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The Morning Bee _MORNING—EVENING—SUNDAY THE BEE PUBLISHING CO. , NELSON B. UPDIKE. Prexldent H. BREWER. Vice President and Generxl Manager DIRECTORS NELSON B UPDIKE J. M. HACKLER B. BREWER GORTON ROTH F. J. DeTEMPLK MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 'Hie Axxocixuvl Prexx, of which The Bex tx x member, is txcluxivxlv entitled to the uxe for reotlblication of all IH'VS dispaicties credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper, aod sixty the local news publixhed herein. Ail rights of repuhlioationx of our apt rial dispatches are atao reserved. BEE TELEPHONES Private Branch Exchange. Axk for the Department AT lantic or Person Wanted. For Night Calls After 1# P. M-: 1000 Editorial Department. AT Untie 1021 or 1042. OFFICES Main Office—17th and Farnam Co. Bluffa - - - 15 8cott St. So. Side. N. W. Cor. 24th and N New York—286 Fifth Avenue Washington - 422 Star Bldg. Chicago - - 1720 Stegcr Bldg. WHEN A MAN REACHES SIXTY. A few years ago Dr. William Osier created a con siderable stir by a more or less playful suggestion i that unless a man had done constructive work by the ! time he had reached 40, he never would do anything , worth while, and that when he reached 60 he should be chloroformed. The harm done by this state ment never can be measured, because none ever can set an exact estimate on the evil influence of a harmful thought. Former Senator Hitchcock, in his address to the Chamber of Commerce diners, holds something of the same expression. He said: "Now that my public life has come to an end f return naturally to my native city where all my in terests are located and in a small way take up the* consideration of the matter? in which we are inter ested. 1 say in a small way. because my philosophy I of life is that a man should, when he gets Into his j sixties, reduce his working hours and increase his leisure hours. He should leave more and more to the younger men the real work of the day. both public and private. The harm possible from such statements is that, coming from a man who has been greatly honored and has filled high positions, it gives a deceptive force of authority to the suggestion that when a man reaches the age of 60 he is no longer capable >f doing,big things. Men are governed by their thoughts to a greater extent than generally is acknowledged. “As a man thinketh, so is he,” was not idly spoken. A healthy, hopeful spirit is en couraged by the continual suggestion that men at any age, in possession of their physical and mental faculties, are capable of doing good worJc and ren dering service, while ambition may be killed, en ergy dulled and service destroyed by the pessimism that puts a man of 60 or 40, or any other age to doing “small things,” just because he has come to that period of life. Men do voluntarily retire, relinquish their place in the ranks of the workers to another, because they have accumulated a competency, and can afford io devote themselves to pursuit of pleasure or such cn- j joyment as meets their whim or fancy. Mr. Hitch- ; cock is an example. None will deny that right to j any. In doing so they should not set a bad ex- | ample for others, by pretending they are no longer fit for the affairs of the world. We know a man in ; Omaha who is past 80, who has spent more than 60 ; years of life in active pursuit of a profession that demands close attention at all times, who is well I able to leave off work and do as he likes with the , remainder of his borrowed time, yet who spends as many hours at his desk each day as any of the younger men connected with the great institution of which he long has been the responsible head. That man will die when he no longer can give the world the service he renders daily. He is but a type' of the worker, not a drone. If it suits Mr. Hitchcock to spend the afternoon and evening of his life in “a small way,” he will he permitted to do so, although the very strenuous endeavors he was making a year ago to be continued in the big show rather gives denial to his present utterance. Those who know him will not readily accept his announced intention of retiring, but will rather look for his lively participation in the af fairs of*his party. If he had planed to increase his leisure, he was hardly fair to the people in asking them to keep him in the senate. Be that as it may, i there is n,o warrant for his even indirectly discour aging others who are not so fortunately situated as j he, who have not had such opportunity for service, and who do not possess the ample means at his dis posal to gratify his desires and pad his existence. | Kven in retirement men should shed an influence that will stimulate rather than depress those who t continue to work. AFTER UNCLE SAM'S POCKETBOOK. In the British parliament a member rises to in- . quire when France will pay her war debt to Great , Britain. A similat question is in the minds of . many Americans. Does France intend ever to repay the $3,000,- , itOO.000 that it borrowed from the United States during the war? The silence that has surrounded this matter is now broken by dispatches from Paris which indicate that if America or England cancel any part of the debt owed them by France, the lat- | ter is ready to reduce to that extent its share of the 80,000,000,000 gold marks demanded from Ger- ! many. This is nothing more than an effort to make | Americans foot the bill for the world war. The position of the Harding administration has always i opposed such scheme. Always it has been main- I tained that the matter of German reparation has no connection whatever with the debt of honor j which France owes to America. It is far from flattering to the American people that the French government should imagine for one instant that it could shift the cost of the war on our shoulders, | w hich is what cancellation would mean. Such a plan amounts to nothing better than in- i tcrnational blackmail. Yet there are some special pleaders for the French cause in America who ad- I vocate acquiescence in a settlement of this sort. j Frank H. Simonds, writing in the American Review of Reviews, declares that no economic settlement in Europe can he expected without American participa tion. His further statement reads like a warn ing, asserting as it docs that the only American i participation that would be effectual must include a reduction of allied debts. This is what many of those persons have in the hack of their minds when they say that Europe can never recover until America comes to its aid. Scorn ing our advice to disarm ansi go to work, it wants only our pocketbook. Those days are gone forever. The thing that will quickest restore Europe is a peaceful agreement between Francs and Germany in which France ceases to demand an impossible amount of indem nity, (fives up its militaristic ambitions and gets back on h peace basis. The sooner it recognizes the debt to the United States and sets to paying it off, the sooner will it begin to economize in its expenditures for purposes of war and expansion. A “hula hula” dancer complains that a man made advances to her. What did she expect? JAZZ IN THE TEMPLE OF JUSTICE. If the law is to be respected, a certain dignity should accompany the process of justice. It is on this account that the condemnation of the easy going conduct of Municipal Judge William F. Wap pich becomes .t serious matter. For many days a committee of the Women's Christian Temperance union sat in Judge Wappich’s court, watching with pity and horror the sordid scene that passed before their eyes as one erring prisoner after another was brought before the bar of justice. Sinful women, some of them not beyond the hope of reform, boys caught in their first misdeed and hardened men of the petty criminal class passed in motley array be fore theft- eyes. To their surprise, the good women found noth^ ing in the whole proceeding that would tend to kindle the spark of self-respect that smoulders in almost every human breast, no matter how lost to decency one may seem. Their report indicates that misfortune was made a jest and law-breaking a matter for jocose comment. This is summed up in the report made after several visits to Judge Wappich’s court in the following criticism: "Disrespect for national and state laws. '•I’ndue levity in his comment on the cases be fore him. , , i-jxity in the dlscliarge of his duties. "Pronunciation of Inaccurate and unwarranted decision. rtterance of coarse, ungentlemanly and un American remarks. "Failure to give careful consideration lo evi dence." In the handling of cases relating to liquor and immorality, it is charged that the judge showed a levity that ill befitted ihe serious nature of the of fenses. A great many humorous remarks about prohibition aie heard in all circles of life, but the W. C. T. U. is undoubtedly correct in assuming that they are out of place on the judicial bench. Doubt less offense was also given by the judge's statement that “A man can put on a red tie, put a pink flower in his button-hole, get a shine and catch any woman he meets." Such loose philosophy of life constitutes one of the reasons for the existence of crime. The judicial bench is a place for a philosopher, but not for the gospel of hopeless negation. ' A commentator explains that the fear and respect in which the federal courts are heeld results from the dignity with which their affairs are carried on. It would be possible to give more of this atmosphere to the minor courts, as the W. €. T. U. committee suggests. The view that jazz has no place in the temple of justice will be maintained by public opinion. Not many law-abiding citizens arc familiar with the scenes in our local police courts, and it is a real public serv ice that the W. C. T. U. has performed. FEDERAL NEGLECT OF THE MISSOURI. An engineer from China, interested in river bank protection, spent some time in Omaha, looking over what is being done in this vicinity to restrain the Missouri river. The Chinese government, what there is of it, is greatly concerned in making such improvements as will check the flood of the alluvial plan, limit the erosion, and reduce streams that now are destructive to a condition where they will be of service. Water transportation is becoming more and more a matter of vital importance in China, and an intelligent effort is being made to apply the result of modern experience to present needs. This engineer found a great deal that is of interest to any who is concerned in the work of river bank protection. Some of the finest work of ' the sort ever accomplished is to be discovered around Omaha, where the savage current of one of earth’s . nest irrepressible streams is being curbed and con quered by man’s ingenuity and capable devices. None of it, however, is being done by the general govern ment. Our Chinese visitor must have been astounded , w^hon he learned that the government has set aside the pitifui sum of $25,000 to take care of the Missouri river on the important stretch between Kansas City and Sioux City. He certainly got in formation as to how the current is made to serve instead of destroy, but he found that it is all being done and paid for by private enterprise. Some time the federal authorities wiil be brought to realize the responsibility that is on the general government for the proper control of the Missouri river. The annual tribute paid to the Big Muddy in the shape of farm lands washed away is enough to awaken the most aomrtolent. Only one excuse can be offered, and that is the one we might look for from China: "It alwaya has been that way, so why disturb it?" A MAELSTROM OF HATE. Violence once more has intervened in European politics. A crack-brained young man whips out a revolver and kills a Russian envoy within the very shadow of the Lausanne conference. It has not been very many years since the assassination of another political figure at Sarajevo, precipitated the world war. No possible good can come out of such crimes, and much harm may result. Certainly the people of Russia are not thus to be convinced of the superior brand of law and order maintained in ot|er countries. That this crime should have been committed in Switzerland, one of the most complete democracies in the world, makes the facts seem all the worse. Switzerland is the seat of the League of Nations, and moreover, the present scene of a peace conference between the allies and the Turks. Yet what an atmosphere of hate must i exist there, where this crime was conceived. , When mad passions are loosed, little hope is left for a reasonable solution of international problems. It is as if all the vicious scheming and plotting of the jealous states of Europe had been loaded into the pistol of this assassin. Out in Lincoln county they have found every- i thing but the ta* hooka, the cash records, and a few other trifling thpigs, so the mystery is quieting down'. Governor Bryan noon will have some interesting news to give out—a list of deserving democrats who have been attached to the pay roll. If Mr. Harding does everything set down for his trip, he will not have much time to play golf. Homespun Verse By Robert Worthington Davie fF IT WASN’T FOR COLUMBUS. If it wasn't for Columbus I wonder where we'd lie. Perhaps In crowded regions on the far side of the nea, A garret for our haven, a cellar for our kins, A vineyard all about us. exuberance of wine. Oxen yoked together and slowly moving clown The crooked loads and narrow to a pleblan town (i, these would he prosaic under the rustle main. If Chrlatophet Columbus hud only stayed In Bpaln! And. nh! the giddy feeling of brimming moments gone, tif reveling and reeling and drinking till the dawn. We might us yet Is* singing "How Wet Are WeToclnv"— If Christopher I'olninhus bad nnlv staved away. “The People's Voice" Mltarlila train rnlin at TIM UwaH* la. Muttfi *1 TN Marnlag In an lavMM ta «» Mill ealaaa frratj tar anaraMlaa aa Mattara at aublla lataraat. Not All Born Equal. Omaha.—To the Editor of The Omaha Bee: Time alone has played the leading role In overturning the grandiose statement—that all men are born free and equal. Men are no more born free and equal than that they die free and equal. Removing the environing walla of wealth, mediocrity and poverty wdthin which men find themselves born, there still remains a marked dis tinction between men, for some are born to lead, others to serve, some to butld up, others to destroy some that are endowed with one, two or five talents, and some few that are en I dowed with that greatest of all I talents which, we epitomize in the j one word, genius, that «[Hrit which \ manifests itself as a living flame of l truth and splendor throughout our literature, our fine arts, our seiences and upon our theological and political rostrums. As long as these differences exist among men, there will be but one equality—that of the inexorable check—the balance of power as It were carried on by the forces of na ture. To insure equality before the law, Justice should be the supreme watch word. However, to be in harmony with the spirit .of our law Is pre requisite to a guarantee of its obedi ence, such harmony does not and will not exist so long as men are en titled to hold diverse opinions con cerning its application and effect. And w hile these diverse opinions flourish a perfect system of government is unat tainable. Socialism with its rigorous Intent to wrest private property from the individual is doomed to fail, inas much as no system of government will ever please all the people ail the time, the truth remains, however, that all who labor are entitled to the Just value their services, and laws guar anteeing both the employed and tho employer their respective moiety would ultimately prove far more sat isfactory and just than either strikes or communism. ft. W. D. Good Roads I .ike Gilt Edge Bonds. Duncan, Okl —To the Editor of The Omaha Hee: Did you ever attempt an overland automobile trip and find that your route carried you through a country who«e people seemed to <>bt Ject to the appearanee of a smooth highway? The subject of the condi tion of the roads never was as vital as it Is at the present time, nor were there ever as many people concerned with it. The bad effects of a good road are many. In the first place, there is the complete physical exhaustion that al ways marks the close of a trip under these conditions. When one is forced to use the public roads during the pursuit of a living, it is very dlscour againg to reach the seat of the antici pated labor only to discover that the supply of strength has been greatly exhausted. Then* is also the matter of economics. How frequently it Is that one finds many repairs imperative following a game of hop, skip and jump over well nigh impassable roads. And this is to fail to mention the great amount of time consumed in the effort. The tourist forms » valuable asset to any community, and it is only with the aid of the improved high way that he can be induced to give his time, money and advertisement to a cits'. The tourist is probably fo! lowed closely in importance by the lapidly developing method of shipping goods by truck. Especially ta tills the cage at the present time, when freight embargoes and delays due to the unsettled labor situation make ' rapid transportation impossible. And so it Is that good roads are gilt edge bonds, drawing a huge in | tereat for the rity. town or country ! having the foresight to make the in vestment. They furnish more adver tisement. bring more strangers, pro duce more business and deliver more enjoyment than all the combined agencies of inducement in the com-! munlty. O. e. w. The Neglected Bible. Omaha.—To the Editor of The Omalla Hoe: In the good obi davs when the older generation took It* Children more seriously, the Bible was regarded as the chart of life, and every child was expected to he fa miliar with It. With this memory in mind, the writer entered into Sunday school work as a substitute teacher. By teaching a different class almost every Sunday for months, a fairly clear im presslon of the children's knowledge of the Rlhle was obtained. Many be llied Jesus to have written the Bible, and. although they could glibly re cite the Ten Comnianmentg. few knew who Moses was. and one child of 11 stated that Moses was a bullrush. Friends, even one Instance of such Ignorance ought not to be. Jesus «aid. "search the scriptures, - (John 5:S9i. Daily Prayer j Hat the fruit at the spirit la levs— 0*1 i •rod of love and infinite compassion. M ho hath taught us to call Thee "Our Father which art hi Heaven," and hath revealed that "like a father pltleth his children, so the Lord pltleth them that fear Him." we sp proacli Thy Throne tilth reverence and humility. We have sinned and come short of Thy glory. When ive would do good, •i’ll is present with us. Vet. Lord, we ; rover can he satisfied until we awalte with Thy likens.**. Have mercy upon u*. O Clod, according to Thy lot lug j kindness According unto the multi tude of Thy tender mercies, blot out our transgressions. May Christ dwell In our hearts by : faith, that tv* being rooted amt grounded in love, may be aide to ap prehend with all saint* what Is the lreadth and length and depth and height; and to know the love of Christ which passeih knowledge, thiit ivr rpay be filled with all the fullness of Clod. Tea, Lord, may tic grow up into Hint In a 11 things. M ho Is nur living Head, and dally hear the fruit* of th* Sp!rlt. that men may take knowledge of us that we hate been with Jesus. Tn HI* Nam"*. Amen tlgV MARSHALL P TALLIN'). Pli P . Toronto. Ont. Canada. We Nominate— For Nebraska's Hall of I Fame. i_ ^1 Cycle'll. HKRKVMAX. music teacher ami composer, with a studio ip ' Omaha, was born in Central City. Neb. Me received his early edu cation front his mother, a musician. He went abroad and studied with Wager Swayne and at the Paris Con servatoire with Kmlle Schwartz. His composition. "Kittle Hcherzo In B Major," won a competition in the "Musical Observer." His compositions include several songs, a sonata for vio lin and piano, a fantasy for two pia nos and a number of shorter piano pieces. and frequently referred to passage* and prophecies in tho Old Testament, showing that He approved the study of the history of God's chosen people. How important then that the children should not only memorize certain scriptural passages, but should be familiar with the lues of the people through whom Clod spoke, and how they came to be willing channels for good to humanity. Parents should look after their children's progress in Hible study and not leave it wholly to the Sunday school teacher, who at best can only devote a few moments to each child on Sunday. lloth parents and children should understand that human nalure in the child must lie controlled by the moral law in the Old Testament, Or the child is not ready for the spiritual law of the New Testament. It Is not remarkable to expect chil dren to manifest interest in religious things if they know nothing of the people to whom and through whom God revealed Himself. Conslderalale progress was made with the younger classes by telling them the story of the Infant Moses, the burning bush, the leading of the Israelites out of Egypt and the giving of the law. Here having them repeat the Ten Commandments Then the story of the infant Jesu*—His obedience to His parents, ilia knowledge of the scrip tures. the law of love which He taught. At this point repeating the Lord's Prayer and the Sermon on the Mount. * This method of teaching so caught and held the attention of even the tiny tots, in a few Sundays they asso ciated each great leader with his works. • The older children should tie familiar with the law of the Old Testament and the fact that until we are in sub jection to this law (self control) we are not ready for the law of love unfolded in the New Testament. It Is sad in our day to see so many young people disobedient, lawless, ignorant of the Bible and God's love to man; lmagin lng they can go on In th:« wav and yet abate in the blessings God be stows on those who are obedient, lov ing and understanding: that they . an share the loving teachings of Jesus which any. "Blessed art thou." with out first learning the discipline ,.f Moses, ' thou shnlt not." C. DENNY IIAMPSON. The N<(kliiti( Nimple l.lfe. C'sceola. Neb—To the Editor of The Omaha lice: Simplicity Is lee* de pendent upon external thing* than we imagine. It can live In broadcloth or homespun; it can ei» white I read or black. It is not outward but in ward—u certain openness of mind to learn the daily lea sons of life a c« r tain willingness of heart to give and to receive that extra service, that gift beyond the strict measure of debt —which makes friendship possible: a lertaln clearness of spirit to perceive the best in things and people, to love It without fear and to cleave to U without mistrust a certain soreness of affection ami taste: a gentle, straightforwardness of action: a kind linearity of gpelch—these al-e tile mark* of the simple life which is within. Ii has been been seen in a hut. and it has been seen in a pal ace. and wherever it is found It Is the best prlre of the school of life and the badge of a scholar. JOSEPHINE NEWTON. V\ ithin the l aw. There Is a false impression abroad that. Iie.-ause the law provides ma chinery for overtaking and punishing wrongdoing there 1* no need for a business code, md that n • n do not need to tie any more honest than the law can compel them to lie No Im pression could h“ further from t lie truth The basis of all commercial dealing must lie an assumption of general honesii in the community. If this goes, nothing legal can take Us place.—Natal Advertiser. \« Talkative a* Colonel House. Vice President Ooolldge Is steadily winning a place in history ns n lead lug exponent of the tine art of per fectly safe public speaking —Indiana polla Star. “From Slate and Nation” —Editorials from Other Newspapers— Farewell to the Commoner. From Th® Fatrbury Nr®*. It la amusing to read the various comments of the press upon the death of Bryan's paper, the Commoner, and to iiotf the different reasons which are assigned for its demise. .Some say Mr. Bryan is so busy he can t i devote the time to it. other* say Brother Charley has to devote all his i time to his official duties and can't j look after it; still others say that it has "fulfilled its mission;" hence the j necessity for it does not now exist, j and much more of such rot. The fact* are the Commoner ceased | to exist because it failed to pay ex penses. It was just like any other ' business that "busts'' tor lack of patronage. Its publisher did not go into bankruptcy because he had other source* of revenue, llad he not been so fortunately provided for his paper would Have gone the way of other business 'failures. In the heyday of ' his popularity as a presidential candi ( date thousands—yes, hundreds of I thousands—took his paper, believing i it would read just like his "Crown of Thorn* and Cross of Odd” and kin dred speeches sounded from the plat form. In this they were disappointed. Without wishing to detract anything from Mr. Bryan's glory as an orator 1 and a political leader, we may as well he honest and admit that he 1 never was and never w-ill be a news ^ paper man. He ha* not the least con ception of what makes a paper Inter esting and Attractive. The whole mis sion of the paper seemed only to mag nify and multiply the pronoun "I." For a time he employed Richard I,. Metcalf* and Will Maupin i n the edi torial staff, hut when it became ap parent to the publisher that their writ ings were attracting too much atten tion he fired *hem and tilled their space with "What Mr. Bryan 8ays" and "What Mr. Bryan Does.” HI* friends were loyal, hut there was a limit to their sacrificial offer ings, and one by one they began to drop from the list until there was not a. corporal's guard left and the paper was forced to throw up the sponge, although it was published very many months and years after the Bryans were compelled to dig down into their private bank account to renew its h»art heats. 8o let * tell the unvar nished truth and say that the Com moner never had any influence or standing as a publication, and that it winked out lie-cause ti was dull, un interesting and did not draw enough patronage to pay Its way. and guit spilling columns of gush and twaddle over Its demise that everybody know* has no foundation In fact. A Nebraska Ilust Storm. From f ho Nebraska City Pr»*s. A few day« ago a dust storm struck , Nebraska—the wheat ball Dispatches tej! us a little of the havoc of the blast which blew the soil from the wheat fields into the eye* and ears c.f citizen*, into the homes of cartful housewives and Into the nook* and ( i rannies of every building ill the area subjected to this unusual display of temper on the part "f Dame Nature. No one who ha* not exi>*rienocd a typical western Nebraska dust storm can appreciate it. There is nothing like it on he face of the earth and nothing cults so disagreeable The drifnug of snow is merely an Impedi ment to traffic; the airladen dust i storm destmys one's faith in his country, one * love fur leligion ird i ones confidence In soap and water. Kortunatelv dust storms are not on the menu every day. And the folks who live in lhe country affected are a* aver-e usually, to a dis. ussion of' the phenomenon a* are the resident* of Los Angeles Immediately sfier an • earthquake. Neither I* conducive to population increase* tr fhe truth is told about it. The Newspaper Code. From Th* Philadelphia Publle Ledger Last Saturday afternoon In Wash ington. D. C.. the men who say what may go in and what shall stay out of the new* and editorial column* of aliOUt 100 great newspapers sat in an "upper room " They wt-re conspiring 1 for the greater good of their profes sion and of the nation. Th*n and there they agreed upon .< set of canons of journalism. < code of ethics for newspaperdom. It w as too In i that all the critics of the way American new*i>aper* are run ! were not "listening in.'" What they would have heard of journalism '§ j self-respect and fundamental ’-el.- f.* in decency and fairness would ha ve ! been mighty good for what ails them The editor* In that "upper room did not get out and range the wale empyrean for the clauses of that code. The material lay ready to the,r nar.da. They simply look the best and bet- J ter practices of their everyday work . and put them together Most of the | - de clause* are a sort of "second r.a •urc" ;i:’d more or lees commonplaces ' of newspaper making to-most news paper folk. There is no new thing In these i ■ * '■»} of journal sin drafted and ap ! piuved by the American Fociety of I Newapapei Editor*. Nor is there any- j thing "revolutionary" about the code to men and women who spend their days on the greater and decenter American newspaper* For Instance. one sectii.n of the ode deal* with responsibility. Th» - orient uulicked cub of i reporter must be taught that. Other sections deal with ‘independence and with that great right "freedom of the press" guaranteed to nal|on and newspaper by the hill of rights. "Impartiality" and "fall play and "decency" have their plai-es therein. ('•rouped together in the canons are ' i ineerity truthfulness and aocur Lighlmimled folk who sneer ; I the pil ted word, shrug the shoul der and Jift the superior eyebrow might have been helped had they 11card the codemaker* discuss tlie very liK.nl hell that ought to await the Insincere, the willfully inaccurate and th* liar. This code I* a crystallization of i riew spaperdetn s best |>ractlcss and of the thing* thousands of men are doing on hundreds of grss«t ami little papers, j ’•'he.v know more about the faults of PADDED MOVING VANS CAREFUL MEN _ -'*• >•« — I \ .—1! Inspect Our Fireproof Warehouse — Separate Locked Rooms I j'jumalium than do ai! the outride critics that could be herded Into a forty-acre Held. If the owner*, edi tors and writer* of newspaper* cannot correct these, they cannot be cor rected. The code approved April 28, 1928. may be taken a* a *lgn of the faith that i* in the newspaper* maker* of America. We are under no illusion*, we folk •who are the slaves of type, matrix and roaring pres*. We kqow the game is greater than its player*, but the spell of it i* in our blood. We do the best we can. and Mr. Kipling painted us when he wrote: Th* Snl4l»r may forget hi* •word. The Sailor Man thi 8»a: The Meenn may forg*t tha Word And the Prleat hie Litany: The Maid may forget both jewel anti gam And tha Bride her wedding dree*— Till' the Jew will forget Jeruaalein Kre ve forget the I’rrae: That Is the sort of poor, one dea folk we are. The code may not fit us to get out the kind of newspaper that shoud greet the millennial dawn or leap from the presses on judgment day. but It was written by men who love the game and who live and die in It. It was drafted by men who under stood ejcactly how President Harding felt when he told them on the night after the code wa* shaped. "I would rather bo a newspaper publisher than anything else in the world.” There fore it was drafted with sincerity, with honesty and with faith and hope Profits in Coil. from Tbr Phil*0**liih*» Public Ledger. Most of u* are wondering profanely why coal stays »o dear A mine president'* swotn te-st.niony before a federal Judge at J'jnhury, Pa., may help satisfy that < uriosity. The mine president testified his col liery had cost 756,060 three and a half years ago Out of hi* earnings in that period he was able to pay off a. $725.000 debt and pay $400,000 more 'n commi**ions. In a year and a half, he said, the colliery had earned $1.500,000. These facts, given in open court, sworn to and subject to the rigor* of cross-examination, seem to have a fair bearing on the question of why coal is dear. Furthermore, it was testified that the $400,000 in commissions had been paid to a man. already a millionaire, who had loaned the $726,000 paid back out >.f earnings. He wa* given th» commissions as coal sales agent and never saw the coal which brought him a snug fortune. Rarely have the sacred intimacies <f a coal company's counting room iieen revealed so frankly to vulgar view. These sworn fact* may prove to be better guide* for public opinion than the reports of half * dozen com mission*. i Abe Martin Evei week is clean-up week fer some city administrations. Mr. Lpmmie Peters is workin’ in a resturant t' learn t’ be a druggist. {Copyright. 1921) The Spice of Life "f hear that Kitty is getting a d vorce." "Yea. sin- married a captain during the war and now. of course, he's fright fully out of styh."—I.lfe "Were you married Iiefurc you tregar. your political career?" ' Yes." replied Senator Sorghum. My wife would never have accepted me if -*he had got a ch.iru-e to reao all that has lieen said about me in the new .-papers.'—Washington Star. “Yes. we went to a party where there were some artists' models ' "Anybody shocked? ’ "Only the models" — Louisville Courier-Journal. Blinks—What do you thir.k of a girl dressing W'ell on $10 a month? Jinks—I think it must have been salad instead of a girl.—Milwaukee Sentinel. • What is your greatest difficulty in raising chickens. Mr. Hopkins? ' Keeping them alive, ma am.' —At lanta Constitution. * Maude—Sarah has taken up com mercial set. Mmly—Indeed: And what does she draw ? Maude—Her husband s salary.—Chi cago Tribune. The Public Is ordia’ly Invited to Attend Our SATURDAY FREE MUSICAL Bring your children, they will en.ioy this one hour of real high grade entertainment. The program by the Amphion Chorus under the direction of Mr. E. Dewar Challinor. The following well-known Omaha artists take part in the program: Soprano—Mrs. Grace Lat tin. 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