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The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11
HIS MONUMENT A HUGE HOLE.

A great blast, shattering hole through eight
Feet of solid rock, almost 200 feet underneath the
bottom of the Hudson, united the two ends of the
latest and greatest of traffic tunnels. For many
months the workmen have been steadily driving for
ward the tubes from either shore, through all sorts
of formations and varying difficulties. Directed by
the surest of engineering SKILL when the final blast
WAS let off and the holes met, it discovered that
\ divergence of less than hree-quarters inch had
10 be rectified.
Such accuracy of execution in itself would be a
nigh tribute to the men who made and carried for
ward the plans. The whole conception Of the tun
nell with its varied features and devices for over
coming difficult phases of modern transportation,
As marvel in these days of wonders. The pres
snce of deadly carbon monoxide gas, result of the
use Of the automobile and its certain settling at
The lowest point of depression, is of the prob
lens dealt with And all this from the mind
of Clifford M Holland, chief engineer of the prof.
ect.
Holland had bad heart. He knew it was like
ly to give out at any time But he stuck to the job,
dav after day, determined to get all done he could
before he passed on. A short time before the last
,hot was fired, and for which elaborate preparation
had been made Mr.. Holland went to a sanitarium
to rest There he died, not knowing that his great
plan had actually been successful but confident that
his calculations were sound He did not get the
word from the workings but he knew he had builded
a mighty river, that will unite the metropolis with
the mainland. An honored place among great
builders is his, and the future will praise his work
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11
Omaha dWhee theMeSt is at its Best
HENRY CABOT LODGE.

Of Henry Cabot Lodge it has been said that
"born to leisure, he chose to work" His long and
honorable career of industrious effort. He
was possessed of ample means, and acquired cu-
ture that might have led to life of luxurious ease
but his New England breeding held him to the trad
ton of his race, duty. Duty to his country, to the
race at large.
1t was not in politics alone that Mr.. Lodge was
ieader In letters he achieved distinction, and he
might have won notice for himself in any line of
effort. Public life appealed to him, and he began
his career as moderator of the little town Of Nahant
his birthplace and his home all his life. In 1882 he
aspired to seat in congress- but was defeated for
the nomination. Four years later he was elected
to congress and begun the career that led him to
such honorable height. After six years in the house
he was made senator, being elected to succeed
Henry L. Dawes in January, 1898. His present term
of office would have expired March A, 1929.
1t was not merely by right of seniority that Sem
ator Lodge was regarded leader of his party in
the senate His intellectual endowment justified his
headship. His public service comprised wide range
of activity outside the legislative halls His literary
achievements were scarcely less extensive and
equally notable. A scholar of high attainments, he
wrote of history authoritatively and entertaningy
AS leader of the opposition he gained most
tce because of his amendments to the League oil
Nations pact which President Wilson had tied into
the Treaty of Versailles. The Lodge amendments
to that document were all adopted by the senate
and have been in effect if not in form approved by
the great powers members of the League. Current
history has it that the utmost persuasion by demo-
cratic leaders was required to prevent President
Wilson'S acceptance of the Lodge views. Few in
cidents in American history more important or
far-reaching than this struggle Senator Lodge had
the satisfaction of noting the approval given his
stand by the voters in 1920, although he could not
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in 1924.
truly great American, Henry Cabot Lodge
Allied a large place in the affairs Of his time. His
life was spent in the service of his country and his
great influence was always the side he believed to
be the one in the right. As long we have such
leaders as Lodge, little fear need be felt for the
safety of our institutions.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11

Brother Kuhn would have us believe,
there isn't a grain of truth in 1t. He
likely talks things over with his as
sistants and gets their points of view,
but when he finally acts, it is Calvin
Coolidge who is responsible and not
one or more of his advisers. That 8
what got his opponents Sgoat, because
no one knew anything about what the
president meant to do or not do. That
is the reason we intelligent voters
like him. trust him implicitly and
would vote all over again II we were
called upon to do go exactly as we
old this time, and we have no apollo
gies to offer for not voting for the
other fellows. because We claim to be
intelligent. and II We had voted for
one of the others We could not lay
claim to that desirable possession.
We know that our president is
going to do his duty as well as he
can. and that is all we ask. and We in.
tend 10 stand back OF him and his ad.
ministratlon. We have no use for
renegade or bolter statesmen OF any
party, nor have we any use for luke
warm adherents who claim to be
friendly and dig into ones back when
one isn't looking. We cant be for
La Toilette and Coolidge too. so be a
man or mouse" and have the good
sense To change or stand pat. in other
words, don't bootlick.
JAMES WEIGH.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11
Anti-Prohibition Argument.

omaha.-To the Editor OF The Oma-
ha Bee: On the editorial page of
the Bee appears the query: "Wil
some opponent of capital punishment
tell us what punishment will fit the
crime OF selling heroin to school
children"
We fail to see connection between
capital punishment and the selling
of heroin, as the crime does not fit
the punishment. Selling heroin is no
worse than selling bootleg liquor
made of wood alcohol. to students.
A good stiff dose of such liquor may
blind Its victim for life, or do him or
her inestimable damage in other ways;
while 1t takes many doses OF heroin
TO convert a person into an addict.
dose or two may do no particular
harm. Instead OF trying to remedy
the effect. we should strike at the
cause.
Why do children buy heroin and
poison liquor? Who Is responsible
for the system which allows the ped
ding of these things? Did children
buy drugs. narcotics. and bootleg
liquor. before prohibition or after2
Let's be honest and call the devil
by his right name. Just who and
nAidA II ItSlpnSiblt lot IHe fOH0lIIDNS
which exist today and which are get
ting worse instead Of better? When
anyone says that prohibition Is not
doing the country irreparable damage,
he lies, whether he knows It or not
It Is full time we stopped being
sentimental over the worn-out idea
of having respect for law because
1t happens to be n constitutional
amendment" when the fact IS that
we have no respect whatever for the
Nolstead act. II we are to go on
claiming TO be an intelligent nation.
we had better do something TO deserve
II. II We cannot protect our grow
ing generation from the evil effects
OF ono OF our constitutional laws, We
had better examine our capacity for
government. The very hest OF both
medical and legal authority says that
prohibition Is wrong. yet a lot of us
stiff.necked fanatical minded busy
bodies. insist that the law is fune-
tioning and all is well.
One of the troubles with the human
race is that they have TO be nearly
killed before they realize there II
any danger OF death in any except
old age. Children buy narcotics be-
cause they need them and because
someone has taught them tho use Of
drugs. But do boys and girls drink
bootleg liquor because they need it..
or because they want 70 show CON
tempt for the law? DO they have
these conditions in foreign countries?
DO they have as much crime? DO we
hear OF children becoming blind and
insane from the effects Of poisonous
| liquor? We do not. Why, then. do
we not make an intelligent investiga
ton OF conditions? Instead of two
factions fighting one another-wet
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11
A GIGANTIC BUSINESS.

Few people, those most familiar with
Omaha, realize the immensty and Importance of the
hotel business to this city, There several hotels
Of nationally known Importance, and scores of hotels
of lesser size and Importance, and all give remunera-
tive employment to hundreds of men and women
Their aggregate payroll is enormous and exercises
a helpful influence upon the business life of the
metropolis Their purchasing power is enormous
and they send millions through the channels Of
trade. ~ -
One of the big factors in securing that Ameri-
can Legion convention for Omaha the showing
made of Omahas splendid hotel facilities. The local
association of hotel men may always be depended
upon when there is constructive work to be done for
Omaha and Nebraska.
Taken as a whole the hotels of Omaha to be
counted among the business factors that are con-
tributing in real way to Omahas growth and pros
perity.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11

templates regulation where now freedom exists.
Speciously aimed at capital, it reaches down and
grasps everybody, big little, rich poor, strong
or weak, in the clutch of ruthless monster known
government.
And Americans want to control their govern
ment, not to be controlled by it. mista Ike of the
La Toilette campaign, fatal in the end, that he
permitted the socialist organization to fasten onto
his movement. All through the campaign true pro-
gressives who saw in La Toilette the of ex-
pressing protest, found themselves busy explain
ing they not socialists nor sympathetic with
the program championed by Berger, Debs, and
their ilk.
The La Toilette vote may look impressive. 1t
is we'll to keep in mind the fact, however, that Cool
idge had 000 900 votes than Davis ID, ,000,-
900 than La Toilette, and 100000 more
than the combined Davis and La Toilette vote. In
those figures should be read the answer of the peo-
pie to the socialists Americans red but
when it to flags, they only the Red, White
and Blue.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11
Jim" DRAIN.

Introducing James A. Drain, commander of the
American Legion But despite his high Office and
the great respect that attaches thereto, thousands
of Nebraskans will call him "Jm," and hail him as
one of themselves. For "Jim' Dran,' be it known,
hawed and geed horses attached to plow in Ne
braska fields for several years. And for even a
longer term he looked through the bars of Ne
braska bank window. Whatever "Jim tackled he
carried through to success.
When he pulled up stakes and left Nebraska,
heading for the Pacific coast his friends wished him
the success they knew he would win and deserve.
He was made of the right kind of stuff. The same
qualities that him friends and success in Ne
braska, won the same things the coast
Commander James A. Drain, head of the Ameri-
can Legion will receive deservedly warm welcome
in Omaha and Nebraska But Jim" Drain will re-
ceive a warmer one.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11

inside report and will give 1t 10 the
press. Let us have the facts and the
truth. Meantime, / can only regret
exceedingly that medical education
is of so little value in combating dis
ease
l am strong at all times for rat ex-
termination, but it seems very un-
worthy way Of treating or promot-
ing-rat poison.
would suggest an orderly. com
mon sense campaign Of rat destruc-
ton without the use of A. p. scares
TO the injury OF any region. or to pro
mote something fantastically theoreti-
ral.
Raids on box car rats" before their
arrival or before a pla que is actually
known 10 exist, Is, to say the least,
absurd.
Mr.. Editor. help US kill the rats.
but lay of on such stuff. You may
have a wife. son or daughter away
from home some time. ANXIOUS.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11
NOT UNDER THE RED FLAG.

Norman Angel, viewing the great wave Of con-
servatism in America and England, tells his hearers
that each successive government will have more and
more of socialism in it. Robert Marion La Toilette
says his crusade has just begun. William II. Green
rejoices in the vote for Coolidge, because he believes
It will make communists.
And each Is wrong. Neither correctly divines
the result of the election in the United States in
England. On the surface thing is plain
It can be made The voters Of neither nation want
the sort of government socialism promises Call it
what you WILL the dislike for socialism rests on the
love OF liberty. Fundamentally, socialism
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11
WHAT MAKES ANARCHISTS.

Every well-balanced man and woman is in favor
of curbng the reckless auto drivers Every one ad-
mts the necessity for drastic action to insure safety
of life and limb
On the other hand criminal carelessness is crimi-
nal careessness, whether exhibited by driver who
works for wages the intoxicated of a mil
lonare.
The demand today Is for even-handed justice;
the kind of justice that does not distinguish between
rich and por This demand is not met when wage
earning auto driver, the of wage earning
father is sentenced to the penitentiary for man.
slaughter, while the intoxicated of wealthy par
ents is merely reprimanded and the father gives
fat check to the parents of the dead victim.
That sort of justice has been handed out in this
country so often that it may offer partial explana
ton of why there many people who have lost
faith in the courts.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11
Letters From Our Readers
Commune

and dry-why don't they get together
and compare notes and see which is
best for us: then leave 1t TO the peo-
pie to decide. If the people want
bootleggers and poison liquor, mar
coties and dope. let them say so by
popular ballot; II not, the reverse,
and settle the thing for good Re-
move the cause and the effect be-
come nil
Capital punishment would be as
much a deterant to a bootlegger or
rope peddler as II is to murderer.
which Is to say, none. Punishment
does not reach the seat or root of the
disease; attempting to stop It does
not cure. II must be stamped out
like the bubonic plague. Prohibition
is bubonic plague in another form.
Peddling dope is one OF its offshoots.
FRANK MARTIN
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11
H0mespun Verse
BY Omaha's Own Poet
Robert Worthington Dduie
WE ARE FRIENDS AGAIN.

We are friends again. Our Views
Are dormant now; we need not lose
But we shall gain we tread on
While old years die and new years dawn.
For long we've looked ahead TO this
Decision and far.reaching bliss;
We've watched for the days when we
Could plan and act with certainty.
We did not all achieve our ends.
But we may now again be friends,
And leave the lesser losses TO
Oblivion. and start anew.
For four long years shall calmness reign,
And honest effort be not vain,
For four long years brethren may
We march along lifes pleasant way.
We are content for we desire
Tranquility. and we aspire
For good which over all descends
When enemies again are friends
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11

Omaha.-To the Editor OF The
Omaha Bee: For the benefit Of your
many readers who may have relatives
IN California. or those contemplating
a trip 70 the coast. | wish TO give
some information Though meagerl on
the subject OF the puenmonic
plague.
From letters received By me and
dated Los Angeles. November l. no
mention by my relatives. visiting
there. is made one way or the other
Of this outbreak OF the so.ealled 'pneu-
monte plague
BY inference. It has come TO me
that the Associated Press has slipped
one over on Los Angeles. and that
the news has been suppressed in
Los Angeles. | have written for an
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11
LITTLE GOLD STAR.

rVvd. nv WIN " Maupin; Music by A Parks. Dedt
ed Fathers and Mothers OF America Niose ~ wv
in he service during the World war;
little blue star on It's neo OIL "iise'
In a of deepest red
Has turned to gold a single night
Ind stands for a soldier dead.
gold star-oer the fields Oh FRANCE
Meath the banner he died to % save rn vlsam
Your golden beam through the years VIII sieeii
TO hallow heros grave.
O little gold star on your field of whitel
heroha paid the price
God the hearts that are SAD tohleht
the Of sacrifice
gold your bordered red
a world MADE free;
For choice he made and the price ne pau
the world and its liberty
O. little gold start the lilies wave
stained fields of France
sleeps soldiers grave
the foes advance
gold while the world remains
Ne honor the brave and true .
and in their manly pride
Red, White and Blue!
Harry Hough gave us the the selection
lime of hoslies There only one ex
preston the A. E. F. as familiar as come leVen
that it too late fo breakfast ana
early for lunch
Thousands of pleasant reeoleetons Of
H onetime general manager OF the Ne
split and divided all over
leaving Lincoln General Harrs tod some
Berlin he in command Of the ouat IN the
Army Occupation that assigned to Kaiser Winems
capital city.
A charming French visited hospital near the
hem o death" the reply Whereupon the
kissing the hands that had killed an
Then she question Of wounded doughboy
!" M ne hf % EN- M to DEATH was the quiek-uited reply
WILL MAUPIN.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11

jury in the district court has provided another
form of example to which the judges may call the
attention of speeders. Instead of the victim of an
avodabe accident this is speeder going to states
prison.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11

Magnus johnson was short-carded at both ends
He ran against better mixer in Washington, and
better vote -getter in Minnesota.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11

Punishment for reckless auto drivers should con-
sst of something drastic than gentle tap
on the wrist
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11

Isn't it about time for Mr.. Bryan to retell the
story of the drunken cowboy who was thrown out of
the dance hall?
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11

York county citizens voted in favor of a county
fair. This is getting back to first principles.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11

There are several Thanksgiving days between
now and November 27.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11

Speaking of sorrowful sights, there is the cam
paign Headquarters Of defeated party.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11

Any objections to making Rodman speaker?
Hearing none, it is ordered
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11

Among other things that proved vain the
Gush Fund.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11

Get your pen ready to sign good check for the
Community Chest.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-10-13
Epinard, French
Champion, Again
Is Defeated

Latonia, KY, Oct. 13.-Smashing
all existing Kentucky track record
for mile and a quarter, Sarazen,
three year old chestnut gelding own
ed by Mrs. w. X. Vanderbilt, II, Sat-
urdaY vanquished Epinard, pride Of
the French turf, in the final race of
the international series before a
crowd of $4,000 to 10000 spectators
Sarazen, ineligible for the previous
two international races because he
was gelding, flashed across the
wire a length and IA half ahead of
the gallant Franch horse in 200 4-5.
This was within 4-5 of second OF
the worlds record established by
the great Whiskbroom II 10 years
ago. Whiskbroom at that time car
ried 135 pounds while Sarazen was
burdened with 100 today. Sarazen
stepped the fastest mile and mile
and quarter ever run on the La
tonia track. He; was clocked at the
mile in 1:35 As, clipping a fraction
Of a second off the track record.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-10-13
RED WING MAN
ADDS EVIDENCE
William HEM Tells How
Tanlac Restored His
Health.

"Tanlac brought me back to
health three years ago, and bottle
or two now and then has helped to
keep me steady on the Job ever
since," is the matter-of-fact state.
ment made recently by William
HEM, l44Q Norwood St., Red Wing.
Mimi.
For year or more | was unable
to work. What l ate would lie lilo
lead in the pit of my stomach cans
ing gas pains and bloating that
made me miserable for hours. Head
aches, dizzy spells, pains in NV ,ack
ana shoulders, a constant tired-out
feeling and sleepless nights had lust
about finished me.
But Tanlac made me feel like q
new person, and now I eat, slaeo and
feel fine and can do as hard dav,s
work as l ever did. wouldn't be
without Tanlac in the house"
Tanlac is for sale by all good
druggists. Accept no substitute
Over 40 million bottles sold.
Ianiac Vegetable Pills recommend
ed by the manufacturers of TAN
LAC. H"-
Adv
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-10-13

A noticeable inefficiency in the
Bismarck interference frequently
handicapped the runner. The Mnot
line opened at various intervals to
give Bismarck considerable yardage
but invariably held when the occa-
sion demanded. Most of the visitors S
gains were made on wide end runs
during the early part of the game but
in last half the runners adopted the
method of cutting in with the local
ends performing in more orth odoX
style.
Next Saturday the Minot team will
play the Rugby high team at Rugby,
and the locals expect an easy contest,
in view of the fact that the badly
routed Westhope highs have scored
a victory over Mnot's next oppon-
ent. The victory over Westhope was
considered by local enthusiasts as
contributing largely to the defeat at
Devils Lake week later, through
the creation Of over confidence in
the Flugmen.
Frequent offside plays on the part
of Minot linesmen brought heavy
toll Of penalties to the local team.
The lineup for Saturdays game:
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-10-13
Wisconsin FOrbids
Headlight Dimming

Milwaukee, Oct. Is. Contrary
to genera! regulations throughout
the country, the state of Wiscon-
sin forbids motorists from dim
ming their headlights. The reason
given is that dimming causes more
accidents than glaring headlights.
Everyone knows that bright
lights shining in the eye blind
person and cause accidents" reads
a bulletin from the state highway
department.. mot so many. people
know that suddenly dimming the
headlights on passing another car
also blinds the driver and that the
procedure caused just as many
highway accidents as glaring
lights"
The process is compared with
stepping from bright room into
a pitch-dark room. 4ss
IF memory Of what he saw just
before dimming were not helpful
factor to the driver" the bulletin
goes on, 'the number of night ac-.
cidents due to dimming would be
appalling"
Yet Wisconsin has a strict law
against glaring lights. The proper
kind of lights are those, that can
light up the highway 200 feet
ahead and win net rise above the
level Of The lenses. Thus the head
lights would be bright and still
should not glare into an approach
ing drivers eyes.