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12 THE BEE: OMAHA. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 22. 1921. The Omaha Bee UaiU tMUlt.MN(j EVENING SUNDAY TUB HEM rULtllilNQ COM r ANY tLLJM U. tin-UK. faeuahe MZMIU Of TMI AaSOClATfcO MISS ft h el tu TMIaiii awakr. It as. "M"1 auu,s) w Ik a Rnilatm af sU Mat Si ananas at M Nkiva ananas) ti f. Ss alas us laMl asaa .'4 tnl :l rity f rilr I saiMe M atartal w tf sua taaawsaf, fat taw hm MM af tha MM Bam at Oios Mb IM IHMIII euUaAIS aa VMUM Sdull. MS TXLXFHONLS tTiSSL. fti AT Untie 1000 far Nlakt C&lia Ahae ! P. M. tUtl huMHI aTleelle 1KJ W 1043 orrteu or the ek llu IKfiMI i:ia sail hnu CaweS W st r.fia ' Vila 4;;) Bevrk ftfte u-a. lava utnaae Km ftaj tM rina st 1 M'ataiMua 0 ma nrfa PM I nr.. fl.. S--J bu PC Raht location. Tiili U being met in limited degree, even in face of the so-called depression. Chiefly, however, the housing ehortige hat been keenly felt Hornet have been and tilt are needed. Some setlWfy hit been noted within the put few week In the wsy of home building, but not to the extent that promises to meet the need. Whit the viiitorf told ui U that baic costs on build ing material ire at a low level; this la true, and haa been known for some time. Exorbitant freight charge have deterred .building, and con cession mint be made on this point. Labor coitt have alio been deflated, and with capital avail able, the great building industry ihould toon be welt on the way to health. Five yeara' deficit of 1 ?J,000,000,000 a year ia the estimated value of the general ahortage for the United State. Now ia the time to make plana to overtake the record. The Husking Bee It's Your Day Start It With a Laugh 1 1 The Beeft Piriform I. New Uaiaa Passeaier Station. X. Caatlauaal leiprevtnseet f tl Ne braska Hifawa, Ialadiag tke aave awat af Mela Tkereuebterae leadisg lata OaaaVa with a Brick Surface. S. A abart, lawrata Waterway from tka Cars Bait ta tka AtlanUe Oeaaa. 4. Hotaa Rata ChaHar far Oaaalsa, with City Maaagar farm af Garerwnteat. Whose? Move Comes Next? Railroad brotherhood leaders are quoted as aaying they were met at the Chicago conference only with words where they expected concrete plans. Perhaps this expresses their attitude, but they were asked to withdraw their strike order, while the Railroad Labor board undertook to work out a basis ci settlement. Thia proposal was declined. One point was thus cleared up, and it does not put the men iti a more favorable light When the request for the rescinding of the strike order was made it was with the prom ise that the additional cut in wages asked by the railroad managers would be withheld until a compensatory reduction in tariffs had been put nto effect and the public had been givett the full benefit of the change. The brotherhood presi dents announced their willingness to accept this, but expressed inability to now recall the order to strike. A certain degree of impotence is thus con fessed, and one that will rather tax public credulity. It does not seem likely that men will obey an order to strike, and refuse to obey one not to strike, both coming from the same author ity. All along the understanding has been that the power to order a strike was discretionary, and this ought to carry also power to forbid a tttrike. , However, the question now asked is, Whose move cornea next? Another peremptory call for the presence of the brotherhood chiefs at a further conference has been issued by the labor board. President Harding is exercising every means or method in his power, short of the ex traordinary war authdrity which will permit 'seizure of the roads, to avert the disruption of railroad service. Men at the head of the great transportation systems express confidence in their ability to move argent traffic, if not to care for the general business. A great deat of hazi ness surrounds all the camps, from which come ..'numerous guarded' statements, all subject to con siderable allowance Tor prejudice. . It is plain that a strike may take place; equally clear that it is in the hands of the railroad men . to avoid a strike simply through agreement be tween the managers and the brotherhoods to submit to the law and accept the decision of the ; labor board. Refusal to so act will lead to the .conclusion by the public that both sides, want the ' strike for purposes of their own. Between them , the public is helpless. Government operation may be the alternative. Experience under the McAdoo-Hines regime did not make this attractive, but it is better than conditions now faced. The transportation indus try can not be much worse off than it is, but the magnates and the men alike may learn that gov ernment control under peace time is different from the take-a-chance management that pre vailed while the war was on. No matter Whose' move it is, the step will have to be taken very soon. ' . , . ; . No Burning of Nebraska Corn. We' are assured from the authorities at Lin coin that corn will not be extensively burned in Nebraska this winter, either as fuel or to lessen the amount available for use that the price may be raised. It is not especially a compliment to our general intelligence that such assurance was needed. Nebraska was favored with a bountiful crop of corn, so unusually well matured in the field that it la getting into the crib in condition comparable with the crop of 1920 after it has seasoned for a year. Only the wildest of imagination can conceive such valuable food being destroyed; such, action would be a crime against a world that must be fed. Reason docs not support the thought that limited production is a precedent for higher prices. The Isw of supply and demand is oper alive, not always with exactitude, however, and when natures bounty is bestowed with an- stinted hand, (he thought is unescapable that man should have some benefit from that bounty, Food is fundamental, the one indispensable ele ment of life. Unless nan haa food in abundance, he has no time for things other than the produc tion of fcod. On this fact rests the admitted su prcmacy of agriculture. Destruction of food has been practiced in the United. States, for the purpose of controlling the price. Such, action is abhorrent, condemned by every sciiiirrient of sound judgment In a land where millions are facing hunger, because of lack of employment, no greater crime could be committed than to burn corn because the market price is too low. The Bee is not ready to give full approval to Governor McKelvie'e suggestion that farmers open their homes to the unemployed, furnishing board and lodging in return for the service of "choring" during the winter, although that plan has some merit. We do believe that some more reasonable adjustment of economic conditions in America will show the way out of the labyrinth, else we confess ourselves incompetent and in capable of carrying on the first business of a free government. TRUTH IS STRANGE. I w andered west on Farnera street A day or two ago, Jut strolled along 0 aimless feet That padded to and fro: When suddenly the strangest thing A sight these days most rare, Caused me to cease my wandering And rob my eyes and stare. Xnd should you dobnt this tale so weird That I shall tell to too. I swear upon my landlord's beard v That what I say is true; For it lies not within my lore Such marvels to invent I saw bouse whose placard bore The magic words "FOR RENT!" a a a PHILOSOPHY. How to Keep Well y OK. W A. (VAN I QutHieaa aaaafaJaf krfiasa, aeaiteUaa mmd eaH ) la Or, f.aaa k feaaWe tt Tka aaa. via) aa eaawefao1 al aHaeesa, saaaalMse' lualiaiiaa. aaa at aa awaa a ! aa AaSrata SMtor ta Sara at Tka fta. . aualait to llaaai. Or. aftatrtaa la a4tviW 4Maataa CaarnsH. r Ofc W. A. Ei.a. Two-Minute Sermons Written Especially for The Bee by Cipsy Smith CURINO MALARIA An approved pnteadure for the eonirol of malarta is eomp!t cure ot every irann navina mUrU. the theory bvint that If nvbody Is Infaoi. M with malaria no moaqulioaa van p inraeiaii. ani. mnca ihoaa mm. qultntm airaady infoeuij will die In a abort while, the world wtU be rifl of malaria. The method tit control by com plete rure bas ben extnlvfv tried out. aopevlnlly In several alUalaalppt counties. Thnwa who know about It ar Miurned with th results. The national malaria roinmlttee rtcommtnd a standard quinine iieatment. it la as tolluws: f or the acuta sttarlc is irains of quinine It is only those who are tmdsr a cloud who sulphate by mouth three tlinaa a can see the silver lining. a Contentment may be better than great riches, but it won t pay the grocery bill nor the rent. a a Cigarmakers are being laid off. First thing you know we men will be suriering tor the bare necessities of life. lay for a period of three or four duys, iroirilontUe dtws for chil dren ara: under 1 year, H grain: t years, I (Train: 3 and I year. I grains: I, and 7 years, 4 grains: S. S, 10 years. grains; II. IS. II and 14 years. S aralns: 16 years and eider, 10 rraina. Thia tretitnient In annua "to break thn thill." Noihlnsr In said about tuklng calomel to stir up the liver, As long as a woman has a nifty pair of slllc Also nothing about taking the qui hose you never hear her complain that she hasn't a thing to wear. y a a It is a good thing that a man's income tax isn't computed on the salary he thinks, he is worth. a No, Filbert, marriage isn't a lottery. You got a chance to win in a lottery. a a a It is said that the snipe has a nerve running clear down to the end of ita bill. That mttsta been the kind of a bird we had up fixing the furnace. a a a The inevitable dramatic triad three candi dates for the Omaha postmasterslrip. Einy, inciny, tniny, mo. EXCELSIOR. The shades of night were falling fast Aa down the street in gloom there passed A man who to himself did talk. The cope had found his private stock, Darns tion I a a a VIRULENT PLAGUE. Recent observations lead us to believe that the annual epidemic of mustache has again broken out among the young and susceptible male. The malady is marked by a slight discoloration of the super-lip, usually of a reddish tinge or tallow- hued pallidity, and keeps the- victim worked up into a state of self-conscious affectation or smug complacency, according to his disposition and condition of servitude. nine while the fever la on. Just 10 grains threo times a day for three or four days. Hut breaking the chills Is not enough. Thay coma back. Likewise a person with that kind of a our Infects bis family. and his neighbor, Thorefore to complete the cure proceed as fol lows: The chills "having been brok en ' by taking 10 grains or quinine three times a day for three days, complete the rure by taking 10 giatna of quinine at bedtime each nijebt for elBht weeks. Those bavins chronlo malaria without chills are to take the elht weeks' treatment without the pre liminary three or four daye' treat ment. This la known as the stand ard treatment It is now put up under that name and Is on sale as such in the malarial districts. The standard treatment Is put up In the form of 112 capnules. It can be bought as Ktandard treatment for adults or children or specinea ages. The standard treatment for children under 8 years of age is put up In syrup of yerba soma. This syrup makes the quinine tastelens or near ly so without materially lessening its effect. The point is. that the uackftKe as bought contains one coiiiDlt'te curative treatment. Furthermore, the national malaria committee bos made arrangements with manufacturers to put this Ftandard treatment on the market at a price to the ultimate purchaser which is less than the prevailing price of quinine. It Is not necessary to have standard order blanks, but nhvslclans who wish to uso sucn blanks can Ret a supply by writing to the United States Public Health ma In the rare nf my baby. Ha Is I moot ha eld. At birth he wvlsiied TH pounds and now weichs only tl rtunds. Ills appetite ta good, but feed only milk rations six ounces every three hours, lie seems always hungry. I have noticed that he Is losing weight and Is very thin, I want to start 10 fd mm, but am afraid It la not the proper time, as 11 is sun warm. ItEPLT.. Your baby Is comlns along fut enough. !o not feed him anything except milk and fruit Juice until he Is months old. 8lnce you do not tell me how much you dilute the cow's milk I do not know whether he is getting enough food. to not be Impatient for a rapid gain In wela-hx Itttblea should not stow or fottcn much In warm weather. Another Compensation Law Decision. A very important decision affecting the ad' ministration of the Nebraska compensation bw has iust been handed down from the suoreme bench. It sustains the interpretation of the law" their youth, Like the measles, mumps and other childish ailments, the disease, seldom attacks a person I Service, Court House building, Mem ,! t . t f , an tne second time, aitnougn a lew peculiar people 1 pnis, lenn. break out with it annually. Marned men are seldom smitten by the mus tache bng. they having usually passed through a siege of the affliction during the puppy-love In a few isolated cases, Baby Is Doing Well. Mrs. "P. M. writes: "Please advise rrubnbly Midi Colter. C. O. writes: "For the last II years or so I have had a goiter on tha left aide of my neck. Lately It seems to have grown a little larger, hut Elves me no dmcomrort. is it dangerous? My mother has had one fur about 25 years, but of lute hum has become much smaller, end It never asva her any discomfort. Hho U 73 years old and I am 43." REPLY. There arc several kinds of goiter. 8rme never cause trouble. Your mother bad that kind. Tours prob ably Is of the same variety. Dr. Mummer han determined tho aver 1KB length of time elspslng between tha nppearance of the goiter ana tha beRlnnina of symptoms of dir ferent kinds of colter. This is often a matter of years. Gall Stone Symptoms. Mrs. K. D. writes: "I have had two attacks In the last three years that led me to believe I may have gall stones or some Inflammation of the call bladder or aall duct. "1. Can srall stones be detected by tho X-ray? "2. Can they be permanently re lleved by operation so they will not return 7 "3. Whst la the treatment for in named gall duct and for gall stones? "4. Could you advise any diet that would bo helpful? My complexion Is good and my eyes clear; am 64 years old. "5. What are t'.ie symptoms of gall stone3?" ItEPLT. 1. Sometimes, but more often they cannot be. 2. Yes, by removal of tha call bladder. 3. Operation. 4 One thing is that a diet too rich in ereaso and fat lays tne rounaation for certain kinds of stones. By avoiding typhoid fever we avoid gall stones later In Hie. 6. 'mere may be, and usually are, no symptoms. Among the symptoms sometimes present are Indigestion, attacks of Tnoirhine- nnd nam. generally in me night, violent pain in the region of tho bladder, Jaundice. Keliglou is never a killjoy. Alt Cod means lo kill is the ugly, the mean and the sinful. Yet many think thesadJcr they are, the safer. They go around with farti as long at a wet week. Uut anctimoniounek it not sanctity. There is more re ligion in a hearty laugh than in a grouch. Let there be more joy and lcs jaw. I remember see ing In a religious weekly in Eng land a few years ago un advertise ment by a lady and gentleman who were gtiing to take a trip around the world. She wanted to cnuaee a coinnan. ion. "Christian woman preferred, but she must be joyful." Can you imagine anything more ironical than thin and the adurs of it. One chief characteristic of a true Christian is happiness, smiles laughter. "The joy of the Lord h to be your strength, and ' ihoit bant filled my mouth with laughter." lucre arc far too many briars and thorns in this life. People don't draw close emugh together J . 1 i -1 ft7 for fear of getting scratched. Wlut tiligioti is nuAiH to do Is to take the Kruttli . us. Less briars, more rutc, more iolel, lilies it he alley and perfume of the btau ly of the Lord. I My this hi spite tf the fact that I know tlut there i no real Chris ticn lit o without ii sorrows and ltd) suffering. Through my lii'e Gad, means to bring relrethment and in kpiraiiou to t'.ue about ine. After the sum m mc fee the rainbow ol hope and He ukr the sorrow out p the heart by removing the curst of tin. Kcligion was never meant to male an undertaker weep. Let there bj joy I Text: For ye shall go out with' joy, and be led forth with peacerf tiie mountain and the hills shall, lirrau loriti itciore you into sing ing, and all the trees of the ticl-li shall clap their hand. Isaiah Spefial Coach for Legion Delegates to Convention Superior, Xcl Oct. 21. (Spc cial) Arrangements have been1 completed with the Turlington (or an tNrta coach for the delegation froiu the American Legion of Super ior to attend Hie l-giuii National convention at Kansas City. No Time to Start a Feud. A few speeches such as that of Senator -l Hoses may well insure permanence for the agri cultural bloc in congress. It has only to be shown that the manufacturing interests arc served by a bloc of their own, in which Senator .- Moses may with modesty claim to be not with out influence, made up of democrats and repub licans alike, and with a solidarity none the less for the fact of its being without formal organiza tion, to put the whole middle west behind the .farm bloc. , ';Y ' :'- ' There it an emergency in agriculture, but there is a crisis, of similar proportions in the in dustrial districts. It is to be suspected that back of the formation of the agricultural bloc wasa desire on the part of men now in congress to fortify themselves against political rivalry at home by spectacular maneuvers which would at tract the favorable attention of the farmer voters. Nevertheless, many-of the things for which this combine stands, are praiseworthy, some may help all lines of business, and none of them are lack ing in popular support. Under the goading of the New Hampshire senator and others of his kind, the new group .might go much further than would be wise, even at the cost of a party split The aggregate wealth of the west is as large as that of the east, and. Senator Moses goes too Tar in charging the Kenyon-Capper conference With planning to "soak the rich." It is not by 'such heat that the tax system is to be repaired or sound national prosperity reconstructed. The rich have always been able to take care of them selves, and they would be unwise indeed to let an intolerant statesman such as Moses speak . for them. His speech has done nothing to bridge the gap, and further assaults could only widen it adopted by the commissioner, namely, that w here the extent of the disability is not at once de terminable, then compensation will be , allowed for the term during which treatment continues until the percentage of permanent disability is disclosed, and from that date the allowance for disability runs. In other words, if the final award carries compensation for sixty weeks, and treat ment for ten weeks is required before that fact is determined, then the compensation paid for the ten weeks is temporary, buf is not deductible from the amount to be paid for the permanent injury, which begins with the expiration of the observation period. This interpretatfen.'. was resisted by- the. insur ance companies, they insisting that the, amount paid foi temporary relief be deducted from that al lowed for permanent compensation. The case was heard before the full court, and the opinion written by Judge Aldrich is concurred in by alt In the syllabus the court lays down this, rule: 2. Where the injured . employe suffered 2S per cent partial permanent loss of the normal ' use of his second and middle finger of his right hand, the extent of the injury not being ascer tainable until ten weeks after the accident, then he is entitled, under section 3662, Laws, 1917, ' to compensation for the period of seven and one-half weeks at $15 per week, commencing not with the day of the accident, but with the day when the extent ol the injury is ascertain abla, and in addition is entitled to $15 per week for the ten weeks. This adds another important stone to the structure that is slowly being built ur for the proper administration of 'the compensation law. Employers and employes alike are interested, for the law is for the benefit of both, and society is especially concerned, because it has the effect of relieving the public from direct care of victims of industrial mishaps. A Call to Omaha Builders. The visit to the city of a representative group of big builders ought to bear fruit In no other city is the adjourned building program of more vital or paramount importance than here. Before the war interfered Omaha was among the lead ers of the Vnhed States in the actual amount of building done, and at no time was it suggested v the city was us any particular overbuilt Re cently a statement came from the Chamber of Commerce that the jobbing business of the city could be greatly extended, if warehouse facilities irexe available . - Retail .business has sot ex panded as it might, because of lack of available - a Revolutionary Christianity. A question of tremendous importance, and one which is' not to be answered off-hand is that propounded by the Rev. Harry F. Ward at a conference of the Methodist Episcopal church. It was whether rebellion by the church when civil government conflicts with moral teaching is justifiable. Under the system that has worked with more or less smoothness for many years, it has been assumed that the church had one field and the state another, each very neatly fenced oft.. v. The Scriptural advice to render unto Caesar the things that are his and unto the kingdom of God what belongs rightfully to it may not have been so definite as some have assumed. Dr. Ward,-who is a man of high standing in the religious world, is open, in his denunciation of autocracy, political or economic, and denounces the position of the state and county authorities in the West Virginia mining war. It is his feel ing that the principles of religion should bit up held there, even though they , differ with;' the principles in use by the civil officials. In some ways Christianity is revolutionary, and it must be admitted that many surprising changes would result if it once were put thor oughly into practice. But in one instance after another reforms sought by the church have been accomplished through the ballot Prohibition is an instance bf this. It seems possible that if people would carry their moral convictions as far as the ballot box, a real start toward better government would be made, and thought of re bellion against misrule need not be evoked. A majority, of course, might be without conscience and overcome the decent-minded minority at the polls. Whereupon the question raised by Mr. Ward, and which haa come np in every great religious movement, would have to be answered once more. ' however, the infirmity has become chronic and sticks to them through life. Harsh measures to relieve the victim are oft times resorted to by pitying friends, Among the most potent of these is ridicule, manifested by raucous and ribald laughter and such pertinent remarks as "Well, I see eye-brows are coming down," (this being, however, a gross exaggera tion), or What are whisk brooms sellinK at today?" The epidemic also seems to tickle the Bins. Less observant persons than we may not have noticed that, this disease one of the most in siduous ailments that youth is "hair" to is again rampant- in our midst but. it is a fact. Some of the more advanced cases can almost he de tected without the aid of a microscope.- The only known cure is a tonsorial operation. ASK CAMPBELL WE KNOWS. One day J heard the Liona roar, The sound bnrst forth and yet I found that they but did encore The lions club quartet a . v;. - TOUGH TIMES, INDEED! , "World Series; Gate, $90031" "Millions Bet on Series." Headlines. Nimbie statistics show $400,000. spot cash. changed owners, in New York on a single game. All previous base ball betting records flattened like a Christmas pocketbook. Yep.' money tight, business is slack, col lections are slow and folks don't know where the next automobile is coming from. a a a Looks Iflce the airplanes and motor trucks may take the curse off that threatened rail strike. The movie films must be distributed at all hazards. a NATURALLY. Ose recent grand jury probes bring to mind the thought that sharp practices cut business more than Cull tunes. . m Spealcing of mother leaving her jewelry on the wash stand, father sometimes leaves a ring in the bath tub. . a a a See where a man tried to rob one of those street scales, but he didn't get a weigh with it a -a . . ON K STABLE BASIS. There vans aa eld fellow named Bell Ate hay like a cow, so they tell, Though he didn't moo When his cud he would chew, He sure beat the H. C of L. a . AFTER-THOUGHT: The lawyer holes n the will to let the "heir" out. : FHILO. v . . HE-VAMP. Standing cm the corner Desn't mean any harm, Along came a maiden and He touched her on the arm; Smiled and winked his eye at her Did the maiden stop? Why certainly the maiden did, ' - She stopped and called a cop I - ' , a There is one thing in which a woman will usually admit that her husband showed better judgment than she and that is in the choice of a mate. Labor and the Wage Level Just Supposin' (From tha Kew Yarfc Commercial.) However reluctantly one may coma to the conclusion, it seems Impossible to avoid the conviction that labor's attitude on the unem ployment question is one of extreme selfishness. It proposes to -yield nothing for the general good, tut. on the contrary, to fight against ev erything suggestive of its assuming. any share of the burden of deflation- The proposition to put an employes of a factory, where there is partial employment, on part time so as to give all some measure of employ ment meets, wtlh disfavor on the part of the unions. Naturally; those who- are working . full time 'would prefer not to be disturbed, which is human nature: but on the other hand, the labor leaders have no par ticular sympathy for those who are "out of luck." as against a strict ad herence to union rulea Further more, Gompers and others are fight ing hard for the retention of UiKh wage ' scales, notwitnstanaing tne fact that they are forcing costs or production above a workable basis, making the product unsalable ano thereby causing unemployment . It is understood that tne suDcom 4 From tha Spring-field Vnlon.) ' From the letters of the late Am bassador Walter Hines Page, now being published, it appears that, with the approval of President Wil son, Colonel House was devoting himself In the latter part of 1913 and in the early part of 1914 to an effort to bring the ruling powers tnto an agreement for the reduction of armaments. It was not the first effort in- tftat direction, by any; means, but it was the nearest one to that now being made; Colonel, House found abundant encourage ment and sympathy for tho project at European capitals until he went to Berlin sAid had a talk with the i kaisef and members of his army and naval staffs. Here, like .others before him, ha found the Way blocked, but "ne was still working in the hope 'of overcoming the ob stacle when tho shot at Serajevo started matters. , Colonel House's effort is service able for hypothetical purposes at the present time. Let us suppose that, after finding Germany obdu rate, the other nations had acted on. tho. theory that disarmament Is the hope of the worlds had. gotten. together and proceeded to reduce their armaments. as tney men stood, they proved too much to cope finds Senator Kenyon's Decision. Senator . Kenyon, who has decided to remain in the United States senate rather than accept an appointment to the bench, ia a good man where he is. To him party is commendable only when party is an instrumentality for efficient public service. Blind leadership and blind acquiescence is party "policy he rejects. A good judge doubt less he would make. A good senator admittedly he has made. Louisville Courier-Journal. Bound to Be Booked Ahead. "ilarion, O., is to have a Hotel Harding." It will be as big as the president's fame, as broad as his principles as comfortable as his optimism. . Prospectus-virtue tempt the weary traveler already. Brooklyn Eagle, - mittee on manufacturers or rresi- wi.h th- .it nation, and it is ex- dent Harding's unemployment con- tremely doubtful if they would have ierence win inciuuo mo iuiivnn recommendations in their report! A reduction in wages, reduction in freight .rates, passage of the railroad fnnillnfl- Villi, amendments to the Adamson eight-hour law, discontin uance of the railroad labor board, a readjustment downward In prices and enactment of tax legislation to relieve business or unaue nuraens. This subcommittee was made up of representative business men - and also Included Mr. Gompers. It is understood that Mr. Gompers re fuses to subscribe to this report for reasons which are not far to seek, for it calls Tipon labor to undertake its share of the readjustment pro cess. This report is of interest from an other standnoint. In that It repre sents the attitude of the business world toward present-day problems. It is clearly recognised that there must be a reduction in wages. This does not .mean that we must get back to a 1914 basis, because the probability Is that even without the war some aavance in wagea wuum have taken place. It is also more olarlv recotrnized than ever before that a fair wage produces a buying power which reacts upon industry and brines about an increase of m-nfita from enlarsred sales to over come the smaller margin allowed by the hieher production cost. But tne wage level must fit itself in with all economic factors and cannot be con Fldered tust bv itself. That Is what the subcommittee means in recom mending a reduction of wages, for in too- many instances they are out of line with general conditions. Every sane thinker desires labor to have its full share of that Which it produces, but there seems to re considerable doubt as to where the line shall be drawn, and the lament able fact Is that much of the unem- nlovment is caused oy laoor de manding more than Its Just share. The Finale. Mrs. Brown I hear the vicar thinka vour dauehter has a real genius for reciting, Mrs. 8mlth Mrs. Smith yes. aii sne wan us, he says, to me, is a course of electro cution, Just to finish er off, like London Opinion. DEFEAT. No one U beat till he quits; Ko one I thrown till ha atop-. No matter how bard Failure hlt No matter how often he drope. A fellow's not Aowa till- ha Ilea la tba duat aad refoaea to rtaa. Fate can alara htm and banc blm arou4 And batter his frame till he's tore. But aha nerer can aar that he'a downed while ba bobs up serenely lor mora. A fellow'a not dead till ha dies Kar beat till no lonrer he tries! rranels colUns 2lliler, la T. I . a. atasaaiat, i been sufficient to successfully meet it in the end had it not been for the tremendous reinforcement pro vided by the United States as a -result of a hurried and very costly effort to escape from its own reduced armaments. , ' f To undertake at this time a pro gram of actual disarmament, or even of a limitation of armaments, with out eliminating tha possibilities of a military aggression on the part of any nation unwilling to reduce armaments, and without settling the questions out of which an aggression 'might nna a reason or an skubs, would be as supreme a folly as it would have been in 191J for all na tions except Germany to have re duced their means of defense to an ideal minimum, thereby becoming helpless victims of a cold-blooded aggression inspired by monarchical and militaristic power. It is no bet ter time now than in 1913 to make a virtue of. folly. CENTER SHOTS. All this talk about a hard winter inriirates that we are not yet relieved of excess prophets. R ochester times-Union. " Chicago is to have a "noiseless' boiler factory," which gives rise to the hope that some day the same principle can be applied to chewing gum. Richmond Times-Dlepatch. Mr. Hardina says the industrial depression is a war inheritance. And, like other inheritances, it carries a heavy- tax, Minneapolis Journal. Tho -pedestrian crushed to earth rises aeian to institute a suit for damages. Asheville Times. . A hair wave that went awry Is the basis for a suit for IZo.OOO. it looks as if that hairdresser may be the man to nnd out what ars tne wild waves saying. Philadelphia North, American. In Chicago: "Arrest that man. He's Impersonating an officer." "But how do you know he's not a genuine officer?" "Ho refused to sell me any liquor." Nashville Tennessean. If hard times were only brittle. Norfolk Vlrglnlan-niot.- Theaters used to be taxed to capacity. Now the capacity is taxed. Detroit News. Mexico will charge $S a head to cross the border, but it can now be bought for less In our own country. Tcrre Haute Star. A severe winter is predicted. This Is the l21st aevere winter predicted during; the Christian era. Wichita Eagle, i Sacrifice Sale of 60 Pianos at Bargain Prices i ml These instruments returned from Rent and taken in exchange on Reproducing; and Grand Pianos. All refinished and in fine condi tion, bearing our Guarantee. Priced to Sell Wonderful Value Below are listed a few of the many styles : Packard Mahogany Good condition, worth new pau, now only $225 Hardman Walnut Nice style, for quick sale- $135 Martin Bros. Mahogany, newly refinished, looks like new $175 Davis & Sons French walnut, worth double this amount; buy it- $145 Kimball Ebony finish, small and good tone $125 Marshall & Smith Ebony 95 Technola Player 88 note mahogany, worth $450, now $285 Halbtt & Davis Ebony, a good practice, piano, ivory keys $35 Don't pass, up this opportunity. Buy a piano now. 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