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THE OMAHA l:fc: WKUMIUY, ALUlsT 23. VJ:z.
rV LI I T A n XT ! XT r nnni'"11 mort "' lr r.irt. they with to th
lriJj lVl U iv IM 1 IN u D Hi J mi n1 ampliations r th PoPi rii.i. t
MOANING CVENING SUNDAY
TMC til fCBUlHINO COMFAMr
cf,vw , trnikr, aiikee. a. satat. c. Hmmc
aaatata or th auocutco rti"
W n 4 ml a. TW See a WW l auiaeiiate
K IM W kl MMMUt af ail m aneaaate eeaana a af
M (MrtUa tK . H a IM aJ IM W Mt
! ml MHkMM W a Will ." IMrat
lrt of Nebraska long ha c o-operat4 with th pub.
lie, ami It dor tll row to roopersT alia amonr lu
memharthiB.
H7.a. Other
Editor Say
Thm t mwr (umn flat.,
n.m He, a .,. ) ll.ia
Tht faunae f lit torn bell he
! It r, II I j,t hiniBM !, iliil ,i . ,f ; i'f th i .41 ,tti i pie- I.nri.ir" ft l" tvt'v riweeel feel
all. Ami i-t 11 uH inw thai Ifi . , nte4 vtl'li i li.itii.nmeiiii . ml.!. m ri irv rt.'ain lii 1 ni.tfni IP
h nl.t t.i d Mi rlM thing and UflUlTS U DllllOHS niiillr, f il UIj.i1 t.r ! ) ii,il ai ruin my if lha rttutitry
utska it mora i!anl for Ilia nasi . mt. In-, f'i at,n L.I tiar an 11. .1 mutant In y Mr Wilson t!4
camper wlitt futttse lone- ha amiM 1 1 m , , ,,. i,ily ;' flinj, , t,t M ,r itair4 in
(real r.fif an.i.nl Mm J let Tki artewat a l Thi Ukr tnon, ilu lu iimi- T K rKN't,N',
nt amiij wr,( iu own lri.1 ana4.Mia mimi thtmmih hh-a i Una hu IHb H-iailun ! fi Jl N.mh fi.ilv fini Atanun,
Mat aaraf llfiaialtM al T Osaka : Jalr, Itlt
Daily 71,625 Sunday. .. .70,332
a atrwta. Mm.,m
ilJMtl f. aOQU, Ciraalattaa MaMfar
Inn M aatf twaawiaW blara aM iai ia 4r al Au, lU
fl) W, H. QUIVty. Matar faalta
aw aaa ) W u Kvm aT r.wa.wt. m
fcanW m umi.m twdw. MlNtai auaiMa U na
l4 M taiw mm na
COAL COMMISSION IS ASSUKCD
l onrrtlt ia ttramntlv raannninv In ik i i. . .. .
. . r a r"- wanjr uriMiiux, man Ha
danti ruquMt that fommiaaion of inquiry t pro 'ri tjowna. but i,a natr fn i
idd, to imina into aha dataiU of tha coal mining ""na bath wiiii ijnjjgi.i.it (0,jr
induilry. Uilla fclrtad wall on thir tviv to oauava 7 " ',m.. "r 'Uir f. u,
i j u. ' ..... .t ' i.r.i M"n vr1- ,r '' r"r
... u'.iu miav nnu i"u ins jjrciurni auinorny i uiiium iiiitaimita i i
to tiama auib a rommiaaion, and proWd for in pay
arid tkptnui. No rtatrietlon Ii plarad on tha
t haracUr of tha man to ba aaltittd, aava that thay
hll not b mtmbara of congrraaj oparatora, mincra
or outaMtra may ba namad at tha plaatura of tha
praiideiit. January 1, 1 V23, ii tat at tha tlmt for
making tha raport.
Krra, in a ronrrrta form, ia a tp toward a
I il.nita t tt!mnt of on of our gratt indualnal
amt Ii would i nn up hia rainii
brl'ir lia iiiuv1 mi rt.ua it Hi rnl
art Tt-LxrMOMf a
ZJWVZVTm AT'"" '"-,th VMU it. flrat r.ll.bl.
at
Miuwial Dafiaal.
laaiia tail a !!.
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I and imnartial information ranrarnlnv rnnlrnvaralat
orrtcra
Hia Offiaa ITtfe aa4 Jrm
fa. Blaf .... It aai at alb K4 . 41 I. I'a aC
h.a tl-Ht ifia Au
iia . i au t4a.Ca . . li fi4a
fru, fraaia ti ka at. Haaaia
'fka ' ilr clr'ulalioa al Tli Oauli F
int Jul,, 111, 11.444. a ' ut 11.711 atr Juit
4 111. Tha ( ! aun4a (iriulaliaa at T(
Owali !) In, Jif. fill, 74.4J2, a (al al It l
f if 111. ThK l a la'f.r min than Ikal aia4
k 'f otl.rr 4ilr r kuMar tmmht nanpr.
A CHECK ON STATE EXPENSES.
It ia b aap toward ihajr and batter govarnmtnt
ta knv axactly how tha tax money ia expanded. Tha
trry tffltienry of tha bookkeeping methoda of tha
jireaent atata adminiatration haa provided tha political
bpfMtition with ammunition which mukei a loud noiie,
however larkiig it may ba in actual cxploaiva force.
Under tba two democratic administration that
preceded tha inauguration of Governor MrKelvIc, it
at impoibla to obtain any accurate or understand'
ebla financial report, Thera were twenty-two dif
ferent ayatema of bookkeeping ia the ktate hounc in
ihota daya, and not even the governor himtelf knew
how the money v. at (pent, or how it waa raiaed. At
tempt now being made to compare aingla item, or
vrn total, with tho of former adminiatration fail
for thia rean.
Tha atata department of finance ha Juat iu'i
a report ahowing that the expen of running the
government for th ftmal year ending June 30
mounted to $11,537,592.37. Thit, furthermore, wa
not all taken in the form of tax, for 3,2t,M1.41
w collected aa licenac fee, land rental and a
earning by public inntltutione.
The report fhowi, furthermore, jut what the cost
of each department wa, how much went to achoola
and oher inatitutfon and to all the variou public
activltlea. It ia poible from thla to forexee a ur
plu of 1 1, 628, CI 2, 09 at the clot of the present
i'acl year, providing only the preent rate of ex
penditure continue. It eem probable, indeed, that
a coota derreane the kavlng will be even larger. .
One advantage of thia detailed report ia that it
enable legidatora and other public official to in
form themaelvea fully on how tha money ia being
pent, thua making it pouible to formulate a plan for
economy baaed on the facta rather than on prejudice
or partiaan ground. The people, loo, have thia in
formation available.
A further advantage, and one not often re
marked, ia that theie figurea ahow exactly what the
(axpayera are getting. Thua, it haa been found that
.17 per eent of tne alate'e expenditurea goc for per
manent public Improvementa. Thia ia a figure worth
watching the other activitiea of the atate may all
have their value, but thete actual, vixible and aolid im
provement can more easily be viewed a an Invest
ment returning public profit than can the aum dc'
voted to purpo lew concrete, though in moxt cac
junt a beneficial,
DEBATE IN CONGRESS SERVES.
Prtaently we will probably hear aomeone who ha
time to waxte telling of the number of word that
were ued in the four month' debate on the tariff.
Thi total will mount into the million, but it will
not be quite fair to init they were wated. A hut
already been atated, it may be doubted if anywhere
ii there available a more comprchenaive or exhautiv
treatio on Hie tariff in it many ramification and
application than will be found in the Congressional
Record, where the apecches ma;le in the aenate arc
preserved.
The Springfield Republican object to the "flexi
ble" device now contained in the bill on the ground
that it impone on the president the duty of fixing
rate of impost, and that he in turn will have to de
pend on the tarifT commission, which contain no
experts, and i made up of "lamo duck," whoe
knowledge of the general aubject ia limited. Thi
view seem to be too (weeping. In every tariff de
hate, and the tariff haa been under consideration in
one or another form for generation, group of ex
pert have arisen to confound one another, and have
deluged congreta and the public with advice that i
r.ot of eoncluive nature in any aenne.
In the end the tariff reeta on one of two concept
-that of projection for home manufacturer, or that
of free trade, Th former hna for it object the
prciervaUon, of American tandard, the latter would
npen'our market to the world, and effectually de
stroy condition existing now by forcing them into
competition with foreicn tandards,
Tha debate in congret effectually serve to bring
nut thete point, as well a to etablihh th relntioil
between tha home and foreign market, and the an
tiigonifm between republican and democratic thi-orie
of government. If ellihni it ahown by interested
croups, it is natural, and rarely amount to mote
on one ide than on th other.
pointa involved, and on which operator -and miner
alike have flooded the land with propaganda. A
bail for correct adjustment of coal problem may
result, and the getet detlr of th nation for a steady
tupply of fuel at a reasonable cost should be real,
ixed. And the measure, so far as is now contem
plated, do not enlangl tha government in th
business of coal mining.
The law should meet the recommendation in th
president's message, which read:
l(rati of the Impraaaion tit many of
unJuailfUUe profit In tha Industry, and leue
1'ijWIi; Interest dmnanda Inveatiaatfon, I am aak.
Iigr atour han't Hi authority to create a oin
miaal'in I 'i tusk a errhln Investigation Into
tha wdole rohl Industry, with Ilia beatowel of
authority to reveal every phas of roal produe
Hon, n la and distribution. It will bring protec
tion to all and point th way to continuity of
production and th belter 'ronomlc functioning
of the Industry In th future.
It will alio be a step towarda tha full realization
of what i contained in the further atatement by
fie president:
In tha weak of patient (onfrn and at
I m pis at settlement I hav com to pprale an
other element In th enaroaMlng Industrial dis
pute of which It la only fair to tak ,nl7n.
It I In soma dar reaponslbl for th strikes
and has hindered attempt at adjustment. I
refer to th warfare on th union of labor.
Th aovernment hs no sympathy or approval
tr thla element of discord In th rank of In.
duntry. Any legislation In th future must h a
fre from this element of trouble rnsklna as H Is
from labor extremist who strlv for claAS
domination. W recognize the organization
In th Inw, and w rnunt accredit them with In
calculable contribution to labor' uplift.
Peace in industry ia necessary to progrc, and
Mr. Harding haa again pointed the way by which
thia peace may be attained and our national prog
ress be made secure. Again he haa taken a ground
where all American, regardless of party, can rally
to him and support him in the fullest and completest
scnte.
wlm htata4
ma law lii. I.
r'ea a fn make thain timilurlike la
reft trd in hla Mrly ami r.nuii..
ful deacanrtania,
Tha fliat eattlets wb tantuiad
Into ha eantral waat bail all km. I.
of riarliiiH to nil. Thy bad
mnumeiatiie obaiarla to aurmoiiiit
I liar wi do fure.ta. tm ii.ii.lnu
Mieana ir Iruiiaiioiintlmi ii, inn-
ttilnt maikela I nlin.kett araa
inited only petavveiaiii'a and
. aeir-nriiMi, rrim.ilt ilevi liiiiinant
coritemlaif WHO BiaMllnppei.
chinch I. lift, lutworm and tluaii.
aim fan Die iuntlt of llihimn
hail, hurelcana, drouth, iiiia.ua,. n
alila fn. ami firitueni bliurda.
Iiy aianiae of uriflulnf. nray
sno iron win trie ln.l.r., haa bean
nanaail. Well rulilvalai farina
With modern home, prntei ted and
I'fitinn.u y rie aiol hiin
ia altered tli aiii-it of the on
lima tinlnvltlna; pralile.
C isdled In pioneer bardnliitis, ao-
cuatoniaij tn liieatlna and in.rroin.
lug dlfDkUltl, t ii, ay be with
trul h I hat conguerinii blood
eniirae throuali tha vrn, of tha
nilddla-weat furmar. II Im bad
many III fortunes, but h Ima urvr
failed to foina bai k with uil evl
dn of fln (hnrarltr sod Invin
cible coiirug. H Is con, In Inn k
now after a period of uir .
valiiaa. Tba' tanrtlon from lnah
prloi hit liloi hard, and fell wild a
heavy hand on every ferritins com
munity, When aurfrin rtefliition
psralysvd marbata, aendlna farm
price to tha bottom, many farmers,
Ilk other people were it rdy
for tha crash. Then the blood of
anleiedmta counled. The farmer
rnewel Ma hold with a nmi erln
and burkled down to lb taak ahead.
Me did not loaa heart or relax ef
fort. Ma accepted Hit Inevitable
Ilk good sport. II kept no pro
duction, put th brake on eiprndl.
turea and rrdd th futcra with
confidence. He now area a Ur
tlft In tha cloud. Thank t hi
fortltud nd enerav, prollt.ibl Me
rlriiltuta Ilia bark lon of the
country I fast belne realored.
Th corn -belt farmer ha eauln
dfted serious obatscle, and Is
coining bck lrnar then ever.
1(1 fruition la well earned. To the
telephone, electric pliint, automo
bile, truck and traitor will In due
time b added th airplane ond
broadcasting set. HI lvntua
contrast sharply wlih the hardnhlp
aulTared by bis pioneer father. Th
coure and Industry which be In
herited and which b preserve. In
trench him In a field of wonderful
arowth. achievement snd comfort
Th resolut blood of th plonner
ba told
SALVAGE FROM WAR,
Thus far surplus war material valued at $135,
000,000 ha been turned over to the state for road
building. Included in thia allotment waa 24,762
army truck and 4,673 automobile, beside a large
number of tractor, Ncbraska'a share' waa valued
at $2,000,000. Much of thia equipment has been
distributed among th counties. Some of the war
material ha been used to equip a shop at Lincoln
where the equipment i kept in repair. Aa soon aa
the army of occupation return from Germany more
will be divided.
This ia in effect a beating of aworda into plow,
ahares. Useful aa these implements of warfare were
in the necessary work of destruction, they are much
more valuable when turned to constructive pur
pose. The contrast between devoting thi Immcnre
investment to the process of wrecking and the pres
ent object of facilitating transportation is
(tupendous,
Thefe machine have made the transformation
more quickly and easily than have many human
being. It ha been bard to return to constructive
thinking and doing. The hysteria and destructive
frame of mind engendered by the world conflict haa
not been fully shaken off. People' minds have not
been pacified. No, auch enthusiasm is available for
the upbuilding of the country aa wa evoked for the
destruction of our foe.
The army trucks, meanwhile, work a efficiently
at .road building as they did in carrying ammunition
to the front. We understand how to run machine,
but lack knowledge of how to engineer ourselves or
other human being.
HO, FOR THE BARBECUE.
The open air put an edge on the appetite, which
may explain why barbecued meat seems ao much
better than any other. Freshmen at the University
of Nebraska, we read, ar to be welcomed at a bar
becue. Labor day in Omaha will ace another such
occasion, a big steer having been presented by the
organized farmer to the union for cooking over
the pit in Elmwood park.
An old-time barbecue in the south meant a pub
lie entertainment in th open air where animal
were roaited whole and food and drink of many
kinda plentifully provided. Down in Missouri meat
that is properly barbecued i cooked on a wooden
grill over a fire of hickory log, the sweet mok
flavoring the repaid.
Omaha's barbecue pit In the park tcrv to keep
aliva a tradition of openhanded hoxpitality, at onra
a itlmulant and a satisfaction to thq hunger of out
doorf A buried city hat been found at tha foot of on
of Mexico's untpellahte volcanoes a new Pompeii af
tha nw world, and with what a ttory of ancient life
in yet to be discovered.
It might help if tome of th oppontnl of th
president wer to stop talUrg long enough to ('0 a
little thinking.
Th I, C. C think th coal ratt to Omaha r
tlm before th dealer
"F.nclosed I'lMiae rind."
rMrn th Sw Terk Pent.
On tuny way of acquiring a broad
education and Intimate VnowledK of
world affair I through buying
stock In new companies. Andrew
Carnegie advised putting all on'
ega iti a slnsio basket and then
watchln th baaket, but Andrew
w talking In term of money only.
In order to realize the full Intellect
ual benefit of Investment, make
your eaa ao a far as they can, vn
If they are spread hm thin a the
t'Oinpunloa thetiiaelve.
No sooner do you become a stock
holder than "your corporation" Im
mediately assume the burden of
educatlna you Into a stato of Intel
lisync consonant with th dignity
of that connection. Its offk ers eem
to foe) that an licnorant stockholder
Is a blot on the company records.
Ho It sends you dotallcl report and
Intricate explanation of operation.
In this wsy you acquire an exhiiust
Iv knowledge of'th (spproxlrnate)
petroleum content of the famou for
Infamous i Tlncup riejd, witn cnan
showing how both crude and refined
hav old lnc th year H'jnry Ford
discovered America, Furthermore,
your export company will keep you
advlaed on th public debts of fyl
berid and the refunding progranj of
Kcuadnr, to say nothing of en:lolng
from time to time the text of the
Mexican constitution and Koullkln's
pamphlet on the condition of
Quebracho in the Chaco In 1(14.
"Your corporation" may include
a dividend check with the con
tributions, or It may not. If It does,
then you win doubly. In any event,
If vou buy cbenn shares In oxtra
small lot th lltoratur you receive
may b easily worth more than the
shrircs thernaelves, provided your
mind. Ilk the octrlch's stomach,
can digest anything. With corpora
tion na solicitous for the InlelllKent
regard of their stockholder as lliey
i seem to be at present, what excuse
I Is ther for correspondence schools?
Community Clubs,
From tin hlton Vel. ) Cllpir.
In on of our Ilttl country town
th other day tli businexs men got
together and set a dale for a mass
meeting. Then they mailed out In
vitations to farmers surrounding the
town for several miles, urging them
tn ba present at the niajut meeting.
Many came. Lunch and hot coffee
were ervd and et speeches were
nnt permitted. Th villagers said
they wanted to meet III farmer
and their famine on the basis of
lieuyina frlendHbil). Then someone
prnpoMed the formation of a "Com.
mitnlly club" to he nude up of resi
dent of both th town and lit
countryside. The Idea waa accept ivl
and an eiiihulaile hav lh people
rf that community become that
monthly1 meetings, t whb-h good
programs are enjoyed ami warmer
rrlendahlp formed, lire grnwlna con
ilntly In attendance and Interest,
Now they prcpoaa to have a hull
I of their own, where furlneta Bud
I low nsiientil can gather mt tlm mil
or the rrlilritt and enjoy iiinvir
and donee and lei lures and all
Ibat. Ntlithhor wilt v!ai, nod the
ihililien of th roiinliy will piny
with lit children r.f th town,
Thi I one of tha M.it"! liii
I thai roiiM h.(ipii In any oui
lii.unllv, It iva lb luiatu man
bettor uiidrriinliia of rih nib.
i er'a interest; It '!' th W utn n
, mm i liwer bonds of "nniiMilp. and
! I' ,iinr nholl.hia Iks old belief
i snioiif num '"'s that ther U v
iilttfrni at all bl'n ! d
i rum, try I rar lu lluw hrlphil It
would b If evetV coiniiiumlv noil l
CONGRESS OK TIIIC FOURTH ESTATE,
Omaha is to welcome, at th nd of thi month,
the 40th animal nut-ting of the Nebraska I'rts tug.
elation. It is hard to ninteiv of a more important
Oct anion tn thit atnte than the roming together of th
editor. The pn-t tptakt with a thousand tongue., i rjj(U) bu, ( , jon(f
and a veiltabl hb could rawly ttsult r ther ('
tint torn organuatinn l whutt a common language
la emotitaiied. Omaha hat Juat hard th ilfit opbn, but ,' wh..i i....tiiy t.i th .
I I", 0' urey of llatt.ngtoit, preti.Unt of th j , big qu.tt.on I. wh.rt will it hear th lM? ; '"' ..mmt.iiy tb.u
itat aoiittvn, finphasuet tit a rrut erUvl tba ) Heart I a
i enelit of working at a unit In lh handling of tm. I Th seeoaJ Johr-wown flood turn out I hav , r,. u .'. is i to..
IHin t'obtenn. Tint Is r'kihH thet ar matter ef j been of th dahurnvd vartt),
iiofl"nl rlbli's, ,nl.y and buiinra Ibat ran bel
be teltlel by ro.iwtliv tt.t.aol.t.tl.iti u. . (.on, J " nd.Ua It jutl at fatal and at iUiVt t
a.l. II,., L lha aia.ulitc aa. fatal., lilimuii lh lent Onh tt III Mlil.
IbiiVight, wblih CfOtt it!l) In til mmdt ef lb
eewpp p. pl't't ( th '
t'hit tiigrt ef It't f'uHh tt hl 1
I itut i a i t at lbs leg tlalttie, Cnmtrg i m
!l parts of S'ebttakt n. te irhtn g vfty
,.f .aiinoo, tmnh that it lottmtiti" and lri"f unl
ill be buoitl'l up Vy Mt )enilirt, Ihti mea at
tali Irt Ikeir tomwiund t. Mi thaw y
it tan thty k ht lh ! ilmkirf,
Tli I iwt of nvee
ro.H laa W.aa.feta Sai.
A iiia brilliant rjl passe ,,f).
nitrij, a, .Ofdloa t a di.it. Ii that
come throuh lliotu laiur.g of lh
le.lh mi the littlflt', in tra
Hokbar of I nter I'aal.a, former
imkiaii iiiiiiiat.r of war. t.ntar had
fled fii.ni t'unelantinnpl ( th
breakdown if to Tuiklali rolalani
to tli alii, and ater alnc th
autumn of 111 ba l. an mtiu
venna tn urn 41. tmw eon
suiting will) the bol.n-v lata, tiuw
niiderlaklna to r up aa lumlr of
Jiii..laii, ami lately, having failed
In tffril Working reUllnnatilp li
lb boaltevlkl. lighting agulnat
fliaot When be waa found dead tin
the biiltleneld ha wor Hi uniform
of Hip lab i.rMrri
Ki.ier a ooa r,f the lij.i of
the Young Turk movamant, which
oveiihraw agltan Abdul lUmld and
eaubllaliad what sd aa ioni
lutlonsl g"Vi riitiirnt hi Turkey, lie
and TjIi! liey ware really tha
brain of tli revolt, and Ihey wer
irartlially the gnvertiiuetit of Tur
key lip In tba cllafia of Itlt. Kn
ver was lil'ka'er. a shrewd, con.
clcnceks i hatner, plaiiaihl In
ddru. aiiava tn hi dialing with
representative of oilier govern-j
im nti, utterly tmdindijbl. and
af all time governed iV monu
menial hhk.ii. lie believed that
b tut gtaat unlliaiy g-Mij, end
win n Turkey entered tha war,
turgety a result of til own
nini'lilDMilons. n an ally of 'ler-
many. Knver conceived himself aa
th Napoleon of th near east. Hut
ha was lamentable military fail
ure, and bad It not been for th
advice of Herman olflcer stationed
at I'onstatitlnopl for th purpos of
giving guidance. It, Turkish cam
paign would liav lien a catas
trophe to tli cans of th rentrsl
powers. It wa not r.tiver wno nm
the Irsrdaneiiea, put tn t.erman
military men behind him.
Tibist ind Knver mad an nnu-
aually effective combination. The
former wa oowerful In iihysl'iue
and noesel of a. tremendous driv
ing fone, rtitble, cruel and dlreif.
Knvr waa slight In figure. ilunoy
In dress and demeanor, without any
conscience and a good foil In eon
tact with foreign representative
and aaeiila. Henry Morgenlhau
American minister to Turkey during
lha period preceding tha entrunc of
that couotry into tn war, inunu
Tslsat tnui'h th mor dependable
f the two men. and Knvcr th on
never to b o'l"" trusteo.
Knver's aniblt Inn knew no bound.
M would ilo'ihtlcsa have oiight to
b sullan of Turkey hut for aynsstt
limitation. When the break cam
lr. 1(1 It wa thought by om that
Ki.r would welt to set up Turk-
ImIi government In Asia, Jut h was
umb r a besvy btnd of accusation on
iha cnra of era fling In wsr supplies,
and he fled literally for.hl life, lie
had no chanc to tivl Kerni in in
araanlxallon of th new nationaiim
party that Is now maintaining; a gov
ernment with Ha seal In Angora.
Knver became, virtually a aoldler of
fortune In exile, Talsat, lo exiled.
died in I'.erlln ut tli hand of sn
enln, l'rsctlcally ail of those
who overturned th rulo or nnui
liumM ar icone. Turkey I divided,
end no man can tell the future of
Islam.
Cash fntt of War.
fr'nn tba plttlurfc PUpalch.
The Hrltlsh premter'a refererjc to
what h dem'rtbed an Impartial
uthorlly' cotnpufstlon of the ac
tual, money coal of thn war wa a
ouotation from French. Public
Finance. Issued Iiy th Bankers
Trust company of New York. This
tabulat on wa made after a study
of nil tivallablo matter, appropria
tion. Increase In debt, official
atatement, etc., and showed that
the gross direct money coat of war
approximated, perhaps exceeded
$140,000,iiKl,000 to the allle and
the 1'nlied Htote and about $82,000.
000,000 to (he central power. Thee
figure ure based on psr of ex
change. Taking Into account the
depreciation In tho purchasing
power of all currencies and calculat
ing on 1913 figure as a baae, the
"boiled down" cost of the war thus
reached, tho pregold war basis, Is
put at $84,045,000,000, of which
$53,083,00(1,000 fell upon th allies
and United HUle and $30,162,000,
000 upon tho enemy.
Eliminating Interallied debts,
Britain spent over $20,000,000,000,
tho United Htate $15,000,000,000,
Krone $12,600,000,000; but 1f to
this is added $3,000,000,000 In prop
erty louses tho French coet was
$1 7,500,000,000. On a gold basis
France's war expense were about
30 li per cent of It estimated pre
war wealth, Kngland's 28 Vi per cent,
Italy's 15 per cent, Russia's 13
per cent and America's about 714
per cent, flermany spent about 24
per cent of It estimated prewar
wealth in the war and it allies
about per cent. Th money j
si'i'tii ny an waa aoout in per cent
of their combined estimated prewar
wealth, th allle spending about
14.3 per eent and th enemy about
2SV4 per cent of theirs.
ml tha (a.a
i iteaaafc hh-t) ra. I lr i
tea Mr aaaah aa ' j ,i
field not controlled hv lha illy
aval.. aaaaiHwiaa aiall ia... ium i : ' ' . . .
a akaria at a.fclia iaiw-. taiieta : ' department, Mil wno, iiwin
aaiaaU a aaaH . aa lha a a.l. j t 'he great lllllllr of Ir.llna III III
a ...w.i.. laeii.rin una ear, are sn auaonna hit-
aaa ml tit a, mm. a.a Ikaaati mi . I l r,,ii
a taal It 4 a. m.Umm4, ",',, , , ,,.
SAID TO HE FUNNY.
tuawrr In an "uiicor "
of lb Onialia lie; Jly ltriiin.i
has baa ii t ailed to an art hi which
appaarrd In your "letter dur
lug my al.a.ni from tl.a my, ti.
itlel, wliii h wa anonyrnnue, touk
up tna ruiigeia m behalf of th poor
work i f Hi Miiii.iil liaxbll a-
sn. Iii,tt M, Mlt,k '
'i,a uii i'i.i hm I tuii. t a in iti '
n.ei at.u ...ii. tut, I Hi -- Si a
S. Ii.a an,. i ui Van. .a .a
io,un4-4 i,, il,a .mat -I'taiaos
Omalt. Aug. 1$ Tu lh Hdilor u""" " '"'"k" I ""-
lataate.1. Itro.ina of II aitultli-1 ,h " ii"vt
'a tarrlad from inn I tliua 10 ail
of Ilia ilallv n u.i, i, in r. lia books
are audited al lb of each
Boasou,
Certain uiniitti loml be tli
n aaa'n, af.U ai.a lira 1 liltai
' In ii aa? ti t.aiat ' iniir.4
llarnai Iria.J Mae. wa a
player who I out for money f am
for blirt I hop ba ala all that lie
i an, and It has been my pleasure
tu many amateur ball players
develop from our local league nd
baciima profeaalunal ball l)l
Jim tba il. for lb pljyar wlio
I after money I not in an amateur
aaoi Ullon. When th nialnber of
lh T4 team which colnprlaed the
Municipal Uaeehiill aaaot lutli.n thi
son signed thair contract Uet
spring they aignrd an aireement to
play amateur habl under th
tula and legiilatlon of Una aasu.
elation, Iiy aigulttg these contract.
they air.ad not to arrttit any r.
munerstlon for their service nd to
stick by their team until th play.
Ing anaann bad endad. unless nrouer
raiaas irotn contract should b ob
tulnad. There I tio mor rrn why an
amateur ball player should re. ve
a anai or in gate receipt at an
amateur championship gam than
there la escu for a truck athlete
lo hai in lh gsf recckpt at u
,A. A. V, athletic meet, or for a col
leg man to ahr In th receipt at
a'.niiui looioaji game.
Th oltVer of tlie Municipal
Kaaeball easocietlon ar protnlnsni
bualnaa men. Th prealdent 1 Al
C. Hcott, who I also chairman of
th esecutiv commltte of the
Chamber of Commerce. Among th
vice preldent ar W'. K. Ileed,
preidetit of h school board;
Jeorge T. Zimmerman, banker, and
others. These olflcer r chosen
by th board of director of th
association, which In turn I chosen
hy th team which comprise tha
organization. Kach leagu electa a
ri preaenlstlv lo tho board.
Naturally, In organization like,
the f!oy Hcoul. Y, M. C, A., ramp
Flra (llrls. Ak-Xar-Hn and other
association, ther develop a group
or mn who art wining to sacrifice
their own tlm and business inter
est for th sake of a community
service, and upon whom rest th
burden of th work of auch org Mi
rations. This Is true also of the
Municipal Kaaeball n .social Inn,
where a number of th officer hav
been returned for several year b.
causa of their unselfish devotion to
th caus of amateur baseball and
becaus no on els volunteered to
tarry on th work.
No officer of thla association r-
celve any salary or compensation
in any form for hi services. Th
money taken In at the city chstn-
plonshfp game la expended on tha
championship team and In carry
ing on the work of the association
during th year. F.scli year at least
two teama are taken on trip for
Intercity game, the entire expens
of which 1 paid by thi association.
in addition, th champion of each
"I.W. I tba luii, .,.. I Ha.ai if
),iu a. ant era atial rur-reeitlatl
Tattie la ami, ' "that m, , i.r,( kt
ke ea) Hi " - ll,rminl,eiti A$ tteiat
Jaia It III' a . il fur ).,. Sea,
t.a Jwet a eri., iH I II ai 4a. a a
i the receipt of gam at lonlenellr ; s '-sli"Jh
0'iwiiiroit lrn tiiiur baaaball i anonymout prupmieiit ,,f ttia "pld
pi)r wiiii was not aaltlng a "rut" amateur' arw alwnlnia falai-hoo.la,
of gat raieipt at raoent iliy'snch aa Dial In wholi he d.-iUie
luaiiiLoi'iianip fain. ; inai in airpiiy-iiii lia ahaied In
i n no iguiiint with t It
park, or tliat J.ilillliv lnnl.n Vul k In Vtoa. a- i-HeM n o.a I a,..
elmred III Ilia i. . li.;a of a a im at iu.i a muak a Hji'i aa . lie
tha lletison u a Mm k. No train i.M y.iur "lu.iun tfveaa I r.nnil If
b ever shared In tha le, npta of,'"" ere t a k-nahetia ar.n 1 .
rh...i .hi,. g.ime of ,1,,...
cclatli.ii, and piobahly no eni
ever will. I "u t i.,i...t ui f ttia n...a
Mn long aa the pira.nt mei ate .i.Iium I ... ! tu e.a tu la,lt
connected Willi the aaaoclstlon It
will remain an amateur bxstlinll
ocpillon, It l signincsnl that of
tha 7i ram In tha association tins
season, th cry for money came
from only two trsma, and then only
at th t lose of th ar.iaon.
The association lnvliea all sup
porters of amateur baavbull tu lis
tanks and welcome iiny smiiteiiri
I. sella 1 1 lliiyn, i,iitli ill. illy the
mote youthful players, w ho desire H,i,
to affiliate with tinticnmnieri lallad ..a
athletics, For th semi-professional '! 't ee its snii but si '
baseball plaver tli i.H.o. li.tlon ex- h;" r
presses regret that It rill" do titAUr ,,, ,,,, cnn.
permit of hi fiftlllatlou, but kusgcaiK, j,,,,, n,, ana.i ast, ar ).aa na Hiti
that titer at many eml-prfe-1 soi ti.aeiy tlier enliid!
tonal trams In thi vicinity whb h , ... . . . .
... mL ,,.. , i. .,.. i.. ,t.,.. m .m,.r i.ef th ..an. nd a.ai.l s
........ ......... ... .....
lluaiii.a ,'h lull annua lu. ' 'We
a u. in I ,la,,i ii,a'ble. IM W I iai
.'t a fast, an.! I aaa fceiainf kna
I'll up h a t..ili Juila.
S.,n tleiulaflvl II1.1. fiianuna inn
tu latl'.r a attain in iha ho. aa "ii
rule; aliiili.r timtianaii'iy t-4 ai'auii)
rut t u in aa I nf n.y wt,t in tsa
ti.iriia l.tt
CAUSE.
a' ti a lnUKe. it t.ier u.,'t iha
for his services.
Tha aecietry ni'tlntalti an offli e
in tha American I-cglnn hcaduttar-
ter, ground floor courthouse, and
will b glad to answer any ouestlona
J. J. IHAACHON.
Pecretarv Municipal Jtuseball Ansn
elation. l.liKvdn and the IO-mtic Hank.
tiniahs. Aug, 2l.--To tba Kditor
of Th Omalia Iie: Aliraham Lin
coln, th proclaimed founder of lb
republican party, snd Its first presi
dent, held very unsound flnaticUl
views, and In disagreement with t lie
present repuhllcsn atatesmen, Al
the do of the civil war our debt
wa the greatest In the country's,
history, and the volume of national ,
currency In circulation the largest.
Ahraham Lincoln declared that a
government that contracted a debt
with a certain volume nf money ;
In circulation, and then permitted (
contraction of money, mmrnmea on
most hcnlous rilme asalnst the peo-
f"
There are many common pnpi
who think the declaration of Abra
ham Lincoln true, Tlnre are few
If any candidates for office who will
deny the accuracy of Fnlhcr Abra
ham' atatement, and still fewer who.
even let on they ever beard of "Dras
tic Deflation of Money and Credit."
by way of Woodrow Wilson' "Credit
In htnnli.i aa at em appettilii! hntir.
Nnr ar Hi. i ny lata.
Now, auild.nlr ifia a.fl i lauds Ilk I
!' at.ailily, a IliraufS a (ante
hiw.r,
Intu th lll San I t'e
The liafmony nl furpna rl. mr ug--Ami
aa I turn to ,lnip.a h d'tltnl
t ii a l
Where men. III. a me. Sirta.
I aouM lha ibeie ean.alh S aa i
i nntr.,1
Itlp.' me.i aa ant in lall'shl eei
rtoa n
Were leaa rl.iile
lam lt.en.il Kill in the Ckiulian
a. i. n, a M'initor
PIANOS
U TUNED AND '
RtPAIRLD
All Wark Ciiarantea
A. HOSPE CO.
1(13 Douflat Tel. Deu. B(((
m
Three
Investment
Tests
4TRENCTH Nearly nm.
and ona-hajf milllona in
atteta nrl four hundred
thouaind in raaerv fund
re th retult of tl
yre' record of th Occi
dental Bid, k Loan
Aaa'n.
SAFETY Th American
Hnm ia th Safeguard
of Her Llbertlei. Kirtt
martgsa on homea ee
rure Occidental invcat
mente. txamlriatlon by
th State Hanklne Board
and careful, eonacientioue
eontrol hy able eiperl
nced officers r extra
, prtecutlom.
SERVICE Occidental In
.Kilmrntt hav never
paid less than 4 per
annum snd the checka
Issys reach th lnvat
ora promptly vry .linu
ary. April. July nd
October,
yrtf
BUILDING " LOAN
ASSOCIATION
Kth sad Harney 3.1 Year In Omaha.
Money to Loan on
Omaha Real Estate
Lowest Interest Rate
Easy Repayment Plan
CONSERVATIVE
Savings S Loan association
6 ff 3 r n o y
Phosphate
Baldng
Mi ir i,n pln it 'anf g. b. l,
If wiut luitiii fuel it f t I fr aw).
Oi Srevml Thought
1 11 ' 11 ft, M t. tl tttlMW,
ttt U. a hittt l leaf at wi.J 4t iht nwtt
Miuira U itbt lha rliil.lt. i, ut !
11 lh lt ef uti.p't no" I t'
ba.ln I lliey wuull in i i lua
i.ailif l ti I'H.i'.iw I "t l"it
(. ,.i.r.i, v l,i .I'd oi I. ..el. 4 tw i
m tneir a. l.l MI Ida V 11
.,.! a hi .-'ti if bow Ii i !. in,
ramp ali-H n.n to I t. i
Mui t It a i. I. I iai in lb.
an, te l..i ir ,t H i. alia
He t.ti a tk. . of a ie. ,n o
nt M.. wae tl'i I e t1
Mtt at I tiat itltii i tin it
rt dtataedtd It. ia?. a 1 otto i.
lea tlil a.tu.i.1 a.i.i' t t,i ft a
t( tetttiy aKrnliktii . ..-I I--.. Iia
l atl, .iat.,1 ' r it i tt aa
iKet af.i ti l bate ba t III .a
intss( ) Nta U tt 4lu
Preferred
became of its
purity,
unvarying high
quality and
economy ,
Contains No lum
Leave No Bitter Tasto
In addition to Its alaoiut purity and hlh
quality Dr. Prlct'i ThoapHata Baking Pow.
dr I sold at a modrata prle.
Do you know of any fraatsr kaklng pwdr
alu than thla?
Aik your grocor If K4 ksi any tans of
IV, Trica's I. ft nl tha aatraordlnary spaxlal
! prlca rntly o1W.
fvnd for th "Ntw Dr. M Cook Break."
It r.. I'rlv tltklng Towdtr Factor r,
1001 ndpndnt HouUvard. CKUago,
Largi can, 12 ouncti, only 25c
Brambach Baby
Grand Piano
It fits all apartment rooms. Why? Because it is but
4 feet, 8 inchea long. Ask for paper piano pattern;
this laid on the floor gives you the exact space this
miniature grand occupies then compare its
GREAT TONE
with grands larger in size, and you have the Ideal
Grand. No, it is not ?890, as before just $635. Yes,
cash; yes, payments all at one price.
The Arl and Mu.tk Store
-Our Rcfinithed Upright Pianos at
$110, $135, $150, $165 and o on.
1513
Douglas
Street
P. S.
1513
Douglas
Street
New Issue of 7
Mortgage Bonds
Home HuiUlera, by it (!onUiutioi Dvpaituu'iit, putt
tip a large building mui Hdviitu-fs a sum of money tu
the ownrr, who rccures the on by mortj:aa on thf
property, ThU mt'i tgHKO i hrld in th vault of Home
iliilidt'ft jtiul baaed tii.ui it are iiinued little botnla,
whith are nflVred tn infsttu. One vf theae isatieit
may yield (IS prr aiimiin, payable t'tiii-aiinully, and
nther laaue may yield 7' , deprnilinir upoit tlm aatc tf
the invratment inarkft wl,,n the r,ui tKtt ia executed.
Jjt at ttiia Imi an lim f real (! f iat anill" Kuiiilt
It? 1 -t ' f 7' It 'UV OH hf tuarlet Si it It bemi nJ hy th
mrtean Scrutlly t't-mt-afy, l.'-ktt, In iMntinitiaUui. af llPU,
l.'.'tO, I .I'D, t,v Itiia in i i rty It .'il4 lt th feutlne
(halrti l. i.-ui int by a l .', .ii-tiru n".tii, vhii h rik
tviith!y .)ti.nt t I !. !,.il ki
th ti "i-i fu i i .i i ni t? 1 1 I it vrt. a in tKe fat f fl!.i.g
li'tlitl li. fit tiller ai.if.iie. Se a'a mak I t,iig ..i
iHveai.n li tiiiil a '. ani''). I lr. a Nt !
Sa . I kt aagwetuaitf a ill a I . aa
American Security Company
Uth and Dvd Omaha, Nk,
