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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 A Y THE BEE PUBLISHING CO., Publisher N. B. UPDIKE. President BALLARD DUNN. JOY M. HACKLEF. Editor in t hief Business Manager MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press, of which The Bee ia a member, i* exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper, and ajso the local news published herein. All rights of republication of our special dispatches are » aUo reserved. . » - • The Omaha Bee Is a member of the Audit Rureau of Circulations, the recognized authority on circulation audits, and The Omaha Bee’s circulation is regularly audited by their organizations. Entered as second-class matter May 28, 1908. at Omaha postoffice, under act of March 8, 1879. BEE TELEPHONES Pr'v.te Branch Kxchanp.. A.k for AT Untie 1000 the Department, or Person Wanted. V l f OFFICES Main Office—17th and Farnam Chicago— Steger Bldg. Boston—Globe Bldg. Lo* Angeles -Fred L. Hall. Sa.n Fernando Bldg. San Francisco- Fred L. Hall, Sharon Bldg. New York City- 270 Madison Avenue Seattle—-A. L. Nietz. 514 Leary Bldg. MAIL SUBSCRIPT ION RATES DAILY AND SUNDAY 1 year |5.00, 6 months $3 00, 3 months 11.75, 1 month 76e DAILY ONLY 1 year 11.50, 6 months $2.75. 3 months $1.50, 1 month 76c SUNDAY ONLY 1 year $3.00, 6 months $1.76, 3 months $1.00, 1 month 50e Subscriptions outside the Fourth postal zone, or 600 miles from Omaha: Daily and Sunday, $1.00 per month; daily only, 75c ner month: Sunday only, 50c per month. CITY SUBSCRIPTION RATES ■ Morning nnH Sunday .1 month 35c, 1 week 20c K\ening and Sunday ..1 month 65c, 1 week 16c Sunday Only .1 month ?0c, 1 week 6c -— been engaged in a controversy over taxes with the secretary of treasury. A law suit is certain, and it is not unnatural that the senator may not want a personal enemy to try the ease on part of the gov ernment. Senator Walsh, who led the fight against con firmation, is attorney' for the defense of Senator Wheeler, who will soon answer in federal court in Montana, might also be suspected of having a direct concern in the attorney general. Maybe it is unfair to impugn the motives of any of the senators, but it certainly is unfortunate that the chief opponents of Warren’s confirmation are situated as they are. Chiefly, however, it is a continuation of the fight of the senate against the president. A ques tion of whether the legislative department is to dominate the executive. So far both sides are within their rights under the constitution. A concession will have to be made by one side or the other, if the vendetta is to be ended. However, the country will be inclined to agree that Coolidge has given an other proof of the firmness and courage that won him such a majority last November. It might do no harm if the senators were to look over the returns. _______ _ "I ^A Little Louder, No One Seems to Hear You, SUNNY SDK UP *. ' Hake Comfort, nor forget , Qhat Sunrise ne\Serfailed us^etr^^ 1 •?--=^ f As a diagnostician our old friend. Penn Fmlrea. Is entitled j to commendation, lie says there are mo many people singing "Blues." llut what can we do about it, unless it is to 1 ass a Raw" A certain proportion of tlie population in every com munity Is addicted to singing "Blues." They simply cannot help it They were born that way. They are never happv un less miserable, and happiest when making others miserable. The only time we ever doubt the wisdom nt the Creator is when we are so unfortunate as to Ice thrown in ointact with a c hronic warbler of "Blues.” Knakcs and lizards and co, k loaches may have a place in Hie eternal cosmos, but what n thunder is a chronic grouch good for. anyhow? We hone the lime will never come when we will be com pelled to leave Omaha. We like it immensely. But if the time ever comes when conditions compel us to seek a livelihood else where, we are going to hire a hall and spend an hour or two telling folk who come to hear us lust what we think is the matter with the city. And we shall use language calculated to make "What Price Glory" sound like a Sunday school session. We hftve had more or less to do with politics and politicians in Nebraska for the last 40 years. We have known politicians In break promises made to individuals and to the public, but we have known onlv two or three who engaged in politics for profit. And they didn’t get far. The politicians we have known plaved the game because they liked it. It afforded them an outlet for their energies. It is to them what golf is to some men. ooker to others, and bucking the board of trade i« to still others. Played on the square it is full of thrills, and those wild do not play it on the square are soon sent to C oventry. Nebraska Limerick. There was a young man in North Platte Who grew most enormously fat. Jle heard of a diet And carefully tried it. And now lie's as thin as a slat. - Itrnin IaaU*. •Wisdom i« good with an Inheritance, but the foolish heir soon goes broke. The truest happiness Is found In learning to do without things vnii do nr|t nepd. A waste of time is for a lazy man to call on the Lord for help. .... There is a heap of differenc» between ailing or Rod for what you want and calling on God for what you need Did you ever hear of a soul being turned to righteousness by a pulpit discussion of a popular novel? Some people are listening so intently before the loud spe ,ker of the radio that they couldn't hear Opportunity if site' nocked. Time was when politicians were busy passing laws. Now they ore busier pa-sine the buck. Favorites of Ours. Among our favorites we name Is Col. William Rice, lie never lays on us the blame, Or gives us good advice. Modern Definitions. Failure-The foundation on whic h the greatest successes ate built. Success—A failure that wouldn't stay failed. Ambition—A mainspring that i« too seldom wound. Knw The tribute paid by little mind Gossip- Repetition by you of what another told you in con fidence. At the same time we will Pass a I.aw providing every red blooded boy with a dog. None'of your aristocratic. pedigreed dogs, but real, genuine yellow mongrel* that 1.now loyalty and Hie psyc hology of the iiey soul. The boy who t i< never owned a mongrel dog lias missed -omethiug out of his life tli.it added years can never supply. A few days ago we sat In our own ' me and heard Pres. i dent i o.,h.ige deliver Ms inaugural add)— we heard 1 | tine hand plav. heard the cheer* of the multitudes and actually heard the Head of marc hing feet Who d have though- it four j short rears ago? To be real honest about it, we don't believe it yet. wul m. M.vrriN. » [ ~zz=zn=k CARBON COAL The Moat Heat for Least Money j Furnace £0 ft ft Ter Size ^ViVV Ton UPDIKE lcuomablecro* See Samples of Thia Coal at Hayden’s Groc. Dept. Tel. WA. 0300 1 HOW NOT TO BUILD PROSPERITY. For a definite purpose we are going to break a rule of the office. That is, we are going to publish a letter the writer of which we do not know. All the possible identification we have is that the en velope in which it came was postmarked, “Lincoln Omaha R’y P. 0.” We accept that as proof that it was written by a farmer. Also, its language bears the evidence of the waiter's sincerity. Yet, as an example of wrong thinking and lack of logic in rea soning, we have seen nothing more impressive than the letter which follows: "Kdltor. Omaha Bee: I have been reading some of Omaha's complaints. They have had business | failures and will continue to have such until they right, themselves. I am very sorry for them, those who fall, for they are not altogether responsible. Of course, their prices are high, but in a way they can’t help it. But you have in your midst the im mediate cause of the state's depression. tour stockyards and packing plants combined with all the large stockyards and packing plants arc directly ^sponsible for the former condition, and when tills state or the farpilng states' farmers are hurt every business will feel It, and they will,-too. That is to come to them yet. When we farmers raise only what we need for ourselves and grease our eggs as they can't he packed, then what Institution will squeal. Well we farmers can sit back possibly ns easy as they have. We farmers are understanding their maneuvers and sending in our stock for even the hen don't pay us and we are getting tired work ing sixteen hours out of the 24 for the other fellow. "We Understand The rise of stock. Always W’hen tl*> bulk of the hogs or cattle are In the packing plant the price goes up. They are urging us now to raise hogs, and how much time and paper would they waste if it was not a benelit to them? They are not thinking of the farmer or the country banks or stores hilt their own business. You write in your I jo pels that the farmers arc prosperous because of (lie large mall orders. Can you imagine a farmer or dering produce of any kind lie could not see if lie Is not compelled to do so? if you can you are ahead of we farmers. We would lie as loyal to our home slate and home Institutions as any people and If tilings don't change for the farmer we will demon strate our loyplty to each other. It could cause famine and it could last some time for tlie farmers ran supply theirselves. "i know it Is. very incouraglng to read In the patters of the prosperity that always liiis tlie other fellow but it Is not very incouraglng to read in your inventory five and six "ars of hogs shipped during 1he ygar and eggs sold in prepotions and turn to the opposite page ami see you half to wait to sell the next car of ling* to pay for the last corn and by ihe time those hogs are ready the price is Jusi off. We’farmers are not nil jubilant over the prospects of taking a day off to help an assessor take e minute inventory of our business and you can send the word in to our president if you so desire. A\ hy if they want to help the farmer don't they take an inventory of all stored products. It will he a great help to all big business to have that inventory. We thus far are blind to the help it will be to us. Some of our assessors are asking us to do all our ow n assessing and bring in the sheet and put it into their hands and of course we will do that. A\ lien we work for other people any way W hy shouidn t we do that? AVe would run the man off the farm who come on that errand. If we were not loyal to our government and will tak that time and do that work only because we believe our president asks it. "lost a little letter to show you the real trend of the farm thoughts and to sympathise with you In your down and hoping the school, children in their prize essays may lie tilde to write mote encourag ingly, I Hill A PKOSPKROt'S KAKMKI1. • ••I* g.: J wllf not even rewrite to correct mis-* takes.’’ We do not believe the spirit breathed through that letter is general among the farmers, or any other class of our society. If it were, the end would be not far away. Society could not exist under the conditions hinted at by the writer. Not knowing his identity or his condition, we can not make reply to him. Space is merely given to the missive in order to show how completely wrong some people can get in coneideririg the political and economic problems that confront the nation. Omaha* Where the West is at its Best SUPERPOWER AND THE PUBLIC. Senator Norris entertained an audience at Wash ington Sunday with his vision of the power plant of the future. Before him stretches a view of great ventral generating stations,* turning water power into electricity. Distributed by means of a compre hensive system of connecting wires, this power will bo available to all communities, and will serve hu manity in so many ways that it will be a blessing to all. ‘Many other able men have had the senator's ILsjon, and in time it will come to pass. Some (‘nionstrated facts deserve to be given full value, though, in the interpretation of this drpam. One of these is that the amount of water power possible in the United States is limited. Careful calculation, based on close surveys, justifies the Federal Power commission in reporting that the amount of electric energy now in daily use in the United States ex ceeds the total hydro-electric power possible. That is, the combined developed and undeveloped water power in the United States will produce 55,000,000 horsepower, but only for part of the time. Already the combined electrical installations in daily service grind out 56,000,000 horsepower. So the super power plan, already on the way, must have the sup port of steam-driven generators to meet the require ments of the present, with no regard for the future. Senator Norris uses in his lecture an illustration he made most familiar in the senate. That is the comparison between the cost of a certain amount of electric service in Toronto and in Washington. In answer to him other senators were able to account for the discrepancy by the comparison of factors entering into the charge. One of these is that the revenue from Hie sale of current by the government owned lines in Toronto does not equal the cost of serv ice, and that an annual deficit is made up from taxes levied on the public. The farmers of Ontario pay for a portion of the electris current used by the citizens of Toronto and other communities served. Buper-power is one of the nation's greatest needs. It will be met in time', for conditions are changing too rapidly to permit present practices to control. Government developed and controlled water power may figure in it, but the situation should be faced as it is. The elements of private ownership must be reck oned with in any calculation. There is not enough water power in the land all put together to supply present day needs. Admitting these developed facts, the subject is presented for consideration. Senator NcVris will see his vision realized, all hut the gov ernment ownership feature. i_^_ —‘ — -i PERHAPS WE’D BETTER ADOPT IT AS OPR NATIONAL COLLKLE \ EI.E._ Letters From Our Readers All letters must be signed, but name will be withheld upon request. Communications of 200 words and less, will be given preference. ten out before they enter the election booths. The writer is absolutely in favor of the “word of mouth ’ system. With that system in effect the voter cannot deliver to anyone on the outside a crooked vote, but the other wav any gang or group can buy all the votes that are for sale and have lhelp de livered right to the e!e< Mon judge in charge anti in presence of their so licitors or one of his coworkers by a pi'^arrangement before the voter goes to the polls If our legislature wants to make politics rotten all they have to do is to pass this bill. On the other hand, if they want to purify our political complexion let them amend it for en tire state “word of mouth” and add the compulsory ballot law and a voters’ qualification act, and make every voter vote for as manv men on the ballet as there are running for any certain office. We have gangs in Omaha today who pick nut a single man to lift into office by just voting for him and no other one on the ticket. This gives said candidate a big lead over all others for that particular office which cannot i>e headed off hv our elec torate, who generally votes for ail of the candidates that are running promiscuously as a have mentioned. C. U XKTHAWAY. “Sir.” cried the ardent suitor, “I can not live without your daughter!" “I don’t believe you." announced her cruel father skeptically, “hut it won t do anv harm to try it. American Meg ion Weekly. V.—-- — -- What Ih Wrong With Labor? i Omaha.—-To the Editor of The Omaha Hee: What is wrong with ' labor and wages and huw do they ex pert a man and family to live on and • pay lent £17 per month, live on three or four daj s or parts of days of work j and then pay just what they want t«» ■ pay you? There are nine of us t<» live, pa; rent, buy clothes and fuel. ' Three or four days or part of that time for the last six weeks. Is it the ? lack of work or is it the fault of the * board of labor? How far will $10 or * $12 per week go with nine in the 1 fatnil> ? This week there is not no work and what we will live on is 1 what l want to know, but we will 1 exist some way. Our oldest is 16 and our youngest is s months. The pub lic condemn poor people if they have f things nice and up-to-date. I need quite a hit of clothes and household 1 goods, and we cannot get them tin- 1 less we have work and money to buy them with. I would like to see this In f print. A WORRIED MOTHER. The Midnight Assassin. Rlaii. Neb—To the Editor of The Omaha Ree “And the spirit said 1 unto me 'w rite.’ " Speaking of spirit, we of thi* age are guessing. To In- 9 terpret the full meaning of the above *■ and apply it in todav's mad race in * the business and social world, would lip a mere guess; yet we believe a mes .--.'lire of helpfulness turn combed with in ib« to\t. There was somethin* to write about In that day. Surrounded by evidence from the printed page of today’s public press and other sources, we believe we pos sess the nucleus of a brief story worthy of at leaAt some consideration about the midnight assassin. It Is true this marauder Is not fen era!, hut. Is becoming only too common with death and destruction left In his pathway, and forces of law and order bolding hands In holy horror and sur prise at his cunning We have as sassins In our beloved land from sources equally great, as mentioned above. When we observe pictures of the nearly nude forms of feminine limbs portrayed In life size,, we wonder If same doesn't consist In the cheapen Inir of human modesty. If we call them our "sweethearts'’ and daugh ters, we use tho term advisedly be cause they are human and human weakness Is "strengthened” hy t lie 11 actions In public places at the mid night hour, with society ravine the price In the assassination of human diameter that will affect unborn gen eratlons In not only the present but In years to come. Only too often Is peace of mind am! dignity of human passion aroused In '----' Abe Martin llurements of the “bright Mights," f civilization with cause and effect •hserved in the faces of "sheik" ami ‘sheba" in the light of the “morning ifter/* Lei us look about ns and see how he “mighty” have fallen, and the usfs of the e\e and lusts of flesh lave nailed their victim to a cross of orruption in virulent form. The do tructive forces of divorce courts loom nountain high, severing golden cords hat should entwine, enshrine and oster home ties. The penitentiary oors swing wide open for men of high ailing with baser elements outweigh ng God given brain power, with the nidnight assassin gaining ground. But, after all, it is a. good old world f we only hitch our talents to bright sf stars of hope, practicing our very wn preachments before all mankind n honest effort ever searching for he gold grains from the chaff, and it « believed the world will reform it elf In realm of perfect day. T. .1. HILDEBRAND. After \il Ik Said. Omaha—To the Editor of The >maha Bee: I note the flurry about he election bill in our legislature, ume wanting “word of mouth" and there the right to have those o whom they wish to vote for writ ‘•FIAT” FARM FAILS. All along the road of human history we find ex amples of how cities have come into existence be cause a despot willed it. No man has ever suc ceeded in setting up a farm on the same basis. We moan a real farm, where the ordinary pursuits of agriculture are practiced, day in and day out throughout the 'year. Many •‘gentleman farmers” have passed in review, and nearly all have recorded j the same experience. Whitclaw Reid once admitted j that the buttermilk he served his guests at his farm f cost more than did the champagne. The dispersion of the Hopkins farm near Cotfncil BlufTs is but a i repetition «f a common experience. A farm grows from man’s aspirations. Hard and j earnest work are required to make a farm. Courage ; and vision that are not daunted by adversity nor ! blinded by clouds of misfortune. A home seen dimly i through the mist of years, a hope that cheers and } comforts and leads the builder on through trials that I would baffle one less devoted. Hardships and privfc ■ lions, unremitting tbil for slight reward, these are j what the farmer encounters as he builds his farm. He never comes to days of ease. Prosperity I muy be his lot, yet his destiny is such that he never * entirety gives up his farm. Sure, many of them are , ,|OW living in California or Florida, or maybe in the towns of Iowa or Nebraska. That does not mean they have cut nil the bonds that hold them to the farm. Even those who think they have are deceiving i themselves. The truly successful farmer Is as cora I pletely consecrated to the soil as mind and soul can I be consecrated to anything. A farmer may become a millionaire. He rarely I does, hut it is not an impossibility. But a millionaire mn not become a farmer. He may put up in elaborate ‘'log cabin," buy fancy stock and costly equipment, hut his fiat farm is doomed to fail, for it lacks the inspiration that must exist to give life and soul to the venture. TRYING THE COOLIDGE TEMPER: The senate of the United States is again to have • a test with the executive. F’or the first time in longer than half a century the senate declined to allow the president to select his own cabinet. Flxcrciaing -a : constitutional right, the members of the upper house, I by a close vote of 41 to 39, rejected the nomination .,f Charles B. Warren to he attorney general in the j Coolidge cabinet. Now the president sends hack the name of Charles B. Wnrren'as his selection for the vacancy at the head of the Department of Justice. In this ; the challenge Is direct. No doubt exists as to the j fact that (he opposition to Warren is not altogether nncere. Senator Couzens, who is from Michigan, is personally strongly opposed to Mr. Warren, lie has Maybe if the next nominee will give certain sen ator* guaranties that they will not he pursued on in come tax claims or for other reasons, confirmation of an attorney general may he forthcoming. “Wonderful crowds” are seeing the "Wonderful Windows,” and Omaha is making good on market week promises. Consideration of the city manager plan is timely. It has been before the community long enough. Omaha's “home-made" symphony orchestra turned out to be very good. We doubt if the “farm bloc” at Lincoln really represents the farmers. Nearly time to announce “clean-up” week. * • r----——-"\ Homespun Verse By Omaha’s Own Poet — Unitorl Worthington Davie i_/ futility; I hid a w I Adorn tooth ynnkrd out Once not ao long Ago; T didn't Flop to nek About The price, it hurt nut ao, llui when 1 got the blasted* Mil Dietn«y wan jn my rye,— It Angered mt. it* rifie* it At 111, That it Ahould be «o high. But After while 1 'thought, perhaps, 'HiAt it required eki,!!, Which Ia ao Atrango to>)tuu\y ehnin \\ ho would {heir iMiffarr Hll.-e And Miwk, I pnid‘witbout a. fclck, And let the matter go, But now It mIiiion! rnnkea rn# nick— Tiieee thing* I've come to know. « II «• eptert «1iia nt bridge; lie Apenrii The MtiekleA that were mine To iimka life merry for hi* frlendM, He tiikeA them nut to dine. I Ali’lvc in pn \ l lie debt a I make, I’m buAv d.iv by d»i*'. An l it *eeme atirh a *««! mistake To throw my i-aaki awny, m \ V-.—.-'ll Ther'li few thing* Hint'll take th' conceit out o' anybuddy like n trl pie mirror. Our idee of a poor ft»h n h Herrin policeman (Copy!Kill. 1». ■ ’ ji PRAYER •'For everyone that aaketh receiveth; and he that serketh find eth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened."—M'att. 7 :H. HE communion of the soul with God. It is the necessary result of the recogni tion of dependent relation of the creature to the Creator. The suppliant must come in the spirit of true submission ami reconciliation to God, else there is no communion. Every prayer must contain directly or implied the petition: “Thy will not mine be done." Prayer may be exceeding various in form, “Uttered or Unexpressed.” It is the natural utterance of every heart in which there is a true love for the Creator. Petition may properly embrace our daily wants, “our daily bread", the general course of our life, its great affairs, our work and career, success in our efforts to perform all ordinary and extraordinary duties of our life and station, our special necessities also whether in times of crisis, in sickness and want, or in common times; but all things asked for must be in accord with the Divine Will and Plan which are for the ultimate good of all. The Churches are founded upon the power of communion with God through prayer. Select a Church and Then Support It by Your Attendance "In a wider Appeal to religion ami to religious faith is to he found the answer to the grow ing tendency toward law violations which we see on every hand." This is the judgment of a group of Omaha men and institutions, who have arranged for a pro gram of appeals for church attendance. The appeal published herewith is sixth of the series. -- 1 111 - - %