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The Morning Bee MO* M AC—EV EN ING—S U N D A Y g?--1 THK HKK |*i II1JA111XU CO.. Publisher. MEMBER OK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press, of which The Bee is a member, is ’ exclusively sntitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or rot otherwise credited in this r—-Taper, and also the local news published herein. All rights of r>epub!ication of our special dispatches are also reserved. BEE TELEPHONES Private Branch Exchange. A6k for the Department at Inntle oj'Person Wanted. For Night Calls After 10 P. M.J 1000 Editorial Department. AT lantic 1021 or AT. 1042. * ------ *' OFFICES Main Office—17th and Farnam — Council Bluffs—15 Scott St S. Side, N. W. Cor. 24th and N. ^ New York—World Bide. Detroit—Ford Bldg. ’Chicago—Tribune Bldg. Kansas City—Bryant Bldg. St. Louis—Syndi. Trust Bldg, ..os Angeles—Kiggins Bldg. San Francisco—Hollrook Bldg. Atlanta—Atlanta Trust Bldg WHAT FRANCE MUST REALIZE. The attitude of M. Poincare is not altogether assuring to successful intervention. He seems still determined to crush Germany; in the name of France he seeks vengeance to the utmost. What is to be hoped is that, faced by the united pressure of public opinion of the people of the great powers, he will have to moderate his designs. Poincare’s Napoleonic scheme to make France the dominant power on the continent of Europe means, if anything, that agreement among nations will not be founded on right or justice, or even ex pediency, but on the basis of force. The imperial ism dreaded by France when presented in the per son of William Hohenzollern takes on a more attrac tive form, it seems, when personified by Poincare. A Germany broken into fragments can not exert a great deal of influence on the affairs of the world. If nothing is done to stay the blow, while the Ger mans are slowly recovering from the effects of the disaster that is being forced on them by the French, the latter will be engaged in directing Europe through the old-time machinery of intrigue and dip lomatic chicanery. This is contrary to all that was hoped for and promised in the settlement of the world war. Reparations may serve as a pretext, but this problem is not the thing uppermost in the program : now laid down by the government at Paris. If Poin ; ,$are sought chiefly the $33,000,000,000 he demands ?5from the German people, he would go about to col lect his bill in a more reasonable way. To pay that or any other sum, Germany must be at'work, earn ing the money wherewith to discharge its obligations. With industry broken down, social order destroyed, political chaos ruling, the Germans are helpless, and well nigh without hope. Hunger prevails, the people are unclothed, and face the rigors of winter without the necessities of life. The only object of the new international con ference is to bring forth a plan by which Germany can be set on its feet again and be made self-sus taining. When that is done, the French may look for payment with some reason. Under existing con ditions Germany can pay nothing, because it can produce nothing. Unless a change is brought About, the physical wrecking of the German state will be made complete. A settlement on the basis of justice is impera tive. To examine the facts and come to an agree ment as to what reparations can be paid is not to close the door to France or lessen the chance for re covery, but would make sure that it would get some , thing, whereas now it is getting less than nothing, for its occupancy of the Ruhr is costing many mil lions that might better be devoted to the work of re building that it expects to do with the reparations funds when collected. If this enlightened selfish ness can penetrate the French national mind, good will come of this proposed conference. DON’T BE A YELLOW KNOCKER. Slam out a home run, and the bleachers and grand stand will arise as one man and acclaim you as the greatest ball player that ever strode across the diamond. To bat the next time and.strike out with the bases full, and those same bleachers and grand stand will arise again as one man and an nounce in clarion tones that you are a dub, a * bloomer, a has-been, a never-wasser, a joke, and demand your head on a platter. Which notorious fact is recalled by the fierce criticisms of the Cornhuskers. Having made foot ball history year after year, thereby winning the plaudits of the multitude, the Cornhuskers strike a streak of bad luck, get the worst of the breaks, and thereby fail to win. Immediately the glorious his tory of the past is forgotten. Wonderful fellows f they win, but dubs if they lose. Every follower of the game who has a yellow streak up his spine immediately exhibits it, accompanying the exhibit with vocal pyrotechnics. The chorus of the yellows is so loud that the stranger within, the gates might be led to believe that Nebraska was made up of sorry losers. ... It is not true. All of us would rather see the Cornhuskers win, but not all of us are snapping at their heels for losing. Nebraskans whose opinions are worth while are still proud at the Comhusker team; proud of its past record; proud of the stalwart' young fellows who are trying .to rfdd new laurels to the Scarlet and Cream, and confident that they will not fail to add their share of glory to the University of Nebraska’s football history. Genuine lovers of the great game, and they outnumber the pikers two to one, even if they lack the vocal ability of the afore said' pikers, are still whooping it up for the Cpm huskers. We want them to win, hut most of all wc want them to do as much as the famous organist in the mining camp. And we are confident that they , are going to win. If there is team dissension, the football authorl T: ties may be depended upon to allay it. If there are ..weak spots, there is material to strengthen them. It isn’t the team that is at fault. It is the fault of the nagging, fault-finding yellows; of the short sports who have forgotten the dollar bets they won in days ■ gone by and remember only the six bits they lost ut the lest game. Red-blooded Nebraskans are just as strong for the Cornhuskers as they ever were. The croakings of the ycllow-spincd brigade is not worthy of a mo ment’s attention from the team members. Perhaps it would help some if the student body showed more college spirit and indulged in less croak ing. And surely it would help a lot if the Corn huskers were given to understand that as long as they put in their best licks we arc all for them, win or lose. Eleanor Duse drew $30,000 for her first per formance In New York, which showe the difference between what a good actor gets and the reward for • pugilist. The question is what kind of echo will a Howell from Omaha create in Washington. BONAR LAW, SANE LEADER. Andrew Bonar Law was one of a remarkable group of colonists who went to the mother country and made good. Son of a preacher, born in New Brunswick, he was early transplanted to Scotland, and became so completely identified with that land that it was generally forgotten that he was a son of Canada. As a business man Bonar Law found his calling, and he might have been completely happy had he been left to the occupation afforded him by the iron trade, in which he was a commanding figure. The son of another New Brunswick minister shaped Bonar Law’s course in politics. William Maxwell Patterson, who was to become Lord Beaver brook, also made his way to England and climbed high in business and then in politics. To him is ascribed the responsibility for Bonar Law’s appear ance in politics. A boyish friendship continued into mature life, and Beaverbrook’s eminently practical mind saw the need of a business man in the cabinet. He is said to have so steered the evenly of hiB day that Bonar Law came into public life, and by various steps rose to be premier. A rigid conservative, although in no sense an ultra tory, Bonar Law naturally figured largely in the coalition cabinet, and finally as the leader of the unionist group he repeated the success he had earlier attained as leader of the opposition when Asquith was prime minister. Lloyd George having lost the confidence of this group, the most natural step was to send Bonar Law to the front. He found a lot of cleaning up left to do when he took office, but set about the task with zeal Chiefly did he engage in the work of setting the finances of his country on a firmer foundation, and part of this was the adjustment reached with the United States. Arthur Baldwin, who succeeded to the office of prime minister when Law, by failing health, was forced to resign, had a great share in making the settlement with the United States, and not a little of his prestige rests on that accomplish ment. Home problems also were dealt with very suc cessfully by the late premier, who met the radicals openly, and neatly staved off their adroit attacks. His service of but seven months was not long enough for him to entirely round out a program, but nia past career assured the world that the course of England would have been steady while he held the helm. Senator Capper is from a farming state, and is head of the farm bloc in the senate. He knows what the farmers’ interests are and is eager to serve them. Therefore his endorsement of the tariff on wheat is well worthy of notice. It is a splendid answer to Senator Underwood. Farmers will be pleased to note the change in spirit of comment on their case. If left to them selves a little longer, they may outlive all the ad vice that has been given to them within the last three or four years. Only one case in the South Omaha police court indicates that either that end of town is getting good or the police are getting careless. We believe the first conclusion is correct. Reports from the United States treasury are to the effect that the government debt will be wiped out in 19B2. This should encourage Christmas shop ping this year. A new head having been picked for the Utilities district, projected work may now go on and service continue to the satisfaction of everyone but those who lost out.' ■ - ■' - - ■ ■■■—■■■■ • The "bootlegger who tries to peddle His stuff at the door of a federal courthouse deserves to be dealt with on some other charge than a violation of the Volstead law. The imperial kleagle has declined to debate with p New York rabbi, alleging that he is too busy. Scattering baseless charges against the Jews and others, of course. New York police have found another “sucker list" in a fake broker's office. It is the unlisted variety who are most productive when tapped. The first 10 months of building in Omaha totals more than a million a month, which is not so bad, when all things are considered. Commissioner Dunn asks that 43 policemen, who have served two years without approval, be con firmed. What’s the hurry? Henry will not accept the nomination, says his secretary. Now, all will be well until the word comes that he will. It is one thing to sink a submarine when in service, and quite another to have it go down as a result of collision. John W. Davis of West Virginia has been nora inated^ No, this js not Henry Gassaway Davis under another 'name. One comforting thing about this snow is that it does not m any Way affect the fruit crop. Now let us watch the race between the slot machine and the punch board. The “bad medicine” kept in police pill boxes is only for‘law breakers. ■ 1 ■■"■w »— .....I.—■ i— * Wait a mir* —Medicine Hat has not yet gone into action. It , t t __ ' Homespun Verse —By Omaha'* Own Poet— Robert Worthington Davio THE RIDICULOUS. Said Ezra to. 8y> "It’« funny, O, my'. The world U the queereet old den. Thing* happen that make your vertebrae ache With laughter again and again. “You really can't feel the depth of your zeal That aeern* sort of kiddlah and trite— Hut Oee! How you grin * taking *cen*« In Till life I* a era of delight. “Before you get done a laughlng at fun The ehadder* come ateallng about; You're facing dlstre** and forced to expre** The fear that you can't wiggle out. "It seem* mighty drear and It 1" very queer The way thl* dominion 1* run. And puzzled one I* with problem* of hie Till he can't quite allow how It'* done.’’ Said 8y, rather slow, In a droll, don’t you know, “I've pondered the change* a lot, But Juat *ort of took what come with a look, Not grumbling about what X got “The People’s Voice” Editorials from readers of The Morning Her. Readers of The Morning liee arc invited to use this column freely for expression on matters of public interest. Failure of the Democrats. Omaha.—To the Editor of The Omaha Bee: You should not be sur prised at the commoners from the democratic party going over to Henry Ford. We leave It to you If they hear anything from democratic editors about Wilsonian achievements. No, sir, there Is not a single Wilsonian act they would have if they could help themselves. The local editor, for instance, dishes them up a “get Into Europe" for breakfast, then for lunch "League of Nations," with a windy windup “having tit for democ racy.” How could sane people be ex pected to stick to a lunatic asylum that issues a diet like that ? Now, if any other attraction is of fed, the usurers, international bank ers, who sell Invisible exchange, get it. On the other hand, Henry Ford de nounces the gold standard, banker domination of business, tells them why the people are poor, largely renters, tho wealth In few hands in our coun try, caused by the interest bearing dent issued by the banking interests. This Ford music makes a democrat prance. Between you and me, Mr. Editor, Henry Ford preaches a mighty good sounding doctrine to people who cannot consume the necessities of life, because there is no money to ex change commodities and services. The plain, common people are not taking out insurance against ruin from a Ford administration; they rather like the way Henry does, compared with fanatics. T. S. FENLON. Suggests Gasoline Tax. Wausa, Neb.—To the Editor of The Bee: If Governor Bryan really wish es to reduce taxes for the people of Nebraska without marring the ef ficiency of the highway maintenance, he can easily do so by convening the legislature in special session and have a gasoline sales tax law passed. Of course Governor McKelvie did con vene the legislature for this same purpose, but, as he prematurely pro posed his plan of reducing taxes by means of a sales tax on gasoline a large number of short sighted news papers over the state set up such a scare against such a tax as to create quite a public sentiment against It at the time. An election at which probably most of the legislators would ho candidates for re-election was then coming on. Hence, In view of the apparent public sentiment against such a tax. no doubt many of the legislators who saw the relief such a law would afford the taxpayers de clined to support the bill out of con sideration for their own Interests. But now we have the advantage of the experience of two neighbor states with a gasoline tax law in operation —Colorado with a 1-cent per gallon tax and South Dakota with a 2-cent per gallon tax. And gasoline has been cheaper all the While with the tax Included in both Colorado and South Dakota than In Nebraska and Kansas without such a tax. That the special session called by Governor McKelvie refused to enact the gaso line tax law has cost the taxpayers of Nebraska thousands of dollars with out a cent's saving in the cost of gasoline to the consumer. And at the same time thousands of the heavy users of the public highway have not contributed one cent towards, its maintenance. OLD TIMEIt. j Center Shots "The trouble seems to be." grins the St. Joseph (Mo ) News-Press, "that we have too much talk about evolution and not enough of It." Pehaps Mr. Bryan is right. Scien tists keep on finding ancient human skulls, but they have yet to find a petrified tall.—San Francisco Chroni cle. , Mr. and Mrs. Thlgpln are rejoicing over the arrival of a big 10-pound baby. (Crowded out last week.)—Cen ter Hill Items In Sumter County (Fla.) Times. Yale students who are found taking liquor Into the college premises will bo dismissed. The news that there Is a prohibition movement Is gradually spreading over the United States.— Toronto Mall and Empire. If that noiseless street car In Min neapolis Is equipped with automo bile brakes, as reported, they are dif ferent from the automobile brakes used here.—Indianapolis News. College enrollment te heavier than ever before, notwithstanding a general stiffening up of requirements. Which proves either that the boys can work when they have to or that a smarter crowd are going to school.—Portland Oregonian. A psychology expert In Kansas City advertises that he will give an ac curate analysis of your character and advise you on the line of business you may follow to the best advantage. Probably there are many In Oklahoma willing to pay the expenses of a pro fessional Interview between the characler expert and Governor Wal ton.—Kansas City Star. y A man who has divorced and' re married the same woman knows what she means when she signs his letters "Fours respectively."—Cleve land Banner. One of the mysteries of this world Is why a bandmaster doesn't wear his medals on his back, where the audience can seo them.—Chicago Her ald Examiner. Books as If Mrs. Johnson Is the reel "dirt farmer,” while Magnus manipulates the windmill.—Green ville Democrat-Sun. | Daily Prayer Tbs Lord la toed, s almas bold te i ha day nf trniitda; and Ha knowidh them that iruat In Him—Nah. 1.7. Our Father, we thank Thee for Thy revelation of love through Jesus Christ, and for all that He hue brought to our lives of inspiration and guld unce and hope. Wo thank Thee for the taska Thou haat given us. and for Thy presence and help ss we undertiike them. Help us, we pray, to live In unbroken companionship with Thee; to draw life from Thy life; (o show Thee forth n* we have to <1<j with our fellowmen In the ways of common life. Be qulek to strengthen us when the lure of the world Is strong upon us, snd when wo aro tempted to put the things that per ish uhova the things Hint nro eiernnl. Give us a great hunger after right eousness, slid help iin to be genuine In all that we do ami say and think. As Thy dlsc.Jples. O Christ, may we come to be more like Thao each day, as In ever-increasing measure the spirit which wus In Thee comes to dwell In us. Help us to love God mid our neighbors with all our hearts Keep us from selfishness Forgive our sins, for Thy name's sake Amen. l.ATII A N A c'UANl'AI.t,, UD. MlniiflftnoUs. Min" Wlmt have you seen? Are you ever attracted by the voire of the world of nature which surrounds you? The Omaha lire welcomes letters from readers on observa tions of nature. CHARITY. Old Earth's a-cold; And that she may be warmly gowned. The trees fling down their coats of gold Upon the ground. Bare branches shake; And for their comfort and their peace, The clouds drop softly, flake by flake, Their woolly fleece. ELEANOR HINMAN. LISTENING IN On the Nebraska Press "If,” remarks Ole Buck In a bored tone of voice, using the Harvard Courier as a megaphone, “the papers don't like Brookhart and Johnson, why do they say so much about them? This peculiar brand of statesmen thrive on opposition.” • • • A Franklin county man wants the state to buy a thousand acres of land on the Republican river bottom, pay ing full market price, and maintain it as a state park. This leads Editor Burr of the Aurora Register to ask: "Why not? We're rich and issue bonds." But there Is a sarcastic tone to his voice when he asks the ques tion. • • • The Falrbury News notes with evi dences of extreme satisfaction that although Governor Bryan was out of the state for a whole week, the com monwealth didn't go to the demnitlon bow-wows. • • • Tom Curran Inserts in his York Daily News-Times a little anti-Lloyd George serum by remarking that "it is about time the toadies and flun kies in this country should know that Lloyd George Isn't over here for h!s health.” Are we to understand fly that that Editor Curran classes as toadies and flunkies all who do not agree with him In estimating Lloyd George? • • e Says Editor Howard in the Clay Center Sun, emphasizing the Idea In his characteristic way: "It Is worth thinking about when one discovers that his pound of butter or his dozen eggs w ill buy as much nowas it would In 1913. Butter-said egg dollars are so easily made that they are little honored, but every one of them Is worth about two of any wheat dollar that you ever saw." • • e “The world.” soliloquizes Joe Alden of the York Republican, “1s suffering from suspicion and fear. Whatever allays them In any degree is a bless ing to mankind.'' Charley Cass of th'- Ravenna News takes It as a goi«l indication that or ganized labor In Nebraska la mov ing to eradicate radicalism. • • • With a grimace of disgust Casa Barnes uses a portion of his Madison Star-Mail editorial space to remark that "many of the faddists and leg islators show less sound sense than was displayed by Balaam'e mule when confronted by an emergency.” Well, didn't Balaam's saddle animal display remarkably good Judgment? It would be a welcome relief to see evidences on the part of a lot of people that they were trying to emulate that fa mous animal. • • • "Now, where are you?" queries Adam Breeds of the Hastings Tribune, with a wise look in his eye while he tells the waiting world that Nebraska Is going to lino up for Henry Ford or Hiram Johnson. Well, where are we, Adam? e e • Says Editor Curran of the York Democrat: "It now appears that If Henry Ford A—etaoin etaoln shrdlu." A lot of politicians In Nebraska are thinking the same thing about Henry. • • • After surveying how things have been going in Washington for a week or two. the Kimball Observer draws tho wise conclusion that "President Cooltdge. like Brer Rabbit, keeps sayln’ nothin'." • • • “We aro for you. Lloyd Oeorge," assures Editor Brown of the Kearney Hub, "but please do not presume too much on personal friendliness to swallow the plea that we play tho 'Savior act' for Europe. Please don't be In a hurry." Instructions Obeyed. Mistress—Spell little. Johnny—L-i-M-l-e. Mistress — You shouldn't say I-l-t-t 1-e—you should say 1-l-doublo t-1 e. Next day Johnny was asked to say some poetry which began: "Up, up, my love, the sun Is shining." Re membering his lesson of the previous ■lay, ho began: "Double up my love, the sun Is shining.!'—Excliange. Mild, Rut Suggestive. The more than usual lack of Intel ligence among the stud- nts that morn ing had got under the, professor's skin. "Class Is dismissed," ho Mid, ex asperatedly. "Please" don't flap your ears as you pass out."—Truth. NET AVERAGE CIRCULATION for September, 1923, of THE OMAHA BEE Daily.72,518 Sunday.75,042 % Doe* not Include return*, left over*, netnple* or o«p«*r* epolled Ir printing end Include* nr *i»*cU> •ale*. B. BREWER, Gen. Mgr. V. A. BRIDGE, Cir. Mgr. Subscribed end sworn to beloro m* this Sth day of October, 1H2.1. W II QUIVEY. (Seel) Notary Public A Handy Place to Eat Hotel Conant lath and Hsroev—Omaha The Center of Convenience “From State and Nation” —Editorials from Other Newspapers— Baron Sandwiches. From the'Kansas City Drovers Telegram. The Institute of American Meat Packers has issued a bulletin calcu lated to induce housewives to manu facture bacon sandwiches. '"'e are told in the bulletin that: •"The bacon sandwich is appetizing, economieal, wholesome and nutritious. The tine flavor and aroma of the bacon literally make the mouth water and aid materially In the flow of the digestive Juices. This makes the other Ingredients of the sandwich more desirable. However, it should not be forgotten that the bacon also adds to tile food value of the sand wich by adding energy and protein. This protein Is of excellent quality and thus supplements the protein of the bread: in addition to being ap petizing and nutritious, bacon is easily digested.” Knowing the bacon sandwich to be all of that, especially appetizing, wholesome and nutritious, not to say economical, we are publishing else where on this page the recipes sent along with the bulletin In the hope that a more general use of bacon may put a few cents on the market price of hogs. Though we do not dare hope that a 25 per cent increase in demand a,nd sale of bacon would add 25 per cent to the price of hogs. But it might help. Shall we dare tell the American In stitute of Meat Packers something that maybe they do not know? Pre suming they do not know it let us say to them that the publication of such a bulletin as is herein acknowledged is only one way to Increase the use cf bacon. There is another way namely, first, to call the attention of retail dealers that the general use of bacon by people in moderate means Is an Impossibility at the present re tail prices: second, that retail dealers ought to be satisfied with a profit of 50 per cent and to insist that re tailers sell at no more than 50 per cent profit. Most people are able and would be willing to pay 30 cents a pound for bacon that comes out of 6-cent ani mals, but they can't afford to pay eight times as much as the hog costs. If the Institute of Meat Packers will rectify this little error we believe their bulletin on how to make bacon sand wiches will prove profitable. Grade Crossing Accidents. From tho New York Herald. Careless motor driving is responsi ble for practically all of the railway grade crossing accidents In which au tomobiles figure, according to the safety section of the American Rail wax- association, which is vigorously continuing Its campaign of safety edu cation under the slogan "Cross Cross ings Cautiously." Driver responsibil ity is measured In the results of a count made at the railway crossings of a xvestern city. Only one driver In a hundred stopped his car and looked In Doth directions. About one-third of the drivers ob served looked in each direction xrit h out stopping. One-quarter of the drivers looked in one direction only. The remainder, about 40 out of ex-ery 100 obserx-ed, neither stopped, listened nor looked in either direc tion. The association says it is possible that the city studied may have more rash citizens than the average town, hut it declares that at least half of the motorists in the country court death by crossing unguarded railway crossings without looking in both di rections. • Grade crossing accidents have In creased greatly In number since the automobile came Into common use. While the population has grown only 6S per cent in 30 years, in the same period railway highway grade crofts mg acc.denis havo increased 315 per cent and personal Injury casts from that cause have increased 65* per cent. In the last 12 months there has been a shocking rise in fatulities, the deaths due to such accidents in June, 1923, being more than twice the num ber so caused in June of 1922. The death list rung into the thousands. In live years 9,101 persons have been killed and 24.208 injured on railwuy crossings. The railroads need and should have ihe help of press, pulpit, schools and fcivic organizations in instructing the public to cross tracks cautiously. In their own organizations instruction in ‘ Safety First" practices has helped lo reduce deaths of employes on duty from 4,357 In 1907 to 1,446 in 1921. The public 1h teachable and w ill learn. But In the meantime the elimination of many grade crossings and better marking and guarding of others should be pushed by both railroads and public bodies. The Cure for Crime. From the San Francieco Chronicle. Crime, to a greater or less degree, will always be with us. It has been so since the beginning of time. It Is a favorite topic for d scussion from jurists and Jokesmlths and from so ciologists to sob sisters. Ail seem to agree there is too much crime. There is no unanimous opinion as to the reason therefor. There is a unified demand that it should be reduced, and this naturally calls forth many sug gestions for the betterment of our so cial structure. Police Judge Lyle T. Jacks told the members of the California club re cently that the reduction of crime de pends on the school, the church and the home. The Inference is that if the atmosphere of these is as it should be there would be no crime and no criminals. To some extent that may be true, but we can never hope to have all homes Ideal, all schools perfect and all churches exercising that complete influence for good that they strive for. So the crop of weeds in our so cial flower garden Is bound to come on and on. It may be checked to a certain ex tent. The criminal may be discour aged and halted In his mad career, but he will not falter while Justice Is lenient and misguided sentimentalists drop tears of sympathy on the crimi nal's neck. , A Chance for a Genius. From the Milwaukee Journal. What this age needs, according to New York foot specialists, Is not Tom Marshall's "good 5-cent cigar,” but an automobile accelerator adjusted to Abe Marlin I We kin smoke a camel haif cigaret, or a nickel cigar, in a hotel cafe, but a good, self-respectin’ pipe is barred. No wonder anything as slow as justice alius soak* a speeder. (Copyright. 1823.) fit the human foot. Unless some In ventive genius arises to save us we are all doomed to become pigeon toed, with the right foot pointing in lllA the feet of our tree-climbing an cestors. And what is worse, we are ail likely to be afflicted with talipes autovarus, which is a combination of gout, rheumatism, neuritis and a few other th.ngs. The specialists say that when the driver hag his right foot on the gas he curves his foot around in pigeon toed fashion, wi'h the outer side tilt ing downward and throwing the knee over toward the operating lowers. . This is the opposite of the correct! walking position and produces a Con-w| dltion that amounts to deformity. tThe f patient’s first warning comes in sljarp f twinges in the outer part of -the , right foot or in pains in the lower leg and from then on his foot troubles multiply. , e Here is an opportunity for some one to win fame and fortune and the gratitude of mankind. And woman kind, too. For the records show that women driver* fall victims of talipes auto varus sooner than men drivers. What would happen If all our chorus t ils and dancers who have prospered sufficiency to own th*lv own car* should become pigeon-toed? Wt have fallen on evil days unless some one rte'ivers us from the "toelng-ln" age. FOR RENT Double store, ground floor Peters National bank, with large basement, vault and storage space. Inquire Treas urer, Bee Publishing Co., Rm. 204, Peters Nat’l bank. Illinois Central System Shows That Railroads Have Made Good on Their Pledge The railroads have made good on their pledge of last April to meet the un precedented demand for transportation this year. Although the amount of freight traffic offered has been the largest in history and much greater than was antici pated, the railroads have moved it promptly and efficiently. It was predicted last spring that railway freight traffic would reach new high levels during the summer and fall. In preparation for the task of moving this record traffic, the railroads announced a program of expenditures upon additions and betterments to their properties amounting to more than $1,100,000,000 for the year. They set out to reduce the number of freight cars needing repairs to 5 per cent of the total and the number of locomotives needing heavy repairs to 15 per cent of the total. They agreed to lay in surplus stocks of coai during the summer, in order to release equipment for other use later in the year. They agreed to carry forward their construction and maintenance programs to have as much work as possible completed by September 1. All of these objectives have been substantially attained. For example, be tween January 1 and October 1 the railroads installed 184 636 new freight car* and 2.963 new locomotives, and on the latter date they had on order, with deliv eries being made daily, 64.601 new freight cars and 1,242 new locomotives. On October 1 the railroads had in reserve 17,663,448 tons of coal, as compared with 6,756,886 tons on January 1. The surpassing achievement of the year is that a traffic greater than has ever before been known has been moved without interruption or delay. It was an ticipated that car loadings would exceed a million cars a week in nine weeks prior to October 1. In reality, car loadings exceeded the million mark in fifteen weeks. In the week immediately prior to October 1 more cars were loaded with freight than ever before in railway history—a total of 1,092.567 cars. Prior to 1923 the record loading was 1,018,539 cars in the week of October 15, 1920. Loadings in the nine months up to October 1, 1923, amounted to 37.308.891 cars, an increase of 19 per cent over the first nine months of 1922. 28 per cent over the first nine months of 1921 and 10 per cent over the first nine months of 1920. However, it is feared that, even with this unprecedented volume of traffic, the railroads will fail to earn for the year the 6 3 4, per cent upon their tentative valuation to which the Interstate Commerce Commission has held they are entitled. The railronds, their employes and their patrins are to he congratulated upon their splendid performance in handling this record traffic. There may be some danger, however, that this great achievement of the railroads will create the false impress.on that a fur.her increase in railway facilities is not needed. To be ahlo to meet the future demand for transportation as they have met it this year, the railroads must not rest upon their oars; they must continue to extend and im prove their facilities. Funds must be obtained to provide the add.tional facilities necessary to re duce the costs of operation and to enable the railroads to furnish the public adequate transpor tation at the lowest possible rates. Railway patrons must realne that this requires that railway credit be maintained. Take the corn grower. Just now, when corn is selling at s good price, the railrosds art in a position to provide the corn grower with all of tho transportation he may desire, a condition that might not have been possible if an agitation for reduced rates or other attacks upon the railroads had resulted in an impairment of railway credit that did not permit of maintaining rail way equipment in good condition. Attacks upon railway credit are attacks upon the public welfare. Moreover, such attacks tend to slow up business nnd to affect unfavorably the market for all kinds of products, including the products of agriculture. Constructive criticism nnd suggestions are invited. C. H. MARKHAM, ' President, Illinois Central System. _I_a_- I