In 1923 more than 20, an Increase of over 500 per cent. In 15 years’ In 1908 there was none con victed of automobile stealing and only 21 for horse stealing, while in 1923 there were more than 50 convicted of automobile stealing! If we keep on reforming them at this rate we'll, not Only have to Increase our penitentiary and reformatory facilities, hut our county jails as well, for they are hold ing the overflow now. "Rut. as I said before, we do things on a big scale In this country. We ha\e In round numbers 10,000 mur ders each year In the l_'nltef] states, j which Is 17 time* as many per 1,000 ' af papulation as they have in flre.it Britain. W# defy any nation in tr.e world even to approximate otir re ord. It is estimated that last year the public was bilked out of $3,80f'. 000,000, more money than the na tfonal government expended. Who can say we don't do things on a big scale? Why such annual losses ns these would bankrupt many nations of the world. But we are gluttons for punishment. We keep on spend irg our money, organizing our forced, legulating each other's morals, ,-has Ing bootleggers, pursuing underworld characters and rounding up the gap biers. Alt of which Is important, but pone of which is to be compared in Importance with the protection of life firm the murderer and highwayman. But we ll wake up some day. Jurt give us time. We're young yet. "Why, sometimes we just get all wrought up. W> can't contain our solve*. We get so doggoned exas perated that we can't and don't wait for the law to take Its course. We say, what's the use? In right eons Indignation we seek out the aeeused. innocent or guilty, we overpower the Jailer, take out the rulprit and without trial, without a chance for any defense, even with out prayer for the soul of the vic tim, we hang hint, we shoot him. we bum hint, or, here in Nebraska, in order to he sure he's dead, we hitch the remains on helitnd -an automobile and drag It up and down the streets, whooping snd cheering | in the ebullieifce of our young spir its. and tlitn burn what there Is left. If a mayor or peace officer get* in the way we Iry to hang him. too. What'* one mayor lea* to a body- of enthusiastic patriot* Intent on execution of lynch law—every town ha* lot* of mayoralty mate rial. < liininal * IJte I’reciou*. "But a human life 1* precious, that i*. if it Is the life of a criminal. The life of the law abiding citizen doesn't seem to he worth much to the pub 11c, no matter how dear It may l>c to him and his dependent*. "The fame of the bandit Is endur ing—if his crimes are of sufficient magnitude he becomes a famous character. What nation can rl\al such products a* Jesse James. Frank James, t 'ole Younger, Harry K. Thaw. Tommy O’Oohnor, Al Jennings, • Jerald Chagman and Harry- Snod grass? Why, Al Jennings, e* train robber, came within a few voles of being nominated for governor by the dominant political party- of a aov erelgn state: Who can say that 26 years from now Dickie I.oeb and Nathan Beopold will not V»e running fur public office on the reform ticket, promising vigorous prosecution of bootleggers, prostitutes and gamblers? "When will this situation be changed? When the people realize the magnitude of their folly. When the life of the innocent and lawabid ing becomes as important and as de serving of protection as the life of his murderer. AYhen the thug is an outcast of society- and not Its hero, coddled and petted. AYhen the profit is taken out of outlawry. AA'hen we gi\e as much thought and attention to protecting human life as we do to regulating morals. When protection of capital from criminals becomes as great an issue os repealing the code law or reducing national expenses. When readers protest against print Ing the sensational, scandalous, the salacious, for newspapers print only what they think their leaders want. When we quit wasting our sympathy on outlaws and begin to respect not only the laws but the officers who personify the law. AA'hen the rules of procedure are changed by- our leg islatures In response to public opinion so that the state ha* a fighting chance in a trial, and prosecution may- be quickly- had. And when pub lic opinion forces legislature* to make punishment, of the violation of the state's laws certain by abolishing Indeterminate sentences and limiting paroles, pardons and commutations to those offenders only who' are proved not guilty by newly discovered evi dence." Beiderman Bids for Post of County Agent at ( hadron Special Dispatch to Tha Omaha Baa. Chadron, Feb. 17.—Accompanied by J. F. J.awrence of the Nebraska ex tension-department, Henry Beiderman visited Dawes county with an aim of becoming the county agent. Mr. Beiderman is the present county agent of Keith county at Ogalalla. The vacancy at Chadron tvas caused by the resignation of Clem V. 8vo boda, who left for the western coast recently to enter the furniture busi ness. Powell Gives Address at Ashland Banquet Ashland, Feb, IT. — Clark G. Powell, commissioner of Omaha Chamber of Commerce, was princi pal speaker at the annual banquet of the .Vahland Chamber of Commerce H. A. Wlggenhorn, president of the Farmers and Merchants bank, off! elated as toastmaster. Igou's serena dors gave musical selections. What do they mean by “western, coffee”? They mean that superb beverage that gave the West its reputation as the home of coffee-excellence. They mean Hills Bros. Red Can Coffee, pride of t1 ' coffee loving West, toast of millions trom Puget Sound to the Mississippi. Break the vacuum seal of a tin of Hills Bros. Inhale that sense-thrilling bouquet! Brew a cup and taste that wonderful flavor! Any wonder Hills Bros, is The. Recognized Standard of coffee-quality? And that flavor is sealed for keeps in vacuum. 11 i 1 Is Bros. Coffee is economical to use. HILLS BROS COFFEE In thr arifinal Iaruum Path vhi.h heft tht (*§•* frith. HIM' . MFRCAMtll AARFHOl't 10 . Il'h ' I. ■.« « .v.»v. *.v i rkcnt. At 0»;i. O It.'MU ’ ftr* ferenc*. MiMoiiri Pacific to Aid in Beautifying PlattsmoutK Plattsmouth, Feb. 27.—Division Bi> perlntendent C. J Brown of the Mis souri Pacific was here Wednesday looking over the company's property preliminary to the making of numer. j oils improvements in its passenger station and grounds adjoining the i bfaska Masonic home. The Missouri Pacific landscape gar dener will be here soon, Mr. Brown 1 stated ,to work out plans In conform ity with those of the home associa tion, which Include the extensive planting of trees about the ground* as well as rows of trees along both sides of the new Webster boulevard recently opened to travel through the grounds These will be planted by the Plattsmouth park board. The station grounds aro located rn the K T and George Washington high ways and are viewed by auto tourists as well as hundred* of passenger* riding OTer the main line of the Mis souri Pacific, and Mr. Brown state* the company is desirious of co-operat ing with the city and Masonic homo board in every way in making Its property an object of beauty. Planking of Burlington - _, Bridge at Rulo to Be I'rgctf \ t Table Rock, Feb. 27.—A move M being sponsored by several towns In this part of the state to plank the liu.llugton bridge at Rulo, which would afford an easy crossing of tfc* Missouri river by autos and other vehicles. The bridge has been gone over by engineers of the state department and they state that the bridge would bo suitable for such a project. Delegates i from several towns are making ar. rangements to meet Burlington offi cials with the h»pe that they will ap- t ■ prove the proposition Towns in this section of the stat* behind the movement include Table Rock, Falls City. Humboldt. I'awson, Snlem, Teeumseh. Auburn, Stella, 1 Rulo and Howe. At present autos 5 and vehicles cross the river here ot* : a ferry. 81 Attend Epworth 1 Institute at Nelson j Nelson. Feb. 27.—South Hasting* ■ district. Epworth league Institute S held at Nelson. Neb . was voted a I great success. Rev. Earl M. Kendall fl of Sui>erior was dean and Rev. \ in* m cent R. Reebo of Nelson, president ■ district manager. There was A m paid registration of S4. The faculty ft was composed of Mrs. Marie Wilcox, ■ general secretary of International As- B social Ion of Woman Preachers; Prof. ■ Wes’.ev Rratt of the Hastings Hig* ^ school faculty; Rev. E. M. Kendall, jK pastor at Superior; Miss Effie Ryan, pastor at Bradshaw, and Dr. I. Ft, » Schrsckengast. chancellor of the Nee ^^B braska Wesletan university. XV . Wymore Teacher Stricken. Wymote, Feb. 27.—Miss Ant* Stos well, one of the Wymote High school teachers, was rushed to a Beattie* hospital Thursday. ha\ ;ng been struck with a sudden and severe at* tack of acute appendicitis, and a* operation was performed.