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The Morning Bee MORNING—EVENING—SUNDAY THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY NELSON B. UPDIKE. Publiahee. B. BREWER. Gen. Manager. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Aasotiated Praia, of which Tbs Pm la a unbtr. la uciaalrair •nliued to tin >h u nimblteattoo of all nr«i dispatches credited to it or Hot . therein cred ted in thii iar«r. and alar, Uia local urea published bersta all tiiota of republics tloaa of our apeclal diet ate boa art also rasarved. BEE TELEPHONES Privbta Branch Exchange. Ask for tha Department AT lantic or Person Wanted. For Night Calls After 10 P. M.: 1 non ditor al Department. AT lantic 1021 or 1042. OFFICES Main Office—17th anil Farnam Ca. Bluffs . . • - 16 Scott St. So. Side. N W. Cor. 24th and N New York—286 Fifth Avenue Washington • - 422 Star Bldg. Chicago - - • 1720 Stager Bldg. Paris, France—420 Rue SO. Honor# INVESTIGATING THE UNIVERSITY. With criticism so prevalent of the expense of maintaining Nebraska’s school system* investiga tion of *ho financing and operation of the state uni versity is to be welcomed. Much might be gained and nothing is to be lost by a fair-minded inquiry into the conduct of university atTairs. If there has been waste, it should be pointed out for elimination; if things are pretty much as they should be, the public should be informed of that. There is reason to doubt the presence of any constructive purpose in the university investigation which is getting under way with Frank E. Edgerton at the helm. The special legislative committee ap parently has turned the conduct of its inquiry over to this attorney who for years has held a grudge against the university. Edgerton has made the mistake of adopting the attitude of a prosecutor in stead of an investigator. Already, in his own mind, he has found the university authorities guilty. In the last election he ran for the board of university regents, and the fart that the people after hearing his charges, refused to vote for him seems to in dicate that he is without the support of public opinion. Instead of sitting as a prosecutor, an inv*estigat !* ing body should afct more as a jury. A false start has been made, but there is yet time to put the uni' "rsity investigation on the right track. The pmp )-al made in the lower house of the legislature, to di.-i harge this special committee and begin, anew is wise. Already the full report of the university authorities has gone through the regular channels into the hands of the finance, ways and means com mittee, The members of this committee are famil iar with the subject and cpuld carry on. an inquiry , in a manner to assure public confidence. The natural course would be for.the legislature to order this standing committee to undertake a full inquiry into university matters, for it could carry this through in much less time and with no duplication of effort. Governor Bryan’s budget has cut the university appropriation and added new duties. Every dollar turned over to the university must be made to go aa far as possible if the work of higher education is not to be crippled. A legislative committee that would delve in^o the facts and figures and seek out the cause and cure of any wasteful practices could render a real benefit to the people of Nebraska. MEAT INSPECTION. • Probably only a small percentage of Omahans realize the magnitude of the South Omaha meat in- j dustry and particularly the meat inspection end of ■ ihe indastrv. Reporting for the first eleven months ;"of 1922, Dr. H. Busman, who heads the federal meat -i ,, election work at the South Omana packing plant?, . .ates that during this period 782,738 cattle 1,959,660 hogs, 1,274,906 sheep and 60,853 calves were slaughtered, or a total of over 4,000,000 ani !! mals. I ", Every animal slaughtered receives careful in spection in order that the public may be protected " in every possible way with regard to their meat ii supply. Dr. Busman’s force consists of 140 per m sons, *11 of whom are thoroughly trained in their ;;; work. If any animal carcass is so badly diseased that ,, it is totally unfit for human consumption, the car ill cas3 is condemned and is tanked to be used in the •f manufacture of fertilizers. During the first eleven ,!, months of 1922, at the South Omaha plants, 6,670 ■ caUle were condemned, 19,096 hogs, 2,320 sheep and 600 calves. Dr. Busman states that the loss through condemnation totafs 1,000,000 pounds of beef and 1,600,000 pounds of pork, or an amount ;; sufficient to supply 3,833 families with meat for-one ll'year. These figures show in a rather startling way the value of the inspection in terms of the health of the human family. !;.; Meat inspection at the South Omaha plant.? nas been in progress for a sufficient length of time to 7, gain information on the increase of certain live ill! ctock diseases. The record^ show that tuberculosis of cattle and hogs has been on the increase. There was a time when only 2 per cent of the hogs " slaughtered showed the presence of tuberculosis. At the present time the percentage runs higher ,'j lhan 14 per cent. In other words, one of every ' even hogs slaughtered has tuberculosis. Over one 1 alf of the condemnations of hogs and cattle is due 7 to tuberculosis. The meat inspector stands guard over our meat supply in tho interest of public health. He is a real public benefactor. THE 'TRANSPORTATION PROBLEM. In supporting the appropriation df $1,540,000 for the improvement of the Missouri river channel, Congressman E. C. Little of Kansas said that a bushel of wheat could be shipped by barge from Kansas City ,o New Orleans and then shipped to Liverpool 13 Vi cents a bushel cheaper than by railroad to the sea board. A water route down the Missouri and Mis sissippi rivers would mean millions to the wheat growers of the middlewest. A similar saving could be made by the Great Lakes waterway project. Not only is it a question of freight rates, but of the actual movement of the crops. The congestion • i the railroads menaces all industry. This situation by which the busiest season of the year is marked by car shortage and blockades in the terminals has been growing worae each year. i President Harding, in his recent message to con • ress, urged the consideration of the transportation ■ problem as a whole. His view is that the movement of traffic is not entirely a railroad problem, but s hould involve also the lines of motor trucks and the ■ \ ; teways. Every available means of getting to r.'r.rket should be given consideration and efforts should be made to link them into one unified system, both to lower costs and to facilitate shipments. A ;' national transportation conference in which the rep |j resentatives of the railroads, of the waterways move ments and of the truck lines would confer with sh:p par* and government officials on national transpor ,. sr.tion program is one of the needs and possibilities o." the near future v<’ ••*„ * AFTER CLEMENCEAU. THE DELUGE. Viewed in the light of events* in Europe, the re cent visit of Clemenceau to America, his speeches and his newspaper articles appear as nothing more than a smoke screen. Behind these profes sions of ~ood faith the French politicians and mili tarists were planning the advance into the Ruhr. While he advocated greater participation by the United Stains in the affairs of Europe, Clemenceau was careful to indicate that this should be on the French side. It was not impartial consideration o^ the problem that he sought, but backing for France, both in its treatment of Germany and in its split with England. The League of Nations meant noth ing to him, and such compliments as he passed to this document were merely thrown in to appeal to the sentimental. In its reparations policy France felt the need for the support of America. From the time Wilson surrendered his fourteen points at the Paris confer ence under the pressure of Clemenceau and Focn there has been considerable difference of opinion. Mark Sullivan, in a reclnt article in The Omaha Bee, has shown that Wilson thought of the repara tion problem as one of restoration and held no thought of loading the German people with punitive indemnities. To the ill fortune of the whole world, Wilson weakened, allowing the Allies to load the burden of their military pensions and many other war expenses to the reparations account. The colonies that were mandated to the victors were not counted as* part of the reparation settlement, though , they were rich in resources. Nothing can justify the actions of the German militarists in the eyes of America. That being so, it is equally hopeless for France to expect Clemen ceau to obtain American support for the same tac tics when pursued by Franee. Wrong is wrong, no matter whether it be friend or foe who commits the deed. In the opinion of impartial financial experts the German reparations payments were set at an im possible figures. No account was taken of what the traffic would bear, but' the French ^iim was to keep central Europe from recovering by asking more than could be obtained. The truth is that the damage of the world war can never be repaid. It is to be believed, however, that the Germans could pay more than they have and that there has been some sharp practice in their finance*. Their de fense is that of a man who hides his assets from someone whom he suspects of being a bandit. No miracle is to be expected to end this dead lock which threatens perpetually the peace of the world. What is to be hoped for is the reduction of the German indemnity to a possible and honest fig ure. If France is the country Americans have loved to think it, such an arrangement should be possible. The difficulties already apparent in the occupation of the Ruhr may open French eyes to the mistaken policy of the politicians and militarists. Working at cross purposes Germans and French will ruin each other; working together in such harmony as is possible, there will be a gain for both. ( lemen ccau did not succeed in blinding America to the facts; let him now open his countrymen's eyes. “KLANSMAN” TURNS ON KLAN. Probablji no single agency contributed more in the way ,of preparjn^the ground for the “K. K. K.” than did “The Birth of a Nation.” In that remark able picture the central thought was overshadowed by the ride of the masked warriors, assembled under the hoods and holding out the fiery cross as a symbol. Tf the beholder carried away with him but one impression, it was formed on that ride. And the picture itself was based on “The Clansman,” n novel from which an effective plaj' was built be fore the film was made. We now have the spectacle of the author of “The Clansmn#” bitterly denouncing the “klan.” Of Thomas J. Dixon’s intense Americanism there can be no doubt. Of his sincerity in defense of the original clan, as headed, supposedly at least, by Gen. John B. Gordon, there is no question. John B. Gordon was one of the best loved soldiers in the south. Next to Robert E. Lee, this splendid man stood highest in the affections of the south in his day, and it was his personality that gave to the orginal movement its strongest prestige among the high-minded white men of the south. When it cam.1 to public notice, and finally was suppressed by the federal authorities, it had taken on a form entirely different from the concept of its founders. Be that as it may, the present “klan” corpes under the severe displeasure of Thomas J. Dixon, who threw such a heroic glamor over the memory of the original as to fire the imagination of the public, nnd open a way for the kleaglcs and kli gripps of the day. Wc accept Mr. Dixop’s statement: “The klan assault upon the foreigner is the acme of stupidity and inhumanity,” as justified, but would go a little farther than that. This country needs no “invisi ble” empire to govern it, and while its courts are open to all who have complaint to make or griev ance to redress, there is no warrant for mobs tak ing the low out of the hands of the law officers. The Bulgarian government pleads innocence as to charges of invading Roumaqia, setting up the rea sonable excuse that, having no army, Bulgaria can not wage war. Before deciding to tax golf players it might be j decided whether the game is a vice or a luxury.*. '■ ■ 1 * m ■" - ■■ ■" ----- " I1 Witchcraft and the Courts -From Asia .'Magazine. . ■ There is nothing the wizard does not know and lit tle that he cannot do* For instance, there is a small Island called Ting Won about eighteen miles from New Hanover In the New Guinea archipelago. The inhabitants of Ting Won consider themselves part of a certain New Hanover tribe at Wassenga, and the natives maintain that the witch doctor of Tir^ Won, by looking into a certain pool, can see all that passes at Wassenga. If a Wassenga boy dies, the natives of Ting Won say that, through the powers of their witch doctor, they know* of his death long before the news could travel by any ordinary means. At the present time there are stringent laws against the practice of witchcraft in the islands, and the native courts are continually filled with cases in which tl^ subject of litigation, if not pigs or women, is sure to be witch craft. But no laws can stamp out the psychology of which the witch doctor is the product, and the courts actually foster the superstitious reverence in which he is held. One day a group of police boys in British Papua dragged an old man into the presence of the resident magistrate, on the accusation that he had kept the rain from falling on that particular patch of ground under cultivation by the plaintiff. The mag istrate, after listening to the charge, said to the ac cused: "I do not believe you did this thing. You had better plead ‘Not guilty.’ ” "But of course I did," answered the old. man. "I stopped the rain on his crops, and I am going to keep on stopping it whenever I like." Every witch doctor naturally pleads guilty to witch craft. His arrest increases his prestige enormously, because it then becomes obvious to the community that even the district officer recognizes his power nn.l imprisons him on account of it. Thereafter his repu tation and his,fortune arc made. - “From State And Nation” —Editorials from Other Newspapers— Your Boy’s Dreams. i From the Aurora Republican. Artists Jiave often painted pictures I suggesting the dreams of a country I boy. They portray him in homely I working clothes, his eyes fixed on some far away vision of lofty business buildings and bustling commercial scenes, as he imagines himself becom ing a personage of wealth and power. Such a boy is not commonly of much use around home. His thought is too remote. It can't sec opportunities near at hand. Usually his visions come to little. The way to deal with that boy is to stimulate his Imagination and ambi tions by visions within his reach. Let him havb his little enterprises of his own. his garden, his chickens, his pigs or calves. Then instead of dream ing of himself as a captain of industry •In distant New York or Chicago, he will be thinking of the prizes he could | win in the juvenile exhibit, and what I hp could do if he had a farm or coun try business of his own. Business in Government. From tho Harvard Courier: The city manager in Alliance shows a npt profit of over >17,000 at the end of the year. This is a form of city government that is worthy of con sideration. Instead of the mayor and council trying to look after every thing, they only have general charge and employ a • manager, who takes active charge of all the city's busi ness and work and devotes all his time to it. It Is no reflection upon the average city council when things .occasionally go wrong, because they are always busy men, with their own affairs to look after, and city business must be more or less a side issue with them. If a competent manager can be secured, the result would he the same ns placing a manager in charge of any other business. Day of flic "Criminal Attorney” From tha Rocky Mountain Nows. ” At a conference dinner of the Colo rado and the Denver Bar associations, the other evening, the matter of law lessness was taken up. Naturally so. If a disease epidemic happened In a community and a medical association were in session It would discuss the disease and the meuns to be taken to abate it. The relation of the legal profession to a wave of lawlessness ought to be the same as that of the medical profession to germ contagions. If it is not it must be the fault of the legal profession. Is It at fault? Let members of the profession con scientiously intake answer. A professor of law at one of the universities, who gained a national reputation as a prosecutor of ‘'mule factors of great wealth,” as HooAe. velt termed them, before he became a teacher, gave statistics of the start ling increases In crime In the last decade. Violations of the Volstead law were Included; hut burglary had Increased 1,200 per cent In the last. 10 years. A connection hray be traced b t seen violations of the restrictive la-, i dealing with liquor and other of fi -es. One law cannot be broken with impunity and other laws re spected. The remedy proposed to meet the reign of lawlessness is public support of prosecuting attorneys and con demnation of lawyers who use Im proper methods to free the guilty, their clients. This is coming home pretty close to Denver, is it not? Nearly live months ago the proscutlng attorney took upon himself the duties of policeman and w ith outside aid made a "haul.” His answed to those who condemned him was, that because of corruption In police circles It became necessary for' him to take the unsual course that he did. Has the legal profession, singly or as a bar association commended him or supported him? And what about the efforts made by him to deal with the persons arrested and accused of crimes and misdemeanors? Has the legal profession gone to his aid after all these months? Let the pro fession answer. Tho work of the district attorney In cleaning up a community has brought a harvest! Is the profession as a whole prepared to separate the sheep from the goats? How many members of the Colorado Bar association or j the local one have refused to defend, lo the limit usually employed in be half of clients with rich purses, per son* known to be guilty? Or is there any record w^lierc the defending at Daily Prayer He ever Uveth to make intercession for them,—Heb. 7:25. Gracious God, our Father in Heaven, we blfss Thee that hour by hour our lives have been enriched with the knowledge of Him who graciously in terpreted the Iniinito to, our. Unite minds, .and Who in reconciling lovo and saving mercy, brought 'us near to our Father in Heaven. Remembering our willfulness of heart and proneness to sin, we would humble ourselves before Thee. Though. Indeed, we have sought to do Thy holy will, yet have we fallen short in many tilings. We now con fess our sins: "forgive us our tres passes." Once again, we ask by the Holy Spirit given unto us, we may llnd our delight In the ways of God, und so be enabled in our daily walk to commend the Gospel of Christ to those among whom we move. Further, we beesecch Thee to hear * us on behalf of loved ones far and i near, that they may share the bless ings which we now ask for ourselves. And may Thy Kingdom come, .and Thy will be done on earth as ft is done in'Hoaven. These and other favors we beg in the Name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. JAMES W THIRTLK, D. !> Lb. D„ London, England. I_I a.Iuat rcniciLiM r . ;..,r the laurel—AS life's success is shovyh— Isn’t given by your wisdom and sagacity alone; The opinion of your brothers Is tho Judge of what you do; So it is that helping* others brings pros perity to you. To achieve and -be presented with the recompense you earn Comes from kindliness in giving, and re ceiving in return. It !■ true in every by-way from beginning to the end That the secret of attainment if the Judgment of a friend —Robert Worthington Davie. NET AVERAGE CIRCULATION for DECEMBER, 1922, of THE OMAHA BEE Daily.71,494 l Sunday.78,496 B. BREWER, Con. Mgr. ELMER S. ROOD. Cir. Mgr. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 4th day of January, 1923. W. H. QUIVEY. (Seal) Notary Public I torney insisted up a plea of guilty ' from his client knowing the latter to be guilty? A feeling exists in the public mind that a. defendant's chances of escape from punishment can be measured too often by the funds which are raised for his defense. This may be an ex trents view on the part of the public, but it ia up to bar associations and in dividual members to remove the im pression that has formed in the public mind. The legal profession in the United States has a heavy responsi bility in these times. It can do a very great deal to restore sanity and respect for the law—for the courts. When it finds a district attorney, serving the public courageously, it can uphold his hand, not obstruct him and seek his undoing. This, we read it. is what was in the mind of the speaker before the bar associations here. A Stupid and Futile Proposal. Worn the Philadelphia tnqulrer. Nothin.t more futile than the nc- j quirement by the United States of the ; West Indian possessions of England and France could be imagined. That it should be urged by .Senator Reed of Missouri Is quite in accord with the fitness of things. His capacity for doing the wrong thing amounts al most to genius. In the speech sup porting his resolution to this effect he denied any intention of arousing resentment or of questioning the friendly attitude of the two powers concerned. His argument, summed up in a phrase, is that America ought to get out of Europe and Europe ought to get out of America. Senator Reed's ideas of international amity are all his own. AH other considerations aside, we do not want the West Indies. They are of no possible use to us. Posses sion would not increase of present friendly relations with their people; on the contrary it might create fric tion. We are not getting on any too well with Porto Rico, and we still have our occasional difficulties with Cuba, over whom we exerqtsi! only a vague protectorate. We took the Vir gin Islands for strategic reasons operative at the time, though now of no great consequence. The commer cial value of further West Indian possessions would be well nigh negli gible; we can do what business with them we wish under existing condi tions. Senator Reed lays great stress upon strategic considerations. He insists that there are heavy fortifications In Jamaica and Bermuda, and that these threaten the security of the Panama canal. The assumption is well calcu lated to arouse that resentment which the senator deprecates. We might as well ask England to surrender Canada on the ground of peril to the United States as to ask her to surrender her West Indian possessions. She would never in the world consent to pay I Iter 'i; li^ in this way. And what about j the West Indians themselves? They I would undoubtedly oppose such a . transfer of sovereignly without-their I consent: and that consent is not in the least likely to be given. The whole thing is almost too absurd to discuss. As a matter of fact, neither Great Britain nor Franco is a foreign power ' in the new world. Their right to their territories here is as Indubitable ns ours to our own. The French West Indies, too, are unimportant, from the strategic point of view, and the Brit ish West Indies could not be regarded as a serious menace in any event. But Senator Reed does love to hear himself talk. »—■ » ■ ■ —--. Common Sense The I'pstream Pull. Stop worrying about something which is passed and which you can not change. You are using a lot of energy, wast ing a lot of time and erecting obsta cles in your pathway of the future by thinking What you might be now if you had not made a certain serious mistake. All men make mistakes and all men will continue to make mistakes while they live as human beings. You are no exception, in that line. Do not give tip and pity yourself be cause you have lost an opportunity. Forget it and make a riewr start. You have learned something. That mistake prevents another of 1 the same kind. You have eliminated one wrong road and have a better chance to strike the right one next time, so try again. Do not collapse and give up be cause it is hard. Do not allow yourself to drift on account of one or two mistakes. There is only one destination for the one who drifts—the bottom. It is tho upstream pull that counts. “The People’s Voice” Eaitariaii from raaStra •» Tka Marnlaa Im. Rudrn it Tka Maralai Baa an laallaE ta m twi colamn fiaaly far awntaltk aa aitkn af labile lataraat. Biting tiff Feeding Hand. Lincoln.—Fo tho Editor of The Omaha Bee: It seems a shame that of all activities of the state government doomed by Governor Bryan to suffer In answering the demand for reduc tion o"f taxation the department dedl rated to the farming industry should be the one wiped entirely off the map. Has the governor forgotten that in doing this he Is. so to speak, biting the hand that feeds the state? Who, more than the farmers of Ne braska who represent the wealth of our state have more of a right tf state aid at our capltol? What if the state did, in its bureau of markets and marketing, intensify educational work done by the federal government? The farmer who pays the state’s bils to a great extent, should be kept informed of experiments and possibil ities of )and culture. Bryan's plan to throw these activi ties over to extension departments nt 'lie university and agricultural college Is a polite way to put them to death. Instead of increasing appropriations so these departin'"ts may carry on work to the benefl 'f tho farmer, he cuts these appropriations. Another sad fart in connection with this action of the governor is that it doesn’t save a penny in direct taxa tion The state department of agricul ture was self supporting and, in addi tion. had thousands on hand when the governor took office. Tills money he has put into the gen eral fund ^nd Instead of giving farm ers a direct benefit from it. he uses the money for the benefit of corpora tions and townspeople in reducing the. tax levy with money made by the farmers’ department of tho state gov ernment. OBBEHVEIt. More Factories in Omaha. Omaha.—To the Editor of The Omaha Bee: What factories will moat succeed in Omaha? There are over five hundred factories in Omaha and it will be a great advantage to the people and city ot Omaha to in crease the number of factories. Omaha being the gate city to the west, it will call the attention of travelers to stop off lu Omaha, buy homes and invest their money in business, which will make Omaha grow in population and wealth, furnish more work for men and women. I think the paper factory and glass factory will succeed in Omaha. The attention of the Department of Commerce Is called by the president of a large paper manufacturing company to the fact that there is a serious shortage of-raw material for the man tnicture of paper, including rags and old papers. A factory would greatly better existing conditions for Omaha. Something like 3.000 tons of different kinds of paper, boards and rags are wasted every week. A large propor tion of it has served its purpose but could be used over again in some class of paper. This of course would have to be replaced by new material. In the early history of the paper in dustry, publicity was given to the im portance of saving rags. It is scarce ly less important now. The Depart ment of Commerce is glad to bring this matter to the attention of the public in the hope that practical re sults may flow from it. A little at tention to saving rags and old papers will mean genuine relief to the paper industry and a dimin ishing drain upon the source of supply for new material. Paper and glass factories will suc ceed in Omaha, will furnish work for men and women that labor, the whole community’ will improve their minds, there will be less crimes, because men could find more work akd make more money. \V. B. L. In Favor of Gun Toting. Bassett. Neb.—To the Editor of The Omaha Bee; I see the question of guns and revolvers under discussion so much I would like to say a few words in favor of the revolver. It is the instrument that opened the west; it was the protection ot the advance* guard of civilization. Now. by mak ing It against the law to carry a gun, concealed or otherwise, burglars and holdup men would bo safe to stop any law abiding citizen. They would know they have the advantage Just* change the law and lot every man that wants to carry a gun do so and then see what the bandit will do. He at least will be more careful how ho says "hands up." The average bandit is yellow, and if he thought the other man was armed as well as he. his occupation would be so danger ous that he would go out of business. Why did you seldom ever hear of a holdup staged in the west where all men carried a gun? But how easy it i Is to say "hands up” when you know' A Thoughtful Father—. knows that inexperienced women with money are the especial prey of the fly-by-night promoter, and that a husband of the wrong sort may soon run through a wife’s property. There is no better way to assure that a daughter will always be provided for thair to place some securities or property in trust for her now. If desired, complete power may be reserved fey the creator of the trust to revoke, amend or alter the trust at any time during his life. We Invite Inquiries OmaliaTrust Company Omaha National Bank Building Pop Stops for a Passenger umt OLD CAR Jl>tr ALOMi. BirrfRN a«(v New ONE, fo>»nv £ coolo I $IV% WlE Fft-LA A IjTTLE. LIFT SOBRV 1*1 MOT C«0<v cUCAt DOWN TDWV. MI6MTA IVKffl TO AT 6UV uP'^f^x^C Ip iroppcd /\LP HM If IT WAUHfR* wMtfe* Pi * * "“"'v WWlvER. T MifiMT »*!*/ hir t**wM road ROOTIKi.CROWP/U' ME , —_ our. No-0 Now you MlAT nr TAKE au.thf. POWN - A »."> V MAN LUT yoj! ^ WONOEX kVHAI T^evCC 44KIN R)*. *OME OP THCy>£ METV urTi£ ■ Hx)>7 V RJJAPJTETW „ I s.xa/a rv*vi/ } the other man 1ms nothing to protect himself with. Just like going out in a herd of sheep and picking out the fattest one. It don't take nun h nerve to stick up a man if you know b< has nothing to protect himself with. There are lots of men who do hot carry guns on account of the law who would not stand with their hands up If they even had an even break by having as good a gun. I have been in ths'west for 40 years and have been in Wyoming. Montana, and Nebraska. The Northwestern railroad was only at Valentine and men those days were nil good men, carrying a Colt and gun. When a stranger came to town he was not robbed of h!s money and there were very few quarrels. When a quarrel came up it was soon over. I say let every man carry a gun if he wishes to. and let a man have Just ns many guns of any kind he wishes In his home, and carry all of them if ho wishes, downtown, out In the coun try or anywhere, and also teach the children how to shoot and handle j guns. Both boys ami Kirin in every | town should have a place for prac tice with rifle, revolver wild shotgun. What wo need is a nation of go«> • | phots. We top the world now a let us stay nt the top and try and bo better shots. HEADER. Financial Agents You can raise money quicker and reduce the selling cost in placing your Capital Issues by guaranteeing your investors against loss of principal and paying them Savings Bank interest. Guaranty Income Dept. 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