Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-08
Nebraska Notions


suggested that Il would be a nm
I'thins 10 have business manager
for school boards. Probably IL would
but We are afraid that school board
would resent II. How about one 10
the city council, This isn't y jib'
at our city council. for We sre mishil
well pleased. but II 10 . hobby will
Us that cities Of this size ought Z.
employ a special man whose business
u would be 10 trssaet the city shairl
and then that he should be heie
10 account by the city council
/ There's enough business affAirs In I
J city OF this siss TO require all ol
mans time and he would more
/ Than save his salary.
wsusa Gazette: The Niobrsrs
Tribune 10 getting unduiy excited
over our remark relative 10 the posi.
tion OF Nebraska candidates for
United stat~s senator on the prohi.
bition question, We were not at
lacking the record of William v.
Allen as q district Judge. Mr.. Allen
~ a private citizen. and TO our knowl-
edge neither has ever led him 10 be
classified with the prohibition forces.
Friend Telegraph; Fred Howard
says In his Clay Center Sun that
one OF the very incest fappers Of that
city. after hearing that there
would be no carnival at tho fair this
fall. remarked. "Gce. aren't they go
Ing to have anything naughty at oil. I"
Never mind. sister. you will prob
ably be able 10 md enough naught-
mess without a carnival.
Kearney Hub: A campaign 10 or
eanise tax reduction clubs In getting
under way at tho state capital. The
promoter In Chairman Edmisten OF
the progressive party organization.
and he hastens "a assure the public
that these reduction clubs will be
nonpoiiticai. OF course wc know
that Edmistcn will not play poll
tics: never did: never will. For tho
reason that the grand old pop" war
horse never plays politics. but Just
goes into the game with all the seri.
ousness imaginable. He doesn't play
at II. but works at II and is usually
busy while most people are asleep.
Aurora Republican,: In all Of the
uncertainty that we are hearing
about tax reduction. We know OF
one certain way In which n general
reduction could be accomplished.
Let the tax dodger quit his dodg-
Ing. So prevalent has this practice
become In some quarters that the
government Ii offering a premium
OF q reduction OF three-fourths OF
the value OF intangible property 80
ways that we think would beat this
MI nnA v>,,h1iro ffnv ~ thu Ia -
list showing the value OF property |
and the ownership OF intangibles, |
sworn to by the individual and the |
taxes they pay. Then a pretty stiff |
prison sentence for the fellow who |
is found and undoubtedly proven to |
be doing tax dodging.
Howells Journal: The tax dodger |
Is one of the real causes OF high taxes |
and he ought to be handled without |
gloves. Every community has few |
Of these fellows and as q general |
rule they are well known. and yet |
they succeed in evading their just |
share Of the public expense year |
after year. It's high time 4 halt was
called. Let an example be made Of |
q few and the effect cannot help |
being beneficial.
Gerins Midwest: A condition that |
makes 1t possible for boys not Tar |
advanced in their teens to get liquor
maudlin drunk, IL not bearable. Yet
that condition seems to prevail in |
this vicinity. A few days ago two
boys got enough liquor to make them
drunk, and then committed bur-
glary. It Is not uncommon to see
mere boys staggering around with
their stomachs full Of hootch and
their breaths smelling like q dis
tiilery. Somebody in this vicinity n
either selling or giving the poison
stuff to the boys. This editor 10
not worrying about the old soaks who
manage to get tanked up on hootch.
And he is not going out Of his way
to prevent them from getting 1t. He
has about a. much respect for the
or the hootch maker as
he has for the men who patronixe
them. But whom it comes to deal
Ing out the poison stun to mere
boys it is time to call halt. A
mere fine or a nominal Jail SEN
tence IL not enough for that class
Of cattle. Boiling in oil, or some
hing lingering, would be nearer the
right punishment. What's the use
Of trying to hide the patent fact
that right now, under prohibition,
Il is easier for mere boys to get In
toxicants than 1t was under the old
regime? Prohibition has banished
The open saloon for which every
decent man is thankful. But pro-
bibition is long ways yet from be-
ng what its proponents said 1t would
be-.
Nebraska City Press: A Hooper
nan went from his town to Free
mont, his county seat, to transact
,ome business with the county
reasurer. It was o'clock and the
Office was locked. The
armer was swearing mad" ac-
,ordinE to the Tribune and HAD =
ot to say about county officials keep-1I
ng fancy hours at the expense OF
he taxpayer. The treasurer, how
,ver. explains that his office keeps
,anking hours; that at o'clock 1t
s necessary to lock the door to
balance the books and pick the loose
change out of the cracks in the coun.
er. This explanation, however, will
leave the farmer in az great
! perplexity as before. He will con-
inue to believe, perhaps, that tho
loor should BE- open until 5 o'clock
It least. 50 men who must earn their
bread by the sweat of their brows
nay transact business without leav-
ns their fields in the middle Of the
ay.