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The Morning Bee MORNIN G—E V E N I N G—S UNDAY THE BEE PUBLISHING CO.. Publisher N. B. UPDIKE, President BALLARD DUNN. JOY M. HACKLER, Editor m Chief. Business Managvr. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press, of vhich The Bee is a member, fa exclusively entitled to #he use for publication of all I * news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper, and slso the local news published herein. All rights of republication of our special dispatches are •Iso reserved. The Omaha Bee is a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations, the recognized authority on circulation audits, and The Omaha Bee's circulation is regularly audited by their organizations. Entered as necond-class matter May 28, 1908, at Omaha postoffice under act of Marrh 3, 1879. BEE TELEPHONES Private Branch Exchange. Ask for a -t* ■ i aaa the Department or Person Wanted. ^ * l«ntiC IVAA/ OFFICES Main Office—17th and Farnam Co. Bluffs—15 Scott St. So. Side. N. W Cr. 24th N. New York—World Bldg. Detroit—Ford Bldg. Chicago—Tribune Bldg. Kansas City—Bryant Bldg, fit. Louis—Syn. Trust Bldg. Los Angeles—Iiiggins Bldg. 8an Fran.—Hollrook Bldg. A;ianta—Atlanta Trust Bldg. L„ __—-' SPOTS ON THE FREE TRADE LEOPARD. A little thought might not be injurious to the free traders who are sneering at the increased tariff on wheat. The problem is a simple one. Canada can and does produce wheat cheaper than can the farmers of the United States. There lore, Canada can sell at a price below the United States cost of production. Are we to equalize this by a tariff sufficiently high to protect the American farmer, or are we to abandon the home market to the Canadian wheat grower? What is true of Canadian wheat is true of Euro pean manufactures. Europeans can produce cloth, machinery, utensils of various kinds, cheaper than the same articles can be made in America. A pro tective tariff equalizes the cost and preserves the home market to the home workmen. If the tariff is removed what happens? The selling price of all manufactured things must go down. The cheaper made goods from abroad will force it down. With falling prices wages fall. There will be as many mouths to feed as ever, but less with which to buy food. This in turn comes back to the farmer. His home market will be gone. Canadian wheat growers will provide whatever wheat is consumed in the l nited States. English weavers will make the cloth. German metal workers will provide other articles. American work men and American farmers will be idle. ' 1 _ There will be no revenue from the tariff, conse quently a higher direct .tax must be levied. Tax money come* out of production, and as production will be lessened, a larger portion of created wealth will be taken for public use. Follow the vicious free trade circle around, and see at every point where it hits hardest at the farmers and the workers. It is natural for democrats to speak slightingly of the wheat tariff. They write reams of what they regard as arguments against the entire tariff struc ture. All of these arguments, however, are but a howling against the wind. They do not fool anyone. Particularly they do not fool the workers in the city or the workers on the soil. The American tariff syatem is firmly established. Whenever democrats in office have attempted to monkey with the tariff, it has brought on depression. This has been so generally true that democratic victory at the polls is regarded as a certain forerunner of hard times. The tariff against low priced Canadian wheat and other farm tariffs have been of real benefit to agriculture. The figures will prove it. American wheat has been selling in the American market sub stantially higher than if it had been necessary to sell in Liverpool in competition with Canadian and Argentine wheat. • • • Indications are that the wheat farmers have learned the necessary next step—reduction of acre age. Manufacturers keep their output closely within the limits of domestic consumption. When the farmer learns this lesson fully the wheat tariff and other farm tariff! will be of even more substantial benefit. Tha necessity of a tariff to protect the American standard of living is so completely self-evident that it would appear unnecessary to present the argu ments. It is presented at this tima because on four occasions since 1860 American voters have been so far led astray as to elect democratic candidates for president of the United States. In each instance ■ hue and cry was raised the purpose of which was to keep the voters blinded to the real purpose of the democrat!, namely, free trade. A hue and cry is being raised now. In order that free traders may not again be put in places of power, it is well to keep in mind that the democratic free trade leopard cannot change as spots. BRASS TACKS IN BUILDING MATERIAL. In that faraway time where everything had its beginning, men were not bothered much by stan dards of measurement. Even when civilization had made considerable headway, fancy still had its sway. Among the Egyptians, whose precision and ac euracy has caused moderns to marvel, mistakes were not uncommon. Excavations in a temple court have shown that holes were dug for « whole row of trees, and then had to be dug over because the first were not spaced right. In fact, driving screws with a hammer is not a new trick, by a wide margin. Howsver, new times, new manners. The bureau Of simplification of the Department of Commerce is doing just what its name implies. It is inducing Americans to simplify methods and materials. Maj. Arthur E. Foote of the bureau told a group of New York builders some of the work already accomp lished, the results of#which should affect the rost of building materially. He says: "Rough faced brick were found lo have 39 dif ferent sizes. One has been determined upon, which I believe has generally been rec ognized as standard, but there were these mav ericks, a lot of different odds and ends, which were appearing, which we tldnk have been eliminated, as for example: Smooth faced brick, 36 to 1; hotel rhlnaware was reduced from 700 to 243, file* and rasps, from 1,361 to 496: range boilers, from 13n to 13: forged tools hare been reduced recently from 649 to 366." Other changes have been made. A group of building hardware men found that. 2,908 types, sizes and varieties of locks, butts and shelf hardware, exclusive of finish, were in use. This has been re duced to 1,205, and will be still further cut down. All this would imply standardization, and that really is the goal. Standardization should bring reduced cost, but it will put a little more hardship on the architect. In order to produce exclusive effects with ma terials of standard shape and size, more inventiveness will be required from the designers of buildings. Yet even that will be compensated for when we are spared such controversies as arose at Lincoln last winter oyer the interior finish of the new state house. It was not that the material prescribed was not appropriate and useful. It all came about be cause advocates of some that had been rejected felt they should have had the job. When all the fin ishings are so nearly alike as the prospect seems to hold they will be, such fusses will not arise. Finally, if the cost of building can be cut down through the standardization of materials, everybody will get a benefit in more ways than one. We may not have so many artistic structures, but rents ought to be lower for one thing. CHEMICALLY PURE SENATORS FROM MONTANA. Thomas J. Walsh, United States senator from Montana, is something a little more tenacious than n sleuth hound when he gets on a trail. Particularly is this true if that trail leads to anyone suspected of exploiting the public. He has shown himself to be an inquisitor par excellence in the oil scandal. On the floor of the senate his voice rang in thunders loud. It might be ringing yet, had not Heflin, Har rison and C’arraway drowned its tones. But he showed where his heart is. Assuming that Senator Walsh will be a candidate to succeed himself, for his term expires in 1925, some eastern conservationists have begun to look him up. It already has transpired that Senator Walsh voted for the provisions of the mineral and oil land laws that made the leasing of Teapot Dome possible. That was at a time, though, when a demo cratic secretary of the navy wanted authority to trade a little oil underground for some that might be used on shipboard. The principal piece of business in which Senator Walsh has interested himself, however, is one that most deeply offends conservationists. For it re quired many years of effort to pass the national park and forest reservation laws. Persons who were interested in this work are very jealous of these laws. In fact, they prevented Albert B. Fall from getting control of the forest reservations. Just now they are looking at Senator Walsh with open-eyed amazement. For the third time Senator Walsh has introduced a bill for authority to dam Yellowstone lake. He wants this authority to enable a private concern in Montana to profit by the sale of electric power to be generated by the lake waters. He would turn a part of Yellowstone park, the greatest public park in the world, to private profit. The bill will be fought this time, as it has been before. If the same opposition develops it will be again defeated. The senator’s activity in support of this bill shows his sincerity in his pursuit of other men accused of trying to exploit public pos sessions. It might not he amiss, right here, to call atten tion to the fact that Burton Kendall Wheeler, also senator from Montano, and energetic in the pursuit of those he fancies he can harm, including the presi dent, was dismissed by President Wilson from the office of United States district attorney during the war. Also that his ousting from office was at the Insistance of the council of national defense. He organized the non-partisan league in Montana and when elected had the support of the I. W. W„ i which originated in Montana, ss well as the backing of other communistic groups in that state. It is well to remember these things when reading outbursts from either Walsh or Wheeler. Mr. Blanton of Texas expressed doubt that any member of congress would patronize a bootlegger, and every congressman within sound of his voice laughed uproariously. , Mr. Blanton’s remarks were not a hit funnier than the ideas some congressmen ; have of their duty and responsibility. “W. J. Bryan Silent,” headlines The Bee tele graph editor. To those of us acquainted with the gentleman the biggest part of the news was in tho headline. A. Mitchell Palmer may be as guiltless as he claims, but he can nftt blame us for having our suspicions about a man who parts his name that way. The Minneapolis Tribune urges the extension of the canning industry. So do we. There are several people down in Washington who stand in need of it. Jack Dempsey has just submitted to an operation. It will be noted, however, that the operation was performed by a surgeon, not by a pugilist. Doubtless some people are wishing that Mr. Bok would offer a nice prize for the best plan of getting away from any more oil revelations. If those investigations are kept up much longer it will be necessary to begin calling the housemaids and kitchen help as witnesses. A French helicopter remained in the air eight minutes. Some of our would-be statesmen have been up in the air much longer than that. Mr. Sinclair declined to be the Albanian king, only to become a little casino in American politics. The Little Brown Brother will enjoy his relation ship with us a while longer. It appear* that those Missourians Insisted upon being shown, and Jim Reed failed. Down Washington way Ma«-h came in like a lyin’. ^ r ——— - Homespun Verse —By Omaha's Own Poet— Robert Worthington Davie V___/ A CALL FOR THE REAL AND WORTHWHILE. Let us know how things »r» corning In the country for a npcll! * We have heard shout the city I III we know It fairly welt; Let us hear of Squire Mi l.»iighlin; let qa hear nf Keaeon Clem—* We are somehow deeply yearntfig for a paaatng gllmps* of them. Me,, •0(1 ure the magic pl.< tun* painted by the Master's briifih, Where the violet* aie blooming, where expostulate* iho thrush, Where the rivers murmur soft ly and with cadence their a men, Where the gr.m* endem* tlie Y.tlloy and tile tier* exalt ! tlie glen. , Let ijn hear of Nancy's romance In the quaint, quiescent town; Let ii* hear how John, the farmer, drag* |*l* brittle cornstalks down; I.ei u* hem- the nptiml*m that prevail* forever In Clime* where njoet of ||* wei* children or a Visiting have been. Let ue hear the .all* ileligtitful that we once vveie free to know. Let ii* read of pioneering ** we named It long ago; Let u* soar in dtlam* and visit *11 that b kindred to our past We will cherish It and wl»i,^»i find l.'tnpia at la*t. “The People's Voice” Editorial# from reader# of The Morning Bee. Reader* of The Morning Bee are invited to u*e this column freely for exprension on matter# of public in tereit. (■rwn Replies fo ( rifle. Washington—To the Editor of The Omaha Wee: The New York Herald, afler publishing an editorial \vhii h I have referred to in the communica tion below as “particularly malicious and venomous," sent its represents tivo to me asking if I had ahv reply lo make to the editorial. 1 asked the representative if the |viper would publish this reply if j Kave jt and was informed that anything that 1 wrote would he published. Evidently a dlf ferent reply was anticipated, for I gave them the reply but they declined to publish it, although I can say that the Herald has ceased its attacks upon me since receiving this answer. 1 now send It you as an open let ter in order that your readers may he better Informed as to the situation here. It is as follows: "Editor. New York Herald, New i ork City 81r: I have been flaked by a. representative of the Herald if I had any reply to make to the edi torial which recently- appeared in your publication. ' 1'or some time the Herald has been denouncing my course as chair man of the ways and meatiR commit lee in its editorial columns, just as it denounced Chairman Kordney and t hair man Met nmher of the finance committee of the senate two years ago. This was followed by an attack Upon tne on the floor of the house made by a representative from New lork, which was made the subject of the recent editorial. "1 might have been quite content to rest my vindication upon the ova tion which i received when I took the floor to reply to the attack from Hie genlteman from N'ew York and by the nearly 3 to j vote sustaining my proposal which had been under consideration. The Herald might also have learned from this vote how lit tle influence It possessed In matters of national legislation but it did not, add followed up its previous edi torial* with the particularly malicious and venomous attack upon which I am invited to comment. The house has responded to these editorials by sustaining my position on every im portant matter in the bill by a large majority anil, in most cases, by an overwhelming One. The final vote on the inheritance tax was 261 to 107: the gift tax, which occasioned the at tack before referred to, was 191 to 65 in the committee of the whole house, or nearly 3 to 1, and on the final vote not enough members were willing to vote against it to ask for a division. The provision for a 25 per cent reduction in taxes for this year was sustained. 316 to 63. on the final vote on t.ie hill only fight members voted against it. Won t the Herald please fire a few more blasts so that next time ttie vote will be made prac tjcally unanimous? So far as I am concerned I can v “vv witli complacency and even "dh amuseinpnt the ravings of (tie Herald, but the peculiar feature about the Herald's attack is that It speaks of itself ss If it were a republican newspaper. When did It become such, and who made It the Judge of the re publicanism of a man like mvselr w ho has helped fight the battles of the party for 40 years, voted for every republican candidate for president during that time, and supported every plank in the republican plat form? Can the owner of the Herald say the same? if there is any car nin.H doctrine of republicanism it is that of protection and if there is a universally accepted test of party lov alty it is upon the tariff bills which a. republican congress has put forth. Tiie Herald, while attempting to crit icize the republicanism of others, hns not hesitated not only to denounce those who have preceded me as chair man of the ways and means com mittee hut to bolt republican tariff hills and, by Its misstatements with reference to republican tariffs, to call them by the mildest name possible, create a condition which led to the defeat of several New York congress men In the last election. Not only "as (lie Herald disloyal, but it dis played Its Ignorance on public mat ters by asserting that tiie Fordney tariff would he utterly prohibitive of Imports and would greatly Interfere with our export trade. The cold facts are that since l|s enactment our im ports and exports never were so large in normal times and are about twice what they were l^fore the war. ".Viy course with reference to the revenue hill tyus been in accordance with the views of leading economists snd tiie best authorities nn tuition. If It would be of any use I would lie glad to cite some of them to the Hersld—but what Is tiie use? Kvery one knows that the Herald represents the extreme reactionaries and is the exponent of modern tiourbonlein In matters of taxation. Its bigotry is such that, like the bourbons. It learns nothing and forgets nothing. "For the information of the Her ald I would say that the house does not hesitate to set aside the senior ity rule with reference to committee appointments whenever It considers that till* rule does not place tiie proper man at the head of the com mittee. It did so when Mr. Madden was appointed chairman of the ap propriations committee, when Mr. Kltrhin was made chairman of tiie wavs and means committee, and has done the same in many other In stances. if the Herald can get any consolation from this fact, In view of the votes above set forth, it is welcome to It. Tours trulv, W. h. GHEKN, Abe Martin --» What's worse'll havin’ someone hand us a rlippin' t' read an’ then slickin' riifht with us till we road it? Why call it th' screen when they make a specialty o' not hidin' anythin*? IColintllL 111! I By EDWIN 0. PINKIIAM. Localism the Foe to Nationality If ue should be disunited, and the integral parts should be thrown into two or three confederacies, we. should be in the same predicament as the continental powers of Europe. Our liberties would be a prey to the means of defending ourselves against the ambition and jealousy of each other.—Alexander Hamilton, The Kerl 'eralist, No. \ HI. XXXII. r^1 in'CATION in the jonng i M I America, except for the X I well-to-do who could send j | tlieir children to private I_I school*, was almost unat tainable. in the northern and cen tral states ihere were the beginnings of a public school system, bill it de pended pretty much on the voluntary efforts of tlie local districts what was made of it. In the south there were hardly any schools -at all- Hack in the time of Charles 11 when the Vir ginia commissioners had asked for help for schools, secular and religious, the king's law minister had replied: "Damn your souls! Grow' tobacco!” And the south had grown tobacco. Kven where schools existed, north or south, they taught little, for the teachers themselves were but youths struggling to get through the academ ics in the towns, and rarely competent to instruct the farmers' sons and daughters in anything but the rudi ments. in these country districts the pupils might walk many miles, through woods infested with hears and wolves, to meet their teacher anti learn to "cipher" on birch bark. Kor this service the teacher might receive J.'l a month and his board. In the towns the minister might eke out his living by taking private i pupils, and sometimes schooling was a side line with others besides min isters, as Anthony McDonald's sign seems to show: "Anthony McDonald teaches hoys end girls their grammar tongue also geography terrestrial and celestial— Old lints made as good as new." The character, habits and social life of the people differed widely. Were they northerners, were they south erners, were they townspeople, were they back woods settlers, they had cue-1 toms and traits of their own that stamped each other as foreign to the ethers. The Virginian might be either tii- cultured and aristocratic lowlander who dwelt in his spacious mansion, dressed in silk and wore a wig, or he might he the rude cabin dweller of the mountains with his uncleared land, hi* dog and his gun. The Ne\^ Knglander could l>e the prosperous merchant of Kostnn or one of those deluded rustics who seized gun and pitchfork »nd followed Daniel Shnvs. Di Pennsylvania, too, could he found both the solid Quaker farmer with furniture of black walnut and his fel low citizen of the forest who lived hi one room with an earthen floor. These classes had little in common end yet something Wherever w And our ancestors they were likely to tie hard drinkers. The well-to-do sur rounded their drinking with social forms, and took off their bumpers in toasts for which they could And a dozen good excuses at every meal. Other people drank when and wher* they could. All classes were fend of sport. The southerner raced horses and rode to hounds. Those who could not afford these diversions fought cocks. Men were ready to Aght each other, too, and on slight provocation. Public brawls tjtere to common as to attract little attention, least of all that of the law. Government of any kind Indeed our ancestors saw little evidence of up to 1*90, and eared as little to see it The ma.-.s of the people wanted nothing so much as to be let alont. They pre ferred to take care of themselves, and Figuring the Cost P'EW men figur^ cost when planning for the future of their families. Rut the economies of trust company adminis tration of an es tate are well worth taking into ac count. These econ omies are secured with the maximum of protection to the estate. W. .hall bo plraaed to (and you a booklet that diacuaaea the many advantagaa of our aereice. Douglas at 19th AT 2945 MKMBKR AMKRICAN BANKKRS ASSN. NET AVERAGE PAID CIRCULATION for February, 1924, of THE OMAHA BEE Daily .75,135 Sunday .80,282 I>om not include return*. left* overt, Mmplr* or paper* spoiled m piintmt *nd Include* on tperial • ale* or (tee tin illation of any kind. V. A. BRIDGE, Clr. M«r. 3itb*rrih*d and sworn ♦ « before me thi* 4th day ef March. I9:*4 w. ii ouivrv, (5eal) Notary Public didn’t see why it should he necessary, to pay taxes to government for that! privilege. If to take care of them-1 selves the more conveniently they congregated in small towns and set tlements, the government of that com munity was government enough. They scarcely knew any other hi to the time of the constitution. The government of the state was light, that of England had l>een far. Gen eral Knox, writing to Washington at the time of the light for the constitu tion in Massachusetts, said the trou ble was that the people of that state were against ‘ the existence of all gov ernment whatever. ' But if the Americans of that day lacked many things we now think of as being essentials to civilization, they had in plenty at least two things now not so easily acquired. Food and land were both f heap. On the table of the poorest settler were turkey, pork, beef, duck, chicken and cider. But Jefferson notes that Wrneidtans of that day ate few vegetables or fruit. Only the commonest vegetables were known, and few took the trouble to grow them. Animal diet was too! plentiful and cheap. Land could l>e had almost anywhere for the settling. The pioneer would scratch it for a season or two and move on. When Georgia, to replenish its treasury, sold to a 'ompany of land promoters almost the whole of what is now the state of Alabama, the price was al»out a cent an acre. This and other western land was r** sold to settlers fop 12 to 14 ernts an acre. Everybody sought to become rich from the land, but not by culti vating it. But for all the feverish .ac tivity there was little wealth in the country in the early days of the young republic. The taxable value of the land In which so manv were speculating was not half a million dollars. The richest man in the Vnlted States was Washington, whose for tune probably was less than half a million dollars, and was largely in land, much of which w.iy productive of no income. Such was the country of which Josiali Tucker, dean of Gloucester, trade this prediction: "A« to the fu ture grandeur of America, and its he*ng * rising empire under ml*- head, whether republican nr monarchical, it is one of the idlest and most vis ionary notions that ever was con cejved even by writers of n j mce." <• >10 rtfht. Kansss Cry J*«*r ) Bygone* Innocence. ‘ In the old days Crimson G dch i wouldn’t hesitate to hang a man for| stealing a boss. “I remember all that.’ answered! (’actus Joe. “Them was the days of! simple innocence, when stealin* a hose was about the crime limit. Now a man's got to get away with fiOQ.ftOO before the grand jury will notice I him.”—Washington Star. Sunny Side up yake Comfort, nor fbrgtt jThat Su*ri» wr/ajhdurpt ~ J NWIMl VOI R PARTNER*. Honor your partner; lady on the left And you live again the old day*. "Swing your partner*" In a manner most deft, Swinging ’em high In (he old way* ''First couple lead to couple on the right." And mind you do it sprightly. "I.adies do se," isn’t that sll right? 'XJents the same," do it lightly. "*Break with the right and swing ’em about." Then "pass rigid and left straight through 'em." Shake up your feet and give a little shout; If you know good steps, now do ’em. , Tune up the fiddles, we re about to begin; Partners select for cotillion. (jonna shake a foot till another day's In— Wouldn't miss It for a million. We are so greatly encouraged over our proposition to sponsor an old fashioned dance at the Municipal Au dltorum that we are about to make an initial deposit on the rent and fix the date. Very much depends upon the size of the initial deposit that the manager will require. Interest In our proposition le not lonfined to Omaha, either. We proudly offer the follow ing as evidence that the interest is spreading throughout all Nebraska. By request we withhold the name of the writer: "Hastings. Neii., March 8,— I see in "Sunny Side Fp" of March 7 that you contemplate staging an old fashioned dance. I want to say that i d like to he there. 1 am an old-time dancer; of the time when people danced for joy instead of dancing in an effort to! make joy. Where I learned to dam e everybody enjoyed It, minister, church member* and all. “There i« no harm in dancing: not a th<ng in (he principle of dancing that is harmful. Of course it ia these who conduct the dance* that Create whatever harm enaues. You apeak of rubber heel*, and I understand what vou mean. There are a few fundamental rule* about dancing.: Never ask a lady to dance with you: ask her to assist you in the dance, quadrille or round dance, as the case may he. After the dance is concluded escort her to a seat and thank her for her assistance. This is applicable to wife, daughter or sister. “There is a difference between a square dan- e and a ‘break down.’ You cun call any change to any tune in dancing n breakdown. But It is dif ferent with a quadrille. Kaeh tune has i s own • hang*. and if it don't fit the tune it ien t a quadrille. There Is no neeeil of hud music if the dar. rs know how to dance. It is not the feet that keep time: It is the t • If dancer* keep time with their h iea the feet will lake . are of them selves. 1 have . elied f.-j- big hall* where the e wee four or more net* on the ft " . and never look in the dire, lion of the dancers. I like to face the tnu.-ic when I .all I can teach any ore to dunce if they will take an in est. so that they will not need a ■ nller. .Ml this miiinp trp in darn ing coir. * from trying to sing a song In the k« y ..f K w hen it should be in G. 'I would like ve > mu. h to attend an old-time dance with the o'd time dan. e music. I ant S3, but could soon Wear the rust off if l hsd a chance. T .an dan.* any ol/i change any old (t-re violinist ran plav and dance it : without a cslier—money muak, fli e* men's dance, Virginia reel or high land fling. Ask some old-time dtm-! about ••sashay,'* cutting the fl*m» eight, etc., and see what they saj. "Xow I am no sport. I am just an old < lodhopper out here on a but I can give you reference* right there in Omaha: good people, too. B .t not, of course, tn the matter of danc ing. as they know nothing of my soil ity along that line. If you want an;, more facts about dancing, or If I can in any way further your proposition to sponsor an old-fashioned dance, do not hesitate to call on me.” If we are much longer delayed in locating a few competent fiddlers, we shall fall back upon accordeon pla ers. In truth, some of the moat pitas ant dances of our younger years were indulged in to the soulful music rf an arcordeon. We have a lively recol lection of Billy Schell, whose ar cordeon furnished the music for many a house-to house dance In the good old days down In Kockport, Mo. Billy had but one falling. lie was much given to falling asleep while playing a waltz, and playing the tune over and over again unless awakened b> some one of us kicking him on the shins and demanding a change. Then he was very apt to feel offended and refuse to continue the orchestra. On the occasions when Billy de serted us we were compelled to resort to vocalization. Then we sang "Weevily Wheat,” and ' There Was an Old Miller,” and "We'll All Go Down to Rouser's,” and "King Wil liam Was King .fames' Son,” and such like soulful ditties as lent themselves readily to quadrille changes. If the letter of our Hasting* friend arouses in your soul a desire to in dulge in just one more old-fashioned dance, or If our referrs •■* to old fid dlers and accordeon players inspires you to again balance all and swing the lady on the left, we urge you to get into communication with u*. Ampl“ parking space will tie provided for the babies, and we pledge that no hilarious cowboy with a mistaken idea of humor will have a chance to switch the kiddles. WILL M. MAT'PIN. % PI KE WHITE LILT. A p ire white lily so gladden* th* light And fill* my soul with admiration rare. Keing perfect, it can he no more fair. It fea-ts my esthetic eye with de light. Tour kindly e>. es w ithin mirror heav ens light. It* heart ia your face, it* petals your hair: Entrancing incense I find hidden there. And like Hod’s stars, ia your coun tenance bright. In beauty, poise snd grace you abound. An aura of light softly clothes you round. And lhatte aid pure :• your sweet ptesenee. W hile I ga;-e your soj] comes shln -ng through. To m tip* I press it and reverence My lily—mv perfect lily is voi. When in Omaha Hotel Conant While His Own Affairs Waited Charlton got to the office full of ' pep'* for the big day's wmk ahead He found Goodkln'a widow watting, with her husband'* partner. The whole morning was taken up settling a business dispute that had nothing to do with Charlton's o"u af fair* Two year* before, Chsrllon had lightly said ' Yes ' when his friend tioodkin »-s<d If he might name him as executor In making a new will. II seemed a friend y service then, with remote chances of bis ever being called upon to act. Hut Good-' kin was suddenly kslled in an accident, and the full burden of his business and family fell upon Charlton. When he was asked to sene Charlton should hate said: “Goodkin. you wouldn't come to me for medical treatment W hy come to me for the highly specialized service of rnanag Ing your estate, continuing your business and safeguarding your family's Income if anything happens* You mat llxe longer Ilian I. I might go bankrupt or turn do* honest This requires business and pro fessional knowledge far beyond mine, and that of most Individual* You waul an executor with experience, financial responsibility, continued existence and supervision hr the state Appoint a trust company “ It often happens that men are named as executors in tbelr friends' wills with out being asked Had Charlton suddenly found himaelf in (hat position when Good kin s will was read, he should bare siren the widow ihe same counsel, adding • J am not compelled to act as executor simply because your husband named me in his will. And I intend to refuse ibr your protect iim. Kren tf I had the time to spare from m.v own affairs, the ad ministration of an estate, with a going business to be safeguarded, ts beyond my ahlllty. Ask the court to appoint a trust company in my place Your affairs will then be taken care of by specialists In the management of estates and trusts, skilled in handling drtalls without lost motion.” I How much far ther into the New Y * a r will yna tru e I w ithout >* f e g u A r ding soar family s fu tuie* Secure a copy of this bootlet, which explain* the ad'antages of trust company administration of estate* and trust* Peters Trust Co. U. S. Trust Co. First Trust Co. Omaha Trust Co. Members American Han ken Association