Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-09

| MINDED opinion:
To your first three questions III
say yes IL he sees fit, and good
place to begin would have been the
ksoft drink parlor operated by a rela-
tive of Herdzina. where the shooting
took place.
In the fourth question, you make
veiled intimation by referring to
the boys as characters" not desiY-
mating whether good, bad or other
wise. However, l again presume you
mean bad" All these boys were
honorably discharged by the United
States military service. all worked at
honorable occupations for railroads.
packers and automobile concerns
| thence the paper auto license nuns
ber.) Your charge Is a malicious
insult that cannot be substantiated
and which no gentleman would
make. 1t doesn't bear the stamp OF
a broad-gauged mind.
The fifth question is so far from
the truth that 1t doesn't deserve an
answer, but II 1t were the truth /
would rather take a dozen beat
ings than to take life, to say moth
ing of the attempt to take several
more.
The space is limited, or / would
give more information such as the
well-based rumor that a certain
prominent criminal lawyer refused
to take Herdzina's case, and it wasn't
financial reasons either; or the offer
of several prominent lawyers to as,
sist in the prosecution. regardless
Tribute to Mrs. Monroe.
Omaha, May 5.-To the Editor of
The Bee: Ere this the little ceme-
terry at Lawrence, Kan, has received
the mortal remains of Mrs. Harriet
B. Munroe, wife of John A. Munroe,
of this citys No such life can go out
without casting long shadow.
Her many friends in Omaha have
reason TO mourn with her beloved
husband and her closest friend, Miss
Elder. Words surely are inadequate
to pay the just tribute to the life as
lived by one of the sweetest and
kindest of natures. The privilege to
have been counted among her ac-
quaintances was uplifting, but to feel
and know her friendship crystallizes
memory sacred into eternity.
No purer, brighter Christian wom-
An ever dwelt am6ng the people OF
this city--gentle and simple in taste
and yet endowed with love SO deep
and strong, as to be likened to the
Immortality her soul now inherits,
The responsibility of wealth was
understood and could all who pos
sess it, render such an accounting
for their earthly stewardship, there
would be no sorrow. Into many
homes of this city the generosity of
this noble woman found it's way.
Her sensitive solicitude for others
will be missed.
God never took from us a higher
type of uprightness and the sorrow
felt is softened by the joy of being
able to sign A FRIEND.
Agnew Activatcs on Autopsy.
Omaha, May ITO the Editor of
The Bee. Some valuable lessons can
be drawn from the regent city cam
paign and election and we may all
profit by the exciting experiences
that have been passed through In the
last few weeks.
In the first place the result shows
plainly that mud singing does not
pay and that the vast majority of
people will resent vicious personal
O campaign.
II1OEc Wi1O Llul LiAC9 a.
working for the uplifting of human
ity ought to know that denouncins
the faults of others in a vicious man
ner does not result in the good they
may pretend they are doing. Be-
cause some one may not have the
same views in political affairs as
have is no sign that they are horse
thieves and murderers.
Same of the worst mud -SlinPnrS in
the recent city campaign are said to
live in glass houses themselves and
ought to clear up their own skirts
before denouncing all of those that
do not look upon public questions as
they do.
Then there was widespread objec-
ton to the use of churches for po-
litical purposes. 1t looks like q
proclamation Of holy places for poll
ticians to use pulpits to further their
political ambitions, and it is to be
hoped that the recent city campaign
will see the last of political cam
paigning in churches. Religion and
politics will not mix any more than
will oil and water.
But after all of the talk Of the
moral issues in the city campaign
there were two things that the men
aud women took into consideration.
One was the fear that the present
city administration would vastly in
crease the debts and burdens on the
taxpayers Of Omaha at an enormous
rate in the next three years, for some
of the speakers stated that they were
in favor of vast public expenditures
in the next three years. When
there is an ever increasing number
of idle men in the country, 1T is
poor time to increase public eXpendi-
lures at the cost of the taxpayers.
Another thing that had it's Influence
in the city campaign was the destrue-
ton of our magnificent court house,
for most people believe it could have
been prevented if little more nerve
and discretion had been used at just
the right time.
But it is over and we will all try
to boost for Omaha in the proper
way. When many thousands OF the
best men and women of Omaha voted
for the successful candidates for city
commissioners, it shows that some OF
the speakers ON Douglas street were
wrong In saying that only. the bad
elements were supporting the Dahl
man ticket. 1t is likely that many
that can he called bad people voted
on both sides at the election.
We all hope that the next three
years will see less of quarreiing
among oity officials and that they
will all work together in the same
direction. FRANK A, AGNEW,