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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-01-10
A PREDICTION THAT FAILED
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In the section Of the report OH
&c Annapolis Water Company.
4ade by President George T.
elvin to the board OF directors
ference is made to a significant
reelection back in 1912.
That this prediction has been
rovcd to be all wrong by the
,nounccd success OF city own
nip in no way makes it unin-
ting reading.
nc substance OF the prcdic-
IS then made was that the
Ter plant could not carry the
Aucial load without increasing
ter rates or lc>liag special
* to meet expenses. Also that
would prove serious and I'M
y expensive matter 10 enlarge
- water supply These express
were made by those oppos-
In city ownership in any form.
in the light Of the demonstra
On that the Annapolis Water
mpany not only runs the plant,
ass interest ON the invest
cnt,' keeps up the sinking fund,
cvclops and cnl3rgcs the plant
lects the enormously increased
eost OF labor and materials over
9l2, and assures the financial
uturc OF the plant by setting
aside an emergency fund with
which to purchase necessary
pumping machinery and other in
lispcnsahle betterments and re-
uircmcnts ALL OUT OF
HE SELF-SAME INCOME
IRON TIE SCHEDULE OF
RATES IN EFFECT
IN what becomes OF the
pcssimism Of 1912?
Another objector OF 1912 is re
corded as saying that city owner
hip meant political manage
,nent," the substitution for the
business methods OF the private
Annapolis Water Company Of
partisan directors placed in
charge Of a public Utility by CON
siderations not OF merit or fit
ness. He asserted that a city
owned annapolis Water Com
any would be a political foot
lall.
Ever sfncc 1912 the board Of
directors has been free from par
I San politics in the adiuinistra-
"a o( its duties and the board
alWa1 been able to maintain
nroper and connected supervis-
over the Company's affairs
CAl.SE OF TIE FACT that
:attcr What the outcome Of
aeIitical election every two
Is tie entire board was not
sect e going out OF office all
one time. 1t is question Of a
teady business basis Of manage
r1cnt aS against a purely polti-
cal basis subject TO complete
bi-cnnially
This question. Of course, is
open 10 honest difference Of opin-
ion but those seeking the true
light on il will doubtless be inn
pressed with the results accom-
plished under the present form
of directorate and with the rea-
sons that led to It's adoption
originally
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-01-10

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Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-11

Has with the war? Were her
eacng endeavors fleeing phenomena unusual
Does the really trot frs and
than affairs of the hearth, head and heart?
Does the essened shown them by that paid
motherprove daughters worthy? Does the
longer courtesy and devoion Is the
be popular and clever snufng the ideals OF good!
The hand that rocks cradle rocks the world twas said But
maid today takes the children while mother plays bridge
my Wandering Boy eyes his virtuous brothers
raise cynic's 1t when dad young.
Why the Change Today?
Young worship womencaed them fairies
angels Now they them Chickens sports
Once regarded they have become equals with
the right" to his vices.
Sweehearts used plead with 1ovs-pledgng them
wild But today that girls cold madsh" who herself has
smoked tasted cocktails told questionable stories que plays
bet the races!
Modesty deemed feminine virtue Then why all this ubbub
about indecent appare Why should cardinal school heads
employers club welfare workers. need their
for their neggee and the display of their
Discussion Invited.
We have thought relgousgven them credit for
spiritual Yet they lead bands of crooks y anything on
and of all the church history e founding
of Chstendom), only begun by Why it?
Were forefahers misguided knighy galan? Are
fallen angels fouuhers? Is their freedom hurting them?
Are they deaf the peadngs of and God
for beauty of sou Or have they oath hvay
hence lay undue reality? ARE THEY SLIPPING? Tell
The Bee its readers of all and both
above questions and then send their Address
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-11

! "And who is there, who was of
mature and thoughtful mind at
either of these latter periods, and
who can recall them clearly, who
will not freely and readily acknowl-
edge perceiving vast differ
ence in the attitude, manner, and
conduct of large proportion of the
womanhood and girlhood that we
meet daily upon the streets of our
cities, as compared with the con-
duct of these same classes during
the periods mentioned?
81 remember when The Black
Crook was produced, and | cite it
as an instance because it is one that
will be recalled by most people who
lived in that time. There wasn't
one family man in a hundred who
would have dreamed of allowing his
younger daughters, or children, to
see the spectacle. And yet that
play was a Christmastide church
morality play compared to some of
the Babylonian scenes depicted in
a large number of plays that are re-
garded as common and ordinary
spectacles today. To tell some of
these II to l5-year-old girls. for in
stance, and immature youths also,
that it is not well for them to wit
ness the performances of the we'll
known 'vamps' of the Theda Bara
kind, and scenes as are found in the
dance halls of our western pictures,
would cause these sage and worldly
wise youngsters to let out an un-
holy boot
Too Much Familiarity.
care these girls slipping? Are
their parents slipping? They are,
to this extent, that they have al
lowed themselves to enter upon
terms of too much familiarity with
such things. This is not to say,
nor does The Bee intimate, that this
familiarity has reached the degree
in which the vices depicted have
been embraced, and to this extent
the word slipped is not exact in
describing conditions, as it might
be taken to imply such an embrace
ment.
But they are upon easy and COM
mon terms with matters, scenes
and thoughts that years ago were
taboo. The danger of this familiar
ity is obvious, and the half-baked
wisdom and knowledge displayed by
these fresh youngsters who should
be soundR spanked and put to bed
with curfew, is disgusting.
1t was not thus 20 years ago and
the World-Herald knows it. ~
"The Herald says: There are as
many good women, pure and high
minded, in the world today, in the
United States, in Nebraska and in
Omaha, as there ever were
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-11

ence has, to a great extent, waned
with the close of the war. / be-
lieve woman would have gone on
indefinitely with her wonderful
sacrifices, had circumstances de-
manded, but she feels she is capa-
Bile of soon forgetting it.
II believe the rising generation OF
women care too much for the frotl,
and frills' than they do for settling
down to hearth and home. The
lessened respect that is SO obviously
shown to the daughter of today,
than was shown to her mother, is
due, I believe, not to the fact that
the daughter is any the less worthy,
but to the fact that the daughter
has conducted herself in a cheaper
and more common way.
"They do still inspire courtesy
reverence and devotion, but not to
the same extent their mothers did
l believe the general trend is to a
snufing out of the ideals of girl
hood unless they awaken soon.
Should Modify Dress.
at is surely time for women the
world over to remedy their mode OF
dressing, but the society women
should first look to their styles be-
fore trying to reform the rest of the
world. Women as a general rule
are religious. They are the back
bone of the church; they are the
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-11

, ones who occupy the pews.
Il do not believe our forefathers
were in any way misguided knightly
gallants. l believe every woman on
earth is a combination of angel and
fourhushersv
Il wouldn't undertake to assert
that woman's new freedom is hurt
ing them or not. l think it hurts
the men to see the women so in
dependent. The women are prone
to smother the pleadings of con-
science; it is the fellow who can
jingle the most 'shekels' whom they
all lose their heads over, as we must
each one try to Guido the other in
worldly showing and let the here
after go hang.
They care more about being a
good fellow, apeing mans doings,
even to smoking. They are slipping,
but could pull themselves UP were
they to make a determined effort.
Yours sincerely, L. w. T."
Would Defend Her Sex.
when | read your article, "Are
Women Slipping" l could not help
feeling that you had wrongly mis-
Judged my sex and that you had
very misguided ideas and opinions
of us. | am young woman of Oma-
ha with family of my own and l
should like to try to answer a few
of your questions that [ might de-
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-11

fend my sex to the best OF my
ability.
"In the first place, | do not believe
that the average woman is any less
heart-hungry for love, home and
children than she ever was. l chal-
lenge anyone to find 10 girls, aver
age, ordinary girls in Omaha, or
anywhere else for that matter, who
are not ready for these three essen
tails to happiness, the minute the
right man comes along.
YOU ask, Has woman's benef-
cent influence waned with the war?
Women may be more frivolous since
the war than they were before, but
then it is in perfect accord with hui
man nature for a reaction after a
great physical, mental and nervous
strain such as women, as well as
men, were subjected to during the
war and men have yielded to the re-
action as we'll as have women.
Time for Readjustment.
1T will take time for people to
readjust themselves to normal feel
ing and conditions again. 1t is also
true that more women than ever are
becoming pals with their brothers
and entering the business world, but
this is not always done from choice.
Don't you think that conditions and
old H. c. L. is partially to blame for
this?
Nowadays the average father is
not able to support his daughters
until they are ready to marry, much
less give them any of the pretty
things every girl longs for. He does
we'll if he can give them fair edit
cation. ....
"You say young men now term
girls chickens and vampires I hope
you do not think this applies to the
great majority.
There has always been the vam
pire type of woman as far back as
history has been recorded and his
tory also shows that the people of
every generation always considered
that their generation of women was
weaker morally than the generation
before them. 1t used to be that the
vampire was very popular on the
stage. Are they today? They are
not. Public sentiment is very much
in favor of the sweet, innocent,
girlish charm which is shown more
on the stage today than ever be-,
fore.
"For verifcation of this, read the
article written by Florenz Ziegheld,
jr., manager of the Ziegheld Fo1lies
in the American Magazine for De-
cember.
"You also say that men once
thought women more religious and
spiritual than men. 1t is true that
women are not the sancti6ed hypo-
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-11

committed. 1t looks as il the crin-
mails have a strong hold on the
eity.-B. A. w.
A Hideous Crime.
St. Paul, Neb., Jan. 4, 1920.
I'm the issue of The Bee of Jan
uary 4, 1920, you have carried before
the public, the photos or likeness of
two men that the courts of Nebras-
ka have found guilty of the most
hideous crime ever committed in our
state.
Then you ask the question,
should these men be electfocuted?
The cartoon to the right, was
very vivid picture of what could be
expected in the minds of the Grim
II ais, even if the picture of the cleo
trio chair had not occupied part OF
that space. But as matter of JUST
ice first to the Vogt family and to
the public who depends upon the
laws of OUR great state that we may
pursue our vocation in life safely
it behooves us to uphold our courts
And in my mind the artist has
left void the picture or cartoon that
should occupy this space. Picture
# you please our good citizen and
lady who had done her part to make
this state Of ours what it is today.
For she was a pioneer in Howard
county and was honored and re-
spected for the virtues Of a noble
life.
Picture ! say, this lady falling
victim to the hands of these two
men, dragged from her home at
midnight hour, under false impress
s;ons, shot to death and left on the
open field, a victim to the beasts of
Gods creation. If there is any crime
that would set the minds of sound
thinking and law abiding citizens in
a termoil, it is crime of this ma
ture, and if men should not pay the
extreme penalty for a crime so
hideous and >premeditated, may | ask
in the naule of all that is great and
noble, what the crime would have to
be? They may be ideal prisoners,
but the courts of our land have
proven that they are by far better
subjects for execution than they are
for citizens of civilized country
Yours for justice-A. H. Rines.
Life Sentence Best.
Council Bluffs. Ia, Jan. 4, 1920.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-11

into consideration it is the superior
punishment.-S. II.
Revolt Against Death Penalty.
Staston, Neb., Jan. 5, 1920.
Jan. 5, 1920.
II am driven by deep conviction
to say that my whole nature raises
up in revolt against capital punish
ment under any circumstances, and
in the case of these two men, |
sincerely hope our good governor
will see his way clear to at least
change their sentence to imprison-
ment for life.
There seem to be some circum-
stances in the case Of these two
men that would justify such action.
Anyway, we are not living in the
dispensation of an EYE for an eye
and tooth for a tooth" age.
Il sincerely hope the day may
speedily come when this fair state
of Nebraska, which | love and
where | have raised my loved ones,
will forever blot from its statutes
this relic of the dark ages-capital
punishment. Understand l am not
advocating the mitigation of Che
punishment of the guilty for their
crimes but let us not stain our.
hands in their blood Very sim
cerely, F. M. Druliner.
Fit for Clemency.
"York. Ncb., Jan. 4, 1920.
1T is the opinion of the majority
Of the people of our community that
these prisoners are fit for Governor
McKelvie's clemency. The same
seems to be the opinion of Mrs.
Grammer and the people residing in
the vicinity of Grammer's home.
Never before in the state of Ne
braska has an electrocution taken
place, SO why start now? Who can
make a law higher than the law of
God? 1t will be cowardly act if
the governor does not heed his
conscience and do the right thing
by these men. Surely he will not
listen to some who are worse at
heart than Grammer and Cole.
Nothing can be worse than the
Third Degree.
1--WE never would have had con-
fession made like that of Cole if
he had not been put in such torture
as has been described. Some who
are SO anxious to see these men
put to death should be put to that
test. Cole was so glad to get out
of that torture that he was glad to
answer the questions put by the
cruel officials. He s.x it would
mean death if he did not answer.
Grammer and his wife are both
pleading for his life, and the cir
cumstantial evidence isn't very
strong. This is just an earnest re-
quest of Governor McKelvie to do
as God bids him, and not as the
small part of the bloodthirsty pub
lie bids fim.-H. w. B."
Abolish Death Penalty.
Grand Island, Neb., Jan. 4, 1920.
II don't think it right to electro
cute these boys. Capital punish
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-11

ment should be abolished. Who
has given anyone or two the right
to take the lives of these boys any
more than they had the right to
take the life of Mrs. Jogt? AS far
as | am concerned this old world
doesn't hold enough money to in
duce me to press the electric but
ton I consider it wrong and
wicked, and I hope every one will
send in plea for these unfortunate
Boys.-B. F.
Place Blame Where 1t Belongs.
Omaha, Neb., Jan. 4, 1920.
There are thousands right here
in Omaha who oppose capital pun
ishment. Why don't they speak
up They voice their opinions only
among their friends. As to the
Grammer- Cole case, why is it the
dirty saloon-keeper and the brew
cry man are not punished. Get
down to brass lacks and place the
blame where it belongs. IF these
boy hadn't been intoxicated they
never would have done the deed.
This is not the first case to be laid
to the door of the saloon-keepcr
and when I think of all the pain
and grief that has been caused by
liquor 7 feel like being a second
Carrie Nation and going after them
with Ratchet, only I'd be tempted
to strike at the heads of the brew
erymen instead of the plate glass
windows.-M. Z. L.
Opposed to Legal Murder.
Milford, Neb., Jan. 5. 1920. !,
With reference to the Grammer
and Cole case. | will say we are OPP
posed to legal murder. Henry
Sanders.
Wants Life Sentence.
Lodge Pole, Neb, Jan. S, 1920.
Omaha Bee: Your request from
readers in regard to death sentence
OF Allen V. Grammer and Alison B.
Cole has aroused my interest in re-
gard to the question of capital pun
ishment in the state of Nebraska, as
no doubt j. has thousands more. l
am sure iINthe issue were put to a
vote in this state it would be defeat
ed so bad we would not know it had
come up. If these two men are
guilty of the crime they are charged
with, it would be much better to inn
ply life sentence. Death would
not be near the punishment life inn
prisonment would, and let us remem-
Der we have a Supreme Judge. God
one day is to judge us all, and>he is
the One Judge none Of us can side
step. When and where did He ever
give us the right to take the life of
our fellow men? Let us keep our
hands clean of capital punishment
and let God administer eternal pun
ishment as He sees fit.
"Let US suppose we in the state
of Nebraska send these two men to
the electric chair and in after years
we find one of these men to be inno-7
cent. There has been a deed done
that can never be made right. Let
Continued on Page Three. Th1s section
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-11

Why should Grammer and Cole
be executed, and Beryl Kirk be FUR
loughed?"
This is one of the many points
of view expressed by readers of
The Bee in answer to the invitation
extended in Sundays issue of the
paper for expressions of opinion
concerning the conception of the
case as presented by the newspaper
artist in a cartoon published in con-
uection with the story, which was
history Of the murder of Mrs.
Lulu Vogt, and the trial of Allen
v. Grammer and Alison B. Cole for
The crime.
The cartoon depicted the two
convicted men in their cell Behold
ing a vision of the electric chair
Upon which the law has, said they
shall expiate the crime for which
they have been found guilty. Hor-
ror at their fast approaching fate
is expressed upon the features of
he two men, and the explanation
made by The Bee in lines beneath
the picture is as follows:
"If the death penalty is right IN
principle, its chief asset is fright
tulness-not so much in the death
of the criminal as in the lesson it
would have on others who would
commit crime. If it is wrong it
should be abolished.
Should these two men be exc
cuteds The Bee will be glad to hear
what its readers have to say"
Clemency, but Not Pity.
Answers have been received from
points all over the state, among them
some presenting unique and startling
views and aspects of the matter not
before brought to the attention OF
hose who have given consideration
% the case.
A striking feature found in the
views of some is that, while they ad-
vocate cleMency for the two men in
that they should be given life sem
fences instead of being executed, the
plea for mercy to this extent is not
,ased upon pity for the two men, nor
,pon any like element of mawkish
sentiment, but finds its foundation
principally in the opinion that the
state should not commit legal muir
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-11

"Why, of course.
"Who has said anything to the
contrary.
"The statement, like other state
ments contained in the puerile ar
gument set forth, are mere straw
arguments and citations raised up to
be knocked down. Let the Herald
Law aside its own straw arguments,
and give Straightforward comment
on some of the facts, like the fol-
| lowing:
A Specific Instance.
an the Daily News but a fortnight
back, a certain young woman writ
ing letter to that paper. set forth
certain vices of which she herself
acknowledged guilt, and of which
cigarette smoking was the least OF
all, and concluded thusly: And
every last member of our girls Sun
day school class, including the
teacher herself, does the same
thing
will the Herald editor look up
the lis- of things these young women
are doing in this Sunday school class.
and say that 20 years ago it could
have found this Sunday school class,
or a Sunday school class in any
church from end to end of the coun-
try, in which the same conditions
prevailed, or could have prevailed?
And will the Herald class the young
women of this Sunday school with
the muck and dregs' of society that.
it speaks Off And will it then bear
Just these few examples Of the Better
class of our young womanhood in
mind and contend that the young
women of today are not advanced
to shocking degree further than the
same young women of a decade back.
"Are our women slipping? Not
exactly to the degree that might be
taken to be implied in the word
Slipping itself, but they are less
strict in their views of things that
should really be horrifying to COM
mon. everyday modesty.
They are Slipping to the degree
that young girls are nowadays toll
Grating things that really bring a
blush to the cheek Of decent grown
men. They are slipping to the ex-
tent that this tolerance cannot but
lead them further along the path that
is enticing them from morality and
decency ....... IN. L."
To Certain Degree.
I'm answer to first question l will
say in my estimation they are slip
ping to certain degree, and unfor-
tunately for the whole world the
standard of conduct is being low
cred.
TO many restaurants, shows and
general unwillingness to make
real homes, are the main reasons. |
believe woman's benehcent inhu-