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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-07
OPENING UP THE WAR GRAFT.

4 suit, the first Of several anticipated, has hssn
started hy the federal government 10 recover money
paid without warrant 10 contractors diring thu war
period. The defendant is the Dayton Airplsns com,
pany. formerly known the paytonWrg Air.
plane company, and the sued for Is 81 40s, 2ui.
with per cent interest from June II. 1919.
An insignificant amount, when compared to the
/ enormous wastsge OF the war estimated at nearly
IS, 900 900 600. yet sufficient TO indicate the sin.
certify Of the governments purpose TO pursue all
who had part In the ingorious looting Of the treas
ury No part OF our share in the war Is more OF a
diseredit than that which had to do with the air
craft program. IL was so malodorous that even be-
fore the country had been a year at war u special
commission, headed by Charles Evans Hughes. was
named to investigate the conditions that had already
swallowed up billion dollars and had produced not
one srpane for war uses. This commission made
its repoe, a considerable portion OF which was de-
lberatey suppressed by the attorney general Of the
United States.
Portions of the report dealt specifically with the
Dayton concern, and a recommendation was made
that Colonel Deeds. prominently connected with the
company. be dismissed from the service. Secretary
OF War Baker allowed the colonel to resign, and
the eontractural relations between the company and
the government continued.
The Liberty motor scandal was hushed up also but
the armistice came in November, and not a single
American.built plane had yet flown over the battle
front in France, although more than billion of
dollars paid to contractors for furnishing planes
The suit just instituted should be the forerunner
of Others and maybe the lid will be taken of in
time. and the whole exposed to the public. In
time il may become known who is responsible for
the enormous waste, and the government may even
recover in part at least from contractors who shared
in the plumber.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-07
What the Democratic Politicians
Talk About,

kenesaw. Neh--To the Editor ~
The omaha Rec, Doing the fifth
district together. Senator Hitchcock
and ca Congressman Shallenharssr
divide the time and the subjects
talked about, Hitchcock talks about
dsnatinn, the tarifr, ship subsidy and
prohibition.
The sudden and drastic drnntipn
which was 40 hand on farmers he
lays 10 the republicans ite neglect
ed 10 say that Wilson's appointsss
still run the reserve banks, That
the policy ~ imitation pushed 10 the
extreme after the war ana the sud
den reversal Of that policy was un
der the same Wilson board. That
while squandering millions In raising
salaries and erecting the most costly
bank buildings Ia the world and loan
ing 10 eastern banks at the usunl
rates. they restricted their western
loans by raising the rate ~ discount
That while these reserve banks were
not established To make profits they
did accumulate enormous and uncon'
scionnble profits even after dedurtinE
their entrayaghnt and unlawful ex'
pendltures. And all this WAS done by
the Wilson board Of managers.
The high prices prevailing during
and after the war Hitchcock claims
was owing to the democrats being in
power Nothing less. I am sure, than
world war would bring prosperity
under democratic administration, But
the price IL too high, 40 Il viii be
wiser 10 vote the republican ticket. .
Senator Hitchcock did not really
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-07
w. l. AND BROTHER CHARLEY.

Once more w. ]. organs faith In Nebraska has
been rudey shaken. When w. ]. announced. year
so ago. that he had transferred his citizenship TO
Florida, this was taken AS indicating pretty clearly
that he felt that the citizens Of Nebraska had reached
fair degree Of mental competency, and were 10
be entrusted with the full management Of their own
affairs. 1t Is evident now that he considers himself
mistaken, especially as far as Brother Charley is
concerned.
The voters Of Nebraska are not treating Brother
Charley right They are actually laughing at his
attempt to discuss the tax problem and other public
questions They even suspect him Of having made
a secret alliance with the "wets." Things are hap
pening in this campaign that cause w. J. to doubt
the ability Of the and women he left behind
him to use due political discretion.
So next week W J. is coming TO the rescue Of
Brother Charley. lie is rushing back to set his
former fellow citizens right about their public a.
fairs The fact that he II out Of touch with Nebraska
conditions will not affect the flow Of his oratory. The
fact that he has recently been campaigning for pro-
hbition in California need not prevent him from
assuring us that prohibition is dead issue in Ne
hraska.
n there are to be any issues in the Nebraska
campaign, W. J. will select and them, and will
IeftIy cast all other considerations to the four winds
He hopes, of course, that Nebraskans will not con-
slider his errand personal one.
Doubtless he hopes, too, that his old time rela-
tons with Hitchcock will not be taken the reason
for his visit to Nebraska. that his friendship
will be blamed for his declaring the liquor question
dead issue. All of W. Us plans for his return to
Nebraska are said to have been made prior to Hitch
cocks eleventh hour conversion" to the prohibition
cause and so il could not be to welcome the prodgal
that he is coming among us this year.
His friendship for Hitchcock, like Brother Char
Iey's own candidacy, is a coincidence Ne
braska must be made safe for democracy, Of some
brand or other, Woodrow Wilson was to
make the world safe for democracy Of the Wisonian
brand
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-07

Samuel Hopkins Adams In Leslie's Weekly.
Frances gravest danger IL not ex.
fernal but internal. II she perishes
II Will be not by murder, as the
shrleking militarist politicians would
have the world believe, but by. sui
eide. She is q waning nation. Not.
Withstanding the accession Of Alsace-
Lorraine, which approximately com
pensated in population for her war
losses, she had nearly 100000 less in.
habitsrts in 1921 than in 1911. IT
will be only two or three years now
before she will cease to be first Of
the Latin nations. Italy will have
displaced her. Fecund Germany has
FIVE times as many babies in a year
as sterile France. The tragic signl-
ficance cot this Is unmistakable. No
power Of arms can indefinitely main
tain a people unable to replenish IT.
self. A great French medical author
ity estimates that, unless his coun-
try's birthrate speedily increases, in
less than a generation 1t will have de-
generated into a second.class power Of
only 2500O,00 inhabitants, and n
great military authority adds this
and sorroWful warning:
France is dying because her cradles
are empty" All the reparations In
Europe cannot compensate for this
condition.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-07
A LITTLE OBJECT LESSON IN SUGAR.

Free traders setting up great clamor against
the ddty of 1.76 cents per pound on raw sugar.
They would like to return TO the provision Of the
Underwood BILL which aimed at free admission Of
sugar, and looked to the destruction of the sugar
making industry in the United States. prQba-
tionary period Of two years was allowed by the
Underwood bill, in which time the sugar producers
of the United States to arrange their affairs
to either abandon business compete with the Gu
ban, Dutch East Indies, and other foreign sources
Of supply.
How is Nebraska concerned? The Grand Island
sugar mill has just commenced its fall campaign,
and expects to produce between 5000 and 1000
tons Of refined sugar between now and January Is.
Mills at towns in the North Platte valley will add
$4,000 to 10000 tons to this total.
If the free traders had their way these mills
would be idle, or the farmers of Nebraska would be
growing sugar beets in competition with the sugar
cane growers of Cuba and Java And if we ever do
place market at the mercy Of the foreign pro-
ducers exclusively, what will happen? When sugar
scared to 80 cents pound in Omaha it due in
large measure to the fact that the Cuban planters
we're demanding " cents pound for sugar,
&c. i. T. Havana"
The tariff not only preserves home industry, but
it prevents foreign extortion
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-07
WHAT THE FOREST FIRES MEAN

An aspect of tragedy surrounds the forest fire
that is not fully noted by the onooker. People at
this distance from Minnesota Ontario keenly feel
the terrible danger in which the residents of the
threatened towns placed read with eager eyes
the news of their escape from the flames, noting
with keen interest the thrills that accompany
or attend loss of life. Those are the outstanding
immediate human elements of the situation; and
naturally get the attention of the casual.
Something more is closer inspection
Miles Of cumberland being burned over, denuded,
the work of nature for centuries wiped out. and the
rapidly lessenng supply of lumber is diminished by
fire rapidly than by mans requistion.
Between the one side and fire on the other,
the standing timber on the North American
there will be none left for within very few
years.
Unless the steps already taken greatly in
creased, American industry will suffer for want
of wood Already the effect Of the famine is noted,
in the search for Substitutes" There is no sub
stitute for wood; other materials used in place
of wood but the service Of wood in its proper place
is beyond a substitute
Trees must be planted to take the place of timber
that is being destroyed. Nebraska has direct stake
in this enterprise Six thousand five hundred acres
Of pine timber, standing at Bessey nursery, the
Dismal river is proof that pine will grow in this
state and that the sand hill region is the place for it,
When will Nebraskans be ready to take advantage
of the opportunity that is waiting?
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-07
ABook Of Today

JEANNE MARES TRIUMPH by Clara
#. Laughlin. Fleming II. Revell COM
panr.
In this book, which is worthy Of n
place on any bookshelf, the author
transmits a splendid message through
her heroine, Jeanne Marie Landril-
Ion, daughter of Paris shopkeeper.
The book is a vignette, in words, Of
Paris during the period Of the war
and after the armistice. The mes
sage is fashioned into a charming
story, written entertainingly, and it
carries the thought that They did
their utmost, 50 must We"
jeanne Marie has sacred convic.
ton about our debt to the dead, the
manned and the sorrowing. Her
father died at Verdun and she carried
on at her stall in the quai Malaquais.
She was trying TO do what her father
would have done for the glory OF
France and trying to be worthy of
his memory. She realized that the
worlds great need, after the war, de-
manded that everyone should be at
his work, whatever IL Is, and to his
utmost.
I'm her vision, the Better Day, for
which so many died, rested in part
upon the shoulders OF every man,
woman and child alive. and each de-
fauter, stepping out from under his
share, was no less tragic in the sue.
cess OF the whole enterprise Of peace
than each deserter In the enterprise
Of war;
or peace, after the war, Jeanne
saws. Every one ~ lis must mike
who bled and died out there And
We must make II in the same spirit
in which they fought for it--sacrince
and service"
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"FrOm State and Nation"
-Ediionals from other newspapes--

and ran some advertisements telling
~ his apples He offered them for
sale ~ the very lowest price com
msnsuFsts with the ensl ~ production
aud the freight charges, I'm less than
two weeks h. sold every huRhel he
had Tor sale-not 10 the eastern mar
kst hut 20 Nchraslans, who We're glad
II the opportunity 90 buy Nebraska
apples Orders came from ~ far west
a. Sidney and as far northwest ~
Miles Guy Mont
Not onc SebFlskan in 100 knows
that Richardson. Nenahs. Otoe and
caFs counties raise more apples than
the combined yield In Colorado, ore.
gon and Washington" Mr. Lord tells
u. Ask the experts about the quality
~ Nebraska apples compared with
those that come from irrigated sec
lions. The Nebraska soil ia pecull.
arly adapted Ia apples. In rayOr,
color aud size they will benr compari.
son with any apple found on the mar.
ket Nebraska raises better apples
than come from the irrigated lands Of
Colorado and from the orchards II
oregon and Washington, hut Nebrnsr
kans pay eSofbitant prices every
year"
IT'S time for Nebraska TO wake
up Ia the fact that she In an apple,
raising state. II you doubt IL, take
time some Of these wonderful fall
mornings and drive 10 the orchards
Of Cass, Nemnha. Richardson and
Otoo counties. Nebraska In all her
loyelieHt moods never afforded n more
beautiful scene than Will greet your
eyes In the orchards there. Row aft.
err row of trees are bending low with
big. rcd. luscious fruit waiting 10
Yield rich crop 10 the pickers.
For the animated there IL real
revelation nhend
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-07
The Nebraska Apple.

From the Lincoln Star.
The fruit growers Of southeastern
and central Nebraska owe Charlie
Lord OF this city a vote Of apprecia-
ton. For Mr.. Lord has been rather
busily engaged in the last few weeks
in telling the world that Nebraska
raises apples-better apples than are
raised in any other section OF the
United States.
II can hardy be said that Mr. Lord
services are in the nature of q dis.
coyery, for Nebraska has been rails
ing excellent apples for - number of
years and has been supplying the
eastegn market during that time.
But Mr.. Lord is one OF the few Ne
braska apple growers who has shown
an interest In cultivating tho home
market. lie is one of the few who be,
leved that Nebraskans might he in,
terested In storing "A few barrels Of
choice Jonathans, Grimes Golden and
other favorite Nebraska varieties, in,
stead OF digging deep into their jeans
TO paw for the additional freight
charges and added expense incident
to providing the table with fruit
grown in New York state. Michigan,
or on the Pacific coast
Mr., Lord has an orchard IN the
great appl. raising section Of extreme
southeastern Nehras ska. Ills orchard
this year yielded over eopp bushels.
Next year. under proper conditions.
be viii gather a much larger crop
because another iaarre trant VIII
come tHto heaFuE. when ~. iurd
found that he wns Eulng % satheE
BID aupis Utup be- dld nat contract
Nth an sRstsFn commission Eauss o.
pick the crop and ship trt ffWtl east
TO thUukrf that NfbFaEkaus mfAnt
Re interested ard he dtellst tu fEss
tHt experiment ~ hHl.Ha utf iis
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-07
The Community Chest n Com
BiuDiiy Boost.

From tho Wlrhita Boar0n
One Of the fine features Of the
community chest idea a. plan
ned by the Wichita Board Of
Commerce and civic orga MIA
lions il that II will bring the
various organizations closer to-
gether In n concerted boosting
movement.
Any cause that makes for the
upbuilding Of Wichita charitable
or philanthropic institutions will
be pushed by the concerted ef-
fort furnished by the community
chest organization. This means
cooperation and cooperation
means efficiency and teamwork.
There has been some delay In
completing the community chest
organization. II should be on
its feet and going strong when
winter begins. II IL the sane,
logical. business-like instrument
tality for doing big things in a
big way for a big city.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-07
The BLACK Hills,


~ HaWsFd hissar in fhs brewers Jour
nal ftalkWsH-
/ II the Black Hills u South Dakota
were situated 10 some out ofthe way
place. remote from easy highways.
and II they were advertised a. haN c
been scenic wonders deserving no
greater praise. travellers would mock
them homage,
Z Some uf the wonders clnseaI ~
hand. however, usually receive our
least attention, II ras MARVIN Hugh
/ ~ uf the chicago A Northwestern
railway who characterized the Black
Hills as the richest hundred square
miles IN the world Hughitt'H char
IaclsriEatlon has stood unchnllenRed,
but he might have gone much further
and called tie attention u n travel
loving public 10 the wonders ~ ma
lures architecture in this land ~
peaks and pines Hnd waterfalls,
In recent visit 10 the Hillss the
writer met an old friend who In a
professor ~ anatomy at the tnig"r'
sity u Minnesota. This man has
travelled far lie has explored the
Black Forest ~ Germany and has
trnmped In the Alps. lie has boyted
on the Mediterranean and made the
acquaintance OF Lake L0uise--that
rem u liquid splenror In the heart
~ the Canadian Rockies. lie has
climbed Pixies peak and royeled In
the delights Of the turquoise skies Of
Colorado.
hut despite that fact, We found him
the other day camping In the vicinity
~ Mystic and learned that for many
years he has never missed going
back tu the vacation haunts which In
his estimation need no ap0lOgy-the
quiet places In the heart ~ South ia
kOtas wonderland. We rode with
him the other night where every
turn Of the road brought It's changing
wonders. The leaves Of the deciduous
trees were changing under the first |
touch ~ frost. The smoke Of rustic !
cabins curled from many chimney. |
Tho air grew colder ~ the shndo~. /
fell The majestic pines were every. /,
" here. Peak after peak, bold and |
rugged In outline and wonderfully /
impressive. passed before our visions, I
II was a never to-be forgotten ride.
Whether you go TO Deadwood, rich |
with the charm OF romance and sd-
venture, visit the Homestake mines
II Lead, ride through the scenic splen-
Tor Of Spearfish canyon or after boat
ng on Sylvan lake, take the trail
hat winds TO the summit OF Harvey
peak, the Black Hills grip and hold
iou In an indescribable spell. In the
luiet spots where the ferns grow in
jrofusion, where the moss grows
hlck on the shady rocks and where
,ines clothe the heights, life has a
uller and a richer meaning and the
structures OF wood and brick and
tone on city streets seem cheap and
COMMON place.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-07
Pointing and Viewing.

| From the st. Louis Globe Democrat.
| The chairman OF the national re.
publican committee and the chairman
OF the national democratic committee
are well maintaining the most ancient
party traditions and customs, follow
! ing the adjournment Of congress.
Mr.. Adams points with pride at the
record. all and singular, OF a congress
in which his party was largely in the
ma iority. Mr.. Hull views with alarm
the acts Of body, all and singular.
for which his party, being largely in
the minority, is not responsible.
Though the session was an extended
one, Mr.. Adams, in pointing with
pride, cannot find q place where his
party majority made a shadow OF mis-
take, even by inference, and Mr..
Hull, though the session was so pro
tracted that, in the commission OF
blunder and iDiqulties a party ma
jority must have inadvertently over
looked a chance and done the right in
an unguarded moment, views with
alarm each and every act from begin
ming to end. This is old, but not
beautiful or inspiring. Both Of the
gentlemen protest too much. But
they could do nothing else. The sill.
ence Of either would have provoked
the unfayorable comment Of some Of
his ultra partisans. And for either
Of them to have admitted, as a meas
ure OF fairness and justice, that some
good had been found in the opposition,
would have been to call down on his
head Walls of wrath from such parti-
sans as those who took delight in
I'LL h.. T,.lt -.
democratic convention last spring,
that an opposition party would some
times conspire against the public
welfare for political ends.
Mr.. Adams points, and Mr.. Hull
views, as impressively as ever did
any Of the party leaders in the ear
lier day. They are entitled to some
applause for reappearing on the stage,
without an encore, to repeat this stale
performance. 1t takes courage to
do IT,
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-07

disruss the ariN ur ship subsidy EIt
rnntrntrd himself Nlth masking assff7
lions more nr irss rktFaKasaHf
u h ia talking about rTnhlbiwN
that the senator shines AaWH'IHs
that h. Was opposed Ga prohibition.
he Set chained "a haNF supported lNn
law after Nebraska Went dry iiHw
did he dn ia After Nebraska went
dry bis party, under his leadership.
opposed fHHptinE IA bone dfN las ~
enforce the amendment DE- oTIHe"h
national prohibition lH dTrft HlHHsI.
tlon o. the snlFmhly oppressed Wishes
~ his constituents he tulrd against
the Nolftrbd mW 60 enforce ihr u4.
tlanal amendment, and even as lIfe
as iva years aga declared himself
In favor ~ nullfYlng the constitution
by permitting the sale If iHtuAlHltut
wine and hrsF That surely ls Trcs
ord on which 10 ask foF drp votes
Nebraska women Who worked -H
long and earnestly fnr both state ant
national prohibition should nu' nm
over each ether iH their r4errHess Go
get to The polls &c Vote a." surl
champion - the cause hsaF iu thorn.
Especially h this true when mo
women voters remember thHt Ssuar
tor Hitchcock deprived Oh ~ ~ Ihs
ballot fur long weary months bF Mo
ypge In the senate when that VOTE.
alone would have carried the rs=ulu.
ton
shallrnherRcr il known ns 70 light.
ming tllEsr. II elected you on fht
think from his talk he could rrluce
RfVFH county nuH afN-rI F.n4a ID. 81
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-07
CUTTING THE COST OF GOVERNMENT.

One of the issues in connection with the control
of congress that is carefully avoided by the demo-
cratic spellbinders is that of cost Of government
They emit huge smoke clouds regarding "detation,'
tariff" republican failures" and the like, but
they avoid concrete issue of governmental expendi-
lures Ms the timid boy avoids the lonely road past
the cemetery after nightfsll.
Only few figures are needed to explain why
this is 80. When the emergency Of war permitted
the disgraeefu orgy of extravaganza, out of which
grew 80 many scandals, the democrats tossed bill.
lions about rs II they had sense Of what such
sum. involved. Little credit goes 10 anybody for
checking that waste, but some credit Is due the
publieAus for heading ~ the democratic ambition
Is bankrupt the government in peace times This
vas begun when The democrats failed To pass the blk
supply hills Tor maintaining the government and
President wilson WAS Reluctantly compelled 10
ssmble the republican congress in extra session IN
jane. 1919 billion doaf wsFe eut from meas.
us,s that had passed the Democratic house and were
lammed in democrats senate - the hfst sst II
,As repablieaus vas to Save the country btllen
dallsrA
ttsrs IA sketch IL shat has happened since, the
fsars. being the oFAlesFy expenditures ct the gsys
srumsat. exclusive u rayNsnts en- public ashl{
tgsal soar ih3atsasssEssats -Al
Ftsat ssaF 1881 .-sssftffasf .ftsff.Ft tlthst 80
A r.slastias - sore thaa lhFst mNlaaa "a ths
.sla.tg expenditures ~ tks KsssgnmsFt lH I've
,sar. i faity saad rssafd, anA aashi e es tfF
fsst ssplaaauan 81 shY ihs dsaaitAta s'e8 aa
sasslpa n he laae.
nts nauaps haAfst 0sitm haA fesA.eA e4
So, AL uFiss Fsssrd 10 lhs F'ee'.as p fR'4
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Tit for Tat.

Omaha-To the Editor Of The Oma-
ma Bee: Here's hot one. On Page
10 OF this mornings edition Of Sen
ator Hitchcock's handful appears the
following:
Il note that Theodore Roosevelt
flew into Omaha for his political
address boosting r. u. Howell In
an airplane piloted by a government
employe. Do you know IL the gov
eminent supplies this super-trans-
portation to other candidates, and
II so, how would one go about get
ting it?-Reader.
On Page OF the same issue Of the
alleged newspaper appeared a picture