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Who's Who In The 1933 Spring Campaign O-- O Wherever He Serves, HE SERVTSS WELL o - — 0 W. W. CARMICHAEL Wherever people cangTegate, and whenever people meet te talk about candidate* for the city commission race, then, do people’s hopes and thought* turn to men like W. W. Car. michael, to lead them out of this storm and stress period. It sewm* that wherever you go, peo ple torn to inquire about “this man Carmichael”, who seems to have cap. lured the hopes and expirations of the eiUxens of Omaha. There aren’t very many people in Omaha that do aot know about the ability, the loyal, ty. and the activity of W. W. Car michael, but even those few are as tonished by the assurance of his hosts ef friends and well, wishers, that there could net be another man, more pub. Re spirited, more energetic, and more desirous ef cleaning the city of politi cal chicanery, and machine politics. Mr Gannichael, has for a long time been known as a sound, constructive, and far.seeing business man and exec, stive, a* evidenced by his 30 years association with the C. N. Dietz Lum ber Company, which for the last three years, he has operated under his own name. But his activities have not been confined to business alone. The diversification of his activities shows the strength of character of this man. During the past eight years, W. W. Carmichael, has held the important office of President of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce. He was a member of the Board of Education, holding the position as Chairman of the Finance committee, and under his leadership and direction the present “healthy financial” standing, has come about. He has been the President of the Rotary Club of Omaha; He was the Exalted Ruler of Omaha Lodge B. P. O. Elks No. 39; He has held the of fice of Illustrious Potentate of the Tangier Temple; and he has still found time to serve as Vice-President of the Family Welfare Association. Can anyone, or dare anyone deny, that Mr. Carmichael, has served this community, without stint, or without view to time expended, without a thought of renumeration. Mr. Car michael daring all these years, has labored in the attempt, to have the city move constructively forward, in all lines, and it is at this time, at this crisis, one might say, when people are looking for leaders with sound vision, that W. W. Carmichael, an swers the call to step in, and do his •hare once more. ENDORSE CARMICHAEL— Melvin Bek ms Dr. L. E. Britt Dr. E. H. Bruening Dr. Fred W. Clayton Edward A. Creighton W. H. Dorrance A. C Drwbus Henry W. Dunn James T. English Dr. H. M. Pitzgibbon* Judge Charles E. Poster W. C. Fraser Paul J. Garrotto Kirk Griggs Dr. F. W Heagey Dr. E. C. Henry Lee Huff. Sr. Harry A. Jacobberger Harry A. Koch W. W. Roller Walter Korisko Joseph O. Krebbs Peter Lych Arthur Metz Clint Miller Bert Murphy Milton Peterson Dr. John F. Poucher Win. C. Ramsey H. C. Scboentng Jesse L. Schroeder Earl E. Sterricker Roland Thomas Dr. F. J. Wearne Dr. F. F. Whitcomb Dr. Glen Whitcomb W. B. Whitehorn Harry A. Wolf Dr. J. A. Henske Wilson T. Graham Miss Edith Webob David Bock 0 -- o A Successful Business Ad ministrator for 26 Years ... ■ - mi—..— A RICHARD W. JEPSEN A son of one of Omaha’s pioneer families, and a member of one of the oldest business concerns, ia the his tory of this city, Richard W. Jepsen, has for a long time been known as an industrious, capable and civic-minded citizen of this community. Having been born on the site on which the Jepsen Bros, retail grocery now stands in 1892, Richard Jepsen, now com mands an important position, in the eyes of successful business men. Working hard at all times, for the last 21 years, in the grocery and meat market, founded by his father in 1886, Ur. Jepsen, has won and earned the commendations not only of those peo ple who are his direct competitors, but of men and women in various oth. er lines oi enaeavor. In 1927, his associates, showing their faith in him, elected him presi dent of the Omaha Retail Grocers As sociation. As a result of his efforts, Mr. Jepsen was greeted with the larg est convention ever held here by the national body of the Retail Grocers Association, when 3400 visitors were entertained. He is at present one of the active members in th Concord Club and Dirctor of Omaha Post A of the Traveler’s Protective Association. He was for several years a director of the Ad-Sell league, and has been an ar dent and active worker in Community | Chase Drives. Having been born and raised in Omaha, he knows its problems and is I ready to meet them with that same ability, and industry that he is known for in the grocery business. Although he was unknown politically in 1930, his business associates and friends, had so much confidence in him, that he was nominated in the primaries, and between the primaries and election day. he made the largest individual gain in votes of any of the “out” candidates. ENDORSE RICHARD W. JEPSEN— Milton Petersen Willis C, Crosby, Ha. 1886 James Pros. Ja. 4970 Will Mickel, At. 4361 E. H. Blakely, Ja. 0234 Chas. M. Janacek, Ha. 0284 Harry W. Viner, Ja. 0385 H. J. Holmes, At. 8914 y Sam Klaver Gordon A. Skans Frank E. Overholt Louis Blotchy Penn Fodrea M. J. Gibson C. C. Galloway Ray Beselin Ray Izard Albert Bihler Chas. Benson A. Lincoln Entered Politics a Century Age Defeated in Race for Legis lature When 23 Years of Age. FORT WAYNE, IND.—Political is sues troubling American voters today are much the same as those which Abraham Lincoln discussed 100 years ago today In his maiden political speech, it was revealed here by Dr. Louis A. Warren, director of the Lin coln Historical Research Foundation. "This year marks th^lOOth anniver sary of Lincoln's first political speech to the voters of Sangamon county, Illi nois,” Doctor Warren explained. “He was then 23 years of age and was a candidate for the state legislature. "A study of that document, which la on file in the Foundation’s library here, reveals that Lincoln devoted his ipeech to a discussion of many issues which are still being kept alive today by local politicians in all parts of the country. For example—road building, public education, usury and the activi ties ot loan sharks,’ railroads versus waterways, and revision of existing la we" "-O He Took the Police Dept, from the Front Page of the Dailies o -- o I aroapgagsg sse&m, . . > £ax8&nmBSBBm ] '<JoAn Jkopkzns Commissioner John Hopkins needs no introduction to the people of Om aha. He has served faithfully and well for the last twelve years, that he has been a commissioner. He has had charge of the fire, finance and police I departments during this time, and his management of these departments, compares favorably with that of his predecessors in office, or these that followed him. Mr. Hopkins is a man of strong de termination, and his decisions in the past have been made only after due | consideration of all the matters in. 5 volved, after which he decides upon his course and sticks by it. It is this trait in John Hopkins, that character izes also President Roosevelt, and many of our great leaders in the past ! and present. ine present Kolice Commissioner has been identified with public life in Omaha for twenty years, and he has been a citizen of Omaha and Nebras. ka since he was three years old. He was graduated from the Creighton Law School, in 1913, having been an exemplary student and prominent in college athletics.. Following his grad uation he practiced law and served in the State Legislature in 1917, and at the close of the session, joined the army, servirtg almost two years. In all the departments of the City government in which he has served -he has made splendid records. During the past year Mr.. Hopkins has placed the Police Department on an efficient basis. He has the absolute co.oper. ation of the officers and men in his department, and he sincerely believes, that if he is continued as Police Com missioner he will make the Omaha department one of the finest law en. forcemnt bodies in the United States. ENDORSE JOHN HOPKINS— Francis P. Matthews, Chairman William Ritchie Henry Monsky W. 0. Larson Leslie Troup C. E. Jennings J. M. Overhiser John Engdahl Frank J. Burkley Chas. U. Hendrickson W. H. Dorrance C. W. Hamilton A. V. Shotwell Joe St. Lucan M. O. Cunningham Otto Kinder George A. Steiner Joseph Barker George Lawson Chris C. Harvalis E. P. Boyer S. A. Comeer J. H. Knuds en Bob Cornett T. H. Maenner Dan A. Johnson M. J. Gardiner Sam Klaver William Curran Milke Kracher Robert Smith Joe K. Proskocil Wm. Wenstrand Frank Curran Oscar E. Engler Mrs. A. R. McFarland, Chairman Mrs. Paul Gallagher Mrs. Arthur F. Mullen Mrs. T. J. Dwyer Mrs. H. E. Newbranch Mrs. W. A. C. Johnson Mrs. Frances L. Martland Mrs. Adolph Sachs Mrs. F. A. Nash Mrs. Agnes Foote Mrs. Howard Kennedy Mrs. Helen Nields Jamison Mrs. Herbert S. Arnstein Mrs. A. A. Daly Mrs. R. B. Baker Mrs. C. E. Jennings Mrs. J. E. Oberreuter Mrs. Anton J. Tusa Mrs. J. M. Nachtigall Mrs. M. W. McNiel Mrs. W. P. Mettlen Mrs. Arthur J. Sholkofski Mrs. L. F. Ortman Mrs. A. V. Kinsler Mrs. Morris Seitenbach Mrs. Thos. Goggin Mrs. M. J. Healy Mrs. J. D. Vasko Mrs. E. 1). McOrevey Mrs. W. 0. Larson Mrs. William Ritchie, Jr. o — ' 0 Stuck by His Post Though Fired upon by enemies of Society 0--0 ROY N, iOWL A test of the abilityr honesty and good faith of a public official, is prov en by the amount of confidence placed in that man, and today Roy N. Towl, stands vindicated as the most able, honest and faithful, of all our public servants. Today the people of Omaha know, that there is not another man, who has fought for their rights, against the enslaving of them by political gangs, and low politicians. Roy Towl has always been a fighter, and will continue fighting as the friend of the people of this city. He has always been willing to co operate, but has met with only few attempts to meet him half-way. As a nationally known engineer, Mr. Towl has Deen willing wj oner nia am to those city departments, which can well use expert advice. As the trend of the times is to put men in office of business and technical experience, the answer to the people’s call for exact ness and analysis in the administra tion of the affairs of the city, lies in the re-election of Roy Towl. The present fire commissioner is well-known throughout the country, as a capable man, and has held many offices in national engineering organi zations. He received his early train ing at the Armour Institute of Tech nology in Chicago, and came back to private practice here in 1904. Mr. Towl has been a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the foremost society in this field, for the last 20 years, and at present he is the Vice-President of the Nebr. Sec tion of this organization. He was elected President of the National Drainage Congress in 1927, and has been connected with the Omaha Cham ber of Commerce, the Engineers and Inter-Professional Clubs, and for a long time, has been a member of the Masons, the Elks, and the Shriners. Among some of his achievements in the engimeering line are: As Commissioner of Public Im provements from 1918 to 1921, Dodge Street hill was graded down twenty three feet; and the St. Mary’s im provement was made. In drainage and reclamation, as well as river improvement, he has had thirty organized districts in Nebraska and that many more in other states. On the Missouri River, he has been employed as consulting engineer on thirty-five projects from St. Louis to Yankton, S. D. Special investigations in 1929 in Guatamela and Honduras on the be havior and control of tropical streams were made for the United Fruit Co. by the use of planes where the jungles were impenetrable and cover an area formerly occupied by the Maya In dians, the ruins of which civilization were discovered by Colonel Lindberg in Yucatan. Investigations in Southern Cali fornia and Mexico have been made in the lower Colorado River. Reports were filed on the navigation of the ship channel from Galveston to Hus :on, Texas. ENDORSE TOWL— Morris Hinchey, At. 4750 F. J. Fitzgerald, Ma. 0751 VIrs. Chas. H. Gale, At. 9896 VIrs. David Buck, At. 1136 VIrs. Wm. Berry, Ma. 0848 VIrs. Wm. H. Woener, Ke. 2107 VIrs. Mary Lee Sewert VIrs. R. M. Widoe, Ma. 2451 VIrs. John Nixon, Ha. 5202 Rare Memento One of the rarest curios in the mu seum of the Lincoln Historical Re-' search Foundation at Fort Wayne, Ind., is this unique paperweight which was In use on the desk of President Lincoln at the time of his assassina tion. The weight was presented to Dr. S. Neumann, veterinary surgeon general of the Army of the Potomac, by Major Stackpole, steward of the White House at the time of the Presi dent’s death, and was later sold by the widow of Doctor Neumann. Its most recent owner. President Arthur F. Hall of the Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, presented it to the Foundation when its library and museum were established two years ago. o-0 Has Served You Well as A Welfare worker without Pay 0-0 ^iwrniirMirtr i m— HARRY TRUSTIN - Harry Trustin has thrown himself so wholeheartedly into professional and social welfare work, for the last 20 years, that his friends, in all walks of life, have drafted him, as a com posite of all things that are desirable in the present-day public official. Recognized ag a leader and execu tive, in the fields of engineering and contracting, by the railroads, by the American Legion, and by numerous social welfare organizations, Mr. Trustin’s strength lies in the fact, that he has not only an appeal to the class, but also to that vast mass of voters of Omaha. For the last ten years, Mr. Trustin has devoted himself unsparingly, without any renumeration to the cause of the disabled veteran, in his capacity as chairman of the Rehabilitation committee, which investigates and presses the claims, of those unfortu nate members, a reminder of the fal len in the World War. He is known far and wide in the national member ship of the American Legion, being a past commander of Omaha Post No. 1. Mr. Trustin, has also been given that high honor, reserved only for a few, of being made a member of the Court of Honor, that group of twelve leaders in Omaha, who guide and in spire the youth in this vicinity, in the Boy Scout movement. There has not been a time, in the 36 years that Harry Trustin has re sided in Omaha, that he has not re-] sponded with full force to the “call to' arms” to aid the distressed. He served very faithfully on the Red Cross Board, in times of distress, and under Dr. Stokes, he served com. mendably on the Nebraska depart ment of the Tubercular society. Mr. Trustin was raised and attend ed the public schools in Omaha, and served his apprenticeship at the Un ion Pacific, and is a graduate of Rail road Bureau of Education and Engi neering. ENDORSE HARRY TRUSTIN— W. E. Reed Sam Reynolds Allan Tukey Phil Klutznick Max Barish Dr. A. Greenberg Fritz Carlson Karl Tunberg Harry Silverma* Sam Leon Chas. Nelson Ole Nelson A. W. Ingman Ed. Burke Kenneth Finlayson Norman Dow Abe Herzberg Carl Glee j Dr. Sucha Frank Matthews Stanfield Johnson J. F. McDermott A. C. R. Swenson J. C. Travis Louis Storz Robert Smith Dr. G. Linae Anderson «Conrad Rline Ralph Pierce • I Walt. R. Johnson Sam Beber 1 Joe B. Fradenburg Rev. Z E. McGee Wm. Martig ' Ivan Campbell i Joe St. Lucas ] John Kresl Oscar T. Doerr M. L. “Bud” Cohn Chas. Betts ] J. Harry Kulakofsky i Gilbert Brown i Clinton Brome ] Herd Stryker Leo Crosby ] Walter Byrne J Leo Bozell ] Wm. F. Bruitt ( C. L. Petersen ] Victor Caldwell ] Rev. J. Black " ~ ~ \ j A1 Renieri ( Robert Young I Bert Grassborlg C Henry Mon sky 1 o-o Wrongfully Accused Four Years Ago, now Vindicated n _n - * ARTHUR A. WESTERGARD 4 IMPORTANT REASONS WHY ARTHUR A. WESTERGARD SHOULD BE ELECTED COMMISSIONER 1. Westergard Fought For Lower Taxes. Everyone acquainted with the City Government knows of his record to lower taxes. “The cost of Government must never exceed the ability of the people to pay” has ever been his cry Through his effort, primarily, no in. crease was made in the mill levy last August, which would have offset the 15% tax reduction. 2. Westergard Saved Our Citizens $1,125,*6$. Arthur A. Westergard’s program of rehabilitating the Fire Department when he was Fire Commissioner brought about the saving of approxi. mately $1,126,000 to the citizens of Omaha, over the last three years. This was the result of lower fire in surance rates made possible by his work as head of the Fire Department This saving should continue at the rate of approximately $375,000 each year. 3. Westergard Championed the Anti. Fireworks Ordinance. Parents certainly appreciate the valient efforts of Arthur A. Wester gard in sponsoring and fighting for the passage of the ordinance prohibi ting the sale and use of fireworks within the City. Many a child has been save from death and painful in jury as a result of this sensible and humanitarian measure. 4. Westergard Labored To Balance The Budget. Our newspapers have reported Arthur A. Westergard’s daily efforts to Balance the Budget and put the City Government on a Cash Basis. His fight saved the taxpayers several hundreds of thousands of dollars. Continue Such Efficiency and Devotion to Duty. ENDORSE A. A. WESTERGARD— N. P. Swanson Edward R. Burke Frank Lawson Burt Murphy Alfred Bloom Dr. F. W. Weame J. M. Jensen Chas. A. Garvey Ralph Wenstrand Dr. Geo. A. Hageman A1 Brodegaard Frank McDevitt John A. Anderson Thomas Mustain George Christensen Gene Melady C. C. Galloway S. E. Klaver N. N. Tonder James T. English Justin Helgren Serb Lindquist [. O. Nielsen William Schall Walter Youngstrom Fas. H. Ross 5. A. Nielsen Patrick Cogan rohn L. Soderberg 'Forman E. Dow 5ofus Surland rohn E. O’Brien Jarl A. Swanson Job Glass rohn Enkeboll rhos. J. O’Connor Jeortje Burkman Jr. J. L. Erbhauser -’iggo Wolff William C. Fraser L W. Johnson taymond D. Kelley ’. C. Norgard ames Muldoon larvey Peterson 'homas Zacek larry B. Grobeck oseph Sesto r’ritz Carlson ' * '■ A. Webber I. J. Knud sen ’rancis p. Matthews ohn Swans Jeorge Holmes rving Sorensen F. Nelson fauriee Kane o---^rg If He Gets In, the Lord only Knows when He will get out —He has the Necessary tact O-O BLAINE YOUNG The people are beco-miw? rapidly aware, that candidates for public of fice, should have as a pre-requisite, as little entangling alliance with politi cal machines as possible. With this as a “starter", ability, industry, and foresigh ted ness, are other character istics, which should mark our candi dates, and as the voters scan the list of nominees, they must certainly se lect Blaine Young, as the man, who has all the foregoing desirable qual ities. Mr. Young, candidate for city com missioner at the coming election, and who is a prominent insurance man here, is also a splendid example of Omaha’s self-made business men. Coming to Omaha, when only a very small child, and fatherless, he has made his way up through the busi ness world until at present he is the president of his own concern, the Blaine Young Insurance Co., and gen eral agent for several large Insurance agencies. Mr. Young has been en gaged in the insurance line for the past seventeen years. He has resided in Omaha for the past 31 years, and during that time, he has been a member of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce, the Ad-Sell club, and for a good many years, of the Omaha Athletic club. It has been his claim, that he has never mixed in politics, or been connected with poli ticians, and he is of the same opinion, &s the wide majority of people, to “clean the City Hall of politicians.” Although Blaine Young has worked hard at his profession, for a good many years, he has still had time to win a place for himself, in Nebraska golf annals. He is of the same gen eral opinion, as are many of our golf ing executives, that you can learn more about a man, by playing a round of golf with him, then you can, by con versing with him in your office, for the same amount of time. Twice state champion, he is always a con tender for that honor. For the past ten years, he has been Secretary Treasurer of the Trans-Mississippi Golf Association. ENDORSE BLAINE YOUNG— Sam Reynolds Oscar Lieben, Ja. 4115 I. J. Dunn, At. 1661 Joseph M. Calabria, Ja. 8173 Earl K. Buck, At. 3376 Dr. W. H. Walker, Ja. 0699 Kenneth Reed, At. 0050 Dr. R. W. Fouts, At. 1060 Louis Nelson, At. 9864 W. H. Platner, At. 3118 Dr. John A. Tamisiea, At. 2472 <Vm. Schmoller, Sr., At. 1856 E. G. McGilton, At. 1672 Mrs. Roy A. Swanson, Ke. 4427 VIrs. W. Newton Clark, Ke. 4859 fudge Herbert Rhoades, At. 7555 Beware! of false leadership for ; selfish purposes. *Look behind the screen and :: you might be surprised. !; ■ If you are a good j citizen you will discour- j age breadline political j leadership. A hungry [ man makes a poor lead- \ er for anything othe** • than a piece of bread and if there is a piece of meat inside, he is likely to sell his soul for ;; it.