THE OMAHA REK: WKUNKSUAY. NOVEMliliU ZZ. 1922.
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j HARDING OPENS THE SUBSIDY DEBATE.
J ' In individual i i iix 1 1 in iiutia or
j ai'iuil bat rxpi rased peisonul sympathy Willi
III pUlpia of III, lull llllil then tl t a-ff A iIIh
' iiiuniK'V Uuiibl h'hiiii IIhi m ill iiih nt of llieir eon
j mltuchclaa. Ii would I most (ili:Mimln( If a
' measure of u h li ji --inlnn national It ii
poriancu must have Mm fate depend upon geographl
ml, iscuiattlohiil, priaVsslunul or turtisiill I nhjer
lln. I'reiiMy 1 think R luftier atHtesiiianshlp to
upmit 1 1 1 r i in i -i i 'I ii policy deniuusd to r fT" I
; Ui ;i i k 1 r H "I hi Hi" mil Urn Hi. hi merely In n-fonl
Ihe loo homy Impi i.luii uf constituency."-
I'reslileiil H.iiIIiii; In his mull i to runm'fss mi
, I ha ship subsidy lull.
There it no doubt In the world (hut the majority
of the people of Nebraska arc opposed to a ship
subsidy. 'Ihe middle west wilt have to he shown,
I and in his messeift to the special session of conjures
i Piesidint JlardniK ha made noteworthy effort to
Kin support for this project. While sectional ac
tion In sometimes justified in order to make the
voire heard and the power felt in the national coun
tils, yet ill eh neclionul axpreiaioni muirt not be no
narrow a to neglect the common fc-ood, Many
American in all pat tx of tho country have yet to
be convinced that the proponed whip nulmidy i a
mutter of the Kenerul welfare.
For a long time the jirtniilcnt Iihh felt deeply and
incerely tha neceanily for utiaiihteniiiK out the
question of the United State merchant marine.
There has been an annual lo of 150,000,000 In the
conduct of the Kovcrnment owned uteamnhip. only
a third of which have been in lervice. To Mr,
Harding;' mind there appear three couric of p
ibl action. One in to nell the nhlp on favoralile
termi to private ntcamtihip conipanit'K, Krntinn
them Kovernment aiJ Another in to continue gov
ernment operation, competing with private ocean
linea and paying louie out of taxation. The third
U the aalu or Junking of thene ehlpa to whomsoever
will buy and for whatever price is offered.
The president has no faith in the ability of the
government to manage a vat buainvai undertaking.
Pointing to the preient losa of $50,000,000 a year
from government control of these merchant fleet,
he contranta the smaller amount of the nubiddy.
The coat of the propoied IegiHlution would not reach
$20,000,000 a year at the present acala of ocean
trsflle, he extimatei. If auch a boom were encour
aged that half the world's commerce were carried
in American ihipti, the bill for government aid would
not exceed $30,000,000, he continue. Thin amount
it $20,000,000 lesi than the present annual loss
under tho direction of the shipping board.
, President Harding refers, doubtless for the
consideration of the western farmers, to the fact
that government aid has been given freely for the
construction of good roads. He mentions also the
annual bill of from $15,000,000 to $40,000,000 for
the Improvement of inland waterways. If aid can
be granted from tho federal treasury for this pur
pose, he argues, why should there be objection to
similar developments on the highways of the seas?
When any steamship line enjoying federal aid
makes a profit of more than 10 per cent on its in
vestment, government payments would stop and
half the excess profits would be returned to the
treasury in repayment of the subsidy. If the plan
operates successfully, the president points out, the
nation will not only have a firmly established mer
chant marine, but it will have been paid back every
cent of outlay under the subsidy law.
The reaction of congress to this earnest plea will
be interesting to watch. For the first time the plan
has been laid fully 8nd frankly before public at
tention. The Svar brought great changes in Amer
ica's position on the sea. Previously America's
ocean cargoes were largely carried in British and
other foreign bottoms. The necessity for increas
ing the number of American ships arose out of
transport needs in the days of the submarines.
How to make these merchant fleets an asset in
stead of a drain is a problem for enlightened states
manship. The middle west is looking to the eventual
opening of the Great Lakes waterway and is there
fore interested in the retention of adequate ship
ping. The measure, however, is cursed by the ap
pellation of "subsidy." Ha future is in grave doubt.
Mr. Harding has had his day in congress, and the
fate of his measure is now up for national discussion.
GROUPING THE RAILROADS.
Some decidedly interetting opinions are being
xprtKrd by railroad men in connection with the
grouping plan as proposed under the Esch-Cum-mins
law, Prof. Kipley of Harvard several months
ago gave to the commission tentative arrange
ment of the lines, classified in the nineteen regional
zone", at contemplated under the law, The pro
posed groupings were academic, resting on the
study of reports rather than o'n actual operating
condition.
Now it develops that relations between the lines
are such as to suggest the nccemity for extsnsive
modifications of the leport in detail. Last week
Hale Holdeti of the liurlington explained to the
Interstate Commerce commission the disadvantages
that would arise from tho dislocation of the Hill
system as it now stands. This week H. K. Byram
of the .Milwaukee is mrtking a similar showing as
affects bis line, contending that it be classified with
the Union Pacific, Allowance should be made for
the fact that these men are presenting the par
'iculur claims of the lines with which they are iden
tified, but' even so, the force of their arguments
rtill is strong.
Between the. Union Pacific and the Northwest
ern is an alliance that has stood for thirty-five years.
Over the Northwestern the Union Pacific first found
its way into Chicago, and, because of the alliance
the line of the Northwestern was not extended from
Casper to Ogden, as once was planned. Yet com
merce has been well served because of the coali
tion. At Omaha all lines are granted the same
privileges as those extended the Northwestern, so
there is no difficulty as to accommodations at the
great terminal.
Kxainlnation will probably disclose that some of
the pluns of the great masters of transportation,
Harriman and Hill, were -well laid, and tbnt public
interests may possibly be well served by permitting
those plans to stand, extending rather than disrupt
ing the systems. What is most sought for by the
public is restoration of competitive conditions, to
the end that the enterprising and well located rail
road may give full benefit of its advantages in phy
sical conditions to the service of the people.
"From State and Nation"
EJitoriah from other ncmpapcri
RELIEF FOR IRRIGATION FARMERS.
Good news for all that are interested in the de
velopment of western Nebraska is found in the an
nouncement of Senator Nicholson that he will in
troduce a bill postponing payments on all federal
irrigation projects. Under this plan farmers would
not have to make any payment for water rights for
three years. Thus a heavy burden would be re
moved from agriculture in the North Platte valley
until the farmers have become strong enough to
bear It.
The tariff on sugar hus given them excellent
prospects of profit from their sugar beet crops, and
if congress will only endorse thia moraterium on
irrigation charges, things will look much brighter.
THE "UNWELCOME MOTHER."
"A mother Is a niothnr stilt,
Tho holiest thing alive."
Aside from Bernard Shaw, in his play, "Captain
Brassbound'a Conversion," all the great literary
masters have paid unlimited tribute to motherhood.
There seems something of the divine in maternity, .
and in honoring their mothers men and women
prove their own grace of heart.
How often do the mothers hug their little chil
dren closer to their hearts, dreading the day when
these boys and girls are grown up, with interests
of their own and possibly forgetting the one who
gave them life. It is in comparatively few cases
that this fear is borne out, but a recent case in
Omaha turns thoughts in the direction of this keen
est of domestic tragedies, the "unwanted mother."
"All I ask is a room and something to eat," sayi
this infirm woman, resting on a cot in the police
matron's department. She might have added, from
the depths of her aching heart, that she wanted
this from her own family, and not from charity.
A mother's life is one of sacrifice. She can
seldom be repaid in full, unless it be in the enjoy
ment of the success of the children she reared and
in the honor they bear her. With crochety old age
performance of this filial duty may sometimes be
made difficult. There are men who have remained
single in order that their mother might have a
home and a companion in them. There are daugh
ters, too, who have given to this extreme. Others,
having lost their mothor, would bo willing to make
any sacrifice if only they could have her back again.
Incidents of a contrary nature, where the mother
is forgotten or made to feel herself an unwelcome
burden, are so rare as to attract wide public atten
tion and sympathy.
SENSE OF DUTY AT LOW EBB.
A house burned in Pennsylvania Sunday, and
10,000 persons watching a football game nearby re
fused to make an effort to check the flames. Even
the village firemen, who were viewing the contest,
declined to go to the rescue. So fast a hold did
the excitement of the game and the rivalry between
the teams have on the adherents that none would
miss a move of the game to save property or per
haps life.
Fortunately, this callous exhibition of indiffer
ence is a rarity in America. That It can exist, even
among a small group in a land where devotion to
the caue of others is characteristic, is deplorable.
In a way excuse may be found fr the average
spectators, but what is to be said of the firemen,
whoe duty it i to protect property!
Poetic and even practicul justice should require
that that crowd should be compelled to indemnify
the man ho owned the houJ that was destroyed.
That woulJ let each of them off lightly, yet might
imptr.t them with a better understanding f what
thry owe to other people in this world.
If rve, the oul ef Theodore Roos.N.lt l'od t ' 1
utti'iitmn, it was whsn Gserges t'lemencssvt laid a nm.i. tiiniil bun.
wrvath 'h i.mh at OysUr Bay.
TEACHING CIVIC RIGHTEOUSNESS.
It seems odd that a man who had arisen to tho
position of member of the school hoard in one of
America's largest cities had to go to jail to learn
a lesson in civic duty, yet it took that experience to
arouse Hart Hanson of Chicago. He followed some
badly constructed advice from an attorney, and
landed in jail on a charge of contempt. While
there he made tUiioua diroviie, and out of his
experience the school children of Chicago ate to
draw beiieliu.
They Will t taught v.wt tightrounua in a
p aciicul way; instruction will he gistn them tn i
,,bry the U became it is tha !. U lulfill thmr
cimc duty becauae it i their tuty. Mr. Hansen re- i
turnsd from the jail convinced that niul of our j
Itoubtes ante from the balm Amtruans hate of j
dding Ur ... h j m,mtr ,,y back when TM Sh.ri-
will b.,e, ...4 .M.h the, U dUrejarJ J ,hf K,w?
tidii Cir w reaneaee aed trumMme at the i ' th,w
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Iht Taik st fstling hard btlJ. but th
outht t i.iWr hat hs Sspxn. savsral t mrs
ia hulory.
Huildliig fur the Future.
Iiom i ha Tark (Nab ) Tallar.
On Katiinluy at Lincoln tha coiner
stone on which a irwignlficeni tull'l
lug la lo ho circtrd wus laid with ap
propriate i ii Mioii)'. Many uf tlume
Htm ItiKHnrit ttlu linuaUJl eveiit il!
tint IfnUe tin, slgiuflcuni of tlis
il.ullS of tll Ktuli. t lions 1 Hot till
iiiirMt wlih tliu linporlani cf tin
eractioii of nw linma for the slut".
Hot If. Ill tile till 1,1 IK x III. it i(ulllerl
upoii the eupltol sioiiihIh, thrr er
reprem-litiitives of tlie ieliem(nii i.f
pioliaer. it aelol'iitloii now uiNaing
from tlie Rci-iia in .N.'IiiiiU.i nil too
r.ipl'lly, tllcy uiiilrlMliMHl llial III lay.
Ins; of the coniaratun was lint a sym
Ixil of Ihe wnrk which they them
Helcea, uml others like tliem, had uu
ilertukeu 60 yur and mors as".
Nvliraska's new stats house ia a
ImiMliiaj pUnneil foe llm futura a
well n the prrneiit. It Is -Iiitni1l to
meet the neeiia of tha comuioiiwaaliti
for yeura i,j cmne. H la not a tei.
poniry atriictme tha statu Is done
Willi auch. The architect drew plane
Willi a viaion of the future and the
iiinli'ilula and workmanship used In
coiistrui'tloii ure espm-ted to produce
results thut will It both dufulila and
beautiful. I'D leu somebody biin(ls
the work yt to Ii dons the atat Is
assured of a building which shall be
a source of prlds and of Increasing
uaefulneas.
Huch wss the Immaterial. Invisible
structuraj the first settlers of Nebras
ka saw pictured In the coals of their
ciirntinres or Illuminated in the slow
lug aides nt sunset. They built and
honaea or liollnwsd out dwelling
plucea In the allies of the hills, but
they otaunisad schools and churches
and started a university almost as
soon as they bad broken the first tod.
They were not only Intsnt upon ahel
ter and food for themselvea, the In
tended to build a stats, and so they
laid deep the foundations of demoo
racy, and opportunity and lator fen
erations have and will continue to
build a a on a rock.
To whom Indeed could the laying
of tho new cornerstone mean aa much
as to a pioneer?
Emotions That Rule Men.
From tha Chlcifo Journal af Commarctb
One of the cleverest and moat prO'
ductlve writers in business subjects
hi tlm country suys:
one of the great source or loss
In American industry Is duo to the
fiK't thut too many of thern are .tiled
not infrequently by their emotions
and not by their minds.
It always has been so, and always
will he so. It may almost without
qualification be suld thut men are
ruled by their emotions, and certainly
the ml lids of most men, If not all men,
sre governed by their emotions, row.
erful beyond all computation are the
emotions of love, reverence,, rear, Joy.
Imle and avarice, Kmotlon covers all
ths feelltms of men their ambitions
and purposes and triumphs and dlS'
appointment.
when these emotions cause losses.
what remedy Is there? Only on,
which Is to curb those that are evil
and cultivate those which are good.
Thut carries us over Into tho realms
of the moralities and the religions and
he governments of men, which many
believe have nothing to do with busi
ness and Industry . But they have
much to do with them; one might al
most say everything.
It Is certain that men will always
have emotions to plague or please
them, regardless of losses or gains or
business or Industry? They are born
In us all and move out from us dur
ing every waking hour of our exist
ence. We can not shake them off.
Hence the best thing we can do la
to control them. Even love, the
greatest of them all, must be care
fully watohed and guided lest It lead
'to woe.
But while emotion sometimes leads
to great loss, It Just as frequently
leads to great profit. We all know
our evil emotions, and all, with our
free will, may control those which
huinnn experience has shown to be
dangerous.
The "Kiwanis" Movement.
From tha New Havan Journal-Courier.
No one has quite put bis finger on
the explanation of the wonderful
growth and enthusiasm of Kiwanis.
Beginning as late as 1915 with a sin
gle club (Detroit) the development has
been cumulative. In 1017 it had 35
clubs; even in 1919, the ordor num
bered but 137 clubs. Today there are
some 84(1 clubs In the United States
and Canada with 75,0(10 members.
There has been no lack of men's or
aanlsatlons In the past. To an extent
the principles of Kiwanis have been
operated by them. The chambers of
commerce got together good citizens
who sought to help community life.
Tho various lodges and clubs of one
sort and another added to good citi
zenship the patriotic factor and good
works. The Golden rule was not born
of Kiwanis, Rotary or the Lions, nor
the intimate personal relationship
that these newer clubs find delightful.
The Masonic and Odd Fellows have
nothing to learn of friendship. The
Elka have long been good to orphans
and the needy. Vet despite thn fact
that community life seemed equipped
with machinery for expreaslon of
all national, civic, humane and af
fectionate relationship, no aooner
were the new standards raised than
choice groups of tha best Americans
the nation has bean able to produce
rushed to them as if at last a plat
form had been divined that met every
need of mind and heart.
It will not do to anawsr that we
are a nation ur 'joiners, ror inenv
beraliln In theae aot:latls la not a
nominal thins, Wsakly attendance Is
dumanded, the does are substantial,
and rall'f funds of one sort or an
other are forever lielng cheerfully uh-
wnl.ed; commltle work cilia for roal
..n t ilit of tuna and enerav. Klwunls
la a life, nut an Incidental. Not
fw iitemtiat t uf tlm units era men nut
lientinl with other ortanlMtloita.
'I he ex phi nut Ion aeoma to be in tha
fut that the oidrr appeals to every
i. la of the man and ravaals )(
Manila's tuv liuif bean Ulllns. rta-
men, IK I living may
Many
, stippwa that living ronalaiaxi in a
. ... .1.1.- ,.a ., , .1.1. t. ii.li m M
lll MW'B - t ! "
a on one's rivals, lvlQg I'M r
cent on tha slollar, ral.ing a fuuiily
and bail ii f turttd at U(. Kiwanis
epamed waallh tf MfUnnant I htrj
I.M.tad fIU, ska feilhertrt bad
Htukatl at II aakaaca. T ' UuM
Wua.net ma a siyi-H. Il was n.ni
I Kan a liiaainaae rwp.lltt. 1
tie forra-1 t da-. I UH kuna
haarta, national santlntent and the
nflVrlng of nulllona. Hitherto lliay I
had asMH'ialatl theaa things with
IHKts, women and man, unknown at
tha bunk. Tu tlinr aurpriae they
found many of theas orkera' rxacu
tivea of great ability and experts in
large arfaira. They weia aaloiinded
to leiirn thut tha biases! nian In tha
near .tat, on Intliiiiila lelatlona with
monad ha and to whnm race leadrra
(Miked for counail, was a Irauaurer of
a liilaaionuiy orKt'iiaulioii, It r.nl
uully Imikad throush that inonry wua
not all the world's iuil. Then we bad
tbs curloua apei tut-la of mptains of
Induatrlea, milllonulrea and men sr
ruatoined to ronimiuid sitting around
tha lunch tuhle sod liaiatiina respect,
ively to what quiet young men, col
leKuns and fm sign workers Willi the
knowladae of alien ritcea and their
languagaa were saying, lucli learned
of Ihe other; liuiiica added Its skill
and orgunlxiition to the upllftcr and
tha vlalon folk: the war waa mamiKed
ml its problems handled by in, in.
Magic Carpels.
Fraiu tha Cincinnati TlinaaSiar.
Our age Is more romantic than we
admit. We have but to sea with n
Intslllifent eye, or hsve the windows
that look out upon the preaent opened
for na by an O. Ilanry, to realise that
old Hugdad or the Florence of the
Medicls was a comparatively tame
place.
For Instance, out In Ht. Ixitils thera
Is a man named James F. Hit Hard.
who Is III the drug snd chemical busi
ness. Hut drugs and chemicals are
but incidents, and the dollars thev
bring to thu Hullurd coffers a means
to (in end, The true spouse of Mr.
Kallard's Intellect Is max. He crosaed
the ocaan twenty two times, traveled
27B.OOO miles snd merit M40.000 to
collect ruga. Wherever there wne a
msslc curort ' Mr. Jfu nrd went in
full pursuit. After he had collected
them, he gave thsm to the Motronoll
tan Museum of Art In New York, uml
t the time of his presentation he
promised two additional specimens of
great rarity and beauty, lie now has
shown tip in New York with thern. In
his latest quest he wss Imprisoned by
mo ureeKs, was In a hotel liombarded
by the Turks, and with the precious
trophies in his poassaalon watched the
burning of Hmyrna from the harbor.
Tho two addltlona runs that Mr.
iiallurd has presented to the Metro-
politnn Museum of Art were woven
about J50M In Aala Minor. They have
known many owners, Moslem prlncea
or the blood and all that sort of thinar.
nut we doubt that they ever eneoun
tered a better adventurer than this
Ht. Louis busineas man who has niadn
tils dollars on the Mlsalaaitml. but
wnoao houi nas ttweit in the Levant.
Hut interesting as the speculation na
to past owners may be, speculation
ss to the owner eftar the Metropolitan
Aiuseurn or art is even more Interest
Ing. The museum nsver will sell them
If these "magic carpets" would but
speak of their fate, thn story of fu
ture civilization might be told.
Why Clement eau Conies to America,
Charlea Marx In Tha New Rupuhllo.
Consider the present status of poll
tics In France; That other famous
Man of Iron, Poincare, has been los
ing prentice uteadllv for manv week.
Ha has been loslnir tree tine tuxt na
any other French premier will lose it,
so long as he promises to collect Her
man reparations, and falls threatens
to Invade the Ruhr, and stona be.
cause he isn't sure but that the riak'e
too great, poincare has nledired n&
tion, then wrlttsn notes rattled tho
saber, put his hand back in his Docket.
He la weaker today than he has ever
been before. And if Clemenceau baa
any ambition to return to power,
despite hie more than 80 years, the
chance might come within the next
few months. He would be very strong
no returned irom America able to
demonstrate that hn had had the
greatest of all popular recentlona
naa Drought ronch prestige back to
par.
in the struggle that ensued, he him.
sellf might attempt to take the place
of Poincare. On the other hand, h
might le satisfied with a role behind
the scenes, lettlna some younaer man.
one of his own partisans, lead the new
attack. In that case the most likely
man would be Andre Tardicu right
power or uiemenceau at the pence
conrerence, present editor of his
newspaper (the Echo National), chief
advocate of his ideas his Tumulty
and Colonel House, his Henry On but
Lodge and Charlie Murphy, nil in one.
Consistency Kevins at Home.
It has been given out at tho White
House that the Impending deficit will
be met by economies and thut no new
taxes will be recommended to the next
session of congress. For a nation
which tnslats that other nations ought
to make ends meet that Is tho only
talk Detroit Free Preas.
The People's
Voice
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far saaiaaawa aa atallara al public
lata. eat.
Open Season for Homemade Thermostats
If t i.m.tH4 Kel4 the peopls 4 4 the
tddais, ne ha.e et ' Russian Is alreeJy a inwess.
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several (isys linve l.iill full of bow
Mr. J. Oiidt-n Armour mid lila retliiiie
tif offlceia, I mi n ii at r-i ia, etc., are in
VViiKhliigtoi!, (ryiiia lo liillticiice Si
retury of Agriculture ll.-nry WalLsee
and Attorney Cienet al 1 Mint lici t y to
O. K. a comblna or coimollil.ttlim of
Armour t Co.'a Inteicnt Mllt tlmoe
of Morris On, nf thN city a ino,
(Mil), OHO conHollilutliih, or aometlilna
Ilka thut. Aa a hkiiIhi' everyday
citlsen of the fulled Htutea, I would
like to vi'li my dlwipprovul ua hcuis
aaalnat em II u move being rui net imii ti
by Hie I lilted Malea Koveinmcrit.
Old )'otl ever slop to look st the
various bilHlneaa enteipi laea that
Armour a t'o. with their vual re
aourcea control? They control not
only tha taw product of, 1 think,
3U0 different line, but control thn
prlcea to the conautni-i'. The lluea
tlity are in an- not kindred to the
pat king llnea canned fruit, rand
paper, wool felt, grape fruit, break
fal foods, eoap, lealher belting, etc
Next I aiippnaa It will be clothing
and In nine rent. Old one ever sea
nnythlna that they went into that
they lowered to tho common people
abaolutely no. They not only raised
prlcea, but atUi:-zed sniiill factories
who bad their all Invested mid tried
to make an boneat living. Armour
a Co. came along uml kiiiiiII factories
cotildn t meet coiiipclltl'ii Why? He.
cauH Mr. Armour hud conn-rod the
miirket on raw product the small
fellow couldn't pay tlm price or get
delivery. Now, he Is coming to you
to act authority to combine to a
greater extent, Is It fair? No more
fair than the Htantlard old company,
Who was allowed to do the same
thing, ii nd siiueezed all the poor own
er of cats.
Poor republican parly, It should
wake up. It 1m fast drifting to rnt-'.w
that are painted red. I am not an
anarchist or union man, or r.i-aicy,
Just one who believes in fair play,
and am lileutlllid In a way with a
small business. I hope that authority
Is not given Armour & t'o. to make
this consolidation. A brake has not
to be put somewhere, somehow, Why
not start now?
F. AYKItI'LAV."
Conl rol of Jtcpresciil stive lloilies.
Omaha. To tha Kditor of The
OiiuiIih Jiec; The last .10 years have
seen ii con stunt struaglo by the peo
ple to control reprcsi-nlalivo hudlcs
and to break the power of machine
polltlca. The primarlis, the recall, tlm
Initiative and referendum, thu secret
ballot, civil service reform, cnmmls
slou government In cities, and cum
bet-Home election and reKlstrstlon ma.
chlnery have been introduced.
These reforms have disappointed
and are often turned to advantage by
the bosses. The primary, which was
designed to put nominations In tho
hands of the voters, though better
than conventions, is open to serious
objections. Tho legitimate expense
gives an advantage to wealthy men.
noil mDImt
n 4sjm isjn'O'Divjn
GRANDETTE
T'JTVs A w.1
"Th Qrand Incomparable
In Miniature"
Less than Five Feet Long
POSSESSING everything
tn tonal quality, super
lative action and ap
pealing design the
most accomplished mu
sician could demand
adding an impressive
decorative note to the
smallest apartment. ..
?To tee snd hear It
will prove s revela
tion viiit the
showroom, or tend
tor s booklet,
5sJ(
ft y
mm.
r.?o.spf(!;o.
ISIl-l DJMler Si'aal
Money to Loan on
Omaha Real Estate
Preent Interest Hate
Charge It
6
jf-7 41 r J-C"sJ t life
WkAi.
biinli'iiH the taxpayer and offends the
lllMtllii t of the tominoii voli'C. It does
not Insure a hlxher order of nominee
limn the coni iiIIuiim, even If le tter
men have a fn-lter hit nt; e of silci'i-ss',
and, with our present iliscoui'iK'd
electorate, I'l-Hiilra In iiniulnallous by
nilimiill' s. Tlm in nil may bu tiNi'd
by tho bosses to Intimidate a too ef
ficient official and is only expected to
axi-rt a moral enect as it Intent, pos
sllilu punishment. Tho initiative mid
referendum aro Interferences with the
lealslatlvo functions of representa
tives aatid their Influence to niako
representative bodies less iliKiiilled,
still further lessens thn averiiKe, In
character, of men willing to be candidates.
Till! need is to lift that iivriiKe. The
secret liallnt is an open book to win
experienced ward heeler, and bn has
tricks to defeat all the restrictions
of tha election laws. Civil service re
form does not affect tho problem of
adiiUato representation and the tin.
scrupulous political uraanlKer knows
how to maku It an effective Instrtv
ment for bis purpose. The hiiciiss
of commission government In cities
dependa entirely on the character
of thu men elected; whero political
rliis select the ineiutieri of tha cni
tiiisM jimih, t imy ui " win no tluin the
M nl system, having unchecked
power,
Tho object of t lif.u reforms and the
Kieat need of our political conditions
are to control organizations so that
they shall obey the voter rather thsn
vlctltulra h I nt, and that members of
lepreaentatlve bodies shall b so se
lected that they ahull faithfully re
fleet, not only the character, but tho
will of the electorate; tlutt members
of such bodies may be retained in
them or discarded by tha Voter, not
by I ho party dictator; that leadership
in parties aha II conform to the ex
pressed Intention of tho voter, rather
than that petty Isisses or sif.it shall
imposo their own tools and schemes
upnii an enslaved constituency.
Proportional representation secures
these results. It counts every vote
fur a winner, so giving valun to each
vote; it nominates nnd elects in nne
motion, saving expense snd giving the
voter the nomliiatlna power; ho alone
can retire or retain his candidate, and
h supports him In principles nnd sen
timent. Ho value Is added to repre
sentation and power to the electorate.
C. T. N.
Making Certain the College
Education of His Grandson
You often see grandfathers devoted to their
grandsons; but this grandfather has trans
lated his feelings into very tangible form.
The boy hasn't yet finished his common
school education; but already his college
education is assured. His grandfather has
deposited securities in trust with instructions
to let the income accumulate until his grand
son is ready to enter college. Then the money
is to be used to defray his expenses.
It is surprising what a small sum is necessary
to accrue in a few years to an amount suffi
cient for this purpose.
Writs or call for further details.
QmaliaTrust rompany
Omaha National Bank BuiMinf
Look Around You
Witnes the lino iifw luiiit'rs buildiiii; in
growing, prosperous, t ity mitl yielding a good
Omaha erected to meet the urgent neeiis of a
income.
liuihlinga s.tili m these ure pledged to secure
the Kirst Mortgage Heal rotate Ilond owned
and rH'tmmeniled to investors lv Homo 1
Uuil.lns (Inc.).
, limited number of the.e prune securities
ale now HVil.''le. der.oiniiulioiu from f ,00 up.
Ask u for full derip'uui i f priertir securing
bond iffre.l, t all and e u.
American Security Company
am -a I ri
t.ia,er ,wal.a lv
a. vm M h '
ltH. and Dudse Streets
OsiiKa, Neb,
)atj kl t t f (I'm , A ct
'lrrVM fsitl b Jl t br4
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