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The Morning Bee MORNING—EVENING—SUNDAY THE BEE PUBLISHINgTcO. NELSON B. UPDIKE. President B. BREWER, Vice President and General Manager MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated ’’resa, of which The Hee te a member, is exclusive!? entitled tn the use for republication of ail news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper, and also the local new* published herein. All right* of republication* of our spscial dispatches are also reserved. BEE TELEPHONES Private Branch Exchange. Ask for the Department AT lankic or Person Wanted. For Night Calls After 10 P. M.: 1000 Editorial Department. AT lantic 1021 or 1042. OFFICES Main Office—17th and Farnam Co. Bluff* - • - 16 Scott St. So. Side, N. W. Cor. 24th and N New York-—286 Fifth Avenue Washington - 422 Star Bldg. Chicago - - 1720 Stegcr Bldg. ■" ■ - - .■ ■ -■■■-. -- ■ .■■■ ■ -r- ■ - A “WET” BLANKET ON VOLSTEAD. The action of Governor Alfred E. Smith has Fettled nothing, but has thrown the whole question of prohibition open again. With unconscionable effrontery he tries to make it appear that the federal prohibition laws will still be enforced by state offi cers in New York even though the state enforcement act is repealed. The plain fact is that he is a foe to prohibition and that his signature on the repeal ing act is the opening gun of an effort to break down prohibition. In signing the measure repealing the state en forcement act Governor Smith has given notice that New York does not approve of the. federal prohibition laws. It is to be assumed that his attitude represents the majority opinion of his constituents. And yet it comes as a surprise to the middlewest that the Em pire state should be so far out of line. New York was the 44th state to ratify the prohibi tion amendment, but it has never been very dry. Agitation there for wine and beer has been continu ous and there has been unending complaint against the Volstead law, by which congress limits alcoholic content to one-half of 1 per cent. The governor maintains that the Volstead law should be repealed and that each state should be left free to set its own legal percentage of alcohol and define “intoxicating liquors” according to its appetite. And yet the New York legislature which repealed the state enforce ment act did not set any limit to the alcoholic “kick.” Bootleggers and saloonkeepers can sell the strongest liquors there .without running counter to any state law. One thing New York can not do is set aside the Constitution of the United States or repeal the fed eral prohibition laws. Governor Smith does not maintain that these have lost force in his state, but his announcement that state officers will be required to aid the federal government in strict enforcement of the Volstead act is not reassuring to “drys." The situation is one full of joy for the “wets,” for it is not to be doubted that the vigilance of state and local officers will be relaxed in many cases. What has happened is that New York, by revoking :ts en forcement law, has thrown all cases of liquor selling into federal court. The question is whether the national government has the machinery for grinding out punishment in the multitude of cases that will be brought before it. On the first day cf the new order, a number of state courts threw out cases against' bootleggers caught n the act. The situation n New York represent* the great est victory for the liquor forces since prohibition came. The rest of the nation will watch with inter est the uses New York makes of its peculiar move. If great ...rlt, the fight against prohibition will be Jc.-t.. I1 e-.r, it is probable that New York is exaggerate the importance of their action, for the nation as a v.hole does not look to Albany or New York City fc- leadership. But once more the ques tion of “to liqu< r or not to liquor” is .nteosified, and the battle of prohibition will have to be refought in New York and a number of other states. “THANK YOU” IN CASH. Who can tell how “shines a good deed in a naughty world?” Just now we read of a salesgirl in a small eastern town who has been made heir to $50,000, by a woman .-.he once did a kindness. The girl does not recall the act that so impressed her benefactress, and it is a certainty when the act was done it was without hope of reward. Every day such things occur, but, fortunately the doer* of good deeds do not think of their shining, much less of their bringing rich return in after days. A sweet, sunny nature finds its outlet in scattering rose* m it passes, doing the little thoughtful acts that smooth the paths of others, that give to life a softer tinge, a finer flavor, than it will take from the world where selfishness reigns. Happy it is for all of us that plenty of unselfish person* exist; indeed, it is easy to believe they abound in the world, and that it is because the self ish ones are so few that they get so much notice. Kindly acts are many; each day multitudes of peo ple are helped along the way by a smile, by some little courtesy, and the sharpness of social contact is lessened because the oil of human kindness de stroys the friction. When a grateful heart carries such a memory that a rich bequest is made in a will to reward a kind act, it suggests that in some way the giver has missed a great deal of what is fine in life by being so situated that a simple kindness seems worthy of such reward. However, we are glad that the sales girl did do the deed and that she now get* a hand some remembrance of the gratitude it evoked. That, too, is a proof of the good there is in the world. EYES IN THE NOSE. We may see without looking, and look without seeing, according to a dictionary advertisement, and now comes word from Taris that if we are only careful enough we may distinguish objects, colors, and lots of other things without either seeing or looking. It is in feeling that a French wiseacre finds a satisfactory substitute for sight. Blind have long used this sense, reading by means of Braile, or, as in the case of Helen Keller and a few others, by touching the lips of a speaker with sensitive fingers. Under the new plan, however, a latent, almost extinguished sixth sense, residing *.n the skin, is to he revived and made to serve the needs of those who have been deprived of sight. All parts of the skin are not equally adapted to “seeing, ' however, and some must be trained to take care of particular needs. For illustration, strange as it may sound, he claims colors are to be “seen” by the nose, for in that organ is most acute the sense that witl detect the difference in shades. We are told that this “visualization," if it may be called such, does in no way interfere with the sense of smelling, also located in the nose, but that the two will go'tngethcr nicely. Anything that will tend to open a wider world to the blind, to in any way minimize the handicap they are under through lack of sight, is worthy of investigation. The Frenchman’s idea may not be entirely new, or wholly workable, but it may also lead Fomewhere. and for that reason is worth while pursuing. Sight through the finger tips will be of great service to many who are now un let n heavy penalty. TWELVE GOOD MEN AND TRUE. What about jury service? In the Independent we find the following sentences: , " 'Gentlemen, the court appreciates your sacri fice In leaving business to serve 11s trial jurors, but wishes to remind you that of all your duties that of jury service Is the greatest.' 1*he Judge was gracious, but, since his remarks came at the end of a two weeks' session In which not one of the cases tried was other than trivial, he failed to conciliate the jurors." The Independent argues in favor of courts that will handle little matters, where common sense judgment is most needed, without the aid of jurors. Unfortunately, humanity is so constituted that what may seem trivial to one is a peak of importance to the other. The famous Jones county calf case in Iowa annals is an example of this. Yet the great problem of jury duty is not so easily disposed of. Greene, in his "Short History of the English People,” traces the origin of jury duty and the rise of representative government, both growing out of the “folkmete” and the "witenagemote,” and the natural but selfish desire of the citizens to escape the inconvenience of the sheriff’s court or the gen eral assembly. That feeling persists, and while trial by jury is held to be the highest right of free man, it is equally true that men steadfastly resist the discharge of the duty that calls them into court to assist in administration of justice. If some of the mooted reforms in court practice were brought about, probably citizens would be less reluctant to serve as jurors. Yet there is a deeper reason. The average man hesitates to say irrevoca bly that here lies the right and there the wrong, when deciding between man and man. In the case* cf crime this feeling is not so strong, but in civil suits it sticks out sometimes paramount. Human nature as well as rutes of court may have to un dergo some modification before jury service takes bn a general aspect of popularity. AMERICA’S SAFETY. When John W. Weeks starts talking about the affairs of the War department of the United States government, he is on sure ground, for he knows his job pretty thoroughly. His theme in Omaha was the relation of the army to the people, the service of the military establishment to the civil arm of the gen eral government, and the desirability of being ready. Disclaiming any thought of militarism, Mr. W'eeks argues for the training of the youth of the country in military science, so far as the course provided by the Citizens’ Military Training camp plan will take them. He puts great emphasis on the value of the disciplinary education therein to be gained, saying that it better fits the man who takes it for his work in life, as well as giving him some mechanical training for the duty he will have to take up, should an emergency arise. His praise of th* officers of the army is well placed, for Omahans have found that the men in uni form are all the secretary sets them out aB being. Some of the deeds ofythe army not connected with warfare, such as eradicating disease in the island dependencies of the nation, the construction of the canal, and similar services, were mentioned as giv ing good proof of the devotion of the trained men of the army to their high sense of civic duty. Secretary Weeks rather startled his hearers by declaring that were he to be given power in case of war, he would conscript every man and woman, that each might be given the task for which he or she is best fitted by training. Such a course would be a violent departure from American tradition, and might possibly produce some confusion. Yet it might end a great deal of what was so generally com plained of a few years ago, when profiteering was rife and bomb-proof jobs were in great demand. Some of the lessons learned then ought to be carried over for future guidance. Oklahoma oil operators are proposing to leave hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil in the ground, in order that prices may be forced up. t an you recollect what a howl went up when the farmer pro posed*^ limit the number of acres, he would till in hope of getting a better price for what he did pro duce? One Nebraska state court has shown that justice can be served without delay. A hoy committed a crime on Sunday evening, and on the following Sat urday was received at the state penitentiary. A few more such incidents would not discourage lovers of law and order. Time was when any sort of snake wriggling around the landscape at Fourteenth and Douglas would have created a sensation. Now the observers merely call the police. Showing that prohibition has done something for humanity. That Omaha young woman who i« ill in London should be apprised of her eggregious social error. They do not have appendicitis in London; oh my, no. What they have over there is perityphlitis, but it hurts just the same. After reading some of the recent publications one may understand what the aged earl of Douglas meant when he thanked God he could not write. One thing Seattle hag found out is that owning a street railroad does not insure free rides to any body. America may be facing a new spiritual area, but a lot of folks are inclined to cling to the old. - ■ ...-! Homespun Verse —By Omaha's Own I’oet— Robert Worthington Davie WHY DON'T YOU SING . .? Why don't you sing of the rolling hills, the stream and the rollicking sea, And the clouds that giace the limitless space under Eternity? Why don't you etng of the mountains—the trees which shelter the crags and abyss? Why don't you fashion your melodies to the wonderful rhythm of this.’ But I would write with greater delight the song of a chrrub's kiss. Why don't you sing of the monarrhe of old, the thione and palatial things, And the minstrelsy that was wont to be sublime In the realm of kings? Why don't you sing of celebrity and of all ethereal and high. Your lyrics pour that olden lore out of a vocal sky. But 1 would sing of the humble things, for sn humble elnger am X. Why don't you elng the claselc lay that was sung by the bards of yore, And your songs reveal with the charmed appeal of an ancient troubadour? Why don't you fathom the Vast above end the Infinite depth below, And sing (he song of (he greater love. and fly from the common throe? But f would sing of the little things my friend a ml neighbors know. Scout Tells of Red Cloud's Horses. Columbus, Neb,—To the Editor of The Omaha Bee; Not In the light of carping criticism, but prompted only by desire to aid in keeping straight some facts of early Nebraska history about which there appears to be no authentic written record, 1 address this communication to you. with re quest for its publication. In The Morning Bee of Wedpes day, May 30, appeared an editorial entitled, "And Not a Man Survived,” referring to the Custer massacre and another episode of Indian campaign ing which soon followed—the confisca tion of several hundred horses from a hand of Sioux under Red Cloud. At least one flagrant mis statement was made in connection with the Red Cloud episode, followed by an editorial conclusion In effect fhat a later appropriation by the United States government to reim burse the Sioux for their horses stands in history "as a rebuke for him (mean ing General Crooki and a Justification of the wily old Sioux.” Apparently the editorial comment was based on a statement previously made In the ar ticle to the effect that the entire herd of 450 Sioux ponies had been killed by command of General Crook. If It is a matter of history that the Sioux pontes were killed as a result of the raid, then history Is grossly In error It was my privilege to wit ness and participate in the episode referred to, and I positively know that not one pony In the herd was killed by United States troops. In an effort to correct false history and to blot out for all time the possibil ity of a ' rebuke" to my comrades of the plains who were leading actors In the episode. I ask permission to re late a few of the Incidents pertaining thereto. It happened about four months after the Custer massacre. A large band of Sioux, under Red Cloud, Swift Rear and Yellow Leaf, was camped about six miles from the present site of Chadron. The Indians were not openly hostile, hut were mean and sullen because of the increasing num bers of gold seekers entering the Black Hills country, an immigration which they regarded as Invasion of the Sioux nation. General McKenzie, In command of the Fourth cavalry, was stationed at Fort Robinson, near the present site of Crawford. The Pawnee scouts under command of my brother, Maj. Frank North, and of which company I was captain, were on their way from Sidney to Fort Robinson, and camped on Snake creek, about 30 miles south. General McKenzie received orders to bring Red Cloud and his band into the agency at Fort Robinson. Red Cloud Ignored several requests to move voluntarily, and finally it be came necessary to go after him. Through dispatches brought by a scout. Billy Hunter, a half breed who may now be living at the Pine Ridge agency, the -Pawnee scouts were di rected to Jo4n McKenzie's troops and aid in c^npelling Red Cloud to obey orders. With 40 selected scouts, mounted on our best horses. Major North and myself rode all night to meet the troops from Fort Robinson. About daybreak we reached the Sioux villages, which were on Chadron creek, about three fourths of a mite apart The Pawnee scouts—20 under Major North's command and 20 under mine —were detailed to lead the raid, drive off the horses and keep them in charge, while the troops followed to resist attack and maintain order. Orders had been given that no shots were to be fired, unless to return fire Not a shot was fired; not a man was hurt. The raid netted 720 horses After the horses had been rounded up. General McKenzie commanded Red Cloud to break camp and follow him to Fort Robinson. Red Cloud re fused at first, hut when McKenzie made It plain to him that If he dtdn t obey orders the entire camp would be destroyed and burned he yielded i The women parked up the camp equipment and the whole band soon was under way to the agency. The .Sioux were permitted to use all the horses they needed for the transporta tion of their equipment, their sick and all who wanted to ride After their arrival »f Fnrt Robin son all the Hloux horses. In charge of Major North and a detail, were taken to Fort I-aramle and there turned over to the quartermaster Of the 720 horses taken in the raid the 42 choice of the lot were given tl|e Pawnee scouts for emergency use. and another 70 for their use In the Pow der river expedition, which' had been planned for the following winter, an other 70 were given a company of Sioux grouts, soon organised by f»»n eral Crook, and the balance were sold at auction at Fort I,aramle. The buyers at the auction were cowboys and ranchmen. I am sure this relates the only episode In which horses were confis cated from Red Cloud and the Sioux, and also sure that It pertains to the only large herd of horse* for whtrh the government reimbursed the tribe It. H. NORTH. For Government-Owned Beer snd Wine. Omaha—To the Kdltor of The Omaha Bee: To protect the youth of America from a curse that menaces the young men and women, the heat assets that a nation can have. It would aeem to he the most sacred duty of a country like ours to protect the young people from the poison that ts manufactured and being drunk hy our young people and our moat re Maka rnnf#»"lnn unto tha L«r4 Oort nt your fathfta—Kirn 10:11. Our Father In Heaven, we bow be fore Thee in gratitude for the rate of the night, and for the light and hope of the n<*w day. Grant that we may enter upon It In the Joy of for gtvan ein. Bring ua to fta rfoae with aoula unatained by conscious dlsobedi enco Glv* ua wtadorn through the indwelling of Thy Holy Spirit that the r holer a of the day ttmy he tight. Keep up from the folliee Into which we ahull be tempted to fat!; prraei ve up from barm and danger of every kind. Reatow upon ua the grace of love. Help ua to love Thee Hnd Thy Kingdom, and our fallow men. Let Thy gracloua presence today attend all with whom our llvea are linked Give them every Wearing we aak for ourselves. Tie In the heart a and homos especially present to our nally thoughts Keep from sin and shame and harm all who are deni' to us Ifave mercy upon Thy people of all ( reeds and tongues Hulld up a holy church throughout the world. Give victory to those who In hard places witness for Christ Deal tenderly with men everywhere who have missed the way. Minister to the poor and the sick, the prisoner, and the oppressed Rebuke and save those who plot evil against their neighbor Win victory for Thyself in the affaji* of our ns flop, and the nations of the earth We ffer these our morning prayers In i he Name **f Thy Son. our Lord and Savior. .1* ns Christ A»f%en gi£\ hi nr.RT r u*miUNO Poston. M«»* 1 HAROLD LLOYD, native of Ne braska and for a time a reel dent of Omaha, has risen to the very heights in the motion picture world as a comedian. Harold was born at Burchard, Neb. Ha alio lived at Pawnee City for a while as a youngster. When he was 11 year* old his people came to Omaha They took up their abode at Twentieth and Dodge streets. Harold made his entry Into the theatrical profession at the age of 12 In a stock company at the old Burwood theater. The late Prank Bacon, creator of "Llghtnin,” waa starring at the Burwood then. After working In stock In the eaat. Harold went to San Diego, where he quit a stock company to take his first tpovle engagement His creative ability en abled him to hit upon the Idea of permanently adopting shell-rimmed glasses In his comedy roles. These glasses, and his ready smile are now known to millions who enjoy cinema entertainment. spected citizens. It Is now being sold quite generally, which is enriching only a few manufacturers of the criminal type, such as the bootleg gers. I believe that the government should use its entire police power to strictly enforce the present prohibition laws impartially upon the rich and poor alike, as this would be the most ex pedlent means of moulding public opinion in favor of Its repeal. I believe that the United States gov ernment can handle the manufacture and sale of wines and beer under tha same plan that is used in Canada and other countries; that a revenue should be produced to pay our war debt and reduce taxes. This is the plan as outlined by the National Liberty league in its platform, and It Is en listing the support of a large number of men and women througHout the country, who are anxious to help in obtaining these results. Suitable regulations can be worked out and enforced just as easily as the penalties for violation of thj postal laws or making counterfeit money. The government would sell good beer and wine under this plan, which would come under the pure food and drug act DON E DE BOW Secretary-Treasurer National Liberty league l ndelerred. Jimmy—Dearest. I must marry you— Shimmy—Have you seen father? Jimmy—Often, honey, but I love you Just the same.—Juggler. Beginnings Are IJltle. "Art must begin from within." says Jens Jensen, "and the city beautiful will begin when the little home yard I* kept clean Very simple and very accurate.—Chicago News A Happy People. Blinks—They say the Eskimos are the happiest and most contented peo pie In the world Jinks—Why shouldn't they he with no Income tax or motor cars to dodge? —Cincinnati Enquirer. _! aAomnsnixT. Say “Bayer” and Insist! Vnless you see the name "Bayer" on package or on tablets you are not getting the genuine Hayer product prescribed by physicians over twenty two years .tnd prot ed safe by millions for Headache Colds l.umbngo Toothache Tiheumat i«m Earache Fain, Fain Neuralgia Accept "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" only. Kach unbroken package con tains proper direction*. Handy boxes of twelve tablete cost fewr cents. Druggists also sell bottles of 14 and 100. Aspirin la the trade mark of Buyer Manufacture of Monoacstlcacid ester of Hallcyllcacid NET AV ERAGE CIRCULATION for MAY. 1923, of THE OMAHA BEE Daily.73,181 Sunday. 80,206 Po«i not include return*, left over*. sample* or popart spoiled In printing ond Include* no aparlol •ala* B. BREWER, Gen. Mgr. V. A. BRIDGE, Cir. Mgr. Subtrrlbad ond aworn to bafora na thia 2d day of Juna. IftM. W. H. QUIVBY, (Saah Notary Public ! _____I Seeking a Cure for War Survey of Nation's Press Shows IT orld Peace, Still a Live Topic. Not an easy thing to keep the eye on the ball, with so many players on the course. And yet public attention sticks pretty closely to the subject of world peace. Editorial comment for the week in the nation's press was colored pretty largely by Memorial day. The democratic Brooklyn Eagle declares that President Harding was at his best in his address at Arlington, in which he "voiced the gratitude of the nation for the sacrifices incurred by succeeding generations in defense of the country." "condemned the con scienceless profiteer" who haa put "the black blot of greed upon righte ous sacrifice and highly purposed con flict." and asserted his belief in the "God-given duty to give of our in fluence to establish the ways of peace throughtout the world.” The Chrlutlan Science Monitor finds a text also, saying: “There is prevalent among many well meaning publicists an Inclination to jeer at any declaration In behalf of International co-operation for peace ful ends which falls to distinctly specify membership In the league of nations as lta primary step The advocate* of the league In some In stances seem to be In danger of putt ing the mechinery by which an end Is to be attained In a position of more Importance than the end Itself. They ascribe to those who believe that the government should always take th* step next at hand, without an effort to cover the whole distance at a single leap. Insincerity and hypocrisy. “The president has made It clear that his policy is to ally the United Matos with every hopeful movement for the assurance of peace. He does not propose to reet content merely will, high-sounding statement!. or with action limited to the United States alone and taken without effort to secure the co-operation of other nations. “All that i* within the power of the United States to do. and whether it shall be accomplished by joining the present league of nations, by form ing a new association of nations, by developing English speaking unity, by participating in the organization of the World Court of International Justice, or by any other political method. Is of secondary importance. The end sought la the vital thing, and It is Impossible to read the presi dent's speech without being convinced that it Is his purpose to attain that end by whatever atep. or steps, may be necessary.” The St. Louie Post-Dispatch. a thtck-and thin advocate of the league. says: fcotnehow or other our statesmen must be made to realize that they stand charged w-lth betrayal until moral Instruments are forged which will prevent war again devastating civilization and defrauding destiny of the flower of its youth Somehow or other statesmen must be made to see life In its true perpectlve. Let it be granted that some liability must be In curred In the great international ad venture to banish war and make peace man's permanent possession. Such liability, however, la negligible In the light of the real glorv and hap plneas which the success of thta effort will beatow upon the world. ' From another angle the Washing ton Star, which oppises the league but sunnorta the world court, views the outlook: "Just at present a strenuous effort "Hide bv certain factors of the president'! own political party to r. r mm fium hi* advocacy of American participation In the world court. A determined onset again*', his position is In evidence with hint of a split In the party and possibly denial ! of a renomination at ttia next conven tion. There 1« In the address at Ar lington no sign of a weakening of purpose on the part of the president. The geeturea of defiance and defeat that have been lately made have evi dently had no effect.” The president’s proposal to curb war profiteering finds favor with the Minnesota Star: "In his Memorial day address, at Arlington cemetery yesterday. Presl dent Harding declared that if another , war ahould come, the nation would draft not only the services of it* young men, but the wealth of the land as well. He went on to declare that the conscienceless profiteer has been the disgrace of other wars, but that in the future noncombatants would not be allowed to reap financial rewards from the sacrifices of others. "We think that President Harding Is a little too optimistic, but If he can guarantee these facts to the nation we won’t have any more wars Make war unprofitable to everyone and the millennium’s dawn would be at hand. It Is concessions and land grabbing and profits that breed wars.” The Oklahoma leader also has its eye on the profits of conflict, and re gards with favor the Borah plan to outlaw war: ".Senator Horan a plan tot largely utopian under present condi tion* of capitalist business, but at least it lend* more power to the outcry against the criminal profiteer who plunges nations Into war for his private gain. And it helps to shake the bourgeois world out of it* own indulgent complacency.” Fear of the increased destruction of new wars in revealed as one of the motives back of the new pacifism. Thus, from the Louisville Courier Journal: "The magic development of the In struments of death in the World war. the rapid perfection cf aviation the terrifying discoveries in chemistry, have demonstrated that there is no end to which science can go in forging the weapon* of destruction If strides are to continue in this direction it will be but * matter of t me when some future world war w-ill spell an nihilation. It will be war to the death and death to all. "There is but one hope in the gloomy prospect, and that is for Amer tea to take its place in the world, standing behind the president’s Ar lington words in fact and in deed ” Churches everywhere are entering into the peace movement The Massa chuseetts Congregational conference Abe Martin Of all th' nut questions, askin’ » aviator what time he’ll be back is th’ worst. What's gittin’ th’ matter with th’ automobiles, ’specially th' coupes, we see go many o’ them stalled at night? Coajvlaht, 1SJ3. last week adopted plans to teach chi' dren the wrong of attempting to settle international disputes by mean* of war.” Discussing this, the Spring field Republican says "War, so far a* historical evidence goea. is becoming progressively fut > through the enormous increase * man's destructive powers There mar have been a time when it was hardly worse than a rough spor* for an gra cious barbarians fighting with so.-rds and spears Modern science has ended all that and the lat» war wer* far to vindicate the declaration of Bloch a generation ago that war was becoming impossible in the sense -hat it was becoming futile and ruinous ^ "Our entrance in the world court '.* the best evidence we car give of our intention to be lawabidir.g interna tionally. as well as nationally, ar.d to outlaw war." save the Topeka Bta'e Journal. To this the Albuquerque Journal adds: "There may be some sound rea«o-« for opposition to our participation :r th» court, but there is much cause to believe that those who have take" a stand against it. up to this time are actuated by partisan political con sideration as were many of those who opposed the league of ra'Sor.s '' “Home Owners” We want the loan on your home. Take advantage of our 6% Interest and Easy Terms “ 'Pioneers ” Capital and Surplus ^’cfMillionfiollars * JO Million people ride Omaha Street Cars The horse-car pictured above was the only street car in Omaha in 1868. It turned over on a curve, but it could and did run on a straight track up and down Famam street. It cost $700. The Omaha A Council Bluffs Street Railway Company has today over 300 electric cars, valued at over $4,000,000. A single Famam street oar is valued at $12,000. Tracks, power houses, real estate and other equipment bring the total value of the property—devoted to the trans portation sendee of the community —up to $20,000,000. In 1873, 250,000 people rode on the Omaha street railways. Today, the total for the year is 70.000,000. For thirty-nine year* thi* company has been a customer of The Omaha National Bank. i , The Omaha National Bank Oarnam at 17 th St $