The Omaha morning bee., 1924-10-20
Today
4 to I on Coolidge.
Wheat, SI.5I.
What about Cotton?
4 "SweU' Prison.
Ry ARTHUR BRISBANE

la i olIette Is y 10 4, II WAS W L.
In New York state, where Al Smith
Is running against Theodore Roose-
velt's son for governor, the odds
are Id to 10 on Smith. You prob
ably could get Ia to | against Davis
As regards New York state.
Because of the religious fight in
Che democratic convention, it is be-
lieved that Davis will have a vote
in New York state much less than
that for Cox in the last election.
Stock spectators and investors
were happier yesterday. Interest
on "call money" which spectators
use, dropped back to per cent.
Stocks moved up, plus signs were
scattered all through the lists.
That's connected with the increased
odds in favor of Coolidge.
Wheat is cheerful. December
deliveries at Chicago closed at
$1.51; May, $1.54as. If you read
this column you may remember
that when wheat sold for $1.17 you
were told that it would go above
S1.50 and that the Coolidge vote
would go up with it.
j But what about cotton prices
broke to "new low levels yester-
Bay? What about the 100000, 900
hore than half of it from here,
tent to Germany? Wouldn't that
help the price of cotton? Cotton
kround % cents is not fair price
br price good for the country.
The new Sing Sing prison is
Ready for tenants. Each prisoner
will have a writing desk in his cell.
Each cell will have a view of the
Hudson river and the sun sinking
behind the Palisades. Those are
different from the cells that old re-
porters remember.
Some will say, "You encourage
prime petting and pampering your
criminals.
Others will reply: "Those below
follow the example from above. III
government acts cruelty criminals
will be cruel. While the govern
ment with its electric chair kills
men, criminals will kill men. The
good example of kindness and
hercy must come from above"
What's your opinion?
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl A. Sutter of
Boston, seeking excitement and
perhaps free advertising, went into
the Maine woods, without any
clothes to prove they could keep
alive in primitive fashion, as our
ancestors did.
They succeed more or less, rather
less than more, but now back in
civilization the lady is suing the
gentleman for divorce on the
ground of infidelity. 1t is hard
enough to get along in furnished
fiat with hot and cold water, with
out wandering off into the woods
to initiate the squirrels and chip
munks.
You have read warnings by those
that don't know, or don't care to
tell the truth, about bad manage
ment of Wisconsin, due to La Fol
Jettes political power there. Here
is what Solomon Levitan, state
treasurer of Wisconsin, elected and
renominated on the republican
ticket, told a crowd listening to his
speech in Wall street:
Il became state treasurer OF
Wisconsin because | am a banker.
Under the old party idea | would
have had to be politician with
no special knowledge except about
drawing my salary
Whoever knows Solomon Levitan
Of Wisconsin knows that he is very
able, in addition to being absolutely
honest. He has made some enemies
by distributing state funds as far
as possible among country banks to
encourage loans to farmers. That
didn't suit some big banks as you
ean guess.
Senator Brandegee, who killed
himself, is said to have been In
debt more than a million dollars
to members of the house and SEN
ate.
He could not pay with money, SC
he paid with his life. According
to the old ideas, man who volun.
tarily kills himself is supposed tc
have done all that he could to pay
his debts of honor.
II. II. Kohlsaat is dead; plucky
fighter to the last. He spent mil
lions on newspapers, using the for
tune that he made in his own line
of business.
There never was a pluckier, more
determined man, or one more SCI
i'm his conviction that he ought tC
be a great newspaper owner. Fail
ure and loss meant nothing to him
On the last days of his life ht
would cheerfully have formed ;
syndicate to buy out Curtis, Hearst
Victor Lawson and the Chicago
Tribune boys. He enjoyed life will
its failures and successes and leave
only friends. That is as good a
owning a successful newspaper.
Governor AL Smith, is quoted cor
rectly, is in favor of "beer ant
wine containing 2.75 per cent alco
hol." This would be very ligh
beer. But no such wine exists
The lightest of wines that can b.
distributed and transported with
out spelling have at least 6 to 7 pc
cent alcohol. Incidentally, hun
dreds of millions of people drinl
such wines in countries where ther
is less drunkenness than there is il
this blessed land of prohibition.
However, we have prohibition
with us, and it isn't likely tina